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 12, 2014 Blessed Sacrament C a t h o l i c C h u r c h Sunday October From the Pastor The Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear parishioners: The image of the wedding banquet found in the Gospel (Matthew 22:1-14) and of the feast on the mountain (Isaiah 25: 6-10) provide both the comforting promise of that which is to come and the challenging reality of making the promise realized in our midst. Blessed Theresa of Calcutta once reflected that those who are hungry often can t hear the Gospel because their stomachs are speaking louder! Feeding people takes place on many different levels. We pray that we can be a people who nourish the world not only with bread but also with the Bread of Life and the Cup of Salvation: O God, who, being both good and almighty, provides for all creatures, give us we pray, an effective love for our sisters and brothers who suffer hunger, so that famine may be banished and that they may have the strength to serve you with free and untroubled hearts. We have once again renewed our covenant relationship with the Family Christian Center in our commitment to provide backpacks of food which are distributed to our area schools. The second collection on the second Sunday of each month enables us to fund this great program. As many of you know, I have become very good friends with their pastor, Rick Van Wagner, through this joint venture! His encouraging and positive witness to the faith and his commitment to the wider community has enabled us to do much to alleviate some of the more difficult situations in our city. We are now looking to expand this program into the summer months. The Fall Festival is rapidly approaching! Soon October 24 and 25 will be upon us with food, fun, games and fellowship! The Youth Group will soon be opening their Pumpkin Patch so you know that you will be able to get a great pumpkin at a nice cost and also support the youth ministry programs at the same time! 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! May the week ahead be filled with many blessings! 1

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3 October 12, 2014 Festival Entertainment Silent Auction BINGO Cake Walk Basket Raffle Bounce Houses Tiki Bar Food Lots of Food Funnel Cakes Candy Apples Train Ride The Boomerang 50/50 Did We Say Food? 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! Coffee & Cake 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 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-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Widows & Widowers Social group meets 2nd Mondays for lunch & camaraderie. Please join us. Contact Phyllis at (352) or Peggy at (407) 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 October 26 bulletin is Wednesday, October 15. Knights Donate 5k to Local Organization Residents and staff of The Russell Home in Orlando had reason to celebrate this past week. On October 2, The Knights of Columbus Council #13240 of Blessed Sacrament met with representatives of The Russell Home in the parish ministry building to present the organization a donation of $5,000. Proceeds from the Knight s Golf Tournament Fundraiser are used toward the donation. (The Russell Home) is a fantastic organization and they are at the top of our list every year, said Jim Laria, a member of the Council s Board of Trustees. Located in Orlando, The Russell Home was founded over 60 years ago as the first non-profit institution in the country for brain-damaged children. The Home is the only private, nonprofit facility of its kinds for severely handicapped children in Central Florida. Florida Catholic Throughout history, it has always been a good idea to subscribe to the Florida Catholic! For 76 years, the Florida Catholic has served to help families grow in faith. For just $26 a year (in state) you will receive 24 issues delivered to your home. For $20 a year (anywhere), receive our e-edition and get all three diocesan editions of the newspaper on your PC or tablet. Support Catholic Communictation! Subscribe toll free at , or visit us at and subscribe day or night. 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 12, 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. Patricia DeSermoux Francisco Fernandez Walter Saucier 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-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Men s Club Community Breakfast 6:30 pm Coffee/Conversation MB 6:30 pm Faith Formation Sunday, October 12 8:00 am Parish Family 10:00 am Fred Gill & Family 12:00 pm John Skorich 5:00 pm Troy Osorio Is 25:6-10a / Phil 4:12-14, / Mt 22:1-14 Monday, October 13 8:30 am Phillip Adams 9:00 am Food Addicts Anon 9:30 am EMHC Meeting CH 5:30 pm Schola Rehearsal DC 6:30 pm Sacramental Prep CH 6:30 pm RCIA YC Gal 1:6-12 / Lk 10:25-37 Tuesday, October 14 9:30 am Adoration DC 9:30 am WMO Study Series R3/7 6:00 pm Cub Scouts SH 6:30 pm WMO Study Series R3/7 7:00 pm Men s Club MB 8:30 am Kathy Schultz Siler Gal 1:13-24 / Lk 10:38-42 Wednesday, October 15 1:00 pm Bingo SH 4:15 pm Faith Formation 5:45 pm Children s Choir CH 6:30 pm Choir Rehearsal DC 6:30 pm Faith Formation 8:00 pm Contemp. Ens. Reh. CH 8:30 am Memorial Mass Association 7:00 pm Mariano Del Valle, Jr. Gal 2:1-2, 7-14 / Lk 11:1-4 Thursday, October 16 9:30 am Divine Mercy R6 6:30 pm EMHC Meeting CH 6:30 pm Garden of Blessings R6 6:30 pm Boy Scouts SH 6:30 pm Girl Scouts R1/5 6:30 pm Handbell Rehearsal HB 7:00 pm Hisp. Bible Study R4 7:30 pm Renovación Conyugal R3/7 7:30 pm Spanish Choir Reh. DC 8:30 am Charles Izzo Gal 3:1-5 / Lk 11:5-13 Friday, October 17 8:30 am Christine Milone 9:30 am Centering Prayer & R5 Lectio Divina Gal 3:7-14 / Lk 11: :00 pm Charismatic Prayer R3/7 Saturday, October 18 2:30 pm Confessions CH 4:00 pm Stanley Bialomyza Coffee and Donuts following 8am & 10am Mass 7:00 pm Parish Family 6:30 pm Coffee/Conversation MB Gal 3:22-29 / Lk 11: :30 pm Faith Formation 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 Stewardship Weekend of October 5 Offertory $24, 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 Flowers This weekend s flowers are donated in honor of Phillip Adams by Sharon & Lauren Adams. 6 Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church