www.blessedsacramentnyc.org www.facebook.com/BlessedSacramentnyc www.instagram.com/blessedsacramentnyc Church of the Blessed Sacrament Manhattan Rev. John P. Duffell, Pastor Rev. D’Angelo Jimenez, Parochial Vicar Msgr. Michael Crimmins, In Residence Friar Santo Cricchio, OFM Conv., In Residence Rev. James O’Shea, CP, Sunday Associate Deacon Scott Reisinger Tina Silvestro, Director of Religious Education Caroline Sliney, School Principal CHURCH: 152 West 71st Street, N.Y., N.Y. 10023 Ph: 212-877-3111 SCHOOL: 147 West 70th Street, N.Y., N.Y. 10023 .Ph: 212-724-7561 MASSES: Fax: 212-799-6233 Fax: 212-724-0735 NEW PARISHIONERS: www.blessedsacramentnyc.org www.sblsnyc.org SUNDAY MASSES: Saturday evening at 5:30 PM Sunday: 8:30AM, 10:00AM (Family Mass) 11:15AM (Spanish), 12:30PM & 5:30PM (Young Adult Choir) WEEKDAYS: 7:30 AM, 12:10 PM, 5:30 PM SATURDAYS: 7:30 AM, 12:10 PM SPANISH WKDAY MASS: Every Other Wednesday of the month HOLY DAYS & EVES. OF HOLY DAYS: As Announced. BAPTISM: Arrangements must be made at the Rectory. Sponsors must be practicing Catholics. Parents, and also godparents when possible, must attend the Pre-Baptismal conference which is held on the 1 st Tuesday of every month at 7:30pm in the rectory. CONFESSIONS: Saturday afternoons 4:30 to 5:15 pm, and anytime at the Rectory. MARRIAGES: Arrangements should be made at least six months in advance at the rectory to ensure the date and the hour desired. The Nuptial Mass is the ordinary form of celebrating Christian marriage, and should be strongly considered when making Wedding plans. Attendance at the Pre-Cana Conferences, or the equivalent, is required by the Archbishop. PARISH BOUNDARIES: Central Park West to the Hudson River, from the South side of 77th Street down to the North side of 65th Street. We welcome new parishioners, and invite them to register at the Rectory. The registration is our only means of certifying anyone as a member of our parish. If you move to another Parish, or change your address within the Parish, please notify us. FATIMA DEVOTIONS: The Rosary is said daily after the 12:10 pm Mass. Friday from 6-7 pm there is a holy hour. BENEDICTION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT: First Friday - Exposition: 12:35 pm. Adoration: All day; Benediction: 5:15 PM. MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA: Mondays, before the 12:10 Mass and before the 5:30 pm Mass. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS: Classes in Religion for Catholic children/teenagers, Pre- kindergarten - High School take place on Sundays. The Family Mass begins at 10:00 a.m. in the Church followed by class instruction in the school. Ongoing religious education is important for the religious development of your children. First Communion and Confirmation require a two year program. Sunday School Website: www.blessedsacramentsundayschool.org
SUNDAY MASSES: Saturday evening at 5:30 PM Sunday: 8:30AM, 10:00AM (Family Mass) 11:15AM (Spanish), 12:30PM & 5:30PM (Young Adult Choir) WEEKDAYS: 7:30 AM, 12:10 PM, 5:30 PM SATURDAYS: 7:30 AM, 12:10 PM SPANISH WKDAY MASS: Every Other Wednesday of the month HOLY DAYS & EVES. OF HOLY DAYS: As Announced.
BAPTISM:
Arrangements must be made at the Rectory. Sponsors must be practicing Catholics. Parents, and also godparents when possible, must attend the Pre-Baptismal conference which is held on the 1st Tuesday of every month at 7:30pm in the rectory.
CONFESSIONS: Saturday afternoons 4:30 to 5:15 pm, and anytime at the Rectory.
MARRIAGES: Arrangements should be made at least six months in advance at the rectory to ensure the date and the hour desired. The Nuptial Mass is the ordinary form of celebrating Christian marriage, and should be strongly considered when making Wedding plans. Attendance at the Pre-Cana Conferences, or the equivalent, is required by the Archbishop.
PARISH BOUNDARIES: Central Park West to the Hudson River, from the South side of 77th Street down to the North side of 65th Street.
We welcome new parishioners, and invite them to register at the Rectory. The registration is our only means of certifying anyone as a member of our parish. If you move to another Parish, or change your address within the Parish, please notify us.
FATIMA DEVOTIONS: The Rosary is said daily after the 12:10 pm Mass. Friday from 6-7 pm there is a holy hour.
BENEDICTION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT: First Friday - Exposition: 12:35 pm. Adoration: All day; Benediction: 5:15 PM.
MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA: Mondays, before the 12:10 Mass and before the 5:30 pm Mass.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS:
Classes in Religion for Catholic children/teenagers, Pre- kindergarten - High School take place on Sundays. The Family Mass begins at 10:00 a.m. in the Church followed by class instruction in the school. Ongoing religious education is important for the religious development of your children. First Communion and Confirmation require a two year program. Sunday School Website: www.blessedsacramentsundayschool.org
Dear Parishioners and Friends, Volunteers are needed in various capacities for our Sunday School Program ! We are in need of Catechists (these are lead teachers who would be responsible for the week to week planning and instruction of a class of children), Co-Catechists who work with the lead Catechist in all aspects of the class, Assistants in or out of the classroom who help is various capacities, on call substitutes who can fill in when a Catechist is absent, and team members who monitor the school door and hallways. Please consider your talents and abilities and see if this ministry is possible for you. All volunteers who work with children must complete a background check form and attend an abuse awareness and prevention class as required by the Archdiocese.
Please contact Tina Silvestro at the rectory number (212-877-3111) or by email at [email protected] Are you an alumnus of Blessed Sacrament School? Please help get the word out that we are looking for alumni to help celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the school’s construction and to consider forming an Alumni Association. Apart from its Centennial, this is an important and exciting time for our school, as it begins its expansion into its Sacred Heart campus in the Fall of 2019. Again, to all alumni, please reach out if you are able. How grateful we all are that the young Thai soccer team was finally rescued, and we pray for the heroic rescuer, Saman Kunont, who died helping save lives. Let us also continue to pray for the young children and parents who continue to be separated from each other as they seek asylum in our country. I will be away Monday, July 16, to Friday, August 3, on the Baltic Sea and North Sea. I will be thinking of you and praying for you during this time. On Monday, July 16, the Church honors Mary under the title of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Mount Carmel is part of a range in northern Israel where the Prophet Elijah lived. In the 12th Century the Carmelites built a monastery there to Our Lady’s honor. Wednesday we honor the priest, Camillus de Lellis, whose order is devoted to the care of the sick. Friday we honor St. Apollinarius, Bishop and Martyr of the Second Century. A Syrian from Antioch, he was appointed as first bishop of Ravenna in Italy. Finally, I would like to share with you a meditation that I read on Tuesday from Father Richard Rohr. I read his meditations every day…this one got me thinking…. “What is the relation of [contemplation] to action? Simply this. He [or she] who attempts to act and do things for others or for the world without deepening his own self-understanding, freedom, integrity and capacity to love will not have anything to give others. He will communicate to them nothing but the contagion of his own obsessions, his aggressiveness, his ego-
centered ambitions, his delusions about ends and means, his doctrinaire prejudices and ideas. There is nothing more tragic in the modern world than the misuse of power and action. . . . —Thomas Merton [1]
There is no such thing as being non-political. Everything we say or do either affirms or critiques the status quo. To say nothing is to say something: The status quo—even if it is massively unjust and deceitful—is apparently okay. The silence of many Christians is used to legitimize the United States’ obsession with weapons, its war against the poor, Israel’s clear abuse of Palestine, politicians who are “pro-life” on the issue of abortion but almost nothing else, the de facto slavery of mass incarceration, and on and on.
As humans we can’t help but be political whether we recognize it or not—so let’s learn how to participate in the public forum as God’s image and likeness! Over the years, I’ve met many social activists who were advocating for crucial justice issues, but they were still largely living out of their false self with the need to win and look good—and defeat “the enemy.” They might have the answer, but they are not themselves the answer. In fact, they are part of the problem because they still trust in power over love Jesus and other great spiritual teachers first emphasize a primal transformation of consciousness. Untransformed liberals often lack the ability to actually sacrifice the self or build any spiritual foundation beyond the next victory. The Left usually has the gift of critical thinking, but that very mind is often too negative and arrogant. It doesn’t know how to collaborate in a non-partisan way. In its idealism, the Left often becomes ideological, dualistic, individualistic—problem-solvers more than long-term rebuilders. Liberals are seldom faithful to any lasting community. Thus, they become something other than Love.
The Right, on the other hand, idolizes anything that preserves its own privilege and status quo, but often neglects to ask, “Is this bearing any fruit for others?” Conservatives confuse their private order with universal order, confusing order itself with the Reign of God (this despite both Jesus’ and Paul’s clear dismissal of the law as salvific). Nor do they see that the law and order they invoke is usually highly self-serving. The conservative gods are normally personal security and well-being. The Right—even most conservative “Christians”—considers calls to universal love naïve, ridiculous, and even dangerous. Liberals, however, tend to have high and good ideals, but tend not to rely upon any collective or truly spiritual foundation to make these ideals believable or lasting. Their god is often individual freedom and choice more than real love in action. Faithfulness is not high on their list of values. They do not commit to much of anything. Both groups avoid love in different ways. In the end, both sides are highly individualistic. Rare is the Christian who draws upon the common good (Tradition) and also serves the common good (Love in action).”
As always, let us continue to pray for peace. Father Duffell
NOTICIAS PARROQUIALES Queridos Feligreses y Amigos; ¡Se necesitan voluntarios en varias capacidades para nuestro programa de Escuela Dominical! Necesitamos catequistas (estos son maestros líderes que se encargarían de la planificación e instrucción de una clase de niños de una semana a otra), co-catequistas que trabajan con el Catequista principal en todos los aspectos de la clase, Asistentes dentro o fuera del aula, sustitutos a la vista que puedan servir cuando un Catequista está ausente, y monitores para la puerta de la escuela y los pasillos. Por favor, considere sus talentos y habilidades y vea si este ministerio es posible para usted. Todos los voluntarios que trabajan con niños deben completar un formulario de verificación de antecedentes y asistir a una clase de prevención de abuso según lo requiera la Arquidiócesis. Por favor, comunicarse con Tina Silvestro en el número 212-877-3111 o por el correo electrónico [email protected] ¿Eres alumno de la Escuela del Santísimo Sacramento? Por favor ayúdenos a correr la voz de que estamos buscando alumnos para ayudar a celebrar el centenario de la construcción de la escuela y para considerar formar una Asociación de Antiguos Alumnos. Además de su centenario, este es un momento importante y emocionante para nuestra escuela, ya que comienza su expansión en el campus de la Escuela Sagrado Corazón en el otoño de 2019. Una vez más, por favor, comuníquense con todos los ex alumnos si pueden. Cuán agradecidos estamos todos de que el joven equipo de fútbol tailandés finalmente haya sido rescatado, y rezamos por el heroico salvador, Saman Kunont, que murió ayudando a salvar estas vidas. Continuemos orando por los niños pequeños y los padres que continúan separados unos de otros mientras buscan asilo en nuestro país. El lunes 16 de julio, la Iglesia honra a María bajo el título de Nuestra Señora del Monte Carmelo. El Monte Carmelo ubicado en el norte de Israel y donde vivió el profeta Elijah. En el siglo XII, los Carmelitas construyeron un monasterio allí en honor de Nuestra Señora. El miércoles honramos al sacerdote Camilo de Lellis, cuya orden está dedicada al cuidado de los enfermos. El viernes honramos a San Apolinario, obispo y mártir del siglo II. Un sirio de Antioquía, fue nombrado primer obispo de Ravena en Italia. Estaré fuera desde el lunes, 16 de julio, hasta el viernes 3 de agosto, en el Mar Báltico y el Mar del Norte. Estaré pensando en ustedes y rezando por todos mientras estoy fuera. Finalmente, me gustaría compartir con ustedes un artículo del Padre Richard Rohr: "¿Cuál es la relación de [contemplación] a la acción? Simplemente esto. Él [o ella] que intenta actuar y hacer las cosas por los demás o por el mundo sin profundizar su propia autocomprensión, libertad, integridad y capacidad de amar no lo hará tener algo que dar a los demás. Él no les comunicará nada más que el contagio de sus propias obsesiones, su agresividad, sus ambiciones centradas en el ego, sus delirios sobre los fines y los medios, sus
prejuicios e ideas doctrinarios. No hay nada más trágico en el mundo moderno. mundo que el mal uso del poder y la acción ... -Thomas Merton [1]. No existe tal cosa como no ser político. Todo lo que decimos o hacemos afirma o critica el status quo. No decir nada es decir algo: el status quo -aun si es masivamente injusto y engañoso- aparentemente está bien. El silencio de muchos cristianos se usa para legitimar la obsesión de los Estados Unidos con las armas, su guerra contra los pobres, el claro abuso de Palestina por parte de Israel, los políticos que son "pro-vida" en el tema del aborto pero casi nada más, el de facto esclavitud de la encarcelación en masa, y así sucesivamente. Como humanos no podemos evitar ser políticos, lo reconozcamos o no, así que aprendamos a participar en el foro público en la imagen y semejanza de Dios. A lo largo de los años, he conocido a muchos activistas sociales que abogaban por cuestiones fundamentales de justicia, pero aún vivían en gran parte de su falso yo con la necesidad de ganar y verse bien, y de derrotar "al enemigo". Ellos pueden tener la respuesta, pero ellos mismos no son la respuesta. De hecho, son parte del problema porque todavía confían en el poder mas que en el amor. Jesús y otros grandes maestros espirituales primero enfatizan una transformación primordial de la conciencia. Los liberales no transformados a menudo carecen de la capacidad de sacrificarse realmente a sí mismos o de construir una base espiritual más allá de la próxima victoria. La izquierda generalmente tiene el don del pensamiento crítico, pero esa misma mente es a menudo demasiado negativa y arrogante. No sabe cómo colaborar de una manera no partidista. En su idealismo, la izquierda a menudo se convierte en solucionadores de problemas ideológicos, dualistas e individualistas más que reconstructores a largo plazo. Los liberales rara vez son fieles a cualquier comunidad duradera. Por lo tanto, se convierten en algo más que Amor. La Derecha, por otra parte, idolatra cualquier cosa que preserve su propio privilegio y status quo, pero a menudo se niega a preguntar: "¿Esto está dando algún fruto para los demás?" Los conservadores confunden su orden privado con el orden universal, confundiendo el orden mismo con el Reino de Dios (esto a pesar del rechazo claro tanto por parte de Jesús como de Pablo de la ley como salvífico). Tampoco ven que la ley y el orden que invocan suelen ser muy egoístas. Los dioses conservadores son normalmente seguridad personal y bienestar. La derecha -incluso los "cristianos" más conservadores -considera que los llamados al amor universal son ingenuos, ridículos e incluso peligrosos. Los Liberales, sin embargo, tienden a tener ideales elevados y buenos, pero tienden a no confiar en ningún fundamento colectivo o verdaderamente espiritual para hacer que estos ideales sean creíbles o duraderos. Su Dios a menudo es la libertad individual y la elección más que el amor real en acción. La fidelidad no es alta en su lista de valores. No se comprometen con nada de nada. Ambos grupos evitan el amor de diferentes maneras. Al final, ambos lados son altamente individualistas. Raro es el cristiano que se basa en el bien común (Tradición) y también sirve al bien común (Amor en acción) “. Como siempre les pido orar por la paz. Padre Duffell.
ST. VINCENT DEPAUL All are welcome to attend the next St. Vincent de Paul meeting taking place in the rectory. We will be meeting on Tuesday, July 17th, at 6:30PM. Hope to see you there. CENTERING PRAYER GROUP The Monday night Centering Prayer Group will not hold meetings From August 1 through Labor Day. Contact person: Mary Jebara 973-714-1409 Downey Side Adoption Agency is seeking families interested in adoption. Fr. Paul Engel ofm Cap is the Director of the agency that places older children from 7- 17 years old with permanent families. All are welcome to schedule a free orientation meeting to learn more about adoption by calling 212-714-2200. Learn more about adopting an older child and Downey Side at www.downeyside.org PALS (PREGNANCY AFTER LOSS) MEET UP GROUP NEW YORK NY Want to find other moms who are going through the emotional journey of pregnancy after loss? Are you in need of a community that meets in person and seems like old friends that you can talk to about the grief and the joys that come with being pregnant again after your other baby died? Then join a local PALS (Pregnancy After Loss Support) Meet-Up. Please contact Megan Brandow-Faller at [email protected] for more information. SPIRIT IN ACTION GROUP Spirit in Action is a group sponsored by the church of St. John the Baptist in New York City. It is a club for mature Catholics over 50 years of age who are interested in getting together for spiritual, cultural, and social activities. Members receive newsletters concerning upcoming events. If you are interested in joining, please call our Hotline: 212-560-2366 and leave a message after the beep. THE JOYJ INITIATIVE-Seeks EMs for The Riverside Premier Rehabilitation and Healing Center The Lord said, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.” The JoyJ needs Eucharist Ministers to bring comfort and joy to those poor souls who anxiously look forward to receiving the body of Christ every week. If you’re not an EM and are interested, we will train you. One EM attends the 12:10 P.M. Mass on Wednesday and takes the hosts to The Riverside where several other EMs have gathered at 1:15 P.M. They divide the floors between them and it usually takes approximately 1 1/2 hours. If you are interested in serving and loving others in your daily life, please leave your contact information at the Rectory. Thank you and God bless you.
Finance Committee Corner Last Sunday $7,388 was received in the offertory
baskets at Mass and $5,973 was received through WeShare, for a total of $13,361. Thank you for so generously giving to our regular collection. The second collection in support
of our Soup Kitchen totaled $2,233,
Esquina Financiera La suma de la colecta durante las Misas del domingo
pasado fue $7,388. Recibimos $5,973 a través de WeShare para un total de $13,361. Gracias por dar tan generosamente a nuestra colección regular. La segunda colecta para nuestro
comedor popular totalizo $2,233.
Saturday Evening, July 14th
5:30 Gerald Pieroni +
Sunday, July 15th 8:30 Becky Hughey + 10:00 Willie Maldonado + 11:15 America Beltran, Candido Torres, Jose Gosdenovich + 12:30 Raymond Carozza + 5:30 Intentions of Jean M. Squeri
Date Your Name Your Spouses Name (Only if BOTH are Registering) Children Address Apt. # City State Zip Telephone Email Your Occupation Your Spouses Occupation How should we address you? (Check One) Mr. & Mrs. Mr. Mrs. Ms. Would you like to receive weekly offering envelopes? Yes No If not, would you like us to sign you up for WeShare? Yes No
If you have not registered in the parish and attend our mass regularly, please fill the following form out and return it to the Rectory office. All information will be kept confidential.
What is WeShare? WeShare, LPi’s Online Giving Management System, allows Blessed Sacrament’s parishioners to donate to our parish efficiently, effectively, and securely. It is an automated means for parishioners to support our church financially through one-time or recurring contributions. Simply visit http://blessedsacramentnyc.churchgiving.com and click on Make a Donation or call 1800-950-9952 and -- just like your monthly mortgage or other bills -- the money will simply be debited from your account and go directly to Blessed Sacrament
Weekly EM and Lector Schedule
Saturday, July 14th 30th
5:30 pm 1st Julie Grega
2nd Elizabeth Hutton POF Laura Nielsen
EM
Elizabeth Hutton, Amy Kathuria, Merleann Taylor, Joe Tessitore, Julie Grega
Sunday, July 15th
8:30 am 1st Ray Riordan 2nd Eileen Simpson
POF Damian Begley
EM
Deacon Scott, Eileen Simpson, Ray Riordan, Hugh Regan, Damian Begley
10:00 am 1st Jay Wu
2nd Todd Reppert POF Sandy Chippas
EM Deacon Scott, Patricia Caffrey, Judy Braun, Mary Bradley, Shirley Rodriguez, Todd Reppert, Sandy Chippas
11:15 am 1st Cindy Ochoa 2nd Fernando Bueno POF Chely Depablos EM
Oscar Henk, Celia Navarro, Junior Santiago
12:30 pm 1st Jack Going
2nd Anita Pearl
POF EM
Terry Hurlbutt Thomas Alexander. Sheila Pender, Anne Jason, Christina Elefante, Wendy Pineda, Lola Gordon, Elsa Alvarez
5:30 pm 1st John Fox
2nd Suzy Xiong
POF Matthew Sitman
EM Kathleen LaMagna, Rob Porell, Tiffany Riady, Adriana Gonzalez, Helena Maria Lim, John Fox, Regina Ohashi
Celebrants for the Weekend of July 21st – July 22nd
Sat. 5:30pm Msgr Crimmins Sun. 8:30am Father O’Shea 10:00am Father O’Shea 11:15am Father Jimenez 12:30pm Msgr Crimmins 5:30pm Msgr Crimmins
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Sunday School will begin again on September 9. Registration Packets have been emailed to the parents of current students and posted on the Sunday School website (www.blessedsacramentsundayschool.org). Paper copies will also be available at the rectory. You must register your child each year. Register by August 1. If your child is not a current student please email me at [email protected] so I can send you a packet via email or stop by the rectory to pick up a paper copy of the registration packet. If you need additional information please call Tina Silvestro at 212-877-3111 or email the above address. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR OUR SUNDAY RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM We need Catechists ! Due to family and professional obligations, several our Sunday Catechists will be leaving us this year. We are so very grateful for the time they have given to provide religious instruction for our Parish children each Sunday. It is a vital ministry that paves the way for our future church. A successful program depends on many volunteers. Consider you gifts and talents ....... can you be a Catechist or an Assistant? All who work with children must complete a screening process as provided by the Archdiocese. It consists of a background check and attending an abuse awareness and prevention class here at Blessed Sacrament or online. If you have questions about our Religious Education Program and wish to volunteer please call Tina Silvestro at 212-877-3111. RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA) Thinking of becoming a Catholic? Are you Baptized Catholic but have not received Communion or Confirmation? Inquiry discussions for adults will begin on Monday, September 24 at 6:30 pm. Please call Tina Silvestro at the parish office (212-877-3111) to register or seek information.
For all kids 18 years and younger, children do Not need to show registration, documentation, or an ID to receive their meals. Find out more by calling 311, texting NYCMeals to 877-877, or visiting schoolfoodnyc.org or the SchoolFood App.
SATURDAY, JULY 14TH – MASS AT 5:30PM SUNDAY, JUNE 15TH - MASSES AT 8:30AM AND 12:30PM
INTRODUCTORY RITES GATHERING HYMN: All Are Welcome #732 LITURGY OF THE WORD Readings begin on page 231 FIRST READING: Amos 7:12-15 PSALM RESPONSE: Psalm 85:9-10,11-12,13-14
R:/ Lord, let us see your kindness, and grant us your salvation. SECOND READING: Ephesians 1:3-14 GOSPEL READING: Mark 6:7-13 LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST Can be found on Page 14 OFFERTORY HYMN: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling #686 COMMUNION HYMN: Make Me a Channel of your Peace #725 RECESSIONAL HYMN Rejoice, The Lord is King! #611
