Very dear Families,
Fr Andy told us that we are journeying into the unknown as the Israelites of old who wandered for 40 years in the desert. We are like them with our present World health crisis. Let us pray during these times of not knowing for strength and guidance as we walk with Jesus to the Father empowered by the Holy Spirit.
Let us continue to strengthen one another in our faith by being formed by the Sunday Scripture. Let us continue to form our families, as we hand down our scripture and tradition . As the primary givers of the faith, you are called now, to take hold of your mission during this period of isolation.
Pflaum the publisher of our Gospel Weeklies has given us digital lessons to help us continue our Faith Formation. The televised Sunday Mass will be our foundation and the Gospel weeklies will continue the formation begun at Mass by explaining the scripture age appropriately.
The following links will give you Mass broadcasts and instructions as to how to use the weeklies. I have provided you with the password to get onto the website.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6_KDbYi-EQ#action=share
https ://www.pflaumweeklies.com/lesson-downloads/
1134373 PFLAUM Password
Use your own user name
With the suspension of Public Masses until further notice, the Diocese of Brooklyn’s cable channel, NET-TV, has added new services on Sunday and weekdays in multiple languages. The expanded lineup begins Sunday, March 22, 2020.
NET-TV can be seen in the New York City area on Spectrum (Channel 97), Optimum (Channel 30), and FIOS (Channel 48). The Masses can be accessed on our website https://dioceseofbrooklyn.org/masses/
Peace,
Ms. Lorena
Faith Formation classes are held from September through May for students in 1st through 4th grades on Monday and Tuesday from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. Students in 5th through 7th grades attend class on Monday and Tuesday from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m.
For information on CCD or RCIA, the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults, please contact Lorena DeFilippis at (718) 527-6153.
Protecting Our Youth
Letter from Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio:
In 2002, the Catholic Bishops of the United States met in Dallas, and approved the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People and pledged to address the issue of sexual abuse by clergy, lay employees and volunteers in the Catholic Church. The Charter includes guidelines for reconciliation, healing, accountability, and prevention of future acts of abuse. Since 2002, the Bishops have revised the Charter twice and will continue to make changes as necessary.
In order to implement the goals expressed in the Charter, the Safe Environment Program was opened in 2004. This program includes training to assist priests, deacons, pastoral ministers, employees and volunteers to be aware of any signs of sexual abuse with the children with whom they might come into contact, conducting background searches to reveal any past criminal activity that might endanger children entrusted to our care, and administering codes of pastoral conduct which serve as guidelines for pastoral activity. Protecting God’s Children is a tremendous responsibility that the Church has and must fulfill.
Of equal importance was the need to reach out to victims and their families who have been impacted by sexual abuse by clergy. For many years, the Diocese of Brooklyn has been offering assistance to those who have presented themselves to the Diocese as victims of sexual abuse by clergy through the Office of Victim Assistance. We are committed to helping anyone who was hurt as a minor by sexual abuse to seek help and to begin the healing process. Healing is a journey which can be taken in different steps. Circumstances for each victim are varied, but the commonality is that there is a need to feel that someone understands their pain, acknowledges the wrongdoing and offers an apology in the name of the Church.
We hope that through the links on this page, you will find valuable and useful information on the resources provided within the Diocese in Brooklyn and Queens to address the issue of sexual abuse by clergy, lay employees, and volunteers in the Catholic Church.
As Bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn, my prayers continue for all the victims of sexual abuse by clergy or other Church personnel within our Diocese and throughout the Church and all those affected by its occurrence. May the Lord bring healing and peace.
Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, Ph.D., D.D.
Bishop of Brooklyn
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