SACRED HEART OF JESUS CATHOLIC CHURCH 295 Balearic Road Hot Springs Village, Arkansas 71909

FR. WILLIAM A. ELSER , Pastor

Cell: 501-209-2502 e-mail: [email protected]

Church Office 501-922-2062 Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

website: www.hsvsacredheart.com e-mail: [email protected] Parish EIN#: 71-0522822

Deacon Larry Lipsmeyer 501-922-3283 MASSES

Tuesday through Friday ………………………………………………………………………….…………… 09:00 a.m.

First Saturday……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 09:00 a.m.

Saturday Ancipated ...... 05:00 p.m.

Live Streamed) Sunday ...... 08:00 a.m. (

...... 10:00 a.m.

Holy Day Vigil (with obligaon)...... as announced

Holy Day ...... 09:00 a.m.

ADORATION

Eucharisc Adoraon ...... All hours except 1-3 am ...... 7 days a week

CONFESSION

Tuesday - Friday ...... 08:30 to 08:55 a.m.

Saturday ...... 04:15 to 04:45 p.m.

Sunday ...... 07:15 to 07:45 a.m.

OR by appointment with the Pastor

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021 TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME PARISH EVENTS THIS WEEK LITURGICAL ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY Monday September 27 The Liturgical Environment Ministry will have a 01:00 p.m. Mary Magdalene Study, Chris Stein, Classroom D planning meeng Tuesday, September 28th at 9:30 Tuesday September 28 a.m. in Classrooms A & B, to prepare for the 09:30 a.m. Liturgical Environment Mtg, Classrooms A&B 10:00 a.m. Fit n’ Balanced Class, Lower Hall Christmas Season. NEW MEMBERS WELCOME!! Call 11:30 a.m. Fit n’ Balanced Class, Lower Hall Sandy Darnell with any quesons, (602) 418-3414.

Wednesday September 29 09:30 a.m. Mat Yoga, Lower Hall 11:00 a.m. Chair Yoga, Lower Hall COME JOIN US FOR FALL FEST 01:00 p.m. Guild 7 Cards, Upper Hall The Knights of Columbus Fall Fest 01:00 p.m. Spades, Upper Hall benefits People with Intellectual 05:30 p.m. REY Monthly Dinner, Upper Hall 06:00 p.m. REY PreK/8th Grade, Classrooms Disabilies and will be held in the Lower Hall on Friday, October 1st at Thursday September 30 09:30 a.m. Rosary Makers, Classroom C 5:00 p.m. The event will feature dinner, live and 09:30 a.m. Intentional Discipleship, Classroom D silent aucons and DJ music. Dinner will include: 10:00 a.m. Fit n’ Balanced Class, Lower Hall beef brisket, rosemary potatoes, baby carrots and 11:30 a.m. Fit n’ Balanced Class, Lower Hall 12:00 p.m. Family Assistance Meeting, Classroom D cheesecake for dessert. Tickets are $20.00 per

Friday October 1 person and can be reserved early by calling the 09:00 a.m. First Friday Mass/Devotions Knights Ticket Line at (501) 404-5195. For quesons 09:00 a.m. VWFCR Meeting, Classrooms A & B 05:00 p.m. KofC Fall Fest, Lower Hall or informaon, please call Steve Bishop at (847)

Saturday October 2 875-1996. 09:00 a.m. First Saturday Mass/Devotions 11:00 a.m. Centering Prayer Group, Classrooms A&B THE R.C.I.A. 05:00 p.m. Mass A parish R.C.I.A. program is the Catholic way of Sunday October 3 08:00 a.m. Mass - Live Streamed evangelizing and forming people in the Word of God, 10:00 a.m. Mass the tradions of the Catholic Church, and an ongoing 03:00 p.m. The Mother Mary Prayer Group, Classrooms A&B and growing relaonship with the Lord, thusly preparing a candidate for some or all of the SACRED HEART GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP Fall, 2021 – SHJC Bereavement Ministry Sacraments of Iniaon (Bapsm, Confirmaon and The SHJC Grief Support Group is for women and men Holy Communion). Sacred Heart of Jesus parish is open to assisng people in their faith journey at survivors and others who have faced huge challenges in their lives. If you have experienced events in your whatever me they are ready to begin. We are life that have shaken your ground, or know of inving those who are interested to aend, an introductory session on Thursday, October 7, 2021 at someone within or outside of SHJC: such as the death of a loved one, serious illness, divorce or whatever 6:00 pm in the Upper Hall. Call Cathy Kraus, SJH has made you see and deal with life differently, the Parish DRE at 501-922-2062 ext. 11 or just come that SHJC Bereavement Ministry's Grief Support Group is a evening with an open and inquiring mind and heart. safe space where we all grow and learn together. MILITARY PRAYER BULLETIN BOARD We will assist you in helping claim your life back, In order to keep our Military Prayer Bullen Board in increase happiness, and get inspired to become the the Narthex up to date, we need to periodically person God calls you to be at this new stage in your determine if those individuals whose names are on life. the board sll are in a situaon that need our This Grief Support Group will be meeng on prayers. If you have requested a name be placed on Tuesdays, aer morning Mass, in an A&E classroom the board, but they are no longer in need, please once the group size is finalized. The group will meet remove the card from the board and leave it in the October 5th, thru November 2, 2021, for five weeks, tray. If any parishioner has a near relave in the between 9:30 -11:00 a.m. A luncheon group seng service who is in a posion exposing them to personal will be announced and follow the 5th session. danger just fill out the request card, which can be To register: Contact one of the SHJC co-facilitators, found in the tray below the board, and we will add a in person, or by phone: card with their name and include them in our prayers. Bob Hoffmann 501-922-3611,

Ann Bowman 501-922-6619, “A friend is more to be longed for than the light; I Ken Gordon 501-226-0175 speak of a genuine one. And wonder not; for it were

Have quesons, contact: Ken Gordon, Director of beer for us that sun should be exnguished, than SHJC Bereavement Ministry, that we should be deprived of friends; beer to live in email: [email protected] darkness, than to be without friends.” Phone: 501-226-0175 -St. John Chrysostom PASTOR'S COLUMN Aer this past weekend at least some of you now know that there are weekends where my homily changes at least somewhat from one Mass to the next. If there is any blame for me doing that, please recognize that it is the Holy Spirit encouraging me to add and/or take away something in the content of my homily. This past weekend the examples I used to encourage and applaud Catholics (and all Chrisans) who accept Jesus' call for us to be "SERVANTS" like he was, was somewhat different from the Saturday Mass to the two Sunday Masses. On Saturday night I spoke about those who are serving the weak, the vulnerable and the dependent through parcipaon in the Arkansas Catholic Charies Golf Tournament in memory of one of our previous bishops, Andrew J. FOOD BASKETS McDonald who was a golfer himself. So far, we have In Arkansas in 2018, 23.2 percent of volunteers from our parish who are taking on various children lived in homes that were tasks during the golf tournament, parishioners who “food insecure,” or lacking consistent are paying $85 to play in the tournament (with parish access to enough food for everyone in funds co-sponsoring them) and a commitment of the family to live acve, healthy lives. Feeding $5,000 as part of the social jusce and charitable America esmates that percentage has jumped to outreach budgeted for the year. I menoned at the 32.3 percent in 2020 because of the health and Saturday Mass that our parish parcipaon in this economic emergency. According to Arkansas primary fundraiser for Catholic Charies is such that it could rightly be called the Sacred Heart of Jesus Advocates for Children and Families, before Covid- Catholic Church Golf Tournament for Catholic 19, children that qualified received breakfast, lunch and a snack at school free or at a reduced price. With Charies (though I won't suggest that to the diocese since Bishop McDonald was the bishop who ordained the schools on shut-down or children in quaranne me and accomplished many things in his long some families could not make up for the meals children normally received at school. With the start episcopate, including appoinng my uncle, Fr. Joseph Biltz as the head of the Jusce and Peace Office at the of a new school year, families are counng on the diocese). One last thing I would ask of you, our meals children receive at school to help them provide for the rest of the family. Our parish wants parishioners is your consideraon to make a donaon (perhaps even a large one) to support this fundraising to help with this concern. Sacred Heart of Jesus golf tournament with the assurance that ALL OF YOUR Catholic Church has provided food baskets for DONATION will assist a variety of weak and families in need for many years. Through this vulnerable people, from those who need dental care program, supplies of non-perishables and fresh fruit and can't afford it, to people throughout the state and vegetables are given to families in our area. who come in emergency situaons to get help with a Names of recipients come from the guidance ulity bill, to a child in their mother's womb who will counselors at the Jessieville, Fountain Lake, and be born and have a future life with adopve parents, Mountain Pine schools. Any quesons can be to prisoners who are evangelized, catechized and directed to Sheila Harrison, (501)922-1767, or Ed helped in other ways through our diocesan prison Keearns, (501) 922-3832. Because of Covid-19, the ministry efforts. We have an insert in this weekend's process of delivering the food baskets will be bullen that you can use to send in your donaon to adjusted to adhere to the safety protocols. Please Catholic Charies which will welcome and give thanks be generous when giving in the annual collecon for whatever you give. This fundraiser was not held held October 30-31, the week-end of Halloween. last year because of COVID concerns so our support is needed greatly this year. Thanks for your GIVE US THIS DAY and WORD AMONG US consideraon AND a big THANK YOU to those who The October issues are in the Narthex which are responded to the request of our American bishops to the last issues for 2020-21 subscribers. If you are contact our U.S. representaves to voice strong a new subscriber your booklets will start in opposion to the "Women's Health Protecon Act" which, if passed (GOD FORBID) and be signed into law November and be available around the middle of will federally mandate aboron on demand, taxpayer October. money being used for aborons, and overturn state laws that have been enacted to discourage and place strict limits on when aborons can legally take place. LADIES OF THE SACRED HEART KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CORNER Up coming events. ♦ Oct 1 Samaritan Ministries Visit hsvlosh.com for more informaon ♦ October 4, 9:45 – Board Meeng – Upper Hall Oct 1 Fall Fesval Dinner & Aucon, 5:00 pm ♦ Oct 5 Mthly Council Mtg, Lower Hall 5:00 pm October 11, 9:45 – General Meeng – Lower Hall ♦ Speaker, Fr. John Antony, author of three spiritual Oct 8 8th-10th, KofC State Couples Retreat Subiaco Monastery reflecon books. ♦ October 30/31st, - BAKE SALE Oct 11 Columbus Day, Flags, Rosary & Mass November 4, 2:00 – 4:30 – High Tea & Fashion Show, Tickets - $20, contact Kacky Leslie at 226-0074 COMMITTEE HELP WANTED Aluminum cans are being collected for recycling to If you enjoy meeng new people, benefit LOSH charies. have a love for Sacred Heart Parish Place in the trailer in church parking lot. and desire to inform newcomers of Pull tabs from aluminum cans are collected for Lile the variety of acvies and ministries Rock Ronald McDonald House. Place on table in that are available to them as a hallway of church. Collecng pull tabs is a great way member of Sacred Heart Parish, we ask you to to help children and their families at Ronald prayerfully consider joining our welcoming McDonald House across the country. They are able commiee. The commiee is open to individuals to raise thousands of dollars each year through and couples who will be prepared to meet with new these simple donaons. We collect any soda or beer parishioners to provide informaon and accept cans, pet food cans, vegetable, fruit and soup cans quesons that they have about our wonderful all may have the pull tabs”. parish. Please reach out to Debbie and Dwayne Garre who head up the commiee for more FLU SHOTS informaon and/or to sign up. You can contact them The Quadrivalent Flu Vaccine will be at 512-460-9903 or email [email protected]. administered by health care professionals NEW PARISHIONERS on October 16th & 17th before and aer We have several new parishioners to be introduced: all Masses. Please bring a photo ID and Medicare or other Insurance card. Also, be aware of ∗ Jerry and Jane Brandon your clothing that day to allow for ease of injecon. If ∗ Gary and Sunny Gizinski you have any quesons, please contact Bill Nosek at ∗ Carol Hulle (501) 915-9000 ∗ Alfred and Alison Kordsmeier ∗ Greg and Sharon Osterhout ALTAR FLOWERS The beauful flowers this weekend were Welcome to Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church! donated by: We are happy you have joined our parish and we ♦ Gordon Wilson in memory of Connie look forward to becoming beer acquainted! Cody Wilson ♦ ADORERS NEEDED Tom & Bonnie Blue, in celebraon of their 26th We sll need your prayerful consideraon to Wedding Anniversary ♦ begin parcipang in Eucharisc Adoraon. Randy & Lori Bussone in celebraon of their 54th The following Holy Hour is currently unfilled Wedding Anniversary and needs an adorer. You can sign-up for flowers in the white binder ♦ located in the Narthex or call Mark Lukasavige, Head Sunday 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. call Don Rier at (224) Sacristan at 314-443-9257 for more informaon. 659-5001 Prayer partners are sll wanted by many singular GIFT BEARERS adorers. If you are interested in being a prayer The following parishioners have volunteered partner, please call Tom Donnelly at (501) 915-0880 to bring up the gis this weekend at the: or email [email protected]. 8:00 a.m. Mass ♦ Tom and Bonnie Blue, celebrang their IMPORTANT CONTACT INFORMATION 26th Wedding Anniversary Helping Hands Cathy Wedwick 501-915-8456 10:00 a.m. Mass Pat Widlowski 501-922-1395 ♦ Randy and Lori, celebrang their 54th Wedding Buddy Phone Chain Gisela Heumann 224-565-0266 Anniversary Eucharist: Homebound Jerry Bertrand 501-204-9299 NOTE: You can sign-up to present the gis at Mass in Bereavement Support Ken Gordon 719-310-1686 the white binder located in the Narthex or call the Columbarium Gary Wolfer 501-204-1192 church office at 501-922-2062, Ext. 10 or email Religious Ed Youth Cathy Kraus 501-922-2062 [email protected]. Perpetual Adoration Tom Donnelly 501-915-0880

PARISH FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL COUNCIL Linda Durre Educaon 972-768-1574 David Witchger Grounds, Chair 501-922-9058 Janet Liszka Educaon 501-922-0103

Chrisne Cash Liturgy 501-922-1933 Bob Kostelecky Building Complex 501-915-9779 Jo Ann Arnold Liturgy 501-538-5003

Bonnie Blue Parish Life 501-922-1844 Carolyn Bowers Administration 501-915-8022 Bob Honzik Stewardship 501-922-2702 Gerald Krawczynski Parish Life 501-915-9629 Murray Claassen Stewardship 501-908-4346 Barb Poer Social Jusce, Chair 501-762-3103 Karen Feckler Social Jusce 501-209-1499 Larry Stein Finance 501-226-5105 Finance Council David Witchger 501-922-9058 BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS

Effecve immediately, the deadline for subming bullen announcements is the Monday prior to the weekend the bullen is to be distributed. The deadline me is 9:00 a.m. Please submit announcements to [email protected] Parishioners will be placed on the Sick List when a request has been made. To ensure privacy, remember to ask the person needing prayers if (s)he would like to be included in the lisng. Recipients will remain on the Sick List for 60 days unless asked to be removed sooner or a request to stay on has been received. Sick List - Names in bold italics have been added in the past 14 days. A * next to last name Indicates non-parishioners. Mary Albert Joanne DeJanovich Bob Larsen Mary Szczepaniak Ron Albert Patricia Demsky Barb Mika Gladys Welsh Bob Baine* Theresa Drumwright Gerry Millhouse Gene Widlowski Ron Boudreaux Patricia Goodson Johnnie Myers* Madonna Brown Tim Harrison* T.L. Nelson* Leo Cepicky Bey Hoepner Wally Newburn* Mary Costello Mickey Jordan Pat Pahl Frank Cox Morris Lambe* Don Presco Jeannie Culpepper Pam LaPlant* Joan Rankin-Aykens

PRAYER WARRIORS WEEKLY MASS INTENTIONS

PRAYERS NEEDED? Sep 25 5:00 pm CONNIE CODY WILSON Gordon Wilson

We all need a prayer warrior in mes of Sep 26 8:00 am COLLEEN TWARDOWSKI Gertrude Summers crisis - a crical or dangerous situaon that needs serious aenon - including 10:00 am S/H PARISHIONERS Fr. Bill emergencies, surgery, imminent death or the loss of a loved one. Our Parish Prayer Sep 27 9:00 am ANNA MEAUX Fr. Bill Warriors are ready to help. Some ninety Parish Sep 28 9:00 am MARCIE MARGEL Szudarski Family Prayer Warriors will offer intercessory prayers to God for you and your loved ones at these and other Sep 29 9:00 am RUTH BRECKON M/M Bob Honzik crical mes. Please call: Sharon Board, 922-6995; Sep 30 9:00 am VICTORIA KIBURAS Bob Sakalas Mary Costello, 209-0008; Jim Goodson, 204-2494; Oct 1 9:00 am TOM GERACI Judy Geraci Lucy Young, 915-8028; Edie Gray, 922-4694 or Chris Stein, 226-5105 to get your prayers started. They Oct 2 9:00 am NAMES ON REM. TREE Fr. Bill will connue for 30 days, unless cancelled by you, PAT AKE AND and may be connued by request. You, too, may 5:00 pm Lew Ake become a member of our Parish Prayer Warriors by HENRY HUST calling Sharon, Mary, Jim, Lucy, Edie or Chris. Oct 3 8:00 am S/H PARISHIONERS Fr. Bill

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