BLESSED SACRAMENT CATHOLIC CHURCH 518 W. State St., Grand Island, NE 68801 308-384-0532 Emergencies Only: 308-249-0009

Website: blsachurch.net E-Mail: bscc_1@msn.com

Sunday, October 6, 2019 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Reconciliation: Wednesday – 11:30 a.m.-Noon Saturday – 10:30-11:30 a.m.

If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will be able to tell the mulberry bush to be uprooted and be planted in the sea, and it will oblige. I have to be honest, every time I hear this quote from the Gospel of Luke, my scientific background says, “No, it can’t.” In general, we are very pessimistic. If an idea or a concept doesn’t fit my world view, I write

it off as not being doable. But with this example of the mulberry bush, we have vegetation growing under the sea. In other words, faith has no limits. As long as we continue to live in faith, building the Reign of God becomes a natural event. But this growth is not instantaneous. It takes time and a whole lot of work. If all we work for is maintaining the status quo, then all we’ll end up with is the same thing that we already have. Christ is calling us to take a step further, to be like a servant who takes the initiative and imagination of God’s word and puts it into action. So if we want the Reign of God to become manifest in our Church, in our relationships, and in ourselves, we must take steps and go further by our actions of forgiveness, generosity, and possibility.

Father Marty

Date Time Intention Saturday, October 5 5:30 p.m. Floyd Turek, Jr. +

Sunday, October 6 8:00 a.m. Parish Family

Sunday, October 6 10:00 a.m. Patty Dunning Stein +

Tuesday, October 8 12:05 p.m. Delores Ellis

Wednesday, October 9 12:05 p.m. Parish Family

Thursday, October 10 12:05 p.m. Jim & Barb Reiman

Friday, October 11 12:05 p.m. Ray & Bernice Soukup

Saturday, October 12 5:30 p.m. Floyd Turek, Jr. +

Sunday, October 13 8:00 a.m. Parish Family

Sunday, October 13 10:00 a.m. Evaline Davis +

THIS WEEK’S ACTIVITIES Sunday, 10/6 Blood Pressure Screenings after Masses/Nurse’s Office Respect Life Sunday Acts of Kindness Week 1:00 p.m. - Pet Blessing 2:00 p.m. - Life Chain 2019

Monday, 10/7 5:30 p.m. - Overeaters’ Anonymous 5:30 p.m. - Yoga

6:30 p.m. - Centering Prayer Group 6:45 p.m. - Jesus of Scripture Class

7:00 p.m. - Women’s Open AA Meeting

Tuesday, 10/8 6:30 a.m. - Men’s Early Morning Tuesday Group

1:00 p.m. - Quilting 5:30 p.m. - Fall Fest Meeting 7:00 p.m. - Baptism Preparation

Class 7:00 p.m. - Catholic Daughters 7:00 p.m. - AA & Alanon Meetings 7:30 p.m. - Charismatic Group

Wednesday, 10/9 10:30 a.m. - Scripture Study 5:00 p.m. - Rel. Ed. P-5 (Open House)

6:15 p.m. - Rel. Ed. P-5 (Open House)

7:00 p.m. - R.C.I.A. 7:30 p.m. - Rel. Ed. 6-8 (Open House) 7:30 p.m. - Freshmen, Sophomore & Junior Godparent Groups

Thursday, 10/10 1:00 p.m. - Quilting 5:30 p.m. - Yoga

Friday, 10/11 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. - Bloodmobile

Saturday, 10/12 10:00 a.m. - Alanon Meeting 10:30-11:30 a.m. - Confessions & Adoration

Sunday, 10/13 Food Pantry Sunday 2:00 p.m. - 2nd Grade Reconciliation Family Meeting

Please remember the following

individuals in your prayers, who are experiencing serious health

problems/issues: Roseann Anderson Anna Blake Cari Cobler

Dawn Ferris Agnes Fila Cookie Gilroy Rich Glover Karen Hulit Marie Jakubowski Earleen Moroney

Larry Palacz Evelyn Rech Bill Reher Teresa Scarborough Ted Schlick Fr. Louis Sellam Joanne Vodehnal

Please let us know if you, or an immediate family member, are experiencing a serious health issue and wish to be included on this list. To add or remove a name from this list, please call the Parish Office at 384-0532.

RELIGIOUS FORMATION NEWS Religious Formation Registration Fees Now Due,

if you have not yet paid, please do so A.S.A.P. Religious Formation Open House, preschool

through 8th grade, October 9, during regularly scheduled class times. Parents and grandparents are invited to attend. Come and meet your child’s catechists and enjoy refreshments with us.

2nd Grade Reconciliation Family Meeting, October 13, 2:00 p.m., Jubilee Center, for all 2nd graders & their parents. Additional preparation with the 2nd graders for their First Confession will be done during their regularly scheduled class time on October 23. Second graders will then make their First Private Reconciliation on October 30 at 6:15 p.m. Important for 2nd graders to be present on both of these dates.

Middle School/High School Scarecrow Patch Outing, grades 6-11, October 16, 6:00-8:00 p.m., The Scarecrow Patch (Gene & Sheila Horak, owners), north of St. Libory. DIRECTIONS: Located 11 miles north of Grand Island, ¼ mile east of Hwy’s 281 & 58 junction, then ¾ mile north on Denton Rd. All students need to bring a Permission Form with them, signed by their parents, before they can be admitted to the Scarecrow Patch. The evening includes dinner (roast your own hotdogs, chips, drink and s’mores) & a small pumpkin picked from the pumpkin patch.

Baptism Preparation Class: Tuesday, October 8, 7:00 p.m., Family Room. This is for parents (and godparents) preparing for the Baptism of their baby. This class is required, unless you have already taken the class within the past year. Please call Deb Wetzel at 395-8521 to register no later than October 7. If we don’t have any registrations, the class won’t be held. October—Month of the Holy Rosary: We will pray the Rosary 20 minutes before each weekend Mass during October. Volunteer leader sign-up sheets can be found in the Gathering Area. For more information, please call Barb Binfield at 384-3343, or Delores Yosten at 384-9717. Catholic Daughters Court Queen of Peace #2227: Tuesday, October 8, 7:00 p.m., Room 12.

Red Cross Blood Drive: Friday, October 11, 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Jubilee Center. For an appointment, please call Mary Phelan at 382-0311, or you may go online at RedCross.org.

OUR GIFTS OF TREASURE September 28/29, 2019

Adult Envelopes $ 6,182.02 Plate 597.00 Children’s 64.40 Online Giving 1,165.00

Diocesan Appeal Our Goal $80,075.00 Pledged to Date (204) 68,976.81 Received to Date 68,563.27

Sunday, October 20 10:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

This is the last weekend for volunteer sign-up, and there are a lot of jobs that still need to be

filled. Please stop by the Gathering Area sign-up to help us out. Food Pantry: Thanks to all of you who have helped with the Food Pantry. We are at a time when we could really use help restocking our Food Pantry because we’re extremely low on inventory. We are especially in need of: evaporated or powdered milk, peanut butter, jelly, spaghetti & spaghetti sauce, chicken & tuna helpers, cereal, oatmeal, macaroni & cheese, and pork & beans. We could also use one or two volunteers who would be willing to pick up groceries for the Food Pantry. If interested, please contact the office at 384-0532. The Book Study – Letter to a Suffering Church, A Bishop Speaks on the Sexual Abuse Crisis: Sunday, October 27, 3:00-4:00 p.m. (running for approximately 5-6 weeks). The discussion will be led by Fr. Marty and will focus on facing problems throughout history, Scripture, and the lives of the Saints. Please sign-up on the sheet in the Gathering Area by Monday, October 14, so we can order more books, if needed. If you already registered, your name is on the list.

Parish Thrift Store - 4th & Eddy Streets

Gross Sales, September 27, 28 & 30 - $1,173.38

Store Hours: Monday, Friday & Saturday 10:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Donations are accepted when the store is open.

BAG SALE – Last Friday & Saturday of every month.

We are really in need of volunteers. Any help you can give us would be greatly appreciated. Please call 398-3443 for more information.

EVENTS HAPPENING ELSEWHERE

Respect Life Sunday Life Chain 2019: Sunday, October 6, 2:00-3:30 p.m. Signs are available at 1333 N. Webb Road & 1831 N. Webb Road. For more information, please call 308-381-1253. 39th Annual Bazaar: Sunday, October 13, 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Ord. A pork dinner will be served. Cost: Adults/$10.00; Ages 5-10/$5.00; and Ages 4 and under free. Raffle drawing and games for all ages. All are welcome! Grief Support Group: Beginning Monday, October 14, 6:00-7:30 p.m., St. Mary’s Cathedral Square. If you, or someone you love, is grieving the death of a dear one and still experiencing difficulty, please join us for this six-week support group. Trish Curran of Curran Funeral Chapel will facilitate, with the assistance of Sr. Ann Ference. To register, or for more information, please call Trish at 384-8862 or Sr. Ann at 384-8050. RSVP by October 11. Respect Life Sunday: Today is Respect Life Sunday! Join Catholics nationwide in celebrating the kickoff of Resect Life Month. Find the reflection on this year’s theme, “Christ Our Hope: In Every Season of Life,” by visiting respectlifeprogram.org/reflection.

Coat, Hat, Mittens, Glove Give-away: St Leo’s Parish & the Continuum of Care Agencies will be collecting new and gently used items from now until October 24, and they can be dropped off at the Parish Hall

located at 2410 S. Blaine Street. On October 24, from 10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m., coats will be distributed in the Parish Hall to those in need. For more information, please call Donna Douglass at 382-4753.

MINISTER SCHEDULE FOR OCTOBER 12 & 13, 2019

5:30 p.m. 8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.

Lector Robert Martinez Bill Ziller Deb Wetzel

EMHC Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion

+Set-up – Prepare

pitcher of wine & bowl(s) of hosts

*Check Ministers #Cleanse Vessels

#Barbara Binfield *Matt Farrell #Deb Martinez Delores Yosten +Nancy Zahm

#Chris Durand Ken Durand #Nancy Meier +Jim Shotkoski Julie Ziller

Dawnita Buck #Lisa Cantrell Emily Harders Rita Lammers #Marilyn Lechner Angela McDermott #Tami Nelson *Jack Schultz +Mary Schultz Greg Rempe Jim Weakland

Altar Server Cooper Kasten Samuel Retzlaff

Elizabeth Webster Volunteer

Hannah Liske Brooke Starman

Hospitality ~Get Gift-Bearers

~Bob Markvicka Jerry Czarnick Volunteer Volunteer

John & Shelly Lilly ~Peg Hinze Volunteer

~ Mel & Saundra Bottger Volunteer Volunteer

Sound Minister Ray Fye Mike Dvorak Dave & Marsha Anderson