The Saint Joseph Crusade for Traditional Marriage will take place on Saturday, March 21, 2015, at noon. We will be reciting a Rosary on the lawn in front of the church here at Sacred Heart of Jesus. Please plan to attend and pray this Rosary with us. I suggest you bring a folding chair or stool if you prefer to sit. If weather is restrictive, we will be inside the church. Call Jim Goodsen at 226-5312 with questions.
Be certain to get your tickets for Hollywood Hillbillies starring many of your fellow parishioners. Karen Feckler, Julie Zimmerman, Ken Silvers, Herm Dobshca, Connie Weidert and Bill Lamoureux are performing in this fun musical comedy live on stage at the Woodlands Auditorium on April 10 and 11 at 7:00 p.m. and April 12th at 2:00 p.m. In addition, our own Lynne Border is the musical/vocal director for this production. "Gram Hawley (Karen Feckler) and her granddaughter Cindy Lou run the general store somewhere deep in the Ozarks when things start happening." Reserve seat tickets can be purchased on line at www.HSVTicketSales.com or at the Woodlands office for $15.00. Tickets sold at the door will cost $17.00. Ya'll come! 
A corporate Communion Sunday, for the Sacred Heart Singles, has been scheduled for April 12 at the 10:00 a.m. Mass. Dutch treat follows at 12:00 noon at Belle Arti in Hot Springs. Order from the menu. We will car pool from church following Mass. Sign-up in the Narthex. Call Ann at 922-6963 with questions. 
Celebrate Thursday, March 19, by attending the 9:00 a.m. Mass, then join friends at our St. Joseph sweet table in the Lower Hall. Bring your favorite baked goods to share with one another. Questions? Call Don Ritter at 224-659-5001. 
In private revelation to St. Maria Faustina, Jesus asked that the Feast of Divine Mercy be celebrated on the first Sunday after Easter. He told her" "On that day, all the Divine floodgates, through which graces flow, are opened. The soul who will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment." Jesus also revealed that He wanted a Novena to the Divine Mercy to be made before the Feast of Divine Mercy.Here at Sacred Heart, we will have a Divine Mercy Hour of Prayer on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 12, beginning at 3:00 p.m. with song, veneration of the Image of Divine Mercy, adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, praying the Chaplet of Divine Mercy as a novena, and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Also, a parish Novena to the Divine Mercy will be prayed on Good Friday, April 3, at 9:00 a.m.; and, before Easter Vigil Mass on Saturday, April 4, at 7:30 p.m. This is a great opportunity for parishioners to gain special grace from God!
The parish Disaster Response Team will meet for important responder training on Tuesday, March 17, in the Lower Hall at 10:00 a.m. Training will conclude at 11:30 a.m.We are fortunate to have Gary Moore, Balboa Baptist Disaster Response, join us for this informative, interactive training effort. All members of the team are asked to participate in this training. Your safety and quality of life are of the utmost importance. Any questions, contact Gary Wolfer at 501-204-1192 or transmit an e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The Knights of Columbus, Council 10208, will sponsor a movie at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, April 10, in the Lower Hall. The movie is Seven Days In Utopia, starring Robert Duval. Talent can only get you so far. For golfer, Luke Chisholm, that turns out to be Utopia, Texas, where he's left stranded after blowing his pro debut. Luckily for Luke, a cagey old rancher enters his life to change it - and him - forever. The donation refreshment center will be open, and there will also be popcorn. 
The tickets for the annual Card Party on March 16 are sold-out, but call Carol Barrett at 922-0071 if you want your name added to the wait list. Also, call Carol if you have Card Party tickets and will not be able to use them. Doors of the hall will open at 12:30, and play will begin at 1:00 p.m. There will be a Silent Auction, 50/50 raffle, and the fabulous door prizes of unique gift baskets created by each guild.
Attention: Donations are still needed for Silent Auction items for this Card Party; artwork, craftwork, and gently-used items of jewelry or decorative items. Call Barb Potter at 915-8705 to describe your item and for more information. Please pick-up a Paradise Grill card in the Education hallway to help boost our donations.)
Please note that the next AARP Driver Safety one-day class will be held on Thursday, May 14 from 12:30 to 5:00 p.m. in the Upper Hall. Sign-up sheets will be available in the narthex as of the weekend of April 18/19. Call Gene Widlowski, 922-5170, with questions. 
This weekend the Knights of Columbus will be selling tickets for the Lenten Fish Fry on Friday, March 13. Menu includes fried cod fish, baked potato, cole slaw, roll and dessert. Tickets are $10 each. Seating and tickets are again limited. The time for the fish fry will be from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. Dining will be ANYTIME during these hours. After this weekend, if any tickets remain, the only opportunity to purchase tickets will be by calling Scott Krantz at 501-781-6493. The last day to get a ticket is March 11. There will be no tickets available at the door. And, please, no walk-ins without a ticket as we only order enough food for the number of tickets sold.
All children, either parishioners or those visiting Sacred Heart, are invited to participate in an Easter Egg Hunt after the 10:00 Mass on Easter Sunday. Join us as we hunt for eggs - filled with goodies! 
The next Red Cross Blood Drive supported by the Knights of Columbus and hosted by the Village United Methodist Church, 200 Carmona Road, is 8:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 10. Previous donors at this site with email addresses have been sent an email reminder. New donors can go to www.redcrossblood.org for detailed information and to schedule an appointment. Contact John Bodensteiner with questions or to be placed on an email reminder list (915-0339 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). Thanks in advance for sharing your "gift of life." 
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, 900 W. Cross St., Benton, will host an exhibit highlighting the presence of Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist now through March 11.The Vatican International Exhibition, "The Eucharistic Miracles of the World," includes 145 panels featuring photographs, narratives and maps. The panels depict various Vatican-approved miracles occurring in countries around the world over a span of 1,300 years. The church is hosting the exhibit as part of its Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration 15th anniversary.
The self-guided exhibit in the church's McGinnis Hall is free and open to the public. The display will be open after the 5 p.m. Mass on February 28 and March 7 until 8 p.m., as well as 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 1. The exhibit will also be open 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays March 2 to 11. Viewing will also be available following the 10:30 a.m. Mass on March 8 until 3 p.m.
On Tuesday, March 10, there will be a bus trip to Benton to view the exhibition. The bus will be leaving Sacred Heart of Jesus parking lot at 10:30 a.m. and will return at 3:00 p.m. There is a sign-up sheet in the narthex. There is a $20 fee. For any questions, please contact Joan Smith at 922-1958.
Mark you calendar for April 2 and plan to attend our Holy Thursday Feast Before the Fast. This meal, catered by Johnna Westerman and served by the Ladies of the Sacred Heart, will be held in the Lower Hall at 5:00 p.m. and upon its conclusion we will go upstairs into the church and begin the Easter Triduum with Mass at 6:30. There will be sign up sheets in the narthex beginning this weekend. 
Effective the weekend of March 14/15, Saturday evening Mass will be celebrated at 5:00 p.m. due to the arrival of Daylight Savings time. That very same weekend, the second Sunday Mass will return to 10:00 a.m. Please mark your calendars, and call the Church Office with questions. 
Orders can now be placed for those wonderful products from Kraemer's in Wisconsin. Order forms can be located in the narthex. You can also view and print the order form on the Knight's web site. We will have the first delivery of products to the Village sometime in November (date to be determined). We will also continue to take orders through the winter months, and shipping will occur when we have enough ordered product for the Kraemer Group to make a run from Wisconsin to the Village.We will maintain some products on hand for instant sales, and that list of products will also be on the Knights of Columbus website. See Kraemer's Cheese On Hand. Lastly, we will sell gift boxes for the holidays.
Additional information can be obtained from the sales staff: John Meyers at 915-0746 or Al Bilgischer at 209-5231.