Sacred Heart Center, Inc. finally opened its newly-renovated and recently-upgraded facilities. Coinciding with the feast of St. Francis Xavier, Jesuit Saint, and patron of missions, the blessing, and reopening of Sacred Heart Center, Inc. was held last December 3, 2019. The development came 43 years after it was opened and is considered a new chapter of “Business with a Heart” and part of the Center’s commitment to service with a mission.

Heading the ceremonial ribbon cutting and launching was His Excellency Jose S. Palma, DD, Archbishop of Cebu. He was assisted by the Jesuit Fathers of Sacred Heart Parish and the Sacred Heart Parish Ladies Associations.

New Sacred Heart Center

The newly-renovated Sacred Heart Center has seven function rooms that can accommodate 50 to as many 950 individuals. Aside from the function rooms, the center has sports facilities like a swimming pool, a basketball court, and an indoor gym. A new coffee shop called Cafe Cristina has been added. The new cafe, which can seat around 15 to 20 persons, serves all-day breakfast, meals, desserts, specialty beverages, and more. It is open from 6 am to 10 pm.

Leading the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony (L-R) Fr. Vidal Gomez, Ms. Cristina Lo, President of Sacred Heart Parish Ladies Association, His Excellency Jose S. Palma, DD, Archbishop of Cebu and Ambassador Frank Benedicto

Ms. Cristina Lo, President of Sacred Heart Parish Ladies Association

Café Cristina

Ms. Cristina Lo, President of Sacred Heart Parish Ladies Association

Benedicto Convention Hall with a capacity of 900 persons.

Convention Hall

Fitness Gym

Board Room

Swimming Pool

The center is managed and operated by the Sacred Heart Parish Ladies Association, Inc. Functioning like a social enterprise, the organization uses the income of the center to fund social projects such as the daily feeding program for undernourished pupils of Zapatera Elementary School. The program runs from Monday to Friday and has been in place for 21 years. Other social projects of the organization include hospital visits, free catechism for non-sectarian schools, mass weddings, youth activities, and more.

The Sacred Heart Center, Inc. is owned by the Jesuit Sacred Heart Church as well as by private stockholders, most of whom are parishioners and members of the Sacred Heart Parish Association, Inc. and the Sacred Heart Parish Ladies’ Association, Inc.

Archbishop Jose Palma officiated the blessing of the newly renovated Sacred Heart Center

The members of the Sacred Heart Parish Ladies Association

The Sacred Heart Parish Association Mens & Ladies, the movers behind the Sacred Heart Center

To know more about the center, to inquire, or to reserve, please contact (032) 253-9531.