March 8, 2020 SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT

Weekday Masses:
Holy Day Masses:
Saturday Schedule 10:00 a.m.
Monday  Friday: 6:30 a.m.
Sunday Masses:
Monday, Tues., Thurs, &
7:00 p.m. evening before
Saturday: 4:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m.
& 6:30 & 10:00 a.m.
Sunday: 9:00 and 11:00 a.m.
Wed. & Friday: 8:45 a.m.
(Except as noted.)

Parish Office (859) 3314302

Parish Email [email protected]
Rev. Daniel Vogelpohl, Pastor
Ext. 15
Rev. Benton Clift, Parochial Vicar
Ext. 21
Deacon Jim Bayne, Pastoral Associate
Ext. 16
Deacon Jim Fortner, Pastoral Associate Ext. 41
Matt Spencer, Music Director

Ext. 35
Rick Schwab, Business Manager
Ext. 36
Henry Barczak, Maintenance

Ext. 34
Sarah Gillum, Secretary

Ext. 10
Kathy Woltermann, Secretary

Ext. 11
Carol Hebbeler, Sacristian

Ext. 23

Faith Formation Office
Rosanne Thomas, DRE/Pastoral Assoc. Ext. 22
Michele Garvey, Assistant

Ext. 33
Marilyn Cozzi, RCIA

Ext. 37

Blessed Sacrament School (859)3313062
Dan Steffen, Principal


Ext.15
Jen Geiman, Assistant Principal

Ext. 14

Blessed Sacrament Church
2409 Dixie Hwy.
Ft. Mitchell, KY 41017
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GIFT OF THE MONTH FOR
MARCH: Our Saint Vincent de Paul pantry is in need of dry cereal, Chef Bo-
yardee canned pasta, canned beef stew,
boxed macaroni and cheese, and toilet
paper. Please leave your donations in the bins near the Sunday
church doors. Thank you!
Ladies High Tea

2:00P.M.
Undercroft

Monday:
R.C.I.A. PENITENTIAL RITE AND Mary Monday

8:30A.M

Undercroft
SCRUTINIES: A scrutiny
rite as an Gr. 58 Choir
3:00P.M.
Undercroft
important part of the RCIA process.
By PSR

6:00P.M.
Church & Parish Ctr
penitential rite/scrutiny, we mean that S.V.D.P.

6:30P.M.
Blees Center
the person examines his or her own life Men’s Lenten Pryr Grp

7:30P.M.
Undercroft
with some honest assessment to things that s/he has done Tuesday:
right and things that s/he knows has been wrongfully Parish Mission

7:00P.M.
Church
done; these latter things need to be repented of.

Wednesday:
This weekend, we celebrate a special penitential rite for Gr. 4 Choir

3:00P.M.Music Room
our Candidates for full communion. Recognizing that BSC Chorale Practice

7:00P.M.
Undercroft
these candidates are already baptized, we pray for the R.C.I.A.

7:00P.M.
Parish Center
grace of further conversion of life. Before the Easter Parish Mission

7:00P.M.
Church
Vigil, they will make their first Sacrament of Reconcili- Thursday
ation. On the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Sundays of Lent, “That Man Is You”

6:00A.M.

Undercroft
we pray in a particular way for those who are to be bap- Walking With Purpose

10:40A.M.

Undercroft
tized at the Easter Vigil, our Elect. We pray that any at- Walking With Purpose

7:00P.M.
Undercroft
tachment to evil might be removed, and that they be tru- Stewardship Committee

7:00P.M.
Blees Center
ly converted to Christ. The Elect do not make the Sacra- Cursillo School

7:00P.M.
Parish Center
ment of Reconciliation yet because all their sins will be Friday:
washed away in the Sacrament of Baptism. Not only do Stations of the Cross

7:00P.M.
Church
these rites give us a chance to examine our own lives Saturday:
and reform our ways, but they also remind us to pray for Confessions

2:30P.M.
Church
our RCIA people as they approach the Easter Vigil and
reception of Sacraments. For questions or information on RCIA, please contact Marilyn Cozzi at mcoz- BAPTISM: Preparatory classes are required. [email protected] or 8593314302, ext. 37.
Please call the office (3314302) to register.


LITURGY AND MUSIC: Chant is a SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION:
form of music unique to the Christian de- Saturday, 2:303:30 p.m., Thursday before First Fri- nominations, most especially Catholicism. In rd the 50+ years since the second Vatican day, 10:30a.m. & 3 Tuesday, 6:307:30 p.m.
council, we have seen many new forms of
music enter the liturgy. All of these forms MARRIAGE: Contact the parish at least 6 months are valid representations of different cultures. Just like ahead. One party must be a parishioner.
languages, these forms help certain "groups" of people
find a way to communicate, worship, and pray with one COMMUNION TO THE HOMEBOUND:
another. Archbishop Alexander Sample writes "[...] the Contact Parish Office, 3314302
very purpose of sacred music is twofold: the glory of
God and the sanctification of the faithful." Pope Francis EUCHARISTIC EXPOSITION:
says "Liturgical and sacred music can be a powerful in- Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m., Benediction 6:15 p.m.
strument of evangelization, because it gives people a
glimpse of the beauty of heaven." Next week I will share more thoughts on the differences between liturgical mu- ROSARY: The rosary is prayed at 9:30 a.m. be- sic and sacred music.
fore every 10 a.m. weekday Mass, unless there is a
funeral Mass. There is also a rosary prayed on Sun- day at 10:45 a.m.

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TMARY MONDAY ROSARY: Mary Mon- MASS INTENTIONS
day continues this Monday March 9 and we Monday, March 9
would love to see more new faces. Please con-
6:30
Donald Whittle
sider joining us for an uplifting start to your
10:00
Dick C. Menke, Jr.
week. Mary Monday is open to ALL women Tuesday, March 10
of ALL ages. When: Usually the 2nd Monday of each
6:30
Eric Meyer
month at 8:30 a.m. 2020: April 6, May 11 Where:
10:00
Denise Cenedella
Blessed Sacrament Church Undercroft (The babysit- Wednesday, March 11
ting room will be open for little ones)

6:30
Otila (Carolyn)Day


8:45
Bob Gehring
CENTENNIAL CLOSING WEEK- Thursday, March 12
END; HELP NEEDED! For those in-
6:30
Marilyn Reynolds
terested in helping with Fr. Dan’s retire-
10:00
Christina Drees
ment celebration and/or the Centennial Friday, March 13
closing, please call the parish office or
6:30
Michael Soldano, Sr.
contact Barb Salzman gbsalz-
10:00
JoAnne Ruther
[email protected] or Julie Fortner [email protected]. Saturday, March 14
Our first planning meeting will be March 19 at
10:00
Tim Kennedy
12:30P.M.in the Parish Center.

4:00
Stanley A. Meihaus


Sunday, March 15

9:00
Parish
SPRING CLEANING TIME! It’s al-
11:00
Vera Goodhew, A.M..
most time for spring cleaning in prepara- tion for Easter! We have garden beds to spruce up and indoor facilities to clean. Many hands make light work. Come on out on March 28, between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Pizza and drinks

provided. RSVP: https://www.signupgenius.com/
go/508044EAEAA2AA6FC1parish3




BSC BOOK TALK 1 Facebook LENTEN STEWARDSHIP M WEEK 3:

group Please join our group to dis- Stewardship isn’t just about money, and Lent isn’t just cuss one or both of our Lenten read- about fasting, almsgiving, and prayer. Lent is a gift, and ing selections: Letter to a Suffering we are stewards of all God’s gifts. If we ask ourselves why Church by Bishop Robert Barron and God has given us this long season of Lent, each of us will Confessions of a Mega Church Pastor have a different answer. Is there a nagging regret we need by Dr. Allen Hunt. We still have copies of Bishop Barron’s
to rectify? A selfish habit we need to break? A damaged book at the church doors. If you have read one of the relationship we need to mend? A greater depth of prayer- books and wish to share, please place it in the white
fulness to which we’re being called? God is gifting us with basket in the library area at the back of church.
40 days of communal support as we address whatever our
stewardship of Lent calls us to do. Let us pray for one an-
other that we may use this gift wisely, growing spiritually 40 DAYS FOR LIFE: Blessed Sacra- stronger together on our journey toward Easter.
ment's ONE day of the 40 DAYS FOR LIFE campaign is Tuesday March
31st.
On that day Blessed Sacrament pa- STEWARDSHIP OF MONETARY BLESSINGS
rishioners will provide a minimum of 2 March Ministry Budget: $ 130,325
people to pray in front of the Auburn Ave. Planned Actual Contributions Toward Ministry Goal:
Parenthood throughout the entire day.
$12,455 through March 1, 2020
Please say yes to come on Tuesday March 31and pray for Annual Ministry Budget: $1,420,000 7/1/196/30/20
a onehour timeperiod. (You may commit for more.) The first time is 7am to 8am; the last time is 6pm until Actual Contributions Fiscal Year:7/1/19M03/01/2020
7pm.
There will be signups at the doors of Church next $921,177.
weekend.
Rather than contacting the number on the flyer with questions, please just call Pat Bethell @ 859341
8405 or Kathy Thamann @ 8593414486.
GROUP 3 COUNTERS NEXT WEEK

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Pastor’s PageVFr. Daniel Vogelpohl

wonderful, exciting journey. What is most incredible and Second Sunday of Lent
awesome is that we are not alone! God is with us. He in- spires, heals, opens doors, and calls us every moment of our lives. The very life we have is due only to Him.

We can all sit down and list adjectives describing who we are. One may find him or herself more artistic than another or quicker with wit. We have unique gifts and tal- ents and have the great gift of free will, which we treasure. Our histories come with more baggage for some and less hurdles for others, but we all have to find our way through the path we are on. However, have you ever given much thought to who you really are? That question has more merit than may at first appear.

We know ourselves as we live out our earthly jour-
Psychology has taught us a great deal about family ney. But do we know our heavenly self? What we know dynamics and how we have come to be the person we find here is only one small part of who God has made us to be. ourselves to be. We are comprised of such a mixed bag of The disciples really thought they knew Jesus until they went blessings and obstacles with their graced moments and sin- up the mountain. We also may think we know our true ful ones. Think back on the journey of your life and how the selves, too. We know that in eternal life we shall not only many different and varied choices that you made influenced see God, but become like Him. Who will you be? What sur- the direction your life. If you didn’t go on that first date with prise do you think God has for you?
your spouse, who would be beside you today? If you chose to be in one place rather than another, what would have hap- ©LPi
pened to the course your life has taken? We are on such a

CONFESSIONS DURING LENT

Confessions will be heard next Tuesday
evening, March 17th Following the Jubilee Year of Mercy, Bishop Foys directed that every parish schedule one weekday evening per month for the sacrament of Reconciliaon (Confession) in addion to the parish's current schedule for confessions. Blessed Sacrament has scheduled this addional confession me for the third Tuesday of the month. Confes- sions will be heard from 6:30 to 7:30 PM on the Third Tuesday of every month.

Confessions are also heard at our usual con- fession me on Saturday from 2:30 to 3:30 PM. Also note that the Deanery Penance Service for Lent will be held at St. Pius X Church on Thurs- day March 19th at 7:00 PM.

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FOOD PANTRY COLLECTION:
On March 7 & 8 at all Masses, Blessed Sacra- ment Church’s Cub Scout Pack will be col- lecting donations for our St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry.
Please leave any donations by your car and the Scouts will collect them before Mass.
The food pan- try is in need of all food items and paper products includ- ing cereal, crackers, toilet paper, jelly, and small peanut butters.
They are particularly short on SpaghettiO’s and hand soap right now.

Thank you.

ROSARY TUESDAY: Please join us every Tuesday after school in the church to pray the rosary with fellow classmates, families and the Blessed Sacrament com- munity. We will begin around 2:50 and finish around 3:15. All ages are welcome!! Come as often as you can!! Please contact Jenifer
Abdrabbo 8596406885 or Elizabeth Alcorn 8596201245 with any ques- tions. Please feel free to text or email any intentions to the phone numbers above or email Elizabeth at
[email protected]. God Bless you all!!!

DEATH PENALTY YES OR NO? All are invit- ed to hear speaker, Michael VonAllmen, a wrongly convicted felon who served 12 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. This program is hosted by the NKU Newman Center on Wednesday evening, March 18, 2020, at 7:00 M 8:30 p.m., in Budig Thea- ter in the University Center at NKU.
Mr. VonAll- men’s story is similar to the story of Walter McMilli- an, played by Jamie Foxx in the recent movie, Just Mercy.
The circumstances of many wrongful con- victions make a strong case for overturning the death penalty. Twenty two states have removed the death penalty, and this presentation will challenge us to consider what ‘just mercy’ should be in Kentucky. The Kentucky Coalition to Abolish this Death Penal- ty (KCADP), along with the Diocese of Covington Pro Life Office, Catholic Charities and Northern Kentucky Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty are cosponsoring this event.
No reservation is required, it is free and open to the public.
Just come.
Parking is available at 20 Kenton Dr.

ATTENTION YOUNG ADULTS: Sisters of Notre Dame Team of Young Adults Charis Retreat March 2022, 2020. Are you in the midst of transi- tions in career, relationships, or geography? Feeling stressed or unsure about what lies ahead? Connect with other young adults who are also navigating a period of transition. Cost is $40/person includes ac- commodations, meals, and supplies. 1601 Dixie Highway, Park Hills, KY. Register at Charis.org.

Questions: Contact Sr. Ruth Lubbers at 859750 8190 or [email protected].

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