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

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 8 5:00 (Sat.) +Eduardo Alvarez (Family) 9:00 +Wanda Monserrat (Jean Prahl) 10:30 +Lydia Vazquez (Miguel Vazquez) 10:30 +Victor Poveda, Jr. (Julia Poveda) 10:30 +Sonia & Arturo Aguilar (Aguilar Family) 12:00 +Lourdes Lopez Pinard (The Radacinski Family) 1:30 For the People of the Parish Monday, April 9 9:00 Michael Ball ‘Gift of Life’ Tuesday, April 10 9:00 Mirtho & Arthuro Volce (Claudette Eugene) Wednesday, April 11 9:00 Grant Daldorf ‘Gift of Life’ 7:30 +Lydia Vazquez (Miguel Vazquez) Thursday, April 12 9:00 Sr. Frances D. Reynolds ‘Gift of Life’ Friday, April 13 9:00 Mary McLaughlin Treacy ‘Gift of Life’ Saturday, April 14 9:00 Megan & Matt Treacy ‘Wedding Anniversary’ 5:00 Jenny Grant Curnow ‘Gift of Life’ Sunday, April 15 9:00 Kathy Mahon Lowe ‘Gift of Life’ 10:30 +Leonor Herrera (Cifuentes Family) 12:00 Marie Lucienne Laveaux (Deacon Joseph Bichotte) 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.

Divine Mercy Sunday Trust & Mercy

Everyone wants to be happy. It is our purpose in life. Our Lord Jesus Christ knew this and left us steps to happiness. They are called the eight beatitudes. One of the steps to happiness is to be merciful. Thus, Our Blessed Lord said, 'Blessed are the merciful.' St. Thomas Aquinas says that the merciful is one who has a sorrowful heart; being affected with sorrow at the misery of another as though it were his own. Since he is affected with sorrow of the other, he would want to dispel the misery of the other, which is the effect of mercy. When someone asks for forgiveness, we see the sorrow of the other and would forgive them. However, one cannot be merciful if he is not meek. How can one see the sorrow of another if he has pride? The only way I can see another's sorrow is if I see myself as not being greater than them. Therefore, one must be meek before one can be merciful. To be meek is just seeing one's self as he truly is. He would see himself who has dignity, a person who is in the image of God. He must also see the other as none greater than him. He must see that the person is in the image of God. In this way, they are equal. Both deserve mercy and love. And this is exactly how God saw man. God made man in the image of Himself. There is something in man that is so valuable that God would become man, die, and resurrect so that he can attain eternal life. In exchange for our humanity, God gives His divinity, that we may be partakers of the Divine Nature. This is what the Fathers meant when they said, 'God became man that man might become God.' Even though man has sinned against God, God never forgot what He made, that is, good. He made man good. He never forgot this fact. He always remembers that even though man sinned against Him. If God the Almighty, who is infinitely greater than man, has mercy toward those who offends Him, should we not also have mercy to those who offend us? Whenever we feel greater than the other, we must always remember the Incarnation when God humbled Himself. We must also remember the agony of Jesus in the garden. Because of His agony, He was unrecognizable. This is why He had to tell the people, 'It is I you are looking for.' We have to ask ourselves this question, 'Would we have recognized Jesus' face?' Will we always recognize Jesus' face? Will we recognize Jesus' face especially in others' faces? Will we see Him in our friends, neighbors, and even our enemies? Will we see Jesus' face when someone asks for our forgiveness?

In Christ Deacon Dean Dobbins

Parish Social: Sunday, April 15th St. Augustine’s Haiti Support Group invites you to the 10th Annual Parish Social on Sunday, April 15, 2018. Guest of Honor: Rev. Thomas W. Ahern. Time: 3 to 7 p.m. Potluck dinner, music and dancing, entertainment, silent auction, raffle. Funds raised will be used for projects at St. Augustine’s twin parish, Saint André, in Dufort, Haiti.

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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.

Domingo de la Divina Misericordia Confianza y misericordia

Todos quieren ser felices. Es nuestro propósito en la vida. Nuestro Señor Jesucristo lo sabía y nos dejó pasos hacia la felicidad. Se los llama las ocho bienaventuranzas. Uno de los pasos hacia la felicidad es ser misericordioso. Por lo tanto, Nuestro Bendito Señor dijo: 'Bienaventurados los misericordiosos'. Santo Tomás de Aquino dice que el misericordioso es aquel que tiene un corazón afligido; siendo afectado con dolor por la miseria de otro como si fuera el suyo. Como él está afectado por la tristeza del otro, desearía disipar la miseria del otro, que es el efecto de la misericordia. Y así es exactamente como Dios vio al hombre. Dios hizo al hombre a la imagen de Sí mismo. Hay algo en el hombre que es tan valioso que Dios se convertiría en hombre, moriría y resucitaría para poder alcanzar la vida eterna. A cambio de nuestra humanidad, Dios da Su divinidad, para que podamos ser partícipes de la Naturaleza Divina. Esto es lo que los Padres querían decir cuando dijeron: 'Dios se hizo hombre para que el hombre se convirtiera en Dios'. Si Dios el Todopoderoso, que es infinitamente más grande que el hombre, tiene misericordia para con aquellos que lo ofenden, ¿no deberíamos también nosotros tener misericordia de los que nos ofenden? Cada vez que nos sentimos más grandes que el otro, siempre debemos recordar la Encarnación cuando Dios se humilló a Sí mismo. También debemos recordar la agonía de Jesús en el jardín. Debido a Su agonía, Él estaba irreconocible. Es por eso que tuvo que decirle a la gente, 'Es lo que estás buscando'. Tenemos que hacernos esta pregunta, '¿Hubiéramos reconocido la cara de Jesús?' ¿Reconoceremos siempre la cara de Jesús? ¿Reconoceremos el rostro de Jesús especialmente en las caras de los demás? ¿Lo veremos en nuestros amigos, vecinos e incluso en nuestros enemigos? ¿Veremos la cara de Jesús cuando alguien pide nuestro perdón?

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.

Divine Miséricorde Dimanche Confiance et Miséricorde

Tout le monde veut-être heureux. C'est notre but dans la vie. Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ le savait et nous a laissé des pas vers le bonheur. Ils sont appelés les huit béatitudes. Une des étapes du bonheur est d'être miséricordieux. Ainsi, Notre Seigneur a dit: "Heureux les miséricordieux". Saint Thomas d'Aquin dit que le miséricordieux est celui qui a un cœur triste; être affecté de chagrin à la misère d'un autre comme s'il était le sien. Comme il est affecté par le chagrin de l'autre, il voudrait dissiper la misère de l'autre, ce qui est l'effet de la miséricorde. Chaque fois que nous nous sentons plus grands que les autres, nous devons toujours nous souvenir de l'Incarnation quand Dieu s'est humilié. Nous devons aussi nous souvenir de l'agonie de Jésus dans le jardin. À cause de son agonie, il était méconnaissable. C'est pourquoi il a dit aux gens: "C'est moi que vous cherchez." Nous devons nous poser cette question: «Aurions-nous reconnu le visage de Jésus? Saurons-nous toujours reconnaître le visage de Jésus? Est-ce que nous reconnaîtrons le visage de Jésus en particulier dans les visages des autres? Le verrons-nous chez nos amis, nos voisins et même nos ennemis? Verrons-nous le visage de Jésus quand quelqu'un demande notre pardon?

Dans le Christ Le diacre Dean Dobbins