After participating in a leadership training program for bishops, our bishop, Anthony Taylor, has set priorities for our diocese for the next 18 months. These have come-out in brief form in the "Arkansas Catholic" a number of weeks ago. Next weekend the bishop will speak to all the Catholics of Arkansas during the homily time about these priorities. Please pray this week that our Catholics throughout Arkansas, and especially in our parish, will respond positively to the challenges that the bishop places before us and find ourselves growing in The Lord during this period of time.
Those who are still in school know that each year they will be in a classroom with students who are at their level of education background. It would be odd to put fifth graders in with third graders, or third graders with fifth graders. This should also be the case with people who are in the process of becoming a Catholic.
Since everyone who comes to us has a different faith background and have had various experiences of the Catholic faith, it makes little sense to put everyone in the same setting for formation in the ways and beliefs of the Catholic faith. We want to help anyone who shows an interest in the Catholic faith to move in that direction with the grace of God and our assistance.
Please contact Deacon Larry (922-3283) or Deacon John (226-5506) to get more information. The structure and timetable for formation will vary, so we need to find out who is interested and where each person is in their faith lives right now.
Since everyone who comes to us has a different faith background and have had various experiences of the Catholic faith, it makes little sense to put everyone in the same setting for formation in the ways and beliefs of the Catholic faith. We want to help anyone who shows an interest in the Catholic faith to move in that direction with the grace of God and our assistance.
Please contact Deacon Larry (922-3283) or Deacon John (226-5506) to get more information. The structure and timetable for formation will vary, so we need to find out who is interested and where each person is in their faith lives right now.
Getting a "thank you" note in the mail speaks nicely of a person or persons who are appreciative of something done for them, or a gift given to them. Lately, I have been getting quite a few "thank you" notes from organizations from Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church. Your generosity of money in our collections has led our Social Justice and Charitable Outreach Committee to receive a donation from our parish.
Soon we will be inserting in the bulletin a list of the organizations that were helped in the last fiscal year and how much was given to them. I want to THANK YOU, our parishioners, for your generosity in general, and for all the "special needs" collections that we take up during the year. It's a blessing to be surrounded by such giving people, who give in so many different ways.
Soon we will be inserting in the bulletin a list of the organizations that were helped in the last fiscal year and how much was given to them. I want to THANK YOU, our parishioners, for your generosity in general, and for all the "special needs" collections that we take up during the year. It's a blessing to be surrounded by such giving people, who give in so many different ways.