Welcome to Sacred Heart of Jesus Men's Club Web Site
The Men’s Club offers a chance for men of the Parish to live out their faith, whether it is through service, fellowship, or prayer. All Catholic men of the Parish and non-Catholic spouses of ladies of the Parish are eligible to become members of the Men’s Club. The Men’s Club is devoted to promoting the Catholic faith, sociability, and supporting parish and community charitable efforts.The Men’s Club meets on the second Tuesday of each month, September through May, at 5:00 PM in the Lower Hall of the Church. If you would like to attend one of our meetings simply contact one of our members and let them know you’d like to attend. It’s that easy.
We have two major fundraisers each year, a chicken bake in the fall and a fish bake during Lent. We support Jackson House, Samaritan Ministries, Paul Bewie Boys & Girls Club, McCauly Center Meals on Wheels, St. John’s School in Hot Springs,Our Lady of Fatima School in Benton, and Sacred Heart Christmas Baskets, among others. There are typically several men from the Club that are actively involved in most of these organizations.
On the social front, aside from our meetings, we start and end our year by inviting the spouses and widows of former members to our Kickoff Dinner in September and our Steak Fry in May. We also have a Christmas Dinner wiih wives and widows at our normal dinner meeting in December. We also have an annual trip to see the Arkansas Traveler Basebal team play at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock in May or June of each year.
Please join us.
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| Keep HSV Beautiful Apr 13 2024 |
On Saturday morning April 13, 2024 members of the Men's Club met in the church parking lot and prepared to pick up the trash along Balearic Road from Fineza Way all the way to Desoto Blvd. This is part of the Hot Springs Village "Keep the Village Beautiful" project carried through out the Village several times a year to remove roadside trash. Volunteers were (l to r) Wilhelm Brahm, Dave Witchger, Reb Henry, Boyd Buckholder, Tom Haessly, Bob Bowman, Chris Deege, Rick Martinek and Oliver Field. Not pictured was Russ Harrison (the shadow).
At the Men's Club Dec 5th officers meeting the following charitable donations were approved for disbursement:
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School - $1500
St. John's Catholic School - $1500
Jackson House - $1500
Samaritan Ministries - $1500
Tammy Jones, Assistant Director for Jackson House in Hot Springs, accepting a $1500 gift from Russ Harrison, Men's Club Secretary. Ms. Jones shared that this amount is multiplied by a factor of 4 when used to obtain food from local food banks which is then used to support the free lunch programs and food assistance within the community. Rick Martinek presenting to Samaritan Ministries and St. John's School.
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School - $1500
St. John's Catholic School - $1500
Jackson House - $1500
Samaritan Ministries - $1500
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| Tammy Jones at Jackson House |
Tammy Jones, Assistant Director for Jackson House in Hot Springs, accepting a $1500 gift from Russ Harrison, Men's Club Secretary. Ms. Jones shared that this amount is multiplied by a factor of 4 when used to obtain food from local food banks which is then used to support the free lunch programs and food assistance within the community. Rick Martinek presenting to Samaritan Ministries and St. John's School.
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| Chuck and Jan Laggen of Samaritan Ministries |
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| Mary Jane of St. Johns School |
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| Mike Kerwin bring in the load |
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| Project Hope Crew |
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| Police Chief Kristi Bennett |
Chief Bennett shared with us her career path that led her back home to the Jessiville area as "Top Cop" for HSV. She is very excited for the opportunity to assist our residents in their security and health concerns as they enjoy living in our unique environment. She discussed the organization, training and experience of our police force and the unique situations the Village residents present to her officers as they work the assigned shifts throughout the day and night to keep everyone. safe.
Patrons enjoyed a night of Italian food and music sponsored by the Men's Club. Home made Lasagna was served to the tables by our handsome waiters. Thanks goes out to Joanne Kolmeyer who prepared the lasagna, Mairan Lavelle who helped serve and to Mike Passaglia for the garlic breadsticks and to Dave Banaszynski who planned and hosted the event.
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| Ready to Serve Italian Dinner |
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| Italian Night September 2022 |
The Men's Club met on Tuesday, May 18 for the final meeting of the 2020-2021 year. 106 members, dates, and guests met in the Lower Hall of the Church and enjoyed a meal prepared by Home Plate Restaurant. The evening was also a celebration on Fr. Bill's 35 Anniversary as a priest in the Diocese of Little Rock. The Ladies of the Sacred Heart (LOSH) along with the Men's Club participated in presenting Fr. Bill with a paten, Chalice, plus a plaque showing a picture of him saying his first mass in June, 1986 as well as a recent picture of him saying a mass. Numerous pictures from the dinner are included on this website. You can also view the presentation video shown below: