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July 26, 2020 ♥ SEVENTEENTH 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 10:00am
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
Principal: Mr. Lawrence Cooke
2520 Church Ave.
Brooklyn N.Y.11226
Tel 718-282-2770;
Fax 718-774-3332
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.: Gloria Gonzaga
Office Hours:
Monday:9:30am-4:00pm
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday &
Friday: 9:30am-7:00pm
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. Thaddeus J. Abraham
Fr. Apollinaris Anyomi
Deacons
Roy George
Nickie Colon
Website: www.stmatthewrc.org
St. Matthew Parish
17th Sunday :Wisdom and Bringing Out the Best of the Past
This Sunday’s readings begin with Solomon’s request for Wisdom and conclude with a summation of the
Lord’s teaching on the parables.
At the conclusion of the Dissertation on the parables in the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus states: “Every scribe of the Kingdom is like the head of the household who brings out from his storeroom both the new and the old.” Jesus spoke to the Jewish people, well versed
in Hebrew scripture. The Gospel of Matthew was pointed towards Jewish Christians. Jesus is not re-
placing what we call the Old Testament with the New Testament. He is combining the best of the Hebrew Scriptures with the New Way, the Kingdom of God. The wise one, the scribe of the Kingdom, therefore,
knows how to use what is old and what is new.
It takes wisdom to understand how to deal with the past and the present. There are many people who idealize the past and want to return to life as it was,
for example, in the fifties. There are many others who want to reject the past and concentrate only on the
advancements of modern life. So, in the area of family life, the first group wants to re-create the Cleaver
Family from one of the first sit-coms, Leave it to Bea-ver, and the second group sees a value in a sit-com
like Modern Family. In the area of faith, the first group wants to return to the pre-Vatican Church and the second group wants a Church without a visible
structure.
How do we best deal with the past and the pre-sent? I believe that it was the Russian poet/
philosopher, Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Yevtushenko, who had this insight: He said that the trick to handling
the past is to know what should be brought with us and what should be left behind. That is wisdom. For example, within the Church, we should bring with us
from the past devotion to the sacraments, to the Mother of God, the importance of the Catholic Family, firm standards of morality, a determination to practice the faith. What should be left behind would include the subordination of the laity, the repression of the roles of women in the faith, the glorification of the clergy, and the diminishing of the study of Sacred
Scripture.
We should also apply this to our lives. All of us can look back on our lives and note numerous positive
and multiple negative aspects of our lives. We have got to stop persecuting ourselves by dwelling on the
negatives of our past. When we do this, we are bring-ing the past into the present. Leave it in the past. At the same time, it is not pride to recognize the gifts we have shown and to be sure that we utilize our poten-
tial, or make our talents real in the present.
So, for example, a person went through a period of life when he or she behaved immorally. Then, per-haps due to a religious experience most likely occa-sioned by love, that person changed his or her life-
style and became the person he or she is now. He or she said, “I am getting married now. I am having a child now. I need to be a person of integrity.” And that person grew up spiritually determined to live a
new, dedicated Christian lifestyle.
It would be so wrong for that person or any of us to dwell on the mistakes of the past. If sin was in-volved, well, remember the sacrament of reconcilia-tion is given to us to leave the past in the past and to concentrate on the present. On the positive side, a
person can look at his or her past and remember how volunteer work for the poor or sick was so important during high school or college. Perhaps, he or she
might remember how others could not deal with a dy-ing person, but how he or she was able to sit down, chat with the sick person, and see that person, not
the person’s sickness. Reflecting on this, the person says, “Hey, I can do this. And it is important for me to use this gift God gave me. I’m going to volunteer as an AIDS buddy or as a hospice companion.” This is
looking at the past and bringing the best with us to the present.
You married folks really should do this when consid-
ering your relationship. If you are human beings, then you have made mistakes. Leave them in the past. You have also been supportive and car-
ing. Bring this into your present. Sometimes, a cou-ple will see me that is having a crisis in their mar-riage. Often, I’ll mention that the present situation needs to be dealt with, but don’t let this situation
cause you to overlook all the good you have done for each other and the growth you have achieved as a loving couple. Some people are too quick to give up on marriage and end up realizing what they have lost
only after it is too late.
Solomon prayed for wisdom. Not a bad
idea. It takes wisdom to combat the challenges of life. It takes wisdom to be a good parent, a good hus-
band, a good wife, a good priest, a good person. It takes wisdom to discern what needs to be brought
into the present and what needs to be left in the past.
Where do we get this wisdom? The same place that
Solomon received his.
BREAD & WINE, CANDLE, BLESSINGS MASS INTENTIONS
ST. MATTHEW: MASS INTENTIONS
Saturday July 25
8:00pm– B’day blessings for George Fosten by brother, Edmund Williams
Sunday July 26
17th Sunday in Ordinary
Time
7:30am– Wedding anniversary Shamar & Jamal Ernest by Sharon Dwyer
9:30am—In loving memory of Maria Gomez by Janet Gomez
11:30am– Birthday blessings Ann Telesford
1:30pm–R.I.P. Abbet Alexen by Marie S. Heruse
Monday July 27
7:30am - In loving memory of Wilhelmina G. Mendez by daughter, Myrna Mendez
9:00am – Repose of the soul of Ines Ines Rigaud Olyac Rospide by Carmen Edouard
Tuesday July 28
7:30am – For those who are mentally & emotionally challenged
9:00am – For our families at home and abroad
Wednesday July 29
St. Martha
7:30am– Forgiveness for injustices in our country & healing through love of Christ by Althea Pierre
9:00am– R.I.P. & in loving memory of Sheila Cummins by Shamar & Nicole Best
Thursday July 30 St. Peter
Chrysologus
7:30am– R.I.P. Janet Dunbar
9:00am– Birthday blessings Helena Francois
Friday July 31
St. Ignatius of Loyola
7:30am– Healing for Keetha and Fr. Andy
9:00am– B’day blessings for Joseph Henwood by Elizabeth Fraser
Saturday August 1
St. Alphonsus Liguori
8:00am– For our friends and coworkers
WEEKLY READINGS
Sun July 26 1 Kgs 3:5,7-12;Rom 8:28-30; Mt13:44-52 or 13: 44-46
Mon July 27 Jer 13:1-11; Mt 13:31-35
Tue July 28 Jer 14:17-22; Mt 13:36-43
Wed July 29 Jer 15:10,16-21 ; Jn 11:19-27 or Lk 10:38-42
Thu July 30 Jer 18:1-6 ; Mt 13:47-53
Fri July 31 Jer 26:1-9; Mt 13:54-58
Sat August 1 Jer 26:11-16,24; Mt 14:1-12
St. Gregory Mass Intentions
St. Matthew Bread & Wine for July
Birthday blessings for my children, my aunt & my brother
BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS :
Anthony Williams, Susan Matthews, Monique Belfon, Donnel Lewis, Yvonne Herrera, Wayne Anderson,
Layla Griffith, Gregory Antoine, Fr. Jeffery Ott,
Wayne Patterson, 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.
OUR LADY OF CHARITY: MASS INTENTIONS
Saturday,
July 25th
5 PM Mass for Clyde Pryce, R.I.P., Requested by Courtney &
Family
Sunday,
July 26th
10 AM Mass for Hillary Cobb, Re-quested by Anton Cobb
Tuesday,
July 28th
8:30 AM Mass for Josephine Alex-ander, R.I.P., Requested by Frank
Alexander
First
Saturday,
August 1st
5 PM Vigil Mass for Clyde Pryce, R.I.P., Requested by Courtney
Pryce and Family
WEEKLY MEETINGS - St. Matthew REMEMBER IN OUR PRAYERS
For the homebound, hospitalized and sick
Komi Adjakey, Carmen Allen, Armelle Amilcar, Fr. Andy, Marie Augustin, Monica Belfon, Patricia
Bowen, Silvestre Brathwaite, Ismay Brewster, Yolande Cadet, Vilma Carter, Delcia Charles, Jemma Christian, Enide Clarke, Cecilia Clovie, Nelia Collins,
Virginia Cox, Maurice Earl Cunningham, Mother Veronica Dale, Angelia Daniels, Shirley Daniels,
Calvert Davis, Christopher DeSouza, Dorothy Edwards, Stella Emmanuel, Mother Carrie Frasier,
Cynthia Gairy, John Gale, Nelida Gavrilon, Muriel Gomez, Trina Gonzalez,
Gwendolyn Harding, Elreta Hinds, Pierre Hinds, Joan Hudson, Danielle Huie, Enid Huntley, Kerlyne
Hyppolite, Serge Jabouin, Marie Rose Jabouin, Donna James, Fernando James, Roberto Jennings,
Judith Joseph, Elfreda Kedroe, Albert Kirton, Peter Kirton, Deacon James Lacy, Kanelle Lang, Percival Lewis, Rhoda
Lewis, Sampson Lewis, Barbara Manuel, Luis Manuel Lorenzo, Madelin Lorenzo, Norberto Lovell, Yvonne Lovell, Jean Lubin, Barbara Manuel, Mother Virginia Marcellin, Judith Matthew, Mother Pearl Matthews,
Laura McDonald,Leticia McDowell, Vernita McDowell, Kerry Mills, Isai Munoz, Marta Munoz, Nelson Munoz,
Suzanna Neil, Mother Dolores Olff, Ronaldo Nano Paul, Chung
Peters, Marie Pierre, Sonia Prescot, Ryan Ramsroop, Dorothy Irons Reid, Catherine Richards, Carl Roberts, Carlos Rudas, Elizabeth Sampson, Lidia Saunders, Rachel Saunders, Lisa Scott, Carl
Serrette, Pearl Shaw, Frances Smith, Pamela Smith, Pema Smith, John Spellman Sr., Lisa Scott Spencer, Kevin St. Clare, Angela Thomas, Edris Thomas, Ethel
Thompson, Mother Margaret Thompson, Lyonette Tribie, Janet Throne, Carmen Valentine, Martel
Vendryes, Yvonne Warner, Kenron Williams, Leandro Wilson, Elodia Zuniga, Vilma Zuniga
SPECIAL PRAYERS FOR : Roberta Jennings, Dorothy Briggs, Dean Jackson, Pauline Marcelle,
Yolande, Taveri & Logan Cadore, Linda Cato, Kerry Mills, Lisa Scott/ Spencer, O L C shut in, all families
represented here today.
All students, teachers and principals, President Donald Trump & 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 incarcer-
ated, and unexpressed prayers, for immigrants, the DACA program, the mentally sick, and for world
peace, We pray to the Lord.
St. Matthew and Our Lady of Charity weekly
meetings are all postponed until further notice.
Please check our website for further updates.
Stay safe.
WEEK OF SUNDAY 07/26/20 @ ST. GREGORY
+ 9:30 AM Sunday School Classes Cancelled
+ 10 AM Marcus Garvey Manor Postponed until further
notice
+ Senior Choir Rehearsal – Cancelled
+ 10 AM Mass (Summer Schedule) – Church
+ CREDIT UNION OPEN – After Mass in Work Sacristy
+ GIFT SHOP CLOSED
MONDAY 07/27/20
+ 8:30 AM Mass – Church
+ Rehearsal Senior & Vigil Choirs- Cancelled
TUESDAY 07/28/20
+ 8:30 AM Mass - Church
+ Bible Study with Bishop Sansaricq -Cancelled
WEDNESDAY 07/29/20
+ 8:30 AM Mass - Church
THURSDAY 07/30/20
+ 8:30 AM Mass- Church
+ Senior Bible Study & OPEN ARISE English Speak-
ing Prayer Group with Dolores Sykes – Cancelled
FRIDAY 07/31/20
+ 8:30 AM Mass – Church
SATURDAY 08/01/20
+ Private Confessions – OPEN
+ 9AM to 12 Noon –Free Shredding Event sponsored by
Crown Heights North Association, Inc. in front of the
Church on St. Johns Place
+4 PM Vigil Choir Rehearsal-Cancelled
+ 5 PM Vigil Mass – Church
+ Light Fest Prayer Group – Postponed until further
notice
WEEKLY MEETINGS—St. Gregory
UPCOMING PARISH EVENTS
ST. GREGORY THE GREAT ACADEMY
VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION We have now reopened and have regular Mass
schedule but we are still live streaming for those who
are unable to attend Mass
@ https://stmatthew-brooklyn.org
Monday through Sunday.
The rectory is now open and you can stop by to
schedule your Mass intentions. The new Rectory
hours are Monday from 10 AM to 4PM;
Tuesday - Saturday from 10 AM to 6PM and
Sunday 9AM—4 PM.
To see a priest you can schedule an
appointment @718.774.6747
I would also ask, your circumstances permitting, that you consider continuing your financial support of our parish. With the suspension of our regular offertory
collections, costs associated with managing the par-ish, such as heat, insurance, electricity, and skeletal
staff continue to grow. I would ask that you prayerfully consider making your regular offertory commitment
(please enclose checks not cash). For those who are able, please go to the internet contact Faith Direct,
https:membership.faithdirect.net/NY970 or go
our webpage at https://stmatthew-brooklyn.org to donate to the parish that way. It can be one time or a regular donation, anything is appreciated. Re-
member, now more than ever, without you there is no parish.
You can also visit our Facebook page for updates at St. Matthew Roman Catholic Church- Brooklyn N Y.
Thank you for all that you do for our parish. We will, as a community of faith, emerge from these chal-lenges provide that we as the apostles did on the
Sea of Galilee, place our hope and trust in our Heav-enly Father.
ST. MATTHEW
UPCOMING MTGS. & EVENTS @ ST. GREGORY
Please check our Parish website at
stmatthew-brooklyn.org and our
Face Book Page for updates
regarding the Re-opening stages of
the church and for additional
pertinent information.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
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Parish updates from diocese re-opening of our churches
Due to the covid19 there will be Temperature taking and Hand Sanitizing before entering the
Church.
Summer schedule is in effect thru August 30th 5 PM Vigil Mass on Saturdays
10 AM Mass on Sundays
Regular Weekday Mass Schedule 8:30 AM Weekday Mass except on First Fridays’
Mass at 10 AM with exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
ALL MASSES are held in the church
as we are practicing social distancing.
Volunteers are needed to assist with sanitizing of the benches after each mass. Please call the Rectory office and leave your name, contact information and availability or speak with Mr.
Gregory Jack after Mass.
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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 testi-monial letters will only be issued to registered pa-rishioners of 6+ months. Please register @ the rec-tory, 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
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.
Full Name
______________________
Address 1
_______________________
Address 2
_______________________
Telephone Number _________________
Email Address ______________________
Were you registered before ____________
If yes, registration # __________
Today’s Date____________________
PARISH REGISTRATION
CORONA VIRUS PRAYER
Feeding America is a nonprofit organization dedicated to
feeding our country’s hungry and raising engagement in
the fight to end hunger.
Today, Feeding America is the nation’s largest domestic
hunger relief program. Feeding America provides aid to
40 million Americans at risk of hunger that includes 7
million seniors and 12 million children. More Americans
need food due to the Corona Virus and with the main
resource, grocery stores, unable to provide to banks at
the same rate due to the effects of the virus, it is our
sense of humanity and community that calls us to take
action.
You can donate by visiting feedingamerica.org.
Similarly, the Robin hood foundation also offers to fight
against hunger in NYC. For over thirty years, they’ve
been finding, fueling and creating the most impactful and
scalable solutions to lift families out of poverty in New
York City.
The Robin Hood Foundation partners with over 250 non-
profits to support food, housing, education, legal ser-
vices, workforce development, and more to New Yorkers
living in poverty across all five boroughs
To donate to help NYC in the fight against hunger,
please visit their website :Robin Hood Foundation
St. Matthew Food pantry located at 1342 Lincoln Place
has now reopened on Tuesdays between the hours of
9 AM to 12 Noon.
If there are 5 Tuesdays in the month the pantry is closed
on the 5th Tuesday.
Food Insecurity in the midst of Corona
Jesus Christ, you traveled through towns and villages “curing every disease and illness.” At your command, the sick were made well. Come to our aid now, in the midst of the global spread of the
corona virus, that we may experience your healing love.
Heal those who are sick with the virus. May they regain their strength and health through quality
medical care.
Heal us from our fear, which prevents nations from working together and neighbors from helping one
another.
Heal us from our pride, which can make us claim invulnerability to a disease that knows no borders.
Jesus Christ, healer of all, stay by our side in this
time of uncertainty and sorrow. Be with those who have died from the virus. May
they be at rest with you in your eternal peace. Be with the families of those who are sick or have died. As they worry and grieve, defend them from illness and despair. May they know your peace.
Be with the doctors, nurses, researchers and all medical professionals who seek to heal and help
those affected and who put themselves at risk in the process. May they know your protection and peace.
Be with the leaders of all nations. Give them the
foresight to act with charity and true concern for the well-being of the people they are meant to serve.
Give them the wisdom to invest in long-term solutions that will help prepare for or prevent future outbreaks. May they know your peace, as they work
together to achieve it on earth.
Whether we are home or abroad, surrounded by many people suffering from this illness or only a few, Jesus Christ, stay with us as we endure and
mourn, persist and prepare. In place of our anxiety, give us your peace.
Jesus Christ, heal us.