A VIRTUS training session will be offered on Monday evening,June 6, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the A & E classroom area. 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, go online to www.virtus.org and select "Registration" then "Little Rock Diocese," the date of the class, and follow instructions. If you have questions, call Russ Harrison at 922-1767. 
Please join us Friday, June 3 at the 5:00 p.m. Mass to start the celebration of our Sacred Heart of Jesus Feast Day. Following Mass will be a dinner in the Lower Hall, hosted by the Ladies of the Sacred Heart. There will be no charge for the meal that includes fried catfish and chicken tenders, as well as smoked chicken and delicious side dishes. Sweets from ladies' kitchens and Father Bill's ice cream will top off the meal.Please sign up for the meal in the narthex or call Mary Lou George at 922-0065 by Wednesday so we can get an accurate count of people for the meal. See you there!
The monthly liturgy and prayer periodical "Give Us This Day" is available to parishioners who want it through our bulk order which comes to our church address once a month. The cost is $20, which is a great savings from the individual subscription rate. If you have been getting it, the subscription runs out with the June edition. We will be taking orders (with the $20 paid in advance) for the next few weeks after the weekend Masses or you can do so with Linda Daniels at the church office during office hours. 
The Knights of Columbus Council Members will be leading the Rosary before the Masses on the weekend of May 28/29. Recitation of the Rosary will begin 25 minutes before each Mass. All should participate, and please offer your Rosaries for the persecuted Christians in the Middle East. 
During the remaining weekends of May, we will be selling Truck Raffle tickets to benefit the Diocesan Seminarian Fund. Tickets are $10 each for the chance to win a 2016 Chevrolet Colorado Truck. The drawing will take place on June 30. We have a goal to sell 1,500 tickets from Knights of Columbus Council 10208 and we ask for your support please! Tickets are also available from Bob Bowman at 922-6619 or e-mail to robowman1@gmail.com. 
The "Doctor is in the Village," sponsored by the Village Walk for Cancer Research team and hosted by Diamante Country Club in Hot Springs Village, will be presented on Thursday, May 19, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The presentation is free to the public. The doctor who will be presenting the program is Yogesh Jethava, M.D. Dr. Jethava is an Assistant Professor of Medicine with the Myeloma Instute for Research and Therapy. He is also with the Bone Marrow Transplant Program, UAMS.Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend this wonderful opportunity to learn more about bone marrow transplant and to meet and speak with UAMS doctors in person. Contact Lynne Border at the Church Office for more information or call 922-2062, extension 13.
The Driver Safety Program is scheduled for Thursday, May 12, from 12:30 to 5:00 p.m. Sign-up for the one-day course in the hallway of the Administration & Education building. Class will be held in the Upper Hall. Bring your driver's license, AARP card, and a check payable to AARP for $15 eah for AARP members or $20 each for non-members. Call Gene Widlowski with questions at 922-5170. 
The annual Hand and Foot Club end-of-season potluck dinner and cards will be held Friday, May 13, at 5:00 p.m. in the Lower Hall. All members and subs are invited. Call Cathy at 501-204-9088 with questions. 
The next Blood Drive supported by the Knights of Columbus and hosted by the Village United Methodist Church at 200 Carmona, will be held Tuesday, May 10, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Previous donors at this site with e-mail addresses have been sent an e-mail reminder. New donors can to to www.redcrossblood.org for detailed information and to schedule an appointment. Contact Scott Luchesi at 501-204-4101 with questions or to be placed on the reminder list. 
The Ladies of the Sacred Heart will present their annual "Living Rosary" after the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Monday, May 9, in the church. All parishioners are invited to attend. 
This year, the 108th Arkansas Knights of Columbus State
Convention will be held at the Arlington Hotel in Hot
Springs on Friday, April 29, through Sunday, May 1, 2016. All Knights and families are welcome. St. Mary's in Hot Springs will present the April 30 evening bishop's Mass at 5:15 p.m. and the May 1 morning Necrology Mass at 7:00 a.m.
Members of St. Anthony's guild are sponsoring a 5-night trip to Nashville and Gatlingburg, Tennessee, Biltmore Estate in North Carolina and Graceland in Memphis. Members and friends are invited. Complete itinerary and registration forms are available in the A & E hallway. A depoit of $150 is due no later than June 1 to guarantee a seat on the bus. Balance due August 1. Single $1,235, double $875, triple $775 and quad $705 per person. For more information, contact Rosemary Miller by transmitting an e-mail to djrosemiller@gmail.com or call 922-5850 or 922-8801.
Do you know someone who has left the Church? Most of us do not have to look very far to find nonpracticing Catholics in our circle of family and friends. Many of us are concerned about these loved ones, but we do not know how to help them. Obviously, most of them are searching, but how can we help them find their way home?As baptized, practicing Catholics, we have a precious gift of faith and love from the Lord that needs to be shared with our nonpracticing brothers and sisters. First, we need to pray for them. Next, we need to extend a personal invitation to them to come home to the Catholic Church. Most nonpracticing Catholics are waiting for an invitation to return. Many mistakenly think they are excommunicated and are not welcome to return for a variety of reasons. Many nonpracticing Catholics carry with them a tremendous amount of guilt and misinformation about the Church and are afraid of approaching the Church for fear of being rejected. You can make a tremendous difference in someone's life simply by reaching out to them and telling them that we miss them and would like for them to come back home to our Church family.
Here at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church we have a special program to help nonpracticing Catholics return to the Church entitled "Catholics Returning Home." The next four (4) week series starts on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 here at the Church at 10:00 a.m. Please pass this message along to anyone who might be interested and have them call Deacon Larry Lipsmeyer at 922-3283 or e-mail at enwma5@att.net for more information.
The members of our parish family have an opportunity again this year to "spiritually" adopt a child who is newly conceived in the month of April. You see, not all newly-conceived babies are allowed to be born. In fact, almost 4,000 babies lose their lives to abortion each day. It is these babies who are in danger of having their lives ended before birth, who you are asked to "adopt."Prayer commitment cards will be available after all the Masses next weekend. You can "adopt" a chld individually or as a family. You will be asked to name the child for whom you will be praying, thereby giving your child the humanity (s)he deserves. Just say a short prayer each day for nine months, for your unborn child and for all the unborn children. You will receive monthly reports describing your baby's development, and your child will be born in January, 2017. At that time we have a baby shower and all Sacred Heart of Jesus parishioners will be invited to bring gifts, which will be donated to local Pregnancy Centers.
Tickets go on sale this weekend (April 23/24) and next (April 30/May1), before and after all Masses. Sales tables will be located at the main entrance to the church. The dinner show features Big Daddy Sugarbaker and his dysfunctional family.Tickets for the play are $20 per person which include a terrifc dinner and the mystery theater. If you are unable to purchse your ticket(s) at one of the Masses, feel free to call Gary Wolfer at 501-204-1192. Seating will be first come, first serve. Checks can be made out to Knights of Columbus with the subject line shown as Dinner Theater.
Period: The early decade of the 1950s in the Deep South.
Dress: Ladies, think "Southern Belle" hats, light and/or flowery dresses, gloves, etc. Men, think Colonel Sanders of Kentucky Fried with light-colored jackets and a bow, string or ribbon tie. If the Southern gentlemen don't care to get dressed up, a wide brim straw, or Panama hat, would work fine. Note: Dressing in the time period is a nice touch but not considered required.
Best in Show: A prize will be awarded each of the two evenings to the woman wearing the most beautiful "Southern Belle" hat.
Laugh, figure "who done it," and have a wonderful meal! Ya'll come.
Each Wednesday evening in April, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., Father Mike Hinken will conduct a four-part seminar on "Spirituality & Prayer" here at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish. Light refreshments will be served in the Lower Hall after the program. It's been a wonderful seminar and each session has been faith-enhancing. Prior attendance isn't required; you will still benefit from the last one even if you've missed some or all other previous evenings. Father Mike has graciously offered to temporarily lead an ongoing prayer group to continue our spirtual growth if there is suffecient interest.No sign-up needed for the last session, and we hope you'll please join us!