Finance Committee Corner Last Sunday $6,340 was received in the offertory baskets at Mass and $6,405.4 was received through Parish Pay, for a total of $12,745.40. Thank you for so generously giving to our regular collection. Thank you!
ACCESSIBILITY Thanks to the generosity of one donor we are almost ready to begin the installation of the new HandiLift. Work is scheduled to begin Monday, May 29th, and for the duration of the installation there will be no Lift in operation. The installation itself will take four days, but testing could prolong the process. During that time, our maintenance crew will assist anyone who needs access to the church with a temporary ramp. Please be mindful that if you do need access via the ramp or HandiLift, it is helpful to call the rectory when you arrive to church so we can assist. Thank you for your patience as we work through this very necessary upgrade.
BLESSED SACRAMENT CHURCH CAMPAIGN AND REPAIR UPDATE April showers bring…more leaks! The last heavy rain once again proved to us the extent of the needed repairs, with water leaking through open mortar joints in the church façade, down through the walls of the east choir staircase. While our Architect and Contractor continue to submit samples of replacement mortar and stone to the New York Landmarks Preservation Commission for approval, work is moving along. The initial phase of the brick pointing is underway on both the east and west sides of the church.
LAST TWO DAYS: A $10,000 DONATION WILL BE MADE TO BLESSED SACRAMENT WHEN 150 PARISHIONERS SIGN UP OR INCREASE THEIR PARISH PAY GIVING THROUGH MAY 28!
IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY ENROLLED, INCREASING YOUR GIVING WILL COUNT TOWARD THE 150 GOAL!
Just in time for summer, Parish Pay is an easy way to support Blessed Sacrament parish throughout the year - even when you are unable to attend your parish Mass. With Parish Pay, never miss a Mass collection or donation. There is no need to carry a check book, credit card, cash or envelopes. You can make on-line donations using a credit card, debit card or electronic check. With a Parish Pay account, you can manage your weekly, monthly or one time donations, as well as your personal information.
Parish Pay ensures the highest security standards available are adhered to. You will receive an annual report of your on-line donations for tax purposes. Easy to print offertory cards are available if you would like to place one in the collection basket representing your on-line donation. Parish Pay provides customer support 7 days a week by phone or email.
THROUGH MAY 21, 76 NEW PARISHIONERS HAVE SIGNED UP! SIGN UP NOW AT
WWW.PARISHPAY.COM.
HOSPITALITY SUNDAYS 2017 Please mark your calendars for Hospitality Sundays 2017.
June 4; September 10; October 1; November 5; December 3.
Coffee Hour will be held in the Rectory after the morning Masses
andSpirit Sunday will be held in the Church Hall after the evening Mass. This is a great opportunity to spend some time with your fellow parishioners.
Behold how good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity! (Psalm 133)
JOIN BLESSED SACRAMENT’S BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS COMMITTEE
It’s finally happening and we need your help. The parish’s Buildings and Grounds Committee is forming and still needs volunteers. The committee’s task is to find ways to better use the parish’s buildings’ spaces and improve energy usage. If you have experience with building design, renewable energy, construction, work in the building trades or just interested in helping to optimize the use of the parish’s facilities, the committee needs your help. This is an opportunity to help the parish be a better steward of its funds and the environment by reducing our utility bills and carbon footprint. Please contact Pia Ferrario at
pferrario2@icloud.com.
MOVING WITH THE SPIRIT! A Parish Dance Party to be held on Saturday June 17th from 7PM-11PM, sponsored by the Blessed Sacrament’s Gay Fellowship. Tickets will cost $150, and all proceeds will go towards Blessed Sacrament’s outreach to the poor as well as two non-profits that support vulnerable youth, in particular from the LGBT community- the Ali Forney Center and Born this Way. Come celebrate our Parish diversity, as we dance the night away united in the Spirit which binds us together! For more details, please feel free to contact: Richard Vida at 646-298-5066. Tickets can be purchased online at www.blessedsacramentnyc.org/movingwiththespirit
Pentecost Party for young children:
Sunday, June 4 is both Pentecost (the birthday of the church!) and the last day of Sunday school. If your children are too young to attend Sunday school, please join our group in the school cafeteria directly after the 10am Family Mass.
We'll have a simple party from 11-12, at which point the Sunday school children will come downstairs for their own end-of-year celebration, so if you have older children, you'll already be there waiting for them. :-) We encourage you to wear red!
Please RSVP so we can have enough cupcakes and balloons!
www.meetup.com/NYC-Catholic-Families/ - it's free to signup, and to attend.
LOVE & RESPONSIBILITY SERIES The Young Adult Outreach Program is excited to announce Love and Responsibility in NYC, returning to Immaculate Conception’s Outdoor Garden (414 East 14th Street, New York, NY)! Join world-renowned speakers who are flying in from across the country to discuss all things “relationship”. We are hosting a live concert EACH WEEK following the discussion with wine! EVENT IS FREE! For more information, visit our website at
www.catholicnyc.com
June 13 – “The Triumph” featuring Christopher West;
concert with Mike Mangione June 20 – “Intimacy Before Marriage” featuring Jackie
Francois-Angel
June 27 – “Rejecting Loves’ Counterfeits in a Digital Age” featuring
Matt Fradd;
concert with His Own July 18 – “The Joy To Be” featuring Damon & Melanie Owens and Vince Scheuerman
July 25 – “Men, Women & the Mystery of Love” featuring Dr. Edward Sri;
concert with Steve Rees August 1 – “It’s Complicated: Relationships & Emotional Virtue” featuring Sarah Swafford;
concert with Marie Miller Please join our Blessed Sacrament Catholic Families Group! We offer a range of events to help each other in raising our children as Catholics and becoming better in our own practice of the faith. We also host a monthly moms' group. Sign up at
www.meetup.com/NYC-Catholic-Families/ - free to join and events are free.
The Elsewhere Ensemble present “Letter to Brahms,” a concert featuring Brahm’s piano quartet No. 1 in g minor. All proceeds to support the Karam Foundation, helping the humanitarian crisis in Syria. Suggested donation $20. Thursday June 1, 2017 at 8PM, Blessed Sacrament Theatre.