Your baby's heartbeat may now be audible through an instrument called a doppler.  The fingers and toes are well-defined.  Eyelids, eyebrows, eyelashes, nails, and hair are formed.  Teeth and bones become denser.  Your baby can even suck his or her thumb, yawn, stretch, and make faces.  The nervous system is starting to function.  The reproductive organs and genitalia are now fully developed, and your doctor can see on ultrasound if you are having a boy or a girl.  By the end of the fourth month, your baby is about 6 inches long and weighs about 4 ounces.

Flu shots will be available the weekend of October 19 and 20, before and after all Masses.  The Quadrivalent (Super Senior) vaccine will be administered by healthcare professionals.  Please bring your Medicare ID card or other insurance card along with photo ID.  Contact Bill Nosek at 915-9000 with questions.

EVER WISH...........You could just talk with someone about your loss?  Or that there was a safe place to be with others who had suffered the loss of a loved one?  Feel like you are learning to adjust?  Good.  But you might help others by sharing what worked for you and what you still struggle with.  And they might be able to help you.  There is a place for just that!  We will begin two separate Grief Support Groups here at Sacred Heart.  

• There will be a group just for MEN meeting on Monday mornings, 10:00 a.m. starting September 23. 
• There will be a separate group for WOMEN on Tuesday mornings, 10:00 a.m. starting September 24.

Both groups will meet for 6 weeks in the Library and the sessions will last one and a half hours.  Both groups will be facilitated by Deacon John.  If you know someone that has suffered a loss and could use support, anyone, they don't have to be a parishioner, invite them to attend.  The size of these groups are limited so if you wish to attend, please make a reservation by calling Deacon John at 226-9035 or email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Hello, my name is Sheila Miller.  I am the new bookkeeper for Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church.  I feel very grateful and fortunate to have been chosen to fill this position.  I have been a bookkeeper for 25+ years.  I enjoy my part time work here.  In addition to my work here, I also work for a home leasing business doing a short term project getting them set up with their bookkeeping system.  I also do bookkeeping working remotely from my home.  I am currently doing college coursework to obtain my accounting degree, a lifelong dream of mine.  I have 3 sons and 3 grandchildren with another one due to arrive on October 30.  I live in Hot Springs with my son Eric, my boxer, Lila, and my chihuahua, Lula.

Did you know there are several animated Bible series on formed.org?  For children eight and above, you can go to the "Watch Youth" category and look under "Special Topics" for the "Animated Bible Series."

Start your search the easy way.  Just go to www.hsvsacredheart.com and click on the left column box that lists "Link to Formed.org."  You will go directly to the site.  Our parish provides the membership and the benefits to you are endless.

The Balboa Baptist Church, Barcelona Road Baptist Church, Faith Lutheran Church, Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church and Village Bible Church will all be co-sponsoring and participating in the Crosses For Life Memorial in the Village this year during the month of September.  This state-wide outreach project was originally started by Benton County Right To Life.  The crosses represent some of the 2000 plus pre-born children that die daily in the United States of America due to abortion.  The displays at each of the churches are to memorialize those children that were aborted and increase public awareness of the devastating effects of abortion.  As you drive by the churches and see the crosses, please say a prayer for the end of abortion in the United States.  Saint Mother Teresa was a champion of life and was quoted saying the following:  "And if we can accept that a mother can kill her own child, how can we tell other people not to kill one another." 

Thanks for the numerous volunteers that dedicated their time to place these symbolic crosses.  Due to unforeseen changes, the Service which was scheduled for Sunday, September 8 at 2:00 p.m. here at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic CHurch will NOT be held as previosly announced.  The crosses will be displayed for the complete month of September.

Join the Diocese of Little Rock's in-state mission initiative.  One Church:  Unite Arkansas in Faith and Mission supports a rural mission in our diocese that needs a leg up to become a thriving community.  This year's partner is Holy Spirit Church in Hamburg, a vibrant Spanish-speaking congregation in Southeast Arkansas that is struggling to pay off their new church complex.  Pray for the success of this project and give today at www.dolr.org/one-church.

Last year, our local Council collected $33,000 for this charitable program, Campaign for People with Intellectual Disabilities.  The Caring Place, First Step, Abilities Unlimited, Special Olympics of Arkansas and ARC Arkansas were all benefactors in 2018.  The "Tootsie Roll" drive is scheduled for October 4-5.  Over 100 Knights have already committed their time and personal donations.  Can we count on your financial support for this worthy endeavor?  Your contribution will be used to make a positive change in the lives of many individuals in central Arkansas.

Please make your donation check payalbe to the KofC, in the memo line enter "CPID."  Mail your check to:  Murray Claassen, 36 Excelso Way, HSV, AR 71909.

The next meeting of the Sacred Heart Men's Club is on Tuesday, October 8, starting at 5:00 p.m., Lower Hall. At 5:00, you may join others in the Upper Hall to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for family, Church, our nation, world peace, and your personal intentions. Social gathering in the Lower Hall is from 5:00 to 5:45 p.m. Dinner to be served by 6:00 p.m. After dinner, Mike Socha, Assistant Director of Golf for the Village, will talk about possible joint ventures with Arkansas Golf Trail and other golf related situations.

The dinner for the evening will be: meatloaf, gravy, mashed potatoes, peas and carrots, salad, roll and ice cream for dessert. The cost of the dinner is $12 per person and will be catered by Chef Johnna. Any man who is a member of Sacred Heart or whose wife is a member of Sacred Heart, even though he is not a member, is invited to attend. New members eat free by paying the $15 membership fee. Anyone attending and eating dinner, whether a member or visitor, will need to make a reservation. Contact Bill Patterson, 922-6965 or e-mail at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Deadline to reply is 3:00 p.m., Sunday, October 6.