WHAT : The 25th. Annual Guyanese Mass. WHERE : The Church of Immaculate Conception, 86-45 Edgerton Blvd, Jamaica, NY, 11432. WHEN : Sunday, October 12th, 2014 at 3 p.m. Celebrant : Most Reverend, Bishop Francis Alleyne, OSB. Everyone attending the mass is asked to be generous with their contribution. Home cooked meals, sandwiches, beverages and snacks are all welcomed and should be brought to the church hall. The Mass collection will be used to support the many projects presently being undertaken by the Diocese of Georgetown. If you are unable to attend the Mass but would still like to send a monetary contribution, please mail a check made payable to the Guyana Mass Committee, to St. Peter Claver, 29 Claver Place, Brooklyn, NY, 11238. A reception and cultural program is planned for the gathering immediately after the mass. Anyone desirous of joining the choir is asked to attend the practice sessions starting on Saturday, September 6 and continuing on September 20, 27 and October 4 and 11. The first practice session will be held at St. Peter Claver Church in Brooklyn and will begin at 7:30pm sharp to 9:00pm. The venue for all other practices will be determined after the first practice. Have you lost a loved one since we last met in October 2013? If so, please let us know and prayers will be offered for them. A$5,800 donation was handed over to Fr. Malcolm Rodrigues as our contribution to the rebuilding of the church in Bartica, on behalf of all 1 of you who contributed during last year’s collection. Thank you very much for your generosity. The fund raising party held in June, 2014 netted a profit of approximately $14,000. This money will be used for the R. C. Diocesan Soup Kitchen program, the retirement fund for Guyanese Diocesan priests living in Guyana, an Educational Fund in memory of the late Fr. Ronald Pieters and this year’s annual Guyana Mass. The financial statement from this event will be posted at the entrances to the church and auditorium. Thank you very much for supporting this effort. Free parking is permitted in the parking lots of the church. 86-45 Edgerton Blvd, Jamaica, N.Y. 11432 (718) 739-0800 FROM LONG ISLAND Take Southern State Parkway West Merge onto Cross Island Parkway N towards Whitestone Bridge Take the Hempstead Ave/NY-24 exit, EXIT 26B, toward Belmont Racetrack. Keep left to take the Hempstead Ave/NY-24 W ramp toward Grandstand. Keep right to take the Hempstead Ave W ramp. Keep left at the fork in the ramp. Turn right onto NY-24/Hempstead Ave. Turn left onto Jamaica Ave/NY-24. Continue to follow Jamaica Ave. Turn right onto 178th St. 178th St becomes Edgerton Blvd. Continue onto Edgerton Blvd to 86-45 Edgerton Blvd. OR Take Southern State Parkway West Merge onto Cross Island Parkway N towards Whitestone Bridge Merge onto Grand Central Pkwy W via EXIT 29E-29W toward Triboro Br. Take the 188 St exit, EXIT 19. Turn left onto 188th St. Turn right onto Grand Central Pkwy. Take the 1st left onto Midland Pkwy. Turn right onto Croydon Rd Take the 2nd left onto Edgerton Blvd. Continue onto Edgerton Blvd to 86-45 Edgerton Blvd. 2 FROM BROOKLYN USING JACKIE ROBINSON Take Atlantic Avenue and make a left unto Pennsylvania Avenue. Take Pennsylvania Avenue to Jackie Robinson Parkway. Merge onto Grand Central Parkway Take Exit 18 toward Utopia Parkway. Merge onto Grand Central Parkway. Continue onto Edgerton Blvd to 86-45 Edgerton Blvd. FROM MANHATTAN USING BROOKLYN BRIDGE Use the Brooklyn Bridge and turn left onto Tillary Street. Take the I-278 E/Bklyn-QNS Expressway ramp on the left to Triboro Bridge. Merge onto I-278 E. Take Exit 35 for I-495/L I Expressway toward Midtown Tunnel/Eastern LI/48 Street. Take Exit 35E to merge onto I-495 E toward Eastern LI. Take Exit 22A-E toward Interstate 678/Grand Central Parkway/Van Wyck Expwy. Keep right at the fork and follow the signs for Grand Central Pkwy/Eastbound and merge onto Grand Central Pkwy. Take Exit 18 toward Utopia Parkway. Merge onto Grand Central Parkway. Continue onto Edgerton Blvd to 86-45 Edgerton Blvd. FROM BRONX USING THROGS NECK BRIDGE Take the Cross Bronx Expwy and merge onto I-95 N/Cross Bronx Expwy via the ramp on the left to Throgs Neck Bridge/New England. Keep right to continue on Cross Bronx Expwy and follow signs for I-295 S/ Throgs Neck Bridge. Continue onto I-295 S (partial toll road). Take Exit 1 S for Grand Central Pkwy. Merge onto Grand Central Pkwy. Take Exit 19 for 188 Street. Turn left onto 188 Street. Take the first right onto Grand Central Pkwy. Turn left on Midland Pkwy. Turn left onto Henley road. Turn left onto Edgerton Blvd to 86-45 Edgerton blvd. 3 BY TRAIN/BUS Take the 179TH ST-JAMAICA bound F Train Get off at 179TH ST - JAMAICA STATION Walk 0.14 miles(3 minutes) North-West to destination Take Q30 or Q31 Bus and get off at Hillside Ave and Homelawn St. Walk North- East to destination (10 minutes). Take Q77 and Q76 Bus and get off at Hillside Ave and Edgerton Blvd. Walk North to destination (4 minutes). CONTACTS Msg. Paul Jervis (718) 574-5772 Mrs. Kim Nedd (347) 413-5744 Mr. Joseph Dass (718) 454-3204 Mr. Joseph Russell (347) 675-5487 Mr. Ivor Chan (718) 755-7565 Mr. Andrew Gorsira (646) 241-3412 Mr. Percy Caldeira (646) 712-1007 Mr. Compton Williams (646) 637-6157 Mrs. Patricia Chan (718) 287-6717 Ms. Teresa Brathwaite (347) 306-3043 Mrs. Annette Maxwell (718) 953-4874 Ms. Anita Rossan (347) 706-0372 Ms. Monica Hamer (718) 465-9747 Mr. Horace Persaud (917) 972-4175 Mr. Michael Christophe (914) 667-8486 Mr. David Correia (717) 542-3089 Mr. Francis Johnson (917) 586-2586 Mr. Harry Naraine (718) 994-8276 Mrs. Rosemarie Braithwaite (646) 369-6672 4 .