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South Boston, MA Gate of Heaven & St Brigid of Kildare Parishes & St. Augustine Chapel May 3, 2020 GATE OF HEAVEN PARISH ST. BRIGID OF KILDARE PARISH with St. Augustine Cemetery Chapel South Boston, MA PARISH STAFF Pastor: Rev. Robert E. Casey Parochial Vicar: Rev. Karlo Hocurscak Priest Assistant in Residence: Msgr. Liam Bergin Deacon: Matthew Stewart, SJ Visiting Priests: Rev. Patrick Nolan, SJ, Rev. John Nichols Confirmation Coordinator: Ms. Ellen McDonough Music Director, Organist: Ms. Carolyn Martin Parish Secretary: Mrs. Karin Cannata Facilities Manager and Sacristan: Mr. Kevin Delehanty Parish Office Assistants: Mrs. Carol Glenn South Boston Catholic Academy - Principal: Mrs. Helenann Civian Fourth Sunday of Easter May 3, 2020

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South Boston, MA Gate of Heaven & St Brigid of Kildare Parishes & St. Augustine Chapel

May 3, 2020

GATE OF HEAVEN PARISH

ST. BRIGID OF KILDARE PARISH

with St. Augustine Cemetery Chapel South Boston, MA

PARISH STAFF Pastor: Rev. Robert E. Casey Parochial Vicar: Rev. Karlo Hocurscak

Priest Assistant in Residence: Msgr. Liam Bergin Deacon: Matthew Stewart, SJ Visiting Priests: Rev. Patrick Nolan, SJ, Rev. John Nichols

Confirmation Coordinator: Ms. Ellen McDonough Music Director, Organist: Ms. Carolyn Martin

Parish Secretary: Mrs. Karin Cannata Facilities Manager and Sacristan: Mr. Kevin Delehanty

Parish Office Assistants: Mrs. Carol Glenn South Boston Catholic Academy - Principal: Mrs. Helenann Civian

Fourth Sunday of Easter

May 3, 2020

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Gate of Heaven & St Brigid of Kildare Parishes & St. Augustine Chapel South Boston, MA

Fourth Sunday of Easter 2020

PARISH OFFICE CLOSED TO VISITORS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

PLEASE USE EMAIL OR PHONE TO CONTACT THE PARISH OFFICE - Leave a Voicemail on Extension - #10

IN EMERGENCY – PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE ON

Fr. Casey’s Extension - #12

All Masses and Religious Services are suspended until further notice!

Keep up to date by: 1. Visiting our websites 2. Following us on Facebook

3. Calling Parish Office for Voice Updates on our automated system

Churches will be closed until FURTHER NOTICE

10:00AM MASS - Live Streamed - EVERY MORNING Watch our website and Facebook for any updates

The Church Bells of St Brigid Church and Gate of Heaven Church will ring at 3PM every day

For the Nurses, Doctors, First Responders, National Guard, Military and all those workers who everyday sacrifice

keeping us healthy, fed and safe. It’s our way of supporting them and letting them know how much we

appreciate them. You are in our Prayers daily! God Bless America!

Special Mother’s Day Presentation of Song and Reflection - Live Streamed

Next Sunday, May 10th immediately following our 10AM Mass

Join us immediately following our 10AM Mass on next Sunday, May 10th for a special presentation of beautiful songs and

Mother’s Day reflection. It will be inspirational, fun and entertaining for sure! Join the priests, cantors, and a few surprise guests who will lift your spirits as we celebrate our mothers living here on earth and in heaven! There may even be a few old favorite Irish songs sung!

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PRAYERS FOR OUR MILITARY PERSONNEL Please pray for all those serving in our armed forces at home and abroad, especially:

BM3 Phil Allison, U.S. Coast Guard; Braedan Kerins, U.S. Army; Seaman Vincina Lonergan, U.S. Navy; U.S. Air Force; Senior Airman Melanie Signor, U.S. Air Force; Private Michael Doherty Walsh,

U.S. Marine Corps; Seaman Aiden Sullivan Tobias, U.S. Navy; Seaman Casey Flaherty, U.S. Coast Guard; Spc. Shane Dillon, U.S. Army; SN Alexis Byrne, U.S. Navy; P.F.C. Patrick McAloney, U.S. Marine Corps; Cpl.

Ronnie Holmes, U.S. Army Rangers

PRAYERS FOR THE DECEASED

Please remember in your prayers our deceased relatives, friends & parishioners, espe-

cially for those whose Funeral Masses were celebrated this past

week including: Fr. Russell Best, Francis J. Cummings,

Mary Angela Creaton, Charles J. Schubert

GATE OF HEAVEN STEEPLE Lit in Honor of

The Ambulance Personnel

ST. BRIGID PARISH - WEEK OF APRIL 19TH Mailed-In Weekly Offertory: $1,257.00

Online Giving: $1,951.00 Total Giving: $ 3,208.00

Needed each week to meet the budget: $6,150

GATE OF HEAVEN PARISH - WEEK OF APRIL 19TH

Mailed-In Weekly Offertory: $1,340.00 Online Giving: $2,063.00 Total Giving: $3,403.00

Needed each week to meet the budget: $6,150

PARISH OFFERTORY SUPPORT

St. Augustine Chapel Mailed-In Weekly Offertory: $65

PRAYERS FOR THE SICK Please remember in your prayers all our parishioners who are sick, in the hospital or in a nursing home, especially

Benjamin Cohen, Genevieve Bonk, Margaret Baldner, Little Ava Considine, Eileen O’Connor, Maryanne Caputo, Paula Donaldson Bent, Ruth Barbara McGilvery, Margaret Kelly,

Tom Keenan, Ed Byrne, Bob Kelley, Robert Messina, Willie Wilson, Sarah Robbins,

Jane Santangelo, Bill Hanrahan, and John Kenney

Baptisms & Baptism Preparation Classes

Please prepare for your child’s Baptism by calling the Parish Office.

The next dates for Baptisms are: St. Brigid Church (at 1:15PM):

TBD Gate of Heaven Church (at 1:15PM):

TBD Baptism Prep Class for New Parents (mandatory)

Meetings will be held in the Upper Church of St. Brigid at 7:00pm.

The next classes are (Mondays): TBD

Please call in advance to schedule Baptisms.

THE BELLS OF ST BRIGID Ring In Memory of

John Edward Hicks, Sr.

THE BELLS OF GATE OF HEAVEN Ring In Honor of

The Grocery Clerk Workers

Fr. Karlo temporarily reassigned to assist in are Hospitals Fr. Karlo has been temporarily reassigned to assist hospital chaplains in their duties of caring for the sick and dying. Fr. Karlo volunteered to assist at this time of pandemic to minister to those affected by the COVID-19 virus. He will join a group of 20 priests around the Archdiocese that will be on call for hospi-tal duty. The priests will live apart from their regular assignments and for the next few months minister in hospitals around the region. All necessary precautions will be taken to ensure that the priests have the proper safety equipment before entering a patients room. We will pray for Fr. Karlo and all the priests on this team - that they remain safe and healthy, and that their ministry to the sick will be a consolation to the patients and their families. God Bless you Fr. Karlo!

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There are times when people are unable to receive the Body and

Blood of Christ, through illness or due to their personal disposition.

Even though some may not receive ‘sacramental’

Communion, all are united in some way by

the Holy Spirit. The traditional idea of

‘spiritual’ Communion is an important one to

remember and reaffirm. A deep

spiritual communion is possible even when we

do not share together the Sacrament of the Body

and Blood of Christ. While watching on Live-Stream or on Catholic TV - when com-munion time arrives - say this prayer. The Priests have your intentions when celebrating

Mass.

St. Vincent dePaul Assistance The Gate of Heaven and St. Brigid St. Vincent DePaul Society is ready to help anyone who is in need of assistance in these challenging times. If you are in need please go

to the Gate of Heaven Church (enter at Ramp Door) on the following Monday evenings at 7PM. May 4, May 18, June 1

Grocery Shopping Assistance: If you or someone you know is not able to grocery shop during this time, we have several parishioners who have volunteered to help with shopping. Please call the office between the hours of 10AM and 2PM, Mon-

day through Thursday with your name and telephone number and we will have a volunteer contact you. Leave a message on Extension #10

To receive the Parish Weekly Bulletin in your email inbox each week Sign up at the following

Web Address: http://www.pilotbulletins.net/sign-up/ Keep up with Parish News During this unprecedented suspension of our

Masses and Religious Services. If you would like to be on our Parish email list - please email [email protected] and we will send you updates from our Parish.

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Thank you for using your Parish’s Online Giv-

ing during this unprecedented National Emer-

gency. The Parishioners who use the service

are pleased with how easy it is to set up and

manage. If you have not yet signed up for

Online Giving, please consider this option so

that our Parish bills can be paid during the suspension of

Masses. This is a perfect tool for anyone who shops

online! By using Online Giving you are helping the parish

improve our operational efficiency. See our visit our par-

ish website at www.gateofheavenstbrigid.org and select

Online Giving.

Text to Give Telephone Numbers: Gate of Heaven: 617-209-4802 St. Brigid: 617-229-6738

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