Veterans Day Friday, November 11th is Veterans Day. The Church will remain open for masses and prayer. The rectory will be closed.
Finance Committee Corner Last Sunday $7,390 was received in the offertory
baskets at Mass and $4,598.5 was received through Parish Pay, for a total of $11,988.5. However, the weekly operating costs to run our parish, such as salaries, benefits, utilities, office and program expenses, etc., are approximately $15,000. This means
we had an operating deficit of $3,011.5 this week.
Pastoral Planning Update After months of research, and receiving your feedback through our Parish Survey and Share Your Voice Meetings, the Committee for Pastoral Planning is ready to share a draft of our Parish Pastoral Plan.
At all Masses on November 12/13, committee members will distribute and share our Pastoral Plan. You will have an opportunity to provide comments and feedback. A final Pastoral Plan document with an implementation plan will be distributed in December. Implementation will begin in early 2017. Our Pastoral Plan will guide Blessed Sacrament Parish for the next 3 – 5 years.
Thank you for your prayers, support and participation in the Pastoral Planning process.
COFFEE HOUR Parish coffee hour is a great way to get to know your fellow parishioners and is held the first Sunday of the month after all the morning Masses. If you are interested in baking something for the November 6th coffee hour, please get in touch with James Palazza at 646-456-8878.
SPIRIT SUNDAY Please join us November 6th following the 5:30PM Mass (in the parish hall below the church). Appetizers, drinks, and a whole lot of Spirit will be served! Join us for a drink, a bite, and some friendly fellowship. If you have any questions or would like to be part of the planning for Spirit Sunday, please contact John Gasdaska at 646-345-7350.
Retreat Day: Saturday, November 12. In celebration of Pope Francis’ Jubilee Year of Mercy, the Corpus Christi Chapter of the International Thomas Merton Society will host an all-day retreat entitled
“In Everything Mercy: Thomas Merton and Pope Francis on the Merciful Heart of God” presented by Dr. Christopher Pramuk, Professor of Theology and Spirituality at Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH. Honored as Xavier's 2015
Teacher of the Year, Dr. Pramuk will lead a sustained meditation on Mercy in Merton's writings as the very Name and Life of God, and the difficult but beautiful call to become ourselves Mercy as our "Kairos" and path to peace. Corpus Christi Church, 529 West 121st Street @ Broadway. 9:30 - 4:00 p.m. Pre-registration required. To reserve a place, please visit
http://www.thomasmertonnyc.org/events.
The
Dialogue Drop-in Discussion Group continues to meet each Sunday from 2:00PM to 3:30 PM in the Rectory to explore our conscious and unconscious prejudices. Come when you can and share your views on this.
FULL OF GRACE A reading of the new documentary play
Full of Grace: Journeys of LGBT Catholics will be held at the
Church of the Ascension 221 W. 107th St. NYC on Monday, November 21 at 7pm. The play is based on hundreds of interviews with gay, lesbian and transgender Catholics and their families about the intersection of faith and sexual orientation. Tickets are $10 and available at the door or online at
www.artful.ly/store/events/10243. More info at
www.fullofgraceplay.com
STAND UP NY Come out for a night of laughs and good cheer (and support our school too!) On Wednesday, November 9
th all Blessed Sacrament parents, parishioners, faculty, & friends are invited to come together for our annual Comedy Night at Stand Up NY!
Details: Doors open at 6PM, show time is 7-8:20, $30 online. Every admission includes a Raffle for one of 4 great prizes!
2 Drink minimum. Stand Up NY is at 236 West 78th St. (off Broadway)
To purchase tickets, raffles, or just donate to our school fundraiser please visit:
http://bit.ly/SBSComedyNight