Finance Committee Corner Last Sunday $9,398 was received in the offertory
baskets at Mass and $5,451 was received through Parish Pay,
for a total of $14,849. Thank you for so generously giving to our regular collection. The second collection in support of our Soup Kitchen totaled $2,882. Thank you!
October 1 – Second Collection St. Joseph’s Seminary. 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.” (St. Joseph’s Website)
SUNDAY SCHOOL REGISTRATION HAS REOPENED.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSESFOR 2017-2018 began on Sunday, September 10. Religious instruction is held in the school from 11:00 -12:15.
Re-registration forms have been emailed to current students and posted on the Sunday School website. Students must register each year. For students who will be new to the program please send your email to:
[email protected] or pick up a packet at the rectory or go to the Sunday school website:
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 will begin 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.
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 starting October 11
th from 7:30pm – 9:00pm for this thought provoking series and for a discussion after each film.
THEATRE AT BLESSED SACRAMENT SEEKS STAGE TECHNICIANS The Theatre at Blessed Sacrament is seeking stage technicians to assist with rental projects. Applicants must have a background and experience in technical theatre, especially lighting and sound. These are hourly paid positions; work is part-time and occasional, and can often fit into varying schedules. If interested, contact Jack Going,
[email protected] (or leave contact information at the Rectory) for further information and application procedures. Thank you!
MOM’S NIGHT Please join us for our Monthly Moms' Night – The Group meets every second Tuesday of the month at 7pm in the Rectory. The next meeting will be October 10
th. We share refreshments and help each other grow in faith and raise our children as committed Catholics. All details can be found on Meetup:
www.meetup.com/NYC-Catholic-Families/
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 Widows support group that met every first Wednesday from 6PM-7:30PM in the Rectory will not resume this year. Dawn, the moderator, has asked that anyone interested or in need to visit her website at
www.wconnection.org or to contact the Rectory staff for more information.
THOMAS MERTON & DAVID JONES: CELTIC VISIONARIES FOR OUR TIME The NYC Corpus Christi Chapter of the International Thomas Merton Society invites you to attend their season opening as Dr. Michael Higgins explores the key ideas that linked Merton with Celtic poet David Jones in their shared dread and abhorrence of violence. In a time of national foreboding and menace, the liberating insights of these two kindred spirits--particularly the need to create a culture of peace grounded in the witness of the Prince of Peace--has never been more timely.
Dr. Michael W. Higgins is an author, scholar, Vatican Affairs Specialist for The Globe and Mail, Papal Commentator for the CTV Network, educator, CBC Radio documentarian, columnist, and currently Distinguished Professor of Catholic Thought at Sacred Heart University.
Saturday, Sept 30, 2:00-4:00pm. $20; free for students & members of Thomas Merton NYC. New location: 3041 Bway @ W 121st St., Rm 207. #1 subway to 116th Street; M4 or M104 buses.
thomasmertonnyc.org/events.
The Sisters of St. Dominic of Amityville Celebrate Annual Gala
Many of you know the Dominican Sisters of Amityville through our ministry in schools, health facilities, parish affiliations, etc. This year, we celebrate and honor those whose daily dedication and hard work foster the creation of a caring community.
The Dominican Gala will be held on October 26th, at the Crest Hollow Country Club, to benefit the ministries of our Sisters. Our 2017 Veritas Award Recipient is 1010 Wins Reporter, Juliet Papa. Our St. Catherine of Siena Award Recipients are: Maureen Chase, OP, Maureen Coyne, OP, Jean Agnes Geraghty, OP, Elizabeth Gnam, OP, Denise Haviland, OP, Rosemary Jermusyk, OP, Madeline Queck, OP, and Catherine Thornton, OP.
For further information about our 50/50 raffle or a listing in the 2017 Dominican Gala Journal, please contact Mary Fuchs, Director of Advancement, at (631) 842-6000 x 241. Print deadline - October 10, 2017.
The Manhattan Catholic School Region is hosting Songs for Students, a benefit concert featuring Harry Connick Jr. at the Apollo Theatre on Monday, September 25 at 7:00 pm. Proceeds will support Catholic schools in Manhattan.