ANOINTING OF THE SICK
Next Saturday, October 24th, Blessed Sacrament will have the Anointing of the Sick at the 12:10pm Mass. All who feel the need for God’s healing power in their lives are invited to take part.



SPECIAL NEEDS MASS AT BLESSED SACRAMENT
You’re invited. Please join us today for a Special Needs Mass welcoming families with loved ones on the autism spectrum and other challenging behaviors. All families’ members are invited!



CONCERT FOR SYRIA AND MIDDLE EAST REFUGEES—An Interfaith Evening of Hope
Millions of displaced families need our support. Join us on Saturday, November 7th at 7:00pm in Blessed Sacrament Church. Ticket donation is $25 Adults, $10 Children under 12 (100% of proceeds will go to Catholic Relief Services). Featuring: Dr. Gregory D’Agostino, Organ Soloist, Seraphim, a NY/NJ Choir, Gabriel Aydin, Syriac Music Soloist and Highbridge Voices, a South Bronx children’s chorus. Robert Long, Conductor. Reception following performance. Pick up a flyer for more information or purchase tickets at the church entrance this weekend. Let’s do something together as we share an evening of music and hope with our neighbors of all faith communities. We need volunteers on November 7th to help at the concert and the reception. Please sign up with a Social Action Committee member at the Church entrance or e-mail Matt Collins at [email protected]



SAVE THE DATES! Pope Francis and Climate Change: A Call to Action—Sunday, October 18th and Friday, November 6th, 6:45pm
Following the visit of Pope Francis, Blessed Sacrament will be the host of five exciting guest speakers on Climate Change. You won’t want to miss this discussion of the Pope’s recent Environmental Encyclical. Reception follows. Please pick up a flyer and please register if you plan to attend! Call 212-877-3111 or email [email protected]



A VOLUNTEER OR VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED FOR SAINTHOOD INQUIRY: Transcriber with Experience
The Dorothy Day Guild is looking for someone with experience doing simultaneous or recorded transcription to transcribe eyewitness testimony at the Archdiocesan Inquiry on the life of Dorothy Day. Interviews will be 4-5 hours long and conducted at the Archdiocesan Pastoral Center, 1011 First Avenue, spread over the next year. Please contact [email protected] or 212-371-1011 ext. 2480 for more details.



ALL SOULS DAY
If you would like to remember a loved one for All Souls Day, please write down their names, place it in an envelope and leave it at the front desk in the Rectory. If you can make a donation that would be helpful, but it is not required


COLLECTION
Thank you so very much for your generous response to the needs of the parish. Our collection last Sunday was $7,649. $2,779.was received through ParishPay for a total of $10,428..Also thank you all for your donation of $1,963.00 to Kid-A-Thon.



RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS
Thinking of becoming a Catholic: Are you Catholic but have not received Communion or Confirmation? Inquiry discussions for adults will begin on Monday, September 28 at 6:30pm. Please call Tina Silvestro at the parish office (212-877-3111) to register or seek information



SUNDAY SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Sunday School teachers and Assistants are needed to serve in this important Parish Ministry. Volunteers who work with children follow a screening process as required by the Archdiocese. Please call Tina Silvestro (212 877-3111) for more information.



WORLD MISSION SUNDAY “MISIONARIES OF FAITH”
Today is World Mission Sunday. We are called to this Eucharistic celebration – along with Catholics in every parish, chapel and church throughout the world – to fulfill the call we first heard at Baptism, the call to be missionaries, to share our faith.
On World Mission Sunday, we are called in a special way to be "missionaries of faith" through prayer and participation in the Eucharist, and by giving generously to our second collection.
Let us pray especially at this Mass for all who long to hear the hope-filled, saving message of Jesus, and for the priests, religious and lay catechists in mission countries worldwide who offer them that "Good News". The collection will be taken at all the masses.



SPIRIT SUNDAY—OCTOBER 25th
Please join us after the 6:00pm Mass on the 2nd floor of the rectory for appetizers, fellowship, and a whole lot of Spirit(s)! It’s a wonderful and easy fun way to meet fellow parishioners. If you have any questions or would like to be part of the planning committee, please call John Gasdaska, #646-345-7350. See you there!



FOOD FOR FAMILIES COLLECTION
This weekend (and the 3rd weekend of every month) is our non-perishable grocery collection for FOOD FOR FAMILIES. Shopping lists can be found on the table behind the last pew in the Church. Please put your donations in the boxes in front of the side altars. Many thAnks from our Parish community!
(In order to provide the highest quality service to those who seek our help, we may only accept freshly bought, unopened non-perishable



HAVE YOU SUFFERED AN ABORTION?
Experience God’s love and mercy and begin the journey of healing. Please call the Sisters of Life: 866-575-0075 or e-mail: [email protected]. For men, call Theresa Bonaparties at Lumina: 877-586-4621 or e-mail: [email protected]