Saint Catherine of Genoa R. C. Church 520 Linden Boulevard, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11203

www.stcatherinegenoabrooklyn.com (718) 282-7162 Fax (718) 282-5568

stcatherineofgenoa@hotmail.com ST. CATHERINE OF GENOA~ST. THERESE OF LISIEUX CATHOLIC ACADEMY

4410 Avenue D, Brooklyn, NY Phone: (718) 629-9330 • Fax: (718) 629-6854

SACRAMENTS: are celebrations of the faith community. It is important that our members be registered and participate fully and regularly in the sacramental life of the parish. R.C.I.A. is the Adult Preparation for Sacraments. For more information please call the Rectory (718) 282-7162. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: (CONFESSION) Saturday at 4:00 PM or by Appointment. SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY: Marriage arrangements must be made at least six months prior to the wedding date. Please contact the rectory for complete information about marriage preparation in the Diocese. BAPTISM: is celebrated every 3rd Sunday of the month at the 11:00 AM Mass. Baptism Class is offered on the 2nd Saturday of the month for parents and godparents in the rectory basement at 12 Noon. Please call the rectory to register for baptism.

November 10, 2019 - The Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time- Year C

OFFICE HOURS Weekdays 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Saturday 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Sundays & Holidays by appointment only. . PARISH STAFF Administrator - Rev. Raphael Munday Kukana Parochial Vicar - Rev. Emmanuel N. Conduah Director of Religious Education - Agnes Mills Secretary - Bernadette Johannes EUCHARISTIC LITURGIES Weekends: Saturday: 5:00 PM (English) Sunday: 8:00 AM, 11:00 AM (English), 9:30 AM (Hospital Mass English), 1:00 PM (French & Creole), 5:00 PM (Twi) Weekdays: Monday-Saturday 9:00 AM Holy Days: 9:00 AM & 7:00 PM (English) 8:00 PM (French & Creole) Catholic Cemeteries: for information and availability please call (718) 894-4888.

PARISH MEMBERSHIP: Catholics should be officially registered in a Parish. Call the Rectory to register and use the offering envelopes as a sign of your commitment. PARISH WEBSITE: https://stcatherinegenoabrooklyn.com See what’s new and get the information you may need.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9 9: 00 AM Rose Jean-Gilles & Gisele Jean-Gilles - Cleomene Pyram & family 5:00 PM Matthew Gray (d) - The Gray family

SUNDAY, NOVEMER 10 8:00 AM Kenneth Mitchell - Dunnett Mitchell 11:00 AM Geayer, Gere & McLean families-Msgr. Kevin Noone 11:00 AM Michael (d) & Francis Quashie (d) - Eunice Quashie & family 1:00 PM Mr. & Mrs. Maxi (d) - Rose Jacques 1:00 PM B.B. Kedessa Isaac - Grandmother 5:00 PM PEOPLE OF THE PARISH

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11 9:00 AM

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12 9:00 AM

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 9:00 AM

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14 9:00 AM

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15 9:00 AM Campbell & McLaughlin Families - Msgr. Kevin Noone 9:00 AM B.B. Elijah James Desrosiers - Desrosiers Family

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16 9: 00 AM 5:00 PM B.B. Elizabeth Foley Desrosiers - Desrosiers Family 5:00 PM Angelina Biaco pray for God’s grace and blessings - Armada family

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17 8:00 AM Tulia Best Clarke (d) - Eloisa M. Best 8:00 AM Julia Joseph (d) - Yolande Joseph 8:00 AM Herbert (d) & Ian Quashie (d) - Eunice Quashie & family 11:00 AM PEOPLE OF THE PARISH 1:00 PM 1:00 PM 5:00PM

Sunday 9:45 AM RELIGIOUS EDUCATION – SCHOOL 9:45 AM ROSARY SOCIETY MONTHLY MEETING - SCHOOL GYM 6:30 PM GHANAIAN MEN’S FELLOWSHIP - RECTORY BASEMENT 7:00PM MFANTSEMAN EBUSUA KUW (Ghanaian Group) 11/24 - RECTORY BASEMENT

Monday 7:30 PM ENGLISH CHOIR – CHURCH

Tuesday 7:00 PM ENGLISH PRAYER GROUP – RECTORY BASEMENT

Wednesday 7:00 PM DISCIPLES IN MISSION - RECTORY BASEMENT

Thursday 10:30 AM S.V.D.P. FOOD PANTRY – upcoming dates11/14,11/28. 12/12 8:00 PM HOLY HOUR – CHURCH

Friday 7:00 PM BOY SCOUTS TROOP 700 – SCHOOL GYM

Saturday 10:00 AM GIRL SCOUTS – SCHOOL GYM 10:00 AM ALTAR SERVERS – RECTORY BASEMENT 11:00 AM GHANAIAN CHOIR - CHURCH 5:00 PM LEGION DE MARIE – RECTORY BASEMENT 5:30 PM ST. THERESA of the CHILD JESUS MONTH END MEETING - SCHOOL GYM 7:30 PM AMBASSADEURS DU CHRIST - RECTORY BASEMENT 8:00 PM QUAKE USA - SCHOOL GYM

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time: Mc 7:1-2, 9-14; Ps 17:1, 5-6, 8, 15; 2Thes 2:16-3:5; Lk 20:27-38 or 20:27, 34-38

Monday St. Martin of Tours, Bishop: Wis 1:1-7; Ps 139:1b-10; Lk 17:1-6

Tuesday St. Josaphat, Bishop, Martyr: Wis 2:23—3:9; Ps 34:2-3, 16-19; Lk 17:7-10

Wednesday St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, Virgin: Wis 6:1-11; Ps 82: 3-4, 6-7; Lk 17:11-19

Thursday: Wis 7:22b—8:1; Ps 119:89-91, 130, 135, 175; Lk 17:20-25

Friday St. Albert the Great, Bishop, Doctor of the Church: Wis 13:1-9; Ps 19:12-5b; Lk 17:26-37

Saturday St. Margaret of Scotland & St. Gertrude, Virgin: Wis 18:14-16, 19:6-9; Ps 105:2-3, 36-37, 42-43; Lk 18:1-8

Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time: Mal 3:19-20a; Ps 98:5-9; 2Thes 3:7-12; Lk 21:5-19

Altar cloths for the ordinary season Leila Felix.

MASSES Nov 3 AMOUNT PEOPLE SATURDAY 5:00 PM ENGLISH $637.00 65 SUNDAY 8:00 AM ENGLISH $2,019.00 122 11:00 AM ENGLISH $1,785.00 106

1:00 PM FRENCH $552.00 89

5:00 PM TWI $419.00 41

TOTAL: $5,964.00 423

From the Pastor’s Desk

My dear parishioners,

We are getting closer to the end of the liturgical year. In a couple of weeks, we will begin a new liturgical year with the season of Advent. The

cycles of the liturgical year remind us of the cycles of life. As we grow and mature, we experience many changes in our lives. In the same way, the changes of the liturgical year help us to grow and mature in our spiritual life and in our faith. During the Ordinary Time, we celebrate differ-ent aspects in the public ministry of our Lord Jesus Christ. Most of the time the Gospel readings relate about the parable of the Kingdom, mighty deeds or miracles, and various teachings of our Lord Jesus Christ that can help us to be true disciples by word and deed. The Advent season prepares us for the coming of our Lord Jesus. It takes a double meaning, in the sense that we prepare for the first coming of the Lord through the mystery of the Incarnation (Christmas), and then we prepare ourselves for the coming of the Lord at the end of time. The Christmas season teaches us about the birth of the Lord and the infancy narratives. The season of Lent is an intense period of penance and prayer and conversion. We fast, we pray, we give alms, and we prepare ourselves spiritually for the great festivities of Easter. In other words, we die to self and live with Christ and for Christ. We accept our share of sacrifices or the cross, so that we may rise with Christ, as we celebrate the great mystery of the resurrection at the Easter season. During the liturgical year, the whole mystery of our salvation unfolds, as we learn how much God loves us and what he does for us. In the process, we grow spiritually and we mature in faith, “to the extent of the full stature of Christ” (Cf. Eph. 4:13). God bless you always. Fr. Raphael

2019 ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL

FAITH & GOOD WORKS

Parish Goal: $41,782.00 Donors: 143

Amount Pledged: $40,656.50

Received: $33, 566.50

Help us meet our goal. Make a one time donation. Simply fill out a card place in the collection basket or stop by the rectory. Thank you for your contribution.

You are invited to inscribe the names of your deceased loved ones in the book placed at the altar. We will offer an intention at every Mass during the month of November.

SHOES FOR THE JOURNEY

Help provide new shoes and sneakers for migrant and refugee families seeking asylum by

Friday November 15, 2019.

Children: sizes 2 through 5 Women: sizes 5 through 7

Men: sizes 7 through 9 Half sizes also welcome

Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens is partnering with the Casa Alltas Program in Southern Arizona. Send shoes and sneakers directly to Casa Alltas by visiting

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For more information contact Brooklyn : John Gonzales 718.722.6121 or john.gonzales@ccbq.org Queens: Josefa Castro 718.726.9790 ext.8059 or Joseph.castro@ccbq.org

TOLTON from Slave to Priest Performed live by

Jim Coleman Saturday, November 16 at 7:00pm

St. Thomas Aquinas, 1550 Hendrickson Street, Brooklyn, NY 11234

Admission: Free-Will Offering

Loving God, I pray that you will comfort me in my suffering, lend skill to the hands of my healers, and bless the means used for my cure. Give me such confidence in the

power of your grace, that even when I am afraid, I may put my whole trust in you; through our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.

Humberto Anderson; Lorenzo Andrea; Rosaline Archer; Enid Ashby; Jamie

Axson; Karniff Barton; Howard Brunache; Vilma Bryan Dufresne; Rose Crouch;

Dennis Daniel; Bernadine Logan-Daniel; Albertha DeBrossetomas; Coleman

Edwards; Merline Foumiller; Stephanie Frank; Verona Fraser; Norma Haughton-

Green; Miguel Gray; Lois Harry; John Hinckson; Marjorie Hynese; Elizabeth

Fahy Lacovara; Winnifred LeBlanc; Ardyne (Merrie) Lee; Yvonne Lecky; Mary

Malouf; Laurel McIntosh; Joyce Neufville; Muriel Northe; John Prescott; Elena

Princess; Eunice Quashie; Matilda Regis; Joseph Rebecca; Joel Rivera; Peggy

Shaw; Charlie Simon; Pauline Smith; Snagg Family; Eustacia Waldron, Inez

Williams; Sharon Williams; Gavin Woodham; Micheal Waddy, Christlyn Dubis-

sette; Omar Thomas; Joyce Thomas; Agnita Tyson; Dominique Sanderson; and

Yvette Registe.

TRIP TO PENNSYLVANIA The Bus is FULL and will depart from the church at 8:00am sharp.

FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT Our next movie Saving Grace will be shown on Fri Nov 22, 2019. Donation $5:00. Bring a family member or friend. See you there.

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