FINANCE COMMITEE CORNER
Last Sunday $12,164 was received in the offertory baskets at Mass and $8,579 was received through WeShare, for a total of $20,743. Thank you for so generously giving to our regular collection. The Second Collection in support of our Soup Kitchen totaled $2,761. Thank you!
WOMEN DEACONS : PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE
Please join us at Blessed Sacrament Church on
Thursday, February 21st at 7:00 pm for a very special evening.
Dr. Phyllis Zagano, a member of the Papal Study Commission on the Diaconate of Women, will discuss questions surrounding the restoration of women to the ordained diaconate. Dr. Zagano is an internationally acclaimed Catholic scholar and lecturer on contemporary spirituality and women's issues in the church. She is currently the senior research-associate-in-residence at Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York. She will be available to sign books following the presentation.
*No RSVP required.
CARE FOR CREATION
A Workshop for Sharing & Networking
Saturday, Feb. 23, 9:00 to 12:30 pm
Church of the Holy Name of Jesus
Lower Chapel of St. Mary of the Angels
96th St. between Broadway & Amsterdam
RSVP to Metro NY Catholic Climate Movement: [email protected]
Registration is FREE; refreshments from 9 – 9:30 am
At this follow-up conference we will learn what parishes are doing and discover how we can work together in the protection of our planet.
Blessed Sacrament’s Social Action Committee
Sponsored by The Metro NY Catholic Climate Movement
DOWNEY SIDE
Downey Side Adoption Agency is seeking families interested in adopting a child between the ages 4-17 years old. The U.S. foster care system has many American children separated from their parents and freed for adoption. Call us today at 1800-US-CHILD or visit our website at www.downeyside.org.
Executive Director, Fr. Paul Engel, OFM Cap
c/o Church of the Blessed Sacrament
SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY
The Parish Conference of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul will meet on Tuesday, February 12th at 6:30pm in the Rectory. All are welcome to attend!
BLESSED PALMS
Please return your blessed palm branches received at Mass last Palm Sunday to the church or rectory for the burning of palm prior to Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent.
The Emmaus Ministry for Grieving Parents
Losing a child under any circumstance s terrible. Focusing on the spirituality of the grieving process can help tremendously. Emmau Ministry Retreats 2019: for parents whose children of any age have died by any cause, no matter how long ago. Please join us. All are welcome. All-day retreats from 9:30am - 7:30pm.
February 9: St. John-Visitation Pastoral Center, Bronx, Spanish-Language retreat; March 16: Church of the Magdalene, Sleepy Hollow (Westchester); May 18: St. Thomas of Canterbury-St. Joseph, Cornwall-on-Hudson (Orange); September 21: Church of St. Augustine, New City (Rockland); October 19: St. Patrick's-St. Mary's, Newburgh (Orange) Spanish-Language retreat.
Cost $25 per person, $40 per couple Includes breakfast, lunch, dinner . Scholarships are available.
To register online , www.emfgp.org/2019-archny or contact Sue DiSistto: [email protected] or 646-794-3191
Please join us for this year’s auction: “Speakeasy Soiree” at the New York Academy of Medicine.
The annual auction is the school’s largest fundraising event of the year. This fundraiser will consist of an online auction (2/28 – 3/6) culminating with a cocktail party and silent auctionon Saturday, March 9, 2019.
Proceeds from this event will help to answer the “Call to Action” and provide the necessary funds to continue improvements to both campuses. The auction has a rich history of raising pivotal funds that have transformed the School of Blessed Sacrament including a new library, computer lab, science lab and more.
Planning for the auction is in full swing and we need your help to make this event a success.
Tickets at the door - $175
Visit www.sblsnyc.org for more information
OSV YOUNG ADULT ESSAY CONTEST
December 17, 2018 – March 6, 2019
Essay Prompt
The Bible is so much more than a book—it’s the living Word of God and a personal invitation to each of us to live abundant life. We want to know how God’s Word has impacted your life. What is your favorite New Testament passage and why? When did you first really encounter this passage, and how has it shaped your faith and helped you live more abundantly?
Rules
• There will be three age brackets, judged separately:
1) High school students
2) College students
3) Young adults (age 22 – 29)
• Essays must be 350 – 500 words.
• All essays must be your original work and true stories from your life.
• Entries will be evaluated on originality, inspirational impact, and quality of composition.
• Contest opens December 17, 2018 and ends Ash Wednesday (March 6), 2019
Prizes
Author of the top essay in each age bracket will receive a cash prize.
Top 7 entries in each age bracket will be published in a New Testament for Teens and Young Adults (coming in Fall 2019 from Our Sunday Visitor).
** Winning entries will be selected for publication at the sole discretion of Our Sunday Visitor. All entries will not be published. Entries must be submitted through the website in digital form. Hard copy entries will not be reviewed or returned. **
Enter the contest at:
http://app.response.osv.com/e/es?s=1200496476&e=132085&elqTrackId=b4e0158afb1b4d98a223dab9a3f5029c&elq=7fbc2a7cf42d44358ca87578dc35eace&elqaid=1775&elqat=1