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Mission Statement: Blessed Sacrament welcomes everyone to experience the gifts, joy and personal
growth through Christ’s teachings. Celebrate your life by listening, adopting
and practicing Christ’s message.
PASTOR: FR. SIMON MANJOORAN 110 N. Cedar St. Allegan, MI 49010 Phone: (269) 673-4455 email: [email protected] Website: www.blessedsacrament-allegan.org Parish office hours: M-Th: 10-3:00 Closed Fridays Fr. Simon’s email: [email protected] Deacon Jim Bauer: 269-655-6510 [email protected] Deacon Gene Haas: 269-838-8432 [email protected]
September 8, 2019
On the Calendar
Sept. 11: Catechist Meeting
Sept. 15: Religious Ed begins all grades Parents please attend 9:30
Sept. 18: Mass at 9 a.m.
Sept. 19: Mass at 6 p.m. CCW General Meeting at Allegan Library
Sept. 21: K of C dinner/speaker Christianity/Islam
Sept. 23: Life Touch Photo day
Sept: 28: Live Monopoly!
Religious Formation taking registrations for grades 1-12 in narthex. Starting day is Sunday Sept. 15.
BLESSED SACRAMENT PARISH
SCHEDULE OF MASSES FOR OUR COLLABORATIVE
Monday, September 9 No Mass
Tuesday, September 10 No Mass Mass at St. Margaret at 9:00 a.m.
Wednesday, September 11 9:00 a.m. † John Boreczky Req. by Girouard family Mass at St. Margaret at 7 p.m.
Thursday, September 12 6:00 p.m. † Deceased members of Sagodic Family Req. by Dorothy Sagodic
Friday, September 13 No Mass Mass at St. Margaret at 9:00 a.m.
Saturday, September 14 4:00 p.m. † Al McClelland Req. by Bill & Irene Ruga Mass at St. Margaret at 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, September 15 8:30 a.m. Offered for Blessed Sacrament Parishioners
Sunday Mass at St. Margaret at 11:00 a.m.
PLEASE TAKE NOTE! MASS TIME CHANGE
Mass Appointments Saturday, September 14 Vigil Mass 4:00 p.m.
Servers: Volunteers Readers: Jeff Clearwater & Lisa Cerven Extraordinary Ministers/Holy Communion: Diane Wilcox, Ron Rapa, Amanda Berranen & Joan Smith Sunday, September 15 Mass at 8:30 a.m.
Servers: Jack Ellis, Jacob Clearwater & Amanda Roark Readers: CCD Students Extraordinary Ministers/Holy Communion: Andrea Dulac, Lynn Gardiner, Brad & Amy Osborn
Charlotte Baird Alyce Baker
Maddison Burke Ryder Carlon Emery Celina Susan Cone
Sam Edgerton Stephanie Fedora
Bridget Flynn Garman Jessica Kelly Green
Rhonda Grinell Clarence Harris
Fr. Jerome Heyman Ronald Heys
Tammy James Lynn Kamens
David Krause Jr. Kim Leslie
Joyce Mead John Mellein
Bennett Meyers Mark Meyers
Elizabeth Jean Molloy Lisa Zugel Moul Stewart Norby
Christine Pilarczyk Tom Rochow Chuck Setter Lexie Suehr Rick Valdez Ron Wenzel Jack Zugel
Joe Ziolkowski And our homebound
and for the special intentions in our Parish Book of
Intercessions on our prayer altar.
Weekly and BAA Financial Reporting for August 25, 2019
Stewardship Weekly Offering Budgeted amount $4500.00 Collection 4377.00 Votive candles 00 Capital Improvements 204.00 Total Capital Improvements to date 27,930.63 Number of Envelopes 97
2019 Bishop’s Annual Appeal as of June 28 Blessed Sacrament’s Goal $43,961.00 Pledged Amount 10,550.00 Pledge Balance 4,932.00 Number of Total Pledges 113
Thank you for your generous support. Continue every effort to pay off your pledged amount by April 2020.
CONFESSION TIMES: Sat. 3-3:30 p.m. Sun. 7:45-8:00 a.m. ...and by appointment
The Sanctuary Light will be offered the week of September 8-14 In memory of Isabella Kong
Req. by Judy Billadeau
SPONSOR OF THE WEEK: AVINK FUNERAL HOME. Nancy & Terry Willyard - parishioner
Please patronize our Sponsors who make the bulletin possible!
Smile! Photo Re-take Day Sept 23! Don’t miss this opportunity! LifeTouch will be here all day on Monday Sept. 23! If you missed it last time, or if you are new to the parish, or if you family has changed, please consider making an appointment! A free 8x10 is offered to all who are photo-graphed, and we need YOU to make our parish family photo directory complete! When complete all parish families will re-ceived a new directory!
Get on Board! Download our new parish app! Text App to 88202 to download the app. After you’ve downloaded the app, select Blessed Sacrament! Just a few features on this app are the bulletin, website, podcasts, daily readings, our calendar, homilies, ministry appointments, prayers, a confession aid, access to Mass times everywhere and more! One of the neatest features is that we can send parish-wide texts for timely announce-ments and reminders to keep you better connected to parish life!
Is it you, or do you know someone who would like to know more about the Catholic Faith? A six week series of sessions will be offered in October to answer your questions about the Church as well as teach the basics of our faith. Call office for info.
“CELEBRATING WORKERS OF MERCY” on Friday Sept. 27. Bishop
Bradley invites all those engaged in works of mercy and charity through-out the diocese to attend a special Mass and dinner held at St. Mary Parish, Kalamazoo. Please RSVP by Sept. 20 to 269-903-0147 or [email protected]
Good Samaritan Needs: Canned Tuna, Elbow Macaroni, Hamburger Helper, Cereal, Pork and Beans
Religious Formation begins next Sunday, September 15 at 9:30, Grades 1-12.
We are also requesting parents to attend as we inform you of the year ahead and hear what’s new! We will meet down in
the parish hall. If you haven’t registered yet for Religious Formation please try and do so before September 15. Forms are in the narthex, or you may call the parish office.
SEPTEMBER 1, 2019 - TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
If anyone has reason to suspect physical, sexual or emotional abuse of any person of any age, please contact Protective Services (855-444-3911) or the police, as appropriate. • If abuse by anyone connected to the Church is suspected, please also contact the Diocesan Sexual Abuse Report line at (877)802-0115. • Every effort will be made to return the call within an hour. • For any other questions pertaining to protecting our children, please contact the Diocesan Safe Environment Coordinator at (269)903-0171, [email protected] • If the suspected abuse is by a bishop, please contact Protective Ser-vices or the police, as well as Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Christophe Pierre at (202) 333-7121 and Archbishop Allen Vigneron at (313) 237-5800. The Diocese has and will continue to cooperate with the Michigan Attorney General's investigation and encourages anyone with information related to misconduct to call the reporting number set up by the Michigan Attorney General’s office at 844.324.3374
Council of Catholic Women Ministry of Care for September
Queen of Peace
Dear members of Blessed Sacrament family;
Greetings of peace, joy and hope to each one of you!
On September 5th, we remembered Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Since she is a saint of our times and I had the privilege of meeting her on several occasions and working with the Sisters of her religious order, let me share with you a few thoughts on her life and spirituality.
Teresa was born on August 26, 1910, in Skopje, the current capital of the Republic of Macedonia in Europe. At baptism she was given the name Agnes. Hers was a very devout catholic family. At the age of eight, Agnes lost her father. In the aftermath of her father’s death, Agnes became very close to her mother, a pious and compassionate woman who instilled in her daughter a deep commitment to charity.
At the age of 12 she first felt a calling to a religious life. She became a religious sister a few years later. In 1946, she felt a ‘call within a call’ to dedicate herself totally to the poorest and sickest people in the slums of Calcutta, India. “Come, be my light”, with these words, the Lord Jesus drew Mother Teresa to Himself in a special way, immersing her deep into the mystery of His hidden and sacred presence in the poorest of the poor. Her spirituality can be summed up in her own words:
The fruit of Silence is Prayer – As each one of us experiences a deep longing for God in our heart, we will feel the need to create that atmosphere of silence in our life that will enable us to be one with Him and communicate intimately with Him in prayer.
The fruit of Prayer is Faith – Our faith is deepened in prayer and our heart is purified so that we are able to perceive God’s presence everywhere and in everyone, especially the poorest and the weakest.
The fruit of Faith is Love – By a daily encounter in faith with God, in our hearts, in the Eucharist, in our brothers and sisters, we come to experience more and more the depth of His love for us.
The fruit of Love is Service – Like Mary at the visitation, we go out in haste to serve and bring Jesus to others.
The fruit of Service is Peace – The deeper our commitment to reach out to the most vulnerable in society, the greater will be the peace we experience in our hearts.
Mother Teresa’s life has been a living proof of how a Christian life lived to the full can be a true light for all the world. Her smiling pres-ence has been a beacon of God’s light radiating to all corners of the earth, bringing Joy, Peace, Understanding and Unity among all peo-ple of the most different creeds and cultures, drawing them closer to God and to each other. In our troubled times, her life and spirituality continue to shine as an example of Christian discipleship.
In Christ, Fr. Simon Manjooran
Thank you to our Blessed Sacrament Par-ish Family for taking the time and joining together in expressing your religious con-victions and beliefs in the sanctity of life. By signing the petition against Dismem-berment Abortion, we demonstrated an active action of Stewardship,. Over 160 signatures have been collected to date. In our Prayer for Life, it is written in part, “Bless all those who defend the rights of the unborn.” If you wish to sign the petition it is avail-able in the parish office .
Youth Group Events coming up! Sept. 29—meeting at the pool…. Planning meeting for future events! Oct. 18— Living Rosary and YG Trivia NIGHT! Nov. 10— service event Dec. 20 - Allegan Event and G. S. Meal prep Watch for details, mark your calendars!
An invitation St Margaret parish invites all to Join in watching the movie Unplanned on September 17th at 7pm in the McGuire Room. Abby Johnson was one of the youngest Planned Parenthood clinic directors until the day she saw something that changed everything. Come share in her journey. Please bring infant care items to donate to the pregnancy center Positive Options. Please tell a Knight of Columbus thank you for the donation of this movie.
St. Mary in Kalamazoo will host the Vatican Exhibit of Eucharistic Miracles September 13-15
Showcasing 153 Eucharistic Miracles from around the world. The exhibit, complied by a young teen named Carlo Acutis whose cause for sainthood has been initiated, consists of poster-sized illustrations and detailed descriptions of each miracle that has occurred around the world, dating as far back as 900 AD. All are welcome to attend this FREE event at St. Mary 939 Charlotte Ave., Kalamazoo in Fr. Bart Hall. Friday, Sept. 13 9am-6pm; Saturday, Sept. 14 9am-7pm; Sunday, Sept. 15 10am-3pm For more information, email Colleen at [email protected]
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We are seeking a variety of local businesses and professionals to respond to the needs of our growing community. If you are interested in supporting Blessed Sacrament Parish by placing an advertisement in our bulletin, please contact MIKE LENZ, the Diocesan Publications marketing
representative at 616-485-7257 or [email protected].
MichiganCatholicMatch.com/goMI
For more information visit:www.Diocesan.com/careers
Antkoviak and Rycyna familiesLeo and Diana AveryHoward Baker familyJoe and Sally BartzRobert and Milo Bartz familiesBoreczky and Rydzewski familiesBrad Burke-special intentionAlice BurzaAlec Clark FamilyComstock familyManistique Cook family
Crisp and Osborne familiesDeceased members of the CCWMarian EllisCarl GilbertLawrence and Mary GilliganGirouard and Herbon FamiliesLester and Mary GrocholskiHaas and Fisher familiesMatt Havaich FamilyHeckman and Wolfram Families
Hein familyHodge familyHomrich familyDee HowardIlmberger familyDavid KruegerArlene KrollMartin and Jean MorsmanStewart Morsman LewisAl and Grace McClelland
Mead/Fivecoat familiesMiller familyLawrence MorganJim MunnBud JohnsonJoseph, Jane and Peter PapranecJerry and Virginia PetroshusArt and Louise PhilippusPicciola and Ross familiesPiwowar and Samborski families
Jim and Jean RadiRapa familyRepp and Tisch familiesCamryn Mae RiessRobertson familyRuga familyJoyce RussellRon RussellSalo and McAnallen familiesArchie and Helen Simpson
Jack and Alice SmallaSolcani and Zamlynski familiesFrank TrumbettiTyo and Foster familiesWilcox/Hartman familiesRichard T. WilcoxWillyard familiesUriarte familyMark VandermeerMichael J. Visuri
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