BLESSED SACRAMENT CHURCH Mass Intentions for the Week of June 3rd Tuesday: St. Boniface, Bishop, Martyr Rachel Stough by Bill Evans Wednesday: St. Norbert, Bishop John & Nancy West by Phil & Sue West Thursday: Weekday Joseph Ghiloni by Marie Inscho Friday: The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Esther Ghiloni by Art Ghiloni Family Sunday Vigil: The Immaculate Heart of Mary Edith Fusco by Calasso Family 6:15 P.M. 9:00 A.M. 9:00 A.M. 9:00 A.M. Sunday: Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Times 8:00 A.M. For the People of the Parish 10:45 A.M. Charles & Margaret Rubeck by the Rubeck children Liam Carter Jones by the Van Horn Family Liturgical Ministers Schedule Week of June 3rd 6:15 p.m., Tuesday, June 5th Judy Healy (L), 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 6th Yvonne King (L), 9:00 a.m., Thursday, June 7th Don Montell (L), 9:00 a.m., Friday, June 8th Judy Healy (L), Sunday Vigil Mass, June 9th Christopher Geiger Maria Geiger Kate Erhard Sunday, June 10th 8:00 A.M. Ilana O Neill Amelia O Neill Jeffrey Urban Braydon Vanvelzor 10:45 A.M. Job Busic Samuel Busic Tyler Clark Mya Stokes Clayton Montgomery Gabe Montgomery Harrison Walsh NEWARK, OHIO Sunday Lector & Eucharistic Ministers Schedule Vigil Mass, June 9th Christine Billig, Ken Billig (L), Deacon Patrick, Pam Rauch, Tina Frischen Bill & Rita Revercomb (EM) Sunday, June 10th 8:00 A.M. Mike Shonebarger, Elizabeth Bowman (L), Deacon Patrick, Barb Harris, Glenna Bowman, John & Susanne Urban (EM) 10:45 A.M. Yvonne King, Scott Van Horn (L), Deacon Patrick Karen Gross, Jay Goletz, Mike Clark, Michelle Cleland (EM) Kathy Wilson (L), Deacon Patrick Nancy Ogilbee, Matthew Walsh (EM) Remember in your prayers all parishioners who are ill or injured, especially for Nan Thiel, Rick Kesterson, Rayna Bigler, Pat Deucher, Jacob McCarty, Christine Fink, Sara Stephens, Brandy Seigel, Marjeanne McDonnell, Thomas Wheeler, Judith Rada, Charlotte Walker, Linda Elizondo, Wes Baker, Rob Thompson, Rita Carter, Rita Norton, Barbara LeVeque, Eileen Gray, Ed Schmeltzer, Ashley Markam, John Pintz, Tim Robb, Barb Evans, Ed Moats, Renee McCann, Donald Bexstead, Mark Spinazzola, John Deering, Michelle Darkes, Debbie Ridenour, Mingo O Rourke, Karen Addy, and for those who are homebound or in healthcare facilities. Our love, prayers and sympathy for the family and friends of Kevin Enke and Fr. Mario Serraglio. May they rest in the arms of Our Risen Savior. Next Week s Scripture Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Times June 10th 1st Reading: Genesis 3:9-15 With the Lord there is mercy, and fullness of redemption. Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 2nd Reading: 2 Corinthians 4:13 5:1 Gospel: Mark 3:20-35 This week, we pray Liturgy of the Hours Seasonal Proper I.
Our Parish & School Events Our Stewardship Collection May 27, 2018 Budgeted per Week $ 12,199.38 Offertory (147 envelopes) $ 5,555.90 Average Auto Withdrawal (122 households) $ 4,241.72 Loose Cash $ 670.25 Total $ 10,467.87 Deficit ($ 1,731.51) Year to Date Offertory Budget $ 585,570.24 Year to Date Actual Offerings $ 583,175.27 YTD Deficit ($ 2,394.97) YTD Centennial Building Fund Collection $ 46,175.23 Centennial Building Loan Balance $ 1,617,414.48 YTD Church Restoration Collection $ 134,288.05 Church Restoration Loan Balance $ 108,587.48 The bishop s stewardship pastoral asks, And what do Christians bring to the Eucharistic celebration and join there with Jesus offering? The answer: Their lives as Christian disciples; their personal vocations and the stewardship they have exercised regarding them; their individual contributions to the great work of restoring all things in Christ. Let us pray for those in the military on active duty and overseas: Douglas Chacey, Air Force Nathan Hall, Navy Lucas Chacey, Air Force Chase Meldau, Marines Edward Wilson, Navy Brandon Medley, Army Joshua P. Brown, Air Force Bob Yanka, Army Foxx Schneider, Marines Drake Nance, Army Catherine Wagner, Air Force Evan Sturm, Navy David L Esperance, Army Logan Gray, Army Dillon Nethers, Coast Guard Edward Starr, Air National Guard Victoria McPherson, Air National Guard Caroline Thiel, Naval Academy Rudy Snider, Air Force Academy Christopher Severino, Air Force Connor Severino, Air Force Academy If you wish to submit names for this list, please call the parish office at 740-345-4290. Notes from Blessed Sacrament School We have come to the end of our 2017-2018 school year and what a fast year this has been! Our Crusaders have accomplished a great deal through this past year and our accreditation plan has come to a close. We have focused our Catholic Identity Plan on the Cardinal Virtues through the past four years and have based our Crusader of the Month and our behavior skills on the Disciples of Christ Virtue Program. Our Academic Plan included expository writing skills which our teachers worked on through professional development with Frank Beichleman of Ohio State. We are very pleased to have completed our four - year program. Crusaders have participated in many field trips throughout this year. We have gone to the pumpkin patch, the Cathedral, the Works, Heartbeats, bowling, Holy Family Museum, Mass with the Bishop during Catholic Schools Week, Newark Catholic, Magic Mountain, Stacy s Buffet, and Sharon Brooke, the zoo, and retreats at St. Peter and Paul and NET Ministries. Our teachers have served on the Diocesan Office of Education committees for our new report cards using standards based education, and curriculum committees. They have also served on the education committee for the Columbus Zoo. Our school was chosen to help pilot Microsoft 365 for students in the Columbus Diocese. Our students successfully completed State Testing for language, math and the Terra Nova tests, as well as ACRE testing for religion. Ten incoming eighth graders have completed and passed Algebra pretesting. This is the largest group to have successfully passed testing to take high school Algebra in eighth grade for high school credit. Many Crusaders won individual awards in various areas. We are so very proud of all of our students. Blessed Sacrament School would like to welcome our new principal, Mr. Josh Caton, beginning next year. We look forward to his great leadership to help us be the best school that we can be! Everyone is very excited about his appointment! Tell everyone you know about our great school. We are accepting new students at all grade levels. Come and be a Crusader at the Little school making a Big difference! Call 740-345-4125 to take a tour and find out more. Congratulations to our 2018 eighth grade graduates: Jagger Bare Jordyn Basham Maggie Boren Caden Canning Kate Erhard Elisa Halsey Kenna Hauser Gianna Hayes Lacey Holman Dayavionne King Alexander Kozlowski Ryan Robbins Reagan Sheehan Sarah Snider Braydon Vanvelzor
Parish Prayerline The entire parish is requested to pray: The Vatican Intentions for the month of June Father Wilson s Intention: For an increase in priestly and religious vocations from our parish. Pope s Intention for Social Networks: That social networks may work towards that inclusiveness which respects others for their differences. Pray the Rosary You are invited to come pray the Rosary at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, before the Blessed Sacrament, for the intention of those in Licking County who struggle with addictions, and for an end to all forms of violence. Adoration of The Holy Eucharist The spiritual lives of our families are strengthened through our Holy Hour. St. John Paul II As summer allows more family time, discover time to pray in Adoration of the Holy Eucharist together. Come with your children for even a short visit and introduce them to Adoration! We continue to need adorers on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:00-7:00 p.m. Call Caroline Starr at 740-366-3591 for information or if you can plan for an hour in your week to sit in Adoration. The Lord is waiting for you with graces and blessings! Blessed Sacrament Catholic Men s Ministry Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bscmm FlockNote Updates: Text BLSAC to 84576 Band of Brothers 1st Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in Shepherd Hall. Contact Mike Stickle at 740-258- 3138. Band of Brothers 1st and 3rd Saturday each month in Shepherd Hall from 6:30 to 8:00 a.m. Contact Mike Tennyson at 740-973-5377 or OhFamilyMan@gmail. com. Knights of Columbus Council #721 is the 2nd and 4th Tuesday at the K of C #721 Hall. Contact Grand Knight Bert Scott at 740-349-0210 or bscott33@windstream. net. Catholic Men s Ministry News Line: First Tuesday, June 5th Band of Brothers will meet in Shepherd Hall and explore Dr. Sri s series A Biblical Walk through the Mass. Understanding what we say and do in the liturgy. Join us at 7:00 p.m. for food, fellowship, and learn more about our Catholic faith. Watch for a change of date for this group starting in July. Holy Name Society has voted to suspend its meetings until further notice. Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. Mark 1:17 Men of The East Traveling Holy Hour of Adoration with Reflection Blessed Sacrament is hosting Men of The East traveling Holy Hour of Adoration and Reflection on Thursday, June 14th at 7:00 p.m. in our church. Our K of C #721 is hosting a short reception following in Shepherd Hall. All men of our twelve parish consortium are invited to attend this once-a-month Holy Hour held a various churches. Men of The East is a new Catholic Men s Laity Ministry comprised of all Catholic men, 18 years and older, who are registered at one of the twelve parishes in Knox, Licking and Muskingum Counties. Men of The East exists to support, strengthen and help maximize the spiritual growth of men of the Catholic Church and is a part of the larger Catholic Men s Laity Ministry for the Columbus Diocese. For more information, visit www. menoftheeast.com. Widows Club Outing The Widows Club celebrates Our Mother of Perpetual Help in thanking her for the intercession she does for all of her children. A caring heart awaits any widow to join us at our luncheons on the first Wednesday of each month. Join us at the Tumbleweed Restaurant, Heath, on Wednesday, June 6th at 1:00 p.m. For information, call Darlene Wolfinger at 740-323-0555. See you there! Annual Festival Raffle Tickets Thanks to everyone who has purchased or is selling Festival raffle tickets! You have a chance to be a winner in the second Early Bird on June 19th. Tickets are $5.00/ each or a book of 6 for $25.00. Place ticket stubs and money in the small return envelope and drop it in the weekend collection baskets or at the parish office. The winner of the Early Bird drawing receives $150.00 and the seller of the winning ticket receives $50.00. Early Bird tickets drawn are re-entered for a chance in other early bird drawings on June 19th, July 17th and the final drawing on Saturday, August 25th. If you would like to purchase/sell tickets, or for more information, call the parish office at 740-345-4290.
This Week Centennial Building Collection Feast of Corpus Christi Body and Blood of Christ Sunday, June 3 7:30 a.m. Rosary 8:00 a.m. Mass 9:00 a.m. Hudson & Bexley Bracken Baptisms 10:45 a.m. Mass 2nd Graders attending Eucharistic Adoration at the conclusion of Mass and all afternoon 5:00 p.m. Mass Monday, June 4 12:00 p.m. Adoration until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 5 5:00 p.m. Adoration until 6:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Reconciliation till 6:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Rosary 6:15 p.m. Mass 7:00 p.m. Choir Practice 7:00 p.m. Band of Brothers Shepherd Hall 7:00 p.m. Festival Committee Meeting Library Wednesday, June 6 9:00 a.m. Mass 10:00 a.m. Adoration until 12:00 midnight Thursday, June 7 9:00 a.m. Mass Friday, June 8 9:00 a.m. Mass Saturday, June 9 4:00 p.m. Reconciliation 5:00 p.m. Mass Coffee of the Cross Sale after all Masses HNS Coffee & Donuts after Masses Shepherd Hall Sunday, June 10 7:30 a.m. Rosary 8:00 a.m. Mass 10:45 a.m. Mass Quentin Billig First Communion 11:45 a.m. Baptism Benjamin Butler 5:00 p.m. Mass Just as in Rome as you come to church, especially in the in the warm summer months, please remember to dress modestly. Spiritual Adoption Our parish is participating in a Spiritual Adoption Program until Christmas. We pray monthly for the unborn, for the mothers and fathers, and we will conclude in by honoring the birth of our Lord by donating baby gifts to Heartbeats. Month three: The baby can now squint, swallow and move his tongue. He sleeps and awakens. Fingernails and toenails form and he now has his own unique set of fingerprints. Sensitive to touch, he will tightly grasp an object placed in the palm of his hand. He breathes amniotic fluid to help develop and strengthen the respiratory system, but he gets the oxygen he needs through the umbilical cord. At the beginning of this month, just nine weeks after conception, he can suck his thumb. I can suck my thumb now! Prayer: Lord Jesus, You took our human nature upon Yourself and shared our life, death, childhood and adulthood. Lord Jesus, we ask You to bless and protect the children who are in their mothers womb. Save them from the danger of abortion. Give mothers the grace to sacrifice themselves in body and soul for their children. Help all people to recognize in the unborn child a brother, a sister, saved by You, our redeemer in the womb. Looking to volunteer your time and talents to help grow Blessed Sacrament s long term funding? Contact The Catholic Foundation about becoming a St. John Fisher Steward at 614-443-8893 or email cmckay@catholicfoundation.org. 2018 Bishop s Annual Appeal We have just completed our fourth week of the Bishop s Annual Appeal. Our parish goal of $62,390.89. To date, we have had 142 families who are participating in the campaign, with pledges of $28,089.02. That is 45% of our total goal. Thank you to all who have made a gift or pledge. If you have not yet made your gift to this year s appeal, please consider doing so in the days ahead. Your gift will help to continue the vital work of the various ministries and services that reach so many in need. Please pray to the success of the Appeal and remember no amount is too small.
COMMUNITY FORUM ON PREDATORY LENDING THURSDAY, JUNE 14TH 7:00-9:00PM ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE CHURCH (LOWER LEVEL, ROOM 3) 313 NORTH STATE STREET, WESTERVILLE 43082» Listen to personal stories and local experts from government, finance, nonprofit and faith communities talk about how payday lending harms our neighbors in Central Ohio.»Tell your story and use your voice to advocate for changes in state laws to stop predatory lenders from exploiting our local communities.» Learn about the new St. Vincent de Paul Microloan Program working to provide an alternative to payday lending. When a family has nothing to eat, because it has to make payments to usurers, this is not Christian, it is not human. This dramatic scourge in our society harms the inviolable dignity of the human person. -Pope Francis SPONSORED BY: Society of St. Vincent de Paul St. Vincent de Paul Microloan Program Vincentian Ohio Action Network Voice of the Poor
THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST JUNE 3, 2018 Festival Requests The Annual Festival at Blessed Sacrament is fast approaching and the committee has begun their wishlist for those who can help. While you are out grocery shopping, purchasing gas, watching a movie, stopping by a home improvement store, or eating at your favorite restaurants, consider purchasing gift cards to donate to the festival. They will be used for purchases for the Festival or to place in raffle baskets as part of the prizes. Purchase gift cards at Kroger or Giant Eagle and get fuel perks too! You are welcome to drop gift cards off at the parish office all summer during office hours or in the mail slot, or place them in an envelope marked Festival gift cards and drop in the collection baskets at the weekend Masses. For more information, contact Courtney Baesmann at 740-641-7914. Your generosity is appreciated! Our St. Vincent de Paul Conference Many thanks to our parishioners for $2,741.00 donated for SVdP in the month of May. We were able to make 32 visits, helping 92 people in our community. What a blessing it has been to serve as Christ calls right here in Licking County. Come join us at our regular meetings at 7:00 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month in the Marian Room. This month is June 13th. Our conference is always looking for those with 2-3 hours, just one day a month, to sit with a fellow Vincentian, considering the need of those who call for assistance. For more information, call Kathy VanWy at 740-670-3169. Local Events of Interest Men s Cookout St. Francis de Sales welcomes Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers on Friday, June 22nd, from 6:00-8:00 p.m., to speak at our area Men s Cookout. He will discuss how the Christian family, under the spiritual leadership of husbands and fathers, both in the home and in the parish, is a communion of persons in the image and likeness of the Trinity, a sacred sign and living sacrament of Christ s love for his Church. Come, be inspired! Bring sons, fathers, grandfathers, uncles and friends to enjoy a cookout prepared by the K of C. This event is open to men and boys 12 years and up; registration is appreciated on our web site. The cost is $10.00 to help defray the expense of dinner. Thanks to our Knights for providing the food! A freewill offering will be collected for Dcn. Harold. ARC Active Retired Citizens Come join us Monday, June 4th, from 3:30-5:30 p.m. at St. Francis de Sales Johnson Hall, 40 Granville Street, for Euchre, Bingo, fabulous door prizes and picnic style refreshments. Bring a friend and make new ones! For more information, call Chris at 364-0449 or Deb at 366-6924. Hope to see you there! Around the Diocese From the Chair with Bishop Campbell on St. Gabriel Catholic Radio AM 820. Bishop Campbell will take your questions on Tuesday, June 5th, from 5:00-6:00 p.m., during our LIVE call-in show. St. Pius X students will give their reflections on How do you plan to grow deeper in your relationship with Jesus this summer? Call St. Gabriel Catholic Radio at 614-459-4820 to ask your questions about the Catholic faith and growing in holiness. Jubilee of Anniversaries 2018 Jubilee of Anniversaries for all married couples celebrating 25th, 30th, 35th, 40th, 45th, 50th, 55th, 60th, (and every year thereafter) Anniversary is Sunday, June 24th at St. Andrew Church, 1899 McCoy Road, Upper Arlington, at 2:30 p.m. The occasion includes a Mass celebrated by Bishop Frederick F. Campbell and a reception in your honor. Registration forms are available at our parish entrance or in the vestibule. You may also register online at columbuscatholic.org/marriageministry-1 or by calling the Marriage & Family Life Office at 614-241-2560, ext. 5. Kindly RSVP by Wednesday, June 13th. Couples may continue to register for this event after June 13th. However, names will not be featured in the event program or the Catholic Times, and certificates will be mailed after the event. Diocesan Senior Citizens Day Celebration The 41st Diocesan Senior Citizens Day Celebration is at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, 3730 Broadway, Grove City, on Tuesday, June 19th. Bishop Campbell will celebrate Mass at 10:30 a.m., and a luncheon will follow. This annual event is a great opportunity for seniors to meet with other seniors from around the Diocese. Registration is $15.00/person and you may send a check, payable to the Office for Social Concerns, Catholic Diocese of Columbus, to 197 E. Gay Street, Columbus, 43215. For more information, call 614-241-2540 or email socmailbox@columbuscatholic.org. Registrations are requested by June 14.