The Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary is an apostolic religious congregation. We live in community and from community life we carry out our mission to live, contemplate and proclaim the love of God. We accomplish this mission through pastoral, missionary, educational and social apostolic activities.
The United States Province:
The province’s apostolic activity is primarily focused on parish ministry. We currently staff three parishes in the Diocese of Fall River, MA; two parishes in the Diocese of Brownsville, TX; and six parishes in the Diocese of Honolulu, HI. We also have a military chaplaincy in Hawaii through the Military Archdiocese.
The province’s education ministry encompasses the parochial schools that are connected to those parishes and a private elementary school in Honolulu. A member also teaches at the Pacific Regional Seminary in Suva, Fiji.
The National Center for Enthronement in Fairhaven, MA, is an important social ministry of the province. Additionally, we serve in two care home chaplaincies and a chaplaincy to a family food pantry in the Diocese of Fall River, MA. Various outreach programs based in our parishes are also components of our social ministry.
The USA-West Region:
The apostolic activity of the USA West region comprises parish ministry and educational ministry at a parish and diocesan high school in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Members of the region are also involved in various retreat ministries. The region is also involved in extensive social programs in the Diocese of San Bernardino.
The Region of India:
The apostolic activity of the Region of India involves parish and social ministry. They staff two parishes in Kolkata, West Bengal and one in Ludru, Odisha. The prominent social ministry of the region is a social development institute in Bhubaneswar, Odisha with several programs for people with Hansen’s disease. In Odisha they also operate hostel’s in Choudwar and Bhubaneswar.
