OCTOBER 15, 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 Oct 15 Sunday
Isaiah 25:6-10A Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20 Matthew 22:1-14
Oct 16 Monday
Romans 1:1-7 Luke 11:29-32
Oct 17 Tuesday
Romans 1:16-25 Luke 11:37-41
Oct 18 Wednesday 2 Timothy 4:10-17B Luke 10:1-9 Oct 19 Thursday
Romans 3:21-30 Luke 11:47-54
Oct 20 Friday
Romans 4:1-8 Luke 12:1-7
MASS INTENTIONS
Saturday
4:00pm
For Warren Basta, RIP From Mrs. Holland
Sunday
7:00am
For all our St. Brigid Families
8:30am
Por nuestras Familias de Sta. Brigida
10:30am
For all our St. Brigid Ministries
Monday
8:15 am
NO MASS
Tuesday
8:15am
For Willie Mae Nicholas RIP From Mrs. Holland
Wednesday
8:15am
Happy Birthday, Verenice Rivas From the Lectors Ministry
Thursday
8:15am
For James Gibson, Gyllis Godoy, Aline Heisser-Ovid
Friday
8:15am
For Tyrone Jackson, Tereje Jamerson, Barbara Johnson For Mike VanDam, RIP
CALL TO STEWARDSHIP
Weekly Deposits (Envelopes, loose, holy days, building maintenance, St. Vincent De Paul 10/8/2017: $ 6100.00 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
NEXT SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2017 IS WORLD MISSION SUNDAY THERE WILL BE A SECOND COLLECTION WE APPRECIATE YOUR GENEROSITY GUARDA LA FECHA GRAN VIGILIA MINISTERIO EMMANUEL Ven Oremos Juntos Sabado, 28 de Octubre De 6:00pm a 11:00pm Iglesia Sta. Brigida ANGEL TREE CHRISTMAS is about sharing the love of Jesus Christ and reconnecting parents and children. Angel Tree provides a gift guide for Incarcerated parents, enabling them to become more involved in their families’ Christmas by choosing a toy gift category for their child or children. If you wish to volunteer for our St. Brigid Angel Tree Christmas Ministry or if you wish to danate please feel free to contact Claudia Edwards in our Parish Office. ANGEL DE NAVIDAD Por favor contacte a Claudia Edwards en nuestra Oficina Parroquial para informacion en participar en este ministerio Navideno o para cualquier donacion que usted decee dar. Brunch Dates Available: Nov. 26th, Dec. 31st Please contact Parish Office
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OCTOBER 15, SUNDAY 7:30 am – Spanish Usher Brunch, Hall 12:30 pm – Aids Ministry, R 7 1:15 pm – Gospel Choir, Church
OCTOBER 16, MONDAY 12:00 pm – Young @ Heart
OCTOBER 17, TUESDAY 6:00 pm – Gospel Choir Mtg., R 1 7:00 pm – Gospel Choir Reh., Church
OCTOBER 18, WEDNESDAY 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm – 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm – 7:00 pm –
Soup Salad & Scripture Legion of Mary, Chapel Sacristan Mtg., R 7 Emmanuel, R 4 Youth Lectors, Church
OCTOBER 19, THURSDAY 11:30 am – SVDP Mtg. 7:00 pm – Spanish Evangelization, R 5 7:00 pm — Resurreccion Choir, Church
OCTOBER 20, 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
OCTOBER 21 , SATURDAY 9:30 am – NO CCD 9:45 am – KPC, Casino Trip 12:00 pm – NA, R 5 2:00 pm – AA, R 5 4:00 pm – Confirmation Class, Church 4:30 pm – Pupusa Sale, Church Parking Lot
~ REFLECTION ~
God has invited us to this banquet today in order to remind us of our invitation to the heavenly banquet. We each received our invitation at our baptism. What have you done with your invitation? Have you set it aside? Lost it? Are you preparing for the banquet? Today would be a good day to rediscover our invitation to the banquet of God’s kingdom, and to assess what we are doing to prepare ourselves.
~ REFLEXION ~
Dios nos ha invitado hoy a este banquete para recordarnos la invitación que tenemos para el banquete celestial. Todos hemos recibido esta invitación en nuestro Bautismo. ¿Qué has hecho con tu invitación? ¿La has echado a un lado? ¿La has perdido? ¿Te estás preparando para el banquete? Hoy se nos da una buena oportunidad para reconsiderar nuestra invitación al banquete del Reino de Dios y para evaluar qué estamos haciendo para prepararnos. Did You Know? Beyond the myth of
the ‘bathing suit’ rule In the past, child abuse prevention programs focused on teaching children and young people that their “private body parts” are those parts of the body covered by a bathing suit. Teaching the concept of “total body safety” has become the latest practice. It is important for children to understand that their entire body is private. Parents should be watchful of adults who might be “grooming” a child by constantly tickling, kissing or hugging them. It is important to listen to a child and respect their wishes if they do not want to hug or kiss someone. For a copy of the VIRTUS© article “Beyond the myth of the bathing suit,” visit:
Sabia Usted? Más allá del mito de la regla “traje
de baño” En el pasado, los programas de prevención del abuso infantil se enfocaban en enseñar a los niños y jóvenes que sus “partes privadas del cuerpo” son aquellas partes del cuerpo cubiertas por un traje de baño. La enseñanza del concepto de “seguridad total del cuerpo” se ha convertido en la última práctica. Es importante que los niños entiendan que todo su cuerpo es privado. Los padres de familia deben estar atentos a los adultos que podrían estar “tocando con malicia” a un niño haciéndole cosquillas constantemente, besándolos o abrazándolos. Es importante escuchar a un niño y respetar sus deseos si no quieren abrazar o besar a alguien. Para obtener una copia del artículo de VIRTUS © “Beyond the myth of the bathing suit” (Más allá del mito del traje de baño), visite:
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WAYS TO PREPARE OURSELVES FOR GOD’S KINGDOM
Think about the things of Heaven, not the things of this earth: Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. Put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you: Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshipping the things of this world. Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like Him: Christ is all that matters, and He lives in all of us. Since God chose you to be the holy people He loves, you must clothe yourselves with: tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. Above all, clothe yourselves with love: which binds us together in perfect harmony. Let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts, for as members of one body we are called to live in peace.
And always be thankful.
Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.
MANERAS DE PREPARARNOS PARA EL REYNO DE DIOS
Piensa acerca de las cosas del cielo, no de las cosas de esta tierra: puesto que tu has sido levantado a la nueva vida con Cristo, fija tu mirada en las realidades del cielo, donde Cristo se sienta en el lugar del honor a la mano derecha de Dios. Piensa en las cosas del cielo, no en las cosas de la tierra. Pon a la muerte las cosas pecaminosas, terrenales que acechan dentro de ti: no tengas nada que ver con la inmoralidad sexual, la impureza, la lujuria, y los deseos malvados. No seas codicioso, porque una persona codiciosa es un idólatra, adorando las cosas de este mundo. Revistete de tu nueva naturaleza, y se renovado a medida que aprendas a conocer a tu creador y llega a ser como El: Cristo es todo lo que importa, y él vive en todos nosotros. Puesto que Dios te eligió para ser el pueblo santo que ama, debes vestirte con: tierna misericordia, bondad, humildad, mansedumbre y paciencia. Haz a un lado los defectos de los demás, y perdona a cualquiera que te ofenda. Recuerda que el Señor te perdonó, así que debes perdonar a los demás. Sobre todo, vistete de amor: que es lo que nos une en perfecta armonía. Que la paz que viene de Cristo gobierne en tu Corazon, porque como miembros de un cuerpo estamos llamados a vivir en paz. Y siempre se agradecido. Que el mensaje sobre Cristo, en toda su riqueza, llene tu vida. Enseña y aconseja a los demás con toda la sabiduría. Canta salmos e himnos y canciones espirituales a Dios con un Corazon agradecido. Y hagas lo que hagas o digas, hazlo como un representante del Señor Jesús, dando gracias a travez de El a Dios Padre.
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, For loving me, even when I’m not perfect and even though at times I forget to pray... CHILDREN’S CHURCH
See Pam Nailes
or Marian Thomas
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