Darlene Bailey Briggs. March 30, October 30, 2017

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1 Darlene Bailey Briggs March 30, October 30, 2017 Mass of Christian Burial Saturday, November 4, :00 a.m. St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church Nederland, Texas

2 ENTRANCE PROCESSION Processional Amazing Grace GREETING AND BLESSING OF THE BODY As a reminder of Darlene s Baptism, her casket has been sprinkled with Baptismal water. Then, a pall, recalling the white garment of her Baptism, is placed on the casket. If we have died with Christ, we are also to live with Christ in glory. OPENING PRAYER LITURGY OF THE WORD First Reading Daniel 12:1-3 RESPONSORIAL PSALM Psalm 91 The Lord is my refuge and my fortress Second Reading 1 Corinthians 13:4-10, GOSPEL ACCLAMATION THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JOHN John 14:1-6 HOMILY Prayers of the Faithful Response: Lord, hear our prayer 1

3 LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST Preparation of the Gifts Take My Hand Precious Lord COMMUNION RITE Holy, Holy, Holy + Mystery of Faith Great Amen + Our Father + Lamb of God Communion On Eagle s Wings Prayer After Communion FINAL COMMENDATION PRESIDER: Saints of God, come to her aid. Hasten to meet her angels of the Lord. ASSEMBLY: RECEIVE HER SOUL AND PRESENT HER TO GOD THE MOST HIGH. PRESIDER: May Christ, who called you, take you to Himself, and may the angels lead you to the bosom of Abraham. ASSEMBLY: RECEIVE HER SOUL AND PRESENT HER TO GOD THE MOST HIGH. PRESIDER: Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. ASSEMBLY: RECEIVE HER SOUL AND PRESENT HER TO GOD THE MOST HIGH. Recessional Songs of the Angels SONGS OF THE ANGELS May songs of the angels welcome you and guide you along your way. May the smiles of the martyrs greet your own as darkness turns into day. Every fear will be undone and death will be no more; As songs of the angels bring you home Before the face of God. [B. Duford] 2

4 Darlene MorMor Bailey Briggs, 88, of Nederland, died Monday, October 30, She was born on March 30, 1929, in Rapid City, South Dakota, to Evelyn Ruth Evans Bailey and Orville Fred Bailey. Darlene graduated as the class Salutatorian from Hotel Dieu in She retired from Texaco as a nurse after 20 years and continued working at St. Elizabeth for several years. Darlene was a member of St. Charles Altar Society, St. Charles Women Guild, and The Red Hats Society. She will be remembered as a loving mother and MorMor. Survivors include her daughters, Monica Sullivan and her husband, Lynn, of Mobile, Alabama; Mona Grant and her husband, Daniel, of Austin; and Joan Krause of Nederland; son, Bill Briggs and his wife, Bonnie, of Fredericksburg; grandchildren, Morgan Leblanc and her husband, Jeff; Tara Schetzel and her husband, Doug; and Sean Grant; great-grandchildren, Lyla and Evelyn; brother, Edward Bailey and his wife, Pam, of Flint; sisters, Linda McCuistion of El Dorado, Arkansas; Marie Nelson and her husband, Ned, of Parkers Chapel, Arkansas; and Carol Harrell and her husband, Larry, of El Dorado, Arkansas; several nieces, nephews, and cousins; and a host of other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Orville and Evelyn Bailey. 3

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16 Celebrant Reverend John Hughes Placing of the Pall Ned Nelson, Dan Grant, Lynn Sullivan Sean Grant, Jeff LeBlanc, Dexter Krause Gift Bearers Morgan LeBlanc, Tara Schetzel Lector Tara Schetzel, Sean Grant Cantor Denise Broussard Accompanist Darla Lawless Pallbearers Ned Nelson, Dan Grant, Lynn Sullivan Sean Grant, Jeff LeBlanc, Dexter Krause Interment Oak Bluff Memorial Park Port Neches, Texas Memorial Contributions Darlene Bailey Briggs Scholarship In Nursing University of South Alabama 300 Alumni Circle Mobile, Alabama ~ St. Jude Children s Research Hospital 501 St. Jude Place Memphis, Tennessee Please sign Ms. Briggs guest book and share your memories at