Our first MBS newsletter has been mailed to parishioners. We are grateful to our parishioners, Mary Kay Swenson (Stewardship Committee Chairperson) and Tom Finn (Graphic Artist) for volunteering many hours creating this newsletter. We are also grateful to our generous parishioners who provided the underwriting. We are so blessed for all of our wonderful parishioners for providing the content and stewardship to make this happen. Just click on the heading above and enjoy!

Although the prohibition on large gatherings has necessitated a change in details, six men from the Diocese of Fort Worth will be ordained on March 19. The ordination had previously been scheduled for Vietnamese Martyrs Parish, which can seat 2,000. However, the Diocese of Fort Worth is complying with recommendations from national, state, and local health officials to limit gatherings to minimize the spread of coronavirus. The six seminarians, Jason Allan, Thomas Jones, Samuel Maul, Brett Metzler, Joseph Moreno, and Linh Nguyen, will be ordained at St. Patrick Cathedral at 6 p.m. in front of their closest family members only. The Ordination Mass will be livestreamed at fwdioc.org to provide their friends, extended family, and the faithful of Fort Worth the opportunity to join them in prayer and spiritual Communion.

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BEGINNING FEBRUARY 29 – LOW-GLUTEN HOSTS AVAILABLE AT ALL WEEKEND MASSES We will have a special Eucharistic Minister distributing low-gluten hosts at all weekend Masses. The Eucharistic Captain will assume this role. He or she will stand in front of the first pew on the left side as you’re facing the altar. This Minister will have a special ciborium holding the low-gluten hosts. This will be different from the other plates that are used to distribute Communion. We are doing this to accommodate parishioners who may have a need for this. Hopefully parishioners will see it as more hospitable and inclusive. Please remember these hosts are only for those who have a need for low-gluten hosts. The rest of the Community is to receive the regular hosts.

Many of you have attended our Healing the Church gatherings regarding the abuse scandal. Our brother, Toby Gilman, gave his testimony at these sessions and many things have transpired following these meetings. Toby will be doing an interview with North Texas Catholic, which will be coming up after Easter. North Texas Catholic will be coming to our Parish with a contingency of folks to witness one of our meetings, look at what we are doing as a Parish and interview Toby and Mary. In addition, Toby and a few members of the Stewardship Formation group met with the Diocesan representative, who heads the Safe Environment Program. Thirdly, Toby’s story and an interview with Toby and Mary was broadcasted throughout the country on the Dave Palmer Show on Guadalupe Radio (910 AM) on February 7th. The focus of the interview is on Healing In The Church. Click the heading above for the link to the broadcast. Please continue to pray for the healing of the church, the victims, the families, and everyone impacted.

Boy Scout Troop 545, sponsored by Most Blessed Sacrament Church, was recognized on Scout Sunday February 9. The Boy Scouts of America annually celebrates its founding on February 8, 1910, based on the program started by Lord Baden Powell in England on August 1, 1907. Scout Sunday was added to the Scout celebration in the middle 1940s. Pictures and description of the event are in the photo album below.

As required by the Fort Worth Diocese, all volunteers need to complete Safe Environment training as well as completing a background check. The next class is scheduled on Saturday the 29th from 9am- 12. Everyone will need to register in Virtus. You may click on the picture for more information and a link to virtusonline.org.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are canceling the 9th annual North Texas Catholic Men’s Conference scheduled for April 25 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Community. In place of the live conference, and to ensure we keep our gaze upon Christ in these challenging times, we are transitioning to hosting a free, two-hour virtual gathering of faith and prayer that same morning that will feature our keynote speaker, Fr. Larry Richards. We’ll share full details of how you can register to join the virtual North Texas Catholic Men’s Conference very soon. All men who have registered and paid for the in-person conference, “Come to the Table: Where Grace Begins,” will be reimbursed. We look forward to a large online crowd on the morning of Saturday, April 25th. This October, we also plan to host our annual Fall mini-conference, Ex Spiritus, and will provide details soon. In addition, we will provide information about our planned annual Spring conference in 2021 at a later time. As a ministry founded in prayer, we trust in Jesus to watch over all who are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and ask for the Lord’s assistance to help us stay united across the miles as a community of believers. God bless you and your loved ones. Jeremy Stephens 2020 Conference Chair Rick Self President, Catholic Brothers For Christ

Click the heading above to be directed to the diocesan website. The documents are on the home page.

A Respect for Life Monument has been installed in our Memorial Prayer Garden and was dedicated Saturday, January 25, 2020. Pictures of the ceremony are below.

Love meeting new people? Want to share your friendly personality with your fellow parishioners? Come join us and become a Disciple of Most Blessed Sacrament’s Hospitality Committee. We are looking for new members (men and women) to welcome parishioners and visitors before and after each Mass. Help greet and answer questions at the new Information Desk in the Narthex and act as host/hostess and greeter at various church events such as the Lenten Mission and Commitment Weekend. For more information or to join the fun, contact Kat Rojas at kathyrojas@sbcglobal.net or Dana Buckholt at dana_texasgirl@yahoo.com, or come visit us at the Information Desk to sign-up!

THANK YOU from Meals On Wheels Inc. of Tarrant County for your generous gift donations !!! Our parish donated a total of 305 Christmas gifts to those home bound members of our community who are disabled and cannot prepare meals for themselves. Thanks to the 30 volunteer drivers from our distribution site here at Most Blessed Sacrament who deliver meals every week and helped deliver the gifts this year! The donated gifts brought smiles to many who do not receive visitors or family support on a regular basis.

Several parishioners have recently received text and email messages appearing to be from Msgr. Pemberton asking for gift cards. Please know that Msgr. and other staff members will not text or email you asking for favors, gift cards, money, etc. This is a worldwide issue. It is recommended that you not respond and delete the messages. If in doubt, please do not hesitate to contact the parish office at 817-460-2751. Thank you.

Planning for the future is hard when you're still paying for the past! Listen - there's a better way! Join our Financial Peace University class. Dave Ramsey and his team of experts will teach you how to beat debt and make a plan for the future! Join us at Most Blessed Sacrament Church starting Tuesday, January 21, 2020. Sign up by clicking the title above. Feel free to contact the course coordinator, Mike Chase, with questions at mgchase@sbcglobal.net.

THANK YOU from Meals On Wheels of Tarrant County !!! Our parish donated a total of 305 Christmas gifts to those home bound members of our community who have meals provided for them that cannot provide for their own meals due to health reasons. The donated gifts brought smiles to many who do not receive visitors or family support on a regular basis. THANK YOU !!!!

Come shop at the Scholastic Book Fair after all Masses the weekend of November 9 and 10 outside the Parish Hall. The book fair is also open November 11-14 in Classroom 9. If you can't shop in person, click on the heading above to shop online. Christmas is around the corner and we have books for every age. All sales benefit our preschool!