Church  1626 W. 26th Street • Erie, PA 16508  814R454R0171 • www.bsparisherie.org  February 17, 2019

Pastoral Staff Father Philip Pinczewski ~ Pastor  [email protected]  Father DeMartinis ~   In Residence  mike.demartinis@prepvilla.com Kevin Kunik ~ Permanent Deacon  [email protected] Jane Wagner ~ School Principal   [email protected] Jennifer Durney ~  Facilitator of Religious Education   [email protected] Kathy Golden ~ Director of Music  [email protected] Joyce Wickles ~ Business Manager  [email protected] Diane Fisher ~ Parish Secretary  [email protected]  Mass Schedule Daily Mass in the Chapel: 7:00am School Liturgy on Wednesday in Church SeptemberOMay  (check Mass Schedule for time) Saturday Vigil: 4:00 pm  Sunday: 8:30 & 11:00am & 7:30 pm  Reconciliation  Saturday: 3:00  3:45pm  Anytime by appointment 2 

Blessed Sacrament Parish Mission Statement  To nourish our love of God through Christ under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Centered in the , we are developing a faith community through prayer, education, worship and Christian fellowship. As stewards of God’s love, we strive to share our gifts and talents for the service of God and all His people. 

Parish Directory THE WEEK AHEAD Parish Office 8144540171 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18  Daily Mass 7am Office Hours MondayOFriday 8amO4pm  RCIA 6:30pm   Closed for lunch NoonO1pm  Parish Office Closed      Fax   8144596832 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19 Email  [email protected]  Daily Mass 7am       Website  www.bsparisherie.org WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20 School  8144551387  Daily Mass 7am  Elmwood Gardens Mass 10:00am Cafeteria  8144557113  School Liturgy 1:15pm  Choir 6:00pm  Gym Scheduling Mark Kloecker 8811016     Prayer Requests 8606211 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21  Daily Mass 7am Bulletin Deadline Monday at noon  Ushers Meeting 7:30pm      FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22 Dave Pianta [email protected]  Daily Mass 7am   President of Ushers      SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23 Lindsey Farrell  [email protected]  Eucharistic Minster training 11:00am  PTC President   Confessions 3:003:45pm Maureen Decker  [email protected]  Mass 4:00pm    Chairperson of Pastoral Council    SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24 Carmen Phillips  [email protected]  Masses: 8:30am, 11am & 7:30pm  Chairperson of Finance Council  Coffee & Donuts after 8:30am Mass  Susannah Klins  [email protected]  Rel Ed K5  Chairperson of School Advisory Al Smith   [email protected] MEMBERSHIP IN THE PARISH  Knights of Columbus We welcome all Catholic adults living within the parish area to register in our parish. We are glad for all who Jim Theisen  [email protected] worship here, including members and visitors. Eventually Webmaster for: www.bsparisherie.org it would be wise to fill out a registration form. Otherwise,     www.bsschoolerie.org we have no record or ability to fulfill your request for Michael Scalise  [email protected] Sacraments, sponsor forms, letters of recommendation, etc. Sometimes people who grow up in the parish pre-  Parish Foodbank Coordinator sume they are members as adults, but we have no record beyond your childhood. And sometimes, people move into the area and presume that your presence makes you a HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE member automatically. We are happy to meet your spir-  itual needs, but we also encourage you to register official- HEARING DEVICES AVAILABLE ly. To complete this simple process, contact the parish office at 4540171.  3

MASS INTENTIONS CHURCH SANCTUARY CANDLE

The Church Sanctuary Candle will burn this week Monday, February 18NWeekday in loving memory of Sister Hildegarde from the Boxer 7:00 *In Thanksgiving / Dave & Patty Cooney ** Family.  Tuesday, February 19NWeekday 7:00 +Annette Niebauer / Theodore Niebauer, Jr. ** CHAPEL SANCTUARY CANDLE Wednesday, February 20NWeekday  7:00 *People of the Parish ** 1:15 +Dean Golden / Jackie Bean  The Chapel Sanctuary Candle will burn this week in Thursday, February 21NWeekday thanksgiving from Lorraine Lepkowski.  7:00 +Joyce Greene / Berdy Monahan ** Friday, February 22NChair of St. Peter the Apostle FAMILY PERSPECTIVE 7:00 +Augie / Norma Jean & Family ** Saturday, February 23N7th Sunday in Ordinary Time 4:00 + Baker / Mark Reinhold Don’t look very far when you hear today’s speak Sunday, February 24N7th Sunday in Ordinary Time of poverty, hunger, sorrow or exclusion. These things 8:30 *People of the Parish happen in families. Children feel “insulted” when they are 11:00+ Haibach / Bob & Mary Alice Haibach constantly criticized. Spouses “hunger” for affection. 7:30 +Mary Hoffman / John Hoffman Family  Grandparents feel “excluded” by divorce and custody  decisions. Parents “weep” because they feel alienated * Living ** 7AM MASS IN THE CHAPEL  from their children.

“Everybody today seems to be in such a terrible MARRIAGE MOMENTS rush, anxious for greater developments and greater riches and so on, so that children have "Love is not quicktempered, it does not brood over very little time for their parents. Parents have injury, but rejoices with the truth..." (1 Cor. 13: 6) Which very little time for each other, and in the home begins the ofthesequalities of love best describesyourbeloved. disruption of peace in the world.” St. Teresa of Kolkata 

  Ministry Schedule for February 23 & 24 

 SATURDAY  SUNDAY  SUNDAY 4:00pm 8:30am 11:00am  EUCHARISTIC  Barb Peterson Michelle Wiesen Kirk Brabender MINSTERS Linda Gier John Winiecki Kevin Kujan  Carol Delo Jeannene Willow  Phyllis Marchini Carmen & Judy Rosatti  Danine Smola Allison Rosatti Joe Scalise Jillian Carroll   Carolyn Johnston Nancy Flaherty Betty Pacy SACRISTAN LECTOR Gerri Piecuch Don Kleps Rel Ed Students   Emily & Maria  Annabella LaCastro Nathan Luthringer ALTAR Piecuch Ethan & Alex Paris Sweeney SERVERS Tayla Ross

PRESIDER Fr. Phil Fr. Phil Fr. Mike 4

READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 17, 2019 Sunday: Jer 17:58/Ps 1:12, 3, 4, 4, 6 [40:5a]/1 Cor 15:12, 1620/Lk 6:17, 2026 Monday: Gn 4:115, 25/Ps 50:1 and 8, 16bc17, 2021 [14a]/Mk 8:1113 Tuesday: Gn 6:58; 7:15, 10/Ps 29:1a and 2, 3ac4, 3b and 9c10 [11b]/Mk 8:1421 Wednesday: Gn 8:613, 2022/Ps 116:1213, 1415, 1819 [17a]/Mk 8:2226 Thursday: Gn 9:113/Ps 102:1618, 1921, 29 and 2223 [20b]/Mk 8:2733 Friday: 1 Pt 5:14/Ps 23:13a, 4, 5, 6 [1]/Mt 16:1319 Saturday: Heb 11:17/Ps 145:23, 45, 1011 [cf. 1]/Mk 9:213 Next Sunday: 1 Sm 26:2, 79, 1213, 2223/Ps 103:12, 34, 8, 10, 1213 [8a]/1 Cor 15:4549/Lk 6:2738 OBSERVANCES FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 17, 2019 Sunday: 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: Presidents' Day Thursday: St. , &  Friday: The Chair of St. Peter the Apostle Saturday: St. , Bishop & Martyr Next Sunday: 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time $$$$$ RAISE THE ROOF LOTTERY $$$$$  Question for Children: How do you expe-  rience God’s blessing in difficult times, 2/05 #549…#550…#548 no winners when you are sad, hungry, or when friends 2/06 #383…#384…#382 no winners reject you? 2/07 #738 no winner…#739 Darrell Dunston $10…  #737 no winner Question for Youth: How does trusting in 2/08 #775…#776…#774 no winners God make a difference in your life? 2/09 #686…#687…#685 no winners 2/10 #649…#650…#648 no winners 2/11 #419…#420…#418 no winners Question for Adults: In today’s Gospel, we are reminded  that we will be either blessed or have woe done unto us. MARCH TICKETS are now available… It’s a challenging teaching! Which half of this Gospel $5 per ticket 93 chances to win this month reading applies to you?  Please help us keep this lottery going. It has helped pay 31 CLUB Pray for Vocations for roof repairs in the past and hopefully will be there for upcoming repairs. The tickets are only $5 and you have  three chances every day of the month to win!! If you buy February 18 Joyce Wickles  10 or more tickets, you receive a free ticket.  February 19 Marilyn Konopka, Kevin Kujan February 20 Christina Amendola February 21 Shelly Wygant February 22 Mary Fran Pirrello February 23 Diane Fisher February 24 Shirley Dovichow  Members of the 31 Club agree to go to daily Mass and /or offer prayers on a particular day every month for an increase of vocations to the Church. One of the best ways to increase vocations is through prayers, and the greatest prayer we have is the holy sacrifice of the Mass. Please call the Parish Office if you want to be in the 31 Club and experience the satisfaction that comes from helping to fulfill a great need in the Church. 

SAVE THE DATE!!! Friday, May 3rd  for our next BINGO Bonanza!  Watch the bulletin  for more info! 5 

 From Our Pastor, Fr. Phil   The 2019 Catholic Services Appeal will be conducted throughout our diocese on March 3, 2019. You may wonder if this is a good time to conduct our annual diocesan Catholic Services Appeal. But the truth is, we must. You see, our diocese still has work to do on behalf of the Lord. The church needs your help to remain focused on Christ and the needs of the people of God. Bishop Lawrence Persico personally assures us that donations to the 2019 CSA will not be usedNin any wayNto fund the legal expenses of the diocese related to the Pennsylvania grand jury investigation on clergy sex abuse or to provide settlements for sexual abuse victims.  The CSA is essential to helping the Diocese of Erie fulfill its mission to evangelize, educate, serve, proclaim the Word and celebrate the sacraments. Your participation is essential to the success of the CSA as well as to the health of our parish. Please join other Catholics from across the 13 counties of our diocese in supporting this important appeal. I ask for your financial and prayerful support that we may do our part to help with the ministries of the Diocese. I will be sending a letter to you with more details by the end of the month. In an effort to help with everyone’s faith lifelong learning we are starting two projects to help. In the back of the church there will now be eight topical CDs available to you, which I hope you will use. You will hear some very solid presenters on current topics and themes we all need to learn and understand. If you are able, we ask for a token of $3.00 for a CD, but do not let that stop you from using these CDs. Once you’re done don’t return it to church, pass it on to a friend or family member if you found it worthwhile. From the same publishing company we will also be starting a new learning process you can do from the comfort of your home. You will be able to stream and view on any device you wish: Christian movies, animated shows for children, Bible study and much more. All you will have to do is register and use our parish code. There will be no fee. I am excited about this opportunity for our parish. We will roll out the details next week! Make it a great week!     Peace, Fr. Phil

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS NEWS  Join The Knights of Columbus in Praying the Rosary The Knights of Columbus at Blessed Sacrament will lead the Rosary to the 4:00 PM Mass on the first Saturday of the month. All are welcome to join us.  Knights of Columbus Open Meeting The Knights of Columbus at Blessed Sacrament will host an open meeting on Monday March 4th at 6:45 PM for all men interested in learning more about the important work of the Knights. The Knights of Columbus is open to all Catholic men ages 18 and up. At the open meeting, we'll pray the rosary, share information about upcoming projects, and enjoy refreshments from Subway. To help to ensure that we have an accurate count, please email [email protected] to let us know if you plan to attend.  

COFFEE AND DONUTS Join us for coffee SANCTUARY CANDLE We are and a donut(s) after the 8:30am Mass in taking requests for memorials for the cafeteria; this week the Youth Group will be the Sanctuary Candle in the Chapel. hosting. This is a great opportunity to meet other The donation is $10, same as the parishioners and catch up with old friends.  Sanctuary Candle in the Church.  COMFORT IN GOD’S ARMS PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY invites you to share your talents in making prayer shawls for those who are ill, have lost a loved one or in need of being wrapped in prayers. Each stitch is made while praying for the recipient. The group will meet on Wednesday March 13th at 6pm. If you would like to join the group or if you know someone who would like to receive a shawl contact Linda Wagner at 4908022. If you would like to donate yarn or totes to store the yarn in, they can be dropped off at the Parish Office. The shawls that are ready for distribution will be blessed today Sunday, February 17th at the 11am Mass. There will be an information meeting after Mass if anyone has any questions or would like a prayer shawl.  6

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2019 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2019 SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME MEMORIAL OF PETER DAMIAN, BISHOP, DOCTOR OF THE Good news in bad times CHURCH Forget the headlines for a blessed minute. Stop attending to popup Courage to do what is right dramas of breaking stories, and avert your eyes from news flashes that Peter Damian was a Benedictine 11thcentury monk who is frequently dazzle with the world’s misery and villainy. We know human nature described as an austere and holy man. He loved the study of scripture like the back of our hands, because we know the contents of our own and was extremely devoted to his monastic life. But his holiness and hearts: how petty we can be, how selfserving and critical. The differ- moral clarity brought him to the attention of more than one and he ence between the evil geniuses of the globe and us is often a matter of often was called upon to settle contentious debates within the church. reach and opportunity, or one too many grievances that finally topple With great courage, Peter called the church to moral reform, confronting our humanity and make the descent to darkness all the more compelling. issues of (buying or selling of church jobs) and clerical abuse of Resist selfrighteousness! power. Though he was never officially canonized, most people of his TODAY'S READINGS: 17:58; 1 Corinthians 15:12, time considered him a and he was named a doctor of the church in 1620; Luke 6:17, 2026 (78). “Blessed are you who are now 1828. Let him inspire your study and devotion today. weeping, for you will laugh.” TODAY'S READINGS: Genesis 9:113; Mark 8:2733 (338).  “You are thinking not as God does, but as human beings do.” MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2019  Seek signs of mercy FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2019 Generations still seek a sign. But sometimes we look for signs in the FEAST OF THE CHAIR OF PETER THE APOSTLE wrong places. Jesus must still heave a sigh whenever we’re blind to the The chair has the floor divine inklings all around us. When the brokenhearted take heart and the For a chair to get its own feast day, it’s got to be a pretty special chair. hardhearted show some mercyNthose are signs that God has gotten Today’s is just that, because himself, the very first pope, sat through. Let’s give GodNand each otherNthe benefit of the doubt. upon it. The in St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City is a wooden TODAY'S READINGS: Genesis 4:115, 25; Mark 8:1113 (335). throne, which Pope Benedict XVI described as a “symbol of the special “The Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, asking him mission of Peter and his successors to tend Christ’s flock, keeping it for sign from heaven, to test him.” united in faith and in charity." Ponder that our church’s leaders stand in  a line going all the way back to the apostles, and pray for each one who TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2019 holds this esteemed position. Looks like rain TODAY'S READINGS: 1 Peter 5:14; Matthew 16:1319 (535). Big floods tend to produce stories. Folks can recall much about the “Upon this rock I will build my church.” “flood of 2008 or 1996 or 1956 . . . .” People in biblical times had heard  flood stories, too. But the flood Genesis described was the Big One, the SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2019 flood to end all floodsNalmost. God was angry and decided all of crea- MEMORIAL OF POLYCARP, BISHOP AND MARTYR tion was pretty much corrupt and the only solution was to wipe it all Living memory out. But in an almost human way God left the door open a crack. We can be sure that the practice of venerating the of began got to be the ark that preserved a righteous few, including handy mating very early in the church. The first evidence for it comes from a letter pairs of all creatures in order to repopulate the earth once the waters dated around 150 A.D. concerning the martyrdom of Polycarp. The receded. So God’s wrath was not final. There’s always the possibility of letter relates that following Polycarp’s execution the Romans refused return to God, constantly offered. When the waters of despair, regret, the Christians his body, deciding rather to burn it. The Christians then and cynicism threaten to inundate you, remember there’s a dove on the gathered together his bones, related, “being more pre- way. cious than the most exquisite jewels, and more purified than gold.” TODAY'S READINGS: Today’s readings: Genesis 6:58; 7:15, They put these bones in a place of distinction where they would gather 10; Mark 8:1421 (336). “Then the Lord said to Noah, ‘Go into together and revere them, especially on the anniversary of Polycarp’s the ark, you and all your household, for I have seen that you martyrdom. Remember the sacrifices of Christian martyrs and give alone are righteous before me in this generation.’ ” yourself wholeheartedly to a life of faith.  TODAY'S READINGS: Hebrews 11:17; Mark 9:213 (340). WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2019 “They kept the matter to themselves, questioning what rising from It’s all part of the process the dead meant.” Our journey toward health, wholeness, and conversion stretches across the span of our lives and, ironically, doesn’t prevent our deaths. But the more fully we embrace life and live in God’s Spirit, the less significant our deaths become. Dying is just part of the process toward life in Christ. For a time we will see as in a mirrorNthrough a glass darkly. But if we follow Jesus’ instruction of forgiveness and love, we will eventually see clearlyNeven with our eyes closed and even beyond our deaths. TODAY'S READINGS: Genesis 8:613, 2022; Mark 8:2226 (337). “The man looked up and said, ‘I can see people, but they Daily renewal for busy Catholics  look like trees, walking.’ ” Invest just five minutes a day, and your faith will   deepen   and grow a day at a time. 

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 LENTEN FISH DINNERS featuring our famous BAKED SCROD   th nd th Friday, March 8 , March 22 & April 5  4:30 TO 7:00PM BLESSED SACRAMENT CAFETERIA   IF YOU CAN HELP IN ANYWAY IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. PLEASE COMPLETE AND RETURN TO CHURCH AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.  ______I COULD WORK, FRIDAY, MARCH 8th  ______I COULD WORK, FRIDAY, MARCH 22nd  ______I COULD WORK, FRIDAY, APRIL 5th     ______I COULD BRING BAKED GOODS TO BE SOLD    AT THE DINNER.   MARCH 8th______MARCH 22nd______APRIL 5th______   I AM UNABLE TO HELP OR BAKE BUT PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING DONATION TO HELP WITH THE EXPENSES FOR THE DINNER.   $______          ______ NAME OF VOLUNTEERS    ______ ______ PHONE     EMAIL     8

    HAPPENINGS AROUND THE DIOCESE   ON TAP is for 21 to mid thirties Catholic Young Adults. They will meet at the BREWERIE (Union Station from 5:307:00pm Monday February 25th. Adult only event. For more information contact Theresa Walsh [email protected]  PREPARING FOR REMARRIAGE IN THE CHURCH? NOVA is a oneday marriage preparation program specifically designed for couples free to remarry in the . Topics include adjusting to remarriage, blending families, legal issues and others. Preregistration is required. Call the Family Life Office at 8148241261 or 8003743723 ext. 261 to register. The next NOVA is scheduled for Saturday March 2nd in Erie.  VOLUNTEERS NEEDED AT ST. MARTIN CENTER  Erie’s St. Martin Center, Inc. food pantry program is in need of volunteers to help continue its mission. We see cli- ents on both an emergency basis and during scheduled appointments each day between 9 a.m. and noon and 1 to 3:30 p.m. Volunteers also are needed to assist twice a month with the senior citizen food box day. Some heavy lifting is required to transport boxes to vehicles. If interested, contact Stacey Hellmann at 4526113.  SURVIVING DIVORCE MINISTRY  1  DIVORCED? Surviving Divorce Ministry, formerly called The Catholic’s Divorce Survival Guide (CDSG), 8week group begins on Wednesday, April 3 from 6:30 8:00 p.m. at St. Mark Catholic Center in Erie and runs weekly until May 22, 2019. Cost of $15 per person includes book/journal (Financial help is available). Find comfort and counsel consistent with Catholic teachings. Call the Family Life Office, (814)8241261, or email [email protected] for more information and/or to register.  TEAM CAMP TOTUS TUUS APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED NOW Looking for something to do this summer that will help to strengthen your faith while serving others? Check out Camp Totus Tuus. This camp is held for middle school students, but the team is made up of high school students, college students and adult volunteers who love their Catholic faith and want to share it with others. Team members will be at camp July 1218, 2019. To apply to be a team member, go to https://bit.ly/2B54P4x, or email [email protected] for more information.

USHERS' CORNER    Please join us this Thursday, February 21st at our monthly meeting, starting at 7:30pm in the Fieldhouse.    We are accepting payments for 2019's dues. These remain at an inflationresistant $10. You can pay any Usher Board member, or mail to the Blessed Sacra- ment Ushers, P.O. Box 3903, Erie, PA 16508. You may also pay online at https://squareup.com/store/blessed sacramentushersociety. Please add your name to the "Additional note" section on the final checkout page.  Reminders for all Ushers: Please wear your blazer and tie to Mass. Also, please check in with the Mass Captain before the start of Mass to see if your help will be needed at Offertory.   We are here to serve. If any parishioner has any questions or needs any help, please let one of us know.  Make sure to "like us" on Facebook…  Peace, David Pianta, President   9

GOSPEL MEDITATION  What an audience Jesus has in today's Gospel! "A great crowd of his disciples and a large number of people from all over Judea and Jerusalem and the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon." Disciples, pagans, and devout Jews gathered together to hear Jesus speak in the Sermon on the Mount. All of these people had something in common. God was someone to be bargained with, and if God liked you, you were rewarded with good fortune. This Sunday, Jesus tells us a different story. "Woe to you who are rich...who are filled now...who laugh when all speak well of you. Blessed are you who are poor...you who are now hungry...when people hate you and when they exclude you and insult you." Jesus completely flips the script on what it means to be blessed by God. What he proclaims as "woe" are states of life we often strive for, and "blessed" are the states we work hard to avoid! Jesus is concerned with the kingdom of God and the world to come, not the typical structures of power and privilege. The word "now" appears often in these statements. Why? If you are well "now," that's beside the point. To be rich in this life has no direct bearing on your immortal soul. If you're struggling "now," that's not an indication that God has forgotten you or that  in light of eternity  you're worse off than someone else. In fact, it could be an indicator that you're enduring something that will bring you to a place of greater, eternal joy in the future. This Sunday, consider your priorities. Who do we reject as not blessed, and thereby inflict woe upon ourselves? When we encounter difficult situations in our own lives, do we see them as opportunities to remember God and lean on His mercy and grace?  EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP...RECOGNIZE GOD IN YOUR ORDINARY MOMENTS When I was a child, I often thought of the Church as something mystical and supernatural. I wasn't wrong in my under- standing of the Body of Christ, for surely the Church has these characteristics. However, even though we speak about the foundation of all we are as Church being the "mystery of Christ," Jesus became a man so that supernatural element could break into the natural world in a profound way. What we once could not see, we now see. What we saw as a God in a distant place now dwelt among us. It is one of the aspects of Catholicism that I have grown to appreciate the most as I have matured: for a Catholic, the supernatural is natural. The communion of saints is heavenly and earthly at the same time. The Beatitudes instruct us about this reality. Pope Francis reminds us that holiness is "not about swooning in mystic rapture." Holiness is about living in the real world and doing extraordinary things with our ordinary lives. Our stewardship way of life consists of actions in the natural world that have extraordinary repercussions.  Do not ever take your simple actions of generosity and love for granted. As disciples called to a life of stewardship, we par- ticipate in something more profound than what we can see. We are blessed to be called to follow Jesus, and we bring blessing to all those with whom we choose to share ourselves. Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS 

LIVE THE LITURGY  INSPIRATION FOR THE WEEK Getting ahead in the world is something many see as important. Success, a comfortable life, and worldly securities are seen as what is needed to achieve happiness. Whether or not we like to admit it, these pursuits are operative in many of our lives. As much as we want to believe in the Gospel, we also find it hard not to cling to these other things. Unconditional trust in God must be first if we are going to perceive the kingdom of God. And while God does not want us to go out of our way to be miserable, Jesus clearly gives preference to those who are poor, hungry, weeping, marginalized, vulnerable, and despised. When people encounter these things, they touch God. It teaches us not to get too comfortable with our riches and that there is much more to true life than the stuff we find so important.

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PARISH FAMILY   SACRIFICIAL GIVING REPORT   2/10/2019  Please pray for those in our Parish Family who are Adult Offering:  $ 6,137.00 263 [800]  hospitalized, ill, homebound and in nursing facilities and Loose:   $ 581.00 for all our members of the military.  Online:   $ 747.00 40 [110]  :$ 10.00 Pray for those who have suffered the experience of Christmas:  $ 10.00 abuse, may they find through Christ’s presence, Solemnity of Mary: $ 10.00 deep healing and peace.  Youth Offering: $ 44.80 8 [400] Total:   $ 7,539.80  2018 CATHOLIC SERVICES APPEAL Pledged to Date:  $ 71,937.00 [284 Pledges] Paid To Date:  $ 69,292.00 Assessment:   $ 62,944.00 Unpaid Balance: $ 2,645.00  Thank you for your generosity! CHILDREN’S STEWARDSHIP CORNER  During the past week some of our children noted on their Church envelopes some ways they shared their time and talents. We thank them for being true stewards of God’s Kingdom through sharing and service by using their Church envelopes. Please encourage your child (ren) to write on their envelopes ways in which they shared their time and talent during the week. It is uplifting to read what they share...we can all learn something from them! Here are some from this week: “I was nice to my sister, I made slime for my sister, I gave my sister some of my birthday money, kindness & love.” DID YOU KNOW? If you are visiting another parish in the Diocese for weekend Mass you can put your Blessed Sacrament envelope in their collection basket and they will forward the envelope to us. This is great for busy families, who may occasionally have to go to another church for a different Mass time. 

SPONSOR CERTIFICATES For those who are asked OFFERTORY Would your family to be a sponsor for Baptism and/or Conformation, like to take the gifts down at the offertory time? Maybe a sponsor certificate can only be issued to registered, you requested the Mass Intention or the Mass is for your active members of Blessed Sacrament Parish. They loved one; we will have sign up sheets on the door to the must have received all their Sacraments including Con- Ushers Room for the month. Please fill in your name firmation, attend weekly Mass and receive Holy Com- next to the Mass you would like to do. Please check in munion regularly. If married, it must be a valid marriage with the Ushers that day, so they know you are there. in the Church. Please don’t ask us to make exceptions, Any questions, please call the Parish Office.  these are the guidelines set by the Church which we must follow.  GIVE YOUR GIFTS ONLINE It’s safe, its simple, its convenient. Donate today using your credit card, check- ing or savings account. Visit our parish website at www.bsparisherie.org. Select your donation amount and frequency. Enter your account and payment information. Contact Joyce in the Parish Office at 4540171 if you need help setting up your online giving account. Excellence • Preplanning in Roofing • On Site Cremation Mark F.V. Kloecker, Supervisor Since 1890 & Tribute Center Adrienne Kloecker, Funeral Intern McCreary Roofing PA 029146 •Affordable Funeral Services Francis V. Kloecker III, Funeral Intern Commercial/Industrial Roofing & Sheet Metal 1595 West 38th St. • 864-4864 2502 Sassafras St. • Erie, PA 16502 814-452-2640 Partners: Garrett J., Austin J., Carl R. & Leo J. Brugger, III 814-454-0156 | kloeckerfuneralhome.com 1404 East Ave., Erie 16503 bruggerfuneralhomes.com CHIDO’S Geiger & Sons CEMETERY MEMORIALS DRY CLEANERS, INC. GRANITE KITCHEN Parishioner COUNTERTOPS 1103 State St. • Erie, PA 16501 • (814) 452-6004 814-838-3588 605 W. 10th St. • Eric, PA 16502 • (814) 454-9820 Across from Trinity Cemetery 2611 Charlotte Street Erie, PA 16508 (814) 866-1336 Kevin T. Kreidinger Parishioner/Owner COMMERCIAL - MEDICAL - INDUSTRIAL CLEANING FLOOR RESTORATION Treating Every Body Like Family • West Erie Plaza • Harborcreek • Sterrettania • Summit 456-6000 464-0660 836-1970 866-5930 Erie, PA FuneralQuinn Home West 9th & Liberty St William M. Lyden www.hertelandbrown.com 455-2349 Supervisor Remember TRY OUR NEW SUNDAY BREAKFAST BUFFET - Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner Forever Reliable, experienced and Mother OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK compassionate in-home care offered 24/7. Mary K. Facchiano Your locally owned source for in-home care. 1905-1997 814-520-6050 814-920-4492 John & DeDe W. 26th and Washington Ave., Erie www.homeaidesnow.com “THE CLOSET SHOPPE” Custom-Closet Designing & Installation in Wire & Laminate Authorized Dealer for Closet Maid #1 in Home Respacing 864-4379 Charlie & Mary Lou Betcher Hair Designs By Cindy Cindy Anderson Tabolt Bringing hope and opportunity Owner to our community since 1982 2687 Hazel Street Corner of 29th & Hazel Offices in Erie, Union City & Warren Contact Chris Reeves to place an ad today! Erie, PA 16508 (814) 836-7505 • 1-888-LIFE-AID [email protected] or (800) 477-4574 x6206 (814) 864-2528 ALL SERVICES ARE FREE & CONFIDENTIAL!

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