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| Most sacred heart of Jesus, we trust in you! |
Warner
Robins has a secret! Actually, it’s highly likely that Warner Robins has lots
of secrets and some of them could probably be classified as “top secret,” due
to the Robins AFB. But the secret I was so impressed with is a beautiful
catholic church by the name of Sacred Heart.
The new church is absolutely breathtaking and although fairly newly
built (comparatively speaking) there is a history that follows. While standing
outside of the church, our host, Fr. Matthew Erickson, pointed out “the old
church,” and the “old old church”. What
a beautiful testament to the growth of our church in middle Georgia! The “old old church” was built in1945. The “old
church” was built in 1962, and the new (current) church was finished in 2007. I’m told that the first mass here was said
over an altar created out of stacked Coke crates and wooden boards. Standing in
the sanctuary of the new church with its beautiful stain glass, cool marble,
and clean wooden lines, it’s hard to believe those humble beginnings.
One
word that can describe this parish is “growth.”
I think there is far more to be learned From Sacred Heart but after
building three churches, a school, two rectories, and a convent, we can be sure
that they know a little something about growth.
"Humble
yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due
time." 1 Peter 5:6.
For
me, I've learned from Sacred Heart the beauty of a humble heart, which, with
God’s remarkable right hand, grows and transforms Coke crates into
imported African marble.
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| Baptismal font in the sanctuary |
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