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| Divine-Mercy-Sunday |
PARISH DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY HOLY HOUR
This Holy Hour is special time of prayer, praise and thanksgiving to our Merciful Savior! It begins at 3 pm on Mercy Sunday, May 1, in the church. There will be song, prayerful time and quiet time.
In private revelation, Jesus told St. Maria Faustina: “The first Sunday after Easter is the Feast of Mercy. 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. There must also be acts of mercy. I demand from you deeds of mercy, which are to arise out of love for Me.
You are to show mercy to your neighbors always and everywhere. You must not shrink from this or try to excuse or absolve yourself from it. Mankind will not have peace until it turns to the Fount of My Mercy.”
Your prayers are needed – please come and participate with family and friends in the Holy Hour!
In addition to the promises of Jesus, the Holy See has granted a plenary indulgence (under the usual conditions) that may be gained by the faithful for themselves or be applied for a soul in purgatory.
In private revelation to St. Maria Faustina, Jesus told her that He wanted a Novena to the Divine Mercy to be made before the Feast of Divine Mercy. He said: "I desire that during these nine days you bring souls to the fount of My Mercy . . . I will deny nothing to any soul whom you will bring to the fount of My Mercy.”
Jesus also revealed to St. Faustina a powerful prayer that he wanted everyone to say – the Chaplet of Mercy. He said: “Encourage souls to say the Chaplet which I have given you . . . Whoever will recite it will receive great mercy at the hour of death.”
The Chaplet can be said anytime, but the Lord specifically asked that it be recited as a novena, especially on the nine days before the Feast of Mercy. He promised, “By this Novena (of Chaplets), I will grant every possible grace to souls.”
Pamphlets with the Novena and Chaplet are available in the Narthex.
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| Ed Cudworth, Jim Salter, Mike Welch |
A special thanks goes out to Tom Yerina and his Team for taking the time to hold an unscheduled exemplification on such a short notice.
His sponor, Ed Cudworth deserves a big hand for bringing in three new members this period.
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| Prayer at the Blessed Virgin |
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| Rosary at the Unborn Child Monument |
As part of our Council's Pro-Life initiatives, on Friday March 25th after the 9:00 Mass, a procession was held to mark the "Day of the Unborn Child". The procession came out of the Church led by the 4th Degree Honor Guard and the Rosary was started by Father Elser who was accompanied by Deacons Larry Lipsmeyer and Bernie Baurer.
The Procession went first to the statue of the Blessed Virgin, this was also the Feast of the Annunciation, and ended at the Monument of the Unborn Child. Larry Cruz was the chairman for the well planned event which had a total of 127 attendees on a windy and chilly day.
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| Pictured (l-r) Jack Barry, Milt Spaniel, and Mike Welsh |
The all-volunteer Junior Golf Program, now in its fourteenth year, was created for junior participants and is open to boys and girls ages 8 - 17. The recent clinic, held in conjunction with the Golf Department and the Golf Committee, consisted of instruction in the basics of golf. The summer program will be conducted in June and July with a championship tournament held at the end.
The Junior Golf Scholarship Program grants $500 scholarships to high school seniors, and the awards are renewable for up to four years. Fifteen scholarships have been presented since the program started in 2005. The Scholarship Committee will meet in April to consider applications to determine the awards for the 2011 season.
The Junior Golf Program is a 501(c)3 charitable non-profit corporation. For additional information or to contribute to the program, visit www.hsvjuniorgolf.com.
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| (l to r) Mike Botkin, Edward Aucoin, Philip Shields, Grand Knight Bill Welch, Joseph Marriott, Floyd Hodge and Jim Anderson |
At this time we are within one of the estabished goal on paper, but we need to continue working on bringing in new candidates since we still have a number of existing members who have not as yet paid their dues. Please introduce yourself to our new members and make them feel welcome.
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| 2011_Cooper-Anthony |
St. Joseph's Mercy Health System confronted the problem of child abuse head on in the spring of 2003 by founding the Advocacy Center, Arkansas' first and only hospital-based facility for child abuse and neglect. ln keeping with a St. Joseph's Mercy tradition of providing health care with compassion and Christian values, the Center's highly-trained professionals employed a child-focused, child-friendly approach while serving 207 patients in its first year. In 2008, the Advocacy Center served 12 Arkansas counties, provided 493 interviews, and performed 174 medical exams.
Services at the Advocacy Center include forensic interviewing, medical examinations, child advocacy, prevention programs, trainings, and public awareness. The Center also features a children's healing refuge called Chloe's Garden. In keeping with the mission of the Sisters of Mercy, all services are free to the families of Garland and surrounding counties.
Tom and Marge Thornton were selected February Family of the Month for their dedicated service to the ministries of Sacred Heart of Jesus, to the community as well as for Tom's role as Financial Secretary of the the Council.
Follow the links to the Awards page for the complete stories. Congratulations and thanks for these excellent examples of service.
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| 2011_Alycia |
"Alyce is my 11 year old cousin from Eunice, Louisiana. She was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis as an infant and has been in and out of the hospital many times in her 11 years. We recently found out that she will need a lung transplant. I promised her I would pray for the angels to be close to her and give her courage and hope.
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| Gerald Krawczynski on his bike |
The Arkansas chapter was started in 2009 in northwest Arkansas by co-founders Michael Huber and Jack Otten at a time when there were only three states with chapters. As of October 2010, there were 20 state chapters across the country and the Arkansas chapter had 20 members.