Blessed Sacrament. C a t h o l i c C h u r c h. The Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time. Sunday August Dearest Parishioners,

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1 August 23, 2015 Blessed Sacrament C a t h o l i c C h u r c h August Dearest Parishioners, This is the final of the mini-season that has focused us on the Mystery of the Eucharist and has journied through the 6th Chapter of the Gospel of Saint John. The Old Testament Scriptures provided for each of these weeks has helped to focus our reflection upon the nature of the truth revealed and how God, in the past, has provided for us with a multitude of feedings as individuals, as communities, and as ministers of the covenant. Joshua (Jos 24:1-2, 15-18) summons all the people and challenges them to accept the fullness of life that comes from the Lord; the people accept this challenge and choose to serve the Lord alone! So too, in the Gospel (John 6:60-69), Jesus challenges the disciples to accept him not only as the Bread of Life but also as the Eternal Word come down from heaven! Sadly, many disciples broke away from Jesus, but those who remained (like Peter) made a deep commitment of faith that would endure throughout their lives and lead them to eternal life. We echo the words of Peter as is found in Psalm 19 and translated in an antiphon by Bernadette Farrell: Your words are Spirit and life, O Lord, richer than gold, stronger than death. Your words are Spirit and Life O lord, life everlasting! Next weekend, August 29 and 30, the Second Collection will be for Ugandan Mission administered by Father Ponce. I thank you so much for your kindness and generosity. Already this year we are sending him home with countless supplies for the infants, medical equipment, and material resources to provide for the next building projects! May the week ahead be filled with countless graces and blessings! The Twenty-First in Ordinary Time 1

2 The Twenty-First in Ordinary Time Weekly Daily Mass Monday - Friday, 8:30am Wednesday, 7:00pm (sp) Weekend Mass Saturday 4:00pm 7:00pm (sp) 8:00am 10:00am 12:00pm 5:00pm Reconciliation Saturday 2:30pm 6:15pm (sp) The first Saturday of the month offers a communal penance service, in lieu of individual confessions, at 2:30pm. Other times available by appointment. Office Hours Welcome If you are new to the parish and would like to register, please visit us in the Parish Office. Registration forms are also available in the Religious Gift Shop or from the Ministers of Hospitality. Monday - Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm Closed daily for lunch 12:30pm - 1:30pm th Street Clermont, FL phone (352) fax (352) web facebook.com\mybscc Fellowship Widows & Widowers Social group meets 2nd Mondays for lunch & camaraderie. Please join us. Contact: - Betty Razzano, (352) Betty Hay, (352) The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is the process for those who wish to join the Catholic Church. If you would like more information regarding this process please join our inquiry session after the 10:00am Mass on September 13 in classroom #7. For more information, contact Denise Kriscunas: (352) , x118 faithformation@mybscc.org Prayer Line Praise & Petition 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) Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church

3 August 23, 2015 August 23 8:00 am Parish Family 10:00 am Don Boudreau 12:00 pm Edward Feyock 5:00 pm Ana Luisa Hernandez Jos 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b Eph 5:21-32 Jn 6: :00 pm Youth Ministry YC Monday August 24 8:30 am Frank & Frances Anderson Rv 21:9b-14 Jn 1: :00 am Food Addicts in Recovery R4 5:00 pm Parish Council MB Tuesday August 25 8:30 am Anita Greco 1 Thes 2:1-8 Mt 23: :30 am Adoration (continues until 8:00pm) DC 9:30 am WMO - True Devotion to Mary R3/7 9:30 am Quick Journey through the Bible MB 6:30 pm Women of Grace - Foundational Study R3/7 7:00 pm Bautismal Preparación CH Wednesday August 26 8:30 am Memorial Mass Assocation 7:00 pm Javier De Juan 1 Thes 2:9-13 Mt 23:27-32 Thursday August 27 8:30 am Jack Wallace 1 Thes 3:7-13 Mt 24: :00 pm KOC Golf Committee MB 6:00 pm Boy Scouts SH 6:30 pm Girl Scouts R1/5 7:00 pm Spanish Choir Rehearsal DC 7:00 pm KOC Officer Meeting MB Friday August 28 8:30 am Piedad De La Cruz Fernandez 1 Thes 4:1-8 Mt 25:1-13 9:30 am Centering Prayer R1/5 7:00 pm Charismatic Prayer Group SH Saturday August 29 4:00 pm Anneliese Gerling 7:00 pm Nimia Arana Pita 1 Thes 4:9-11 Mk 6:17-29 Faith Formation Registration 2:30 pm Confessions CH August 30 8:00 am Ray Kuntzendorf 10:00 am Parish Family 12:00 pm In Thanksgiving for Favors Received - Jenny Barney 5:00 pm Miguel Agosto, Jr. Dt 4:1-2, 6-8 Jas 1:17-18, 21b-22,27 Mk 7:1-8, 14-15,21-23 Faith Formation Registration 6:00 pm Youth Ministry YC CH DC SJB MB R SH YC STR Church Day Chapel St. John Bosco Hall Ministry Building Classroom Social Hall Youth Center Santo Toribio Romo Stewardship Weekend of August 16 Offertory $17,201 2nd Collection $3,

4 The Twenty-First in Ordinary Time CCW Informational Meeting August The Blessed Sacrament Council of Catholic Women (BSCCW) will host an Information Meeting and Light Luncheon on, September 13th. Join us for the 12:00pm Mass and then aftwards in the Social Hall. When you join BSCCW, you become a member of a nationwide organization with over 5,000 affiliations representing millions of Catholic women. We promote a variety of programs and projects enabling each member to lead or participate as she chooses. We support, empower and educate all Catholic women in spirituality, leadership and service and respond with Gospel values to the needs of the Church and society in the modern world. Meetings are held from September through May from 12:00pm to 2:30 p.m. in the Social Hall. Find out what we are about and what you can do to become more involved. Looking forward to meeting you on, September 13th! Faith Formation Registration Now Open The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that parents receive the responsibility of evangelizing their children and calls them the First Heralds of the faith (2225). Our goal is to provide a quality Faith Formation program that will give you the tools and resources to assist in sharing your faith with your children. Below is a schedule of open registration, or you can register for classes online at Sat. Aug. 29 After Sun. Aug. 30 After Mon. Aug. 31 9:00a - 7:00p Tues. Sep. 1 9:00a - 4:00p Wed. Sep. 2 9:00a - 7:00p Thur. Sep. 3 9:00a - 4:00p Fri. Sep. 4 9:00a - 4:00p Outreach Uganda Mission Collection Next weekend s second collection (August 29/30) will benefit Our Lady of the Sick Health Center, under the direction of Fr. Ponce Kaweesa in Kambaala, Uganda. We Remember those from our parish who have entered into eternal life. Robert Marquez and Daniel Perez are among the 39 Seminarians beginning a new year of studies and formation on the path to priesthood. Please pray for these men who are answering God s call. Fred Alcober Doug Cooper 4 Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church

5 Nursery BSCC Nursery The nursery is open in classroom 8 during the 10:00am and 12:00pm for potty trained children ages 2-6. Bible stories and movies, crafts, games, and puzzles are available, supervised by screened adult volunteers. Please feel free to join us! Volunteers are always needed as well. Contact Ruthie Antmann at rantmann@mybscc.org. Music Children s Choir Children s Choir registration is online at Children s Choir sings for and for community events throughout the year, and we would love for your child to join us. Rehearsals are from 5:30pm-6:00pm on Wednesdays during the school year. For more information please contact Ruthie Antmann at rantmann@mybscc.org. Communications Communication Ministry Through newsletters, mailouts, bulletins, and other forms of media, the Communication Ministry at Blessed Sacrament is dedicated to creatively sharing the events and ministries of our church with parishioners and the local community. Do you have experience in journalism, publishing, or graphic design? Consider sharing the gifts you have been given with your parish family. For more information contact Bryan Hayes, bhayes@mybscc.org The Choice What a hard saying! How can we accept it? murmured Jesus disciples. He insisted his word was Spirit and life, yet many could not see their way to follow him. That was their free choice. The great mystery for Christ and his bride, the church, is that we believe in him as he dies to give us real life a share in divine life opened to us in baptism. We are his body: its living parts. Like Peter and the rest, we have no other place to go for eternal life. How do we choose? Text, Philip J. Sandstrom, STD 2000, OCP. All rights reserved. Clergy Very Rev. Robert Webster Pastor Rev. Augusto Cadavid Associate Pastor Rev. Roy Eco Associate Pastor Rev. Mr. Rafael Gonzalez Deacon Rev. Mr. Fred Grant Deacon Rev. Mr. Luis Roman Deacon Administration Bryan Hayes Director, Operations & Com. Michele Benigno Office Manager Don Gursky Bookkeeper Teresa Rivera Admin. Assistant Dulce Guzman Admin. Assistant (STR) Michelle Berardi Secretary to Operations Greg Nielsen Maintenance Supervisor Estella Vallejo Maintenance Coordinator Lilio Alvarez Maintenance Staff Sharon White Maintenance Staff Worship Sr. Linda Gaupin, CDP, Ph.D. Director of Liturgy Matthew Cremisio Director of Music Marie Messner Secretary to Worship Faith Formation Denise Kriscunas Director of Faith Formation Chris Stalnaker Coordinator of Religious Ed. Dorene Rodriguez Asst. Coord. of Religious Ed. Kitty Pachucki Secretary to Faith Formation Pastoral Care Kathy McGuinness Pastoral Care Coordinator August 23, 2015 frbob@mybscc.org fraugusto@mybscc.org frroy@mybscc.org rgonzalez@mybscc.org fgrant@mybscc.org lroman@mybscc.org x108 bhayes@mybscc.org x122 mbenigno@mybscc.org x109 dgursky@mybscc.org x100 trivera@mybscc.org x160 dguzman@mybscc.org x125 mberardi@mybscc.org x107 lgaupin@mybscc.org x115 mcremisio@mybscc.org x114 mmessner@mybscc.org x118 dkriscunas@mybscc.org x103 cstalnaker@mybscc.org x113 drodriguez@mybscc.org x120 kpachucki@mybscc.org x117 kmcguinness@mybscc.org 5

6 The Twenty-First in Ordinary Time Around the Diocese An Evening of Global Discipleship with Dr. Carolyn Woo of Catholic Relief Services What does it mean to be disciples of a global world? What are practical ways we can impact our world by our actions in our homes, parishes, schools and workplaces? Find out on September 10, 2015 at Holy Family Catholic Church (5125 S. Apopka Vineland Road, Orlando) from 7 PM - 9 PM. Dr. Carolyn Woo, president of Catholic Relief Services will be joined by a panel of local experts. Contact the Office of Advocacy and Justice at ext for more information. Harvest Ball of Bishop Grady Villas, October 17 Join Bishop Noonan, the Board of Directors, staff and residents of Bishop Grady Villas in St. Cloud for the annual Harvest Ball, benefiting Bishop Grady Villas. The event is a celebration of thanksgiving for the residents of Bishop Grady Villas, an assisted living facility that supports persons with disabilities and helps them use their God-given gifts to achieve greater independence, physical and emotional well-being, and spiritual growth. The evening includes silent and live auctions, dinner, award presentations, dancing and entertainment. Tickets for individual seats begin at $150. All sponsorship inquiries may be made by contacting Kevin Johnson, (407) Charitable dollars raised during the Harvest Ball will be used for the Residents Scholarship Fund. For more information or to register online, visit Here I Am Lord: A Discernment Retreat for Women All young women between the ages of are invited to Here I Am Lord!, a Diocese of Orlando Vocations Discernment Retreat on Saturday September 26, 2015 at the San Pedro Spiritual Development Center (2400 Dike Road, Winter Park) from 9:30 am-3:30pm. Activities include prayer, presentations by religious sisiters, sharing, and meals. The cost to attend is $15 and includes materials, breakfast, lunch, and snack. Contact Sister Kathleen Power at (407) or kpower@orlandodiocese.org for more information. Blue Mass Bishop John Noonan invites you to the celebration of the Blue Mass on Tuesday, September 29 at 12:10 p.m. at St. James Cathedral, 215 N. Orange Avenue in downtown Orlando. The Blue Mass will lift up our local heroes in prayer as they seek to protect our community. They often risk their lives and encounter tragedy and violence in their service. As a community, we will fervently pray for these dedicated men and women in law enforcement, fire/ rescue and public safety and all who serve our communities throughout Central Florida. Free parking is available on the corner of Orange Avenue and West Robinson Street. Please arrive early as parking is limited. Vatican Organist at St. James Cathedral Juan Paradell Solé, Vatican organist, will perform a free concert on Friday, August 28 at St. James Cathedral in Orlando beginning at 7 p.m. A native of Barcelona, Spain, Solé is the Titular Organist to the Vatican s Sistine Chapel Choir and performs regularly at all papal liturgies in St. Peter s Basilica. He is also Organist Emeritus of the Basilica of Mary Major in Rome and Professor of Organ and Gregorian chant at the Licino Refice Music Conservatory in Frosinone, Italy. For more information, contact cthatcher@orlandodiocese.org, Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church