SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES
Will begin on Sunday September 13 with the 10:00 am Family Mass in the Church. Religious instruction is held in the school after the Family Mass until 12:15.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE WAS JULY 27. SOME CLASSES ARE FILLED. We will accept late registrations for unfilled classes until Sept. 1. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REGISTER YOUR CHILD FROM SEPTEMBER 2 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 13. REGISTRATION WILL REOPEN ON SEPTEMBER 14.

Re-registration forms have been mailed to current students. Forms for new students can be picked up at the parish office or found on the Sunday School website: www.blessedsacramentsundayschool.org.



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. A special ministry –perhaps God is calling you– to be a Sunday School teacher or an assistant. Please call Tina Silvestro (212-877-3111) for more information.



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



COLLECTION
Thank you so very much for your generous response to the needs of the parish. Our collection last Sunday gathered at Mass amounted to $6,760. $2,571 was received through ParishPay for a total of $9,331. Again, thank you! And thank you too for the amount of $2,092 offered in support of the Work of the Church in Latin America and the Home Missions.



DIANNE R. CARR
Pianist and musician, Dianne is seeking others to join her in musically enriching the weekday 7:30am Masses at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament. Please contact Dianne at: [email protected]



BOOK CLUB
Our next book club meets Sept. 9th from 6:30 to 8:00pm in the rectory. We’ll be reading “The Moviegoer”, winner of the 1961 National Book Award, written by Walker Percy, one of the most significant Catholic Southern writers of the 20th Century. It’s a short novel, humorous but at the same time raising important questions about the purpose of life. Do we sometimes treat life like watching a movie, instead of living it? What can we do to find happiness without being sunk in the “everydayness” of life?



ABC’s OF CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES: THIS WEEK—CRS JERUSALEM
Representation of American Catholics in Jerusalem, by CRS, dates back to the 1940’s and was formally established in 1961. Victims of all the hostilities, major and minor, since then have been helped. Today the focus is on peace building, encouraging civic participation, and providing humanitarian assistance to the thousands who flee sectarian violence in the area. Next wee: CRS/North Korea. For more info visit: www.crs.org.



FLOWERS FOR THE ALTAR
Should you wish to offer the flowers that decorate the sanctuary in memory of a loved one, please call or drop into the rectory office (212) 877-3111.Business hours: Monday-Friday 9:00am-9:00pm, Saturday and Sunday 9:00am-7:00pm. The donation is $150.00. It is a beautiful way to remember a loved one.



THE SOUP KITCHEN
Every second Sunday of the month we seek support for the Parish Soup Kitchen and other social missions of the Parish. Each Sunday our volunteers prepare lunch for 75-100 people. Your donation of money and theirs of time and talent make this possible. We are truly grateful as are those who are fed.


BAPTISM
On Sunday, August 16th we will have the Sacrament of Baptism at 2:00pm.



BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT
On the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month we have Bereavement Support Groups - General Bereavement at 5:30 p.m. and Perinatal Loss (for individuals and couples who have lost a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth or newborn death) at 6:30 p.m. Both groups will meet in the Rectory on September 5th.
For more information, please contact at the Rectory at 212-877-3111. No registration is required. There is no fee.