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Easter FLOWERS OFFERING
Should you wish to make an offering for the Easter flowers in memory of a loved one, please place your offering in an envelope and on paper within, print clearly the name or names of those in whose memory the offering is made. The names will be listed in all the Easter Mass Programs
as well as the Church bulletin. Prayers will be prayed for them throughout the Easter Season.
Join our parish community — and nearly 14,000 Catholic communities across the United states — in a life-changing Lenten journey with CRS Rice Bowl. CRS Rice Bowl is a faith-in-action Lenten program for families, individuals and faith communities with family activities, meatless meals, prayers and reflections. Rice Bowl invites Catholics to live in
solidarity with our most vulnerable brothers and sisters through the Lenten pillars of Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving.
Please pick up a Rice Bowl with a Lenten calendar and a flyer for more information at the church entrance.
What you give up for Lent changes lives: “Lent is a time for self-denial; we would do well to ask ourselves what we can give up in order to help and enrich others by our own poverty.” —Pope Francis
COLLECTIONThank you so very much for your generous response to the needs of the parish. Our collection last Sunday was $8,924. $3,389 was received in ParishPay for a total of $12,313.
COFFEE HOURPlease join us for Coffee Hour this sunday, March 6 th following the 8:30am, 10am, 11:15am, 12:30pm and 4pm Special Needs mass.
LENTEN SIMPLE SUPPERS
Please join us during any or all of the Wednesdays of Lent: 3/9, and 3/16 for our Lenten Simple Suppers. Prayers and meditation begin at 7PM in the rectory, followed by a meal of soup and salad…and fellowship. The suppers are a wonderful way to not only deepen one’s Lenten experience, but also to be able to reflect in a very comfortable and quiet setting with fellow parishioners. For more information, please call John Gasdaska at 646-345-7350. We look forward to seeing you then.
BOOK CLUB
Our next book club will be held Thursday, March 31, 6:30 to 8:00. We'll be reading "Death Comes for the Archbishop" by Willa Cather. A novel about the Church in the early Southwest, it's also a work showing that faith is much more than simply a set of rules and regulations, doctrine or dogma, but a commitment to social justice and compassion as well.
SMACK
Do you need help running errands? Is it difficult for you to grocery shop? Or travel to places in the winter-time? Do you know someone who could use just a little help or a small act of kindness (SMACK)? Contact the rectory for assistance and we'll connect you to one of our parishioner-volunteers. This program is not appropriate for people that need medical assistance or skilled nursing care. (Note: We are no longer accepting volunteers at this time, only people in need of assistance.)
Food & Faith Connect!
This spring (for the first time!) parishioners can buy fresh, organic, locally grown vegetables from the Dominican Sisters' Harmony Farm in Goshen, NY. After all masses on March 5 & 6, and March 12 & 13 you can purchase a membership to the Sisters' farm and receive a box of produce each week from April through November. We'll deliver the food to Blessed Sacrament and you can pick it up on the Church steps! Also included in membership is the opportunity to go on retreat at the farm.
Be the Change: Climate Commitments for LentYOUNG ADULT MASS WITH CARDINAL DOLAN
Lent is an opportune time to evaluate our lifestyles and make conscious decisions that contribute to a happy, healthy planet. Together, we can follow Pope Francis’ lead to choose what is good by adapting our behavior and being better stewards of the earth and her resources. Each week through Easter, we will be providing advice and tips on how to decrease your carbon footprint this Lent. You can begin to incorporate these actions and changes in your daily life, creating a sustainable and more earth-friendly lifestyle.
Fifth Week: March 6
Forgo plastic bags: make it a point to carry reusable bags with you as you run your errands this week. According to the EPA, between 500 billion and a trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide each year, wasting natural resources and harming natural wildlife. Do what you can to stop this trend and reuse!
To be involved in the parish’s Care for Creation efforts, contact Luke Mayville at 208-610-1783.
You are invited to join the Office of Young Adult Outreach on Wednesday March 9th, 2016 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral (5th Avenue between 50th and 51st street, New York, NY) for a Mass with his Eminence, Timothy Cardinal Dolan. Adoration and confessions will be available from 6:30 – 7:30pm. Mass begins at 7:30pm. Music by Audrey Assad and Josh Blakesly. There will be a social after the Mass at Vermillion, 480 Lexington Ave, New York, NY. For more information and to join CatholicNYC events newsletter please visit www.catholicnyc.com. Once a week you will be updated with all the amazing events happening for young adults. Go to www.catholicnyc.com to sign up!
We begin at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza (47th and First Avenue) and proceed along 42nd street between Eight and Ninth Avenues. PLEASE WEAR OR CARRY A CROSS.
34th ANNUAL PAX CHRISTI NY WAY OF THE CROSS
Join several hundred people in one of the largest public Christian peace witnesses in New York City. For over thirty years Pax Christi Metro New York has walked The Good Friday Way of the Cross as a modern-day enactment of the Stations of the Cross, praying for peace and justice on the streets of our city. Pope Francis has declared 2016 as the year of Mercy, join with us as we reflect on Living Lives of Mercy with Care and Compassion.
The Walk will take place from 8:30am to 12:00 noon on Good Friday, March 25th.
TREAT THE PATIENT, HEAL THE PERSON:
Embracing Spiritual and Cultural Diversity in Contemporary Health Practices.
Tuesday, March 8 th, 2016 from 8:30am – 5:45pm
Fordham University, E. Gerald Corrigan Conference Center,
12 th Floor Lounge
113 West 60 th Street, NYC
Join us for a daylong gathering of leading practitioners and scholars who represent diverse approaches to medicine, culture, and spirituality. We will examine cross-cultural perspectives in well-being, explore best practices, and propose innovative approaches to healthcare delivery.
FREE ADMISSION – RSVP: crcprogram@fordham.edu
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/
ABC’s of Catholic Relief Services
CRS/Liberia: Two years ago Ebola broke out in Liberia. CRS worked with 13 Catholic health facilities in this small country to respond. Infection control education materials were distributed put in place. The outbreak was thwarted but necessary vigilance must be maintained where behavior change is key. Last week - CRS/Kenya. Next week - CRS/Mali. For more info visit: www.crs.org. (IV/38)
Margaret F. Grace Lecture
“Where Do I Find Hope?”
Dorothy Day and the Solution of Love:
A Conversation with Robert Ellsberg, John L. Allen Jr., and Sr. Simone Campbell
April 12, 2016
7pm – Smith Hall
College of Mount Saint Vincent
6301 Riverdale Avenue, Riverdale, New York 10471
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For more information and to register, visit: www.mounsaintvincent.edu/grace