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4402 Avenue D, Brooklyn, NY 11203 Telephone #: 718-451-1500

Fax #: 718-451-1502 Email: stthereselis@gmail.com Website: stthereseoflisieuxchurch.org

Sunday February 17, 2019

Sixth Sunday In Ordinary Time

Administrator

Rev. Fr. Rony Mendes

Parochial Vicar Rev. Fr. Michel Pierre -Louis

Music Director

Mr. Edsen-Samy Renaud

Office Staff

Tanya Kennedy

Cassan Guerrier

Mass Schedule

Monday/Lundi 9:00am and 7:00pm

Tuesday-Saturday/Mardi-Samedi

9:00am

Saturday/Samedi: 5:00 pm (Vigil Mass for Sunday)

Sunday/Dimanche: 9:00 am (English)

11:00 am (English) 1:00 pm (Creole)

St. Catherine of Genoa ~ St. Therese of LisieCatholic

Academy 4410 Avenue D,

Brooklyn, NY 11203 Phone: 718-629-9330

Fax: 718-629-6854 Website: www.scgstl.org

Principal: Mrs. Jeannette Charles The Academy offers a welcoming,

safe, faith-filled environment where children from grades Pre-K to 8th

can learn and grow to their potential.

Financial aid is available.

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Parish Office-Rectory

Office Hours

Monday/Lundi *Tuesday/Mardi *Thursday/Jeudi: 9:00 am-5:00 pm

Wednesday/Mercredi

10:00 am– 7:00 pm

Friday/Vendredi: 9:00 am– 3:00pm

Saturday/Samedi: Closed Sunday/Dimanche: Closed

The Rectory Office is closed each day from 12:30PM-1:30PM.

Adoration Eucharistique Friday (Vendredi)

Confession (Konfesyon)

Saturday (Samedi) 4:00 – 4:45PM Confessions may be scheduled by appointment .

Monday, February 18th

Eng. Prayer Group Mtg. 7:45pm (Gym)

Haitian Prayer Group 7:45pm

(Convent Chapel)

Tuesday, February 19th Liturgy & Spirituality Mtg 7:30(rectory)

Wednesday, February 20th

English Choir Practice (Church) 7:30pm

Second Baptism Class (acr) 7:30pm

PPC MTG (aud stage) 7:30pm

Thursday, February 21st

Friday, February 22nd

Haitian Choir Practice (Church) 7:30pm

Saturday, February 23rd

Haitian Legion of Mary 10:00am

(Auditorium)

St Don Bosco Youth Group Mtg 1:00pm

(Auditorium Stage)

Youth Choir (Church) 2:00pm

DEVOTIONS

The Little Flower Novena is prayed every Monday after the 9:00am and 7:00pm mass.

Nou priye Nevènn St. Therèse Chak Lendi apre mès 9:00 nan aswè-a. The Miraculous Medal Novena is prayed after the 9:00am mass every Tuesday. Nou priye Nevènn Meday Mirakilez-la chak jou apre mès 9:00 nan maten-a.

St. Catherine of Genoa ~ St. Therese of Lisieux

Catholic Academy 4410 Avenue D, Brooklyn, NY

11203 Phone: 718-629-9330 Fax: 718-629-6854

Website: www.scgstl.org Principal: Mrs. Jeannette Charles

The Academy offers a welcoming, safe, faith-filled environment where children from grades Pre-K to

8th can learn and grow to their potential. Financial aid is available for eligible student in

grade K to 8th, TO APPLY : Starting January 14, 2019 go to

www.futuresineducation.org From the main menu, click SCHOLARSHIP and

Then Apply.

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Readings for this Week/Lectures de la Semaine

Sunday/Dimanche: (SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDI-NARY TIME Jer 17: 5-8 / Ps 1:1-4, 6/ 1 Cor 15:12, 16-20 / Lk 6: 17, 20-26 Monday/Lundi: Weekday in Ordinary Time Gn 4: 1-15, 25 / Ps 50: 1, 8, 16bc-17,20-21 / Mk 8:11-13 Tuesday/ Mardi: Weekday in Ordinary Time Gn 6:5-8; 7:1-5, 10 / Ps 29: 1a, 2, 3-4, 9c-10 / Mk 8:14-21 Wednesday/Mercredi: Weekday in Ordinary Time Gn 8:6-13, 20-22 / Ps 116: 12-15, 18-19/ Mk 8:22-26 Thursday/Jeudi: Saints Peter Damian, Bishop, Doctor of the Church Gn 9:1-13 / Ps 102:16-18, 19-23,29 / Mk 8:27-33 Friday/Vendredi: The Chair of St Peter the Apostle 1Pt 5: 1-4 / Ps 23: 1-3a, 4-6 / Mk 16:13-19 Saturday/Samedi: Saint Polycarp, Bishop, Martyr Heb 11:1-7 / Ps 145:2-5, 10-11 / Mk 9:2-13

Next Sunday’s Readings/ Lectures du Dimanche Prochain

Sunday/Dimanche: SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME First Reading/1ere Lecture: 1 Sm 26: 2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23 Psalm/Psaume: Ps 103:1-4, 8, 10, 12-13 Second Reading/2eme Lecture: 1 Cor 15:45-49 Gospel / Evangile Lk 6: 27-38

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK/ INTENTIONS DES MESSES DE LA

SEMAINE

Sunday/Dimanche:

9:00am : Safety for Omar Jiminez

In Memory of Kaiso Ramdat

11:00am: In Memory of Louisa Teresa Reece

1:00pm: In Memory of Anne Marie Manigat

Bread & Wine

Wencess Charles

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Sanctuary Lights

In Memory of Kaiso Ramdat

Monday/Lundi:

9:00am: Alex Carrington In Thanksgiving

7:00pm: For all Catholic School

Tuesday/Mardi:

9:00am: In Memory of Reginald Wilson

Wednesday/Mercredi: 9:00am: In Memory of Ian and Rufina Jasper In Memory of Louisa Clement & all Deceased Relatives Thursday/ Jeudi: 9:00am: : In Memory of Hulrick Cuthbert &

Vilma Jasper

Friday/Vendredi:

9:00am: Neima Presendieu & Neila Henry

In Thanksgiving

Saturday/Samedi:

9:00am: NO INTENTIONS

5: 00pm: Martina Josephine Edward

In Thanksgiving

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2019 COMPETITION Guidelines Deadline & Submission

All entries should be delivered by 6pm on Sunday, February 17, 2019. There will be no exceptions.

To submit essay by email:

In the subject area of the email write the title of your presentation Mail registration entry form and production to: stlfjustice@gmail.com

Your registration entry form and your essay production must be sent as Microsoft Word attachment *Do not include your name or any entry form information (except title) on your essay production *

Hand Delivery or Mail in Submission: Print and complete the registration form

Attach the registration form to your essay production *Do not include your name or any entry form information (except title) on your essay production*

Mail registration form to: St Therese of Lisieux, RCC

Social Justice Ministry 1281 Troy Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11203 A confirmation email will be sent to the email address on your registration form within 3 business days.

Notification of Winners Winners will be notified by email and telephone

Special Note: No responsibility will be assumed for lost or late mail or email. Entries will not be returned. *Please note that while spelling and grammar are not a disqualifier they certainly count.*

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LENTEN RETREAT The Parish Lenten Retreat (English) will be held on Monday April 1st,

Tuesday , April 2nd and Wednesday April 3rd , at 7:30PM in the Church.

The speaker will be Fr. Kieran Udeze from St. Thomas Aquinas parish

+++++ The Parish Lenten Retreat (Creole), will be held

Wednesday, April 4th , Thursday , April 5th, Friday,

April 6th , Saturday, April 7th at 7:30PM. will be lead by Fr. Berette and Fr. Jomanas Eustache from

Haiti Fr. Eustache will also celebrate mass for the Haitian

community on April 7, 2019

ALL DAY EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED

SACRAMENT During the Lenten season the Blessed

Sacrament will be exposed on Fridays (March 8th, March 15th,

March 22nd, March 23rd , March 29th, , April 5th, and April 12th) from the conclusion of the

9:00AM Mass to 7:00PM, followed by Benediction. PLEASE SET ASIDE ONE HOUR TO SPEND WITH JESUS on each Friday during

Lent.

Stations of the Cross – will be prayed on Fridays

during Lent @ 7:30PM after benediction.

French/Creole and English books will be utilized. They will

alternate the week – one begins in Creole and the other in English.

LENT/EASTER SEASON MASS & SERVICE

SCHEDULE *Please bring your Palm from last year to church beginning this coming week. We will burn the Palm on Saturday March

2nd, in preparation for Ash Wednesday. You are all invited to watch the palms

getting burned in the small school yard.

ASH WEDNESDAY— March 6th 9:00am: Mass

10:30AM: Prayer Service for the school 7:00pm: Mass (Bilingual)

Distribution of ashes 3.00 p.m.

EVANGELICAL CAFE—March 10th

You are invited to journey through lent in a Evangelical Café in the Auditorium starting

the first Sunday in Lent at 4:00pm Please come in experience the meaning of Lent

PALM SUNDAY—April 14th

Procession will Start in the School yard 15 minutes

before Mass 8:45amfor 9:00am

10:45am for 11:00am 12:45 Noon for 1:00am

TENEBRAE SERVICE—April 17th

You are invited to a Tenebrae Service on the Wednesday of Holy Week.

HOLY THURSDAY—April 18th

9:00am: Morning Prayer 7:30PM: Bilingual Mass followed by a

procession to the Auditorium

GOOD FRIDAY— April 19th

9:00am: Morning Prayer 9:00AM: Stations of the Cross around

Holy Cross Cemetery 10:00am 3:00pm: Service (English) 7:30pm: Service (Creole)

HOLY SATURDAY— April 20th

9:00am: Morning Prayer 8:00pm: Evening Mass

EASTER SUNDAY— April 21st

9:00am: Mass (English) 11:00am: Mass (English) 1:00am: Mass (Creole)

Never been baptized in the Catho-lic church?

Have not received the sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharistic?

Baptized in another religion? RCIA is for you. Meets on Sunday’s after the 11 AM Mass on the 2 nd floor of the school. If interested please contact Fran McCormick : email sttheresereled@hotmail.com or leave a

message on 718 451-1671

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Number of Parishioners

and Friends present for

February 2nd February 3rd

Saturday (Samedi) 5pm Mass 95

Sunday (Dimanche): 9:00am Mass: 230 11:00am Mass: 83

1:00pm Mass: 150

Total: 558

Number of Parishioners

and Friends present for

February 9th February 10th

Saturday (Samedi) 5pm Mass 71

Sunday (Dimanche): 9:00am Mass: 201 11:00am Mass: 87

1:00pm Mass: 149

Total: 508

Collections received for

February 2nd February 3rd

Tithing Envelopes: Saturday (Samedi)

5pm: $ 1, 457

(Dimanche): 9:00am Mass:

$ 2, 422 11:00am Mass

$ 1, 402 1:00pm Mass

$ 968

Total: $ 6, 249

Collections received for

February 9th February 10th

Tithing Envelopes: Saturday (Samedi)

5pm: $ 1,402

(Dimanche): 9:00am Mass:

$ 2,216.38 11:00am Mass

$ 1,156 1:00pm Mass

$ 1,018

Total: $ 5,792.38

February 3rd

February 10th

February 17th

February 24th

Regular Offering

Missionary Coopera-tive Summer Appeal

Regular Offering

Regular Offering

Overall collections decreased by 456.62 across the weeks indicated above.

Church Attendance

Thank you to all who have made a pledge to the 2018 Annual Catholic Appeal at St. Therese of Lisieux Parish.

Pledged: $ 79, 930..50

Received: $ 69, 650..50

Diocesan Goal: $54, 704.00

Starting from now on Radio Perles des Antil-les.com Radio Elegancefm.com And Radio Ele-

gance 94.1fm In a Jumelage/Training experiences Broadcasted

emission for masses in R.C Churches. Every week-end:

Saturday: 5:00 pm Sunday: 9:00am, 11:00am and 1:00pm

At St. Therese of Lisieux Church (RIC Church) Address 4410 Avenue D and Corner Troy Avenue and East 45th

Street Brooklyn, NY 11203 At additionally to our community Every Night:

Distracting, Education, formation for ALL (Monday-Friday) 5:30pm-2:00am

Bonne Ecoute/Be attentive -Thanks-

ST. THERESE OF LISIEUX PIERRE TOUSSAINT SOCIETY

Invites everyone to their Brunch on Sunday, March 17, 2019 after the 1:00pm Mass in the School

Auditorium Donation: $10.00 at the door

Let The Children Come To Me

Deanery 7 Youth Ministry Day Of Recollection on Sat-urday March 2, 2019 from 10:00am– 4:00pm

Our Lady of Refuge R.C.C

2020 Foster Ave Brooklyn, NY 11210

All Youth 6thgrade– 12grade are invited

Lunch will be served

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BAPTISM SCHEDULE To have your children receive the Sacrament of Baptism, at least one parent and

one godparent must be Catholic. For registration, parents must bring a copy of the child’s Birth Certificate. God-parents must bring to registration a signed and stamped sponsor letter from the

church they attend. BAPTISM SCHEDULE FOR 2019

January - March Baptism Registration

Wednesday, January 30th at 7:30 First Baptism Class:

7Wednesday, February 13th at 7:30PM Second Baptism Class:

Wednesday, February 20th at 7:30PM English Baptism Ceremony:

Saturday, February 23 at 1:00PM Creole Baptism Ceremony:

Monday , February 18, 2019

The precious blood to the faithful at Mass, will be

suspended. The suspension will be lifted

upon conclusion of this flu season.

In an effort to replace the *Votive Lights* in the church, the music ministry together with the social

justice ministry will be hosting a Black History month fund raising concert on Sunday February 24th at 6:00pm in the auditorium. Ticket price is $25 per person advance purchase only. Keep in

mind that the median price for one (1) votive light system is around $9000. In addition to the ticket price, we will be

distributing some pledge cards on the night of the event so please start to think about an amount that you'd like to donate toward this effort. For more

information, please see Carla or Samy. Thanks you