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FEBRUARY 24, 2019 ♥ 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
Seventh Sunday Ordinary Time: Forgiveness One measure of flour would be poured into the ladies’ outstretched aprons. Now, how much that measure really was would depend on the merchant. The best
measure would be one where there was no more room for any more flour. The measure with which your meas-ure will in return be measured to you means that if our forgiveness is limited, so also will be God’s mercy. If
our forgiveness is complete, so also will be God’s mercy.
So who is it that you and I still hold a grudge over? And why is it that we are allowing God’s mercy to be limited by our anger for another person? And why is it that we feel justified in adding our anger to the sum of hatred in the world? Does that mean that we are to forgive and
forget? Forgive, yes, but sometimes it is neither reason-able nor prudent to forget. We may need to remember for the sake of protecting ourselves or others from those who commit crimes against us. But we still need to for-give. Remember the story of the Prodigal Son. When he returned home, the Forgiving Father welcomed him back into his love, but he didn’t give him the farm. The
Prodigal Son had squandered his half of the farm. Whatever was left still belonged to the elder
brother. But, as the Forgiving Father told his faithful son, “All that I have is yours, but your brother who was lost has returned and we need to celebrate his presence in
our family.”
Our participation in the transformation of the world into the Kingdom of God is dependent on our de-
termination to put his love over our anger and our hatred no matter how justified we might feel. Anger and hatred only destroy, and they destroy the one who is angry, the
one who hates. God does not want us to be miser-able. He wants us to live and die in his love. We pray today for the courage to allow his forgiveness to trans-
form the world.
A prayer for forgiveness: Lord, I'm in that place again-On my knees
Laying my life out before You. Thank you that on the cross
you cried "It is finished." You have done it
Forgiveness is complete-I can live forever in Your grace
Forever in Your love. So I ask now for Your forgiveness
For the wrongs that I have done
And the things that I have neglected
I ask for Your forgiveness-For the people I have hurt
And those who I have failed to love as You love
I ask for Your forgiveness
I receive Your forgiveness. And resolve in my heart
That with Your strength I determine not to make these
errors again. I receive Your forgiveness
And by the power of Your Holy Spirit
I walk away from everything I know to be wrong
And embrace everything I know about You
For the kingdom, the power and the glory
Are always and forever Yours. Amen
I think that of all the things the Lord asks us to do in our following Him, nothing is more difficult that the dictates
of today’s Gospel. “Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. To the person who strikes you on one cheek, offer the other one as well, and from the person who takes your cloak, do not withhold even your tunic. Give to everyone who asks of you, and from the
one who takes what is yours do not demand it back. Do to others as you would have them do to you.” It is much easier to avoid sexual immorality than it is to avoid ha-tred, particularly when we have been hurt, but that is
what Jesus is calling us to do. It is much easier to sacri-fice our wants for the needs of others, then it is to avoid lashing out at someone who has attacked someone in
our family, but that is what Jesus is calling us to do.
Hatred is destroying the world. Jesus came to give the world life. To follow Him demands that we fight off hatred in the world, beginning with that anger that is
within us. So your children or your parents, your ex-wife or
ex husband, your boss or the people next door have made your lives difficult, even unpleasant. They have
tormented you. We can all say that there are those peo-ple whose lives have made our lives difficult. And we
think, life would be so much easier if they had never ex-isted. More than that, the very thought of the person makes our blood boil. And this nemesis is the person
we are called upon to forgive.
Is the Lord asking too much? Is he expecting too much of us? No, He is only telling us to be forgiving
so we can receive forgiveness. In the Gospel of Mat-thew, the Jewish people are told to be sincere or perfect
as their heavenly Father is sincere or perfect. In the Gospel of Luke, that we heard today, we are told to be compassionate as our Heavenly Father is Compas-
sionate.
That word compassionate means to be con-cerned with human welfare and the alleviation of suffer-ing by being charitable, sympathetic, and merciful. We all live under the mercy of God. We are all dependent on His care, His understanding. We are called to offer
that care, that understanding in the most difficult circum-stance, to offer compassion to those who have as-
saulted us in any way whatsoever. We are told: “"Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning
and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven. Give, and gifts will be given to you; a good
measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflow-ing, will be poured into your lap. For the measure with which you measure will in return be measured out to
you." When the ladies of Jesus’ time went to the market
place they would have aprons on over their clothes. The last purchase they would make would usu-
ally be wheat or some other grain or possibly flour.
BREAD & WINE, CANDLE, BLESSINGS MASS INTENTIONS
ST. MATTHEW: MASS INTENTIONS
Saturday Feb. 23rd
8:00pm– Birthday blessings for Fr. Andy & Joan Guppy by Cita Ferguson
Sunday February
24
7th Sunday of Ordinary
Time
7:30am– In loving memory of Vergara & Argentine family by Nidia Vergara
9:30am– In loving memory of Alfonso Rochez by Marcelina Alvarez
11:30am– In remembrance of Julia & Leonard Williams by Edmund Williams
1:30pm– Birthday blessings for Rose Marie Blezin
Monday Feb. 25
7:30am– Repose of the soul of Wilfred Coppin & Aston Henry by
Paulette Coppin
9:00am– In loving memory of Leslie Thompson by Lima Thompson
Tuesday Feb.26
7:30am–Repose of the soul Viola Muller & Izona Hayes by Iona Decoteau
9:00am– Healing & blessings for Leon Hernandez
Wednesday Feb. 27
7:30am– Repose of the soul of Ashton Decoteau & Frank Hayes by
Iona Decoteau
9:00am– Birthday blessings for Giselda Lopez
Thursday Feb. 28
7:30am– That my children will receive the gifts of the Spirit
9:00am– For the children of the world
Friday Mar. 1
7:30am– For all priests especially those serving in our parish
9:00am–Thanksgiving to God by Bertha Content
Saturday Mar. 2
8:00am– God’s grace & mercy on the United States
WEEKLY READINGS
OUR LADY OF CHARITY: MASS INTENTIONS
Sun Feb 24 1 Sm 26:2, 7-9,12-13,22-23; 1 Cor 15:45-49; Lk 6:27-38
Mon Feb 25 Sir 1:1-10 ; Mk 9:14-29
Tue Feb 26 Sir 2: 1-11 ; Mk 9:30-37
Wed Feb 27 Sir 4: 11-19 ; Mt 9:38-40
Thu Feb 28 Sir 5: 1-8 ; Mt 9:41-50
Fri Mar 1 Sir 6: 5-17 ; Mt 10:1-12
Sat Mar 2 Sir 17: 1-15 ; Mt 10:13-16
BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS:
Anthony Holloway, Tytiana King, Nrak Boyd. Marie Huie, Enrique Taylor, Shonnell Sheppard, Dwayne Allard, James Framer, Bayyinah Clinton,
Elinor Roach, Destiny Kpaka, Burtel Batson, Michelle Thompson, Socia Romain, Mother Pearl Matthews,
Ayodele Mims,
We pray to the Lord.
TODAY’S MASS : For our parishioners
We pray to the Lord.
BREAD & WINE : Bread and Wine for the month of
February & March, is donated by Haynes family,
We pray to the Lord
Bread Wine & Candle : for the month of February is donated for Judy & Jennifer Antoine thanking God
for grace and mercy,
We pray to the Lord.
WEDDING ANNVERSARIES: For all married couples that God give them comfort and strength in each
other and joy in their children.
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 — Birthday blessings for Cecil Beard
Healing for the Church.
ST. MATTHEW-BREAD & WINE - FEBRUARY
CANDLE FEBRUARY 24-MARCH 2
Sunday, Feb. 24TH
11:30 AM Mass In Thanksgiving For The Jack Family
Requested by Gregory Jack
MASS INTENTIONS @ ST. GREGORY
WEEKLY MEETINGS REMEMBER IN OUR PRAYERS
For the homebound, hospitalized and sick
Carmen Allen, Armelle Amilcar, Michelle Bertrand, Patricia Bowen, Silvestre Brathwaite, Ismay Brewster,
Paulita Caberra, Yolande Cadet, Delcia Charles, Jemma & Charles Christian, Enide Clarke, Maurice Earl Cunningham, Mother Veronica Dale, Calvert Davis, Polly Davis, Catherine DeLeon, Eulalia Diaz, Dorothy Edwards, Yvonne Edwards, Stella Emmanuel, Mother Carrie Frasier, Cynthia Gairy, John Gale, Muriel Gomez, Trina Gonzalez, Jose Guerrero, Zita Hamilton, Gwendolyn Harding, Joan Hudson, Danielle Huie, Enid Huntley, Janice
Hutchings, Kerlyne Hyppolite, Serge Jaboui, Marie Rose Jabouin Fernando James, Ian Kellman, Albert Kirton, Deacon
James Lacy, Percival Lewis, Sampson Lewis, Barbara Manuel, Luis Manuel Lorenzo, Madelin Lorenzo, Jean Lubin, Barbara Manuel, Mother
Virginia Marcellin, Judith Matthew, Mother Pearl Matthews, Leticia McDowell, Vernita McDowell, , Kerry Mills, Marcelina & Roy Morales, Isai Munoz,
Marta Munoz, Nelson Munoz, Suzanna Neil, Mother Dolores Olff, Marie Pierre, Sonia Prescot, Clyde Pryce, Dorothy Irons Reid, Catherine Richards,
Carlos Rudas, Rita Salandy,Elizabeth Sampson, Lidia Saunders, Carl Serrette, Frances Smith,Pamela Smith, Lisa Scott Spencer, Javier Talango, Cynthia
Thomas, Edris Thomas, Irvine Thomas, Ethel Thompson, Mother Margaret Thompson, Lyonette
Tribie, Janet Throne, Carmen Valentine, Martel Vendryes, Audrey Williams, Elodia Zuniga,
SPECIAL PRAYERS FOR : Omari Ausby, Edna King, Vernice Chambers , Kerry Mills , Paul Hawker,
Cecil Bowen, Marcella De Sandies , Damien Thomas, Patricia & Dexter Marshall & family, Griffith families , all OLC Ministries , 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, mentally sick, and for world
peace,
We pray to the Lord.
WEEK OF SUNDAY 02/24/19 @ ST. GREGORY + 10 AM Senior Choir Rehearsal
+ 10:30 AM Rosary Recitation Every Sunday
+ 4 PM Black History Month Cultural Extravaganza @ St.
Matthew Parish Center
+ CREDIT UNION OPEN & GIFT SHOP OPEN
MONDAY 02/25/19
+ 7:30 PM Senior Choir Rehearsal
TUESDAY 02/26/19
+7:15 PM Bible Study – Rectory basement
WEDNESDAY 02/27/18
+ CLOSED – ARISE Creole
+CLOSED – ARISE English
THURSDAY 02/28/19
+ After Senior Bible Study & ARISE with Dolores Sykes
FIRST FRIDAY 03/01/19 + 10 AM Mass followed Eucharistic Adoration with
Disciples In Mission – Chapel
SATURDAY 03/02/19
+ 9 AM to 4 PM Recitation of One Thousand Hail Mary’s
+ 4 PM Vigil Choir Rehearsal-Choir Room
+ 6 PM- Light Fest – Church
WEEK OF SUNDAY 02/24/19 @ ST. MATTHEW + 11:45am Legion nidi de la Presentation
+ 1:30pm Youth Ministry
MONDAY 02/25/19
+ 7:00 pm Narcotics Anonymous
+ 7:00pm Haitian Charismatic Prayer Group
TUESDAY 02/26/19
+ 7:00pm The Bible in our lives
WEDNESDAY 02/27/19
+ 11am– Senior Group
FRIDAY 03/01/19
+ 7pm– Spanish Charismatic Prayer Group
SATURDAY 03/02/19
+ 4pm-Youth Choir Rehearsal
+4:15pm-Haitian Legion of Mary
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
NO 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
ENGLISH LENTEN MISSION
Tuesday March 19th - Our Lady of Charity 1669
Dean Street Brooklyn, NY 11213
*******
Wednesday March 20th - St Gregory the Great 224
Brooklyn Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11213
*******
Thursday & Friday March 21st & 22nd -
St. Matthew Parish 1123 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn,
NY 11213
*******
Mission begins at 7:00 pm with the Rosary.
Fr. Brancker John from the Island of Dominica will be
the celebrant of the mission
MOTHERS’ DAY DINNER DANCE
St. Matthew Fundraising Committee will be celebrating Mother’s Day with a dinner dance at Afrika House on Sunday, May 19,2019.
Time: 5 PM—10 PM
Admission: 21 years and over
Price: $ 70 in advance; $80 after April 30th.
Live DJ, Best Dressed Mother, 50/50 Raffle,
Cash Bar
PALM BRANCHES
Please bring in your palm branches from last year’s
Palm Sunday. The palms will be burnt and ashes
used on Ash Wednesday ( March 6th)
ANNUAL SOUP DAY March 16th from 12PM —3:00 PM the English
Charismatic Group “Annual Take away Soup Day” in
the vestibule of the Church. Adults: $8.00;
Fish soup $10 .Proceeds go to aid the poor.
ST. GREGORY THE GREAT SCHOOL: Saint Gregory the Great Catholic Academy’s
Kindergarten registration has started for the 2019-2020 school year. The Tuition Assistance Program
will open on January 14th, 2019. This allows children to receive a quality Catholic education when the family income is challenged. Registration for all grades starts on January 14th, 2019. The phone
number is 718-774-3330
Please support St. Gregory the Great Chocolate
Candy Drive. Chocolate bars are $1. Please
support their fundraising efforts. See Margaret
Mary Casey.
COLLECTION– ST. MATTHEW PARISH
ST. GREGORY – FEB 16/17
OUR LADY OF CHARITY – FEB 16/17
ST. MATTHEW– FEB 16/17
Mass
Enve-
lopes
Used
Envelope
Collection
Loose
money Totals
5:00 pm 24 566.00 159.00 725.00
11:30AM 38 842.00 850.87 1,692.87
Grand
Total 62 1,408.00 1,009.87 2,417.87
Mass
Enve-
lopes
Used
Envelope
Collection
Loose
money Total
10am 56 3,089.00 21.00 3,110.00
Free will 7 367.00 — 367.00
Grand
Total 63 3,456.00 21.00 3,477.00
Mass
En-
velo
pes
Used
Envelope
Collection
Loose
money Totals
8 PM 50 1,463.05 150.62 1,613.67
7:30 AM 115 2,517.95 280.18 2,798.13
9:30 AM 58 744.25 363.22 1,107.47
11:30 AM 98 1,841.00 349.20 2,190.20
1:30 PM 43 525.00 244.70 769.70
L.I.R. 9 1,079.00 — 1,079.00
TOTAL 373 8,170.25 1,387.92 9.558.17
UPCOMING PARISH EVENTS—ST. GREGORY
Lenten Mini Brunch hosted by Disciples In Mission on Saturday, March 16th from 9:30 AM to 1 PM in the rectory
basement. ALL ARE INVITED. FREE OF CHARGE.
LOVE OFFERING FOR SR. AVE CLARK FOUNDER OF
HEART TO HEART MINISTRY
Black Heritage Month
Children day
Sunday 02/24/19
Extravaganza
Sunday 02-24-19
St. Matthew Parish Center @ 4 PM
See members of the Heritage Committee to purchase
Tickets and Raffle books
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
GENERAL WEEKLY EXPENSES
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
First Woman Representative:
Shirley Chisholm was the first African American woman elected to the House of Representatives.
She was elected in 1968 and represented the state of New York. She broke ground again four years later in 1972 when she was the first major
party African-American candidate and the first fe-male candidate for president of the United States.
Self-Made Millionaire: Madam C.J. Walker was born on a cotton plantation in Louisiana and
became wealthy after inventing a line of African-American hair care products. She established
Madame C.J. Walker Laboratories and was also known for her philanthropy.
Population Growth: The black population of the United States in 1870 was 4.8 million; in 2007, the
number of black residents of the United States, including those of more than one race, was 40.7
million.
Oscar Winner: In 1940, Hattie McDaniel was the first African-American performer to win an
Academy Award—the film industry’s highest honor—for her portrayal of a loyal slave govern-
ess in Gone With the Wind.
Into Space: In 1992, Dr. Mae Jemison became the first African American woman to go into space
aboard the space shuttle Endeavor. During her eight-day mission, she worked with U.S. and
Japanese researchers, and was a co-investigator on a bone cell experiment.
White House: In 2009, Barack Obama became the first African-American president in U.S.
history. He occupied the White House for two consecutive terms, serving from 2009 to 2017.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH Black History Month: The celebration of Black History Month began as “Negro History Week,”
which was created in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson, a noted African American historian, scholar, educator, and publisher. It became a month-long celebration in 1976. The month of
February was chosen to coincide with the birth-days of Frederick Douglass and Abraham
Lincoln
NAACP: On February 12, 2009, the NAACP marked its 100th anniversary.
Spurred by growing racial violence in the early twentieth century, and particularly by 1908 race riots in Springfield, Illinois, a group of African-
American leaders joined together to form a new permanent civil rights organization, the National
Association for the Advancement of Colored Peo-ple (NAACP). February 12, 1909, was chosen be-
cause it was the centennial anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.
Heavyweight Champ: Jack Johnson became the first African-American man to hold the World Heavyweight Champion boxing title in 1908. He
held onto the belt until 1915.
First Lawyer: John Mercer Langston was the first black man to become a lawyer when he
passed the bar in Ohio in 1854. When he was elected to the post of Town Clerk for Brownhelm, Ohio, in 1855 Langston became one of the first
African Americans ever elected to public office in America. John Mercer Langston was also the
great-uncle of Langston Hughes, famed poet of the Harlem Renaissance.
Supreme Court Justice: Thurgood Marshall was the first African American ever
appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. He was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, and
served on the court from 1967 to 1991.
Eminent Scientist: George Washington Carver developed 300 derivative products from peanuts among them cheese, milk, coffee, flour, ink, dyes, plastics, wood stains, soap, linoleum,
medicinal oils and cosmetics.
First Senator: Hiram Rhodes Revels was the first African American ever elected to the U.S.
Senate. He represented the state of Mississippi from February 1870 to March 1871.