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Village Outreach Update by Jane Parker, Sacred Heart Liaison

Published: 18 January 2010 | Written by Grand Knight | Print

Jane Parker

The guest speaker at the January 5 Membership Meeting was Jane Parker who serves as Sacred Heart of Jesus’ liaison to the Village Churches’ Outreach. Prior to speaking about the recent Christmas Basket Program, Jane gave a brief history of the organization and Sacred Heart’s involvement. Mission Outreach, as it was called in the early years, began in the late 1980’s through the efforts of Phil Deveaux from the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. He was the coordinator for about 10 years until he had to leave the Village for health reasons, as he was in his 90s. Phil was followed by Jim Pike, the current director who has been in charge for about 10 years. Jim is also from Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. According to Jane, coordinating this program takes a great deal of time to thoroughly investigate all of the referrals made to Village Outreach, and she has a great deal of respect for what Phil did as well as what Jim is doing now. Almost all of the Village churches are represented on the board.

In 1991-92, the Ladies of the Sacred Heart began to support Mission Outreach and has been involved ever since. The Angel Tree Program followed shortly thereafter.

Voice of the Unborn Baby Bottle Campaign - January 17-31

Published: 25 December 2009 | Written by Grand Knight | Print

A pro-life initiative is being conducted at Sacred Heart of Jesus. The start of this campaign is set to coincide with the January 17 Mass and the March for Life in Little Rock. It is called the Voice for the Unborn - Baby Bottle Campaign which solicits financial contributions to help purchase ultrasound machines to be strategically placed in crisis pregnancy centers throughout Arkansas and to assist with related expenses. Data show that over 75% of abortion-minded women who see an image of their unborn baby will choose life.

Baby bottles will be handed out after all masses on January 16/17 to serve as a tangible reminder of this campaign. Financial contributions should be placed in the bottle and dropped off at the designated location in the narthex during the next two weeks. Additional bottles will also be available in the narthex for those who do not receive a bottle after one of the masses. Checks should be made payable to Sacred Heart of Jesus and designated for the Baby Bottle Campaign (BBC).

Three Council 10208 Candidates Exemplified December 13

Published: 18 December 2009 | Written by Grand Knight | Print

Council 10208 hosted a 1st Degree Exemplification Sunday afternoon, December 13, for six candidates from District 10, three of whom are from the local Council whose team conducted the ceremony. Each received a prayer card and a certificate from the Grand Knight recognizing that their exemplification occurred during the Knights of Columbus Year of the Priest. In a great show of support to the new members, there were 15 brother knights in attendance, in addition to the exemplification team.

The new members are (l-r) Ed Voss, Paul Wirtz, and Ed Cudworth.

The 1st Degree Exemplification Team is pictured above (l-r) Tom Quevillon (Grand Knight); Tom Yerina (Chancellor); Bill Hartnett (Inside Guard); Mike Frantz (Outside Guard); Bill Janser (Warden); Buddy Dixon (Music Coordinator); and, Gerald Krawczynski (Deputy Grand Knight).

Eleven Knights Advance to 4th Degree

Published: 12 December 2009 | Written by Grand Knight | Print

Eleven Council 10208 Brother Knights became Sir Knights of Assembly 2316 at the 4th degree exemplification held on Sunday, December 6, at St. Boniface Church in New Dixie, AR. There was a total of 26 knights exemplified at the ceremony, so the local council had 42% of the participants.

Pictured (l-r) are Dick Breckon, Steve Fetcko, Russell Flack, Father Vic Bieberle, Ron Cuba, Mike Welch, Ray Peters, Bill Roe, Clyde Porterfield, Ralph Melenson, Frank Heverly, and Jim Passe.

A Sir Knight since 1952 and an honored guest at the exemplification, Father Vic Bieberle celebrated the mass and gave the homily. Pastor Richard Davis welcomed the knights and concelebrated the mass with Father Vic.

'Helping Hands' Presentation by Mary Costello

Published: 08 December 2009 | Written by Grand Knight | Print

Mary Costello and Marilyn Burke attended the December 1 membership meeting with Mary giving an informative presentation about the origin and mission of Helping Hands, a Sacred Heart of Jesus volunteer organization. Currently there are more than 90 volunteers, including 13 Knights, who help fellow parishioners with a variety of services including: 1) transportation; 2) care-giver relief ; 3) shopping assistance; 4) meal preparation; 5) visitations; 6) contacting those on the prayer list; and, 7) buddy phone system.

Mary Costello (left) and Marilyn Burke

While more volunteers can always be used, just as important, however, is for everyone to help identify people in need and to report them to either Mary or Marilyn at 922-3915 and 915-8833 respectively, so appropriate services can be offered. In addition to weekly notices in the Bulletin, there are sign-up and information forms in the Narthex.

Disabilities Campaign Check Presentations

Published: 14 November 2009 | Written by Grand Knight | Print

Financial Secretary Tom Thornton and Grand Knight John Bodensteiner made personal presentations to disburse the funds from the Disabilities Campaign.

Tom is shown giving a $1,000 check to Norine Westerbeck, District Representative for the National Camps for Blind Children.

John is pictured giving a $2,711.61 check to Lisa Ashburn, Assistant to First Step Executive Director Pam Bland.

"Keep Christ in Christmas" Campaigns

Published: 11 November 2009 | Written by Grand Knight | Print

Council 10208 has a two-pronged approach in its campaign to Keep Christ in Christmas this holyday season. A large billboard depicting the nativity scene is being

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displayed during November and December on highway 7 on the Village side of Hot Springs - across from the U-Store It/Flea Market site. The sign is made of vinyl and can be used again next year. This project was coordinated by Church Director Tom Yerina.

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Secondly, Nativity Scene car magnets are being sold to all Sacred Heart of Jesus parishioners after weekend masses and to anyone else interested in purchasing them. The cost is a very reasonable $5.00 each. The magnets make excellent early Christmas gifts, and giving them to children and grandchildren will spread the message to communities across the country. Profits from this project will help defray the cost of the aforementioned billboard. Warden Bill Hartnett is directing this program with a goal of selling 400 this season (Bill reached his goal by mid-December, thanks to the support of the knights and the Sacred Heart of Jesus parishioners).

"Walking with Karen" Culminates Successfully after Nine Years

Published: 08 November 2009 | Written by Grand Knight | Print

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Bob and Mary Anne Honzik have been working with the "Walking with Karen" project for over nine years. During this time, they have not only given of themselves and their personal funds, but they have sought assistance from other sources as well, including Council 10208, which has had this project as one of its annual charitable beneficiaries. Now that Karen will be completing her education, this effort is reaching closure with a final gift of $3,000, including the Council's donation of $1,000 from its Disabilities Campaign. A letter of summation and heartfelt thanks received November 1 from Bob and Mary Anne follows:

Three Join Council & Eleven Knights Advance to 3rd Degree

Published: 20 October 2009 | Written by Grand Knight | Print

Steve Schramer (left) and Bob Pfaffinger

The Council welcomes three new members, two of whom recently went through the 1st Degree Exemplification in Little Rock and one reactivation. Steve Schramer from Seattle and Bob Pfaffinger from Minnesota are new knights, and Chuck Mac Donald was recently reactivated after having been a knight in Florida. Welcome to the Council!

Steve Schramer, Ray Peters, Bill Roe, Larry Stein

Within a month eleven Council 10208 members advanced to the 3rd Degree, with seven at Conway and four at Fort Smith. The first group consisted of Jack Barrett, Tony Ciffeli, Tom DeVito, Ernest Folse, Larry Harness, Jim Jendro, and Rolland White. The second group included Steve Schramer, Ray Peters, Bill Roe, and Larry Stein. Congratulations to these knights upon advancing to the 2nd degree emphasizing unity and the 3rd degree focusing on fraternity.

Disabilities Campaign Tops $6000

Published: 19 October 2009 | Written by Grand Knight | Print

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The October 16 Intellectual Disabilities Campaign raised $6,121.89.Thanks to coordinators Tom Quevillon and Phil Carl, to all the knights who donated money, and to the many volunteer knights for making this event a success, especially after it had to be rescheduled due to inclement weather.

The campaign netted $5,543.07 after expenses. In addition to $831.46 sent to the state council for its 15%portion, $1,000 will support Walking with Karen, $1,000 will go to National Camps for Blind Children, and $2,711 will be sent to First Step School for individuals with developmental issues in Hot Springs.

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