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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]
November 9, 2014
The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
Schedule of Masses
Rectory Office Hours
Monday: 9:00AM - 12 PM, 2:00 PM - 5 PM
Tuesday through Friday:
9:00AM - 12 PM, 2:00 PM - 5 PM and 7 PM - 9 PM
Saturday: 9 AM - 12 PM
Sunday: Closed
PRAYER GROUPS
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
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BAPTISM
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Baptism registration takes place on Thursdays from 10:00 AM to
• 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
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11:30 AM and 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM in the rectory office.
CONFESSIONS
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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
English: Wednesday at 7:30 PM in the Rectory
Emmanuel: Thursday at 7:00 PM in the lower Church
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
Cursillo de Cristiandad ultreya todos los Miercoles a las 8:00pm en la
rectoría
CHOIRS
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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
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RCIA English meets every Tuesday at 7:00 PM in the Rectory
RCIA Spanish meets on Thursday from September 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, NOVEMBER 8TH, 2014
5:00 PM
No Mass Intentions
7:45 AM
LOWER CHURCH – MESSE CRÉOLE
Repos de l’âme de Marie Christiane
Aristide - par sa fille, Germaine Bellamy
UPPER CHURCH – ENGLISH MASS
No Mass Intentions
LOWER CHURCH – MISA ESPANOL
No Mass Intentions
UPPER CHURCH – ENGLISH MASS
For the People of the Parish
UPPER CHURCH – MESSE CRÉOLE
Repos de l’âme de Fannie Dorelus et Jean
Iram Moussignac - par leur fille Edeline
Moussignac
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2014
9:00 AM
10:30 AM
11:00 AM
1:00 PM
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH, 2014
7:30 AM
9:00 AM
No Mass Intentions
Repos de l’âme de ma très chère mère,
Mme. Ismenie Esmé Léon - par sa fille,
Solange Léon
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH, 2014
7:30 AM
9:00 AM
No Mass Intentions
Repos de l’âme de Lecerne Moise - par
Serge Delice
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH, 2014
7:30 AM
9:00 AM
No Mass Intentions
Repos des âmes des parents defunts de la
Famille Louis - par Solanges Louis
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH, 2014
7:30 AM
9:00 AM
No Mass Intentions
Remerciement à St. Yves - par Gislaine
Leon
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH, 2014
7:30 AM
9:00 AM
Repose of the Soul of Deacon Anthony
Arthur - by his wife, Jean Arthur and family
Repos des âmes des Familles Dorcely et
Dubois - par Linda Dorcely
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH, 2014
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
No Mass Intentions
Repos de l’âme de Eliane Charles Moise par Cestane Charles
Bread and Wine Offering
The bread and wine, this week, are
being offered in thanksgiving to God
by Marie Robuste.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK, SPECIALLY:
Marie Josephine Augustine, Victor Bejan, Yvette Bijou,
Lydia Christian, Jean Colas, Patricia Cummings, Ginette
Fenelus, Gregory Fenelus, 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,
From the Administrator’s
Desk
DEDICATION OF THE LATERAN
BASILICA IN ROME
My Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
The Basilica of St. John Lateran was given to
the church by the Emperor Constantine shortly after he
legalized Christianity in the early fourth century. It
was dedicated as a place of Christian worship on
November 9, 324 CE. It, and not St. Peter’s Basilica,
as many people think, is the cathedral of the city of
Rome and thus the home church of the bishop of
Rome--that is, the pope.
It might seem strange to celebrate the
anniversary of the dedication of somebody else’s
church building. But this feast reminds us that our
communion with the Church of Rome and her bishop,
the pope, is one of the things that unites us in Catholic
Church. In the baptistery of where the church of St.
John Lateran, where the Christians of Rome have been
baptized since the fourth century, there is an ancient
inscription that reads: “There is no barrier between
those who are reborn and made one by the one font,
the one Spirit, and the one faith…” The church asks us
to join in this celebration because those who have
worshiped at St. John Lateran, from the Emperor
Constantine in the fourth century to the humblest
Roman worker worshiping there on this day, are our
brothers and sisters in the Holy Spirit.
This feast reminds us that part of our faith is
that the Church is the temple in which God’s Spirit
dwells. The celebration of this feast is a challenge to
love our fellow Catholics as those who, along with us,
are the stones that are being built into that living
temple. The stones of this temple are bound together
by a love that we live not just inwardly, but also in the
outward forms--church buildings, institutions,
ecclesiastical offices--that make visible our bonds of
unity. It is this unity that we are called to celebrate this
day.
Lord Jesus, your body is a temple built with
living stones. Make your church a faithful witness to
your love in the world by being a worthy dwelling
place for your Spirit.
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YOUR WEEKLY GIFT TO GOD
Sunday, November 2nd:
Regular Contributions $
6.431
Weekly budget
10,525
Difference
–4,094
All Saints
$ 977
All Souls
$ 902
Number of Registered Parishioners 2,000
Number of Envelopes Used
-394
*Parishioners who need to use envelopes
1,606
Sixteen 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.
Newly Baptized
We Welcome the Newest Members of Our Parish
Community: Nickenson William Augustin and Christy
Keila Exantus.
The Rectory office will be closed on
Tuesday, November 11, 2014 in observance of
Veteran’s Day. God bless all our Veterans and all men
and women who serve our country.
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.
Parish Ministries
St. Jerome is currently seeking people who have received
confirmation, the Eucharist and penance to serve as
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion and
Lectors at the English Masses. If you are interested,
please contact Norma Williams or Dennese ReddieFraser at the 9am or 11am Masses on Sunday.
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.
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Religious Education Registration
Any student in Eight grade or High School who is
affiliated with St. Jerome Parish and wishes to receive
the Sacrament of Confirmation please see Mr. Paul
Norman in the Religious Education Office (back of
cafeteria) on Sunday morning from 8:30-10:45am to
register or call (646) 664-6738 as soon as possible.
Registration will close on November 23rd.
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? Please call the rectory
office at (718) 462-0223. 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 9am-12pm.
The National Center of the Haitian Apostolate
The National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Washington DC
on Saturday December 6, 2014
Mass-2:00pm Celebrant: Msgr. Guy Sansaricq
Homilist: Fr. Jean Miguel Auguste
Music Leader: Haitian Choir of Holy Name Church
Archdiocese of New York
For information: (718) 856-3323
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul Gives Back
Donate your car, truck or van, running or not to the
Society of St. Vincent the Paul. The Society will give
your Church $50/$100 for each vehicle donated. Please
tell your family and friends about this opportunity. For
more information, call (718) 491-2525.
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Readings for the Week of November 10th, 2014
Monday:
TI 1:1-9/ LK 17:1-6
Tuesday:
TI 2:1-8, 11-14/ LK 17:7-10
Wednesday: TI 3:1-7/ LK 17:11-19
Thursday:
PHLM 7-20/ LK 17:20-25
Friday:
2 JN 4-9/LK 17:26-37
Saturday:
3 JN 5-8/ LK 18:1-8
Sunday:
PRV 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31/
1 1THES 5:1-6/ MT 25:14-30\85200
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