COLLECTION A word of thanks for your generous response to the needs of the parish. Last Sunday $9,147 was received in the offertory baskets at Mass and $3,859 was received through parish pay.... for a total Sunday offering of $13,006.
Lector and Eucharistic Minister Training Wednesday, May 25, 6:30 - 8:00 PM in the Church We are in need of more lectors to minister the Word and Eucharistic ministers. If you have a love for Scripture and would like to serve as a lector or would like to administer Communion to your fellow parishioners as a Eucharistic minister, please come to the training session. All training will be held in the Church. No need to RSVP. Email Kimberley LaMarque Orman (
[email protected]) or Brian Fallon (
[email protected]) with any questions.
Share Your Voice: Take Our Parish Survey Whether you are a long-standing parishioner or newcomer, you are invited to share your voice and help plan the future direction of our church by participating in a Parish Survey.
All parishioners are encouraged to complete the Parish Survey to assist Blessed Sacrament in its long-term planning. The results will be used to develop a pastoral plan and vision to better serve parishioners and our community.
Beginning May 14, the survey, which consists of multiple-choice and open-ended questions, will be distributed during all Masses in both English and Spanish. Parishioners are encouraged to complete the survey before the end of Mass for collection by Parish volunteers. The survey will also be available online at
www.blessedsacramentnyc.org/survey or
www.blessedsacramentnyc.org/encuesta (Spanish survey)
Please complete the online survey and return paper surveys to the rectory by May 31.
For more information, contact Caitlin Marcoux at
[email protected] or 412.737.3421.
Final CRS Rice Bowl Result: We concluded our Rice Bowl Lenten Journey with a beautiful Easter celebration. Many of you continued to drop off your Rice Bowls at the Rectory through April. 75% of your donations went to Catholic Relief Services’ programs serving the poorest of the poor overseas, 25% toward NY archdiocesan projects that minister to the poor and vulnerable in our own community. Your sacrifices amounted to donations of $9713.88 ($6813.88 collected through Rice Bowls and $2900.00 donated on-line). To all of you, THANK YOU for your generosity and prayers for our less fortunate brothers and sisters around the world.
2nd Annual Parishioner Appreciation Cook Out On June 5th, we will have our 2nd Annual Parishioner Appreciation Cook Out. Please come and enjoy hot dogs and other good food, along with Sangria punch and cold drinks. This is our way of saying “Thank You” for your support and prayers. Stop by and share fellowship, good food and meet other Parishioners.
When: June 5th after the 10, 11:15 and 12:30 Masses
Where: Outside in the Parish garden
(coffee and pastries served after the 8:30 Mass)
Hosted by: Blessed Sacrament Hospitality Committee and Friends
Amoris Laetitia Course The Pope's latest document is groundbreaking, and indeed, controversial. The print version will be available the first week of May. Fr. Michael Holleran will be offering a Saturday morning course to explain, interpret and discuss the document.
When: May 28th, and June 4th, from 10:30am to noon,
Where: The Merton Center of Notre Dame's Church (405 W 114th Street, NY, NY)
The evening will include distinguished panelists from the
Franciscan Action Network, the Global Catholic Climate Movement, ROAR – Religious Organizations Along the River, and the Justice & Peace Office of the Archdiocese of NY.
Blessed Sacrament Gay Fellowship Please join us for a formational meeting of Blessed Sacrament’s Gay Fellowship on Sunday, May 22, after the 5:30PM mass in the rectory dining room. The meeting will be from 6:45PM-8PM to meet one another and to discuss the future direction of the Group. Refreshments will be served.
Should you have any questions, please call John Gasdaska #
646-345-7350 or James Palazza #
646-456-8878. See you then!
SUNDAY SCHOOL FAMILY DAY This Sunday, May 22 is Family Day for our Sunday School program. It is also the last class for the school year. The schedule for Family Day is: Family Mass at 10am, 11am - 11:45 class session with family members, closing celebration 11:45 - 12:30. Progress Reports will be distributed during class time.
A big THANK YOU to parents, students, Catechists, and Team Volunteers for making this year of Sunday School a huge success!
SUNDAY SCHOOL REGISTRATION FOR SEPTEMBER 2016 Registration dates for Sunday School will be published in the bulletin and online in late June.
Reregistration packets for current students will be mailed by the end of June, posted on the Sunday School website (
www.blessedsacramentsundayschool.org), and available at the Church Office. Parents who would like to register new students can call the office and give us your address for postal mailing, stop by the office for the packet, or check online in late June.
Volunteer Opportunity – Serve as a Mentor to a High School Student
Student Sponsor Partners has been serving low-income students in New York City for 30 years by providing them with a scholarship to a supportive high school (22 of SSP's partners are Catholic high schools, and a mentor to provide personalized support and encouragement. Studies show that at-risk students with mentors are 55% more likely to enroll in college and 130% more likely to hold leadership positions. Annually, 85% of SSP students graduate from high school, compared to 64% in all of NYC and 56% of Black and Latino students.
The Social Action Committee invites Blessed Sacrament parishioners to take advantage of this opportunity to serve as a mentor, which is associated with a commitment to meet 4-6 times per year in person and communicate monthly via phone, email or text. If interested, we encourage you to sign up online at:
sspnyc.org/sponsors-mentors/become-a-sponsormentor/.
For more information, contact Caitlin Marcoux (
[email protected]).
BOOK CLUB The Book Club will meet May 25, 6:30 to 8:00. We will be reading the Pulitzer Prize winning novel "Gilead" by Marilynne Robinson. It's a novel whose core theme is intergenerational conflict, but also a meditation on how even the simplest life, the small circumstances and events of our lives, can be touched by grace and wonder.