Sacred Heart Parishioners,

Please take the time to read and reflect on what the bishops says in the letter that can be pulled up as a link on this e-mail.  Please remember our bishop has definitely had and has our entire well being in mind with the decisions he has made with regard to the Coronavirus.

His lifting of the dispensation from the obligation to ATTEND Mass comes I’m sure after much thought, prayer and consultation with various civil and maybe religious leaders.

I agree that it speaks strongly about the safety of everyone coming back to Mass that there has not been one case of COVID that comes as a result of anyone being at Mass since the resumption of public Masses in Arkansas since Mother’s Day weekend.

Continuing to follow the protocols of sanitizing on the way in and out of church, keeping Families six foot apart in the pews and wearing masks the WHOLE time we are gathering together in the pew area and throughout our parish complex HAS and we pray will continue to keep us safe from getting the Coronavirus.

For those who saw the recent upsurge in positive cases in Arkansas.....some of which were tied to church, funeral and large gatherings of people, those cases happened because the protocols I mentioned about above were not being followed as they should.

WE WILL continue to follow these protocols to the best of our ability and efforts AND we will continue for now to offer the option of at least one parking lot Mass every Sunday from this weekend until further notice on Sundays at 11:30 am. Consider trying this Mass out of you wish. Tune in to 88.1 FM from anyone in our church parking lot and hear (and hopefully see) the Mass clearly with the “great” blessing of receiving Holy Communion in your car!!!

Thanks for reading this and now clicking on below what the bishop has to say.

             Fr. Bill

Letter from Bishop Taylor - 9/25/2020