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. 
Thank you to all who praticipated in the 2015 Sacred Heart Basket Program! Without the many parishioners who contributed money to the basket fund and the shoe fund, effort in delivering the baskets, help in getting and distributing food from Project Hope and giving presents from the Angel Tree, we could not help our neighbors in need. Here are a few interesting statistics.During the 2015 calendar year, we delivered 43 baskets at Easter, 22 during the summer, 46 at Thanksgiving, and 63 at Christmas for a total of 174 baskets. The families receiving the 174 baskets included 458 children with a total of 649 people helped.
We received a $12,230 in donations to the basket fund during 2015, and $999 in donations to the Village Outreach Shoe Fund.
At Christmas we gave 468 presents, most of which were from the Angel Tree, and 151 shoe certificates to the children in the families receiving baskets.
Approximately 65 volunteers delivered the baskets at Thanksgiving and Christmas, may of whom delivered for both holidays.
Thanks again for your continued, dedicated support in helping with this program!
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| Archbishop Peter Sartain |
The AARP Driver Safety Program is scheduled for Thursday, February 4, 12:30 to 5:00 p.m. Sign-up for the one-day course in the A & E Building hallway. Class will be held in the Upper Hall. Bring your driver's license and AARP card, along with a check payable to AARP for $15 each for AARP members and $20 each for non-members. Call Gene Widlowski with questions at 922-5170. 
Before each Mass on the weekend of January 30/31, the Knights of Columbus will lead the congregation in rosary recitation. Each rosary will start 25 minutes before each Mass, Saturday at 3:35 p.m. and Sunday at 7:35 and 9:35 a.m. The purpose of these rosaries is to pray for our fellow Christians being persecuted in the Near East. All parishioners are urged to attend and participate in these prayers. 
Monsignor Bernard Malone will celebrate his 92nd birthday on Saturday, January 23. He will concelebrate Mass with Father Bill on that date at 4:00 p.m., and at the 10:00 a.m. Mass on the following day, Sunday, January 24. He will attend the Knights of Columbus breakfast after the last Sunday Mass. Please plan on attending the breakfast and help us sing "Happy Birthday!"For those who send cards, Monsignor Malone's address is listed. Please make note of it for future reference: St. John Manor, 2414 North Tyler, Room 201, Little Rock, AR 72207.
This Sunday, January 24, the Knights of Columbus invite everyone to their delicious parish breakfast. We will be offering a trial change to the meat portion on the menu by adding BACON to the biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs in addition to hashbrowns 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. Monsignor Malone will also attend the breakfast after the 10:00 a.m. Mass. Please help us celebrate his 92nd birthday. Breakfast is only $6.00 a plate. See you there!y.
The babies we spiritually adopted are due to be born January 11, 2016. To welcome them into the world, we are planning a Parish Baby Shower. All parishioners are invited to participate. Please purchase a baby item and bring it to the church, UNWRAPPED, beginning Saturday, January 2, and no later than Sunday, January 17. The Ladies of the Sacred Heart can consider this their "something extra" for January, and bring the gifts to the general meeting that morning. A display area wll be set up where the gifts can be left. The donated items will be sorted and then delivered to Catholic Adoption Services in Little Rock and the local Pregnancy Centers. Items specifically requested are: Preemie and other newborn clothes, newborn Pampers, size one and two Pampers, scent-free/no additive baby wipes and diaper bags. Disposable diapers, all sizes, are aways needed. Also needed are crib sheets, blankets and clothing up to 18 months. Please do not wrap your gift. For more information, contact Edie Gray at 922-4694 or Mary Costello at 922-3915. 
Bishop Anthony B. Taylor will celebrate the annual Mass for Life at 12:05 p.m., Sunday, January 17 at the Cathedral of St. Andrew in downtown Little Rock. Prior to the Mass, a Rosary for Life will be held at 11:30 a.m. Anyone who has lost a child is invited to sign the Book of Innocents in their memory. Red roses will be placed near the altar to honor these children and their families during Mass.Each year, this Mass is celebrated to mark the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton decisions that legalized abortion in the United States. The event is an opportunity for Catholics statewide to come together and pray for an end to abortion.
A prayer vigil, in the form of eucharistic adoration, will be held from 6:30 p.m. Saturday, January 16 to 8 a.m. Sunday, January 17 at the Cathedral. Central Arkansas parishes have been assigned to pray at the Cathedral.
Following the Mass for Life, the 38th annual March for Life will begin at 2 p.m. The staging area for the march will be at Battery and Wolfe streets behind the State Capitol. Marchers will circle around the Capitol and end at the Capitol steps where a brief program will be held including prayer and talks from religious and community leaders.
For more information about the Mass, call Anne Dierks at 501-664-0340. To learn more about the march for Life, contact the Arkansas Right to Life at 501-663-4237.
Complimentary chili and hot dogs will be served following the march by the Knights of Columbus Council #6253 at 6253 Camp Robinson Road in North Little Rock.
The Sacred Heart Singles will host their Potluck and Games Night on Monday, January 11, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. in the Lower Hall. Please bring a dish to share. Also, bring your neighbors and friends for food, fellowship and fun. Sign-up in the narthex or call Ann at 922-6963 with questions. 
Your baby is 14 to 16 inches long. His weight is about 2.5 to 3 pounds. Taste buds have developed, and fat layers are forming. Your baby's skin is wrinkled and red. If born at this time, he would be considered premature and would require special care. Please continue to pray for this special child of God! 
We invite all parishioners to come together in celebration of the Christmas season at our second Crock Pot Supper on Sunday, January 3, 2016 at 4:30 for social gathering and dinner at 5:00 p.m. in the Lower Hall. The next two weekend we will give you the opportunity to sign-up and bring (if you can), either a crock pot of your favorite soup, stew, chili, OR some bread, cornbread, crackers or dessert. 
The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God is a Holyday of Obligation and will be celebrated here at Sacred Heart at two Masses, Thursday, December 31, at 4:00 p.m. and Friday, January 1, at 9:00 a.m. Please make it a priority in your week to participate in one of these Masses. | Christmas Eve Vigil Mass | December 24 | 04:00 p.m. |
| Christmas Midnight Mass | December 25 | 12:00 a.m. |
| Christmas Day Mass | December 25 | 09:00 a.m. |
Special music for the Midnight Mass and Christmas Day Mass will be provided by the Combined Choirs of Sacred Heart beginning at 11:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve and at 8:30 a.m. on Christmas Day.
The Knights of Columbus will again sponsor the New Year's Eve Party on December 31 in the Lower Hall. Happy Hour begins at 6:00 p.m. with dinner at 7:00, catered by Whitman's. Dancing to the Blue Velvet Band at 8:00 p.m. will follow until the ball drops at 11:00 p.m. (midnight, New York time). Dinner will include appetizer of fruit cocktail, followed by Caesar salad and rolls, choice of prime rib of New York strip steak and lobster, potatoes gratin, vegetable and assorted desserts. Party favors, champagne and all set-ups are provided and BYOB. Dress is semi-formal. Table reservations can be obtained from Russ Harrison, 922-1767. Cost is $37.50 per person with checks made payable to Knights of Columbus and mailed to Russ Harrison, 38 Doscientos Circle, HSV, AR, 71909 to be received by December 29. Please indicate your choice of entree with your payment. This event is open to everyone in the community, so reserve early and bring your friends and welcome in the New Year 2016! There will be additional times offered for the Sacrament of Reconciliation in preparation for Christmas as follows:
Also, remember the Sacrament is available every Saturday from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. and before all weekday Masses from 8:20 to 8:40 a.m.
| Saturday | December 19 | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm |
| Tuesday | December 22 | 09:30 am - 10:30 am |
| Wednesday | December 23 | 09:30 am - 10:30 am |
| Thursday | December 24 | 09:30 am - 10:30 am |
Also, remember the Sacrament is available every Saturday from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. and before all weekday Masses from 8:20 to 8:40 a.m.