This is a heads-up concerning the Bishop McDonald Catholic Charities Golf Classic that will be held this year on Monday, September 26, at Maumelle Country Club. Please consider playing in this benefit tournament which is the major fundraiser for Catholic Charities of Arkansas. Your cost to play is $75, with prizes for the top three teams in each flight and food served all day. Please mark your calendar and get a foursome together fo this scramble format, or you can commit as a single golfer and get put on a team.  |
| Cackie Upchurch |
The day will begin with a 9:00 a.m. Mass, and the guest speaker will be Cackie Upchurch, the Director of Little Rock Scripture Study based in our Little Rock Diocese. She has been a presenter of various retreats, including those offered at Subiaco Abbey. Registration will take place in September. Please consider joing us for the day.
Sacred Heart of Jesus is holding its biennial Treasure Sale on Friday, September 23rd from 8:00 a.m until 3:00 p.m., and Saturday, September 24th from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Proceeds from the sale will be used to provbide financial assistance to Catholic schools in Benton and Hot Springs.Logistics of this year's sale have changed and donations from parishioners are being collected at the church on a much more condensed timeline. Collection dates are Monday through Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. until 3 :00 p.m. September 19th-21st, and on Thursday from 9:00 a.m until Noon on September 22nd.
We cannot accept: Large appliances, bed pillows or mattresses, Christmas trees, stands or lights, clothing, shoes, purses, computers or computer equipment, tube-type TVs, hide-a-beds, luggage, rehabilitation equipment, treadmills and the like, books, VHS tapes, LP records.
We look forward to seeing you and your donations. The Catholic Schools in Hot Springs and Benton will also be very grateful for your generous donations as all proceeds from the sale go to support their efforts.
We look forward to seeing you and your donations. The Catholic Schools in Hot Springs and Benton will also be very grateful for your generous donations as all proceeds from the sale go to support their efforts.
Cancer Walk registrations are now $35. Please join us on Saturday, September 24, for the 15th Annual Village Walk For Cancer Research. This is the first year the walk will be held at the Balboa Pavilion on Ponce de Leon Drive at 7:30 a.m., rain or shine. Walkers will enjoy the five-mile route on the Balboa and Hernando Trails. Come walk a few feet or walk all five miles for Cancer Research. (No distance is actually required for the walk). Our goal for 2016 is to register 600 walkers and raise $50,000 from sponsors, walkers and donors. We will enjoy free music, brats and hot dogs, water, coffee and fruit. There will also be a bake sale. Door prizes will be given away. Our Church Ministry Team would like Sacred Heart to have representation for this special event.
Proceeds from the event go to the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Science in Little Rock, for the Bone Marrow Transplant Program. All funds stay in Arkansas!
Registration forms are located on the credenza in the A & E Hallway or see Lynne Border in the office; or, call 922-2062, extension 13. Please complete the registration form and send it with your check to the address at the bottom of the registration form.
Please come be a part of our team and help us make a difference by helping us help others!
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| Treasure Sale Committee Chairs (l-r); Mike Franz, Kathy Geske, Tom Yerina, Mary Anne Honzik, Gary Krawczynski, Claudia Keearns, Frank Cox, Chris Gleason, Dave Witchger, Mike Garstecki |
The logistics of this year's sale have changed and donations from parishioners are being collected at the church on a much more condensed timeline -- principally during the actual week of the sale. Collection dates are Monday through Wednesday from 9 AM until 3 PM September 19th - 21st, and on Thursday from 9 AM until Noon September 22nd. For those who wish to donate larger items or have difficulty transporting items to the Church's lower hall, arrangements for pick up can be made by calling Mike Frantz.
Sacred Heart's 900+ parishioners have always responded generously both in terms of donated items and time spent volunteering to make the Treasure Sale a resounding success. This year should be no different resulting in another super-sized sale of lovely treasures for the home, holiday times, gardening and recreation, of items ranging from utility to frivolous, large and imposing to pretty and petite, and everything in between. Sacred Heart's Treasure sale evolves into an opportunity for parishioners and purchasers alike to meet and greet and have a great time.
The Knights of Columbus are pleased to invite Sacred Heart of Jesus parishioners to five Spaghetti Dinners now scheduled to be served after the Saturday afternoon Mass on: September 17, December 10, January 21, February 18 and April 22. Mark your calendars please. The parish breakfasts on Sunday have been well received for the past few years; and, your Knights want to extend their hospitality by also hosting the Saturday worshipers with a delightful meal and an opportunity for camaraderie and fellowship.The menu will include a tossed salad, spaghetti and meatballs with marinara sauce, and Italian toasted bread. The donation refreshment center will be opened with available wine, beer, soda, mixed drinks and bottled water. The dinner itself will cost only $6 per plate, in keeping with the Sunday prices established for our breakfast menu. Please join us for our trial run on Saturday, September 17, at 6:00 p.m. We plan to accomodate 200 diners in the Lower Hall. The meal will be served "family style" to expedite service and to provide a relaxed dining experience. A "bake sale" sponsored by one of our guilds of the Ladies of the Sacred Heart, will be set-up in the Lower Hall in conjunction with this dinner.
Knights wanting to volunteer and assist with these five dinner events (cooking or serving or clean-up - or all of the above) are encourage to contact Tom Donnelly at 915-0880.
The Knights of Columbus invite everyone to the first parish breakfast for this fraternal year on Sunday, September 18. The menu will include biscuits, gravy, hash browns, sausage and eggs, juice, coffee or milk. We will be welcoming new parishioners who will be guests of the Knights. Please join us in welcoming them to the Sacred Heart Family.Breakfast is only $6 a plate, and, as always, kids 12 years and under eat free. All breakfast proceeds are used to help fund Knights charitable activities throughout the year. Your support is appreciated.
Members of the Knights of Columbus, along with their spouses, are invited to the September Fall Spiritual Retreat, September 9, 10, 11. Retreat Master is Father Michael Hinken who will present his topic, "Mary, Queen of Knights." Please consider this spiritual opportunity to enrich you, provide fellowship, good food, and time for individual reflection. You can interact with the monks and absorb the history of Subiaco Abbey. To attend, please contact Randy Schnoeblelen, Knights of Columbus State Council, State Church Director, at 915-0313. 
We are looking forward to starting our 2016/17 joy-filled year Monday, September 12, after the 9:00 a.m. Mass. Please come join us and invite a friend.September is our School Supply Month for which we ask you to bring basic school supplies, including facial tissues, hand sanitizers, etc. Mountain Pine Teacher Mrs. Wilhite (Computer/Reading Interventionist) has expressed a need for headphones (class set-30). No speaker is scheduled for this month so we can all socialize and reqcquaint.
Looking forward to seeing all of you!
Do you feel alone, hurting or unforgiven from a past abortion? The Respect Life Office through Project Rachel, is starting a support group, beginning the second week in September. The spiritual journey last 11 weeks, with small groups of 6-8. Groups will be formed in Little Rock, Rogers/Springdale and Hot Springs areas. All names and meeting places are held confidentially. For details, call 501-664-0340, extension 357. All inquiries must be made by September 12, 2016. 
The next Blood Drive supported by the Knights of Columbus and hosted by the Village United Methodist Church at 200 Carmona Drive, will be held Tuesday, September 13, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Previous donors at this site with e-mail addresses have been sent an e-mail reminder. New donors can go to www.redcrossblood.org for detailed information and to schedule an appointment. Contact Scott Luchesi at 501-204-4101 with questions or to be placed on the reminder list. 
Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, the Village Bible Church and Faith Lutheran Church are again co-sponsoring the Crosses for Life Memorial this year. All three churches will be displaying the crosses for the month or September. This Memorial is a statewide outreach project of Arkansas Right to Life, and has been displayed in various locations throughout the state since January, 2000. These white crosses represent approximately 3,700 pre-born children who die each day in the United States as a result of induced abortion.A brief Ecumenical Dedication Service will be held on Sunday, August 28, at 2:00 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church, 1196 DeSoto Boulevard, followed immediately by a reception in the church hall. Members of all three churches are invited to participate in this event. This is a great opportunity for us, as Catholics, to socialize with our brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus. Please join us. For information, call Mary Costello at 922-3915 or Bob Bowman at 922-6619.
Sacred Heart Parish is in need of a coordinator of religious education for our youth. Since we have such a small number of youth, this is a very part-time position that pays a monthly stipend. Those with a Theology degree, or at least Catechist certification, are preferred, though not necessarily required. Call Father Bill as soon as possible if you are interested at 501-209-2502. | Chris Gleason | Chair |
| Frank Cox | Upcoming Chair - 2018 |
| Dave Witchger | Finance |
| Mike Garstecki | Finance |
| Gerald Krawczynski | Floor Sales |
| Chris Gleason | Hall Set-up |
| Tom Yerina | Hall Set-up |
| Mike Frantz | Information & Pick-up |
| Claudia Keearns | Pricing & Sorting |
| Kathy Geske | Publicity |
| Larry Lipsmeyer | Miscellaneous |
See the Information Sheet and Volunteer Sign-up Form inserted in today's bulletin. Become the most essential element in the success of our parish-wide Treasure Sale by volunteering to work on it and/or donating household items to it. We need YOU to accomplish the goal of the Treasure Sale in providing funds for tuition assistance and furthering Catholic educational opportunities for students at Our Lady of Fatima and St. John's Catholic Schools.
We can find wisdom in the most prosaic places, like popular singers and songs. Come talk about this, or other bits of wisdom gleaned from your own spiritual experiences, in a confidential and sacred place with our parish Spiritual Director, Paula Doyle. E-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. There is no cost, but there is a benefit! 
Father Mike Hinken will lead the rosary and a teaching the first Wednesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. On the third Wednesday of each month, he will facilitate a Bible Study session in which participants are asked to bring along their bibles at 6:00 p.m. Both sessions will be held in the Lower Hall. All parishioners are welcome.