Welcome to Blessed Sacrament Parish Allegan, in collaborative with
St. Margaret Parish of Otsego!

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During this Covid-19 time, We are safely following our regular Mass schedule of
Saturday: 4:00, Sunday, 8:30 a.m.
Monday 9:00 a.m.
Wednesday 9:00 a.m.
We ask that you wear a mask,
and we have spaced seating.
Communion brought to the pews.

h: (269) 673-4455       email: blsacch@frontier.com
Fr Simon's email: simanjoo@yahoo.com
website: blessedsacrament-allegan.org
office hours M-Thur: 10:00-3:00    closed Friday

Blessed Sacrament Confession Times
Saturday 3:00 p.m.
Sunday 7:30 a.m.
Monday 8:30 a.m.
Thursday 5:30 p.m.

Parish news

Year end contribution statements will be readied this coming week, however because many are not making it to Mass, rather than print out 300 statements that remain here in the parish, would you please let me know if you would like a printout and if so, are you able to pick it up? We can have these available in the narthex next weekend or mail and email to you.

The CCW Scholarship applications for our high school seniors are now available in the parish office. Deadline for your completed applications is April 1.

The poinsettias of Christmas will be set out in the school entryway for you to take…. They will be discarded after the weekend. They are still looking beautiful!

Boxes of contribution envelopes are in the narthex if you’d like.   We also have many calendars left.

Mass schedule for the upcoming week:
Monday, Jan. 18 9:00 a.m. for deceased members of the Madalinski family, requested by loved ones
Wednesday, Jan. 20 9:00 a.m. for Mike Krcatovich, requested by Lisa Sheaffer
Saturday, Jan. 23, 4:00 p.m. for Jerry Hartman, requested by the Busse family.
Sanctuary light burning in memory of Jack Madalinski, requested by family.
Fr. Simon's message for week of January 17

Dear friends in Christ,
Greetings of peace, hope and joy to each one of you!
Now we are starting the ‘ordinary time of the liturgical year’. But in many ways, it is not really an ‘ordinary time’ in our lives. Though we have begun the new year with a great sense of hope and prayerful wishes for better times, we cannot deny the fact that the pandemic continues to have its strong influence on our lives.

In this situation, we are invited to reflect on the words of Jesus from today’s gospel, “come and see.” Come and see, the Lord tells us, in order to be in his company, to experience his friendship, to be nourished by his life-giving Words and to grow as his disciples. Faced with the challenging and painful experience that we have to confront day in and day out, there is a strong temptation to give up on our faith and to grow weary of everything. The other option is to recognize that by ourselves we cannot overcome this dramatic situation and so, we need to trust more in God.

I keep you and all your dear ones in my daily prayers and reassure you of my closeness to you, especially to those who feel lonely, wearisome, and frightened.
God’s blessings upon you and may the protection of our Bl. Mother keep you safe.
Fr. Simon

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Dear fellow parishioners,
Happy new year! I hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas.
The students and staff at St. Margaret School enjoyed together a meaningful Advent season. The middle school students created a Covid-safe Christmas program that was performed by all of the students and recorded by Joy for families to enjoy virtually.
We also found many ways to practice our tradition of service-learning. The students created Christmas ornaments which were sold after mass to benefit St. Vincent de Paul. Your generosity allowed us to raise $425 for their ministry, thank you! As a school, we wrote cards for the homebound and families decorated Meals on Wheels boxes and provided gifts for a local family in need.
As we near our 100th day of in-person learning, we are looking forward to celebrating not only our school, but all Catholic Schools across the nation during Catholic Schools Week. We will kick off Catholic Schools Week at the 11:00 mass on Sunday, January 31st at St. Margaret Church and we will wrap it up with mass at 8:30 on Sunday, February 7th at Blessed Sacrament. Over the course of the week the students and staff will celebrate all the things that make our school special.

May God continue to bless you and your family.
Erin Warnez, Principal

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