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Blessed Sacrament Parish welcomes new residents and visitors. It is wonderful to celebrate the Eucharist

with you. If you are new to the parish, please call the office to register.

Parish of the Blessed Sacrament Fourth Sunday of Easter April 22, 2018

PASTOR:

Father Jeffery Grant Deacon David Erdmann Deacon Tom Burns Deacon Br. Adam Zawadzki

PARISH OFFICE: Phone: (217) 528-7521 Fax: (217) 528-3137 Website: www.bsps.org

SCHOOL OFFICE: 748 West Laurel Phone: (217) 522-7534 Fax: (217) 522-7542 ww.bssbruins.org

Office Manager: Margaret Antenan

School Finance Manager: Laura Horton

Parish Finance Manager: Lisa Sarnowski

Principal: Kathy Wear

School Administrative Asst: Nancy Evans

School Secretary: Michele Hinds-Greenwood

Music Director: Jody Kienzler

Parish School of Religion: Call the Parish Office to register

Development Director: Kim Hoffmann

Maintenance Manager: Ed VonDeBur

Bulletin Submissions: Margaret Antenan Email: [email protected]

Dear Parishioners, Jesus is Alive! Did you ever wonder how the disciples felt when they realized Jesus had risen from the dead? Their world went from hopelessness to tremendous joy. Some of the disciples literally ran to tell the others. You can be sure there were many smiles in the room when Jesus appeared to them. Yet, that joy didn’t come simply because they heard the news. No, it came only after they believed that Jesus was really alive. You may recall the story of Thomas who told the other disciples he wouldn’t believe until he touched the marks in his hands and feet and put his hand into his side. When Thomas saw Jesus, his response was nothing short of incredulous joy. Even after Jesus’ ascension and the coming of the Holy Spirit, the disciples continued to gather and celebrate all that had happened. Jesus was alive! It wasn’t just something they were told. It was something they experienced and believed. Sometimes I can’t help but wonder if Christians today really believe it. Fewer people are coming to Mass on a regular basis. They don’t understand why it is important. This is what people tell me. Many who come don’t want to be there. They arrive at the last minute and leave after communion. Some play with their phones or complain about the music or the behavior of others. Others come simply because church law demands it. Perhaps we have forgotten what Jesus gave us. Perhaps we have forgotten the joy of the disciples when they realized he was alive. Do you really believe this? Is it something you have only been told, or have you experienced the risen Christ in your life? When you come to communion do you want Jesus to live in you or are you simply going through the motions? The biggest threat to Christianity may not be the laws we break; but rather, the joy we’ve lost. Jesus is risen! If that doesn’t make a positive difference in our lives, then we haven’t yet come to faith. Jesus is alive! This faith can bring new life to a tired soul. It can bring joy to a troubled world. It can make all the difference in our lives if only we embrace the message with a joyful heart. Jesus is alive! Do you believe it? Have you felt the joy? Fr. Jeff

Fourth Sunday of Easter

CELEBRATING THE DAYS

Monday, January 25

Confessions before Mass

8:00 AM Roberta & John Beall

Tuesday, January 26


8:20 AM Poor Souls’ Shrine

Wednesday, January 27


8:00 AM Intention of the Belz Family

5:30PM Prayer Service

Thursday, January 28


8:00AM Patrick Elchleep

Friday, January 29


8:20AM Marita Child

Saturday, January 30

8:00AM Michael & Nora Dovonan

(Latin Mass)

3:00-4:00PM - Confessions

4:30 PM Jack & Kenneth Leahy

Sunday, January 31– Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

7:00 AM Arlene & Pat Stapleton

8:30 AM Intentions of our Parishioners

10:30 AM George & Marguarite Hughes

CELEBRATING THE DAYS

Monday, April 23


8:00AM Mary Martin

Jane MacMurdo

Tuesday, April 24


8:00AM Dorothy “Dodie” Coady

Wednesday, April 25


8:20AM Lorraine Klein

5:30PM Prayer Service

Thursday, April 26


8:00AM Charles Clark

Poor Souls Shrine

Friday, April 27


8:20AM Vincent Perrero

Saturday, April 28


8:00AM Special Intention of Timothy Gee

3:00-4:00PM Confessions

4:30PM Carolyn Daniels

Sunday, April 29-Fifth Sunday of Easter

7:00AM Jack Brown

8:30AM Billy Leutenmayer

10:30AM Intentions of our Parishioners

Rosary beginning at 10:05 is prayed before 10:30 AM Mass Sundays. Rosary is now being prayed for the Blessed Sacrament Prayer Line-two intentions per week! Please join us in praying for

our parish family. Hope to see you there!!

School News:

Sunday, April 22-1:00pm First Communion for Mrs. Townsend’s class. Tuesday, April 24-9am-2pm Kindergarten field trip to Scovill Zoo & Decatur Children’s Museum Wednesday, April 25-Mid-quarter progress reports will be sent home Thursday, April 26-7am-5pm– 5th Grade vocations field trip to St. Louis Friday, April 27 & Saturday, April 28th– 7:00pm Junior High Spring Musical– The Little Mermaid, Jr, in the cafeteria Please join us– Our Junior High is present their Spring Musical The Little Mermaid, Jr on Friday and Saturday, April 27th & 28th at 7pm in the School Cafeteria. Tickets are $5 per person or $20 for a family of four or more of immediate family members. There is a ticket order form on the school website (bssbruins.org) or tickets can be purchased at the door. Please join us ! Save the date– Saturday, May 5th-Cinco de Mayo Food Truck Meet Up-Join your fellow parishioners for delicious food and drink after the 4:30pm Mass. Food trucks will be set up in the parking lot and be serving until 9pm. All are welcome!! Save the date– 49th Annual Blessed Sacrament Auction will be Saturday, October 20th at 5:30pm. Our theme will be “Boots & Bow Ties”. Auction chairs are Kristen Luttrell & Jennifer Madiar. Stay tuned for more details or contact Kim Hoffmann at 527534,ext. 206. Women’s Club will have a planning meeting on Tuesday, May 1st at 6:30pm in the rectory basement. All women of the parish are invited and encouraged to come and share ideas for upcoming activities and events. We hope to see you at the May Crowning at the 8:20am Mass, May 1st. This devotion is a great way to honor our Blessed Mother.

Congratulations to our choirs & orchestra for the beautiful music for Triduum & Easter. Your musical gifts as well as your service to our community are a blessing to all. Several from our choir, including Harrison Faulkner a 5th grader will be singing in the Liturgical Arts Festival on Friday April 27th, 7:30pm at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. The concert is free and open to the public. eScrip-if you shop at Schnucks-pay close attention! Blessed Sacrament School participates in eScrip– a program where Schnucks and other participating business partners contribute a percentage of your Schnucks grocery purchases to Catholic Education. In 2017 Schnucks donated $1,341 to Blessed Sacrament through the eScrip program. What YOU need to do NOW-Pick up a Schnucks eScrip card at the Parish or School Office and register it with Blessed Sacrament School. eScrip purchases are tracked and available to you online, allowing you to see just how much you are contributing to Blessed Sacrament School.

Christ Renews His Parish (CRHP) the CRHP retreat for the women of Blessed Sacrament Parish, will be on April 28-29 at the Villa Maria on Lake Springfield. This weekend retreat offers individuals and the parish community a unique opportunity for spiritual renewal, growth and fellowship. For more information, contact Ann Walker 741-6798 or Trish Marriott 725-2895 Blessed Sacrament Boy Scout Troop 31 will be having a Short Stacks for a Tall Cause fundraiser on May 5th at the west side AppleBee’s. Pancakes and bacon will be served from 8-10am. Tickets are $5 per person and may be purchased at the door. Proceeds will help pay for boys to attend summer camp and a backpacking trip in the Adirondack Mountains this July. SUMMER READING KICKOFF at Barnes & Noble Our school library is hosting a book event at Barnes Noble on Monday, April 30th, to encourage summer reading. Use the bookfair id 12361838 at the store that day or online the whole week. There will be an encore performance of some songs from the “ Little Mermaid: musical by our middle school students as well as raffles and a fairy tale scavenge hunt! Come join us UNDER THE SEA beginning at 6:30pm. Proceeds benefit the school library.

Sunday , Apri l 22 , 2018

OUR PARISH FAMILY

Congratulations to our Recently Baptized: Andrew Boyd Culton, son of Ryan & Carrie Culton Robert Yinka Atanda, son of Yinka Atanda & Irene Nimpson Theodore Thomas Kent, son of Austin & Michelle Kent Emma Rose Boston, daughter of Anthony & Melissa Boston Please pray for Faithful Departed: Joann O’Connor

MINISTRY SCHEDULE

WEEK OF APRIL 23-27

MONDAY-WEDNESDAY

8:00AM Ava Moore-Tim Nudo

Thursday- Friday Madailein McKay-Annie Mizeur

Saturday, April 28, 4:30PM

Lector: Steven Scheufele Servers: Quinn Butler, Maya

Dye, Mitch Dye Eucharistic Ministers: Sally

Petrone, Kathryn Gietl, Vincent Toolen, Andrea Judd, Colleen VonDeBur, Susan Gallagher, Ed Schofield, Rosemary DiNello

Sunday, April 29, 7:00AM Lector: Daniel Heffernan Servers: Finn Loken Eucharistic Ministers: Pat

Sheehan, Dave Langston, Riley Hinds, Christy, Geving, Ann Walker

Sunday, April 29. 8:30 AM Lector: Mary B. Maloney Servers: Ehen Keller, Henry

Kinion, Grace Klenke Eucharistic Ministers: Dave

Sarnowski, Lisa Sarnowski, Kathy Harth, Patricia Clarida, Scott Reimers, Rick Campbell, Mike Delvo, Bradley Frost

Sunday, April 29, 10:30AM Lector: Michael Lawless Servers: Tyler Furkin, Anthony

Keldermans, Elliott Kren Eucharistic Ministers: Barbara

Erdmann, Lynn Frasco, Mary Tuttle, Jim Morphew, Lisa Belz, Barney Bruzetti, Don Graham, Pat Graham

ADORATION HOURS Featured Vacancy: 10:00AM Tuesday. Easter-the celebration that Jesus is

alive! We pray to a living God. Eucharistic Adoration and prayer in our Chapel

is a blessing for Blessed Sacrament Parish-make it a part of your life! Individu-

als need prayer, so do our City, our State and our Nation.

12:00 A.M. Sunday 11:00P.M. Monday 1:00 A.M. Friday 1:00 A.M. Sunday 12:00A.M. Tuesday 2:00 A.M. Friday 2:00 A.M. Sunday 1:00A.M. Tuesday 3:00 A.M. Friday 3:00 A.M. Sunday 2:00A.M. Tuesday 4:00 A M. Friday 2:00 P.M. Sunday 3:00A.M. Tuesday 8:00 P.M. Friday 1:00 A.M. Monday 10:00A.M. Tuesday 1:00 A.M. Saturday 2:00 A.M. Monday 3.00A.M. Wednesday 2:00A.M. Saturday 3:00 A.M. Monday 4:00A.M. Wednesday 6:00P.M. Saturday

Are you a visitor to Blessed Sacrament? If you're visiting us today we’re glad you're here. If you are considering Blessed Sacrament as your new spiritual home, or if you just want to know more about us, we have a packet of information we would like you to take home with you. Just ask any usher for a visitor’s packet. You don’t have to give us any information about yourself. Just ask an usher. No strings attached. Thank you for vis-iting Blessed Sacrament. St. Patrick School in Springfield, Illinois is seeking a principal for the school year 2018-2019. Applicants must be Catholic, have teaching ex-perience; administrative experience preferred.. Send resume to Jeff Hamrick, [email protected] St. Aloysius School in Springfield, Illinois is seeking a Grade School Principal for the 2018-2019 school year. Interested candidates please mail cover letter, resume, references, by April 25, 2018 to : Fr. Clint Honcomp,O.P. St. Aloysius School, 2119 N.20th Street, Springfield, IL. 62702 Women’s Day of Recollection-will be held, Thursday, April 26 at Sacred Heart Church (730 S 12th St) from 12:45-2:45pm. There will be two meditations and a 30minute period of Silent Adoration, as well at the Sac-rament of Reconciliation. The spiritual guidance at the Recollection is entrusted to a priest from the Prelature Opus Dei. Men's Wilderness Retreat This Summer-Msgr. David Hoefler is offering another men's backpacking retreat this July 20-28. Participants will need to be capable (by then, so get started!) of hiking 6-8 miles a day with a pack. We will be hiking the WInd River Range in WY, so participants can drive or fly. If for some reason this sounds interesting, contact Jim McDermott at [email protected] or 217-546-9467 for more infor-mation

Fourth Sunday o f Easter

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Blessed Sacrament Prayer Line

Call the Parish Office 528-7521 Please pray for the intention of : Lucy Wallner, Drake Thomas, Carol Ann & Jerry Walton, Jimmie Hill, Robert Farris, Terry Rossi, Am-ber, Dorothy Tracy, Vernon Spiedger, Joel, Terri Burwitz, Rita, Ron, Owen Doak, Kayte, Denise S, Christopher Mor-gan, Dave, Betty, Ed Pauley, Steve, Hannah Clark, Peter Schofield, Ginny Schofield, Amy Gatewood family, Monica Larch, Austin Fields, Sue Hamilton, Larry Theise, Gwen Bramlet, Richard Judd, John M, Louie Rago, Gwinn, John, Claire, Mary, Liz, Anna Eleyidath, Josette, Danielle Loftus, Kitty, Susan, Cindy, Barbara Schuh, Ruth Pohlman, Charles Klaphake, Annie, Barb, Tony, Kurt C, Eric, Lois & Jim Burton, Tom VonBerg, Dan O’Connor , Donna Fitts, Ellen White, Barbara, Rose, Archer Senft, Suzie Culters, Tom J., Judy, Anna Gietl, Doug, Tammie, Beth, Camden Spinner, Cindi, Andy Kates, Dave, Sandy H, Jim C., Ja-son Baird, Jen, Family of Gretchen Hornickle Harrison, Joyln Jensen, Jack Rhinehart, Dorothy Willenborg, Tom, Barry McCollom Tyra Redpath, Steve Kinsella, Destiny Renfro James, Clarita DeLargy, Tom Burns, Steve, Ka-ren, Steve, Miles Fifer, Maureen, Julie, Bill, Mary Coffey, Craig DeLargy, Brian Meredith, Diane Galli, Destiny Jane, Katie Bronken, Cheryl, Fonda, Kristen, Tia, Clem McDer-mott, Jeff K., Laura M, Helen, Sue, Bob Wise, Jean & Ber-nie Quigley, Elizabeth Handrich, Melissa, Mary Jane Harshbarger, Troy, Joan Casper, Sharon S, Laura Black, Anna Chougry March, Charlotte, Don Egan, Ellen Rach-kus, Donald Cole ,Dave, Leo, Emily Amy, Eliose Havey, Arlene Komyathy, Gloria, Mark Skube, Susan McCain, Ray Shaw,Jeanette, Kevin Henry, Mary Alice Owens,Gary Bartels, Don John, Wyatt Hanlon, Dale Sinn

Project Rachel can help women and men heal from the pain of abortion. For assistance call 698-4456 Diocesan Child Abuse Reporting & Investigation 321-1155

Parish Collection Target Amount $23,500.00 Sunday, April 8 $21,680.57 ACSA (Annual Catholic Services Appeal) Our Parish Assessment $97,229.00 Pledged to the Diocese $39,625.00 Amount Remaining $57,604.00 10% of our parishioners (154 families) have contributed to date

STEWARDSHIP

(Time / Talent /Treasure)

In the Spirit of Giving

Apri l 22, 2018

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