Third Sunday of Easter April 30th, 2017

Church

of the

Blessed Sacrament

Manhattan

Rev. John P. Duffell, Pastor Rev. D’Angelo Jimenez, Parochial Vicar Msgr. Michael Crimmins, In Residence

Friar Santo Cricchio, OFM Conv., In Residence Rev. James O’Shea, CP, Sunday Associate

Deacon Scott Reisinger

Tina Silvestro, Director of Religious Education Caroline Sliney, School Principal

CHURCH: 152 West 71st Street, N.Y., N.Y. 10023 Ph: 212-877-3111 SCHOOL: 147 West 70th Street, N.Y., N.Y. 10023 . Ph: 212-724-7561 MASSES:

Fax: 212-799-6233 Fax: 212-724-0735

NEW PARISHIONERS:

www.blessedsacramentnyc.org www.sblsnyc.org

SUNDAY MASSES: Saturday evening at 5:30 PM Sunday: 8:30AM, 10:00AM (Family Mass) 11:15AM (Spanish), 12:30PM & 5:30PM (Young Adult Choir) WEEKDAYS: 7:30 AM, 12:10 PM, 5:30 PM SATURDAYS: 7:30 AM, 12:10 PM SPANISH WKDAY MASS: Every Other Wednesday of the month HOLY DAYS & EVES. OF HOLY DAYS: As Announced.

BAPTISM:

Arrangements must be made at the Rectory. Sponsors must be practicing Catholics. Parents, and also godparents when possible, must attend the Pre-Baptismal conference which is held on the 1st Tuesday of every month at 7:30pm in the rectory.

CONFESSIONS: Saturday afternoons 4:30 to 5:15 pm, and anytime at the Rectory.

MARRIAGES: Arrangements should be made at least six months in advance at the rectory to ensure the date and the hour desired. The Nuptial Mass is the ordinary form of celebrating Christian marriage, and should be strongly considered when making Wedding plans. Attendance at the Pre-Cana Conferences, or the equivalent, is required by the Archbishop.

PARISH BOUNDARIES: Central Park West to the Hudson River, from the South side of 77th Street down to the North side of 65th Street. We welcome new parishioners, and invite them to register

at the Rectory. The registration is our only means of certifying anyone as a member of our parish. If you move to another Parish, or change your address within the Parish, please notify us.

FATIMA DEVOTIONS: The Rosary is said daily after the 12:10 pm Mass. Friday from 6-7 pm there is a holy hour.

BENEDICTION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT: First Friday - Exposition: 12:35 pm. Adoration: All day; Benediction: 5:15 PM.

MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA: Mondays, before the 12:10 Mass and before the 5:30 pm Mass.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS:

Classes in Religion for Catholic children/teenagers, Pre- kindergarten - High School take place on Sundays. The Family Mass begins at 10:00 a.m. in the Church followed by class instruction in the school. Ongoing religious education is important for the religious development of your children. First Communion and Confirmation require a two year program. Sunday School Website: www.blessedsacramentsundayschool.org

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PARISH NEWS

Dear Parishioners and Friends, Well, it’s time to say hello again to Father Tom Caswell, that priest from Spokane! Whenever he comes, our Parish life is enriched. Father Caswell will be with us until February 16th. Saturday of this week, April 9th marks the 48th anniversary of the death of Msgr. Arthur Avard, the 6th pastor of our Parish…a boy from the parish who came back as pastor…remember him in your prayer. And just a reminder again that Ash Wednesday, February 14th is a day of fast and abstinence. This year, for Catholics, Valentine’s Day will just have to be on Feb 13th- sorry! Have you been praying about the Cardinal’s Annual Stewardship Appeal? Again, it is my hope that 100% of the parish will participate. Whatever you contribute…if you could join me in offering $500 that would be great…if you could do more, wonderful, if less, still fabulous. And then I hope that you’ve taken a look at all the things happening concerning the church building. I urged you, last week, to come to the front of the church to look at the Rose Window. I think you can better envision its enormity in its current state with some of the panels removed. The work continues and is coming along, and again, thank you to each and every one supporting these projects. We are working on a progress report for the Façade Project and will hopefully share that with you in the next week or two. We have been receiving some requests for use of the theatre. With the work of our parish Theatre Committee we are trying to make the theatre available to parishioners and outside groups as best we can. I thank this committee for their string and wonderful work. On Monday the 5th we remember St. Agatha. Agatha was born in Sicily, probably around the year 231, and is one of the women mentioned by name in Eucharistic Prayer I. According to legend, she was the daughter of a prominent family and was very beautiful. The Roman senator Quintianus wished to marry her, but when Agatha spurned him, he had her put in a brothel. In spite of this, Agatha held to her Christian faith. Quintianus then has her tortured by having her breasts cut off. She eventually died in prison in 253. St. Agatha is the patron of the city of her martyrdom, Catania, and is invoked against the fire, earthquakes, and eruptions of Mount Etna. In recent years, because her breasts were cut off as part of her torture, she is considered the patron saint of patients with breast cancer.

On Tuesday we remember St. Paul Miki. St. Paul Miki (1597), a Jesuit priest, was one of the twenty-six martyrs of Japan. Feeling threatened by the growing influence of the Jesuits, the local governor had members of the Christian community arrested and thrown in jail. They were forced to walk 600 miles from Kyoto to Nagasaki as a deterrent to other Christians, but they sang the Te Deum as they went. At Nagasaki they were crucified. When Christian missionaries returned to Japan in the nineteenth century, they found that a secret Christian community has survived transmitting their beliefs and prayers from generation to generation. On Saturday we remember St. Scholastica. Information regarding the life of St. Scholastica is rather meager, but her legacy continues to live on. She was a twin sister of St. Benedict, the father of Western monasticism. From a young age (480-547) she expressed a deep desire to dedicate her life to God through the monastic vows: obedience, conversion of life (poverty and chastity), and stability. She founded and supervised a monastery of nuns near her brother’s monastery at Monte Casino. While I am away please know I am thinking and praying for you and hopefully you will say a little prayer for me. See you on the 10th! As always, please pray for peace. Father Duffell FOOD CAMPAIGN Once again, Blessed Sacrament Parish will hold Feeding Our Neighbors to help replenish Food Pantries in our community. From January 27 through February 4, you can Feed Our Neighbors by replenishing the Blessed Sacrament Food Pantry, our sister pantry at the Kennedy Center on West 134th Street. It only takes one small action to feed the hungry. Together we can change lives. Four simple ways to participate are: (1) Bring non-perishable foods to Saturday and Sunday Masses between January 27th and February 4th (2) Support by donating money during a Mass collection (3) Volunteer at a Food Pantry near you and 4) Tell your legislators we must feed children at risk of hunger by using Bread for the World at bread.org/write-congress. Pick up a flyer with Feeding Our Neighbors information and food list at the church entrance.

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NOTICIAS PARROQUIALES Queridos Feligreses y Amigos; ¡Bien, es hora de decir hola otra vez al Padre Tom Caswell, ese sacerdote de Spokane! Cada vez que viene, nuestra vida parroquial se enriquece. El padre Caswell estará con nosotros hasta el 16 de febrero. El sábado de esta semana, el 9 de abril marca el 48 aniversario de la muerte de Mons. Arthur Avard, el 6 ° pastor de nuestra Parroquia ... un niño de la parroquia que regresó como pastor ... recuérdenlo en sus oraciones. Y solo un recordatorio: el miércoles de ceniza, 14 de febrero es un día de ayuno y abstinencia. Este año, para los católicos, el Día de San Valentín tendrá que ser el 13 de febrero. ¡Lo siento! ¿Han estado orando por la Campaña Anual del Cardenal? Nuevamente, espero que el 100% de la parroquia participe. Lo que sea que contribuyas ... si pudieras unirte a mí para ofrecer $500 sería genial ... si pudieras hacer más, maravilloso, si menos, aún fabuloso. Espero que estén enterados de todas las cosas relacionadas con nuestro edificio. Les pedí la semana pasada que vinieran al frente de la iglesia para mirar el Rosetón. Creo que se puede visualizar mejor en su estado actual con algunos de los paneles eliminados. El trabajo continúa, y, otra vez gracias a todos y cada uno de los que apoyan estos proyectos. Estamos trabajando en un informe de progreso para el Proyecto Fachada y esperamos compartirlo con ustedes en las próxima semanas. Hemos recibido algunas solicitudes para el uso del teatro. Con el trabajo del Comité de Teatro de la parroquia estamos tratando de hacer lo mejor posible para que el mismo este a disposición de todos los feligreses así como de grupos externos. Mi agradecimiento a este comité por su gran trabajo. El lunes 5 recordamos a Santa Águeda. Agueda nació en Sicilia, probablemente alrededor del año 231, y es una de las mujeres mencionadas por su nombre en la Plegaria Eucarística I. Según la leyenda, ella era hija de una familia prominente y era muy hermosa. El senador romano Quintianus deseaba casarse con ella, pero cuando Agueda lo despreció, la metió en un burdel. A pesar de esto, Agueda mantuvo su fe cristiana. La torturaron y le cortaron los senos. Finalmente murió en prisión en el año 253. Santa Águeda es la patrona de la ciudad de su martirio, Catania, y se invoca contra el fuego, los terremotos y las erupciones del Monte Etna. En los últimos años, debido a que sus senos fueron cortados como parte de su tortura, es considerada la santa patrona de pacientes con cáncer de mama. El martes recordamos a St. Pablo Miki (1597). Sacerdote jesuita, fue uno de los veintiséis mártires de Japón. Sintiéndose amenazado por la creciente influencia de los jesuitas, el gobernador local hizo arrestar a miembros de la comunidad cristiana. Fueron forzados a caminar 600 millas desde Kyoto a Nagasaki como un elemento de disuasión para otros cristianos, pero cantaron el Te Deum a su paso. En Nagasaki fueron crucificados. Cuando los misioneros cristianos regresaron a Japón en el siglo XIX, descubrieron que una comunidad cristiana secreta había sobrevivido transmitiendo sus

creencias y oraciones de generación en generación. El sábado recordamos a Santa Escolástica. La información sobre la vida de Santa Escolástica es bastante escasa, pero su legado continúa vivo. Era una hermana gemela de San Benito, el padre de la vida monástica occidental. Desde muy joven (480-547) expresó un profundo deseo de dedicar su vida a Dios a través de los votos monásticos: obediencia, pobreza, castidad y estabilidad. Ella fundó y supervisó un monasterio de monjas cerca del monasterio de su hermano en Monte Casino. Mientras este yo ausente, sepan que estoy pensando y rezando por ustedes y espero que puedan decir una pequeña oración por mí. ¡Nos vemos el día 10! Como siempre, oren por la paz. Padre Duffell CRS RICE BOWL CRS Rice Bowl: Join our parish community -- and nearly 14,000 Catholic communities across the United States -- in a life-changing Lenten journey with CRS Rice Bowl. NEXT WEEK AT ALL MASSES, a prayer will be said over the Rice Bowls and they will be distributed after Mass. REMEMBER, WHAT YOU GIVE UP FOR LENT CHANGES LIVES.

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FORDHAM CENTER RELIGION AND CULTURE Civil Religion: Road to Redemption or American Heresy? February 13th, 2018 at 6:00pm 12th Floor Lounge, Corrigan Conference Center/ Fordham University 113 West 60th Street Free Admission RSVP: crcevent@fordham.edu - Fordham.edu/crc 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. BLESSED SACRAMENT ALTAR SERVERS Serving at the altar is a privileged way to grow closer to Jesus and to share the joy that we receive by being close to the Lord. Training sessions will be held for any young person interested and who has received First Holy Communion. Please contact Chris Miller and Marlon Hosang at cmiller2925@aol.com, 917.612.7833, or leave your name and number at the rectory office at 212.877.3111. MOZART: REQUIEM IN D MINOR - SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18 AT 7 P.M. Performed by the Holy Trinity Schola Cantorum with Orchestra. Admission is FREE. Part of the Musica Trinitatis Concert Series. Holy Trinity Church, 213 W. 82nd Street – 212-787-0634 THIS WEEKEND’S SECOND COLLECTION - SOUP KITCHEN Blessed Sacrament’s Soup Kitchen meets every Sunday at 2PM on 70th Street. Staffed by many wonderful parish volunteers, the Soup Kitchen prepares delicious meals for locals in need.

Finance Committee Corner

Last Sunday $8,626 was received in the offertory baskets at Mass and $4,551 was received through WeShare, for a

total of $13,177. Thank you for so generously giving to our regular collection. The second collection in support of Feeding our

Neighbors totaled $3,686. Thank you!

Esquina Financiera La suma de la colecta durante las Misas del domingo pasado fue $8,626. Recibimos $4,551 a través de WeShare para un total de $13,177. Gracias por dar tan generosamente a nuestra colección

regular. La segunda colecta para “Feeding our Neighbors” totalizo $3,686. ¡Gracias!

Saturday Evening, February 3rd

5:30 Vincent Aitoro +

Sunday, February 4th 8:30 Sineo Daniele + 10:00 Olga Mairena + 11:15 12:30

4:00

Stella Tanti +

Special Needs Mass 5:30 Mercedes Duarte +

Monday, February 5th

7:30 People of the Parish 12:10 Antonio e la Vega +

5:30 Peggy Mitchell +

Tuesday, February 6th 7:30 Nino Gardino + 12:10 Donal O’Donovan & Family – Living & Deceased

5:30 Fr. John Hamrogur, CSSR +

Wednesday, February 7th 7:30 Intentions of Jackie Murphy 12:10 Intentions of Erick Romain on his Birthday 5:30 7:00

Virgen de la Candelaria

Thursday, February 8th 7:30 12:10 5:30

Edward Williams + Josefa Grillo +

Friday, February 9th 7:30 12:10 5:30

Msgr. Arthur Avard + Hamrogue & Donahue Families Augusta Auguste +

Saturday, February 10th 7:30 12:10

Maria Castillo + Bernadetta & Barbara Ciszewska +

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NEW PARISHIONER REGISTRATION FORM

Date Your Name Your Spouses Name (Only if BOTH are Registering) Children Address Apt. # City State Zip Telephone Email Your Occupation Your Spouses Occupation How should we address you? (Check One) Mr. & Mrs. Mr. Mrs. Ms. Would you like to receive weekly offering envelopes? Yes No If not, would you like us to sign you up for ParishPay? Yes No

Weekly EM and Lector Schedule

Saturday, Feb 3rd 5:30 pm 1st Julie Grega 2nd Merleann Taylor POF Jennie Lynch

EM

Steve Whelan, Joe Tessitore, Merleann Taylor, Mary Mandel, Jennie Lynch

Sunday, Feb 4th

8:30 am 1st Eileen Simpson 2nd Brendan Contant POF Tom Caffrey

EM

Louella Prince, Vivian Villaluz, Eileen Simpson, Brendan Contant , Tom Caffrey

10:00 am 1st Danny Gonzalez 2nd Andrew Fitzsimmons POF Sandy Chippas

EM Deacon Scott, Sandy Chippas, Joan Tedeschi, Shirley Rodriguez, Nellie Gonzalez-Arce, Julie Tom, Andrew Fitzsimmons

11:15 am 1st Deysi Guardado 2nd Marina Che POF Marina Che EM

Junior Santiago, Peter Diggins, Marina Che

12:30 pm 1st Jack Going 2nd Anita Pearl POF

EM

Mark Murphy Deacon Scott, Lidia Stempien, Raul Garcia-Moncada, Jack Going, Barbara Hanning, Wendy Pineda, Christina Elefante

5:30 pm 1st Matthew Sitman 2nd Suzy Xiong

POF Regina Ohashi

EM Matthew Sitman, Joyce Polistena, Mary Flannery, Clare Buck, Matt Hilderbrandt, Kathleen LaMagna, Suzy Xiong

SPECIAL NEEDS MASSES On February 4th at 4:00pm we will celebrate our Special Needs Mass. Your children are especially welcome at this warm, family celebration. The following are dates for future 4:00pm Special Needs Masses. February 18th, 2018, March 4th, 18th & 25th (Palm Sunday) 2018, April 15th, 2018, May 6th & 20th, 2018, June 3rd & 17th, 2018. Please join us.

If you have not registered in the parish and attend our mass regularly, please fill the following form out and return it to the Rectory office. All information will be kept confidential. What is WeShare? WeShare, LPi’s Online Giving Management System, allows Blessed Sacrament’s parishioners to donate to our parish efficiently, effectively, and securely. It is an automated means for parishioners to support our church financially through one-time or recurring contributions. Simply visit http://blessedsacramentnyc.churchgiving.com and click on Make a Donation or call 1800-950-9952 and -- just like your monthly mortgage or other bills -- the money will simply be debited from your account and go directly to Blessed Sacrament.

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Join us at the SBS Auction Saturday, March 10, 2018 7:30 - 10:30 PM The Ainsworth Chelsea Tickets are $125 until Jan 31st after Feb 1st tickets increase to $150 Purchase tickets at http://auctionsbs.com/purchase-tickets/ Not able to attend, please donate http://auctionsbs.com/donate/ This is the largest fundraiser for SBS and we need your help to reach our goal of $90,000! We hope you are enjoying the free parish subscription to www.formed.org which gives you access to quality Catholic on line programs, movies, audios, and books. Simply register with parish code 7W62F7 and enjoy.

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SATURDAY, FEBRYARY 3RD – MASS AT 5:30PM SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH - MASSES AT 8:30AM AND 12:30PM

INTRODUCTORY RITES GATHERING HYMN: All Are Welcome #732 LITURGY OF THE WORD Readings begin on page 106 FIRST READING: Job 7:1 – 4, 6 – 7 PSALM RESPONSE: Psalm 147:1 – 2, 3 – 4, 5 - 6

SECOND READING: 1 Corinthians 9:16 – 19, 22 – 23 GOSPEL READING: Matthew 8:17

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST OFFERTORY HYMN: Praise my Soul #750 COMMUNION HYMN: There is a Balm #590 RECESSIONAL HYMN Praise to the Lord #770

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH, 2018 - MASS AT 5:30 PM ENTRANCE HYMN: All Are Welcome #732 RESPONSORIAL PSALM: Psalm 147:1 – 2, 3 – 4, 5 - 6

OFFERTORY HYMN: This Alone COMMUNION HYMN: Take and Eat #559 RECESSIONAL HYMN: We Are Called #657