BLESSED SACRAMENT PARISH February 25, 2018 Staten Island, New York 10310

Reverend Monsignor Peter G. Finn, Pastor Reverend Francisco Lanzaderas Reverend Roland Antony Raj, MMI Reverend Monsignor Francis V. Boyle, Pastor Emeritus MASSES: Saturday in the Church: 5:00 PM (Vigil), Sunday 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 AM, 12:30 PM. Weekdays in the Church: 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM. Saturday in the Church: 9:00 AM. Holy Days in the Church: 7:00 PM (Vigil), 7:00, 9:00, 11:00 AM and 7:00 PM. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday: 12:00 to 1:00 PM; 4:15 to 5:00 PM. Anytime upon reasonable request. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM

Sunday at 2:00 PM. (Except during July & August, then only on the First and Third Sunday and other specified days) Arrangements should be made at least one month in advance with the priest of the Parish. Parents of a first child and parents who are new to Blessed Sacrament must attend a Baptism Instruction Class which is held the second Tuesday evening of every month (except July and August) at 7:30 P.M. in the Parish House Meeting Room. Godparents should be Practicing Catholics, and must obtain a Sponsor Certificate from their Parish.

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY

Arrangements should be made about six months in advance, with a priest of the Parish. Couples must attend Pre-Cana Conferences.

SICK CALLS - At any time. MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA - Every Monday after the 9:00 AM Mass. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION - First Friday from 12:00 Noon to 2:00 P.M. NEW PARISHIONERS - Welcome to our Parish.

We invite all parishioners to participate fully in our spiritual and social life. If you are new in the parish, please introduce yourself after Mass and register at the Parish House Office weekdays 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Kindly notify us if you change your address.

PARISH HOUSE

30 Manor Road 442-1581

http://www.blessedsacramentchurchsi.org

SCHOOL Mr. Joseph Cocozello

Principal 830 Delafield Avenue

442-3090

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Sister Anne Dolores Van Wagenen, C.S.JB. - D.R.E.

830 Delafield Avenue 448-0378

PAGE TWO FEBRUARY 25, 2018 FAITH FORMATION PROGRAM Registration for new students will take place on Sunday, April 15th from 10:30am until 12:00pm in the Parish House Meeting Room. You must be a registered parishioner of Blessed Sacrament Church and must supply us with your envelope number at the time you are registering a new student in our Faith Formation Program. Kindly bring a copy of your child’s Baptismal Certificate; and for an older child, please bring the date of First Reconciliation and a copy of the First Eucharist Certificate. Registration fee will be $35.00 per family and can be paid by check (made payable to Blessed Sacrament Faith Formation Program) or in cash. Sr. Anne Dolores, C.S.JB. STATEN ISLAND ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE St. Patrick’s Day Parade is next Sunday, March 4th. ST. JOSEPH GUILD - DATE CHANGE The Guild will attend the 9:30am Mass on Sunday, March 18th followed by a meeting in the Parish House Meeting Room.

Offering of Bread & Wine for this week’s celebration of the Eucharist is in honor of

Amelia Martin

SUNDAY COLLECTION 2010 2009 $5495.00 (Weekly) $6144.00 (Weekly) ATTENDANCE

2010 2009 776 (Adults) 755 (Adults)

179 (Children) 198 (Children) 955 953

THE SANCTUARY LAMP KEEPS ITS SILENT VIGIL

BEFORE THE BLESSED SACRAMENT IN LOVING MEMORY OF

ANNA NICHOLSON

PRAY FOR THE SICK The sick are comforted just knowing that you pray for them In your charity please remember: Margaret Pittman-Boyle, Douglas Pfleging, Jr., Phyllis Ribaudo, Ann Socci, Concetta Chicolo, Mary Kenny, Jean Carter, Jane Redmond, Carolyn DeStefano, Robert Tursi, Nicholas Toto, Marykate Rose, Peggy Travers, Mary Anne Blaine, Jean Cunningham, Jean Elmadary, Alan March, Sebastian Lattuga, Grayce Novaro, Angela Siuzdak, Helen Ramsey, Katherine Barbera, Phyllis Scharfenberg, Margaret Romani, Br. William Herbst, Barbara Brown, Michael Caruso, Patricia Connelly, Mary Belli, Mark Volpe, Linda Hansen, Dean Robert Ziegler, Danielle Ziegler, Marco Antonio Gonzalez, Larry Taylor, Jr., Kathy Quinlan, Katie Hanley, Jose Ruiz, Rosemary Callahan, Elizabeth Coyne, Robert Hammerton, Catherine Vitale, Capala Lusi, Jack McGarry, Robert McQuade, Brian Nelson, Julia Micol, Molly Cafaro, Bob Miuccio, Maryann & Danny Brown, James McGarrigle, James Finnigan, Robert Blake, Lelia Moran, Gail Kees, Michelina Farley, Cara Healy, Eileen Doran, Phyllis Morrell, Marion Coolen, Michael Roskowinski, Barbara Braisted, Jeff Orr, Debbie Caporale, Ana Ely Diaz, Ruth Orr, John G. Ferriera, Gina King, Anna Scampas, Millie Shea, Kaitlyn, Elinor Walshe and Jerry Scully.

SYMPATHY Remember the soul and the souls for whom Mass will be offered during the week, especially: MONDAY 7:00 Michael Ducey 9:00 Peter R. Palladino, Sr. 7:00 Donald O’Neill TUESDAY 7:00 Special Intention 9:00 Michael McCarthy 7:00 Peter Saldi (14th Anniv.) WEDNESDAY 7:00 Edward J. Strom (Living) 9:00 Cristina Paradiso 7:00 Special Intention THURSDAY 7:00 John P. Powers 9:00 Cristina Paradiso 7:00 Rose Dogolin FRIDAY 7:00 Francesco Lipani 9:00 Philip Scampas 7:00 Renee Maiorena McRoberts SATURDAY 9:00 Vita Marie Gould 5:00 Evelyn Trentalange SUNDAY 8:00 Emily Marie McQuade 9:30 Paul Townsley 12:30 Sean O’Mahony

SUNDAY COLLECTION 2018 2017 $4,777 (Weekly) $5,856 (Weekly) $2,340 (Monthly) $1,994 (Debt Reduct.) ATTENDANCE

2018 2017 658 (Adults) 777 (Adults)

155 (Children) 165 (Children) 813 942

PAGE THREE SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT SCHEDULE FOR MARCH 4, 2018 ALTAR SERVERS LECTORS EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS 5:00 PM Vigil Team 2 J. Hansen J. Wright & N. Mata 8:00 AM Team 3 R. Griswold A. Morrell & bh. Collorec 9:30 AM Team 4 M. Peries & Student H. Wodzinski & K. Falcone 11:00 AM Team 5 J. Pace J. Spach & M. Spach 12:30 PM Team 1 T. Sanders E. Laub & K. Byrne 13th ANNUAL DIVINE MERCY CONFERENCE This year’s Divine Mercy Conference will be held on Saturday, April 28th from 9am to 5:30pm at Cardinal Spellman High School, Bronx, NY. Featured Speaker: Christopher West. The world’s most recognized teacher of St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body. For information and registration call 800-462-7426 or go to TheDivineMercy.org/Bronx. PARISH NURSE PROGRAM The Parish Nurse’s office hours are on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. If you wish to make an appointment with the Parish Nurse, Peggy Smith, please call her at 718-447-9657. THANK YOU FROM SEAVIEW Dear Msgr. Finn, Seaview residents and staff wish to thank you and all the members of your Parish who offered generous gifts for our residents for the Christmas season. The festive atmosphere created by these wonderful gifts and the Christmas refreshments served in our Dining Rooms were very enjoyable and comforting for our residents during our annual Gift Giving celebration. Thank you again for your kindness and we wish you a happy and healthy 2018. Angelo Mascia Chief Executive Officer TUESDAY NIGHT LENTEN SERIES Every Tuesday after the 7pm Mass we will come together as a parish family in the Parish House Meeting Room (off Manor Road parking lot) to explore the Dynamic Catholic’s Best Lent Ever series and help each other become a better version of ourselves. It’s real simple. Let’s embrace Lent this year. Together. Let’s help each other figure out what God has in store for each of us. Just do it. Every Tuesday through Lent.

CHILDREN’S CORNER

Transfiguration Word Jumble

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FROM THE PASTOR

Don’t Worry - Don’t Be Afraid It was so powerful, so moving, so hopeful, so sure, that God is with us. These words might well describe the prayers and reactions for the 40 plus women and men religious serving on Staten Island at February 11th Celebration of Priests, Sisters, and Brothers in Consecrated Life. Bishop John O’Hara our Vicar and six priests concelebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving and hope for these generous life time servants of God’s people. St. Teresa’s parish filled with God’s people joined all of us in praying God will provide many young women and men to serve His people as Sisters, Brothers, Priests and Deacons.

PAGE FOUR Our nation, our world, God’s people all over creation, challenged by the “mores” of our age and the callous misuse, neglect, persecution of brothers and sisters everywhere is called upon to answer God’s call to service for all our sisters and brothers in need for leadership, example and spiritual aid. Here is the extraordinary account related by the Sisters of Life in their publication about their Founder John Cardinal O’Connor. He was an extraordinary man and priest who heard God’s call to serve and answered. His unique talents, gifts, were many when he answered God’s call to priesthood. Cardinal O’Connor served in the U. S. Navy for 27 years as a chaplain, retiring with the rank of Rear Admiral. In 1968, he was on a trip back to Virginia where he was stationed, travelling in a small plan that had only two seats, one for the pilot and one for him.

“Follow My Voice” Is a glimpse of the priest in service

In Cardinal O’Connor’s words: He was a young pilot. He was in front, and I was behind. He was of course flying the plane, but all the instruments were in my cockpit as well. We took off toward the evening with no sign of difficulty. We had only a couple of hours to fly, but we had hardly gone more than an hour when suddenly complete blackness fell. Tremendous turbulence began to shake the airplane. The rains began to beat upon us, and then a total fog enveloped us. It was an extraordinarily eerie feeling, alone in the sky unable to see anything with this fog curling right through the Plexiglas into the cockpit - only the glow of the instrument panel made anything visible at all. And then suddenly, perhaps fifty, maybe seventy-five miles from our destination, the warning light began to flash on the instrument panel that we were running low on fuel, and then shortly there-after a second warning light flashed that we were virtually out of fuel. I called through the intercom system to the pilot. I said, “Do you see the instrument panel?” And he said, “Yes, but I think we can make it.” It came to be obvious that we couldn’t make it, so he called by radio to Washington National Airport - just a little bit closer - to ask if they could receive us, but they said no, they were completely banked in by fog He called into Dulles Airport outside of Washington. No, nothing could land there because of fog. He called the Baltimore Airport to ask if we could land there. No we could not get in there because of fog. I said to him, “You will have to radio the international distress signal so that some airfield will take a chance; otherwise, we can crash and not only will both of us be killed, but far worse, we don’t know what’s below us. We could kill a great number of people.” He said, “I can’t do that.” “Why can’t you do that?” “It would be a black mark on my record because I took off without enough fuel.” “Black mark on your record?” So, much senior to him, I pulled rank and said, “You will call out the international distress signal, the S.O.S., or there will be far worse than a black mark on your record.” So he did. And this is he part I will never forget. No sooner did he call the international S.O.S. then a voice came on the radio. “SX395, I hear you.” The pilot said, “We are out of fuel, and we have no place to land.” The voice was that of a Chief Warrant Officer in the United States Navy in a place called Patuxent Naval Air Station, also close to Washington, and he simply said, “Follow my voice.” And then minute by minute, “Lower your right wing. Lower your left wing… Just follow my voice. Just follow my voice.” So calm, so steady. Then he said, “Don’t be afraid.” He knew he was dealing with a young pilot. “Just follow my voice. Just follow my voice. Suddenly we looked down. We couldn’t have been more than a hundred feet off the ground when we saw the first lights; they were the landing lights of the field, and we glided in…to a perfect landing. I could never forget that voice, the quality of the voice, the kindness of the voice, the calmness of the voice…”Follow my voice.” That is what the Lord says to each of us. “Follow Me. Follow My voice. Don’t worry. Don’t be afraid. I will bring you home.” In our challenging age - Good advice, don’t you think? God bless you Msgr. Finn

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