St. Jerome’s R.C. Church
Newkirk and Nostrand Avenues, Brooklyn, New York 11226
Fr. Jean Yvon Pierre, MA, PhD, Administrator
Fr. Luçon Rigaud, MA, M. Div., Parochial Vicar
Mr. Magloire Marcel, Deacon
Mr. Carlos Culajay, Deacon
Mr. Paul Norman, Director of Faith Formation/
Religious Education and Safe Environment Coordinator
Phone Numbers:
Rectory: 718-462-0223
Fax: 718-462-7753
Religious Education: 646-664-6738
Email: [email protected]
October 26, 2014
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Rectory Office Hours
Monday: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday through Friday:
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sunday: Closed
Schedule of Masses
Saturday Evening
5:00 PM Lower Church: English
Sunday
7:45 AM Lower Church: Creole
9:00 AM Upper Church: English
10:30 AM Lower Church: Spanish
11:00 AM Upper Church: English
1:00 PM Upper Church: Creole/French
Weekdays
7:30 AM Monday - Friday: English
9:00 AM Monday - Friday: Creole
8:00 AM Saturday: English
9:00 AM Saturday: Creole
BAPTISM
Baptism registration takes place on Thursdays from 10:00 AM
to 11:30 AM and 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM in the rectory office.
CONFESSIONS
Saturday, Samedi, Sabado 4:00 PM- 4:45 PM in the Lower
Church and by appointment.
MARRIAGE MATRIMONIO MARIAGE
Call 6 months in advance - Llame 6 meses antes de la fecha
- Appelez 6 mois á l’avance.
Eucharistic Adoration every Friday after the 9:00 AM
Mass with benediction at Noon.
Adoracion Eucaristica el tercer Viernes de cada mes a las 7:00 PM.
PRAYER GROUPS
• English: Wednesday at 7:30 PM in the Rectory.
• Emmanuel: Thursday at 7:00 PM in the Lower Church
• Spanish: Charismatic Group Monday at 7:30 PM in the Rectory
• English: Legion of Mary Tuesday at 7:30 PM in the Rectory
• Haitian: Charismatique pour les Haitiens chaque Mercredi a partir de
7:00 heures du soir au sous-sol de l’Eglise
• Haitian: Legion de Marie pour les Haitiens a 8:30 AM et 4:30 PM
Chaque Samedi dans la cafeteria
ACTIVE GROUPS
• Troupe Éclat meets on Saturday at 6:00 PM in the Rectory
• Témoins du Christ meets on Sunday after the 1:00 PM Mass in the
Rectory
• Les Jeunes disciples de Jesus meets on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the
month in the cafeteria after the 1:00 PM Mass
• Feu D’amour meets on the 2nd Sunday of the Month after the 1:00 PM
Mass in the cafeteria
• Burning Hearts meets on Fridays at 5:00 PM in the Rectory
• Choeur d’Homme meets on Wednesdays from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM in
the Lower Church
CHOIRS
• English Youth Choir meets on Sunday after the 11:00 AM Mass in the
Lower Church
• Haitian Choir meets on Saturday at 7:00 PM in the Lower Church
OTHER MINISTRIES
• RCIA English meets every Tuesday at 7:00 PM in the Rectory
• RCIA Spanish meets on Thursday from Sept. to May in the
Rectory
• RCIA pour les Haitiens vous pouvez contacter le Rectory
718-462-0223
• Altar Servers meet on Saturday at 11:00 AM in the Upper Church
PARISH MASS INTENTIONS
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25TH, 2014
5:00 PM
No Mass Intentions
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26TH, 2014
7:45 AM
9:00 AM
10:30 AM
11:00 AM
1:00 PM
LOWER CHURCH – MESSE CRÉOLE
Remerciement à Dieu pour ses bienfaits par Marie Joseph
UPPER CHURCH – ENGLISH MASS
For the People of the Parish
LOWER CHURCH – MISA ESPANOL
Birthday blessings for Rev. Jean Yvon
Pierre
UPPER CHURCH – ENGLISH MASS
Birthday blessings for Rev. Jean Yvon
Pierre
UPPER CHURCH – MESSE CRÉOLE
Repos des âmes de Alma et Andre Valles par Claudie et Marie Andrée
MONDAY, OCTOBER 27TH, 2014
7:30 AM
9:00 AM
No Mass Intentions
Repos des âmes de Mr. et Mme. Mormond
Desir - par leur filleule, Jeanne Innocent
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28TH, 2014
7:30 AM
9:00 AM
No Mass Intentions
Remerciement à Dieu-anniversaire de
naissance de R. Tamar et Sthara - par leur
père, Jean André Normil
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29TH, 2014
7:30 AM
9:00 AM
Repose of the soul of Anne L. Metellus - by
her daughter, Marie Carmelle Claude
Repos de l’âme de Anne L. Metellus - par sa
fille, Marie Carmelle Claude
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30TH, 2014
7:30 AM
9:00 AM
Birthday Blessings for Fr. Jean Yvon
Pierre
Remerciement à Dieu-anniversaire de
naissance de Père Jean Yvon Pierre
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31ST, 2014
7:30 AM
9:00 AM
No Mass Intentions
Remerciement à Dieu- anniversaire de
naissance de Raymonde Vincent - par
Raymonde Vincent
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST, 2014
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
No Mass Intentions
Remerciement à la Sainte Vierge Marie et à
touts les Saints pour leurs intercessions par Marcline Volcy
Bread and Wine Offering
The bread and wine, this week, are
being offered in thanksgiving to God
for continued blessings.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK, SPECIALLY:
Marie Josephine Augustine, Victor Bejan, Yvette Bijou,
Lydia Christian, Jean Colas, Patricia Cummings, Ginette
Fenelus, Gregory Fenelus, Charles François, Cecil
Gilbert, Marie Célia Giles, Juiti Jean, Ann Lambie,
Ivianne Levine, Marlene Louis-Paul, M. Lopez, Luc
Moïse, Gaty Paul, Miraclea Pierre, Yves Préveaut, Sam
Riera, Jiovani Romer, Jane Stevens, Cassandra St. Fort,
Robert T., Gina Williams,
PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL WHO HAVE RECENTLY
DEPARTED ESPECIALLY:
Judith Laurent, Solanges François
From the Administrator’s
Desk
THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN
ORDINARY TIME
My Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Today’s Gospel points to the centrality of love
in our Christian understanding of God and how we are
to live in God’s presence. Indeed, St. Thomas Aquinas
wrote, “Nothing shows the truth of the gospel better
than the love of those who believe” (Commentary on
John 17.5). It is love that has the power to convince
others of the truth of the message that Christians bear.
But love can do this only if it is genuine, since we
know that there are many counterfeit forms of love
abroad in our world. So how do we know that our love
is the kind of love that truly reveals God?
Our first reading gives one clue. Godly love is
always deeply concerned about the weak, the
defenseless, the marginalized--those whom the Old
Testament refers to as the anawim or “little ones.” These
include the foreigner living among us, the widow, the
orphan, and the poor, all of whom are the object of God’s
passionate concern. So if our love is to be godly love, it
must be a love that acts in such a way that the needs of
these little ones are of paramount importance.
Our second reading gives another clue. Paul
speaks of how the Thessalonians “became imitators of us
and of the Lord” both in their affliction and in their joy,
and so “became a model for all the believers.” In other
words, love that is genuine takes the suffering, joyful
love of Christ and the saints as its model. Godly love not
only cares for the vulnerable, but does so both at personal
cost and joyfully.
The task of discerning the path of genuine love is
challenging, but in teaching us the importance of
defending the defenseless and in providing us models of
love to imitate, God helps us to stay on that path.
God of love, help us to search out the path that
truly leads to you by following the examples of love that
you have given to us, above all the example of your Son,
our Lord, Jesus.
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YOUR WEEKLY GIFT TO GOD
Sunday, October 19th:
Regular Contributions $
6,180
Weekly budget
10,525
Difference
–4,345
Mission Sunday
500
Number of Registered Parishioners 2,000
Number of Envelopes Used
-385
*Parishioners who need to use envelopes
1,615
Nine parishioners caught up with their donations.
*Give to God with love by placing your gift inside the
offering envelopes. May God continue to bless you.
Up-Dating the Sick List
Please help us to keep the sick list up-to-date by calling
the rectory office to add or remove a name. Beginning
December 1st, 2014, we will purge the sick list and start
a new one. This list will be updated twice a year.
St. Jerome Dinner Dance
The pleasure of your company is requested at our
parish’s annual fund raising Dinner Dance on Friday,
November 7th, 2014 from 8:00pm to 1:00am. The
dinner dance will be held at Glen Terrace, located at
5313 Avenue N. A donation of $100 is requested for
adults and $56 for children 12 years old and under.
The raffle will be drawn at this function.
Devotions to Mary
The month of October is dedicated to Our Lady of the
Rosary. We take this time to honor the Blessed Virgin
Mary in gratitude for the protection she gives the Church
in answer to the praying of the Rosary by the faithful.
Please join the Legion of Mary during rosary and
devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary every Tuesday of
October at 7:30pm in the Lower Church. All are
invited.
RCIA REGISTRATION 2014
The Rites of Christian Initiation of Adults is a process by
which adults are brought into the Catholic Church.
Adults wishing to become members of the Catholic
Church go through a process of preparation for a period
of time and are then welcomed by the congregation at the
Easter Vigil Mass. Interested adults should contact the
rectory office at (718) 462-0223.
MASS INTENTIONS & BREAD AND WINE
OFFERINGS
Mass Intentions and Bread and Wine offerings are still
available for the remaining months of 2014. A Mass
intention or Bread and Wine offerings can be requested
for a loved one (living or deceased), or for a friend, or in
thanksgiving to God for favors granted etc. The 2015
Mass Book will be available on Monday, December 1st,
2014.
Remember to shop through
WW.SHOP.COM/STJEROMECHURCH. St
Jerome’s receives a donation every time you shop!
Mass Schedule-All Saints Day
On Saturday, November 1st, 2014, All Saints Day,
Masses will be celebrated at 8:00am in English and
Saturday and at 9:00am in Creole in the Upper Church.
Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive
We are collecting CANNED GOODS, PRODUCE, DRY
FOODS, and you got it: TURKEYS! Drop off canned goods
and dry foods in the beautifully decorated boxes in the
Upper and Lower Churches. Drop off turkey and produce
donations at the Rectory. Not sure what to bring? Use
this rule of thumb: don’t bring it to the church, if you
wouldn’t feed it to your family! Let’s make
Thanksgiving special for those in need by sharing the
blessings we’ve received of the Lord’s merciful hand and
keeping the “giving” alive in Thanksgiving. Turkeys will
be distributed on Tuesday, November 25th from 9am12pm.
St. Edmund Preparatory High School Open House
All 7th and 8th grade students and their parents are invited
to an Open House on Tuesday, October 28th, 2014 at
7:00pm. For more information, call (718) 743-6100 ext.
5064. The school is located at 2474 Ocean Avenue in
Brooklyn, NY.
St. Joseph High School Open House
All 7th and 8th grade girls and their parents are invited to
an Open House on Thursday, October 30th, 2014 from
6:00pm-8:00pm. For more information, call (718) 6243618. The school is located at 80 Willoughby Street in
Brooklyn, NY.
St. John’s Preparatory School
St. John’s Preparatory School announces the Peter F.
Vallone Scholarship Examination on Saturday,
November 15th, 2014. Applications are available on the
school’s website at www.stjohnsprepschool.org or call
the Admissions Office at (718) 721-7200 ext. 699.
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Readings for the Week of October 27th, 2014
Monday:
EPH 4:32-5:8/LK 13:10-17
Tuesday:
EPH 2:19-22/LK 6:12-16
Wednesday: EPH 6:1-9/LK 13:22-30
Thursday:
EPH 6:10-20/LK 13:31-35
Friday:
PHIL 1:1-11/LK 14:1-6
Saturday:
RV 7:2-4, 9-14/1 JN 3:1-3/MT 5:1-12A
Sunday:
WIS 3:1-9/ROM 5:5-11/JN 6:37-40
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