Corpus christi - Blessed Sacrament Church

Blessed Sacrament Church
"I am the Living Bread come down from Heaven. If any man eats of this Bread,
he shall live forever; and the Bread I will give, is My Flesh." John 6:51-52
SCHEDULE OF MASSES
LORD'S DAY: Saturday: 4:00 p.m.
Sunday: 8:00 and 10:30 a.m.
HOLYDAYS:
Vigil:
6:00 p.m.
Holyday: 7:00 a.m. & 9:00 a.m.
WEEKDAYS: 9:00 a.m.
SATURDAYS: First Saturdays only: 8:00 a.m.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION:
Saturday 2:45 to 3:30 p.m. and by appointment
BAPTISM: As part of the preparation process an
interview with the Pastor and two instructional sessions
are required. Please contact the rectory to schedule.
ENGAGED COUPLES: Arrangements for your
marriage must be made at least nine months in advance
of the marriage date.
NEW PARISHIONERS: We welcome you and ask
that you register at the Rectory. We want to know and
serve you! We hope that you will favor your parish
with your prayers, your presence and your talents.
Pastor
Rev. Timothy J. Campoli
Church
Rectory
221 Federal Street
182 High Street
Greenfield, MA 01301
Greenfield, MA 01301
blessedsacramentgreenfieldma.org (413) 773-3311
Corpus
christi
“He took bread, and blessed, and
broke it, and gave it to them, and
said, ‘Take; this is My Body.’ And He
took a cup, and when He had given
thanks He gave it to them, ‘This is My
Blood of the covenant, which is
poured out for many.’”
(Mark 14:22-24)
Deacon
Deacon John J. Leary
(413) 219-2734 (C)
[email protected]
Calvary Cemetery
Wisdom Way
Greenfield
773-3311
Director of
Religious Education
Laurie Tilton
774-2918
[email protected]
Organist
Choir Director
Stephen Glover
772-0532
Alternatives Pregnancy Center
P. O. Box 344, Greenfield, MA 01302-0344
Pregnancy Tests, Counseling and Support Services
Post Abortion Support
(413) 774-6010
Natural Family Planning
Ed & Suzi Cottrill
(413) 772-6062
Perpetual Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament takes place in the side chapel
twenty-four hours a day, every day. All are welcome to come and worship and
adore our Eucharistic Lord.
“Could you not watch one hour with Me?” Matthew 26:40
Blessed Sacrament Church
Greenfield, MA 01301
Weekend of June 13 & 14
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion:
Saturday, June 13
4:00
Jason Semaski
Kerry Semaski
Bill Randall
Ann Dillon
Raymond Perry
Judie McCarthy
Hannah Lively
Brian Luippold
Betty Howe
Sunday, June 14
8:00
SATURDAY, JUNE 6TH
(Our Seminarians)
4:00 Geraldine & John Klima – by the Zilch Family
CORPUS CHRISTI SUNDAY, JUNE 7TH –The Most Holy Body and
Blood of Christ (Fr. Campoli)
8:00 Ann LaFleur – by Family
10:30 Jerry Cedrone & Baccari Family – by Loretta & Daniel
Cedrone
MONDAY, JUNE 8TH
(Deacon Ratté)
9:00 Roger LeBlanc (15th Anniv.) – by Barbara and Family
TUESDAY, JUNE 9TH – St. Ephrem
(Fr. Di Mascola)
9:00 Health & Blessings for Mary Parrott –by Joann Skinner
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10TH
(Deacon Bucci)
9:00 Kathleen Mary Garmalo – by Family
THURSDAY, JUNE 11TH – St. Barnabas
(Pope Francis)
9:00
John Seymour – by Bea Sommer
FRIDAY, JUNE 12TH – The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
(Bishop Rozanski)
9:00 Larry Filiault – by wife, Maureen
SATURDAY, JUNE 13TH – The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed
Virgin Mary / St. Anthony of Padua
(Fr. Cullen)
4:00 Geraldine and John Klima – by the Zilch Family
SUNDAY, JUNE 14TH – Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:00 Joyce Tilton – by Laurie Tilton
(Vocations)
10:30 Deceased members of the Maley & Conklin Family
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REMINDER:  Please join with us in praying the Rosary before
each daily Mass at 8:15 a.m., before the 4:00 p.m. Saturday Mass
and 8:00 a.m. Sunday Mass.
 Confessions after each weekend Mass.
 The Chaplet of Divine Mercy will be recited Fridays at 3:00
p.m. in the Adoration Chapel. All are invited to come and pray
with us.
 Blessed Sacrament has a Prayer Chain which is available for
anyone. To utilize the Prayer Chain simply contact Annette
Canuel at 397-9803 or [email protected] with your petition.
 Sponsor Certificates - Many parishes require certificates of
sponsorship for Godparents and Confirmation Sponsors. These
will be issued only to those who are confirmed adult Catholics,
registered in the parish, regular participants at Mass, validly
married in the Church (if applicable) and providing for the
religious education of their own children (if applicable).
10:30
Jim Podlesney
Lynne Podlesney
Robert Earley
Ginger Baird
Kevin O’Neil
Liza O’Neil
Kevin O’Neil, Jr.
Lionel Martin
Karlena Henry
Deacon John Leary
Donna Leary
Suzanne Hunter
Wayne Cottrill
Annette Canuel
Mary Jane Bardwell
Joyce Thibodo
Bob Page
Pam Page
Poet’s Seat Nursing Home:
Sunday, June 14
Marie Boynton, Joyce Thibodo
Lectors / Cantors:
Sat., June 13
4:00
Sun., June 14
8:00
10:30
Monica McCarthy / John Lively
Michael Motisi / Jane Winchester
Marie Boynton / Sandra Pavoni
Saturday, June 13
4:00
Piper Day, Jason Semaski
Sunday, June 14
8:00
Stephen Filiault, James Staelens
10:30 Eddie Muenkel, Nathaniel Pierce
June 7, 2015
Corpus Christi - The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Sr. Mary Brendan Dowd
Richard H. Baker
Armando A. Bresciano
For the Glory of God and in memory of George Nardacci the
following have made donations to Blessed Sacrament Church:
The Arbors at Greenfield, Norman Carme, Sr., Robert & Carol
Chagnon, Marie Cominoli Class, and Laurence & Jacqueline
Petrin. God Bless you!
The Sanctuary Candle will burn this week in memory/honor:
Michael Dufraine – from Mother
The Adoration Chapel Candles will burn this week in
memory/honor of:
1.) In Thanksgiving for prayers answered –
from Marilyn Brozo
2.) Armando A. Bresciano – from Bob & Pat Earley
3.) Edward Stratton – from James Patten
4.) Marie & Winston LaBelle – from Anonymous
Father’s Day Novena
Father’s Day is Sunday, June 21st. You may pick up a Father’s
Day Novena packet at the doors of the church or at the rectory
during business hours. Print the name(s) of your loved one on the
envelope. Return the envelope to the rectory or place it in the
collection basket at Mass on or before Father’s Day.
Food Pantry
Please remember to leave your non-perishable food donations at
the doors of the church for our Food Pantry. We especially need
peanut butter, spaghetti sauce, ravioli, cereal, baked beans,
crackers/cookies and jello or pudding. Thank you!
Pilgrimage to the Shrines of France
Visit Lourdes, Lisieux, Chartres Cathedral, Nevers, Ars, Paray Le
Monial, LaSalette and Paris from October 19-28, 2015. These
are associated with St. Thérèse, St. John Vianney, St. Bernadette,
St. Margaret Mary and the Sacred Heart, Our Lady of Lourdes,
Our Lady of LaSalette, St. Catherine Labouré and the Miraculous
Medal. Fr. Campoli and Msgr. Yargeau will accompany us for
spiritual direction and Mass. The cost of $3,999 which includes
airfare from Boston, hotels, two meals a day, bus transportation,
and tour guides. For more information, contact Helen Shea
Murphy at [email protected] or 773-8890. Visit
www.pilgrimages.com/helensheamurphy.
Feast of St. Anthony Celebration
St. Anthony Maronite Catholic Church, 375 Island Pond Road
Springfield will celebrate the feast of St. Anthony on Saturday,
June 13 with a procession, special liturgy and time for veneration.
Springfield Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski will celebrate a special
feast day liturgy at 4 p.m. The church will be open all day for
people to come and venerate the relic of St. Anthony that was
given to the parish last September by the Franciscans at the Shrine
of St. Anthony in Padua, Italy. The parish will offer Masses at 9
a.m. and noon, followed by a major celebration and procession
which will begin at 4 p.m. It will be followed by a 4:30
p.m. liturgy celebrated by Bishop Rozanski.
There will candles and St. Anthony bread and time to pray.
Tag Sale
A Giant Tag Sale sponsored by Our Lady of Częstochowa Church
Parish Council will take place on Saturday, June 27th from 9:00
a.m. to 1:00 p.m., rain or shine, on the parish grounds at 84 K
Street in Turners Falls. Furniture, housewares, appliances,
exercise equipment, Christmas items, and many other treasures
will be available at rock bottom prices. For more information,
contact Shirley Webb at 773-7202.
Requiescat In Pace
13th Annual Diocesan Eucharistic Rosary Procession
Come walk with Jesus on June 14th at the Thirteenth Annual
Diocesan-wide Eucharistic Procession in Northampton at St.
Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish Church on 99 King St. (rain or shine).
Doors to the church will open at 1:30 p.m. with prayer beginning
at 2:00 p.m. We will process from the church through downtown
Northampton and return to the church on King Street for
adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction, concluding
by 4:00 p.m. A reception will follow at the parish hall, on 10
Hawley St. (entrance on Phillips Place). For more info., call:
George or Brenda (413) 221-4372. To view past pictures:
www.eucharisticprocessionnorthampton.com.
Pilgrimage to St. Anne de Beaupre
There are still seats available for our 32nd annual three-day
pilgrimage. Travel dates for our pilgrimage are August 14 th thru
August 16th. We travel by Wilson Bus. Each year we pray for our
loved ones, living and deceased, and for our personal problems
and concerns. For information, please call Frank or Kathy
Schiappa at 978.544.6814.
Come and See!
St. Scholastica Priory invites you to a Monastic Experience
Weekend June 19-21 and October 9-11, 2015. Single women
aged 18-40 years are invited to experience life in a house of
contemplative Benedictine nuns. Pray, eat and work with them.
Listen to conferences on monastic life and prayer. Learn
discernment tools. Hear the nun’s stories of their own journey
into the monastery. For more information, contact Sr. Mary
Frances at [email protected], 271 North Main Street,
Petersham, MA 01366 or call 978-724-3213.
Pilgrimage to National Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette
The Apostolate of the Suffering at Mary Farm invites you to join
us on a grace-filled pilgrimage to the National Shrine of Our Lady
of La Salette in Attleboro, Mass. on Saturday, June 27th. The tour
bus is air conditioned and handicap accessible. The bus leaves
Palmer, Mass. at 8:30 a.m. and returns around 5:30 p.m. Mass
and meal at the shrine, $37/person. For more information, contact
Br. Bob at [email protected] or 413-283-4529. Reserve
your seat no later than Friday, June 12th.
At Cost Fatima Special
The Catholic Tour is a 34 year old Catholic Travel Apostolate and
has been able to secure only 52 air seats and hotel beds for the
last “Fatima Special” on November 4-10, 2015. The pilgrimage
pricing will be only $1,499 which includes your transatlantic
airfare from Newark, NJ Airport, hotel, all breakfasts and dinners,
tour escort, deluxe motor coach, and all airline fees and taxes.
This “At Cost” pricing has been done only once per year for the
last five years, but this will be the last “At Cost” Fatima Special
due to shortage of air seats and hotel beds in Fatima over the next
two years. This offer will not be repeated in the future. The
Catholic Tour looks forward to serving you in this special
“Thanks to Our Lady of Fatima Pilgrimage” from November
4-10, 2015.
Call 877-627-4268 toll free or e-mail to
[email protected].
Holy Hour for the Sick and Dying
A Holy Hour is observed each Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m.
in the Adoration Chapel at Blessed Sacrament Church. Included
are the singing of hymns, recitation of the Rosary, and the Chaplet
of Divine Mercy for the Sick and the Dying. The hour concludes
with Benediction. If you know of someone who is ailing and in
need of special graces and prayer, come and spend an hour
for his/her intention.
What Others have said about Eucharistic Adoration
"The greatest love story in the world begins with a little white host!" - Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
"It was not until we began our daily Holy Hour that our community started to grow and blossom.
The time we spend in having our daily audience with God is the most precious part of the whole
day." - Mother Teresa of Calcutta
"When you look at the crucifix, you understand how much Jesus loved you then. When you look at
the Sacred Host, you understand how much Jesus loves you now." - Mother Teresa of Calcutta
"If we really loved the good Lord, we should make it our joy and happiness to come and spend a
few moments to adore Him and ask Him for the grace of forgiveness and we should regard those
moments as the happiest of our lives." - St. John Vianney
"I put before you the one great thing to love on earth: the Blessed Sacrament. There you will find
honor, fidelity, romance and glory and the true way of all your loves upon earth." - J.R.R. Tolkien
"You may be sure that of all the moments of your life, the time you spend before the Divine
Sacrament, will be that which will give you more strength and more consolation at the hour of your
death and during eternity." - St. Alphonsus Ligouri
"When we remain in silence before the Blessed Sacrament, it is Christ totally and really present
whom we discover, whom we adore and with whom we are in contact." - Pope John Paul II
"The Eucharist is a priceless treasure: by not only celebrating it but also by praying before it
outside of Mass we are enabled to make contact with the very wellspring of grace." - Pope John
Paul II
"The Church and the world have great need of Eucharistic adoration. Jesus waits for us in this
sacrament of love. Let us be generous with our time in going to meet Him in adoration and
contemplation full of faith. And let us be ready to make reparation for the great faults and crimes
of the world. May our adoration never cease." - Pope John Paul II
"Christ is called real [in regards to the Holy Eucharist] not as a way of excluding all other types of
presence as if they are not real but because it is a presence in the fullest sense: a substantial
presence whereby Christ, the God-man, is wholly and eternally present." - Pope Paul VI
"Christ held Himself in His hands when He gave His Body to His disciples saying: 'This is My Body.' No
one partakes of this Flesh before he has adored it." - St. Augustine
"When you have received Him, stir up your heart to do Him homage; speak to Him about your
spiritual life, gazing upon Him in your soul where He is present for your happiness; welcome Him as
warmly as possible, and behave outwardly in such a way that your actions may give proof to all of
His Presence." - Francis de Sales
"I throw myself at the foot of the Tabernacle like a dog at the foot of his Master." - John Vianney
"In one day the Eucharist will make you produce more for the glory of God than a whole lifetime
without it." - Peter Julian Eymard
At the Feet of Christ in the Eucharist
From the writings of Saint Faustina
O Jesus, Divine Prisoner of Love, when I consider
Your love and how You emptied Yourself for me,
my senses deaden. You hide Your inconceivable
majesty and lower Yourself to miserable me. O king
of Glory, though You hide Your beauty, yet the eye
of my soul rends the veil. I see the angelic choirs
giving You honor without cease, and all the heavenly
Powers praising You without cease, and without
cease they are saying: Holy, Holy, Holy.
Oh, who will comprehend Your love and Your
unfathomable mercy toward us! O Prisoner of Love,
I love up my poor heart in this tabernacle that it may
adore You without cease night and day. I know of
no obstacle in this adoration: and even though I be
physically distant, my heart is always with You.
Nothing can put a stop to my love for You. No
obstacles exist for me…
O Holy Trinity, One and Indivisible God, may
You be blessed for this great gift and testament of
mercy. Amen.
I adore You, Lord and Creator, hidden in the Most
Blessed Sacrament. I adore You for all the works of
Your hands, that reveal to me so much wisdom,
goodness and mercy, O Lord. You have spread so
much beauty over the earth and it tells me about Your
beauty, even though these beautiful things are but a
faint reflection of You, incomprehensible Beauty.
And although You have hidden Yourself and
concealed your beauty, my eye, enlightened by faith,
reaches You and my souls recognizes its Creator, its
Highest Good, and my heart is completely immersed
in prayer of adoration.
My Lord and Creator, Your goodness encourages
me to converse with You. Your mercy abolishes the
chasm which separates the Creator from the creature.
To converse with You, O Lord, is the delight of my
heart. In You I find everything that my heart could
desire. Here Your light illumines my mind, enabling
it to know You more and more deeply. Here streams
of grace flow down upon my heart. Here my soul
draws eternal life. O my Lord and Creator, You
alone, beyond all these gifts, give Your own self to
me and unite Yourself intimately with Your
miserable creature.
O Christ, let my greatest delight be to see You
loved and Your praise and glory proclaimed,
especially the honor of Your mercy. O Christ, let me
glorify Your goodness and mercy to the last moment
of my life, with every drop of my blood and every
beat of my heart. Would that I be transformed into a
hymn of adoration of You. When I find myself on
my deathbed, may the last beat of my heart be a
loving hymn glorifying Your unfathomable mercy.
Amen.