Please consider joining the Knights of Columbus and the Parish Life Commission for this year's Fourth of July celebration. The Knights will be grilling hamburgers and hot dogs. In addition to these American favorites, attendees will help make the meals "pop" by bringing their "firework favorite" - a side dish, salad, dessert, or lettuce plate. Drinks will be provided! There will be no charge to attend.We'll have a brief social in the Lower Hall immediately after morning Mass on July 4 . . . then, without delay, begin enjoying food and fellowship.
Join us for this Red, White and Blue Celebration! Help us rejoice in the many blessings God has bestowed on us and our incredible country. A sign-up sheet will be provided in the narthex to help us in patriotic purchase efforts. USA!
The deadline for signing-up is Tuesday, June 30. Call Gary Wolfer with questions at 201-204-1192.
Checkout the new additions shelf in the library. Need a good laugh or very light reading? Try our featured books: "Growing Up Catholic," "More Holy Humor" and Hello Central, Give Me Heaven." Our two new DVDs are: "The Crusades" and "Ring the Bell."Grandchildren coming? The library has a few children's DVDs: "All Good Dogs Go To Heaven" (1 & 2), "Jonah" (Veggie Tales) and "Horton Hearts a Who." Please check out all items before removing them from the library and return DVDs and Cds within 14 days.
June VIRTUS training sessions will be offered on Monday evening, June 29, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. in an A & E classroom. If you are a new volunteer minister and have not attended a previous training session, you are required to attend to meet the bishop's directive that all volunteer ministers be in compliance with this diocesan program. Check out website www.virtus.org, select "registration," then "Little Rock Diocese" and "Sacred Heart of Jesus at Hot Springs Village," select the date and follow instructions. Any questions, call Russ Harrison at 922-1767. 
The Sacred Heart Singles Lunch Bunch will carpool from the church parking lot at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 25, and head to Hot Springs for lunch at Zoe's. The sampler plate is $13, drinks and desserts are extra. Sign-up in the narthex. For questions, call Ann at 922-6963. 
This Father's Day we remember the many sacrifices fathers make for their children and families, and the ways, both big and small, they lift children to achieve dreams thought beyond reach. So, too, we remember all those who have helped fill the void when fathers pass early or are absent - grandfathers and uncles, brothers and cousins, teachers, pastors and coaches - and the women of our families. For those who are fathers, we ask for wisdom and humility in the face of the task of parenting. In Your Holy name, O God, we pray. Amen. 
Sacred Heart Youth will hold a Car Wash on Saturday, June 13, beginning at 11:00 a.m. in the church parking lot. Students will be on hand after all Masses the weekend of June 6/7 to offer time slots for anyone wishing to get a car washed. You can choose a preferred time so there will be no waiting in line. If you don't pick a time slot, don't worry . . we will happily wash any wehicle that comes on Saturday! Voluntary contributions will be taken the day of the car wash. Please support our youth as they work to raise funds to help finance a trip to the Steubenville Conference in July. 
The Knights of Columbus, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Military Order of the Purple Heart are sponsoring Flag Day activities at Sacred Heart on Sunday, June 14. The activities are mutually exclusive, and you can participate in all of them or only those you choose. The schedule of events is:| 3:00 p.m. | Patriotic Rosary (main body of church) |
| 3:45 p.m. | Social in Lower Hall of church |
| 4:15 p.m. | Short program |
| 4:30 p.m. | Light meal |
| 5:00 p.m. | Movie, "The Patriot" starring Mel Gibson in Lower Hall |
Please call Mike Kerwin at 922-1531 with questions.
Come and celebrate our Sacred Heart Parish Feast Day June 12 with Mass at 5:00 p.m. followed by a dinner in the Lower Hall with a menu of Barbeque Pulled Pork, baked beans, cole slaw and Father Bill's ice cream. The Refreshment Center will also be available. This dinner is FREE to all parishioners. Sign-up sheets are in the narthex. Please sign-up no later than June 8, 2015. Call JoAnn O'Brien at 922-1730 or Don Glinka at 922-9386 with questions. 
Sacred Heart Parish is pleased to be hosting an inspirational evening with John Michael Talbot, Christian Music legend, best-selling author, community founder and host of The Church Channel's weekly television show "All Things are Possible." This event will take place on Thursday, June 11, 2015 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in our church. It will include inspirational music, motivational speaking, humor and meditation, facilitated by John Michael Talbot.Feel free to encourage and invite your neighbors and friends of all faiths to join us for this unique presentation. A love offering will be collected on the night of the presentation to support John Michael Talbot's community of lay Brothers and Sisters.
The Sacred Heart Men's Club is sponsoring a baseball trip to the Travelers' baseball game on Tuesday, June 9. This event is open to all members of the parish and friends.Those attending will leave the church parking lot at 4:30 p.m. for the trip to Dickey-Stephens (Travelers) Park in North Little Rock. Once there, we will have a two-hour, all-you-can-eat dinner of hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, soft drinks, etc. at the food pavilion in the stadium. Game time is 7:10 p.m., and we will board the buses for the return trip at approsimately 10:00 p.m. The cost for this event is $38 per person, which includes the bus ride, food and reserved seats. We believe we can easily fill two buses. There will be prizes.
If you want to attend this game, please send your check to Buddy Dixon, 5 Sur de Curso Lane, HSV, 71909 as soon as possible. Each bus has a capacity of 56 people and inclusion in this event is on a first-come, first-served basis. So, get your checks in early to ensure your ticket in this fun evening of baseball! Your check is your reservation - as made payable to Sacred Heart Men's Club (SHMC). For more information, call Buddy Dixon at 922-2811.
This is not a fund raiser for the Men's Club; members are only acting as facilitators for this event.
The Sacred Heart Singles will meet in the Lower Hall on Monday, June 8, from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. for a potluck dinner, with games following. Bring your friends, neighbors and relatives. All are welcome. Come and join the fun. Sign-up in the narthex. For questions, call Ann at 922-6963. 
The Fountain Lake Schools are having a one-time food pantry for families of students who have been receiving food from the Backpack Program throughout the year. They have asked for donations of food or money to help purchase food items. In order to help with this effort, we will donate all food received the weekend of May 30/31 to this food pantry rather than to Jackson House. The children in these school families will not be receiving breakfast and lunch at school during the summer; so, please be generous. Please donate the same items as you would for Jackson House: canned tuna and chicken, canned fruit, vegetables, pork & beans, ramen noodles, peanut butter, jelly, pasta, etc. 
We are exploring interest in a summer Sacred Heart Bowling League for 12-13 weeks starting in late May or early June. The league would occur (depending on the preference of those who want to participate) either on Wednesday evenings from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. or Thursdays from 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. We need regulars to be on a four-person team and substitutes who can fill in for regulars on occasion.A sheet is available in the narthex for you to sign-up. The cost will be $11 or $12 a week for the bowling and some prize money. Please join us.
This is the season of joy, and I want to say "thank you" to all of the Rosary Makers. You give the gift of time, treasure and talent all year long, remembering the least of the poor in the missions and various parts of the world. Rosaries are also sent to those in prison and other locations requested in our own beloved country. The missions, in turn, remember us in their prayers and the Holy masses celebrated on our behalf.This fall alone we sent out, from September to December, a total of 3,595 rosaries with prayer cards, religious pictures and prayer booklets. Another "thank you" to all members of our parish for donating these items to be sent with our rosaries.
I hope you all had a Blessed Christmas and have a wonderful New Year. Sine we began our guild here at Sacred Heart, we have given away a total of 66,635 rosaries. May God bless all of you for your suport. Without you, this would not be possible. We are always looking for new members as the need for rosaries continue to grow. For more information, and if you would like to join our lively group, just call Delores Griffin at 226-5647. Our next meeting will be on Thursday, January 8, in Classroom C after the 9:00 a.m. Mass.
A special selection of Easter-related books are in the first room of the library. Please come in and browse. There are also many books on the lives and saints (call #BO5), Jesus (B18), spirituality (B35) and prayers (B30) - plus other topics. Please browse our library for spiritual reading for your Lenten devotions. Fill out the card with the date and your first and last name; and, place in the box marked for checkout cards. Return items to the basket just inside the library door on your left. 
Please place your subscription for the month "Give Us This Day" booklets by May 31. Sign-up and leave payment in the narthex, or arrange for a subscription through the Church Office. The $20 subscription allows for booklets each month for a year.