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OCTOBER 7, 2018 ♥ TWENTY– SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
St. Gregory the Great
224 Brooklyn Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11213
Tel 718- 773-0100
Fax 718- 773-4198
Email: [email protected]
Mass Schedule:
Mon. –Fri 8:30am; Sat.Vigil-5pm
Sunday 11:30am
Saturday: Reconciliation-4:00 pm
Office Staff
Secretary: Rosanne Barber Ext.100
D.R.E: Monica Flemmings
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday: 8:00am-4:00pm
Saint Gregory the Great
Catholic Academy
Spiritual & Academic Excellence
2520 Church Ave.
Brooklyn N.Y.11226
Tel 718-282-2770;
Fax 718-774-3332
Principal: Mr. Rudolph Cyrus
St. Matthew
1123 Eastern Pkwy.,
Brooklyn, NY 11213
Tel 718- 774-6747;
Fax 718- 953-4895
Email: [email protected]
Mass Schedule:
Monday-Friday 7:30am &
9:00am
Saturday 8:00am & 8:00pm
Saturday: Reconciliation-7:30 pm
or by appointment
Sunday:
English-7:30am & 11:30am
Spanish 9:30am; Kreyol 1:30pm
Office Staff
Secretary: Sharon Andrews
D.R.E.: Clare McCallan
Office Hours:
Monday:9:30am-4:00pm
Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday:
9:30am-7:00pm
Thursday: 9:30am-9:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am-7:00pm
Sunday: 9:00am-4:00pm
Our Lady Of Charity
1669 Dean St.,
Brooklyn, NY 11213
Tel 718- 774-5100;
Fax 718- 778-3335
Email: [email protected]
Mass Schedule:
Sunday: Rosary 9:00am
9:30am-Praise & Worship
10am-Mass
Office Staff:
Secretary: Patricia Romain
D.R.E.: Ethel Andoh-Menson
Office Hours:
Monday-Friday:10am-6pm
Catholic Cemeteries–
80-01 Metropolitan Ave.
Middle Village, NY 11379
Tel:718 – 894-4888
Pastoral Staff Pastor
Fr. Frank Black
In Residence Bishop Guy Sansaricq
Priests
Fr. Jean–Augustin
Francois
Fr. Juan Luxama
Fr. Apollinaris Anyomi
Deacons
Roy George
Nickie Colon
Website: www.stmatthewrc.org
St. Matthew Parish
Today’s readings give us an opportunity to consider what we mean by marriage in the Catholic Church.
In the Catholic Church, marriage is a sacrament. A sacrament is a real presence of God, the most powerful presence of the Lord possible in this world. In the sac-rament of Baptism, God is present giving the Life of the
Trinity to the baptized. In Penance God is present through his Son giving his forgiveness to the peni-
tent. In the Eucharist, the Son is present nourishing the communicant and uniting him in an intimate way to the Divine Presence as Jesus is offered to the Father for
us. In the sacrament of marriage, Jesus is present unit-ing his love to the love of the husband and wife. Their
love, when lived properly, that is sacrificially, is His Love.
More and more of our young people are enthusi-astically embracing the sacrament of matrimony, rather than settling for anything less than the sacrament. Also, more and more of those who are married outside of the Church are seeking to have their marriage raised to the level of the sacrament. They do this because they want the real presence of God in their marriages just as they want the real presence of God in the Eucharist and in
the Sacrament of Penance.
Those of you who are in a Catholic marriage, ask yourselves, “Why did we make this decision?” Most probably you were married in the Church because you realized that marriage was the most important decision of your lives. And you wanted Jesus to be present in
the way of a sacrament not just at your wedding, but as you celebrate your marriage throughout your lives. The
sacrament of marriage is not just a prayer during the wedding, it is not just a blessing of a union, it is far more than this. The sacrament of matrimony is the union of
God with people establishing a new unit of his Church. The sacrament of matrimony establishes the Christian home with Christ at the center. That is why
you were married in the Church.
“But there is disorder,” the Pharisees say to Jesus in the Gospel reading. The Law of Moses, after all, permitted
a bill of divorce.
“This was not the Father’s intention,” Jesus replies. Disharmony in homes, among people, results
from all, good people and bad people, suffering the results of sin.
It was never in God’s plan for evil to enter the world. This resulted from mankind’s decision to push God, the Lord of Life, aside and to, therefore, choose death. God never meant for people to be widowed,
divorced or single. In God’s original plan there was no need for celibacy for the sake of the Kingdom because all would enjoy the Kingdom to its fullest in marriage. In God’s original plan there would be no need for people to
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time: For You, the Married work so hard to establish and preserve their marriages.
We have so many wonderful people in our parish whose marriages have suffered. It may not be their fault; it may
not even be their former spouse’s fault. Just as chil-dren suffer sickness and death due to the effects of sin
in the world; so many good people suffer the destruction of their marriage or the inability to form a sacred lasting union due to the effects of sin in the world, not neces-
sarily in either of the individuals. Therefore, we need to have a special place in our hearts and in our charity for
those who have suffered the loss of their mar-riages. They have been pulled away from the intention of the Creator by the forces of the world. They need our
support and our love.
In the same way, there are so many wonderful people in our parish who wish they could marry but who have not found and may never find a person with whom they can make a lasting union. Perhaps they are not called to the sacrament of marriage. Perhaps, they also are innocent victims of evil in the world, victims of that evil that has destroyed their potential husbands and wives
by convincing that man or woman who could have been out there and should have been out there to instead
seek selfishness over sacrificial love. Many single peo-ple are denied the sacrament of marriage due to the
limitation of potential partners for life by selfish-ness. The single also need our love and support. They will never feel alone if they are cared for as members of a loving community. And if you are single and hoping to marry, pray for that man or woman who would make a wonderful spouse. Pray that he or she are open to the mystery of sacrificial love, the mystery of the sacrament
of matrimony.
Finally, a word regarding the physical aspect of married love. It is sad how evil is able to distort
good. The divinely created attraction of men and women to image God has been deformed into a drive for
selfish gratification. Sex is portrayed by the media as having little to do with love and mostly concerned with
lust.
But people know better. People have an innate knowl-edge that tells them that a person cannot love and take at the same time. People know that the ideal of mar-
riage exists. But people need more than the ideal. Peo-ple need witness, your witness. They need the witness
of your marriages as a union with God, imaging the Creator’s Love for the Word, making real the mystery of the singular in the plural and the plural in the singular.
You, the married, how important you are to us all! We the single, we the celibate, we the separated,
we the divorced, we the widowed, need you the married to embrace and to live the ideal of marriage.
We ask God’s blessing today upon all in our parish who celebrate the sacrament of matrimony. May you have the courage and strength to give witness to the pres-
ence of God in the union of husband and wife.
BREAD & WINE, CANDLE, BLESSINGS MASS INTENTIONS
ST. MATTHEW: MASS INTENTIONS
Saturday October 6
8:00pm– Happy 5th birthday Kaidyn Astin Williams by Edmund Williams
Sunday October 7
7:30am– Altar Rosary Society
9:30am– a. R.I.P. Berta Murillo & Antonia Saldarriaga by Blanca
Saldarriaga
b. R.I.P. Zoila Gomez by Wendy Mazariegos
c. Thanksgiving to Divine Jesus for answered prayers by Lila Cruz
11:30am– Birthday blessings in heaven Cicely Greenidge by Dawn Seales
1:30pm– Birthday blessings Jacqueline Merone by children, Jennifer, Patrick &
Regine
Monday October 8
7:30am– Happy anniversary & blessings for Fr. Andy
9:00am–R.I.P. Eldica Phillip
Tuesday October 9
7:30am– Thanksgiving to God by Leandra Edgar
9:00am–Thanksgiving blessings for Donald Hayde’s retirement
Wednesday October 10
7:30am–Healing for Norma Smith
9:00am– R.I.P. Len Richards
Thursday October 11
7:30am–Thanking God for another birthday by Debra Howell
9:00am–R.I.P. Ambrozine Thompson by her loving family
Friday October 12
7:30am– In loving memory of mom, Lyris Phillip by Olive Clyne
9:00am– For the body & blood of Christ by Marie A. Colas
Saturday October 13
8:00am– Blessings for Merril & Leona George
WEEKLY READINGS
OUR LADY OF CHARITY: MASS INTENTIONS
ST. GREGORY: MASS INTENTIONS
Sun Oct 7 Gn 2:18-24; Heb 2:9-11; Mk 10: 2-16 or 10: 2-12
Mon Oct. 8 Gal 1: 6-12; Lk 10:25-37
Tue Oct. 9 Gal 1: 13-24; Lk 10:38-42
Wed Oct. 10 Gal 2: 1-2,7-14; Lk 11:1-4
Thu Oct. 11 Gal 3: 1-5; Lk 11:5-13
Fri Oct. 12 Gal 3: 7-14; Lk 11:15-26
Sat Oct. 13 Gal 3: 22-29; Lk 11:27-28
BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS: Coleen Rojas, Kenneth
Woodroffe, Clarington Gill, Jessica Mobley, Imani Busby, Kalihah Barber, Roseline Thedoule,
Mark Spellman ll, Jayden Green, Gertrude Munro, Alessandra Newton, Candica Bowen, Octavius Munro, Khalil carter, Masley Williams, Samiyah Tucker, Donna Dingle, Ethel Andoh-Menson,
Erik Williams, Katrell Marcell
We pray to the Lord.
TODAY’S MASS : Sister Thea Bowman Secular
Franciscan Order,
We pray to the Lord.
BREAD & WINE : Bread and Wine for the month of September, October and November is donated by
Vaughn & Florence Haynes ,
We pray to the Lord
WEDDING ANNVERSARIES : Mr. & Mrs. Omar
Torres, Mr. & Mrs. Owen Martin,
We pray to the Lord
PARISH PRAYER: For our parish, that the three
communities of St. Matthew, St. Gregory the Great and Our Lady of Charity, learn how to merge and grow together spiritually and become financially
sound as three and yet one,
We pray to the Lord.
Happy Birthday in heaven Ivy Eccleston requested by daughters
Candace, Luisa & Sharon
BREAD - In loving memory of St. Clair Holder requested by wife, Florence Holder
WINE - Birthday blessings Florence & St. Clair Holder by Florence Holder
ST. MATTHEW-BREAD & WINE - OCTOBER Sunday,
Oct. 7th
11:30 AM Mass for Drorne Lafleur, R.I.P.,
Requested by Almantina Jerome
Saturday,
Oct. 13th
5 PM Vigil Mass for Claudette Norde Noel, In Thanksgiving for
Life
CANDLE— OCTOBER 7-OCTOBER 13
WEEKLY MEETINGS REMEMBER IN OUR PRAYERS
For the homebound, hospitalized and sick
Armelle Amilcar, Patricia Bowen, Yolande Cadet, Paulita Carrera, Delcia Charles, Mother Veronica
Dale, Polly Davis, Catherine DeLeon, Eulalia Diaz, Dorothy Edwards, Mother Carrie Frasier, Cynthia Gairy, Trina Gonzalez, Gwendolyn Harding, Joan
Hudson, Danielle Huie, Kerlyne Hyppolite, Ian Kellman, Albert Kirton, Deacon James Lacy, Percival Lewis, Luis Manuel Lorenzo, Madelin Lorenzo, Jean
Lubin, Barbara Manuel, Mother Virginia Marcellin, Judith Matthew, Mother Pearl
Matthews, Leticia McDowell, Vernita McDowell, Ethel Andoh– Menson, Isai Munoz, Marta Munoz, Nelson
Munoz, Suzanna Neil, Edith Neumann (child) Mother Dolores Olff, Marie Pierre, Clyde Pryce, Dorothy Irons
Reid, Catherine Richards, Carlos Rudas, Rita Salandy, Norma Smith, Pamela Smith, Lisa Scott Spencer, Javier Talango, Irvine Thomas, Mother
Margaret Thompson, Martel Vendryes,
SPECIAL PRAYERS FOR:
SPECIAL PRAYERS FOR : Una Europe, Corrine
Jackson, Louisa Frame, Emillio Holder, Kerdal Wilson, Amily James, Vernice Chambers ,
Dean Jackson, Angelique Slade, Clarice Charles, Lisa & Ricardo Watson, Belinda Herbert, Viola King,
Brent, Jamar, Livingston & Jamyra Williams, Roseline, Lance , Sarick, Derick and Mya Theodule,
Boyea , Brouet & Griffith families , all families represented here today.
All students, teachers and principals, President Donald Trump & family, our Government, prayers and petitions in our prayer basket, for the all Priest
especially those who serve here at Charity, Religious Vocations, and an increase in Religious Vocations, all men and women serving our country, the elders,
all who are incarcerated, and unexpressed prayers, for immigrants, the DACA program, the mentally sick,
and for world peace
We pray to the Lord.
ST. MATTHEW SICK LIST
If you would like to have your name or the name of a
loved one, placed on the new list please contact the
rectory, either by phone or in person. In order to place
them on the list we will need their address and
telephone number .
WEEK OF SUNDAY 10/07/18 @ ST. GREGORY
+ 9:30 AM Sunday School Classes have resumed, also
OPEN FOR REGISTRATION
+ 10 AM Choir Rehearsal
+ 11:30AM Mass – Church
+ CREDIT UNION + After Mass GIFT SHOP OPEN
MONDAY 10/08/18 – COLUMBUS DAY OBSERVED
- RECTORY OFFICE CLOSED
No Choir Rehearsal
TUESDAY 10/09/18
+7:15 PM Bible Study – Rectory basement
WEDNESDAY 10/10/08
+ 11 Mass @ Holy Cross – School
THURSDAY 10/11/18
+ After Mass Senior Bible Study – Rectory basement
+ 7 PM Lions Club Board Mtg. – Rectory basement
+ 7 PM Liturgy Planning Mtg.- Rectory
SATURDAY 10/13/18
+ 4 PM Vigil Choir Rehearsal-Choir Room
+ 6 PM- Light Fest – Church
WEEK OF SUNDAY 10/07/18 @ ST. MATTHEW + 11:45am Legion nidi de la Presentation
+ 1:30pm Youth Ministry
MONDAY 10/08/18—Rectory Closed
+ 7:00 pm Narcotics Anonymous
+ 7:00pm Haitian Charismatic Prayer Group
WEDNESDAY 10/10/18
+ 11am– Senior Group
SATURDAY 10/13/18
+ 4pm-Youth Choir Rehearsal
+4:15pm-Haitian Legion of Mary
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WEEKLY MEETING SCHEDULE @
OUR LADY OF CHARITY
+ 1st, 2nd & 3rd, Mondays A .A Group 6pm—9pm
+ 3rd Tuesdays 7pm
Liturgy Meeting 7pm
AA Group 6pm-9pm
Thursdays A. A. Group 6pm —9pm
Praise & Worship Team 7pm
+ Fridays -Feather Men 5pm
2nd, 3rd & 4th Saturdays
Bible & Culture 10am—noon
+ Every Saturday Prayer Group 8 am-10
2nd & 4th Saturdays Liturgical Dancers
Every Saturday Feathers Meeting 5pm
Every Sunday after Mass- Choir Rehearsal
+ 3rd Sunday-Baptism
+ 1st & 3rd Sunday -Apologetics
UPCOMING PARISH EVENTS—ST. MATTHEW
CHRISTMAS RAFFLE
Our Annual Christmas Raffle is back . This year we have added more prizes so that there are more
opportunities to win. Tickets are $5 each. One book - $25.00. Two books - $50.00. If you sell 5 tickets the
6th one is yours free.
1st Prize— $2,000.00,
2nd Prize— Caribbean cruise voucher—$1,000.00
3rd Prize— I pad pro 2017
4th prize– 2 Sports Tickets & a Smart watch
5h prize— $100 Amazon gift card
The raffle will be drawn at our annual Christmas
concert on Sunday, December 16th at 5:30 PM.
PUBLIC SQUARE ROSARY RALLY
On October 13, 2018, we will have a public praying of the Rosary at 12:00 Noon, with a short procession
around our Church property.
THE BIBLE IN OUR LIVES
Fr. Apollo will have a series of classes here at St. Matthew starting Tuesday October 9th at 7PM.
JESUS NAZARENO St. Matthew Panamanian community will celebrate
the Feast of Jesus Nazareno on Sunday, October 21st at 5 PM. The procession leaves from in front of the
Church at 5PM, followed by the Mass . All are invited.
STE.ANNE DE BEAUPRE On Thursday, October 25th,at 7:30 PM we will have a special bilingual Mass (French and English) in honor
of Saint Anne de Beaupre. There will be a candlelight procession and veneration of the relic with exposition
of the Blessed sacrament.
FAREWELL TO STEVE Our Director of Religious Education, Steve Horka, will
be leaving. We will have a farewell party for him on Sunday, October 14th after the 11:30 Mass in the
Parish Center.
SIGHT N SOUND ITINERARY Bus Departs: 6:30 AM
Show Time: 11AM Lunch @ Good & Plenty
Shopping @ Tangers Bus departs @ 5:30 PM
INSTALLATION OF ALTAR SERVERS 10 new Altar Servers will be installed on Sunday
October 21st during the 11:30 Mass
COLUMBUS DAY The rectory will be closed on Columbus Day,
Monday, October 8th.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS @ ST. GREGORY
REGISTRATION for Saint Gregory The Great Catholic Academy for the school year 2018-2019 is
taking place. You are welcomed Monday thru Friday from 9AM to 2PM. If those times are not convenient, please call the office for an appointment at 718-774-
3330.
Wednesday, October 17th, 2018 Crown Heights North Association Meeting at 7 PM at St. Gregory’s
Church
Thursday, October 25th, 2018 Evening in Honor of St. Anne @ St. Matthew Church @ 7 PM with Rev.
Guy Desrochers from the Shrine of St. Anne De Beaupre.
Eucharistic Celebration
Candlelight procession
Veneration of St. Anne’s Relic ———————————————————————
OUR LADY OF CHARITY DINNER DANCE
Our Lady of Charity is celebrating their 115 years Anniversary.
We will be hosting a Dinner / Dance
On Saturday November 10th 2018
Glen Terrace 5313 Ave N
Cocktail Hour 9 pm to 10pm
Donation $110 per person
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RACHEL’S HELPERS Forgiven and set free is a program for women who had an abortion and are seeking a spiritual healing
from this experience. Monday evenings for 10 weeks.– 2018 Fall Sessions: October 1 to December 3 --2019 spring sessions; February 25 to April 15
There is no fee and you are required to bring your own bible.
For more information please call 347-702-2352
DISCERNING GOD’S VOICE WITHIN Attention single women age 22-45? Is God seeking you to journey with him in a religious community? If so, or if you think he may be, come listen to his call. The Sisters of Mercy and Sisters of St.Joseph will
have a weekend retreat October 5th—7th at the Mary Louis Academy , Jamaica Estates, N.Y.
Space is limited. Cost sliding scale $35-$80. Call Sr. Marie @ 18-791-7911 or email Sr. Ivette @
SCHOOL OF RELIGION @ ST. MATTHEW
SACRAMENTS & REGISTRATION
PARISH REGISTRATION
We urge everyone to register in the parish. Any letter concerning sponsorship for the sacraments or
testimonial letters will only be issued to registered parishioners of 6+ months. Please register @ the
rectory, you can fill out the form on the left and bring to the rectory
BAPTISM: .
To have your child baptized in St. Matthew, you must
pick up a list of requirements in the rectory
MARRIAGE:
Marriage sacrament requires a time of spiritual
preparation. Therefore, couples should make ar-
rangements six months to a year before the planned
date, by making an appointment with the parish priest
ANOINTING OF THE SICK:
If you or a loved one is near death or very ill and need
a priest , we encourage you to call the chaplain of the
hospital or call our rectory
PASTORAL CARE MINISTRY
If anyone is interested in joining the Pastoral Care Homebound Ministry please leave your name and
telephone number in the rectory.
RCIA
RCIA stands for RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION
OF ADULTS and is composed of a series of sessions
bringing people together to experience the prayer life
of the church as well as learn about its doctrines and
teachings. Using the readings from the Bible which
we hear daily at Mass, the Sacred Liturgy as well as
the Catechism of the Catholic Church, teens and
adults who have not yet done so prepare themselves
to receive the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation &
Holy Eucharist.
RCIA is offered in Spanish, Kreyol & English and
is for people who:
Were baptized in the Catholic Church but have
not received the sacrament of Confirmation,
First Holy Communion or First Confession
Were baptized in another Christian denomination
and wish to join the Catholic Church
Were never baptized & wish to fully worship in the
Catholic Church
Want to know more about what it means to be
Catholic?
The sessions begin in October. If you are interested
in knowing more, please contact the rectory.
School of Religion @ St. Matthew
IS NOW CLOSED
School of Religion @ Our Lady of Charity
Registration for school of religion is ongoing
School of Religion @ St. Gregory
Registration for Sacrament classes is now taking
place
PARISH REGISTRATION
Adoration in the Chapel: Monday – Friday
After 9:00 am Mass until 12:00 noon. The Divine Mercy is recited during the reposition. There is Benediction every
First Friday at Noon.
Full Name______________________
Address 1_______________________
Address 2________________________
Telephone Number _________________
Email Address ______________________
Were you registered before ____________
If yes, registration # __________
Today’s Date____________________
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
ST. GREGORY
OUR LADY OF CHARITY
COLLECTION 9/29—9/30
ST. MATTHEW
Mass
Enve-
lopes
Used
Envelope
Collection
Loose
money Totals
5:00 pm 30 498.00 204.00 702.00
11:30AM 34 1,125.00 364.11 1,489.11
Grand
Total 64 1,623.00 568.11 2,191.11
Kerali
India 636.15 636.15
Mass
Enve-
lopes
Used
Envelope
Collection
Loose
money Total
10am 58 3,026.00 28.00 3,054.00
Free will 6 335.00 — 335.00
Grand
Total 64 3,361.300 28.00 3,389.00
Mass
Enve-
lopes
Used
Envelope
Collection
Loose
money Totals
8 PM 64 1,489.00 306.12 1,795.12
7:30 AM 119 2,870.00 318.71 3,188.71
9:30 AM 63 747.00 316.50 1,063.50
11:30 AM 85 1,821.00 479.34 2,300.34
1:30 PM 51 611.00 132.25 743.25
L.I.R. 15 415.00 — 415.00
TOTAL 397 7,953.00 1,732.92 9,505.92
Kerali
India 1,484.00 1,484.00
Prayer for Priests
GENERAL WEEKLY EXPENSES
Lord Jesus, you have chosen your priests from among us and sent them out to proclaim your word and to act in your name. For so great a gift to your
Church, we give you praise and thanksgiving.
We ask you to fill them with the fire of your love, that their ministry may reveal your presence in the
Church. Since they are earthen vessels, we pray that your power shine through their weakness. In their af-flictions, let them never be crushed; in their doubts, never despair; in temptation, never be destroyed; in
persecution, never abandoned.
Inspire them through prayer to live each day the mys-tery of your dying and rising. In times of weakness send them your Spirit, and help them to praise your heavenly Father and to pray for poor sinners. By the same Holy Spirit, put your word on their lips and your
love in their hearts, to bring good news to the poor and healing to the broken-hearted.
And may the gift of Mary, your Mother, to the Disciple whom you loved, be your gift to every priest. Grant that she who formed you in her human image, may
form them in your divine image, by the power of your Spirit, to the glory of God the Father. Amen
On Sunday at the Eucharist, we pause to savor and live more fully the faith we share. Of course, we do
this at every Eucharistic celebration, but none is more vital to us than the one celebrated on Sunday. The whole community gathers on Sunday to remember the resurrection and share in commemorating the Last Supper. This very gathering, this assembly of
those who believe, is the Church itself.
The Church has always gathered like this, making for us now in our own day and age, a rich connection to every generation before us. Indeed, we believe that
the entire communion of saints gathered with us, which is why we pause at Mass to recall our beloved dead. Without the Eucharist, how would we be fed? How would our faith be nourished? How would our
connection to the community be made stronger? How would we recognize Jesus in the breaking of the
bread?
ST. MATTHEW , OUR LADY OF CHARITY AND
ST. GREGORY — $ 27,000.00
GENERAL WEEKLY EXPENSES
WORDS TO LIVE BY