Our Sacred Heart Parish has been invited to lead the Pumpkin Patch event again this year at the annual Village Fall Fest. It's simple to volunteer: help those attending to place their name in a bin assocciated with the pumpkin they wish to win. Be a part of this enjoyable outreach for our parish by signing up for a one-to-two hour shift in the narthex, and contact Cathy Silk at 908-938-5545 with any questions.The Village Fall Fest will be held on Saturday, October 27, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Grove Park - next to Woodlands Auditorium and the Ponce Center on DeSoto Boulevard.
Next Tuesday, October 23, Sacred Heart will host the Silver Rose at our 9:00 a.m. Mass. On Wednesday, October 24, the Silver Rose will present itself in our Adoration Chapel.The Running of the Silver Rose is a Knights of Columbus event that shares the message of Our Lady of Guadalupe and promotes respect for life. It consists of 8 Silver Roses that begin 8 separate pilgrimage routes from Canada, through the United States, and ends in Monterrey, Mexico. Knights from each route hand deliver the Silver Rose and pass it on to another Knight on its pilgrimage to another church. The entire trip begins in March and ends on December 12, the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Sacred Heart of Jesus Church and the Knights of Columbus are honored to participate in this historic event.
The next meeting will be held Tuesday, October 9, at 5:00 p.m. We'll start in the Upper Hall to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet and then gather in the Lower Hall for social time from 5:00 to 5:45 p.m. Dinner will be served before 6:00 p.m. Following dinner Buddy Dixon, HSVPOA Board member, will discuss the upcoming vote on the declaration changes that are part of the governing document for Hot Springs Village. Then, a short business meeting is scheduled.The dinner for the evening will be meatloaf with gravy, mashed potatoes, carrots and peas, salad, rolls butter - with ice cream for dessert. The cost is $12 per person and will be catered by Chef Johnna.
Anyone who is a member of our parish is invited to attend this meeting. New Members eat free by paying the $10 membership fee. So, anyone attending and eating dinner, whether a member or visitor, will need to call Bill Patterson at 922-6965 or by e-mail, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
October 22 is the feast of St. John Paul II. There are two FORMED.org programs that recall the influence of this saint who had an overwhelming impact on the spiritual lives of so many of us. The first, a file, Pope John Paul II, "follows Karol Wojtyla's journey from his youth through his late days on the Chair of St. Peter." It stars Jon Voight as Pope John Paul II, a role for which Voight was nominated for an Emmy. The second, an audio presentation, Father Michael Gaitley's The Second Greatest Story Ever Told, "emcompasses Divine Mercy, the life of Pope John Paul II, and the crucial role that Marian Consecrations can play in your life."To register with FORMED, just typed FORMED.org into your browser, enter the parish's code - CNT7WK - on the homepage, and create a password for your continued use of the website.
Please consider playing in this enjoyable four-person scramble at beautiful Maumelle Country Club (about one hour and fifteen minute drive from the Village) on Monday, October 8. The beneficiary is Catholic Charities of Arkansas which serves the poor and needy in our state. Choose between an 8:00 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. tee time. The cost is $75.00 per person and includes a Continental Breakfast and Lunch (for the 8:00 a.m. players) and a lunch and dinner (for the 1:30 p.m. players). Please call Fr. Bill at 209-2502 if you are interested in playing, and/or get registrations forms in the narthex and turn in to Father Bill as soon as possible as there's a limited number of spaces available for each tee time. You can also register by contacting Patrick Gallaher at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit http://bit.ly/ccagolf and download the registration brochure. 
Linda and Tom Luyet want to remind us that they deliver clothing and small kitchen items to Harvey's Chapel Baptist Church Clothes Closet for the Mountain Pine community. Your donations are appreciated and can be placed in the closet to the left of the main entrance doors as you enter the church. 
As you know, the registration period for "Walking With Purpose" has ended; however, you are still invited and encouraged to join us on October 1 for the first meetings in the Upper Hall at 1:00 p.m. or in the Administration Building at 7:00 p.m. You are welome to join our program either that Monday or anytime in the next 22 weeks! Buy study guides at walkingwithpurpose.com for $40 (plus shipping).Please come and see a video by Lisa Brenninkmeyer on October 1 at either the morning and evening meeting - if you want to check-out the program or if you just want more information. You can also call Sharon Board at 922-6995 or e-mail her at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call Paula Doyle at 922-5771 or transmit an e-mail message to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Hope to see you at one of the meetings!.
The Balboa Baptist Church, Faith Lutheran Church, Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church and Village Bible Church will co-sponsor and participate in the Crosses for Life Memorial in the Village this year during the month of September. This statewide outreach project was originally started by Benton County Right-to-Life and is now managed by Arkansas Right-to-Life.The crosses represent some of the 3,700 preborn children that die daily in the United States of America due to abortion. The display at each of the churches is to memorialize those children who 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."
Crosses were erected at Sacred Heart Catholic Church and will be displayed for the month of September. An ecumenical service is planned for September 9, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church on DeSoto Boulevard.
We are looking for volunteers for the 2018-19 Food Basket Program for our parish. A second collection will be taken the weekend of October 27-28 to help fund the program from Thanksgiving, 2018, through Christmas, and into 2019 covering the Easter holidays; and, hopefully, a basket of food for families with children home through the summer from school.At the October meetings of the various service organizations of Sacred Heart, sign-up sheets will be available to serve as volunteers to help put the baskets together. Or, perhaps you prefer to shop for the groceries and deliver a basket of food for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Contact Ed Keearns by e-mail at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.or call Ed at 501-922-3432 (home) or 501-922-8986 (cell).
At four months in the womb, your baby's heartbeat may now be audible through an instrument called a doppler. Her fingers and toes are well-defined, and eyelids, eyebrows, eyelashes, nails, and hair are formed. She can even suck her thumb, yawn, stretch, and make faces. Her reproductive organs and genitalia are now fully developed. By the end of the fourth month, your baby is about 6 inches long and weighs about 4 ounces. Please continue to pray for your baby and her mother. 
Quadrivalent flu vaccines will be offered again this Sunday, October 21, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. in classrooms A and B. Please be sure to bring your insurance card with you for authorization of submission. Any questions, contact either Cathy Silk at 908-938-5545 or Bill Nosek at 915-9000. 
The Knights of Columbus Fall Fest on Saturday, October 20, at 6:00 p.m. includes live music by the No Refund Band, pork loin dinner with German chocolate cake dessert, cash bar, live and silent auctions, dancing and fun. The event benefits People with Intellectual Disabilities, and will be held in the Lower Hall. Tickets are $20 per person and will be sold before and after Masses this weekend October 13/14. For tickets, call Pam Gannon at 281-785-5073 or Dan Ferguson at 501-773-6100. 
The Bowling League for the new season will begin on Thursday, September 13! We bowl each Thursday at 2:00 p.m. Sign-up sheets for both regular and substitute bowlers are in the narthex. Any questions, call Bob or Ann Bowman at 922-6619. 
Life Chain is a peaceful, prayerful public witness of pro-life Americans standing in honor of 5 million lives lost to abortion, praying for our nation, for people in crisis situations and for an end to abortion. It is a visual statement of solidarity by the Christian community that abortion kills children and that the Church supports the sanctity of human life from the moment of conception to natural death.Gather at Hill Wheatly Plaza in downtown Hot Springs this Sunday, October 7, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Please arrive early - by 1:45 p.m. Signs will be provided.
Stand with thousands of pro-lifers throughout the USA! You'll be a light in a darkened world as you help put an end to abortion through prayer!
Bring your whole family! Rain or shine! Bring your own water, lawn chairs, umbrellas. Strollers are welcome. Stand 25-30 feet apart. Do not park in front of an open business.
In remembrance of St. Francis of Assisi whose feast we celebrated on October 4, we will have the annual blessing of pets this Sunday, October 7 at 1:00 p.m. under the porte cochere in front of church. Please have your animals on a leash or in a cage of some kind to keep them and us safe. 
The Diocese of Little Rock is hosting a Project Rachel support group beginning the third week in September, September 17, for women who have had abortions. Small groups will meet for 11 weeks in Little Rock, Rogers/Springdale and Hot Springs areas. All names and meeting places are held confidentially. For more details, call (501) 664-0340, extension 357.