TWENT-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME: OCTOBER 16, 2016

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................... Mrs. Lily Rivera

MASS SCHEDULES Saturday: Sunday:

4PM–Vigil 7AM - English 8:30 AM -Español 10:30 AM - Gospel Weekdays: 8:15 AM - Bilingual

CONFESSION Saturday: Sábados:

3:30–4:00 PM Or by appointment 3:30-4:00 o por cita

OUR MISSION: W e the Faith Com m unity 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 with Baptism during Sunday Liturgy. Bautizos de Infanti: clase prebautismal para padres y padrinos, 2 º martes de cada mes con el bautismo durante la misa de Domingos. Religious Education (CCD): Saturdays, 9:30 AM –11:30 AM October thru May .Educación Religiosa: Sábados, 9:30 – 11:30 de Octubre a mayo. First Communion & Confirmation: Tw o years preparation through the Religious Education Program. Preparación de dos años a través del programa de educación religiosa

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, contacten la Directora de educación religiosa, Floy Hawkins, para registrarse. 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: Póngase en contacto con el sacerdote por lo menos 6 meses antes.

SUNDAY MASS READINGS Oct. 16 Sunday

Exodus 17:8-13 2 Timothy 3:14-4:2 Luke 18:1-8

Oct. 17 Monday

St. Ignatius of Antioch Ephesians 2:1-10 Luke 12:13-21

Oct. 18 Tuesday

St. Luke 2 Timothy 4:10-17 Luke 10:1-9

Oct. 19 Wednesday St. John de Brebeuf Ephesians 3:2-12 Luke 12:39-48 Oct. 20 Thursday

St. Paul of the Cross Ephesians 3:14-21 Luke 12:49-53

Oct. 21 Friday

Ephesians 4:1-6 Luke 12:54-59

RESPONSORIALE PSALM:

The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power.

MASS INTENTIONS Saturday

4:00pm Holy Marriages

Sunday

7:00am

For Family Unity

8:30am

Por el eterno descanso de Antonio Casemero Bolaños

10:30am For the Birthday of: Erik Cruz & Verenice Celeya Monday

8:15am

For the Birthdays of: Daisy Reyes ~ Sister.

Tuesday

8:15am

St. Brigid Parishioners

Wednesday 8:15am Thursday

Friday

8:15am

8:15am

For the Poor & Homeless Happy Birthday Ruby Martin Robinson (R.I.P.) Your Daughter Jacqueline For Fr. Keke’s Intentions

CALL TO STEWARDSHIP

Weekly Deposits (Envelopes, loose, holy days, building maintenance, St. Vincent De Paul 10/09/2016 = $7,619.00 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.

MINISTRY

Aids Ministry Altar Servers Art/Environment Bereavement Drum Ministry - $130.00 Education Committee Emmanuel - $3,172.00 Eucharistic MinistersFinance Council - $250.00 Gospel ChoirGuadalupanos - $1,780.50 Hospitality KPC, Council #259 - $1,000.00 KPC, Court #259 - $1,000.00 Lectors - $150.00 Legion of Mary - $500 Liturgy Committee Ministry Thru Prayer - $451.00 New Generation Choir Parish Council Religious Education Resurrection Choir Soup, Salad & Scripture - $501.00 Spanish Evangelization - $300.00 Spanish Lectors Spanish Ushers - $1,200.00 St. Vincent de Paul Traditional Choir Tuesday Night Bible Study Usher Board -$250.00 Women’s Ministry Young at Heart - $500.00

PARISHIONERS

Debra Parson - $200.00 Thelma Williams - $144.00 Jan Davis – $5,000.00

WILLS & ESTATE PLANNING Doris Fork - $15,000.00

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This Week at SBC Parish Goal: $22,400 Amount Pledged: $10,594 Amount Paid: $7,195 Please give prayerful discernment in making a donation to “Together in Mission”, which helps support catholic Schools.

ST. BRIGID MONTH OF THE ROSARY DAILY RECITATION OF THE ROSARY, 6PM, IN THE CHURCH, DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. ST. BRIGID HEALTH FAIR

Sunday, October 30th, 8AM to 2PM. There will be blood pressure screening, blood sugar testing, & Dental Exams. Zumba Classes, Flu Shots, workshops on diabetes and cancer awareness, Healthy Snacks, & more.

ANGEL TREE

Volunteers are needed to contact the care givers, wrap gifts and help with the Christmas Party on December 17th. Please contact Geraldine Haynes -worth at the 7am Mass and Annette Lockett and Donna Bristow at the 10:30am mass.

HALLOWEEN SOOKTACULAR:

Sponsored by KPC, Jr. Knights & Jr. Daughters on Saturday, October 29, 5PM-10PM, at Holy Name of Jesus School. 1855 W. Jefferson Blvd. Trunk or Treat (A Safe way to get candy & have fun) Free Food & Drinks, Games, Prizes, Costume Contest, Pinata, Pumpkin Carving & Toilet mummy wrap game. For more info call 213-999-4393.

RECORDATORIO: DIARIO REZO DEL ROSARIO, 7:30 PM, ESPANOL. EN LA IGLESIA, DURANTE EL MES DE OCTUBRE. ESTA REGISTRADO?

Estamos actualizando nuestra base de datos de los feligreses. Para mantener la información precisa, por favor notifique a la oficina parroquial si se muda o cambian los números de teléfono. Formularios de inscripción están disponibles de ujieres si necesita formalmente como feligrés de la iglesia de Sta. Brígida.

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OCTOBER 16, SUNDAY 7:00 am – Usher Brunch – Hall 9:45 am – Gospel Choir Dev. – Rm 1 12:30 pm – AIDS Ministry – Rm 7 1:15 pm – Gospel Choir Rehearsal – Ch

OCTOBER 17, MONDAY 12:00 pm – Young@Heart – Hall 6:30 pm – Drum Ministry – Rm 5 7:00 pm – Guadalupanos – Rm 5

OCTOBER 18, TUESDAY 6:30 pm – Gospel Choir Exec. Mtg. – Rm 1 7:00 pm – Emmanuel Prayer – Rm 5 7:00 pm – Gospel Choir Reh. – Ch.

OCTOBER 19, WEDNESDAY 12:00 pm – Food Outreach – Hall 12:00 pm – Soup, Salad & Scripture – Rm 4 2:30 pm – Legion of Mary – Rm 7 7:00 pm – Trad. Choir Reh. – Crying Rm 7:00 pm – Sp. Bible Study – Rm 5

OCTOBER 20, THURSDAY 7:00 pm – Resurrection Choir – Ch. 7:00 pm – Sp. Evangelization – Rm 5

OCTOBER 21, FRIDAY 6:00 pm – Altar Servers – Ch. 7:00 pm – OA Meeting – Rm 7 7:00 pm – Emmanuel Prayer – Ch.

OCTOBER 22, SATURDAY 9:00 am – NO CCD CLASS Regional Congress @St. Mary's 10:00 am –Toastmasters - Christ Center 2:00 pm – AA Meeting – Rm 1

~ REFLECTION ~ Today we have gathered to pray, as we do every Sunday, at the invitation of the Lord our God. It is necessary for us to do this, for without it we cannot reinforce who we are and whose we are. Jesus us tells us today that our continual prayer does indeed make a difference, and that it is the one way to make sure that there will still be faith on earth when he returns. So let us pray, today and always, and pray, and pray. ~ REFLEXION ~ Hoy nos hemos reunido a orar por invitación del Señor nuestro Dios, tal como hacemos cada domingo. Es necesario que hagamos esto, pues sino no podríamos reforzar quiénes somos y de quién somos. Jesús nos dice hoy que nuestra oración constante indudablemente pondrá una diferencia y que ésa es la única manera de que aún habrá fe sobre la tierra cuando él regrese. Por eso, oremos hoy y siempre; oremos y sigamos orando.

SABIA USTED?.

Evite “reparar” y trate de escuchar y entender En ocasiones los adultos pudieran tener una tendencia a tratar de reparar problemas que puedan surgir con sus hijos. Aunque el instinto para ayudar y la preocupación amorosa detrás de esta actitud es comprensible, no es siempre el mejor curso de acción a tomar si el niño o la niña no está aprendiendo algo sobre cómo manejar un problema, al menos en parte por ellos mismos. Para algunos problemas, los niños sólo necesitan un buen escucha; otros necesitan guía y ayuda para discernir cómo responder mejor. Trate de hacer preguntas, anímelos a encontrar soluciones, y rece con y por el niño o la niña. Para una copia del artículo en VIRTUS® “Communication Tip No. 10: You Can’t Fix Them, But You Can…” (Consejo de comunicación No. 10: Usted no puede repararlos, pero puede…) envíe un correo electrónico a [email protected] o llame al 213-637-7227.

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TEN REASONS FOR GOING TO MASS 4.

WHY GO TO MASS? BECAUSE IT’S WORTH THE COST.

Growing to maturity means a growing willingness to "accept what I don't like for the sake of what I love." Applied to going to Mass, this principle means that I will put up with:  crying babies  incomprehensible sermons  ill-practiced choirs  money talk  people talking, in church, after Mass, while I'm trying to say my Rosary  Factions (St. Paul knew all about that: see 1 Corinthians 3:3 and 11:17) That's life. Similar aggravations occur in our own family, unless I'm singularly lucky. Families have:  squabbles  silent treatment  spilt milk  drunkenness  Selfishness  Fights over silly things like TV That's the human condition. Yet most of us go home every night. We pout and grumble, but when the crisis comes, we draw together like, well, like a family. So Christian maturity means realizing that any group, including my parish community, will have its white, black and gray sheep. I will have an endless search if I keep going from church to church, or group to group, or family to family, expecting some day to find the perfect one. The 12 apostles had one defector, and not all the rest were saints-ofthe-month either. I always go home because I belong there. I go to Mass because I belong there; I am a member of the Body of Christ. Even if I'm only a finger, or an eye, the Body needs what I can contribute: presence, prayer, loyalty, perseverance, humor, encouragement, kindness, for short — myself.

SICK LIST

Please keep all the sick and shut-ins of our parish in your prayers. Remember a phone call to say hello, or a card mailed will only take a few minutes of your time. Homebound Parishioners

Maria Jesus Ayala, Christian Kennard, Marian Parent, Dcn. Jack & Ethel Young,

Bernadine Beatty, Emma Lockhart, Beverly Robinson, Joan Turner, Lidia Zelaya

Kathleen Brooks, Maria Matias, Leonora Sandoval, Joyce Vause,

Beatrice Corral, Robert Mensey, John Spath, Charles Walker,

Parishioners with Chronic Ailments or Ongoing Recover

LaVonne Anderson, Lili Bernard, Eleanor Eastman, James Gibson, Tereie Jamerson, Lois Johnson, Glenda King, Debbie Lewis, Dorothy Navarre, Pearl Rivero, Victoria Servio, Lee Smith, Stanley Tucker, Larry Williams, Maudell Williams,

Lucia Anthony, Robert Brown Jr., Minnie Finks, Dyllis Godoy, Barbara Johnson, Shirley Johnson, Susie Langford, Ruby Luke, Donald Osborne, Bernadette Ross, Hyacinth Sinclair, Danae Snowton, Ellis Valentine Jr., Edna Williams, Lela Wilson,

Ursula Bates, Mildred Battle, Frank Coleman, Carol Cunningham, Timothy Galendez, Esperanza Garcia, Aline Heisser-Ovid, Tyrone Jackson, Emmeline Johnson, Lennell Johnson George Jones, Delphine Jones, Herbert LeGrange, Mary Leonard, Charles Mays, Delores Mc Cree, Harry Phelps, Ernest Reid, Grace Sampson, Patt Sanders, Janice S. Lowe, Catherine Spiro, Joseph Thomas, Doris Tucker, Donna Ware, Muriel Lynn White, Hank Williams, Loyd Williams, Margaret Wilson, Beverly Zuniga.

FOR SICK CALLS CONTACT: JAMES GIBSON (323) 545-8172 PARA LAS VISTAS A LOS ENFERMOS: MARIO ORDON (323) 304-0194 Prayers for Military Personnel in Harm Way! St. Barbara, Patron Saint of the Military, please intercede and protect all service men and women who give so much that we all can continue to enjoy life and freedom as we know it, especially: Christopher Berry (U.S. N avy), Gabriel Dontá Jones – Grandson of Delphine & George Jones.

CHILD PROTECTION COURSE: PLEASE

NOTE THAT ALL MINISTRY MEMBERS MUST COMPLETE THE CHILD TECTION CERTIFICATION COURSE TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY ACTIVITIES INVOLVING THE YOUTH OF THE PARISH.

PRO-

Sometimes adults may have a tendency to try and fix problems that come up with their children. While the instinct to help and the loving concern behind it is understandable, it is not always the best course of action if the child is not learning something about how to handle a problem at least partly on their own. For some problems, children just need a good listener; for others they need guidance and help discerning how best to respond. Try asking questions, encouraging solutions, and praying with and for the child. For a copy of the VIRTUS® article “Communication Tip No. 10: You Can’t Fix Them, But You Can…” email [email protected] or call 213-637-7227.

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