He chaired the set-up committee for the recent Treasure Sale. He is an active participant in the Cedar Mountain Singers, Hot Springs Men’s Chorus, Barber Shop Chanticleers and Resurrection Choir. He says in his spare time he functions as the assistant treasurer for the Hot Springs Symphony Guild.

Martha is a member of the Ladies of the Sacred Heart. She also volunteers 5 hours a week at Mercy Hospital as a courier, transporting patients to various facilities in the hospital, delivering mail and flowers to patients, and assisting with the discharge of patients. She is also a member of the Resurrection Choir and Cedar Mountain Singers. She also helped with the Treasure Sale by working as a cashier. Martha tells me her biggest responsibility is making sure that Tom gets to his meetings and activities at the appointed time. Please give Tom and Martha a warm welcome as they receive this important honor for Family of the Month.

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Deacon Larry  was very involved with the recent Treasure Sale and is a member of the Columbarium Committee.

Being a Deacon, Larry is very involved with assisting Father Bill at mass along with homilies when requested and gives reflections at daily mass once every two weeks. He helps in  praying the patriotic rosary and with funeral preparation for the mass of the deceased.

He attends meetings involving the Pastoral Council, Liturgy Commission and Educational Commission. He also instructs and trains the Extra Ordinary Ministers for Communion to the home bound. He leads the rosary at our Tuesday dinner meetings.

Jan Lipsmeyer is a member of the Village Quilt Guild and the Pastoral Council. She also schedule and trains the Extra Ordinary ministers for communion at Mass. And lastly, she is the chairperson of the Liturgy Commission. Let’s all welcome Larry and Jan on this important honor.

Bill Roe (l) presents award to Carol and Larry Cruz

This month’s award goes to Larry and Carol Cruz.  Both are very involved with Sacred Heart Church. In case you did not know it, they are both Sacristans and take care of setting up the altar for Mass. They also order all the necessary supplies pertaining to the altars, such as communion hosts, wine, candles, linens, etc. They are also responsible for keeping the sanctuary clean and dusted. They are both extra-ordinary ministers of communion. Carol takes care of the flower board, order flowers, and takes care of the plants and the candles. She also decorates the church on special occasions, such as Christmas and Easter.  She is also an altar server and is Deacon Larry’s secretary. Larry volunteers for CPID, visits the sick, helps with the flags and recently helped in putting out the crosses. He is also a member of the 4^th degree Honor Guard. Please help me welcome Larry and Carol as they come up for their well earned certificate for Family of the Month.