S S N D Y S I O N O F L O D Mary of Magdala sees the empty tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark. She then cries to Peter and the Beloved Disciple: hey have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don t know where they put im. he darkness of early morning symbolizes Mary of Magdala s lack of sight - that is, her lack of faith. he Beloved Disciple sees what is hidden. e sees the empty tomb, the burial cloths and the cloth that had covered Jesus head, but he also sees something beyond them. Beyond what he sees with his eyes is what he sees with faith. mid the loss, the Beloved Disciple sees through the light of faith... and believes. Jesus was not simply brought back to life like Lazarus. hat would be the return to normal, human life, with all its limitations. Including death. Lazarus ultimately had to go through it all again: the dying, the grieving family, the burial. Jesus did not come back. e passed over, passed through. is resurrection meant that he would no longer be subject to death. Death would have no more power over him. Jesus confronted death head on... for us. Jesus endured the wrenching of body and soul for our sake and came out the other side endowed with a new, different, glorified humanity. Mary Magdalene did not recognize the isen hrist at first, until e called her by name. esurrection is not something that e intends to keep for imself. ll that e has e shares with us. We can begin to share in this life now, experiencing its renewing power in our souls and even in our bodies. We have access to it in many wonderful ways, but especially in the ucharist. For the body of hrist that we receive is his risen, glorified body, given to us so that we too might live forever. ach of us will have to pass through physical death - but not alone. e will be with us, just as the Father was with im as e made his perilous passage. nd while we will experience indescribable joy when our souls see him face to face, this is not the end of the story. e will return. he resurrection will have its final and ultimate impact. is resurrection marks the triumph of good over evil, sin and death. It is the singular event which proves that those who trust in God and accept hrist will be raised from the dead. dapted from websites pril 16, 2017 BLSSD SMN 3127 James Street Syracuse, New York S. VINN D PL 342 Vine Street Syracuse, New York
lleluia! e is isen! BLSSD SMN SION OF LOD PIL 16, 2017 MSS INNIONS P L Saturday, pril 15 8:00 pm aster Vigil Mass Sunday, pril 16 he esurrection of the Lord 7:30 am People of the Parish 9:30 am* People of the Parish *Interpreted Mass for Deaf ommunity 11:30 am People of the Parish Monday, pril 17 8:00 am Irene Oriend Kit McDaniels uesday, pril 18 6:45 am nthony J. Pollitts Jr Wednesday, pril 19 8:00 am Wanda Mazur Kit McDaniels hursday, pril 20 6:45 am Frank (Dick) hase elen and ony Scanlon Friday, pril 21 8:00 am Daniel J. Paparo (Birthday) he Dewitts Saturday, pril 22 5:00 pm Fred and leanor Fisher Michael, Jonne and raig annavino Sunday, pril 23 Second Sunday of aster 7:30 am People of the Parish 9:30 am* Kenneth Barret John and Marilyn rcioli *Interpreted Mass for Deaf ommunity 11:30 am 2 nd nniv. Nicholas Morina Mary & Family SWDSIP WKND MSS S. VINN S Saturday at 4:00 pm; Sunday at 9:30 am We are grateful for your offertory for pril 2 of $10,557.00. pcoming second collections: pril 30 - ome Missions ppeal May 14 - he Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate onception June 11 - atholic ommunication ampaign nyone who will be attending a weekend Mass at St. Vincent's, please place your offertory envelope into their basket. It will be returned to us and you will be given credit. SNY LMPS IN MMOY OF: imothy Leogue from Pat and Dennis Leogue, Parents melia Garofalo from Gail and Larry ook Second nniversary - Michael LaFex from Mom and Dad BPISM LSS Baptism class for parents wanting their child baptized is scheduled for Monday, May 8 at 7PM in the chapel. KNIGS OF OLMBS ll men of the parish are encouraged to join the Knights of olumbus. ontact Dan oran at (315) 741-0011 L N D Sunday, pril 16 aster Sunday Masses 7:30, 9:30, 11:30 a.m. - Blessed Sacrament 9:30 a.m. - St. Vincent s (No Faith Formation, First ommunion, offee our or onfirmation) Sunday, pril 23 NO Faith Formation, First ommunion, offee our or onfirmation Sunday, pril 30 8:00 a.m. Youth nsemble ehearsal Music oom 10:30 a.m. Faith Formation School 10:30 a.m. First ommunion lasses - School 10:30 a.m. offee our ll Purpose oom 3:30 p.m. First ommunion Practice - hurch 6:00 p.m. onfirmation II BLLIN he ebulletin provides the same bulletin information via email and is mobile friendly. ebulletins also save on printing and paper distribution. he only requirement of is to provide contact information (name / email address). elp us build our ebulletin community! Do you know anyone who would like to receive the ebulletin? ave them send their name and email address to ebulletin.blessedsacrament.syr@gmail.com. PIL IS... pril is utism wareness Month and, as followers of hrist, we are called to act in his example, sowing seeds of patience, understanding, and empathy to every man, woman, and child. kind smile, an offer for help, and seeking out the proper resources help foster a loving, welcoming atholic community for a lifetime. pril is National hild buse Prevention Month. It is most appropriate that hild buse Prevention Month is held during the aster season. here is no better time than aster to celebrate the protection of our most valuable gift from God our children and young people. OND DIOS round the Diocese will continue to be broadcast biweekly. pril 5th edition features highlights from the IGNI atholic Men's onference and a visit to one of the contenders for the first annual oly Mackerel Fish Fry trophy! o watch, visit the Syracuse atholic elevision Youube channel. PY QSS We pray for arolyn rmstrong, Patty Broader, Jeanne Lamanna, Kevin Plumridge, Ginny ox, heresa Oagante, athy Lesczynski, Sophie Bryant, Mary Jo Baker, Marlene Brush, lfriede Giordano, ngel kuol Yuot, oslyn ntonacci, heresa Murphy, Guy Smith, Mihran Babikian, Karl Slake, arold hompson, Miriam Kelly, Dorothy Wells, Norma amilton, gnes Maley, ay Brunet, John Gersbacher, and Grace McNamara. (hese prayer requests will remain for one month on the list and for them to continue or to be removed, or to add a new name, please contact the rectory.)
lleluia! e is isen! BLSSD SMN SION OF LOD PIL 16, 2017 WOL OMMNIY SIS Supporting the Whole ommunity of Faith On Friday afternoon when Jesus died, the women had not been able to finish the customary preparation for burial. he Sabbath began at sundown on Friday, so Mary of Magdala hurried to the tomb Sunday morning to complete her task. She found the tomb empty. ertain that Jesus body had been stolen, she ran back to get the other disciples. Peter and the other disciple also found an empty tomb but with Jesus clothing rolled neatly and placed where his body had been. he disciples still didn t understand about the resurrection and Mary wept. s she cried, two angels appeared asking why she was crying. She then saw a gardener and asked him where the body might be. When he called her by name, Mary immediately recognized Jesus. Most parents have discovered by now that things aren t always as they seem. poured out bottle of laundry detergent wasn t really mischievous behavior, but rather an attempt to surprise you with a generous gift of service. Or secret whispers are not an attempt to hide some wrongdoing but rather an effort to plan a surprise for you. hings weren t as they seemed to Mary Magdalene either that first aster morning. Our errors in perception often work to remind us that God s plan is not always obvious, but that we are challenged to trust in the promise of the resurrection. Place symbols of aster such as lighted candles, eggs, and lilies at your dinner table today. sk some wondering questions about how these items might have become symbols for aster. ow can we be symbols of the aster message to each other and those outside our family? dults: ow can you show this week that you truly believe in the esurrection of Jesus? hildren: o whom could you tell the story of Jesus rising from the dead? FOM SISS OF S. FNIS Don t miss at Drink Pray a heavenly food and wine tasting event with the Sisters of St. Francis. Wednesday, pril 26 from 6 8PM at Franciscan Villa, 6900 Buckley d., Syracuse. his evening of good food and good cheer features delicious foods, wine pairings, live entertainment, and a huge silent auction. ll proceeds benefit the retirement needs and community care of our Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann ommunities. ickets are just $50 each. o order yours, visit www.sosf.org, call 315.634.7026, or purchase at the door. OG WS OF BPISM... van Joseph ourcy has been welcomed into our faith community. MY Y B WLOMD INO LOVING MB OF GOD... melia Garofalo and Kevin Walker who have recently died. WLOM O O PIS! he hurch community extends a warm welcome to oberta omerford and nita Fehr as new parishioners. May they continue to grow in their faith and to know the presence of Our Lord. GOLF ONMN he St. Vincent / Blessed Sacrament Open will be Sunday, June 4 at Woodcrest Golf ourse in Manlius. he ournament is aptain and rew and includes 18 holes of golf, a cart, lunch, and dinner all for $75. Proceeds will benefit the Virginia LaFrate Service ward Fund and Blessed Sacrament s Food Pantry. FMILY PSPIV oday s gospel instructs us Jesus had to rise from the dead. he dying we experience with unmet expectations in family life is normal. We must rise above disappointments and be aster people all year long. LSS NION ssumption School lass of 1967 is planning a 50th eunion and we are searching for classmates. ontact Lorry (Mader) Nestor at 315-708-9536 or arleen (Scarsi) Smith at 315-254-4058. DY ND LIM WNSS pril 22 is arth Day and pril 29 are the Marches for limate wareness. "Pope Francis asked ongress in his 2015 address, to enter into dialogue with all people about our common home since the environmental challenge we are undergoing, and its human roots, concern and affect us all. e urged ongress, Now is the time for courageous actions and strategies, aimed at implementing a culture of care and an integrated approach to combatting poverty, restoring dignity to the excluded, and at the same time protecting nature. IS KING OS Mother s Day Mass and Breakfast. Sunday, May 14-10 am-1pm. Gather together to join in the Liturgy, and then treat Mom and the rest of the family to a delicious brunch. Bring Mom to the peaceful atmosphere of the etreat ouse and have a relaxed meal. Offering: $15 per adult; $7 for children under 12 nder 5 year of age-no charge. all 315.446.2680 for information. FOM OFFI OF SP LIF Join Syracuse ight to Life at the LOBBY FO LIF DY in lbany on 5/3/17. ear speakers & meet with legislators. Bus leaves oly ross, Dewitt at 6:30M. eturns at 5:30PM. o register call 315-446-6168 or email: snowstorm1966@verizon.net.
NW WBSI We are pleased to announce that our new website is ready for viewing! s more information gets added throughout the church year, we encourage you to visit the website to find pertinent information that includes program activities, Mass intentions, school links and giving opportunities. hank you to Garza Web Design for their fabulous work in creating a unique and useful website for our parish! I I I new ai hi hih class is beginning on pril 24. hink Spring and positive energy!! lass is from 5:30 to 6:30 in Blessed Sacrament s afeteria and will run for 8 weeks. here is one time fee of $20 to join the astwood Neighbor ood ssociation. Sister Maureen Mastine, teacher. SPIL GS SNDY We are asking each Faith Formation family to select a "Special Guest" to attend the 9:30 a.m. liturgy on Sunday, pril 30. No special seating in church will be reserved just join us for Mass! efreshments will be available at no cost in the ll Purpose oom of the school after the 9:30 a.m. Mass for families and their Special Guest attendees. Special Guest is a person who is very special or important to your family. his person can be part of your immediate or extended family. his person can also be a neighbor, friend, babysitter, just someone who has a special place in your heart! PIS LN-P DY Parish lean-up Day is pril 22 this year. It is a morning when we get together to clean the gardens around the hurch, onvent and School. We have mulch brought in and spread it through the gardens. ll age volunteers are welcome. We meet in the ll Purpose oom and start promptly at 9:00. If you have your favorite gardening tools, feel free to bring them and a wheelbarrow as well if you have one. We finish about 12:00 and gather for lunch. If anyone is interested in "adopting" a garden around the church, convent or school, call the rectory and leave your name and phone number. NION FIS OMMNION FMILIS eminders: Practices are Sunday, pril 30 in church from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 6 in church from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Parents do not need to stay for rehearsals. lso, Banner Day projects must be completed and returned at the last class on pril 30. FIS DINNS hanks to all our patrons who made our recent fish dinners such a great success! o all of you who responded every week to our request got pies and cakes thank you. You didn't let us down. nd to all our volunteers - from the wonderful teens to our senior members of our parishes, we offer every one of you a heart full thanks for all your time! MOVI NIG FO MY Saturday, May 13 at 7PM featuring the movie "Secret Life of Pets" (rated PG) in the school gym. Bring comfy chairs, blankets, etc. Snacks and drinks available for purchase. Non-perishable pantry food items always gratefully accepted. LL ILDN MS B OMPNID BY N DL. great family event! PLM OSSS We would like to thank the First ommunion students and the Fourth Grade Faith Formation students for making Palm rosses for the James Square residents. Special thanks to Joe atalano, Gina Mclurkin, Julia atalano, Isaac O Brien and his family, Lisa oppola and Patti Fitzgibbons for their guidance and assistance in helping and making the crosses. SF NVIONMN INING Initial adult awareness training for those over 18 years of age who assist with children and youth in any capacity; all clergy, members of religious orders, employees and volunteers whose ministry brings them into contact with children and youth must attend. Initial Safe nvironment raining: Monday, May 8th at 6:00 PM at oly ross Parish, Dewitt Monday, May 22nd at 6:00 PM at St. ugustine hurch, Baldwinsville he Syracuse Diocese requires recertification every five (5) years for all individuals who have already participated in the initial Protecting God s hildren training. ecertification raining: uesday, pril 18th at 1:00 PM at St ugustine hurch, Baldwinsville Monday, May 1st at 6:00 PM at oly ross hurch, Dewitt Saturday, May 20th at 9:30 M at Sacred eart hurch, icero 50/50 FFL S. VINN S Invest $5.00 in a 50/50 chance and you can be the next winner! ontact Bob James at 471-0818 for more information.
ISS We are blessed to a have a dedicated team of catechists and assistants in the Faith Formation, First Penance, First ommunion and onfirmation programs. Much gratitude goes to Maureen Markert, Lora Davis, Maggie Sitnik, Dan Brabham, yann Newman, Sarah Kavanagh, Barb Frappier, hristina Shaffer, Jennifer uyck, raig Frappier, Glenda riss, Jennifer reno, Lisa oppola, Patti Fitzgibbons, Deacon Dan Stevens, John Brabham, Maria Biel, Michele aliva, and iffany Gregory. hank you for your dedication, time and creativity in sharing the love of hrist with our students! S WL ND SPING FLING! Saturday, pril 29, Blessed Sacrament School afeteria. Share the Wealth affle to support the Blessed Sacrament School and hurch apital Improvements and Parish Operation. ickets are available in the church pews, at the rectory, or online at https://blessedsacramentsyracuse.ejoinme.org/bssharethewealth. Delicious Spring Fling dinner that night (separate ticket purchase only $10!). hank you for your suppor - good luck! MYSY DINN he 2nd nnual Mystery Dinner heater is coming on May 20. n evening of good food and foul play with the Mystery ctor s 2017 Production of Dead Pull itter. Dinner and show a steal at $25! Doors open at 6PM with pre-show snacks & beverages. Blessed Sacrament Parish enter, 3129 James Street. Full dinner with choice of ggplant Parmesan or am Dinner. ickets available: Online (Paypal) at the Knights of olumbus Website www.kofc5398.org O Blessed Sacrament ectory, 3127 James St. O call alph onte 315-682-0242. ll proceeds go to Local harities. Sponsored by Knights of olumbus St. Joseph ouncil 5398. One of the stars of the show is none other than Deacon Dan Stevens!! SV D! he Bishop Grimes 50th nniversary Dinner & uction elebration - Saturday, pril 29. njoy delicious food, beverages, and exciting live & silent auctions! $40/Person or $375/able of 10. ll proceeds benefit the Bishop Grimes Scholarship Fund. Purchase your tickets today by contacting Michele Belge at (315) 314-7157 ext. 4 or mbelge@syrdiocese.org. SDN LOS Student lectors are scheduled for the second reading on Sundays at the 9:30 a.m. Mass. Students in grades 3 through 8 are invited to be student lectors, but we also appreciate the assistance of students in the onfirmation program. mail studentlectors.bscsyr@gmail.com for scheduling and more information. ONLIN GIVING We are grateful for your continued support in giving. Our parish is able to provide you with a quick and easy way to support our parish. For those of you who already use your computer to pay your bills, you know how easy this process is to make your contributions electronically. We are grateful to those parishioners who presently use this method of making their contributions. It is a great way for those who travel or for those who are not able to get to church when weather is inclement or for those whose schedules do not permit weekly Mass attendance to support the parish on a weekly basis. ontact the rectory (437-3394) for more information. FI FOMION he faith formation ministry is a life-giving opportunity to share the faith as a labor of love and deep commitment. Our program assists families to live out their role as the primary educators of the faith to their children and allows the family to grow through experiences of prayer, liturgy, service, outreach and celebration. e-registration information will be provided soon. appy aster! LLLI S ND! Families in our parish decorated the lleluia signs for return on aster Sunday. In the language of worship, there are words and phrases that need no translation. men is a word that indicates "so be it," and the word by which a congregation expresses its participation in prayer. Kyrie eleison is Greek for "Lord, have mercy". lleluia is the Greek and Latin form of the word allelujah, a word which means "praise the Lord." lleluia came to have an association with the celebration of the most important feast of the hurch year - aster. he association of lleluia with aster led to the custom of intentionally omitting it from the liturgy during the season of Lent, a kind of verbal fast which has the effect, not of depressing the mood of the liturgy, but of creating a sense of anticipation and even greater joy when the familiar word of praise returns. When the lleluia does return, it is with an incredible flourish. Before the proclamation of the Gospel at the aster Vigil, lleluia is sung to an exceptionally elaborate tone. hen the good news is proclaimed that hrist is risen from the dead. he dramatic effect of the return of the lleluia is heightened considerably by the fact that no alleluias have been heard since Lent began. We let it rest, as it were, during Lent, so that when it reappears on aster, we may hear it fresh. In fact, once it returns on aster, we give it no rest at all, repeating it again and again, in celebration of the esurrection of Jesus. he Lord is risen; the Kingdom has come; our joy is complete; and, in concert with the angels and saints, we greet the risen Lord with shouts of "lleluia!" hank you to our Faith Formation students, parishioners and families for their beautiful decorating of the lleluia signs!
90 NNIVSY OF SWOOD BPIS On this last oly hursday, pril 13th, our friends across the street at the astwood Baptist hurch celebrated their 90th anniversary as a parish. hese are the thoughts the current pastor, ev. Paul Bailey, put together: he 1920 s were an exciting time in the Village of astwood. were being built. Industry was nearby and expanding. In 1922, the astwood igh School was built. ight years later the residents voted to merge the village into the ity of Syracuse. Women were voting now. he change meant better water, sewer, police & fire protection, and it meant James St would be paved for the first time. What historians describe as the hird Great Spiritual wakening in merica was from 1890 to 1920. It was an urban focused movement of God. hurches were growing and larger buildings were being built. In 1896, the Wesleyan hurch on Midler began. he James St Methodist building was built in 1920. Blessed Sacrament held its first mass in a firehouse in 1921 and built its first sanctuary in 1922. It was in this period that Baptists started meeting in January 1927. God was at work among his people. On January 9, 1927, our congregation held it s first worship service in the Palace heatre 42 people attended. It was an experiment. Following the service, those people voted to continue for sixteen Sundays, until the last Sunday in pril 1927. hat would take them through aster, pril 17th that year. he first item on the agenda was their first prayer meeting, with 8 in attendance on hursday. One week from the Palace heatre meeting, a Sunday School was formed with 54 in attendance. week after that, a more regular meeting place was found at the astwood ose ompany #2 at 117 S. dwards ve. egular meetings began January 23rd. James Street was becoming a main corridor to Syracuse. People were settling in astwood. ventually the infant church would have to make some decisions, so there were meetings and votes. he church was growing. t the March 14, 1927 meeting, they voted to buy the home of former State Senator John. Nichols (the home no longer exists but pictures can be seen in the church library and in itus all). Nichols had died in 1924. (In 1929, the John Nichols lementary School was established on North ve, now the Brick School errace pts.) he house was big and would include a large worship space complete with baptismal pool, along with many rooms, upstairs and down. he Onondaga Social and Missionary astwood Baptist, Page 1 of 2
nion agreed to pay the interest on the mortgage if the church would pay $2000 a year towards the principal. he church soon assumed the interest payments as well. his was quite an accomplishment as the Depression of 1929 was looming. On pril 13, 1927, the congregation met at the ose ouse to vote on the name: astwood Baptist hurch, to vote on incorporating as a church, and receiving the charter members of the church. heir names can be found on a plaque at the back of the sanctuary. he first pastor would be called in May. he faithful people were leading the church. he congregation bought State Senator Nichols home early in 1927 and over the summer the church worked furiously to transform the house into a church home. It would be the church home until 1954. he first worship service in the house was September 11, 1927. here were baptisms, new members were received, and communion was shared. he new home required a proper dedication so ouse Dedication Week was held from Sunday to Sunday, September 18-25. In 2017, we celebrate our 90th year as a church. ev. Baily adds:" When astwood Baptist built the sanctuary @ 1953-54, Blessed Sacrament was building its sanctuary at the same time. What a sight that must have been, two churches being built across the street from each other. he other commonality was that both our churches met in ose ouses (fire stations) at the beginning; different ones, but the same humble beginnings. I read that the only problems the churches ran into was keeping the horses quiet downstairs during the service. I am amazed no one mentioned the smells!" We congratulate our friends, neighbors, and fellow hristians at the astwood Baptist hurch on the 90th anniversary of their parish and we wish them much health and spiritual success in their prayer and their ministry for many years to come. May God Bless them. astwood Baptist, Page 2 of 2