Every day of the year, we welcome adults of all ages and backgrounds who are experiencing homelessness, disadvantage and social exclusion to a free meal, care and support.
Since opening our doors in 1982, we have evolved into an independent non-profit organisation renowned for effectively helping thousands of people experiencing homelessness to rebuild their lives.
At the heart of everything we do, we recognise everybody is unique. No matter where people are in their journey, we are here to support them and we do not give up.
Easter Celebration 2022
12 April 2022
In this, the 40th year of Sacred Heart Mission, we shared a special Easter celebration with staff, clients and supporters of the Mission. The theme was ‘Growing in Hope’. Karen Engelbretsen and a group of staff prepared a beautiful celebration which included a great history of the Mission. In recognition of the 40 years, we were asked, what from our past should we carry with us into the future and what is our hope for the future. We shared this with some nearby, wrote key words / phrases on leaves and placed them on the tree of hope. Full excerpts of the reflection are available at the back of church and on our website. Thank you very much to Karen for her thoughtful and inspiring reflection.
Sacred Heart Memorial
August 18 2018
On Sunday 19 August 2018 we dedicated the Sacred Heart Memorial.
“We Remember” is a tribute to those who have died in our community. In erecting this memorial, we hold them forever in our hearts.
“We Remember”, depicts a small gathering holding their friend who has died. In this act of intimacy, through their grief, in some ways they hold each other. The figures are close with each other. They hold the body of their friend through the interweaving of their hands and bodies. This is an experience of deep intimacy in a place vulnerability.
Prayer written by Mark Dohrmann AM
Lord, kind master of our lives –
Please hear our prayer for all women and men, boys and girls who are homeless tonight.
For those sleeping under bridges, on park benches, in doorways or bus shelters.
For those who can only find shelter for the night but must wander in the daytime.
For families broken because they could not afford to pay the rent.
For those who have no relatives or friends who can take them in.
For those who have no place to keep possessions that remind them who they are.
For those who are afraid and hopeless.
For those who have been betrayed by our social safety net.
For those confused and troubled by mental illness.
For all these people, we pray that you will provide shelter, security and hope.
We pray for Mission staff and volunteers, especially those on the front line, that they can always provide the acceptance and self-belief our clients deserve.
We pray for the believers and non-believers who see what is good and human in what we are trying to do.
Help the Mission Board make sense of “church” in its fidelity to our supporters, to our founders, to the Association, to each other, to our staff,
but most of all to those with whom we choose to walk.
Finally, we pray for ourselves with our warm houses and comfortable beds, that we not be lulled into complacency or forgetfulness.
Jesus, help us to see your face in the eyes of every person who is homeless
so that we may be empowered through word and deed,
and through the political means we have,
bring justice and peace to those who are homeless.
Amen.
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