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Sacred Heart Church & SchoolSacred Heart is an old parish from the middle of the 1800s, founded by mostly German immigrants. Today it has a modern church, an elementary and a high school, an old convent used for classrooms, and a rectory on a downtown corner of Morrilton, Arkansas. |
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Sacred Heart is a strong and lively traditional church community that is also in tune with the modern world and open to new ideas. Fr. Charles Thessing has been their pastor for ten years. |
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The relatively new church looks small from the outside but is actually quite spacious. Fr. Charlie Dittmeier spoke at the three masses this weekend about Cambodia and Maryknoll's mission work. |
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Outside a statue of Mary, the Mother of Jesus, reflects the solid faith and devotion of the community. The statue was donated by the Knights of Columbus which are a strong and active group in the area. |
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The parish rectory contains both the parish office and the living quarters for Fr. Thessing. |
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Inside, the church is spacious and well-planned, with very good acoustics and visibility. |
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One of the parishioners created this carved wooden statue of Jesus in a dynamic stance. |
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After the last mass on Sunday, Charlie Dittmeier headed back to Louisville, changing planes in Memphis. There a friend from their St. Thomas Seminary days, Jules Wade, met him at the airport for a short reunion and meal together. |
