Thirty First Sunday in Ordinary Time October 30th, 2016

Church

of the

Blessed Sacrament

Manhattan

Rev. John P. Duffell, Pastor Rev. D’Angelo Jimenez, Parochial Vicar Rev. Ernest Izummuo, Sunday Associate

Rev. James O’Shea, CP, Sunday Associate 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: Sat. evening at 5:30 PM Sunday: 8:30, 10:00 (Family Mass) 11:15 (Spanish), 12:30 (choir) & 5:30PM WEEKDAYS: 7:30 AM; 12:10 PM; 5:30 PM SATURDAYS: 7:30 AM, 12:10 PM 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. A child must have at least one year of religious instruction before enrolling in the First Communion or Confirmation class. Sunday School Website: www.blessedsacramentsundayschool.org

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PARISH NEWS Dear Parishioners and Friends:

It is hard to believe that we’ve come to the end of October. Enjoy Halloween, the Eve of All Saints! Moving into November, we as a Church try to be even more mindful of our loved ones who have gone before us. The celebrations of All Saints (Nov.1) and All Souls (Nov.2) help us begin this month of remembrance. Masses will be offered both days at 7:30 AM, 12:10 PM, 5:30 PM, 7:00 PM Spanish. Please be certain to fulfill your obligation to participate in Mass on the 1st, as it is a Holy Day of obligation. Also, if you have not yet filled out a memorial card with the names of your beloved dead, please do so. They will be alphabetized according to family name and placed in the Book of Life, which will remain in the sanctuary from All Souls Day until Thanksgiving, and remembered at all Masses. In that same spirit, there has also been a desire to make more opportunities available to remember, to memorialize loved ones, the living and the dead, especially around anniversaries and days that were special to them in this life. After looking at the practices of other parishes and discussing with the Parish Councils, we believe that the Mass, as the central act of our faith, is the primary place that we as a community come together to remember our loved ones and offer prayers on their behalf. It has always been the custom of the Church to offer each Mass for an individual intention, and each year our Mass Book becomes filled with the names of those we love. The other offerings that surround the Mass are the flowers, as well as the bread and wine and the sanctuary candle that remains lit at all times to signal the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. These items are literally offered and consumed each week, and point to the sacrificial nature of Christ’s love for us. This week a parishioner came forward and asked for the Bread and Wine to be offered in honor of Msgr. O’Connor and for the Sanctuary Candle to burn in memory of Donna DeSolis. Msgr. O’Connor and Donna are still so much a part of this community for the decades they served among us. It is fitting that we begin this month of remembrance especially honoring them, offering prayers for them, and asking their intercession as we continue their legacy here. Should you wish to offer the weekly Bread and Wine, Sanctuary Lamp, or Sunday flowers in memory of a loved one please call or stop by the Rectory. The suggested donation for flowers is $200, bread and wine $100, sanctuary lamp $100. Thursday, the Church celebrates the feast of St. Charles Borromeo, Archbishop of Milan in the 1500s. St. Charles worked tirelessly to promote a renewed sense of faith, simplicity, and charity as core values in response to the Protestant Reformation sweeping Europe at the time. He also helped reestablish the Seminary system to train new priests, a system still very much adhered to today, but one that in every age deserves a healthy critique. I would also like to call our attention to Pope John XXIII, who began his term as Pope on October 28, 1954. John, the Good Pope, is someone dear to me and my generation of Catholics who remember him for his pastoral charity and his willingness to let the Faith come into contact with other faiths and the world at large. This ability to remain grounded yet open no doubt came out of his experience as a church diplomat in Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece, and France from the 1930s to the 1940s.

This coming Friday is First Friday with Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament from 12:30-5:30. Please drop by for a few moments of prayer. Next Sunday is the New York City Marathon. If you are participating and would like a special blessing, please attend the Saturday evening Mass next week- we would love to see you off! Our Capital Campaign is off to a good start, but we need all the help we can get…thank you so much for your continued generosity towards the capital repairs of our beautiful church. Please pray for peace, and that our coming election be peaceful. Fr. Duffell

You can also submit names by visiting www.blessedsacramentnyc.org/all-souls-day

and filling out an e-form.

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NOTICIAS PARROQUIALES Queridos Feligreses y Amigos; Parece mentira pero ya estamos a finales de octubre. Espero disfruten de “Halloween” la Víspera de Todos los Santos! Al llegar noviembre pensamos en nuestros seres queridos que ya no están con nosotros. Las celebraciones del Día de los Santos (Nov. 1) y el Día de los Difuntos (Nov. 2) nos ayudan a comenzar este mes de recuerdos. En estos dos días las Misas serán a la 7:30AM, 12:10PM, 5:30PM y 7:00PM (Español). El Día de todos los Santos es un día de obligación. Les recordamos completar la pagina en el boletín con los nombres de sus seres queridos los cuales serán colocados en orden alfabético en el Santuario, recordados en todas las Misas y que permanecerán allí hasta el Día de Acción de Gracias. Queremos también ofrecer mas oportunidades para recordar y conmemorar a seres queridos, vivos y fallecidos, especialmente durante aniversarios u otras fechas especiales en sus vidas. Luego de observar las practicas de otras parroquias y de hablarlo con nuestro Consejo Parroquial (“Parish Council”), creemos que la Misa, el acto central de nuestra fe, es el lugar primordial en el cual nos reunimos en comunidad para recordarlos y ofrecer nuestras plegarias. Ha sido siempre la costumbre de la Iglesia ofrecer cada Misa como una intención individual, y cada año nuestro Libro de Misas se llena con los nombres de aquellos a quien queremos recordar. Las otras ofertas para las Misas son las flores, el pan y el vino así como la vela del santuario que arde todo el tiempo y que nos indica la presencia del Santísimo Sacramento. Esta semana un feligrés nos pidió que el Pan y el Vino fueran ofrecidos en honor de Msgr. O’Connor y que la Vela del Santuario fuera encendida en memoria de Donna de Solis. Por todos los años que nos sirvieron, Msgr. O’Connor y Donna continúan aun siendo parte de nuestra comunidad. Es especialmente apropiado comenzar este mes honrando su memoria y ofreciendo por ellos nuestras plegarias y pidiendo su intersección mientras continuamos aquí su legado. Si desean ofrecer semanalmente la flores, el Pan y el Vino, o la Vela del Santuario en memoria de un ser querido, sírvanse llamar o pasar por la Rectoría. Sugerimos una donación $200.00 para las flores $100.00 para el Pan y el Vino y $100.00 para la Vela. El jueves la Iglesia celebra la Fiesta de San Carlos Borromeo, Arzobispo de Milano en los 1500s. San Carlos trabajo arduamente para promover un renovado sentido de la fe, sencillez y caridad en respuesta a la Reforma Protestante en Europa en aquel momento. También ayudo a restablecer el sistema de Seminarios para entrenar nuevos sacerdotes todavía usado hoy día pero el que de vez en cuando merece ciertas criticas. Queremos también recordar al Pontífice Juan XXIII, quien se estreno como Papa el 28 de octubre de 1954. Juan, el Buen Papa es muy querido por mi generación de Católicos que lo recuerdan por su caridad pastoral y su buena voluntad en permitir que la Fe tuviera contacto con otras de todo el mundo. Esta capacidad fue fruto de su tiempo como diplomático de la iglesia en Bulgaria, Turquía, Grecia y Francia durante los años 1930s a 1940s. El proximo viernes es Viernes Primero con la Adoración del Santísimo Sacramento de 12:30 a 5:30PM. Y el proximo domingo es el Maratón de la Ciudad de Nueva York. De estar participando y desear una bendición especial, los esperamos en la Misa del Sábado en la tarde.

Nuestra campaña de recaudación de fondos ha comenzado muy bien, pero necesitamos toda la ayuda posible…gracias mil por su generosidad!. Roguemos por la paz y que las próximas elecciones sean pacificas. Padre Duffell. TALLER DE FORMACION TEOLOGICA Te invitamos a los talleres de formación teológica gratis en La parroquia de Blessed Sacrament. Estamos aquí para servir a todos los que llegan, no solo los feligreses de nuestra Parroquia, pero todo aquel que desee aprender más sobre nuestra fe. Padre Angel Jimenez Inicio 2 de noviembre 2016 Hora 8 pm después de la misa de difuntos en español. Te esperamos no faltes.

is the process designed by the Church for adults to receive the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and First Communion. The goals are to give a complete overview of Catholic teaching and practice and to begin to deepen a Christian spiritual life centered in the Sunday Scripture readings. The sacraments are received at the Easter Vigil Mass.

Inquiry discussions at Blessed Sacrament began on Monday, October 3 at 6:30 pm in the rectory. If anyone is seeking more information or wishes to register, please call Tina Silvestro at 212-877-3111.

COFFEE HOUR Parish coffee hour is a great way to get to know your fellow parishioners and is held the first Sunday of the month after all the morning Masses. If you are interested in baking something for the November 6th coffee hour, please get in touch with James Palazza at 646-456-8878. SPIRIT SUNDAY Please join us November 6th following the 5:30PM Mass (in the parish hall below the church). Appetizers, drinks, and a whole lot of Spirit will be served! Join us for a drink, a bite, and some friendly fellowship. If you have any questions or would like to be part of the planning for Spirit Sunday, please contact John Gasdaska at 646-345-7350.

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Finance Committee Corner Last Sunday $7,041 was received in the offertory

baskets at Mass and $4,598.5 was received through Parish Pay, for a total of $11,639.5. However, the weekly operating costs to run our parish, such as

salaries, benefits, utilities, office and program expenses, etc., are approximately $20,000. This means

we had an operating deficit of $8,360.5 this week. The second collection to help the people of Haiti

recover from their catastrophic loss totaled $1,095. Thank you for your generosity.

Esquina Financiera

La suma de la colecta durante las Misas del domingo pasado fue $7,041. Recibimos $4,598.5 a través de

Parish Pay para un total de $11,639.5. Sin embargo, los costos de operación semanal en nuestra parroquia tales como salarios, beneficios, servicios (“utilities”), la oficina, etc., son aproximadamente $20,000. Esto

significa que tuvimos esta semana un déficit operacional de $8,360 .5.

La segunda colecta para ayudar al pueblo de Haití a recuperarse de su pérdida catastrófica totalizo $1,095.

Gracias por su generosidad.

Retreat Day: Saturday, November 12. In celebration of Pope Francis’ Jubilee Year of Mercy, the Corpus Christi Chapter of the International Thomas Merton Society will host an all-day retreat entitled “In Everything Mercy: Thomas Merton and Pope Francis on the Merciful Heart of God” presented by Dr. Christopher Pramuk, Professor of Theology and Spirituality at Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH. Honored as Xavier's 2015 Teacher of the Year, Dr. Pramuk will lead a sustained meditation on Mercy in Merton's writings as the very Name and Life of God, and the difficult but beautiful call to become ourselves Mercy as our "Kairos" and path to peace. Corpus Christi Church, 529 West 121st Street @ Broadway. 9:30 - 4:00 p.m. Pre-registration required. To reserve a place, please visit http://www.thomasmertonnyc.org/events. The Dialogue Drop-in Discussion Group continues to meet each Sunday from 2:00PM to 3:30 PM in the Rectory to explore our conscious and unconscious prejudices. Come when you can and share your views on this. ABC’S OF CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES American Catholics are represented strongly in this Muslim nation, keeping Church and humanitarian values in the forefront, helping communities prepare for a rainy days, engaging families help their young girls to get educated. Last week - CRS/& Orphans.

Come out for a night of laughs and good cheer (and support our school too!) On Wednesday, November 9th all Blessed Sacrament parents, parishioners, faculty, & friends are invited to come together for our annual Comedy Night at Stand Up NY! Details: Doors open at 6PM, show time is 7-8:20, $30 online. Every admission includes a Raffle for one of 4 great prizes! 2 Drink minimum. Stand Up NY is at 236 West 78th St. (off Broadway) To purchase tickets, raffles, or just donate to our school fundraiser please visit: http://bit.ly/SBSComedyNight

Saturday Evening, October 29th 5:30 Adrienne T. Jackman +

Sunday, October 30th 8:30 Intentions of Deborah Page 10:00 Virginia Monteleone +

11:15 Joseph E. Caceres III + 12:30 Lizandro Rivera Tapia, Rainiero Ubillus,

Juana Moreno de Rivera + 5:30 Intentions of Thomas Middelhoff

Monday, October 31st 7:30

Marianne T. Bogunovich +

12:10 Marianne T. Bogunovich + 5:30 Pauline Wandrey Claesson +

Tuesday, November 1st 7:30 Carlos Plata + 12:10 Anita Manalo + 5:30

Bona Ventura, Salvatore, Giovanni Ianni +

Wednesday, November 2nd 7:30 Marianne T. Bogunovich + 12:10 All Souls in Purgatory + 5:30 Intentions of Thomas Middelhoff

Thursday, November 3rd 7:30

12:10

5:30

Marianne T. Bogunovich +

Francesco & Letizia Dora Osso +

Intention of Thomas Middelhoff Friday, November 4th

7:30

12:10

5:30

Marianne T. Bogunovich +

Marianne T. Bogunovich +

Intentions of Thomas Middelhoff Saturday, November 5th

7:30 12:10

Marianne T. Bogunovich + Thomas O’Brien

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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 Parish Pay? With ParishPay, it’s simple to make online donations to Blessed Sacrament using a credit or debit card. Simply go online at www.parishpay.com or call 1866-727-4741 ext.1 and--just like your monthly mortgage or other bills--the money will simply be debited from your account and go directly to Blessed Sacrament.

Weekly EM and Lector Schedule Saturday, Oct. 29 5:30 pm 1st Elizabeth Occhipinti 2nd Mia Wiese POF Vincent Gardino

EM

Mia Wiese, Elizabeth Occhipinti. Ben Ventura, Edward Wiese, Ginetta Lablanca

Sunday, Oct. 30 8:30 am 1st Thomas Caffrey 2nd Thomas Caffrey POF Brendan Contant

EM

Hugh Regan, John Hunt, Damian Begley, Thomas Caffrey, Brendan Contant

10:00 am 1st CJ Groeschke 2nd Belinda De La Cruz POF Eddie Litton

EM

Belinda De La Cruz, CJ Groeschke, Julie Tom, Eddie Litton, Andrew Jenkins, Mary Bradley, Anna-Sophia Leone

12:30 pm 1st Diana Lote 2nd Diana Lote POF Jack Going

EM

Elsa Alvarez, Thomas Alexander, Jack Going, Carlos Sosa, Lidia Stempien

5:30 pm 1st Adriana Gonzalez 2nd Elizabeth Kubinski POF John Miller EM Allison Miller, John Miller, Matthew

Sitman, Rob Porell, Tiffanu Riady, Elisa Dragu, Helena Maria Lim

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