CHURCH OF THE BLESSEDSACRAMENTRev. David Nolan, Pastor

Rev. D’Angelo Jimenez, Parochial Vicar

Msgr. Michael Crimmins, In Residence

Rev. James O’Shea, CP, Sunday Associate

Deacon Scott Reisinger

Tina Silvestro, Director of Religious Education

Jason Roberts, Director of Music Ministry

Lou Dennis, Director of Facilities

CHURCH: 152 WEST 71ST STREET, NYC 10023 • PH: 212-877-3111 • FAX: 212-799-6233 • WWW.BLESSEDSACRAMENTNYC.ORG

SCHOOL: 147 WEST 70TH STREET, NYC 10023 • PH: 212-724-7561 • FAX: 212-724-0735 • WWW.SBLSNYC.ORG

SUNDAY MASSES: Saturday evening at 5:30 PMSunday: 8:30AM, 10:00AM (Family Mass) 11:15AM(Spanish), 12:30PM & 5:30PM (Young Adult Choir) WEEKDAYS: 7:30 AM, 12:10 PM, 5:30 PM SATURDAYS: 7:30 AM, 12:10 PM SPANISH WEEKDAY MASS: Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of Month at 7:00 PM BAPTISM: Arrangements must be made at theRectory. Sponsors must be practicing Catholics.Parents, and also godparents when possible, mustattend the Pre-Baptismal conference which is held onthe 1st Monday of every month at 6:30pm in therectory. CONFESSIONS: Saturday afternoons 4:30 to 5:15 pm,and anytime at the Rectory. MARRIAGES: Arrangements should be made at leastsix months in advance at the rectory to ensure the dateand the hour desired. The Nuptial Mass is the ordinaryform of celebrating Christian marriage, and should bestrongly considered when making Wedding plans.Attendance at the Pre-Cana Conferences, or theequivalent, is required by the Archbishop. PARISH BOUNDARIES: Central Park West to theHudson River, from the South side of 77th Street downto the North side of 65th Street.

NEW PARISHIONERS: We welcome new parishioners,and invite them to register at the Rectory. Theregistration is our only means of certifying anyone as amember of our parish. If you move to another Parish, orchange your address within the Parish, please notify us. FATIMA DEVOTIONS: The Rosary is said daily afterthe 12:10 pm Mass. Friday from 6-7 pm there is a holyhour. BENEDICTION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT: FirstFriday - Exposition: 12:35 pm. Adoration: All day;Benediction: 5:15 PM. MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA: Mondays, beforethe 12:10 Mass and before the 5:30 pm Mass. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN ANDTEENAGERS: Classes in Religion for Catholicchildren/teenagers, Pre- kindergarten - High Schooltake place on Sundays. The Family Mass begins at10:00 a.m. in the Church followed by class instruction inthe school. Ongoing religious education is important for thereligious development of your children. FirstCommunion and Confirmation require a two yearprogram. Webpage: www.blessedsacramentnyc.org/rel-ed

Dear Parishioners and Friends: This Sunday, the Church celebrates the Baptism ofthe Lord. One of the great privileges of priesthoodis administering the Sacrament of Baptism. In theface of the newly baptized we see the Church oftomorrow. The Lord's last words to his discipleson this earth were: "Go, make disciples of allpeoples, and baptize them in the name of theFather, of the Son, of the Holy Spirit". The Churchteaches that the day of our baptism is the mostimportant day of our lives. Why? Why is itnecessary to be baptized? What happens inBaptism? What is it that we hope for fromBaptism? We hope for eternal life for our children.This is the purpose of Baptism. In baptism wereceive the gift of the Holy Spirit, God dwelling inus. In Baptism we become living Tabernacles. Inthe Sacrament, we are united with God. Webelong to God; we are immersed in God. God is nolonger very distant from us. What an awesomereality! We are in God and God is in us. Throughthis sacrament, we live in God’s presence. We arenot only united with God, but we are united withone another. In Baptism we become part of theBody of Christ, the Church. We enter into agathering of friends who never abandons one orthe other, in life or in death because thesecompanions are God's family, which in itself bearsthe promise of eternity. We enter into the Christiancommunity where together we pray not “my father”but “our Father”. This group of friends, this familyof God, will always accompany us, even on daysof suffering and in life's dark nights; it will give usconsolation, comfort and light. Thiscompanionship, this family, will give us words ofeternal life, words of light in response to the greatchallenges of life, and will point out to us the rightpath to take. This group will also offer the usconsolation and comfort and God's love whendeath is at hand, in the dark valley of death. It willgive us friendship; it will give us life. And thesetotally trustworthy companions will neverdisappear. Baptism is a gift, the gift of life. But agift must be accepted, it must be lived out in anopenness to God’s Spirit. In must lived out in thelove of God, in the love of one another. Let uspray on the feast of the Baptism of the Lord for agreater appreciation of the tremendous gift givento us on the day of our Baptism. Father David Nolan

PARISH NEWS / NOTICIAS PARROQUIALES

Baptism of the Lord • January 12th, 2020

Queridos Feligreses y Amigos; Este domingo, la Iglesia celebra el bautismo delSeñor. Uno de los grandes privilegios del sacerdocioes administrar el Sacramento del Bautismo. Ante losrecién bautizados vemos la Iglesia del mañana. Lasúltimas palabras del Señor a sus discípulos en estatierra fueron: "Vayan, hagan discípulos a todos lospueblos y bautícenlos en el nombre del Padre, delHijo, del Espíritu Santo". La Iglesia enseña que el díade nuestro bautismo es el día más importante denuestras vidas. ¿Por qué? ¿Por qué es necesario serbautizado? ¿Qué pasa en el bautismo? ¿Qué es loque esperamos del bautismo? Esperamos la vidaeterna para nuestros hijos. Este es el propósito delbautismo. En el bautismo recibimos el don delEspíritu Santo, Dios morando en nosotros. En elbautismo nos convertimos en tabernáculos vivientes.En el sacramento, estamos unidos con Dios.Pertenecemos a Dios Estamos inmersos en Dios.Dios ya no está muy lejos de nosotros. ¡Qué realidadtan asombrosa! Estamos en Dios y Dios está ennosotros. A través de este sacramento, vivimos en lapresencia de Dios. No solo estamos unidos con Dios,sino que estamos unidos los unos con los otros. Enel bautismo nos convertimos en parte del Cuerpo deCristo, la Iglesia. Entramos en una reunión de amigosque nunca abandonan a uno u otro, en la vida o en lamuerte porque estos compañeros son la familia deDios, lo que en sí lleva la promesa de la eternidad.Entramos en la comunidad cristiana donde juntosrezamos no "mi padre" sino "nuestro padre". Estegrupo de amigos, esta familia de Dios, siempre nosacompañará, incluso en días de sufrimiento y en lasnoches oscuras de la vida; nos dará consuelo,comodidad y luz. Esta compañía, esta familia, nosdará palabras de vida eterna, palabras de luz enrespuesta a los grandes desafíos de la vida, y nosindicará el camino correcto que debemos tomar. Estegrupo también nos ofrecerá consuelo, consuelo y elamor de Dios cuando la muerte esté cerca, en eloscuro valle de la muerte. Nos dará amistad; Nosdará vida. Y estos compañeros totalmente confiablesnunca desaparecerán. El bautismo es un regalo, elregalo de la vida. Pero un regalo debe ser aceptado,debe ser vivido en una apertura al Espíritu de Dios.Se debe vivir en el amor de Dios, en el amor de losdemás. Oremos en la fiesta del Bautismo del Señorpara una mayor apreciación del tremendo regalo quese nos dio el día de nuestro Bautismo. Padre David Nolan

FINANCE COMMITTEE CORNERLast Sunday $8,445 was received in the offertory baskets at Mass and $7,765

was received through WeShare, for a total of $16,210. Thank you for so generously giving to our regular collection. The second

collection for Communications/ Catholic University totaled $1,560.

An additional $4,163 was received towards our Christmas collectionbringing the total to $65,895.

ESQUINA FINANCIERA

La suma de la colecta durante las Misas del domingo pasado fue $8,445.Recibimos $7,765 a través de WeShare para un total de $16,210. Gracias por

dar tan generosamente a nuestra colección regular. La segunda colectatotalizo $1,560.

MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday Evening, January 11th 5:30 Gina Lucci Johnson + Sunday, January 12th 8:30 Intentions of Mary & James Devitt 10:00 Robert & Darlene Henry + 11:15 Petra Gonzalez + 12:30 Jean Noble + 5:30 Intentions of Rita Bookhop Monday, January 13th 7:30 Aldo & Bruno Del Ponte + 12:10 Regis Briand + 5:30 Joseph Thomas Tierney + Tuesday, January 14th 7:30 Intentions of Maria Leibowitz-Curry 12:10 Angela Veltri + 5:30 Rose Cirignano + Wednesday, January 15th 7:30 Jakub Wojtyna + 12:10 Fernando Pando + 5:30 Angelina Torrellas + 7:00 Thursday, January 16th 7:30 Anne Quash + 12:10 Joyce Smith + 5:30 Angela Veltri + Friday, January 17th 7:30 Violeta Wojtyna + 12:10 Eileen Smyth + 5:30 The Sardos Family + Saturday, January 18th 7:30 Joyce Anne Farabee + 12:10 Charlie Perez Crespo +

The women's group is launching a Toiletry Pantry Campaign.We need both volunteers and toiletries. Please contactKimberly LaMarque: Kimberly.lamarque@gmail.com orJackie Baligian: Jbaligian67@gmail.com. We will be giving unopened toiletries to individuals whoreceive items from our food pantry and will be donatingopened items to a homeless shelter that accepts specifictypes of opened items. We will be collecting them afterMasses on January 25/26 weekend and once monthly afterthat. We are accepting the following toiletries: Unopened: Body Wash, Bar Soap, Body Lotion, Shampooand Conditioner, Toothpaste, Toothbrushes Floss,Mouthwash, Shaving Products Opened: Body wash, Body lotion, Shampoo andConditioner, Shaving Cream, Nail polish ------------------------------------------- SAVE THE DATE - HIS EMINENCE CARDINAL DOLAN TOSAY MASS AT BLESSED SACRAMENT In celebration of the Parish’s upcoming 100 year anniversaryof our present church building, His Eminence CardinalTimothy Dolan will celebrate Mass on Saturday, October 3rdat 5:30 pm. Please mark your calendar for this blessedevent. More to come. ------------------------------------------- St. Vincent de PaulThe Parish Conference of the Society of St. Vincent de Paulwill meet on Tuesday, January 14th at 6:00pm in theRectory. All are welcome to attend! ------------------------------------------- GAY FELLOWSHIPPlease join us after the 5:30PM Mass this Sunday evening,January 19th for the Gay Fellowship. The meeting will beheld on the Rectory dining room immediately following the5:30 Mass. The group is a safe and comfortable place toshare and meet other LGBT Catholics. All are welcome.

Sign up for WE SHARE: We Share is an easy way tosupport Blessed Sacrament parish throughout the year -even when you are unable to attend your parish Mass. WithWe Share, never miss a Mass collection or donation. Thereis no need to carry a check book or cash for the collection -and no need for envelopes. You can make on-line donationsusing a credit card, debit card or electronic check. With aWe Share account, you can manage your weekly, monthlyor one time donations, as well as your personal information. We Share ensures the highest security standards availableare adhered to. You have access to your on-line donationsfor tax purposes. Easy to print offertory slips are available ifyou would like to place one in the collection basketrepresenting your on-line donation. We Share providescustomer support by phone or email. Go to www.blessedsacramentnyc.org and click on theONLINE GIVING icon at the top left of the home page.

If you have not registered in the parish and attend ourMass regularly, please fill the following form out and returnit to the Rectory office. All information will be keptconfidential.

NEW PARISHIONER REGISTRATION FORM

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NEW PARISHIONER REGISTRATIONWeekly EM and Lector Schedule Saturday, January 11th5:30 pm 1st Judith Rice 2nd Bobby Panza POF Vincent Gardino EM Merleann Taylor, John Gibbons, Judith Rice, Bobby Panza Sunday, January 12th 8:30 am 1st Clare Bush 2nd Tom Caffrey POF Mary Steffany EM Terry Naglack, Clare Bush, Tom Caffrey, Marry Steffany, Vivian Villaluz 10:00 am 1st Shea Stone 2nd Sandy Chippas POF Deacon Scott EM Joan Tedeschi, Andrew Jenkins, Julie Tom, Mimi Nevin, Mary Bradley, Deacon Scott, Patricia Caffrey 11:15 am 1st Mase Kerdel-DeMarco 2nd Maite Morales POF Daysi Guardado EM Celia Navarro, Fernando Bueno, Peter Diggins 12:30 pm 1st Jack Going 2nd Mary Moore POF Anita Pearl EM Lidia Stempien, Barbara Hanning, Anne Jason, Laura Ravo, Elsa Alvarez 5:30 pm 1st Adriana Gonzalez 2nd John Fox POF Rebecca Painter EM John Fox, Caitlin Anthony, Rebecca Painter, Mari Torres, Adriana Gonzalez

Celebrants for the Weekend of January 18th & 19th

Sat. 5:30pm Father Nolan Sun. 8:30am Father Jimenez 10:00am Father Nolan 11:15am Father Jimenez 12:30pm Father O'Shea 4:00pm Father Nolan (Special Needs Mass) 5:30pm Father Nolan

ARCHDIOCESAN - WIDE FOOD CAMPAIGNOnce again, Blessed Sacrament Parish will participate inFeeding Our Neighbors, an Archdiocesan - Wide Drive toreplenish dwindling Food Pantries in our community. FromJanuary 18 through January 26, you can Feed OurNeighbors by replenishing the Blessed Sacrament FoodPantry and our sister pantries at the Kennedy Center onWest 134 Street and St. Joseph of the Holy Family on West125 Street. It only takes one small action to feed the hungry.Together we can change lives. Four simple ways to participate are: (1) Bring non-perishable foods to Saturday and SundayMasses between January 18th and January 26th. (2) Support by donating money during a Mass collection ormake an on-line donation atwww.catholiccharitiesny.org/feedingourneighbors (3) Volunteer at a Food Pantry near you and 4) Tell yourlegislators we must feed children at risk of hunger by usingBread for the World at bread.org/write-congress. Pick up a flyer with Feeding Our Neighbors information andfood list at the church entrance.

2019 Parish Annual AppealBlessed Sacrament is conducting an annual appeal. Our goal is to raise $350,000. The money will beused to cover our operating deficit of $100,000. In addition, our old church, parish hall, and rectory are inconstant need of repair, and we need to repair the church and school roofs and begin to look at repairingthe church windows. PLEASE be generous as all of the money from the Appeal will go directly to the parish. Donations canbe made using the envelopes located near the church entrance or online athttps://blessedsacramentnyc.churchgiving.com/parishappeal

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BAPTISM OF THE LORDJANUARY 11TH & 12TH

SATURDAY, 5:30 PM & SUNDAY, 8:30 Hymns: 439, 517, 544, 440

The Kyrie is number 1 in your hymnal on pg. 5

The Gloria is number 294

The Sanctus is number 12 on pg. 17

The Agnus Dei is number 24 on pg. 31

SUNDAY, 10:00 AM Hymns: 439, 512, 663, 647

The Kyrie is number 3 in your hymnal on pg. 6

The Gloria is number 276

The Sanctus is number 277

The Agnus Dei is number 280

Sunday, 12:30 pm Hymns: 439, 440

The Gloria is number 294 in your hymnal

Mass setting: Mass for two equal voices – Charles Gounod

Offertory Anthem: The Baptism of Jesus – Peter Hallock

Communion Anthem: Ave Verum – Edward Elgar

Arts at Blessed Sacrament2020 CONCERT SERIES

Wednesdays at One

February 5th, 1:00PM

Reflective Trios for French Horn, Violin & PianoGergana Haralampieva, Violin

Eric Huckins, Horn & Vatche Jambazian, Piano

A collection of trios for violin, horn and piano which all are

reflective in nature and will create a calm and introspective

atmosphere for your afternoon. This will include Brahms’ iconic

Horn Trio in E-flat Major Op. 40, Kevin Puts’ Three Nocturnes, and

Drifter by TJ Cole.

March 4th, 1:00PM

Adam Young, Baroque Cello & Viola da GambaExplore the development of a rare ensemble that intrigued

composers from every part of Europe. The viola da gamba duo as

a genre was prevalent from the time of Henry the VIII to J.S.

Bach about two and a half centuries later.

April 1st, 1:00PM

Leah Ferguson, ViolaNew York Philharmonic musician Leah Ferguson joins us for a

recital of among others, Bach, Schubert, Hindemith and Prokofiev.

Evening Concerts

Monday, February 24th, 7:00PM

Linaria EnsembleThis group of exceptional musicians from New York,

New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania is devoted

to performing works that celebrate the flute, harp, and

string trio.

Featuring young musicians from the

Juilliard SchoolThursday, April 30, 2020, 7:30PM

Tuesday, May 5, 2020, 7:30PM

Chamber Concerts

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