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South Boston, MA Gate of Heaven & St Brigid of Kildare Parishes & St. Augustine Chapel
September 27, 2020
GATE OF HEAVEN PARISH ST. BRIGID OF KILDARE PARISH
with St. Augustine Cemetery Chapel South Boston, MA
PARISH STAFF Pastor: Rev. Robert E. Casey PParochial Vicar: Rev. Christopher J. Boyle
Priest Assistant in Residence: Msgr. Liam Bergin DDeacon: Deacon Danny Gustafson, SJ Visiting Priests: Rev. Patrick Nolan, SJ, Rev. John Nichols, Fr. Joseph Ogazie
Sacristan: Mr. Kevin Delehanty CConfirmation Coordinator: Ms. Ellen McDonough Music Director, Organist: Ms. Carolyn Martin
Parish Secretary: Mrs. Karin Cannata Parish Office Assistants: Mrs. Carol Glenn, Ms. Elaine Connolly, Mrs. Cheryl Pascarelli
South Boston Catholic Academy - Principal: Mrs. Helenann Civian
www.GateOfHeavenStBrigid.org EEmail: GateOfHeavenStBrigid@gmail.com
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time September 27, 2020
Gate of Heaven & St Brigid of Kildare Parishes & St. Augustine Chapel South Boston, MA
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2020
To receive the Parish Weekly Bulletin in your email inbox each week sign up at the follow-ing web address:http://www.pilotbulletins.net/sign-up/
Keep up with Parish news during this unprecedented suspension of our
Masses and Religious Services. If you would like to be on our Parish email list - please email ggateofheavenstbrigid@gmail.com and we will send you updates from our Parish.
Saturday, September 26th - Gate of Heaven Church 4:00PM - Peggy and Vinny Collins
Sunday, September 27th - St Brigid Church 8:00AM - Agnes Powers
10:30AM - Jean M. Barry 6:00PM - Our Parishioners
Sunday, September 27th - Gate of Heaven Church 9:00AM - Doris and Robert Noonan
12Noon - John and Marion Margarone --------------------------- Monday through Friday
St. Brigid Church (7AM) & Gate of Heaven Church (9AM) Monday, September 28th
7:00AM (SB) Our Parishioners 9:00AM (GOH) Our Parishioners
Tuesday, September 29th 7:00AM (SB) Our Parishioners
9:00AM (GOH) Marguerite M. Miceli & Francesco Miceli Wednesday, September 30th
7:00AM (SB) Our Parishioners 9:00AM (GOH) Thomas J. McGrath
Thursday, October 1st 7:00AM (SB) Our Parishioners
9:00AM (GOH) Our Parishioners Friday, October 2nd
7:00AM (SB) Our Parishioners 9:00AM (GOH) Lilian Dorian
------------------------------------- Saturday, October 3rd - Gate of Heaven Church
4:00PM - In Honor of the 39th Anniversary of the Irish Hunger Strike Sunday, October 4th - St Brigid Church
8:00AM - Charles DiBlasi 10:30AM - Our Parishioners 6:00PM - Our Parishioners
Sunday, October 4th - Gate of Heaven Church 9:00AM - John Connolly 12Noon - Anna Murphy
South Boston, MA Gate of Heaven & St Brigid of Kildare Parishes & St. Augustine Chapel
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PRAYERS FOR OUR MILITARY PERSONNEL Please pray for all those serving in our armed forces at home and abroad, especially:
BM3 Phil Allison, U.S. Coast Guard; Braedan Kerins, U.S. Army; Seaman Vincina Lonergan, U.S. Navy; U.S. Air Force; Senior Airman Melanie Signor, U.S. Air Force; Private Michael Doherty Walsh,
U.S. Marine Corps; Seaman Aiden Sullivan Tobias, U.S. Navy; Seaman Casey Flaherty, U.S. Coast Guard; Spc. Shane Dillon, U.S. Army; SN Alexis Byrne, U.S. Navy; P.F.C. Patrick McAloney, U.S. Marine Corps;
Cpl. Ronnie Holmes, U.S. Army Rangers
PRAYERS FOR THE DECEASED
Please remember in your prayers our deceased relatives, friends & parishioners,
especially for those whose Funeral Masses were
celebrated this past week especially Joseph Lynch and Eileen Burke.
ST. BRIGID PARISH - WEEKEND SEPT 20, 2020 Weekly Offertory:: $1,850.00
Online Giving: $$821.00 Total Giving: $$2,671.00
Needed each week to meet the budget: $$6,150.00
GATE OF HEAVEN PARISH -WEEKEND SEPT 20, 2020 Weekly Offertory:: $2,865.00
Online Giving: $$1,591.00 Total Giving: $$4,456.00
Needed each week to meet the budget: $$6,150.00
PARISH OFFERTORY SUPPORT
St. Augustine Chapel Mailed-In Weekly Offertory: $$260.00
PRAYERS FOR THE SICK Please remember in your prayers all our parishioners who are sick, in the hospital or in a nursing home, especially Benjamin Cohen, Little Ava Considine, Eileen O’Connor, Maryanne Caputo, Paula Donaldson Bent, Ruth Barbara
McGilvery, Margaret Kelly, Tom Keenan, Ed Byrne, Bob Kelley, Robert Messina, Willie Wilson,
Sarah Robbins, Jane Santangelo, John Kenney, Mary Hegarty, George Menjin, Ron Rybka, and
Alan Joseph Flood
Baptisms at our Parishes
The next aavailable dates for Baptisms are:: St. Brigid Church:
Oct. 11 and 25, Nov. 8, Dec. 13 Gate of Heaven Church:
Oct. 4, Dec. 6 & 20 Due to COVID-19, guidelines are in place. Please
call the Parish Office during office hours at 617-268-2122/3344 to book a baptism.
These Baptisms are LIVE-STREAMED on our web
Altar Flowers, Bells & Steeple Lights: In Memory of Loved Ones
Please call the Parish Office to arrange for the bells to be rung and/or
steeple to be lit for a deceased family member or friend.
Parish Office Hours 10AM - 3:00PM If you need to drop anything off - you may use the
mailbox outside the office door. The Office Has Moved to the Lower Rectory.
This is the entrance just off the parking lot, next to the lower Church hall entrance.
GATE OF HEAVEN STEEPLE Lit In Memory of
Matthew Coyne
Church Weekly Envelopes If you would like Church Envelopes for our weekly Offer-tory please call the Parish Office
to have them mailed directly to your home each month. If you attend any of our three Churches - you may drop enve-lopes in the collection basket -- they are directed each week to the Parish you choose. If one week you go to St. Brigid and the next to Gate of Heaven - tthe offertory envelope will al-ways go to the Parish printed on the envelope.
GATE OF HEAVEN CHIMES Rung In Memory of Matthew Coyne
GATE OF HEAVEN FLOWERS In Memory of
Matthew Coyne
Gate of Heaven & St Brigid of Kildare Parishes & St. Augustine Chapel South Boston, MA
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2020
“Functioning as a Parish Community amidst the Corona Virus – A Slow Transition Back to Normal”
Important Message Cardinal Sean continues to ddispense all Catholics from the Sunday Mass obligation. This will be in place for the foreseeable future. Catholics are not obligated to go to Sunday Mass due to current pandemic and the ccontinued risks. The
Cardinal strongly encourages people in vulnerable populations, especially the elderly and those with complicating physical conditions to continue to watch vvia Live stream on our website (www.gateofheavenstbrigid.org) or on Catholic TV.
Mass Schedule There will be 3 weekend Masses at St. Brigid Church and 3 weekend Masses at Gate of Heaven Church
ALL MASSES ARE LIVE-STREAM Saturday Afternoon Vigil Mass
4:00PM at Gate of Heaven Church
Sunday Masses 8:00AM at St. Brigid Church
9:00AM at Gate of Heaven Church 10:30AM at St. Brigid Church 12 Noon at Gate of Heaven Church 66:00PM at St. Brigid Church
Daily Mass 7:00AM at St. Brigid UUpper Church Monday-Friday 9:00AM at Gate of Heaven UUpper Church
Unfortunately, due to the requirements of social distancing - we will not be able to hold Masses or services at St. Augustine Chapel at this time.
Our Parishes provide Online Giving as an electronic tool for contributions so you can give
via the Internet. Online Giving helps you maintain your giving even if you cannot be here at Mass.
This also helps the parish streamline our finances, especially during summer vacation times.
It’s easy and completely secure!
Consider signing up today! To sign up — go to our parish website at www.GateofHeavenStBrigid.org/Giving
“Life is grounded in three funda-mental and closely connected rela-
tionship: the Rela-tionship with God, with our neighbour and with the Earth!”
-Pope Francis
St. Vincent dePaul Assistance The Gate of Heav-en and St. Brigid St. Vincent DePaul Society is
ready to help anyone who is in need of assistance in these challenging times. If you are in need
please go to the Gate of Heaven Church (enter at Ramp Door) on the following Monday evenings at
7PM. October 5th and October 19th
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Gate of Heaven Parking Lot Update - Sept. 15th As you know, over the past couple of years, we have been raising funds for the comple-tion of the parking lot at Gate of Heaven Church. The 2019 Grand Annual Collection
and also our Capital Campaign, that we began in 2018, we raised enough funds to complete the excavation, drainage work, and paving. The Archdiocese approved this work in late February, just before the pandemic lockdown. The drainage system is
complete, the first coat of the pavement was installed this past week, pavers will be completed shortly.
The next steps: 1. TTop (smooth) coat: The pavement will be installed and the lining of the lot
will take place in the next 10 days. Parking in new lot will be ooff limits for about 5 days following the top coat install.
2. Plantings: The landscape will include bushes, trees, and grass all of which will be installed in late-September. Please see below on how you can help! 3. Statue of the Lord and the little children, in honor of the children who attended Gate of Heaven School, will be installed in the next few weeks. Memorial Pavers installed also. 4. Fencing: The fencing is expected to be installed in the Fall. The 2020 Grand Annual Collection will cover some of the cost to continue the wrought iron fence along East 4th and East 5th Streets. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.
We are happy the project will soon be completed. Thank you to all who helped fund this project. Know that it is greatly appreciated!
Confirmation Ceremony - 9th grade Thursday, October 1, 2020
Due to the restrictions in place the Confirmation Ceremony will be by invitation only. Only the candidate
for the sacrament, their sponsor and their parents/guardians will be able to attend the ceremony. More
information will be forthcoming and 8th grade classes.
Needed - Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers,
Adult Servers The Parish is in need of Lectors
and Eucharistic Ministers. Due to Covid-19, many of the more senior minsters have not
been able to serve. If you are able, healthy and willing - we will train you! The need is great for Lectors to assist
the priest in proclaiming the Word of God. Also - EEucharistic Ministers are needed for all Mass
times. For all ministries - you may
choose the Mass you assist at when scheduled. We are flexible with schedules.
Adult Altar Servers - Help
needed to Assist at Funerals for our
Deceased Loved Ones Our parishes of Gate of Heaven and St. Brigid are
currently in significant need of parishioners of any age who would be willing to help serve Funeral Masses.
Please consider helping the parish and the families of the deceased with this our most important work of mercy. If you are interested in assisting with any of these ministries or have questions, pplease contact the
Parish Main Office at 617.268.3344. Thank you!
Religious Education Classes Postponed start
K2 - through Confirmation Classes Postponed until further notice due to COVID-19. We possibly will not resume classes until January
2021. Please watch bulletin for updates.
Help Needed with Planting around the Parking Lot at Gate of Heaven
-Fall is a good time to plant!- Over the next two weeks we would like to get some volunteers to help plant some small bushes and small trees around the new Parking Lot at Gate of Heaven Church. IIf you are able to help - please call the Parish Office this week and tell us when you might be available to help. Volunteers will help save the Parish some money as we recover from the pan-demic effects on our budget. If you can dig a hole and lift a plant, you are welcome!
Gate of Heaven & St Brigid of Kildare Parishes & St. Augustine Chapel South Boston, MA
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2020
School News Students at SBCA are happy to have started
their "Specials Schedule" this past week! Physical
Education, Art, and Music have
begun and the students are excited to be back exercising, creating, and singing. We are lucky to have our new gym teacher, Erin Brogan, our art teacher, Valerie Szmurlo, and our music teacher
Eleanor Tynan. The teachers are going out of their way to make
sure SBCA students are still getting to
participate in these extracurricular activities safely.
The now 3rd
Graders celebrated their First
Communion (rescheduled from
May of 2020 due to COVID-19) on
Saturday, the 19th. It was a joyous day celebrated by all,
thanks to our Live-Streaming!
GRAND ANNUAL COLLECTION
October 3rd and 4th, 2020 A special Grand Annual letter from Father Casey will
be mailed to all registered parishioners of Gate of Heaven Parish and St. Brigid Parish
in the coming weeks. Included is a pledge card to assist in making your
annual gift. You may mail it back to the Parish Office or place it in the collection at Mass. Additional pledge
cards and letters will be available the weekend of October 3rd and 4th at the doors of the Church.
While our weekly Offertory supports our day-to-day operations, the GGrand Annual Collection allows us to
continue capital improvements and on-going maintenance at the parishes.
This year, due to the effects of the pandemic, our need is great, so we are asking you to consider a gift that
would help us meet the needs of each parish’s capital improvement and ongoing monthly bills. This donation
could be done with monthly payments. We ask only that you give to the best of your ability.
We truly appreciate any assistance you can give, understanding that some households face financial
difficulties. We are counting on the many who are able to generously support our 2020 Grand Annual Appeal.
You may donate online via our website’s online giving portal.
Thank you for your generous support. ---------------
Please Update your contact information on the Pledge Card. Please provide your email address and phone number. We have been making greater use of email
since the pandemic began.
Becoming Catholic Rite of Christian Initiation for
Adults (RCIA) Program
Every year the Church invites non-Catholic adults* into the RCIA, a course of learning and discern-ment to prepare them for full initiation in the Church. This year our parishes will host a digital course, which will commence on SSunday, October 18th. If you or someone you know has questions or is interested, please email our coordinator Javier Soegaard (jjavier.soegaard@gmail.com) or call the Parish Office. *Eligible adults include: 1) Those who have not been baptized; 2) those who have been baptized in other Christian traditions; and 3) those who were baptized Catholic, but never received Confirmation and Eucharist.
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Healthier priests build stronger communities. And the
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