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St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church 116 Sixth Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11217-3596

CLERGY Rev. William J. Rueger, Administrator Deacon Dean Dobbins, Director of Parish Affairs Rev. Thomas Brosnan, Parish Priest Rev. Agnelo Pinto, In Residence Msgr. Robert Harris, In Residence Deacon Joseph Bichotte, Parish Deacon

STAFF Ms. Vanessa Peña, Parish Secretary Mrs. Laura Ramirez-Galeas, Religious Education Coordinator Mr. Andrew Violette, Director of Music Mr. Brendan Moloney, Coordinator of Youth Ministry

OFFICE HOURS Monday to Friday: 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM Saturday: 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM

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 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 & COMMUNION OF THE SICK: By request.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Sunday Morning, English & Spanish.

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Mass Intentions for the Week Sunday, September 30 5:00 (Sat.) Carmen Rodriguez ‘Gift if Life’ 9:00 Special Intention 10:30 +Altagracia Ramirez (Morillo Family) 10:30 In Thanksgiving to Saint Peregine (Eva Acosta) 10:30 Juan Cifuentes (Leonor Herrera) 12:00 Isabel Rodriguez ‘Health’ 1:30 Jean Sylvain Fednard (Marie A. Fednard) Monday, October 1 9:00 +Joseph Byrnes (Nancy Tim) Tuesday, October 2

9:00 +Serge and Katy Volci (Claudette Eugene) Wednesday, October 3 9:00 Maryann McLean ‘Gift of Life’ 7:30 +Ana Burgos Thursday, October 4 9:00 Sr. Mary Nuller (D&J Angelone) Friday, October 5 9:00 +Bryson Figueroa Saturday, October 6 9:00 Isabel Rodriguez ‘Health’ (Family) 5:00 Veronica Minesalli ‘Gift of Life’ Sunday, October 7 9:00 Tiffany Perez ‘Gift of life’ 10:30 Norma Pacheco (Angelica Rodriguez) 12:00 +Elizabeth Haller (Tom & Carol Venanzi) 1:30 Jean Sylvain Fednard (Marie Fednard)

Upcoming Events • Terce… is every Sunday after the 9:00 a.m. Mass • Vespers... is every Saturday before 5:00 p.m. Mass • Holy hour... will be October 5th directly after the

9:00 a.m. Mass. • Baptism Class… will be held on Monday,

September 24th at 7:30 p.m. in the rectory. • Bereavement Group... meet every 1st and 3rd

Tuesday of the month in St. Monica Hall from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Please call Cleveland at (718)743-4600 for more information.

• Nicotine Anonymous… meets every Thursday in St. Monica Hall at 7:00 p.m.

PASTORAL REFLECTIONS T.F. Brosnan

Millstones and cut-up body parts make for some serious punishments in today’s gospel for those who corrupt children, especially when we realize that, in biblical usage, feet and hands are often euphemisms for a man’s genitals. (According to Eusebius, Origen castrated himself based on this text). The Bible isn’t always an easy read. Many would quick have those millstones round the necks of priest abusers and the bishops who covered for them. The crisis, like the rising rivers in the Carolinas, has not yet crested, which makes you wonder where we, as a church, will ultimately end up. In Graham Greene’s, The Power and the Glory, a young teenage boy is taken up with the revolution underway in Mexico, indicated by the boy’s desire to imitate the morally upright and disciplined lieutenant in charge of hunting down priests. This in sharp contrast to the fugitive priest who has fathered an illegitimate child and stinks of whisky as he seeks shelter in the boy’s home. The lieutenant inspires in the boy admiration; the priest – disgust. Yet, by the end of the novel the very earth has shifted. The boy hears another knock at the door and the stranger, in fear for his life, is likewise seeking shelter. “’I am a priest,’ he whispers to the boy. ‘My name is Father…’ but the boy had already swung the door open and put his lips to the priest’s hand before he could give himself a name.” Grace – Greene’s real protagonist - has entered the story and turned everything upside down. Although the boy sees power in the morally upright lieutenant; he senses glory in the human weakness of the priest. Grace takes what we despise and makes it oddly attractive. Grace reveals, to the searching eye, the diamond hidden in the rough. Grace reminds us that every beautiful pearl is the result of a sickness in the oyster. “Be dumbfounded, unable to say yes or no,” the mystic writes. “Then a stretcher will come from grace.” May it come soon.

Stewardship Collection (9/16/18) - $2,630.00

Attendance - 274 Per Capita (Adult) - $9.59 Weekly Goal - $4,000.00

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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

Joseph Brennan Jane Erickson Jerome Knittle Myrna Valle Carmen Torres Angelo M. Ramos Barbara Merrill Col. Ret. Will Merrill Pedro R. Garsed Severina Caban Sonia Bonilla Anthony Tuitt Nilda M. Morales Anthiny Vega Alphonse Duré Sonia Garcia

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 Adeline Duré Candida Alacan

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, LCPI 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.

REFLEXIONES PASTORALES

T.F. Brosnan Las piedras de molino y las partes del cuerpo cortadas constituyen castigos graves en el evangelio de hoy para aquellos que corrompen a los niños, especialmente cuando nos damos cuenta de que, en el uso bíblico, los pies y las manos a menudo son eufemismos para los genitales de un hombre. (Según Eusebio, Orígenes se castró a sí mismo basado en este texto). La Biblia no siempre es una lectura fácil. Muchos rápidamente tendrían esas piedras de molino en los cuellos de los abusadores de sacerdotes y los obispos que los cubrieron. La crisis, al igual que los ríos crecientes en las Carolinas, aún no ha alcanzado la cresta, lo que hace que te preguntes dónde terminaremos, como iglesia, en última instancia. En Graham Greene, The Power and the Glory, un joven adolescente retoma la revolución en curso en México, indicada por el deseo del niño de imitar al teniente moralmente correcto y disciplinado a cargo de la caza de sacerdotes. Esto contrasta fuertemente con el sacerdote fugitivo que engendró un hijo ilegítimo y huele a whisky mientras busca refugio en la casa del niño. El teniente inspira en el chico admiración; el sacerdote - disgusto. Sin embargo, al final de la novela, la misma tierra ha cambiado. El niño oye otro golpe en la puerta y el extraño, temiendo por su vida, también está buscando refugio. "'Soy un sacerdote', le susurra al niño. "Mi nombre es papá ...", pero el niño ya había abierto la puerta y le había puesto los labios en la mano al sacerdote antes de darse un nombre. Grace, la verdadera protagonista de Greene, ha entrado en la historia y ha puesto todo patas arriba. Aunque el niño ve el poder en el teniente moralmente vertical; siente la gloria en la debilidad humana del sacerdote. La gracia toma lo que despreciamos y lo hace extrañamente atractivo. Grace revela, para el ojo investigador, el diamante escondido en bruto. Grace nos recuerda que cada hermosa perla es el resultado de una enfermedad en la ostra. "Quédense boquiabiertos, sin poder decir sí o no", escribe el místico. "Entonces vendrá una camilla de la gracia". Que llegue pronto.

Clases De Religion Para Adultos Les invitamos a participar a todos los fieles y padres de los niños que están recibiendo clases de religión, a que vengan a recibir el alimento para nuestra fe cathólica. Las clases se imparten en el salón Santa Monica todos los domingos de 11:30 a 12:45 p.m., después de la misa hispana. Para información ver a Rafa Joa después de la misa o llamar al (718)237-0891. Las clases empezaran el domingo 7 de Octubre. Les esperamos.

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REFLEKSYON PASTORÈL T.F. Brosnan

Millstones ak pati koupe kò a fè pou kèk pinisyon serye nan levanjil jodi a pou moun k ap pouri timoun yo, sitou lè nou reyalize ke, nan itilizasyon biblik, pye ak men yo souvan efemism pou pati jenital la. (Dapre Eusebius, Origen kare tèt li ki baze sou tèks sa a). Bib la pa toujou yon lekti fasil. Anpil ta rapid gen sa yo moulen wonn kou yo nan abizè prèt ak evèk yo ki kouvri pou yo. Kriz la, tankou rivyè yo k ap monte nan Carolinas yo, pa gen ankò krèt, ki fè ou mande kote nou, tankou yon legliz, pral finalman fini. Nan Graham Greene, Pouvwa a ak tout bèl pouvwa a, yon jèn ti gason jèn pran moute ak revolisyon an sou pye nan Meksik, ki endike pa dezi ti gason an imite lyetnan a moralman mache dwat devan Bondye ak disipline an chaj lachas desann prèt yo. Sa a nan kontras byen file nan prèt la sove ki te papa yon timoun ilejitim ak santi nan wiski kòm li ap chèche refij nan kay ti gason an.

Continued... Lyetnan a enspire nan admirasyon ti gason an; Prèt la - degou. Men, nan fen a nan roman an te tè a anpil deplase. Ti gason an tande yon lòt frape nan pòt la ak moun lòt nasyon an, nan laperèz pou lavi l ', se menm jan tou ap chèche refij. "'Mwen se yon prèt,' li whispers ti gason an. 'Non mwen se Papa ...' Men, ti gason an te deja pase sou pòt la louvri, li mete bouch li nan men prèt la anvan li te ka bay tèt li yon non. " Grace - reyèl protagonist Greene a - te antre nan istwa a epi li vire tout bagay tèt anba. Malgre ke ti gason an wè pouvwa nan lyetnan a moralman k'ap mache dwat; li santi l glwa nan feblès imen an nan prèt la. Grace pran sa nou meprize epi fè li etranj atire. Grace revele, nan je a chèche, Diamond la kache nan ki graj la. Grace raple nou ke chak bèl pèl se rezilta yon maladi nan zuit la. "Dumbfounded, kapab di wi oswa non," mystic la ekri. "Lè sa a, yon trench ap soti nan favè Bondye." Me li vini byento.