FINANCE COMMITEE CORNER Last Sunday $6,233 was received in the offertory baskets at Mass and $3,792 was received through WeShare, for a total of $10,025. Thank you for so generously giving to our regular collection.
UPCOMING MOVIE AT BLESSED SACRAMENT Date & Time: Sunday, September 16, 2PM to 5PM
Film:
Imitation of Life starring Lana Turner, 2hrs. 5 min. long
Place: Blessed Sacrament Theater
Cost:
FREE! Please invite your neighbors & friends.
Synopsis: Living behind the false masks society often demands because being who you truly are is not perceived as “good enough” or “acceptable”, soon falls apart, leaving a feeling of being exposed as a fraud and worthless. The discovery of the true self is a hard but firm road that leads to the building of relationship with one’s self and others.
Doors open at 2PM. The movie will begin promptly at 2:30PM.
The elevator at the school on 70th Street will be available from 2-2:30PM and when the movie is over, from 4:40-5:15PM.
After the movie, there will be an opportunity to gather in the hall to discuss the implied and overt themes in the movie and how those themes affect our bringing about Equality and Dignity for everyone.
WOMEN’S GROUP Ladies of Blessed Sacrament, we want to hear from you. On Tuesday September 18th from 7:00-9:00pm we are having a discussion group for female parishioners in the rectory. Come ready to share your concerns and your hopes for our Church and for our parish. Have your voice heard so that we may, together, find ways to better serve our Church in her time of need.
Please reach out to Jackie (jbaligian67@gmail.com) or Elizabeth (eakubinski@gmail.com) with any questions in advance of the meeting. We look forward to seeing you there!
CARDINAL’S ANNUAL STEWARDSHIP APPEAL Thank you to the 224 donors currently giving to the Cardinal’s Appeal. Your gifts totaling $83,711 are helping various initiatives across the Archdiocese including helping those in need, supporting parishes in need, clergy formation, and catholic education. Please consider giving if you have not yet done so by visiting https://cardinalsappeal.org. Thank you so much.
HOSPITALITY SUNDAY Please note, this month's Coffee Hour and Spirit Sunday will take place on September 23rd in the Rectory. Hope to see you all there.
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.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN STARTED SEPTEMBER 9
REGISTRATION FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL HAS NOW REOPENED!
Please return completed forms to me by Thursday morning to be registered for the upcoming Sunday.
Registration Packets were emailed at the end of June to the parents of current students and posted on the Sunday School website (www.blessedsacramentsundayschool.org).
Paper copies are also available at the rectory. You must register your child each year. The Sunday School Fee is $150 per family. If you wish to receive a registration packet via email please email me at tina@blessedsacramentsundayschool.org . If you need additional information please call Tina Silvestro at 212-877-3111 or email the above address.
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. It is open to adults who:
• Have never been baptized; they would be preparing for
all three sacraments.
• Were baptized in a non-Catholic Christian
denomination who are interested in becoming Catholic;
they would be preparing for Confirmation and First
Communion.
• Were baptized Catholic but never received
Confirmation and/or Communion; they would be
preparing for the sacraments they have not yet
received.
Inquiry discussions for adults will begin on Monday, September 24 at 6:30 pm. Please call Tina Silvestro at the parish office (212-877-3111) to register or seek information.
CONFIRMATION CLASS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS Are you a high school student who has never received the Sacrament of Confirmation? This class is for you!!! We will begin on October 3 and meet Wednesday evenings at 6:15 in the rectory. Please contact Tina Silvestro, the Director of Religious Education, to register or for more information: 212-877-3111 or tina@blessedsacramentsundayschool.org