VISITATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

VISITATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

Visit our website : http://visitationbvm-brooklyn.org/

Mrs. Elsie Tweedy

Mrs. Sylvia Dobles

Fr. Johannes Sr. Máire

Fr. Eamon

Sr. Frauke 917-515-4225

Sr. Rosanna 718-406-3670

Sr. Máire 805-300-6913

Mr. Carmine DeLuca

Mrs. Francesca DeLuca

A LANDMARK OF FAITH IN RED HOOK SINCE 1854

Secretary/Bookkeeper

Office Assistant/Religious Ed

Religious Ed. Director Religious Ed.

Youth Ministry

Pastoral Associate

Public Relation

Music Ministry

Trustee

Trustee

98 RICHARDS STREET,BROOKLYN, NY 11231

Tel. (718) 624-1572 Fax (718) 722-7748

Rev. Claudio Antecini, Pastor,Rev.

Johannes Siegert, Parochial Vicar - Rev. Eamon Murray, Parochial Vicar

OFFICE HOURS Monday – Thurs. 9:00 a.m. - 3:00pm

MASS SCHEDULE Saturday (Sunday Vigil Mass) 5:00 p.m. (In the Church) Sunday: 10:00 a. m. (Spanish) 12:30 p. m. (English) Weekdays Mass: Community Prayer /Mass Tuesday & Thursday 7:30pm

House of Prayer: Monday @7pm Emily Rodriguez 347-622-7429 (Eng) Tuesday @7pm Ileanna 347-461-5169 Tuesday @7pm Graciela Vargas 929-276-8176 Thursday @7pm Hilda 347-932-2985 Thursday @7pm Josefina 718-522-0205 Friday @7pm Emily M. 718-875-2969 Friday @7pm Annette Mendez 646-932-0757 (Eng) Saturday @ 3pm Crystal Rodriguez (ages 14-18) 347-383-7850 Monday @ 7pm Brittany Rodriguez (ages 10-14) 347-383-7850 Children's House of Prayer Tuesday @7pm Diana Ortiz (ages 6-12) 718-930-0978

Faith Formation Grades 1-8

CONFIRMATION and COMMUNION

Communion Wednesday's 3:15pm Or Sunday 11:00am

Confirmation Sunday’s 11:15am until 12:20pm

RCIA Classes -Sunday's

BAPTISMS FOR CHILDREN UNDER 7 Baptism will be every other month.. After parents and god-parents have taken Philip Course. Classes will be on week-ends or you can go to six classes that will be given on Tues-days @ 7pm. Please make sure you bring child’s birth certifi-cate before the date of baptism.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday at 4:30pm By appointment. (Confessions)

MARRIAGES

For the Sacrament of Matrimony, an appointment must be made with

the Pastor 6 months in advance of the proposed date

VISITS TO THE SICK Please contact the parish office so we visit the sick.

Please notify us when you know an active member of our parish is ill.

BAUTISMO PARA NIÑOS MENORES DE 7 AÑOS Los Bautismos serán cada dos meses. Después de que los padres y padrinos hayan tomado el curso Felipe. El curso se llevara a cabo en un fin de semana o puede tomarlo en una sesion de seis tardes el dia martes a las 7:00 p.m. Traer el certificado de nacimiento del niño. EL SACRAMENTO DE LA RECONCILIACION Sabados con cita EL MATRIMONIO La pareja deberá fijar una cita con el párroco por lo menos 6 meses antes de la fecha de la boda LA CONFIRMACION Y LA COMUMION La preparación para estos sacramentos se cumple según la edad de la persona y su conocimiento de la Fe Católica VISITA DE LOS ENFERMOS Comunicarse con la oficina parroquial. GRUPO DE ORACION ARCA DE ALIANZA Lunes 7:00pm - 9:00pm

WINE & HOSTS IN MEMORY OF

Alice Concepcion

SANCTUARY LAMP Joseph Johnson

BLESSED SACRAMENT CANDLE (chapel)

Daniel Rosado

Please Pray for the Deceased

Alice Concepcion

PRAYER REQUESTS FOR THE SICK Pete Morales, Kaitlin Nelson, Anilda Rodriguez Rosanna Smith, Bertha Delinski, Debbie Agostini

Second Sunday of Advent December 11, 2016 Sat. Dec 10th 5:00pm Salvatore Amendola William Lewis

Sun. Dec. 11th 10:00am Debbie Agostini (Health) 12:30pm Debbie Agostini (Health)

Dedicated to St. Anthony Req.by Carmen Rodriguez

George Cruz ` ` Tue. Dec. 13th 7:30pm Joseph Johnson

Thurs. Dec.15th 7:30pm Frances D’Angelo Sat. Dec.17th 5:00pm Vivian Aiello

Sun. Dec 18th 10:00am Debbie Agostini (Health)

12:30pm Debbie Agostini (Health)

Personal Prayer Christ is risen!

Gospel Psalm Song

...Standing. Out Loud! 3 segments of 20minutes

A chapter of the Gospel A Psalm Song of Praise Singing in Tongues Spontaneous Prayer

“Our Father” “Hail Mary” Start Your Day of Victory!

Oración Personal Cristo ha resucitado!

Evangelio Salmo Canto

...De pie - En voz alta! 3 segmentos de 20minutos:

Un capitulo del Evangelio Un Salmo Canto de Alabanza Canto en Lenguas Oración espontánea

“Padre Nuestro” “Dios Te Salve Maria”

Empieza Tu Dia De Victoria!

Visitation BVM is open for you the Year of Mercy 2016

Thank you for taking part in restoring the House of Our Lord

Help us pay for Repairs Needed To the column, roof due to water damage, Organ and to the Fresco “The Crucifixion”

Please send in your donation to

Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church

or checks payable to Visitation BVM All donations however large or small are

gratefully received.

Go on YOUTUBE and type up Fresco Visitation BVM Brooklyn & watch

video of restoration.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSmLQAKKNRQ&sns=em

Mass Collection SATURDAY, Dec 3rd 5:00 pm Collection : $450.00

Sunday, Dec 4th 10:00am Collection : $698.00 12:30 pm Collection : $224.00

Debt Collection: $303.00

Curso Felipe Rectoria de la Holy Family

205 14th Street, Brooklyn NY 11215 Tel. 347-461-5169 / Ofrenda: $35:00

Enero 13, 2017 desde 7:00pm Enero 14 & 15, 2017 desde 9am a 5:30pm

Philip Retreat $35.00

At Visitation Church

Friday, January 13th from 6pm - 9pm

Saturday, January 14th & Sunday, January 15th from 9am until 6pm

For more information call: Frances DeLuca 917-816-0197

Mobile Soup kitchen NEW

Tuesdays from 1pm - 2:30pm Fridays remain the same

from 10am - 12pm

Except first Friday of the month.

NUEVO Martes de 1pm a 2:30pm

Los viernes de 10am a 12pm Excepto el primer viernes de mes.

The Tradition of Advent Advent is the period of four Sundays and weeks before

Christmas (or sometimes from the 1st December to

Christmas Day!). Advent means 'Coming' in Latin. This is

the coming of Jesus into the world. Christians use the four

Sundays and weeks of Advent to prepare and remember

the real meaning of Christmas.

Advent Wreath 1st Candle- (Purple) THE CANDLE OF HOPE We can have hope because God is faithful and will keep the promises made to us. Our hope comes from God. (Romans 15:12-13).

2nd Candle -(Purple) THE CANDLE OF PREPARATION God kept his promise of a Savior who would be born in Bethlehem. Preparation means to “get ready”. Help us to Be ready to welcome YOU, O GOD! (Luke 3:4-6)

3rd Candle (Pink) THE CANDLE OF JOY The angels sang a message of joy! (Luke 2:7-15)

4th Candle—(Purple) THE CANDLE OF LOVE The angles announced the good news of a Savior. God sent his only son to earth to save us, because he loves us! (John 3:16-17)

5th Candle– (White) “CHRIST CANDLE’ The white candle reminds us that Jesus is the spotless lamb of God, sent to wash away our sins! His birth was for his death, his death was for our birth! (John 1:29)

From a sermon by Saint Augustine, bishop The Voice is John, the Word is Christ John is the voice, but the Lord is the Word who was in the beginning. John is the voice that lasts for a time; from the beginning Christ is the Word who lives forever. Take away the word, the meaning, and what is the voice? Where there is no understanding, there is only a mean-ingless sound. The voice without the word strikes the ear but does not build up the heart. In my search for a way to let this message reach you, so that the word already in my heart may find a place also in yours, I use my voice to speak to you. The sound of my voice brings the meaning of the word to you and then passes away. The word which the sound has brought to you is now in your heart, and yet it is still also in mine. The voice of one crying in the wilderness is the voice of one breaking the silence. Prepare the way for the Lord, he says, as though he were saying: “I speak out in order to lead him into your hearts, but he does not choose to come where I lead him unless you prepare the way for him.” To prepare the way means to pray well; it means thinking humbly of oneself. We should take our lesson from John the Baptist. He is thought to be the Christ; he declares he is not what they think. He does not take advantage of their mistake to further his own glory. If he had said, “I am the Christ,” you can imagine how readily he would have been believed, since they believed he was the Christ even before he spoke. But he did not say it; he acknowledged what he was. He pointed out clearly who he was; he humbled himself. He saw where his salvation lay. He understood that he was a lamp, and his fear was that it might be blown out by the wind of pride.