If you enjoy meeting people, have a love for Sacred Heart Parish and desire to inform newcomers of the variety of activities and ministries that are available to them as a member of Sacred Heart Parish, we ask you to prayerfully consider joining our welcoming committee. The committee is open to individuals and couples who will be prepared to meet with new parishioners to provide information and accept questions that they have about our wonderful parish. Please reach out to Debbie and Dwayne Garrett who head up the committee for more information and/or to sign up. You can reach them at 512-460-9903 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 
This is a reminder that Sacred Heart is offering Electronic Giving. This means that you can make your donations on the internet. You can charge them to a credit card or directly to your bank account. Our hope is that it will make contributing easier for our parishioners. Simply follow these easy steps:1. Visit the church website at http://www.hsvsacredheart.com.
2. Locate the Give Online/IRA/Stocks link located on the home page, then:
3. Follow the onscreen instructions to create an online profile and to schedule your recurring contributions. The profile will include setting up a password and the credit card or bank account
you would like to charge. Subsequent visits will only require the password to enter.
4. On the next page will be all potential contributions, including our envelope contributions, with the option to select monthly, weekly or one-time frequencies. We recommend that your Regular and Building fund contributions be done monthly on the same date each month, preferably the 5th or
the 15th, to make it easier for accounting and to reduce charges to the Church. The envelope con-
tributions will all be listed along with the date on the envelpe. This will enable you, if you wish, to
schedule all of your contributions for the year at one time.
We recommend that you save the Giving Page in your Favorites to make it easier to access it. If you have any questions please contact Larry Stein at 501-226-5105 or 501-204-9074.
In 2015, eleven parishioners decided to create an endowment through the Arkansas Community Foundation that would provide our church with an annual income, in perpetuity, to be used strictly for local charitable outreach use. The Finance Council has decided that we would not withdraw any funds from the endowment until in reaches $100,000. At that time the Church should receive about $2,500 every year, in perpetuity, for charitable uses. Many have donated to the endowment by making memorial contributions for deceased church members. Today our endowment has grown to $53,000. Please consider our endowment for memorial or recognition gifts and remember it when making your will or trust arrangements. Envelopes are available in the Narthex for your convenience. If you have any questions, please contact Carolyn Bowers (915-8022, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or Dave Witchger (922-9058, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). 
MI CASA es tu casa. This Hispanic saying holds a special meaning for us here in Arkansas. CASA, our Catholic Arkansas Sharing Appeal, is a way for all of us to make a difference right here at home. Not matter your resources, your monthly support can fit your budget, it's not the amount of the gift that is important. As they say, many hands make the work light. If we all give a little, with God's blessing, it will be enough. Become a CASA supporter today, return your CASA/Gift/Pledge in the envelope provided. Extra envelopes are located in the Narthex. 
With COVID continuing to affect our lives, the Knights of Columbus of Hot Springs is planning an October Treasure Sale set for EVERY Friday and Saturday of October from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. For increased safety, we ask customers wear masks. The Knights of Columbus address is 3045 Spring Street, just east of Cutter Morning Star School and Westinghouse Road. As a result of very generous donations, we have the usual "ton" of merchandise in 3 sale buildings, actually even more than usual. Proceeds all are distributed among local charities. 
"I want to thank you and tell you how very much we appreciate your donation of Pop Tabs in September 2021. Your gift helps Ronald McDonald House provide a "home-away-from-home" for families whose children are sent to Little Rock hospitals for life-saving medical care. On behalf of the families we serve, as well as our staff and board of directors, thank you for your generosity."Fellow parishioners.......please continue to collect your pull tabs. They can be placed in the yellow box on the cabinet in the A & E hallway. If you have any questions, please contact Ann Bowman at 922-6619.
Reminder! WALKING WITH PURPOSE BIBLE STUDY, a 6-week program RECLAIMING FRIENDSHIP: GOD'S PLAN FOR DEEP CONNECTION begins Monday, October 4 through November 8. The cost for the Study Guide is $20.00. Zoom option available. Contact Cathy Kraus at 922-2062 EXT. 11 for information.
In order to keep our Military Prayer Bulletin Board in the Narthex up to date, we need to periodically determine if those individuals whose names are on the board still are in a stiuation that need our prayers. If you have requested a name be place on the board, but they are no longer in need, please remove the card from the board and leave it in the tray. If any parishioner has a near relative in the service who is in a position exposing them to personal danger just fill out the request card, which can be found in the tray below the board, and we will add a card with their name and include them in our prayers. 
The third meeting of the 2021-2022 year for the Sacred Heart Men's Club will be on Tuesday, November 9 at 5:00 p.m. in the Lower Hall of the Church. All men of SHJ parish are welcome to attend. Membership dues remain at $15/year payable by December 30.At 5:00 p.m., you may join others inthe Upper Hall to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for family, Church, our nation, world peace, and your personal intentions. Social gathering in the Lower Hall is from 5:00 to 5:45. Dinner will be served before 6:00 p.m.
The program for the evening will be a talk by Greg Jones of Xplore restaurants on what's happening with the restaurants and their future plans. After the program, we will have a short business meeting. The dinner for the evening will be ham, scalloped potatoes, corn on the cob, roll & butter with cobbler for dessert. The refreshment center will be open for additional libations. The cost of the dinner is $13.00 per person prepared and served by the staff of Home Plate. Seating will be 6 to a table. Please confirm to Russ Harrison by email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or phone 501-922-1767 by 5:00 p.m. Sunday, November 7, to reserve your place at the meeting.
Disposable masks are again available if needed. We encourage everyone to consider wearing a mask when entering and leaving church and at Communion time. Please obtain a mask at one of the entrances to church for weekend Masses or in the Narthex prior to the start of daily Mass for $1.00 each. Let's all do our part to be safe!! 
Far from being "direction," spiritual direction is a process in which a person is companioned and encouraged on his/her journey with God. We are ALL called to grow in our relationship with God. With a director, it is safe to explore what that means for you, perhaps sharing joys, struggles, pain and questions in non-judgmental conversations. The goal is to develop a mature and deepening relationship with God in your life. A spiritual director is a trained and certified professional requiring years of intense study and practice. Even with all the wonderful church resources (sacrament, liturgy, adult study and prayer groups) questions may linger. It is important to understand: it is not the director's role to have the answers to these questions. However, spiritual direction may help you discern as you search for understanding. It's necessary to have a comfortable "fit" between the director and directee. Both usually meet on a regular basis, often once a month for an hour. A directee is encouraged to exhibit an open, honest and committed effort toward his/her journey, with the assurance the director will keep it confidential.Sacred Heart has a quiet room available (afternoons) for spiritual direction. We are not able to place a value on the significance of a spiritual direction, but a moderate fee is asked based on one's ability to pay. For more information please contact Deb Troxel at 501-204-4480, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Paula Doyle at 501-922-5771, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
There is still time to get your registration in!! This year's annual golf tournament, the main fundraiser for Catholic Charities of Arkansas, will take place for the first time at Diamante Country Club, Hot Springs Village. Make your calendar for Monday, October 18th and get a team - four person scramble, together, or sign up as an individual and we'll hope to get you on a team. Our parish will subsidize the entry fee for golfers who are Sacred Heart parishioners (up to a certain number) with your cost being $85.00. Nonparishioners see the registration form in the Narthex or download at https://www.bit.ly/cca-golf for entry fees. please fill out and return it to our parish office, (DO NOT MAIL IT TO THE ADDRESS GIVEN ON THE FORM) with a check made out to Sacred Heart of Jesus Church with "Bishop McDonald Classic" on the memo line. 
On All Souls' Day (Tuesday, November 2nd), we will offer prayers for our deceased loved ones at the Sacred Heart Columbarium immediately after the 9:00 a.m. Mass and at CedarVale Cemetery at 10:30 a.m. Please join us at one of the places and times and participate in this tradition of praying for our deceased loved ones. 
The next Arkansas Blood Institute (ABI) Blood Drive supported by the Knights of Columbus and hosted by the Village United Methodist Church, 200 Carmona Road, is 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 9, 2021. The blood drive will take place in the Fellowship Hall. To schedule an appointment, www.arkbi.org and click Give Blood or text Tina at 501-352-5491, Walk-ins are welcome. Please note: There is an urgent need of blood at this time. Previous donors with email addresses have been sent an email reminder. New donors can contact Connie at 501-922-4891. Thank you, in advance, for sharing your "gift of life." 
Ladies of the Sacred Heart will host a High Tea & Fashion Show on Thursday, November 4 in the Lower Hall of the church. Tickets are $20. For questions contact Kacky Leslie at 501-226-0074 or email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 
The Sacred Heart of Jesus Church Grief Support Group is for women and men survivors and others who have faced huge challenges in their lives. If you have experienced events in your life that have shaken your ground, or know of someone within or outside of SHJC: such as the death of a loved one, serious illness, divorce or whatever has made you see life differently, the SHJC Bereavement Ministry's Grief Support Group is a safe space where we all grow and learn together.We will assist you in helping claim your life back, increase happiness, and get inspired to become the person God calls you to be at his new stage in your life.
This Grief Support Group will be meeting on Tuesdays, after morning Mass, in an A&E classroom once the group size is finalized. The group will meet October 5th, thru November 2, 2021, for five weeks, between 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. A luncheon group setting will be announced and follow the 5th session.
To Register: Contact one of the SHJC co-facilitators, in person, or by phone:
Bob Hoffmann - 501-922-3511, or
Ann Bowman - 501-922-6619, or
Ken Gordon - 501-226-0175
With questions, contact: Ken Gordon, Director of SHJC Bereavement Ministr,
email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone: 501-226-0175