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Mass Intentions for the Week of February 10^th

Monday Our Lady of Lourdes 8:15 A.M.

Liturgy of the Word & Communion

Tuesday Lenten Weekday 8:15 A.M.

Mary Schwartz by Charles Rubeck Family

Wednesday Lenten Weekday 8:15 A.M.

Gerald Murphy by Jane Rubeck

Lenten Mass 7:00 P.M.

William L. Settles by Family

Thursday Cyril, monk & Methodius 8:15 A.M.

Pete Elizondo by wife, Linda

Friday Lenten Weekday 8:15 A.M.

Janet Ellis y Jacqueline McAlister

Saturday Lenten Weekday 6:00 P.M.

Del Lewis by Eileen Woodward

Sunday Second Sunday of Lent 8:00 A.M.

For the People of the Parish

10:30 A.M.

Celia Carloni by Mike & Judy Healy

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Servers Schedule for Week of February 10^th

Weekdays: Feb. 12^th, Feb. 13^th, Feb. 14^th, Feb. 15^th

Assigned by School

Saturday, February 16^th 6:00 P.M.

Daniel Amore James Amore Thomas Nutter

Sierra Taylor

Saturday, February 17^th 8:00 A.M.

John Haluczik Ray Slavokovsky Mike Gummer

Patricia Laughman

10:30 A.M.

Taylor Ghiloni Trent Ghiloni Ben McNutt

Elizabeth McNutt

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Lector & Eucharistic Minister’s Schedule

Saturday, February 16^th 6:00 P.M.

David Gebhart, Judy Healy (L), Deacon Pat

Mollie Phillips, Bev Donaldson

Kim Ruble, Trudie Bormann

Saturday, February 17^th 8:00 A.M.

Barb Rue, Grace Donaldson (L), Deacon Bob

Marge Burger, Patrick Wesley

Christina & Adrienna Priest

10:30 A.M.

Ben Hunsinger, Evey Fuller-Moore (L), Deacon Pat

Bill Langwasser, Monica Stanley,

Phil & Sue West

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Remember in your prayers all parishioners who are ill especially for Mary Lusk, Autumn Healthcare, Gordon Eagle, Jr. OSU, Nancy Humphries, Ralph Martin, and for those who are homebound or in healthcare facilities.

Our love, prayers & sympathy for the family & friends of Molly Waugh, parishioner, Thomas Venditelli, father of Debbie Bickle, Beatrice Blatt, sister of Verna Loftus, who died and were buried. May they rest in the arms of Our Risen Savior.

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A WORD FROM YOUR PASTOR

Dear Parishioners:

Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, confronted human sin. Sinless Himself, He met the Tempter and showed us that our human nature can prevail, when we rely on the grace of God that is available to us.

This Lent, I am inviting all of us to look deeply into the Mystery of Sin. In my life as a priest, I have learned many things that I want to try to share about the truth of sin. It is my desire to offer the Wisdom of the Church in such a way that you will have tools in your “arsenal” against sin and that you will have enough familiarity with them to use them to overcome real sin.

Sin is subtle. It sneaks in. I hope to bring it into the light. Please listen to me with the awareness that the Tempter will do his best to distort what I have to say. Sin is a lie. The father of lies stirs up sin so as to keep us from the unity that Grace offers.

Why am I doing this now? I feel prompted by the Spirit to live Lent and Easter intensely, and to try to share with you many things that I feel I have not been able to share in years past due to other distractions. This is a time of special grace. Please pray with me and for me as I strive to speak deep and hard truths. Please trust me. Open your heart to receive what I offer now. I give it because I want you to know freedom from sin and the wonderful Gift of the Life of Grace.

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Prayer to Achieve Inner Peace

Slow me down, Lord.

Ease the pounding of my heart by the quieting of my mind. Steady my hurried pace with a vision of the eternal reach of time. Give me, amid the confusion of the day, the calmness of the everlasting hills. Break the tension of my nerves and muscles with the soothing music of the singing streams that live in memory.

Help me to know the magical, restoring power of sleep. Teach me the art of taking minute vacations— of slowing down to look at a flower, to chat with a friend, to pat a dog, to read a few lines from The Good Book.

Slow me down, Lord.

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Our Stewardship Collection

Registered Families 660

Budgeted per week $8,450.00

Stewardship (198 envelopes) $5,818.00

Loose Cash $ 263.46

Total $6,081.46

Deficit for the Week $2,368.54

St. Vincent de Paul Collection $1,482.17

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“Support United States Black, Indian, Eskimo and Aleute Missions” The annual appeal is a vital part of the Church of the Year 2008. The Funds are needed to continue present Evangelization programs; even more, to continue to assist those parishes devastated by hurricanes to totally rebuild their programs. Many places, lost everything and how soon we forget the rebuilding that needs to be done cannot be done overnight. The evangelization programs torn apart by the devastation need to be woven back together. It will take years. Many new evangelization efforts are being made in these areas as well as the other Black, Indian, Eskimo and Aleute communities assisted by the Church’s National Black and Indian Collection…Working together leads to success. This weekend the Church is asking your support of the National Collection for Black and Indian Missions in the United States. The need for Evangelization programs is so important to our Church in this changing world. Please be generous. Thank you for whatever you can give and God bless you.

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DID YOU KNOW that that accomplishment of God’s Will requires a simple willingness to be? We cannot answer God’s Call in our lives unless we are in touch with being. God IS. His Call to us is expressed not in doing, but in Being. To enter into a real relationship with God is to be with Him. Jesus is our Emmanuel—God with us. God gives us our reason to be. When we seek to live in accord with God’s Plan, we must make a choice to apply His Prior Right in our lives.

God said, “Let there be light.” The act of Creation is an act of bringing into being from nothingness. Human life is an invitation to the fullness of Being in relationship with the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

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What we have learned together: Flexibility is the quality that is most necessary for true freedom to minister in the name of the Church. We have to be ready to respond to the needs of those around us and to the promptings of the Spirit in the accomplishment of God’s Will in our lives. If an individual is unable to be flexible, ministry will become a constant source of frustration. Your way is not the only way. If you think there is only one way to do something, think again!

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This Week at Blessed Sacrament

National Black/Indian Mission Collection

Catholic Times subscription $15.00

Sun. Feb. 10 7:30 a.m. Rosary

8:00 a.m. Mass w/HNS

9:05 a.m. CCD Classes

9:15 a.m. RCIA

10:30 a.m. Mass w/Religious Ed Classes

12:00 p.m. Baptisms

12:00 p.m. Annex – Drama Practice

6:30 p.m. RCIA Rite of Election at

St. Edwards, Granville

Mon. Feb. 11 8:15 a.m. Liturgy of the Word &

Communion

12:00 p.m. Adoration in the Chapel

1:30 p.m. Stations of the Cross gr. 1-4

6:00 p.m. Oktoberfest Organizational

Mtg. Cafe

6:30 p.m. Boy Scouts - Annex

Tues. Feb. 12 7:55 a.m. Rosary

8:15 a.m. Mass

12:00 p.m. Adoration in the Chapel

12:00 p.m. Serra Club St. Leonard’s

7:00 p.m. Choir Practice - Church

Wed. Feb. 13 7:55 a.m. Rosary

8:15 a.m. Mass

9:00 a.m. Adoration until 6:30 p.m.

4:30 p.m. HNS Fish Fry - Cafe

7:00 p.m. Lenten Mass

Adoration until Midnight

Thurs. Feb. 14 7:55 a.m. Rosary

8:15 a.m. Mass

9:00 a.m. Nazareth Community Bible

Study – Rectory

12:00 p.m. Adoration in the Chapel

5:00 p.m. School Dance – Annex

7:00 p.m. All Parish Mtg. Café

SVdP Mtg. Library

Fri. Feb. 15 President’s Day – No School

7:55 a.m. Rosary

8:15 a.m. Mass

3:00 p.m. Stations & Benediction

7:00 p.m. Stations & Benediction

Sat. Feb. 16 8:00 a.m. Catholic Women’s

Conference St. Andrew Church

Upper Arlington, OH

4:30 p.m. Reconciliation

6:00 p.m. Mass

7:00 p.m. Valentine’s Dinner

sponsored by HNS at

The Place off the Square

Sun. Feb. 17 7:30 a.m. Rosary

8:00 a.m. Mass – Scrutiny for the

Baptized RCIA Candidates

9:05 a.m. CCD Classes

9:15 a.m. RCIA

10:30 a.m. Mass

12:00 p.m. Annex – Drama Practice

7:00 p.m. Lenten Evening Prayer &

Benediction

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Blessed Sacrament Holy Name Society is sponsoring a St. Valentine’s Dinner at The Place Off The Square, 50 N. Second St., Newark to “Honor the Love of our Life” whether it is your spouse or your vocation. Join us for a great time on Saturday, February 16^th with dinner beginning at 7:30 pm. The cost is $22 per person. Couples married 50 years or more your meal is free and Holy Name members will provide transportation if desired. Call Vern Jewett at 348-0038 for information and to make your reservations.

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Thank you to all new and returning subscribers of the Catholic Times. If you didn’t sign-up last weekend, you still can. For only $15 (parish rate) you will receive the weekly news of what’s happening in the Catholic world. Use the envelope provided in your February packet, or simply write “Catholic Times“ on a plain envelope, make your check payable to the parish, and drop it into the collection basket. Bishop Campbell encourages all Catholic households in the diocese to subscribe to our diocesan newspaper, the Catholic Times.

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Help Needed. Five individuals needed to prepare a meal for Father Tim one day a month. Call Barb Ghiloni at 345-1122 for more information or to volunteer. Thank you.

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2008 – The Year of Vocations: Begins with the first Sunday of Advent

Patrons:

St. Paul the Apostle

St. Gabriel, St. Joseph and St. Therese of Lisieux

Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Servant of God, Pope John Paul II

Theme for February: Generosity

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A caregiver is needed through the nighttime hours for an older member of our parish. If interested contact Dorothy at 344-3294.

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Choose Life… The Supreme Court’s 1973 decision legalizing abortion raised the status of abortionists, once considered low criminals, “to that of professionals nobly serving women.” Wanda Franz, Ph.D., NRL News, 5/07

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Forgiveness and Healing – How to grow closer to God with Keynote Speaker Johnette Benkovic, founder of Women of Grace, program host on EWTN & St. Gabriel Catholic Radio, will be the theme for the first Columbus Catholic Women’s Conference to be held on Saturday, February 16^th from 8am to 2pm at St. Andrew, 1899 McCoy Rd., Upper Arlington. This wonderful day will include Mass with our Bishop Campbell, speaker Karen Rinehart, Catholic humor columnist/author and Joyce Shea on the Divine Mercy Chaplet. NBC-4 Anchor Colleen Marshal will be the Master of Ceremonies. Cost for the day is $20. For more information and to pre-register visit www.columbuscatholicwomen.com online or call Christina at 614-538-9026. Brochures are available as you leave Mass today and plan to invite all of your female family & friends!

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The Young Married Couples in Christ Group at St. Mary Church, Delaware, Ohio is hosting a conference on Saturday, February 16^th: “Marriage Matters: Life & Love Unlimited!” All married & engaged couples are encouraged to attend. Registration flyers are available at the church door entries.

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A Silent Retreat, sponsored by The Catholic Laywomen’s Retreat League will be held March 7^th - 9^that St. Therese’s Retreat Center and is open to all Catholic women of the Diocese. Sr. Janice Bachman, O.P. will present “What In Your Spirit Needs To Return To Life?” Sr. will help participants revitalize and enliven our relationship with God. Registration deadline is Friday, Feb. 29^th. For more information call Sue Dondelewski at 614-863-3108.

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St. Leonard & Knights of Columbus Lenten Fish Bake will be on all Fridays during Lent (except Good Friday & March 21^st), 5-7pm in the Parish Social Hall. Carry-outs available. The cost is adults/$7.00, Seniors/$6.25, Children (6-12)/$4.00. The menu includes: baked Pollock, macaroni & cheese, home fried potatoes, green beans, salad, dessert, soft drinks & coffee. Come & enjoy!

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Serra Club North of Columbus is hosting the Annual Life Awareness Youth Luncheon on Wed., Feb. 27th, 11:45am - 1pm in the Jessing Center, Josephinum, for all Catholic High School & eighth grade boys who are interested in hearing about vocations to the priesthood. Our speaker is Fr. John J. Boll, O.P., University Chaplain & Director of Campus Ministry Ohio Dominican University. Guided tours of the Josephinum will be available from 1pm until 1:30. Please advise if you are interested in the tour as you RSVP. Sign-up by contacting Alice Nowacek, Serra President, at 614-436-8918 or anowaczek@yahoo.com.

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How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk, a 3-part series sponsored by the diocesan Marriage & Family Life Office, to offer communication skills for parents and caregivers, will be held Thursdays, February 21^st, 28^th, & March 13^th from 7 to 9 pm at Church of the Resurrection, 6300 E. Dublin-Granville Rd., New Albany. The fee is $30/couple or $25/individual. For more information & to register, call Marriage & Family Life Office (614) 241-2560 or e-mail flomailbox@colsdioc.org.

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Host/Hostess for R.C.I.A. are needed for Sunday mornings throughout the RCIA schedule. Choose a Sunday Morning to bring a continental style breakfast, donuts, sweet rolls, or fruit to the Brides room by 8:30 a.m. Sign-up sheets are available in the back of the church or call Pam Townsend at 763-0121. Your generosity is truly appreciated!

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All are invited to the Catholic Charismatic Renewal Monthly Mass on Tuesday, Feb. 19^th at Holy Spirit Church, 4383 E. Broad St, Whitehall. Rosary begins 6:30 pm, praise, worship, & Mass 7pm to 9pm. Personal prayer & fellowship to follow. Bring “finger-foods” to share. Questions? Call the Renewal Center at (614) 237-7080.

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Women's Day of Renewal, sponsored by the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, is Thursday, Feb. 14th at Holy Spirit Church (Chapel), 4383 E. Broad St, Whitehall. Registration begins at 9:30 am; program 10am – 2pm.  The day includes: Sue Donchatz, speaking on “Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God”, Mass & a luncheon. For more information call 614-237-7080.

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Attention young adults! Are you looking for a fun way to learn more about your faith while meeting others who share your interests? Join us for Theology & a Pub on Thursday, February 28^th at the Columbus Maennerchor, 966 South High St., Cols. Doors open 6pm and the talk starts at 7:30 -admission is just $2! This month's speaker is Fr. Vincent McKiernan, CSP, of the St. Thomas More Newman Center, and the topic is Transplanting Buckeyes. For more information, visit www.theologyandapub.org.

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Bone Marrow Donors

NCHS & Granville Key Clubs are sponsoring a bone marrow typing clinic in search of a match for 2007 NC graduate Devin Reid on Feb 13^th. Go to www.marrow.org click on "Medical Guidelines" & "Myths and Facts" to learn about becoming a donor. General informational packets are available at the church doors. The National Bone Marrow Registry works with all interested donors in the search of a donor match for Devin Reid and all in need of bone marrow transplants. NC Key Club Advisor, Mr. Phil Miller, ext 325, 344-3594.

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Blessed Sacrament Lenten Fish Fry Dinners, sponsored by the Holy Name Society, begins Wed., Feb. 13^th and will run for five consecutive weeks through March 12^th. We are in need of volunteers to help with set up, serving, clean up and this can be done in two hour shifts. Thanks to the support of our school and parish families, this event has enabled the Holy Name Society to contribute $2,000 for Blessed Sacrament Student Scholarships each of the past two years. To find out more and/or to sign up, contact Dean Anderson at 348-0015. Volunteer hours for this event will be applied to the 07-08 school year.

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Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, 5133 Walnut Rd. SE, Buckeye Lake is hosting Protecting God’s Children workshop on Saturday, Feb. 16^th, from 1pm-4pm. All are invited and encouraged to attend a Protecting God’s Children workshop especially if you plan to coach, teach or work with children in our parish, school and diocese. To register, go to www.virtus.org and click on the yellow “Registration” button located just below the login. For those who do not have access to the internet, they can contact Barb Cain at 614-241-2565 to register.

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February 15-17 is the Interactive Weekend Retreat for Men. Fr. John Corbett, O.P. will lead the retreat with the theme “Living the Commandments & Beatitudes Today.” For more information contact Gary Hasson (614) 216-4500 or Tom Halpin (614) 861-7766.

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Notre Dame Club of Columbus & Central Ohio invites everyone to attend their annual Hesburgh Lecture. Notre Dame Professor Robert P. Schmuhl will discuss The Stakes of 2008: A Primer on Presidential Politics. Author of several books and a frequent speaker on politics & journalism, Professor Schmuhl will discuss the recent primaries and the implications for the 2008 general election. Join us on Sunday, February 10^th at 7 pm in Marian Hall at Immaculate Conception, 414 E. North Broadway, Columbus. Admission is free & light refreshments will be served.

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Support Newark Catholic by joining us each Friday during Lent in the school cafeteria for our “Fabulous” “All-You-Can-Eat” fish fry. This meal includes all you can eat fresh hand-breaded perch, golden french fries, homemade coleslaw, creamy macaroni & cheese, delicious green beans, dinner roll, and Velvet Ice cream. Choice of coffee, ice tea, fruit drink, or Beer is included. Dinner service is from 4 - 8 pm. $8/per person; $7/Seniors; $4/children ages 4 - 12; Children 3 & under eat FREE. Early Bird Special is 4pm - 5 pm: Adults eat for $7.00 and Seniors for $6.00

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