Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God January 1st, 2017

Church

of the

Blessed Sacrament

Manhattan

Rev. John P. Duffell, Pastor Rev. D’Angelo Jimenez, Parochial Vicar Rev. Ernest Izummuo, Sunday Associate

Rev. James O’Shea, CP, Sunday Associate 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: Sat. evening at 5:30 PM Sunday: 8:30, 10:00 (Family Mass) 11:15 (Spanish), 12:30 (choir) & 5:30PM WEEKDAYS: 7:30 AM; 12:10 PM; 5:30 PM SATURDAYS: 7:30 AM, 12:10 PM SPANISH WEEKDAY MASS: Second 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. A child must have at least one year of religious instruction before enrolling in the First Communion or Confirmation class. Sunday School Website: www.blessedsacramentsundayschool.org

Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God January 1st, 2017

PARISH NEWS Dear Parishioners and Friends, Happy New Year! It is my prayer that God will richly bless us with peace in this 2017. May our nation be united and together may we work for the common good. May our parish community continue to grow and develop in our commitment to Jesus and his way. Thank you so very much for your cards and gifts and kind words of greeting at Christmas. You are too good to me. A word of thanks to all who made Christmas such a special moment here at Blessed Sacrament. The music at all the celebrations was wonderful - thank you to all who made that happen, especially the children’s choir at 5:30pm. To Tina Silvestro, Jim Trainor and Daniel Champoli and all who worked with them and enable such great music to happen, a special word of thanks. Thank you to the altar servers who so enriched every celebration and thanks to the Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers - your proclamation of the Word and prayerful distribution of the Eucharist - made so much more sacred our Christmas celebration. A special word of thanks to Marlon Hosang, Kimberly La Marque and Thomas Davis who co-ordinate these ministries. My thanks to Daniel Champoli, William Moran, Meg de Mercado, Martha Montalvo, Michael Murphy and Jose Bobadilla who saw to the production of the all the Mass programs and so much more. Our maintenance staff, William Castro, Apolonio Ramirez and Miguel Ruiz worked hard to keep our worship space clean and safe. The beautiful tree in the rectory (if you have not yet seen it, visit after Mass) as well as the tree in the sanctuary are the work of Michael Murphy. Cynthia Viray (who generously cares for the sanctuary linens and hangings throughout the year) and Lucia Martinez designed and executed our Nativity scene and with Thomas Davis decorated the church so beautifully. And thank you to each of you for your generous offerings to the parish for Christmas. As of this date, $97,135.00 has been received in the Christmas collection. To all who in memory of a loved one, donated $1,691.00, toward the cost of the Christmas flowers, thank you. For those wishing to celebrate the Baptism of their child, the Baptismal Preparation Session takes place this Tuesday, January 3rd, in the rectory, at 7:30 pm. Parents are expected to attend and, if possible, are urged to be part. Just a reminder, during Lent, the Church encourages us not to celebrate the Sacrament of Baptism, except in the case of an emergency. This year, Lent begins on March 1st and continues until April 13th when we begin the great Pascal Triduum. From April 16th, Easter Sunday, Baptisms can be joyfully celebrated. Please be aware of these dates if you are planning a Baptism. On Wednesday and Thursday of this week we celebrate the feast days of two American saints - both lived and worked in New York. Elizabeth Ann Seton, the founder of the Sisters of Charity, was born into an Episcopalian family and later in life was received into the Catholic Church. She was married and the mother of five children. At the invitation of the Archbishop of Baltimore she

founded a girls school which gave rise to the parochial school system in the United States. John Neumann, the Bishop of Philadelphia, came to the US with the dream of being a priest and missionary. Received by the Bishop of New York, he was ordained in the Buffalo area. He became Bishop of Philadelphia, where he was a strong proponent of Catholic education and an advocate for the needs of migrants. On this New Years Day and throughout this year, please pray for peace. Fr. Duffell

15TH ANNUAL MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR DAY INTERFAITH PEACE WALK

When: Monday, January 16, 2017

Time: Walk begins at 2:00PM

Where: Gather at Holy Name of Jesus Church (W 96th Street / Amsterdam Ave) for an introduction and short prayer; proceed to

several Upper West Side faith communities for reflection, readings and song; end at Church of the Blessed Sacrament (W 71st St /

Broadway) for reflection, refreshments and fellowship.

Participants and host congregations are encouraged to bring/collect letters addressed to congressional leaders urging support of initiatives

to protect the planet and the poor who are so devastatingly affected by climate change and income inequality. Letters will be carried from

congregation to congregation and then delivered in bulk.

Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God January 1st, 2017

NOTICIAS PARROQUIALES

Queridos Feligreses y Amigos; Feliz Año Nuevo! A Dios le pido nos bendiga con la paz en este 2017. Que nuestra nación este unida y que juntos trabajemos por el bien común. También le pido que nuestra comunidad parroquial continue creciendo comprometida con los que nos pide el Señor. Gracias a todos por sus tarjetas, regalos y saludos durante la Navidad. Que buenos son todos conmigo. Quiero agradecer también a todos los que contribuyeron a que la Navidad fuera tan especial en nuestra Parroquia. La música en todas las Misas fue maravillosa - especialmente el Coro Juvenil durante la Misa de las 5:30pm. Para Tina Silvestro, Jim Trainor y Daniel Champoli y a los que colaboraron con ellos para hacerlo todo tan especial, nuestro sincero agradecimiento. Gracias a todos los que sirvieron en el Altar: los Lectores que con tanta eficiencia proclamaron la Palabra; los Ministros de la Eucaristía ofreciendo el Cuerpo y la Sangre del Señor, hicieron aun mas sagrada esta celebración. A Marlon Hosang, Kimberley LaMarque y Thomas Davis coordinadores de estos ministerios. A Daniel Champola, William Moran, Meg de Mercado, Martha Montalvo, Michael Murphy y Jose Bobadilla quienes prepararon los programas de las Misas y se ocuparon de otras muchas cosas. A nuestro personal de mantenimiento: William Castro, Apolonio Ramirez y Miguel Ruiz quienes hicieron todo lo posible para que nuestra iglesia brillara y que estuviera segura. El árbol de Navidad en la Rectoría (si aun no lo han visto, pueden pasar a verlo después de la Misa) así como el árbol en el santuario fueron decorados por Michael Murphy. Cynthia Viray (quien durante todo el año se ocupa de los lienzos del santuario) y Lucia Martinez diseñaron la escena de la Natividad y con Thomas Davis decoraron toda la iglesia. Y nuestro agradecimiento a cada uno de ustedes por su generosa oferta navideña a nuestra parroquia. Hasta el momento hemos recibido en nuestra colecta un total de $97,135.00. La suma de $1,691.00 fue recibida para cubrir el costo de las flores del altar. La clase de preparación para el Bautismo se ofrecerá en la Rectoría este martes, 3 de enero a las 7:30pm y los padres de los niños/as a ser bautizados deberán asistir. Les recordamos que la Iglesia nos pide no celebrar el Sacramento del Bautismo durante la Cuaresma excepto en casos de emergencia. Este año la Cuaresma comienza el 1ro de marzo y continua hasta el 13 de abril cuando empieza el Tridium Pascual. A partir de la Pascua de Resurrección el 16 de abril se reanuda la celebración del Bautismo. El miércoles y jueves de esta semana celebramos la Fiesta de dos santos americanos - ambos vivieron y trabajaron en Nueva York. La fundadora de las Hermanas de la Caridad, Elizabeth Ann Seton, nació en una familia Episcopal y mas tarde fue recibida en la Fe Católica. Contrajo matrimonio y fue madre de cinco hijos. Invitada por el Arzobispo de Baltimore fundó una escuela para niñas y este fue el principio del sistema escolar parroquial en los Estados Unidos.

El Obispo de Filadelfia, John Neumann, vino a Estados Unidos soñando ser un sacerdote y un misionario. Recibido por el Obispo de Nueva York, fue ordenado sacerdote en Buffalo, NY. Fue Obispo de Filadelfia donde fue un proponente de la educación Católica y donde defendió las necesidades de los inmigrantes. En este Día de Año Nuevo y durante todo el año, recemos por la paz. Padre Duffell.

Saturday Evening, December 31st 5:30

Bernadette McGuire +

Sunday, January 1st – New Years Day 8:30 Intentions of Shawee Yohannes 10:00 Georgette Henry + 11:15 Bolivar Garcia + 12:30 Intentions of Elaine & Giuseppe Pio Conde 5:30 Dennis O’Hara +

Monday, January 2nd 7:30 12:10 5:30

Tuesday, January 3rd 7:30 Agnes M. Garrison + 12:10 John J. Riley + 5:30 Intentions of Dennis O’Donavan

Wednesday, January 4th 7:30 People of the Parish 12:10 John Riley, Jr + 5:30 Dr. Peter Shacker +

Thursday, January 5th

7:30

12:10

5:30

Intentions of Fr. Pat O’ Brien & Fr.Michael Boyle

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Campochiaro

Intentions of Father Duffell

Friday, January 6th 7:30

12:10

5:30

Quast Corletto & Dietz Families (Living & Deceased)

Vincent Roppatte +

All the Souls in Purgatory

Saturday, January 7th 4:00

5:30

The Kiggins and Hamilton Families (Living & Deceased)

Intentions of Jaccqueline Morison and Mom

Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God January 1st, 2017

NEW PARISHIONER REGISTRATION FORM Date Your Name Your Spouses Name (Only if BOTH are Registering) 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 ParishPay? 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 Parish Pay? With ParishPay, it’s simple to make online donations to Blessed Sacrament using a credit or debit card. Simply go online at www.parishpay.com or call 1866-727-4741 ext.1 and--just like your monthly mortgage or other bills--the money will simply be debited from your account and go directly to Blessed Sacrament. "War destroys. And we must cry out for peace. Peace sometimes gives the idea of stillness, but it is never stillness. It is always an active peace. I think that everyone must be committed in the matter of peace, to do everything that they can, what I can do from here. Peace is the language we must speak." Pope Francis

The Rectory Office will observe the following hours for the upcoming Holidays:

January 1 (New Years) : 9AM-7PM January 2: Rectory Closed

Weekly EM and Lector Schedule Saturday, Dec 31

5:30 1st Rebecca Painter 2nd Mia Yabut Wiese POF Vincent Gardino

EM Edward Wiese, Mia Wiese, Joe Tessitore, Rebecca Painter, Stephan Whelan

Sunday, Jan 1 8:30 1st Thomas Caffrey

2nd Brendan Contant POF Damian Begley

EM

JoDell Shields, Vivian Villaluz, Thomas Caffrey, Brendan Contant, Damian Begley

10:00 1st Shirley Rodriguez

2nd Shirley Rodriguez POF Shirley Rodriguez

EM

Andrew Jenkins, Peter Diggins, Judy Braun, Shirley Rodriguez

11:15 1st Herminio Vargas

2nd Cindy Ochoa POF Marina Che

EM Junior Santiago, Lourdes Lopez, Celia Navarro

12:30 1st Jack Going

2nd Mark Murphy POF Mark Murphy

EM

Christina Elefante, Mark Murphy, Elsa Alvarez, Thomas Alexander, Jack Going, Lidia Stempien

5:30 1st Elizabeth Occhipinti

2nd Elizabeth Kubinski POF Adriana Gonzalez

EM

John Miller, Joyce Polistena, Mary Flannery, Paula Djabbarah, Maria LaMagna, Julie Grega, Allison Oliver MIller

Finance Committee Corner

$89,378 has been received in our Christmas Collection and $7,757.5 was received through

Parish Pay, for a total of $97,135.5. Thank you for so generously giving.

Esquina Financiera

Hemos recibido $89,378 para nuestra colección navideña y $7,575.5 a través de Parish Pay para un

total de $97,135.5. Gracias por dar tan generosamente.

Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God January 1st, 2017

The flowers that decorate the sanctuary for Christmas have been offered in memory of and the intentions of the following

Coca Badiu+

Gheorghe Badiu+ Marilena Barladeanu+

Raymond Barrau+ Mr. Fabio Bragato+

Zoltan Busak+ Jeane & Philip Caffrey+

Ivan Campbell+ Benedicto Celino+ Esperanza Celino+

Alfred & Ernestine Cerice+ Elaine Chermol+

Elizabeth Chermol + Dr. Edward J. Chermol Sr.+

Florence & Rudolph Cizmarick+ Mr. & Mrs. Wilbrod Cloutier+

Michel M. Contant+ Rita Coppa+

Richard Coyle Sr.+ William Coyle Sr.+ Dr. Joseph Croce+

Olga Croce+ Rudolph Croce+

James & Dorothy Delaney+ Marian & Jim Delaney+ Francis & Ann Delano+

Nena Dichupa+ Thomas & Catherine Fallon+

Vicente & Demetria Fesalbon+ Beth Fletcher+ Gene Fletcher+ Bernard Frank+

Al & Sevara Freeman + Mary Frost+

Angelina Garcia+ Robert M. Gillin+

George Samuel Grey+ Suzanne Grey+

Enid Grey+ Winston & Carolyn Grey+

George Samuel Grey+ Mr. & Mrs. John J. Hanley+

Catherine & George Hennessy+

Winston & Carolyn Hill+ Fred & Deborah Horstmann+

Pedro Jalandoni+ Terri Jordan+ Sarah Judson+

Terry Keenan Kass+ John & Frances Kaufman+

Dr. Paul & Patricia Keating+ Myrtle Kikstad+

Jeno Kiss Jr.+ Jeno Kiss Sr.+

Karolina Kunicka+ Josefa Kunicka+

Wladyslaw Kunicki+ Prospera Lake+

Marie Therese Lake Barrau+ Luke Laroche+ Isidro G Lee+ Ilona Legradi+

Mr. & Mrs. Luis Lepine+ Jeane & Philip Lesieux+ Pedro & Purita Limson+

Ruth Livingston+ Harold Livingston+ Ethel Livingston+

Doña Margarita Lopez+ Agnes Lumsden+

Sandra Macdonald Dixon + Mr. Shawn Maresh+

Don McCollum+ Bernadette McGuire+

Beatrice McKeon+ John & Frances McKeon+

Lena Melbourne+ John Melbourne+ Buzz Moschetto+

Arcely & Ronnie Nocon+ Mr. & Mrs. Joseph B. O' Hehir+

Grace O'Connell+ Mauricio O'Connell+

Teal Pohley+

Fred & Frances Polistena+ William John Porell+

Alice C. Porell+ Mildred Quinones+

Alex Risoli+ Rosenda Robledu+

Son Russell+ Adolph & Karen Schrijver+

Joseph Silvestri+ Madeleine Sionneau+

Zoila Solano + Nora Stark+

Mrs. Mary Ellen Szawlowski+ Thomas Tedeschi+ Ruben Toledo+

Emma Valeriano+ Federico P. Ventura Jr.+ Francisco & Nery Viray+

Mercedes & Crisanta Viray+ Kenneth Wright+ Elena Yasinova+

Outhom Chanthasoto Lanoi Chanthasoto Visitacion Baquiran

Tomas Baquiran Lou Baquiran

Reynaldo Baquiran Lawag Fonacier Josefa Fonacier

Gandencio Guerrero Ramon Beltran Nieves Beltran

Benito Baquiran Adela Baquiran Patricia Z. Lee

Leila McCollum Joan Tedeschi

Napoleon Valeriano II Jalandoni Family

Lisse Family Ferrario Family

Blom & Pennings Family Montalvo Family

Vargas Family

Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God January 1st, 2017