During the Lenten season (in the Jubilee Year of Mercy), we invite everyone, either in small groups or individually, to grow in appreciation of the spiritual and corporal works of mercy through a work entitled, "Be Merciful," by Bill Huebsch. When done in small groups, it required no preparation for each session, and sessions will last around 45 minutes. You are welcome to form your own groups and meet at times and places that your group work out, OR you can join a group at church either on a weekday after Mass, or after one of the weekend Masses for the six weeks of Lent. Sign-up sheets are in the narthex. The cost of the booklet is $3 for each person who participates in this "Reflection" experience. 
The Knights of Columbus Council is sponsoring a Fried Catfish Dinner on Friday, March 18, 2016. The dinner is open to parishioners, the community, Knights and family members, served between 5:00 and 6:30 p.m. The menu: delicious fried catfish, baked potato, coleslaw, cornbread muffin and dessert. Take-outs available. Tickets - $10 per person. They will be sold before/after each of this weekend's Masses. You can also call Gary Wolfer at 501-204-1192. Come early and enjoy a delicious, down-home, fried catfish meal while helping the Knights' charities. 
Meet in the Lower Hall after the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Saturday, March 19, to share in baked goods in fellowship, celebrating the Solemnity of Saint Joseph. Call Don Ritter at 224-659-5001 with questions. 
We will have our Lenten Penance Service with opportunity for individual reception of the Sacrament of Reconciliation (with 10 priests available) Thursday, March 17, at 6:00 p.m. in the church. Please respond in this extraordinary Year of Mercy to coming together to reflect on and celebrate God's mercy and purify our hearts in preparation for the coming celebration of the Paschal mysteries. 
Come, have some fun! You are invited to join the Sacred Heart Rosary Makers. We have lost some of our merry makers and are in need of new people who would like to learn how to make cord rosaries. It's fun and easy. Our ministry sends rosaries around the world. We meet each Thursday after morning Mass. Come or call Marge Newburn at 922-9047 to learn about this rewarding ministry. 
Join us Wednesday, March 16, for Mary Lou's cream of broccoli soup with honey ham and Cheddar on a Sully Roll after the 5:30 p.m. Mass in the Lower Hall. A video will be shown, "Seven Deadly Sins & the Seven Lively Virtues" by Bishop Robert Barron. Sign-up in the narthex before Monday, March 14. Call Pam Cox at 915-0222 with questions. 
The featured books for December are Comon Sense 101, In Defense of Sanity and Orthodoxy by G. K. Chesterton, as donated by the Chesterton Society. On the Shelf are Christmas and angel books. New to our library are: The Cup of Our Life and Fly While You Still Have Wings by Joyce Rupp, Nothing Is Imossible With God by John Michael Talbot and Praying with C. L. Lewis. Please check all items out before reoving them from the library. The Knights of Columbus Council is sponsoring a Fried Catfish Dinner on Friday, March 11, 2016. The dinner is open to parishioners, the community, Knights and family members, served between 5:00 and 6:30 p.m. The menu: delicious fried catfish, baked potato, coleslaw, cornbread muffin and dessert. Take-outs available. Tickets - $10 per person. They will be sold before/after each of this weekend's Masses. You can also call Gary Wolfer at 501-204-1192. Come early and enjoy a delicious, down-home, gried catfish meal while helping the Knights' charities. 
Please join us after the 8:00 a.m. Mass this Sunday in the Lower Hall for a reception honoring Ann Hooper who recently retired as the Coordinator of our Sacred Heart Singles after 18 years! We thank God for Ann and for the many lives she touched in this group and in our grief support ministry. Come to enjoy fellowship and Mary Park's delicious homemade cake. 
On Wednesday, March 9, at 7:00 p.m. the Ouachita Speaker Series is proud to present Theodora Klayman, a Holocaust Survivor. You will learn of family arrest, deportation, life in hiding, being found and sent to Auschwitz and Klayman's eventual liberation and life in the United States, where she worked for 30 years as a Maryland school teacher. This event was arranged through the United States Memorial Holocaust Museam. Join us as we hear her incredible story of survival! Admission is FREE, but please reserve your tickets at www.HSVticketsales.com or visit the office at 101 De Soto Boulevard, HSV, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 
Catholics throughout the world are invited and encouraged to participate in Eucharistic Adoration sometime between 10:00 a.m. on March 4 and 9:00 a.m. on March 5. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is encouraged during this time and will be available every other hour starting at 11:00 a.m. and ending at 8:00 p.m. on March 4. Stations of the Cross will be prayed in community at 4:30 p.m. on that day. Mass will be celebrated at 9:00 a.m. both days followed by devotions to the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Friday) and the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Saturday). Come praticpate in the worldwide 24 hours of prayer and Reconciliation. The Knights of Columbus Council 10208 is sponsoring a Fried Catfish Dinner on Friday, February 26, 2016. The dinner is open to all: parishioners, the community, Knights and family members. Dinner will be served between 5:00 and 6:30 p.m. The menu includes: delicious fried catfish, baked potato, coleslaw, cornbread muffin and dessert. Take-outs will be available. Tickets are $10 per person and will be sold before and after each of the Masses on February 20/21. You can also call Gary Wolfer 501-204-1192. Come early and enjoy a delicious, down-home, fried catfish meal and good fellowship - all while helping the local charities of the Knights of Columbus. Don't wait as our last Catfish Fry was a sellout! 
Do you wish you could be with others who have suffered the loss of a loved one and just share what worked for you and what you still struggle with? There is such a place! We have scheduled two Grief Support Groups for anyone interested.There will be a group just for men, meeting on Mondays starting January 25. We will meet at 10:00 a.m. This group will meet for six weeks in the Library for one and one-half hours. This support group is open to anyone; so, if you wish to attend, please make a reservation by calling Deacon John at 226-9035 to tell him whether you prefer mornings or evenings.
There will also be a group for women meeting in the Library on Tuesday Mornings at 10:00 a.m. beginning January 26. There will be six weekly sessions facilitated by Deacon John Froning and Martha Rogers. Each one will last one and one-half hours. If you know someone that is grieving and could use support, please invite them to attend. Those attending do not need to be a member of Sacred Heart Church. Since the size of the group is linmited, however, please make a reservation by calling Deacon John at 226-9035 or Martha Rogers at 501-580-1750.
This Sunday, February 21, 2016, the Knights of Columbus would like to invite everyone to their delicious parish breakfast after each of the Masses. New parish members will be our special guests. Biscuits, gravy, hash browns, sausage and eggs are on the menu. Breakfast is only $6 a plate and, as always, kids eat free. All breakfast proceeds are used to fund Knights charitable activities. Your support is appreciated.
Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish Men's Club is sponsoring their annual Fish Bake to be held on February 12, 2016 in the Lower Hall. The menu includes Baked Domestic Tilapia, green beans, tater tots, coleslaw, rolls, butter and coffee. Additional beverages will also be available. As a special treat, there will be a selection of Father Bill's homemade ice cream for dessert. There will be two seatings: 5:00 and 6:30 p.m. Take-outs will also be available.Tickets are $10 when purchased in advance, and $11 at the door. Children under 12 years of age are half-price, and children under six years eat free. Tickets can be purchased from members of the Men's Club after weekend Masses on January 30/31 and on February 6/7, or by calling Joe Lemmler at 915-0511. Don't be disappointed. Get your tickets early as seating is limited. Come, enjoy a great meal and good fellowship while helping the Men's Club with their support of local charities.
Sacred Heart will be offering sessions on the Catholic Fatih for people who were baptized in other Christian faiths who want to become Catholic, AS WELL AS Catholics who have not been Confirmed and who wish to be. Bishop Taylor will be here April 9 to confer the Sacrament of Confirmation on those who are prepared to receive it. We will meet on Thursdays starting January 7, at 9:45 a.m. in one of our classrooms in the A & E Building. Call Father Bill at 209-2502 or Deacon Larry at 922-3283 to learn more. You are welcome to just show up on January 7 if you wish to participate.