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MERRY CHRISTMAS, FELIZ NAVIDAD, JOYEUX NOEL
DECEMBER 26, 2021 ♥ THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH
St. Gregory the Great
224 Brooklyn Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11213
Tel 718- 773-0100
Fax 718- 773-4198
Email: faithcommstgreg@aol.com
Mass Schedule:
First Friday 10:00am;
Saturday-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
St. Matthew
1123 Eastern Pkwy.,
Brooklyn, NY 11213
Tel 718- 774-6747
Fax 718- 953-4895
Email: stmatthew1123@aol.com
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.: Gloria Gonzaga
Office Hours:
Monday:10:00am-4:00pm
Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday Friday & Saturday:
10:00am-6:00pm
Sunday: 9:00am-4:00pm
Monday - Saturday-
Closed for lunch 1-2 P.M.
Our Lady Of Charity
1669 Dean St.,
Brooklyn, NY 11213
Tel 718- 774-5100
Fax 718- 778-3335
Email: Olc1669@aol.com
Mass Schedule:
Sunday: Rosary 9:00am
9:30am-Praise & Worship
10am-Mass
Office Staff:
Secretary: Patricia Romain
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
Priests
Fr. Thaddeus J. Abraham
Msgr. Pierre Andre
Pierre
Fr. Ralph Theodat
Fr. Paul Agbodza
Deacon
Nickie Colon
Website: www.stmatthewrc.org
St. Matthew Parish
BREAD & WINE, CANDLE, BLESSINGS MASS INTENTIONS
ST. MATTHEW: MASS INTENTIONS
Saturday Dec 25
The Nativity of the Lord
8:00pm– May our parishioners be filled with Christmas peace, happiness love & joy
Sunday Dec 26
Holy Family of Jesus,
Mary & Joseph
7:30am– For our children throughout the world by Floe Patrick
9:30am–In loving memory of Milagros Quezada by Felix Lopez
11:30am– R.I.P. Taryck Lynch by Pauline Woolford
1:30pm– In loving memory of Marie Anne Toussaint by Kerolle Jean Francois
Monday Dec 27
7:30am– For the children of the world by Althea Pierre
9:00am – Thanksgiving to St.Matthew by Carmen Edouard
Tuesday Dec 28
7:30am– In loving memory of Cecil Blackburn & Boyie Ali by Juliana Blackburn
9:00am – Thanksgiving for Frantz Clermont by Betty Desrosiers
Wednesday Dec 29
7:30am– Thanksgiving to God by Althea Pierre
9:00am – Thanking God for his steadfast love, mercy & forgiveness by Sharon
Thursday Dec 30
7:30am– For an end to Covid & blessings for our health care workers
9:00am – Birthday blessings for Giselaine Morisset by family
Friday Dec 31
Midnight– For the forgotten who live on the margins of society that we have the wisdom to see & respond to their needs
Saturday January 1
11:00am– That the New Year provide miracles in our lives & the lives of our
families & friends
WEEKLY READINGS
OUR LADY OF CHARITY: MASS INTENTIONS
Sun Dec 26 1 Sm1:20-22,24-28: 1Jn 3:1-2,21-24;
Lk 2:41-52
Mon Dec 27 1 Jn 1:1-4; Jn 20:1, 2-8
Tue Dec 28 1 Jn 1:5—2:2; Mt 2:13-18
Wed Dec 29 1 Jn 2:3-11; Lk 2:22-35
Thu Dec 30 1 Jn 2:12-17; Lk 2:36-40
Fri Dec 31 1 Jn 2:18-21; Jn 1:1 –18
Sat Jan 1 Nm 6:22-27:Gal 4:4-7; Lk2:16-21
BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS :Janelle Bradsford, Sabriyan
Guess, Lianie Mitchell , Qualiek Glover, Amir Devaughn,
Erlin Edwards, Cristel Thomas, Kharene Gittens, Suzette James, Parker Desince, Natalia Regis, Arlett Campbell,
We pray to the Lord.
ALTAR BREAD : For the month of December is donated by Camille Browne in
memory of her brother Dominick Rivers and nephew Irwin
Rivers Jr, We pray to the Lord.
SANCTUARY CANDLES :For the month of December is donated by Erlin Edwards in thanksgiving for her birthday,
We pray to the Lord.
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY : Mr. & Mrs. Anthony
James, We pray to the Lord.
PARISH PRAYER: For our parish, that the three commu-nities of St. Matthew, St. Gregory the Great and Our Lady of Charity, learn how to merge and grow together spiritu-
ally and become financially sound as three and yet one, We
pray to the Lord.
CANDLE DECEMBER 26-JANUARY 1
MASS INTENTIONS @ ST. GREGORY
BREAD FOR DECEMBER
Saturday, Dec. 25th
10 AM Christmas Day Mass-The Nativity of The Lord
&
5 PM Vigil Mass for Clyde Pryce– The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
Sunday, Dec. 26th
11:30 AM Mass-The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
Friday, Dec. 31st
9 PM New Years Eve Mass for Gemma Mejias, Birthday Blessings & In
Thanksgiving for Life
First Satur-
day, Jan. 1st
10 AM Mass-New Years Day &
5 PM Vigil Mass-Solemnity of Mary,
Mother of God
Birthday blessings for Princess Frank
In loving memory of Dennis Ruffin requested by wife, Catherine Ruffin
WEEKLY MEETINGS REMEMBER IN OUR PRAYERS
For the homebound, hospitalized and sick
Judith Adams, Carmen Allen, Marie Augustine, Armelle
Amilcar, Loraine Quash– Antoine, Marie Augustin, Monica
Belfon, Constant Barreau, Michelle Bertrand, Patricia Bowen,
Silvestre Brathwaite, Ismay Brewster, Yolande Cadet, Vilma
Carter, Delcia Charles, Elma Wong-Chung, Maria Clouden
Cecilia Clovie, Nelia Collins, Marilyn Coates, Virginia Cox,
Maurice Earl Cunningham, Veronica Dale, Angela Daniels,
Shirley Daniels, Calvert Davis, Catherine & Deacon Roy
George, Stephen Duncan, Dorothy Edwards, Stella Em-
manuel, Josephine Ferguson, Carrie Frasier, John Gale, Ryan
Gee, Ernest Gelate, Bernadette Gilbert, Muriel Gomez, Trina
Gonzalez, Gwendolyn Harding, Bruno Henry, Pierre & Elreta
Hinds, Joan Hudson, Danielle Huie, Enid Huntley, Kerlyne
Hyppolite, Marie Rose Jabouin, Donna James, Nellie James,
Rachael James,Diane John, Maria Paris John, Nicole Johnson,
Judith Joseph, Albert Kirton, Kanelle Lang, Percival Lewis,
Rhoda Lewis, Sampson Lewis, Carmen Lopez, Marjorie Lo-
pez, Luis Manuel Lorenzo, Madelin Lorenzo, Vivian Boykin
Lott, Norberto Lovell, , Jean Lubin, Hubert Lynch, Barbara
Manuel, Virginia Marcellin, Judith Matthew, Pearl
Matthews, Kevin Maynard, Laura McDonald, Mavis
McDonald, Leticia McDowell, Vernita McDowell, Gemma
Mejias, Isai Munoz, Marta Munoz, Nelson Munoz, Suzanne
Neil, Roland Nethersole, Marlene Nimblett, Mother Dolores
Olff, Ronaldo Nano Paul, Sharon Perry, Chung Peters, Mary
James Peterson, Marie Pierre, Melody Pink, Sonia Prescot,
Val Quash, Len Quash, Dorothy Irons Reid, Catherine Rich-
ards, Carlos Roberts, Carlos Rudas, Elizabeth Sampson, Mar-
garet Sangster-Theodore, Lidia Saunders, Marlene Saunders,
Rachel Saunders, Pamela Smith, Pema Smith, John Spellman
Sr., Lisa Scott Spencer, Kevin Maynard, Basil Suarez, Anto-
nio Sultan, Brenda & Javier Talango, Amparo Torres, Angela
& Edris Thomas, Ethel Thompson, Mother Margaret Thomp-
son, Lyonette Tribie, Janet Throne, Martel Vendryes, Yvonne
Warner, Leandro Wilson,
SPECIAL PRAYERS FOR : Deborah Mortley, Ruby
Bowman, James &Yvonne Lacy, Vaughn Haynes, Roberta
Jennings, Jennifer Blackwell, Caleb Thomas, Glenda Hunter,
Wendy Ann Noel, Dorothy Briggs, Dean Jackson, Jennie Trot-
ter, Hazel Ann Joseph, Margaret Otumba, Yolande, Taveri &
Logan Cadore, Lisa Scott/ Spencer, Clare Theodule, Damien
Thomas, Marcella De Sandies, Dolores Williams, Lloyd Noel,
Georgeann Campbell, Voulda Edmondson, Vivian Boykin /
Lott , Marva Richardson, Gillian Charles, Davina Lawrence,
Mariah Lawrence, Benjamin Colon, Loydris Vesprey, Stepha-
nie Jacobs , Danielle Huie, Ryan Duncan, Brouet & St. Louis,
Ford , St. Rose & Amorosa families, all families represented
here today
All students, teachers and principals, President Joseph Biden
& his family, Vice president Kamala Harris & her 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, a successful and safe
solution to the pandemic, the mentally sick, the unemployed,
end to gun violence and for world peace,
WEEK OF SUNDAY 12/26/2021 @ ST. GREGORY
+ 9:30 AM – Sunday school CLOSED for Christmas break
+ 10 AM Marcus Garvey Manor Postponed until further notice + 10 AM – Senior Choir Rehearsal + 11:30 AM – Church- (Live Stream) + CREDIT UNION OPEN – After Mass in Work Sacristy
+ GIFT SHOP CLOSED
TUESDAY 12/28/21
+ 7 PM Bible Study (see information below)
THURSDAY 12/30/21
+ NO Senior Bible Study - Church
+ NO Light Fest Zoom Prayer Group – (meets on
Thursdays)
https:us02web.zoom.us/j/82362442148?
pwd=MGVNMWFQcVdrQktXeTh0YjRadC9Mdz09 MEETING ID 823 6244 2148 PASSCODE 424370 FRIDAY 12/31/21 New Years Eve Day –OFFICE
CLOSED
+ 9 PM Mass – Church (Live Stream)
FIRST SATURDAY 01//01/22 – New Years Day –
OFFICE CLOSED
+ Private Confessions – OPEN
+ 10 AM New Years Day Mass – Church- (Live Stream) + 4 PM Vigil Choir Rehearsals – Church – + 5 PM Vigil Mass of The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of
God- Church (Live Stream)
PARISH EVENTS—ST. MATTHEW
FOOD PANTRY Every Tuesday between 9am & Noon— NOT OPEN on
the 5th Tuesday
GIFT SHOP Located @ the back of the Church, selling an array of
religious articles including rosaries, open on weekends
before & after Mass.
1st PRIZE: 08036
2ND PRIZE: 04804
3RD PRIZE: 03497
4TH PRIZE: 08146
Congratulations to the winners
“He gave power to become children of God”. If you think
you may be called to share the Father’s love as a priest,
deacon, religious sister or brother, contact the Vocation
office at (718)827-2454 or email: vocations@diobrook.
The rectory will be closed on Saturday, December 25th
through Monday, December 27th . We will reopen on
Tuesday, December 28th. For New Year’s we will be
closed on Friday, December 31st through Sunday,
January 2nd. We will reopen on Monday, January 3rd.
The School of Religion is closed for the Christmas break.
Classes will resume on Wednesday, January 5th and
Saturday, January 8th, 2022.
Adoration in the Chapel Wednesdays and
Fridays After 9:00 am Mass 12:00 noon.
Benediction every First Friday at Noon.
The Divine Mercy is recited during the reposition.
“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)
UPCOMING PARISH EVENTS—ST. GREGORY
St. Gregory the Great BIBLE STUDY with Catherine
Abdullah @ 7PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Every week
on Tuesdays December 28th, 7 PM
Link for Bible Study
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85498875775?
pwd=Nk4zY3BVOUFmVzRUSDJodllWSDArUT09
To Join Zoom Meeting please use Meeting ID: 854 9887
5775
Passcode: 374738
On tap mobile
Dial 929 205 6099 using Meeting ID and the passcode
ALL ARE WELCOME!
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Why Catholic Program
Please see Carolyn Thomas-Jack for the English group and
Mr. Antonio Sultan for the Creole group for more
information.
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Weekday Mass Schedule Change
Mass will no longer be celebrated at 8:30 am Monday thru
Friday at St. Gregory R.C. Church. Those wishing to attend
daily mass are invited to go to St. Matthew for the 7:30 am or
9 am services. Mass will continue to be
celebrated in
St. Gregory R.C. Church at 10 am on First Fridays.
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PARISH UPDATES FROM THE DIOCESE
COVID19 – Our Churches are now open to full 100%
capacity. We will continue Temperature taking and Hand
sanitizing before entering the Church and before receiving
Holy Communion in the hand. Parishioners must wear a face
mask if not vaccinated as well as Social Distancing.
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Sunday School religious instructions on Sundays at
9:30AM in the Church.
OPEN for Registration of Sacramental Classes. See Ms.
Flemmings after Mass if you have questions.
Sunday School will be closed from Sunday, December 26 th
and resume on Sunday, January 2nd, 2022 at 9:30 AM
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Monday, January 17th, 2022 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Holiday – Rectory Office is CLOSED for business.
Thank you for your consideration
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Sunday, January 23rd, 2022 St. Gregory’s Meet and Greet
via zoom from 3 PM to 5 PM
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Wednesday, January 12th, 2022 Executive Commission
Meeting at 7:30 PM via zoom
Monday, January 17th, 2022 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Holiday Ecumenical Service from 12 Noon to 2:30 PM with
the 77th Precinct Council at St. Gregory the Great R. C.
Church location at 991 St. Johns Place, corner of Brooklyn
Avenue.
VOCATIONS
WINNING RAFFLE NUMBERS:
RECTORY CLOSING
SCHOOL OF RELIGION
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
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 testimo-nial 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 prepara-
tion. Therefore, couples should make arrangements 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 hospi-
tal or call our rectory
PASTORAL CARE MINISTRY
If anyone is interested in joining the Pastoral Care Home-bound 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, Confir-
mation & 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
Wants 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 @ Our Lady of Charity
Registration for school of religion is now CLOSED.
School of Religion @ St. Gregory
Registration for Sacrament classes is now CLOSED.
However, there will be ongoing
registration for all Non-Sacramental classes
School of Religion @ St. Matthew
Registration is now CLOSED.
ST. MATTHEW
DECEMBER 25TH – CHRISTMAS DAY: 11:00 AM
& 8 P.M.
DECEMBER 31ST - NEW YEAR’S EVE: MIDNIGHT-- Church opens @ 10 PM. Recitation of the Divine Mercy
JANUARY 1ST – NEW YEAR’S DAY: 11:00 AM
& 8 P.M.
ST. GREGORY
DECEMBER 25TH – CHRISTMAS DAY: 10 AM & 5 P.M.
DECEMBER 31ST - NEW YEAR’S EVE: 9 PM
JANUARY 1ST – NEW YEAR’S DAY: 10 AM & 5 P.M.
OUR LADY OF CHARITY
DECEMBER 25TH – CHRISTMAS DAY: 11 AM &
8 P.M.@ St. Matthew
DECEMBER 31ST NEW YEAR’S EVE: 8 PM
followed by Watch Night
JANUARY 1ST – NEW YEAR’S DAY: 11:00 AM
& 8 P.M..@ St. Matthew
ST. MATTHEW PARISH CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE
ST. MATTHEW
MERRY CHRISTMAS FELIZ NAVIDAD JOYEUX NOEL
This is the light that we, People of Light, experience Jesus Christ, the Light of the World has come, but the world is still in darkness. Those who are attune to the Light of the Lord, though, those who are capable of being guided by
His light, we, are people of Starlight.
We need to adjust our eyes to the Lord’s starlight.
This is all poetic, but how do we attain the focus we need in a world of chaos, confusion, in a world of darkness? The
answer is Jesus. For a Christian, the answer to all ques-tions about life is Jesus.
We look at his life. Born in poverty. Hunted as an in-fant. Mocked as an adult and crucified for loving others, he brought kindness and peace to those who allowed him
into their lives. He would not allow darkness to overcome him. He would not become cynical. He would not suc-
cumb to hatred. He would not let selfishness determine his choices. He lived to love. He would not give up on love or
give up on anyone for that matter. His love turned the darkness of the Good Thief crucified next to him into
light.
To be people of Divine Starlight our focus must be on Je-
sus. This is deeper than the old WWJD, What would Jesus do? Instead of WWJD, I want to give you new letters, a new thought. We should be concerned with WWJBL.
What Would Jesus be Like? When he sacrificed so much of himself for others, when he dropped everything to heal a
man’s dying servant, to raise a widow’s son, to restore dig-nity to a prostitute and integrity to a thieving tax collector,
when he gave and gave until he had not more life to give, he did all in a loving way, a kind way. There is no evi-
dence of him ever being mean, cold or nasty. That is what Jesus was like. That’s how we who call ourselves Chris-
tians must be.
When we hold Him, when we treasure the Presence of God as one of us, the Gift of Christmas, we begin to see clearly.
And the Divine Starlight shines through the darkness.
COLLECTION 12/18 –12/19
ST. GREGORY
OUR LADY OF CHARITY
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 treas-
ury 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.”
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