A MESSAGE FROM OUR PASTOR . . . Hello Church!! I love the month of June. We are in the summer mode. Baseball is happening around the

Blessed Sacrament neighborhood. Pentecost is a wonderful day in the liturgical year. Pentecost falls usually in

late May or early June. I like this time of the year.

We say a warm goodbye and good luck to Sr. Clarice. We wish you well, Sr. Clarice, in your Vocation

Ministry at your Benedictine Community in Yankton. Thank you Sr. Clarice for your almost five years of

ministry here at Blessed Sacrament.

We welcome some new Parish staff. Scott Hiatt is our new Director of Maintenance.

Sr. Barbara Wieseler will join us as our Pastoral Associate on September 1. Sr. Barbara is a Sister of Charity

from Leavenworth, Kansas. Sr. Barbara will be doing many of the things that Sr. Clarice did, yet this position

allows for one’s unique talents to shine through in unique and wonderful ways. I look forward to the ways that

Sr. Barbara’s ministry will enrich the Church of Blessed Sacrament. She has a wealth of talent and experience

which you’ll observe once she arrives and settles in.

This is the time of the year when folks are out and about and moving around. Be sure to take note of

Catholic places as you travel. I recently happened upon a former Monastery in Colorado that has become a

winery. It was a neat place. Catholic Churches, Monasteries and Shrines are often a great place to visit.

For several years Blessed Sacrament Parish has sent $300.00 per month to Maryknoll Missions. See in this

newsletter some reports regarding the projects you are supporting. Thank you!

Enjoy these days and enjoy this Newsletter. Blessed Sacrament is an alive and vibrant Parish.

Peace and all good things.

Fr. Todd

Farewell Reception for

Sr. Clarice

Sunday, June 28

9:00 a.m.-Noon

Jubilee Center

Please join us in saying good-bye to Sr. Clarice and

wishing her the best in her new position as

Vocation’s Director at her

Motherhouse in Yankton, South Dakota.

BLESSED SACRAMENT PARISH COMMUNITY

NEWSLETTER

518 W. State Street

Grand Island, NE 68801

308-384-0532

Website: blsachurch.net

Volume 2015, Issue 186 June 2015

Faith, Family and Community make our preschool

the best place for children.

We have openings for the 2015-2016 year in the 4/5

year old Tues/Wed/Thurs PM class and the

Mon/Tues/Wed/Thurs PM class. Please contact the

preschool office, or call (308)384-2086 if you have

questions or for registration papers.

The 2014-2015 preschool year has come to a close

and these thank yous are for very important people,

who made the year great.

*The preschoolers who grew religiously,

socially, emotionally, physically, and academically.

*The families who chose to send their

children to Blessed Sacrament Catholic Preschool.

*The staff members who taught the children.

Mrs. Brondel and Mrs. Carlson, teachers of 3 year

olds. Mrs. Anspauch, Mrs. Macken and myself who

taught the 4/5 year olds. Mrs. Osborn, our

Extended Care and para-educator in the 3 and 4/5

year old classrooms.

*Our volunteers in the classrooms: Mrs.

Spary, for helping in Mrs. Anspauch’s afternoon

class; Mrs. Rothmeyer, for helping in Mrs.

Macken’s afternoon class; and Mrs. Wells, for

helping in Mrs. Seier’s classroom. We so

appreciate their time.

*Our Central Catholic Readers who came to

share their love of literacy with the preschoolers and

their driver, Julie Pfeifer.

*Thank you also to the Advisory Board:

Mindy Rief, Shawn Herbek, Jenny Golka, Melissa

McDonald, Tena Herbek, Erin Neuhaus, Karen

Cloud, Gary Witmer, Sean Gellatly, and Father

Todd. We appreciate their guiding us through

another year.

Thank you for all your donations to the apple tree

requests. With your help, we will have the supplies

needed for the year.

Please drop off any Campbell’s UPCs during the

summer months.

Thank you, thank you for a great year.

Barb Seier, Director

Blessing Prayer for Father’s Day

Blessed are You, Lord and Father of All Life,

who has given to us

the gift of the father of our family.

Today, we honor him,

and we thank You for the numerous good

things that are ours because of him.

His love for us

has been a sign of Your divine affection

and a sharing in Your holy love.

His continuous concern for our needs and

welfare is a mirror of Your holy providence.

And so, as we honor him,

we praise You, Father of All Peoples.

Bless him this day

with Your strength and holy power

that he may continue to be a sign of You,

our God, and a priestly parent to our family.

May we who have the honor of bearing his family

name and do so with great pride.

May we, the members of his family,

assist him in his holy duties as a parent

with our respect, our obedience and our deep

affection.

Bless him, Lord,

with happiness and good health,

with peace and with good fortune,

so that he who has shared of his very life

may live forever with You,

his God and heavenly Father.

This blessing and all graces we pray,

descend upon the father of our family:

in the name of the Father,

and of the Son,

and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Brandon Hollister, 5th grade student at

Blessed Sacrament, won First Place in the Pro-Life Art Contest

sponsored by the Diocese of Grand Island.

Fr. Todd Philipsen presented Brandon his Award

at the 10:00 a.m. Mass on May 3, 2015,

along with $40.00 in prize money.

Congratulations to Brandon for a job well done!

Eddy the Comfort Dog at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Preschool

Just sure I'll be friends FUR-ever with all the pups I met at Blessed Sacrament Preschool. Didn't think I'd have a

dog's chance to go to the front of the class, much less sit on the teacher's lap.

Do you think this makes me the teacher's pet?

Mary Miller, our Parish Nurse, received the

Participation Award in the Grand Island Independent’s Salute to Nurses.

Mary will receive a $100 gift card.

The nominating testimonies tell the story.

Mary is caring and brings Christ’s presence to folks through her ministry.

Thanks Mary for all you do

and congratulations!!