Special Events

SPECIAL EVENTS

News and Notes

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SAFY CHRISTMAS TREE
Our annual SAFY CHRISTMAS TREE is in the foyer of the church. SAFY is an organization for abused or neglected children and youth. To participate, simply pick a tag from the tree for the child of your choice. These gifts are to be WRAPPED and the tag becomes the Gift Tag for your purchase ....
THE DEADLINE FOR THESE GIFTS IS NOVEMBER 30 !

Our next opportunity to help the Neighborhood Agape Meal Outreach is Thursday, November 20, 2008 - Please contact Thanh to confirm the November date. Read about the service project below...............

Contact Thanh Nguyen, our Youth Director, at 817-460-2751 or email at tguyen@mostblessedsacrament.org for more information or if you are able to help.

WANTED - Volunteer with administrative skills to share - Help is needed in the Youth and Children's Youth Formation Offices. Are you able to donate daytime and/or evening hours? We can certainly use your help. If interested, please contact Becky Lucas at 817-460-2751 for more details.

Link Letters Prison Pal Ministry - Do you have some free time to write and encourage a Catholic woman in prison? Volunteers share words of hope, faith and encouragement through cheerful cards and letters. Please contact Patricia Mattozzi at 817-861-3079 or email patriciamattozzi@aol.com for more information and/or to volunteer.

The Knights are still collecting cell phones and ink jet cartridges for recycling with proceeds going to support the Fort Worth Diocese Seminarians. There is a box for these in the vestibule of the church on the Ministers Sign In Table.

Current Parish-Wide Events

Habitat for Humanity Building Opportunity - Saturday, November 22, 2008 - Fort Worth Diocese Catholic House - Join us for this opportunity to help Habitat for Humanity build a house in the Fort Worth area. On this Saturday, we would like at least 20Youth and adults to help. No experience is necessary. On-site contractors explain safety procedures before any work starts and guide all volunteers through any tasks to be worked on during the building and landscaping. It is a very rewarding experience knowing we are helping others in our community. Please contact Thanh Nguyen at 817-460-2751 or email tnguyen@mostblessedsacrament.org for more information.

Saturday, November 22 2008- Keeping Children Safe Environment Seminar - Mandatory Workshop for Volunteers - Adult Education Room 1:00 - 4:30 PM A mandatory workshop will be held at Most Blessed Sacrament for all those volunteers who help with children and youth at our parish. This workshop needs to be attended for volunteers who have not been to this training before or have not had the Keeping Children Safe instruction within the last 3 years. Call Becky Lucas, Religious Education Director, at the Parish Office to register - 817- 460-2751. Please identify need for childcare. See www.fwdioc.org for additional dates and places. Please check the Safe Environment Policy link from the Fort Worth Diocese.

Thursday, November 27th, 2008 - THANKSGIVING DAY MASS - 10:00 am

Saturday, December 13th, 2008 - Children's Christmas Party - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM - The MBS Community Service Committee has invited over 200 needy kindergarten to 6th grade students from nearby grade schools every year, along with their parents, to attend this event, provided by the generosity of the MBS parishioners. Guests have been entertained in past years by a DJ, the Baron, Miss Persis troupe of performers, face painters, balloon makers, clowns, and a visitor from the North Pole. Pizza will be served along with homemade cookies and ice cream. Parishioners are asked to provide new, unwrapped toys for boys and girls ages kindergarten to 6th grade/age 12. Collection boxes for the toys will be at the side doors of the church. Toys will be graciously accepted until noon on Thursday, December 11. The Community Service Committee THANKS YOU for all your help!!

Saturday/Sunday, December 13th/14th, 2008 - MBS Choirs Bake Sale after all Masses - Visit the Choir Bake sale in front of the Parish Hall this weekend. There will be a variety of desserts available for the Christmas holidays.

Sunday, December 14th, 2008 - Knights of Columbus Breakfast - The Knights of Columbus will be serving breakfast after the 8:00 am and 10:00 am Masses this Sunday. There will be pancakes, French toast, sausage, bacon, hash brown potatoes, scrambled eggs and biscuits prepared by our own nearly world famous Chef Eddie. The cost ... $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and $3 for children. Even if you are not interested in eating, come to visit with old friends and to make new friends in your parish family.

Sunday, December 14th, 2008 - Kinghts of Columbus Bowl-A-Thon See the Bowlathon link for details of the Knights of Columbus Fort Worth Diocese Bowlathon . All money raised from the bowlathon is tax deductible and will go to our Council 9299's State Charities goal with 70% of those funds coming back to Fort Worth for use by Bishop Vann for the Deaf Ministries and Seminarian Support Programs. The remaining 30% is used by K of C Texas State Charities to benefit needy families and for disaster relief efforts across the State of Texas. Dennis Volz, Craig Janda, Alex Trujillo, Dan Hartman, Ric Wilson, and Matt Lavin and Tony Fontanelli have bowled for our Council in the past few years. You may make a pledge to any of the above.

Saturday, December 20th, 2008 - Sacrament of First Penance - 10 AM - Sanctuary. A reception will follow in the Parish Hall. Please contact Becky Lucas for more details on this very special day at the Parish Office, 817-460-2751 or email bkylucas@mostblessedsacrament.org.

Sunday, December 21, 2008 - Most Blessed Sacrament Christmas Concert - 7 PM Mark your calendar for this very special event, Our concert is produced by our very own Music Department and led by our Music Director, Michele Grim. Santa is even scheduled to be there for one of the songs with candy canes. Hope he can make it with his busy schedule this time of year. We are very blessed at our parish to have very talented vocalists and musicians and we hope to have our visiting professional orchestra composed of about 40 different musicians of strings and woodwind instrumentalists like last year. Join with family and friends for this year's concert. It will be another entertaining and inspirational evening for all.

Monday, December 22, 2008 - Parish Penance Service - 7:00 PM - Sanctuary

Tuesday, December 30, 2008 - MBS Families New Year's Eve Party - 6pm to 9pm Parish Hall Please RSVP to Christi Nguyen (817-472-4912-work) (817-992-5258 cell) or contact Margret at margret@scorpion.com

Sunday, January 11, 2009 - MBS Families Planning Meeting - Janda's House - 2PM to 3 PM - Contact Margret at margret@scorpion.com for more information.

Habitat for Humanity Building Opportunity - Saturday, January 17, 2009 - Fort Worth Diocese Catholic House - Join us for this opportunity to help Habitat for Humanity build a house in the Fort Worth area. On this Friday, we would like at least 8 Youth and adults to help. No experience is necessary. On-site contractors explain safety procedures before any work starts and guide all volunteers through any tasks to be worked on during the building and landscaping. It is a very rewarding experience knowing we are helping others in our community. Please contact Thanh Nguyen at 817-460-2751 or email tnguyen@mostblessedsacrament.org for more information.

Friday, February 6 - Sunday, February 8 - Worldwide Marriage Encounter - The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend is this weekend. Early registration is highly recommended, as dates fill up quickly. Please visit their web site at www.dfwme.org for more information. To register, call Angelo & Shanna Nasche at 817-317-2400 or email register@dfwme.org

Holy Land Pilgrimage - February 23 - March 7, 2009 - Organized by the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth - Fr. Garret Edmunds, OFM, is leading a trip to the Holy Land. Brochures and information available at 800-566-7499: sales@georesintl.com or 972-641-4496, ext. 222: sedytak@yahoo.com. Brochures are also available in the Parish Office.

Saturday, March 14, 2009 - MBS Families St. Patrick Day Potluck - 8 PM Parish Hall/Gym Contact Margret at margret@scorpion.com for more information.

Sunday, April 12th, 2009 - Easter Egg Hunt - Join the MBS Families for the Annual Easter Egg Hunt this Sunday.

Sunday, April 26th, 2009 - First Eucharist Mass- 10 am - Please contact Becky Lucas if you have any questions about this important Mass. She can be reached at 817-460-2751 or email bkylucas@mostblessedsacrament.org.

Saturday, May 2nd, and Sunday May 3rd 2009 - Serra Club International Altar Server Awards - Please join us to honor our Altar Servers who have helped with Mass this past year. We will be presenting certificates to all those who have helped at the end of every Mass. We are blessed to have a very dedicated group of young people and their families support at Most Blessed Sacrament.

May 23rd-24th, 2009 - Msgr. (Father) Joe's 50th Anniversary weekend..........Take a moment to thank him for his dedication and service to our Diocese of Fort Worth and especially our Parish Community.

Holy Land 10 Day Bilingual Pilgrimage - June 9, 2009 - Join Father Raphael Eagle, TOR, Chaplain of Cook's Children's Hospital and St. Bartholomew Catholic Church. This memorable 10 day pilgrimage includes all air and ground transportation, food, first class hotels, entrance fees, and guides for only $3075. Call Charles Gappa at 817-294-1013 or 682-552-1875 for a free brochure, early discounts, and information on the next meeting dates.

Sunday, July 19th, 2009 - MBS Families Bedford Splash Park- 1 pm to 4 pm

Check the Mass Times link for regularly scheduled Mass times and special Masses at Most Blessed Sacrament Church.

Check the Past Parish - Wide Special Events link for past events.

Also check the Parish Calendar link for other current events. Click on any event for more information on the Parish Calendar.

Check the Weekly Bulletin link for Readings for the week, Diocese News (including www.fwdioc.org ) and for more information on other current events planned by different groups at Most Blessed Sacrament!