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 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Saturday 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Sundays & Holidays by appointment only.

PARISH STAFF Pastor - Rev. Raphael Munday Kukana Parochial Vicar - Rev. Peter Mawusi Secretary - Mrs. Bernadette Johannes SACRAMENTS are celebrations of the faith Director of Religious Education - Ms. Agnes Mills community. It is important that our members be registered Tel: 646.849.8856 Email: [email protected] and participate fully and regularly in the sacramental life of the parish. EUCHARISTIC LITURGIES R.C.I.A. is the Adult Preparation for Sacraments. Weekends: Saturday: 5:00 PM (English) For more information please call the Sunday: 8:00 AM, 11:00 AM (English), Rectory (718) 282-7162. 1:00 PM (French & Creole), 5:00 PM (Twi) SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: (CONFESSION) Saturday at 4:00 PM or by Weekdays: Monday-Saturday 9:00 AM 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 months prior to the wedding date. Please contact the please call (718) 894-4888. 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 at Call the Rectory to register and use the offering envelopes 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. June 6, 2021 - The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ- Year B

SATURDAY, June 5 9:00 AM

5:00 PM PEOPLE OF THE PARISH th th WEEKEND May 29 – 30 AMOUNT THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST, June 6 8:00 AM B.B. Kelly Antoine - Antoine family SATURDAY 5:00 PM ENGLISH $ 245.00 11:00 AM Merdegrace Pierre (d) & Leanne Cineac (d) - Oriane Hyppolite 8:00 AM ENGLISH $ 1,416.00 1:00 PM Luc Toussaint (d) - Derosiers family 1:00 PM Birthday remembrance Mizile Armoux (d) - 11:00 AM ENGLISH $ 449.00 Fresner Aimé SUNDAY 1:00 PM FRENCH $ 552.00 1:00 PM Marie Yvette Marcelus (d) - Jean Marcelus 5:00 PM 5:00 PM TWI $ 366.00

MONDAY, June 7 MAIL-IN $ 135.00 9:00 AM

TUESDAY, June 8 TOTAL: $ 3,163.00 9:00 AM Lormanine Lemaire (d) - Rev. Gerald Dumont ONLINE GIVING MAY MONTH $ 1,575.00

WEDNESDAY, June 9 9:00 AM 37th Wed. Anniversary Mr./Mrs. Jean Claude & Marie Claude Desrosiers - the family 9:00 AM Sebastien Waruzi Tete (d) - Sylvain Waruzi

THURSDAY, June 10 9:00 AM

FRIDAY, June 11 THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS 9:00 AM In thanksgiving to the Holy Spirit, St. Pio, St. Joseph, St. Therese, St. John Paul II, St. Martin & the Sacred Heart of Jesus for answered prayers - Annette Coxall 9:00 AM Birthday remembrance Sheila Roberts (d) - the family

SATURDAY, June 12 9:00 AM In thanksgiving to the Immaculate Heart of Mary - Annette Coxall 9:00 AM Roland Amilcar (d) - wife Marie & children Dafney & Miriam Amilcar & the Amilcar family 5:00 PM Congratulations and in thanksgiving to God for the successful completion of his residency Aaron Augustus Nichols M.D. - Doris St. Rose

SUNDAY, June 13 8:00 AM B.B. Renata Jordan - Jordan family 8:00 AM Theresa Blackburn-Bartholomew (d) - Joycelyn David READINGS FOR THE WEEK 11:00 AM Sebastien Waruzi Tete (d) - Sylvain Waruzi THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST: 11:00 AM Claire Featherstone (d) - Bettyann Hassan Ex 24:3-8; Ps 116:12-13, 15-18; Heb 9:11-15; Mk 14:12-16, 22-26 1:00 PM PEOPLE OF THE PARISH Monday: 2Cor 1:1-7; Ps 34:2-9; Mt 5:1-12 5:00 PM Tuesday: 2Cor 1:18-22; Ps 119:129-133, 135; Mt 5:13-16

Wednesday St. Ephrem, Deacon, Dr. of the Church: 2Cor 3:4-11; Ps 99:5-9; Mt 5:17-19

Thursday: 2Cor 3:15—4:1, 3-6; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14; Mt 5:20-26

Rev. Gerald Dumont Friday The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus: Hos 11:1, 3-4, 8c-9; (Ps) Is 12:2-6; Eph 3:8-12, 14-19; Jn 19:31-37

Saturday The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 2Cor 5:14-21; Ps 103:1-4, 9-12; Lk 2:41-51

Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time: Ez 17:22-24; Ps 92:2-3, 13-16; 2Cor 5:6-10; Mk 4:26-34

Parish Goal: $46,139.00 Pledged: $ 19,980.00 Received: $13,276.00 My dear parishioners, Donors: 69 We celebrate on this Sunday the so- lemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. As the Gospel of the day tells us, The Christian steward is one who receives God’s Christ wished to eat the Passover with his disciples. gifts gratefully, cherishes and tends them in a re- He sent the disciples into the city to prepare a place sponsible and accountable manner, shares them in for what will come to be known as the Last Supper. justice and love with others, and returns them with increase to the Lord. The celebration of Passover was nothing new for the Lord and his disciples. But the one before his arrest • Please support the 2021 Annual Catholic Appeal gave a new meaning to the disciples and became the center of the life of the Church. The novelty came from the fact that it was no longer the blood of ani- mals or the sacrifice of animals that sealed the cove- nant with God, but rather the blood of Christ him- self. The blood of Christ takes away the sins of the world and inaugurates the New Covenant. Christ be- comes, then, the mediator of the New Covenant who offers himself for the salvation of the world. He is at TO raise funds for the renovation of our church the same time the priest, the altar, and the sacrifice. basement hall. There are many initiatives for you to participate in: After he assembled the disciples, he took bread ♦ Takeout BBQ sponsored by the Grenadians of and wine, said the blessing, gave thanks, and gave St. Catherine on June 26, 2021. them to the disciples. He said to them, “Take and ♦ Grand raffle date to be announced (TBA) eat. This is my body.” The same with the cup, “This ♦ Cake sales TBA is my blood of the covenant, which will be shed for ♦ Memorial wall or memorial tree of life. many.” (Cf. Mark 14:22-26). Thus, instituting the Eucharist, Bread from heaven, and food for the spir- Thank you and we look forward to your generous itual journey. Since that Last Supper, the Church has support! celebrated the Eucharist, and will continue to do so until the end of time, because the Lord said: “Do this in memory of me.” But the Eucharist is not an ordi- FOR THE SICK nary meal. As the words of the institution state, the Rosaline Archer; Maria Sonia Auguste; Eucharist is truly the Body and Blood of Christ. Tahari Bain; Mildred Brown; Ena Bourne; When the priest calls upon the Holy Spirit to come Medel Chavannes; Rose Crouch; Albertha Debrostomas; down upon the gifts of bread and wine, these bread Rose Duerseau; Vilma Bryan Dufresne; Alonzo Easlay; and wine change in substance into the Body and Stephanie Frank; Miranda George; Miguel Gray; Blood of Christ. They remain the same on the form, Lois Harry; Norma Haughton-Green;Carlos Lazarus; but they change radically in substance. That’s why, Bernadine Logan-Daniels; Selena Lynch; Colin Palmer; we Catholics, should have an utmost respect and de- Carol Paul; Bernard Pearce; Elena Prince; votion to the Eucharist because Christ is truly pre- Eunice Quashie; Joseph Rebecca; Cathy Ricciuto; sent. Peggy Shaw; Pauline Smith; Cora Straker; Kerby Theodore and Dave Desmond Williams. In our journey of faith, we need sustenance, and the Eucharist is the Bread from heaven that sustains our faith, gives us strength, and helps us to press for- ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY ward until Christ comes again in glory. As we say in the memorial acclamation, “when we eat this bread Please do not forget the St. Vin- and drink this cup, we proclaim your death, O Lord, cent de Paul Food Pantry of until you come again.” our parish. The next pantry day God bless you always. is on Thursday, June 17.

Thank you volunteers for the great job you do. Fr. Raphael Pastor PARISH REGISTRATION 2020-2021 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM SCHEDULE FOR MONTHLY IN-CLASS MEETINGS All parishioners are encouraged to register. We are only able to give recommendations to those who are registered for at least 6 MONTHS. DATE GROUP CATECHIST First Communion Class Please register (or update your information if you have recently May 16, 2021 Mrs. Veronica Antoine moved or gotten married) with the form below. Place (Last In-Class Meeting) Confirmation Class May 23, 2021 Mrs. Edwards Patron (Last In-Class Meeting)

Family Name: ______Mixed Grades Class June 6, 2021 Dr. Offor Head of Household: ______(Last In-Class Meeting) Early Childhood Class Spouse: ______June 13, 2021 Mrs. Shirley Jeanty (Last In-Class Meeting) Address: ______Apartment# ______Zip Code: ______On-going Registrations can be done using either: Telephone: ______1. the online registration at Email Address: ______http://givecentral.org/scgenoa-ff, New Registration Moving Out of the Parish 2. via email: [email protected] Change of Name: ______3. by calling the religious Education office at Tel: 646.849.8856, or the Parish Office 718.282.7162 Change of Address: ______4. or in person at the Parish Office on Saturdays from Apartment #______Zip Code: ______9:30am –1:00pm

PLACE TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS Monday June 7, 2021 7:30pm YOUR Tuesday June 8, 2021 7:30pm AD Wednesday June 9, 2021 7:30pm HERE Thursday June 10, 2021 7:30pm Friday June 11, 2021 7:30pm

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