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BLESSED SACRAMENT CATHOLIC CHURCH 518 W. State St., Grand Island, NE 68801 308-384-0532 Emergencies Only: 308-249-0009
Website: blsachurch.net E-Mail: [email protected]
Sunday, June 14, 2020 Solemnity Of The Most Holy Body And Blood Of Christ, “Our Parish Feast Day”
Facebook: www.facebook.com/blessedsacrament Livestream will be on Facebook at 10:00 a.m.
Reconciliation: Wednesday – 11:30 a.m.-Noon Saturday – 10:30-11:30 a.m.
This Sunday’s Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ should make us all perk up a
bit because this is Blessed Sacrament Church’s Feast Day! Happy Feast Day! And we as
Catholic Christians have something to celebrate today!
So often, I see at athletic and other events a sign saying Jn 3:16, “God so loved the world that
He gave his only Son….” This verse begs the question, why did God send Him? Today,
during our feast day, we hear the answer in Jn 6:51-58, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of
the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you.”
In other words, if you don’t receive the Blessed Sacrament, the Body and Blood of Christ, you will die
spiritually! How?
Perhaps, we can look at this Pandemic when the sacraments were barred from our reception, and still are for
those who are in the high risk categories. The statement I heard most often was, “It’s good to see our church
on the internet, but I still miss communion!” We miss it because it feeds us! We’re nourished and sustained by
the Sacrament of the Eucharist.
Another person told me that they would never take communion for granted again. The longing is for the
completion of God’s love through His Son! We long for forgiveness, acceptance, charity and love. We seek
the surity of Christ’s sacrificial offering!
Happy Feast Day! Let us come to the feast of heaven and earth as soon as possible, and let us never take it
for granted again. This gift is bigger than we can ever fully comprehend!
Fr. Marty
Date Time Intention
Saturday, June 13 5:30 p.m. Marlene Behm +
Sunday, June 14 8:00 a.m. Don Behm +
Sunday, June 14 10:00 a.m. Parish Family
Tuesday, June 16 12:05 p.m. Lois Ziola +
Wednesday, June 17 12:05 p.m. Robert Walkowiak Family
Thursday, June 18 12:05 p.m. Joe Bixenmann +
Friday, June 19 12:05 p.m. Jim & Barb Reiman +
Saturday, June 20 5:30 p.m. Arnold & Glorene Harders +
Sunday, June 21 8:00 a.m. Parish Family
Sunday, June 21 10:00 a.m. Allen “Duke” Rein +
Please continue to support your Parish financially. Even if you have not yet been able to join us for Mass, don’t forget that your monetary offering is very much needed to sustain the church. Thank you for giving generously! WE NEED YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS: For the safety of all during this COVID-19 Pandemic, and to be cost efficient, we would like to begin sending more of our correspondence electronically. Please call the parish office at 384-0532 with your email address, or email it to us at [email protected], so that we can keep you informed. Your understanding and cooperation is greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance!
Hymnals for sale in the office. If you are interested in purchasing a hymnal for your personal use during Mass, please stop by the Parish
office. They are $10 each. If you can’t afford this, we can make other arrangements. Daily Mass: will be held in the Church Chapel because of the light crowd. If crowd numbers increase, we will return to the Church. Please enter through the south and north school doors. Also, when Mass is done, please leave your kneeler down. This will help us know where to disinfect after each Mass. Thank you! Events & Meetings that are routinely held at Blessed Sacrament are still not being scheduled at this time. We will resume these activities at some point in the future when we consider it safe to do so. Thank you for your cooperation! The Red Cross Blood Drive will be held at Blessed Sacrament on Thursday, June 25, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For an appointment, please contact Mary Phelan at 308-382-0311, or you may go online at Red Cross Blood.org.
The Catholic Bishop Abuse Reporting Service has been established to receive reports of sexual abuse and related misconduct by bishops, and to relay those reports to proper Church authorities for investigation. When a report includes a crime, such as the sexual abuse of a minor, it will also be reported to civil authorities. Otherwise, reports will be kept confidential. To make a report go to www.ReportBishopAbuse.org or call 1-800-276-1562. If you have any other kind of complaint about a bishop--such as a parish assignment, church policies, or homily contents--please address those directly to Bishop Hanefeldt or the bishop in question. Sexual abuse by a priest, deacon, staff member, or volunteer of the Church, should be reported to the Office of Child Protection by calling Beth Heidt at 1-800-652-2229 or sending an email to [email protected]. If you are the victim of sexual abuse (or any other crime), please contact local law enforcement.
Our Deepest Sympathy to the Families of:
LINDA PARKER; and DONNA OBERMILLER, mother of
LaDonna Obermiller. MAY THEY REST IN PEACE!
Please remember the following individuals in your prayers, who are experiencing serious health problems/issues: Roseann Anderson Anna Blake Cari Cobler Dawn Ferris
Agnes Fila Cookie Gilroy Anita Graf Karen Hulit Marie Jakubowski
Earleen Moroney Larry Palacz Betty Pfeifer Evelyn Rech Bill Reher
Teresa Scarborough Ted Schlick Rosalie Schriner Joanne Vodehnal Emily Webster Elizabeth Webster
OUR GIFTS OF TREASURE June 6 & 7, 2020
Adult Envelopes $11,435.00 Plate 151.00 Children’s 00.00 Online 2,822.00
Diocesan Appeal Our Goal $70,823.00 Pledged to Date (241) 78,971.00 Received to Date 76,264.00
June 14, 2020 Blessings and Prayers through the Year by Elizabeth McMahon Jeep
Copyright 2004 Archdiocese of Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications
Happy Flag Day!
Our country, and our world, is always in need of greater
peace. We long for peace in our families, our school,
our neighborhood, and our world, and yet we find it
difficult to do those loving, forgiving, and generous
things that can encourage peace to grow.
This is a prayer for those times when we have peace, and the lack of peace, on our minds.
Loving God, teach us to be people of peace.
Teach us to love one another,
that there may be peace in our families.
Teach us to strengthen one another,
that there may be peace in our school.
Teach us to live and work justly,
that there may be peace in our city.
Teach us to give equal respect and opportunity,
that there may be peace in our nation.
Teach us to see that people in all countries
have food, freedom, and safety
that there may be peace in our world.
Teach us to be peacemakers
in all that we do.
Lord, teach us
through the power of your Spirit,
now and forever.
Amen.
