This Father's Day we remember the many sacrifices fathers make for their children and families, and the ways, both big and small, they lift children to achieve dreams thought beyond reach. So, too, we remember all those who have helped fill the void when fathers pass early or are absent - grandfathers and uncles, brothers and cousins, teachers, pastors and coaches - and the women of our families. For those who are fathers, we ask for wisdom and humility in the face of the task of parenting. In Your Holy name, O God, we pray. Amen. 
Sacred Heart Youth will hold a Car Wash on Saturday, June 13, beginning at 11:00 a.m. in the church parking lot. Students will be on hand after all Masses the weekend of June 6/7 to offer time slots for anyone wishing to get a car washed. You can choose a preferred time so there will be no waiting in line. If you don't pick a time slot, don't worry . . we will happily wash any wehicle that comes on Saturday! Voluntary contributions will be taken the day of the car wash. Please support our youth as they work to raise funds to help finance a trip to the Steubenville Conference in July. 
The Knights of Columbus, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Military Order of the Purple Heart are sponsoring Flag Day activities at Sacred Heart on Sunday, June 14. The activities are mutually exclusive, and you can participate in all of them or only those you choose. The schedule of events is:| 3:00 p.m. | Patriotic Rosary (main body of church) |
| 3:45 p.m. | Social in Lower Hall of church |
| 4:15 p.m. | Short program |
| 4:30 p.m. | Light meal |
| 5:00 p.m. | Movie, "The Patriot" starring Mel Gibson in Lower Hall |
Please call Mike Kerwin at 922-1531 with questions.
Come and celebrate our Sacred Heart Parish Feast Day June 12 with Mass at 5:00 p.m. followed by a dinner in the Lower Hall with a menu of Barbeque Pulled Pork, baked beans, cole slaw and Father Bill's ice cream. The Refreshment Center will also be available. This dinner is FREE to all parishioners. Sign-up sheets are in the narthex. Please sign-up no later than June 8, 2015. Call JoAnn O'Brien at 922-1730 or Don Glinka at 922-9386 with questions. 
Sacred Heart Parish is pleased to be hosting an inspirational evening with John Michael Talbot, Christian Music legend, best-selling author, community founder and host of The Church Channel's weekly television show "All Things are Possible." This event will take place on Thursday, June 11, 2015 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in our church. It will include inspirational music, motivational speaking, humor and meditation, facilitated by John Michael Talbot.Feel free to encourage and invite your neighbors and friends of all faiths to join us for this unique presentation. A love offering will be collected on the night of the presentation to support John Michael Talbot's community of lay Brothers and Sisters.
The Sacred Heart Men's Club is sponsoring a baseball trip to the Travelers' baseball game on Tuesday, June 9. This event is open to all members of the parish and friends.Those attending will leave the church parking lot at 4:30 p.m. for the trip to Dickey-Stephens (Travelers) Park in North Little Rock. Once there, we will have a two-hour, all-you-can-eat dinner of hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, soft drinks, etc. at the food pavilion in the stadium. Game time is 7:10 p.m., and we will board the buses for the return trip at approsimately 10:00 p.m. The cost for this event is $38 per person, which includes the bus ride, food and reserved seats. We believe we can easily fill two buses. There will be prizes.
If you want to attend this game, please send your check to Buddy Dixon, 5 Sur de Curso Lane, HSV, 71909 as soon as possible. Each bus has a capacity of 56 people and inclusion in this event is on a first-come, first-served basis. So, get your checks in early to ensure your ticket in this fun evening of baseball! Your check is your reservation - as made payable to Sacred Heart Men's Club (SHMC). For more information, call Buddy Dixon at 922-2811.
This is not a fund raiser for the Men's Club; members are only acting as facilitators for this event.
The Sacred Heart Singles will meet in the Lower Hall on Monday, June 8, from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. for a potluck dinner, with games following. Bring your friends, neighbors and relatives. All are welcome. Come and join the fun. Sign-up in the narthex. For questions, call Ann at 922-6963. 
The Fountain Lake Schools are having a one-time food pantry for families of students who have been receiving food from the Backpack Program throughout the year. They have asked for donations of food or money to help purchase food items. In order to help with this effort, we will donate all food received the weekend of May 30/31 to this food pantry rather than to Jackson House. The children in these school families will not be receiving breakfast and lunch at school during the summer; so, please be generous. Please donate the same items as you would for Jackson House: canned tuna and chicken, canned fruit, vegetables, pork & beans, ramen noodles, peanut butter, jelly, pasta, etc. 
We are exploring interest in a summer Sacred Heart Bowling League for 12-13 weeks starting in late May or early June. The league would occur (depending on the preference of those who want to participate) either on Wednesday evenings from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. or Thursdays from 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. We need regulars to be on a four-person team and substitutes who can fill in for regulars on occasion.A sheet is available in the narthex for you to sign-up. The cost will be $11 or $12 a week for the bowling and some prize money. Please join us.
This is the season of joy, and I want to say "thank you" to all of the Rosary Makers. You give the gift of time, treasure and talent all year long, remembering the least of the poor in the missions and various parts of the world. Rosaries are also sent to those in prison and other locations requested in our own beloved country. The missions, in turn, remember us in their prayers and the Holy masses celebrated on our behalf.This fall alone we sent out, from September to December, a total of 3,595 rosaries with prayer cards, religious pictures and prayer booklets. Another "thank you" to all members of our parish for donating these items to be sent with our rosaries.
I hope you all had a Blessed Christmas and have a wonderful New Year. Sine we began our guild here at Sacred Heart, we have given away a total of 66,635 rosaries. May God bless all of you for your suport. Without you, this would not be possible. We are always looking for new members as the need for rosaries continue to grow. For more information, and if you would like to join our lively group, just call Delores Griffin at 226-5647. Our next meeting will be on Thursday, January 8, in Classroom C after the 9:00 a.m. Mass.
A special selection of Easter-related books are in the first room of the library. Please come in and browse. There are also many books on the lives and saints (call #BO5), Jesus (B18), spirituality (B35) and prayers (B30) - plus other topics. Please browse our library for spiritual reading for your Lenten devotions. Fill out the card with the date and your first and last name; and, place in the box marked for checkout cards. Return items to the basket just inside the library door on your left. 
Please place your subscription for the month "Give Us This Day" booklets by May 31. Sign-up and leave payment in the narthex, or arrange for a subscription through the Church Office. The $20 subscription allows for booklets each month for a year. 
The Sacred Heart Singles Lunch Bunch members will travel to Little Rock on Sunday, May 31, for a buffet dinner and to witness the play, "The Church Basement Ladies." Those attending will leave the Fuel Stop parking area at 10:00 a.m. Cost is $32 for the dinner and play, along with $5 to help reimburse the driver for gas. Sign-up in the narthex, and call Ann at 922-6963 with questions. 
The Knights of Columbus Councils in Hot Springs Village and Hot Springs are once again sponsoring a four-person scramble benefit Golf Tournament for St. John's School in Hot Springs on Saturday, July 18, at the Magellan Golf Course in the Village with optional tee times of 8:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. This tournament includes a separate ladies flight for the morning tee time, and will pay prizes in four places of each flight. Additional prizes can be won on special holes throughout the course.The $85 fee covers 18 holes of golf, cart, range balls, and a delicious barbeque rib dinner cooked by Chuck Wagon Joe Giompoletti. You can sign up as a single or as a complete team. Registration forms are available on the long table in the narthex, or you can call Hans Purkott at 501-623-8263 or Ralph Melenson at 915-0303 to get signed up to play.
May 25 of every year is designated as National Missing Children's Day; and, this year, that date is Memorial Day. Take a few minutes and visit the website www.Take25.org and read about 25 ways to make children safer. Please pray for all missing children and their families - every day.  |
| Sacred Heart members raising a partition wall at the Habitat For Humanity house on May 5/6, 2015. |