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LITURGICAL SCHEDULE Weekday Mass:
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 8:30am Wednesday, 10:30am
Weekend Mass: Saturday: 4:30pm
Sunday: 9:00am & 11:00am
OFFICE HOURS: Monday—Friday, 8:30am –4:00pm
2275 Diamond Avenue NE Grand Rapids, Michigan 49505 Telephone: (616) 361-7339 Fax: (616) 361-1327 E-Mail: [email protected] www.bsacrament.net ASA telephone: 616-447-2997
Fr. George Darling, Pastor
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. Parishioner status is maintained by registration in the parish, active participation in weekend liturgies and full participation in the parish stewardship program. All family mem-bers 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.
PASTORAL COUNCIL Dan Armock, Chair. Laura Ellis Mary Kahnoski Jeremy Reed Brian Schaab Kathy Schwartz Joe Townshend Scott Ware Donna Wrona
FINANCE COUNCIL Charlie Goode, Chair. Jim Wila, Vice Chair. Tim Callery Tammy Chartier Bob Dean Jim Frey Beth Eliopoulos Barb Lawrence Terry Staskey
BLESSED SACRAMENT CHURCH PAGE 2 GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
BY GEORGE….
Sat, Feb 23 VIGIL: 7th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
4:30 pm Robert Knight Sun, Feb 24 7th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 9:00 am John Nemmers 11:00 am Parish Family Mon, Feb 25 WEEKDAY **No Mass** Tues, Feb 26 WEEKDAY 8:30 am Norton Thompson; Carolyn Szubinski Wed, Feb 27 WEEKDAY 10:30 am Peter Pham Thurs, Feb 28 WEEKDAY **No Mass** Fri, Mar 1 WEEKDAY
**No Mass** Sat, Mar 2 VIGIL: 8th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 4:30 pm Leo Boruta; Joe & Josephine Kozarski Sun, Mar 3 8th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 9:00 am Parish Family 11:00 am Gladys Mansberger
PASTORAL TEAM Father George E. Darling, Pastor…..…[email protected]
Darrell Beckwith, Business Manager [email protected]
Lori Borek, Parish Secretary…………[email protected]
Jody DeGraw, Dir of Religious Education …[email protected] Vicki Glynn, Religious Ed. Asst….…[email protected]
Marie LeMire, Ministry to the Sick & Elderly …[email protected]
Michael Debri, Principal ASA….……………[email protected]
Mass Schedule
STEWARDSHIP - Week of February 16 & 17
Week 34/52 Adult Envelopes (156 used) $7,896.50 Automatic Envelopes (62 used) 5,520.00 Youth 26.00 Loose Stewardship 724.03
Total Stewardship this week $14,166.53
YTD $478,300.00 Budget YTD $497,838.46 Last YTD $508,739.02
5% Tithe this week $708.33 YTD Tithe $23,915.00
~In Our Thoughts & Prayers~ Homebound Parishioner of the Week
This past Sunday at the 11:00 a.m. Mass you may
have noticed that we only offered Holy Communion as the
Body of Christ but not also as His Blood. Someone after
Mass asked me why we didn't have both species (i.e., the
Body and Blood of Christ) and the simple answer was that
we didn't have enough Extraordinary Ministers of Holy
Communion to assist me such that we could offer both spe-
cies. It takes a minimum of 10 people to offer both species
as there are six ministers of the cup and at a minimum four
of us who are ministers of the host. Ideally we would have
thirteen total ministers (twelve plus the priest). We can get
by with 10 as those of us who distribute the hosts can do
both sides of one aisle, but the ministers of the cup cannot.
Thirteen ministers allows us to have two ministers of the
hosts, one on each side of the aisle which makes the pro-
cess more efficient. If we don't have enough ministers then
we only offer one species as that is the best we can do.
What do we have to do to get more ministers? Just have
some of you who are not ministers volunteer to help and let
me train you. The requirements to be an Extraordinary
Minister of Holy Communion are that you have to be at
least 16 years old, have received the Sacraments of Bap-
tism, Confirmation, and Eucharist in the Roman Catholic
Church, be in good standing with the Church, and be
trained for the ministry. I have been training volunteers on
an ad hoc basis as when we planned group trainings in the
past inevitably someone had a conflict and could not make
the training class so I ended up with ad hoc trainings any-
way. I usually train new ministers right after Mass on a
Sunday to save you a trip. It usually takes about 20
minutes to a half hour. If you are interested in helping with
this ministry please just let me know. When we have
enough Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion at a
particular Mass we will offer both species. When we don't
we won't.
In a week and a half we begin the season of Lent
and hence our parish Fish Frys. I invite you again to volun-
teer to help with the Fish Frys by contacting Michelle Beisel
at 616-970-0838 to volunteer to help to set up tables and
chairs, prepare the food, cook the food, wait the tables, or
clean up after the dinner is done. Many hands make light
work for all -- and maybe you will meet a new friend or re-
kindle an old friendship by helping.
Sacred Scripture Readings for the Week of February 24, 2019 Sunday 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Sm 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23; Ps 103:1-4, 8, 10, 12-13; 1 Cor 15:45-49; Lk 6:27-28 Monday Sir 1:1-10; Ps 93:1-2, 5; Mk 9:14-29 Tuesday Sir 2:1-11; Ps 37:3-4, 18-19, 27-28, 39-40; Mk 9:30-37 Wednesday Sir 4:11-19; Ps 119:165, 168, 171-172, 174-175; Mk 9:38-40 Thursday Sir 5:1-8; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Mk 9:41-50 Friday Sir 6:5-17; Ps 119:12, 16, 18, 27, 34-35; Mk 10:1-12 Saturday Sir 17:1-5; Ps 103:13-18; Mk 10:13-16 Sunday 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time Sir 27:4-7; Ps 92:2-3, 13-16; 1 Cor 15:54-58; Lk 6:39-45
7th Sunday in ordinary time PAGE 3 February 24, 2019
Book Club
Are you interested in joining a book club? Did you know we have one at Blessed Sacrament? Our club meets the 2nd Monday of each month from 1:00-3:00pm in the Church multi-purpose room. You can contact the parish office, 361-7339, if you have questions about joining this group.
~Outside the Parish~
~This Week in our Parish~ Sun/Feb 24: noon Adult Choir rehearsal, MPR Mon/Feb 25: 5:30pm Bunco, MPR Tues/Feb 26: 6:20-6:50pm Honor Choir rehearsal, MPR 6:50-7:20pm Children’s Choir rehearsal, MPR Wed/Feb 27: 6:30pm Finance Council Meeting, Rectory conference room Thurs/Feb 28: 6:30pm Religious Ed Class, Classrooms
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.
2233 Diamond Ave./447-2997 4 Mile Rd./363-7725
Michael Debri, Principal www.asagr.org
New Elementary Phone Numbers The elementary campus has new phone numbers. The main number is 616-447-2997, and you can reach child care directly at 616-447-2946. The middle school campus phone number remains the same. Middle School Book Fair The middle school campus will be hosting a Scholastic book fair this week, Monday through Thursday. Stop by to shop for books during school hours. Support ASA with Amazon Smile! If you shop on Amazon, please consider 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.
New Lights in the Church
On Thursday and Friday of this coming week we will be having the new lights installed in the Church. Because of this, there will be no morning Mass on those two days.
New School Phone Numbers The Elementary School campus has new phone numbers. They are as follows:
Main office - 616-447-2997 Fax number - 616-447-2915 Child Care - 616-447-2946
Parish Family Lent Night
Join us for a short film and fellowship on Thursday, March 7th, from 6:30 - 7:45pm. We will meet in the Church to see the film The Legend of the Three Trees, and then gather in the multi-purpose room down-stairs for family Lenten materials and fel-lowship. The film tells of three trees, each with its own hopes and dreams that do not seem to come true. In unique ways, each interacts with Jesus and learns that God has a special purpose for each of them. All are welcome.
Evening of Worship
Holy Spirit’s next Evening of Worship will be on Saturday, March 9! Please note the time change, as Praise and Worship will begin at 7 pm. So come join us for Mass at 5, dinner at 6 and Praise and Worship at 7, with an op-portunity for reconciliation! Come and be spiritually uplifted through contem-porary song and prayer! Great for the whole family!
Reminder: If you need a copy of your 2018 contribution statement, you can contact the Parish Office and we will get you your copy, either in the mail or we can put it on the table in the Church narthex for you to pick up when you are here for Mass. Jesus challenges us to
act with love.
If you think it’s cold outside, think of how cold it is for
someone who doesn’t have a
house to live in.
