Father Yanas will be taping a mass especially for children on Thursday morning (6/4) and it will ready to “air” after 2:00 pm. To view this video-taped mass (after 2:00 pm) you may access it at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Troy ( facebook) OR Sacred Heart School (facebook). Our new principal, Mrs. Goyer, will be our lector for this mass!

Please visit our facebook page to view Mrs. Goyer's message of welcome.

March Madness raffle winners (each person has won $100 except for the March 17th pull) March 16-Michael Jung, March 17-Tim Kiyanista ($1,000 winner!), March 18-Katie Tobin, March 19-Ruth Brand, March 20-Briana McLaughlin, March 21-Tracey Stock, March 22-Peggy Halwick, March 23-Donna Farley, March 24- Arlene DeWan, March 25-Adriennne Kerwin, March 26-Linda Hewitt, March 27-Kathleen Alvey, March 28-Steph Bouchey, March 29-Timothy Kindlon,March 30-Dinny Liebner,and March 31-Sue Wood. Congratulations!!!!

Please visit our facebook page to view the newest video-the May Crowning.

MARCH MADNESS! Our March 16th and 17th raffle winners will be pulled this Friday (5/15) at 10:00 am during a facebook live session. Mrs. Mooney has kindly agreed to tape it. Mr. Casile will introduce the session and then the first ticket will be pulled, processed and returned to the drum. Father Yanas will then pull the March 17th $1,000 winner. The tickets for March 18 to 31 will be processed off line. Winners will be notified and names will be posted on the facebook and website pages. Good luck everyone!

http://instagram.com/sacredhearttroy (or click on the link on our home page) Please support us by logging in to our Instagram page. Starting this Friday (May May 8) and running throughout May, a graduating sixth grader will talk about their experience and where they will be going for seventh grade. During the month of June, a kindergarten student will be highlighted telling us what he or she wants to be when they grow up. Special thanks to Sarah Ingalsbe for maintaining our site!

Today Governor Cuomo announced that schools in New York will remain closed and will continue to provide distance learning for the remainder of the school year. Let us all join together to pray for all those affected by this virus and for those caring for them. We will strive to keep you informed as things continue to unfold.

Please copy and paste this link into your browser to open and view. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AebHL51ACF-BnMmdtsvCW1M4cABJ9Toh/view?usp=sharing_eil&ts=5eaa1088

As you are probably aware the governor has closed schools through at least April 29, therefore Sacred Heart School will not reopen on April 20. We will remain closed per the governor's order with the next opportunity to reopen April 30. Let our Easter prayer on this great feast be that all remain safe and healthy and pray also for the recovery of those affected by the COVID-19 virus. Mr. Casile

The Diocese of Albany Catholic Schools which includes Sacred Heart School will remain closed and will follow the scheduled Easter recess. We will attempt to reopen on Monday, April 20 unless directed to remain closed for an additional period of time. Starting Holy Thursday (April 9) through April 17 we will suspend all remote distance learning for Mrs. Brady's PreK and grades K-6. This is to afford all members of the school community a necessary break and respite. Special instructions for Universal PreK (Mrs. Ciccone, Mrs Ingalsbe, Ms. Savallo, Ms. Holbritter) will be sent in a separate email.

March 31 COVID-19 Update: Diocesan Schools Remain Closed through April 15 By now you are likely aware, Governor Andrew Cuomo has issued an executive order requiring all schools to be closed through April 15, 2020 as to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The Diocese of Albany Catholic Schools will remain closed as well unless directed to remain closed for an additional period of time. The state will reassess whether to extend the school closures further and continue to suspend the 180-day instructional requirement. It is quite possible that school districts that have announced closure through mid-April may re-evaluate this decision in light of the additional stipulations in the Governor’s declaration. All decisions pertaining to school closure will continue to be made in consultation with local departments of health, government agencies and officials, and the Catholic School Office. The complexities surrounding such closures do not call for simply deferring to the local public school district’s decision.

Several of our current and upcoming fundraisers will need to be adjusted in response to the closure of school. The March Madness Raffle drum will remain safely locked within the school office until the students have returned and we will resume pulling our daily winners at that time. The Annual Auction of May 9th, our largest fundraiser of the year, has been postponed due to the CDC’s eight week hold on venues of hosting more than 50 people. We are currently working on the possibility of acquiring a date in June (June 26th). We are also exploring other options that would allow us to make the gifts that we have received available for the general public.

There are several dates that we want you to be aware of and plan for: June 2nd: Children in K-6th will be going to CCHS for a Field Day June 10th: Parent Appreciation Night at the Franklin Ballroom Downtown (6:00-8:00 pm) June 11th: Race for Education - 8:30 am arrival at the Grafton State Park-$8.00 per car charge at the gate-hot dog, chip and beverage provided-transportation to and from by parent and parent must remain with their child

March 1: The Molesky Family (free ticket) 2: Derick Eschler 3: The Tremblay Family (free ticket) 4: Maryann Mullen 5: Michael Kinisky 6:Maryann Mullen (second win!) 7 Pat Maiello : 8 Brian Hooks: 9: Thomas Hardy 10:Rene Brady 11: Christine Murray 12: The Ford family (free ticket) 13 John Siebels, Jr,: 14 David Hayes: 15:Jeff Mango 16: 17: 18: 19: 20: 21: 22: 23: 24: 25: 26: 27: 28: 29: 30: 31: We will resume pulling winners once the children are back in school!