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January 2021
Weekend Mass Times Stay Connected with us!
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7:30 PM Spanish Mass @ChurchoftheBlessedSacrament
2224 Sacramento Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47906 Sunday: @CBS_WL
8:00 AM (masks required)
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We are Disciples: Learning, Loving & Living Christ’s Mission
Nonetheless, we all come from the same
This Week: Cradled Gift human species whose scientific name in Latin
is Homo Sapiens in other words we all are
The Epiphany is the revelation that homo sapiens and that word translated into
Jesus is the Savior of all nations. English means wise man. What does the Bible
Today we read about the traveling say about the wise man? “A fool is quick
Magi. It is a long journey for these tempered but a wise man stays calm when
Magi and once they finally arrive at the manger insulted” (Prov 12:16) and “Everyone who
scene, they offer their treasures to the Lord. It listens to these words of mine and acts on
was revealed to the Magi by the star that the them will be like a wise man who built his
cradled gift, the ultimate treasure in life, is Jesus house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came,
Christ. Today, we step up to the manger scene and the winds blew and buffeted the
with the Magi and say with them, Jesus you are house. But it did not collapse; it had been set
our treasure and at the same we acknowledge solidly on rock” (MT 7:24-27). Jesus Christ,
Him as true King, true Lord and true man. our rock, will help us to stay strong and
weather any storm by being grounded in His
We offer Jesus gold by believing and proclaiming word.
that He is the King who eternally reigns with the
Father and the Holy Spirit, the Blessed Trinity, It is within us to be a wise man or a wise
One God in three persons. woman. It is part of our human genius and
species to follow Christ, like the Magi from
Frankincense is offered ever y time we give the east who offered him, gold among other
Him, the true Lord, our praise and worship. gifts because that precious metal is fit for a
Incense is used in our liturgical worship. During King. May this new born King reign over all
the Mass, incense signifies that the Mass is a true us in all we say and do this Christmas Season
sacrifice and our prayers rising into the sight of and Beyond.
our Savior and King.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
We offer Jesus myrrh by putting to death the sin As we celebrate the year of St. Joseph, we ask
in our lives and by offering our bodies as a him, a just and wise man, to pray for us.
living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God. This is
our true and proper worship (Rom 12:1).
Similarly, myrrh was placed on His body after He
endured His passion and experienced death on
Fr. Mark Walter, Pastor
the account of our sin. As well as for our
salvation when His swaddling clothes were
exchanged for burial clothes.
Indeed, the Magi (the wise men) had their
epiphany which declares to us now not only that
the Gentiles are coheirs of salvation, but also the
infant placed in the manger, is true God and true
man, Lord of all and King of the Universe. At
the same time, there is a popular Christmas card,
that says “Wise men still follow Him.” Image from
Pinterest
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Making a Difference
Jubilee Christmas St. Mugagga, School in Uganda
2020
“I thank God that the parishioners of Blessed
“On December 12 and 13, Sacrament have donated despite of the challenging
Blessed Sacrament was economic depression in the world. Thank you very
privileged to serve as a host much for the support. Most parents here have been
site for Lafayette Urban unable to support us due to financial constraints.
Katie Sanders Ministry’s Jubilee Christmas Most of them ate their capital during the lockdown.
Director of Operations program, which provides gifts
of food and toys to area We continue request that you pray for our country so
families in need. This year, we served 30 families with a that we go through the elections successfully come
total of 81 children. January 14th 2021. We also pray that we get the
vaccine for coronavirus so that all pupils come back
Jubilee Christmas was completely reimagined this year when they are free from the disease in January.
for the safety of the both the guests and the host site
volunteers. That meant that the majority of the work was We wish you and the entire parish a Merry
done before the event occurred! In addition to donating Christmas. We're grateful for the funds and we've
money and gifts, our parishioners donated their time cleared all the fees for the students at this time.”
shopping for and organizing the gifts, filling boxes with
groceries and household items, baking cookies and -Brother Emmy
assembling them into tins, filling stockings, and selecting
gifts for each of the 81 children on our list. We had Total Sent to St. Mugagga: $4,665
another army of volunteers on the distribution days who This covers the PPE for $3,800, Daniel’s Exam Fees
welcomed guests, directed traffic, served hot chocolate, ($140) and Term 1 (Jan 2021) Tuition and bus fees
staged and loaded gifts and groceries, and even ($725)
delivered gifts to those families who had no way of
getting to the church to pick them up. This was truly a Total Raised from December Envelopes,
labor of love for all who were involved! Even though the Faith Direct and Giving Tuesday = $5,204
gifts were distributed in a drive-up manner, we did our
best to show our love and care to each and every guest. Remaining Commitment for 2021:
I would like to thank Monica Harris, my co-chair, for her $1,300 (Term 2 & 3 for 2021)
dedication to this ministry, the Knights of Columbus for
assisting with loading and delivering gifts, as well as Fr. Thank you to Ginny Mahn for always keeping us
Mark and the entire parish staff for their support leading updated on our brothers and sisters at St. Mugagga,
up to Jubilee. Finally, I would like to thank YOU for School in Uganda!
generously giving of your time and resources in a very
challenging year!”
-Brooke Folkers
Total Collected for Jubilee: $7,275
Any extra funds that did not get used for Jubilee will be
distributed to LUM, Matrix & Caregiver Companion.
THANK YOU, Brooke for your hard work in helping
to organize and make Jubilee special for ALL of those
involved.
Thank you all for your generosity!
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Ministry of the Month
New Ministry: Freezer Fillers!
Hello, all! Life has ups and downs. We aim to help people during those downs, such as
unexpected job loss, a household death, hospitalization, or even just the physical exhaustion that
comes with the joyful gift of pregnancy. We know when people are in need, bringing them dinner
can be a big gesture for them. It’s more than just a meal, it’s caring hearts and helping hands
from those who made it. Sometimes it’s hard to quickly prepare a fresh warm meal if an
emergency need pops up so we are starting a new meal ministry to meet those needs. A small
group of people cook together about once per month in the church kitchen. We prepare meals that
can be stored in the freezer until they’re needed.
Need a meal or know someone who does? Please contact us!
Want to help us prepare these meals? Please contact us!
Text or email: Melissa Dwyer
765-418-8678
melissa.dwyer719@gmail.com
Thank you for your interest!
“For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and
you welcomed me” (Mt 25:35).
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Hispanic Ministry
Pausa Ignaciana
El examen de conciencia es una oración de simple atención a Dios, para
discernir la acción de Dios en nuestras vidas, para que podamos llegar a
comprender como Dios está “trabajando” en nosotros.
San Ignacio sugiere 5 pasos.
PASO 1.
Epi Cabrera
Dispner el cuerpo y la mente, y ponerse en presencia de Dios. “Haz una pausa en tu
Hispanic Coordinator día, cierra los ojos, y concéntrate en tu respiración. Cesa un instante del ajetreo del día,
y sitúate en tu interior: acércate a Dios que te ama, y te da la bienvenida. Pídele a Dios la gracia de mirar tus
acciones, pensamientos, emociones y motivos. Y pregúntale, ¿qué deseas mostrarme este día?”
PASO 2.
Recordar el día desde esa mañana o la tarde anterior. “Regresa a
través de tu día. ¿En qué momentos Dios estuvo ante ti?
Identifica las maneras en que Dios te ha sido revelado. Revisa los sucesos, pero también tus emociones.
¿Cuáles han sido las emociones y sentimientos presentes en el día?
¿Dónde sentiste alegría, paz o una sensación de placer?
¿Y dónde te encuentras inestable, o sientes tristeza, temor o ansiedad?
¿Dónde estaba o no estaba Dios en esto?”
PASO 3. Identificar qué me hizo sentir amado el día de hoy y agradecerle a Dios.
“Pregúntate: ¿Qué te hizo sentir amado hoy?
Recuerda los regalos que Dios te ha dado este día: lo agradable y lo difícil. El gesto generoso, la palabra de
aliento, el trabajo bien hecho, tu familia y amigos: incluso tu propia persona es un regalo. Recuerda que la
oportunidad de enmendar y consolar el resto de tu día también es un regalo. No te limites a contemplarlos:
saboréalos y disfrútalos. Gózalos, también los pequeños y discretos. Y dale gracias a Dios.”
PASO 4. Reconocer los errores, en dónde me faltó dar amor.
“Reconoce tus errores. ¿En dónde te faltó dar amor? Pídele a Dios guía, sabiduría y fuerza para corregir aquello
que te daña o lastima a ti mismo o los demás.”
PASO 5. Renovar el compromiso de vivir según el deseo amoroso de Dios.
”Mira hacia el resto de tu día, y hacia el mañana. Mira tus regalos, a ti mismo y a los demás. Junto a Dios,
planea cómo vivirás de acuerdo a su deseo de amor y plenitud. Finaliza dando las gracias a Dios por lo vivido. Y
poco a poco, regresa al momento actual. Sé consciente de tu cuerpo, de tu respiración. Y cuando estés listo abre
tus ojos.”
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ECHO Update
Dear friends in Christ, Queridos amigos en Cristo,
Welcome to 2021! ¡Bienvenidos al 2021!
We have a whole new ¡Tenemos un año por delante lleno de espe-
year ahead of us, full of ranza y sueños que solo se pueden lograr a
hopes and dreams that través de la Gracia de Dios! El mayor es-
Diana Salgado can only be achieved fuerzo para lograr nuestros propósitos es
ECHO Apprentice through the Grace of compartirlos con Dios. Dios es el único que
God! The biggest effort tiene la abundancia para cumplir nuestros
we can and should do to achieve them is to deseos. ¡Nuestro Padre Celestial no duda en
share those dreams and hopes with God. God is proveer para nosotros! Por lo tanto,
the only one with the abundance to give and ¡debemos compartir los deseos de nuestro
fulfill. Our Heavenly Father does not hesitate to corazón con Él a través de la oración! ¡La
provide for us! Therefore, we must share the oración es simplemente una conversación
desires of our hearts with Him through prayer! con Dios y esta conversación (u oración) es
Prayer is simply a conversation with God and nuestra relación con Dios!
this continual conversation (or prayer) is our
relationship with God! Cada temporada navideña, enfatizamos la
verdad: ¡Emmanuel, Dios con nosotros!
Every Christmas season, we emphasize the Dios se hizo hombre por amor y con esto el
truth: Emmanuel, God with us! God became revelo su deseo: tener una unión con noso-
man out of love and in doing this God revealed tros.
His own desire to us: to be in union with us!
¡Sabiendo esto nosotros necesitamos triunfar
May we honor God’s desire by praying
throughout the year! Only in prayer can we en la oración durante todo el año! ¡Solo en
unite in the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus! oración podemos estar unidos en el sagrado
corazón de Jesús!
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Faith Formation
This month, we’ve had awesome faith building in our community. We’ve also had
some fun while doing it! We learned all about the virtues in Family Based Faith
Formation and are striving to grow in our virtues every day. The LifeTeen kids gave
thanks for all God has blessed them with (and also bowled with a frozen turkey),
explored the meaning of Advent, and grew together in faith. We truly worked as a
team, helping decorate the church for Christmas and with Jubilee Christmas!
Kylie Mann
From Mr. Donohue: “What I love about Family Faith Formation is the content. The
Pastoral Asst. for book is a great resource. It’s easy to do, the activities really only take about 10
Evangelization & Youth minutes, which is great for kids. You can focus on what you think they’ll understand
the best. The videos are also great, they’re different, they’re media. The craft activities are awesome too because
I think the kids really enjoy them, and each age can do it differently.”
Simon Donohue: “I really liked this (nativity creating) activity a lot.”
Here are some pictures of the awesome nativities:
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Evangelization
Get to know another family!
The parish is often referred to as the “community of communities” as it should because
each home is a small community that gathers in the church [of the Blessed Sacrament]
with other family communities. In the Catechism of the Catholic Church, we are told
that the “Christian family constitutes a specific revelation and realization of ecclesial
communion, and for this reason [it] can and should be called the domestic church. It is
a community of faith, hope and charity” (CCC 2204). Therefore, it is important to
know who is part of the ecclesial community because we are called to love them. This
Jocelyn Alcala month, I am going to feature family in hopes that you all can get to know each
other a bit more!
Director of
Evangelization Richard, Leonardo, and Eduardo (pictured with mom, Veronica) all participate in the
Family Based Faith Formation Community meetings that CBS holds each month.
Leonardo (8 yrs old) stated that he liked to “sentarme con mi familia” sit with his family, “for Mass”. He is the
second oldest of the three children. The youngest, Eduardo (7yrs old) shared that he liked to do the “tareas
(homework) from the activity book” and Richard dove deep with a question many of us might ask ourselves,
“throughout history, many people have died violently, why did God let that happen?” This is a question that we
talk through at ALPHA (shameless plug), so I suggested he watch the video on this question as it is an important
one!
Lastly, I asked mom (Veronica) to share more of what her family traditions were for Christmas. She shared a bit
of what her family does in Mexico. The family gathers and eats together. They go to the Posadas (re-enactment of
Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem) and pray as a family. Now that you know at the names of this family,
remember to say hello when you see them! If your family would like to be interviewed for next month’s
Communio, let me know!
ALPHA will begin on Tuesday, Feb. 16th and I am looking for people who would like
to be on Team! The registration is on our website, and if you would like to invite
someone to experience Alpha, please have them register! For more information, any
questions or comments, email me at Jalcala@dol-in.org
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Worship
Dear Blessed Sacrament Family,
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to all of you!
THANK YOU!
I would like to take this time to thank all of those who helped out in con-
tinuing to make our Parish a Holy, inviting, welcoming and safe environ-
ment to worship God together inside!
Caleb Schultz
Pastoral Asst. for Music “I'm always glad to participate in preparing our parish home to celebrate
& Worship our Savior's birth, and to do so with my Brother Knights and families.
– Mark Gregory (oversaw the setup of the outdoor Nativity Creche)
“It’s a very special time to spend with my family and Brother Knights. I hope my children
remember these times in the future and do similar with their future families. I love seeing e
veryone working together and how quickly it all comes together.”
– Steve Fassnacht (helped tremendously with indoor setup, along with his sons)
From all of those who helped with decorating the Parish, to all who have an continue to serve in
our Liturgical Ministries for Masses, we could not do any of this without you!
I’d also like to thank in a special way Epi Cabrera (our Hispanic Ministry Coordinator) for all his
tireless work in helping promote and build the Spanish Mass, as well as for all those he’s trained,
and those who continue to invite more people to Mass. This Mass is growing week-to-week, and
it’s really something to see!
Christmas Décor Teardown
The weekend of January 10th concludes our Christmas Season with the Feast of the Baptism of
the Lord. As such, we will teardown our Christmas décor immediately following the 11am Mass.
If you and/or your family would be able to assist with this, please contact me at cschultz@dol-
in.org, and I’ll send you some more information as the date gets closer.
Members of the Knights of Columbus, Life Teen and family members of our parish helped make
the décor setup a fairly quick, enjoyable process, and I’m confident that we’ll be able to make
the teardown a similar process!
I’m grateful for each and every one of you during this
Christmas Season; you’re in my prayers, and I hope
I’m in yours!
God Bless,
Caleb
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Prayer Board This Week at our Parish
Masses and Mass Intentions in Bold ♥ = Special intention † = Deceased
Father of goodness and love, hear our prayers for the sick
members of our community and for all who are in need, may
they find consolation in your healing presence. May these Sunday, January 3 The Epiphany of the Lord
special people find lasting health and deliverance, and so 8:00am Mass ♥ For the Parish
join us in thanking you for all your gifts. We ask this through 11:00am Mass † Frank Flannelly II
the Lord Jesus who healed those who believed. Amen.
Uniting in Heart Health of Delia Carrillo Monday, January 4 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton,
Neil Wagner Sue Hancock Religious
All who are sick and John Hancock 8:30am Mass † Priests Intention
suffering McClain Stout (son of Tuesday, January 5 St. John Neumann, Bishop
First Reconciliation Lesley Hancock-Stout) 5:30pm Mass † Philipose Varghese
Students Cree Family 7:30pm K of C Meeting
RCIA
Danny Bates Wednesday, January 6 St. Andre Besette, Religious
8:30am Mass † Joseph Bratcher
6:30pm RCIA; HC
This week, the Sanctuary
Candle in the church Thursday, January 7 St. Raymond of Penyafort,
will burn for the parish. Priest
8:30am Mass † Dawn Warden
Please Pray for our Parish Families Friday, January 8
8:30am Mass † Joann York
Please pray an Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be for the 9:15am Divine Mercy Chaplet
following parishioners and their families, and always keep all
families in your prayers. Saturday, January 9
4:00pm Reconciliation; HC/JB
Jan. 3 Dave & Donna Morrison 5:30pm Mass † Gladys Rex
7:30pm Mass † Poor Souls
Mike Morrissey
Sunday, January 10 The Baptism of the Lord
Jan. 4 Joel & Lori Moser
8:00am Mass ♥ For the Parish
Dave & Teresa Mowery 9:15am Confirmation Class; HH
Jan. 5 Ashley & Nick Mulhaupt 9:30am First Communion Class; modular
9:30am Family Based Faith Formation
Adriana Munoz 11:00am Mass † Joanne Clark
Jan. 6 Juanita Munoz 12:00pm Christmas Cleanup
Juan & Carina Murillo
Jan. 7 Rafael & Oliver Murillo Mass for Life
Allison Murray
The Diocesan Mass for Life with Bishop Doherty
Jan. 8 Clayton & Trisha Nagel will be at Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate
Mark & Natalie Nagle Conception January 22, 2021 at 6:30PM.
Due to COVID seating restrictions, registration is
Jan. 9 John & Vanitha Napoleon
required using the following link: https://
Oscar Nava & Maria Salas lafayettediocesemassforlife.eventbrite.com
Please Pray for our Priests
“Jesus, Eternal High Priest, live in (Name of Priest), act in
Indiana March for Life and Rally
him, speak in and through him. Think your thoughts in his January 22, 2021 - 12 noon
mind, and love through his heart. Teach, lead, and guide The Indiana March for Life will begin at Geor-
him always. Let him live in you, and keep him in this gia St. near St. John’s Church and proceed to the
intimate union always. Amen.” Indiana Statehouse. The rally will then follow on
Jan. 3 Fr. Gerald Borawski the south lawn of the Statehouse.
Jan. 4 Fr. Brent Bowen, OP Registration is highly recommended, and can be
done here:
Jan. 5 Fr. Michael Bower
https://rtlindy.org/home/volunteer/indiana-march-
Jan. 6 Fr. Philip Bowers
for-life/
Jan. 7 Fr. David Buckles
Jan. 8 Fr. Timothy Clegg Diapers will be collected at the march and rally for
Jan. 9 Fr. Patrick Click distribution to local crisis pregnancy centers.
blessedsacramentwl.org January 2021 • PAGE 10PARISH STAFF
Part-Time Staff
Pastor Executive Director of Parish Life & Administration
Fr. Mark Walter Missy Krockover, mkrockover@dol-in.org
In Residence
Fr. Samuel Kalu Hispanic Coordinator
Deacon Epi Cabrera, ecabrera@parish.dol-in.org
Mike Mescall, mmescall@dol-in.org
Sacramental Records & Mass Intentions Disciple Full-Time Staff
Wilma Brannan, wbrannan@parish.dol-in.org Director of Evangelization
Parish Counselor Jocelyn Alcala, jalcala@dol-in.org
Liza Simental– Rudolph, Ph.D, 765-532-9084* Director of Operations
Licensed Online Therapist Katie Sanders, ksanders@parish.dol-in.org
Dr. Timothy Heck, Ph.D, LMFT, 317-402-2139* ECHO Apprentice
www.drtimheck.com Diana Salgado, dsalgado@parish.dol-in.org
*When calling, please indicate that you are a parishioner
Pastoral Asst. for Youth & Evangelization
Kylie Mann, kmann@parish.dol-in.org
Maintenance Technician
Randy Harrington, rharrington@parish.dol-in.org
Pastoral Asst. for Music & Worship
Caleb Schultz, cschultz@dol-in.org
Secretary
Maryanne Gillen, mgillen@parish.dol-in.org
PARISH MINISTRIES SACRAMENTS
For more information on Sacraments visit:
Advisory to the Pastor
www.blessedsacramentwl.org/liturgyandsacraments
Pastoral Council Chair, Sam Newton Phone: 765.463.5733 Fax: 765.497.7866
Finance Council Chair, Debbie Sicliano
OFFICE HOURS
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