EMERGENCY BLOOD NEEDED If you are between the ages of 16-70 years old, please join the social action committee on
April 17, 2016 for our Bone Marrow Registry & Blood Drive! A bus provided by the New York Blood Center will be parked outside the church from
9am – 3pm. All donors must weigh at least 110 lbs., be feeling well, and all tattoos must be older than 12 months. Appointments can be made at
http://tinyurl.com/BlessedSacramentGives, however walk ins are also welcome. Please bring a picture ID, eat before donating, and drink plenty of fluids. If you have any questions on medical eligibility, please call 1-800-688-0900 or email Mia Yabut at
[email protected].
COLLECTION A word of thanks for your generous response to the needs of the parish. Last Sunday $7,908 was received in the offertory baskets at Mass and $3,389 was received through parish pay.... for a total Sunday offering of $11,297. $2,261 was collected for the support of the Archdiocese for the Military Services.
And additional offerings totaling $1,155 were received for the Easter collection bringing the total to date to $52,809. Again, thank you for your generosity and goodness.
CONFIRMATION CLASS FOR ADULTS Confirmation Class for adults who are Baptized Catholic will meet on Thursday April 21, Monday April 25, May 2, 9 at 6:30pm. The Sacrament of Confirmation will be celebrated on May 15 at 2:30pm. Please call Tina Silvestro at 212-877-3111 to register or for more information.
"The Original Image of Divine Mercy: The Untold Story of an Unknown Masterpiece"
Holy Trinity parish (213 West 82nd Street), will present a new documentary about the rediscovery of the original image of Divine Mercy, on
Sunday, April 24, at 3:30p. Admission is free.
This is the painting commissioned by Saint Faustina Kowalska in 1934 and the only image she ever saw.
You can learn more about the documentary here:
http://www.divinemercyfilm.com/ THE BODY SUBJECT: WORKSHOPS FOR WOMEN The Body-Subject is a workshop for women who wish to foster compassion toward self and body. Sadly, we live in a consumer society saturated with messages that we must have a ‘perfect’ body. In order to achieve the ‘perfect’ body we are encouraged to take steps that drive profits for body-related industries but also require us to see ourselves as lacking and unacceptable. The Body-Subject therefore invites women to come together to think about how our culture shapes our experience and how we might gently pave the way for a kinder, non-judgmental relationship with ourselves.
Approved by the Women’s Therapy Center Institute (WTCI) and Endangered Bodies New York, the
Body-Subject is a six-week psycho-educational workshop facilitated by Alison Afra PhD. Activities include doing media analysis, discussing psychological research, exploring the philosophy of embodiment, personal reflections, sharing stories if desired, bodily meditations, yoga, and more. For further details or to register, contact
[email protected]. Alternatively, leave your number at the rectory to have Alison call you.
The six-week workshop is recommended over the intensive one-day workshop. However, the latter is on offer to those who cannot commit to six weeks. Places are limited so register fast!
Group A
06/14/2016 to 07/19/2016
Tuesday evenings from 6.30 to 8pm
Group B
06/16/2016 to 07/21/2016
Thursday mornings from 10am to 11.30am
Group C
07/01/2016
Saturday from 9.30am to 5.30pm
Location: Upstairs in the rectory.
Fee: Individuals are welcome to decide how much they want to / are able to donate. All proceeds go toward the work of Church of the Blessed Sacrament.
Who?:
The Body-Subject is open to women from all walks of life.
Thinking and Praying with Pope Francis, A West Side Deanery initiative The Pope's call to Ecological education and spiritual conversion: What can be done?
Approach and action workshops
When: Tues April 19 and Tues May 17 at 7pm, doors will open at 6:30 for an Encountering coffee
Where: St John the Baptist Church (30th St btw 7 and 8 aves.)
This workshop series will be concluded by a teaching from Fr. Michael Holleran on June 1st.
Recommended reading: Laudato Si chapters 5 and 6
Participation to previous workshops not necessary
St. Gianna Mass This year’s St. Gianna Mass for couples suffering infertility ad recurrent miscarriage will be on Thursday, April 28
th, 2016 – the feast of St. Gianna – at 6:30pm at the Church of St. Catherine of Siena, 411 East 68
th Street. Couples suffering infertility, as well as their families and friends are cordially invited to attend. Following the Mass there will be veneration of the relics of St. Gianna; an opportunity to meet with Creighton physicians and practitioners who specialize in assisting couples with infertility; and a light reception. For further info please call Sr. Shirley Ann at the Family Life/ Respect Office at (212) 371-1011 x 3195 or email [email protected].
A PRESENTATION OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI CHAPTER OF THE INTERNATIONAL THOMAS MERTON SOCIETY On April 23
rd, 2016, 2:00 – 4:30pm the Corpus Christi Center of the International Thomas Merton Society will present Thomas Merton & the Environment: “Their Inscape Is Their Sanctity.” Well known Merton writers and scholars Sister Monica Weis, SSJ, and Dr. Patrick O’Connell will speak on “Challenging Voices: Rachel Carson and Pope Francis” and on “The Sources of Thomas Merton’s Environmental Theology”. Mass will be celebrated at 5:00.
Corpus Christi Church, 529 West 121 Street, NY 10027
Free to Chapter members and students with I.D. Non-members $10. For information call (212) 666-9350, email:
[email protected] or visit:
www.thomasmertonsociety-nyc.org NYC Catholic Families Meetup Group Parents are invited to join our NYC Catholic Families Meetup Group. We are +130 families striving to raise our children in the love and knowledge of Christ. In addition to seasonal events, we host "night out" events for mothers and fathers here at the rectory.
For more info:
www.meetup.com/NYC-Catholic-Families/
NEW YORK CATHOLIC YOUTH DAY Witness Mercy (Mt. 5:7)
Saturday, April 30
th, 2016, 9:00am – 5:00pm
St. Joseph’s Seminary – 201 Seminary Ave.
Yonkers, NY 10704
Come join and meet over a thousand Catholic youth from all over the Archdiocese for a day of faith, fun, great music and speakers, and Mass with his Eminence Cardinal Dolan. Register online at
www.OYMNY.org/NY-Catholic-Youth-Day. Entrance fee is $25. It includes: T-shirt, backpack and lunch. For more information, call Cynthia Psencik at the office of youth Ministry at 914-367-8329 or email
[email protected].
50TH ANNIVERSARY
Couples celebrating their 50
th Wedding Anniversary anytime during 2016 are invited to attend the Annual Golden Wedding Jubilee Mass with Cardinal Dolan at the Cathedral of St. Patrick, Saturday, June 25
th at 1:30pm or Sunday, June 26
th at 2:00pm. Pre-registration is required. Please contact your parish for registration. The closing date to register for the Mass is Tuesday, May 24
th, 2016. This event is sponsored by the Family Life – Respect Life Office of the Archdiocese of New York. If you have any questions, feel free to contact the Family Life – Respect Life Office at 646-794-3188
ABC’s of Catholic Relief Service This week: CRS/Rwanda: Africa’s most densely populated country, 80% of the 12,000,000 population depend on agriculture for their livelihood. Over 500,000 are involved in projects supported by American Catholics via CRS. Agricultural projects help improve health and nutrition indicators for children. Last week – CRS & Questions. Next week - CRS/South Sudan. For more info visit:
www.crs.org