Sunday, April 23, the Knights of Columbus would like to invite everyone to a parish breakfast. The menu will include sausage and eggs, biscuits, gravy, hash browns, and juice, coffee or milk. We will be welcoming new parishioners who will be guests of the Knights. Please join us in welcoming them to the Sacred Heart family. Breakfast is only $6.00 a plate and as always, children 12 and under, eat free. All breakfast proceeds are used to help fund Knights charitable activities throughout the year. Your support is greatly appreciated. See you there! 
Please join us on Holy Thursday, April 13, at 5:15 p.m. in the Lower Hall for a meal prepared by Chef Johnna whose menu includes Herb-grilled chicken, mashed Ranch potatoes with gravy, green beans, salad and roll. Donations will be accepted to help cover the cost of the meal. Dessert will be provided by the Ice Cream Priest, Father Bill. Refreshment Center will be available, and handsome servers will be provided by the the Sacred Heart Men's Club. Sign-up in the narthex before April 10. Head count will be given to the caterer that date. Contact Cathy Silk at 908-938-5545 with questions. 
The women of All Saints Guild are sponsoring a Bake Sale before and after all the Masses on Palm Sunday Weekend, April 8 and 9. Bake sale items will include pastries, coffee cakes, sweet breads, muffins and pies. Let the women of All Saints help with your Easter baking! You will also be supporting the underprivileged children in the Mountain Pine, Jessieville and Fountain Lake School Districts. Please help us so we can help these children. 
Please put printer ink cartridges for recycling in the library area marked "Ink Cartridges." The cartridges will be donated to the Village Animal Welfare League for recycling. St. John's no longer recycles them. 
The weeks are rushing by and soon it will be April 9, time to go to the Montserrat House and spend quiet time with God. Call Tom today and reserve your spot for this important time to spend without distraction with our God. Perhaps you need some of your special undisturbed time with your Maker in order to get the special instructions that He has been waiting to whisper in your ear. I know, you still have a week before you need to commit, but why not admit that Jesus wants to talk to you, and let Tom know that you want to make a reservation. It will end the turmoil in your thoughts and get you on the road to getting that special message and help that you have been hoping for - for the last few weeks. You will be glad you have made the commitment. Call Tom Yerina at 922-3062, Gerald Krawczynski at 915-9629, Bill Hartnett at 922-6922, or Bob Honzik at 922-2702 for more details and reservations. 
The Decorating Committee is looking for 20 volunteers to take a potted flower from the narthex to the altar during the Gloria at the 8:00 p.m. Easter Vigil Mass. If you would like to do this honor please call Marty Schnoebelen at 204-9178. Thank you for your kindness. 
The Knights of Columbus are once again sponsoring opportunities for good food and fellowship on Friday, April 7 in the Lower Hall. For $10 a plate you will get delicious fried catfish fillets, a baked potato, cole slaw and a dessert. You can come and eat your meal ANYTIME betwen 5:00 and 6:30 p.m. Takeouts will also be available. Proceeds, as always, will benefit charities that are chosen by the Knights of Columbus during the fraternal year. 
Please remember to follow the disciplines of fasting and abstinence during Lent as follows: Abstinence from meat on all Fridays of Lent (including St. Patrick's Day) for those 14 years of age or older. As for Fasting, only one full meal and two small meals for those between the ages of 18 and 59 on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. 
Mark your calendars for our Lenten Reconciliation Service with opportunity for individual reception of the sacrament with area priests on Thursday, April 6, at 6:00 p.m. The other service in the area has been scheduled at St. John's Church in Hot Springs on April 4, at 6:00 p.m. 
The Spiritual Life Committee of the Ladies of the Sacred Heart invites Sacred Heart women to come to the St. Scholastica Retreat Center the weekend of March 24-26, 2017 in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Presenting the retreat will be Joyce Rupp and Sister Macrina Wiederkehr with the theme of "The Circle of Life: Journey through the Seasons of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter." Cost to attend is $245 which includes lodging and meals. Reservations are filling up quickly for this open retreat. To register, call the Retreat Center at 479-783-1135 or go online to www.stscho.org. Any questions, please contact Ann Bowman, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 
| What | Coffee, Donuts, Fellowship |
| When | Sunday, March 19, after 10:00 a.m. Mass |
| Where | Follow the signs after 10:00 Mass |
| Why | Parishioner suggestion, Parish Life sponsored social time, each third Sunday of the month in which a K/C breakast is not scheduled, excludes summer months |
| Who | The special person which God made = YOU |
Great news on the horizon! Our third annual "SHJ Dinner Theater" has been scheduled for May 19, 20 and 21. That's a Friday and Saturday evening with something new - a Sunday Matinee. Mark your calendars . . . You'll love our delicious meal and "sell out" performance! More news on auditions and ticket sales as we get closer to show time! 
Celebrate his Solemn feast Monday, March 20, 2017. Mass at 9:00 a.m. followed by blessing of our Saint Joseph baked goods table in classroom A & B. Come share your favorite "goodies" with each other. Call Don Ritter at 224-659-5001 with questions. 
You are invited to join in a Rosary for Traditional Marriage this Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 12:00 Noon. The Rosary will be recited on the front lawn at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church (weather permitting). We will go inside if weather so dictates. For questions, call Jim Goodson at 501-226-5312 or e-mail at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 
Holy Week contains some of the most sacred and beautiful liturgies of the year which are made more meaningful when we lift our voices together in song and worship along with our Choir. If you are one of our wonderful parishioners who sings out 'with gusto' from the congregation, we would love to have you. Proficiency in music is not required, just the ability to sing on key and the desire to be involved. Rehearsals will be every Wednesday 1:30 p.m. in the Choir area in the church. Call Choir Director Lynne Border at 922-2062, extension 13. 
The LOSH card party this year called MARCH MADNESS is Monday, March 27, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Those of you who did not purchase tickets from Guild Captains of the Ladies of the Sacred Heart but would like to get a group together to play card games or other games, please call Carol Barrett at 922-0071 for tickets. Tickets are $7.00 each.The card party is held in the upper and lower halls of the church and has been a sell-out for the last few years. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. for the silent auction. There will be a 50/50 raffle with multiple winners and out famous gift baskets will again be offered as door prizes along with many other prizes. Please join us, and call Carol for tickets today.
SILENT AUCTION
Barb Potter, chair for our Silent Auction, is asking for donations for the card party. Works of art, small decorative items, gently-used jewelry and other items looking for a good home will be appreciated. Please call Barb at 226-3246 to bring the item(s) to the next general meeting on Monday, March 13.
All proceeds for this event will be distributed to local charities sometime in May along with other monies collected from previous fund raisers during our 2016-17 season.