ST. BRIGID OF KILDARE PARISH GATE OF HEAVEN …...4:00 PM Rosemary Braun and Catherine Riley Sunday,...

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

December 20, 2015

ST. BRIGID OF KILDARE PARISH

GATE OF HEAVEN PARISH

with St. Augustine Cemetery Chapel

South Boston, MA

The Nativity of The Lord The Nativity of The Lord The Nativity of The Lord The Nativity of The Lord

And The holy family of jesus, mary and JosephAnd The holy family of jesus, mary and JosephAnd The holy family of jesus, mary and JosephAnd The holy family of jesus, mary and Joseph

December 25th and December 27th, 2015December 25th and December 27th, 2015December 25th and December 27th, 2015December 25th and December 27th, 2015

Saint Brigid ChurchSaint Brigid ChurchSaint Brigid ChurchSaint Brigid Church

Daily Mass: Daily Mass: Daily Mass: Daily Mass: Monday - Friday at 7:00am Weekend: Weekend: Weekend: Weekend: Saturday at 4:00 p.m.

Sunday at 8:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

CONFESSION:CONFESSION:CONFESSION:CONFESSION: Saturday 3:30 p.m. - 3:50 p.m.

Gate of Heaven ChurchGate of Heaven ChurchGate of Heaven ChurchGate of Heaven Church

Daily Mass: Daily Mass: Daily Mass: Daily Mass: Monday - Friday at 9:00 a.m. Weekend: Weekend: Weekend: Weekend: Saturday at 4:00 p.m. Sunday at 9:00 a.m. and 12 noon

CONFESSION:CONFESSION:CONFESSION:CONFESSION: Saturday 3:30 p.m. - 3:50 p.m.

Saint Augustine Cemetery ChapelSaint Augustine Cemetery ChapelSaint Augustine Cemetery ChapelSaint Augustine Cemetery Chapel Mass: Mass: Mass: Mass: Saturday at 4 p.m.

Office HoursOffice HoursOffice HoursOffice Hours: : : : Monday -Wednesday 9AM-5PM; Thursday & Friday 9AM-4PM Office Mailing Address:Office Mailing Address:Office Mailing Address:Office Mailing Address: 841 E. Broadway, South Boston, MA 02127

Office Telephone Numbers:Office Telephone Numbers:Office Telephone Numbers:Office Telephone Numbers: 617-268-3344; 617-268-2122 Fax:Fax:Fax:Fax: 617-268-2666 Website:Website:Website:Website: www.GateofHeavenStBrigid.orgwww.GateofHeavenStBrigid.orgwww.GateofHeavenStBrigid.orgwww.GateofHeavenStBrigid.org

Email:Email:Email:Email: [email protected]; [email protected]

PARISH STAFFPARISH STAFFPARISH STAFFPARISH STAFF Pastor: Pastor: Pastor: Pastor: Rev. Robert E. Casey Parochial Vicar: Parochial Vicar: Parochial Vicar: Parochial Vicar: Rev. Eric M. Bennett Priest in Residence: Priest in Residence: Priest in Residence: Priest in Residence: Msgr. Liam Bergin Deacon : Deacon : Deacon : Deacon : Kevin Spinale, SJ

Director of Religious Education KDirector of Religious Education KDirector of Religious Education KDirector of Religious Education K----6: 6: 6: 6: Mr. James Fowkes Confirmation Coordinator Grade 7Confirmation Coordinator Grade 7Confirmation Coordinator Grade 7Confirmation Coordinator Grade 7----9: 9: 9: 9: Mrs. Mea Quinn Mustone

Music Director, Organist: Music Director, Organist: Music Director, Organist: Music Director, Organist: Ms. Carolyn Martin Secretaries: Secretaries: Secretaries: Secretaries: Mrs. Patricia Strumm, Mrs. Carol Glenn, Ms. Erin McDonnell

South Boston Catholic Academy South Boston Catholic Academy South Boston Catholic Academy South Boston Catholic Academy ---- PrincipalPrincipalPrincipalPrincipal: Mrs. Nancy Carr Director of Business and Communication: Director of Business and Communication: Director of Business and Communication: Director of Business and Communication: Mrs. Barbara Keohane

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

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Parish Information Parish Information Parish Information Parish Information

Baptisms & Baptism Preparation Baptisms & Baptism Preparation Baptisms & Baptism Preparation Baptisms & Baptism Preparation Classes Classes Classes Classes

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

for Baptisms are: : : : St. Brigid:St. Brigid:St. Brigid:St. Brigid: January 10th at 1PM

Gate of Heaven:Gate of Heaven:Gate of Heaven:Gate of Heaven: January 17th at 1PM Baptism Prep Baptism Prep Baptism Prep Baptism Prep

Meetings will be held on the last Monday of the month in the Upper Church of

St. Brigid at 7:00pm.

The next classes are:The next classes are:The next classes are:The next classes are: December 28th and January 25th

The Holy RosaryThe Holy RosaryThe Holy RosaryThe Holy Rosary Tuesdays at 6:30PM Tuesdays at 6:30PM Tuesdays at 6:30PM Tuesdays at 6:30PM at Gate of Heaven Church

Join us each Tuesday evening from 6:30-7:15pm for the praying of the

Rosary. This will take place at Gate of Heaven Lower Church– St. Joseph Chapel. All are invited to

pray this special devotion to Mary.

THURSDAY NIGHT ADORATION,THURSDAY NIGHT ADORATION,THURSDAY NIGHT ADORATION,THURSDAY NIGHT ADORATION, & CONFESSIONS & CONFESSIONS & CONFESSIONS & CONFESSIONS WILL RESUME WILL RESUME WILL RESUME WILL RESUME ON ON ON ON

JANUARY 14thJANUARY 14thJANUARY 14thJANUARY 14th Adoration and time for Confession on

Thursday evenings from Thursday evenings from Thursday evenings from Thursday evenings from 6:306:306:306:30----7:30pm7:30pm7:30pm7:30pm at Gate of Heaven Gate of Heaven Gate of Heaven Gate of Heaven

During this hour of adoration, a priest will be available for

Confession. Also, during the year of Divine

Mercy, join us in praying the praying the praying the praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet.Divine Mercy Chaplet.Divine Mercy Chaplet.Divine Mercy Chaplet.

"Jesus is not an idea or a feeling or a memory. Jesus is a living ‘person’ always present among us. Love Jesus

present in the Eucharist." – Saint John Paul II

"I embrace you all and wish for you a

holy Christmas. How much the world needs tenderness

today! God's patience, God's closeness, God's

tenderness." Pope Francis Pope Francis Pope Francis Pope Francis

Banns Of MarriageBanns Of MarriageBanns Of MarriageBanns Of Marriage I. Anthony Zanetti ~ Lauren Girard

I. Matthew Mone ~ Elizabeth Townsend III. Matthew Harrington ~ Katie Cunniff

AED LocationsAED LocationsAED LocationsAED Locations Our Churches are equipped with Automated External Defibrillators.

Gate of Heaven & St. Brigid Gate of Heaven & St. Brigid Gate of Heaven & St. Brigid Gate of Heaven & St. Brigid Churches:Churches:Churches:Churches:

upstairs sacristies, downstairs kitchens St. Augustine Chapel: St. Augustine Chapel: St. Augustine Chapel: St. Augustine Chapel: sacristy

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!MERRY CHRISTMAS!!MERRY CHRISTMAS!!MERRY CHRISTMAS!! On behalf of the Priests & Parish staff of Gate of Heaven, St. Brigid, St. Augustine Parishes and the Principal, Teachers and

Staff of South Boston Catholic Academy we wish all our parishioners a very

Happy and Holy Happy and Holy Happy and Holy Happy and Holy Christmas!!Christmas!!Christmas!!Christmas!!

Blessings for the New Year!Blessings for the New Year!Blessings for the New Year!Blessings for the New Year!

SAINT BRIGID AND GATE OF HEAVEN SAINT BRIGID AND GATE OF HEAVEN SAINT BRIGID AND GATE OF HEAVEN SAINT BRIGID AND GATE OF HEAVEN GIVING TREESGIVING TREESGIVING TREESGIVING TREES

Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you to all who gave to the St. Brigid and Gate of Heaven Giving Trees. Your generosity made a

wonderful Christmas for many children and families that would otherwise not have a

happy day!

Christmas and New Years HolidayChristmas and New Years HolidayChristmas and New Years HolidayChristmas and New Years Holiday Parish Office Hours Parish Office Hours Parish Office Hours Parish Office Hours

The Parish office will be open on Wednesday December 23rd from 9AM to Noon, but will be

closed Thursday December 24th and Friday closed Thursday December 24th and Friday closed Thursday December 24th and Friday closed Thursday December 24th and Friday December 25th December 25th December 25th December 25th for the Christmas Holiday. We will reopen Monday December 28th at 9AMreopen Monday December 28th at 9AMreopen Monday December 28th at 9AMreopen Monday December 28th at 9AM. The Parish Office will be closing at NOON on

December 31st, and will be closed on January 1stwill be closed on January 1stwill be closed on January 1stwill be closed on January 1st. We will reopen on January 4th at 9amreopen on January 4th at 9amreopen on January 4th at 9amreopen on January 4th at 9am


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SAINT BRIGID CHURCH Saturday, December 26, 2015 4:00 PM Patrick, Nora and Ann Rushe Sunday, December 27, 2015 8:00 AM Our Parishioners 10:30 AM Helena Sullivan Lane, 15th Anniversary

and Birthday Remembrance 6:00 PM Our Parishioners

Monday, December 28, 2015 7:00 AM Our Parishioners Tuesday, December 29, 2015 7:00 AM Our Parishioners Wednesday, December 30, 2015 7:00 AM Our Parishioners Thursday, December 31, 2015 7:00AM Our Parishioners Friday, January 1, 2016—Solemnity of Mary 8:00 AM Holy Day Mass 10:30 AM Holy Day Mass Saturday, January 2, 2016 4:00 PM Francis X. Kennedy, Jr. 2nd Anniversary Sunday, January 3, 2016 8:00 AM Our Parishioners 10:30 AM Our Parishioners 6:00 PM Our Parishioners

GATE OF HEAVEN CHURCH Saturday, December 26, 2015 4:00 PM Rosemary Braun and Catherine Riley Sunday, December 27, 2015 9:00 AM Our Parishioners 12 Noon Francis McCart, 1st Anniversary Monday, December 28, 2015 9:00 AM Buddy Earner Tuesday, December 29, 2015 9:00 AM Our Parishioners Wednesday, December 30, 2015 9:00 AM Our Parishioners Thursday, December 31, 2015 9:00 AM Russell Lindenfelzer, 2nd Anniversary 4:00 PM Holy Day Mass Friday, January 1, 2016 -Solemnity of Mary

9:00 AM Holy Day Mass Saturday, January 2, 2016 4:00 PM Rev. Robert J. Johnson, Pastor of Gate of Heaven 1890-1916, 100th Anniversary Sunday, January 3, 2016 9:00 AM Estelle M. Nichols, 13th Anniversary 12 Noon Michael & Sarah Nee and Family

ST. AUGUSTINE CHAPEL Saturday, December 26, 2015

4:00 PM William “Bill” Perkins

Saturday, January 2, 2016 4:00 PM Karen P. Cuddyer Gelzinis

GATE OF HEAVEN STEEPLE Lit in memory of the

Victor & Mary Whitkens

THE BELLS OF ST. BRIGID Ring in Memory

South Boston Irish American Society

THE BELLS OF GATE OF HEAVEN Ring in Memory of

Rosemary Braun & Catherine Riley

Please remember your loved ones by donating in their memory Christmas flowers to adorn the altar at Gate



REMEMBRANCES & PRAYERSREMEMBRANCES & PRAYERSREMEMBRANCES & PRAYERSREMEMBRANCES & PRAYERS

SSSSTTTT. B. B. B. BRIGIDRIGIDRIGIDRIGID PPPPARISHARISHARISHARISH Total Weekly Offertory: $5253.00$5253.00$5253.00$5253.00

Amount Given via Online GivingOnline GivingOnline GivingOnline Giving: $251.00 Needed each week to meet the budget: $5,525

GGGGATEATEATEATE OFOFOFOF HHHHEAVENEAVENEAVENEAVEN PPPPARISHARISHARISHARISH Total Weekly Offertory: $5647.00: $5647.00: $5647.00: $5647.00

Amount Given via Online GivingOnline GivingOnline GivingOnline Giving: $645.00 Needed each week to meet the budget: $5,525

PARISH OFFERTORY SUPPORT PARISH OFFERTORY SUPPORT PARISH OFFERTORY SUPPORT PARISH OFFERTORY SUPPORT

PRAYERS FOR THE SICKPRAYERS FOR THE SICKPRAYERS FOR THE SICKPRAYERS FOR THE SICK Please remember in your prayers all our parishioners

who are sick, in the hospital or in a nursing home, especially Margaret Mary Casey, Diane Applegate, Margaret Mary Casey, Diane Applegate, Margaret Mary Casey, Diane Applegate, Margaret Mary Casey, Diane Applegate, Marge Healey, Dennis Moore, and Martin Flaherty Marge Healey, Dennis Moore, and Martin Flaherty Marge Healey, Dennis Moore, and Martin Flaherty Marge Healey, Dennis Moore, and Martin Flaherty

PRAYERS FOR OUR MILITARY PERSONNELPRAYERS FOR OUR MILITARY PERSONNELPRAYERS FOR OUR MILITARY PERSONNELPRAYERS FOR OUR MILITARY PERSONNEL Please pray for all those serving in our armed forces Please pray for all those serving in our armed forces Please pray for all those serving in our armed forces Please pray for all those serving in our armed forces at home and abroad especially, Lawrence Buechs, US Navy; Lance

Corporal Richard H. Benoit, USMC; Maura Conroy, US Coast Guard; PFC Kyle Czarniak, US Army; Lance Corporal Colin Yanovitch, USMC; Lance Corporal Devin Brock, USMC; Petty Officer 3rd Class John D. Nee III, US Navy,

Braedan Kerins, US Army, Master Sgt. Joseph Signor III, US Air Force; Senior Airman Melanie Signor, US Air Force; Sgt. Nicholas Hodges, USMC; Lt. Col. John Balbuena, US Army; Commander Nora Perez, US Navy; Seaman Vincina Lonergan, US Navy; Conor Evans, US Navy Corpsman; PFC Cory Kidd , US Army; PFC Devin Fitzpatrick, US Army.

PRAYERS FOR THE DECEASEDPRAYERS FOR THE DECEASEDPRAYERS FOR THE DECEASEDPRAYERS FOR THE DECEASED Please remember in your prayers our deceased relatives, friends & parishioners, Edmond McGrath and Kevin Keough Edmond McGrath and Kevin Keough Edmond McGrath and Kevin Keough Edmond McGrath and Kevin Keough and those

whose funeral Masses were celebrated this week.

St. Augustine Chapel St. Augustine Chapel St. Augustine Chapel St. Augustine Chapel Offertory: $875$875$875$875

Grand Annual Collection 2015 Grand Annual Collection 2015 Grand Annual Collection 2015 Grand Annual Collection 2015 Our Parishes Grand Annual Collection continues during the next few weeks. We need to reach our

goal in order to meet all of our expenses during the upcoming year. You may also donate securely online

our Website. Thank you for your generosity!

Grand Annual Collection To DateGrand Annual Collection To DateGrand Annual Collection To DateGrand Annual Collection To Date

St. Brigid Parish : St. Brigid Parish : St. Brigid Parish : St. Brigid Parish : $47,317 Goal: $50,000 Gate of Heaven Parish : Gate of Heaven Parish : Gate of Heaven Parish : Gate of Heaven Parish : $48, 491 Goal: $50,000

Clergy Health and Retirement Trust Clergy Health and Retirement Trust Clergy Health and Retirement Trust Clergy Health and Retirement Trust CollectionCollectionCollectionCollection

Dec. 24th & Dec. 25thDec. 24th & Dec. 25thDec. 24th & Dec. 25thDec. 24th & Dec. 25th Every Christmas, we join with family and friends to honor and thank our

priests. Our 614 diocesan priests celebrate our joys, comfort us in times

of crisis or sorrow and are there during the ordi-nary and extraordinary moments of life. Togeth-er, they represent thousands of years of dedicated service to Christ and to us, His Church. Remember priests who have made a meaningful difference in your life, and consider honoring them with a gen-

erous gift to Tonight’s collection. You also can make a gift online at clergyfunds.orgclergyfunds.orgclergyfunds.orgclergyfunds.org. Our priests have dedicated their lives to serving the Catholic faithful here in our Archdiocese. Now, it is our

turn to serve them in their time of need. Thank you for your generous support of our priests.

New Year’s Eve and Day New Year’s Eve and Day New Year’s Eve and Day New Year’s Eve and Day Mass Schedule Mass Schedule Mass Schedule Mass Schedule

Solemnity of Mary,Solemnity of Mary,Solemnity of Mary,Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of Godthe Holy Mother of Godthe Holy Mother of Godthe Holy Mother of God

December 31 and January 1st December 31 and January 1st December 31 and January 1st December 31 and January 1st

Thursday, December 31Thursday, December 31Thursday, December 31Thursday, December 31: 4PM at Gate of Heaven

Friday, January 1: Friday, January 1: Friday, January 1: Friday, January 1: 8AM at St. Brigid

9AM at Gate of Heaven 10:30AM at St. Brigid

Thanks for Christmas Flower Donations Thanks for Christmas Flower Donations Thanks for Christmas Flower Donations Thanks for Christmas Flower Donations Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you to all who donated in memory of their loved ones to adorn the altar at Gate of Heaven Church, Saint Brigid Church, and St. Augustine

Chapel during the Christmas Season. We are most grateful for your gift in memory of your

loved ones. They will all be re membered by our priests at all the Christmas Masses.


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Christmas Flower Donations Christmas Flower Donations Christmas Flower Donations Christmas Flower Donations Saint Brigid Church

In Memory OfIn Memory OfIn Memory OfIn Memory Of

John P. Wallace The Hurley Family

John and Ruth Cunniff Peg & Frank Creighton

The Murphy, Tkacik, and Huber Families Haig Nakashian Howard Sylvester

The Hurley Family Kathleen and John Regan

The Menslage Family The Damatin Family

Frances and Christopher Toland The Bulger Family

Frank and Betty Kelley Lee J. Manning

The Rudack Family Joan, Joseph and Robert Connor John D. and Louise M. Kelly

Frederick Ahern Francis La Russa The Barry Family The Fuhs Family Vincent Lorento

The Venezia and Spinale Families and Friends Mary and Marty Walsh Kay and Bill Reynolds

Walter Manning Frances Potts

Anita, Charles, Edward, & Annmarie Prakapas Eamonn Creaton and Edward Murray

Frank Glenn The Arnold Family

Dorothy and Daniel Shea The Driscoll Family

John “Okie” O’Connor Pliny & Rose Bromley, John Costello & Brigid Oakes

Patricia Casey Donovan The Downey Family

The Clougherty Family Gregory Michael MaGoon

The Bognanno and Colbert Families

Robert and Patricia Bowes William and Winifred Carney

Pete, Molly and Winnifred Caulfield Eileen Missett, Chickie McGowan, and Helen Missett

The Begley Family Alice and Francis Lee

The McGlone and Flaherty Families Paul Duffley, Sr. Gerard Galvin

The Walsh & Jackman Families & Thomas D. Walsh John and Cecelia Fitzpatrick

Adeline and Nancy Shea Edna and Robert Harbold

The Miller, O’Donnell and Pittman Families James P. McDevitt

Marion Walsh The Downey Family

The Stockbridge Family The Hamilton and Nash Families

The Hashem Family Anne Feeney

Hellen Kandibin Fr. Dan Sheehan

Christopher J. Reid, Deborah and William Reid Jack, Mary and Mark Connolly Clara and Pasquale Amalfitano

Helen and Henry Mahoney Tina Hauswirth

The Pacitti Family The Amalfitano Family

The O’Keefe and O’Brien Families Marge Chandler Dennis Cloherty

Robert E. Stauble Dick Smyth

Joyce & Walter Bennett Catherine and John Casey

Michael Joseph Burke William and Clara Harvey and William Joyce



Christmas Flower Donations Christmas Flower Donations Christmas Flower Donations Christmas Flower Donations Saint Brigid Church


The Harding Family John & Florence Kerr

The DeAmicis & Lombardi Families The Gaide Family

Thomas and Marie Ridge Delia, Joseph and Emilio Pasqua

Leo Ducey, Jr. Charles and Marie Hurl

John J. Costello Patrick and Julia Connell The Charles Breen Family

The James Williams Family James, Mary and Robert Orton

The Bontempo Family The Cadogan, Connely and O’Keefe Families

Russell Lindenfelzer Moira Hally Swain

Anne Breen Larson and JoAnne Conroy James and Ellen McCarthy

Agnes and John Hayes The Watts Family

The Kemmitt and Courage Families Thomas and Theresa Wallace

Joseph Petrusewicz A. Theresa Luzaitis

William Luzaitis Billy Luzaitis

Barbara McGinnis Susan Wilson

Mary Ellen Ryan Joseph Ryan

Ann Sullivan Elizabeth Sullivan Katherine Sullivan Fr. Daniel Sheehan

William Degan Marie Degan

William Degan, Jr. Anne and John Lee

The McMahon and Baldner Families

Virginia Casey Mary Keaney

Robert and Barbara Conroy Jo-Ann Conroy Judy Edwards

Daniel Herr William and Mary Hayhurst

William Hayhurst, Jr. Barbara Hayhurst Shanahan

Denise Delisle The Toland Family

Anthony Paratore James and Patricia Norton

Mary Flynn Sister Mary Joseph, OSC

The Egan Family Dorothy Gilbert

Casey and Kaveney Families Ruth Connolly

Mr. & Mrs. Francis Broderick Francis Broderick III and Claire Broderick

James Wallace Daniel G. Picard, Sr.

Jeanne M. Picard Claire & Archie Greig and Claire Greig McDonough

Ray Benoit, Jr. The Grandparents of the Equi and Sommers Families

Larry and Marie McCarthy Robert J. McDonough

Frederick Kennedy Anne Marie Ferrara

The Day family The Hicks Family

The McSweeney Family The Bennett Family

Deidre Cavanaugh Lawrence, Stephen & Diane Applegate

Joseph Fitzgerald Thomas and Monica Sullivan

Joanne Joyce Fiske and Catherine Joyce


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Christmas Flower Donations Christmas Flower Donations Christmas Flower Donations Christmas Flower Donations Gate of Heaven Church

In Memory OfIn Memory OfIn Memory OfIn Memory Of Lawrence Dwyer

Eileen Dwyer Kevin Dwyer

Dennis and Katherine Hayes Joseph Hayes

John and Mary Dwyer John “Jack” McDonough Catherine McDonough

Ann Vaiani Donna McIntosh

Chester, Lillian and Ellen O’Brien The Martin Family

John T. Daggett and Brandon Robert Daggett Jacqueline Madden and John C. Madden

The Cormier Family Eddie “Eli” Nee

Arthur “Bud” Logue and Edwin “Ted” McGowan John and Irma Nee & Edmund Lievens

Michael and Sarah Nee Anthony and Anna Stravinsky

The Canny and Coronity Families Daniel and Ellen Cashman and Family

Michael and Hannah McCarthy and Family Timothy Linehan, Sr.

Rev. Thomas O’Donnell Martin and Mary Jennings

Thomas and Mary McNulty John J. and Nora Jennings

Tom, Teresa, Tommy and Sandra Jennings Bernadette Depauw

The Baldwin and Kavanagh Families The Fisher and Brown Families

The Tobin, Murray and Hoss Families Charles Holmes and Carly Fiasconaro

Margaret and Walter McGuire Cornelius and Rose Ryan

Paul W. and Paul G. McNally Sean Corcoran, Sadie Corcoran & Padraig Corcoran

Marge Cuddahy Leo and Dorothy LeBlanc

George Menjin

Leon “Don” Reitman and Ann Reitman

George V. Menjin, Sr. Bud Prentis

Patty Donovan Linda and Jimmy Moccio Elaine Frane and Dennis Flynn

Odom, Renner and Smyth Families The Joyce, Davis and Kupstis Families

The Burke and O’Brien Families Anne Marie Ferrara

Jack Gearin Bill and Carol Ryan & John Florentino

Leo and Nellie Costello Patrick and Catherine Malone

John and Mary O’Malley The Sullivan and Burke Families

Mary, Victor and Christopher Whitkens John Morelli

Jim and Ann McDonnell John and Lorraine Harrington

John and Kate Mahoney Patricia Fiasconaro Mary Jean Whallen

Victor, John and Mary Whitkens Kyoko Honda-Linehan

Angelina Magarone and Family Maria and Aldo DiCecca

Sis and Jack Krauss The O’Connell, McGowan and McAuliffe Families

Terrence B. O’Brien William and Elizabeth Logan

James and Rita Kinneavy Mr. & Mrs. Charles Federico Anthony and Ruth Yuoska

The Petrie and Gribaudo Families The Goreczny Family

Robert J. Ritchie Dot and Tim Sullivan The Mulrooney Family The Schulze Family The Coakley Family



Christmas Flower Donations Christmas Flower Donations Christmas Flower Donations Christmas Flower Donations Gate of Heaven Church


The Shields Family Joseph and Angela Caputo

John & Larry Tobin James Feeney

Mary Connolly MacDonald Rev. James H. Lane

James D. Flynn Family, Richard Toland and Vincent and Jennie Provenzano

James B. Vivian and Miriam T. Clark Carol Ann Mota

Isabel and Charles Maloney Mary and Dan Hurley

Claire Greene and Maureen Greene Claire & Daniel Hegarty Mary and Michael Hayes

Buddy Hanson and Doris Hanson Julie and John “Dudso” Foley

Bob, Bobby and Marlene Flaherty William G. Fallon

James B. Vivian and Miriam T. Clark Frank J. and Frances M. Rizzo

James, Theresa and Joseph La Terza Ann Vaiani Barbara A. Page Donald Hurley

The Delaney Family Catherine Donovan and Dennis Donovan

Walter Coffey Robert Burns, Victor Wailley and Paul Kelly

Donny Higgins Bill “Lobby” Laubenstein

The Connolly, Logan and Mullen Families Harry McDonough

The Carroll, Nee, and Curran Families Brittany J. Richardson

John S. Donoghue John and Ethel Donoghue

Paul O’Malley & Tom and Margaret O’Malley Helen and Al Newcomb

Augusto Martini The Fritch Family

Joseph and Greta Fallon Anne, George and Robert Donahue

Bernard O’Rourke Jerry Galvin

John and Kevin Dorion Mae and Joe Nee

John Greene Mr. and Mrs. Thomas James McGrath

Edward and Catherine Tracy Pat, Phil and Annette Pascarelli

Paul Kelly Anne McGrath

Donald Sr., Don Jr. and Chris Foley Terry and Mary McDonough Michael and Daria Lozynsky

Mary A. Walsh Milly, Joe and Susan Boyd

Flo and Al Solberg Paul, Catherine and Joey Evans

Sr. Marie Rose Julie Tierney, SND Joan Barrett

John and Wilhelmina Barrett William and Brigett Carroll

Joseph, Mary, Thomas and Barbara Gorham James B. Vivian

Howard C. Morris Joan Fisher

John and Mary “Maizie” O’Brien Arthur Fritch

Marie and Gordon Hayden Antoine Nossralla John and Christopher Finn

Renee Heenan Frew Richard Cann

Kenneth Dalton Frank and Laura Taverna Rev. Alexander J. Keenan

Rev. A. Paul White & Rev. Daniel Sheehan Rev. Mychal Judge OFM & Rev. William Dunn

Maisie, Thomas, Bridget, Gerry and Fred Margaret and Daniel O’Sullivan

Minnie Winston


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Christmas Flower Donations Christmas Flower Donations Christmas Flower Donations Christmas Flower Donations Saint Augustine Chapel


Patrick Kane Deceased members of the Guttendorf Family

Deceased members of the Brady Family Msgr. Thomas McDonnell

The Feeney Family Helen Farer and Family

The Davenport Family and Sr. Helen Agnes Davenport D.C.

Paul & Gilby Davenport Michael Furey

Irene “Bobby” Seale and Evie Bany The James Fagan Family

The Pugsley and Sullivan Families

Ruth, Matt and Robert Ryan Frank “Bunny” Costigliola

Sean, Harold and Dorothy Myron Joseph “Ernie” Cappuccio

Catherine A. Cappuccio Leo P. Mallard and

Margaret “Peggy” Mallard Donna Adams

The Alessi Family John & Bridget Barry

John & Maureen Barry Dunn

The Casey and Kaveney Families Lil and Steve Flynn

Albert and Dennis Flynn Edward Flynn

Frank and Winnie Coyne Fran and John Coyne

Mary and Ted Downs Joan Tierney

Thomas “Ted” and Mary Gavaghan Rev. Alfred E. Finn

Thomas, Margaret and George Gavaghan Charlotte, Ed and Larry Rosado

Louise Canavan Max William Adams

Domenic Del Priore and Family Luigi Parise and Family Maria Laino and Family

Cornelius, Elizabeth, Timothy, Anna Linehan & Family Patricia Casey Donovan

The Palazzo, Pantano, and Szyknies Families The Canavan Family, Thomas, Catherine, Fran and Joe

Virginia Casey John and Rose Flaherty Vinny and Peggy Collins

Mr. & Mrs. Jeremiah Collins and Family John and Bridget McGowan and Family

Lawrence and Eileen Dwyer John and Ann McDonough

Jack McDonough Catherine Marie McDonough

Kevin M. Dwyer John & Elizabeth Cashman, John Jr. and Mary

Rev. Gilbert Phinn Francis J. Lynch

Mae and Joe Beggan Grace and Walter Fahey

My Family and Those Who Have No One Catherine and John Casey

Christmas Flower Donations Christmas Flower Donations Christmas Flower Donations Christmas Flower Donations

Gate Of Heaven Church In Memory OfIn Memory OfIn Memory OfIn Memory Of



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