Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church
      Daniel P. Sullivan Council 10208
    Fr. Victor A. Bieberle Assembly 2316

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).

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Council 10208 will be hosting a 1st Degree Exemplification for all District 10 candidates at 3:00 pm on Sunday, December 13, in the Upper Hall of Sacred Heart Church. The council's 1st Degree team will be conducting the exemplification.

All knights are encouraged to attend to welcome and show support for new members.  Access to the Upper Hall can be gained by coming through the Lower Hall, where the Ladies of the Sacred Heart will be decorating for their Monday event.

Knights who have been recruiting someone, and he is ready to join the Knights of Columbus, should contact Membership Director Jim Passe immediately, so the candidate can be included in the exeimplification this Sunday.  Jim can be reached at 226-5252 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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.

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

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).

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.

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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.