Finance Committee Corner Last Sunday $8,022 was received in the offertory
baskets at Mass and $4,862 was received through WeShare,
for a total of $12,884. Thank you for so generously giving to our regular collection. The second collection in support of World Mission Sunday totaled $2683. Thank you!
November 4 – Second Collection Soup Kitchen. Blessed Sacrament’s Soup Kitchen meets every Sunday at 2PM on 70
th Street. Staffed by many wonderful parish volunteers, the Soup Kitchen prepares delicious meals for locals in need.
LECTOR/EUCHARISTIC MINISTER TRAINING Sunday, November 12, 2017 6:30pm in the Church
Become more involved in the Mass. 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. Training will be held in the Church. Please copy/paste or enter url
https://goo.gl/forms/OyV1vNflUSRgXOwm to complete signup form it's appreciated but not required to participate. Email Kimberley LaMarque Orman ([email protected]) or Thomas Davis ([email protected]) with any questions.
HOSPITALITY SUNDAY This Sunday, November 4th, all are invited to Coffee Hour and
Spirit Sunday! Coffee Hour will take place in the Rectory after all the morning Masses and Spirit Sunday will take place in the Hall after the 5:30PM Mass.
If interested in baking for Coffee Hour please email James Palazza at [email protected]
SEEKING P/T BOOKKEEPER Downey Side, a local adoption agency located in the Church Blessed Sacrament, is seeking a student majoring in Accounting for a part time position. Must be familiar with Quickbooks. Responsibilities include bank reconciliation, accounts payable/ receivable and billing. Heavy lifting is also required. Please send your resumes to
[email protected] THEATER OF LIGHT INC PRESENTS: Three "Acts" of Grace a compilation of 3 original plays:
*THE ART OF TEA by Daniel Damiano,
*MORE HUMAN by Emily Snyder Play,
*A HIT'S A HIT by Colette Silvestri
Saturday November 4 (3:00 to 4:00), Saturday November 11 (3:00 to 4:00), Sunday November 12 (3:00 to 4:00)
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.
SUNDAY SCHOOL REGISTRATION HAS REOPENED.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES began on Sunday, September 10. Religious instruction is held in the school from 11:00 -12:15. Registration packets are posted on the Sunday School website or can be picked up at the rectory. (
blessedsacramentsundayschool.org)
PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL THE COMPLETED FORMS BACK!!! Please send by postal mail or drop off completed forms with a $150 check per family at the rectory office.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Sunday School teachers and Assistants are needed to serve in this important Parish Ministry. Volunteers who work with children follow a screening process as required by the Archdiocese. Please call or email Tina Silvestro for more information. 212-877-3111 or
[email protected] .
RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS RCIA is the process designed by the Church for adults to receive the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and First Communion. The goals are to give a complete overview of Catholic teaching and practice and to begin to deepen a Christian spiritual life centered in the Sunday Scripture readings. The sacraments are received at the Easter Vigil Mass.
Inquiry discussions for adults began on Monday, September 25 at 6:30 pm. If you (or anyone you know) are interested in learning more about our program or registering, please call Tina Silvestro at 212-877-3111.
Sponsors are needed for adults who are preparing for the Sacraments of Initiation. You must be Baptized, Confirmed, and regularly receive Communion. You will be needed to assist someone as s/he prepares for the Sacraments and present her/him for the Rites of Christian Initiation. Please call or email Tina Silvestro for more information: 212-877-3111 or [email protected] ALL ARE WELCOME! FREE COMPLETE SCREENING OF CLASSIC DEKALOG FILM SERIES
This acclaimed film series raises the great moral questions embedded in real life, often lived out in difficult circumstances. In his ten hour-long films, the late and legendary director and co-writer Krzysztof Kieslowski explores the theme and challenge of each Commandment through characters living in a typical Soviet-era housing complex.
Come join us November 8th from 7:30pm – 9:00pm for this thought provoking series and for a discussion after each film.