The Catholic Community of the Blessed Sacrament, Scottsdale Arizona

Parish Mission Statement: We are a spirit-led Catholic Community that welcomes all to celebrate the Eucharist, to pray, and to know, love and serve Christ.

Parish Vision Statement: To foster Stewardship as a way of life, engaging our community in works of ministry founded on hospitality, prayer, formation and service.

May 10 & 11: St. Vincent de Paul Diaper Drive
May 17: Boy Scout Pancake Breakfast
June 23-27; 8:35AM to 12:15PM: "The Royal Court" Vacation Bible School, call CM Office 480-998-1665.
July 13-16: Youth Ministry's "2008 Cali Trip" to Knott's Berry Farm and Disneyland; @$215; permission slip (click here) due June 22nd.

Parish Job Opening:

Parish Liturgy & Music Director - click here for job description - Send resume and list of at least 3 references to Parish Manager, Dr. Honora Norton (a.b.d.), Blessed Sacrament Church, 11300 N. 64th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, 85254 or Email here.

Announcements:

Called to Protect for Ministries: Safe Environment Training Classes to Register - click here or call the Parish Office 480-948-8370 X 266 with any questions. On-line Education Session (45 minutes) access here.
Gospel Champions Game: Play the new Gospel 3D Champions PC sample video game. download the game at here. Open the file named GospelChampionsetup.exe and use the 9-digit access code G2F-T0Q-K7A.
Interested in being a steward who can gift your time, talent and/or resources towards our parish's ministries? If you are, decide which ones and give the Parish Manager, Honora, a call at 480-948-8370 X223 (or email her at hnorton@diocesephoenix.org). Note the following information:
- Ministry Booklet - take a look at our parish's Ministry Booklet.
- Commitment Form - Use this form to commit your time, talent and/or resources to our parish. Drop it off or mail this form to the parish office - Attention: Parish Manager.

Spotlight Ministry - Parish's JustFaith Ministry

Stewardship - Pillar of Service: Our parish’s JustFaith Ministry group recently completed a JustFaith “Journey to Justice” experience. This group, along with Catholic Charities Office of Peace and Justice’s Parish Social Ministry Coordinator, met at Mesa’s Iglesia Christiana Hispana Pueblo de Dios with representatives of the Interfaith Worker Justice of Arizona (IWJAZ) and several workers concerned about their workplace situations. IWJAZ supports Arizona’s working women and men through direct participation in worker campaigns at specific places of business to providing safe space in the form of an Interfaith Worker Rights Center, where any employee can come with concerns about their own workplace situation. IWJAZ is supported by the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD). CCHD is the domestic, anti-poverty, social justice program of the U.S. Catholic bishops. Its mission is to address the root causes of poverty in America through promotion and support of community-controlled, self-help organizations and through transformative education.

The parish's JustFaith Ministry group is completing a 30 week JustFaith Ministries Program. Throughout the JustFaith process there is a focus on the moral, spiritual and physical crisis we call poverty. Poverty itself is a complex reality that is typically linked to many other issues, one of which is racism. JustFaith Ministries works very closely with CCHD, Catholic Relief Service and Catholic Charities USA. The JustFaith materials focus on poverty and highlight the themes of Catholic social teaching related to poverty. Typical JustFaith sessions include opening and closing prayers, spiritual practices, reading, music, video/DVDs, guest speakers, retreats, and several off-site “journey to justice” experiences. Call Dr. Honora at the parish ofice if you want more information.