While we are just getting into August (and looking forward to cooler temperatures in September), I want to look ahead to October, specifically Monday, October 18 when Diamante Country Club Golf Course will host the 26th edition of the Bishop McDonald Memorial Golf Classic for the benefit of Catholic Charities of Arkansas. If you are not a golfer, perhaps you might be inclined not to read the rest of this column. Certainly, one plea in this column is for golfers to step up and commit to play in this four-person scramble either individually (and we'll find other players to join you) or as a team of four people who want to play together. This article serves other purposes. It is inviting our parishioners whether you are a golfer or not to volunteer to help make this tournament a success in raising needed funds for Catholic Charities of Arkansas. Please call Murray Claassen at 501-908-4346 and he will find something for you to help with in either the morning or afternoon rounds. I also want to tell you about Catholic Charities and all the good work it does for so many in need.
From Catholic Adoption Services which places newborns in loving homes, to Catholic immigration Services which provides low-cost counseling and support to families and individuals who are eligibile for immigration benefits, to the Westside Free Medical Clinic which serves people 18 and older who are unable to afford routine health care, to Prison Ministry throughout Arkansas that seeks to provide spiritual support to those who are incarcerated AND to their families, to helping individuals and families all over the state who have emergency needs that can't be helped by small parishes who have limited resources, Catholic Charities of Arkansas is truly a vehicle that helps the Catholic Church of Arkansas answer the call of Jesus to feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, visit those in prison and other good works spoken and unspoken in Math. 25, which is often described as the "Last Judgement" of how we cared for the least among us.
The Bishop McDonald Golf Classic is the main fundraiser for Cathoic Charities of Arkansas for the year and I am confident that this can be the most successful effort to raise funds in the history of this event with the help of Sacred Heart Parishioners as players, volunteers and even some as business or individual sponsors of various levels of giving. (See announcement about the tournament in this builletin for more details. For parishioners who want to play in either the morning (preferably) or the afternoon round in that it will cost you $85 entry fee to play one of the best golf courses in the state AND support this most worthy of causes!!
From Catholic Adoption Services which places newborns in loving homes, to Catholic immigration Services which provides low-cost counseling and support to families and individuals who are eligibile for immigration benefits, to the Westside Free Medical Clinic which serves people 18 and older who are unable to afford routine health care, to Prison Ministry throughout Arkansas that seeks to provide spiritual support to those who are incarcerated AND to their families, to helping individuals and families all over the state who have emergency needs that can't be helped by small parishes who have limited resources, Catholic Charities of Arkansas is truly a vehicle that helps the Catholic Church of Arkansas answer the call of Jesus to feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, visit those in prison and other good works spoken and unspoken in Math. 25, which is often described as the "Last Judgement" of how we cared for the least among us.
The Bishop McDonald Golf Classic is the main fundraiser for Cathoic Charities of Arkansas for the year and I am confident that this can be the most successful effort to raise funds in the history of this event with the help of Sacred Heart Parishioners as players, volunteers and even some as business or individual sponsors of various levels of giving. (See announcement about the tournament in this builletin for more details. For parishioners who want to play in either the morning (preferably) or the afternoon round in that it will cost you $85 entry fee to play one of the best golf courses in the state AND support this most worthy of causes!!