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Finance Committee Corner
Last Sunday $7,756 was received in the offertory baskets at Mass and $3,977 was received through WeShare, for a total of $11,733. Thank you for so generously giving to our regular collection.
October 22nd - Second Collection
World Mission Sunday. In 1926 Pope Pius XI instituted Mission Sunday for the whole Church. The Mission Sunday collection is always taken on the next to last Sunday during the month of October. That day is celebrated as the feast of catholicity and universal solidarity so Christians the world over will recognize their common responsibility with regard to the evangelization of the world. (From the USCCB)
Please Join Us for a talk by Sonia Ingram
“How to Responsibly Divest from Banks
Funding Fossil Fuel Production and Distribution”
Tuesday, Oct. 24, 6:45 PM,
Taking place in the Rectory.
Sonia Ingram is a founding member of the Beloved Earth Community and volunteer with 350 NYC, the local affiliate of 350.org, a global grassroots network of groups in over 188 countries working to solve the climate crisis. Sonia’s presentation will share valuable research on bank-financed fossil fuel developments such as the Dakota Access pipeline, as well as stories of recent divestment successes. She will also share tools available for searching out socially responsible banks.
Founder of Permanent Solutions, LLC, Sonia partners with the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company to offer retirement and green investment services. She received a Master’s degree from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and the Graduate School of Design and also attended the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.
Arts at Blessed Sacrament concerts this week:
Sunday Curiositeas
Max Tan, Violinist
Artist Diploma Candidate at The Juilliard School
October 22nd, 2:30 – 3:30PM
Blessed Sacrament Salon (2nd Floor in the Rectory)
Our weekly concert series “Curiositeas” offers a place where performers and audience members can connect through casual concerts of music collaboration and personal story
OCTOBER GAY FELLOWSHIP MEETING
Please join us after the 5:30PM Mass this Sunday, October 22 nd, for our monthly Gay Fellowship meeting. The meeting will be held on the 2nd floor of the rectory from 6:45PM-8:00PM. The group is a safe and comfortable place to share and meet other LGBT Catholics. All parishioners are welcome. For more information, please call John Gasdaska at 646-345-7350 or Chris Williams at 304-377-1252.
S UNDAY SCHOOL REGISTRATION HAS REOPENED.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES began on Sunday, September 10. Religious instruction is held in the school from 11:00 -12:15. Registration packets are posted on the Sunday School website or can be picked up at the rectory. ( blessedsacramentsundayschool.org )
PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL THE COMPLETED FORMS BACK!!! Please send by postal mail or drop off completed forms with a $150 check per family at the rectory office.
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 or email Tina Silvestro for more information. 212-877-3111 or tina@blessedsacramentsundayschool.org .
RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS
RCIA is the process designed by the Church for adults to receive the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and First Communion. The goals are to give a complete overview of Catholic teaching and practice and to begin to deepen a Christian spiritual life centered in the Sunday Scripture readings. The sacraments are received at the Easter Vigil Mass.
Inquiry discussions for adults began on Monday, September 25 at 6:30 pm. If you (or anyone you know) are interested in learning more about our program or registering, please call Tina Silvestro at 212-877-3111.
Sponsors are needed for adults who are preparing for the Sacraments of Initiation. You must be Baptized, Confirmed, and regularly receive Communion. You will be needed to assist someone as s/he prepares for the Sacraments and present her/him for the Rites of Christian Initiation. Please call or email Tina Silvestro for more information: 212-877-3111/
tina.blessedsacramentnyc@yahoo.com
Nightfever NYC is coming back to St Patrick’s Cathedral on Saturday November 18, 2017. On this night, Nightfever NYC will be hosting this night of praise, worship and reconciliation at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral (50 th Street and 5 th Avenue). We will have the opportunity to pray before the Lord in the Blessed Sacrament as well as light candles to honor Our Lord. The evening of music and prayer will start at 7pm and end at 9pm. Confessions will be heard throughout the night. Come and be a part of this night, where the Cathedral will be have its doors open to all New Yorkers so they can come, pray, and love the Lord. For more information, email us at nightfevernyc@gmail.com .
SEEKING P/T BOOKKEEPER
Downey Side, a local adoption agency located in the Church Blessed Sacrament, is seeking a student majoring in Accounting for a part time position. Must be familiar with Quickbooks. Responsibilities include bank reconciliation, accounts payable/ receivable and billing. Heavy lifting is also required. Please send your resumes to kfrinkdowneyside@gmail.com
ALL ARE WELCOME TO JOIN THE COMMUNITY OF SAINT LUKE PARISH FOR AN AUTUMN DAY OF REFLECTION ON THE SPIRITUAL MASTERPIECE OF PRIEST and SCIENTIST, FATHER PIERRE TEILHARD DE CHARDIN, SJ.
Kathleen Deignan, CND, will guide us through these spiritual exercises composed "for those who love the World..."
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2017 at 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
The Community Room of St Luke Church
84 Long Lots Road, Westport, Ct
Registration required at jfennells@aol.com or call st Luke at 2032277245
Gratis but Goodwill offering appreciated
Lunch and coffee provided and everyone welcome !THEATER OF LIGHT INC PRESENTS:
Three "Acts" of Grace a compilation of 3 original plays:
*THE ART OF TEA by Daniel Damiano,
*MORE HUMAN by Emily Snyder Play,
*A HIT'S A HIT by Colette Silvestri
FREE PERFORMANCES @ The Blessed Sacrament Theater
Reserve free seats @: http://bpt.me/3084171
Saturday October 28 (3:00 to 4:00), Sunday October 29 (5:00 to 6:00), Saturday November 4 (3:00 to 4:00), Saturday November 11 (3:00 to 4:00), Sunday November 12 (3:00 to 4:00)
CATHOLIC FAMILIES GROUP
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.
ALL ARE WELCOME! FREE COMPLETE SCREENING OF CLASSIC DEKALOG FILM SERIES
This acclaimed film series raises the great moral questions embedded in real life, often lived out in difficult circumstances. In his ten hour-long films, the late and legendary director and co-writer Krzysztof Kieslowski explores the theme and challenge of each Commandment through characters living in a typical Soviet-era housing complex.
Come join us October 25 th from 7:30pm – 9:00pm for this thought provoking series and for a discussion after each film.
PRESENTED BY: REBECCA M. PAINTER
Email: dr.rmpainter@gmail.com
Visit our website for complete schedule.