Blessed Sacrament. C a t h o l i c C h u r c h. Sunday October Dear parishioners:

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1 October 19, 2014 Blessed Sacrament C a t h o l i c C h u r c h Sunday October From the Pastor The Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear parishioners: Images of the first commandment are heard in the text of Prophet Isaiah (45: 1, 4-6) this day, I am the Lord and there is no other. Images of the fall are also heard in the Gospel this day (Matthew 22: 15-21) as the Pharisees plot to trap Jesus in a discourse over heavenly and earthy obligations. While on the earth one might need to use the head of Caesar on a coin, one should never lose sight that even the earth is a part of the heavens! The impeccable wisdom of the Lord Jesus guides us through every earthly consideration and leads to the eternal life! We pray that, even subject to the earthly obligation, we may render to God that which belongs to Him: Grant, we pray, O Lord, that your chosen ones may come worthily and wisely to the confession of your praise, so that in accordance with that first dignity which was lost by original sin, we may be fashioned anew through your glory. The Fall Festival begins on Friday night and continues through 10pm on Saturday. I do hope to see many of you there! There will be activities for all ages, food, fun, and fellowship! The Youth Group will be hosting the Pumpkin Patch throughout so you know that you ll be able to get a great pumpkin at a great price! I even hear that there will be a gigantic pumpkin over 150 pounds as a part of the auction too! Many thanks to all those who are planning and for those of you who have already returned the raffle tickets! Trunk or Treating is also on the horizon! As is our parish tradition, the Vigil Mass for All Saints Day (or Halloween as we commonly know it) will at 6:00pm. It will be a family friendly Liturgy and the children (and adults) are welcome to come in costumes. The Mass will be followed by games in the courtyard, trunk or treating in the upper parking lot, and a spaghetti supper in the Social Hall. It is a wonderful, safe and Christian environment. All are invited. There will be more information in the bulletin this week as well. May the week ahead be filled with countless graces and blessings! 1

2 The Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time Highlights Elvis Concert Peter Alden has been entertaining as an Elvis tribute artist since He performed at Walt Disney World for over 10 years, on cruise ships, and in theme parks such as Cypress Gardens and Libertyland. Peter also spent many years performing with the Las Vegas famed Legends in Concert show and performed a sold-out show at the House of Blues in honor of Elvis birthday. This is a show you won t want to miss! The Boomerang This amazing ride consists of an open seated ship suspended from a giant pendulum. As the vessel swings back and forth, soaring high above, it will spin you on a trip you will not forget. Train Ride Trains have been part of American Tradition for generations. The whole family can take a ride on this trackless train. Fire Truck Four-alarm fun arrives at BSCC! Check out one of Clermont Fire Department s vehicles. Police Car Check out one of Clermont Police Department s vehicles. 2 Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church

3 October 19, 2014 Volunteers Needed Volunteers are needed to help with various aspects of the Fall Festival. Fingerprinted volunteers are needed to assist with children s games & activities. If you are fingerprinted for a ministry through the Diocese of Orlando and your clearance is current, please donate some of your time to assist with the festival and insure that there are plenty of activities available for the children. Please contact the parish office at (352) Involved Talent Needed Talented individuals and groups are needed! Are you a magician? Are you a face painter? Do you play an instrument or sing? Would like to donate a little time on the stage? Call the parish office today! Baskets Needed Goody baskets are needed to raffle! Create a themed basket to donate. Have fun! Use your imagination! Contact Donna McRobbie at (352) or (352) Silent Auction The silent auction team is looking for new items that can be used to create exhilarating packages for the auction. If you have an item to donate or would like to help, call the parish office! Festival Entertainment Silent Auction BINGO Cake Walk Basket Raffle Coffee & Cake Bounce Houses Tiki Bar Food Lots of Food Funnel Cakes The Fall Festival coffee & cake venue is requesting donations of cakes, cookies & cupcakes which may be either homemade or store bought. Please be sure to mark your donation coffee & cake and deliver it to the parish office on Friday, October 24th. If you are unable to drop off your donation on Friday, please drop it off on Saturday, October 25th to the social hall. We thank you in advance for your donations Raffle Tickets are $5.00 each or 6 for $25.00 Candy Apples Train Ride The Boomerang 50/50 Did We Say Food? Ticket Pre-Sales Purchase your your tickets for the Fall Festival in advance following every Mass the weekend of October 11 and 12 and the Weekend of October 18 and 19. Special - Pre-Sale Only Purchase 20 tickets for $10.00 and receive an additional 5 tickets for free! 1st Prize: $ 10,000 2nd Prize: $ 2,500 3rd Prize: $ 1,000 Drawing: October 25, 2014 (you do not have to be present to win) facebook.com\mybscc 3

4 The Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time Widows & Widowers Social group meets 2nd Mondays for lunch & camaraderie. Please join us. Contact Phyllis at (352) or Peggy at (352) Prayer Line Within a few minutes of your calling, many people will be praying for you - 7 days a week, 9am-9pm. blessed.sacrament.prayerline@ gmail.com Toni (352) Stella (352) Oria (352) Garden of Blessings The Garden of Blessings Charismatic Prayer Group will resume their meetings on Thursday, September 6 at 6:30pm in classroom 6. Anyone needing prayers are always welcome. Bulletin Articles for the bulletin can be submitted to the parish office or online at communications.mybscc. org. The deadline for the November 5 bulletin is Wednesday, October 22. BSCCW Meeting Tuesday, October 21-12:00pm All women of the parish are invited to join us the 3rd Tuesday of each month for Blessed Sacrament Council of Catholic Women (BSCCW). Since 1920, the National Catholic Council of Women (NCCW) has pursued its mission to support, empower, and educate all Catholic women in spirituality, leadership, and service through affiliate memberships (such as BSCCW) and individual memberships. Bring a covered dish (by 11:45 a.m.) to share. Lunch begins promptly at 12 Noon. We will be selling Belk s Charity Sale Tickets ($5) each and discussing upcoming events including our Thanksgiving luncheon, Little Dresses and Britches for Africa, parish Fall Festival, and more! It s not too late to pay your dues of $5 for the year. See you on the 21st. Knights Anniversary Dinner The Knights Of Columbus Council invite you to celebrate with them at their 12th Anniversary Dinner. The dinner is open to the Parish Community to celebrate with us another year and looking forward to increasing assistance in our community. The dinner is November 15th in the Social Hall. Contact Charlie Miller mr.fixitcharlie@aol.com. Spaghetti Dinner Join Boy Scout Troop 20 for their Halloween Meatball & Spaghetti Dinner during trunk or treat. Come hungry as troop 20 s famous chef will prepare his secret spaghetti sauce for a spooktacular meal! Dinner is Friday, October 31st after Mass until 8:00pm Tickets are $5.00 ($2.50 for children under 5). Enjoy salad, spaghetti & meatballs, breadsticks and a beverage. Friday, October 31 Trunk or Treat Join us at the 6:00pm Mass in the Church, then off to Halloween fun, games, and more! Adults: Decorate your car trunks, bring your lawn chairs, and hand out goodies as children go trick or treating from trunk to trunk. A prize is awared to the most spook-tacular Trunk! Volunteers are needed to help with this event. If you are interested in assisting, please contact the parish office. Morning Prayer Join us as we pray the rosary and for morning prayer before daily Mass each weekday beginning at 7:40am in the church. 4 Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church

5 October 19, 2014 The Place of Silence at Mass We are surrounded by noise in our daily lives. The sounds from TV, cell phones, and a plethora of the latest electronic devices bombard our senses. Our Catholic Church gives us a great gift of periods of silence at Mass. One of these special places is during the Liturgy of the Word. The Church explains: The Liturgy of the Word is to be celebrated in such a way as to favor meditation, and so any kind of haste such as hinders recollection is clearly to be avoided. In the course of it, brief periods of silence are also appropriate... so that the Word of God may be grasped by the heart and a response through prayer may be prepared. It may be appropriate to observe such periods of silence, for example, before the Liturgy of the Word itself begins, after the First and Second Reading, and lastly at the conclusion of the Homily. (GIRM, no. 56) Our readers at Church will now pause briefly for a period of silence after they have proclaimed the Word of God. We Catholics believe that when the Word of God is proclaimed God is speaking to his people. Use this period of silence to let God s word be grasped by your heart. Ask yourself how am I to respond to God? Respect Life Month Life is from conception to natural death. We all face challenges over that time span. We all know people struggling with life s events. Visit an elderly friend, take a moment to relieve a care giver, go pray at an abortion center for those women and men struggling with what to do with the unplanned baby. Take time in October to pray for them, visit them, and let them know you care and they are not alone. - article sponsored by Knights of Columbus Youth Ministry We Remember those from our parish who have entered into eternal life. Ligaija Wery Pumpkin Patch Join the fun at Blessed Sacrament s Pumpkin Patch. Pumpkins go on sale beginning Wednesday, October 15th and are only $5 each, so don t delay. Children can paint their own pumpkin and play a few pumkin games, too. Plus, you won t want to miss the family photo-op in our pumkin patch. See you at the patch and thank you for your warm support of Youth Ministry. New Altar Server Training for Children - Youth - Adults The ministry of altar server is for people of all ages. It is not limited to young children. The ministry is open to older youth, young adults, and adults as well. It is a beautiful symbol for our parish community to have parents and grandparents serving alongside their children and grandchildren. Altar servers provide their ministry for Sunday and weekday, Sacramental Preparation Sessions, Weddings, Funerals, and other liturgical celebrations in the parish. Those who desire to be an altar server must have celebrated their First Communion. New Server Training Thursday, November 6, :30 pm in the Church If you are interested in becoming an altar server, please complete the altar server application by Monday November 3, The altar server application can be found by clicking get involved on the parish website [ by calling (352) , x107, or ing the Office of Liturgy [lgaupin@mybscc.org]. 5

6 The Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time Coffee and Donuts following 8am & 10am Mass Sunday, October 19 8:00 am Jim & Thea Osborne & Family 10:00 am Deirdre Boudreau 12:00 pm Lou Pastura 5:00 pm Josephine Crowe Is 25:6-10a / Phil 4:12-14, / Mt 22:1-14 Monday, October 20 8:30 am Paul Lange 9:00 am Food Addicts Anon 5:30 pm Schola Rehearsal DC Eph 2:1-10 / Lk 12:13-21 Tuesday, October 21 9:30 am Adoration DC 9:30 am WMO Study Series R3/7 12:00 pm BSCCW Meeting SH 6:00 pm Cub Scouts SH 6:30 pm WMO Study Series R3/7 7:00 pm Men s Club MB 8:30 am Carmina Dos Santos Eph 2:12-22 / Lk 12:35-38 Wednesday, October 22 1:00 pm Bingo SH 5:45 pm Children s Choir CH 6:00 pm Children s MB Catechumenate 6:30 pm Choir Rehearsal DC 8:00 pm Contemp. Ens. Reh. CH 8:30 am Memorial Mass Association 7:00 pm Ralph Boza Eph 3:2-12 / Lk 12:39-48 Thursday, October 23 6:30 pm Handbell Rehearsal HB 7:30 pm Spanish Choir Reh. DC 8:30 am Robert & Joan Tuzzo 50th Anniversary of Marriage Eph 3:14-21 / Lk 12:49-53 Fall Festival 4:00pm - 10:00pm Friday, October 24 8:30 am Frank Santoro Eph 4:1-6/ Lk 12:54-59 Saturday, October 25 2:30 pm Confessions CH Fall Festival 12:00pm - 10:00pm 4:00 pm Lucille Risteter 7:00 pm Carlos & Mercedes Graciano Eph 4:7-16/ Lk 13:1-9 Coffee and Donuts following 8am & 10am Mass 6:30 pm Coffee/Conversation MB 6:30 pm Faith Formation Sunday, October 26 8:00 am Dolores Tuzzo 10:00 am Margaret D. Mattle 12:00 pm Parish Family 5:00 pm Catharina Maria Meerleveld Ex 22:20-26 / 1 Thes 1:5c-10 / Mt 22:34-40 Stewardship Weekend of October 12 Offertory $19, Second Collection $4, Parish Office th Street Clermont, FL (352) Monday, Tuesday Thursday, Friday 9:00pm - 4:00pm Wednesday 9:00am - 7:00pm Closed daily 12:30pm - 1:30pm 6 Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church