Knights of Columbus Council 10208 will conduct a Baby Bottle Campaign beginning on the Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary on October 3 and ending on All Saints Day, November 1. The goal this year is to assist in purchasing an ultrasound machine for a Pregnancy Resource Center servicing our area. The cost is expected to be $28,000 to $30,000; however, if we are able to raise half, the Knights of Columbus Supreme Council will contribute the remaining half.Ultrasound machines are saving the lives of babies every day where they are used. What a great feeling it is when you know that you have helped save a life!
Please take a Baby Bottle as you leave today and return it with your generous donation to the baby playpen in the narthex. Please open your heart and generousity to these beautiful unborn children of God. Thank you!
The Knights of Columbus Council 10208 will conduct its annual campaign with Tootsie Rolls given as a "thank you" at the five Village gates, Cranford's and Walmart on Friday, October 9, and at the gates only on Saturday morning, October 11. To save parishioners a special trip to one of these locations to donate, Knights will also be available at weekend Masses, October 10/11. Checks should be made payable to the Knights of Columbus.85% of the net proceeds will be divided among The Caring Place, First Step, Abilities Unlimited, Special Olympics of Arkansas and Camps for the Blind. Fifteen percent of funds donated goes to the State Council for its charity, The Arc Arkansas in Little Rock. All of the money will stay in Arkansas. A complete financial report of the campaign will be shared with parishioners later in the month. Thank you for helping make this campaign a success.
Please plan to join us in prayer on October 10 at 12:00 noon at the grassy field behind Murphy's Gas station in front of Walmart on Highway 7 as we pray the Rosary to our Lady of Fatima for the intentions of our country, religious freedom and the culture of life. Bring your rosary, chair, umbrella (for the sun), water and your friends. Join with over 14,000 other gatherings worldwide as we lift each other up in prayer to Mother Mary. Questions? Call Jim Goodson at 501-226-5312. 
Next Sunday, October 11, the Knights of Columbus invite all to their delicious breakfast after each morning Mass. The menu includes biscuits and gravy with sausage and scrambled eggs, 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. All proceeds are used to fund charitbable activities. Hope you will be there. 
For your convenience, there will be both flu and pneumonia vaccines available at Sacred Heart of Jesus classrooms before and after the 5:00 p.m. Mass on Saturday, October 3, and before and after Masses on Sunday, October 4. The staff will also be available during the Masses. This year the Quadravalent flu vaccine will be offered. If you are thinking about getting the pneumonia vaccine, the staff will want to know when you last recieved one.Medicare pays 100% for both vaccines. Medicare recipients must show their Medicare card. Although not required, a driver's livense would be helpful for completing the forms. Individuals who do not have Medicare can purchase the vaccines with their insurance cards.
These arrangements have been made for you by the Knights of Columbus in cooperation with Village HealthMarts. Call Bill Nosek at 915-9000 with questions.
The 28th annual Life Chain will take place Sunday, October 4, from 2:00-3:00 p.m. in front of the Visitors Center in downtown Hot Springs. Stand with thousands of pro-life individuals throughout the country and Canada in honor of millions of babies whose lives have been lost to abortion. Pray for people in crisis situations and for our solidarity by people of all faiths that: Abortion kills children, and we support the sanctity of human life from the moment of conception to natural death.Invite friends to carpool; bring water and lawn chairs. Signs will be provided. There is a sign-up sheet and information on the table in the narthex. Please indicate if you need a ride, or if you have room in your vehicle to take additional passengers. Call Mary at 501-922-3915 with questions.
We will offer a blessing of your animals/pets on the traditional feast of St. Francis of Assisi on Sunday, October 4, at 12:30 p.m. in front of the main doors of the church. We will give away to all pet owners who come, a holy card with St. Francis on one side and a "Prayer for My Pet" on the other. Those who have a hard time transporting their pets can bring a photo of the pet for the blessing. 
Sacred Heart Singles invite you to tour An Enchanted Evening winery in Little Italy, Arkansas on Saturday, October 3, 2015. Following the tour, they will lunch at "Capers" in West Little Rock, Dutch-treat.The Singles will carpool from the church parking lot, leaving at 9:30 a.m. and returning by 3:30 p.m. Sign-up in the narthex. Call Ann at 922-6963 with questions.
This month marks the half-way point to birth, and the baby is very active. Sleep habits develop and his mother can feel him move and stretch, particularly when she is resting. He is big and strong enough to kick hard against the outside uterine wall and dent it. Up to now, although he swam with ease in his watery world, he was too small for her to detect because the inside wall of the uterus has little feeling. Babies born at this age have survived. 
If you are someone who is not regularly practicing your Catholic Faith and would like to know how to "get back into it" - even if you have issues to be resolved - please call Father Bill at 209-2502, Deacon John at 226-5506 or Deacon Larry at 922-3283. We want you back home with us. 
Session Two of this program, "Life is Worth Living" will be held this Tuesday, September 29, 2015 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. in the Lower Hall. Deacon John Froning and parishioner Faye Storck, a hospice nurse, will discuss advance directives, palliative care and hospice care. All parishoners are encouraged to attend this informative program which is based on Catholic ethics and morality. Guests are welcome. Invite friends and neighbors from other faith traditions to join you. Call Mary Costello, 501-922-3915 for more information.
Sacred Heart Men's Club is sponsoring their annual Chicken Bake to be held on Friday, September 25, 2015 in the Lower Hall. This dinner is one of two main fund raisers for the Men's Club charities for the year. The menu includes: Mixed Green Garden Salad, Creamed Breast of Chicken, Green Beans Almandine, Baked Potato, rolls and coffee. Other beverages will also be available from our donation refreshment center. There will be a selection of Father Bill's homemade ice cream available for dessert. Donations for this ice cream support the REY program for the parish youth.There will be two seatings, 5:00 and 6:30 p.m. Take-outs will also be available. Tickets are $10 in advance and $11 at the door. Children under 12 eat for half price and children, five and under, eat for free. Tickets can be purchased from members of the Men's Club before and after weekend Masses starting this weekend, September 12/13.
Get your tickets early as seating is limited. Come to enjoy a great meal and good fellowship while helping the Men'c Club in their support of local charities. For more information, contact Joe Lemmler at 915-0511 or transmit an e-mail to his address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Mark your calendar for our T-Shirt pick-up for registrants on Monday and Tuesday, September 14 and 15, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. in the Lower Hall of the church.Our Walk is on Saturday, September 26, and is honoring fellow parishioners, Lou and Rita Costello. Father Bill will lead the invocation. Parishioner Renee Steinpreis will take a group picture of Sacred Heart walkers at 7:15 a.m. near the bridge. Come join our Sacred Heart Team and support cancer research through UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Institute Foundation. All money collected stays in Arkansas!
The registration fee is $35. We will walk the Hernando Trail starting at the Cortez Pavilion at 7:30 a.m. Walk a few feet or walk five miles. No distance is required. Free fruit, coffee and water will be available before the Walk and free hamburgers/hotdogs after the Walk. We will be there come rain or come shine! For questions or information, call Lynne Border at 922-2062, extension 13, or Jane Kearby at 922-2338.
This tournament is scheduled for September 21st at Maumelle Country Club. The format is a four-person scramble with those 60 and older teeing off from the forward tees. We need golfers from the parish to play in either the morning or afternoon tee times. Half of the fee to play in the tournament will be paid from our parish charitable budget. The golfer's fee will therefore be $75. All proceeds go to support the many causes that are funded by Catholic Charities. Free food and drinks will be provided to those who play. Registration forms are available in the narthex or Church Office. Get a team together, or sign-up as an individual player, and we will fill out your form. 
September VIRTUS training session will be offered Monday evening, September 21, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. in an A & E Classroom. If you are a new volunteer minister and have not attended a previous training session, you are required to attend to meet the bishop's directive that all volunteer ministers be in compliance with this diocesan program.To register online, go to www.virtus.org, select "registration" from "Little Rock Diocese" and "Sacred Heart of Jesus at Hot Springs Village," select the date and follow instructions. Any questions, call Russ Harrison, 922-1767.
The next Red Cross Blood Drive supported by the Knights of Columbus and hosted by the Village United Methodist Church, 200 Carmona Road, is 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 15. Previous donors at this site with e-mail addresses have been sent an e-mail reminder. New donors can go to www.redcrossblood.org for detailed information and to schedule an appointment. Contact John Bodensteiner with questions or to be placed on an e-mail reminder list (915-0339 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). Thanks in advance for sharing your "gift of life."