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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, Parish Manager/ Pastoral Minister

Rev. Agnelo Pinto, In Residence Msgr. Robert Harris, In Residence Deacon Joseph Bichotte, Parish Deacon

STAFF Ms. Vanessa Peña, Parish Secretary Sr. Ellen Glavey, 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 No evening hours. Saturday: 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM Sunday: Rectory Closed.

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, April 15 5:00 (Sat.) Jenny Grant Curnow ‘Gift of Life’ 9:00 Kathy Mahon Lowe ‘Gift of Life’ 10:30 +Leonor Herrera (Cifuentes Family) 12:00 Marie Lucienne Laveaux (Deacon Joseph Bichotte) 1:30 +St. Jean Baptiste (Haiti Support Group) Monday, April 16 9:00 +Laura Price (Claudette Eugene) Tuesday, April 17 9:00 +Pascuala Cruz (Eva Acosta) Wednesday, April 18 9:00 +Henry Myers (Brian Weck) 7:30 +Delores Ingram Thursday, April 19 9:00 Carl Eugene (Claudette Eugene) Friday, April 20 9:00 Winne Dooney ‘Gift of Life’ Saturday, April 21 9:00 Ana Belisa Corena ‘Health’ (Carlina Damianou) 5:00 In Thanksgiving to Sacred Heart of Jesus (Milagros Ruiz) Sunday, April 22 9:00 Carlina Damianou ‘Health’ 10:30 +Jose Batista (Batista Family) 12:00 +Grace Palmaro (Mary & Ken) 1:30 For the People of the Parish

Upcoming Events/Meetings • Terce… is every Sunday after the 9:00 a.m. Mass • Vespers... is every Saturday before 5:00 p.m. Mass • Holy Hour... every first Friday, May 4th directly

after the 9:00 a.m. Mass. • Haiti Support Group Meeting... held every first

Monday at 7:15 p.m. in the rectory. All are welcome. • Baptism Class... the next baptism class will be on

Monday, April 23rd at 7:30 p.m. Please call the rectory to register.

• Bereavement Group... meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in St. Monica Hall. Please call the rectory for more information.

• Chair Yoga... Saturday mornings after 9:00 a.m. mass, all are welcome. Confirmation for Adults...

The Sacrament of Confirmation will be administered on Pentecost Sunday at the 12-noon mass in our Church. You must provide your baptism certificate and First Communion information as soon as possible. Four classes will be held beginning the week of April 22nd. Please call Sr. Ellen at ext. 14 ASAP. First Holy Communion... will take place on Sunday, May 6th. Children have attended classes for at least 2 years- which is the Diocesan regulation. Please call Sr. Ellen for more information about reception of First Sacraments.

Third Sunday of Easter Today’s reading follows immediately after the encounter with Jesus by the two disciples on their way to Emmaus. Once recognized as the Lord, the two immediately returned to Jerusalem to share their good news: “they recognized him in the breaking of the bread.” Jesus came to them in their sorrow and walked along the road with them. While they were sharing their incredible story, Jesus appears to the whole group: “Peace be with you.” Jesus is with them and eager to meet them as they are; the two on the road away from Jerusalem in all their grief, sadness and anger over Jesus’ death don’t immediately recognize him. He simply walks with them and opens the scripture to them. The disciples huddled together out of fear for their lives are “startled and terrified,” and they think they are seeing a “ghost.” Clearly, they are befuddled by Jesus untimely death. How does Jesus encounter us? Jesus encounters us and we him in the ordinary events of our lives. As Jesus approaches us as we are with our ups and downs our grace and sin, we are changed by the encounter. To encounter someone implies a relationship with that person that is special in its depth. How well the disciples knew Jesus, but now he is coming to them at an even deeper level of intimacy. Our encounter with Jesus is like that story: filled with deep emotions and love given and received. We are in a love relationship with Jesus. Thus, encounters with him are suffused with care, concern, forgiveness and love beyond measure. We encounter him in others, those who love us and we them. We encounter him in the community of faith that gathers to celebrate the Eucharist and the other sacraments like baptism and the anointing of the sick. To celebrate Easter is to be attentive to the many ways that Jesus encounters us, in the poor, the sick, the needy, those who treat us with care and invite us to deeper love in all the events of our human life.

In Christ Deacon Dean Dobbins

Parish Social: Today! April 15th St. Augustine’s Haiti Support Group invites you to the 10th Annual Parish Social Today! Guest of Honor: Rev. Thomas W. Ahern. Starts at 3:00 pm! Funds raised will be used for projects at St. Augustine’s twin parish, Saint André, in Dufort, Haiti.

WINGS Faith furnishes prayer with wings, without which it cannot soar to Heaven. —St. John Climacus

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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

Erma Coles 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.

We pray for the deceased... Delores Ingram.

Tercer domingo de Pascua La lectura de hoy sigue inmediatamente después del encuentro con Jesús por los dos discípulos camino a Emaús. Una vez reconocidos como el Señor, los dos regresaron inmediatamente a Jerusalén para compartir sus buenas nuevas: "lo reconocieron en la fracción del pan". Jesús se acercó a ellos con tristeza y caminó por el camino con ellos. Mientras compartían su increíble historia, Jesús se le aparece a todo el grupo: "La paz sea contigo". Jesús está con ellos y ansioso por encontrarlos tal como son; los dos en el camino lejos de Jerusalén en todo su dolor, la tristeza y la ira por la muerte de Jesús no lo reconocen inmediatamente. Él simplemente camina con ellos y les abre las Escrituras. Los discípulos se acurrucaron juntos por miedo porque sus vidas están "asustadas y aterradas", y creen que están viendo un "fantasma". Claramente, están confundidos por la muerte prematura de Jesús. ¿Cómo nos encuentra Jesús? Jesús nos encuentra a nosotros y a él en los eventos ordinarios de nuestras vidas. Cuando Jesús se acerca a nosotros como estamos con nuestros altibajos de nuestra gracia y pecado, el encuentro nos cambia. Encontrar a alguien implica una relación con esa persona que es especial en su profundidad. Qué tan bien los discípulos conocieron a Jesús, pero ahora él viene a ellos en un nivel aún más profundo de intimidad. Nuestro encuentro con Jesús es como esa historia: lleno de emociones profundas y amor dado y recibido. Estamos en una relación de amor con Jesús. Por lo tanto, los encuentros con él están llenos de cuidado, preocupación, perdón y amor sin medida. Lo encontramos en los demás, aquellos que nos aman y nosotros a ellos. Lo encontramos en la comunidad de fe que se reúne para celebrar la Eucaristía y los otros sacramentos, como el bautismo y la unción de los enfermos. Celebrar la Pascua es estar atento a las muchas formas en que Jesús nos encuentra, en los pobres, los enfermos, los necesitados, los que nos tratan con cuidado y nos invitan a un amor más profundo en todos los eventos de nuestra vida humana.

En Cristo, Diácono Dean Dobbins

Próximos Eventos / Reuniones • Terce ... es todos los domingos después de la misa de las 9:00 a.m. • Vísperas ... es todos los sábados antes de las 5:00 p.m. Masa • Hora Santa ... cada primer viernes, 4 de Mayo directamente después de la Misa de las 9:00 a.m. • Reunión del Grupo de Apoyo de Haití ... se celebra cada primer lunes a las 7:15 p.m. en la rectoría. Todos son bienvenidos. • Clase de Bautismo ... la próxima clase de bautismo será el lunes, 23 de abril a las 7:30 p.m. Por favor llame a la rectoría para registrarse. • Bereavement Group ... se reúne cada 1er y 3er martes del mes a las 7:00 p.m. en St. Monica Hall. Por favor llame a la rectoría para más información. • Yoga de silla ... Los sábados por la mañana después de las 9:00 a.m. masa, todos son bienvenidos.

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Evènman à / reyinyon • Terce ... se chak dimanch apre 9:00 a.m. • Vespers ... se chak samdi anvan 5:00 p.m. Mass • Lè apa ... chak premye vandredi, 4 pouvwa dirèkteman apre 9:00 a.m. • Reyinyon Gwoup Sipò Ayiti ... ki te fèt chak lendi premye a 7:15 p.m. nan resktoryèl la. Tout yo akeyi. • Batèm klas ... pwochen klas batèm la pral nan Lendi, 23 avril nan 7:30 p.m. Tanpri rele reseptè a enskri. • Gwoup Bereavement ... satisfè chak 1st ak 3yèm Madi nan mwa a nan 7:00 p.m. nan St Monica Hall. Tanpri rele rezidansyèl la pou plis enfòmasyon. • Yoga Prezidan ... Samdi maten apre 9:00 a.m mas, tout yo akeyi.

Sove dat la: Dimanch, 15 avril Gwoup Sipò Gwoup St. Augustine a envite ou nan

10yèm Anyèl Pawas Sosyal la nan Dimanch, 15 avril 2018. Guest of Honor: Rev. Thomas W. Ahern. Tan: 3 a 7 p.m. Potluck dine, mizik ak danse, amizman, vann

piblik an silans, raf. Fon yo leve soti vivan yo pral itilize pou pwojè nan pawas jwif St Augustine a, Saint

André, nan Dufort, Ayiti.

Twazyèm Dimanch Pak la Lekti jodi a swiv imedyatman apre rankont la avèk Jezi pa de disip yo sou wout yo nan Emmaus. Yon fwa yo te rekonèt kòm Seyè a, de yo imedyatman tounen lavil Jerizalèm yo pataje bon nouvèl yo: "yo rekonèt li nan kraze pen an." Jezi te vin jwenn yo nan lapenn yo epi yo te mache sou wout la avèk yo. Pandan ke yo te pataje istwa enkwayab yo, Jezi parèt nan tout gwoup la: "Lapè dwe avèk ou." Jezi se avèk yo epi li anvi rankontre yo jan yo ye a; de la sou wout la lwen lavil Jerizalèm nan tout lapenn yo, tristès ak kòlè sou lanmò Jezi pa imedyatman rekonèt li. Li tou senpleman mache ak yo epi li louvri ekriti a yo. Disip yo anbete ansanm nan pè pou lavi yo "yo sezi ak pè," epi yo panse ke yo wè yon "fantom". Klèman, yo twonpe yo pa lanmò Jezi san rete. Ki jan Jezi rankontre nou? Nou rankontre l 'nan lòt moun, moun ki renmen nou ak nou yo. Nou rankontre li nan kominote lafwa ki rasanble pou selebre Eucharist la ak lòt sakreman yo tankou batèm ak soupe moun malad yo. Pou selebre Pak se yo dwe atantif nan plizyè fason ke Jezi rankontre nou, nan pòv yo, malad la, moun ki nan bezwen yo, moun ki trete nou ak swen epi envite nou nan pi fon renmen nan tout evènman yo nan lavi imen nou an.

Nan Kris la Deacon Dean Dobbins