Finance Committee Corner Last Sunday $8,877 was received in the offertory
baskets at Mass and $8,332 was received through Parish Pay, for a total of $17,209. Our average weekly operating budget is $15,000. Thank you for so generously giving to our regular collection. An additional $4,915 was received toward the Christmas collecting bringing the total to $102,040.5. Thank you.
OUR PASTORAL PLAN: JOIN THE MOVEMENT After months of research, and your participation and feedback, the Committee for Pastoral Planning would like to invite you to join in the implementation of our Pastoral Plan. We are hopeful that 40 of you will want to share your time and talent in this collaboration of faith.
Committee members will be at the church entrance after all Masses this weekend ready to sign up volunteers. Our Pastoral Plan will guide Blessed Sacrament Parish for the next 3-5 years. Copies of the Pastoral Plan and a detailed implementation plan are available at the church entrance, on www.blessedsacramentnyc.org or in the rectory.
Please stop by the Pastoral Planning table and learn more about how you can join this effort.
15TH ANNUAL MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR DAY INTERFAITH PEACE WALK When: Monday, January 16, 2017
Time: Walk begins at 2:00PM
Where: Walk begins at Holy Name Church at West 96
th Street and Amsterdam Ave. Participants will visit several host sites and end at Valley Lodge (West 108
th Street between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues) for refreshments and fellowship.
Take action – visit
www.WSFSSHatWest108.org and sign the petition to support 100% affordable housing and community space in Manhattan Valley.
CATHOLIC FAMILIES GROUP Please join us for our Monthly Moms' Night - Wednesday, January 11, at 7pm in the Rectory. We share refreshments and help each other grow in faith and raise our children as committed Catholics. All details can be found on Meetup:
www.meetup.com/NYC-Catholic-Families/
SPECIAL NEEDS MASSES On January 15
th, 2017, at 4:00pm we will celebrate our Special Needs Mass. Your children are especially welcome at this warm, family celebration.
The following are dates for future 4:00pm Special Needs Masses.
January 15 & 29, February 12 & 26, March 12 & 26, April 9 & 23, May 21, June 11.
Please join us.
March for life in Washington, DC: Friday 27th, 2017 Join us on pilgrimage to Washington DC as we gather with thousands of people from throughout our nation to pray and publicly witness to the sanctity of human life on the anniversary of the tragic Roe v. Wade decision. A Manhattan bus, sponsored by the Archdiocesan Family Life/ Respect Life Office, will be leaving from Sacred heart of Jesus Church, 457 West 51
st Street (between 9
th and 10
th Ave.), New York, NY 10019. Mass 6:15am/ depart 7:00am sharp. Cost for the trip is $50, with check made payable to “Sisters of Life”. If you are not able to make the trip, please consider making a donation. For further info and to register call Sr. Shirley at (212) 371-1011 x 3195, or email
[email protected]