FINANCE COMMITTEE CORNER
Last Sunday $6,522 was received in the offertory baskets at Mass and $3,911 was received through WeShare, for a total of $10,433.
Thank you for so generously giving to our regular collection.
Lenten Fast and Abstinence: During the season of Lent, the Church urges the faithful to reflect a spirit of penance in their daily lives through performing acts of fasting and abstinence.
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, February 26 and ends on Holy Thursday, April 9th.
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fast and abstinence. This is a serious matter within Church law.
Fasting means only one full meal a day may be taken. Two smaller meals can be eaten to maintain physical strength but together they should not equal another full meal in quantity. Snacking between meals in not permitted. Catholics 18-59 are obliged to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Those who are not specifically obliged to fast are encouraged to join in the discipline of fasting to the extent that they are able.
Abstinence forbids the eating of meat or poultry. Those who have reached the age of 14 are obliged to abstain from eating meat are urged join in the discipline of abstaining to the extent that they are able.
HAPPENING THIS SUNDAY
COFFEE HOUR
Join us for Coffee Hour this Sunday, February 23rd, after all morning Masses in the dining room of the Rectory for coffee and snacks. Hope to see you there!
SPIRIT SUNDAY
Please join your fellow parishioners and friends for food, drink and conviviality at this month’s Spirit Sunday immediately following the 5:30 Mass on Sunday, February 23, in the Church Hall. A $5 donation to cover costs is requested. Or please consider making a contribution of food and/or beverages. Looking forward to seeing you there!
In celebration of Black History Month I (Father Nolan) have asked the Gospel Choir os St. Joseph of the Holy Family to return to Blessed Sacrament. They will sing at the 5:30 Mass on Sunday February 23, 2020.
Magnificat's 2020 Lenten Companion is on sale in the Rectory Office for $5 each. This booklet provides a series of original reflections to guide you through every day of Lent into the heart of that Mystery.
LENTEN SCRIPTURE STUDY – THE BOOK OF EXODUS
Pope Francis said of the book of Exodus “the story of the Israelites’ journey toward the Promised Land and God’s faithfulness during times of trial and suffering helps Christians “better understand” the Lenten experience, he said. “This whole path is fulfilled in hope, the hope of reaching the (Promised) Land and precisely in this sense it is an ‘exodus,’ a way out from slavery to freedom,” Tuesday evenings in Lent we will break open one of the most important books of the Old Testament that we too may walk in the path of hope that this beautiful book leads us. Led by Father Nolan, we will meet Tuesdays evenings March 3, 10, 24, and 31. 6:30 – 7:30pm. We will meet in the rectory. All are welcome.
CCRS Rice Bowl: Join our parish community — and nearly 14,000 Catholic communities across the United States — in a life-changing Lenten journey with CRS Rice Bowl. CRS Rice Bowl is a faith-in-action Lenten program for families, individuals and faith communities with family activities, meatless meals, prayers and reflections. Rice Bowl invites Catholics to live in solidarity with our most vulnerable brothers and sisters through the Lenten pillars of Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving. Using the cardboard Rice Bowl is a familiar reminder to collect the money you save from what you give up for Lent.
This weekend at all Masses, a prayer will be said over the Rice Bowls and they will be distributed after Mass. Please pick up a Rice Bowl with a Lenten calendar and a flyer for more information. What you give up for Lent changes lives.
NYC Catholic Families Group: Please join us for our Monthly Moms' Night - Tuesday, March 10 at 7pm in the Rectory. We share refreshments and help each other grow in faith and raise our children as committed Catholics. It is free to join and attend. All details can be found on Meetup: www.meetup.com/NYC-Catholic-Families/ And please stay tuned - we are planning a Lenten pilgrimage to the Shrine of St. Frances Cabrini - details coming soon!
FAITH IN THE CRUCIBLE: "When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?" (-Luke 18:8). Lenten Vespers series, Sundays at 4:00 pm: Corpus Christi Church, 529 West 121 Street, New York (Manhattan). Speakers: Peter Steinfels, former Religion Editor of the New York Times (March 1); Edward F. Clancy, Director of Outreach for the Papal charity Aid to the Church in Need (March 8); Rabbi Daniel Nevins, Resnick Dean of the Rabbinical School, Jewish Theological Seminary (March 15); Dr Mary McCarthy, Director of Christian Education at Christ's Church (Episcopal), Rye, NY (March 22); Angela Alaimo O'Donnell, Associate Director, Curran Center for American Catholic Studies, Fordham University (March 29). Traditional vespers service with music and reflections on The Beatitudes. All are welcome.
YOUNG ADULT MASS WITH CARDINAL
You are invited to join the Office of Young Adult Outreach on Wednesday, March 4that St. Patrick’s Cathedral, 460 Madison Ave, for Mass with His Eminence, Timothy Cardinal Dolan. Adoration and Confessions will be available from 6:30-7:30pm. Mass begins at 7:30pm. Music by Danielle Rose. There will be a social after the Mass. For more information, visit Facebook.com/catholicnyc, follow them on Instagram @CatholicNYC, or visit their website, CatholicNYC.com
The Church of The Blessed Sacrament Presents The Botti Opera Showcase
In a Free Concert On Sunday March 7th, 2019 at 7:00 PM
With favorite Arias and Duets By Cilea, Donizetti, Dvorak, Leahar, Malotte, Offenbach, Rossini, Rogers & Hammerstein, Puccini, Schonberg, Verdi
Featuring:
Jean Walsh – Soprano.
Shannon Arias – Mezzo Soprano,
Dominique Frigo – Mezzo Soprano,
Margaret MR Killeen – Contralto,
Anthony Maida – Tenor,
The - O – Tenor,
Rodney Rosembert– Bass
With
Dominic Frigo – Collaborative Pianist,
Velia Botti – Artistic Director
Free Will Offering