Alternative Giving orders due

Advent is a time of quiet anticipation and hope for Christ’s rebirth. Often we focus elsewhere getting caught up in frantic preparations for the secular “holiday season” searching endlessly for gifts. We would like it to be different but each year for many of us, our Christmas observance is more a tribute to consumerism than to Jesus Christ. Instead of spending too much time and money buying material items for loved ones, you can give gifts of sharing benefiting others. The Alternative Gift Giving Catalog designates organizations in need identified by the Social Services office at Blessed Sacrament. This catalog provides the opportunity to sponsor services while reducing the commercialism of the Advent and Christmas Seasons.  

When you place an order from this catalog, you can elect to receive a personalized card specifying the charitable service which you are sponsoring.  Simply present the card as your gift. Please indicate if your gift is a donation requiring no card. Complete the order online and return the completed form for your gift selections and check made payable to Blessed Sacrament Church. Please deliver it no later than December 16th. The address is: Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament, 3630 Quesada St., NW, Washington, DC 20015-2423, ATTN: Michele Bowe. Completed cards will be mailed or available for pick up at the Parish Center. Questions? Contact Michele Bowe: 301.951.6427 or Michele.bowe@icloud.com.