Sacred Heart Parish Center

Sacred Heart Parish Center, located on St Joseph's Lake on the campus of the University of Notre Dame, is a building steeped in tradition. Built in 1919 as the college seminary for the Congregation of the Holy Cross, this building housed generations of the Holy Cross, priests who were influential in the lives of many families. The building reverted to a graduate residence in the late seventies and was then taken over 1992 by Sacred Heart Parish.

The hall, then known as "St Joseph Hall", was renovated and became "Sacred Heart Parish Center". In addition to a beautiful chapel, The Center also offers dining facilities that can accommodate up to 200 people, a large meeting room that can be divided into two rooms, six small meeting rooms, and a nursery (see pictures). The Parish opens these rooms to groups wishing to hold receptions, meetings, etc. We do not supply catering services - meals are left up to the groups staying at the hall. Notre Dame catering is preferred for those groups needs catering services. Arrangements may be made with the manager for those groups requesting an outside caterer. We are not equiped to do personal retreats. Visitors should be affiliated with a function at Notre Dame.

The building has fifty-eight dorm style bedrooms on three floors - there is no elevator. These bedrooms have from two to five beds with sinks in each room. We have only three rooms that have their own shower. The parish opens rooms on a per bed per night basis throughout the year to visiting guests. There are men's and women's showers on each floor. We also supply the towels, linens and soap for each room. We do not have any single occupancy rooms during football games. We do have rooms for graduate students, visiting professors and for others doing research at the University for an extended stay during non-football weekends. The few rooms we have with showers are normally used for those staying for a short time.

All Alumni Groups wishing to stay at the center must make their arrangements directly with the University Alumni Association for football weekends. Non football weekends are normally open for visits to the Campus.

The Center, moreover, is situated within easy walking distance to the spiritual riches of the University of Notre Dames main campus, including the Grotto and Basilica of the Sacred Heart. We are located off Douglas road next to Moreau Seminary. Coming from the toll road, take a right and approximately 100 yards is Douglas road, turn left on Douglas and we are the first parking lot on the right. If you are coming from the south on U.S. 31 you will take a right when you come to St Mary's Inn (on your left) and we are the first parking lot on the right.