South Boston, MA Gate of Heaven & St Brigid of Kildare Parishes & St. Augustine Chapel
April 12, 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
Easter Sunday
April 12, 2020
Gate of Heaven & St Brigid of Kildare Parishes & St. Augustine Chapel South Boston, MA
Easter Sunday 2020
PARISH OFFICE CLOSED TO VISITORS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
PLEASE USE EMAIL OR PHONE TO CONTACT THE PARISH OFFICE - Leave a Voicemail on Karin Cannata’s Extension - #10
IN EMERGENCY – PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE ON
Fr. Casey’s Extension - #12
All Masses and Religious Services are suspended until further notice!
Please keep up to date on the times and dates our Churches will be open for private prayer by:
1. Visiting our websites 2. Following us on Facebook 3. Calling Parish Office for Voice Updates on our
automated system
NOTICE - CHANGE OF TIMES Churches will be closed until May 4th
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, Mili-tary 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!
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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 cele-
brated this past week including:
Anna Reilly, Ronald Adams and Gerard Yanovitch
GATE OF HEAVEN STEEPLE Lit in memory of Fr. Paul White
ST. BRIGID PARISH Mailed-In Weekly Offertory: $1,145.00
Online Giving: $1,460.00 Needed each week to meet the budget: $6,150
GATE OF HEAVEN PARISH Mailed-In Weekly Offertory: $1,278.00
Online Giving: $2,089.00 Needed each week to meet the budget: $6,150
PARISH OFFERTORY SUPPORT
St. Augustine Chapel Mailed-In Weekly Offertory: $215.00
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):
May 10, June 14 Gate of Heaven Church (at 1:15PM):
May 17; June 21 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): April 27th
Please call in advance to schedule Baptisms.
The Holy Rosary: SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
THE BELLS OF ST BRIGID In thanksgiving to all
The Doctors and Nurses And First Responders
THE BELLS OF GATE OF HEAVEN
Ring In Memory of
Fr. Paul White
Meal Distribution for all School-aged Children sponsored by the City of Boston
Families can pick up their pre-packaged meal option every weekday from 8:30am to 11:30 AM at:
Condon Community Center – 200 D Street Tynan Community Center – 650 E 4th Street
Gate of Heaven & St Brigid of Kildare Parishes & St. Augustine Chapel South Boston, MA
Easter Sunday 2020
Happy Easter! Photos of Easter Past! Great Memories…. We will Rise Again!
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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. April 20th
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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Easter Sunday 2020
Thank you for
using your
Parish’s Online
Giving during
this unprece-
dented National
Emergency.
The Parishioners
who use the ser-
vice 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
parish bulletin or visit our parish 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
Parish Offertory Dear Parishioners: During this time of uncertainty I ask that you not forget your Parish Offerings. I understand that some of you are currently laid-off and some struggling to make ends meet. You continue to be in our prayers. For those who are able, I ask you to consider giving as you usually do to our weekly offertory collection. You may give via the US Mail, dropping it off in the Parish Office Mail box or from your home computer via online giving. Reluctantly., I have taken important steps to reduce the costs associated with the day-to-day operations of the Parish and School. I have had to lay off most of our Parish Staff and some of the employees of the school. I have stopped heating the Churches and Parish Office Building, while making sure they are kept safe from extreme cold. These and many other steps will be in place until it is safe to welcome you back to your Church. These measures are needed now so that when we return to our normal church life - our Parishes and School will be strong and financially secure. During this time of anguish and unpredictability, we put our hope and trust in God and in one another. We are in this together. Please know that the priests remember each of you daily in our prayers. And although you cannot be with us in our Church building we hope that the Mass we celebrate each day at 10AM on our website brings you comfort, peace and joy. Please continue to pray for all the sick and all those affected by the Covid-19 Pandemic. As we remember also all those who care for the sick at this time. God Bless You! Fr. Casey, Pastor
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