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Our Parish Is Served By:
Reverend John R. Job, Pastor
Most Reverend John W. Flesey, S.T.D. D.D., Pastor Emeritus
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Sister Rose Marie Kean, S.S.J., Pastoral Associate -
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Your Financial Support of M.B.S. is Critical During this Challenging Time
Here's How You Can Help!
- Online giving through Parish Giving...a convenient and secure way to make your weekly offering by using a credit card or bank transfer. Click on the "Parish Giving" button below to sign up.
- Online giving through PayPal...a newer option for our parish. For more information or to sign up, click the "Donate" button below.
- Online giving through GoFundMe. Click on the "GoFundMe" button below to visit our parish page and to share this link with your friends on social media.
- Sending your envelopes or checks by way of the mail or dropping them off in the mail slot on the door of the Franklin Lake Road side of the parish center.
Our Mission Statement indicates that our parish is called to serve and support "those within and beyond our parish...as we recognize that each of us is called to be a witness to God's love in our world."
In order to help us accomplish that mission, your financial support of Most Blessed Sacrament is imperative. Your stewardship funds the necessary day to day operations of the parish, its numerous ministries and outreach programs, and the critical expenses associated with it. Without your financial support, we will have a very difficult time maintaining the work of the Church of the Most Blessed Sacrament. Please accept my gratitude for your generous assistance and cooperation.
May God bless you and your families as we respond in faith, patience, and compassion to these
challenging times.
Father John Job
Pastor
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Contact Us
Most Blessed Sacrament Church
787 Franklin Lake Road
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
Tel (201) 891-4200
Fax (201) 891-4243
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Today's Readings
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Reading 1 Jer 20:10-13Responsorial Psalm 18:2-3a, 3bc-4, 5-6, 7Gospel Jn 10:31-42
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Our Parish School
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A thank you from the staff of Most Blessed Sacrament
Father John Job and the staff of the Most Blessed Sacrament Church are very appreciative for the outpouring of support and prayers from not only our parishioners, but also the community.
Many people have reached out to us in regard to donating for the restoration of the Church. If you would like to make a donation, you can mail a check to Most Blessed Sacrament Church, 787 Franklin Lake Road, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417. Please make sure to specify "MBS Restoration" on your donation.
Thank you.
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First Friday Mass - April 3, 2020
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Join Father John in Praying the Stations of the Cross
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Stations of the Cross - Student Edition
Please visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Most-Blessed-Sacrament-Church-969215356503252/ to view Father John presenting a student's version of the Stations of the Cross. -
Get Ready to Help Us with the New Church Design!
If you have already registered for one of the two virtual workshops this week, thank you! We very much appreciate your involvement. At the conclusion of the presentation, you will be asked to complete a survey where you can share your ideas about our Church’s needs for the future. If you would like to preview those questions, you can download them by clicking here. This is not the survey form itself - just the questions. Please answer these questions online via the survey that will appear after the presentation.
If you have not yet registered for one of the workshops, please see the article below for how to do so. We look forward to “seeing” you there!
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Help Us Design Our New Church!
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ:
We are pleased to announce that our Church Restoration Committee has begun working with the design team of Foresight Architects and LAN Associates on our new church. Our first step will be to involve as many parishioners as possible in the listening phase of the design process. This will be accomplished by means of a parish-wide workshop. This is a gathering where all the interested parishioners of Most Blessed Sacrament Parish will be able to share ideas about our parish’s worship needs and hopes for our future as a growing, vibrant Church. For the design team, it is a wonderful opportunity to hear “from the masses” and to better understand the unique needs of the Church of the Most Blessed Sacrament.
Normally, this workshop is done “live”. However, due to the restrictions on public gatherings, rather than delay the design process indefinitely, we have elected to move forward with a “virtual” workshop. This may actually make it possible for even more parishioners to participate! We would like as many parishioners over the age of 13 as possible to participate in the virtual workshop. It will only take an hour of your time, and we have scheduled two separate but identical sessions so that many parishioners can participate. You can use one of the links below to sign up for whichever session works best for you.
At the end of the workshop, you will be asked to complete a survey where you can share your ideas about our Church’s needs for the future. If there is more than one member of your household who would like to participate, each member will have to register individually and sign in to the workshop under their own name; otherwise, they will not have the opportunity to complete a survey.
Your participation in this process is the most effective way for you to communicate directly with our design team and let them know what is important to you in our new church building. We strongly encourage you to sign up for one of the two sessions. (Each session has a maximum capacity of 250 attendees so the sooner you sign up, the more likely you will be able to attend your preferred session.)
To register for Thursday, April 2, 2020 at 7:00 PM EDT, click the link below or copy and paste it into your web browser:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8015401689426396174
To register for Saturday, April 4, 2020 at 10:00 AM EDT, click the link below or copy and paste it into your web browser: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1492683098064303630
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. I hope you will join us at this important, exciting time!
Through the intercession of Saint Joseph, and Mary, our Good Mother, may God bless this venture as we Build a Church and Continue the Mission.
Father John Job
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March 26, 2020 - Update: Coronavirus - the Archdiocese and Most Blessed Sacrament
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ:
The Archdiocese of Newark’s Coronavirus Task Force continues to monitor the ongoing pandemic situation and to aggregate guiding information from federal, state and local officials. Based on the latest information shared publicly, the following are the new directives issued by Cardinal Tobin for the Archdiocese of Newark and a reminder of his prior directives still in effect.
NEW DIRECTIVES effective March 25, 2020:
• Wakes and funerals must be postponed until further notice. There are no exceptions to this, regardless of the size of the group. Burials may take place with only the priest.
• All baptisms must be postponed until further notice with the exception of an extreme emergency.
• All weddings are postponed until further notice. • The Sacrament of Reconciliation is suspended until further notice with the exception of an extreme emergency.
• All churches and adoration chapels must be closed and locked until further notice. Private prayer in any parish building must be discontinued until further notice.
• Parish offices are not open to the public.
The following directives REMAIN IN FORCE since March 18, 2020:
• All public celebrations of daily and Sunday Mass suspended until further notice.
• All public celebrations of the Sacraments and other public forms of worship suspended until further notice. This includes, but is not limited to, previously scheduled Confirmations, celebrations of First Communion, penitential services, Communion services, and Liturgies of the Word.
• Catholic Schools remain closed as directed by the State of New Jersey. Continue to visit https://covid19.nj.gov for accurate and updated information available to the residents of New Jersey.
Relative to the Church of the Most Blessed Sacrament:
• Please note that Bishop Flesey, Father O’Brien, and I will make sure the scheduled Mass intentions are fulfilled through our private Masses.
• I encourage you to please log on to the parish website: www.mostblessedsacrament.ws for the latest updates of parish news and activities.
• Please be sure to log on to the website in order to access our on-line bulletin for the weekend of March 28-29th .
• Mass for the 5th Sunday of Lent will be broadcast on our website beginning this Saturday, March 28th at 4pm. It will continue to be on the website through Sunday. There will be a link for this on the website as well as our Facebook page, and we will e-blast a reminder to you over the weekend.
• If you believe we do not have your e-mail address, please contact Krista at kpastor@mbschurchnj.org or visit our website www.mostblessedsacrament.ws and click on the button to be added to our email list. We want to stay connected!
• The Most Blessed Sacrament Parish Center will not be open to the public. Please contact the office by phone (201-891-4200) or staff email. Staff will be able to access their messages remotely.
• Please remember that The Education Foundation Beefsteak will not take place on Monday, March 23rd. It has been postponed to Monday, September 21st .
• The Academy of the Most Blessed Sacrament remains closed.
• Several parishioners have sent me photos of their families watching our parish broadcast of the Sunday Mass. We would like to include these photos on our website and in our bulletin to stay connected. If you would like to be included, please send the photo and your family name or individual name to Krista at kpastor@mbschurchnj.org or share them to our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Most-Blessed-Sacrament-Church-969215356503252.
• Thank you so much to those who have been mailing in their envelopes or dropping them off through the mail slot on the Franklin Lake Road side of the Parish Center. Thank you also for signing up for on-line giving, whether it is through Parish Giving, PayPal or our parish’s GoFundMe page. Links to all of these options are found on our website. Your weekly financial stewardship funds the necessary day to day operations of the parish. God bless you for your continued assistance, cooperation, and prayers.
Finally, in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, our Holy Father will give an extraordinary blessing "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and the world) this FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (6:00 p.m. Rome time). All the faithful and other Christians in our local Church and beyond are invited to participate in the special prayer with Pope Francis, which will be broadcast by Mondovision and live-streamed on the Vatican News website at www.vaticannews.va The Holy Father will grant to all participants in the livestream a Plenary Indulgence before imparting the Urbi et Orbi Blessing.
Through the intercession of Saint Joseph and Mary, our Good Mother, may God bless us all.
Sincerely,
Reverend John R. Job
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Ask Congress to Provide COVID-19 Emergency Aid to Charities and Non-profit Organizations
The New Jersey Catholic Conference issued an Action Alert today, modeled on the Catholic Charities USA Alert, calling on Congress to provide emergency aid to charities and nonprofits. Below is the link to the Action Alert and an easy form letter for your completion. All are encouraged to respond and to share with your communities.
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A message from Cardinal Tobin and Rejoice in the Lord Newsletter - Vol. 1, No. 15 Now Available!
My Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
There are no words to adequately describe the horrible and tragic events in Jersey City last Tuesday, December 10.
We are grateful for the immediate response by staff of Sacred Heart School in handling this terrifying situation with all the students. All the children are safe, and parents were notified in a timely fashion. We reiterate our gratitude to all the first responders in safeguarding the public during this deadly incident. As a Catholic community, we continue to grieve for the victims and for the family of Jersey City Police Detective Joseph Seals.
Our heartfelt prayers are also offered on behalf of the clergy and parishioners of Most Blessed Sacrament Church in Bergen County following the fire that was discovered early Wednesday morning, December 11. We thank God that no one was hurt in this most unnecessary act of violence.
During this time of waiting, the Advent season, we pray for peace in our hearts, our homes and our communities. We celebrate the Light that enters our darkness and rejoice that the darkness can never overcome it. May the Prince of Peace come and bring comfort, hope and lasting peace in these troubled times and always.
Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R.
Archbishop of Newark
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