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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