Saint Catherine of Genoa R. C. Church 520 Linden Boulevard, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11203 www.stcatherinegenoabrooklyn.com (718) 282-7162 Fax (718) 282-5568 [email protected] ST. CATHERINE OF GENOA~ST. THERESE OF LISIEUX CATHOLIC ACADEMY 4410 Avenue D, Brooklyn, NY Phone: (718) 629-9330 • Fax: (718) 629-6854
OFFICE HOURS Weekdays 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Saturday 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Sundays & Holidays by appointment only.
PARISH STAFF Pastor - Rev. Raphael Munday Kukana Parochial Vicar - Rev. Emmanuel N. Conduah Director of Religious Education - Ms. Agnes Mills Secretary - Mrs. Bernadette Johannes SACRAMENTS: are celebrations of the faith community. It is important that our members be registered and participate fully and regularly in the sacramental life EUCHARISTIC LITURGIES of the parish. Weekends: Saturday: 5:00 PM (English) Sunday: 8:00 AM, 11:00 AM (English), R.C.I.A. is the Adult Preparation for Sacraments. For more information please call the 9:30 AM (English), Rectory (718) 282-7162. 1:00 PM (French & Creole), 5:00 PM (Twi) SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Weekdays: Monday-Saturday 9:00 AM (CONFESSION) Saturday at 4:00 PM or by Appointment. Holy Days: 9:00 AM & 7:00 PM (English) 8:00 PM (French & Creole) SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY: Catholic Cemeteries: for information and availability Marriage arrangements must be made at least six please call (718) 894-4888. months prior to the wedding date. Please contact the rectory for complete information about marriage preparation in the Diocese. PARISH MEMBERSHIP:
Catholics should be officially registered in a Parish. BAPTISM: is celebrated every 3rd Saturday of the month Call the Rectory to register and use the offering envelopes at 2:30 PM. Baptism Class is offered on the 2nd Saturday of as a sign of your commitment. the month for parents and godparents in the rectory
basement at 12 Noon. Please call the rectory to register PARISH WEBSITE: for baptism. https://stcatherinegenoabrooklyn.com See what’s new and get the information you may need. October 4, 2020 - Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 MASSES Sept 27 AMOUNT 9:00 AM Rev. Joseph Raphael Bruno (d) SATURDAY 5:00 PM ENGLISH 5:00 PM B.B. Evelyn Agnant & B.B. Roselyn Agnant - SUNDAY Helene Agnant 8:00 AM ENGLISH 11:00 AM ENGLISH SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4 8:00 AM In honor of St. Francis of Assisi - Bernadette Johannes 1:00 PM FRENCH th 8:00 AM 30 Wedding Anniv. of Cantius & Christine St. Helen 5:00 PM TWI 9:30 AM 11:00 AM People of the parish TOTAL: $3,649.68 1:00 PM Les âmes au purgatoire - Shirley Jeanty 1:00 PM Louis Robert Cadet (d) - Veronique Cadet 1:00 PM Thanksgiving for favors received for Gerly A. Rodney mom Marie Amazan 1:00 PM Action de Grâce Ronald Edouard & family 5:00 PM
MONDAY, OCTOBER 5 9:00 AM
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6 9:00 AM B.B. John Modeste - Hospital Ministry
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7 9:00 AM Mercy Gaspard Poulard (d) - Family 9:00 AM Thanksgiving in honor of Our Lady of the Rosary - Doris St. Rose
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8
9:00 AM Deceased family members & acquaintances - Peter Lombard 9:00 AM B.B. Yvette Davis - family
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9 9:00 AM Justine day (d) - Family
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 READINGS FOR THE WEEK
9:00 AM 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time: 5:00 PM B.B. Wilhem Charles - mom Yolande Joseph Is 5:1-7; Ps 80:9, 12-16, 19-20; Phil 4:6-9; Mt 21:33-43
5:00 PM Thanksgiving in honor of Our Lady of the Rosary - Monday Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, Priest: Doris St. Rose Gal 1:6-12; Ps 111:1b-2, 7-9, 10c; Lk 10:25-37
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11 Tuesday St. Bruno, Priest: Gal 1:13-24; Ps 139:1b-3, 13-15; 8:00 AM Deceased members of the Douglas family - Lk 10:38-42
Jeanette King Wednesday Our Lady of the Rosary: Gal 2:1-2, 7-14; 8:00 AM B.B. Caroline Philbert - Antoine family Ps 117:1bc, 2; Lk 11:1-4
9:30 AM Thursday: Gal 3:1-5; (Ps) Lk 1:69-75; Lk 11:5-13 11:00 AM People of the parish 1:00 PM Friday St. Denis, Bishop and Companions, Martyrs; St John Leonardi, Priest: Gal 3:7-14; Ps 111:1b-6; Lk 11:15-26 5:00 PM Saturday : Gal 3:22-29; Ps 105:2-7; Lk 11:27-28
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Is 25:6-10a; Ps 23:1-6; Phil 4:12-14, 19-20; Mt 22:1-14 or 22:1-10 From the Pastor’s Desk
My dear parishioners, I know some people like to have a home garden, es- pecially during the springtime WE ARE THE CHURCH, TOGETHER or summer months. They will plant vegetables, tomatoes, Parish Goal: $43,942.00 flowers, etc. Every garden Amount Pledged: $25,620.00 requires some effort and time and prepara- Donors: 73 tion. When it is time for harvest, we expect Received: $22,011.00 our garden to produce much vegetables, nice tomatoes, and beautiful flowers. What hap- pens if, instead of nice and green vegetables We must show charity towards the sick, and beautiful flowers, we find withered who are in greater need of help. Let us plants? We will certainly be disappointed, re- take them some small gift if they are gretting the time and effort we put into it. poor, or, at least, let us go and wait on That’s how God is sometimes disappointed them and comfort them. with us. -- St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori. God has created us to produce good fruits - Please support the 2020 Annual Catholic Appeal for his glory. It means our ways of life should All donations made to the ACA above our parish goal reflect our Christian faith. To produce good are returned directly back to our parish for operations fruits means that our lives should produce and improvements. good deeds that make the Kingdom of God visible on earth. The first reading from the The ACA is independently audited each year prophet Isaiah speaks of the disappointment for full transparency. of God towards his people Israel. “What more was there to do for my vineyard that I had not done? Why, when I looked for the crop of grapes, did it bring forth wild PRAY FOR THE SICK grapes?” (Isaiah 5:4). Jean-Claude Agnant; Israel did not live up to God’s expecta- Lorenzo Andrea; tion. What about us today? Are we differ- Rosaline Archer; ent? Are we living up to God’s expectation Karniff Barton; of our Christian life? We need to produce Mildred Brown; good fruits. St. Paul, in the second reading, tells us what those fruits are: “Finally, Howard Brunache; Vilma Bryan Dufresne; Rose Crouch; brothers and sisters, whatever is true, Albertha De Brossetomas; Christlyn Dubisette; Stephanie Frank; whatever is honorable, whatever is just, Paige Franklin; Miguel Gray; Lois Harry; Subrina Hassan; whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, what- Norma Haughton-Green; Msgr. Paul Jervis; Margaret Max Dixon; ever is gracious, if there is any excellence Joyce Neufville; Marjorie Patrick; Val Preddie; Elena Princess; and if there is anything worthy of praise, Leah Randolph; Joseph Rebecca; Yzette Registe; think about these things” (Phil. 4:8). Let us Dominique Sanderson ; Peggy Shaw; Pauline Smith; Joyce Thomas; cultivate all these things to bring about God’s Omar Thomas; Agnita Tyson; Jannet Wright-Watson. Kingdom on earth, so that when God decides to take a stroll in the garden of our hearts, He may find it pure and gracious for his high- est glory. God bless you always. ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY
Please do not forget the St. Vincent de Fr. Raphael Paul Food Pantry of our parish. The Pastor next pantry day is on Thursday October 11, 2020.
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