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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
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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
Gate of Heaven & St Brigid of Kildare Parishes & St. Augustine Chapel South Boston, MA
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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
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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
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
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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
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
In Memory OfIn Memory OfIn Memory OfIn Memory Of
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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