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Fr. George Darling, Pastor
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturdays at 3:30 pm or by appointment. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Parish registration of six months is required. Preparation session required. Contact the parish office for details. SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY Contact the parish office a minimum of six months prior to the preferred wedding date. Marriage preparation sessions are required.
PASTORAL COUNCIL Liz Connell Jim Fochtman Kelly Garbacik Doug Graves Jeremy Reed Kathy Schwartz Mark Steiner Scott Ware Donna Wrona
FINANCE COUNCIL Jim Wila, Vice Chair. Tim Callery Tammy Chartier Bob Dean Jim Frey Barb Lawrence Deb Schmalzel Terry Staskey
PARISHIONER MEMBERSHIP New members are always welcome to our Parish. Parishioner status is maintained by registration in the parish, active participation in weekend liturgies and full participation in the parish stewardship program. All family members 18 years and older should be indi-vidually registered with the parish. Parish membership and participation is required of those desiring the Sacraments of Baptism, First Eucharist, Confirmation and Matrimony.
SUMMER OFFICE HOURS: Monday - Thursday, 8:30am–4:00pm
LITURGICAL SCHEDULE Weekday Mass:
Tuesday — Friday: 8:30am Weekend Mass:
Saturday: 4:30pm Sunday: 9:00am & 11:00am
2275 Diamond Avenue NE Grand Rapids, Michigan 49505
Telephone: (616) 447-7554 (616) 447-7629
Fax: (616) 447-7548 E-Mail: [email protected]
www.bsacrament.net ASA telephone: 616-447-2997
“Strive to enter through the
narrow door, for many, I tell you, will attempt to enter but will not be strong enough.”
Luke 13:24
BLESSED SACRAMENT CHURCH PAGE 2 GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
BY GEORGE….
Sat, Aug 24 VIGIL: 21st SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 4:30 pm Gene Borek Sun, Aug 25 21st SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 9:00 am Parish Family 11:00 am Special intention of John Rosendall Mon, Aug 26 WEEKDAY **No Mass** Tues, Aug 27 ST. MONICA 8:30 am All mothers Wed, Aug 28 ST. AUGUSTINE, BISHOP 10:30 am Fr. Tom Schiller Thurs, Aug 29 PASSION OF ST. JOHN the BAPTIST 8:30 am David LeBlanc Fri, Aug 30 WEEKDAY
**No Mass** Sat, Aug 31 VIGIL:22nd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 4:30 pm Theodore Tomaszewski Sun, Sept 1 22nd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 9:00 am Gerry Sweedenberg 11:00 am Parish Family
PASTORAL TEAM Father George E. Darling, Pastor…..…[email protected]
Darrell Beckwith, Business Manager [email protected]
Lori Borek, Parish Secretary…………[email protected]
Jody DeGraw, Dir of Religious Education …[email protected] Vicki Glynn, Religious Ed. Asst….…[email protected]
Marie LeMire, Ministry to the Sick & Elderly …[email protected]
Michael Debri, Principal ASA….……………[email protected]
Masses for the Week
STEWARDSHIP - Week of August 17 & 18
Week 8/53 Adult Envelopes (178 used) $8,790.12 Automatic Envelopes (61 used) 5,560.00 Youth 32.84 Loose Stewardship 716.12
Total Stewardship this week $15,099.08
YTD $105,499.30 Budget YTD $117,138.46 Last YTD $105,879.02
5% Tithe this week $754.95 YTD Tithe $5,274.97
~In Our Thoughts & Prayers~ Homebound Parishioner of the Week
Time flies when we are having fun, or so they tell us. Well the fun is all over as summer vacation is done for the students attending school. This week we have begun another school year as students at All Saints Academy have returned. Because of the new school year you will notice in the schedule of Masses that the Wednesday Mass once again will be at 10:30 a.m. for the benefit of the little ones. Having a Mass at 8:30 a.m. is not conducive to chil-dren in the lower elementary grades as they are not yet awake. Most of the time though they are awake, attentive, and more able to participate at Mass in a constructive way at 10:30 a.m. than they would be at 8:30 a.m. Feel free to join us any Wednesday for Mass as it is not a "school" Mass as some refer to it since there is no such thing as that, but is the Parish daily Mass at which we welcome the children from All Saints Academy to join us. Remember that the benefit of a Catholic school is not just the ability of the students to attend a Mass during the week, in addition to Sunday Mass, but also the entire environment that we create for them each day which was not able to be created for me when I was their age as I was a student in a public school. Sometimes people refer to the United States of America as a "Christian" country which it is obviously not the case or else I would have been able to experience at the public school the environment we try to create in the Catholic school whereby everything we do each day we teach the students we do in the presence of God. In the public school I experienced this false separa-tion of Church and State with some saying that God has no role in the working of the State. That would be impossible to say in a Catholic school. The Catholic school is not just about Mass, or saying prayers, or having a class in reli-gion, but is also about how we stand in line at lunch or at the drinking fountain or in the bathroom, or how we play on the playground, or ride the bus if we ride the bus, etc. We try to teach the students that everything we do we do with God with us. We teach them that there is no time to come and no place to which we can go when God is not with us -- in other words no separation of God from us. That is what I call the "context" of the Catholic school that we have the ability to create which the public school staff was not al-lowed to create for me even if they personally believed it. Please keep the students in your prayers as no school is perfect and we would not claim that honor for our-selves here. We do have some problems as does every school, but we try to minimize them. As I remind everyone the purpose of the Catholic school is to assist the families to be good Catholic families and to help the students grow in the grace of God to be good Catholic adults. Your pray-ers are and will be always helpful in that effort.
Sacred Scripture Readings for the Week of August 25, 2019 Sunday 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 66:18-21; Ps 117:1-2; Heb 12:5-7, 11-13; Lk 13: 22-30 Monday 1 Thes 1:1-5, 8b-10; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Mt 23:13-22 Tuesday St. Monica 1 Thes 2:1-8; Ps 139:1-3, 4-6; Mt 23:23-26 Wednesday St. Augustine, Bishop 1 Thes 2:9-13; Ps 139:7-12b; Mt 23:27-32 Thursday The Passion of St. John the Baptist 1 Thes 3:7-13; Ps 90:3-5a, 12-14, 17 Friday 1 Thes 4:1-8 Ps 97:1, 2b, 5-6, 10-12; Mt 25:1-13 Saturday 1 Thes 4:9-11; Ps 98:1, 7-9; Mt 25:14-30 Sunday 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Sir 3:17-18, 20, 28-29; Ps 68:4-7, 10-11; Heb 12:18-
19, 22-24a; Lk 14:1, 7-14
21st Sunday in ordinary time PAGE 3 august 25, 2019
~This Week in our Parish~ Sun Aug 25: after Masses Coffee & donuts, Church garden Mon Aug 26: 5:30pm Bunco, MPR Wed Aug 28: 6:30pm Finance Council Meeting, Rectory conference room
Sponsor of the Week This week’s sponsor is West Michigan Whitecaps. Please
see this ad on the back of the bulletin.
These advertisers help to defray all publishing costs which the Church would otherwise incur. Please pat-ronize the sponsors on the back of this bulletin and thank them for their kind generosity.
2233 Diamond Ave./447-2997 4 Mile Rd./363-7725
Michael Debri, Principal www.asagr.org
Long Labor Day Weekend: There is no school for grades P-8 Friday, Au-gust 31st, but child care is open. Mon-day, September 3rd there is no school for grades P-8 and child care is CLOSED.
Looking for ways to volunteer? Love children? We love our volunteers! There are numerous opportuni-ties: kitchen/lunch, recess, libraries, events, classroom help and more. Some projects can even be done from home. All volunteers must attend a Protecting God’s Children training ses-sion and have a basic background check. Interested in helping with our children? Please visit www.asagr.org./volunteering-at-asa to get started.
What’s going on at the parish school? If you are curious about campus happenings, there are numer-ous ways to stay connected. Website: asagr.org contains the school calendar, latest announce-ments, information about our pro-grams, and so much more! Email: Enrolled families, Toddler through 8th grade, automatically re-ceive regular email messages. During the school year the Friday email blast contains the most pertinent information for school families. All the email mes-sages and blog posts year to date are also available on the Parent Communi-cations page of our website. Online Calendar: The ASA calendar is always available on our website, www.asagr.org./calendar-of-events. Blog: (http://asatoday.blogspot.com) The ASA Today blog posts news and photos about campus life and events at least weekly during the school year. Social Media: Follow us on Facebook (ASAEagles), Twitter (@ASAEagles) and/or Instagram (asa_eagles) ASA App: Yes, there’s an app for that! Search for All Saints Academy by A+ Apps (look for our logo) in either the App Store or Play Store.
~Outside the Parish~
Wedding Anniversary Mass
Together with your families, the Dio-cese of Grand Rapids honors the faithful witness to your vocation of marriage and wishes to celebrate with you. Bishop Walkowiak is invit-ing all couples celebrating milestone anniversaries to join him on Sunday, October 13 at the 10am Mass at the Cathedral of Saint Andrew (301 Sheldon Ave. SE, Grand Rapids). Please invite your family and friends, a simple reception will immediately follow. RSVP to your parish office.
Aquinas College Visit Day – Friday, August 30
Aquinas College invites any high school students interested in getting the inside scoop on aca-demics, athletics, scholarships, service learning, study abroad and more! Our next AQDay is Friday, August 30th from 8:45am to 12:30pm and details/registration can be found at aquinas.edu/aqday.
Parish Adult Choir
Welcome all singers! Our Adult Choir will hold its first rehearsal on Tuesday, September 3 at 7:30pm in the multi-purpose room of the Church. We practice every Tuesday and generally sing at the 11:00am Mass - September through May.
Join us! Bring a love for singing and enthusiasm! Ability to read music not required. We welcome new singers as we begin the new singing season. Please give it a try. It's a great way to meet new parishioners and at the same time share your time and talent with our Church. High school students may receive community service hours for their involvement.
If you or someone you know would like information about joining the Adult Choir, please contact Katie Jandernoa (616) 460-8835.
All are welcome!
Parish Picnic Fun Fellowship
Feed your belly, Feed your Soul. A great attendance is Our goal.
Food and Fellowship can ’t be beat, so bring your favorite dish to eat. Provided are pork sandwiches,
hot dogs, and drinks. But we could use place settings
and desserts, I think. So Blessed Sacrament is the
place to be on September 8th from noon til
3:00.
Sponsored by Knights of Columbus
Council #13391
Hope to See You There!
All parishioners are invited to a no-cost Social Security Planning/Medicare Seminar Luncheon Thurs-day, September 12th from 11:00am to 1:00pm at Cathedral Square Center, 360 Division Avenue South in Grand Rapids. Enjoy a complimentary lunch with fellow parishioners at this event sponsored by The Catholic Foundation of West Michigan. RSVP by Sunday, September 8th to save your place at this free educational seminar lunch-eon; call (616) 459-4508 or email [email protected].
There’s no better time than now to get started on your retirement planning!
