The Parish Office and Blessed Sacrament School are closed on Monday, January 18, 2021. We will reopen on Tuesday, January 19. Thank you!

Bishop Kevin Vann has tested positive for the coronavirus and is quarantined at his home. It is a mild case and he thanks everyone for their prayers.

We have added 5 new videos to our "Advent Music Series"! We'll keep you updated when new videos are posted! Click on the headline to watch the videos The songs that are featured this week are: What Child Is This? - Elizabeth Scott Oh, Holy Night - Laney Aleman Hallelujah - Lila Ambrose The Gift - Abby Buoy Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming - Jane Nicoletta, Rose LoGrasso, and Jane Hartman-Irwin

Sign up to pray for our pastor one or two days in 2021. There is an online calendar on the parish website for you sign up to pray for our priest in the coming year - simply click on the headline above. This is Blessed Sacrament’s Christmas gift to Father Jeff. If you prefer, call Kathy Harth at 899-0438 or the parish office at 528-7521 to choose a date.

There will a Vigil Mass on Monday, December 7 at 5:30 PM and Masses on Tuesday, December 8 at 8:00 AM and 5:30 PM. Masks and social distancing are required and the general dispensation is in effect. Mass will be LIVE on Facebook and accessible on the website.

Some parishioners have received fraudulent texts/emails from scammers pretending to be Father Jeff. This practice began this summer and has recently resumed. Please know that no one at Blessed Sacrament will contact you asking for gift card or money donations. Click on the title above to watch a video from Father Jeff.

Advent is approaching and Blessed Sacrament will again provide Angel Giving Trees, sponsored by Catholic Charities, starting November 21 and 22. Please take a tag off the tree and purchase a gift(s) for a child or two children listed on the tag. Then bring the unwrapped gifts back to the church or church office by December 7th. Donations of wrapping paper are appreciated. Thank you for your acts of love and caring.

To offset the loss of this fundraiser you may put an envelope in the collection marked "St John’s Breadline" and we will see to it that the Breadline gets your donation. There is also an online donation method - simply click on the headline above to go directly to that site. At the present time all the meals at the Breadline are served as “to go”. The Breadline continues to serve 300 hungry men, women and children everyday. Please consider a donation to the Breadline to able them to continue serving these meals.

Shop at Barnes & Noble on Monday, November 23 and a percentage of your purchases will benefit the Blessed Sacrament School library. Just bring the Barnes & Noble Bookfair flyer (found on the School Fundraising page) with you. Teacher wishlists will be available at the store. You can also choose to shop online between November 23 and 28 - code and website are listed on the flyer. Click on the paragraph headline to go directly to the School Fundraising page.

The Teacher Salary Support Fund is specially designated to offset our teachers' salaries by giving them a well-deserved bonus at Christmas each year. The monies donated through the green parish envelopes throughout the year are combined with donations from school families, the PSA and the Men's Club. All donations are allocated to the teachers and staff once a year - at Christmas! Please consider a donation during this challenging school year by submitting the Parish Teacher Salary Support Fund envelope or an envelope on which you designate "Teacher Christmas Bonus Fund" by Monday, December 14. Thank you in advance for your support of our hard-working teachers and staff.

The All Souls Day Mass and our Remembrance of the deceased will take place at 7:00 PM on Monday, November 2.

Thanks to all who supported or helped with the 51st Annual Blessed Sacrament Auction. Despite all the challenges the pandemic presented, it will go in the books as our most successful yet. A special thanks goes to Megan Peck, this year’s chairperson, and Kim Hoffmann our development director. It was certainly a job well done.

Parish office will reopen on Tuesday, September 8 at 8:00 am.

Visit our Saint Teresa of Calcutta page on this website for a novena that begins today.

FLU SHOTS AND FUEL SAVER Get your flu shots here this year and save 20 cents per gallon on gas!! A Flu Shot Clinic for anyone age 10 and over, with Hi Dose Vaccine for those age 65 and over sponsored by Hy-Vee Pharmacy (no charge with Medicare/Medicaid card and most insurance companies) will be offered to the parishioners of Blessed Sacrament outside by the school entrance after all Masses, on Saturday, September 12, and Sunday, September 13.  So mark your calendars- protect yourself and others- get a flu shot. Download the Informed Consent Form below. Fill it out ahead of time and you'll save time at the flu shot clinic.

Timothy P. Schmalz created 10" miniature desktop versions of our Saint Teresa of Calcutta statue. We are selling these beautiful replicas for $75. Please contact the parish office at 528-7521 or simply stop by during office hours - Monday through Friday 8:00 AM until 4:00 PM.

For more information plan to attend a meeting on Thursday September 17th in the parish meeting room in the rectory basement at 7 PM. No reservations are needed but for more information call the parish office at 528-7521.

School reopened on Monday, August 17. There are staggered drop-off times so please do not use the South Parking Lot when attending daily Mass. Daily Masses will continue at 8:00 AM throughout the year.

Registration for Blessed Sacrament’s Parish School of Religion (PSR), those children in our parish who attend public school, took place on Wednesday, September 2. Registration information is available on our website and can be submitted online or dropped off at the school or the parish. A parent meeting took place on Wednesday, September 9 at 6:30 pm. Click on the headline above for more information.

The parish office and school will be closed on Monday, October 12.