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Finance Committee Corner
Last Sunday $8,779 was received in the offertory baskets at Mass and 4,474 was received through WeShare, for a total of $13,253. Thank you for so generously giving to our regular collection. The Feast of the Ascension collection totaled $1,946.
Second Collection this weekend
Latin America and Home Missions
This is a combined collection in the Archdiocese of New York. This collection supports pastoral programs in Latin America including evangelization, the formation of the laity, religious, and seminarians, as well as youth ministry and catechists. Funding is restricted to programmatic expenses and excludes building construction except in cases of emergency. The Home Mission Collection was launched in 1998 to provide for mission territory and parishes covered by US dioceses.
GAY FELLOWSHIP MEETING
Please join us after the 5:30PM Mass on Sunday evening May 20th for the Gay Fellowship. The meeting will be held on the 2 nd floor of the rectory from 6:45PM-8:15PM. The group is a safe and comfortable place to share and meet other LGBT Catholics. All are welcome. For more information, please call John Gasdaska at 646-345-7350.
The Catholic Artists Society will host its seventh annual Mass for Artists on Monday, May 21st, at 7:00 PM at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament on West 71st Street. The Most Reverend James Massa, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn, will offer the Mass for the new feast of Mary, Mother of the Church, and the Schola Cantorum of St. Vincent Ferrer will sing music of Spanish Renaissance composer Tomás Luis de Victoria: Missa Beata Maria, Gaude Maria Virgo, and Regina caeli á 5. For more information, please visit: www.catholicartistssociety.org.
CATHOLIC FAMILIES GROUP
Please join our Blessed Sacrament Catholic Families Group! We offer a range of events to help each other in raising our children as Catholics and becoming better in our own practice of the faith. We also host a monthly moms' group. Sign up at www.meetup.com/NYC-Catholic-Families/ - free to join and events are free.
THE CHRISTIAN MEDITATION GROUP
The Christian Meditation Group will now meet each Wednesday from 5:30pm to 7pm. Come visit us and learn about this ancient form of Christian prayer. For more info visit our website: www.christianmeditation.us