Easter Sunday April 12, 2020 · 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

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.

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

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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