Church of the Blessed Sacrament

MASS SCHEDULE

Sunday, September 19, 2021, 9:00 a.m.

Join us For In-Person Mass in the Sanctuary or

Livestream via Zoom and Facebook Live

ZOOM Meeting

ID: 879 7415 1055

Passcode: 746407

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 Weekday Morning Devotion

Fr. Barrett and Rev. Deacon Dominique Piper are leading a morning devotion, Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM, by utilizing Facebook Live. Please go to the Blessed Sacrament Facebook page and “Like” it. You will automatically be “Following” Blessed Sacrament.

The videos are still made available to you if you are wanting to view them later in the morning.

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Dear Siblings in Christ,

The pure innocence, joy and wonder of a child-like Spirit is what our gracious and loving God is desiring us all to express, in order to thrive in life abundantly. Yet our egocentric mindset can make our lives most disappointing through our own “childish” ways. Even the disciples had easily missed the mark, for a child-like Spirit requires us to look at God as our absolute heavenly Parent with gladness, admiration, joy, awe and singleness of heart.

Jesus makes it clear in the Gospels that “Whoever does not receive the reign of God like a child shall not enter it.” And also, “Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me.” How do we receive our relationship with Christ and how do we express it? Come this Sunday and discover the ways how we can look upon Jesus and the whole Trinity with a new spiritual understanding of living without anxious childish ways; to living within simplicity, confidence, trust and an ingenuousness childlike delight.

Barrett+

If you haven’t already heard, we have decided to return to our original schedule of services and Christian Education prior to our COVID pandemic during the last 18 months.  Starting Sunday, October 3^rd, we will be having our 8:00 AM Said Mass and our 10:30 AM Sung Mass. We also will be having the return of both Adult and Children Christian Education from 9:15 to 10:15 AM.  We also will have Childcare provided by our new Childcare Provider and Teacher: Miss Katie. We encourage all families to be together for worship as much as possible, yet Childcare will be available from 9:00AM-12:00 PM. We ask that all children needing childcare to be checked-in at Room # 5 (aka, The Nursery) by 10:30 AM at the latest. 

In preparation for in-person only (No hybrid instruction) Sunday School Education for both adults and children, we encourage all adults to purchase the book that we will be studying for the fall, called Christian Meditation; Experiencing the Presence of God by James Finley. Please order your book so it will arrive by October 3rd. This is one of the most favorite books in our Rector’s library that has been recommended by clergy throughout the country. WE will explore the purpose and process of the meditative experience in our Christian lives and to have a couple of Guest Speakers guide us into the ways of contemplation that will improve our lives and enhance our physical and mental wellbeing. 

Our parish and visiting children will engage in Godly Play. It is a wonderful curriculum designed to stimulate the senses of what it means to be a child of God and to have a deeper childlike understanding of the love of God and the importance of Jesus Christ in our lives. This is for first through fifth grade. At this time, any middle-school aged children (6^th-8^th grade) or Senior High are asked to participate with the teachers to assist the younger kids in the teaching and activities on Sunday mornings. It is being planned that all teenagers in the near future will eventually have their own classes. 

We are in desperate need of both Ushers and Coffee Hosts. If you feel it within your calling to practice stewardship in a very rewarding way, please consider volunteering for either or both positions. You would be called on to serve once a month either during or after Mass. Both jobs are much easier now that many of the the COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted.

Thank you so much for considering this much needed help at Blessed Sacrament.

If interested, contact Beverly Cardwell at 714 996-8445.

We are so excited to have Brigitte join our music department at Blessed Sacrament. She has come highly recommended by Patty Bell, Hannah Kim and Ashley Mangino.

Brigitte has been a local musician and composer performing and writing music in Fullerton for numerous years. In 2013, she received her bachelor’s degree in piano performance and choral/vocal music education from the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at Cal State Long Beach. This past Spring, Brigitte obtained her mater’s degree in music from Cal State Fullerton.

Brigitte has been employed in several local churches and has been an accompanist for high schools, elementary schools, and, most recently, Cal State Fullerton’s dance department. Her position at Cal State Fullerton is her full time employer. Along with that, she recently became the Director of the Westminster Choral.

As an adult, Brigitte has mostly attended Catholic masses, including volunteering for over a decade at Our Lady Queen of Angels, Newport Beach, for the mases given in French. Brigitte loves working with the Word of God as a composer and is excited to continue her musical and faithful journey at Blessed Sacrament. Please welcome her with the warmth for which this parish family has become well-known.

On Sunday, August 29, sixteen years after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, Hurricane Ida made landfall in the same region. This Category 4 storm brought flooding and damaging winds that caused a loss of water to hundreds of thousands and a loss of electricity to over 1 million people. Episcopal Relief & Development is working closely with the Diocese of Louisiana and other regional partners in what will be a long-term response. Your generous gift will help alleviate suffering for the most vulnerable residents impacted by Hurricane Ida. Please visit episcopalrelief.org/hurricane-relief to make a gift today.