Rectory Office St. Monica Hall E-mail Fax Visit Our Website (718) 783-3132 Sterling Place staugustinerc@verizon.net (718)638-4669 staugustineparkslope.org

PASTORAL STAFF Rev. William J. Rueger, Administrator Deacon Dean Dobbins, Parish Manager/ Pastoral Minister Mr. Joseph Bichotte, Parish Deacon Sr. Ellen Glavey, Religious Education Coordinator Ms. Vanessa Peña, Parish Secretary Mr. Andrew Violette, Director of Music Mr. Brendan Moloney, Coordinator of Youth Ministry Rev. Agnelo Pinto, In Residence Msgr. Robert Harris, In Residence

OFFICE HOURS Monday to Friday: 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM No evening hours. Saturday: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Sunday: 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM Appointments appreciated.

MASSES: Saturday: 5:00 PM (English) Sunday: 9:00 AM (English) 10:30 AM (Spanish) 12:00 NOON (English) 1:30 PM (Haitian)

WEEKDAYS: 9:00 AM (English) Wednesday 7:30 PM (Spanish)

HOLY DAYS: As announced

HOLY HOUR OF EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: First Friday of each month, check for time.

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS: Speak to a staff member about the process of becoming a Catholic and/or receiving Eucharist and Confirmation.

RECONCILIATION: Confessions heard Saturdays 4:00 – 4:45 PM or by appointment.

BAPTISM: Parents should call at least two months in advance for preparation dates.

MATRIMONY: Couples should meet with a priest or Deacon at least six months in advance.

ANOINTING OF THE SICK: By request.

COMMUNION OF THE SICK: Please call to arrange communion for the sick, homebound, or hospitalized.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Sunday Morning, English & Spanish.

ST FRANCIS XAVIER CATHOLIC ACADEMY: Phone Number: (718) 857-2559; sfxsparkslope.org

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Mass Intentions for the Week Sunday, October 15 5:00 (Sat.) David F. Mills (D & J Angelone) 9:00 In Celebration of Gale & Ronald Roniet ‘Wedding Anniversary’ (Gale Roniet) 10:30 +Elias Pico (Mercedes Pico) 12:00 +Gustavo Rodriguez (Carmen Cintron) 1:30 Dalila Sylvester (Jinett Brice) Monday, October 16 9:00 +Bryson Figueroa (Family & Friends) Tuesday, October 17 9:00 Tommy May ‘Health’ Wednesday, October 18 9:00 +Leonard Barone 7:30 Rennata Becchione Thursday, October 19 9:00 John, George, Richard & Timothy King (Antoine Dugue) Friday, October 20 9:00 Saturday, October 21 9:00 Celine Johanne ‘Gift of Life’ (Claudette Eugene) 5:00 Lawrence O’Keefe (D&J Angelone) Sunday, October 22 9:00 +Laura Price (Claudette Eugene) 10:30 +Lydia Vazquez (Miguel Vazquez) 10:30 Rafael Luna (Julia Joa) 10:30 Carlos Alfonso Reyes (Ana Marrero) 12:00 +Bryson Figueroa (Family & Friends) 1:30 Oscelia Arcelin (Jinett Brice)

Upcoming Events/Meetings • Terce… is every Sunday after the 9:00 a.m. Mass • Vespers... is every Saturday before 5:00 p.m. Mass • Baptism Class… has been rescheduled for

Thursday, October 26th at 7:30 p.m. in the Rectory. • Chair Yoga... Saturday mornings after 9:00 a.m.

mass, all are welcome. • Bereavement Group... meets every 1st and third

Tuesday of the month, please stop by the rectory for more information.

Save The Date! Saturday, November 18, 2017 at 11:00 a.m.

The 5K Fun Run/Walk/Bike In Prospect Park To Benefit The Helping Hands Food Pantry

Blessing of The Animals Will be on Saturday, October 15th at 9:30 a.m. in front

of the church. All pets are welcome.

Faith Formation Religious education classes will resume on Sunday, October 15th, if you have not registered your child, please do so by calling Sr. Ellen at extension 14.

HOPE Dinner Today HOPE (Healing Ourselves and People Everywhere) Dinners have been serving guests with HIV/AIDS since 1993, and we are looking for help today. The dinners serve approximately 65-75 individuals each third Sunday of the month, at 3pm. If you are available to help today at 1pm to set-up or to make a dish for the dinner at 3pm, please contact Wendy Douglas-Nathai at 718-450-0575, or at wdougnath@gmail.com. Thanks for considering.

Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Reflection

Banquets! Food! Dancing Rejoicing together! These are the themes of our readings today. For our Jewish people, these themes meant so much because of the years of not having enough food, the years in which they felt they could not rejoice together and the years when they were actively persecuted. Isaiah sees this great banquet as a vindication for his people. Everything will be put right and all the people on earth will be able to see and acknowledge that God was indeed working in this people. The Gospel comes to us from a slightly different point of view! Those who had first been invited to the feast/banquet did not come and so the one who gives banquets has to go and look for people who want to share in the feast. The Gospel is complicated by the king coming in at the end and finding a person without a proper banquet garment and having him thrown out! We have the Gospel as it stands, however, and we must try to make sense out of it as it is. So, we might read this Gospel as an invitation to accept God’s invitation to share His life. In that sense, we must ask ourselves: Do I accept such an invitation? What effects does the invitation have in my life? What do I do when the going gets rough? Perhaps today we can pray that our hearts will always be open to hear the invitation and to respond to it. And we can work at loving others in the same way that God loves us!

In Christ, Deacon Dean Dobbins

As All Souls Day approaches you are welcome to inscribe the names of your beloved dead in our parish remembrance book which is held by the angel Rafael in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel. Offering envelopes are available for a remembrance in the All Souls Day Masses and throughout November.

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We pray for the sick…

Recemos Por los Enfermos…

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Helena Severin Daisy Rijo Jose Colon Janie Gamble Carmen M Mercado Nancy Cimino Jackie Strachen Robert Katan Angela Ramos Barbara Mangilardi James Leune Olive Bouaz Tiffany Rios Mr. John Demby Rosario Ortiz Ines Robles

John Barton Jane Erickson Jerome Knittle Yvette Sendker Carmen Torres Angelo M. Ramos Barbara Merrill Col. Ret. Will Merrill Pedro R. Garsed Severina Caban Sonia Bonilla Nancy Doering Nilda M. Morales Anthiny Vega Crystina Sulsenti Sonia Garcia

Joseph Brennan Mike Meehan Dorinda Baéz Alex Ramos Julie Elle Brittner Maritza Arroyo Hector Davila Kitty Denega Pascuala Vidal Paul Callahan Christopher Neves Monique Maumec Yvette Reyes Kathy Cruz Kip Jones Nellie Colon

We pray for members and friends serving in the military: Rezamos por miembros y amigos que estan sirviendo en el Servicio Militar: Sgt. Estephen Shirverts, Col. Will Merrill, Lt. Jeanell Merrill, Capt. Peyton Hurley, Manny Otero, PFC An- thony J. Jolimeau, Paul Valdez, Jorge E. Moreira, Jerry Moreira, David Garcia, Samantha Vega, L.C. US Marine Corps, Capt. Richard Martinez, US Marines, Air- man Clara Lyde, 1 Lt. Ignacio Naudon, PFC Max Andrew Polster.

Recemos Por. . . Si usted tiene a una persona que usted desea ser rogado, favor déjenos saber inmediatamente y rogaremos por ellos. Los nombres quedarán en la lista de enfermos por tres semanas y repetida después de eso si usted nos llama. Favor de ver la lista de los enfermos y los difuntos en la pagina 3. Gracias.

Sacraments For Adults If you are an adult and you would like to receive one or all of the sacraments of Initiation, consider being part of preparation classes. This process is known as R.C.I.A. Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults. If you or someone you know would like to enter into the process or would like more information, contact Sr. Ellen at Ext. 14.

Please Note: Daily Readings for mass can be found at this website: www.ussccb.org;bible/readings. Please turn your cell phone off before entering the Church. Thank You. WELCOME: To register as a member of the parish, please use the form on the table in the vestibule of the church OR stop in the rectory during office hours.

Vigésimo octavo domingo de tiempo ordinario

Banquetes ¡Comida! Bailando Regocijando juntos! Estos son los temas de nuestras lecturas de hoy. Para nuestro pueblo judío, estos temas significaron tanto por los años de no tener suficiente comida, los años en los que sintieron que no podían alegrarse juntos y los años en que fueron perseguidos activamente. Isaías ve este gran banquete como una vindicación para su pueblo. Todo se arreglará y toda la gente en la tierra podrá ver y reconocer que Dios estaba efectivamente trabajando en este pueblo. ¡El Evangelio viene a nosotros desde un punto de vista ligeramente diferente! Aquellos que habían sido invitados por primera vez a la fiesta / banquete no vinieron y por lo tanto el que da banquetes tiene que ir a buscar a las personas que quieren compartir en la fiesta. El Evangelio es complicado por el rey entrando al final y encontrando a una persona sin un traje de banquete adecuado y tenerlo tirado! Sin embargo, tenemos el Evangelio tal como está y debemos intentar darle sentido a lo que es. Por lo tanto, podemos leer este Evangelio como una invitación a aceptar la invitación de Dios a compartir Su vida. En ese sentido, debemos preguntarnos: ¿acepto tal invitación? ¿Qué efectos tiene la invitación en mi vida? ¿Qué hago cuando las cosas se ponen difíciles? Quizás hoy podemos orar para que nuestros corazones estén siempre abiertos a escuchar la invitación ya responder a ella. ¡Y podemos trabajar en amar a los demás de la misma manera que Dios nos ama!

En Cristo, Deacon Dean Dobbins

Inscripción De Formación De Fe Nuestras clases de educación religiosa

para niños y jóvenes. Registre a su niño, llamen a Sr Ellen Ext 14 para obtener información sobre los días y horario. Por favor traiga el certificado de bautismo si el niño fue bautiza-do en otra

iglesia.

Sacramentos Para Adultos Si eres adulto y te gustaría recibir uno o todos los sacramentos de iniciación, considere ser parte de las clases de preparación. Este proceso se conoce como R.I.C.A. rito de iniciación cristiana para adultos. Por favor

llame al Sr. Ellen, (ext 14) para inscribirse.

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Presentation On Immigration Aussi, je voudrais vous faire savoir que dimanche, le 15

octobre, après la Messe, vers 14:30h, un représentant francophone du bureau du maire pour les affaires des immigrants - connu sous le nom de MOIA - viendra

pour vous expliquer les programmes qu'ils offrent à la communauté immigrante de New York. Compte tenu

des changements alarmants à Washington DC, le maire de Blasio veut rassurer fermement notre communauté immigrante précieuse que la ville vous protégera de

toutes les manières possibles. MOIA peut vous donner des renvois à l'aide juridique de l'immigration

complètement confidentielle et gratuite; obtenir une carte d'identité IDNYC; renforcer protections contre la discrimination dans le logement, le boulot, ou ailleurs; et beaucoup plus. MOIA travaille pour vous, mais aussi

pour tous les New-Yorkais, donc, bien sûr, invitez la famille et les amis de toute religion à cette présentation

informative, qui ne devrait pas durer plus de quinze minutes, suivie d'une session de questions et réponses

dans Sainte Monica Hall. Encore une fois, la présentation, en français, du bureau du maire aura lieu

dimanche, le 15 octobre, vers 14:30h.

Vingt-huitième dimanche de la réflexion du temps ordinaire

Banquets! Aliments! Danser Se réjouir ensemble! Ce sont les thèmes de nos lectures aujourd'hui. Pour nos peuples juifs, ces thèmes étaient si importants à cause des années de manque de nourriture, des années durant lesquelles ils se sentaient incapables de se réjouir ensemble et des années où ils étaient activement persécutés. Esaïe voit ce grand banquet comme une justification pour son peuple. Tout sera réglé et tous les gens de la terre seront capables de voir et de reconnaître que Dieu travaillait vraiment dans ce peuple. L'Evangile nous vient d'un point de vue légèrement différent! Ceux qui avaient d'abord été invités à la fête / banquet ne sont pas venus et donc celui qui donne des banquets doit aller chercher des gens qui veulent participer au festin. L'évangile est compliqué par le fait que le roi arrive à la fin et trouve une personne sans un vêtement de banquet approprié et l'avoir jeté dehors! Peut-être qu'aujourd'hui nous pouvons prier pour que notre cœur soit toujours ouvert à l'invitation et à la réponse. Et nous pouvons travailler à aimer les autres de la même manière que Dieu nous aime!

Dans le Christ Le diacre Dean Dobbins