Blessed Sacrament Parish

The illustrations show what the Church will look like with our limited return. The limits mean that not everyone will be able to attend Mass every weekend.  Daily Mass begins Wednesday, May 27th at 8am.  SIGN-UP IS REQUIRED for weekend and Daily Masses.  Please check back for the opportunity to sign-up for Pentecost Masses and Daily Masses next week.  Going forward, we will not have Daily Mass on Mondays, as the Church is closed for cleaning.  Also, remember the obligation to attend Mass is dispensed during this time.  

As we return to public Mass for sign up, seating and communion we will have to get use to thinking in terms of Households. Social distancing limits us based on households.

As we prepare for the return to Mass, we ask Parishioners to please fill out the attached survey.  A letter, along with a copy of this survey, will be mailed to all Parishioners this week.  The paper survey can be returned to the Parish Office for those who do not have internet access.  Please note:  The survey will be used for Mass planning purpose and is not a signup for Mass.  Thank you for taking the time to provide this valuable information to our Parish as we carefully plan a safe return to Mass.  Please click here to take the survey: Return to Mass Survey.

A letter was sent May 20th, detailing what to expect upon returning to public Mass.  To view this letter, please click here:  What Can I Expect During "Phase 2 Liturgy during the Pandemic"?.  

In order to safely return to Mass, we are asking for volunteers to assist in the areas of Security, Greeter/Usher, and Cleaning team following Masses.  If you are interested in helping with the return to Mass, please call the Parish Office 262-5541.  

Novena to the Holy Spirit   Please pray a novena to the Holy Spirit, beginning after the Feast of Ascension May 22nd  to May 31st (Pentecost Vigil).   At the Ascension, Jesus asked the disciples to wait for the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit came at Pentecost 9 days later, and the custom of praying for 9 days or a particular prayer 9 times began.  Pray the Novena to the Holy Spirit. To view the Novena to the Holy Spirit, please click here:  Pentecost Novena.

Beginning Thursday, May 21st, we will begin Eucharistic Adoration in the main Church from 12pm-5pm. Adoration will continue on Thursdays at this same time. We invite you to come and spend time with Jesus!

The 8am Mass is broadcast live each Sunday on local Channel 5 and HPAT.org.  The Mass is re-broadcast during the week on Wednesday at Noon and Thursday at 10am.  Please click here to view Mass on Sunday at 8am HPAT.org.

CAMP SURVIVE REGISTRATION~  NEW this year- two weeks of camp are available!  

Register for July 27-31 OR August 3-7, 2020.

Camp Survive is a 5-day junior high camp open to students who have completed grades 6-8 this school year. Activities at camp include talks, music, daily Mass, Reconciliation, Adoration, games, swimming, archery, laser tag, survival training, and more!!! The registration fee includes all meals, a t-shirt, and lodging in cabins.

Registration will open on Tuesday, June 16th at 6:00pm by visiting:

Diocese of Duluth Camp Survive registration information.
Due to the popularity of camp, the Diocese of Duluth is   offering two weeks of Camp Survive this year!
Week 1 will be held July 27-31 at Camp JIM (Jesus is Mine) near Motley, MN*
Week 2 will be held August 3-7 at Big Sandy Camp near McGregor, MN*

Please click here to read Father Jeremy's bulletin article for May 24th:  7th Sunday of Easter May 24th, 2020.

Palm Sunday - Year A - a voice within

Holy Week - Monday Gospel Meditation

Holy Week - Tuesday Gospel Meditation

Gospel Meditation - Holy Thursday

Gospel Meditation - Going to Calvary

Easter Sunday Homily Recap - Encountering the Empty Tomb

Please click here for a video showing how the image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus will protect our homes. Sacred Heart of Jesus.

To Fr. Gabriel Waweru and the parishioners of Blessed Sacrament parish,

Brian Lederer, who previously served as an Associate Pastor at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church and Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Hibbing, MN, has voluntarily requested, and Rome has granted his dismissal from the clerical state, effective March 14, 2020.  This means that he cannot exercise ministry as a Catholic priest and is dispensed from priestly celibacy.

Very Rev. James B. Bissonette

Diocesan Administrator Diocese of Duluth

Eucharistic Adoration is available in main Church on Thursdays from 12:00pm-5:00pm.  

Immaculate Conception Church is now closed.  Please join us for 8am Mass at Blessed Sacrament Church.  This Mass will be broadcast live and re-broadcast during the week on Wednesday at noon and Thursday at 10am.  

For a history of Immaculate Conception Church, please click here:  "Built by Living Stones with a Vision of Heaven"  A History of Immaculate Conception Church

In Nov. 2015, the Parish received new Missals from JourneySongs, which is a permanent, hard cover book that includes Sunday readings for all three liturgical cycles (A, B, & C), many beautiful prayers and reflections and Rites of the new Church.  We are offering Hymnal Memorials.  If you would like to dedicate a book “in memory of a loved one, or to honor someone you know”, please fill out the Hymnal Memorial form and return to the Parish Office.  Forms can be found at the church entrances, or please stop by the Parish Office.

Recommended donation per book:  $20

A letter from Duluth Bishop Paul Sirba, updating the faithful on the diocesan bankruptcy, was read in parishes across the diocese the weekend of May 4-5. The letter can be read here:  Letter from Bishop Paul Sirba.