BLESSED SACRAMENT NEWS/EVENTS
Blessed Sacrament School's 24th Annual Auction on June 3rd 6pm-9pm
Blessed Sacrament School's 24th Annual Auction
Saturday, June 3rd, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
It is with great excitement we invite you to join us for the in-person, 24th Annual Auction. Over the past 23 years, we have raised needed funds that have benefited the children of Blessed Sacrament School by replacing out-of-date materials, renovating our library and gymnasium, faculty room, and updating our technology. This year, funds raised will be used to continue school improvement and curriculum development. Please join us for an unbelievable evening! Many items have been donated to our school by local and out-of-town businesses, parents, grandparents, and former alumni. We are asking for your support with this year's auction by donating any new item, service, or product. Here are a few ideas from past supporters that you may find helpful: a gift card from your favorite restaurant, salon, movie theater, grocery store etc.; tickets to a sporting event, cultural event, or musical event. Are you crafty or talented? Maybe you would like to donate a handmade item. This adult only event is the perfect place to enjoy great food, drinks, mingle with friends, family, and most of all, support our school! If you would like to donate, a copy of the Auction Donation Form may be found on the school website under "Forms" located under the "For Parents" tab, https://www.blessedsacramentschool.org/for-parents/auction-donation-form.cfm or by contacting the main office. We look forward to seeing you on June 3rd!
If you would like to attend the 24th Auction is on June 3rd from 6pm-9pm. Advance Sale Tickets are $25 and at the Door tickets are $30.
Event and Raffle tickets are available at Blessed Sacrament Schools Main Office
Contact: Melinda Calangelo 315-463-1261 or mcalanglo@syrdiocese.org
To purchase Share the Wealth Tickets
https://www.blessedsacramentschool.org/for-parents/share-the-wealth-1.cfm
TOTUS TUUS
Totus Tuus Summer Camp 2023 at St Vincent de Paul
Totus Tuus is a summer Catholic youth program dedicated to sharing the Gospel and teaching the Catholic Faith to children and youth.
What is Totus Tuus?
Totus Tuus is a summer Catholic youth program dedicated to sharing the Gospel and promoting the Catholic faith through evangelization, discipleship, Christian witness, and Eucharistic worship. Started in 1988 by Father Bernard Gorges in Wichita, Kansas, our week-long Parish Mission Program assists parents and parishes to evangelize and disciple their youth by supplementing the work they are already doing. The methodology, structure, content, and enthusiasm of Totus Tuus is not only concerned with teaching the faith, but also igniting the hearts of the team members and young people. The result has been the formation of young adults who continue to dedicate themselves to the Church’s mission of evangelization.
OUR MISSION
The mission of Totus Tuus is to inspire in young people a true longing for holiness, a deep desire for daily conversion, and an openness to their vocation by constantly challenging them to give themselves entirely to Christ through Mary and by continually strengthening their prayer lives in imitation of Her.
OUR METHOD
Totus Tuus hires young adults who are passionate about their Catholic faith to serve as summer missionaries and collaborates with parishes to offer week-long parish mission programs designed to teach and inspire children and youth.
Day Program (1st-6th grade)
Totus Tuus grade school program is designed for children going into first through sixth grades in the 2021-2022 school year. The Day Program runs Monday through Friday. The students are encouraged to be clear and consistent in their faith. They are shown how to view their Lord as a good Father. This personal relationship gives them the confidence to be Christ’s witnesses in the world around them. Finally, Totus Tuus endeavors to show the youth that a humble and courageous desire to know God must be based upon a steadfast and disciplined life of prayer combined with the reception of the sacraments.
Day Program Registration - Grades 1-6 (as of fall 2023)
Please click on the link below to sign up for Grades 1-6:
https://totustuus-2023-stvincent-dayprogram.eventbrite.com
Evening Program (7th-12th grade)
Some parishes offer a Totus Tuus evening program. This consists of evening retreats for middle school and high school youth. These “evening retreats” meet Sunday through Thursday and focus on small group discussions, prayer, and fun activities that foster relationships with both peers and Christ.
Evening Program Registration - Grades 7-12 (as of fall 2023)
Please click on the link below to sign up for Grades 7-12:
https://totustuus-2023-stvincent-eveningprogram.eventbrite.com
Save the date for
SVDP/BSC Annual Golf Tournament at Westvale Golf Course, Camillus, NY
Sunday, June 11, 2023
Conclude with dinner and drinks, catered by Dinosaur BBQ, and the opportunity to socialize. Looking for golfers Captain & Crew. $80.00 (includes: lunch, 18 holes, cart & dinner). Dinner Reservations only Hole & Tee box sponsors ($100 & $25, respectively) For more information call Jerry Ball 315-463-8410 or Bob James 315-471-0818. Proceeds to benefit St. Vincent's Youth Programs and Blessed Sacrament Schools Eagle Fund
HOLY MASS INTENTION OFFERING
Dear parishioners as of May 1st, 2023 the offering for holy Mass intentions is $15.00 (from $10.00) throughout the diocese. Thank you for your generosity as we continue to return thanks and praise to God for his blessings to us.
27th annual Parish Clean-Up Day
Fr. Severine and Bobby would like to thank all the workers that came last Saturday for the 27th annual Parish Clean-Up Day . We had a great turn out and everything went "smooth as silk". The gardens around the Church, Convent and School look great after all of the work from the volunteers that moved 16 yards of mulch. We had many families as well as individuals that came to make the work load and easy one. Many of the First Communion students also came and did some special planting in the garden between the church and school. Directed by Mrs. Hurn their garden look awesome. The grounds will look great all summer thanks to your help.
A Votive Light to Burn
“O Lord Jesus Christ, grant those whom we have remembered with this votive the peace, comfort, joy, healing and assurance of your Divine presence with them as you intercede for them to Our Most Merciful, and Loving Heavenly Father. Amen “
In remembrance of passed souls, someone who is ill or for special occasions; anniversary, engagement, birthdays, First Holy Communion, Confirmation…
The Tabernacle Votive, Joseph or Mary Alcove Votive
Suggested Donation
5 days: 5 dollars
10 days: 10 dollars
15 days: 15 dollars
20 days: 20 dollars
30 days: 25 dollars
60 days: 50 dollars
90 days: 75 dollars
6 months: 150 dollars
One year: 300 dollars
Make check payable to Blessed Sacrament Church and mail to 3127 James St. Syr. NY 13206 remember to indicate in check memo either the Tab, SJ or SM votive and amount of days * the beloveds’ name(optional) or place request in one of our votive envelopes located in the pews and place in our offering basket, & we will prayerfully place this votive in their remembrance.
Immaculata Award 2022
Bishop Lucia and the whole Diocesan Family will gather at the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception Syracuse on Sunday December 4th, 2022 at 2:30 p.m to celebrate the Immaculata Awards and the good works of the committed volunteers from all parishes in the diocese. This year, two of our parishioners (one from each of our parishes) have been nominated to receive this award. These are Patti Paolotto from Blessed Sacrament Parish and Jackie Aloi from St.Vincent De Paul Parish. Congratulations to our award recipients and we are grateful for their exemplary spirit of Christian giving of their talents to the wellbeing of our parishes and beyond. We are proud of each one of them for being the light of Christ in our midst. Fr. Severine
All Soul’s Day
REQUIESCANT IN PACE
The annual All Souls Liturgy and Remembrance at Blessed Sacrament will be held on Wednesday, November 2, at 6PM in church. At this time a candle will be lit in the memory of all those who have died from Blessed Sacrament Parish this past year (November 2021 through the present). At the end of the Mass, a family member can take a candle home and be able to inscribe the name of the deceased on it.
November 2021
Patricia Cummings
Barbara Knaul
Barbara Jean Hayes
Rose Rotella
George Snyder
December 2021
Patricia Laun
Harold Tobian, Jr.
January 2022
Patricia Grabowski
Peter Dodge
Carl Price
William Martin
February 2022
Mary Anne Garrett
David Proia
Martha Yagaza
March 2022
Rose LaMontagne
Jean Boyle
April 2022
James DeStefano
Francis Stevens
May 2022
Julianna Moder-Fuzesi
Helen Broton
Jason Strong
Mary Gersbacher
Carmel Emling
Mary Speach
Nicholas Speach
Elizabeth Gilbert
June 2022
Elizabeth Donnelly
Thomas Connors
July 2022
James Lis
Ellen Lowther-Behling
Mildred Hagan
August 2022
Cheryl Maloney
Edward Hebert, Sr.
Kathryn Finocchio
September 2022
Marian Fleischman
Annette Ponto
Lillian Burgos
October 2022
Jean Suits
Kathleen Anne Weinheimer
Elizabeth Jarvis
Jeanne Barnello
TANZANIAN NIGHT – THANK YOU
Dear Friends,
I can’t THANK YOU enough for your generosity and support to the “Tanzanian Night 2022” event this past Saturday. It was a blessing to meet old and new friends at the event. Thank you for your love and faith in Christ. Thank you for your love of vocations to priestly and religious life. Thanks to our many volunteers from all our local parishes who contributed their time and energy in planning and executing the event. Thanks to all of you who attended the event and brought the joy of Christ. Thanks to all of you who made generous contributions of baskets for raffles and financial donations. The event raised about $10,000.00. The funds we raise up from this event will be used to improve the quality of living quarters through the construction of a new dorm and remodeling of the old dorms for our 270+ seminarians at Soni Seminary School in the Diocese of Tanga in Tanzania. On behalf of Soni Seminary School community, I THANK YOU all. God bless. Fr. Severine.
Blessed Sacrament and St. Vincent de Paul are having a
Summer Breakfast Picnic
Sunday-July 24, 2022 following
9:15am Mass at Blessed Sacrament
We are so happy that so many of you were able to join us this past Sunday, July 24th for Mass and the Summer Breakfast Picnic to honor our pastors emeriti, Fr. Peter Reddick and Fr. John Rose who are celebrating their 50th year of ordination to the priesthood.
Annual Rosary and Eucharistic Prayer Procession
The annual Rosary/Eucharistic procession was on Sunday, June 19 at 10:30 am , under the shady trees in the front of the rectory. This is our parish namesake weekend, The Feast of the Most Precious Body and Blood of Christ (Feast of Corpus Christie)
INVITATION TO MINISTRIES
Our parishes are running short of ministers in various ministries. Please consider joining a ministry of your choice to support the mission of our parishes. Consider to be a lector, an usher, a greeter, an altar server, a member of parish Council, helping with Coffee Hour, work at Lenten Fish Fry, and the list goes on and on. Your parish needs you.
For more information please contact your rectory, Blessed Sacrament at 315-437-3394 or bscoffice@bscstvsyr.org or for St. Vincent de Paul at 315-479-6689 or stvoffice@bscstvsyr.org. Thank you.
BLESSED SACRAMENT 100TH CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
The Blessed Sacrament Church community cordially invites you to help us celebrate 100 years of Faith, Hope, and Love on Sunday, September 19, 2021. This special celebration will begin with a Liturgy at 2:00 p.m. with Bishop Douglas Lucia presiding.
Following the Mass, the Eucharistic Alcove will be dedicated to serve as a reminder that we are all part of the Body of Christ and there was an reception.
