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AUGUST 5TH 2018 EIGHTEENTH 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. -Sat. 8:30am; Sat.Vigil-5pm Sunday 10:00am 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.: Steven Horka 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 Cemeteries80-01 Metropolitan Ave. Middle Village, NY 11379 Tel:718 894-4888 Pastoral Staff Pastor Fr. Frank Black In Residence Bishop Guy Sansaricq Priests Fr. JeanAugustin Francois Fr. Juan Luxama Fr. Conan Shillingford Deacons Roy George Dennis DaCosta Nickie Colon Website: www.stmatthewrc.org St. Matthew Parish

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Page 1: St. Matthew Parish · 8/8/2018  · Zondi & Sethabiso Chonco by Nobuhle Chonco Saturday August 11 8:00am– Wedding anniversary Mr.& Mrs. Kertist & Lyris Augustus OUR LADY OF CHARITY:

AUGUST 5TH 2018 ♥ EIGHTEENTH 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. -Sat. 8:30am; Sat.Vigil-5pm

Sunday 10:00am

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.: Steven Horka

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. Conan Shillingford

Deacons

Roy George

Dennis DaCosta

Nickie Colon

Website: www.stmatthewrc.org

St. Matthew Parish

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18th Sunday of Ordinary Time: Ya Gotta Eat

If you watch a lot of sports, like I do, you probably have seen the newest routine a lot of athletes go through af-

ter they make a great play, hit a home run, or what-ever. You might have seen the athlete in the dugout, on the side of the field or even on the basketball court start

making believe that he or she is eating. I’m not com-pletely sure what they are trying to say, but it must be

something that compares their athletic prowess to feed-ing a beast of prey, like a lion or bear.

A while ago a hamburger chain used to adver-tise that you should go to one of their stores because, after all, “Ya Gotta, Eat.” I’ve always thought that they are saying that no matter how bad their food may be,

still it’s food, and you have to have food.

Sometimes, I see parishioners when I’m doing some food shopping. They might be surprised to see

me there, so I’ll just say, “Hey, ya gotta eat.”

Today’s Gospel, the second of our five Sundays on the sixth chapter of John, takes place the day after Jesus had fed the five thousand people with five barley loaves and two fish. Some people sought the Lord out, not because they wanted to hear His teaching, but only

because they could get some more free food. Jesus used their desire to eat to raise their need to an infinitely higher level. He told them that they seek food that per-ishes, but that he could give them food that never per-ishes. They spoke about the manna that God provided in the days of the Exodus, and Jesus told them about

the bread the Father gives that is greater than manna. This bread doesn’t just satisfy physical hunger,

but gives life to the world. They asked for this bread, and Jesus said that he is the bread of life. “Whoever

comes to me will never hunger, whoever believes in me will never thirst.”

We have to eat. If we don’t eat, we’ll starve to death. We have to eat to maintain our physical lives. We have to eat to maintain our spiritual lives. Jesus himself is the

food we need. He is the Bread of Life. We need Him. We need our union with the Lord. We need to let

Him guide our ways. We are restless in life. We hunger for more than this life can offer. He gives us what we

need. He gives us God. He is God.

He gives us the Eucharist. We need to receive communion. The Eucharist is not just one of the many

pious practices of our faith. It is the heart of our faith. The Eucharist is our union with Jesus offering

Himself to the Father for us. We need the Eucharist as our spiritual food. The Eucharist is the very Body of

Christ.

We receive the Bread of Life. The life offered is certainly not life as we usually use the term. It is not

referring to physical life. We eat the Bread of Life and die from cancer, heart attacks, accidents, etc.

The Life offered is the Life of Christ. It is the spiritual life that we receive at our Baptism and which remains after our physical death. The Bread Jesus

gives nourishes this life, helps us grow stronger spiritu-ally and makes us powerful in the battle for the Kingdom

of God. So we come before the Lord this and every Sunday, or perhaps for some of us, every day, and we

say to the Lord, “Feed me.”

But do we really want to be fed? The food that God gives demands a total commitment to

Him. When we go to communion we are bound by the Presence within us to live His Life in a way that gives evidence of His Life in the world. You see for us com-

mitted Catholics, religion is not a sometimes affair, not a once a week happening. For us religion means being

bound to Christ. The very word religion comes from the Latin work ligare which means to be bound. Our faith is

who we are. We are people bound to Christ. Many people, hopefully none here, but many people will disagree with this. They will say that a person shouldn’t

take his or her faith too seriously. Or that decisions should not be based on faith but on what is expedient,

pleasurable, etc. There is some of this in each of us. There is that dark part of us that wants to believe

that we can put our faith in a corner of our lives, but do not have to let it determine our lives. It is the part of us that longs for the fleshpots of Egypt, even though we

know that the price of fleeting pleasure is slavery. Think about that. When we choose pleasure where God is not

present, we become slaves to that pleasure. And yet, there is a part of us that goes to Church on Sundays but thinks it is quite alright to get drunk on Fridays. It is that

part of us that really does not want to be fed with the Bread of Life.

But there is another part of us, hopefully it is the dominating force within us. This is the part of us that

truly wants to grow in the Life of the Lord every day until we die. It is the part that always wants more of Him. It is the part that wants to wake up in His Presence, go

about our daily routine in His Presence, and sleep in His Presence. A brilliant Father of the Early Church wrote: “A Christian is not his own master. His time is God’s.” Do you know who wrote that? St. Ignatius of Antioch,

our patron, wrote that before he died. There is a part of us that knows in the core of our being that this is true. It

is the part of us that cries out with the people in the Gospel, “Lord, give us this bread always.”

And He does. And we come to a deeper understanding that there is nothing we can gain in life that has value

except that which comes from Jesus and returns to Him.

And so we receive communion. We have

to eat. We need Jesus. He is the Bread of Life.

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BREAD & WINE, CANDLE, BLESSINGS MASS INTENTIONS

ST. MATTHEW: MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday August 4

8:00pm– Birthday blessings for Edmund Williams

Sunday August 5

7:30am– Altar Rosary Society

9:30am–a. In loving memory of Alfonso Rochez by the Rochez family

b. R.I.P. Carmen Delorenzo & Luis Lorenzo Diaz by Zoila Lorenzo & family

11:30am– In loving memory of Cecilia Howell & Roger Stoute, R.I.P. by

Debbie Howell

1:30pm– For our parishioners

Monday August 6

7:30am–Repose of the soul of Bernard Dowd

9:00am– 48th wedding anniversary for Giselaine & Joseph Morisset by family

Tuesday August 7

7:30am– Blessings, thanksgiving & healing for RoseMary & Dalton Miller

9:00am–B’day blessings Fritz St.Juste by mom, Elizabeth St.Juste

Wednesday August 8

7:30am– For living members of the Emmanuel family by Rose Mary Miller

9:00am– Thank you to St.Jude & Our Blessed Mother, undoer of knots by

Julian & Lervan Atticot & family

Thursday August 9

7:30am–For the deceased members of the Emmanuel family by Rose Mary

Miller

9:00am– Birthday blessings David Morisset by family

First Friday August 10

7:30am–Healing for my family

9:00 am - R.I.P. Mathombi Angelica Zondi & Sethabiso Chonco by Nobuhle

Chonco

Saturday August 11

8:00am– Wedding anniversary Mr.& Mrs. Kertist & Lyris Augustus

WEEKLY READINGS

OUR LADY OF CHARITY: MASS INTENTIONS

ST. GREGORY: MASS INTENTIONS

Sun Aug 5 Ex 16:2-4,12-15; Eph 4:17,20-24; Jn 6:24-35

Mon Aug 6 Dn7: 9-10,13-14;2 Pt 1:16-19;Mk 9:2-10

Tue Aug 7 Jer 30:1-2,12-15,18-22 ;Mt 14:22-36 or 15:1-2,10-14

Wed Aug 8 Jer 31:1-7; Mt 15:21-28

Thu Aug 9 Jer 31: 31-34 ; Mt 16:13-23

Fri Aug 10 2 Cor 9: 6-10; Jn12:24-26

Sat Aug 11 Hb 1:12——2:4; Mt 17:14-20

Birthday blessings for Arthur, Damon and Ian requested by Yvonne Edwards

BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS: Khiya Harris, Ashley

Lawson, Terrance Daniel, Noah Griffith, Denyse Hol-loway, Kevin Leysath, Betty Soto, Cory Young,

Shantell Huggins, Latisha King, Brendon Huie, Marlon Huie, Christian Rojas, Adriana Catus, Dalia

Blackmond, Clare Theodule, Shelby Osborne, Tashawna Reid, Kesha Harmon,

We pray to the Lord.

BREAD & WINE : Bread and Wine for the month of

August is donated by Haynes family,,

We pray to the Lord

TODAY’S MASS : For our parishioners.

We pray to the Lord.

WEDDING ANNVERSARIES : For all couples

married in the Catholic Church

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.

BREAD - In memory of my sister, Gloria P. Hope requested by Melba Brown

WINE - In loving memory of Icina Fields requested by Junior Matthews

CANDLE—AUGUST 5-11

ST. MATTHEW-BREAD & WINE - AUGUST

First

Saturday

August 4th

5 PM Mass for Connie Fernandez,

R.I.P., Requested by

Fiona

Sunday,

August 5th

10 AM Mass for Catherine Spivey,

R.I.P., Requested by The Rosary

Society

Monday,

August 6th

8:30 AM Mass for Esther

Blackman, R.I.P., Requested by

Hazel Williams

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WEEKLY MEETINGS REMEMBER IN OUR PRAYERS

For the homebound, hospitalized and sick

Armelle Amilcar, Catherine Bernard, Mother Juanita Brathwaite, Yolande Cadet, Cadore & Allen families, Vernice Chambers, Delcia Charles, Mother Veronica Dale, Mother Jessey Danzy, Polly Davis, Catherine DeLeon, Eulalia Diaz, Deacon Roy Dudley, Mother

Carrie Frasier, Trina Gonzalez, Gwendolyn Harding, Joan Hudson, Danielle Huie, Kerlyne Hyppolite, Ian Kellman, Deacon James Lacy, Percival Lewis, Roger Lewis, Luis Manuel Lorenzo, Madelin Lorenzo, Jean

Lubin, Jocelyn Lynch, 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, Fr. Robert Seay,

Norma Smith, Pamela Smith,Javier Talango, Irvine Thomas, Mother Margaret Thompson, Martel

Vendryes,

SPECIAL PRAYERS FOR:

George Gargiso, Wendy, Sophia & Socia Romain, Emillio Holder, Emillio Simon, Amily James, Vida

Boyea, Vernice Chambers , Phat Lumumba , Keddie, Delron, Randal, and Lance Theodule, Lisa Scott Spencer, Kellice Charles, Danielle Anderson,

Belinda Herbert, Viola King, Eugenio Ibarban, Ausby , Drew & Ford , Lacy & Garth , Glenn families, Danzy & Afam , Thompson , Bowen Joseph, Barbar and Crayne families, all families represented here

today.

All students, teachers and principals, President Don-ald Trump & family, our Government, prayers and

petitions in our prayer basket, for the all Priest espe-cially those who serve here at Charity, Religious Vo-cations, 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 08/05/18 @ ST. GREGORY

+ Sunday School CLOSED for Summer

+10 AM Service - Marcus Garvey Manor

+ NO Choir Rehearsal during the Summer

+ 10 AM Mass – Church

+ CREDIT UNION +GIFT SHOP OPEN

WEDNESDAY 08/08/18

+ 6 PM -7:30 PM ARISE in Creole & French in Rectory.

(CLOSED)

+ 7 PM ARISE Prayer Group - English

(Carolyn Jack-Leader)

THURSDAY 08/09/18 + NO Senior Bible Study-Rectory basement

followed by ARISE Prayer Group in English (CLOSED)

FIRST FRIDAY 08/10/18

+ NO 8:30 AM

SATURDAY 08/11/18

+ 4 PM Vigil Choir Rehearsal-Choir Room

+ 6 PM- Light Fest – Church

+6:30 PM ARISE -St. Matthew’s Parish – CLOSED)

WEEK OF SUNDAY 08/05/18 @ ST. MATTHEW + 11:45am Legion nidi de la Presentation

+ 1:30pm Youth Ministry

MONDAY 08/06/18

+ 7:00 pm Narcotics Anonymous

+ 7:00pm Haitian Charismatic Prayer Group

WEDNESDAY 08/08/18

+ 11am– Senior Group

SATURDAY 08/11/18

+ 4pm-Youth Choir Rehearsal

+4:15pm-Haitian Legion of Mary

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

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UPCOMING PARISH EVENTS

SIGHT AND SOUND TO LANCASTER ,PA The new date for the Sight and Sound trip to

Lancaster, Pennsylvania to see the story of “Jesus” is now October 13th.We had to change the date in order to obtain a second bus so that we can accommodate more people. There are now seats available, but in order to reserve your seat, you must make a $50 down payment as soon as possible.@ St. Matthew

ANNUAL BBQ The Young Adult Ministry annual fundraiser BBQ is

on Saturday, August 11th from 2 - 7 PM in the Church

Parking lot. Food and drinks on sale. @ St. Matthew

STEELPAN WORKSHOP If you are interested in learning how to play the steel

pan, please contact Christopher Chasteau at

347-668-8232 or email him at

[email protected] .The price of the

lessons is $15 for 45 minutes. @ St. Matthew

PILGRIMAGE TO THE NATIONAL SHRINE OF OUR LADY OF CZESTOCHOWA

IS CANCELLED @ St. Matthew

PILGRIMAGE TO THE SHRINE OF ST. JOSEPH

Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St. Joseph in Bensalem, Pennsylvania on Saturday, August 18th, Price is $50 for adults and $25 for children 12 and under. You can

purchase tickets in the rectory or from members of

the Society.@ St. Matthew

FR. ELVEAU’S 30TH ANNIVERSARY MASS

All are invited to celebrate Fr. Elveau’s 30th anniversary of priesthood with a special Mass here

on Friday, August 10th @ 7:00 PM followed by a

reception in the Parish Center.@ St. Matthew

1000 HAIL MARY’S

We will pray the Rosary on Saturday, August 11th @

9:30 AM in the chapel.@ St. Matthew

MONTHLY ENVELOPES

If you currently receive weekly envelopes and you received a pack of monthly envelopes in the mail,

please disregard it and continue using your

weekly envelopes. The company made an error and sent monthly envelopes to everyone. Thank you.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

OUR LADY OF CHARITY DAY PICNIC:

Saturday, August 18, 2018 Franklin D Roosevelt State Park, buses leaves 8am

sharp Tickets $30. Money due ASAP to secure seat on the

bus. Swimming pool ($2,00) Playing field, Paddle Boat,

Games and much more Remember to bring your Soccer ball, Football,

Basketball, Playing Cards, Dominos, and let’s have FUN .

FOR TICKETS AND / OR MORE INFORMATION CALL 718 774– 5100

—————————————————————

UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS @ ST. GREGORY

ST. GREGORY THE GREAT SCHOOL: 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.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Friendly Reminder -

Continuing thru Sunday, August 26th Sunday Mass at St. Gregory’s Church will be at 10AM, NOT 11:30AM. Sunday Mass time will return to 11:30am on Sunday,

September 2nd, 2018.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: St. Gregory The Great

Church will celebrate the Feast Day on Sunday, September 9th, 2018 at the 11:30AM Mass followed

by a BBQ in the church yard hosted by the BBQ Committee.

A VERY CHOCOLATE THANK YOU is coming from Saint Gregory the Great Catholic Academy to all the people at Saint Gregory the Great Church. We are very grateful for your support in our Chocolate Candy Bar fundraiser. At Saint Gregory’s, we sold at least $900.00 worth of those

candy bars. You may have bought them from some of the students or from the table in the back of the Church. It may

have been one a week or small handful, but you support us. We appreciate it very much! Even though we are not there physically cross the alleyway, thank you very, very

much, for remembering your “old school”.

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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

Registration forms are now available at the doors of the Church & in the Rectory.

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT- $60.00. Deadline- 6/30 Payments for registration received after 6/30 will be

$70.00.

Please attach a Copy of Your Child’s Baptism Certificate, If Not Baptized, Attach a Copy of their Birth Certificate. DEADLINE FOR ALL REGISTRATION IS

AUGUST 30TH, 2018

School of Religion @ Our Lady of Charity

Registration for school of religion is ongoing

School of Religion @ St. Gregory

Registration for Sacrament classes are now

CLOSED. However, there will be ongoing

registration for all Non-Sacrament classes

_______________________________________________

PARISH REGISTRATION

Full Name______________________

Address 1_______________________

Address 2________________________

Telephone Number _________________

Email Address ______________________

Were you registered before ____________

If yes, registration # __________

Today’s Date____________________

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ST. GREGORY

OUR LADY OF CHARITY

COLLECTION 7/28—7/29

ST. MATTHEW

Mass

Enve-

lopes

Used

Envelope

Collection

Loose

money Totals

5:00 pm 23 560.00 168.00 728.00

11:30AM 33 995.00 323.40 1,318.40

Grand

Total 56 1,555.00 491.40 2,046.40

Mass

Enve-

lopes

Used

Envelope

Collection

Loose

money Total

10am 60 1,925.00 54.00 1,979.00

Free will 12 286.00 — 286.00

Grand

Total 72 2,211.00 54.00 2,265.00

Mass

Enve-

lopes

Used

Envelope

Collection

Loose

money Totals

8 PM 69 2,045.00 333.50 2,378.50

7:30 AM 143 3,284.00 594.26 3,878.26

9:30 AM 61 671.00 256.80 927.80

11:30 AM 79 1,790.00 653.62 2,443.62

1:30 PM 42 578.00 141.25 719.25

L.I.R. 32 1,577.00 1,577.00

TOTAL 426 9,945.00 1,740.96 11,924.43

DAILY MEDITATION

ST. MATTHEW ; OUR LADY OF CHARITY AND ST. GREGORY —$ 27,000.00

************************************* The Widow’s Offering

Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their

money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. But a poor widow came and

put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents. Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell

you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of

her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.”

GENERAL WEEKLY EXPENSES

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

Say with the love of the Father and Spirit: Jesus I love you

Say it with all the Angels and Saints: Jesus I love you

When misunderstandings and wrongs overtake you and make you so, say: Jesus I love you

When temptations and pitfalls and every type of sin make you feel so bad, say:

Jesus I love you When life is so heavy with boredom and strain, every sor-

row and pain, say: Jesus I love you

Let your anger die away and every unforgiveness melt at last, as you say: Jesus I love you

Let your impurity be healed by his touch, and temptations temper your soul, say:

Jesus I love you Let him free you from every addiction and fill you with inner

joy, saying: Jesus I love you

Say it countless times to console him for those who deny him their love:

Jesus I love you

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.

Your hour with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament will repair for evils of the world and bring about peace on earth “Let us be generous with our time in going to

meet Jesus. (Pope John II).@ St. Matthew

Saturday September 15– 9 AM—1 PM— St. Matthew English Charismatic Prayer Group Annual Breakfast at St. Teresa of Avila

Guest Speaker: Fr. Anthony Abraham

Price: Adults: $15; children under 12: $ 7 You can purchase tickets at the rectory or from members of the Prayer Group.

REVIVAL following the Prayer Breakfast at St. Matthew: Monday September 17th– Friday September 21st at 7:30 PM. Rosary begins at 7 PM. each evening

PRAYER BREAKFAST & REVIVAL