Who We Are

SACRED HEART CHURCH MISSION STATEMENT

We are a border community with roots both in Mexico and in El Paso’s “Segundo Barrio”. Our community is mostly made up of immigrants who have a host of needs and challenges which are directly related to their being uprooted. Our parish, founded and staffed by Jesuits, is the oldest in El Paso.  We strive to build the Reign of God as we implement a pastoral program which seeks to evangelize in a complete and comprehensive way.  Our ultimate goal is the formation and education of the whole human person: body, mind and spirit.

This vision, facing the real world in which we live, leads us to concentrate on THREE MAJOR AREAS in our ministry:

(A)  CATHOLIC FORMATION: social justice, fostering family life, and educating the youth

(B)   SOLID SPIRITUALITY:   living moral lives, education and human development, and defending life at all its stages

(C)   A VIBRANT AND INTEGRAL SACRAMENTAL  LIFE

Our model of life, service, humility, and  love of God Is the Mother of God, Mary, La Virgen de Guadalupe.