LITURGICAL SCHEDULE Weekday Mass:

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 8:30am

Weekend Mass: Saturday: 4:30pm

Sunday: 9:00am & 11:00am

Summer OFFICE HOURS: Monday—thursday, 8:30am –4:00pm

2275 Diamond Avenue NE Grand Rapids, Michigan 49505 Telephone: (616) 361-7339 Fax: (616) 361-1327 E-Mail: church@bsacrament.net www.bsacrament.net

Fr. George Darling, Pastor

FINANCE COUNCIL Charlie Goode, Chair. Jim Wila, Vice Chair.

Tim Callery Tammy Chartier

Bob Dean Jim Frey

Beth Eliopoulos Barb Lawrence

Terry Staskey

PASTORAL COUNCIL Dan Armock, Chair. Laura Ellis Mary Kahnoski Jeremy Reed Brian Schaab Kathy Schwartz Joe Townshend Scott Ware Donna Wrona

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturdays at 3:30 pm or by appointment. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Parish registration of six months is required. Preparation session required. Contact the parish office for details. SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY Contact the parish office a minimum of six months prior to the preferred wedding date. Marriage preparation sessions are required.

PARISHIONER MEMBERSHIP New members are always welcome to our Parish. Parish-ioner status is maintained by registration in the parish, active participation in weekend liturgies and full par-ticipation in the parish stewardship program. All family members 18 years and older should be individually registered with the parish. Parish membership and participation is required of those desiring the Sacraments of Baptism, First Eucharist, Confirmation and Matrimony.

BLESSED SACRAMENT CHURCH PAGE 2 GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN

BY GEORGE….

Sat, Sept 8 VIGIL: 23rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

4:30 pm Margaret Johnson; Harry & Jeremy Waranica Sun, Sept 9 23rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 9:00 am Fr. John Wisneski; Marc Sonefeld 11:00 am Doris Aman Mon, Sept 10 WEEKDAY **No Mass** Tues, Sept 11 WEEKDAY 8:30 am Bernie & Della Wrona Wed, Sept 12 WEEKDAY 10:30 am World Peace Thurs, Sept 13 ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM, BISHOP 8:30 am Fr. Charles Dautremont Fri, Sept 14 THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS **No Mass** Sat, Sept 15 VIGIL: 24th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 4:30 pm Ken, Jean & Emmit Amidon Sun, Sept 16 24th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 9:00 am Parish Family 11:00 am Joe & Jay Matuszak; Dick & Lorraine Dodge

PASTORAL TEAM Father George E. Darling, Pastor…..…father@bsacrament.net

Lori Borek, Parish Secretary…………church@bsacrament.net

Amy Kelley, Business Manager……...akelley@bsacrament.net

Jody DeGraw, Dir of Religious Education ….jdegraw@bsacrament.net Vicki Glynn, Religious Ed. Asst….…...vglynn@bsacrament.net

Marie LeMire, Ministry to the Sick & Elderly ….mlemire@bsacrament.net

Michael Debri, Principal ASA….……………..mdebri@asagr.org

Mass Schedule

STEWARDSHIP - Week ending September 1 & 2

Week 10/52 Adult Envelopes (155 used) $9,203.00 Automatic Envelopes (32 used) 1,387.50 Youth 25.93 Loose Stewardship 520.75

Total Stewardship this week $11,137.18

YTD $133,223.23 Budget YTD $146,423.08 Last YTD $142,548.78

5% Tithe this week $556.86 YTD Tithe $6,661.16

~In Our Thoughts & Prayers~ Homebound Parishioner of the Week

The following announcement comes from the Bishop’s Office: “Join Bishop Walkowiak for a Holy Hour offered for the healing of survivors of sexual abuse, reparation for the sins of clergy, and the restoration of hope for our Church.

When: Wednesday, Sept. 19 Time: 7 p.m.

Location: Cathedral of Saint Andrew For those who are unable to join us, the Holy Hour will be livestreamed at dioceseofgrandrapids.org and on the diocesan Facebook page.” Back a few months ago I informed you that Mary Bristol, who had been Business Manager for the Parish and All Saints Academy had retired and that I had hired Amy Kelley as the new Business Manager. I asked Amy just to briefly tell you about herself in the following: “Hello, my name is Amy Kelley and I am the new Busi-ness Manager for Blessed Sacrament Parish and All Saints Academy. My husband, Michael, and I have four children. Megan is a high school math teacher at Marian High School in South Bend. Shannon is a special edu-cation teacher at Rockford High School. Jacob is a sophomore at Hope College. Our youngest, Joe is a senior at Rockford High School. Our Catholic faith has been an important part of our lives, being active mem-bers of Our Lady of Consolation Parish for over 20 years. I enjoy time with family and friends, either gather-ing around a meal, taking walks along our beautiful na-ture trails or watching my kids’ activities. Thank you for the opportunity to serve all of you as your Business Manager.” Last week Fr. Charles Dautremont passed away. For some of you old-timers you might remember that Fr. Dautremont was the Associate Pastor here at Blessed Sacrament during the years of 1964-1970. His last assignment was as Pastor of St. Dominic Parish in Wyoming from which he had retired a couple of years ago. Over the years he and I had had some really good discussions about the finer points of Catholic theology. Please keep Fr. Dautremont in your prayers.

Sacred Scripture Readings for the Week of September 9, 2018 Sunday 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 35:4-7a; Ps 146:7-10; Jas 2:1-5; Mk 7:31-37 Monday 1 Cor 5:1-8; Ps 5:5-6, 7, 12; Lk 6:6-11 Tuesday 1 Cor 6:1-11; Ps 149:1-6, 9; Lk 6:12-19 Wednesday 1 Cor 7:25-31; Ps 45:11-12, 14-17; Lk 6:20-26 Thursday St. John Chrysostom, Bishop 1 Cor 8:1b-7, 11-13; Ps 139:1b-3, 13, 14b, 23-24; Lk 6:27-38 Friday The Exhalation of the Holy Cross Nm 21:4b-9; Ps 78:1-2,34-38; Phil 2:6-11; Jn 3:13-17 Saturday Our Lady of Sorrows 1 Cor 10:14-22; Ps 116:12-13, 17-18; Jn 19:25-27 or Lk 2:33-35 Sunday 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 50:5-9a; Ps 116:1-6, 8-9; Jas 2:14-18; Mk 8:27-35

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2233 Diamond Ave./364-9453 4 Mile Rd./363-7725

Michael Debri, Principal www.asagr.org

Elementary Open House Monday, September 10, 6:30-8:00 pm. Grades K-3 parents will be able to walk their child’s school schedule, learn about each class, ask ques-tions of teachers, and more! Would you like to give the gift of Catholic School Education? Many of our parish families struggle to afford Catholic school tuition. Some decide they simply can't afford it, even though they want to provide their children with the blessings that such an education provides. Now you can help. All Saints Academy's Tuition Angel program makes it pos-sible for you to donate to ASA, and direct your donation to help a young-ster learn and grow in God's word. Make a real difference in the life of a child. Please call 364-9453, or go to our web page at www.asagr.org./tuition-angel-program to learn how you can make a difference to-day...and for years to come. Support ASA with Amazon Smile! If you shop on Amazon, please con-sider using Amazon Smile (https://smile.amazon.com), and designating your support for All Saints Academy. With no other effort on your part, a portion of your purchases will be sent to ASA. Just remember to login to your Amazon Smile site each time you order - the prices are the same.

2nd Banns

Katie Gehlhausen & Luke Gruenbauer

~Outside the Parish~

~This Week in our Parish~ Sun/Sept 9: noon –3pm Parish Picnic, Church parking lot 6:30pm Confirmation Class, Church MPR Mon/Sept 10: 1:00pm Book Club, Church MPR 7:00pm Knights of Columbus, Church MPR Tues/Sept 11: 9:15am-3pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Church 7:30pm Adult Choir rehearsal, Church MPR Wed/Sept 12: 6:30pm ASA Board of Directors Meeting, Staff Lounge Sat/Sept 15: 5:30pm Euchre Night/Potluck, Church MPR Sun/Sept 16: noon-2pm Confirmation Presentation, Church & Family Center

Sponsor of the Week This week’s sponsor is Bastien Chiropractic. Please see this

ad on the back of the bulletin.

These advertisers help to defray all publishing costs which the Church would otherwise incur. Please pat-ronize the sponsors on the back of this bulletin and thank them for their kind generosity.

Adult Choir

Welcome all singers! Our Adult Choir will hold its first rehearsal on Tues., Sept. 4 at 7:30pm in the multi-purpose room of the church. We practice every Tuesday and gen-erally sing at the 11:00am Mass - September through May.

Join us! Bring a love for singing and enthusiasm! Ability to read music not required. We welcome new singers as we begin the new singing season. Please give it a try. It's a great way to meet new parishioners and at the same time share your time and talent with our Church. High school stu-dents may receive community ser-vice hours for their involvement.

If you or someone you know would like information about joining the Adult Choir, please contact Katie Jandernoa (616) 460-8835. All are welcome!

Eucharistic Adoration Adoration will begin Tuesday, Sep-tember 11th, from 9:15am-3pm in the Church and continue every Tues-day during the school year. All are invited to spend some peaceful time with the Lord. You can sign up for a specific hour or stop in when you are able. If you are interested, contact Mary Lou Thompson at 363-8710.

Wedding Anniversary Mass

Together with your families, the Church in the Diocese of Grand Rap-ids honors the faithful witness to your vocation of marriage and wishes to celebrate with you. Bishop Walkowiak is inviting all couples celebrating mile-stone anniversaries to join him on Sunday, October 21 at the 10am Mass at the Cathedral of Saint An-drew. A simple reception will immedi-ately follow. Please RSVP by calling the parish office or using the form be-low to confirm your attendance.

Wedding Anniversary Mass Sunday, October 21, 2017

Names _ __________

________________________

Parish ________________________

Number attending ______________

Number of Years Married ________ Send completed form to the parish office.

Blessed Sacrament Kids’ Choirs

The Blessed Sacrament Children's and Honor Choirs will hold their first practice Tuesday Sept. 18. The Chil-dren's Choir is open to all Kindergar-teners-4th graders, and the Honor Choir is open to 5th-8th graders.

Children's Choir and Honor Choir meet in the Church multi-purpose room every Tuesday evening. Honor Choir will practice from 6:20-6:50pm and Children’s Choir will practice from 6:50-7:20pm.

Both choirs sing at a different 9am Sunday Mass each month, and com-bine occasionally. We practice week-ly and will end the year with a pizza and bowling party. It's a great way for your kids to be involved in the Church and we welcome all young singers!

Please call Katie Jandernoa (460-8835) with any questions.

DATE/TIME REMINDERS:

Book Club has changed their meeting time from 10am to 1pm. They will still meet the 2nd Monday of the month.

The dates for Euchre Potluck are as follows: Sept. 15th, Oct. 6th, Nov. 10th & Dec. 8th. Join us in the Church multi-purpose room at 5:30pm.