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WELCOME TO
BLESSED SACRAMENT PARISH
Fourth Sunday — Lent March 29 & 30, 2014
Our Parish Mission: We, the faith community of Blessed
Sacrament Parish, seek to help those whom God has placed
in our lives to experience the presence of our Lord Jesus
Christ. As Jesus' disciples, with the grace of the Holy
Spirit, we strive to become living gospels of life through
our daily loving choices to serve God, one another, our
parish and our community.
2049 Scarth Street
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4P 2H5
Phone (306) 522-7422
Fax (306) 359-1811
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.blessedsacramentregina.ca
Jesus & The Beloved Disciple
at The Last Supper
Sunday Liturgy
Saturdays: 5:10 p.m.
Sundays: 10:00 a.m.
Eucharistic Adoration: 1 hr. prior to Mass
Reconciliation: Until 20 min. before Mass
Weekday Liturgy
Monday to Saturday: 12:05 p.m.
Eucharistic Adoration: 11:00 a.m.
Reconciliation: 11:30-11:55 a.m.
Office Hours
Tuesday to Friday:
8:00 a.m.— 11:30 a.m.
1:30 p.m.— 4:00 p.m.
Parish Staff
Pastor: Rev. Barry J. Anwender
Business Manager: John Hoffman
Music Director: Gaétan Hammond
Building/Grounds: Jerry Spooner
Janitor/Maintenance: Doug Felske
Janitor: Marlene Felske
Fourth Sunday — Lent March 29 & 30, 2014
Theme: In today's readings we meet David the anointed one and the man born blind. Both
experienced God's extraordinary action — a power that took them out of their ordinary lives and drew
them into the kingdom work of proclaiming God's marvellous deeds. We too ask for the grace of continuing
conversion, for each and every one of us. May God give us the grace and the power to look carefully at our
own lives, to recognize what needs to be taken away or changed, and to identify what can be strengthened in
God's grace. This is the work of Lent, a work that brings light to us all.
Saturday, March 29: 5:10 pm Altar Servers: Mody Escanlar , Br ian Norton, Cr isto Katas
Lectors: Marvella Lovely, Sr. Helen Eucharistic Ministers: Maria Ortiz, Irene Maclean
Dolores Dyck
Hospitality: Paz Ongsu, Dolores Dyck
Bell Ringers: Melchoir Andes & Family
Sunday, March 30: 10:00 am Altar Servers: Ross, Todd & Scott Pilon, Justin Cooney
Lectors: Jeanne Bonneville, Glor ia Rivero Eucharistic Ministers: Betty Kuntz, Vacant, Vacant
Hospitality: Fe Hipolito, Sharon Greer
Bell Ringers: Shaun Cooney, Garry Kuntz & Gordon Pilon
Weekday Mass Intentions Celebrated at 12:05 p.m.
Monday, March 31: Edward Austin — repose of the soul, Requested by Chandra & Mildred Fernando
Tuesday, April 1: Jean Kuc — repose of the soul, Requested by Dwayne Evenson
Wednesday, Apr il 2: Mary Francis Vera — repose of the soul, Requested by Chandra & Mildred Fernando
Thursday, April 3: Ernesto Monongam — repose of the soul, Requested by a parishioner
Friday, April 4: Francisco Cancio — repose of the soul, Requested by Ongsu Family
Saturday, April 5: Souls in Purgatory, Requested by a parishioner
Weekend Mass Intentions Celebrated at 5:10 p.m.
Saturday, April 5: Adam Kuntz — repose of the soul, Requested by Matt & Marg Kuntz
Stations of The Cross: The Way of Cross will be prayed every Fr iday dur ing Lent after the noon Mass.
Holy Week Schedule: Holy Thursday, April 17th — 7:00 p.m.
Good Friday, April 18th — 3:00 p.m.
Easter Vigil, Saturday, April 19th — 8:30 p.m.
Easter Sunday, April 20th — 10:00 a.m.
STEWARDSHIP A DISCIPLE'S RESPONSE A Pastoral Letter on Stewardship—10th Anniversary Edition
(Part 5—this reflection will be updated every second week)
I. THE CALL THE DISCIPLE’S VOCATION The Christian vocation is essentially a call to be a disciple of Jesus. Stewardship is part of that. Even more to the point, however, Christians are called to be good stewards of the personal vocations they receive. Each of us must discern, accept, and live out joyfully and generously the commitments, responsibilities, and roles to which God calls him or her. The account of the calling of the first disciples, near the beginning of John’s Gospel, sheds light on these matters.
John the Baptist is standing with two of his disciples—Andrew and, according to tradition, the future evangelist John—when Jesus passes by. “Behold,” John the Baptist exclaims, “the Lamb of God!” Wondering at these words, his companions follow Christ. “What are you looking for?” Jesus asks them. “Rabbi,” they say, “Where are you staying?” “Come and you will see.” They spend the day with him, enthralled by his words and by the power of his personality. Deeply moved by this experience, Andrew seeks out his brother Simon and brings him to Jesus. The Lord greets him: “You will be called Kephas”—Rock. The next day, encountering Philip, Jesus tells him: “Follow me.” Philip finds his friend Nathanael and, challenging his skepticism, introduces him to the Lord. Soon Nathanael too is convinced: “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel.”
This fast-paced narrative at the beginning of John’s Gospel (see Jn 1:35-50) teaches a number of lessons. For our purposes, two stand out. One is the personal nature of a call from Jesus Christ. He does not summon disciples as a faceless crowd but as unique individuals. “How do you know me?” Nathanael asks. “Before Philip called you,” Jesus answers, “I saw you under the fig tree.” He knows people’s personal histories, their strengths and weaknesses, their destinies; he has a purpose in mind for each one.
This purpose is individual vocation. “Only in the unfolding of the history of our lives and its events,” says Pope John Paul II, “is the eternal plan of God revealed to each of us” (Christifideles Laici, no. 58). Every human life, every personal vocation, is unique. And yet the vocations of all Christians do have elements in common. One of these is the call to be a disciple. In fact, we might say that to be disciples—to follow Christ and try to live his life as our own—is the common vocation of Christians; discipleship in this sense is Christian life.
The other lesson that John’s narrative makes clear is that people do not hear the Lord’s call in isolation from one another. Other disciples help mediate their vocations to them, and they in turn are meant to mediate the Lord’s call to others. Vocations are communicated, discerned, accepted, and lived out within a community of faith which is a community of disciples (cf. Pope John Paul II, Redemptor Hominis, no. 21); its members try to help one another hear the Lord’s voice and respond.
“As each one of us has received a gift, used to serve one another as good stewards of God’s varied grace (1Peter 4:10).”
Financial Update: Mar 22–23 Jan 1– Dec 31
Collection Target Over (Short) Over (Short)
Mar 22–23 Mar 22–23 from Target from Target
Regular Sunday Collection $3,125.45 $4,799.00 (1,673.55) (21,288.21)
Thank you for your donation!
The 2014 budget was approved by finance council March 11, 2014. Targets are based upon budgeted 2014 operating expenses.
Heartfelt gratitude to Pat Bialowas for sharing her time and talents to make the purple
linens that will cover the statues, the icon of Our Lady and the large crucifix behind the
altar for Holy Week. We also give thanks to Loretta & Stewart Elford for sharing their
treasure to pay for the costs associated with this project and helping us to honor the
traditions of the Roman Catholic Church; thereby making Holy Week all the more special.
LITURGICAL MINISTRY Saturday Ministers
Existing Required
Sunday Ministers
Existing Required
Eucharistic Minister (Bread only) 3 15 1 15
Lector/Commentator 7 10 8 10
Altar Server (Boys & Girls) 7 15 10 15
Sacristan (setup/cleanup altar) 1 10 1 10
Usher (Take up collection) 4 16 4 16
Hospitality (Greeter) 6 26 7 26
Adoration & Prayer 3 5 2 5
Collection Counter (after Mass) na na 5 12
PASTORAL MINISTRY Existing Required
Communion to Shut-ins 1 8
Prayer Group from your home ??? 12
Social Justice (project based) 0 5
Communications (project based) 1 4
Church Décor (seasonal projects) 0 4
BLESSED SACRAMENT— MINISTRY APPEAL “Many Hands Make For Light Work”
FAMILY NAME___________________________________________________________________
Surname First name(s)
ADDRESS____________________________________________ POSTAL CODE_____________
TELEPHONE (H)___________________(W) ___________________ (C)_____________________
e-Mail:____________________________________________________________________________
If you also have skills and talents you could occasionally share as a volunteer, please list: eg. desktop
publishing, graphic arts, photography, newsletter, teaching children, folding bulletins, phoning, sewing,
Altar linen laundry… please let us know using this form.
Training—Support—Guidance will be provided to help you feel comfortable.
Please print in the appropriate columns.
LITURGICAL & PASTORAL — VOLUNTEER MINISTRIES ALL VOLUNTEERS are required to complete the protocol process for responsible parish ministry.
Volunteer Ministry Position
Registered Parishioner Name or Children’s Names & Year of Birth
Preferred Mass or List of Talents for Projects
