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Blessed Sacrament Church
"I am the Living Bread come down from Heaven. If any man eats of this Bread, he shall live forever; and the Bread I will give, is My Flesh." John 6:51-52
Third Sunday of Advent
“Establish your hearts, for the coming of
the Lord is at hand. Do not grumble,
brethren, against one another, that you
may not be judged; behold, the Judge is
standing at the doors.” James 5:8
Perpetual Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament takes place in the side chapel
twenty-four hours a day, every day. All are welcome to come and worship and adore our Eucharistic Lord.
“Could you not watch one hour with Me?” Matthew 26:40
SCHEDULE OF MASSES
LORD’S DAY: Saturday: 4:00 p.m. Sunday: 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. HOLYDAYS: Vigil: 6:00 p.m. Holyday: 7:00 a.m. & 9:00 a.m. WEEKDAYS: 9:00 a.m. SATURDAYS: First Saturdays only: 8:00 a.m.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturday 2:45 to 3:30 p.m. and by appointment
BAPTISM: As part of the preparation process an
interview with the Pastor and two instructional sessions
are required. Please contact the rectory to schedule.
ENGAGED COUPLES: Arrangements for your marriage
must be made at least nine months in advance of the
marriage date.
NEW PARISHIONERS: We welcome you and ask that you
register at the Rectory. We want to know and serve you!
We hope that you will favor your parish with your
prayers, your presence and your talents.
Pastor
Rev. Timothy J. Campoli
Church Rectory
221 Federal Street 182 High Street
Greenfield, MA 01301 Greenfield, MA 01301
blessedsacramentgreenfieldma.org (413) 773-3311
Deacons
Deacon John Leary Deacon George Nolan
(413) 219-2734 (C) (508) 304-2763 (C) [email protected] [email protected]
Director of Organist
Religious Education Choir Director
Laurie Tilton Stephen Glover
774-2918 772-0532
Alternatives Pregnancy Ctr. Pregnancy Tests, Counseling, Support
Post Abortion Support
(413) 774-6010
Hispanic Ministry
Sr. Caritina Olmos, M.P.S.
Natural Family Planning 413-777-5115
Ed & Suzi Cottrill Sr. Rosa Torres, M.P.S.
413-772-6062 413-459-7052
Calvary Cemetery
Wisdom Way
Greenfield
773-3311
Blessed Sacrament Church Greenfield, MA 01301
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12TH (Clergy in Purgatory)
4:00 Campbell and Clark Families – by Family
SUNDAY, DEC. 13TH – 3rd Sunday of Advent (Pope Francis)
8:00 Ann LaFleur – by Family
10:30 Janet Penfield – by Family
1:00 Penance Service for the Opening Year of Mercy
MONDAY, DEC. 14TH – St. John of the Cross (Msgr. Yargeau)
9:00 Fr. Franklin Darling – by Joan MacMonegle
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15TH (Fr. Aksamit)
9:00 Charles F. McCarthy, Sr.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16TH (Deacon Candidates)
9:00 Andrew & Annie Dedinas – by daughter, Birute
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17TH (Pope Francis)
9:00 Martin Leo & Frances B. Coyne
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18TH (Fr. Roux)
9:00 Deceased members of the John E. Kiley Family
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19TH (Our Seminarians)
4:00 Geraldine and John Klima – by the Zilch Family
SUN., DEC. 20TH – 4th Sunday of Advent (Fr. Di Mascola)
8:00 George F. Nolan – by the Nolan Family
10:30 Living and deceased members of the Roach and Most
Family – by Barbara Most
*************************************************** REMINDER: Please join with us in praying the Rosary before
each daily Mass at 8:15 a.m., before the 4:00 p.m. Saturday Mass
and 8:00 a.m. Sunday Mass. Confessions after each weekend Mass.
The Chaplet of Divine Mercy will be recited Fridays at 3:00
p.m. in the Adoration Chapel. All are invited to come and pray
with us.
Blessed Sacrament has a Prayer Chain which is available for
anyone. Simply contact Marie Boynton at 413-772-5858 or
memeboynton@comcast with your petition.
Sponsor Certificates - Many parishes require certificates of
sponsorship for Godparents and Confirmation Sponsors. These
will be issued only to those who are confirmed adult Catholics,
registered in the parish, regular participants at Mass, validly
married in the Church (if applicable) and providing for the
religious education of their own children (if applicable).
Weekend of December 19 & 20
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion:
Saturday, December 19
4:00 Deacon John Leary Francis Campbell Ann Dillon Monica McCarthy Hannah Lively Joanne Yestramski Brian Luippold Winston LaBelle
Holly Elmer
Sunday, December 20
8:00 David Murphy Kevin O’Neil, Jr. Helen Shea Murphy Lionel Martin Ginger Baird Jim Podlesney Kevin O’Neil Lynne Podlesney Liza O’Neil
10:30 Marie Boynton Joyce Thibodo
Suzanne Hunter Bob Page
Wayne Cottrill Judy Lapointe
Annette Canuel Bob O’Connor
Mary Jane Bardwell
Poet’s Seat Nursing Home:
Sunday, December 20 Deacon John and Donna Leary
Lectors / Cantors:
Sat., Dec. 19 4:00 Jason Semaski / Betsy Grybko Sun., Dec. 20 8:00 Laurie Tilton / John Lively
10:30 Mary Anne Duda / Jane Winchester
Saturday, December 19
4:00 Luke Dillon, Siobhan Moore
Sunday, December 20
8:00 Stephen Filiault, James Staelens
10:30 Eddie Muenkel, Lauren Ross, Lillian Ross
December 13, 2015 Third Sunday of Advent
Requiescat In Pace Anna M. Luippold
The Sanctuary Candle will burn this week in memory/honor:
Geraldine & John Klima – from the Zilch Family
The Adoration Chapel Candles will burn this week in
memory/honor of:
1.) Geraldine & John Klima – from the Zilch Family
2.) Geraldine & John Klima – from the Zilch Family
3.) Geraldine & John Klima – from the Zilch Family
4.) Geraldine & John Klima – from the Zilch Family
Mitten Tree
Blessed Sacrament is sponsoring the Mitten Tree during Advent
for the needy at Christmas time. Do you knit or crochet? Please
start working on hats, scarves and warm socks. If you need yarn,
there is a supply available in the sacristy. We will continue to
make lap robes and to distribute them to area nursing homes. The
robes are 30” x 36” and are knitted, crocheted or sewn. For info.,
call Annette Canuel at 397-9803.
Food Pantry
Please remember to leave your non-perishable food donations at
the doors of the church for our Food Pantry. We especially need
peanut butter, ravioli, spaghetti sauce, cereal, hearty soup, canned
beans, crackers/cookies, and jello/puddings. Thank you!
Inclement Weather CCD Cancellations
In case of inclement weather, please check any of the following:
WHAI 98.3, WHMP 1240 AM, Bear Country 95.3 or websites:
www.whai.com, or www.bear953.com for CCD cancellations.
Prayer Groups The Roses for Mary Prayer Group meets every Monday at 6:30
p.m. in the Adoration Chapel. The Hearts of Jesus and Mary
Prayer Group meets on the first and third Thursday of each
month at 7:00 p.m. in the church sacristy. The format includes
the Rosary, Chaplet of the Divine Mercy and Scripture reading.
All are welcome.
Is God Calling You?
If you think God is calling you, contact Fr. Gary Dailey at
[email protected] or 413-452-0816. Visit the website
at www.myvocation.com.
Penance Service for the Opening of the Year of Mercy
A Deanery-wide Penance Service for the Opening of the Year
of Mercy will be held at Blessed Sacrament Church on Sunday,
Dec. 13th. The Service will include the unusual Rite of the
Opening of the Holy Year Door of Mercy which will lead to the
Adoration Chapel. Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski will be the
Celebrant and Homilist. As the Holy Father, Pope Francis is
solemnly opening the Holy Door in Rome, and thus ushering in
this Holy Year of Mercy so Bishop Rozanski will open our
Franklin County Holy Door to usher in the Holy Year here.
Following the tradition of a Holy Year “A Plenary Indulgence
is granted to all faithful who prayerfully enter the Holy Door and
with the usual conditions for a Plenary Indulgence (sacramental
confession, Eucharistic communion and prayer in keeping with
the intentions of the Supreme Pontiff, with the soul completely
removed from attachment to any form of sin). In addition a
Plenary Indulgence may be gained each and every time an
individual participates attentively and piously in a sacred
function or a devotional exercise undertaken in honor of the
Blessed Sacrament, solemnly exposed and conserved in the
tabernacle.”
Infant Jesus of Prague Novena December 17th through December 25th
Miraculous Infant Jesus, prostrate before Your
sacred image, we beseech You to cast a merciful
look on our troubled hearts. Let your tender heart
so inclined to pity be softened by our prayers, and
grant us that grace for which we ardently implore
___. Take from us all affliction and despair, all
trials and misfortunes with which we are laden.
For Your sacred infancy’s sake hear our prayers and send us
consolation and aid, that we may praise You with the Father and
the Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen!
ALTERNATIVES Gifts for the Manger
As we remember the Infant Jesus in the Manger, please remember
the women in unplanned pregnancies and their babies who are
made in the image of Jesus. The generous parishioners of Blessed
Sacrament are again sponsoring “Gifts for the Manger” to support
the work of ALTERNATIVES Pregnancy Center. A list of items
needed by the mothers, babies, or by the office staff to do their
work is next to the manger. Choose a gift from the list, wrap it
up in any kind of pretty paper, put a tag on the gift to describe its
contents and place it in the manger. These gifts will help
ALTERNATIVES continue to be a presence in Franklin and
Hampshire Counties, reaching out to women who are lonely,
afraid, desperate, and in need of emotional and material support.
Please pray every day for these mothers, babies and staff of
ALTERNATIVES. Thank you!
Holy Hour for the Sick and Dying
A Holy Hour is observed each Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m.
in the Adoration Chapel at Blessed Sacrament Church. Included
are the singing of hymns, recitation of the Rosary, and the Chaplet
of Divine Mercy for the Sick and the Dying. The hour concludes
with Benediction. If you know of someone who is ailing and in
need of special graces and prayer, come and spend an hour
for his/her intention.
Living Nativity
The San Damiano Group and youth from the Basilica of St.
Stanislaus, will host Greccio in Chicopee - A Living Nativity,
taking place at The Basilica of St. Stanislaus B. & M. in Chicopee
on Sunday, December 27th at 5 p.m. See the birth of Our Lord
through the humble eyes of St. Francis, as he recreates the first
Nativity. This presentation is based on the story of St. Francis’
Nativity on the mountain top of Greccio, Italy; a little town close
to Assisi. This presentation will include LIVE ANIMALS and acting
by the youth of St. Stanislaus Parish. This event is free and open
to the public. Following the event, there will be a reception at the
Parish Hall and coats and winter garments will be collected for
the homeless. Please join us for this great presentation and
rediscover the real meaning of the Christmas season through
Christ’s birth in the Manger. For more information, please call
the Basilica of St. Stanislaus at 413-594-6669, or Joseph Dziok
at 413-221-8315.
French Heritage Center Hosts French Book Launch Fête
The French Heritage Center of Chicopee, MA will host a
celebration in recognition of the recent book release: “Building A
Better Life—the French Canadian Experience in Western
Massachusetts.” The festive event will be held at Assumption
Church hall (Chapman St. entrance), (Holy Name Parish) 94
Springfield St., Chicopee, on Sun., Dec. 13th from 1 - 3:30 p.m.
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Advent Wreath Prayers for Home
THE THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT: JOY
Leader: The third candle of Advent is the Candle of Joy. It reminds us of the joy that Mary felt when the angel
Gabriel told her that a special child would be born to her - a child who would save and deliver his people.
VOICE: God wants us all to have joy. The angel who announced to the
shepherds that Jesus had been born told them: "Do not be afraid. I am bringing
you good news of great joy for all people - for to you is born this day, in the
City of David, a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord." We light this candle to
remember that He is the bringer of true and everlasting joy.
(Light Advent Candle Three - Pink)
Leader: Let us pray - Loving God, we thank you for the joy you bring us. Help us prepare our hearts for this
gift. Bless our worship. Help us to hear and to do your word. We ask it in the name of the one born in
Bethlehem, Jesus our Lord. Amen.
The Great “O Antiphons” of Advent
On the evening of December 17 the final phase of preparation for Christmas begins with the first of the great
"O Antiphons" of Advent. These prayers are seven jewels of liturgical song, one for each day until Christmas Eve.
They seem to sum up all our Advent longing for the Savior.
O Sapientia or O Wisdom (December 17)
O Wisdom (Eccl 24: 5), You came forth from the mouth of the Most High (Sir 24: 30), and reaching from
beginning to end You ordered all things mightily and sweetly (Wis 8:1). Come, and teach us the way of
prudence (Isa 40: 14).
O Adonai or O Lord and Ruler (December 18)
O Adonai (Exod 6: 13) and Ruler of the house of Israel (Matt 2: 6), You appeared to Moses in the fire of the
burning bush (Exod 3:2) and on Mount Sinai gave him Your Law (Exod 20). Come, and with an outstretched
arm redeem us (Jer 32:21).
O Radix Jesse or O Root of Jesse (December 19)
O Root of Jesse, You stand for the ensign of mankind (Isa 11:10); before You kings shall keep silence and to
You all nations shall have recourse (Isa 52:15). Come, save us, and do not delay (Hab 2: 3).
O Clavis David or O Key of David (December 20)
O Key of David, (Apoc 3: 7) and Scepter of the house of Israel: You open and no man closes; you close and no
man opens (Isa 22:22). Come, and deliver him from the chains of prison who sits in darkness and in the shadow
of death (Ps 107:10).
O Oriens or O Rising Dawn or Morning Star (December 21)
O Rising Dawn, (Zac 6:12), Radiance of the Light eternal (Hab 3:4) and Sun of Justice (Mal 3:20): Come, and
enlighten those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death (Ps 107:10; Lk 1:78).
O Rex Gentium or O King of the Nations (December 22)
O King of the Gentiles (Hag 2:8), and the Desired of all, You are the Cornerstone that binds two into one (Eph
2: 20). Come, and save man whom You fashioned out of clay (Gen 2:7).
O Emmanuel (December 23)
O Emmanuel (Isa 7: 14; 8: 8), our King and Lawgiver (Gen 49:10; cf. Ezek 21:32), the Expected of the nations
and their Savior (Isa 33:22): Come, and save us, O Lord our God.
Opening
Celebration
for the
Year of Mercy
Rite of the Opening
of the Holy Year Door of Mercy
followed by Confessions
Sunday, December 13, 2015
Blessed Sacrament Church, Greenfield
Beginning at 1:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Franklin County Deanery
Celebrant and Speaker
Most Reverend Mitchell T. Rozanski
