Blessed Sacrament Parish
110 N. Cedar St. Allegan MI 49010
Pastor: Fr. Benjamin Huynh
Mass Times: Wed/Fri – 9:00 a.m. Sat.- 4 p.m. Sun. 8:30 a.m.
Phone: (269) 673-4455 email: [email protected]
www.blessedsacrament-allegan.org
Office Hours: M-Th: 10 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Closed Fridays
BLESSED SACRAMENT PARISH
SCHEDULE OF MASSES
Monday, March 6
No Mass or Communion Service
Tuesday, March 7
Mass at St. Margaret’s at 9:00 a.m.
Wednesday, March 8
9:00 a.m † Dorothy Stough
Req. by Barb Richlich
Thursday, March 9
Mass at St. Margaret’s at 9:00 a.m.
Friday, March 10
9:00 a.m † Mariam Joseph
Req. by family
Saturday, March 11
4:00 p.m. For Blessed Sacrament Parishioners
Sacrament of Reconciliation 3-3:30 p.m.
Mass at St. Margaret’s at 6 p.m.
Sunday March 12
8:30 a.m † Clair Ann Thomas
Req. by Tessa Pierce Thomas
Mass at St. Margaret’s at 11:00 a.m.
As we are entering the first week of
Lent, we are following Jesus into the
desert for 40 days of fast and prayer.
Why does the Church ask us to fast
and prayer and almsgiving? Fasting
help to elevate our soul and heart to
God by resisting temptation and focus our desires toward God.
It also helps us to sympathy with the poor what they do not
have. Prayer helps us reconnect with God’s relationship. God
becomes real in our life. We can listen to Him and He can listen
to us. Our faith, hope and love will be strengthened through
prayer. Almsgiving is one of the three pillars of Lenten practice,
"a witness to fraternal charity" and "a work of justice pleasing
to God." Jesus said that whatever we do for the least of our
brothers and sisters, we do for Him. Therefore, almsgiving is to
help us recognizing Jesus in people, especially the poor.
So forty days of Lent is about the spiritual journey with Jesus
Christ. It could be as a journey with Jesus in the desert. It only
has silence and listening the will of God. It may be as a journey
with Jesus up to Jerusalem to witness the unconditional love
when He gave His life on the cross to redeem us. Let these forty
days of Lent as time we really experience Jesus’ presence and
love. Let He strengthens our spiritual life and heal it.
Furthermore, let us humble ourselves before God and longing
for Him because we are dust and we will return to dust one day.
-Fr. Ben
The Sanctuary Light will be burning
the week of March 5-11
For Chester and Stephanie Shannon
Mass Appointments
Did you know that you can also find your Mass appointments
on our website?
blessedsacrament-allegan.org
Saturday, March 11, 4:00 p.m.
Servers: Erin Milbocker, Alester Joy
Readers: Kay Salo, Anne Marie Bartz
Extraordinary Ministers/Holy Communion:
Amanda Hodge, Ted Stough, Don and Cindy Simpson,
Marian Zamlynski, Paul and Vicki Hodge
Sunday, March 12, 8:30 a.m.
Servers: TJ Smith, Emma Kuebler, Mason Clearwater
Readers: Dan Smalla, Dave Smalla
Extraordinary Ministers/Holy Communion:
Tom Voglewede, Mary Hartman, Maria VanderMeer, Deb Harris,
Bryan Osborn, Cristina Osborn, Jolene Clearwater
Blessed Sacrament Collection
FEBRUARY 26, 2017
Budget:……………………………………………………………………$4875.00
Collection: ………………………………………………………………$4999.00
Votives:…………………………………………………………………..$49.00
Council of Catholic Women
Ministry of Care for March– Our Lady of Grace
Larry Allen
Mary Allen
Charlotte Baird
Maddison Burke
Daniel DeRuiter
Sam Edgerton
Warren Fuller
Tammy James
Mary Hart
Bud Johnson
David Krause Jr.
Joyce Mead
Bennett Meyers
Mark Meyers
Diane Morton
Lisa Zugel Moul
Stewart Norby
Christine Pilarczyk
Tonja Pinnell
Linda Pullen
June Querback
Teddy Schilling
Joe Schmitt
Maya Shreve
Linda Soller
Kathleen Stephenson
Jack Zugel
And our homebound
and for the special intentions in our Parish Book
of Intercessions on our
prayer altar.
Please help us maintain our list of people prayed for. If you see names that need
no longer be on the list above, or if you would like names put on the list
please contact the office. Thank you.
Our Parish Lenten Series!
The next session will be March 15
We started on March 1! We will be discussing the Matthew
Kelly book, “Four Signs of a Dynamic Catholic” The books are
free and in the narthex ….Please pick one up, even if you are
unable to attend our presentations… attend even if you don’t
read!!!
Very interesting view of what it means to be a Catholic today!
Our next topic is “Education” and “Evangelization.”
Chapter 3 and Chapter 5.
We will meet at 9:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. , dinner at 6:00
on the following Wednesdays of Lent: March 1, 15 and 29.
Me….A Saint?
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March 5, 2017 - 1st Sunday of Lent
Penance Service
Create in Me a Clean Heart,
O Lord!
March 12, 3:00 p.m.
and at St. Margaret’s on Mar. 29, 7 p.m.
St Margaret’s Lenten
Spirituality Series
Sundays 9:45-10:45
Mar. 5: Prayer– Fr. Ben
Mar. 12: Forgiveness - Deacon Herman
Mar. 19: Spirituality on the Road -Barb Thierwechter
Mar. 25: The Sign of the Cross
- Sheila Clearwater
April 2: - Becoming Like Children
in the Kingdom - Deb Harris
April 9 - Spirituality of Suffering –Fr. Ben
Attention:
Important meeting on Sun. Mar. 5,
we will be having another planning
meeting for the Beer Wine Event. Anyone
with ideas or willing to help are
encouraged to attend! Team: Please
bring your updated information
The theme will be Club 21.
The date for the event is April 22th
Lenten
Retreat Day
For Religious Ed. grades K-8
Coming up on Sunday, March 26
Watch for details coming soon!
Heads up!
Golf Outing being planned for June 25,
Cheshire Hills. Save the date!
R.I.M.
means what….? R = Relationship
...This is always where our spiritual
journey begins, recognizing that all we
have and are to be comes from our
loving God. Through Prayer and Word
and Worship we come to know God.
As the Catechism says: (CCC 27); The
dignity of man rests above all on the fact
that he is called to communion with God.
For, if man exists it is because God has
created him through love, and through
love continues to hold him in existence.
We respond by prayer…. Not just talking
to God, but LISTENING. SHHH!
Knights of Columbus
Lenten Dinners!
Every Friday March 3-April 7. 5-7 p.m.
Fried/Baked Fish Dinners, Shrimp, Soups,
Salads, Baked Potato's, Gumbo, Etouffee,
Grilled Cheese, Mac-Cheese
prices from 5-9… Best Deal in Town!
See you there!
Leave a legacy on earth …What
better way to leave a legacy on earth than to
help pass on your faith in Jesus Christ..
Please consider making bequests through your will
or trust, gifts of life insurance and charitable gift
annuities, and beneficiary designation on
retirement or pension plans…. All these are
wonderful ways help continue the mission of
Blessed Sacrament in promoting our Catholic Faith.
MEMORIAL SOCIETY
We are now taking names for this years’
Memorial Society posted on the back of
the bulletin weekly. A monthly Mass will
be offered for those listed-usually first
Friday. To include your loved ones,
please call parish office. The donation is
$50 for up to two separate listings and
helps to offset the cost of our bulletin
printing.
Sponsor of the Week
State Farm - Hamilton
Bradley J. Osborn - parishioner
Please patronize our Sponsors
because they make our bulletin possible!
Attn: HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS
Allegan Blessed Sacrament Council of Catholic
Women invites you to apply for a limited
college scholarship. The following criteria must
be met to quality.
1. Applicant/family must be a registered
member of the church.
2. Student Must be a practicing member of the
church and practice their Catholic life in the
community.( altar server, reader, usher,
volunteering at parish functions, or other
activities, etc.)
3. Student must attend religious education
regularly.
4. Scholarship is limited to individuals pursuing
only undergraduate studies.
5. Applicant must attend mass on a regular
basis.
6. Applicant will be asked to write about how
their Catholic Faith has influenced their life.
(Essay due with application)
7. Scholarship applications can be picked up in
the church office,
and are DUE on April 1, 2017.
“Young people, have you ever thought
of committing your existence totally to
Christ? Do you think there can be
anything greater than to bring Jesus to
people and people to Jesus?”
-St. John Paul II
CONSIDER THE PRIESTHOOD
Ask Fr. Ben about vocations!
Diocesan Collection for
Diocesan Priest Retirement
Diocesan priests live independently during
their retirement, and they use their pension
for basic needs, such as food, housing and
transportation. As is the case with pension
plans in today’s world, our priests’ retirement
program is not fully funded. Next weekend’s
special collection will help to bridge the gap.
Please give generously to ensure adequate
retirement and health coverage will be
available for our priests in retirement.
Envelopes are in the pews, and will be taken
through the month of March.
Lenten Women’s Retreat
Sponsored by the Diocese of Kalamazoo
March 25-26,
Starts 10:00 a.m.-Sat. to Sunday Mass at 10:30 a.m.
Cost $100 includes meal and room.
Gull Lake Ministries Retreat Center.
Universal Call to Motherhood.
St. Margaret School Information
Announcements:
Aim Higher with St. Margaret School, now
enrolling Preschool through 8th Grade.
Contact Principal Jan Hall for more
information or to schedule a free tour at
269-694-2951 or [email protected].
LIKE us on Facebook!
We now have an official Facebook page, St.
Margaret School. Look for the circle with the
checkmark inside.
Classroom Corner:
The Kinders and Firsties celebrated the 100th
Day of school by becoming secret agents. The
room was transformed into spy headquarters
and the students spent the day completing
missions to determine where Agent 99 had
taken Zero the Hero. The students completed
all the missions, gathered all the clues and
were able to save the day. Visit the school’s
facebook page to see pictures of the day and
the students in action as secret agents.