BOOK CLUB
Our next Book Club will be held October 15, at 6:30-8:00pm. We’ll be reading another excellent Graham Greene novel, “The End of the Affair.” On the surface it’s a romantic novel, but also a spiritual one, essentially about the nature of love, an encounter between love of self , love of another, and love of God. It presents the possibility that human suffering on a very personal level can lead to fait, as well as doubt.



COFFEE HOUR—PLEASE JOIN US!
Today (October 4th) after the Masses at the Rectory: coffee, refreshments and fellowship.



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 to help with this project: please email 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.



LECTOR AND EUCHARISTIC MINISTER TRAINING. Tuesday, October 6th, 6:30pm-8:00pm
We are in need of more lectors and Eucharistic ministers, especially for the 5:30pm Saturday & 12:30pm Sunday masses!. If you have a love for the Scriptures or would like to serve as a minister of the Body and Blood of the Lord, please come to the training session. All training will be held in the Church. No need to RSVP. Email Brian Fallon ( [email protected]) with questions.



COLLECTION
Thank you so very much for your generous response to the needs of the parish. Our collection last Sunday was $7,217. $2,779.was received through ParishPay for a total of $9,986.



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



REGIS HIGH SCHOOL
An all-scholarship Jesuit secondary school for Catholic boys, announces its Open House for 8th graders and their parents, on Wednesday, October 7th, from 5:30—8:30pm.
For more information, please write, e-mail or call: Eric DiMichele, Director of Admissions, Regis High School, 55 East 84th Street, New York, N.Y. 10028.
212-288-1100 Ext. 2057, [email protected].



AQUINAS HIGH SCHOOL
Eighth grade girls and their families are invited to the High School Open House on Sunday, October 4th, 2015 from1:00 to 3:00PM. 685 East 182nd Street, Bronx, N.Y. (718) 367-2113 Ext. 137.



CONVENT OF THE SACRED HEART
Eighth grade girls and their families are invited to the Convent of the Sacred Heart Open House on Friday, October 9, 2015 from 8:30-10:30am at 1 East 91st Street between Fifth and Madison Avenues. RSVP required: (212) 722-4745, Ext. 300.



XAVIER HIGH SCHOOL
Open House: Saturday, October 17, 2015 from 1:00-4:00pm.
30 West 16th Street,
New York, N.Y.10011.
Tel.: (212) 924-7900.



DOMINICAN ACADEMY
Open House: Saturday, October 17, 2015 from 10:00am to 2:00pm.
44 East 69th Street,
New York, N.Y. 10065.
Tel. (212) 744-0195 Ext. 131.



ST. JOHN’S PREPARATORY SCHOOL
Open House: Saturday, October 17, 2015 from 11:00AM to 3:00PM.
21-21 Crescent Street,
Astoria, N.Y. 11105.
Tel. (718) 721-7200



PAX CHRISTI METRO NEW YORK
It is common to focus on marriage when reflecting on Sunday’s readings, but that is not the whole story. After all, where does that leave the many who never marry or who have been widowed? And even for married people, does that mean we overlook such powerful scripture passages as this from the second reading: “For the one who sanctifies and those who are sanctified have all one origin. That is why Christ is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters”? Or this from the Gospel: “Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the realm of God like a child shall not enter it”?

Let’s be open as a child to God’s word. We all share a common origin. We need one another and we thrive in communion with one another, not just as husband and wife or brother and sister, but as friends, co-workers, and neighbors, regardless of race, ethnicity, age, class, gender, health, religion, or any other category that may be misused to divide. We are all one



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.



ABC’s OF CATHOLIC SERVICES...This week CRS/Rwanda
Nearly one half million people in this Maryland size African country are served by American Catholics via CRS. 80% of the population is involved in agriculture. You help with sustainable, scalable projects that fight hunger and build the agrarian economy. Next week: CRS/Syria. For more info visit www.crs.org.



SOUP KITCHEN
Today we have the collection for our Soup Kitchen. Each Sunday our volunteers prepare lunch for 75-100 people. Your donations of money and theirs of time and talent make this possible. We are truly grateful as are those who are fed.



BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS
This afternoon at 2:00PM we will bless your animal friends at the entrance to the Church. Please join us!