Most Blessed Sacrament Church

Canceled until further notice...see COVID-19 Updates

Reconciliation
SATURDAY:    3:30-4:30 PM

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

FRIDAY:  9:00 AM-6:00 PM - Chapel

@MBSArlington

*** Updated as of 4/2/20 ***

Please use this as your source for future updates as the situation continues to change.
 

We encourage everyone to look forward with hope to the day we will celebrate the Liturgy together again!

Masses

ALL Obligations for everyone to attend Mass are hereby dispensed according to Bishop Olson of the Diocese of Ft. Worth.

By order of Bishop Olson and adhering to the directives of Tarrant County Officials and Governor Abbott:

• NO PUBLIC MASS OR SACRAMENTS CELEBRATED THROUGH APRIL 19th.  THIS INCLUDES CONFESSIONS. 
•      Holy Communion will not be distributed.  This includes Communion to the homebound.
•      Stations of the Cross is canceled.
•      We are in Shelter in Place. 
•      All doors to the church facility will be locked. 

• Due to the restriction on public gatherings, please do not drive to the church and listen to the Mass from your car in the parking lot.  Everyone is to stay home.

• All Masses will be live-streamed on Facebook@MBSArlington. If you do not have a Facebook account, you can still watch as a guest without signing up for an account. Just click on this link https://www.facebook.com/MBSArlington

• Palm Sunday Mass – 10 am Click here to watch the Mass on Facebook@MBSArlington. Palms will not be distributed.  It is the diocese plan to distribute palms at a later date.

• Holy Thursday Mass – 7 pm Click here to watch the Mass on Facebook@MBSArlington.

• Good Friday Service – 3 pm Click here to watch the service on Facebook@MBSArlington.

• Easter Vigil Mass – 8:30 pm Click here to watch the Mass on Facebook@MBSArlington.

• Easter Sunday Mass – 10 am Click here to watch the Mass on Facebook@MBSArlington.

• Daily Masses, Monday through Saturday – 10 am (excluding Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday) Click here to watch the Mass on Facebook@MBSArlington.

• Other options for Masses (weekday and Sunday)

  • https://fwdioc.org/ - 11:00am Sunday Mass with Bishop Olson from St. Patrick Cathedral

  • https://www.ewtn.com/tv/weekly-grid - EWTN has several Masses schedule throughout every day.

  • https://www.wordonfire.org/daily-mass/ - Word on Fire Daily Mass with Bishop Barron

• Offertory gifts - If you want to make your offertory gift, you can:

  • Text ENROLL or a dollar amount to 817-409-4317 to make a secure donation

  • click here to make a secure donation

  • Mail your donation to the parish office at 2100 N. Davis Dr., Arlington, TX  76012

Thank you for your generosity!

• Letter from Bishop Olson regarding doctrine of indulgence - click here to read the letter 

Options for Stations of the Cross and Scripture Study

Click here to be directed to St. Patrick Cathedral's Facebook page to be directed to live-streaming of the events below. Click here to be directed to St. Patrick Cathedral's website for recordings of these events.

• FRIDAY, March 27, at 6 p.m. 
  Stations of the Cross from the Cathedral
  Composed by Fr. John Robert

• NIGHTLY at 7 p.m. 
  Fireside Chat with Fr. John Robert 

• MONDAY EVENINGS at 7 p.m.

       Scripture Study led by Fr. John Robert 

Non-Liturgical Activities

ALL non-liturgical activities are canceled until further notice. 

• Religious Education/Faith Formation – An email was sent to all Confirmandi, Middle & High School Youth and First Communicants with Faith Formation alternatives in preparation for sacraments and continuing to grown in faith. If you did not receive the e-mails please click on the links.

• The Discovery Center preschool is closed until further notice.

• Easter Egg Hunt is cancelled.

• Meetings (including RCIA and choir rehearsals) are cancelled until further notice.

• Grief Share Meeting originally scheduled for April 14 is postponed.

Bulletin

The bulletin is only available in digital format because the printing presses are not in operation at this time.  The bulletin is available here on the website and on Myparish app. 

Safe Environment

Regarding The "Protecting God's Children" Awareness Sessions and other safe environment information, click this link: /safe-environment

Parish Office and Other Information

For other information, please call 817-460-2751 or email the MBS Parish Secretary, Karen, at info@mbs.church or kkunkel@mbs.church anytime.  Please note that the staff is working remotely.

Coronavirus Precautions 

https://fwdioc.org/coronavirus-precautions

Scam Alert

The chaos and disruption to our lives during this time creates new opportunities for scams and fraudulent activity. 

• We are seeing a large increase in phishing attempts.  Please use extra caution. If you are unsure of an email or text, please call the parish office at 817-460-2751 or email us at info@mbs.church.  

• You may receive e-mail blasts originating from Yvette Crumly (ycrumly@mbs.church) or Nancy Hollis (nhollis@mbs.church) that are signed from Msgr. Pemberton.  These e-mails are legitimate. 

• In an effort to maintain connection with all of our parishioners, we have a small group of volunteers that are doing "wellness checks" by phone calls. We just want to make sure everyone is okay and assess if there are any needs we can meet. If you do not want to receive these calls, just let the caller know and we will update our records.

This Saturday, April 4th, we are assisting Catholic Charities by hosting a food drive. They are having an event in Fort Worth from 9:00 until noon. We will be at Most Blessed Sacrament from 9:00am to 11:00am collecting donations. This is a drive thru event. We will unload anything you bring. Please be aware that we will be keeping a small portion of the donations to serve the people of north Arlington from our food pantry, per Bishop Olson's request, but the majority of the donations will be going to Fort Worth. You can also donate online at https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/ccfw-covid-relief

They can accept online donations and e-gift cards. They really need gift cards for Wal-Mart and Target.

Errands: If you are willing to help run errands to the grocery store, pick up medications, or even make phone calls to do a welfare check, we need you! Jack Heizelman and Karen Donnelly are coordinating this effort. They can be reached at helpingatmbs@gmail.com or 817-507-9906.  Please click on the Sign-up Genius below and pay special attention to the day and time you sign up. 
 
SIGN-UP GENIUS LINK:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409054DAAA923A6FA7-mbsgood\

Assistance with Food:
If you or someone you know is in need of assistance with some groceries, we have a small food pantry to help those in need. If you need assistance or would like to make a donation of non-perishables or funds, please contact Yvette Crumly at ycrumly@mbs.church or 817-781-7036 (call or text). Donations and assistance are by appointment only.
 

The Pope’s prayer:

O Mary, you shine continuously on our journey as a sign of salvation and hope.

We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick.

At the foot of the Cross you participated in Jesus’ pain,

with steadfast faith.

You, Salvation of the Roman People, know what we need.

We are certain that you will provide, so that,

as you did at Cana of Galilee,

joy and feasting might return after this moment of trial.

Help us, Mother of Divine Love,

to conform ourselves to the Father’s will

and to do what Jesus tells us:

He who took our sufferings upon Himself, and bore our sorrows to bring us,

through the Cross, to the joy of the Resurrection. Amen.

We seek refuge under your protection, O Holy Mother of God.

Do not despise our pleas – we who are put to the test – and deliver us from every danger, O glorious and blessed Virgin.

Amen.