OUR STAFF Pastor: Rev. Fr . Antonius Peter Gopaul

Parish Secretary: Allison Gullap

Maintenance: Richard Mahabir Ricardo Dacosta

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School Affiliation: Midwood Catholic Academy (Pre-K - Gr. 8) 1501 Hendrickson Street Brooklyn, NY 11234 718-377-1800

Baptism: Every second Sunday of the month at the 11:00 a.m. Mass. The child’s original birth certificate must be presented at registration. Marriage: Couples planning to be marr ied should speak to the priest at least 6 months before the desired date. For complete information about marriage preparation in the Diocese, log on to www.pre-cana.org. Reconciliation: Saturdays at 4:30 p.m. or by appointment. Sick Calls: In case of an emergency - any time

SAINT VINCENT FERRER R0MAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

CHURCH: 925 EAST 37TH STREET, BROOKLYN OFFICE: 1603 BROOKLYN AVE., BROOKLYN, NY 11210 PHONE 718-859-9009 Fax: 718-859-9032

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

Rosary Society

1st Sunday after

11:00 a.m. Mass

Mary’s

Apostolate 3rd Sunday

after 11:00 a.m.

Mass

Our Lady of Miraculous Medal

Novena after 9:00 a.m. Mass

In His Light Charismatic Prayer

Group Rectory basement at

7:00 p.m.

Charismatic Group la Paix

Rectory basement at

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Group la Paix Charismatic

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7:00 p.m.

Our Mother of Perpetual Help

Novena after 9:00 a.m.

Mass

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St. Vincent de Paul

1st Monday Rectory

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Legion of Mary

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Girl Scouts Lower Church

6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

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MASS SCHEDULE

Monday - Saturday: 9:00 a.m. Saturday: 5:00 p.m. - Vigil Mass Sunday: 8:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. HOLY DAYS: 9:00 a.m.

OFFICE HOURS

Monday to Friday: 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Evenings & Weekends: By appointment

FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT NOVEMBER 29TH 2020

Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Lord, rend the heavens and come down. Come and save us from our sins. Let us turn again to you and so be found blameless when you return in glory.

MASS INTENTIONS: Saturday, November 28th 5:00 p.m. Lucinda Lopez - In memoriam Requested by Pamela Mohammed

Sunday, November 29th 8:00 a.m. Thanksgiving Mass Memorial Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Novena Shirley, Fitzroy and Family - God’s health , peace and prosperity Requested by Shirley Mercury-Paulson

11:00 a.m. Thanksgiving Mass Memorial The People of Saint Vincent Parish The Holy Family - In thanksgiving Marcia Harrison - Healing Requested on behalf of the parishioners The Desamour family - In thanksgiving Rafaela Anthony - Birthday blessing Joseph Williams - In memoriam Requested by Kim and Quentin McKeney Evelyn Louise Williams - In memoriam Requested on behalf of the parishioners Paulette Themistocle - In memoriam Requested by husband and children

Monday, November 30th 9:00 a.m. Thanksgiving Mass Memorial Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Novena Feast of Saint Andrew, Apostle Joseph Williams - In memoriam Requested by SVF Faith Formation

Tuesday, December 1st 9:00 a.m. Thanksgiving Mass Memorial Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Novena The Denis family - In thanksgiving Requested by Victoria Destine

Wednesday, December 2nd 9:00 a.m. Thanksgiving Mass Memorial Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Novena The Richard family - In thanksgiving Requested by Victoria Destine

Thursday, December 3rd 9:00 a.m. Thanksgiving Mass Memorial Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Novena Memorial of Saint Francis Xavier, Priest For All Saints Requested by Victoria Destine

First Friday, December 4th 9:00 a.m. Thanksgiving Mass Memorial Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Novena Memorial of Saint John Damascene, Priest, The deceased members of the Previl family - In Memoriam Requested by Lucien Previl First Saturday, December 5th 9:00 a.m. Thanksgiving Mass Memorial Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Novena Justine Justin - In memoriam Requested by Evelyn Justin

MARK’S JESUS Mark’s Gospel is the shortest and tersest of all four. The discourses of Jesus tend to be terser as well. Mark’s portrayal of Jesus has none of the poetry of the Sermon on the Mount or the Sermon on the Plain as in Matthew or Luke, nor the extensive, reflective “I Am” discourses as in John. Mark’s Jesus “cuts to the chase,” we would say today. This is reflected quite well in today’s passage. It is no accident that the dialogue of Jesus at this point in the Gospel according to Mark—the concluding words about the end of the world—immediately before his passion, is riddled with exclamation points and an overall sense of urgency. We would do well to re-tool our own way of living this Advent, for we live in a world urgently in need of hearing the message of Jesus proclaimed. It’s time for us to “wake up!” and get out into the world to do it. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — We are the clay and you, O Lord, are the potter: we are the work of your hands (Isaiah 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7). Psalm — Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved (Psalm 80). Second Reading — God is faithful; by God you were called to fellowship with the Son (1 Corinthians 1:3-9). Gospel — Be watchful! Be alert! You do not know when the time will come. (Mark 13:33-37). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Rom 10:9-18; Ps 19:8-11; Mt 4:18-22 Tuesday: Is 11:1-10; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17; Lk 10:21-24 Wednesday: Is 25:6-10a; Ps 23:1-6; Mt 15:29-37 Thursday: Is 26:1-6; Ps 118:1, 8-9, 19-21, 25-27a; Mt 7:21, 24-27 Friday: Is 29:17-24; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Mt 9:27-31 Saturday: Is 30:19-21, 23-26; Ps 147:1-6; Mt 9:35 — 10:1, 5a, 6-8 Sunday: Is 40:1-5, 9-11; Ps 85:9-14; 2 Pt 3:8-14; Mk 1:1-8

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Consecration to Blessed Virgin Mary

Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

December 8th

Feast of our Lady of Guadalupe December 12th

Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

January 1st, 2020 Preparation begins November 29th

The Holy Father Prayer Intentions for December

Prayer Intention for evangelization— For a life of prayer: We pray that our personal relationship with Jesus be nourished by the Word of God and a life of prayer.

Second Collection Please be generous in this week’s special collection for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. In the United States, one in six people lives in poverty. With this collection, you support programs that address the causes of poverty and provide a sustainable future for those struggling across the country. In addition, 25% of the funds stays in our diocese to fund local antipoverty projects. Please carefully consider how you can support this collection and work on the margins.

More information about the Catholic Campaign for Human Development can be found at www.usccb.org/cchd/collection.

Special Collections

December 6th - Christmas Flower offering. Kindly return envelope to church with the name of person(s) who is to be honored or remembered.

December 8th - Immaculate Conception Offering.

December 13th - Christmas Mass Remembrance. Kindly return envelope to church with the name of person(s) who is to be remembered.

The Eucharist Is The Heart Of Our Life In Christ Mass Intentions

We encourage you to honor and/or memorialize a loved one, living or deceased, with a Mass, a gift of bread and wine, sanctuary candle, altar candle, chapel candle or altar flowers. Requests must be submitted on or before the Friday, two weeks before the desired date. Place your request together with your name and phone number in a sealed envelope in the offering basket. Please make a donation with each request.

FEAST OF FAITH What Is the Mass? What is the Mass? There is no simple answer to that question. The Church uses many different images and terms to describe our most important prayer. The Mass is the celebration of the Eucharist, a Greek word that means “thanksgiving.” It is the Lord’s Supper. It is the Breaking of the Bread. It is the memorial of the Lord’s passion, death, and resurrection. It is the Holy Sacrifice, in which the sacrifice of Christ on the cross is perpetuated. It is the holy and divine liturgy, the sacred mysteries. It is the source and summit of our Christian lives, the new covenant, the work of the Holy Spirit, the paschal mystery. The many different words and images that we use when we speak of the Mass are not signs of confusion, but of wonder at what the Catechism of the Catholic Church (1328) calls the “inexhaustible richness” of the Eucharist. The Mass, our greatest prayer and our deepest mystery, is celebrated every day, many times a day, the world over. The Eucharist is both “bread from heaven” and “daily bread.” The Mass is our everyday miracle. —Corinna Laughlin, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Saint Andrew, Apostle November 30th

Saint Francis Xavier, Priest December 3rd

Saint John Damascene, Priest, Doctor of the Church December 4th

Saint Vincent Ferrer Parish Fund Raiser

Religious and Inspirational items

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Sale continues through December 20th.

Please stop by and browse our selections in the back of the Church.

In unity we build.

“If abortion isn’t wrong, ...then nothing is.” Mother Theresa

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Christmas Giving Tree Bring a Smile

and Christmas Cheer to

HOUR CHILDREN Gift Drive

November 21st - December 14th

Drop un-wrapped gifts at the Rectory or at the back of the church.

Prayer of the Faithful We are the work of God's hands, and so we now call upon the name of our Lord, who gives new life to all. For our Church, led by Pope Francis, as we watch and wait for the Lord anew this Advent season, let us pray to the Lord. For peace within and among all nations, especially in the Middle East, Afghanistan, and Syria, let us pray to the Lord. For those who continue to live in hunger this week after Thanksgiving, especially young families and children, let us pray to the Lord. For successful research in the development of treat-ments and vaccines for COVID-19, and for consider-ate patience and cooperation with sensible re-strictions in the meantime, let us pray to the Lord. For our own community of faith, as we prepare our-selves for the coming of the Lord by learning and doing God's work among ourselves and in the world beyond our doors, let us pray to the Lord. For all those who are sick, for all who suffer from COVID-19, and for all who have died, especially N., N., and N., let us pray to the Lord. For all the prayers that we hold in the silence of our hearts; for all our intentions spoken and unspoken, let us pray to the Lord. Lord, make us turn to you with all our hearts. Hear these our prayers, let us see your face, and we shall be saved. We make this prayer in the name of Jesus our Lord, whose coming we long for and whose day we await. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

WATCH! This author was very aware of the language of “master/servant” in the Gospel today and is reading it and praying it in light of discussions on racism in recent months. Perhaps this goes with the last imper-ative at the end of the parable to “Watch!” This year has taught us to be alert in our actions such as social distancing, masks, and sanitizing, as well as in our language and even our thoughts. Now how do we apply that to our spirituality, to our faith? For many, due to restrictions on numbers in church, singing, and choirs, this has meant learning to pray in a whole different way. The celebration of liturgy is the same as ever, with its focus always on the Word and the Eucharist, but for those in the pew, or still watching on livestream, the sense of active participation has taken on a very different meaning from how most of us have experienced liturgy in our lifetime. It feels like we have become spectators rather than partici-pants. Perhaps this challenge can move us from com-placency in our faith, to rediscover and relate to God in new ways, and call us to be even stronger in our personal faith. We must remain diligent. We must “watch.” We must hope. We must love. We must pray.

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