St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church

St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church
116 Sixth Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11217-3596
Serving Park Slope, Prospect Heights and Boerum Hill since 1870
PASTORAL STAFF
Rev. Thomas W. Ahern, Pastor
Mr. Joseph Bichotte, Deacon
Mr. Andrew Violette, Director of Music
Mrs. Nilsa Peña, Parish Secretary
Rev. Agnelo Pinto, In Residence
Rev. Lucien Charlot, In Residence
Rev. Charles P. Keeney, In Residence
OFFICE HOURS
Monday to Thursday: 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
1:00 PM to 4:30 PM
6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Friday:
9:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Saturday:
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Sunday:
9:30 AM to 2:00 PM
Appointments appreciated
Rectory/Office
718-783-3132
MASSES:
Saturday:
Sunday:
5:00 PM
9:00 AM
10:30 AM
12:00 NOON
1:30 PM
WEEKDAYS:
St. Monica Hall
Sterling Place
E-mail
[email protected]
(English)
(English)
(Spanish)
(English)
(Haitian)
9:00 AM (English)
Wednesday 7:30 PM (Spanish)
HOLY DAYS: As announced
HOLY HOUR OF EUCHARISTIC ADORATION:
First Friday of each month, check for time.
RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS:
Speak to a staff person about the process of becoming
a Catholic and/or receiving Eucharist and Confirmation.
RECONCILIATION: Confessions heard Saturdays
4:00 - 4:45 PM or by appointment.
BAPTISM: Parents should call at least two months in
advance for preparation dates.
MATRIMONY: Couples should meet with a priest or
deacon at least six months in advance.
ANOINTING OF THE SICK: By request.
HOLY ORDERS: Guidance available for vocations.
COMMUNION OF THE SICK: Please call to arrange
communion for the sick, homebound, or hospitalized.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Sunday morning - English
and Spanish - Sr. Ellen Glavey, Volunteer Coordinator.
Fax
718-638-4669
Visit our Website
www.staugustineparkslope.org
Bulletin for the Weeks of…
July 28 and August 4, 2013
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Mass Intentions for the Weeks of…
Sunday, July 28
5:00 (Sat.) Celeste Mullaney - Gift of Life
9:00 San Ignacio de Loyola (Blanco Family)
10:30 +Elsie Ramirez (Lydia & Miguel Vazquez)
12:00 Harry Colon (Rosa Sepulveda)
1:30 Nicole Pierre-Louise - Gift of Life
Monday, July 29
9:00 Lisa Hutchinson - Gift of Life (Longchamp/Pierre Fam.)
Tuesday, July 30
9:00 In thanksgiving to Divino Niño (Longchamp Family)
Wednesday, July 31
9:00 +Esther Gallo (Angela Taranco)
7:30 Divino Niño Mass
Thursday, August 1
9:00 +Juanita Alacan (Nilsa Peña)
Friday, August 2
Holy Hour
9:00 Claudette Eugene - Gift of Life
Friday, August 2nd
Saturday, August 3
at 9:45 a.m.
9:00 +Mrs. Vixia M. Jean-Charles
(Mr. Armand L. Jean-Charles)
5:00 +Lionel Pierre (Luni Pierre)
Please turn your cell phone off before entering the Church.
Bread & Wine
For the week of July 28 to August 3… will be
offered for Lisa Hutchinson - Gift of Life by the
Longchamp Family.
Sanctuary Candle
For the week of July 28 to August 3… will be lit in loving
memory of Lionel Pierre by Luni Pierre.
Summer Mission Appeal - Next Weekend
We welcome Fr. Wismick Jean Charles, S.M.M., from Haiti,
who will be speaking at the weekend masses of Saturday, August 3rd at 5:00 p.m. and at all the masses of Sunday, August
4th. Please be generous to the Monfort Missionaries in their
sacred mission in Haiti.
Annual Catholic Appeal
Our sincere thanks to everyone who has made a pledge. We
have received $12,744.90 in pledges. Our parish goal this year
is $37,584.00. Only 67 parishioners/households have made a
pledge. We need everyone to help. Your generosity is crucial,
all gifts, great or small, will aid us. It is important to remember
that once our parish reaches its target goal, we will receive
100% of all the funds raised over our goal. If you have not
already had the opportunity to share your gifts with this year’s
Annual Catholic Appeal, please consider making a pledge or
contribute online at: www.rcdobdonate.org.
Chair Yoga Classes at St. Augustine's Church
Dalienne Majors, Instructor. Wednesdays at 9:45-10:45 in the
Sanctuary. For information contact Dalienne at 917-756-8242
or [email protected]
Summer Bulletin
Sunday, August 4
9:00 Deirdre Cunningham - Gift of Life
10:30 +Maria Dolores Bernabel (Ana Marrero)
12:00 +Catherine Cooper (Nancy Tim)
1:30 +Mrs. Odilon Jean-Charles
(Mr. Armand L. Jean-Charles)
Monday, August 5
9:00 +Larry Ross (Barbara Merrill)
Tuesday, August 6
9:00 Elizabeth Rose Loney - Gift of Life
Wednesday, August 7
9:00 +Ted Choynowsky (Kitty Denega)
Thursday, August 8
9:00 Fr. Charles McLaughlin - Gift of Life
Friday, August 9
9:00 +Manuel Taranco, Sr. (Angela Taranco)
Saturday, August 10
9:00+Edward Quigley (Sheila Slutzky)
5:00 Mr. Edanis Jean-Charles (Mr. Armand L. Jean-Charles)
PLEASE NOTE: During the month of August there will
be NO Spanish Mass on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. and NO
Baptisms for infants and small children.
Join the Food Pantry Summer Fun Challenge!
We are launching our 4th annual Summer Fundraising Challenge for the Helping Hands Food Pantry. The fundraiser will
run from June 1st through September 8th.
The Summer Fun Challenge is a "Do-It-Yourself" Fundraising
event... you decide what type of event you'd like to run and
graciously donate the proceeds to the Food Pantry. Events can
be as simple as a lemonade stand or as elaborate as hosting a
BBQ in the park for all your friends and asking them to contribute the cost of their meal.
We are very grateful to all the families that have organized
fundraisers in the past and hope ALL our parishioners can participate this year. Every donation is worthwhile no matter its
size. Participation is the key! All the donations add up!
Please collect more information at the back of the church or at
the Rectory. Or email [email protected] or
[email protected] for more information. We are happy to
help. Enjoy your event!
Please make all checks out to
St. Augustine’s Helping Hands Food Pantry.
St. Francis Xavier School News
Registration… for the 2013-2014 school year is in progress.
There are a few seats available in each grade level, including
our Pre-K, - 3 year old program. Please call the office at 718857-2559 for registration information. The school office will
be open from 8:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Monday to Friday during
July and August. The school office will be closed from Monday, August 19th through Friday, August 23rd and will re-open
on Monday, September 2nd.
St. Augustine R.C. Church
Summer Bulletin
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St. Augustine Vacation Bible School Summer 2013
St. Augustine Vacation Bible School is an extension of the Family
Mass Committee and will offer Religious Education during 4
weeks this summer (July 14th to August 4th). For 75 minutes after
the 9:00 a.m. Mass from 10 to 11:15 a.m., we will meet in a mixed
-age group in the Rectory. Through prayer, readings, discussions
and activities, we plan to explore our relationship with God, Jesus
and Christianity. Instruction will be in English, but children from
all 3 language communities are welcome. Please remember to
leave a contact telephone/cell phone number where you can be
reached. If you are interested we have sign-up sheet for children/
teen by the church entrance. For more information, please call Ina
at 917-620-3143 or e-mail:[email protected].
Foundation for Ministry Program
Are you thinking about volunteering for a parish ministry? Are
you already in ministry or part of the Parish Pastoral Council but
need to update on the teachings of the Catholic Church? Perhaps
the Pastoral Institute’s Foundations for Ministry Program is for
you! This 10-week program, designed for adult learners, covers a
different topic each week. For example, The Emerging Role of the
Laity; Jesus: His Ministry; and One Church, Many Faces. Classes
begin in September and are being offered in Brooklyn and in
queens. In addition to English and Spanish, the program is also
being offered in Mandarin and Polish. If you are interested, please
ask the pastor for a copy of the registration form or contact the
Pastoral Institute at
718-281-9556 or [email protected] for more information (Ask for Nelsa Elias).
Volunteer Needed at Respite Shelter
“But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need,
yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in
him? Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and
truth. 1 John 3:17-18.
St. Francis Xavier and St. Augustine Parishioners will again be
volunteering at the respite shelter house this summer at our
neighboring church, Old First Reformed. This will be our third
year joining a variety of congregations from across Park Slope to
provide a nutritious dinner, fellowship and a safe, clean, comfortable place to sleep for ten to twelve guests per night. The overall
shelter program is coordinated by CAMBA (go to
www.camba.org to find out more). St. Augustine has committed
to staffing the week of August 5th and St. Francis Xavier for the
week of August 19th. There are two volunteer opportunities each
evening Monday through Friday: work with others to provide
dinner, OR, stay overnight with another volunteer. If you are interested in social justice and want to join us in putting our faith
into action this summer, please sign up. For SFX call Regie
Hawkey: 718-788-3198, [email protected]. For St. Augustine
call Lydia Vazquez at 718-623-0457.
SAVE-THE-DATE
St. Augustine Bus Trip to Atlantic City
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Price: $40.00 P/P
Bus leaving at 8:30 a.m. SHARP!
Departure: Flatbush Avenue (Bet. Bergen St. & 6th Ave.)
For information, please call Deacon Joseph at 347-322-2078
We pray for the sick…
Recemos Por los enfermos. . .
Requests for public prayers for the sick should be made by the
sick person her/himself or a family member, since at times the
person does not wish the illness to be made public. Please call
the parish secretary. The names will remain on the sick list for
three weeks and thereafter repeated as requested by a family.
WEEK 1
David J. Tavarez
Iris Vincent
Doris M. Soto
Rafael A. Rodriguez
Carmen M. Mercado
Santos M. Vidal
Karen Gerber
Jackie Strachen
Robert Katan
Sam Velasquez
Barbara Mangilardi
David Heffelfinger
Olive Bouaz
Anthony Tuitt
Mithra Emami
Lydia Labiosa
Betty Flynn
Helena Severin
John Morrison
WEEK 2
Yvette Sendker
WEEK 3
Alex Ramos
Francis Sendker
Carolyn M. Hunter
Tiffany M. Rios
Gloria Jane Hunter
Doris Davila
Carmen Torres
Julie Elle Brittner
Angelo M. Ramos
Helen & Carlos Shover Mary Jo Katan
Jean Brathwaize
Trina Vidal
Laura M. Perez
Bessie Sharpe
Hector Davila
Barbara Merrill
Anibal Salamo
Col. Ret. Will Merrill
Pat Callahan
Pedro R. Garsed
Dolores Bill
Severina Caban
Lana Sullivan
Felix Delerme
Ms Dellis Bood
Frank Hernandez
John P. Shan
Maire O’Connell
Paul Callahan
Walter Barnard
Carmelo Batista
Christopher Neves
Beulah Joel
Jose Colon
We pray for members and friends serving in the military:
Rezamos por miembros y amigos que estan sirviendo en el
Servicio Militar: Sgt. Estephen Shirverts, Col. Will Merrill, Lt.
Jeanell Merrill, Manny Otero, PFC Anthony J. Jolimeau, Paul
Valdez, Jorge E. Moreira, Jerry Moreira, Kathleena Hurd, David
Garcia, Samantha Vega, L.C. US Marine Corps, Capt. Richard
Martinez, US Marines, Airman Clara Lyde, 2 Lt. Ignacio
Naudon.
We pray for the deceased… Albertuna Iris Vincent.
You Can Help Heal Your Marriage
Do you feel alone? Are you frustrated or angry with each other?
Do you argue or have you just stopped talking to each other?
Does talking about it only make it worse? Retrouvaille helps
couples through difficult times in their marriages. This program
has helped thousands of couples worldwide experiencing ALL
TYPES of marital difficulties. For confidential information
about the Retrouvaille program, or to register for the upcoming
weekend that begins on Friday, September 6th at the Montfort
retreat house in Bay Shore, please call 1-800-470-2230 and you
will be connected directly and confidentially to a couple from
Long Island/Metro Retrouvaille who can help.
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Don’t forget to visit our website for more announcements @ www.staugustineparkslope.org
If you are… traveling away from
home this summer, don’t forget to include worship in your vacation plans.
Visit the website at masstimes.org for the
nearest Catholic Church and their mass
schedule. Thank you for supporting your
parish 52 weeks a year. Many parishioners make up missed
contributions when they return.
Note to our envelope users…
Thank you for your regular support of the parish. Please drop
us a note in the collection if you change your address or phone
number during the year, so we can keep our parish records upto-date.
It helps our workers if you do not use tape or staples on the
envelopes. It also helps if you put the amount of your donation
and your envelope number on the envelope/check. All donations are registered according to the date they are received, no
matter what date is on the envelope. If you are donating for
several weeks you may write one check for the total amount.
However, please use separate checks for Pantry, Campaign,
National Collections, and Missions donations.
PLEASE MAKE ALL CHECKS OUT TO:
ST. AUGUSTINE CHURCH
READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF…
July 28, 2013
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
-12
Sunday:
Ex 32:15-24, 30-34; Ps 106:19-23 or
Ps 34:2-11; Jn 11:19-27 or Lk 10:38-42
Ex 33:7-11; 34:5b-9, 28; Ps 103:6-11;
Mt 13:36-43
Ex 34:29-35; Ps 99:5-7, 9; Mt 13:44-46
Ex 40:16-21, 34-38; Ps 84:3-6a, 8, 11;
Mt 13:47-53
Lv 23:1, 4-11, 15-16, 27, 34b-37;
Ps 81:3-6, 10-11ab; Mt 13:54-58
Lv 25:1, 8-17; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 7-8; Mt 14:1
Eccl 1:2; 2:21-23; Ps 90:3-6, 12-14, 17;
Col 3:1-5, 9-11; Lk 12:13-21
August 4, 2013
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
Nm 11:4b-15; Ps 81:12-17; Mt 14:13-21
Dn 7:9-10, 13-14; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 9; 2 Pt 1:1619; Lk 9:28b-36
Nm 13:1-2, 25 — 14:1, 26-29a, 34-35; Ps
106:6-7ab, 13-14, 21-23; Mt 15:21-28
Nm 20:1-13; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Mt 16:13-23
Dt 4:32-40; Ps 77:12-16, 21; Mt 16:24-28
2 Cor 9:6-10; Ps 112:1-2, 5-9; Jn 12:24-26
Wis 18:6-9; Ps 33:1, 12, 18-22; Heb 11:1-2,
8-19 [1-2, 8-12]; Lk 12:32-48 [35-40]
Recemos Por... Si usted tiene una persona que usted desea ser
rogado para, por favor déjenos saber inmediatamente y rogaremos
por ellos. Los nombres quedarán en la lista de enfermos por tres
semanas y repetida después de eso por requerimiento. Favor de ver
la lista de los enfermos y los difuntos en la pagina 3. Gracias.
BAUTIZOS: No habrán bautizos durante el mes de Agosto.
Nuestros bautizos comenzaran en Septiembre. Para información, llame a la rectoría.
Colecta Anual Católica
Nuestro sincero agradecimiento a todos los que ha hecho una promesa. Hemos recibido $12,744.90 en promesas. Nuestra meta de
la parroquia este año es de $37,584,00. Sólo 56 feligreses y los
hogares han hecho una promesa. Necesitamos a todo el mundo. Su
generosidad es crucial, todos los regalos, grandes o pequeños, ayudará a nosotros. Es importante recordar que una vez que nuestra
parroquia alcance su objetivo, recibiremos 100% de todos los fondos recaudados en nuestro objetivo. Si ya no han tenido la oportunidad de compartir sus dones con la Campaña Católica Anual de
este año, por favor considere hacer una promesa o contribuir en
línea en: www.rcdobdonate.org.
¡Únete al Incentivo Divertido para Recaudar
Fondos para el Almacén de Comida
Estamos lanzando nuestro cuarto incentivo anual de verano
para recaudar fondos para la despensa de alimentos Manos que
Ayudan. La recaudación de fondos se desarrollará desde el 1 de
junio al 8 de septiembre.
El incentivo de la diversión de verano es un evento de recaudación de fondos "Hágalo usted mismo"... usted decide qué tipo
de evento desea ejecutar y amablemente donar las ganancias a
la despensa de alimentos. Eventos pueden ser tan simples como un puesto de limonada o tan elaborado como una barbacoa
en el Parque para todos sus amigos y pedirles contribuir con el
costo de su comida.
Estamos muy agradecidos a todas las familias que han organizado eventos para recaudar fondos en el pasado y esperamos
que todos nuestros feligreses puedan participar este año. Cada
donación vale la pena sin importar su tamaño. La participación
es la clave! Todas las donaciones se suman!
Favor, de coger más información sobre este evento en la parte
posterior de la iglesia o en la rectoría. O por correo electrónico:
[email protected] o [email protected] para obtener más información. Sera un gran placer poder ayudarle.
¡Disfrute de su evento!
Favor de hacer los cheques al Helping Hands Food Pantry
Guarde la Fecha
Gira de San Agustín para Atlantic City
Sábado, 31 de Agosto, 2013
Precio: $40.00 por persona
El autobús sale a las 8:30 a.m. en PUNTO!
Salida: Flatbush Avenue entre Bergen Street y Sexta Avenida
Para información llame al Diacono Joseph al 347-322-2078
Summer Bulletin
St. Augustine R.C. Church
El Programa Fundamentos Para Los Ministerios
¿Está pensando ofrecer su tiempo para un ministerio parroquial? ¿Ya está colaborando en un ministerio o eres miembro
del Consejo Pastoral Parroquial, pero quieres actualizar el conocimiento de las enseñanzas de la Iglesia Católica? Tal vez el
programa Fundamentos Para Los Ministerios, ofrecido por
el Instituto Pastoral, es para usted! Este programa de 10 semanas de duración, diseñado para estudiantes adultos, cubre un
tema diferente cada semana. Por ejemplo, El papel Emergente
de los laicos; Jesús: Su Mensaje, Su ministerio, y Una Iglesia,
Muchos Rostros. Las clases comienzan en septiembre y se
ofrecerá en Brooklyn y Queens. Además de Inglés y Español,
el programa también se ofrecerá en mandarín y polaco. Si usted
está interesado, favor de ponerse en contacto con el Instituto
Pastoral al 718-281-9556 (Pregunte por Nelsa Elias) o [email protected].
TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE
Por siglos, Latinoamérica ha desarrollado una larga tradición religiosa con mitología espléndida. La palabra “religión”
del verbo latín religere significa “atar” o “enlazar”. Su función
es unir seres humanos, los unos con los otros, con lazos de
caridad y justicia. Una vez enlazados en comunidad, la religión
los une al poder divino que rige el universo.
Entre las culturas andinas se encuentran mitos religiosos
que muestran la importancia de este enlazamiento. Según la
mitología Inca el universo esta compuesto por tres mundos: el
cielo (Janan pacha), la tierra (Cay pacha) y el bajo tierra (Ucu
pacha). Estos tres mundos están unidos por dos grandes serpientes, Yacú-mama (ríos) y Sacha-mama (árboles), símbolos
de la fecundidad.
Muchos piensan que los mitos son leyendas cuya función es
el entretenimiento. En realidad los mitos no son fábulas, son
historias que explican la verdad profunda del universo. Nos
muestran como unirnos y enlazarnos para vivir una vida fecunda. En esta época de secularización, los cristianos no podemos
olvidar ni la religión ni la mitología si queremos dar fruto como Jesús nos lo pide.
—Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
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HOLY HOUR
Vanredi, 2 Out a 9:45 a.m.
Kontre ak Food Pantry Pou été Plezi!
Nap kontre 4em Anyel été chalanj fon ramasé lajan pou édé
kout min Food Pantry. Ramasé lajan pral kouri de 1e Juin a 8
Septenm.
Chalanj plezi été se yon “Fe-Li ou menm” Evenman Ramasé
lajan… ou va désidé kijan evenman ou ta vle fe ak ed ou pou
remet sa ou jwenn bay Food Pantry. Evenman kab tre sinp kom
yon Limonade ou ta kab Fe pou vann ou cheche fe BBQ nan
Park pou tout zanmi ou yo e mande yo yon kontribisyon pou
Food Pantry.
Nou trè kontan pou tout fanmi yo ki te oganizé ramasé lajan
nan tan pasé e ak espoua tout pawasyen yo kab patisipé ané saa. Tout donasion va asepté piti koulyé. Patisipasion se vre klè!
Tanpri ramasé plis enfomasyon devan pot legliz la ou nan
presbite. Ou email: [email protected] or
[email protected] for more information. Nou trè kontan pou
édé. Kontanté evenman ou!
Tanpri Fe chek ou sou non St. Augustine’s
Helping Hands Food Pantry.
St. Augustine Vacation Bible School Summer 2013
St. Augustin vakans pou Lecole Labib se yon ekstansion de
komité Lames pou Fanmi ak va ofri Edikasion Rélijés diran 4
semen été sa-a (14 Jilyé pou 4 Out) pou 75 minuit yo aprè
Lamès 9:00 a.m.de 10 pou 11:15 a.m. Nou va kontré an groupe
mix nan presbitè. Nan lapriyè, lekti, diskision ak aktivité, nou
eksploré relasyon nou ak Bondye, Jezu ak kretyen. Instruction
va fet angle selman, min Timoun tout twa kominoté yo
byenveni. Tanpli soje kité yon telephone kontak koté nou va
joinn ou. Si ou enterese nou gen papye pou siyen pou timoun
jenn yo nan antre legliz la. Pou plis enfomasyon, tanpri rele Ina
nan 917-620-3143 ou email: [email protected].
SAVE-THE-DATE
St. Augustine Bus Trip to Atlantic City
Foundation for Ministry Program
Eske ou panse anviron fe volontè pou yon ministry? Eske ou
déja nan ministry ou fe pati Konsey Pastoral min ou bezwen
konnen anseyman Legliz Katolik? Pepèt enstitout fondasyon
pou ministry program se pou ou! 10 semen program desiyé pou
adilt aprann, kou vri yon diferan Topik Chak seman. Pa
ekzanp, ijans rol layik genyen: Jezu: Ministri li; ak yon sel
legliz, anpil figue yo. Klas yo ap komansé an Septanmb e ap
ofri nan Brooklyn ak nan Queens. Nan adisyon pou Anglè ak
Espanol, program sap-a ofri tou nan Polish. Si ou enterese,
tanpri mande Pastè nou Fr. Tom yon kopi rejistrasyon fom ou
kontakté Pastoral Institute nan 718-281-9556 ou [email protected] pou plis enfomasyon, (mande Nelsa Elias).
BAPTISMS: Please note… pap genyen batem pou bebe yo
ak timoun piti dwan mwa Out.
Samedi, 31 Out 2013
Pri: $40.00 P/P
Nap kite a 8:30 Sharp!
Lokasion: Flatbush Avenue
(Antré Bergen Street a 6th Avenue)
Tanpri kontakte Diak Bichotte pou plis informasion
nan 347-322-2078
St. Francis Xavier School News
Registration ak re-rejistrasion… pou 2013-2014 ané Lécole la
nan prosès kounyé-a (3 ané ansyen pa 31 Desanm 2013), kom
byen kom klas yo pou pre-K - 4 nan grade 8. Paran yo gen
opsion pou anrolé 3 ak 4 ané pitit yo pou demi jou ou tout jou
program nan. Va gen louvri mézon chak Jeudi matin de 9:00
a.m. a 10:00 a.m. ak pa randévou. Si ou enteresé, tanpri rélé
Lécole la nan 718-857-2559 ou vizit website nou nan
www.sfxsparkslope.org.