Established May 10, 1911 by the Ordinary of the Diocese of Los Angeles and San Diego, Sacred Heart Church of Ocean Beach is the Roman Catholic parish that anchors what locals call the "Ministry Mile" stretch of Sunset Cliffs Boulevard. The current steel-reinforced concrete sanctuary was built by Frank Hope Construction Company in 1947 and houses 16 large stained-glass windows depicting the 12 promises of the Sacred Heart, with Sacred Heart Academy Preschool opening on the same campus the following year as the parish school ministry. Sacramental life follows the Roman Rite under the Diocese of San Diego and includes weekend liturgies, an adoration chapel added during the late-1990s remodel, and the standard Catholic preparation tracks for baptism, first communion, confirmation, marriage, and anointing of the sick. Long-running parish ministries include the Altar Society active since the 1920s and a chartered Knights of Columbus council, the Catholic men's fraternal order that handles charitable, sacramental-support, and pro-life advocacy work for the parish. The parish has adopted St. Joseph's Mission in Keam's Canyon, Arizona since the late 20th century, sending annual mission trips for facility maintenance and community programs at the remote Hopi Reservation parish. The most logistically complex parish ministry is the every-other-Tuesday Community Dinner and Pantry program, which has served over 35,000 meals since 2007 through a volunteer team coordinating donations from Bread and Cie, Einstein Bagels, Specialty Produce, and the San Diego Food Bank.