FINANCE COMMITEE CORNER Last Sunday $7,897 was received in the offertory baskets at Mass and $5,860 was received through WeShare, for a total of $13,757. Thank you for so generously giving to our regular collection. The second collection to help raise funds for students uniforms totaled $2,635. Thank you.
SECOND COLLECTION - September 30, 2018 Will support St. Joseph Seminary. St. Joseph Seminary was founded in Yonkers as the Archdiocesan Seminary in 1896, since 2011, St. Joseph’s now serves as the regional major seminary for the Archdiocese of New York as well as the Dioceses of Brooklyn and Rockville Centre. “Rooted in the apostolic community fathered around Jesus Christ, St. Joseph’s Seminary seeks to form future priests who will hand on the life and tradition of the Church’s faith in the context of the new evangelization of the twenty-first century. To accomplish this, St. Joseph’s Seminary offers a program of human, spiritual, intellectual, and pastoral formation that is faithful to the Magisterium of the Catholic Church.”
On Saturday, October 6, there will be an archdiocesan pilgrimage to Washington, D.C., to visit the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. If you have never been on a pilgrimage before, please consider joining Cardinal Dolan for a day of prayer, reflection, and trust in her care as we visit the basilica affectionately known as Mary’s Shrine. Buses will depart from across the archdiocese and there will be time to tour the basilica, pray the rosary together, and celebrate Holy Mass before returning home. For more information and to register, please visit adnypilgrimage.eventbrite.com. You might even consider bringing a friend or family member with you for what is sure to be a wonderful day!
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
CARE FOR CREATION Hearing Earth’s Cry and Responding with Hope
An all-day conference to inspire and engage with one another and share ideas about what we can do in our personal lives, in our parishes and communities, and in the public square to hear the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor and to care for our common home.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2018
9:30AM - 4:30PM
San Damiano Hall, Church of St. Francis of Assisi
127 West 31st Street, New York City, 10001
Register by October 20th - Seating is limited
www.careforcreation.eventbrite.com
Cost: $40 (includes light breakfast and lunch)
Scholarships (by request): 646-591-4022 or Email: mnyccm@gmail.com
THEATRE 71 AT BLESSED SACRAMENT Jennifer Jewell Productions Presents
“Raison d’être: an Evening of Pirandello”
Based on Plays by Nobel Laureate and Italian Playwright Luigi Pirandello
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Jennifer Jewell Productions “Raison d’être: an Evening of Pirandello” runs September 20-23, and 25-29, 2018. at 7:00pm
Runtime: 90 minutes; no intermission
Tickets $20
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3597340
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN STARTED SEPTEMBER 9
REGISTRATION FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL HAS NOW REOPENED!
Please return completed forms to me by Thursday morning to be registered for the upcoming Sunday.
Registration Packets were emailed at the end of June to the parents of current students and posted on the Sunday School website (www.blessedsacramentsundayschool.org).
Paper copies are also available at the rectory. You must register your child each year. The Sunday School Fee is $150 per family. If you wish to receive a registration packet via email please email me at tina@blessedsacramentsundayschool.org . If you need additional information please call Tina Silvestro at 212-877-3111 or email the above address.
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. It is open to adults who:
• Have never been baptized; they would be preparing for
all three sacraments.
• Were baptized in a non-Catholic Christian
denomination who are interested in becoming Catholic;
they would be preparing for Confirmation and First
Communion.
• Were baptized Catholic but never received
Confirmation and/or Communion; they would be
preparing for the sacraments they have not yet
received.
Inquiry discussions for adults will begin on Monday,
OCTOBER 1ST at 6:30 pm. Please call Tina Silvestro at the parish office (212-877-3111) to register or seek information.
CONFIRMATION CLASS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS Are you a high school student who has never received the Sacrament of Confirmation? This class is for you!!! We will begin on October 3 and meet Wednesday evenings at 6:15 in the rectory. Please contact Tina Silvestro, the Director of Religious Education, to register or for more information: 212-877-3111 or tina@blessedsacramentsundayschool.org
DOWNEY SIDE Downey Side Adoption Agency is seeking families interested in adopting a child between the ages of 4- 17 years old. The U.S. foster care system has many American children separated from their parents and freed for adoption. We are located right here in The Blessed Sacrament Church. Call us today at 1-800-US-CHILD or visit our website at www.downeyside.org. -Father Paul Engel, Executive Director