To date, the Easter collection amounts to $58,421. Our collection last Sunday, April 12th was $7,967.- We also received $1,891.– through ParishPay for a total of $9,858.- We are grateful for your support. 

2015 CARDINAL’S STEWARDSHIP APPEAL 

This is Commitment Weekend and at all Masses you will have an opportunity to make your pledge to the Cardinal’s Stewardship Appeal. Blessed Sacrament Parish has received $57,760 in pledges and gifts toward the Appeal, from 102 parishioners. Our goal is $100,500. So that all of you will have an opportunity to support this Archdiocesan Appeal, please make a pledge, regardless of amount. Your pledge or gift supports our neediest parishes, strengthens our religious education programs and ensures our future and retired priests are cared for. At all Masses this weekend you will have an opportunity to make your pledge to the appeal. Please prayerfully consider making your Appeal gift before you leave Mass today. Envelopes can be found in your pew. 

SPECIAL NEEDS MASS AT BLESSED SACRAMENT 

Please join us today at 4pm for a Special Needs Mass, welcoming families with loved ones on the autism spectrum and other challenging behaviors. 

Next Mass: Sunday, May 3rd at 4:00pm. All family members are invited! 

Please send inquiries to Jackie@snacknyc.com 

BOOK CLUB 

The next Book Club will meet on April 30th in the rectory at 6:30pm. The book chosen is “To Kill a Mockingbird,” what one critic called one of the most widely read novels in the 20th Century dealing with race in America.. The book contains important themes other than racial injustice, such as the exploration of the moral nature of human beings, that is, whether the ultimate moral lesson is that the existence of evil is balanced by faith in the essential goodness of mankind as well as the theme of courage and compassion in the context of understanding others. Hope to see many of us there in a discussion which will hopefully prove interesting as well as part of our journey as Christians. 

CONFIRMATION CLASS FOR ADULTS 

Confirmation Class for adults who are Baptized Catholic will begin on Wednesday, April 22nd at 6:30pm. Please contact Tina Silvestro for a full schedule of classes (not all class sessions are held on a Wednesday) and to register: 

212-877-3111 or tina@blessedsacramentsundayschool.org. 

The Sacrament of Confirmation will be celebrated on Sunday, May 31st at 2:30pm. 
 

VISITING FRIENDS PROGRAM 

Our new Visiting Friends Program is up and running with great success. Volunteers are visiting homebound people in the neighborhood, bringing the comfort of companionship and social interaction. Flyers are available in the back of the church with information on the program. If you know of someone (friend, relative or neighbor) who might benefit from and welcome a visitor, please email us at joyj.blessed.sacrament@aol.com.–be sure to put “Visiting Friends Program” in the subject box. You can also leave the information at the Rectory.