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MASS INTENTIONS SATURDAY: 12/29 5:00 PM: Thanking God the Father,

God the Son, & God the Holy Spirit for this year. Requested by Raquel, Grace, & Fernando Virola.

SUNDAY: 12/30 9:30AM- In loving memory of Maria

Bisbal. Requested by the Damas Cristianas.

12:00 PM In loving memory of John

Cammaño on his 12th Anniversary in heaven. Requested by Millie Cammaño.

MONDAY: 9:00 AM In loving memory of the Pierre &

Vermeille Family. Requested by Marie Joseph Vermeille.

Vigil Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God

5:00 PM: Blessings for all the Priest who serve St. Laurence

parish. Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God

(NEW YEAR’S DAY) Holy Day of Obligation) TUESDAY: 9:30 AM Blessings peace & good health for

Thelma Goring family. Requested by Thelma Goring.

(Spanish) 12:30 PM In loving memory of Jackquelen M.

Caamano. Requested by Millie Caamano.

WEDNESDAY: 9:00 AM In loving memory of Nathan

Pittman.

THURSDAY: 9:00 AM- COMMUNION SERVICE

FIRST FRIDAY: 9:00 AM- In loving memory of Dorothy

Rodriques on her 1st Anniversary in heaven.

SATURDAY: 1/5/2019 5:00 PM: People of the Parrish.

-Birthday blessings for June Brown. Requested by June Brown.

Michael McKinney, Jennie Santos, John Wilson, Louise Worrell, Msgr. Hinch, Silvia Charles, Camilo Meneses López, Gloria Gagliardi, José Miranda, Asunción Nuñez, Yuklin Hernandez, Annie Andrews, Laura Garrick, Isabel

Benitez, Helen Clarke, Myrna Charles, Lois Clarke, Lauraine Bennette, Elgin Ranjitsingh, Perlin Landers, Franklin Strachan, Mary DeLuca, Msgr. Steven A. Ferrari, Crystal Brunner, Cyrus Flavigny, Norine Greig, Estelle Love, Elijah Flavigny, Evelyn Linley, Liliana Rosales. We will keep names on the prayer list for three weeks. After that time, the family should call the rectory to have the name reinstated. Thank you.

FOR ALL THE DECEASED Parishioners and Priests of our Diocese,

Nathan Pittman

Thank you to all who supported the Annual

Cursillos’ Raffle, because of your generosity, this

year we raised $775.00. All proceeds are to

support the Parish of St. Laurence.

-Milagros Gerez

Basket

-Melissa Malagati

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Readings for the Week

May the dawn of this New Year, Bring new joys for you…May your New Year be blessed, With peace, prosperity, and happiness too.. Happy New Year!! God bless…

The Rectory will be open on Monday December 31st (New Year’s Eve) from 9 am to

12 pm & CLOSED Tuesday January 1st in observance of New Year’s Day.

SECOND COLLECTIONS FOR JANUARY 2019

Sunday January 6, 2019 Diocesan Mission

Sunday January 27, 2019 Churches in Need

DECEMBER 30 SUNDAY

THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS MARY & JOSEPH

First: Sirach 3:2-6,12-14 Second: Colossians 3:12-21 or 3:12-17 Gospel: Luke 2:41-52

DECEMBER 31 MONDAY

ST SYLVESTER

First: 1 John 2:18-21 Gospel: John 1:1-18

JANUARY 1 TUESDAY

SOLEMNITY OF MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD

First: Numbers 6:22-27 Gospel: Luke 2:16-21

JANUARY 2 WEDNESDAY

ST BASIL THE GREAT AND GREGORY NAZIANZEN

First: 1 John 2:22-28 Gospel: John 1:19-28

JANUARY 3 THURSDAY

THE MOST HOLY NAME OF JESUS

First: 1 John 2:29-3:6 Gospel: John 1:29-34

JANUARY 4 FRIDAY

ST ELIZABETH ANN SETON

First: 1 John 3:7-10 Gospel: John 1:35-42

JANUARY 5 SATURDAY

ST JOHN NEUMANN

First: 1 John 3:11-21 Gospel: John 1:43-51

JANUARY 6 SUNDAY

THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

First: Isaiah 60:1-6 Second: Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6 Gospel: Matthew 2:1-12

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The parish of St. Laurence complies with all Safe Environment mandates set forth by the Diocese of Brooklyn and the US Conference of Catholic Bishops. All employees and volunteers who have contact with children must attend a Virtus session, sign a code of conduct and submit to a background search. If you need to register for a Virtus session, please do so at www.virtus.org.The Diocese of Brooklyn wishes to do everything possible to see that all people, particularly children, are safe in all pastoral settings. Excuses and rationalizations for such criminal actions will not be accepted. To report sexual abuse involving diocesan personnel—priests, deacons, teachers, employees or volunteers at schools or parishes please call The Diocese

of Brooklyn toll-free, confidential reporting number 1-888-634-4499.

RECITATION OF THE ROSARY: FIRST SATURDAY IN THE MONTH AT 10 AM SHARP, 1018 BASEMENT IN THE RECTORY

BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY:

Meeting to be announced. Members please contact Ginger Wright to rsvp.

The Cluster Food Pantry is available to those of our

parishes who need food. The Pantry is located in

the basement of Our Lady of Miracles Rectory (757

E. 86th St. Between Flatlands Ave. & Glenwood

Rd.) Entrance through parking lot, back of rectory.

Open from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM ONLY Saturdays

MASS BOOK 2019: The Mass book for 2019 is open Please come to the Parish Office during regular working hours to request a Mass intention. The stipend is $15.00 per intention. Beginning January 2019

TWO Intensions per Mass is allowed. If there are special dates in your life you would like to celebrate, please come as soon as possible. The dates fill up quickly, especially Sunday intentions. No intentions can be taken over the telephone, and each intention must be accompanied by the stipend. We attempt to make this process as open and as fair to all as possible.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO USE

YOUR PARISH ENVELOPES.

If you are NOT a registered parishioner and would like to receive envelopes, PLEASE

visit the rectory to register for envelopes.

If you are registered, PLEASE USE YOUR ENVELOPES.

It is important

• Your Gift to Your God.

• For proving that you attend church.

• For support of your church.

• For tax purposes.

• To be a sponsor for Baptism/Confirmation

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL GIVES BACK:

St. Laurence Church should share in the profits, for Each car, truck or van, running or not. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul will give back to our church $50/$100 per vehicle. Maybe you don’t have a vehicle, but a family member, friend or neighbor has an old or

elected vehicle in their driveway that they would like to dispose of. Call the Society of St. Vincent de Paul at (718) 491-2525. Thank you for your participation.

The 2018 Annual Catholic Appeal supports the

daily work of our Church throughout Brooklyn

and Queens in ways no one parish can accomplish

alone by supporting the following ministries:

Catholic Charities; Hospital, College and Prison

Chaplains;

Diocesan Vocations Office; Catholic Migration

Services;

Parish Assistance Program; Office of Faith

Formation;

Bishop Muguvero Residence for infirmed clergy;

Futures in

Education Scholarship Foundation.

Beginning January 2019, Two

Intensions per Mass will be allowed.

Due to the rising cost of “The WORD

AMONG US” books, beginning January

2019, copies of “The WORD AMONG US”

will no longer be provided.

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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES

For questions concerning the Religious Education program, please call Lori Ramos-Johnson at 718-645-0545 or email the Director of Religious Education at ramosj.lori@gmail.com.

BAPTISMS:

Every third Saturday of the month at 3 PM. If you are interested in having your Child baptized, please call the rectory for Baptism and meeting dates.

ALTAR SERVERS

Altar Servers are still needed. If you are interested, please call the rectory.

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS

(R.C.I.A.):

With the gift of Jesus’ Precious Blood on the Cross and in the Eucharist, let us reflect on the freedom given to us through our Baptism into him — to be heirs of the promise and liberated from sin. The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is the way by which persons become “citizens of the Kingdom” through Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist. Inquiry sessions are ongoing. For more information, please, contact the Rectory, 718-649-0545.

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• Smartboard, Computers and Internet access in every classroom

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St. Laurence invites you to a Mass/

Celebration in honor of our

Patroness of the Dominican Republic

‘Our Lady of Altagracia’

On Sunday January 20th 2019

at 12:00 pm

followed by refreshments.

Please join us we celebrate faith, culture

and fellowship

@

St. Laurence R. C Church 122-65 Flatlands Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11207 718-649-0545

ST. LAURENCE R.C. CHURCH

122-65 FLATLANDS AVENUE

(RECTORY 1020 VAN SICLEN AVENUE)

BROOKLYN, NY 11207

NEW YEAR’S MASS SCHEDULE

Vigil Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God

Monday, December 31, 2018

*9 AM Mass (Regular Schedule)

*5:00 PM Vigil Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God- English

Solemnity of Mary,

The Holy Mother of God Tuesday, January 1, 2019

*9:30 AM – English

*12:30 PM – Spanish

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MR. GERMAN MEDINA ST. LAURENCE’S

2018 MAN OF THE YEAR

On Sunday December 16th The Laurencian Guild

Rosary Society honored Mr. German Medina,

Youth Minister of St. Laurence at their annual

Christmas Dinner at the Linden Diner in

Brooklyn, NY. German was recgonized for his

contibutions to St. Laurence, the Youth Group,

and his work with many Parishes throughout the

Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens.

St. Laurence R.C. Church

Iglesia R. C. St. Lorenzo

SAVE THE DATE….

APARTA ESTE DIA….

Saturday April 27th, 2019

Sight and Sound Theaters

Presents…..

Sabado Abril 27th, 2019

Teatro Sight and Sound

Presenta…..

-Admission-Entrada

-Outlet Shopping at Tangers - Compras en

el Outlet at Tangers

-Transportation -Transportación

-Lunch - Comida

Please contact-German Medina 917-753-

8216

Por favor de contactar a—German Medina

St. Laurence Rectory- Rectoria de

St. Lorenzo 718-649-0545 Seats are filling up quickly, reserve your seat

today!

Los asientos se llenan rapido,reserve su asiento hoy

Adults -170 Children - 165

-1st Payment December 10, 2018 - $50.00

1st Pago Diciembre 10, 2018 - $50.00

-2nd Payment January 16, 2018 -$40.00

2nd Pago Enero 16, 2018 -$40.00

-3rd Payment February 20, 2018 - $40.00

3rd Pago Febrero 20, 2018 - $40.00

-4th &- Final Payment March 21, 2018 - $40.00

Thank you to all who participated in this year’s

Advent giving Tree, Catholic Charities and The

Domestic Violence of America are truly grateful

for your generosity during this season of

giving. They ask that their sincere appreciation

be extended to you and yours, and May the

peace of the Lord be with you always.

God bless.

Merry Christmas & wishes for a

blessed New Year.