On Saturday, August 15, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Everyone is encouraged to participate in Mass for this Solemnity. Mass at Sacred Heart Church will be celebrated by Fr. Mike Hinken at 10:00 a.m. on that day. 
The Knights of Columbus will be serving a Spaghetti Dinner on Friday, August 14 at 6:00 p.m. in the Lower Hall. Come enjoy a Spaghetti Dinner prepared by Chef Ken Silvers and crew for only $10.00. Meals will be delivered to your table by servers or you may order your dinner to be picked up. Please bring a check made out to the Knights of Columbus for the exact amount. Tickets will be at the door. There will be a signup sheet in the narthex or email Johnny Broome at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for planning purposes.Detailed list of precautionary measures - Please note:
* All patrons must wear masks before entering and leaving the Lower Hall.
* All patrons must have their temperature taken before entering the Lower Hall.
* All patrons must stop before entering the Lower hall in a single file 6 ft apart from the person in front
and behind them (an "X" will be taped to the floor for accurate social distancing requirements).
* A 2-line formation will be allowed for easy access entry into the building.
* Once patrons have been cleared for entry, tables will be filled starting from the front row and working
toward the back.
* Once everyone is seated, they will be allowed to remove their MASKS.
* There will be no self-service at the bar. You must allow the bartenders to mix it.
* You must wear your mask and maintain 6 ft distancing while in line.
* Seating will be limited to 80-100 people with 4 persons at a table unless there are additional family
members joining, then we can seat up to eight persons per table.
* Meals will be delivered by servers or will be available for takeout. Please stay at your table to insure
social distancing.
* When you are finished with your meal, you must put your mask back on to exit the Lower Hall.
* All patrons must wear masks before entering and leaving the Lower Hall.
* All patrons must have their temperature taken before entering the Lower Hall.
* All patrons must stop before entering the Lower hall in a single file 6 ft apart from the person in front
and behind them (an "X" will be taped to the floor for accurate social distancing requirements).
* A 2-line formation will be allowed for easy access entry into the building.
* Once patrons have been cleared for entry, tables will be filled starting from the front row and working
toward the back.
* Once everyone is seated, they will be allowed to remove their MASKS.
* There will be no self-service at the bar. You must allow the bartenders to mix it.
* You must wear your mask and maintain 6 ft distancing while in line.
* Seating will be limited to 80-100 people with 4 persons at a table unless there are additional family
members joining, then we can seat up to eight persons per table.
* Meals will be delivered by servers or will be available for takeout. Please stay at your table to insure
social distancing.
* When you are finished with your meal, you must put your mask back on to exit the Lower Hall.
The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus feast day was observed on Friday, June 19. Kudos to Father Bill Elser, Ladies of the Sacred Heart (LOSH) and members of the Parish Life Commission. Not only did Father Bill celebrate 3 Masses that day, he also handcrafted 300 cups of delicious ice cream; flavors were Arkansas Strawberry and Cherries Jubilee. "Many hands make a light load," as they say.....Ladies of the Sacred Heart baked and decorated over 26 dozen heart shaped cookies which complimented this heart filled gift. The ladies wrapped and served these delectable treats in a red gift bag to share with each of the attending parishioners. Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church is truly, a sacred parish! 
The annual Taste of Faith Dinner to benefit the Diocese of Little Rock seminarians, sponsored by our local Knights of Columbus (Council 10208), has been cancelled due to concerns for the health and safety of parishioners and uncertainty around pandemic restrictions. Additional information on this previously scheduled, July 24, dinner for a possible future date or on ways we can support our seminarians, if we do not have this event in 2020, will be forthcoming. Thank you for your understanding and patience. 
In 2019 the Knights of Columbus sponsored Taste of Faith Dinner raised $30,000 to support the seminarians in our diocese. Unfortunately, the reality of COVID-19 health concerns forced the cancelation of the Taste of Faith Dinner in 2020. Over the next four weeks the Knights of Columbus are sponsoring a campaign to raise funds to support our seminarians. There will be bulletin articles, emails and possibly a "robo call" or two! Each weekly article will include a biography of one of our seminarians.There are currently 27 seminarians in the Diocese of Little Rock. With the increases in cost and number of seminarians, the diocese needs our help to form our future priests. Msgr. Scott Friend recently said, "We just have to trust that the Lord will provide for us what we need. I know that the Lord will take care of us, our people will take care of us."
Please consider making a generous donation to support our seminarians. Checks should be made payable to the Knights of Columbus, with Seminarian Support in the memo line. Your check may be mailed to Rick Phillips, Financial Secretary, 11 Vuelta Lane, Hot Springs Village, AR, 71909. Alternatively, you may drop your donation check in the offertory basket at Mass.
The featured seminarian this week is our own Jonathan Semmler. His biography may be found on the DOLR website at https://www.dolr.org/clergy/jonathan-semmler.
Please take a moment and review the various advertisers on the back of our weekly bulletin. The generosity of these sponsors allow for the quality printing that J.S. Paluch Company, Inc. provides to us. Please frequent these vendors when requiring any of their needs or services. Thank you for your service. For information on being an advertiser, please contact J.S. Paluch Co., Inc. at 1-800-833-5941. 
The last weekend of each month, an insert in the weekly bulletin has normally contained a monthly calendar with a list of our parishioner's birthdays on the reverse side. For many reasons, this has been discontinued; however, the monthly calendar may be found on the parish website, www.hsvsacredheart.com, along with the monthly birthday list. This double sided document may also be found on either credenza in the narthex next to the supply of weekly bulletins. Please contact the front office, 501-922-2062, extension 10 with any questions you many have. Thank you! 
We DO need your stewardship to Sacred Heart Church and other Special ollections even as we refrain from celebrating Mass and other activites at Sacred Heart. Please consider either mailing your stewardship to the Church, 295 Balearic Road, HSV, 71909, or drop it by the office during office hours, Monday thru Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon, or place it in the secure box designated in the Narthex. You may also give online at www.hsvsacredheart.com and simply follow these easy steps:
1. Locate the "GIVE ONLINE" link located on the home page.
2. Follow the onscreen instructions to create an online profile and to schedule your recurring contributions.
Online giving is convenient and allows you to set up automatic recurring contributions and view your complete on line giving history from anywhere you have access to the internet. If you do not have access to a computer, you may call Sheila, our Bookkeeper at 501-922-2062, extension 12 and she can take your information, including how much and how often you want to give to our parish's needs to include the Building & Maintenance Fund along with other Special Collections. You may also let her know how you want to give your stewardship, by credit card or automatic withdrawal from your bank account. You may also want to contact her in the future regarding any changes you might want to make in your giving.
The Catholic Arkansas Sharing Appeal (CASA) was created in 1990 to provide critical funding for pastoral, educational and social needs of our diocese. CASA supports numerous diocesan, parish and school ministries and programs.For the past ten years CASA has helped fund countless diocesan programs and offices, offer grants to Catholic schools and religious education programs, and renovate buildings at St. John Center in Little Rock. Visit www.dolr.org/casa for more information on CASA programs.
The coronavirus pandemic has placed additional financial pressure on many of the programs funded by CASA. Donations made this year will have an especially significant impact across Arkansas. The 2020 CASA goal for the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish is $83,900. As of June 1, $70,288 has been donated by Sacred Heart of Jesus parishioners. Thank you to all who have contributed.
If you have not yet made a donation to CASA this year, please consider joining the 248 parishioners who have already provided their support for this vital program. Donations may be made on-line at www.dolr.org/casa or by using the CASA envelopes available in the narthex.
Please take a few minutes to listen to our Oregon Catholic Press (OCP) music artists and composers sing Bob Dufford's "Be Not Afraid." This video will put faces to the names of our composers that we sing in church every weekend. Click on the following link and sit back and enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF0DIpFOoBg&feature=youtu.be&mc_cid=0e84211798&mc_eid=d3f7e7b16e
Bishop Taylor has allowed the resumption of public Mass to be celebrated, however, with specific restrictions. The staff at Sacred Heart are diligently working to abide by these restrictions. We are asking ALL participants of Mass to adhere to the following requirements:
- Wear a mask or other covering of mouth and nose, anyone ages > 10 years old.
- Use hand sanitizer upon arrival at church.
- Keep to a distance of 6' between family groups and individuals by sitting at the ends of the pews.
- If you are feeling ill or have been exposed to someone that has tested positive for COVID-19, please stay home.
- Bishop Taylor continues to dispense everyone from the Sunday Mass obligation.
- Missalettes have been removed from the pews, please bring your own Liturgy aids.
- Hand made face masks continue to be available by ordering from the church office, Monday-Friday (8:00 am-12noon); $5.00 per mask money collected is donated to Jackson House food pantry.
- Mass will continue to be recorded for "live" participation www.facebook.com/FrBillElser or access at a later time from the Sacred Heart website www.hsvsacredheart.com under the tab, "Weekend Homilies."
Prior to our Pastoral Council meeting on Friday, June 26, please call me, email me or text me with any suggestions, comments or questions you may have concerning the parish. Also, if you are a newcomer, please let me know. This method of communication is in lieu of having parish council representatives in the narthex. Than you.~ Rebecca Huber, Chair, Parish Pastoral Council
Phone/text: 501-844-7656
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Through God all things are possible.I wanted to give everyone an update on the mask project that began in mid-March by a call by CHI St. Vincent in Hot Springs for protective cloth masks. What started out to be a need for 500 cloth masks has turned into an effort of over 2,500 masks made by a wonderful team of men and women involved with Tiny Angels, Community of Joy Church members and LOSH of Sacred Heart, as well as, other community members of Hot Springs Village.
These original masks went to CHI St. Vincent, CHI St. Vincent Clinics in HSV, the Police and Fire Departments of HSV, Mt. Carmel, Good Sam's, Brookshire's, HSV Sanitation Department, VA Hospital in New Orleans, Habitat/Restore, a local Women's Shelter and Food Bank, WalMart, UAMS, and others. We then made the decision to provide masks to Community of Joy Church, Sacred Heart Catholic Church and many friends/family members for donations to two local charities. The results were more than any of us ever dreamed! Tiny Angels, $870 and to date Jackson House (Food Pantry) in Hot Springs, $3,876. Words cannot express my sincere gratitude to each of you who made monetary donations to feed the hungry and dress the stillborn babies, as well as, all who worked so tirelessly to make these masks. Please know your donation, time and effort made a huge impact to these two organizations.
A HUGE thank you to the following people who made this possible. This was a multi-Church effort in our community. If I left someone off, my sincere apologies. I tried my best to keep up with the involvement.
Material/Monetary Donations: Alliance Rubber Company, Colleen Angel, Jane Blankenstein, Kim Carver, Anne Dierks, Colleen Dimetry, Liz Edwards, Rose Farrell, Karen Feckler, Cheryl Fiorendino, Debbie Garrett, Dee Kapple, Sheila King, Sharon Marzec, Sherrie Nichols, Bonnie Norell, Vikki Powell, Reta Osmond, Susan Read, Charlene Reinsch, Linny Rohrer, Marty Schnoebelen, Patti Sheppard, and Leesa Sikes.
Fabric Cutters: Colleen/Steve Angel, Mary/George Cupstid, Anne Dierks, Colleen Dimetry, Liz/Frank Edwards, Mary Ann Farner, Karen Feckler, Becky Finegan, Dee Kapple, Vikki Powell, Susan Read, and Randy/Marty Schnoebelen. And last, the ones who brought it all together......
Our Sewers: Colleen/Steve Angel, Jackie Beaumont, Jane Blankenstein, Theresa Clay, Mary Cupstid, Anne Dierks, Colleen Dimetry, Liz Edwards, Rose Farrell, Jan Folstad, Suzy Gieringer, Dee Kapple, Sheila King, Sherrie Nichols,Charlene Reinsch, Bobbie Rhodea, Cheryl Robertson, Marty Schnoebelen, Patti Sheppard, Leesa Sikes, Jan Timmerman, and Robin Williams.
A FANTASTIC JOB! May God bless each and every one of you who participated in this project and may we all continue to keep safe and healthy.
~ Liz Edwards ~
Now that is a load of diapers! Want to take a guess on how many? On behalf of the Ladies of the Sacred Heart "LOSH," we want to thank everyone who donated to the diaper drive. We asked and you certainly delivered! These diapers were delivered to Catholic Adoption Services and New Beginnings in Benton. We were able to deliver 6,149 diapers and 5 packages of diaper wipes thanks to everyone's generosity. THANK YOU! 
The 2020 Arkansas Catholic Charismatic Conference has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 virus in our country. The conference was scheduled for July 24-26 at the Wyndham Riverfront in North Little Rock. Next year will be the 50th Anniversary of the Charismatic Renewal in Arkansas. The 2021 conference is scheduled for July 23-25, 2021 at the Wyndham and in celebration of the 50th Anniversary, three wonderful speakers are lined up for the program. The ACCC committee is saddened that the cancellation had to take place this year, but look forward to seeing everyone in 2021. Further information can be found at www.ARKCC.ORG. 
Congratulations to Father Bill Elser for the celebration of his 34th Anniversary of Ordination to Priesthood and to Deacon Larry Lipsmeyer for the celebration of his 22nd Anniversary of Ordination to Permanent Diaconate. Sacred Heart is truly blessed with your leadership and Godly service, dated May 31st.