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July 5, 2020 ♥ FOURTEENTH 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
The 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time: On Yokes & Burdens
Today’s Gospel tells us about the Heart of Jesus. It gives us these words of comfort: “Come to me all you who labor and are burdened and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me for I am meek and humble of heart and you will find rest for yourselves. For my yoke is
easy and my burden light.”
What do these words tell us about the Lord? What do they mean for us?
They tell us something about the image of God that is very different from the images of God we might have. Many of our images are of the Almighty Awesome Creator of the Universe. We think of the great frescos on the ceiling of
the Sistine Chapel as Michelangelo portrayed God creating the universe with a dazzling display of power. We think of the image of creation of Adam, and God’s powerful hand
touching the limp finger of the first man, giving him life. Or we think of some of the wonders of nature we may have experienced: the summits of the Rocky Mountains, the
great canyons of Arizona, or the fire red skies of a Tampa Bay Sunset. And we remember that God is the Awesome
Creator.
But He is more than this.
We also have images of Jesus the Son of God as the Judge of the living and dead. He is the One we will have to come before and present the work of our lives, not just the individual things we have done, but how well we have al-lowed His love to permeate the world. There is reward or punishment waiting, there is mercy and compassion, and there is justice. Again, going back to the Sistine Chapel,
Michelangelo depicts the scene of the Last Judgment showing the joy of the saved and the grief of the con-
demned. Jesus is the Just and Merciful Judge.
But He is more than this.
Jesus is meek and humble of heart. The prophet Zecha-riah prophesied that this is how our King would come to us. This was in today’s first reading from Zechariah 9:9. And
this is how Jesus presents himself in the Gospel, meek and humble of heart.
What does it mean to be meek? To be meek is to be pa-tient and gentle. This is not the surrender of rights or some
form of cowardice, but the opposite of sudden anger, of malice and of long harbored vengeance. Jesus is
meek. He is not waiting for the right time to strike us down for what we have done to Him, how we have attacked His Holiness with our sins, how we have attacked those whom He loves, or how we have attempted to thrust Him out of our lives. He is gentle. He is patient with us. Many of the parents of Teenagers are meek in just this way. They are patient with their Teens and not concerned with what their
children have said to them or even done to them.
When we say the Lord is meek, we do not mean that He is submissive. We mean that He is so full of love that He is willing to be patient. Perhaps some of the murderers will
have the opportunity to join the eternal family of the martyrs they created and themselves give witness to Christ.
What does all this mean to us? It means that we need to
give Jesus our burdens. This is more than the difficulties of life, sickness, marriage or family problems, etc. Yes, we give these to the Lord, but there is more than this that He
wants. He wants us to give Him all that is keeping us from Him. Perhaps there are sinful hidden closets in our
lives. We are ashamed. Perhaps there is some form of substance abuse. Perhaps there is some form of sexual
immorality. Perhaps we have difficulty forgiving those who have hurt us. Maybe we have committed serious sins. We had an abortion or we convinced another to have an abor-tion. Often we are afraid that God is never going to forgive us. We have attacked Him, willingly and knowingly. How can we seek forgiveness? So, we think that we are con-demned to go through life carrying these burdens only to
wait for everlasting punishment after we die.
“No,” the Lord says, “Give me your burdens, come to me for I am meek and humble of heart.” He is saying, “I am not so offended that I am shutting off mercy and compas-sion. I am not concerned about myself. I am concerned about you. I suffered on the cross for you. Give me your burdens. I want them, no matter how ugly, how messy
they may be.”
And then the Lord says, “And you will find rest for your-selves, for my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” The burden of being a Christian is light next to the burden of carrying our sins to the grave and beyond. Following the
way of holiness, being separate from what others consider everyday life, is a lighter burden than carrying the weight of guilt that results from choosing to be part of the crowd that exalts in its immorality. Holiness is being different from the immoral crowd. Holiness is accepting the way of the Lord.
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI told young people: “The world offers you comfort. But you were not made for com-fort. You were made for greatness.” Every one of us was created for greatness. To achieve this greatness means that there are times that we have to reject the comfort of
the world. There are times that we have to be uncomfort-able. But we were not created for comfort. We were not
created to be part of the crowd. We were created for great-ness. That is the burden, that is the yoke, that Jesus calls
us to accept in today’s Gospel.
But is that burden, the burden of living moral lives, really so difficult? Not when it is compared to the burden of car-rying sin. It is so much easier to carry the burden of the Lord. The burden the Lord puts on us brings us joy. It
brings us peace with ourselves in this life and total union with Him in the next life.
It is easy for us to sin. It is difficult to live with our sins. It can be a challenge to avoid sin, even a burden. But it is a joy to live free of sin. It is a joy to join those who sing with
their lives, “All is well, all is well with my soul.”
“Come to me all you who labor and are burdened and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me
for I am meek and humble of heart and you will find rest for yourselves. For my yoke is easy and my burden light.”
BREAD & WINE, CANDLE, BLESSINGS MASS INTENTIONS
ST. MATTHEW: MASS INTENTIONS
Saturday July 4
8:00pm– Wedding anniversary blessings for Simone & Anthony Lambert by Cita Ferguson
Sunday July 5
7:30am– Members of the Altar Rosary Society
9:30am—Thanksgiving to the Sacred Heart of Jesus by Raquel George
11:30am– Birthday blessings in heaven Elizabeth Augustin by Augusta Williams
1:30pm–Healing for all who are sick with Covid19
Monday July 6
St. Maria Goretti
7:30am - Healing & blessings for clergy & community of St. Matthew by Althea Pierre
9:00am – To St. Michael & the Holy Spirit by Carmen Edouard
Tuesday July 7
7:30am – For an end to the Corona virus epidemic
9:00am – Birthday blessings Euril Bartholomew
Wednesday July 8
7:30am– Birthday blessings Arlene Hook, God’s blessings & guidance by mom, Floe Patrick
9:00am– God’s healing blood on Keetha
Thursday July 9
7:30am– Peace in our country & the world
9:00am– That Mary’s blue mantle will surround & comfort those who are mourning
Friday July 10
7:30am– Healing for Fr. Andy
9:00am– Healing for Lydia
Saturday July 11
8:00am– Anniversary blessings for Sylvain Chireau by family
WEEKLY READINGS
Sun July 5 Zec 9:9-10;Rom 8:9,11-13; Mt11:25-30
Mon July 6 Hos 2:16,17-18,21-22; Mt 9:18-26
Tue July 7 Hos 8:4-7,11-13; Mt 9:32-38
Wed July 8 Hos 10:1-3,7-8,12; Mt 10:1-7
Thu July 9 Hos 11:1-4,8-9; Mt 10:7-15
Fri July 10 Hos 14:2-10; Mt 10:16-23
Sat July 11 Is 6: 1-8; Mt 10: 24-33
St. Gregory Mass Intentions
Sanctuary Candle July 5-July 11
Blessings & guidance for Pierre Andre Edouard requested by
Carmen Edouard
Parish update due to covid19
Please check our Parish website at stmatthew-brooklyn.org and our Face Book Page for updates regarding the opening of the churches
and for additional pertinent information.
Announcements will be made at the 5 PM Vigil Mass and the Sunday Masses at 10 AM in the
church. (note that we are back with our Sunday Summer Mass Schedule starting on Sunday, July 5
th until
the end of August, 2020.)
All masses will be in the church as we are practicing social distancing.
We need volunteers to clean after each mass
starting Saturday, July 4th
2020. Please call the Rectory office and leave your name and your
contact information and your availability. Thanking you in advance for your continued support and patience during this pandemic.
UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS @ ST.GREGORY
First Satur-
day,
July 4th
5 PM Mass for Stephen Jack, In Thanksgiving for Life,
Requested by The Family
Sunday
July 5th
10 AM Mass for Brent Leonce, R.I.P., Requested by The Leonce Family
Saturday,
July 11th
5 PM Mass for Elton J. Hurley, R.I.P., Requested by
The 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, 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, 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,
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, Leandro Wilson, Elodia Zuniga, Vilma Zuniga
SPECIAL PRAYERS FOR : Roberta Jennings, Dorothy Briggs, Dean Jackson,
Pauline Marcelle, Yolande, Taveri & Logan Cadore, Gwendolyn White, Kerry Mills, Damien Thomas,
Shennel Noel, Nickell Best, Perry Pierre, Sheldon Brathwaite, Maura Chisam, Daphne Critchlow, John
Spellman Sr., Brandon Williams, Lisa Scott/ Spencer, Walter Edward Smith Sr., Sharon Gabriel, Hezekiah Jackson, The Mc Nabb, Griffith, Douglas families,
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 incarcerated, 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 meet-
ings are all postponed until further notice.
Please check our website for further updates.
Stay safe.
WEEK OF SUNDAY 07/05/20 @ ST. GREGORY
+ Sunday School Classes Cancelled
+ Marcus Garvey Manor Postponed until further notice
+ Senior Choir Rehearsal – Cancelled
+ 10 AM Mass Resumed – Church
+ CREDIT UNION CLOSED
+ GIFT SHOP CLOSED
MONDAY 07/06/20
+ 8:30 AM Mass – Church
+ Rehearsal Senior & Vigil Choirs- Cancelled
TUESDAY 07/07/20
+ 8:30 AM Mass - Church
+ Bible Study with Bishop Sansaricq -Cancelled
WEDNESDAY 07/08/20
+ 8:30 AM Mass - Church
+ School Mass – Holy Cross- Cancelled
THURSDAY 07/09/20
+ 8:30 AM Mass- Church
+ Senior Bible Study & OPEN ARISE English Speak-
ing Prayer Group with Dolores Sykes – Cancelled
FRIDAY 07/10/20
+ 8:30 AM Mass – Church
SATURDAY 07/11/20
+ Private Confessions – OPEN and will be conducted
outside the Churches. PLEASE WEAR A MASK.
+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 Catholic Academy aligned with
the parishes of: Holy Cross, St. Matthew, St. Joseph
/St. Teresa offers a quality nationally accredited
academic education with Christian values in a Roman
Catholic environment for Grades PreK-3 through
Grade 8 and Pre K For ALL (KALL). Scholarships
available; application deadline: April1st.
Located: 2520 Church Ave. between Rogers
& Bedford Aves.
Convenient to: B41, B44, B44Select Bus, B35, B49, IRT
#2 & #5. Ongoing registration and tours: Please call
718-774-3330
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
The Church is now open for the celebration of Daily Mass and Sunday Mass. The capacity is limited to 25%. In St. Matthew that means 131 people, in St.
Gregory 104 and in Our Lady of Charity 52.
Attendance is based on a first come basis and you must wear a mask and adhere to the social distanc-
ing.( six feet) Please follow the instructions of the ushers in order
for everyone to be safe.
Mass is still being celebrated via our streaming
services. We are streaming the mass daily on our website. You can also visit the Net on your cable
channel to see mass daily. Please join us as we cele-brate Mass together via the web or TV.
We have some updated information on our
website regarding opening the church for:
Private Prayer and Devotion, Funerals, Weddings Baptisms
Mass & Church Opening
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
Pope Francis, Urbi et Orbi address, March 27, 2020
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.
Join us in the fight against hunger. Remember, no dona-
tion is too small! Every dollar helps; even $1 can provide
10 meals through the feeding America network of food
banks.
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
Their BOARD COVERS 100% OF ALL OVERHEAD
SO EVERY DOLLAR YOU DONATE GOES TO
HELP NEW YORKERS IN NEED
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
God of Our Longing
God of our longing, we "are in these very days writing the decisive events of our time," and yet, what we feel is heavy: Heavy with the suffering with which we are surrounded.
Heavy with the weight of responsibility that we hold.
Heavy with the sense that while we work to protect those we are charged with healing we put at risk those whom we love the most.
God of our longing, we "are in these very days writing the decisive events of our time," and yet, what we feel is exhausted: Exhausted by the physical pain of our bodies at work.
Exhausted by our pleas for protection.
Exhausted by the ignorance of so many as they fail to hear our plea.
God of our longing, we "are in these very days writing the decisive events of our time," and yet, what we feel is salvation: Saved by an offering of bread and wine from friends and neighbors, sitting on our doorstep at the end of a long day.
Saved by a glance of gratitude from a patient gasp-ing for breath as they are hooked up to the oxygen they require for survival.
Saved by the community of coworkers beside, be-hind, below and above, who are working together to ensure we make it through. God of our longing, we "are in these very days writing the decisive events of our time," and yet, what we feel is You: Walking with us.
Breathing life into our tired hands and hearts.
Demonstrating daily how we all might be brought to redemption in the weaving together of our lives.
ST. MATTHEW FOOD PANTRY REOPENING