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This Week: Cradled Gift

The Epiphany is the revelation that Jesus is the Savior of all nations. Today we read about the traveling Magi. It is a long journey for these

Magi and once they finally arrive at the manger scene, they offer their treasures to the Lord. It was revealed to the Magi by the star that the cradled gift, the ultimate treasure in life, is Jesus Christ. Today, we step up to the manger scene with the Magi and say with them, Jesus you are our treasure and at the same we acknowledge Him as true King, true Lord and true man.

We offer Jesus gold by believing and proclaiming that He is the King who eternally reigns with the Father and the Holy Spirit, the Blessed Trinity, One God in three persons. Frankincense is offered every time we give Him, the true Lord, our praise and worship. Incense is used in our liturgical worship. During the Mass, incense signifies that the Mass is a true sacrifice and our prayers rising into the sight of our Savior and King. We offer Jesus myrrh by putting to death the sin in our lives and by offering our bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God. This is our true and proper worship (Rom 12:1). Similarly, myrrh was placed on His body after He endured His passion and experienced death on the account of our sin. As well as for our salvation when His swaddling clothes were exchanged for burial clothes.

Indeed, the Magi (the wise men) had their epiphany which declares to us now not only that the Gentiles are coheirs of salvation, but also the infant placed in the manger, is true God and true man, Lord of all and King of the Universe. At the same time, there is a popular Christmas card, that says “Wise men still follow Him.”

Nonetheless, we all come from the same human species whose scientific name in Latin is Homo Sapiens in other words we all are homo sapiens and that word translated into English means wise man. What does the Bible say about the wise man? “A fool is quick tempered but a wise man stays calm when insulted” (Prov 12:16) and “Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. But it did not collapse; it had been set solidly on rock” (MT 7:24-27). Jesus Christ, our rock, will help us to stay strong and weather any storm by being grounded in His word. It is within us to be a wise man or a wise woman. It is part of our human genius and species to follow Christ, like the Magi from the east who offered him, gold among other gifts because that precious metal is fit for a King. May this new born King reign over all us in all we say and do this Christmas Season and Beyond.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! As we celebrate the year of St. Joseph, we ask

him, a just and wise man, to pray for us.

Fr. Mark Walter, Pastor

We are Disciples: Learning, Loving & Living Christ’s Mission

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Jubilee Christmas 2020

“On December 12 and 13, Blessed Sacrament was privileged to serve as a host site for Lafayette Urban Ministry’s Jubilee Christmas program, which provides gifts of food and toys to area

families in need. This year, we served 30 families with a total of 81 children. Jubilee Christmas was completely reimagined this year for the safety of the both the guests and the host site volunteers. That meant that the majority of the work was done before the event occurred! In addition to donating money and gifts, our parishioners donated their time shopping for and organizing the gifts, filling boxes with groceries and household items, baking cookies and assembling them into tins, filling stockings, and selecting gifts for each of the 81 children on our list. We had another army of volunteers on the distribution days who welcomed guests, directed traffic, served hot chocolate, staged and loaded gifts and groceries, and even delivered gifts to those families who had no way of getting to the church to pick them up. This was truly a labor of love for all who were involved! Even though the gifts were distributed in a drive-up manner, we did our best to show our love and care to each and every guest. I would like to thank Monica Harris, my co-chair, for her dedication to this ministry, the Knights of Columbus for assisting with loading and delivering gifts, as well as Fr. Mark and the entire parish staff for their support leading up to Jubilee. Finally, I would like to thank YOU for generously giving of your time and resources in a very challenging year!” -Brooke Folkers

Total Collected for Jubilee: $7,275 Any extra funds that did not get used for Jubilee will be

distributed to LUM, Matrix & Caregiver Companion.

THANK YOU, Brooke for your hard work in helping

to organize and make Jubilee special for ALL of those

involved.

St. Mugagga, School in Uganda

“I thank God that the parishioners of Blessed Sacrament have donated despite of the challenging economic depression in the world. Thank you very much for the support. Most parents here have been unable to support us due to financial constraints. Most of them ate their capital during the lockdown. We continue request that you pray for our country so that we go through the elections successfully come January 14th 2021. We also pray that we get the vaccine for coronavirus so that all pupils come back when they are free from the disease in January. We wish you and the entire parish a Merry Christmas. We're grateful for the funds and we've cleared all the fees for the students at this time.” -Brother Emmy

Total Sent to St. Mugagga: $4,665 This covers the PPE for $3,800, Daniel’s Exam Fees ($140) and Term 1 (Jan 2021) Tuition and bus fees ($725)

Total Raised from December Envelopes, Faith Direct and Giving Tuesday = $5,204 Remaining Commitment for 2021: $1,300 (Term 2 & 3 for 2021) Thank you to Ginny Mahn for always keeping us updated on our brothers and sisters at St. Mugagga, School in Uganda!

Making a Difference

Thank you all for your generosity!

Katie Sanders

Director of Operations

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Ministry of the Month New Ministry: Freezer Fillers!

Hello, all! Life has ups and downs. We aim to help people during those downs, such as unexpected job loss, a household death, hospitalization, or even just the physical exhaustion that comes with the joyful gift of pregnancy. We know when people are in need, bringing them dinner can be a big gesture for them. It’s more than just a meal, it’s caring hearts and helping hands from those who made it. Sometimes it’s hard to quickly prepare a fresh warm meal if an emergency need pops up so we are starting a new meal ministry to meet those needs. A small group of people cook together about once per month in the church kitchen. We prepare meals that can be stored in the freezer until they’re needed. Need a meal or know someone who does? Please contact us! Want to help us prepare these meals? Please contact us! Text or email: Melissa Dwyer 765-418-8678 melissa.dwyer719@gmail.com Thank you for your interest! “For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me” (Mt 25:35).

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Hispanic Ministry Pausa Ignaciana

El examen de conciencia es una oración de simple atención a Dios, para discernir la acción de Dios en nuestras vidas, para que podamos llegar a comprender como Dios está “trabajando” en nosotros. San Ignacio sugiere 5 pasos.

PASO 1.

Dispner el cuerpo y la mente, y ponerse en presencia de Dios. “Haz una pausa en tu día, cierra los ojos, y concéntrate en tu respiración. Cesa un instante del ajetreo del día,

y sitúate en tu interior: acércate a Dios que te ama, y te da la bienvenida. Pídele a Dios la gracia de mirar tus acciones, pensamientos, emociones y motivos. Y pregúntale, ¿qué deseas mostrarme este día?”

PASO 2.

Recordar el día desde esa mañana o la tarde anterior. “Regresa a través de tu día. ¿En qué momentos Dios estuvo ante ti? Identifica las maneras en que Dios te ha sido revelado. Revisa los sucesos, pero también tus emociones. ¿Cuáles han sido las emociones y sentimientos presentes en el día? ¿Dónde sentiste alegría, paz o una sensación de placer? ¿Y dónde te encuentras inestable, o sientes tristeza, temor o ansiedad? ¿Dónde estaba o no estaba Dios en esto?” PASO 3. Identificar qué me hizo sentir amado el día de hoy y agradecerle a Dios.

“Pregúntate: ¿Qué te hizo sentir amado hoy? Recuerda los regalos que Dios te ha dado este día: lo agradable y lo difícil. El gesto generoso, la palabra de aliento, el trabajo bien hecho, tu familia y amigos: incluso tu propia persona es un regalo. Recuerda que la oportunidad de enmendar y consolar el resto de tu día también es un regalo. No te limites a contemplarlos: saboréalos y disfrútalos. Gózalos, también los pequeños y discretos. Y dale gracias a Dios.”

PASO 4. Reconocer los errores, en dónde me faltó dar amor.

“Reconoce tus errores. ¿En dónde te faltó dar amor? Pídele a Dios guía, sabiduría y fuerza para corregir aquello que te daña o lastima a ti mismo o los demás.” PASO 5. Renovar el compromiso de vivir según el deseo amoroso de Dios.

”Mira hacia el resto de tu día, y hacia el mañana. Mira tus regalos, a ti mismo y a los demás. Junto a Dios, planea cómo vivirás de acuerdo a su deseo de amor y plenitud. Finaliza dando las gracias a Dios por lo vivido. Y poco a poco, regresa al momento actual. Sé consciente de tu cuerpo, de tu respiración. Y cuando estés listo abre tus ojos.”

Epi Cabrera

Hispanic Coordinator

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ECHO Update

Dear friends in Christ, Welcome to 2021! We have a whole new year ahead of us, full of hopes and dreams that can only be achieved through the Grace of God! The biggest effort

we can and should do to achieve them is to share those dreams and hopes with God. God is the only one with the abundance to give and fulfill. Our Heavenly Father does not hesitate to provide for us! Therefore, we must share the desires of our hearts with Him through prayer! Prayer is simply a conversation with God and this continual conversation (or prayer) is our relationship with God! Every Christmas season, we emphasize the truth: Emmanuel, God with us! God became man out of love and in doing this God revealed His own desire to us: to be in union with us! May we honor God’s desire by praying throughout the year! Only in prayer can we unite in the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus!

Queridos amigos en Cristo, ¡Bienvenidos al 2021! ¡Tenemos un año por delante lleno de espe-ranza y sueños que solo se pueden lograr a través de la Gracia de Dios! El mayor es-fuerzo para lograr nuestros propósitos es compartirlos con Dios. Dios es el único que tiene la abundancia para cumplir nuestros deseos. ¡Nuestro Padre Celestial no duda en proveer para nosotros! Por lo tanto, ¡debemos compartir los deseos de nuestro corazón con Él a través de la oración! ¡La oración es simplemente una conversación con Dios y esta conversación (u oración) es nuestra relación con Dios! Cada temporada navideña, enfatizamos la verdad: ¡Emmanuel, Dios con nosotros! Dios se hizo hombre por amor y con esto el revelo su deseo: tener una unión con noso-tros.

¡Sabiendo esto nosotros necesitamos triunfar en la oración durante todo el año! ¡Solo en

oración podemos estar unidos en el sagrado corazón de Jesús!

Diana Salgado

ECHO Apprentice

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Faith Formation

This month, we’ve had awesome faith building in our community. We’ve also had some fun while doing it! We learned all about the virtues in Family Based Faith Formation and are striving to grow in our virtues every day. The LifeTeen kids gave thanks for all God has blessed them with (and also bowled with a frozen turkey), explored the meaning of Advent, and grew together in faith. We truly worked as a team, helping decorate the church for Christmas and with Jubilee Christmas! From Mr. Donohue: “What I love about Family Faith Formation is the content. The book is a great resource. It’s easy to do, the activities really only take about 10 minutes, which is great for kids. You can focus on what you think they’ll understand

the best. The videos are also great, they’re different, they’re media. The craft activities are awesome too because I think the kids really enjoy them, and each age can do it differently.” Simon Donohue: “I really liked this (nativity creating) activity a lot.”

Here are some pictures of the awesome nativities:

Kylie Mann

Pastoral Asst. for Evangelization & Youth

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Evangelization Get to know another family!

The parish is often referred to as the “community of communities” as it should because each home is a small community that gathers in the church [of the Blessed Sacrament] with other family communities. In the Catechism of the Catholic Church, we are told that the “Christian family constitutes a specific revelation and realization of ecclesial communion, and for this reason [it] can and should be called the domestic church. It is a community of faith, hope and charity” (CCC 2204). Therefore, it is important to know who is part of the ecclesial community because we are called to love them. This month, I am going to feature family in hopes that you all can get to know each other a bit more! Richard, Leonardo, and Eduardo (pictured with mom, Veronica) all participate in the Family Based Faith Formation Community meetings that CBS holds each month.

Leonardo (8 yrs old) stated that he liked to “sentarme con mi familia” sit with his family, “for Mass”. He is the second oldest of the three children. The youngest, Eduardo (7yrs old) shared that he liked to do the “tareas (homework) from the activity book” and Richard dove deep with a question many of us might ask ourselves, “throughout history, many people have died violently, why did God let that happen?” This is a question that we talk through at ALPHA (shameless plug), so I suggested he watch the video on this question as it is an important one! Lastly, I asked mom (Veronica) to share more of what her family traditions were for Christmas. She shared a bit of what her family does in Mexico. The family gathers and eats together. They go to the Posadas (re-enactment of Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem) and pray as a family. Now that you know at the names of this family, remember to say hello when you see them! If your family would like to be interviewed for next month’s Communio, let me know!

ALPHA will begin on Tuesday, Feb. 16th and I am looking for people who would like to be on Team! The registration is on our website, and if you would like to invite someone to experience Alpha, please have them register! For more information, any questions or comments, email me at Jalcala@dol-in.org

Jocelyn Alcala

Director of Evangelization

mailto:Jalcala@dol-in.org

Worship

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Dear Blessed Sacrament Family, Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to all of you!

THANK YOU! I would like to take this time to thank all of those who helped out in con-tinuing to make our Parish a Holy, inviting, welcoming and safe environ-ment to worship God together inside!

“I'm always glad to participate in preparing our parish home to celebrate our Savior's birth, and to do so with my Brother Knights and families. – Mark Gregory (oversaw the setup of the outdoor Nativity Creche)

“It’s a very special time to spend with my family and Brother Knights. I hope my children remember these times in the future and do similar with their future families. I love seeing e veryone working together and how quickly it all comes together.” – Steve Fassnacht (helped tremendously with indoor setup, along with his sons) From all of those who helped with decorating the Parish, to all who have an continue to serve in our Liturgical Ministries for Masses, we could not do any of this without you! I’d also like to thank in a special way Epi Cabrera (our Hispanic Ministry Coordinator) for all his tireless work in helping promote and build the Spanish Mass, as well as for all those he’s trained, and those who continue to invite more people to Mass. This Mass is growing week-to-week, and it’s really something to see! Christmas Décor Teardown The weekend of January 10th concludes our Christmas Season with the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. As such, we will teardown our Christmas décor immediately following the 11am Mass. If you and/or your family would be able to assist with this, please contact me at cschultz@dol-in.org, and I’ll send you some more information as the date gets closer. Members of the Knights of Columbus, Life Teen and family members of our parish helped make the décor setup a fairly quick, enjoyable process, and I’m confident that we’ll be able to make the teardown a similar process! I’m grateful for each and every one of you during this Christmas Season; you’re in my prayers, and I hope I’m in yours! God Bless, Caleb

Caleb Schultz

Pastoral Asst. for Music & Worship

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Father of goodness and love, hear our prayers for the sick members of our community and for all who are in need, may

they find consolation in your healing presence. May these special people find lasting health and deliverance, and so

join us in thanking you for all your gifts. We ask this through the Lord Jesus who healed those who believed. Amen.

This week, the Sanctuary Candle in the church will burn for the parish.

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Please pray an Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be for the following parishioners and their families, and always keep all

families in your prayers.

“Jesus, Eternal High Priest, live in (Name of Priest), act in him, speak in and through him. Think your thoughts in his mind, and love through his heart. Teach, lead, and guide

him always. Let him live in you, and keep him in this intimate union always. Amen.”

Please Pray for our Parish Families

Please Pray for our Priests

Prayer Board

Sunday, January 3 The Epiphany of the Lord 8:00am Mass ♥ For the Parish 11:00am Mass † Frank Flannelly II Monday, January 4 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious 8:30am Mass † Priests Intention

Tuesday, January 5 St. John Neumann, Bishop 5:30pm Mass † Philipose Varghese 7:30pm K of C Meeting

Wednesday, January 6 St. Andre Besette, Religious 8:30am Mass † Joseph Bratcher 6:30pm RCIA; HC

Thursday, January 7 St. Raymond of Penyafort, Priest 8:30am Mass † Dawn Warden Friday, January 8 8:30am Mass † Joann York 9:15am Divine Mercy Chaplet

Saturday, January 9 4:00pm Reconciliation; HC/JB 5:30pm Mass † Gladys Rex 7:30pm Mass † Poor Souls Sunday, January 10 The Baptism of the Lord 8:00am Mass ♥ For the Parish 9:15am Confirmation Class; HH 9:30am First Communion Class; modular 9:30am Family Based Faith Formation 11:00am Mass † Joanne Clark 12:00pm Christmas Cleanup

Mass for Life The Diocesan Mass for Life with Bishop Doherty will be at Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception January 22, 2021 at 6:30PM. Due to COVID seating restrictions, registration is required using the following link: https://lafayettediocesemassforlife.eventbrite.com

Indiana March for Life and Rally January 22, 2021 - 12 noon

The Indiana March for Life will begin at Geor-gia St. near St. John’s Church and proceed to the Indiana Statehouse. The rally will then follow on the south lawn of the Statehouse. Registration is highly recommended, and can be

done here: https://rtlindy.org/home/volunteer/indiana-march-

for-life/ Diapers will be collected at the march and rally for distribution to local crisis pregnancy centers.

This Week at our Parish Masses and Mass Intentions in Bold ♥ = Special intention † = Deceased

Uniting in Heart Neil Wagner All who are sick and suffering First Reconciliation Students RCIA Danny Bates

Health of Delia Carrillo Sue Hancock John Hancock McClain Stout (son of Lesley Hancock-Stout) Cree Family

Jan. 3 Fr. Gerald Borawski

Jan. 4 Fr. Brent Bowen, OP

Jan. 5 Fr. Michael Bower

Jan. 6 Fr. Philip Bowers

Jan. 7 Fr. David Buckles

Jan. 8 Fr. Timothy Clegg

Jan. 9 Fr. Patrick Click

Jan. 3 Dave & Donna Morrison

Mike Morrissey

Jan. 4 Joel & Lori Moser

Dave & Teresa Mowery

Jan. 5 Ashley & Nick Mulhaupt

Adriana Munoz

Jan. 6 Juanita Munoz

Juan & Carina Murillo

Jan. 7 Rafael & Oliver Murillo

Allison Murray

Jan. 8 Clayton & Trisha Nagel

Mark & Natalie Nagle

Jan. 9 John & Vanitha Napoleon

Oscar Nava & Maria Salas

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Advisory to the Pastor

Pastoral Council Chair, Sam Newton Finance Council Chair, Debbie Sicliano

Learn about all of our ministries and find ways to stay connected at www.blessedsacramentwl.org/ministries

PARISH STAFF

PARISH MINISTRIES SACRAMENTS

For more information on Sacraments visit: www.blessedsacramentwl.org/liturgyandsacraments

Phone: 765.463.5733 Fax: 765.497.7866

OFFICE HOURS TUESDAY-FRIDAY 9:00 AM—4:00 PM

Pastor Fr. Mark Walter In Residence Fr. Samuel Kalu

Deacon Mike Mescall, mmescall@dol-in.org Sacramental Records & Mass Intentions Disciple Wilma Brannan, wbrannan@parish.dol-in.org

Parish Counselor Liza Simental– Rudolph, Ph.D, 765-532-9084*

Licensed Online Therapist Dr. Timothy Heck, Ph.D, LMFT, 317-402-2139* www.drtimheck.com *When calling, please indicate that you are a parishioner

Part-Time Staff Executive Director of Parish Life & Administration Missy Krockover, mkrockover@dol-in.org

Hispanic Coordinator Epi Cabrera, ecabrera@parish.dol-in.org

Full-Time Staff

Director of Evangelization Jocelyn Alcala, jalcala@dol-in.org Director of Operations Katie Sanders, ksanders@parish.dol-in.org ECHO Apprentice Diana Salgado, dsalgado@parish.dol-in.org Pastoral Asst. for Youth & Evangelization Kylie Mann, kmann@parish.dol-in.org Maintenance Technician Randy Harrington, rharrington@parish.dol-in.org Pastoral Asst. for Music & Worship Caleb Schultz, cschultz@dol-in.org Secretary Maryanne Gillen, mgillen@parish.dol-in.org