FINANCE COMMITTEE CORNER

Last Sunday $8,445 was received in the offertory baskets at Mass and $7,765 was received through WeShare, for a total of $16,210.

Thank you for so generously giving to our regular collection. The second collection for Communications/ Catholic University totaled $1,560.

An additional $4,163 was received towards our Christmas collection bringing the total to $65,895.
 

ARCHDIOCESAN - WIDE FOOD CAMPAIGN

Once again, Blessed Sacrament Parish will participate in Feeding Our Neighbors, an Archdiocesan - Wide Drive to replenish dwindling Food Pantries in our community. From January 18 through January 26, you can Feed Our Neighbors by replenishing the Blessed Sacrament Food Pantry and our sister pantries at the Kennedy Center on West 134 Street and St. Joseph of the Holy Family on West 125 Street. It only takes one small action to feed the hungry. Together we can change lives.

Four simple ways to participate are:

(1) Bring non-perishable foods to Saturday and Sunday Masses between January 18th and January 26th.

(2) Support by donating money during a Mass collection or make an on-line donation at www.catholiccharitiesny.org/feedingourneighbors

(3) Volunteer at a Food Pantry near you and 4) Tell your legislators we must feed children at risk of hunger by using Bread for the World at bread.org/write-congress.

Pick up a flyer with Feeding Our Neighbors information and food list at the church entrance.
www.catholiccharitiesny.org/feedingourneighbors
 

The women's group is launching a Toiletry Pantry Campaign. We need both volunteers and toiletries.  Please contact Kimberly LaMarque: Kimberly.lamarque@gmail.com or Jackie Baligian: Jbaligian67@gmail.com.

We will be giving unopened toiletries to individuals who receive items from our food pantry and will be donating opened items to a homeless shelter that accepts specific types of opened items. We will be collecting them after Masses on January 25/26 weekend and once monthly after that. 

We are accepting the following toiletries:  

Unopened: Body Wash, Bar Soap, Body Lotion, Shampoo and Conditioner, Toothpaste, Toothbrushes Floss, Mouthwash, Shaving Products 

Opened: Body wash, Body lotion, Shampoo and Conditioner, Shaving Cream, Nail polish
 

SAVE THE DATE - HIS EMINENCE CARDINAL DOLAN TO SAY MASS AT BLESSED SACRAMENT

In celebration of the Parish’s upcoming 100 year anniversary of our present church building, His Eminence Cardinal Timothy Dolan will celebrate Mass on Saturday, October 3rd at 5:30 pm. Please mark your calendar for this blessed event. More to come.
 

St. Vincent de Paul

The Parish Conference of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul will meet on Tuesday, January 14th at 6:00pm in the Rectory. All are welcome to attend!
 

GAY FELLOWSHIP

Please join us after the 5:30PM Mass this Sunday evening, January 19th for the Gay Fellowship. The meeting will be held on the Rectory dining room immediately following the 5:30 Mass. The group is a safe and comfortable place to share and meet other LGBT Catholics. All are welcome.
 

2019 Parish Annual Appeal

Blessed Sacrament is conducting an annual appeal.  Our goal is to raise $350,000.The money will be used to cover our operating deficit of $100,000.  In addition, our old church, parish hall, and rectory are in constant need of repair, and we need to repair the church and school roofs and begin to look at repairing the church windows.

PLEASE be generous as all of the money from the Appeal will go directly to the parish.  Donations can be made using the envelopes located near the church entrance or online at https://blessedsacramentnyc.churchgiving.com/parishappeal