Blessed Sacrament Parish

40 Days for Life will begin September 22nd and run through October 31st in Duluth.  You can support this effort to end legalized abortion in three concrete ways.  First by prayer and fasting.  Prayer should always precede any of our endeavors, offering the sacrifice of fasting makes our prayers more efficacious.  We can all pray.  If we can't fast from food, there are many things in our daily living we can fast from for a period to offer with our prayers.  The second way to assist is to be present at the site in Duluth, in the public right-of-way, where abortions are actually taking place.  Your prayerful witness in the community speaks volumes, even without saying a word, to affirm dignity of all human life.  A third way is to pass the information on to friends, relatives and neighbors to encourage them to get involved.  You can sign-up to take a vigil hour by going to the 40 Days for Life website or calling the Duluth coordinator, Paulette Moreland.  1-218-348-1345.

October marks two important days in the Church. The Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary followed by the anniversary of the 6th apparition of Our Lady of Fatima and the Miracle of the Sun.  The importance of these days are as significant now as when they occurred in history.  The Feast of Our lady of the Rosary was originally called Our Lady of Victory because of the role Mary played in overcoming the evil of that time.  Our Lady of Fatima appeared during WWI asking for the Rosary to be prayed, for repentance, reparation and the conversion of sinners so that an even more devastating war could be avoided. Her merciful call was not heeded and WWII did indeed break out.  Mary has given us the Rosary as a weapon against evil, and has asked us to call upon her intercession with this prayer to help us fight against the evil of our day.

In addition to praying the rosary privately and in your families, we have public recitation of the rosary before or after some of the parish Masses.  Sunday nights at 7pm we also have the rosary, Cenacles of Life, to pray for our Church, our nation, our diocese, our parish, our families and those who come after us.  Everyone is welcome. A plenary indulgence is granted, under the usual conditions, when the Rosary is prayed in Church, or in a Public Oratory, in a family, Religious Community or Pious Association.

Blessed Sacrament Parish needs a part-time custodian to clean the church and do light housekeeping in the parish offices.  Duties include empty garbage, dry & wet mop floors, dusting, vacuuming, clean bathroom near Adoration Chapel. If you feel called to serve the Lord in this way, please contact Susie in the parish office for more information. 262-5541.

CHURCH HOURS:  The Church will be open for prayer each week as follows:  Sunday 7:30am until the conclusion of 10am Mass; Mon., Tues., & Wed. 7:30am-4pm; Thurs. 7:30am-7pm; Fri. 7:30am-1:00pm; Saturday 8am-5pm.  

SCAM ALERT!  Hackers have recently started targeting the public with emails, posing as priests, asking for money or personal information. Please be aware of these phishing (fake) emails. If you receive one, please contact the Parish Office 262-5541 to confirm it was sent from Fr. Daniel or Fr. Trevor, even if it says it is a secret.  Thank you! 

Eucharistic Adoration is available in the Adoration Chapel each Thursday from 8:30am-7:00pm (NEW ADORATION HOURS).

Confessions are available Thursday at 12:00pm; Saturday at 10:00am and 3:00pm.  

Please click here to learn more about Safe Environment through our Diocese of Duluth website:  Diocese of Duluth Safe Environment.

Restoration Updates:  

If you have been on or driven by the church campus in recent weeks, you may have noticed work being done on the rectory.  We have contracted with Jerome Stanoch of Building Restoration Services to remove the chimney and repair damage done to the roof and exterior walls from years of water infiltration.  Bricks on the north wall have been removed and replaced, and the column on the balcony on the east side above the patio has been demolished and rebuilt.  It, too, had sustained much damage due to water infiltration.  The old gutters will be replaced with large new gutters capable of shedding large amounts of water away from the building.

Once the rectory work is complete, Jerome will move to work on stabilizing and securing the guttering system on Blessed Sacrament Church.  His work here should help prevent future ice damming on the roof.

This is not the first time Jerome has worked on Blessed Sacrament.  He spent the summer of 2015 restoring, cleaning, and tuck pointing our bell tower.  We thank God for his talents and expertise!