Readings for the Week of 24 May 2015 Sunday: Vigil: Gn 11:1-9 or Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b or Ez 37:1-14 or Jl 3:1-5/Rom 8:22-27/Jn 7:37-39 Ext. Vigil: Gn 11:1-9/Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b/Ez 37:1-14 Jl 3:1-5/Rom 8:22-27/Jn 7:37-39 Day: Acts 2:1-11/Gal 5:16-25 or 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 Jn 15:26-27; 16:12-15 or Jn 20:19-23 Monday: Sir 17:20-24/Mk 10:17-27 Tuesday: Sir 35:1-12/Mk 10:28-31 Wednesday: Sir 36:1, 4-5a, 10-17/Mk 10:32-45 Thursday: Sir 42:15-25/Mk 10:46-52 Friday: Sir 44:1, 9-13/Mk 11:11-26 Saturday: Sir 51:12cd-20/Mk 11:27-33 Next Sunday: Dt 4:32-34, 39-40/Rom 8:14-17/Mt 28:16-20

Dear brothers and sisters in our risen Lord, I hope this finds you well and ready to head into the summer months! Before we get there, however, a few things of importance to note for your calendar: New Parishioner Welcome & Volunteer Appreciation Reception. THIS Wednesday, 27 May from 6:00 pm—7:30 pm; a pass thru style. It’s a way for us to thank our many volunteers and welcome new parishioners who have registered since last November. The parish and finance council members will be there along with the staff. Please join us for this fun event (babysitting provided). PARISH FEAST DAY: THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST. Parish picnic Sunday, 7 June from 4:00 pm—6:00 pm. The parish provides hamburgers, hot dogs, jambalaya, coleslaw and BBQ. All parishioners are asked to bring a side dish or dessert to share. We have ordered a bouncy house for the bambini. It’s all free! Parish Annual Yard Sale, Fri./Sat., 12-13 June. Vacation Bible School, Mon./Thu., 29 June –2 July, $10 / family. Youth Mission Trip, Dover, Delaware, 21-26 June. There is a lot going on prior to the summer break, and it is all worthwhile. Pax, Fr. Joe

24 MAY 2015 PENTECOST SUNDAY

WEEKLY SCHEDULE Monday, 25 May Memorial Day Fr. Joe’s Day Off No Mass/ Office Closed

Tuesday, 26 May 8:00 am Church Opens (Tuesday — Friday) 8:00 am Staff Meeting 9:00 am Office Opens (Tuesday — Friday) 9:00 am Mass offered for Helen McLane (+) Wednesday, 27 May 9:00 am Mass offered for Sr. Thomasine Etzel (+) 5:15 pm Parish/Finance Council Joint Meeting 6:00 pm —7:30 pm (pass thru) New Parishioners Welcome & Volunteer Appreciation Reception Thursday, 28May 9:30 am —12:30 pm Virtus Training 12:00 pm Mass offered for Holly Alcaraz (+) (at DePaul’s Chapel) No Adult Choir Rehearsal Friday, 29 May 9:00 am Mass offered for Eugene D. Claiborne (+) 5:00 pm—8:00 pm Virtus Training

THE MOST HOLY TRINITY

Saturday, 30 May 4:00 pm Sacrament of Reconciliation 5:00 pm Vigil Mass offered for Madeline Ferri (+) Sunday, 31 May 8:00 am Mass offered for Parishioners (+) 10:30 am Mass offered for Cardinal Edward Egan (+) 12:00 pm Catechist Meeting (Grades K-5)

Please come to Fellini’s

restaurant on Colley Avenue

this Monday, 15 June,

(date change) for a Dinner

Fundraiser supporting the

youth of Blessed

Sacrament. Join us for from 4:00 pm till closing

time. Fellini’s will donate 20% of each check,

before taxes, to help the youth of Blessed

Sacrament attend Catholic Heart WorkCamp

this summer! It will be a fun night!

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL SON ROCK

29 JUNE—2 JULY 9:00 AM—NOON

$10 / Family Vacation Bible School is open to Kindergarten to 5th grade and will take place Monday, 29 June—Thursday, 2 July from 9:00 am to noon. Additional registration forms are located on the table outside of the office and on the parish website, www.blessed-sacrament.com, and should be returned to Lisa Diaz. It is that time of year again! Vacation Bible School planning has arrived! We need help with skits/drama, decorating, snacks, arts/crafts, music, and setup. It will take many volunteers to make this week happen, so please consider volunteering your time and talent. If interested, please contact Lisa Diaz, 423-8305, Monday-Thursday, 9:00 am —2:00 pm. Date: _________Parish:__________________________ Student Name:__________________________________ Student Age:____________________________________ Parent/ Guardian:______________________________ Address:______________________________________ Phone #:______________________________________ Emergency #:__________________________________ Email:________________________________________ Food Allergies or Medical concerns, please list: Please check here if you are able to assist us:______

Please detach this form and return it to

Lisa Diaz, 757-423-8305, either by mail, the collection basket, or hand it to one of the ushers.

24 MAY 2015 PRAY FOR PEACE

Pentecost Sunday When you speak to men and women who have served in the armed forces, one of the things that they often value about their service is the camaraderie that they shared. Those who have been in combat talk about the trust they place in fellow members of their unit, and how important it is to them that they know that someone has always got their back. When that trust breaks down, when another soldier doesn't think that he or she can count on someone else, the ability of the unit to get the job done is at risk. Commanding officers recognize the importance of unit cohesion, as they call it, and part of regular training is to develop and maintain that spirit among those who serve. That spirit, that sense of camaraderie, is always something that many members of the service say they miss when they return to civilian life. On Pentecost we celebrate the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples, and upon us! This Spirit of God fills us at our baptism, is confirmed in us at our confirmation, and is nourished and renewed every time we receive the body and blood of Christ in the Eucharist. This Spirit energizes us for our work in the world of spreading the good news of Christ. As Jesus tells us in today's Gospel, we will testify because we have been given the Spirit of truth that proceeds from the Father. The gift of the Holy Spirit is what develops our "unit cohesion" as the body of Christ in this world. The Spirit unites us with Christians everywhere in one communion of love, so that we can complete our mission of bringing others to Christ. That task is so important and so demanding that we cannot do it alone. The Spirit binds us together in a community of faith so that we can be strong in this work. In the Spirit, we can do it!

NEW PARISIHIONER WELCOME &

VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION RECEPTION

THIS WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 6:00 pm –7:30 pm

24 MAY 2015

PARISH YARD SALE Friday, 12 June

Saturday,13 June & Sunday, 14 June

Donations being accepted now!!

TRAVELING OVER THE SUMMER?

As we vacation and visit friends and family over the summer, many of us will stay in hotels. And many of us will accumulate those small bottles of toiletries which the hotels furnish: shampoo, lotion, mouthwash, bars of soap, etc. Please save these articles for this December when we host the NEST program (2-9 December). The poor and homeless people we are blessed to be able to assist are most grateful for these toiletries. Thank you for your generosity!

20% of All Proceeds at Fellini's on MONDAY, 15 JUNE to be

Donated Towards Blessed Sacrament’s Youth Group!

On MONDAY, 15 JUNE (date change), come support Blessed Sacrament’s Youth Group programs by joining us for dinner at Fellini's restaurant in downtown Ghent! No ticket or coupon is required - ALL bills collected after 4:00 pm will count toward our final total!

Fellini's

3910 Colley Avenue

Norfolk, VA 23508 Never been to Fellini's before? Come try some of the most renowned Italian food in the Tidewater area: Delicious Appetizers - Bruschetta, Gorgonzola Garlic Bread, Scallops, Focaccia, Shrimp Scampi, Bread Sticks, Cheese Bread, Calamari, Fried Oysters, Mussels, and the Soup of the Day. Fresh Salads - House, Caesar, Chicken, and Greek with a slew of add-on's. Satisfying Sandwiches - Chicken Breast, Meatball, Italian Sausage, or Roast Pork. Gourmet Hamburgers - Bleu Cheese, Boursin, Greek, American, Turkey Nut, or the famous Fellini Burger! Fellini's Famous Pizza - BBQ, Garlic, or Buffalo Chicken, Fellini's Special, Goat Cheese, Cherry Blues, Norfolk Special, Roasted Peppers, Shrimp Pesto, Thai Chicken, White, B.L.T., Bourbon Street, Fresh Tomato, Greek, Hawaiian, New York Style, Portabella Mushroom, Sausage & Pepperoni, Spinach, Key West, or regular Cheese. Whew! Perfect Pasta - Seafood Delecto, Shrimp Bernard, Puttanesca, Pasta Romano, Angel Hair Pasta, Spinach Pasta, Linguini with Pesto Sauce, Rigatoni, Ziti Fellini, Ziti & Broccoli, Chicken Marsala, Meat Lasagna, Manicotti, Mussels, Shrimp Alfredo, Pasta Corleone, Creole Romano, Fettuccini Alfredo, Linguini with Marinara Pesto, Linguini with White or Red Clam Sauce, Eggplant Parmesan, Ziti with Sausage, Chicken Parmesan, Vegetarian Lasagna, or Chicken & Broccoli Alfredo! *** Menu items based on availability.

BLESSED SACRAMENT ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 6400 Newport Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23505 Office: (757) 423-8305 Fax: (757) 451-3335 Residence: (757) 489-9636 Email: office@blessed-sacrament.com Website: www.blessed-sacrament.com Daily Mass: Tuesday & Wednesday, 9:00 am Saturday: 5:00 pm Sunday: 8:00 am & 10:30 am (Nursery Available at the 10:30 am Mass)

Please remember our sick and shut-ins with your prayers, calls, cards, and presence: OUR PARISHIONERS: Dan Batkin, Barbara Brady, Richard Collins, Jim Dellaripa, Eleanor Gambelli, Betty Guille, Madeline & Jack Hahn, Samantha Jackson, The Kenyon Family, Denise McCue, Arthur & Josie Murtz, Joe Pajuf, Ronald Prescott, Jim Pressler, Dorothy Sink, Helen & Isaac Smallwood, Geneva Smith, Mary Grace Thompson, and Ron Zoby FRIENDS AND RELATIVES OF PARISHIONERS: Natalie Cortez, Sr. Katherine Durney, John Duffy, Lupe Escolante, Sheila Farr, Margaret Gangewere, Lorraine Gatewood, Elijah Groom, Eileen Hamilton, Concetta Herbert, Isabelle Hutchinson, Jim Janata, Christopher Kennedy, Fr. Dan Klem, Delores Monaco, Nancy & Richard Quintilone, Mary Anne Roth, Richard Rutyna, Helen Saunders, Estelle Sherman, and Kay Stubbs

If you have never received your offertory envelopes mailed from the parish, you are not registered at Blessed Sacrament. If you have considered yourself a member, please ensure that you are registered, for only then can Blessed Sacrament write on your behalf to other parishes authorizing you to be a sponsor at a Baptism, or a witness at a wedding or even have the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Marriage conferred on yourself or members of your family. Registration forms are available on the cabinet by the front doors.

BLESSED SACRAMENT ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH NORFOLK, VIRGINIA

Did you know that we spent $ 11,876 on Self

Insurance Expenses last year. Thank you for your stewardship

of finance.

MAY 25—Memorial Day- Office Closed/ No Mass ······· 27—New Parishioner & Volunteer Appreciation Reception (6:00 pm—7:30 pm, pass thru) 28—Virtus Training ······································9:30 am 29—Virtus Training ····································· 5:00 pm 31—Catechists Meeting (K-5) ·················· 12:00 pm JUNE 15—Fellini’s Fundraiser Night ··· 4:00 pm—Closing 22—CHWC Mission Trip ············································ 29,30—Vacation Bible School ····················9:00 am

PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR PARISH FEAST DAY PICNIC!!

Sunday, 7 June (4:00 pm — 6:00 pm) The church will provide hamburgers, BBQ,

jambalaya, drinks & an inflatable moon bounce (for the bambini).

Families are asked to bring one (1) side dish OR dessert to share.

Everyone is welcome! Come & enjoy an evening of good food & great friends.

Thanks to the 250 families who have made gifts to Living Our Mission. We are closing in on our participation goal of 30%. We have raised $ 680,969 as of Wednesday, 6 May. This is great news for our parish. PLEASE NOTE! A follow-up mailing was sent to all households who had not yet made a gift as of Monday, 18 May. If you made your gift at that time or sent it in through the mail, PLEASE disregard the follow-up letter. As much as we try, things do pass in the mail. If you have made a gift it will or has been posted by the campaign office since that mailing went out. Thanks for your understanding!

BAPTISMAL INFORMATION The next Baptism class is scheduled for Sunday, 7 June. The next celebration of the Sacrament of Baptism is scheduled for next Saturday, 30 May 2015. Active members of Blessed Sacrament Catholic parish who wish to have a child baptized will need to complete a Baptismal form and attend the preparation class. Please call Lisa Diaz, 757-423-8305, Monday – Thursday to register. Baptism Class (Sundays, 11:30 am): 7 June, 5 July, 2 August, 13 September, 4 October, 8 November, 6 December Sacrament of Baptism: 30 May (5 pm), 21 June (10:30 am), 22 August (5 pm), 19 September (5 pm), 18 October (10:30 am), 21 November (5 pm), 12 December (5 pm)