Students and families attending the Parish Religious Education for Youth classes are invited to a Back-to-School party on Sunday, September 8, at Cortez Beach at 4:30 p.m. A picnic dinner will be served, and lemonade will be provided. If soft drinks or water are preferred, families should bring them. Families are also asked to bring water toys and any other games they might enjoy. We hope to see you there. Please note, in case of rain, picnic will be held in the Upper Hall. 
September 3, 2013 is the date of the Fall meeting, and every first Tuesday of the month thereafter. Welcome back to all and especially new members. We meet in the A & E Building at 1:00 p.m. Please bring shawls you have finished so they can be prepared for the Ladies of Sacred Heart meeting. 
Our Sunday Mixed Choir will begin choir practice on Wednesday, August 28, at 3:00 p.m. in the main church. All voices are welcome. Our men would really appreciate some additional help! There are no auditions! You do not have to be able to read music! Just come with a willingness to make a joyful noise unto the Lord! Please call Lynne Border at 922-2062, extension 13, with questions. 
It is time to sign-up for the fall Sociable Six. This is a way to meet new and old friends for a pleasant get-together. A brunch or simple meal is all that a host needs to plan. Three couples will meet three times, taking turns hosting for the evening. Call Jan Winters at 922-0526 to join or get more information. You can also e-mail her at winters@suddenlink.net. Your group listings and any other pertinent information will be given to you early in September. 
All parishioners who would like to meet once a month for a fun evening of cards while meeting other members, should call Ed Harrigan at 915-0314. Better yet, transmit a e-mail to him at hopharrigan@sbcglobal.net for more information. Current members can use these same communication channels to advise of their e-mail addresses. This will help streamline information sharing. We will play starting in September and through the month of May. So, your membership must be set by August 20, 2013 so that the schedule can be made for the season. 
Our parish is blessed to have a small, but eager, group of young people who participate in the Parish Religious Education Program. These students are excited to learn more about the Word of God and we are looking for more adults to help them grow in their faith. Our goal is to have two teachers for each age group who will work together to plan and teach the class. Several dedicated parishioners have already committed to this ministry, but we still need more. Do you have a love and rapport with youths who range in age from Kindergarten to High School? Would you consider volunteering one hour a week, or every two weeks, to teach them about the Catholic faith? If you are interested in learning more about this important service to our Church, please call Terry Poldrack at 922-6095 or 501-960-6095. 
By popular request, we will be continuing the Parish Book Club throughout the year. We believe that before we can effectively evangelize others, we need to know more about our faith. Books that bolster our spirits and renew our pride in this wonderful Church will be selected. Come join us! If travel, doctor and dentist appointments, out-of-town visitors, etc. keep you from attending a meeting, come when you can. We meet every Thursday at 9:45 a.m. (after Mass) in the A&E Building. Contact our Librarian, Georgia Janush, at 2georgia2@sbcglobal.net or 922-5770. 
On, Tuesday, August 27, the Sacred Heart Singles will be visiting the Little Rock Art Center to see the special exhibit of such famous artists as Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Gainsborough, etc. There will be 48 masterpieces on display. Admission is $10. After exploring the exhibit, we will have lunch at the Art Center's restaurant, dutch treat. Of course, there will be time to visit the gift shop.Be in the church parking lot by 9:30 a.m. and we will carpool to Little Rock. Any questions, call Ann at 922-6963 or Eileen at 915-9229. Please remember to sign-up in the narthex.
Some of you may have received a letter from Parish Pay about using your credit card or to set up direct deposits from your bank account for your monthly donations to Sacred Heart.We have had several announcements in the Bulletin over the past several weeks and it has also been mentioned on the Parish website.
If you have not received a letter, and are interested in considering this option, we will have reply cards that will make it easy to call or mail your information to Parish Pay. You do not need a card to apply.
Several parishioners have already signed up and found it very easy and self explanatory. If you have a computer, go to the Parish Pay website: www.parishpay.com You can also call them, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 866-727-4741. This information is on several signs posted on the doors and in the narthex.
Next weekend, after all the Masses, there will be some one in an A & E classroom to answer questions. If you have questions now, you can call Larry Stein at 501-226-5105 or David Witchger at 501-922-9058.
This option may not be for everyone, but it does make sense if you contribute weekly or monthly to consider using Parish Pay. Please note there is a $20 minimum. As you know, there are fees and charges involved when using a credit card and in this case, the Church is bearing the fees. With this in mind, you encouraged to consider making your monthly donation a few dollars more to help cover this cost.
Our weekend bulletin is an important way for us to communicate with you. Producing it every week could be very costly, but through our arrangement with the J. S. Paluch Company, this parish does not pay for printing, saving thousands of dollars each year. The Paluch Company arranges for the bulletin to be supported through the generosity of the businesses you see advertised on the back cover. Most of these advertisers are members of our local community, and many belong to our parish.During these difficult economic times, we are urged to support our bulletin advertisers with our patronage. Please tell the business owners that we appreciate their support through their advertisements in the bulletin. This is one small way that we can work within our own community to weather the challenges we face. A strong and vibrant parish is good for our community and a thriving business community is good for our parish.
We had a wonderful response last weekend! Two Hundred Seventy-three (273) parishioners signed up, and we expect more to come. There is still time to accept the invitation to be an hourly adorer each week. Invitations are on the display table in the narthex. Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration will begin the later part of November. For information, call Roger Bresnahan at 922-9190.  |
| Kneeling are seminarians (l-r): Dan Ramos, Joseph de Orbegozo, Patrick Saint-Jean, Jose Luis Quijada, Joseph Friend, Jon Miskin, Stephen Elser. Standing (l-r): Deacon Bernie Bauer, Msgr Bernard Malone, Bishop Anthony Taylor, seminarian Jack Sidler, Msgr Scott Friend, Father Bill Elser, and Grand Knight Dick Breckon |
The funds raised from this event, almost $22,000, will be used to develop an outside area as an extension of the House of Formation where seminarians can go to sit, meditate and pray in a setting close to nature. It will be called the Daniel Phillips Memorial Garden in honor of a seminarian who was killed in a car accident returning from Conway last December. Daniel was an RSVP seminarian supported by Council 10208, and he liked to work in a garden.
For the complete article and more event photos, check the Knights of Columbus web site.
The AARP Driver Safety Class will be held at Sacred Heart on Thursday, August 8, from 12:30 to 5:00 p.m. Please sign-up for the one day course in the hallway of the Administration and Education Building. Class will be held in the Upper Hall. Bring your driver's license and AARP card and a check payable to AARP for $12.00 for each AARP member and $14.00 for each non-member. Call Gene Widlowski at 922-5170 with questions. 
Members of the Fourth Degree Assembly of the Knights of Columbus is actively working with the Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion and the Purple Heart Association to support the above listed program. St. Francis House is in Little Rock and has been active in the Reintegration Program since the year 1986. Our involvement started two years ago through the Veterans of Foreign Wars.One of the many facets of this support program is providing clothing and personal hygiene items for Veterans. For those interested in donating items to support the program, please contact Mike Kerwin at 922-1531 or Phil Carl at 922-9045 to arrange for pick-up. Clothing other than under garments can be used a long as they are in reasonably good condition. Undergarments and personal hygiene items must be new and in their original package. Also needed are watches, alarm clocks, laundry detergent and dryer sheets, wash cloths and towels, pillows and pillow cases, sheets and blankets, cookware (pots, pans and utensils), suitcases, duffel bags and small appliances. Thank you for helping.
On July 17, the Knights of Columbus will present a sit-down dinner to benefit the House of Formation for the Diocesan Seminarians in Little Rock. The diner will be specially prepared by Danny and Sandra Celestin (formerly of Danny's at Ponce restaurant.) The menu will consist of Prime Rib, Sensation Salad, roasted fresh vegetables, shrimp corn chowder and Father Bill's nationally-acclaimed ice cream for dessert. Ten seminarians, along with Bishop Taylor, Monsignor Friend, Monsignor Oswald and Monsignor Malone will be attending as our guests. Because the dinner has sold out, call Bob Honzik at 922-2702 if you would like your name placed on a waiting list.
A BIG thank you to all parishioners who have brought in their pull tabs from soda pop, beer, soup, fruit, vegetable and pet food cans! We started collecting in the month of November, and turned in just over 22 pounds of pop tops on March 28. Our efforts were certainly appreciated when we presented our bags of tabs. Thanks from the Ladies of the Sacred Heart for all your efforts and keep 'em coming!