About Sacred Heart · Sanborn, North Dakota
Sacred Heart Catholic Church is a small rural Roman Catholic mission parish serving the farming community of Sanborn, North Dakota, in the Diocese of Fargo. The parish is part of a tri-parish cluster that includes St. Bernard's in Oriska and St. Agatha's in Hope, sharing one pastor, deacon, and tri-parish secretary, with the administrative office located in Oriska. Sacred Heart offers Sunday Masses, a Saturday Vigil Mass, regular confessions, and Eucharistic Adoration, sustaining Catholic life on the central North Dakota plains.
- Patron
- Sacred Heart of Jesus
- Rector
- Rev. Brian Bachmeier
- Diocese
- Diocese of Fargo
Why belong here
Sacred Heart is a faithful rural Catholic community where Mass, the sacraments, and Eucharistic Adoration are offered regularly despite being a small mission parish. Members are welcomed into a tight-knit family of three linked parishes — Sacred Heart in Sanborn, St. Bernard's in Oriska, and St. Agatha's in Hope — sharing one pastor, deacon, and parish staff. For Catholics in central North Dakota looking for reverent liturgies, multiple weekly Mass times, and the pastoral care of a devoted priest and deacon, Sacred Heart provides genuine community in the heart of farming country.
Mass times at Sacred Heart
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Sunday 8:00 AM - 8:15 AM (May - August)
- Sunday 12:10 PM - 1:00 PM (January - April)
- Friday 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
- Saturday 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM (September - December)
Adoration times
- Sunday 7:00 AM - 8:20 AM (May - August)
- Friday 10:30 AM - 11:50 AM
- Saturday 3:00 PM - 4:50 PM (September - December)
About Sacred Heart Parish
Sacred Heart Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic mission parish serving the small farming community of Sanborn in central North Dakota. It belongs to the Diocese of Fargo and shares its pastoral team with two neighboring missions: St. Bernard's in Oriska and St. Agatha's in Hope. Together these parishes form a tri-parish community served by one pastor and one deacon, with administrative and sacramental coordination handled through the Tri-Parish Office in Oriska.
- Diocese of Fargo
- Mission parish
- Part of the Oriska Tri-Parish cluster with St. Bernard's and St. Agatha's
Parish Staff & Clergy
Sacred Heart is served by the Oriska Tri-Parish team, which provides one pastor, one deacon, and a shared tri-parish secretary. This collaborative staffing model is common in rural North Dakota and keeps each mission parish active and cared for.
- Rev. Brian Bachmeier — Pastor
- Deacon Jim McCallister
- Jessica Jordan — Tri-Parish Secretary
Tri-Parish Cluster
Sacred Heart is administered together with two neighboring mission parishes. The shared leadership means one priestly ministry serves three communities across Barnes County and the surrounding prairie.
- St. Bernard's Catholic Church — Oriska, ND
- St. Agatha's Catholic Church — Hope, ND
- Sacred Heart Catholic Church — Sanborn, ND
Visiting & Contact
Parishioners and visitors can reach the Tri-Parish Office by phone for current schedule details, and the parish publishes weekly bulletins and the annual Mass Schedule online. The shared website is the central hub for all three mission parishes.
- Parish phone: (701) 845-3713
- Fax: (701) 845-0172
- Tri-Parish mailing address: c/o Oriska Tri-Parish Office, 606 5th St., Oriska, ND 58063-4103
- Official website: http://www.stbernards-oriska.org
Diocese of Fargo
Sacred Heart belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fargo, which serves the eastern half of North Dakota. The parish participates in the diocese's rural parish network across the central North Dakota plains.
- Diocese of Fargo
- Roman-Latin rite
- Rural mission parish
Pastors & rectors through the years
- Rev. Arogyaiah Gadagotti
Listed in older third-party directories as pastor of Sacred Heart before current assignment.
- Rev. Brian Bachmeier
Current pastor per the official parish website; serves Sacred Heart, St. Bernard's (Oriska), and St. Agatha's (Hope) as a tri-parish.