OCTOBER 29, 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

LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR

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.

AMA A TU PROJIMO 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 Oct 29 Sunday

Exodus 22:20-26 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5C10 Matthew 22:34-40

Oct 30 Monday

Romans 8:12-17 Luke 13:10-17

Oct 31 Tuesday

Romans 8:18-25 Luke 13:18-21

Nov

1 Wednesday ALL SAINTS DAY Revelations7:2-4, 9-14 1 John 3:1-3 Matthew 5:1-12A

Nov

2 Thursday

Nov

3 Friday

ALL SOULS DAY Wisdom 3:1-9 Roman 5:5-11 John 6:37-40 Romans 9:1-5 Luke 14:1-6

MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday

4:00pm

For All The Homeless

Sunday

7:00am

For Our Elderly

8:30am

Por Nuestros Ancianos

10:30am

For Mrs. Ray F. Higgins on her Birthday, RIP, Love, your son

Monday

8:15 am

NO MASS

Tuesday

8:15am

For Harry Phelps, Lela Wilson, Pearl Rivero, Bernadette Ross

Wednesday

8:15am

For Grace Sampson, Ernest Reid, Patt Sanders, Victoria Servio

Thursday

8:15am

For Janice S. Lowe, Catherine Spiro, Danae Snowton

Friday

8:15am

For George Smith, Stacey Smith, Joseph Thomas, Doris Tucker

CALL TO STEWARDSHIP

Weekly Deposits (Envelopes, loose, holy days, building maintenance, St. Vincent De Paul 10/22/2017: $ 3586.00 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

ALL SAINTS DAY & ALL SOULS DAY MASS SCHEDULE Wednesday, November 1, 2017 & Thursday, November 2, 2017 8:15AM & 7:00PM

Thank you

We thank our St. Brigid Family for your effort and support on World Mission Sunday May God continue to bless your and your loved ones with a spirit of love for your neighbor

Gracias

Sta Brigida agradece a todas las Familias que aportaron en este Domingo de Misiones Que Dios continue bendiciendoles con un Espiritu de Amor al projimo CELEBRATING YOUNG ADULTS IN MINISTRY At this event we recognize the contributions that young adults make to the life of our local faith communities Saturday, November 18, 2017 3:00pm Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels 555 W Temple Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 Brunch Dates Available: Nov. 26th, Dec. 31st Please contact Parish Office to secure your date

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OCTOBER 29, SUNDAY 7:00 am – Emmanuel Ministry Brunch 9:45 am – Gospel choir , R 1 12:30 pm – Finance Council Mtg. R 4

OCTOBER 30, MONDAY

OCTOBER 31, TUESDAY 6:00 pm – Gospel Choir Mtg., R 1 7:00 pm – Gospel Choir, Church

NOVEMBER 1, WEDNESDAY 8:15 am – ALL SAINTS DAY MASS 12:00 pm – Soup Salad & Scripture 2:00 pm – Legion of Mary, Chapel 7:00 pm – ALL SAINTS DAY MASS 7:00 pm – Emmanuel, R 4 7:00 pm – Youth Lectors, Church

NOVEMBER 2, THURSDAY 8:15 am – ALL SOULS DAY MASS 11:30 am – SVDP 7:00 pm – ALL SOULS DAY MASS 7:00 pm – Spanish Evangelization, R 5 7:00 pm — Resurreccion Choir, Church 7:00 pm – Liturgy, R 7

NOVEMBER 3, FRIDAY 5:00 6:00 7:00 7:00 7:00 7:00

pm pm pm pm pm pm

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Quinceaneras Altar Servers OA, R 5 Youth Lectors, Church Youth Ministry, R 1 Lectors, R 4

NOVEMBER 4, SATURDAY 9:30 2:00 4:30 7:00

am – CCD pm – AA, R 5 pm – Pupusa Sale, Church Parking Lot pm – Spanish Liturgy, Church

~ REFLECTION ~

Interspersed throughout the Church year are Sundays that remind us that the most important thing is love—love of God, love of neighbor. Today is one of those Sundays. You know how much you want for yourself in this life. You know the way you want to be treated. That’s how much you must love your neighbor, so that they can have those things and be treated that way—especially your neighbor who acts, speaks, or looks different from you. Let our prayer today be for the grace to share God’s love equally and unstintingly.

~ REFLEXION ~

Intercalados a través del año de la Iglesia hay domingos que nos recuerdan que lo más importante de todo es el amor — el amor de Dios y el amor a nuestro prójimo. Hoy es uno de esos domingos. Tú sabes todo lo que deseas en esta vida. Tú sabes cómo deseas que te traten. Así mismo debes amar a tu prójimo, a fin de que tengan esas cosas y sean tratados de esa manera — especialmente a ese prójimo tuyo que actúa, habla y luce diferente a ti. Oremos hoy para pedir la gracia de compartir el amor de Dios equitativamente y sin escatimar.

Did You Know? Stress can affect the children around you. Everyone has stress, whether it is a bad day at work, car trouble, or simply too many things to do. It is important to learn how to manage your stress – for your own sake and for the children around you. Too much stress can make it difficult to parent effectively. After a while, your children may show signs of stress, too. To learn more about how to identify and cope with stress, visit: https://www.helpguide.org/articles/stress/ stress-management.htm. Sabia Usted? El estrés puede afectar a los niños en su entorno inmediato Toda persona se estresa en algún momento, ya sea por un mal día en el trabajo, un problema con el automóvil, o simplemente muchas cosas que hacer. Es importante aprender cómo manejar su estrés, para su propio bien y para el bien de los niños que lo rodean. Mucho estrés puede hacer difícil que eduque a sus hijos con efectividad. Después de un tiempo, sus hijos también pueden mostrar signos de estrés. Para recibir información sobre cómo identificar y manejar el estrés visite, https:// www.helpguide.org/es/articulos/estres/manejo -del-estres.htm.

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WAYS TO LOVE MY NEIGHBOR I will see my neighbor: I will love my neighbors regardless of who they are. I will look past the obvious, the outer shell, and I will look into their eyes, their hearts, and their circumstances. If I am blinded by my own bitterness or anger, I will beg God to give me His eyes to see His beloved creation as He does. I’ll ask for forgiveness and offer it: I’ll ask for forgiveness for the strongholds within my own heart that keep me from sympathizing with or loving another. If I am closed off or indifferent towards a particular person or people group, I’ll confess it before the Lord and ask for His forgiveness. If I need to ask for forgiveness from my neighbor, I’ll humble myself and apologize.

I’ll learn and be teachable: Christ’s ways are often hard and challenging, and I’ll choose the harder path. I’ll allow my neighbors to challenge my heart without taking offense or becoming bitter. I’ll be teachable and moldable. I’ll accept constructive criticism as the pathway that draws me closer to Christ. I won’t be self-righteous or act as a know-it-all.

I declare that I will love my neighbor by refusing to house a judgmental spirit. I refuse to focus on the sin in my neighbor’s life as opposed to the sin in my own. I will, however, be bold enough to challenge my neighbor in love and to ray for areas of bondage, pain, injustice, and sin in his life. I will love my neighbor by understanding that love doesn’t always feel fuzzy, but often challenges and calls out something greater so that he can experience the fullness of Christ.

MANERAS DE AMAR A MI PROJIMO Veré a mi prójimo: amaré a mis vecinos sin importar quiénes sean. Voy a mirar más allá de lo obvio, del cascaron exterior, y voy a mirar a sus ojos, sus corazones, y sus circunstancias. Si estoy cegado por mi propia amargura o enojo, le rogare a Dios que me dé Sus ojos para ver Su amada creación del mismo modo que El. Pediré perdón y lo ofrecere: pediré perdón por las fortalezas dentro de mi propio corazón que me impiden simpatizar o amar a otro. Si estoy cerrado o indiferente hacia una persona o grupo de personas en particular, lo confesaré ante el Señor y pediré Su perdón. Si necesito pedir perdón a mi prójimo, me humillaré y me disculparé. Aprenderé y seré enseñable: los caminos de Cristo son a menudo duros y desafiantes, y yo elegiré el camino más difícil. Permitiré que mis vecinos desafíen mi corazón sin ofenderme o amargarme. Seré enseñable y moldeable. Aceptaré la crítica constructiva como el camino que me acerca a Cristo. No seré autosuficiente o actúare como un "Sabelo Todo".

Declaro que amaré a mi prójimo negándome a albergar un espíritu de crítica Me niego a centrarme en el pecado de la vida de mi prójimo, en lugar de mi propio pecado. Sin embargo, seré lo suficientemente audaz como para retar a mi prójimo en el amor y pedire por las áreas de esclavitud, dolor, injusticia y pecado en su vida. Amaré a mi prójimo entendiendo que el amor no siempre se siente bonito, pero a menudo desafía y llama algo más grande para que yo pueda experimentar la plenitud de Cristo.

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)

Thank You, Jesus Oh what joy it is to have a friend like You. For giving me strength The way you do.

CHILDREN’S CHURCH

See Pam Nailes

or Marian Thomas

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