Finance Committee Corner Last Sunday $6,799 was received in the offertory
baskets at Mass and $4,555 was received through WeShare, for a total of $11,354. Thank you for so generously giving to our regular collection. The second collection to help support the families affected by the Kerala floods in India totaled $2,681. Thank You.
SOUP KITCHEN COLLETCION - THIS WEEKEND Blessed Sacrament’s Soup Kitchen meets every Sunday at 2PM on 70
th Street. Staffed by many wonderful parish volunteers, the Soup Kitchen prepares delicious meals for locals in need.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN BEGINS SEPTEMBER 9
REGISTRATION FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL IS NOW CLOSED AND WILL REOPEN ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 (the day after the 1st day of class). REGISTRATION FORMS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 10.
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 your child is not a current student please email me at
[email protected] so I can send you a packet via email or stop by the rectory to pick up a paper copy of the registration packet.
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.
DOWNEY SIDE AGENCY Downey Side Adoption Agency is seeking families interested in adoption. Fr. Paul Engel ofm Cap is the Director of the agency that places older children from 7- 17 years old with permanent families. All are welcome to schedule a free orientation meeting to learn more about adoption by calling 212-714-2200. Learn more about adopting an older child and Downey Side at
www.downeyside.org
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 (
[email protected]) or Elizabeth (
[email protected]) with any questions in advance of the meeting. We look forward to seeing you there!
CENTERING PRAYER GROUP The Monday night Centering Prayer Group will resume their meetings on September 10th at 6:45pm. Contact person: Mary Jebara 973-714-1409
SACRED MUSIC WORKSHOPS Everyone Can Sing! Workshop for "non-singers"
Saturday, September 15, 10am-12pm
St. Joseph's Seminary, Yonkers
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Reading Music 101
Saturday, September 22, 10am-12pm
St. Joseph's Seminary, Yonkers
Presenter: Dr. Jennifer Donelson, DMA, Professor of Music at St. Joseph's Seminary
Registration fee: $10
More information:
nyliturgy.org/workshops Contact:
[email protected] or 914.968.6200, x8177
The Sisters of St. Dominic of Amityville, NY will host their Annual Dominican Gala on November 2, 2018. Please join us for cocktails, dinner & dancing at The Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, NY. This year the Congregation is proud to honor Al Roker, NBC's Meteorologist, and S. Ave Clark, author and founder of the Heart to Heart Ministry in Bayside, NY.
Proceeds from the Gala support the ministries of the Sisters of St. Dominic. For more information about tickets or how you can support the event, please contact The Office of Advancement at (631) 842-6000 ext. 241 or
[email protected].
Join Dr. Scott Hahn and the St. Paul Center at Church of the Holy Family on Friday, September 7, 2018 for a powerful morning presentation on our Catholic faith. Best-selling author and renowned biblical scholar Scott Hahn will go deeper into the meaning of Scripture in the Church and our lives today.
Go deeper in your faith—register for this powerful event today!
Questions call the St. Paul Center at 740-264-9535
In observance of The Season of Creation, Corpus Christi Church presents Sr. Elizabeth A. Johnson, C SJ , Distinguished Professor of Theology (ret.) at Fordham University and a former president of the Catholic Theological Society of America.
She is author of many books, including Abounding in Kindness: Writings for the People of God, Ask the Beasts: Darwin and the God of Love, She Who Is (winner of the Grawemeyer Award in Religion), Quest for the Living God, and Consider Jesus, among other titles.
She will speak on her new book, Creation and the Cross: The Mercy of God for a Planet in Peril, in which she asks how we can extend the core Christian belief in the redemption and salvation in Jesus to include all created beings.
Corpus Christi Church, 529 West 121 Street, Manhattan. Sunday September 16, 2:00-4:00 pm.