Some parishioners have inquired as to why we have a monthly Building & Maintenance envelope. Below is a small list of "one time" expenses that occurred during 2022-2023:
The revenue received from these collections totaled $108,617.00 over the same period. Building and Maintenance collections funded a mafor portion of these expenses. We appreciate your continued support of Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church!
- Narthex restrooms upgrade $22,000.00
- Lower Hall stairs recovered $10,152.00
- Lower Hall kitchen upgrade $21,330.00
- Repair parking lot lights $ 9,200.00
- Replaced Chapel A/C $10,162.00
- Replaced A & E A/C (1 of 4) $ 7,939.00
- Replaced Chapel flooring $ 5,200.00
- Upper Hall flooring $16,187.00
- Filled parking lot cracks $15,440.00
- Various other expenses $ 8,680.00
The revenue received from these collections totaled $108,617.00 over the same period. Building and Maintenance collections funded a mafor portion of these expenses. We appreciate your continued support of Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church!
The January meeting for the Sacred Heart Men's Club will be on Tuesday, January 9 at 5:00 p.m. in the Lower Hall. All men or spouses of a parish member are welcome to attend. Dues remain $15 and new name badges are available for $10. The Divine Mercy Chaplet will take place at 5:00 p.m. followed by social time. The Refreshment Center will open upon the Chpalet's completion. The 6:00 p.m. dinner by Home Plate is Chicken Cordon Bleu, rice pilaf, green beans almondine and assorted cookies for dessert. The meal cost is $15. The program will be "How I decided to become a Priest" and "A day in the life of a Parish Priest" personal reflections from Fr Bill. Please call 501-922-1767 or email your meal reservation to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 5:00 p.m. Sunday, January 7. If you cancel after the meal reservation deadline you are still responsible for the cost.
They say, "it takes a village," but in this case, it took our Parish! Many thanks to those who helped in the Christmas effort made by the Food Basket Committee. Special thanks to Susan Harrell and Sharon Osterhout for their tireless efforst, Rick Darnell for his computer skills, Russ Harrison and the Men's Club for their efforts with non-perishable food and loading cars with food & gifts, LOSH members for coordinating the Angel Tree from beginning to end (including Patty Doublin's last minute shopping), Ed and Claudia Keearns shoe certificates and finally ALL of our volunteers who delivered the food and presents to 52 area families. Also, I didn't forget those who gave generous donations so that these less fortunate families received help. This was truly and entire parish effort and I am certain there are 120 happy children!!
For Income Tax purposes, your donations MUST be received by December 31 for them to be included in the Year End Contribution Statement. If you make donations from your IRA, it is best to make the check payable to Sacred Heart Church but mailed to your home. You can then explain how you would like the money distributed and mail to the church. Your generosity is appreciated!
The 2024 church calendars are available to parishioners this weekend in the Narthex after all Masses. Please take one per family. Cedarvale Funeral Home has once again generously donated our calendars.
Do you enjoy viewing and discussing art? If so, don't miss the series of video episodes on FORMED that discuss Sacred Art. The format is that Dr Ben Akers and Taylor Kemp sit down with different peices of Sacred Art and discuss a different piece each episode. You will learn the theological meaning of how Art can speak to us today. Look for two painting in the series that are perfect to view for the Christmas season: "Adoration of the Sheperds" and "Our Lady of Guadalupe." Register for a free subscription by going to www.FORMED.org and signing up as a Sacred Heart parishioner.
The tradition of a Holy Hour goes back to 1674 when Jesus appeared to St Margaret Mary Alacoque and instructed her to spend an hour weekly meditating on his sufferings in the Garden of Gethsemane.
The normal Sunday Eucharistic Holy Hour will not take place on December 31 3:00 p.m. Holy Hour resumes January 7. Begin the New Year with weekly prayer with others in silence before the Blessed Sacrament.
Sign ups will take place on the second & third weekends in January for the small group study Jesus and the Eucharist to be held February 7-March 25. The study will be offered Mondays 1-3 p.m., Wednesdays 1:30-3:30 (followed by 4:00 p.m. Mass) and Wednesday 6:30-8:30 P.M. A Lenten meal will be served between Wednesday Mass and the group session.
Perpetual Adoration
Discover the joy of Jesus patiently waiting for you in the earliest hour of a new day! We have an unfulfilled slot Fridays 2:20-4:00 A.M. weekly. Back-up adorers are needed with the suggestion from our bishops for 2 adorers hourly in the event of an emergency.
The shepards went in haste,
And found Mary and Joseph and the Infant lying in a manger
Luke 2:16
The normal Sunday Eucharistic Holy Hour will not take place on December 31 3:00 p.m. Holy Hour resumes January 7. Begin the New Year with weekly prayer with others in silence before the Blessed Sacrament.
Sign ups will take place on the second & third weekends in January for the small group study Jesus and the Eucharist to be held February 7-March 25. The study will be offered Mondays 1-3 p.m., Wednesdays 1:30-3:30 (followed by 4:00 p.m. Mass) and Wednesday 6:30-8:30 P.M. A Lenten meal will be served between Wednesday Mass and the group session.
Perpetual Adoration
Discover the joy of Jesus patiently waiting for you in the earliest hour of a new day! We have an unfulfilled slot Fridays 2:20-4:00 A.M. weekly. Back-up adorers are needed with the suggestion from our bishops for 2 adorers hourly in the event of an emergency.
The shepards went in haste,
And found Mary and Joseph and the Infant lying in a manger
Luke 2:16
Our Health Ministry will host "Music & Memories" January 3, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. in Classrooms A & B at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church. Speaker is Brittani Ray, MPD, EDAGE UAMS.
This year the church strongly encourages, but does not oblige, all Catholics to participate in a Mass to celebrate the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God on January 1. We will offer one Mass at 10:00 a.m. this Monday. Please come to this Mass for the Solemnity as well as to begin the new calendar year with the blessings of God through this Eucharistic celebration.
The January K of C Membership Meeting will be Tuesday, January 2, 2024, in the Lower Hall beginning with the Rosary at 5:00 p.m. Ham, black-eyed peas, broccoli and cobbler will be catered by Home Plate. Our guest speaker will be Mandy Davis, Community Director at CHI St Vincent. Her position is new to CHI and the community. You've already been asked to complete the online sigh-up form. In 2024 if meal cancellations occur past meal reservation deadline, you are still responsible for payment. Cost is $15.
There will be a parish crockpot dinner Sunday, January 7, in the Lower Hall. Sign-up to bring your favorite crock pot dish begins December 26. Not a cook? Sign-up to bring bread, crackers or a dessert. We will gather at 4:30 p.m. and the meal will start around 5:00 p.m. After we enjoy the meal, Fr Bill will call BINGO. Those choosing to play, bring a gift valued between $10-$15 for prizes. Gift Certificates sponsored by the parish will also be items for BINGO.
We the people of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish welcome you to our Catholic, Christian community in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. We all believe our mission is to live and nurture our faith by:
Worshipping, Praying,
Serving, Sharing,
Healing, Loving,
Together.
Worshipping, Praying,
Serving, Sharing,
Healing, Loving,
Together.
Looking for something on FORMED to inspire you for Christmas? Take a few minutes and watch episode 1 of a new 10 episode short film series on the Saints titled "Mary Mother of God". While you are on FORMED you may want to listen to Dr Brent Pitre's presentation "The Birth of the Messiah: Mary and the Mystery of Christmas". You can register for a free subscription by gong to www.FORMED.org and signing up as a Sacred Heart parishioner.
We have an unfulfilled hour at 3:00 a.m. on Fridays. Some adorers in these early morning hours choose to share the hour with a friend (or friends) on an alternating basis. If you are a group would like to share this hour, please contact Lori Vincent at 337-654-2871.
Signup for ALL small group study of Jesus and the Eucharist will take place in January. Several times will be offered in the hopes that all parishioners will participate! If you'd like to check out what is covered, visit the NER website: www.eucharisticrevival.org/jesus-and-the-eucharist. Let this be our New Year's Resolution--to deepen our appreciation and love for Jesus in the Eucharist.
The onlty collection at the Christmas Masses will be for the Clergy Welfare Fund. This fund provides retirement and health care benefits to retired and infirm priests around our diocese. Our priests spend every day of their adult lives as humble and devoted servants, doing God's work and serving us until age or infirmity calls them to retirement. Your contributions to the Clergy Welfare Fund make our priests' retirement possible. Please share with the them the generosity that they continue to share with us. The amount collected during the Fourth Sunday of Advent Masses goes to our parish.