Whosoever shall eat this Bread, or drink this Chalice of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of the Body and Blood of the Lord. 1 Corinthians 11:27

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1 Blessed Sacrament Church "I am the Living Bread come down from Heaven. If any man eats of this Bread, he shall live forever; and the Bread I will give, is My Flesh." John 6:51-52 SCHEDULE OF MASSES LORD'S DAY: Saturday: 4:00 p.m. Sunday: 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. HOLYDAYS: Vigil: 6:00 p.m. Holyday: 7:00 a.m. & 9:00 a.m. WEEKDAYS: 9:00 a.m. SATURDAYS: First Saturdays only: 8:00 a.m. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturday 2:45 to 3:30 p.m. and by appointment BAPTISM: As part of the preparation process an interview with the Pastor and two instructional sessions are required. Please contact the rectory to schedule. ENGAGED COUPLES: Arrangements for your marriage must be made at least nine months in advance of the marriage date. NEW PARISHIONERS: We welcome you and ask that you register at the Rectory. We want to know and serve you! We hope that you will favor your parish with your prayers, your presence and your talents. Pastor Rev. Timothy J. Campoli Whosoever shall eat this Bread, or drink this Chalice of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of the Body and Blood of the Lord. 1 Corinthians 11:27 Church Rectory 221 Federal Street 182 High Street Greenfield, MA Greenfield, MA blessedsacramentgreenfieldma.org (413) Deacon Calvary Cemetery Deacon John J. Leary Wisdom Way (413) (C) Greenfield deaconjohnleary@gmail.com Director of Organist Religious Education Choir Director Laurie Tilton Stephen Glover lltilton2@gmail.com Alternatives Pregnancy Center P. O. Box 344, Greenfield, MA Pregnancy Tests, Counseling and Support Services Post Abortion Support (413) Natural Family Planning Ed & Suzi Cottrill (413) Perpetual Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament takes place in the side chapel twenty-four hours a day, every day. All are welcome to come and worship and adore our Eucharistic Lord. Could you not watch one hour with Me? Matthew 26:40

2 Blessed Sacrament Church Greenfield, MA SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25 TH (Clergy in Purgatory) 4:00 Barbara Most by Jackie Jurewicz SUN., OCT. 26 TH 30 th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Cullen) 8:00 Gilbert Pelletier by Lionel & Doris Martin 10:30 Stanley & Sophie Karpinski by Family MONDAY, OCTOBER 27 TH (Fr. Aksamit) 9:00 Robert Campbell by Justin & Mary Lou Moore and Larry & Betty Roy TUESDAY, OCT. 28 TH Sts. Simon & Jude (Bishop Rozanski) 9:00 Annie & Andrew Dedinas by daughter, Birute WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29 TH (Fr. Markovitch) 9:00 Lillian Zak by Jane Fay THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30 TH (Deacon DeCarlo) 9:00 Deceased members of the Pavoni & Duke Families By Sandra Pavoni FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31 ST (Fr. Bombardier) 9:00 Gilbert Pelletier by Lionel & Doris Martin FIRST SATURDAY, NOV. 1 ST All Saints Day (Deacon Nolan) 8:00 Larry Filiault by Laurie Tilton 4:00 Mass of Remembrance for all who died in the parish this past year SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2 ND All Souls Day (Fr. Campoli) 8:00 Joyce Tilton by Laurie Tilton 10:30 Janet A. Penfield by Family ************************************************** REMINDER: Please join with us in praying the Rosary before each daily Mass at 8:15 a.m., before the 4:00 p.m. Saturday Mass and 8:00 a.m. Sunday Mass. Confessions after each weekend Mass. The Chaplet of Divine Mercy will be recited Fridays at 3:00 p.m. in the Adoration Chapel. All are invited to come and pray with us. Blessed Sacrament has a Prayer Chain which is available for anyone. To utilize the Prayer Chain simply contact Annette Canuel at or anet70@comcast.net with your petition. Sponsor Certificates - Many parishes require certificates of sponsorship for Godparents and Confirmation Sponsors. These will be issued only to those who are confirmed adult Catholics, registered in the parish, regular participants at Mass, validly married in the Church (if applicable) and providing for the religious education of their own children (if applicable). October 26, 2014 Requiescat In Pace Weekend of November 1 & 2 Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion: Saturday, November 1 4:00 Monica McCarthy Judie McCarthy Joanne Yestramski Hannah Lively Winston LaBelle Brian Luippold Jason Semaski Bill Randall 8:00 Deacon John Leary Jim Podlesney Kevin O Neil Lynne Podlesney Liza O Neil Robert Earley Kevin O Neil, Jr. Patricia Earley Lionel Martin 10:30 Mary Jane Bardwell Judy Lapointe Holly Elmer Bob O Connor Joyce Thibodo Elizabeth Zabawa Bob Page Amanda Zabawa Pam Page Poet s Seat Nursing Home: Deacon John & Donna Leary Lectors / Cantors: Sat., Nov. 1 4:00 Jason Semaski / Karlena Henry Sun., Nov. 2 8:00 Laurie Tilton / Jane Winchester 10:30 Josh Rode / Jackie Jurewicz Saturday, November 1 4:00 Piper Day, Jason Semaski 8:00 Stephen Filiault, James Staelens 10:30 Eddie Muenkel, Nathaniel Pierce Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

3 Paulin Bukowski Jeane Glatkowski The Sanctuary Candle will burn this week in memory/honor: LeBeau Boynton Families from Marie Boynton The Adoration Chapel Candles will burn this week in memory/honor of: 1.) Special intention for Paul & Patti Pierce from the Pierce children 2.) Alice Conant from Sandy & David Canney 3.) Fr. Benedict Groeschel from Pat & Bob Earley 4.) Bob Thibodo from Wife Rosary Sodality The Blessed Sacrament Rosary Sodality will have their meeting on Monday, October 27 th and on every last Monday of each month in the Sacristy at 6:30 p.m. followed by Benediction and Rosary in the Adoration Chapel at 7:10 p.m. The Rosary Sodality would like to invite all parishioners, men, women, and children, C.C.D classes and the R.C.I.A. adults, to join us for the Rosary and for Benediction. All women are invited to join the Sodality. For more information, call Judy Lapointe ( ) or Doris Martin ( ). First Saturday Mass Saturday, November 1 st is the First Saturday of the month in honor of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Mass is at 8:00 a.m. Holy Hour for Nonbelievers We will have a Holy Hour on nd from 6:00-7:00 a.m. and again in the evening from 7:00-8:00 p.m. in the Adoration Chapel to pray for nonbelievers. We encourage and invite everyone to come. Recitation of the Holy Rosary Please join us for the daily recitation of the Holy Rosary in the Adoration Chapel at 7:00 p.m. during the month of October. Food Pantry Our Food Pantry for the Poor is in need of spaghetti sauce, peanut butter, hearty soups, canned fruit and vegetables, cereal, baked beans, canned ravioli, cookies/crackers, jello/pudding and desserts. Thank you! 40 Days for Life Through Nov. 2 you are invited to join other Christians for 40 Days for Life 40 days of prayer and fasting for an end to abortion. You are also invited to stand and peacefully pray during a 40-day vigil in the public right-of-way outside Planned Parenthood at 3550 Main Street, Springfield, Mass. to help spread the word. If you would like more information or if you would like to volunteer to help, please contact Tim Biggins at (413) and/or 40dayswm@gmail.com. Community Meal Blessed Sacrament Parish will sponsor the Community Meal at the Second Congregational Church on Tuesday, October 28 th at 5:30 p.m. If you can help with a casserole, salad, dessert, or a financial contribution, please call Pamela Page at Christmas Bazaar Dove of Peace Christmas Bazaar will be held on Saturday, November 8 th at Our Lady of Peace Church, 90 Seventh St., in Turners Falls from 9:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. featuring hand-made craft items, gift baskets, baked goods and food items, homemade apple and meat pies, Christmas ornaments and decorations, multiraffle, attic treasures, children s shop and wrap corner, a special visit from good St. Nick and so much more! Also lunch available at the Christmas Cookie Café! Mass of Remembrance A special Mass of Remembrance will be celebrated on Saturday, November 1 st at 4:00 p.m. for our parishioners who have died in the Lord this past year. Prelude music from 3:30 4:00 p.m. Bibs Update Thank you to all of you who contributed your time and talent to make bibs for the Nursing Homes. It was a huge success! We delivered about 25 bibs to each of the three Nursing Homes in Greenfield. Again, thank you and God Bless! Annette Canuel Tag, Rummage, Book, Jewelry and Bake Sale A tag, rummage, book, jewelry and bake sale will be held on Friday, Nov. 7 th from 9 a.m. 2 p.m. and on Sat., Nov. 8 th from 8 a.m. 1 p.m. at Holy Trinity Church Father Casey Hall in Greenfield. Saturday only $1.00 bag sale at 12 noon. Catholic TV Network The CatholicTV Network, America s Catholic Television Network under the auspices of Cardinal Seán O Malley, is now available to cable and satellite providers in our area. Please help provide this upbeat, youthful and exciting Catholic network and a powerful resource to the people of our area and the entire nation. To help, simply visit GetCatholicTV.com as an easy way to petition your cable or satellite provider. If you are unable to access the internet, please follow up with a postcard or letter to your provider. A Country Christmas Fair St. Joseph's Parish in Shelburne Falls will hold a Country Christmas Fair on Saturday, November 15 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and Sunday, November 16 from 9:00 a.m. to Noon at the Shelburne-Buckland Community Center on 53 Main Street. A big feature this year is a visit from Santa Claus on Saturday, November 15 from 11:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. - bring your children and cameras. The fair will offer hand-made craft items, handsewn and crocheted items, hand-made dolls, hand-painted Christmas ornaments and holiday home décor, a fudge/candy table and bake goods sale, a children s gifting table, themed gift baskets, Buckland s famous J. G. Haigis Baloney for sale and a tea cup auction. A big raffle featuring $100 in Lottery tickets plus a gift certificate to Buckland Pizza, $100 gift certificate to the Ocean Grill and Steakhouse in Greenfield and a $75 gift certificate to West End Pub in Shelburne Falls round out the offerings. Delicious lunch items will be available for purchase and parking is free. Get Your Christmas shopping done early! For more information call (413) Ombudsman = Advocate Volunteer as a Long-Term Care Ombudsman. Visit, listen and advocate for individuals living in nursing homes and rest homes. The next free training through the Executive Office of Elder Affairs is October 29, 30, 31, 2014 from 9:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m. in Springfield. To request a training application, contact Trevor Boeding at tboeding@fchcc.org, x Read more and begin filling out your application at St. Nicholas Bazaar The annual St. Nicholas Day Bazaar will take place on Saturday, December 6 th starting at 9:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Częstochowa Church, 84 K Street, in Turners Falls. Anyone who would like to rent a table for this popular holiday event may call Shirley Webb at for information and to reserve a space. News of Our Shut-Ins If you know of any parishioner who is a shut-in or in the hospital or nursing home, please notify the rectory at

4 The Hour That Makes My Day Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen On the day of my Ordination, I made two resolutions: 1. I would offer the Holy Eucharist every Saturday in honor of the Blessed Mother to solicit her protection on my priesthood. The Epistle to the Hebrews bids the priest offer sacrifices not only for others, but also for himself, since his sins are greater because of the dignity of the office. 2. I resolved also to spend a continuous Holy Hour every day in the presence of our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. In the course of my priesthood I have kept both of these resolutions. The Holy Hour had its origin in a practice I developed a year before I was ordained. The big chapel in St. Paul's Seminary would be locked by six o'clock; there were still private chapels available for private devotions and evening prayers. This particular evening during recreation, I walked up and down outside the closed major chapel for almost an hour. The thought struck me - why not make a Holy Hour of adoration in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament? The next day I began, and the practice is now well over sixty years old. Briefly, here are some reasons why I have kept up this practice, and why I have encouraged it in others: First, the Holy Hour is not a devotion; it is a sharing in the work of redemption. Our Blessed Lord used the words "hour" and "day" in two totally different connotations in the Gospel of John. "Day" belongs to God; the "hour" belongs to evil. Seven times in the Gospel of John, the word "hour" is used, and in each instance it refers to the demonic, and to the moments when Christ is no longer in the Father's Hands, but in the hands of men. In the Garden, our Lord contrasted two "hours" - one was the evil hour "this is your hour" - with which Judas could turn out the lights of the world. In contrast, our Lord asked: "Could you not watch one hour with Me?" In other words, he asked for an hour of reparation to combat the hour of evil; an hour of victimal union with the Cross to overcome the anti-love of sin. Secondly, the only time Our Lord asked the Apostles for anything was the night he went into his agony. Then he did not ask all of them... perhaps because he knew he could not count on their fidelity. But at least he expected three to be faithful to him: Peter, James and John. As often in the history of the Church since that time, evil was awake, but the disciples were asleep. That is why there came out of His anguished and lonely Heart the sigh: "Could you not watch one hour with me?" Not for an hour of activity did He plead, but for an hour of companionship. The third reason I keep up the Holy Hour is to grow more and more into his likeness. As Paul puts it: "We are transfigured into his likeness, from splendor to splendor." We become like that which we gaze upon. Looking into a sunset, the face takes on a golden glow. Looking at the Eucharistic Lord for an hour transforms the heart in a mysterious way as the face of Moses was transformed after his companionship with God on the mountain. Something happens to us similar to that which happened to the disciples at Emmaus. On Easter Sunday afternoon when the Lord met them, he asked why they were so gloomy. After spending some time in his presence, and hearing again the secret of spirituality - "The Son of Man must suffer to enter into his Glory" - their time with him ended and their "hearts were on fire." The Holy Hour. Is it difficult? Sometimes it seemed to be hard; it might mean having to forgo a social engagement, or rise an hour earlier, but on the whole it has never been a burden, only a joy. I do not mean to say that all the Holy Hours have been edifying, as for example, the one in the church of St. Roch in Paris. I entered the church about three o'clock in the afternoon, knowing that I had to catch a train for Lourdes two hours later. There are only about ten days a year in which I can sleep in the daytime; this was one. I knelt down and said a prayer of adoration, and then sat up to meditate and immediately went to sleep. I woke up exactly at the end of one hour. I said to the Good Lord: "Have I made a Holy Hour?" I thought his angel said: "Well, that's the way the Apostles made their first Holy Hour in the Garden, but don't do it again." Excerpt from Treasure in Clay: The Autobiography of Treasure in Clay: The Autobiography of Fulton Sheen (Ignatius Press).

5 Twentieth Anniversary Celebration of Perpetual Adoration in Franklin County Sunday, October 26, 2014 Blessed Sacrament Church, Greenfield 1:00-2:00 p.m. Confessions 2:00 p.m. - Service Presider Bishop Mitchell Rozanski Speaker Vinny Flynn