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1 Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Parish :: Ash Wednesday page 4 Giving it up to gain it all page 4 Senior friendship turns 33 page 5 Musings of the parish office page 5 Mass Times: 7am, 8:30am, 12:15pm, 5:30pm

2 Blessed Sacrament Mass Times Sundays Knights Pancake Breakfast Continental Breakfast Children s Choir Rehearsal Golden Oldies* Youth Choir Rehearsal Life Teen* Mondays Senior Friendship Club Elementary RE* Edge* Magis Women Bible Study* U of Faith* Tuesdays Elementary RE* Alpha* Grief & Bereavement Novena Weekly Schedule (in order by weekday) 1st & 3rd Sunday mornings (Social Hall-W) 2nd & 4th Sunday morning (Social Hall-W) Sundays at 11:30am (Church) Monthly (Social Hall) Sundays at 3:00pm (Church) Sundays at 6:15pm (Teen Room) Mondays at 10:30am (SH-W) 4:30 & 6:30pm (PLC Building) 6:30pm (Teen Room) 6:30pm (Alpha Room) 6:30pm (Church Classroom) 4:30pm (PLC Building) 6:30pm (Alpha Room) 2nd & 4th Tuesdays 6:30pm (Conference Room) 7:00pm (Church) Wednesdays Catholic Business Network 1st & 3rd Wed 7:30am (PLC 7&8) Wednesday Bible Study* 9:00am (Church Classroom) Small Christian Communities 9:30am (PLC 3) Young Adults Alpha 5:00pm (Alpha Room) Bingo 3rd Wed 5:30pm (Social Hall) Choir Rehearsal* 6:00pm (Church) RCIA* 7:00pm (Conference Room) Thursdays Legion of Mary 10:00 AM (PLC 5) Choir Rehearsal 6:00 PM (Church) Baptism Prep 1st Thursday 6:30pm (Conference Room) Thursday Bible Study* 6:30 PM (Church Classroom) Debtors Anonymous 6:30 PM (PLC 6) St. Vincent de Paul 7:00 PM (PLC 7 & 8) Fridays Daily: Monday - Friday: Monday & Wednesday: Saturday: Saturday Vigil: Sunday: 7:00am 8:30am 8:00am Rosary follows daily mass 4pm 7am, 8:30am, 10:30am, 5pm Confession Times: Wednesdays: 4:00-4:45pm Saturdays: after 8:00am Mass Saturdays That Man is You* 8:30am (PLC 7 & 8) Knights Rosary 4th Sat after 4pm Mass (Church) schedules for these events. Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Parish Information North 64th Street, Scottsdale, AZ parish@bscaz.org :: Phone: :: Fax: Monday - Thursday: 8:30am - 4:30pm Friday: 8:30am - 2:00pm Saturday: Closed Sunday: 8:00am - Noon Clergy Rev. Gregory Menegay, Pastor Rev. Quyen Nguyen, Parochial Vicar Rev. George Schroeder, Retired Senior Deacon Bob Evans Senior Deacon Jim Nazzal Preschool & Kindergarten Heather Fraher, School Director Communications Erika Jackson, Editor EJackson@bscaz.org To register and/or join a ministry, please visit or call website at bscaz.org to learn more about us! Gift Shop *See store hours on page 6 Other Organizations The information in this section is provided for informational purposes only. Arizona Licensed Counselor Sharon Taylor-Wood, MSW, MAPsy, LCSW: Foundation for Senior Living Duet: Partners in Health & Aging St. Vincent de Paul x266 TV Ministry Sunday mornings at 9am on KAZT-TV (AZTV7 or Cable Channel 13) or online at catholictvmass.com. The Bishop s Hour Every Monday at 11am on radio 1310 AM Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Parish

3 Dear Parishioners, This past Sunday the Vatican Summit on dealing with sexual abuse came to an end with some Catholics feeling optimistic and some feeling disappointed. There was a lot of tough talk, during the course of the summit about dealing with these sins and crimes and holding abusers accountable, but the proof that the Bishops are going to walk the talk, will come about after they return home to their dioceses and get to work. The weeks and months that follow will be a test of the credibility of the Church hierarchy. In his homily at the closing Mass for the summit, Pope Francis stated that the Church will focus on an all-out-battle against sexual abuse of minors. He also presented eight guidelines to aid the Church in dealing with this issue, which are as follows: 1. A change of mentality to focus 2. seriousness of these sins and 3. accusation. 4. Positive formation of candidates chastity. 5. Strengthening and reviewing for rules. 6. who have been abused with an 7. Ensure that seminarians and clergy are not enslaved to an 8. Combat sexual tourism around the world. Like all Catholics in this country, I was extremely disappointed when Pope Francis stopped the U.S. Bishops from starting to implement reforms at their annual meeting this past November. After this Vatican summit I m cautiously optimistic that the necessary reforms to root out the darkness and evil of abuse will happen. The eyes of the world are on Pope Francis, the Cardinals, and the Bishops at this pivotal moment in the history of the Church, let s hope and pray they do what is right and just. In the Peace of Christ, Fr. Greg In This Issue 02 Mark Your Calendars Ash Wednesday It All Turns 33 Musings of the 06 Informational 07 Ministries Ministries 08 Mass Intentions Prayer Requests Find Emma! She may be big, she may be small, she may be standing or in a crawl. So look carefully, maybe don t even blink at all! Last Week s Key: page 1 1

4 March Events Planner 2 6Ash Wednesday Mass Times: 7am; 8:30am; 12:15pm; 5:30pm. 8Theology Day opens with a light breakfast in the Social Hall at 8:30am. Register for this free event at theology-day or by calling (320) Knights of Columbus Fish Fry is back! Social Hall doors open at 4:00pm. Yum, yum! 8 Stations of the Cross begins at 7:00pm in the Church. 10 Young Adult Picnic at Noon at Cholla Cove Park. See page 6 for more details Parish Mission: 11Soup Supper begins! Bring a canned soup/meat items for St. Vincent de Paul each week and enjoy homemade soup made by parishioners. Goodwill donation to the Prison Ministry. Social Hall doors open at 5:30pm. 15 Knights of Columbus Fish Fry at 4:00pm in the Social Hall. 15 Stations of the Cross at 7:00pm in the Church. 16 Snowbird Social at 5:30pm in the Social Hall. Forge new fellowships & have a swinging good time! Temperatures are still nice and cool according to our resident meteorologist: Stan. Don t let his dark reading glasses fool you St. Patrick s Day! Supper at 18Soup 5:30pm in the Social Hall. Bring a canned soup/ meat for St. Vincent de Paul and enjoy homemade soup! 20 Bingo Night! Doors open at 5:30pm and the games start at 6:30pm. $20 entry. 22Knights of Columbus Fish Fry at 4:00pm in the Social Hall. of the Cross at 22Stations 7:00pm in the Church. 23 Knights of Columbus Rosary for Persecuted Christians in the Middle East is after the 4pm Mass in the Church. 25 Soup Supper at 5:30pm in the Social Hall. 27 Communal Reconciliation is at 7pm in the Church. Plenty of priests will be on-hand for this Lenten tradition. 29 Knights of K Columbus Fish Fry at 4:00pm in the Social Hall. 29 Stations of the Cross at 7:00pm in the Church St. Vincent de Paul s Spring Cleaning weekend. Bring all those items that can be donated to a great cause! Knights of Columbus Scholarships are Open! Get your application in the

5 Stewardship March 3, 2019 Today s readings exhort us Christian disciples to form ourselves mind and heart in imi- His goodness in our daily lives. r e a d i n g from Sir- of a tree shows the care it has had: so too does one s speech disclose the bent of one s mind. Praise no one before he speaks. Jesus uses the very same analogy in today s Gospel reading from Luke: A good tree does not bear rotten fruit, nor does a rotten tree bear good fruit. For every tree is known by its own fruit. Everything we have is a gift from God to be used for His honor and glory. This includes the gift of speech and, even more broadly, all forms of modern-day communication , text, Twitter, Facebook and the rest. What comes forth from our tion of what is in our minds and hearts. Our ability to communicate with each other is itself a gift which we must steward well. In the same Gospel passage, Jesus reminds us, No disciple is superior to the teacher; but when fully trained, every disciple will be like his teacher. The more time we spend with Jesus, our teacher, through regular prayer and a strong sacramental life, the more we will become like Him. Then all that we do and say (and tweet and post) will bring others to closer to Him. This is the life s work of the Christian steward. It is privileged work indeed. February 24th $28,719 3

6 Ash Wednesday: Harness the Creative Power of Silence Giving It Up to Gain It All by Kurt Carrick As I began to research this article, I couldn t think of where to begin. As a cradle Catholic, I knew that Ash Wednesday marked the beginning of Lent and Lent meant for me to give up something that would be heard that the reverse could be done as well in terms of doing something that I wouldn t otherwise do. It s of that all-important me time. Me time. Those two words said out loud makes me feel hence guilty. It s easy to get self-absorbed in work, in hobbies, in activities, in entertainment, almost anything these days. Technology has made those things easier to attain than ever before. I can play Mario Kart 8 from my desk at work, not that I would ever do that when anyone s looking at least. Lent is the time of self-examination, developing a deeper spiritual connection and reforming one s life. But wait? If I m supposed to do those things during Lent, what happens to my Me time? There s that pang of guilt again. Last year on Ash Wednesday, Pope Francis urged ending the desire to control everything, know everything, 4 by Erika Jackson destroy everything, that stems from our lack of gratitude for life and what we have. I had to wonder how his mention of these things related to me. I m a good person, right? Turning the mirror on myself was eye-opening and not only because of those extra wrinkles on my forehead. Lent is the perfect time to confront these realizations on my part and be better to myself and those around me. To be silent. To be present in the moment I am in rather than thinking about tomorrow. To let go of bitter feelings and anger. To be creative in my thoughts of making a in the life of one person. To uproot the negative weeds from my heart and return to the Father. Be honestly grateful for my life. To share in the burdens of others who need assistance. Work towards a more peaceful world. I know that last one sounds unattainable but it s worth a shot. Beating my high score on Mario Kart 8 can wait. Liz Owen, a singer-songwriter from Grand Rapids, Michigan, will be here at Blessed Sacrament for a two-day Lenten Event March 10 th and 11 th. Liz is presenting her event entitled, The Mercy Rule Giving it Up to Gain it All. The event will take place Sunday and Monday evenings at 7:00pm with a morning session at 9:00am to 10:30am. This is a spoken word and music event sure to enlighten and encourage Catholics in this important season of Lent. Liz Owen, a Carrick Ministries Foundation Artist is a mother, musician, and writer who will be addressing how to overcome our darkness with a lifestyle of mercy. Liz Owen has been a featured artist on We Sing Our Faith with Julie Carrick on most EWTN Stations. She is a music liturgist at Saint Sebastian Catholic Church in Grand Rapids, MI and is in the process of recording her second project entitled, The Lilies Know which will Blessed Sacrament. This event is for the whole family. We welcome all! For more information about Liz Owen, visit her website:

7 Senior Friendship Turns 33 The Senior Friendship Club turned 33 years young on February 25th. The group started in February of 1985 with 7 people interested in forming a senior group. Linda Santoro has been there since the beginning and is still going strong today! This group is a great example of deep fellowship cultivated through games and conversation. Many happy years of friendship, fun and games have gone by and the more of that in store. The group is open to all seniors and meets on Mondays at 10:30am in the Social Hall. Drop in anytime! I wish I could, but I m not quite at that golden age yet! But if you are, go for it! Except the when the group eats out at a restaurant. (480) The original advertisement from 1985 I have to remember that machines do what you tell them to do. Or at least that is the perceived thought. I believe this to be wrong. More times than one, I have told the copy machine to do something and it refuses. Why does it refuse? I m not sure, but I think it likes to mess with me. I m not exaggerating or overreacting. This is my story and I m sticking to it. A ministry needed 120 copies Not a problem, I said. Snap the task was, it slipped my mind until the end of the day when I was preparing to leave. Still though, not a problem to open the document, click print, change the number of copies to 120 and submit the job. Done in under 30 seconds. A little window opens up with the lovely message saying print job sent. the copies and let Anne at the front desk know who the copies were for. They would be there for them soon. But in the 20 foot distance between me and the exit, I forgot. How can I forget to do one thing in a matter of 30 seconds? Let s just say I m talented. As I arrive home I begin receiving texts about where the copies are. The ministry person is there to pick them up. I immediately panic. What do you mean they didn t print? So now I m wondering where 120 pieces of paper went! I start trying thankfully still in my was still at the okay. But I then get another text that she didn t receive download it to my computer and then it again. In the course of doing this, the ministry person was prepared and had a copy and the copies were already being copied. The next morning as I arrived room and there the copier was, smirking at me. You may not believe me, but I saw it. It smirked. Embarrassment 5

8 Dear Erika The Dear Erika column has been bumped to next week to make room for the What s But, Grace and Bella, I m working on your answer - you almost had me stumped! 6

9 Save that couch! For many, tough choices often have to be made between food, rent, utilities, transportation and medical bills. Purchasing furniture, even at a low cost, may not be an option. Few social services organizations de Paul Thrift Stores have a voucher program to help homeless individuals and families transition to housing in a Your furniture donations during the Household Goods Drive at Blessed Sacrament are vital to this Household Goods & Furniture Drive: Saturday and Sunday Praise the Lord, oh my soul, oh my soul Open Adoration Hours - Please Help! Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Noon to 1:00pm (prayer partner needed) 7:00am to 8:00am (prayer partner needed) 12:00am to 1:00am 12:00am to 1:00am 3:00am to 4:00am 4:00pm to 5:00pm 3:00am to 4:00am you will make during this Holy each week to really connect with available. I invite you to call me for more information. For more information, please call Kim at Women s Club In lieu of our March meeting, we are helping with the Soup Supper on Monday, March 11th in the Social Hall. Hope you can join us. The Women s Club will be doing Mary s Way of the Cross on Friday, March 22nd in the church at 7:00 p.m. It is an interesting and heart felt way to see the Stations of the Cross. Please join us if you can. Our next Happy Hour will be on Tuesday, March 26th at 5:00 p.m. at Gordon Biersch. This is located at N. Allied Way, which is just west of Scottsdale Road and south of Mayo Blvd. Please pray for our members who are unable to be with us at this time. If you have any questions, you can call Karen at James 1:22 Join the discussion on Saturday, March 9th at 8:30am in PLC 7 & 8. For more information, call Scott at Our topic will be Evolution and Faith. Here are the highlights: The Church and Evolution Can We Believe Parts of the Evolution Theory? What Can t We Believe as Catholics? The Heresy of Evolutionism Avoiding Theological Assumptions The Providence of God Going Deeper than Darwin Schedule: 8:30am Breakfast 9am Video Presentation 9:30 Small Groups 10:00 Adjourn Don t Miss the Continental Breakfast next week March 10 th! Charity, Unity, Fraternity & Patriotism If you re interested in making information at Upcoming Events: Knights Scholarships open now! Pancake Breakfast March 3rd Fish Fry Begins! March 8th Visit bscaz.formed.org for more resources! 7

10 Saturday, March 2, :00am Memorial Mass for March 2018 deaths (Fr. Q) 4:00pm Frank LoCascio (Fr. George) Sunday, March 3, :00am Daniel & Dennis Buckley (Fr. Quyen) 8:30am Jim Boyle (Fr. George) 10:30am Pastoral Mass (Fr. Quyen) 5:00pm Phil Dyer (Fr. Greg) Monday, March 4, :00am John DiBrito 8:30am Tuesday, March 5, :00am Terry & Eddie Wilson 62 nd Wedding Anniversary Wednesday, March 6, :00am Katherine Quinn 8:30am Edward Gerrity 12:15pm Mary Ann Russell 5:30pm Mary-Katherine Covell Thursday, March 7, :00am Vito Palella Friday, March 8, :00am Dorothy Dirk Junod Saturday, March 9, :00am Marge LaVoy (Fr. Greg) 4:00pm Augistin Frankhursen (Fr. Greg) Sunday, March 10, :00am Gloria Menegay (Fr. Greg) 8:30am Jim Boyle (Fr. Quyen) 10:30am Joseph DiMaria (Fr. George) 5:00pm Pastoral Mass (Fr. Quyen) Scripture Readings Sir 27:4-7/Ps 92:2-3, 13-14, [cf. 2a]/1 Cor 15:54-58/Lk 6:39-45 Sir 17:20-24/Ps 32:1-2, 5, 6, 7 [11a]/Mk 10:17-27 Sir 35:1-12/Ps 50:5-6, 7-8, 14 and 23 [23b]/Mk 10:28-31 Jl 2:12-18/Ps 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 12-13, 14 and 17 [cf. 3a]/2 Cor 5:20 6:2/Mt 6:1-6, Dt 30:15-20/Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6 [40:5a]/Lk 9:22-25 Is 58:1-9a/Ps 51:3-4, 5-6ab, [19b]/Mt 9:14-15 Is 58:9b-14/Ps 86:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 [11ab]/Lk 5:27-32 Dt 26:4-10/Ps 91:1-2, 10-11, 12-13, [cf. 15b]/Rom 10:8-13/Lk 4:1-13 Sign up for daily scripture readings at: Betty Biro Anne Wichelns Pamela Mitchell Lawrence Filosa Sande Streeter Ron Sirwaitis Penny Campana Eileen Haley Colleen Foley Mae Gwin Patrick Stults Maria Meyer Dr. Mark Roberts Gail Gustin Jerry Frederiksen Deborah Byrne Harrison Magstadt Tatiana Moran Martin Dunleavy John Reuba Maryanne Waszak Thelma Greenphal Joe Hersey Arleen Kaizer Irene Condre Joseph Elardo Christy Abramek Deceased Josephine Tomasello and all those in our book of intentions. Fred Abramek Robert Keenan, Sr. Matthew Beebe Joan Risely David Anderson Agnes Moyer Cruz Capers Burt Howard Cindy Howard Jody Shrock Those Serving Our Country Please pray for our men and women in the military & also for their families. Irwin Robinson Albert Schillinger Steve Fraher In Need of Prayers? If you are in need of prayers, homebound, or hospitalized, please

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