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: 10:30 a.m. HOLYDAYS: Vigil: 6:00 p.m. Holyday: 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 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 BAPTISM: As part of the preparation process an interview with the Pastor and two instructional sessions are required. Please contact Laurie at 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 Church Rectory 221 Federal Street 182 High Street Greenfield, MA Greenfield, MA blessedsacramentgreenfieldma.org (413) Deacons Deacon John Leary Deacon George Nolan (413) (C) (413) deaconjohnleary@gmail.com gnolan5366@gmail.com Director of Organist Religious Education Choir Director Laurie Tilton Stephen Glover lltilton2@gmail.com Alternatives Pregnancy Ctr. Calvary Cemetery Pregnancy Tests, Counseling, Support Wisdom Way Post Abortion Support Greenfield (413) Hispanic Ministry Sr. Caritina Olmos, M.P.S. Natural Family Planning Ed & Suzi Cottrill Sr. Rosa Torres, M.P.S 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 Weekend of March 9 & 10 Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion: Saturday, March 9 Remember, man, thou art dust and unto dust thou shalt return. SATURDAY, MARCH 2 ND (Fr. Campoli) 4:00 Jack Falvey by wife, Thérèse SUNDAY, MARCH 3 RD Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Reardon) 10:30 Grace and Blessings for Robert F. O Connor by Laurie Tilton MONDAY, MARCH 4 TH St. Casimir (Fr. O Mannion) 9:00 Frank Elwell by Sharon & Mark Elwell TUESDAY, MARCH 5 TH (Deacon Patten) 9:00 Douglas Kilian by Ed & Mary Lou Bueno ASH WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6 TH (Our Retired Priests) 9:00 Frank Elwell by Sharon & Mark Elwell THURSDAY, MARCH 7 TH Sts. Perpetua and Felicity (Bishop Rozanski) 9:00 Grace and Blessings for Mary Filiault by Mom FRIDAY, MARCH 8 TH St. John of God (Our Deacon 9:00 Larry Gagnon by Wife and Family Candidates) SATURDAY, MARCH 9 TH St. Frances of Rome (Msgr. Yargeau) 4:00 David F. Guy (6 th Anniversary) by Mom and Family SUNDAY, MAR. 10 TH First Sunday of Lent (Vocations / Fr. Roach) 10:30 Paul & Ann LaFleur by Family 2:00 Lenten Penance Service Blessed Sacrament ************************************************** REMINDER: Please join with us in praying the Rosary before each daily Mass at 8:15 a.m. and before the 4:00 p.m. Saturday 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. Simply contact Marie Boynton at or memeboynton@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). 4:00 Deacon George Nolan Kathy Burrows Kerry Semaski Cynnie Erho Bill Randall Francis Campbell Hannah Lively Joanne Yestramski Brian Luippold 10:30 Deacon John Leary Judy Lapointe Donna Leary Bob O Connor Lionel Martin Suzanne Hunter Joyce Thibodo Mary Jane Bardwell Bob Page Holy Trinity Church Weekend Mass Schedule Poet s Seat Nursing Home: Lectors / Cantors: Sunday: 8:00 a.m and 10:30 a.m. Deacon John & Donna Leary Sat., Mar. 9 4:00 Jason Semaski / Betsy Grybko Sun., Mar :30 Mike Motisi / Emily Eash Greeters: 4:00 Prima Chadwick, Hannah Lively 10:30 Alex Duda Saturday, March 9 4:00 Piper Day, Penley Day 10:30 Casey Christi, Sean Pierce

3 March 3, 2019 The Sanctuary Candle will burn this week in memory/honor: In Thanksgiving for Prayers Answered - from Anonymous The Adoration Chapel Candles will burn this week in memory/honor of: 1.) David F. Guy from Andi Guy 2.) Semaski Family, In Thanksgiving from Anonymous 3.) Jack Falvey from wife, Thérèse 4.) Special Intention - from Anonymous Holy Hour for Nonbelievers We will have a Holy Hour on Saturday, March 2 nd from 7:00-8:00 p.m. in the Adoration Chapel to pray for nonbelievers. We encourage and invite everyone to come. Food Pantry Please remember to leave your non-perishable food donations at the doors of the church for our Food Pantry. At this time we especially need cereal, peanut butter, crackers and desserts. New CCD Weather Cancellation Policy During the winter months when there is the possibility of inclement weather, please check your for cancellation notices. For families who do not have s, a call will be made by catechists to notify you of the cancellation. Evening of Adoration, Worship, and Fellowship! The St. John Paul II Youth Group and Fr. Jon Reardon will host an evening of Adoration, Worship, Fellowship and Confessions, for middle and high school students on Saturday, March 9 th, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Holy Family Parish in South Deerfield. Special musical guest Vic Bergeron with pianist Emily Stone will lead the worship. Families are welcome! Come begin Lent by spending time with Jesus! Inquiry Sessions for Men Considering the Life of a Deacon As disciples of Jesus Christ we know that through our baptism, God calls all of us to serve God and neighbor. Since each of us are uniquely called, we pray to know and do God s will. For some, the call may mean dedicating one s life to the servant mysteries of Jesus as a deacon. Pope Paul VI called for the diaconate to be a driving force for the Church s service or diakonia toward the local Christian communities, and as a sign or sacrament of the Lord Christ himself, who came not to be served but to serve. If you believe the Lord may be calling you to serve as a deacon, please speak to your Pastor and let him know about your desire. Then, find out more about the diaconate and formation process by attending an Inquiry Session. Two sessions will be offered on Saturday mornings from 10:00 to noon; one in Springfield at the Marshal Center on March 16; and one in Pittsfield in the North Chapel of St. Joseph s on March 23. If married, please attend with your wife. Men that participated in one of the fall Inquiry Sessions are welcome but need not attend. For more information, please diaconate@diospringfield.org or Annual Catholic Appeal Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Our Faith in Action - the Annual Catholic Appeal is underway. We are called to hear the Gospel and put it into action. Your combined contributions reach the unborn, children at risk, the sick, the elderly, the dying. Reaching into all four counties of Western Mass, you help to feed the hungry, shelter the homeless, and clothe those in need. This is the 60 th year Catholics in the Diocese of Springfield have answered the needs of their neighbors. Please take a donation envelope or contribute on line at and be as generous as you can. Thank you! Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Spiritual Food for Thought "Nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become known. Therefore whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be proclaimed from the housetops." - Luke 12:2-3 Children s Hour of Adoration The guided children s hour of adoration is held on the first Thursday of every month at 4:00 p.m. Join us on March 7 th. For more information, call Virginia Christi at Lenten Penance Service To prepare for the Lenten season and for Easter, the Greenfield Catholic Community, the parishes of Blessed Sacrament and Holy Trinity, welcome you to a Lenten Penance Service on th at 2:00 p.m. in Blessed Sacrament Church. Many visiting priests will gather with us and be available for confessions. This is a wonderful way to enter into the season of Lent. It is a time of grace, forgiveness, and reconciliation. Invite someone who has been away from the Church for a long time. Knights of Columbus Scholarships The Knights of Columbus have two (2) one thousand dollar scholarships available to a 2019 high school graduate who lives in Greenfield, is a practicing Catholic and who is a member of either Blessed Sacrament or Holy Trinity Parish. Applications are available from Lionel Martin ( ) at 22 Union Street in Greenfield. Closing deadline is April 1 st. Day of Prayer for Healing and Reconciliation As part of a diocesan-wide effort to address the abuse crisis through prayer and action, on the first Monday of Lent, March 11, Springfield Bishop Mitchell Rozanski has asked that all Catholic churches remain open throughout the day for a Day of Prayer for Healing and Reconciliation. Special prayer cards will be available for those who are willing to take a few minutes to visit a church and offer their own private prayer. Please consider taking a few minutes out of your day on March 11 to participate. Second Annual Vermont Catholic Men s Conference Saturday, March 23 rd, 2019, 9:00AM 3:00PM, St. Anthony s Church, White River Junction, Vt. Four inspirational talks, opportunities for Eucharistic Adoration, confession, and fellowship. Mass at midday with Bishop Christopher Coyne. Keynote speaker, former NFL coach Eric Sutulovich. Admission: adults $40, attendees 21 and younger $20. Lunch is included. Go to to register, or for more information call Diocesan organizer Deacon Phil Lawson: (802) x1453, or John Morin: (802) Michael James Mette and Family in Concert All are welcome to join us for a concert with national performer Michael James Mette, Friday, March 15 th, at St. Michael School in Brattleboro, VT, from 7-8:30 p.m. Michael Mette travels all over the country with his family spreading the Gospel through music and personal witness. A father of six, the family is part of the musical performance. The evening will be inspiring and we hope you will bring the whole family. There is no cost, though a good will offering will be taken to defray the cost. Please register on the Diocesan website: event/michael-mette-concert-event.

4 Lenten Schedule Catholic Community of Greenfield Blessed Sacrament and Holy Trinity Parishes Ash Wednesday March 6 th is Ash Wednesday and a day of fast and abstinence. Masses will be at 9:00 a.m. at Blessed Sacrament Church and 12:05 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. at Holy Trinity Church. Ashes will be distributed at these Masses only. A REVIEW OF LENTEN REGULATIONS 1. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of abstinence from meat as well as days of fast, when only one full meal is allowed. On days of fast two other meatless meals may be taken according to one s needs, but together they should not equal another full meal. 2. All Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence from meat. 3. The obligation to abstain from meat commences at 14 years of age. 4. The obligation to fast commences at 18 years of age and ends at 59 years of age. 5. Although the faithful may excuse themselves for a just cause from these laws of fast and abstinence, there is an obligation to substitute another penance and no Catholic should lightly excuse himself/herself from this obligation in the Lenten season. Daily Mass 9:00 a.m. Blessed Sacrament Church 12:05 p.m. Holy Trinity Church Stations of the Cross Monday evenings - 6:30 at Blessed Sacrament Friday mornings - 11:30 at Holy Trinity Fridays During Lent Recitation of the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy in the Adoration Chapel at 3:00 p.m. Lenten Penance Service To prepare for the Lenten season and for Easter, our Penance Service will be at 2:00 p.m. on th at Blessed Sacrament Church. There will be 11 or 12 priests to hear confessions. Lenten DVD Series This weekly session begins Tuesday, March 12 th for five weeks at 7:00 p.m. in the Father Casey Hall at Holy Trinity Church.

5 Why Catholics Pray and Fast Marshall Connolly Prayer and Fasting is a powerful tool for the repulse of sin. It's early in the morning in California where I live and work. I have the power to go online and order an item from a store on the east coast. Assuming I am willing to pay, I can have that item in my hands by tomorrow evening. We live in an extraordinary time. If I decide I want to cheat on my wife, I can log onto websites and find someone who is willing to do the same to her husband and we can meet within hours. Thanks to modern technology and the mass erosion of morals, I can now sin at the speed of light. We are proud of our modern society. Everything is quick and speedy. Compared to our ancestors, we're playing life on "easy mode." Of course, the danger of such living is extreme. Sins like gluttony are quick, cheap and easy. The penalties are non-existent, or so delayed that we hardly associate poor choices with the consequence. Think of how many millions of people go bankrupt with credit card debt because they could not control their impulse to buy more stuff. We live in a brave new world, about that there is no doubt. We're pretty far from ancient Israel in virtually every meaningful way. So it's ironic to imagine that the best advice for our spiritual health comes from this time. But let's have a look and see if it applies today. The Gospel of Mark shares with us a little story about a boy who was possessed by a demon. The boy's father brought him to Jesus and asked IF Jesus could help. Jesus noted the father's lack of faith, but helped anyway. Jesus promptly cast out the demon and the boy arose, fully healed. When the disciples asked how Jesus was able to cast out the demon when no other could, Jesus explained, "Some demons can only be driven out by prayer and fasting." (Mark 9:17-29) The point is, prayer and fasting are the superweapons of spiritual discipline. It's the "power-up" that people need to reach a higher level of spiritual practice. Our world is awash with temptation, but Jesus knew temptation too. Likewise, He understands your struggles today. Jesus has already pointed the way forward for you, as have many other biblical wise men, women and prophets. When you face a challenge, prayer and fasting are what you need to focus your mind and energy on the right choice. As Catholics, we pray and fast, especially during Lent, because we need to pause and hit the reset button of our spiritual life. In ancient and medieval times, faith was practiced almost continually. Some ancient people attended Mass daily, prayed the Angelus three times per day, and were constantly aware that God belonged at the center of their lives. Many medieval chroniclers actually described these people as simple, yet happy. Today, we may frown on the life of the medieval peasant, or the humble monk, but there's no way to avoid the reality that they lived fulfilling lives free of the temptations and anxieties that plague us today. They faced fewer spiritual dangers, and they knew their place in God's kingdom, both now and for the hereafter. We however, spend a lot less time in prayer and contemplation. We spend more time in front of the television than we do in church. Fewer people pray before meals in the home and it is rare to see someone pray in public before a meal. Those that do, manage it quickly and quietly, as if they are embarrassed. What does that say about us as Catholics? As long as we skip prayer and fasting, we will be deprived of the primary weapon God gave us to combat the worst demons in our lives. Is it any wonder then why we live in a world that eschews prayer and fasting?! Could it be because the demons are multiplying? Prayer and fasting may be technically optional in the modern practice of Catholicism, but it isn't optional at all. In fact, the modern world with its distractions, and our honed ability to sin at the speed of light, makes prayer and fasting even more necessary than ever before. If you want to improve your life, you will need to undertake the discipline of regular prayer and fasting. Only then will you have the power to cast out the demons that threaten your life. --