May 1, 2016 - Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church

154 N. MAIN STREET • HARRISONBURG, VA 22802
PHONE: 540-434-4341 • WEBSITE: www.bsccva.com
EMAIL: mmoyers@bsccva.com FAX: 540-434-5549
OFFICE HOURS: Monday–Friday 9:00 am–4:00 pm
Twinning with St. Isidore on La Gonave, Haiti
May 1, 2016• 6th Sunday of Easter
1 de mayo de 2016 • 6o Domingo de Pascua
STAFF
Pastor.................................................... Rev. Silvio Kaberia
Parochial Vicar ...............................Rev. Joseph Goldsmith
Deacon .............................................. Rev. Mr. Paul Kudrav
Deacon Emeritus………………….Rev. Mr. Fred La Spina
Coord. of Religious Education............ Mrs. Valerie Blanton
Minister of Youth………………….Ms. Victoria Blackstone
Minister of Liturgy & Music ...................... Ms. Jean DePiro
Secretary ..............................................Mrs. Martha Moyers
Spanish Ministry Coordinator ……… Mrs. Michelle Lopez
Business Manager ..................................... Mr. Bill Brennan
Facilities Manager.................................... Mr. Ron Bodkins
COUNCILS
Parish Council Chair Dr. Vicki Fawcett-Adams, 896-3417
Parish Council Vice-Chair …Mr. Carlos Briones, 440-5061
Parish Council Secretary…. Mr. Bob Tennyson, 828-6564
Finance Council Chair…..Mr. John Cassara, 540-217-0188
Finance Cou. Vice Chair ..Mrs.Stacey Burzumato 434-4732
Finance Council Secretary.….Mr. Ron Stefancin, 434-6304
NEXT SUNDAY the Solemnity of the Ascension will be celebrated. In our diocese, It has been permanently transferred
from the 40th day after Easter to the 7th Sunday of Easter.
Important Dates:
May 2 & 3, Mission with Azeneth Gonzalez
May 21, First Communion
June 12, Parish Picnic
June 20-24, Vacation Bible School
LITURGY SCHEDULE
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday ................................... 12:10 pm
Wednesday .................... 6:00 pm; Holy Hour 6:30–7:30 pm
Thursday ................................................. 7:00 pm (Español)
Saturday .................................................................. 5:00 pm
Sunday ....................... 8:00 & 10:00 am; 1:00 pm (Español)
Holy Days ...................... Check the bulletin mass schedule.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturday: 3:30–4:30 pm or by appointment.
Communal Services in Advent and Lent.
MINISTERIO HISPANO: 540-434-0849
Coord. para el Ministerio Hispano:
Sra. Michelle Lopez
mlopez@bsccva.com
HORAS DE OFICINA
Lunes—Viernes 9:00 am a 4:00 pm
Parish Mission Statement
Blessed Sacrament Parish aspires to be a model Christian community, disciples of Christ, in communication with the Universal Church, in
service to each other and our greater community. We speak with diverse and inclusive voices, united by our Catholic faith and Eucharistic celebration.
BULLETIN DEADLINE
Monday at 10:00 am unless otherwise noted. Contents must be
emailed to be included in that week's bulletin. All submissions are
subject to the Pastor's approval and space availability and may be
edited for length.
BLESSED SACRAMENT CATHOLIC CHURCH
HARRISONBURG, VA
For Family & Friends of Parishioners: Marianne & Scott Appel,
Sarah Simon Calhoun, Donna Lee Carroll, Sharon Clement,
Randy Cosner, Ginger Dee, Gerald DeLoria, Ben Derringer,
Viola Dickerson, Alex Dino-Murdo, Dominic Dorazio, Willie
Gardner, Augustin and Miguel Garibay-Alvarez, Lane Goodwin,
Maria Glabus, Ryan Greenwood, Hunter Gregory, Carol Hanna,
Georgia Harkinson, Pat Harahan, Shirley Heatwole, Arthur Hemann, Eileen Herald, Audrey Hereford, Christopher Hernandez
Medina, Lisa Hilton, Diane Hulvey, David Kane, Tucker Karl,
Becky Keoki, Linda Layman, Phyllis Linka, Claire Lovejoy, Edwin Marrah, JR Martinez, Daniel McCarty, Wayne McCullar,
Mary McFadden, Garth Mills, Leon Mondelli, Stacey Nadeau,
Madison Nisly, Danielle Pack, Glenys Pascarelli, Mary Louise
Pickeral, Anne Pirato, Justin & Laura Ray, Emily Ray, Jeremy
Ream, Thomas Reilly, Richard Rexrode, Lillie Ryman, Art Saldana, Bill Sampson, Irene Sarnelle, Brian Saulsman, David
Schiefer, John Marvin Spencer, Joyce Springmier, Flora Strode,
Jean Sweigart, Mike Swymeler, Hilda Ward, and Ramona
Whitt.
Your prayers are requested for the Sick of the Parish: Pete Adams, Martha Anderson, Bud Bernhardi, Susan Berry, Elena Cantor, Francis Cavoto, Vivian Cervantes, Catherine Constantino,
Beth Dalton, Lovell Dean, Cristobal Duque, David Durham, Thomas Downing, Madge Eckenrode, Lennis Echterling, Annie Farwell,
Steve Ferguson, Juan Gutierrez, Jean Hammond, Kamilia Hanna,
Betty Hilson, Julie Iaconcig, Tony Jenkins, Carol Kagey, Jae Kim,
Dorothy Koontz, Terry Le Pera, Raymond Lewis, Pablo Martinez,
Muriel Nicosia, Mildred Norkus, Lynn Picht, Francis Reilly, Nicolas
Reyes, Pat Saltzer, the Schwartz Family, Paul Sullivan, Pam
Welsh, Claire Wirkus, Joseph Woefling, William Wright, all our
homebound parishioners and all who care for them.
Remember those in our parish family in the military, especially
Jeremy Adams, Brian Davis, John Ferguson, Dane Geise, Joe
Gibson, Scott Hankes, Christopher Hulse, Donovan O’Donnell,
Scott O’Donnell, Gen. Peter James & his battalion, Derek Stroop,
Jesse Thomas, and Ryan Wilkes, especially those serving in Iraq,
Afghanistan and other assignments overseas or in harm’s way.
Please pray for those who have died, especially Joan Golden,
mother of Mary Golden-Hughes, Joe Vaccaro (son of the late
JoAnn Vaccaro), and Gabe Chester, that they may be welcomed into the heavenly kingdom.
Please pray for peace throughout the world, and for those suffering from natural disasters, especially those affected by the earthquakes in Ecuador and Japan, the floods in Texas, terrorism, war
and civil unrest, especially in Africa, Europe and the Middle East.
Pray for those killed and injured in terrorist attacks all over the
world. Please pray for those persecuted for their faith, especially
in in the Middle East and Africa. We also pray for resolution of
the refugee crisis in Europe.
Pentecost is REALLY early this year! It falls on May 15, and
we would love to get people who speak another language
other than English to read an intercession at one of the
Masses that weekend. Please contact Martha at the office
(540-434-4341, ext. 109 or mmoyers@bsccva.com) with your
name, contact info, and the language you speak. We will
have a prayer intention topic for you to cover after we get a
count of prayer leaders and the languages they represent.
Please pray that the right to life would be respected and protected
in our country and the world, from conception to natural death.
Pray for our twin parish of St. Isidore, La Gonave, Haiti, that they
be sustained in the many challenges they face, especially the
water crisis.
The Solemnity of the Ascension is observed on what was
the 7th Sunday of Easter. This year it is May 8. May 8 is
also Mothers’ Day. We will have a blessing for all mothers
at all the Masses next Sunday.
SPECIAL EVENT
On May 2nd and 3rd, our parish will be hosting Azeneth
Gonzalez. Azeneth is an accomplished musician and a
missionary from Monterrey, Mexico. She has performed for
audiences around the world and on Tuesday at 7pm she
will share her music and her story with us. The event will
be in English and will be followed by light refreshments and
CD-signing. (The Monday event will be in Spanish)See the
bulletin board for more details about Azeneth.
Sat. April 30, 5 pm, +Bud Knecht
Sun. May 1, 6th Sunday of Easter, 8 am, Misa pro populo; 10
am, +Stacy Shannon Downing (requested by parents, Betty &
Tom Downing); 1 pm, +Salvador Cortez Miramontes, 2o aniversario de su muerte
Mon. May 2 (St. Athanasius), NO MASS
Tues., May 3 (Ss. Philip & James, Apostles), 12:10 pm, +Jo Ann
Vaccaro (requested by Polly Bush)
Wed. May 4, 6 pm, +Maria Isabel Garibay de Rosas (requested by
Martha Guadalupe Garibay de Metzler)
Thurs. May 5, 12:10 pm, +Jo Ann Vaccaro (requested by Audrey
Calomino)
Fri. May 6, 12:10 pm, +Alicia Mas (requested by Polly Bush)
Sat. May 7, 5 pm, +Ginny Fox (requested by Liz McDavid)
Sun. May 8, Solemnity of the Ascension (Mothers’ Day); 8 am,
Misa pro populo; 10 am, +Rosalie Cacioppo (requested by Marie
Rossi); 1 pm, Saturnino de la Cruz
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SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
MAY 1, 2016
May
May
May
May
June
June
June
1, Twin Parish in Haiti
8, Contingency Collection
15, Diocesan Home Missions Collection
29, Social Ministries
5, Twin Parish in Haiti
12, Contingency
19, Peter’s Pence (Holy Father’s Charitable Works)
OFFERTORY
FY 2015-16
Needed
Actual
YTD 2015/2016 totals $614,679 $600,599
April 3, 2016
$15,011 $12,676
April 10, 2015
$15,011 $15,095
April 17, 2016
$15,011 $12,788
April 24, 2016
$15,011 $12,757
Online giving (4/16 to date) $3,000
$6,837
YTD
$677,723 $660,753
Difference
($14,080)
($2,335)
$84
($2,223)
($2,254)
$3,837
($16,970)
*Total Offertory Budget of $750,550 is based
on 50 weeks (due to possible snow weekends).
VBS Update
Sadly, we have not had many volunteers step forward this
year to help with our VBS program, Surf Shack. We are
greatly in need of more people coming forward to help lead
stations (snack and storytelling) as well as at least 8 group
leaders to help lead groups from one station to the next,
including our youngest preschoolers. Without enough help,
we may have to cancel VBS for the summer. Currently,
many of our “regular” volunteers are not able to help this
summer, so we are in dire need of some new faces to step
up. We also need a decorating committee to get started
planning out our decorations for the week. VBS is scheduled to run June 20-24th from 9am-12noon. Decorating
takes place the week before. Please contact Valerie at
vblanton@bsccva.com if you are able to help out with VBS
this summer or if you have additional questions. If we aren’t
able to fill the positions we are lacking in, our only choice is
to cancel, with the hope of trying to develop a team again
next year. Thank you!
Congratulations to the following young people who
received the Sacrament on Confirmation on Thursday, April 28:
Angel Alberto
Abigail Auandee
Andrea Avila-Ramirez
Gloria Becchi
Abigail Botticelli
Cecilia Clark
Cesly Cruz-Macedo
Edwin Dominguez
Alec High
Jackson Hook
Helen Joya
Grant King
Abby Lachance
Avanelle Luhn
Joshua O’Keeffe
Daniela Parra-Castañeda
Ben Polglase
Yamile Rodriguez-Perez
Leslie Sosa
Luis Vasquez-Hernandez
Gabrielle Wilson
Christian Zimbardi
Today is our last day of Religious Education for the
year. Congratulations to all the students who are a year
older and wiser and holier! Also a HUGE thank you to the
countless volunteers who keep these programs running as
smoothly as they do! Your dedication and commitment
mean so much to our parish!!
Attention Homeschool families in RE. Materials are due this
weekKby Friday, May 6th. Please drop them by the office
(office hours are 9-4 each day), or you can mail your unit
tests into the church. A letter of completion will be mailed
out once the tests have been checked.
RE Calendar
May 1st—Last day of RE
May 10th—6:30pm---1st Communion rehearsal
May 21st—10:00am—1st Communion mass
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Fredy Alberto
Javier Avila-Ramirez
Daniel Bautista
Katherine Botticelli
Michael Cekada
Kyle Coombe
Luis Del Real-Alvarez
Eder Heli Esparza
Helene Holzer
Cecilia Hughes
Layne Kenee
Constance Komara
Javier Leal-Cruz
Alejandro Nuñez-Vargas
Leslie Palacios-Juarez
Carolina Pineda
Matthew Poma
Jennifer Santiago-Cruz
Bulberto Torres-Cruz
Catherine Wilson
Jane Wyatt
BLESSED SACRAMENT CATHOLIC CHURCH
HARRISONBURG, VA
PARISH LIFE
CCW still has several of our Prayer Ministry booklets
available.
Do you know anyone who is homebound or ill and cannot
get to church regularly? Do you carry Communion to shut
ins? Do you have a student away at college or in the military? Do you have a son or daughter who has moved away
from the community and can no longer worship with us?
Our prayer ministry booklets were made with all of these in
mind as a way of letting them know that they are missed
and that we can all pray together even when circumstances keep us apart. Some of them are available at the ushers
table, or you can get them from the office during the week.
They are available in English and Spanish.
We continue to go through HUGE numbers of plastic grocery bags. We cannot accept paper bags because the
glue attracts pests. Please bring us your clean, used
plastic bags, and clean used egg cartons, and put them in
the grocery carts in the commons. Thanks so much!
Also THANK YOU to everyone for responding to our request to not park near the back door of the food pantry on
Sundays. It has really helped with our Sunday deliveries!
Beginning May 5, the Thursday night study group will be
reading and discussing the book "On Heaven and Earth" a
dialog between Rabbi Abraham Skorka and Pope Francis
before he became Pope. Meetings will be from 7-8:30PM
in the BSCC Library. For more information contact Frank
Viscomi at 540-421-5376, or viscomfa@gmail.com.
Spiritual Book Club will be reading "The Thing: Why I am
a Catholic" by G.K. Chesterton. We will read the first 16
chapters for the May 9th meeting. We will read the remaining chapters for the June 13 meeting. The meetings are
held in the church library at 7:00 on the second Monday of
the month. The book can be found online as an ebook from
Kindle (0.99) or as a free ebook /pdf at multiple sites.
HAITI TWIN PARISH MINISTRY
Something New Coming to Blessed Sacrament!
In the spring of 2015, a Sunday bulletin call went out from
Fr. Joe to parishioners who might be interested in exploring a new initiative called Faith in Action. Since that time, a
group has been meeting with Fr. Joe, and is very excited
to be introducing Faith in Action to the parish on May 15,
Pentecost Sunday. Faith in Action is a coalition of congregations in Harrisonburg/Rockingham County. As people of
faith, we work to serve our neighbors through various ministries such as Open Doors, food pantries, community
meals and People Helping People. At the same time, there
are broader issues that one faith community cannot solve
alone. More information will follow explaining how Faith in
Action works to meet those needs, and what Blessed Sacrament’s role will be. For questions or information, contact Bret and Julie Hart at 540-408-4340 or hartbm11@gmail.com.
WILL YOU SPONSOR A STUDENT IN HAITI? The BSCC
Haiti Ministry has three students who need sponsors. All
are students already in our sponsorship program, but they
need new sponsors.
Student sponsors pay $25/month to cover all costs of attending either Ste. Bernadette School in Anse-a-Galets or
the St. Jean Baptiste chapel primary school in Petit Anse.
Ideally, sponsorships are maintained through a recurring
donation through the BSCC website, although you also
can pay monthly or annually through the first Sunday Haiti
collection or by mail.
To get more information or sign up, contact Pam Mason at
1pammason@gmail.com or 540-578-1364.
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SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
MAY 1, 2016
THIS WEEK AT BLESSED SACRAMENT
JMU Catholic Campus Ministry schedule changes: This
Sunday, May 1, is the last Sunday for the regular Sunday
Mass schedule until the regular schedule returns on August
28, 2016 with the beginning of the fall semester.
SATURDAY, APRIL 30
10:00 am, Spanish Baptisms
11:00 am, English Baptism
3:30-4:30 pm, Confessions
4:30-7:30 pm, Spanish Mini-Retreat
5:00 pm, Vigil Mass for Sunday
5:30 pm, Spanish Baptism Classes (Clase por bautismo en Español)
6:30-8:15 pm, CHICCA (Mystagogia)
This week’s JMU CCM daily Mass schedule is: Mass at 5
pm on Mon., Tues, & Wed. May 2, 3, & 4. No daily Mass
Thursday and Friday. Baccalaureate at 6 pm Friday.
SUNDAY, MAY 1, 6TH SUNDAY OF EASTER
Twin Parish in Haiti Collection
LAST SUNDAY OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES for 2015-2016
year
8:00 & 10:00 am, English Masses (Rosary at 7:30 & 9:30 am)
9:00 am-1:00 pm, K of C Sponsored Blood Drive
10:00 am, Nursery & Children’s Church
11:30 am-12:40 pm, Religious Education Classes
12:30 pm, Rosario
1:00 pm, Misa en Español
4:30-6:00 pm, Legion de Maria
6:00 pm, Grupo Kerygma
During the summer, there will be Mass on Monday at 5 pm
on the following dates: May 9, 16, 23 & 30; June 6, 13 &
20, August 15; the weeks of August 22 and 29, daily mass
will be held every weekday except Tuesday at 5 pm at the
house.
Lost and Found: Someone turned in a small white medallion for a necklace, 4 leaf clover or dogwood, white with a
red rose in the center. Call the office if it belongs to you.
MONDAY, MAY 2, NO MASS
10:00 am, ESL Class, Rm 4/5, Hall
12:30 pm, CCW lunch out (offsite)
7:00 pm, Mystery of God DVD Series, basement
7:00 pm, Azeneth Gonzalez Mission, Español
There is a basket in the back of the commons under the
stairs to the loft for lost jackets, books, etc. If you find
something of more value, such as keys or jewelry, eyeglasses, etc. please hand these to an usher. More valuable
lost items are turned over to the office.
TUESDAY, MAY 3
11:30 am, Rosary
12:10 pm, Daily Mass
6:30 pm, Legion de Maria, Rm 4/5, Hall
7:00 pm, Azeneth Gonzalez Mission, English
WEDNESDAY, MAY 4
10:00 am, ESL Class
4:30 pm, Soup Kitchen
6:00 pm, Daily Mass, Followed by Holy Hour
7:30 pm, Hispanic Choir Practice
THURSDAY, MAY 5
10:00 am, Mom’s Group
10:30 am, Lectionary Bible Study
11:00 am, Friendship House
12:10 pm, Daily Mass
7:00 pm, Misa en Español
GRADUATION TIME! During the months of May and June,
we have been recognizing those college and high school
students in our parish family who are graduating. Please
send your student’s name, parents’ names, what school
they are graduating from, and their future college or career
plans. We will run these until June 18. These can be
emailed to Martha at mmoyers@bsccva.com or call the
church office.
FRIDAY, MAY 6
9:45-11:30 am, Mystery of God DVD series, basement
12:10 pm, Daily Mass
SATURDAY, MAY 7
3:30-4:30 pm, Confessions
4:30 pm, Rosary
5:00 pm, Vigil Mass for Sunday
5:30 pm, Clase por bautizmo en Español
SUNDAY, MAY 8, SOLEMNITY OF THE ASCENSION (Mothers’ Day)
Contingency Collection
Blessing of Mothers at all Masses
8:00 & 10:00 am, English Masses (Rosary, 7:30 & 9:30 am)
10:00 am, Nursery, basement
12:30 pm, Rosario
1:00 pm, Misa en Español
4:30-6:00 pm, Legion de Maria, Rm 4/5, Hall
6:00 pm, Grupo Kerygma, Sanctuary
May, Month of Mary
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BLESSED SACRAMENT CATHOLIC CHURCH
HARRISONBURG, VA
COMUNIDAD HISPANA
LEGION DE MARIA
La Parroquia de Blessed Sacrament
¡Lo invitamos a participar!
Legión de Maria se reúne todos los domingos a las 4:30
pm
y martes a las 6:30pm.
En el salón #5 del edificio del J. Hall de la Parroquia
Realizamos trabajos como:
Evangelización puerta a puerta,
Visita de la Virgen Peregrina a los hogares
Contacto callejero para establecer relación con personas
alejadas de la Iglesia
Visitas a personas enfermas
Entronización del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús
¡Lo esperamos! Para más información ver a Luz Girón,
Alicia Bravo o Viliulfo Bautista,
Durante la Misa de la 1p.m. o durante las horas de Legión
de Maria.
GRUPO Kerygma y Alabanza
Ven te invitamos al grupo Kerygma,
es por medio de cantos,
oraciones y reflexiones.
Y se reúnen las tardas de los
domingos de 6 pm-8 pm en el Santuario.
CALENDARIO EDUCACION RELIGIOSA
1 mayo—Ultimo dia de Ed. Religiosa
10 mayo—el ensayo de 1ra Comunion, 6:30 pm
21 mayo—1ra Comunion, 10 am
Las charlas por bautismo, se dan los sábados a las 5:30
pm de la tarde. Fechas para las charlas; 30 de abril, 7 y 14
de mayo.
La Experiencia de la Alegria 2 de mayo, Noche Familiar
con Azeneth Gonzalez. Lunes 2 de mayo, 7 pm.
Fechas para los Bautismos: 28 mayo.
¡Gratis! Estará cuido de niños. Puertas abren a los 6 pm.
Azeneth es cantautora reconcida y misionera de Monterrye, Mexico. Después de haber vivido muy cerca de la
fama y el éxito debido a un “Reality Show” en México
conocido como “La Academia”, decidió dejarlo todo y server a Dios de tiempo complete. Sobre toda ella quiere
compartir la alegría el amor de la Misericordia de Nuestro
Señor Jesús.
Declaración de la Misión Parroquial
La Iglesia de Blessed Sacrament aspira a ser Discípulos de
Cristo, y un modelo Cristiano para la Comunidad, y estar en
Comunión con la Iglesia Universal, en server uno al otro y
que así nuestra comunidad crezca. Nosotros inclusive
hablamos en diversas lenguas vocas, unidos en nuestra Fe
Católica y en la celebracion de la Eucaristía
The spotlight this week shines
on
Jon Boyz BBQ Shack
Please patronize this advertiser.
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SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
MAY 1, 2016
CELBRACION PARA MATRIMONIOS
LEGION DE MARIA
La Parroquia de Blessed Sacrament
¡Lo invitamos a participar!
La Diócesis de Richmond pide que la paraja que desea
contraer matrimonio Religiosa, tenga los Sacramentos de
Bautizo, Primera Comunión, Confirmación, y haga cita 6
meses antes de al celebración de la Boda, traer a la primera cita con el sacerdote, la Fe o Certificado de Bautizo
renovada y que diga que es válida para
matrimonio, copias de cert. de Confirmación de los dos,
asistir a un Encuentro Pre-matrimonial, si alguno de los
dos no tiene algún sacramento aquí hay preparación para
hacer el Sacramento que la hace falta, para mayor información llame a la oficina.
Legión de Maria se reúne todos los domingos a las 4:30
pm
y martes a las 6:30pm.
En el salón #5 del edificio del J. Hall de la Parroquia
Realizamos trabajos como:
Evangelización puerta a puerta,
Visita de la Virgen Peregrina a los hogares
Contacto callejero para establecer relación con personas
alejadas de la Iglesia
Visitas a personas enfermas
Entronización del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús
¡Lo esperamos! Para más información ver a Luz Girón,
Alicia Bravo o Viliulfo Bautista,
Durante la Misa de la 1p.m. o durante las horas de
Legión
de Maria.
CHILDREN’S CORNER
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