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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, December 1, 2019 First Sunday of Advent
Reconciliation: Wednesday – 11:30 a.m.-Noon Saturday – 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Count your blessings instead of your crosses; Count your gains instead of your losses. Count your joys instead of your woes; Count your friends instead of your foes.
Count your smiles instead of your tears Count your courage instead of your fears. Count your full years instead of your lean; Count your kind deeds instead of your mean. Count your health instead of your wealth; Count on God instead of yourself. -Author Unknown
Happy Thanksgiving one and all, and don’t forget giving Tuesday on December 3. Let’s see if
we can get the $30,000.00 needed for the new flooring in the Jubilee Center!
Fr. Marty
Date Time Intention Saturday, November 30 5:30 p.m. David Mueller +
Sunday, December 1 8:00 a.m. Arnold & Glorene Harders +
Sunday, December 1 10:00 a.m. Parish Family
Tuesday, December 3 12:05 p.m. Carl Meier +
Wednesday, December 4 12:05 p.m. George & Bernie Zabka
Thursday, December 5 12:05 p.m. Joanne Purdy +
Friday, December 6 12:05 p.m. Merlin Yosten +
Saturday, December 7 5:30 p.m. Joyce Fotinos +
Sunday, December 8 8:00 a.m. Parish Family
Sunday, December 8 10:00 a.m. Evaline Davis +
THIS WEEK’S ACTIVITIES Sunday, 12/1 First Sunday of Advent 10:00 a.m. - Children’s Church
Monday, 12/2 5:30 p.m. - Yoga 6:30 p.m. - Centering Prayer Group
7:00 p.m. - Women’s Open AA Meeting
Tuesday, 12/3 6:30 a.m. - Men’s Early Morning Tuesday Group
1:00 p.m. - Quilting 6:15 p.m. - BeFriender Ministry 7:00 p.m. - AA & Alanon Meetings 7:30 p.m. - Charismatic
Group/Mass
Wednesday, 12/4 10:30 a.m. - Scripture Study 5:00 p.m. - Rel. Ed. P-5 6:15 p.m. - Rel. Ed. P-5 7:00 p.m. - R.C.I.A. 7:30 p.m. - Freshmen, Sophomore & Junior Godparent Groups 7:30 p.m. - Rel. Ed. 6-8 Thursday, 12/5 1:00 p.m. - Quilting 5:30 p.m. - TOPS 5:30 p.m. - Yoga
Friday, 12/6 12:05 p.m. - Adoration 5:00 p.m. - Benediction 6:30 p.m. - CEC
Saturday, 12/7 10:00 a.m. - Alanon Meeting 10:30-11:30 a.m. - Confessions & Adoration 1:00 p.m. - Rosary Blood Pressure Checks after Mass
Sunday, 12/8 Food Pantry Sunday Blood Pressure Checks after Mass 3:30 p.m. - Retrouvaille (Room 13) 4:30 p.m. - Preschool Christmas Program & Soup Supper
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 Rich Glover
Karen Hulit Marie Jakubowski Earleen Moroney Larry Palacz Sheridan Puncochar Evelyn Rech
Bill Reher Teresa Scarborough Ted Schlick Fr. Louis Sellam Joanne Vodehnal Elizabeth Webster Please let us know if you, or an immediate family member, are experiencing a serious health issue and wish to be included on this list. To add or remove a name from this list, please call the Parish Office at 384-0532.
Welcomed into the Christian Community through Baptism:
ABEL JAMES ROSE, son of Gary & Luann (Peters) Rose.
Blessed Sacrament Preschool
Christmas Program & Soup Supper/Silent Auction/Quilt Raffle: Sunday, December 8, 4:30 p.m. Church/Jubilee Center. Join us for the preschool program, delicious soups, silent auction prizes and quilt raffle.
RELIGIOUS FORMATION NEWS Edgar Barge Memorial Scholarships: Blessed Sacrament will award scholarships in the amount of $1000 and $500 to two seniors, who are registered members of Blessed Sacrament Parish, who have been confirmed and attend Mass regularly, and who will be graduating from high school in 2020. Applicants need to be going on to a post-secondary educational institution to apply. These scholarships are designed to reward and recognize seniors for their volunteer service and involvement in parish, school and community. The Greater Grand Island Community Foundation Distribution Committee (an independent, impartial board, located outside of the parish) will review all scholarship applications and will recommend recipients to Blessed Sacrament Church. Application instructions are available in the Parish Office or from Deb Wetzel. All applications must be completed online at www.gicf.org and click on the scholarship tab. The application process opens on December 1. Completed applications must be electronically submitted on or before February 10 at midnight. No faxes, emails, or paper applications will be permitted. Scholarship winners will be announced at the 10:00 a.m. Mass on March 29, 2020. 4th Grade Communal Reconciliation, December 15, 7:00 p.m., church. All parents and 4th grade students should meet promptly at 6:30 p.m. in the Jubilee Center for a short meeting prior to this Reconciliation Service. Baptism Preparation Class, Tuesday, December 10, at 7:00 p.m. in the Family Room. This is for parents, and godparents) preparing for the Baptism of their baby. This class is required, unless you have already taken the class within the past year. Please call Deb Wetzel at 395-8521 to register no later than December 9. If we don’t have any registrations, the class won’t be held.
Retirement Fund for Religious –Aging Religious Need Your Help: Give in thanksgiving. “The nuns left lasting impressions on me,” writes a donor. “I shall always be grateful for my Catholic education.” Please join in thanking the thousands of senior Catholic sisters, brothers, and religious order priests who worked tirelessly to educate the young and serve those in need. Next week’s second collection is for the Retirement Fund for Religious, which helps hundreds of religious communities care for aging members. Please give generously.
OUR GIFTS OF TREASURE November 23 & 24, 2019
Adult Envelopes $ 9,984.00 Plate 503.00 Children’s 55.94 Online Giving 900.00
Diocesan Appeal
Our Goal $70,822.68 Pledged to Date (139) 49,454.15 Received to Date 44,259.65
Parish Thrift Store 4th & Eddy Streets
Gross Sales, November 22, 23 & 25 - $1,712.40
Store Hours: Monday, Friday & Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Donations are accepted when the store is open.
BAG SALE – Last Friday & Saturday of every month. We are really
in need of volunteers. Any help you can give us would be greatly appreciated. Please call 398-3443
for more information.
We received the movie, Unplanned (based on a true story) about abortion from the Diocese of Grand Island. We have one copy available in the parish office. Anyone over the age of 17 may check this out for their personal viewing.
The Red Cross Blood Drive: Will be at Blessed Sacrament on Thursday, December 12, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For an appointment, you may call Mary Phelan at 382-0311, or you can go online at RedCross.org.
Prime Time: Will be on Wednesday, December 11, 2019. Mass will be at 12:05 p.m. Lunch (free will offering) will follow. Entertainment: Preschool Singers. Sign-up sheet in the Gathering Area.
Nebraska Walk for Life: We are excited to announce that a chartered bus will be available for 57 participants to travel to the State Capitol building on Saturday, January 18, 2020, for NEBRASKA WALK
FOR LIFE. A sign-up sheet is available in the Gathering Area for reserving your seat. There is no cost, but you are encouraged to donate $10 per seat, which will be forwarded to Nebraska Right to Life. You may remit your donations to the Parish Office.
EVENTS HAPPENING ELSEWHERE St. Leo’s Church: Help Wanted! Looking for a part -time worker as Maintenance Supervisor. Hours are generally from 7:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. & possibly a few weekend hours. If interested, contact St. Leo’s, 2410 S. Blaine, or call 308-382-4753. Habitat for Humanity: Bakers needed! If you want to bake, or need more information, contact us at 385-5510 or [email protected]. Drop-off will be December 7 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 1515 S. Harrison St., Grand Island. Christmas Cookie Walk is December 8 from 12-6 p.m. Christmas Craft Show/Visit Nativity Scenes: Shopping at St. Benedict Center, Schuyler. December 1-
16. Everybody is invited to view God’s Love, made visible in nativity scenes, no admission fee. For more information, visit www.StBenedictCenter.com or call 402-352-8819. More information on the bulletin board in the Gathering Area.
Into the Deep Pre-Lenten Mini-Retreat: Join Dan Burke to discover the depths of prayer. All are welcomed to attend this retreat on Saturday, February 1, 2020, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church (715 Creighton Ave., Hastings, NE) from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The day begins with Mass at 8:00 a.m., and registration is at 8:30 a.m. Lunch will be provided. Register online at www.avila-institute.org/events for the $20 early bird special. After January 1, the cost is $25 per ticket. Hope you can attend!
MINISTER SCHEDULE FOR DECEMBER 7 & DECEMBER 8, 2019
5:30 p.m. 8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.
Lector Robert Martinez Bill Ziller Lee Jacobsen
EMHC Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion
+Set-up – Prepare
pitcher of wine & bowl(s) of hosts
*Check Ministers #Cleanse Vessels
*Matt Farrell +Deb Martinez Mike Redman #Delores Yosten #Nancy Zahm
#Chris Durand *Ken Durand #Tina Krolikowski Jim Shotkoski +Julie Ziller
#Bev Brewer #Don Brewer Lisa Cantrell Sr. Bernadette Dean Graf Angela McDermott Tami Nelson *Jack Schultz +Mary Schultz #Rich Stobbe Gary Witmer
Altar Server Lexi Puncochar Sheridan Puncochar
Ian Arends Volunteer
Derek Coronado Ryan Hollister
Hospitality ~Get Gift-Bearers
Kathy Behring ~Dave Janulewicz Joe Pedrosa Volunteer
Mike Dvorak ~Dave Gnewuch Steve Shoemaker Zelda Shoemaker
Dale Harders ~Lester Lucht Joe Ferris Volunteer
Sound Minister Dave Rehovsky Volunteer Dave & Marsha Anderson
