Finance Committee Corner Last Sunday $7,864 was received in the offertory
baskets at Mass and $5,631 was received through WeShare, for a total of $13,495. Thank you for so generously giving to our regular collection. The second collection in support of the Church in Central and Eastern Europe totaled $2,198.
CARDINAL’S ANNUAL STEWARDSHIP APPEAL
Thank you for your continued generosity to the Cardinal’s Annual Stewardship Appeal, which supports so many efforts in the Archdiocese. This appeal addresses many of the spiritual and material needs of our brothers and sisters here in New York. Please consider your gift if you have not yet done so, and please take a look at the website for more information:
https://cardinalsappeal.org.
THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN CRS RICE BOWL!
This year, our parish community joined nearly 14,000 Catholic communities across the United States in a life-changing Lenten journey with CRS Rice Bowl.
THROUGH YOUR SACRIFICE AND GENEROSITY, YOUR DONATIONS TO CRS RICE BOWL TOTALED $12, 759.94.
75% of your donations will go to CRS programs serving the poorest of the poor overseas, and 25% will go to NY Archdiocesan projects that minister to the poor and vulnerable in our community. Additionally, 45 fellow parishioners gave their time and talent to distribute and collect Rice Bowls, participate in the blessing of the Rice Bowls, make announcements, design and print flyers and posters, and count donations.
THANK YOU FOR HELPING TO CHANGE THE LIVES OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
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