The Knights of Columbus cordially invites all parishioners to join in celebration of our nation and heritage on Tuesday, July 4. This event follows the patriotic rosary (10:30 a.m.) and Mass (11:15 a.m.) and will be held in the Lower Hall (starting around 12:00 p.m.). The menu includes hamburgers, hot dogs, cole slaw, baked beans, potato salad and Fr Bill's patriotic ice cream. A good will offering will be accepted in baskets on the tables. Sign up will take place in the Narthex starting this weekend (June 17/18) until June 30 or call 501-922-2062 ext 10 to indicate how many from your family will be attending and whether you'd like a hamburger or hot dog as your entree'.
The June 24 Assembly 2316 4th Degree Installation will be held following the 5:00 p.m. Mass to install the Officers for the 2023-24 Fraternal year. A meal consisting of prime rib, baked potato, roasted asparagus, fresh baked yeast roll and hazelnut mousse will be served around 6:45 p.m. The cost is $25 with checks payable to 4th Degree Installation and mailed to Bill Patterson, 7 Doscientos Lane, HSV, AR 71909 or placed in his church mailroom folder. Sign up deadline is Thursday, June 22 at 5:00 p.m.
This weekend, June 17/18, our diocese will take up for this collection. Guiding and strengthening young people's faith involves helping them fully live through prayer, fellowship and service. This project, supported by funding from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishop's Church in Latin America program, has brought together 400 youth leaders for sessions on the Bible, Church history, teachings from opoe Francis and Vatican II, Christmas for impoverished youth and prison visits. When we support the Collection for the Church in Latin America, we make our Ctholic faith a living reality for youth in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Jesus is calling...will you answer and listen? Late afternoon can be a wonderful time to reflect and connect. The hour of need of an adorer is Thursday at 3:00 p.m. Also, many hours during the week have just one adorer. Ideally, two will share responsibilities for vacations and any other necessary absences. Please consider sharing the hour of midnight to 1:00 a.m. on Thursday mornings. Call or text Kathy Clark 203-816-7737 to enroll.
We are searching for nurses, active or retired, in the event of a medical emergency at our weekend Masses. Please contact Bill Nosek at 501-915-9000 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for additional information.
The 2023 Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish Taste of Faith Dinner is scheduled for the evening of Friday, July 28. Proceeds and donations from this gala event support the Seminarians in our Diocese. Bishop Tay, Fr Jeff Hebert and several Seminarians will join us. Mark this event on your calendar now-- you don't want to miss it!
The Diocesan Shrine of the Divine Mercy will be dedicated Sunday, June 11, by Bishop Anthony Taylor following the 12:30 Mass at the Cathedral of St Andrew in downtown Little Rock. The participants then walk from the Cathedral to St Edward Church (about 1 mile) where the bishop will preside over blessing the new image of the Divine Mercy and lead the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy. He will then sign the decree creating the Diocesan Shrine. Benediction will conclude the event. Light refreshments will be provided. Everyone is invited to attend. Thereafter, the church and the Divine Mercy Shrine will be open.
Due to the heat of the summer, beginning May 31, we will discontinue the 5:00 p.m. Wednesday Mass until September. Mass on Wednesdays will be at 9:00 a.m. We will also discontinue the 9:00 a.m. Monday Mass (unless otherwise announced) so that Fr Bill can have his "day off" as all priests are encouraged to do! Note: we are having Mass this Monday at 9:00 a.m. (after the Patriotic Rosary at 8:15 a.m.) in celebration of Memorial Day.
Bryce Raney, (Novice with the Capuchin Franciscan Order) is very appreciative of your prayers during his Novitiate year. He will be relocating back to Denver in July and taking his Simple Vows on July 29. Following his vows, he will have a two week vacation at our home in Hot Springs Village before returning to Denver for his post-Novitiate college studies. Please refer to the following link to get an update on all the novices including pictures and a reflection written by Bryce. https://caperone.myportfolio.com/february.
"What is the Mass?" is a short discussion on the Mass by Fr John Riley and Chris Stefanich that is found on Formed. On it, they share the roots of the Mass and its profound implication for us today. Discover in this bridf talk, "Shy should you want to go to Mass?" Your free membership subscription to FORMED is provided by our parish. Go to FORMED.org. Click on "sign up as a parishioner," add your zip code and enter your name and email in the box provided. You are now a member and able to access any content offered on FORMED.
Sponsored by Parish Life, this dinner is Western-themed and entertainment is a campfire sing along. Taking place Friday, June 16, there will be a 5:00 p.m. Mass followed by dinner in the Lower Hall. The KNights will offer adult beverages for cash donations. Iced tea and water will be available. Corky's BBQ (award winning sauce) is catering pulled pork (fresh on site), sausage, chicken, buns, coleslaw, baked beans, potato salad & dessert. Sign up in the Narthex by Tuesday, June 13 at noon.
On Sunday, June 11, the Knights of Columbus would like to invite everyone to a Parish breakfast after both Masses. The menu includes pancakes, sausage links, eggs, juices, coffee and condiments. There will be a sign-up sheet in the Narthex for planning purposes. The breakfast cost is a free will offering. All proceeds are used to help fund Knight charitable activity throughout the year. Your support is greatly appreciated.
The Muses Project presents "The Sound of Muses" Friday, June 16 at 7:00 p.m. at the Woodlands Auditorium. Enjoy 90 minutes of Broadway featuring beloved tunes from the Sound of Music, Fiddler on the Roof, South Pacific, Hello Dolly and more. Tickets are $35 at www.hsvticketsales.com or www.themuseproject.org. Artists, teachers and student attend for FREE by registering at 501-609-9811. There will be musical artistry, spectacular dancing, extraordinary showmanship and a showstopper band!
The Sacred Heart Rosary Makers need your help for this very worthy ministry. We send rosaries, free of charge, around the world to any place that requests them including churches, hospitals, schools and convents. Each week that we meet we recite this prayer:
Dearest Mother
To you we pray,
Bless the rosaries we make today.
With loving hands we add each bead,
Then with trust in you we further plead.
Bless the ones in foreign lands,
Reach for them with outstretched hands,
And pray like we call for a world united
And peace for all.
Please join us after Mass on Thursday mornings. For more information, please call Marge Newburn at 501-922-9047.
Dearest Mother
To you we pray,
Bless the rosaries we make today.
With loving hands we add each bead,
Then with trust in you we further plead.
Bless the ones in foreign lands,
Reach for them with outstretched hands,
And pray like we call for a world united
And peace for all.
Please join us after Mass on Thursday mornings. For more information, please call Marge Newburn at 501-922-9047.
This coming Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings (May 31, June 1 & 2) at 9:45 we will have our Parish Life, Education and Liturgy Commission meetings in Classrooms A & B. At these meetings, we discuss ministries and activities that fall under these commissions and make plans for the future in these areas. All parishioners are welcome to attend one or all of the meetings and see what is "going on." We also encourage all pariohsioners to look up and read the meeting minutes at www.hsvsacredheart.com and stay informed! This is your parish and being more knowledgeable may be of help to you and others who you can inform on your own about the many blessings of this parish for those who are active in Mass and in other ways out of love for the Lord!!
"In our self-centered culture and classic American emphasis on work, we often feel we have to accomplish something during our time before the Blessed Sacrament. We rate our experience by how "good" our prayer was, how heartfelt our devotion...how focused we remain. yet prayer and contemplation are fundamentally God's work, in which we are invited to participate. We need only to give Him the opening and He will do the rest. By coming in adoration, we are handing HIm the keys to our hears, allowng the rays of His love and grace to bathe our souls in the light of His presence, as the rays of the sun bathe our bodies in light. If we take the time to pull away frm the busyness and distractions of life and just sit at His feet, he will lead us." Poor Clares of Adoration For additional information, visit the PEA website at www.shjpea.com or contact Kathy Clark, Eucharistic Coordinator, at 203-816-7737.