Religious Education at Sacred Heart

On a clear, sunny Saturday morning in February, 120 children and their families are gathered at Sacred Heart Church for religious education. The lessons begin with a bi-lingual Mass with the children singing, doing the readings and bringing up the gifts. Father Gene Emrisek proclaims the gospel and the sermon in both Spanish and English, stressing that each person should try to concentrate on a single idea from each gospel. After the Mass is concluded, the children assemble for their individual classes.

Religious education is offered each Saturday from 9:30 to 11:30. 

For information, call Rosalie Martinez 

at 303-294-9830.

Celebrating 130 Years

Sacred Heart Catholic Church at 2760 Larimer Street will celebrate 130 years of continuous operation in the same building with a Mass at 5 pm on Saturday, September 19, 2009.

When the parish was authorized by Bishop Machebeuf in 1879, the neighborhood was one of the fastest growing parts of the young city and Larimer Street was Denver’s main thoroughfare. 

As Denver continued to grow, people moved away from older areas of town. Factories, warehouses and industry began encroaching on the residential neighborhood and, by the time of the Great Depression in 1929, Sacred Heart was serving low-income families and Larimer Street had become Denver’s skid row.

Over the years, the parish has struggled to survive financially while ministering to a large number of Hispanic Catholics and to the inner city community.

More recently, the parish has witnessed a revitalization of the neighborhood with new settlers wanting to be close to work and to experience the excitement of urban living. Sacred Heart welcomes all to the parish and to the 130th celebration.