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.

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 indi-vidually registered with the parish. Parish membership and participation is required of those desiring the Sacraments of Baptism, First Eucharist, Confirmation and Matrimony.

OFFICE HOURS: Monday - Friday, 8:00am–4:00pm

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: church@bsacrament.net www.bsacrament.net ASA telephone: 616-447-2997

Blessed Sacrament Parish

BLESSED SACRAMENT CHURCH PAGE 2 GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN

BY GEORGE….

Sat, Oct 3 VIGIL: 27th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 4:30 pm Wendelin Schmich; Cheryl Bartosiewicz Sun, Oct 4 27th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 9:00 am Alice Host 11:00 am Parish Family Mon, Oct 5 WEEKDAY **No Mass** Tues, Oct 6 WEEKDAY 8:30 am Alice Host Wed, Oct 7 OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY 10:30 am Marge Baker Thurs, Oct 8 WEEKDAY 8:30 am Stephen Czarnecki Fri, Oct 9 WEEKDAY

**No Mass** Sat, Oct 10 VIGIL: 28th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 4:30 pm Parish Family Sun, Oct 11 28th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 9:00 am Liz Duffy; Camilla Sonefeld 11:00 am Walt & Charlotte Rozegnal

PASTORAL TEAM Father George E. Darling, Pastor…..…father@bsacrament.net

Darrell Beckwith, Business Manager ....dbeckwith@bsacrament.net

Lori Borek, Parish Secretary…………church@bsacrament.net

Jody DeGraw, Dir of Religious Education ….jdegraw@bsacrament.net Vicki Glynn, Religious Ed. Asst….…...vglynn@bsacrament.net

Michael Debri, Principal ASA….……………..mdebri@asagr.org

Masses for the Week

Sacred Scripture Readings for the Week of October 4, 2020 Sunday 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 5:1-7; Ps 80:9, 12-16, 19-20; Phil 4:6-9; Mt 21:33-43 Monday Gal 1:6-12; Ps 111:1b-2, 7-9, 10c; Lk 10:25-37 Tuesday Gal 1:13-24; Ps 139:ab-3, 13-15; Lk 10:38-42 Wednesday Our Lady of the Rosary Gal 2:1-2, 7-14; Ps 117:abc, 2; Lk 11:1-4 Thursday Gal 3:1-5; (Ps) Lk 1:69-75; Lk 11:5-13 Friday Gal 3:7-14; Ps 111:1b-6; Lk 11:15-26 Saturday Gal 3:22-29; Ps 105:2-7; Lk 11:27-28 Sunday 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 25:6-10a; Ps 23:1-6; Phil 4:12-14, 19-20; Mt 22:1-4 or 22:1-10

The following comes from the Bishop: “Dear Friends in Christ, Every October the Church in the United States cele-brates Respect Life Month, and the first Sunday of the month is observed as Respect Life Sunday. As Catho-lics, we are called to cherish, defend, and protect life, from the beginning to its natural end, and at every stage in between. This year the Church celebrates the 25th anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s landmark pro-life encyclical Evange-lium vitae (The Gospel of Life). This document passion-ately reaffirms the Church’s teaching on the value and sacredness of every human life and inspires this year’s Respect Life theme, “Live the Gospel of Life.” Gratitude and joy at the incomparable dignity of the hu-man person impel us to bring the Gospel of life to the hearts of all people and into every part of society. In every person we see the image of God's glory. Having received the gift of the Gospel of Life, we are a people of life and a people for life. I join with my brother bishops in inviting parishes to take part in an important initiative called “Walking with Moms in Need: A Year of Service” to serve pregnant and par-enting women who are in difficult circumstances. Well over 150,000 low-income mothers deliver their babies at Catholic hospitals each year, and tens of thousands of pregnant and parenting moms are helped each year through Catholic Charities programs and other agencies. In addition, thousands of pregnancy care and crisis cen-ters are staffed by Catholic volunteers. This is the Gos-pel of Life that we live as Catholics, but we need to do a better job of connecting moms with these resources. This year will provide the foundation we need to help us accomplish those efforts. Please let your pastor know if you would like to be involved in this effort at the dioce-san level. Thank you to our parishes, schools, institutions, and in-dividuals in the diocese for responding to the call to ac-tively live out the Gospel of Life, especially those that make respect life efforts a priority throughout the year. I invite you to visit the diocesan website for Respect Life Month resources and to learn more about the “Walking with Moms in Need” initiative. May our efforts be entrust-ed to the care of our Blessed Mother, the model for how life should be welcomed and cared for. Sincerely yours in Christ, Most Reverend David J. Walkowiak Bishop of Grand Rapids”

27th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME PAGE 3 October 4, 2020

STEWARDSHIP - Week of September 26 & 27

Week 13/52 Adult Envelopes (81 used) $7,345.00 Automatic Envelopes (54 used) 4,159.00 Youth 2.50 Loose Stewardship 197.00

Total Stewardship this week $11,703.50

YTD $168,901.84 Budget YTD $177,500.00 Last YTD $174,291.75

5% Tithe this week $585.18 YTD Tithe $8,445.09

~This Week in our Parish~

Tues Oct 6: 9:15am-3pm Eucharistic Adoration, Church 9:15am Adult Bible Study, MPR 10:30am Adult Bible Study, MPR 6:30am Adult Bible Study, MPR

Sponsor of the Week This week’s sponsor is Kent County Credit Union. 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

Bridge Learners Return

We welcome back our virtual learners on Monday, October 5th. It will be wonderful to have all of our students back on cam-pus.

Catholic schools are welcoming communities where each student feels safe, honored and celebrat-ed. Our mission is rooted in Christ who calls us to value and love all people.

You can make your CSA donation by credit card online by visiting our parish website. On the main page there is a link to the Diocese of Grand Rapids website, grdiocese.org. That link will tell you how to make your donation. Don’t forget to reference Blessed Sac-rament when filling out the form.

From the Diocese of Grand Rapids Catholic Cemeteries

All metal baskets and loose items must be removed, and all vases must be inverted by October 15th, at all Diocesan Catholic cemeteries.

Christmas Wreaths, secured to a tripod stand, are allowed at: Resur-rection Cemetery starting on Decem-ber 1, 2020 – March 31, 2021, and Holy Cross, Mt. Calvary, Sts. Peter & Paul and St. Andrew Cemeteries on November 15, 2020 - March 31, 2021.

Wooden Crosses, only purchased through the Holy Cross Cemetery office, are allowed November 15, 2020-March 31, 2021.

GRAVE BLANKETS are NOT al-lowed at any of these 5 cemeteries.

REMINDER: Having come to the end of September it is the end of the first quarter in the Parish's fiscal year of 2020-2021. That means that it is time once again to distribute the funds in the Deacon George Social Justice Fund, i.e., the parish tithe to the poor. Given the situation with Covid-19 and the restrictions that we have faced in gathering together face to face, we are a couple of quarters behind in the distribution of the parish tithe, however we will get caught up on this before too long. If you would like to nominate a charita-ble organization to receive a grant please remember that the organiza-tion must be involved in the work of social justice and cannot be involved in any type of activity that is contrary to the teachings of or practices of the Roman Catholic Church. If you would like to make a nomination you may get the nominating form from the stewardship tower in the narthex of the church if you have been com-ing to Mass, or if not you can get the proper form from the parish web site or by contacting Lori in the parish office by telephone or by email and she can forward a copy of the nomi-nating form to you.