At four months, 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. Your baby an even suck his or her thumb, yawn, stretch and make faces. The reproductive organs and genitalia are now fully developed, and the doctor can see on ultrasound if you are having a boy or girl. Please continue to pray for your spiritually-adopted baby and her mother. 
Our meeting for the fall season will be held on September 5 at 1:00 p.m. in the A & E Building for our Shawl Ministry. We meet the first Tuesday of each month. All are welcome to join. We make shawls for anyone who is ill, old, cold or in need of spiritual comfort, and we ask Father Bill to bless each of the shawls. Many have told us how comforting the shawls have become to them. We usually distribute shawls on the second Monday of each month, but anytime one is needed, please call Dee Kapple at 915-9331 or Tillie Tylka at 922-4190, and we will be glad to see that you get one. For more information, please call either one of us. 
WHO: You're invited and encouraged to attend. This is a wonderful opportunity to help your needy neighbors while enjoying a fine dinner with your parish brothers and sisters - invite your neighbors and friends, too.WHAT: A delicious Knights of Columbus Spaghetti Dinner served family-style, with salad, pasta, marinara-base meat sauce, garlic bread and dessert. The donation refreshment center will also offer wines, brews, sodas and other adult refreshments.
WHEN: Evening on September 2 at 6:00 p.m. after the 5:00 p.m. Mass.
WHERE: The Sacred Heart of Jesus Lower Hall.
WHY: One hundred percent (100%) of ticket proceeds will go to charitable community outreach. The dinner costs for the meal will be underwritten by Bob and Mary Anne Honzik and James Anderson.
TICKETS: Get your tickets on either the weekend of August 19 and August 26, before and after all Masses. Tickets sell for only $8.00 each. Just 200 tickets available - so plan ahead!
Thanks to all who are donating to Jackson House Food collection. The monetary donations have been outstanding with over $8,000 donated so far this year! However, the weekly food donations have progressively declined. To quote Janie Smith, Jackson House Director, "The donations of food that you send enables us to provide a great variety of food for people we distribute to. Without those donations, our food would always be the same each time." Items that are in short supply include cereal, peanut butter, soups, rice, beans and mac-n-cheese. Our donations are very important to Jackson House operations.The demand for help at Jackson House is greater now that it's ever been. They've essentially expended all the monetary resources they have for helping families with extraordinary expenses for such things as rent, utilities, gas, prescriptions, etc. Please continue to be generous. This is a very fine organization that is a primary source of help for needy families.
St. Francis Home for Homeless Veterans needs clothing for all ages and sizes. Household goods are also welcome. Please leave any items you have in the front, double-door closet near the main entrance to the church. Please mark clearly "ST. FRANCIS HOME" so that donated items can be transported as needed. Thank you for thinking of the needs of St. Francis Home in Little Rock.If you are not physically able to bring your clothing or household items to the church, please call parishioner Lew Ake at 922-5714, and he will arrange to have your items picked-up and delivered.
Have you said to yourself, or others, "I'm doing pretty well, I think. Learning how to adjust." Good. But you might help others who have suffered the loss of a loved one by just sharing what worked for you and what you still struggle with. And they can help you by sharing their experiences. There is a safe place for just that! We will begin another Grief Support Group here at Sacred Heart. The group will meet in Classroom B on Thursday mornings, at 10:00 a.m. beginning on August 17th. There will be 6 weekly sessions facilitated by Deacon John. Each session will last one and a half hours. If you know someone that could benefit from these sessions, anyone, they don't have to be a parishioner, invite them to attend. The size of the group is limited so if you wish to attend, please make a reservation by calling Deacon John at 226-9035 or emailing him at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 
Returning, new and interested catechists are invited to an important meeting to be held on Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. in Classroom A. The new Safe Environment program, Connect M, will be introduced. Everyone is required to participate in the new program since it replaes Virtus. It is simple and easy to use. Bring any questions you may have. Bring calendars since important dates will be discussed. If you cannot attend, please contact Rose Harrigan at 501-915-0314, evenings or 501-664-0125 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday between 8:20 and 3:30 p.m. 
We are reinstating the Sociable Six program at our church. It is a great way to promote fellowship and to get to know all those fellow parishioners who "you see at Mass very week!" Three couples arrange among themselves to share a simple dinner or lunch at an alternate home - once each month for September, October and November. We need both new members and long-time parishioners to participate! Get to know your Sacred Heart family. To sign-up call Dotti or Dennis Kessen at 501-226-5090 or e-mail to Dotti at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 
Thanks to everyone who donates "pull tabs!" There have been a couple big bags and containers dropped off, and it is appreciated as we collect for Ronald McDonald House Charity.Any soda or beer cans, pet food cans, vegetable, fruit and soup cans all could have the "pull tabs." There is a box in the cabinets of the Administration and Education Hallway for you to place your tabs in anytime. This effort is sponsored by the Ladies of the Sacred Heart, and we drop them off in Hot Springs. Thanks again.
Women's retreat is scheduled from Friday, August 18 through Sunday, August 20, 2017. Presenter is Father John Miranda, a priest of the Diocese of Little Rock. The theme of the weekend is "Alone, but not Lonely: Refreshing your Spirit in The Lord." Women's retreat is open to all women in the area. Cost is $150 per person for shared room; $200 for a private room. Cost includes a two-night stay, six meals, (two breakfast, two lunch, two dinner) and conferences. Check-in on Friday begins at 3:00 p.m. at Coury House on the grounds of Subiaco Abbey. The retreat ends Sunday after the fourth conference. Lunch on Sunday is included. Reservations can be made by calling 479-939-4411. There may be a request for a donation to give to the speaker as he is not one of the Abbey monks. For more information, please call Sheila Harrison, 922-1767. 
"Risen" film follows the epic Biblical story of the Resurrection, as told through the eyes of a non-believer. Clavius, a powerful Roman Military Tribune, and his aide Lucius, are tasked with solving the mystery of what happened to Jesus in the weeks following the crucifixion, in order to disprove the rumors of a risen Messiah and prevent an uprising in Jerusalem. You will enjoy this different portrayal of the Passion of Christ. Of course, popcorn will be served. Join us Thursday, August 24, at 6:00 p.m. in the Lower Hall 
Members of the Parish Life Commission will be on hand the weekend of August 26/27 to present the different committees within its commission. Stay after Mass........excite yourself with a new interest. Maybe join a rewarding committee, a fun social group, or challenge yourself to take on a leadership role. Come and explore. 
We are in need of a volunteer, preferably with experience taking minutes, to be available once or twice a month to take minutes at one of our church council meetings. Please call Father Bill at 209-2502 for more information. 
We are fervently looking and hoping for someone to take over the Hand & Foot group. We are no longer able to do this. We have it set up to where it is not difficult to run, and will be happy to help out when we can. There are a lot of fun-loving people who are participating in this group. Call Cathy or Jerry Bertrand at 501-204-9088 for more information. 
We welcome Bishop Taylor as the main Celebrant for the 10:00 a.m. Mass next Sunday, August 6. At this Mass Jonathan Semmler of our parish will sign a Letter of Commitment to be a seminarian for the Diocese of Little Rock. Please join him, his family, and our parish family as we celebrate this special moment in the life of Jonathan and our parish. 
Please save "Box Tops" and "Labels for Educaiton" found on many packaged foods and frozen foods in your grocery store. "Box Tops" are worth a dime for schools and "Labels for Education" can be used towards the pruchase of classroom equipment. Drop them in a container found in the narthex hall.