The Catholic Church of the Most Blessed Sacrament is a community empowered by faith in God. We celebrate the mercy and love of God in the seven Sacraments given to the Church by the

Lord, Jesus Christ. We carry out our mission by:

 1) teaching the good news of the Gospel through spiritual formation and education;

 2) gathering as people to join in prayer and be of service to the wider community;

 3) ministering collectively to the needs of the Parish Family by ongoing Christian fellowship; and

Music Ministry
Aleron Morton: Amorton@mbschurch.com or 404-349-9263

Lyndon Batiste: Lbatiste@mbschurch.com (assistant Director)

9:00 Mass Choir Rehearsal: Tuesdays at 7:00p.m.

Cantors / Song Leaders: Contact Director of Music
      

Praise Team Ministry (11:30 Mass) - Lyndon Batiste

Mondays at 7:00 p.m.

This ministry is invites women, men and youth to share the gift of song as cantors, adult choir members, and youth choir (middle school, high school and college age) members to serve at Mass.

Altar Servers
Bi- Monthly on Fourth Saturdays at 11:00 a.m., except during summer months.
Ryan Thomas

Parish Office: 404-349-9263 x102
 

Church Office: 404-349-9263

Adult Faith Formation
Fr. Bruce Wilkinson: 404-404-349-9263 x102

Deacon Fred Toca: 404-404-349-9263 x106
 

Spiritual growth and enrichment sessions are offered during the year for adults on a variety of topics and spiritual interests. A monthly "What the Church Believes" series is conducted August through May every year. Also through this ministry spiritual formation some of the opportunities include: Ministry to Married Couples, Men's Bible study, Revivals and Parish Missions, weekend retreats through Ignatius House. Check calendar for times.

Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults & Children

Reception of the Sacraments of Baptism, Holy Communion For Adults and Children over 12 (R.C.I.A.)
Tuesdays at 7:30p.m. - September through May

Fr. Bruce Wilkinson: 404-349-9263 x102
 

Adults or Families who are interested in becoming members of the Catholic Church - to be baptized and receive Holy Communion - should contact the pastor. Parents who are interested in having their children baptized need to contact the parish office.

Elementary School Age Catechesis

Kindergarten - 6th Grade
Fr. Bruce Wilkinson: 404-349-9263 x102
 

This ministry is responsible for the spiritual development and religious education of our parish youth: elementary school age - grades K - 6. Also preparation for the sacraments of first Holy Communion and Reconciliation are given each year.

Youth and Teen Ministry

Middle School Ministry (Grades 7 - 8)
High School Ministry (Grades 9 - 12)

Gretchen Eugere (Leader): 404-349-9263 x107

Lyndon Batiste (Assistant): 404-349-9263 x108
 

The Middle School Ministry is directed toward all 7th and 8th grade youth of our parish. Through regular gatherings this ministry seeks to build lasting bonds of friendship and sponsor activities centering around the message of Jesus Christ.

The High School Youth Ministry is directed toward all high school teenagers of our parish. Through regular gatherings this ministry seeks to build lasting bonds of friendship and sponsor activities centering around the message of Jesus Christ. This ministry is also responsible for teenagers receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation.

Reception of Initiation Sacraments (Grades 7 - 12) 
Fr. Bruce Wilkinson: 404-349-9263 x102

Parish Sunday Nursery Ministry
September through End of May Yearly - 11:30 Mass ONLY

Church Office: 404-349-9263

Monica Woodson - Coordinator

The Sunday Nursery Ministry will be responsible for the care of our youngest members, ages 15 months through 5 years of age, while their parents attend Sunday Mass. Parental volunteers are encouraged to be part of this ministry 

Puppet Ministry
SEE DATES BELOW - TIME: 1045a.m. Parish Center

Taylor Colquitt

Johnny Colquitt

Performances on October 25, 2015, November 22, 2015 and December 13, 2015.

Puppet Ministry functions in the Parish Center, except January and July, August, and September

Parish Pastoral Advisory Council
Quarterly on last Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m.

Months of January, April or May, August, and November.
 

Parish Members: Beth Harris, Pat Matthews, Monica Woodson, Justin Payton, Roland Cooper. This body offers counsel to the pastor on matters related to parish life and future direction. Membership on this Council is composed of both elected and appointed members of the parish.

Finance Council
Bi-Monthly on the First Monday at 7:00 p.m.
Contact Office: 404-349-9263

Parish Members: Anthony Marrero, Chris Howlette, Don Johnson, and George Sneed. These meeting are normally closed door sessions. Permission to attend a meeting should be made to the pastor.

The Handy Men (Parish Maintenance Projects)
Meets As Needed

Sidney Brown

Church Office: 404-349-9263
 

This parish committee and its members help do small repair and maintenance projects around the parish's buildings.

Collection Counters Committee
Church Office
 

St. Zita Society Ministry
Janice Royals, Earline Brown, Pearl Gresham / Church Office

This special ministry engages families and individuals to take turns in helping in the physical care of our church building. Once a week St. Zita Society volunteers spend around 1 hour on Saturdays cleaning the church to help it be prepared for the Sunday celebration. St. Zita is the patron saint of those who exercise housecleaning or are in the profession of domestic work.  

Technology Committee
Sam Rundles, Arty McCaslin, Marquette Thinn, & Fr. Bruce Wilkinson / Church Office
 

Our parish maintains a presence on the internet through our web site. Members of this committee are responsible for keeping the our parish connected through the internet and other available technologies.

Parish Photography Committee
 

Meets As Needed

This committee will have a purpose to help keep a photographic record of all parish events, take pictures of all new members for our "New Member Welcome Picture Board," and help produce and keep up-to-date a parish pictorial directory.

New Member Orientation Class Sessions
Mondays for 3 consecutive weeks at 7:00 p.m. Bi-Monthly

Gretchen Eugere: 404-349-9263 x107

New members to the parish, and those who are interested in becoming members of the parish are invited to participate in a 3 week long New Member Orientation Class sessions that are held in the parish center's Sr. Thea Bowman Room. This fellowship can be a time for people who are new to the parish to be able to share with other new members, find common areas of interest, and become more acquainted with the inner workings of Most Blessed Sacrament Church. After the 3 week sessions persons or families may register in the parish as disciples / members.

a) Disciple Introduction & New Member Welcome Sub-Committee

Third Monday, once every two months at 7:00 p.m.

Welcoming New Members who are newly registered households to our parish). The committee supports and guides newly registered members to become acquainted with our parish, and helps them address any special needs they may have, i.e.: sacramental preparation questions, returning back to the practice of the Catholic faith, etc. and directs them to the appropriate staff members or parish ministry/organization.

b) Stewardship of Time and Talent Formation Sub-Committee

Meeting Time as needed

MBS Married Couples Fellowship Ministry
Meets as Needed4

Fr. Bruce Wilkinson: 404-349-9263 x102

Standrea Payton, Erin Howlette

Married couples will be invited to gather for fellowship and celebration to strengthen the vocation of marriage. Occasionally workshops will be offered on various topics, such as: 1) the continuing adjustments for those who have been married only a short time; or 2) discovering possibilities and challenges to keep the romance in your marriage; 3) how to be bring a strengthen faith life into your marriage; 4) the call to be good parents; or 5) how to recover from the pains of financial distress, major illness of a partner or the discovery of infidelity, etc.

Parish Pro-Life Support Network
Fr. Bruce Wilkinson:

Our parish is a participant in the National Black Catholic Apostolate for Life, an organizational network that seeks to end the disrespect of human life ... abortion, hand gun violence, gang violence, domestic abuse, euthanasia, glorified violence in the mass media (television, music and movies), and the use of capital punishment. We witness God’s Glory and follow the Gospel of Life. Join us in actively supporting our parish’s efforts in promoting the value of every human life.

Beginning on the 1st Sunday of October and continuing throughout the entire month our parish highlights the call to support the value of human life at every stage, and seek the elimination of violence against human life at every level.

Social Fellowship Committee
Meets Quarterly As Needed

Traci McCoy & Marsha Westerman / Church Office

This committee/ministry is responsible for coordinating the parish community's "Sunday Fellowship Kitchen." This ministry personally serves on the first Sundays of the month (except during July). The Ministry coordinates the other parish ministries and committees to host the Sunday Fellowship Cafe' on the remaining Sundays of the month.

The committee arranges special social functions, i.e. the visit of the Archbishop or Auxiliary Bishops to the parish.

B.A.R.E. * Believe * Achieve * Recover * Empower

Breast Cancer Support Network and Fellowship Group
Third Saturday, every month - 11:00a.m., October thru May

Tolanda Thomas - 404-388-8209

Felicia Payton - 404-791-5444
 

Come to receive strength, support, information, and become pro-active in your successful fight against breast cancer. This support network of our parish welcomes all women (and members of their families) who want to become involved in the efforts to eliminate breast cancer as a health threat to any and all women and men.

Men's Club - Fellowship Group
Meets Monthly

Sidney Brown - Contact Person

This group offers Christian fellowship for the adult men of the parish community.

Green Team - Environmental Stewardship
Parish Office - 404-349-9263

Our Catholic Church has had a long history of proclaiming within its Social Teachings of the need for all people in general, and Christians in particular, to help care for the environment. Most recently both Pope Benedict, and now Pope Francis, have issued calls for Catholics to take serious the need to become more responsible in our way of living with our God given planet. The Bible and the Catechism clearly show that God gave us the moral responsibility of taking care of the earth. As God’s stewards or caretakers of the earth, we are to responsibly use his creation in the service of God and humankind rather than waste, exploit or abuse it. 

To help our parish answer this call this committee will be responsible to support one of the social missions of the Church by:

 1) to help make our parish, and community, aware of the Catholic Social Teaching on the environment and recycling;

 2) to help our parish implement concrete actions to recycle our waste and to learn how to reduce waste, both in the parish and the larger community; and

 3) report to the parish the success of our program every six months and indicate how we can improve our efforts.

St. Rose of Lima Gardening Committee
Meets Quarterly As Needed

Jenifer Burns / Church Office

This committee is responsible for caring for the various garden areas & plants in and around the church and parish center buildings.

Parish Rosary Garden
The Rosary Garden was dedicated on Sunday, November 13, 2011. The garden is located behind the church adjacent to the parking lot.

Sharing in Sisterhood
Third Saturdays of Mar., June, Sept. and Dec. at 1:30p.m.
Kathy Darville: 404-762-7868

A women's spiritual and scripture sharing group which meets quarterly on Saturdays in the Parish Center.

C.R.S. Support & Prayer Group
1st Tuesdays of the Month:

Morning Group - 11:00a.m. / Evening Group - 7:00p.m.  
Deacon Fred Toca: 404-349-9263 x106

Saints Corner
Kathy Darville: 404-762-7868

Dolores Thompson: 404-344-2281
 

Handmade items for infants and children are donated to the “Saints Corner” in the church's narthex to help those in need, free of charge.

The Knights of Columbus organization is a means to render services to God and His Holy Church; assist the hierarchy and the clergy on the Roman Catholic Church in apostolic work by planning, promoting, sponsoring, and executing commendable works of Catholic action; provide mutual aid and assistance to fellow members.

MBS Ultreya Group / Cursillo Movement
 

Hearts on Fire for Christ - Evangelization & Witness
Currently Ongoing

Fr. Bruce Wilkinson / Parish Staff

This ministry is newly forming. Pope Benedict XVI called upon the members of the Church to begin a new age of evangelization. This ministry helps answer this call. It began during December of 2011. This ministry is responsible for guiding the parish celebrate a new age within the local community, the parish and within individuals to witness the power and love of God through our Lord, Jesus Christ. Visit the Special Announcement Page for events. 

Bereavement Committee
Meets As Needed

Deacon Fred Toca:

The purpose of this committee will be to assist families during the death of a loved one in helping plan the services and give comfort during and after the loss of a loved one. Training is required to be part of this ministry.

Capital Campaign Project
Fall of 2013 through September 2016

Coordinating Committee: Standrea Payton, DeLane Adams, and Ryan Thomas

This committee will responsible for coordinating plans and overseeing the promotion & development of the parish's Capital Campaign, addressing the current and future growth needs of the parish, including enhancements to our current physical plant and putting in place the framework for future development..

Ministry & Educational Center Building

Children's Play Area Project
 

Religious Vocation Support Committee

Parish Office

Knights of Peter Claver, Ladies Auxiliary 376

Our Archdiocese is blessed to have many men and women exploring the call of God to service in the Church. Whether the call is to the religious life, priesthood or permanent diaconate, or to serve as a full-time lay person in ministry the call by God needs to be supported and nurtured.

Our parish's Vocation Support Ministry seeks to bring awareness to our parish members of the various ways they can help support the men and women who are either discerning a call or are answering the call to serve the Lord in ordained ministry. Also this ministry encourages members to offer  prayers through the Elijah Cup Program, and our give financial support to seminarians and women in religious formation. The Elijah Cup is one important way of praying for vocations to the Catholic Church and to our Archdiocese.

MBS Parish Elijah Cup Program

in honor of  Archbishop James Lyke & Sr. Thea Bowman

Young Adults
 

The Archdiocese of Atlanta ministers to young adults (Age 19-39, single and married) through a variety of programs and social events. Our parish participates in, when possible, and supports these programs actively.

Parish International & Multi-Cultural Heritage Awareness * Three Times a Year Celebrations on the Third Sunday of the Following Months

NOVEMBER: The Countries of Africa; FEBRUARY: The Countries of the Caribbean; MARCH: The Countries of East Asia & the Pacific Rim; APRIL: The Countries of North & South America.

The purpose of this committee is to help our parish celebrate all the various cultures and nationalities that make up our parish community. If anyone is interested in helping work on this project or in joining this coordinating committee please contact any committee member.

HIV and AIDS Support Network Support Ministry
Meets As Needed

Church Office