Rectory Office St. Monica Hall E-mail Fax Visit Our Website (718) 783-3132 Sterling Place staugustinerc@verizon.net (718)638-4669 staugustineparkslope.org

St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church 116 Sixth Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11217-3596

CLERGY Rev. William J. Rueger, Administrator Deacon Dean Dobbins, Parish Manager/ Pastoral Minister

Rev. Agnelo Pinto, In Residence Msgr. Robert Harris, In Residence Deacon Joseph Bichotte, Parish Deacon

STAFF Ms. Vanessa Peña, Parish Secretary Sr. Ellen Glavey, Religious Education Coordinator Mr. Andrew Violette, Director of Music Mr. Brendan Moloney, Coordinator of Youth Ministry

OFFICE HOURS Monday to Friday: 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM No evening hours. Saturday: 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM Sunday: Rectory Closed.

MASSES: Saturday: 5:00 PM (English) Sunday: 9:00 AM (English) 10:30 AM (Spanish) 12:00 NOON (English) 1:30 PM (Haitian)

WEEKDAYS: 9:00 AM (English) Wednesday 7:30 PM (Spanish)

HOLY DAYS: As announced

HOLY HOUR OF EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: First Friday of each month, check for time.

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS: Speak to a staff member about the process of becoming a Catholic and/or receiving Eucharist and Confirmation.

RECONCILIATION: Confessions heard Saturdays 4:00 – 4:45 PM or by appointment.

BAPTISM: Parents should call at least two months in advance for preparation dates.

MATRIMONY: Couples should meet with a Priest or Deacon at least six months in advance.

ANOINTING OF THE SICK: By request.

COMMUNION OF THE SICK: Please call to arrange communion for the sick, homebound, or hospitalized.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Sunday Morning, English & Spanish.

ST FRANCIS XAVIER CATHOLIC ACADEMY: Phone Number: (718) 857-2559; sfxsparkslope.org

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Mass Intentions for the Week Sunday, March 25 5:00 (Sat.) +John Barton 10:30 +Fabricio Briones (Victoria Briones) 10:30 +Karla Reynoso Santo (Reynoso Family) 10:30 +Julia Fuentes (Elva Fuentes) 12:00 Maritza Burgess ‘Health’ 1:30 For The People of The Parish Monday, March 26 9:00 For All Souls In Purgatory (Claudette Eugene) Tuesday, March 27 9:00 Mervilus & Orisma Paul (Claudette Eugene) Wednesday, March 28 9:00 Julia Joa (Jean Prahl) 6:30 Stations of The Cross (Spanish) 7:30 Danilda Estrella & Baby ‘Health’ Thursday, March 29 7:00 Mass of The Last Supper Exposition after Mass until 9:30 p.m. Friday, March 30 11:00 Stations of The Cross (Procession) 3:00 The Passion and Communion Service 6:00 Tenebrae Service Saturday, March 31 7:30 The Vigil and Mass of The Resurrection Sunday, April 1 9:00 +Ned Vizzini (Charlotte Price) 10:30 +Gustavo Rodriguez (Carmen Rodriguez) 12:00 +Jaimie Troy (The Radacinski Family) 1:30 For The People of The Parish

Upcoming Events/Meetings • Terce… is every Sunday after the 9:00 a.m. Mass • Vespers... is every Saturday before 5:00 p.m. Mass • Holy Hour... every first Friday, April 6th directly

after the 9:00 a.m. Mass. • Haiti Support Group Meeting... held every first

Monday at 7:15 p.m. in the rectory. All are welcome. • Baptism Class... the next baptism class will be on

Monday, April 23rd at 7:30 p.m. Please call the rectory to register.

• Bereavement Group... meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in St. Monica Hall. Please call the rectory for more information.

• Chair Yoga... Saturday mornings after 9:00 a.m. mass, all are welcome.

Save the Date: Sunday, April 15th St. Augustine’s Haiti Support Group invites you to the 10th Annual Parish Social on Sunday, April 15, 2018. Guest of Honor: Rev. Thomas W. Ahern. Time: 3 to 7 p.m. Potluck dinner, music and dancing, entertainment, silent auction, raffle. Funds raised will be used for projects at St. Augustine’s twin parish, Saint André, in Dufort, Haiti.

Palm Sunday Reflection

Today we begin Holy Week, the most solemn week in the church calendar. We reflect upon the events that brought about our salvation. Jesus triumphantly enters into Jerusalem, the City of Peace, in order to announce the Good News, not just with His words but by His act of loving sacrifice for all people. We journey along with Him as He celebrates the great feast of Passover. We look on as Jesus suffers His passion and crucifixion. And ultimately, we will experience His glorification from the cross and at the tomb. The Gospel relates the events of this week, from Judas’ making a pack with the religious leaders to hand over Jesus, to the Last Supper, to the agony in the garden, to the fake trial, to His passion – condemnation, scourging, crowning with thorns, crucifixion, death, and burial. We need to read the passion story over and over again this week. We should take time to realize all that Jesus did in order to bring the Good News to us. The four Gospels share only a glimpse of the full suffering and pain that Jesus experienced. So also, the resurrection accounts will only give us a small idea of the magnificence of the glorified Risen Lord Jesus. Books have been written, movies have been made, about the passion of Jesus, describing the physical and emotional pain Jesus suffered. We should spend time this week slowly and reflectively re-reading the passion as related to us in the four Gospels. Each gives us another perspective on the key events of the mystery of our salvation. A key line in the Gospel is the words of the Roman soldier after the death of Jesus: “Truly, this man was the Son of GOD!” This should be our profession of faith this week, and always. Let us proclaim it by living as the daughters and sons of GOD, the sisters and brothers of the Lord Jesus. Let us live lives that show we accept the salvation and redemption for which Jesus poured out His blood. Let us be transformed through the suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus so others will know that we believe that Jesus truly is the Son of GOD, our Savior.

In Christ Deacon Dean

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We pray for the sick…

Recemos Por los Enfermos…

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Helena Severin Daisy Rijo Jose Colon Janie Gamble Carmen M Mercado Nancy Cimino Jackie Strachen Robert Katan Angela Ramos Barbara Mangilardi James Leune Olive Bouaz Tiffany Rios Mr. John Demby Rosario Ortiz Ines Robles

Erma Coles Jane Erickson Jerome Knittle Yvette Sendker Carmen Torres Angelo M. Ramos Barbara Merrill Col. Ret. Will Merrill Pedro R. Garsed Severina Caban Sonia Bonilla Nancy Doering Nilda M. Morales Anthiny Vega Crystina Sulsenti Sonia Garcia

Joseph Brennan Mike Meehan Dorinda Baéz Alex Ramos Julie Elle Brittner Maritza Arroyo Hector Davila Kitty Denega Pascuala Vidal Paul Callahan Christopher Neves Monique Maumec Yvette Reyes Kathy Cruz Kip Jones Nellie Colon

We pray for members and friends serving in the military: Rezamos por miembros y amigos que estan sirviendo en el Servicio Militar: Sgt. Estephen Shirverts, Col. Will Merrill, Lt. Jeanell Merrill, Capt. Peyton Hurley, Manny Otero, PFC An- thony J. Jolimeau, Paul Valdez, Jorge E. Moreira, Jerry Moreira, David Garcia, Samantha Vega, L.C. US Marine Corps, Capt. Richard Martinez, US Marines, Air- man Clara Lyde, 1 Lt. Ignacio Naudon, PFC, Max Andrew Polster. We pray for the deceased... St. Jean Baptiste & Paulette Themistocle.

Reflexión del Domingo de Ramos Hoy comenzamos la Semana Santa, la semana más

solemne en el calendario de la iglesia. Reflexionamos sobre los eventos que dieron lugar a

nuestra salvación. Jesús ingresa triunfalmente a Jerusalén, la Ciudad de la Paz, para anunciar las

Buenas Nuevas, no solo con sus palabras, sino por su acto de sacrificio amoroso para todas las

personas. Viajamos junto con Él mientras Él celebra la gran fiesta de la Pascua. Miramos mientras Jesús

sufre Su pasión y crucifixión. Y, finalmente, experimentaremos su glorificación desde la cruz y en la tumba. El Evangelio relata los eventos de esta semana, desde que Judas hizo una manada con los líderes religiosos para entregar a Jesús, a la Última Cena, a la agonía en el jardín, a la prueba falsa, a su

pasión: condena, flagelación, coronación. con espinas, crucifixión, muerte y entierro. Necesitamos

leer la historia de la pasión una y otra vez esta semana. Debemos tomarnos el tiempo para darnos cuenta de todo lo que hizo Jesús para traernos las

Buenas Nuevas. Los cuatro Evangelios solo ofrecen una idea del sufrimiento y el dolor que experimentó

Jesús. Se han escrito libros, se han realizado películas, sobre la pasión de Jesús, describiendo el

dolor físico y emocional que sufrió Jesús. Esta semana, deberíamos pasar tiempo releyendo lenta y reflexivamente la pasión relacionada con nosotros

en los cuatro Evangelios. Una línea clave en el Evangelio son las palabras del soldado romano

después de la muerte de Jesús: "¡Verdaderamente, este hombre era el Hijo de DIOS!" Esta debería ser

nuestra profesión de fe esta semana y siempre. Proclamémoslo viviendo como las hijas e hijos de DIOS, las hermanas y hermanos del Señor Jesús.

Déjanos vivir vidas que demuestren que aceptamos la salvación y la redención por las cuales Jesús

derramó Su sangre. Seamos transformados a través del sufrimiento, la muerte y la resurrección de Jesús

para que otros sepan que creemos que Jesús es verdaderamente el Hijo de DIOS, nuestro Salvador.

En Cristo Diácono Dean

Monástico Servicio Tenebrae

Viernes, 30 de marzo a partir de las 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 pm.

Próximos Eventos / Reuniones • Terce ... es todos los domingos después de la misa de las 9:00 a.m. • Vísperas ... es todos los sábados antes de las 5:00 p.m. Masa • Hora Santa ... cada primer viernes, 6 de abril directamente después de la Misa de las 9:00 a.m. • Reunión del Grupo de Apoyo de Haití ... se celebra cada primer lunes a las 7:15 p.m. en la rectoría. Todos son bienvenidos. • Clase de Bautismo ... la próxima clase de bautismo será el lunes, 23 de abril a las 7:30 p.m. Por favor llame a la rectoría para registrarse. • Bereavement Group ... se reúne cada 1er y 3er martes del mes a las 7:00 p.m. en St. Monica Hall. Por favor llame a la rectoría para más información. • Yoga de silla ... Los sábados por la mañana después de las 9:00 a.m. masa, todos son bienvenidos.

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Evènman à / reyinyon • Terce ... se chak dimanch apre 9:00 a.m. • Vespers ... se chak samdi anvan 5:00 p.m. Mass • Lè apa ... chak premye vandredi, 6 avril dirèkteman apre 9:00 a.m. • Reyinyon Gwoup Sipò Ayiti ... ki te fèt chak lendi premye a 7:15 p.m. nan resktoryèl la. Tout yo akeyi. • Batèm klas ... pwochen klas batèm la pral nan Lendi, 23 avril nan 7:30 p.m. Tanpri rele reseptè a enskri. • Gwoup Bereavement ... satisfè chak 1st ak 3yèm Madi nan mwa a nan 7:00 p.m. nan St Monica Hall. Tanpri rele rezidansyèl la pou plis enfòmasyon. • Yoga Prezidan ... Samdi maten apre 9:00 a.m mas, tout yo akeyi.

Sove dat la: Dimanch, 15 avril Gwoup Sipò Gwoup St. Augustine a envite ou nan

10yèm Anyèl Pawas Sosyal la nan Dimanch, 15 avril 2018. Guest of Honor: Rev. Thomas W. Ahern. Tan: 3 a 7 p.m. Potluck dine, mizik ak danse, amizman, vann

piblik an silans, raf. Fon yo leve soti vivan yo pral itilize pou pwojè nan pawas jwif St Augustine a, Saint

André, nan Dufort, Ayiti.

Palm Refleksyon Dimanch Jodi a nou kòmanse semèn Semèn, semèn ki pi solanèl nan kalandriye legliz la. Nou reflete sou evènman ki te pote sou sali nou an. Jezi triyonf antre nan lavil Jerizalèm, Vil lapè a, yo nan lòd yo anonse bon nouvèl la, pa sèlman ak pawòl li yo, men pa li aji nan sakrifis renmen pou tout moun. Nou vwayaje ansanm avè l lè li selebre gwo fèt Pak la. Nou gade sou jan Jezi soufri pasyon li ak krisifiksyon. Ak finalman, nou pral fè eksperyans glorification li soti nan kwa a ak nan kavo a. Levanjil la gen rapò evènman yo nan semèn sa a, ki soti nan Jida fè yon pake ak lidè relijye yo nan men sou Jezi, nan Dènye Soupe a, nan agoni a nan jaden an, nan jijman an fo, pasyon li - kondanasyon, debouche, kourone ak pikan, krisifiksyon, lanmò, ak antèman. Nou bezwen li istwa a pasyon sou yo ak sou ankò semèn sa a. Nou ta dwe pran tan pou nou reyalize tout sa Jezi te fè pou nou pote bon nouvèl la ban nou. Kat levanjil yo pataje sèlman yon aperçu nan soufrans plen ak doulè Jezi te fè eksperyans. Se konsa, tou, kont rezirèksyon yo pral sèlman ban nou yon ti lide nan mayifisans nan glorifye Jezi Seyè Seyè a leve vivan. Se pou nou fè konnen jan Kris la rete sou pitit li yo, sou pitit pitit li yo, sou sè yo ak tout otorite Seyè Jezi a. Se pou nou viv lavi ki montre nou aksepte delivre a ak Bondye vin delivre pou ki Jezi vide san li. Se pou nou transfòme atravè soufrans, lanmò, ak rezirèksyon Jezi a pou lòt moun ap konnen ke nou kwè ke Jezi se vre wi: Pitit Bondye a, Sovè nou an.

Nan Kris la Deacon Dean