The next meeting of the 2016-17 year will be on Tuesday, January 10, at 5:00 p.m. in the Lower Hall of the church. There will be a short optional religious service in the Upper Hall conducted by Deacon Wally Gieringer and Mike Kerwin. Social gathering in the Lower Hall follows from 5:00 to 5:45 p.m. Dinner will be served before 6:00 p.m. After dinner, our speaker for the evening will be Hot Springs Village Chief of Police Rickey Middleton, who will talk about "Safety in the Village." After the speaker, we will have a short business meeting. Remember to sign-up with Danny Murphy at the meeting to participate in our "Meals on Wheels" program during the month of February.The dinner for the evening will be Pulled Pork Barbeque, Baked Beans, Cole Slaw, rolls and butter, with ice cream for dessert. The cost of the dinner is $10 per person and will be catered by Chef Johnna at the DeSoto Club. Contact Bill Patterson by phone at 922-6965 or transmit an e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 8, if you plan on attending and eating with us.
The next Blood Drive as supported by the parish Knights of Columbus and hosted by the Village United Methodist Church on Carmona Road, will be held Tuesday, January 10, 2017, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. New donors can go to www.redcrossblood.org for detailed information and to schedule an appointment. Previous donors at this site with e-mail addresses have been sent an e-mail reminder. Contact Scott Luchesi at 501-204-4101 with questions or to be place on the reminder list. 
We invite all parishioners who would like to come together for food and fellowship during the Christmas season by participating in our third annual CROCK POT SUPPER on Sunday, January 8, at 4:30 p.m. in the Lower Hall. If you can provide something, we ask you to sign-up to bring either a crock pot of your favorite soup, stew, chili or either crackers, bread or a dessert. A sign-up sheet is available in the narthex through the weekend of January 7-8. We will also play Santa Bingo and welcome new items for the Bingo games. 
The January Knights of Columbus Council 10208 meeting will be held Tuesdsay, January 3, in the Lower Hall with recitation of the rosary at 5:00 p.m., dinner at 5:45 p.m., and dinner at 6:30 p.m. Dinner will include hamburger steak, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, roll and dessert.Transmit an e-mail message for reservations to Art Morissette at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or phone Art at 915-8021 by Sunday, January 1.
Your baby's skin is wrinkled from so much time floating in water. His/her skin will stay this way untl a few weeks after your child's birth. Your baby's eyelashes are developing, and fat continues to be deposited beneath the skin. If you have a baby boy, his testes will probably begin descending. Now into his/her seventh month of development, a baby born at this time has a good chance of survival with the help of medical technology. Please pray for your spiritually-adopted baby. 
Thanks to all the Sacred Heart Helping Hands who took the time to update their contact information and to recommit themselves in service to all those parishioners in need of assistance. We are especially happy to welcome TEN NEW Helping Hands volunteers as a result of our recruitment efforts! If you somehow missed our summer campaign and would like to join us, simply fill out a volunteer application available in the nearthex, and mail it to the address on the bottom of the form. Opportunities exist for everyone to help someone!ONE HUNDRED HELPING HANDS VOLUNTEERS now stand ready to become an "Answer to Someone's Prayer." We provide visits to parishioners who are homebound or in care facilities, respite for family caregivers, transporation to medical appointments, drivers/escorts for grocery shopping or errands, and regular wellness checks. Some Helping Hands send Sunshine Cards or make calls to those on the parish Prayer List. We can also assist in helping locate long-term solutions for ongoing issues. If you, or a family member, would benefit from any of the services offered by Helping Hands for any registered parishioner, simply call a Coordinator for more information or to make arrangements. We admire the courage and humility of those who call for help, and recognize just how difficult that can be. Remember, eeryone needs a little help sometimes, and you have 100 friends waiting for the opportunity to help you. Call Cathy Wedwick at 915-8456 or Pat Widlowski at 922-1395, Helping Hands Coordinators.
"The Life of Jesus Christ" is a four-volume set about the visions of Venerable Catherine Emmerich on the Old Testament and the life of Jesus. The details in the movie "The Passion" were taken from these books. They are on the featured book shelf, second shelf on the free-standing book case on the left side of the library. Please fill out the checkout card for these and all items before removing them from the library. 
Thank you for your continued support of Jackson House. The monetary donations are averaging over $250 per week! Please continue to donate food items also. Those items help with food that can't be purchased from the Project Hope food bank.When donating food to Jackson House, please remember that the food is not used for the daily lunches. It is given to families in need of food so the size of the package should be something an average family can use. The large size packages, although more economical to buy, are not useful to the average family. Thank you again for this wonderful act of charity and mercy to our neighbors!
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The Knights of Columbus will once again be selling Wisconsin Cheese for Kraemer's of Wisconsin. Pick-up an order form in the narthex or go to the Knights website. Orders will be taken through the fall and winter, and it is a good time to order products to receive in time for Christmas. Shipping will take place when enough products have been ordered for the Kraemer Group to make a run from Wisconsin and/or ship by United Parcel Service. We also maintain many products on hand for instant sales, and a list of these products will be on the Knights of Columbus website ("Cheese Inventory,") or call any sales staff from our listing. Lastly, we will sell gift boxes for the holidays, and a brochure on boxes can be obtained from sales personnel and if you want gift boxes to be shipped by Kraemer's your order must be submitted by December 5. Additional information can be obtained from the Sales Staff: Ed Miller, 922-0501, John Meyers, 915-0746 or Bill Taylor at 922-0959. 
Once again we are featuring delicious products from Petit Jean meats. There are brochures in the narthex on the long information table.Please contact Al Bilgischer at 501-209-5231 to order, or order after all weekend Masses on November 12/13, 19/20 and December 10/11, 17/18. Donations also accepted and appreciated - no matter how small. All proceeds go to buy Christmas gifts for needy area children.
Products can be shipped all over the country, or items can be picked up at the church November 22 for Thanksgiving and December 20 for Christmas. We also have a new delivery option for anyone in the Village area who can't pick up their order.
Let's make this the best Christmas ever for these amazing kids!
Please continue to bring your ink cartridges for recycling to the library. Your used cartridges are donated to the HSV Animal Welfare League to help fund projects to help animals. 
The December meeting is a "Holiday Meeting with Wives or Dates," and all parishioners are invited. We will gather on Wednesday, December 14, at 5:00 p.m. for a social hour, with dinner being served before 6:00 p.m. After dinner, Leslie Nalley, CEO and General Manager of HSVPOA, will present her views on the status and future of the Village. Entertainment follows. The meal will be prepared and served by Chef Johnna. Menu includes choice of three entrees: Prime Rib, Citrus Salmon, Herb-Grilled Chicken. These will be served with green salad with crackers, truffle mashed potatoes, asparagus, rolls and cheesecake. The cost of the meal is $18 per person. Send your check, with entree choice and payable to Sacred Heart Men's Club, to Bill Patterson, 7 Doscientos Lane, HSV, 71909, by Saturday, December 10. You can reserve a table of eight with payment of $144. If you have a questions, contact Bill Patterson at 922-6965 or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 
Pleae plan to join us for an Advent Day of Recollection with Father Jerome Kodell, former Abbot of the Benedictine Abbey at Subiaco, Arkansas on Tuesday, December 13. We will begin with Mass at 9:00 a.m. and end with our Advent Reconcilation Service around 1:00 p.m. There will be a few talks by Father Jerome and time for reflection and meditation afterward. A lunch of sandwiches, chips and drinks - and Father Bill's ice cream, will be served. Please sign-up in the narthex and join us for this opportunity to prepare the way of the Lord at Chrsitmas and for the rest of our lives. 
Ladies of the Sacred Heart will hold their annual Christmas Bake Sale this weekend, December 10/11, after all Masses. Members will be offering Christmas cookies as well as sweet breads and candy. Please mark your calendars. Come one, come all! 
The Knights of Columbus will be serving a parish breakfast on Sunday, December 11. The menu will include French Toast, link sausage, juice, coffee/milk. New parish members are invited guests. Come join us for a delicious breakfast with good friends, good food, and great conversation. We'll be ready to serve you after each of the two Sunday Masses. Breakfast is still $6 a plate and kids 12 and under eat free.