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Click above to view a list of the mothers especially honored on this day
COLLECTION
A word of thanks for your generous response to the needs of the parish. Last Sunday $6,053.3 was received in the offertory baskets at Mass and $4,529 was received through parish pay.... for a total Sunday offering of $10,582.3. A second offering of $1,503 was collected to support the church in Central and Eastern Europe. Again, thank you.
Share Your Voice: Take Our Parish Survey
Whether you are a long-standing parishioner or newcomer, you are invited to share your voice and help plan the future direction of our church by participating in a Parish Survey.
All parishioners are encouraged to complete the Parish Survey to assist Blessed Sacrament in its long-term planning. The results will be used to develop a pastoral plan and vision to better serve parishioners and our community.
Beginning May 14, the survey, which consists of multiple-choice and open-ended questions, will be distributed during all Masses in both English and Spanish. Parishioners are encouraged to complete the survey before the end of Mass for collection by Parish volunteers. The survey will also be available online at www.blessedsacramentnyc.org/survey
Please complete the online survey and return paper surveys to the rectory by May 31.
For more information, contact Caitlin Marcoux at caitlin.kelly.marcoux@gmail.com or 412.737.3421.
Amoris Laetitia Course
The Pope's latest document is groundbreaking, and indeed, controversial. The print version will be available the first week of May. Fr. Michael Holleran will be offering a Saturday morning course to explain, interpret and discuss the document.
When: May 14th, 28th, and June 4th, from 10:30am to noon,
Where: the Merton Center of Notre Dame's Church (405 W 114th Street, NY, NY)
BOOK CLUB
The Book Club will meet May 25, 6:30 to 8:00. We will be reading the Pulitzer Prize winning novel "Gilead" by Marilynne Robinson. It's a novel whose core theme is intergenerational conflict, but also a meditation on how even the simplest life, the small circumstances and events of our lives, can be touched by grace and wonder.
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/
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 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
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