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 Dan Armock, Chair.

Laura Ellis Mary Kahnoski

Jeremy Reed Brian Schaab

Kathy Schwartz Joe Townshend

Scott Ware Donna Wrona

FINANCE COUNCIL Charlie Goode, Chair. Jim Wila, Vice Chair. Tim Callery Tammy Chartier Bob Dean Jim Frey Beth Eliopoulos Barb Lawrence Terry Staskey

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.

SUMMER OFFICE HOURS: Monday - Thursday, 8:30am–4:00pm

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE Weekday Mass:

Tuesday — Friday: 8:30am Weekend Mass:

Saturday: 4:30pm Sunday: 9:00am & 11:00am

2275 Diamond Avenue NE Grand Rapids, Michigan 49505 Telephone: (616) 447-7554 Fax: (616) 447-7548 E-Mail: church@bsacrament.net www.bsacrament.net ASA telephone: 616-447-2997

BLESSED SACRAMENT CHURCH PAGE 2 GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN

BY GEORGE….

Sat, June 22 VIGIL: THE MOST HOLY BODY & BLOOD OF CHRIST

4:30 pm Parish Family Sun, June 23 THE MOST HOLY BODY & BLOOD OF CHRIST 9:00 am Gene Borek 11:00 am Jim Surman Mon, June 24 NATIVITY OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST **No Mass** Tues, June 25 WEEKDAY **No Mass** Wed, June 26 WEEKDAY **No Mass** Thurs, June 27 WEEKDAY **No Mass** Fri, June 28 THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS

**No Mass** Sat, June 29 VIGIL: 13th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 4:30 pm Emily Rosendall; Harry & Jeremy Waranica Sun, June 30 13th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 9:00 am Parish Family 11:00 am Marge & Roy Pillips

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

Marie LeMire, Ministry to the Sick & Elderly ….mlemire@bsacrament.net

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

Masses for the Week

STEWARDSHIP - Week of June 15 & 16

Week 51/52 Adult Envelopes (134 used) $8,433.00 Automatic Envelopes (64 used) 5,605.00 Youth 12.63 Loose Stewardship 836.25

Total Stewardship this week $14,886.88

YTD $719,914.41 Budget YTD $746,757.69 Last YTD $760,278.17

5% Tithe this week $744.34 YTD Tithe $35,995.72

You will notice in the column to the left with the Mass schedule that we have no weekday Masses sched-uled for this week. This is due to Vacation Bible School for the children. They use the Church each day for their pro-grams and in case of rain. If we have Mass then they have to remove all of their decorations, posters, projector, and items which becomes a lot of work to tear down and set up again. So for one week of the year, we the older ones, are sacrificing for the sake of our younger members.

With the end of June we come to the end of anoth-er quarter of the parish fiscal year. That means it is time once again to make the distributions from the Deacon George Social Justice Fund (i.e., parish tithe). If you wish to nominate an organization to receive a grant, remember that the organization must be involved in the works of so-cial justice, and cannot be involved in any activities that are contrary to the teachings or practice of the Roman Catholic Church. Nomination forms can be found on the parish web site, in the stewardship tower in the narthex of the Church, or you can contact Lori in the Parish Office and she can send one to you by email or US Postal mail. The parish tithe is our way of constantly remembering that charity is of the essence of who we claim to be as followers of Christ. Our practice of the parish tithe is that 5% of the donations to the weekend collections go to the Deacon George Social Justice Fund to remind us of our need to do the works of charity not as something extra but to help us give witness to that fact that in everything that we do we remember to care for the poor. The following I share with you: “Dear Father Darling, Thank you for your recent donation of $2,500 from your Parish’s Deacon George Social Justice Fund. Your gift may have saved a life! Every day at Catherine’s Healthcare, we carefully check personal health histories and review key medical signs for heart disease, cancer, diabetes and more. Many of our patients lack health education and resources, and so they routinely avoid self-checks, delay medical care, and visit a medical provider only when they can no longer ig-nore the warming signs. And that’s where your gift comes in. Every patient who visits us for the first time gets a thorough health check. It’s not unusual for us to identify conditions that have been eroding health for a long time. Sometimes, lives are at stake. Thanks to your gift, we can identify health problems in time to offer positive changes that improve the quality of life—often to change critical outcomes. Thank you for your partnership in this work, Karen Kaashoek, Executive Director”

Sacred Scripture Readings for the Week of June 23, 2019 Sunday The Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ Gn 14:18-20; Ps 110:1-4; 1 Cor 11:23-26; Lk 9:11b-17 Monday Nativity of St. John the Baptist Is 49:1-6; Ps 139:1b-3, 13-15; Acts 13:22-26; Lk 1:57-66,80 Tuesday Gn 13:2, 5-18; Ps 15:2-5; Mt 7:6, 12-14 Wednesday Gn 15:1-2, 17-18; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; Mt 7:15-20 Thursday Gn 16:1-12, 15-16 or 16:6b-12, 15-16; Ps 106:1b-5; Mt 7:21-29 Friday The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Ez 34:11-16; Ps 23:1-6; Rom 5:5b-11; Lk 15:3-7 Saturday Ss Peter & Paul, Apostles Acts 123:1-11; Ps 34:2-9; 2 Tm 4:6-8, 17-18; Mt 16: 13-19 Sunday 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs 19:16b, 19-21; Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-11; Gal 5:1, 13- 18; Lk 9:51-62

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You can make your CSA donation online by visiting our parish website. On the main page there is a link to the Diocese of Grand Rapids web-site, grdiocese.org. Go to that link and it will tell you how to make your donation. Don’t forget to reference Blessed Sacrament when filling out the form.

~This Week in our Parish~ Sun/June 23: after Masses Coffee & donuts, Church garden Mon/June 24: 9:30am-noon Vacation Bible School, Church, MPR Tues/June 25: 9:30am-noon Vacation Bible School, Church, MPR Wed/June 26: 9:30am-noon Vacation Bible School, Church, MPR 6:30pm Finance Council Meeting, Rectory conference room Thurs/June 27: 9:30am-noon Vacation Bible School, Church, MPR

Summer Tithing Now that summer is here and many of you will be away on vacation, have you remembered to drop off your contribution envelopes? If not, automatic giving might be a good solution for you. You can make your weekly or monthly Parish con-tribution via an automatic deduction from your checking or savings ac-count. You can find a form in the stewardship tower in the narthex, in the Parish Office or on our website. Fill out the form and return it to the Parish office by mail, hand deliver it, or you can drop it in the collection basket at Mass on the weekend.

~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

What’s going on at the parish school?

If you are curious about campus happenings, there are numerous ways to stay connected. Website: asagr.org contains the school calendar, latest announce-ments, information about our pro-grams, and so much more! Email: Enrolled families, Toddler through 8th grade, automatically receive regular email messages. During the school year the Friday email blast contains the most perti-nent information for school families. All the email messages and blog posts year to date are also available on the Parent Communications page of our website. Online Calendar: The ASA calen-dar is always available on our web-site, www.asagr.org./calendar-of-events. Blog: (asatoday.blogspot.com) The ASA Today blog posts news and photos about campus life and events at least weekly during the school year. Social Media: Follow us on Face-book (ASAEagles), Twitter (@ASAEagles) and/or Instagram (asa_eagles) ASA App: Yes, there’s an app for that! Search for All Saints Academy by A+ Apps (look for our logo) in either the App Store or Play Store.

~Outside the Parish~

Host a student from Spain!

West Catholic High School and FLAG International will be collaborating on a three week program for students from southern Spain to visit Grand Rapids. We are looking for more host fami-lies to welcome these students into their homes! This opportunity is available to all local families.

Being a host family allows you and your family to deeply experience and learn about another culture. A sti-pend for host families is included.

Dates are September 4th-26th. To discover more please contact Ryan Corcoran at ryancorcoran@grwest catholic.org or 616-233-5938.

4th Quarter Honor Roll

Join us in congratulating the following students who make the honor roll at their school. Let us know if there are students from other schools and we would be happy to add them here.

Catholic Central Zachary Baxter - 9th grade Aiden McGavin - 9th grade

Logan Ormstad - 11th grade Jarred Baxter - 12th grade

Jacob Ormstad - 12th grade West Catholic

Francis Corona - 9th grade Abigail Nawrocki - 10th grade Abigail Needham - 10th grade Reece Rowton - 10th grade Isabella Spicer - 10th grade Anne Bowes - 11th grade

Sophia Corona - 11th grade Catharine Goode - 11th grade Joseph Konczal - 11th grade Boston Wilson - 11th grade Mathew Bilski - 12th grade

Hannah Hutson - 12th grade Katherine Needham - 12th grade Andrew Vainavicz - 12th grade

Dana Wila - 12th grade

Bowl-a-Rama! Northfield Lanes, 2222 Plainfield

Ave., NE Grand Rapids

Gather family, friends or office staff on Thursday, July 25 from 5:30 - 9:00pm for the 10th annual Bowl-a-Rama. Purchase a lane for a team of six people, and you’ll enjoy bowling, delicious food, a team pho-to, and a team t-shirt. Proceeds from this event support the Francis-can Life Process Center. Contact Sarah Kelly at skelly@lifeprocess center.org for more information.