About Sacred Heart · Roseland, Nebraska
Sacred Heart Catholic Church is a small parish mission in the village of Roseland, Nebraska, in the Hastings Deanery of the Diocese of Lincoln. The parish is paired with nearby Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church (Juniata) under a single pastor, sharing the website sacredheartassumption.com, a mailing address of PO Box 67, and a joint weekend Mass/confession schedule. Sacred Heart is currently tended by Rev. Corey Harrison, who was appointed pastor in June 2022, and the parish maintains the alternating-month Sunday Mass pattern common to small rural missions in the diocese.
- Established
- 1921
- Patron
- Sacred Heart of Jesus
- Rector
- Rev. Corey Harrison
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lincoln (Hastings Deanery)
Why belong here
Sacred Heart offers a quiet, rural Catholic home in the Hastings Deanery of the Diocese of Lincoln, where the same pastor — Rev. Corey Harrison — shepherds both Sacred Heart in Roseland and Assumption in Juniata. Weekend worship alternates between the two mission churches month by month, and confessions are heard Saturday afternoons before the Saturday Vigil Mass. It's a small, neighborly community rooted in a century of Adams County Catholic farming families, ideal for anyone seeking an intimate parish life in southern Nebraska.
Mass times at Sacred Heart
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Saturday 4:30–5:15 p.m. (before Vigil Mass)
Parish Identity
Sacred Heart Catholic Church is a small mission parish in Roseland, Nebraska, situated in the Hastings Deanery of the Diocese of Lincoln. It is paired with the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church at Juniata, and the two share one pastor, one mailing address (PO Box 67, Roseland, NE 68973), and the joint website sacredheartassumption.com. The parish community traces its origins to the Catholic farming families of northern Adams County in the early 20th century.
- Patron: Sacred Heart of Jesus
- Diocese: Lincoln (Hastings Deanery)
- Type: Mission
- Street address: 11818 W. Alexander, Roseland, NE 68973
- Mailing address: PO Box 67, Roseland, NE 68973
- Telephone: (402) 756-6251
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: sacredheartassumption.com
History
Sacred Heart Parish was constructed in 1920 and formally dedicated in 1921, with the rectory following in 1922. Before that, Roseland-area Catholics had worshipped at the older Assumption Church north of town — a relationship that continues today as a paired-mission arrangement. Father J. L. O'Donnell served as the parish's first resident priest from its founding until 1926.
- 1920 — Sacred Heart Catholic Church constructed in Roseland.
- 1921 — Church dedicated; Fr. J. L. O'Donnell named first resident pastor.
- 1922 — Rectory built.
- 1926 — Fr. O'Donnell departs after five years of foundational service.
- September 2021 — Parish community celebrates its 100th anniversary, as reported by the Hastings Tribune.
- June 20, 2022 — Rev. Corey Harrison appointed pastor of Sacred Heart and Assumption parishes by the Diocese of Lincoln.
Pastoral Leadership
Sacred Heart and Assumption parishes are shepherded by a single pastor appointed by the Bishop of Lincoln. The current pastor is Rev. Corey Harrison, who in June 2022 was assigned to the Roseland-area missions along with a teaching role at St. Cecilia High School in Hastings. Before that appointment he had served parishes in northwest Nuckolls County and southern Clay County, where he was photographed carrying the monstrance at the Lawrence Corpus Christi procession.
- Rev. Corey Harrison — Pastor, appointed June 20, 2022; also teaches at St. Cecilia High School, Hastings.
- Fr. J. L. O'Donnell — Founding pastor, 1921–1926.
Mission Relationship with Assumption (Juniata)
Sacred Heart, Roseland is listed in the Diocese of Lincoln directory as having Assumption, Roseland (Juniata) as its mission, and Assumption in turn lists Sacred Heart as its mission. The two parishes share a pastor, mailing address, and website, and they cooperate on the alternating weekend Mass schedule. Assumption Church sits at 12630 W. Assumption Road, Roseland, NE 68973.
- Assumption, Roseland (Juniata) — sister mission parish.
- Shared pastor: Rev. Corey Harrison.
- Shared mailing address: PO Box 67, Roseland, NE 68973.
- Shared website: sacredheartassumption.com.
Visit & Contact
Parishioners and visitors can reach Sacred Heart through its joint phone line, email, and website. The church is on West Alexander Street on the edge of the small village of Roseland in Adams County.
- Phone: (402) 756-6251
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: http://www.sacredheartassumption.com/
- Street: 11818 W. Alexander, Roseland, NE 68973
- Mail: PO Box 67, Roseland, NE 68973
Pastors & rectors through the years
- Rev. J. L. O'Donnell1921–1926
First resident priest of Sacred Heart Parish, Roseland.
- Rev. Corey Harrison2022–present
Appointed pastor of Sacred Heart and Assumption parishes in Roseland effective June 20, 2022; also teaches at St. Cecilia High School, Hastings.