Fr. George Darling, Pastor SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturdays at 3:30 pm or by appointment. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Parish registration of six months is required. Preparation session required. Contact the parish office for details. SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY Contact the parish office a minimum of six months prior to the preferred wedding date. Marriage preparation sessions are required. PASTORAL COUNCIL Scott Ware, Chair. Liz Connell Jim Fochtman Kelly Garbacik Doug Graves Jeremy Reed Kathy Schwartz Mark Steiner Donna Wrona FINANCE COUNCIL Jim Wila, Chair. Jim Frey, Vice Chair. Tim Callery Tammy Chartier Bob Dean Barb Lawrence Deb Schmalzel Terry Staskey Steve Stoddard PARISHIONER MEMBERSHIP New members are always welcome to our Parish. Parishioner status is maintained by registration in the parish, active participation in weekend liturgies and full participation in the parish stewardship program. All family members 18 years and older should be individually registered with the parish. Parish membership and participation is required of those desiring the Sacraments of Baptism, First Eucharist, Confirmation and Matrimony. SUMMER OFFICE HOURS: Monday - Thursday, 8:00am–4:30pm LITURGICAL SCHEDULE Weekday Mass: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 8:30am Wednesday: 10:30am Weekend Mass: Saturday: 4:30pm Sunday: 9:00am & 11:00am 2275 Diamond Avenue NE Grand Rapids, Michigan 49505 Telephone: (616) 447-7554 (616) 447-7629 Fax: (616) 447-7548 E-Mail: [email protected]www.bsacrament.net ASA telephone: 616-447-2997 Blessed Sacrament Parish
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Fr. George Darling, Pastor
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturdays at 3:30 pm or by appointment.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Parish registration of six months is required.
Preparation session required. Contact the parish office for details.
SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY Contact the parish office a minimum of six
months prior to the preferred wedding date. Marriage preparation sessions are required.
PASTORAL COUNCIL Scott Ware, Chair. Liz Connell Jim Fochtman Kelly Garbacik Doug Graves Jeremy Reed Kathy Schwartz Mark Steiner Donna Wrona
FINANCE COUNCIL Jim Wila, Chair.
Jim Frey, Vice Chair. Tim Callery
Tammy Chartier Bob Dean
Barb Lawrence Deb Schmalzel Terry Staskey
Steve Stoddard
PARISHIONER MEMBERSHIP New members are always welcome to our Parish. Parishioner status is maintained by registration in the parish, active participation in weekend liturgies and full participation in the parish stewardship program. All family members 18 years and older should be individually registered with the parish. Parish membership and participation is required of those desiring the Sacraments of Baptism, First Eucharist, Confirmation and Matrimony.
BLESSED SACRAMENT CHURCH PAGE 2 GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
BY GEORGE….
Sat, June 27 VIGIL: 13th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 4:30 pm Parish Family Sun, June 28 13th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 9:00 am Jack Kelly 11:00 am Intention of Trent Seguin Mon, June 29 Ss PETER & PAUL, APOSTLES **No Mass** Tues, June 30 WEEKDAY 8:30 am Melissa Kroon Wed, July 1 WEEKDAY **No Mass** Thurs, July 2 WEEKDAY 8:30 am Josephine Campbell Fri, July 3 ST. THOMAS, APOSTLE
**No Mass** Sat, July 4 VIGIL: 14th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 4:30 pm Lynn Heeringa Sun, July 5 14th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 9:00 am Parish Family 11:00 am Liz Duffy
Masses for the Week For those of you who have been asking if the Bishop will extend his dispensation from attendance at Sunday Mass past the June 30 deadline the answer will be found in the letter below. The numbers of participants at Masses this past weekend were 78 at 4.:30 p.m. Mass, 75 at 9:00 a.m. Mass, and 60 at 11:00 a.m. Mass. “Dear Friends in Christ, For almost a month now we have had the oppor-tunity to resume public Masses in the Diocese of Grand Rapids. Our pastors and parish staff are very happy to see you again! The diocese has provided detailed guid-ance on safety and sanitization protocols to our pastors. The diocese’s guidelines were reviewed by doctors in West Michigan, including an infectious disease expert. Their confidence in our precautions assured me that we could responsibly resume the all-important task of cele-brating the Eucharist together. The logistics for how these directives are implemented will be different for each par-ish. Please watch your parish website or social media, or call the parish office for details. I remind those who are able to attend Mass to abide by the diocesan/parish guidelines in order to protect your fellow congregants as well as yourselves and your loved ones. I thank you for your cooperation and especial-ly thank pastors who are doing their best to see that eve-ryone who comes to church remains as safe as possible by observing the guidelines. While I believe we have done our best to protect the health and well-being of our parish-ioners, I am well aware the risks of COVID-19 remain. Therefore, I am extending the dispensation for all Catholics within the territory of the Diocese of Grand Rap-ids from their obligation of attending Sunday Mass through July 31. The dispensation is granted broadly to ensure that anyone who needs to stay home to protect the com-mon good can do so confidently, in good conscience. But those who are truly able to attend Mass should remember that we are transformed by being joined to Christ in the Eucharist. Only a weighty reason should keep us from being sanctified through participation in and our reception of Christ’s body and blood. Our obligation to keep holy the Lord’s Day is of utmost importance to our continued faith life. Mass will continue to be televised at 10 a.m. Sunday on FOX 17 and livestreamed on the diocesan website (grdiocese.org) and Facebook page (Diocese of Grand Rapids). Please continue to check the diocesan website: http://bit.ly/GRdioceseCOVID19Updates and social media for the latest information on our COVID-19 response. In this time of trial and testing, may we all love and care for one another and be patient and kind. We entrust our prayers to the intercession of Our Lady of Lourdes, patroness of those who suffer illness. Sincerely yours in Christ,
Most Reverend David J. Walkowiak Bishop of Grand Rapids”
Sacred Scripture Readings for the Week of June 28, 2020 Sunday 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2 Kgs 4:8-11, 14-16a; Ps 89:2-3, 16-19; Rom 6:3-4, 8-11; Mt 10-37-42 Monday Ss Peter & Paul, Apostles Acts 12:1-11; Ps 34:2-9; 2 Tm 4:6-8, 17-18; Mt
16:13-19 Tuesday Am 3:1-8, 4:11-12; Ps 5:4b-8; Mt 8:23-27 Wednesday Am 5:14-15, 21-24; Ps 50:7-13, 16b-17; Mt 8:28-34 Thursday Am 7:10-17; Ps 19:8-11; Mt 9:1-8 Friday St. Thomas, Apostle Eph 2:19-22; Ps 117:ab-2; Jn 20:24-29 Saturday Am 9:11-15; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14; Mt 9:14-17 Sunday 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Zec 9:9-10; Ps 145:1-2, 8-11, 13-14; Rom 8:9, 11-13; Mt 11:25-30
YTD $696,568.44 Budget YTD $733,000.00 Last YTD $732,366.51
5% Tithe this week $568.08 YTD Tithe $34,828.42
Sponsor of the Week This week’s sponsor is North-field Lanes. Please see this ad
on the back of the bulletin.
These advertisers help to defray all publishing costs which the Church would otherwise incur. Please patron-ize the sponsors on the back of this bulletin and thank them for their kind generosity.
~In Our Thoughts & Prayers~ Homebound Parishioner of the Week
2233 Diamond Ave./447-2997 4 Mile Rd./363-7725
Michael Debri, Principal www.asagr.org
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