NOVEMBER 19, 2017
St Brigid Catholic Church 5214 S. Western Ave. LA, CA 90062 Phone: 323-292-0781 | Fax: 323-290-1254 Email:
[email protected] Website: www.stbrigidchurchla.com
PARISH STAFF
Pastor ....................... Rev. Kenneth Keke, SSJ Spanish Ministry ... Dcn. Hernando Rodriguez Parish Manager .................. Mrs. Cheryl Pyles Director of Religious Edu. Mrs. Floy Hawkins Parish Secretary........... Ms. Claudia Edwards
MASS SCHEDULES Saturday: Sunday:
4:00 PM 7:00 AM 8:30 AM 10:30 AM Weekdays: 8:15 AM
Vigil English Español Gospel Bilingual
CONFESSION Saturday: Sábados:
3:30–4:00 PM Or by appointment 3:30-4:00 PM o por cita
OUR MISSION: We the Faith Community of St.
Brigid Catholic Church declare our mission is to know and imitate Jesus. We proclaim the reign of God in this community by preaching, teaching the Good News and celebrating our Roman Catholic worship. We witness the faith by demonstrating service and compassion for those in need. As Community, we welcome, honor and respect all people with the special emphasis on the culture and heritage of the African American and Hispanic Catholics. Infant Baptism: Prep Class for Parents & Godparents, 2nd Tuesday of the month; Baptism during Sunday Liturgy. Bautizos Infantiles: Clase de Preparacion para Padres y Padrinos, 2 º Martes de cada mes con el Bautizo durante la Misa del Domingo.
Religious Education (CCD): Saturdays, 9:30am– 11:30am, October thru MayEducación Religiosa: Sábados, 9:30am– 11:30am, Octubre a Mayo. First Communion & Confirmation: Two years preparation through the Religious Education Program. Primera Comunion y Confirmacion; Preparación de dos años Adults (Rite of Christians Initiation of Adults) RCIA: Please contact the Director of Religious Education, Mrs. Floy Hawkins to register.
Adultos (Rito de Iniciación Cristiana) RICA: por favor, contactar Floy Hawkins., Directora de Educación Religiosa,. Marriage: Please Contact the Priest at least six months in advance. Do not book the reception hall until the wedding date in the church is confirmed. Matrimonio: Contactar al sacerdote por lo menos 6 meses antes de reservar el local de celebración. Sick Calls: contact Parish Office (323)292-0781 Visitas a Enfermos: Mario Ardon: (323) 304-0194 Quinceanera: Claudia Edwards from 9am—2pm, (323) 292-0781
SUNDAY MASS READINGS Nov 19 Sunday
Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-21 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6 Matthew 25:14-30
Nov 20 Monday
1 Maccabees 1:10-15, 41-43, 54-57,62-63 Luke 18:35-43
Nov 21 Tuesday
Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary 2 Maccabees 6:18-31 Luke 19:1-10
Nov 22 Wednesday 2 Maccabees 7:1, 20-31 Luke 19:11-28 Nov 23 Thursday
Nov 24 Friday
Thanksgiving Day Sirach 50:22-24 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 Luke 17:11-19 1 Maccabees 4:36-37, 52-59 Luke 19:45-48
MASS INTENTIONS Saturday
4:00pm
For Carlos Cedillo, R.I.P
Sunday
7:00am
For Our Elderly
8:30am
For Concepcion Tobar, R.I.P For Feliciana Castro, R.I.P-1yr. Anniversary, from Valentina Arias
10:30am
For Bertrand on his Birthday, Love, Cheryl & Zaria
Monday
8:15 am
NO MASS
Tuesday
8:15am
For John Spath, Joan Turner, Joyce Vause, Goria Walker
Wednesday
8:15am
For Charles Walker, Gloria Wilkins Ethel Young, Lidia Zelaya
Thursday
8:15am
For Doris & Stanley Tucker, Calvin Kemp, Yvette Smith
Friday
8:15am
Happy Birthday, Natalia Martinez From the Youth Lectors
CALL TO STEWARDSHIP
Weekly Deposits (Envelopes, loose, holy days, building maintenance, St. Vincent De Paul 11/12/2017: $ 3781.00 As St. Brigid parishioners, we embrace “stewardship” and welcome the opportunity to share our time, talents and treasure within our Faith Community and the greater local community we serve. We are proud of our many accomplishments, improvements, successful projects and programs which form the foundation of our “Call to Stewardship”. St. Brigid is OUR church and OUR family. We have been entrusted with the responsibility to maintain and preserve the physical plant of St. Brigid. We need and welcome your financial support and prayers as we make this Stewardship journey together.
Ministries Honoring their annual commitment 2017
Aids Ministry – $250 Altar Servers Art/Environment Bereavement Drum Ministry Education Committee Emmanuel Eucharistic MinistersFinance Council—$250 Gospel ChoirGuadalupanos - $1000 Hospitality—$500 KPC, Council #259 KPC, Court #259 -$500 Lectors - $250 Legion of Mary Liturgy Committee Ministry Thru Prayer - $855 New Generation Choir Parish Council Religious Education—$500 Resurrection Choir Soup, Salad & Scripture - $100 Spanish Evangelization - $750 Spanish Lectors Spanish Ushers - $3000 St. Vincent de Paul—$200 Traditional Choir -$100 Tuesday Night Bible Study Usher Board—$250 Welcome Committee- $563 Women’s Ministry Young at Heart - $500 ***************************************
WILLS & ESTATE PLANNING Doris Fork - $15,000.000
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This Week at SBC Parish Goal: $22,400 Amount Pledged: $11,104 Amount Paid: $8,519
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BE THE LIGHT OF CHRIST Together in MISSION
ALTAR SERVERS See’s candy fundraiser All proceeds to go to St. Brigid Catholic Church Christmas Pot-Luck Party for all Youth Ministries on December 22 Contact Virginia Moore for specific details All Parishioners Invited to our Annual Christmas Party on December 14th, 2017 Please sign up after all Masses VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR OUR COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING DINNER WE NEED DONATIONS, PEOPLE TO SET UP, COOK, SERVE, AND CLEAN-UP NECESITAMOS VOLUNTARIOS PARA NUESTRA CENA DE ACCION DE GRACIAS PARA LA COMUNIDAD. NECESITAMOS DONACIONES, PERSONAS QUE AYUDEN A PREPARAR, COCINAR, SERVIR Y LIMPIAR. . ICYOLA Jr. Knight, James Vrnesh From Holy Name of Jesus, Jr. Branch #121 is featured in the Orchestra
SAVE THE DATE Sunday, December 10, 2017 3:00pm St. Brigid Choirs in Concert ALL ARE INVITED 3 | St. Brigid Catholic Church
NOVEMBER 19, SUNDAY 7:00 am – Spanish Ushers Brunch, Hall 12:30 pm – Aids Ministry, R 7 1:00 pm – NGC Rehearsal 1:15 pm – Gospel Choir, Church
NOVEMBER 20, MONDAY 12:00 pm – Young @ Heart, G. H
NOVEMBER 21, TUESDAY 6:00 pm – Gospel Choir Meeting 7:00 pm – Gospel Choir, Church
NOVEMBER 22, WEDNESDAY 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm – 7:00 pm –
Soup Salad & Scripture, G. H Legion of Mary, Chapel Youth Lectors, Ch Emmanuel, R 4
NOVEMBER 23, THURSDAY PARISH OFFICE CLOSED 10:00 am – THANKSGIVING DAY MASS 11:30 am – Community Dinner
NOVEMBER 24, FRIDAY PARISH OFFICE CLOSED 7:00 pm – OA, R 5 7:00 pm – Youth Lectors, Ch
NOVEMBER 25, SATURDAY 9:30 2:00 4:30 6:30
am – NO CCD pm – AA, R 5 pm – Pupusa Sale, Church Parking Lot pm – Spanish Lectors, Ch
~ REFLECTION ~
Jesus in today’s Gospel tells the parable of the three servants and how they dealt with the talents given to them. Perhaps it is just a coincidence that our word “talent,” which means a gift or skill, is used in this story to refer to a very large amount of money. But the connection works for us. As we continue our prayer together today, this may be a good time to reflect on the talents that we have been given and how we have used them in the service of God’s reign.
~ REFLEXION ~
Jesús en el Evangelio de hoy relata la parábola de tres servidores y de cómo lidiaron con los talentos que se les había dado. Puede que sea coincidencia que nuestra palabra “talento”, la cual significa un don o regalo, o una habilidad, se use en esta historia con referencia a una cantidad muy grande de dinero, pero la realidad es que eso puede aplicarse también para nosotros. En nuestra oración de hoy, que ya hemos comenzado, nos sería beneficioso reflexionar sobre los talentos que se nos han dado y cómo los hemos usado como servidores del Reino de Dios.
Did You Know? If you’re traveling to
spend Thanksgiving with friends or family, it’s important that everyone in your group is up to speed on travel safety, and this safety starts at home. Make sure you have plans in place that let friends and family know where you’re headed, and set up your house to look “lived-in” when you’re on the road. Teach kids to pack smart—avoid bringing unneeded valuables and carry only the necessary ID cards and money in the event of an emergency. For a copy of the VIRTUS® article “Family Travel and Vacation Safety,” :http://www.laarchdiocese.org/org/protecting/Pages/VIRTUS-CurrentOnline-Articles.aspx or call (213) 637-7508.
Sabia Usted? Si usted viaja para pasar el Día de
Acción de Gracias con sus amigos o con su familia, es importante que todos en su grupo estén al día con la seguridad de los viajes, y esta seguridad comienza en casa. Asegúrese de tener planes que le permiten a sus amigos y familiares saber a dónde se dirige, y preparar su casa para que se mire como que alguien está adentro cuando todos se hayan ido. Enseñe a los niños a empacar inteligentemente: evite llevar objetos de valor innecesarios y lleve sólo las tarjetas de identificación necesarias y dinero en caso de una emergencia. Para obtener una copia del artículo VIRTUS® “Family Travel and Vacation Safety” (Viajes en familia y seguridad en las vacaciones), http://www.la-archdiocese.org/org/ protecting/Pages/VIRTUS-Current-Online-Articles.aspx o llame al (213) 637- 7508.
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BEING THANKFUL IN THE MOMENT Take a minute to be thankful for your life . Sometimes a good way to get back on track and feeling better is to take a break. You’ll need to identify things to be grateful for, and sometimes the break itself is a good reason to be thankful. Tell someone you appreciate them. So often life gets busy and you forget to tell people that they matter to you, or that you’ve noticed what they do and it means a lot to you. Expressing your thanks to others will cultivate an atmosphere of thankfulness that can spread out gradually. Talk about gratitude with family. Set aside a time, like the evening meal, to talk about the things you were grateful for that day. Let each family member have a turn to discuss what made them thankful that day. Give back as part of giving thanks. Being thankful isn’t about telling people you are thankful—it’s also about giving back to your community and friends. This doesn’t mean that you give back so that everything is even and no one “owes” anyone anything. Give because it’s the right thing to do and because it feels good to do it. Focus on the intention behind kindness shown to you. When someone does something nice for you—gives you a gift, brings you a hot meal, offers to read over and edit your thesis—focus on how they tried to bring something good into your life. Someone gave up their precious time, money, etc., just so they could do something kind for you.
SIENDO AGRADECIDO EN EL MOMENTO Tómese un minuto para estar agradecido por su vida. A veces una buena manera de volver a la pista y sentirse mejor es tomar un descanso. Usted tendrá que identificar las cosas para estar agradecido, y a veces un descanso en sí es una buena razón para estar agradecido. Digale a alguien que los aprecias. A menudo la vida se nos llena de cosas y se nos olvida de decirle a la gente que nos importa, o que usted ha notado lo que hacen y que significa mucho para usted. Expresar su agradecimiento a otros cultivará un ambiente de agradecimiento que puede extenderse gradualmente. Hable de gratitud con la familia. Aparte un tiempo, como la cena, para hablar de las cosas por las que este agradecido por ese día. Deje que cada miembro de la familia tenga un turno para compartir por lo que esten agradecidos ese día. Devolver como parte de dar gracias. Ser agradecido no es acerca de decirle a la gente que usted está agradecido — también es acerca de devolver a su comunidad y amigos. Esto no significa que te devuelvas para que todo esté parejo y que nadie "debe" a nadie nada. Dar porque es lo correcto y porque se siente bien hacerlo. Céntrese en la intención detrás de la bondad que se le muestra. Cuando alguien hace algo bueno por usted — le da un regalo, le trae una comida caliente, le ofrece leer y editar su tesis — céntrese en cómo ellos trataron de traer algo bueno a su vida. Alguien renunció a su tiempo precioso, dinero, etc, sólo para que pudieran hacer algo amable para usted.
Children’s Column “Let
the Children come to me, do not stop them. “ - Matthew 19:14 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT CALENDAR Youth Sunday Mass: 1st Sunday of the month: 10:30 AM Liturgy CCD Classes: Saturdays 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM (October-May) NO CCD CLASSES SATURDAY 11/25/2017
Dear Jesus, I am thankful, so thankful For You have blessed me day by day with Food, shelter, friends and family And though I am quiet grateful for these things I hold so dear, What I really cherish most of all Is Your presence ever near.
CHILDREN’S CHURCH
See Pam Nailes
or Marian Thomas
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