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We are one body, the Body of Christ. We seek to live our parish life as Roman Catholics centered in Jesus as the Master of our lives. We cherish each member of our parish and are thankful for their gi s and talents, which they offer in service to God. We welcome new members and encourage them to join our parish ministries. We give worship to God in Liturgy and Eucharist. We strive to create a strong Catholic iden ty in our community and our world. January 22, 2017
PASTORAL STAFF Rev. Thomas V. Doyle Pastor Rev. Uririoghene Melchizedek Okrokoto Parochial Vicar Rev. James E. Devlin Pastor Emeritus Rev. Msgr. Aus n P. Benne In Residence Christopher A. Wagner Deacon Robert J. Cosgrove Deacon Michael Fontana Director of Music Maryann Chiacchere Secretary Marie Romano Secretary RECTORY 1950 Batchelder Street, Brooklyn, New York 11229 718.998.2800 FAX 718.382.5428 E‐mail: [email protected] www.goodshepherdbrooklyn.org EDUCATIONAL STAFF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD IN BROOKLYN GOOD SHEPHERD CATHOLIC ACADEMY John O’Brien Principal Marie Del Gaizo Secretary 1943 Brown Street, Brooklyn, New York 11229 718.339.2745 FAX 718.645.4513 (Office Hours: Mon. to Fri., 8:00 A.M. to 2:30 P.M.) SCHOOL OF EVANGELIZATION Robert A. Ruggiero Pastoral Associate Frank Morale Youth Minister Janet Subrizi Secretary Margaret Montaperto Office Assistant 1956 Batchelder Street, Brooklyn, New York 11229 www.goodshepherdbrooklyn.org 718.758.4143 G
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January 22 January 29 Saturday 5:00 p.m. Fr. Doyle Fr. Okrokoto Sunday 7:30 a.m. Fr. Doyle Fr. Okrokoto 10:00 a.m. Fr. Okrokoto Fr. Doyle 12:00 noon Fr. Okrokoto Fr. Doyle Please note: Celebrants are subject to change. Masses: Weekday: Monday & Friday: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday: 7:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Civic Holiday: 9:00 a.m.; Saturday: 9:00 a.m. Novena: Mondays a er 11:00 Mass; Confession: Saturdays: 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. I
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Monday ‐ January 23, 2017 11:00 Barbara & Alan Engel Tuesday ‐ January 24, 2017 7:00 Lillian Gennarelli 11:00 Cecelia Vega Wednesday ‐ January 25, 2017 7:00 Harry Dusenberry 11:00 Margaret Mailhot Thursday ‐ January 26, 2017 7:00 Nancy Olson 11:00 Nicola Signorile Friday ‐ January 27, 2017 11:00 Daniel O’Keefe Saturday ‐ January 28, 2017 9:00 Vincent Zamberdi; Christopher Whelehan; Angelo Nania and Gertrude & Gaspare Nania; Philip, Angelina & Ronal Rizzuto; Ann & Sal Savino. 5:00 James Patrick Frankelis Sunday ‐ January 29, 2017 7:30 Judith Greenwood 10:00 Denis O’Driscoll 12:00 People of Good Shepherd 22, 2017
Parish Registra on: Please register at the Rectory. Bap sms: Second Saturday of each month and the last Sunday of each month. Call the Rectory ‐ Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. ‐ to make an appointment with one of the priests or deacons. Marriages: Call for an appointment with the priest or deacon of your choice to make arrangements at least six months prior to intended date. Sick Calls: Emergency, call Rectory any me. Hospitalized: Ask the Catholic Chaplain to see the pa ent. Homebound: Call Rectory during office hours to have a Eucharis c Minister bring Communion on Sunday morning. Catholic Cemeteries: Call (718) 894‐4888 for informa on. M
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While you might have to reach for an atlas to determine that Isaiah is speaking about Galilee, today’s first reading (part of which was read at Christmas) is prophe c of Jesus’ future ministry in that province. The light that brings salva on and rejoicing is, ul mately, Christ. Libera on is the theme: libera on from both ignorance (“darkness”) and sin (the “yoke”). As Isaiah iden fies a place, so Paul describes an a tude: the a tude that develops, even among good people, of equa ng their own will with the common good. This always brings dissension, and so it has done in Corinth. Paul will not allow this; we are all members of “Christ’s party.” The gospel is not to divide us. Ma hew quotes from Isaiah in today’s Gospel, presen ng Jesus as the fulfillment of Isaiah’s prophecies. The theme is “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Ma hew 4:17). To spread this message, Jesus begins to select disciples, four of whom we meet today: Peter, Andrew, James, and John. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
This Week in the Parish Monday January 23 9:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 3:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday January 24 7:00 p.m. Men’s Ministry ‐ Leadership Wednesday January 25 9:45 a.m. 2:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Thursday January 26 9:30 a.m. Shawl Ministry 7:30 p.m. Recovery Friday January 27 3:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:15 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Saturday January 28 6:00 p.m. NA Mee ng M
Al‐Anon Beginners mee ng Al‐Anon Mee ng Youth Choir Men’s Ministry ‐ Reflec on Women’s AA Mee ng Al‐Anon Step Mee ng Friendship Club Chancel Choir Prayer Group Girl Scouts AA Mee ng Al‐Anon Beginners Mee ng Al‐Anon Step Mee ng 50/50 F
The yellow 50/50 envelope can be found in your envelope packet and addi onal envelopes can be found in Church. Just place $10.00 in the envelope and put it in the collec on basket or drop it off at the Rectory. The January drawing will take place on Sunday, February 5, following the 12:00 noon Mass. Your generosity greatly helps to pay some of the Parish bills. G
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Dear Brothers and Sisters: I have been reading a book by a noted liturgical scholar, and he offered an observa on that just as we have the cultural phenomenon “sixty is the new forty” in terms of change in lifestyle and emerging new percep ons of aging and ac vity, so too do we seem to have a new phenomenon concerning a endance at Sunday Eucharist that might be phrased as “weekly is the new monthly.” In other words, there is a percep on among people of today that a ending Sunday Eucharist on an intermi ent basis, perhaps once or twice a month, is a valid and legi mate prac ce. Actually, nothing could be further from the truth. The law of the Church is very clear: we are required to a end Mass “each and every Sunday and holy day of obliga on.” We are excused only for serious reasons, for example, illness or the care of family members who cannot be le alone, or when weather (snow and ice for the elderly) makes it unsafe or impossible to get out of the house or apartment. Please note that sport schedules, social obliga ons, and things of that nature are not legi mate reasons; we must make the me to par cipate at Mass even if it might be inconvenient to do so or if it might require rearranging our schedules. The Catechism of the Catholic Church is clear about the seriousness of this obliga on: “Those who deliberately fail in this obliga on commit a grave sin” (#2181). I realize it is not fashionable to say such a thing these days, but it is nonetheless true: missing Sunday Eucharist without a valid objec ve reason is a sin (and it is something that should be confessed in Confession). Sunday Eucharist is the founda on of all Chris an prac ce. Par cipa on in the communal celebra on of Sunday Eucharist is a tes mony of belonging to and of being faithful to Jesus and to his Church. It is the “source and summit” of the Chris an life. Because of this, we are required to a end Mass each and every Sunday and holy day of obliga on. Now, let me make this clear: it is NOT a sin to miss Mass if you are sick, or if you have to take care of someone who cannot be le alone, or if severe weather makes it dangerous or impossible to get there (so, if you are 85years of age and use a walker and could not get to Mass because of snow and ice, you did NOT commit a sin ‐ do not come to Confession for that reason!). Lacking some serious valid objec ve reason, though, we are obligated to a end ‐ period. C
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Good Shepherd Catholic Academy will celebrate Catholic Schools Week from Sunday, January 29th through Saturday, February 4th. The Academy community will a end the 10:00 a.m. Mass on January 29th. Our Open House will follow from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. All are welcome. Come and see our beau ful academy as we celebrate ‐ C
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will meet on Wednesdays beginning February 8 through April 5 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the A er School Center in the Convent Basement Registra on will take place on February 8; the fee is $50 If you have any ques ons, please call the School Office at 718.339.2745 J
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Join faithful from across the Diocese of Brooklyn and March for Life on Friday, January 27, in Washington, D.C. This year, in the Diocese of Brooklyn, over 8 buses from parishes and schools are expected t0 make the trip. The march on the mall follows with hundreds of thousands of people from across the United States. Seats are s ll available on buses leaving from parishes across the Diocese. For informa on about ge ng a seat on a bus, please contact Clendy Calderon at 718.281.9544 or email her at [email protected] As a community of faith here at Good Shepherd, we need to recommit ourselves to weekly Mass a endance. I know that in many ways I am “preaching to the choir,” as the cliché goes, in that if you are reading this, you are probably a weekly Mass goer and this does not apply to you ‐ although maybe it does. Monthly must not become the new norm if we are to maintain our iden ty as Catholic Chris ans. I make a special appeal to parents to fulfill the obliga on they willingly undertook at their child’s bap sm to raise their children in the prac ce of the faith – to make weekly a endance at Sunday Eucharist a non‐nego able aspect of their family life. Much peace! Rev. Fr. Thomas V. Doyle Pastor B
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To give you something to look forward to during the cold Winter months, the Book Club will return with the Spring! Monday evenings at 7:30 p.m. in the Rectory Mee ng Room April 10 The All Girl Filling Sta on’s Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg May 15 Woman of God by James Pa erson June 12 The Wonder by Emma Donoghue Also returning with the Spring (and with Father Devlin) is the “Baseball Bash” ‐ Saturday, April 1, at 12:30 p.m. in the Rectory Mee ng Room G
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Bishop Kearney High School Gi Auc on/Card Party ‐ Thursday, March 30, from 6:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. at Rex Manor ‐ $65 per person. For ckets or to make a dona on please visit: www.bishopkearneyhs.org/gi auc on2017 or call Lorraine Macca at 718.236.6363. Bishop McDonnell Memorial High School 2017 Reunion – Saturday, April 22, at the former school (260 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn) celebra ng all classes ending in 2 or 7 (but all grads are welcome) with or without guests. Please contact Rita Monaghan‐Maloney, Class of ’59, at 718.857.2700 ext. 2253 for informa on. State Senator Golden announces volunteer income tax assistance program offering free tax prepara on services to residents making less than $30,000 annually. Appointments will be available at his district office located at 7408 5th Avenue, on Sundays and Mondays, from February 19 through April 10. Sunday appointments will be scheduled from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and Monday appointments will be scheduled in the evenings from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. This will be the 20th year that his office has hosted the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program, an invaluable service to those who qualify, saving cons tuents hundreds of dollars they would otherwise spend in tax prepara on services. According to the VITA guidelines, the program does not permit tax returns to be prepared for individuals with investment income or loss, income from rental property, and/or self‐employed taxpayers with business expenses above $5,000 or losses. Services will be provided by appointment only and can be scheduled by calling Senator Golden’s district office at 718 238.6044. 2016 If you use church envelopes and wish a statement of your contribu ons for 2016, please fill out the form below and either drop it off at or mail it to the Rectory or put it in the collec on basket. You must request your statement. Name ______________________________________ Envelope # _________ Address ____________________________________ Zip Code _________ Your Contribu on Statement will be mailed to you. F
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The Wednesday Mee ngs this month are on January 4, 11, 18 and 25. No Sunday Socials in January & February.
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For each car, truck or van (running or not) that is donated, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul will give back to our Parish $50/$100 per vehicle. Maybe you do not have a ve‐
hicle, but a family member, friend or neighbor may have an old or neglected vehicle in their driveway that they would like to dispose of. Please call the Society of St. Vincent dePaul at 718.491.2525. Thank you for your par cipa on. G
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Dr. Stephen Misuraca, a licensed psychologist has offered to work with any of our parishioners (adults, children, couples) in need of his services; and to offer his professional assistance to our parish staff. If you are in need of his services, please contact him at 718.641.1307. He accepts most insurance. S
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Youth Ministry Team Leadership ‐ Do you have an interest in volunteering with kids? Why not be a part of a core team of adults for our new Youth Ministry? You must be 18 years of age or older and have a love of working with middle schoolers. Please con‐
tact Frank Morale at 917.566.0768 or [email protected]. Save the Date . . . Saint Patrick / St. Joseph Parish Dinner ‐ Saturday, March 18; Mass at 5:00 p.m.; dinner at 6:00 p.m. in the Academy Auditorium. G
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Saturday, February 4 ‐ Good Shepherd Catholic Academy Auditorium Grades K ‐ 3 ‐ 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Grades 4 – 8 ‐ 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Admission: $12; Dona ons for dessert gladly accepted. For informa on please contact: Annie Rha gan at 347.675.5694 Kathleen Tompkins at 917.969.8090; Sue Ste o at 718.490.6257 22, 2017
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Tuesday, January 31, at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 7, at 7:00 p.m. Sunday, February 12, a er 10:00 a.m. Mass Thursday, February 16, at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 28, at 7:00 p.m. in the Ron Subrizi Room. For informa on please contact: Bobby Clemente at 917.952.1342 or Annie Rha gan at 347.675.5694 S
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Friday, May 19, at St Columba Anyone interested in volunteering or making a dona on (cash, gi card, or item) please drop it at the school office or contact Cathy Oliveri at 646.3215476 or Kathleen Tomasse at 917.848.7565. We appreciate everyone's support! Sick: Marianne Calabrese, Chris Chiarantano, Thomasina Cipriano, Gen Cody, Kaitlin Connelly, Marty G. Connelly, Martin J. Connelly, Claire Denver, Daniel Dwyer, Thomas J. Egan, Amy Figliuolo, Thomas Fitzpatrick, Patrick Fratello, Kristine Greenblatt, Frances Guardino, Alex Hanan, Charlene Kasnosky, Joan Kelly, Vera Kolbenheyer, Philip Lam, James Linekin, Robert Linekin, Edward McCarthy & Family, Bill Mordarski, Edward Morrissey, Patty Nulty, Richard Pensabene, Andrew Pisano & Family, Rosemary Podesta, Dennis Quigley, Virginia Ramsaier, Julia Rose Russo, Frank Sabatino, Alex Sepiol, Marianne Siemer, James Slattery, Tracy Sweeney, Jerome Trimboli & Christopher Walker. (Please Note: The names on our Sick List will remain for three consecutive weeks unless the Rectory is notified otherwise.) Deceased: Lillian Genneralli and Charles E. Kelley Wait for the L
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