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www.stbrigidmemphis.org 7801 Lowrance Road Memphis, Tennessee 38125 Office Hours: 8:30 am 4:00 p.m. Monday-Friday Phone: (901)758-0128 - Fax: (901)758-8862 Rev. Dr. R. Bruce Cinquegrani, D. Min.

Conrad@lebonheur.org Religious Education for Children Kim Trouy, Director - DRE Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Email: kbtrouy@gmail.

1 Lowrance Road Memphis, Tennessee Office Hours: 8:30 am 4:00 p.m. Monday-Friday Phone: (901) Fax: (901) Rev. Dr. R. Bruce Cinquegrani, D. Min. Pastor (Fr. Bruce) Deacon Jim Piatchek (901) JPMemphis@mail.com Deacon Philip Moore (901) Pmoore1333@aol.com Deacon Jack Conrad (901) Jack.Conrad@lebonheur.org Religious Education for Children Kim Trouy, Director - DRE Catechesis of the Good Shepherd kbtrouy@gmail.com Parish Secretary - Helen Prewitt hprewitt@stbrigidmemphis.org Pastor s Admin Renee Victor rvictor@stbrigidmemphis.org Director of Music/Organist-Donna Sloan dsloan@stbrigidmemphis.org Director of Youth Ministries/Confirmation Susan Mayer smayer@stbrigidmemphis.org We welcome all visitors and invite newcomers to register at the Church Office Celebration of the Eucharist Saturday 4:00 pm Vigil Mass Sunday 9:00 am, 10:30 am & 5pm (Contemporary) Weekday 8:15 am (W Th & F) Mon. Tues. 8:15 am Communion Service Holy Days As announced in the Bulletin Reconciliation Saturday from 3:15-4:00 pm or by appointment Baptism By appointment. Please call the office several months before birth for parent preparation. Anointing of the Sick If you know of someone is sick or in the hospital, please notify the office so that we may visit and include them in our prayers. Communion for the Sick Please call the office for Communion for the sick or home-bound. Matrimony Couples planning to marry must call at least five months prior to setting a date. Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Level One (3-6 year old/3yrs to K) Level Two (6-9 year old/1 st to 3rd) Level Three (9-12 year old/4-6 th ) All classes are offered at 9 a.m. or at 12 p.m. Space is limited. Kim Trouy, ktrouy@stbrigidmemphis.org Altar Servers & Cross Bearers Persons in Grade 4 or higher are encouraged to participate in the Liturgy. Call Cecilia Stahl cstahl95@gmail.com Lectors & Extraordinary Ministers of Communion Adults are encouraged to become approved Ministers by attending classes held periodically at The Catholic Center. For the next class, please call Gift Family Families are encouraged to volunteer to present the gifts during the Offertory at Mass. Social Services Ministry If you or someone else from our Parish needs assistance Please, contact: Marlen Fulton or marlenmary@yahoo.com Women s Guild Meets first Monday of each month at 7:00pm. Becky Crossnine, President or beckycrossnine@gmail.com Knights of Columbus Council Jon Hellen, Grand Knight jonchellen@gmail.com Youth Group Open to all high school students & meets each Sunday from 12:00 pm to 1:15 pm.. Michael Pahls pahlsmjg@gmail.com

Mon. 12/19 8:15 a.m. Communion Service Deacon Phil Tue 12/20 8:15 a.m. Communion Service - Deacon Jim Wed. 12/21 8:15 a.m. In Memory of Esther Adomatis by Theresa Agnew Thur. 12/22 8:15 a.m. In Memory of Elizabeth Fike by Virginia Crocker Fri.

Thank You for Turning off Your Cell Phone! Please pray for our parishioners who are in the hospital, homebound, nursing homes and/or recuperating or any other issues.

McNess Anderson Ronnie Grisanti Greg Rich Homer Becker Trish Gurney Stella Rut Gina Beyer Marlene Mahanes Linda Sampedro Andy Beyer Judy Mayer Edgar Saavedra Charles Boldreghini Mary Ann McCool

2 Mon. 12/19 8:15 a.m. Communion Service Deacon Phil Tue 12/20 8:15 a.m. Communion Service - Deacon Jim Wed. 12/21 8:15 a.m. In Memory of Esther Adomatis by Theresa Agnew Thur. 12/22 8:15 a.m. In Memory of Elizabeth Fike by Virginia Crocker Fri. 12/23 8:15 a.m. In Honor of Joseph Weaver s Birthday by Helen Prewitt Sat. 12/24 4:00 p.m. People of Saint Brigid Parish (Pro Populo) Deadline for anything going into the Bulletin must be in the office by noon on Tuesday. Thank You for Turning off Your Cell Phone! Please pray for our parishioners who are in the hospital, homebound, nursing homes and/or recuperating or any other issues. Anyone who would like a home visit, please contact the Church office. McNess Anderson Ronnie Grisanti Greg Rich Homer Becker Trish Gurney Stella Rut Gina Beyer Marlene Mahanes Linda Sampedro Andy Beyer Judy Mayer Edgar Saavedra Charles Boldreghini Mary Ann McCool Savannah Sprague Jody Boldreghini Rose McGrew Candace Swistak Bobby Christian Allyson Pedigo Lisa Wells Debby Dietrich Diana Piatchek Bryce Welucky Anthony Egbuniwe Savannah Piatchek Marlen Fulton Terri Piatchek Minister s Weekly Schedule- December 24 th /25 th Ministry 4:00 pm Midnight Mass 10:00 am Lector Odie Mills Helen Prewitt Barbara Hanrahan Extraordinary Ed Stahl + Janice Brewer + Carol Bigam + Ministers of Michael Burnett Deirdre Baker Becky Crossnine of Holy Su Burnett Michelle McDonald Kitty Hoguet Communion Virginia Crocker Patrick McDonald Cathy Lott Tina Long PLEASE, RAISE AND LOWER THE KNEELERS QUIETLY! Building Fund Collection 2016 Monthly Requirement $19, Collected Month-to-date December $ 9, Balance Remaining $ 9, Offertory Collected Week ending December 3 rd /4 th $9, Contribution Notes: If you do not use envelopes for your contributions, please make a note, in the memo space of your check, which account you wish your donation to be made i.e. offertory, building fund, capital improvements, etc. Also you may wish to write one (1) check for different accounts if you do so, please make a note of the amount you wish to go into each account. Please call Renee Victor at the church office if you have any questions. Altar Server William Valentine Babetta Boggs Teresa McCarter David Long James Brewer Christopher Brewer Nettie Divirgilio Shannon Kennedy Sarah McDonald Jack Kennedy Analu McDonald Cross Bearer Ushers Melissa Closson Cecilia Stahl Judy Connelly Cecilia Stahl Flowers were placed at the Ambo this week in honor of Michael and Suzanne Burnett s 43 rd Wedding Anniversary!. Ministers of Communion please come up to the Altar immediately after Father takes Communion. There should be three (3) ministers on each side of the Altar. Altar servers and cross bearer will stand behind Father for Communion. If the cross (+) is by your name on the Minister s schedule, you will need to get the ciborium and return it back to the tabernacle. Minister s of the Precious Blood please stand close to the steps and do not open the purificators. Minister s of the Body of Christ move up a little from the steps Ushers, Lectors, Ministers of Holy Communion, Altar Servers, and Cross Bearer. Please try to get a substitute if you cannot serve at your designated Mass time or call the Church office. If you are substituting, please let the Ushers know before Mass. Ushers/Sacristans, please pick up any bulletins/music sheets that are left in the pews and be sure all the doors are locked securely. To St. Brigid Parish We welcome and encourage you to register in the Parish. It is very important to be a registered member in the Parish you attend, especially if you are in need of a priest for weddings, baptisms and funerals, etc. Registration forms are located on the table in the Narthex and side entrances or contact Helen Prewitt at the Church Office for a registration form.

Minister s Schedule is on the website. An email was sent to all that have given me their email address and there also are hard copies on the table in the Narthex to be picked up if you need one.

Census Update Have there been changes in your contact information - new email address, new phone numbers, and/or new home address?

Please, call the office or email us at hprewittt@stbrigidmemphis.org.

3 Minister s Schedule is on the website. An was sent to all that have given me their address and there also are hard copies on the table in the Narthex to be picked up if you need one. Thanks to all the ministers who help each week with the Masses. Your service is greatly appreciated! Census Update Have there been changes in your contact information - new address, new phone numbers, and/or new home address? Any new additions to your family, if so, please let us know so we can update the church census. Also, if you are new to the Parish, it is important to register. Please, call the office or us at hprewittt@stbrigidmemphis.org. Inclement Weather Policy Mass will always be celebrated unless there is a power outage but Father does not want anyone endangering themselves during bad weather. If you cannot get to Mass, please don t sit around feeling guilty about missing Mass. You will be dispensed from this obligation. We also have a phone-tree to notify parishioners and also contacting the Television stations if any activities are cancelled or for some unforeseen reason that Mass has to be cancelled. Any time the Shelby County Schools are closed, the Church office will also be closed during hazardous weather. Please make sure we have your current telephone number to receive these messages. Any time the Shelby County Schools are closed, the Church office will also be closed during hazardous weather. Offering Envelopes The 2017 offering envelopes are ready to be picked up. If you recently registered in the parish and requested envelopes, they are ready to be picked up. If you need envelopes, contact the office. Catechesis of the Good Shepherd We are seeking donations of small icons, rosaries, holy cards, religious Christmas cards, and medals. If you have an abundance of religious goods and don t know what to do with it all, please consider donating it to our Catechesis of the Good Shepherd program! You can drop it off on Sundays at the atriums or at the church office. Thank you for your continued support! Illness or Death When someone is ill and/or in need of a priest or if a death occurs in your family, please call the office and give the necessary information to the Church Secretary. If you would like to be placed on the prayer list, please call the office. If the office is closed, and it is a true emergency, please call the rectory. Fishers of Men at St. Brigid meets each Tuesday morning from 6:45 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. in Stewart Hall. Facilitated by Deacon Jim followed by optional Communion Service. For more information, contact Deacon Jim at And Jesus said to them, Come after me and I will make you Fishers of men. The choir is always in need of more singers (no experience needed) and instrumentalists (will need to audition and have good sight reading skills) Choir rehearsal for the 4:00 p.m., 9:00 and 10:30 a.m. Masses are on Thursday evenings (men at 6:30, women at 7:00). Rehearsal for the Sunday 5:00 p.m. Ensemble is at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, (right before mass). For more information, please contact Donna Sloan at dsloan@stbrigidmemphis.org or St. Brigid High School Youth will meet this Sunday from 12:00 1:15 P.M. in Stewart Hall. Open to all High School Students. Not Your Usual Catechesis Have you ever wondered why Catholics do what we do? High School Students now have the chance to ask questions! Join Dr. Michael Pahls on Wednesday at 5-6:00 p.m. in Stewart Hall. Join us each Saturday at 10:00 in Stewart Hall. All are welcome. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) offers tools and programs for healthy living and weight management, with exceptional group fellowship. For more information about TOPS, go to tops.org. Look forward to seeing you Saturday!! Adult Education by Deacon Jack Conrad December 18 th at Noon - The Nativity Story All in Stewart Hall! Social Services Ministry/Angel Wings - Just a reminder from our Social Service Ministry! If you or someone else from our parish needs assistance, please contact: Marlen Fulton at or her at Marlenmary@yahoo.com. Contact cards are available on the Social Service Ministry table in the Narthex. Come ride the legendary MM Foley magical bus to Tunica; the first Monday of every month! $15 per person which includes free play and lunch!! Great fellowship, friends, and games galore! All proceeds go to The Ladies of Charity of Memphis. Meets first Monday of every in Target parking lot on Spottswood. Call Mary Margaret for reservations.

Altar Flowers - If you would like to honor or remember a loved one or celebrate a special event in your life by placing flowers on the Altar during the weekend liturgy celebrations, please call the

Project Outreach Some suggestions are low sugar cereal, Powdered Milk, Peanut Butter, Jelly, Crackers, Canned Fruit with no sugar added.

Also, Cream soups to make green bean casserole, Corn Muffin Mix, Canned Pumpkin and Canned vegetables, Canned Sweet Potatoes. Stuffing mix, Instant Potatoes, and anything associated with Thanksgiving.

4 Altar Flowers - If you would like to honor or remember a loved one or celebrate a special event in your life by placing flowers on the Altar during the weekend liturgy celebrations, please call the Church office at least one week in advance. Flowers cannot be placed on the Altar during the Lenten Season. Flower arrangements are $ Project Outreach Some suggestions are low sugar cereal, Powdered Milk, Peanut Butter, Jelly, Crackers, Canned Fruit with no sugar added. Canned Chicken or Tuna, Dried Beans, Granola Bars and Low Sodium Soups, Pasta and Personal Hygiene products. Also, Cream soups to make green bean casserole, Corn Muffin Mix, Canned Pumpkin and Canned vegetables, Canned Sweet Potatoes. Stuffing mix, Instant Potatoes, and anything associated with Thanksgiving. Money donated will be used to buy fresh fruit. Call if you have ideas or want to help. Shona Moore, OFS at Circle of Sisters Book Club We are reading: Rediscover Jesus, by Matthew Kelly. We will meet in Stewart Hall on Saturday, January 7 th (noon 2pm). Please contact Easter Kirby or Virginia Crocker for more information. Easter Kirby Virginia Crocker aprilek@bellsouth.net virginia.pierce33@gmail.com (901) (901) th Holy Innocents Retirement Fund for Religious Aging religious need your help. Senior Catholic sisters, brothers, and religious order priests have offered their lives in service to others educating the young, comforting the sick, seeking justice for the oppressed. Today, many are frail, elderly and in need of assistance. Your gift to the Retirement Fund for Religious helps to furnish medications, nursing care, and other necessities. Please give generously to today s collection. The Catholic Diocese of Memphis, Tennessee encourages all victims or parents of minors who are victims of sexual abuse by a priest, deacon or diocesan employee or agent to report such abuse by phoning any of the following numbers; Tennessee Child Abuse Hot Line Victim Assistance Coordinator for Memphis Diocese of Memphis Shari Lee (901) or Office of Child and Youth Protection and Professional Responsibility - Jim Latta (901) All reports will be treated in a confidential manner. The Diocese offers a program of psychological and spiritual assistance to abused victims in need. Lord, keep our servicemen and women safe, whether they serve at home or overseas. Hold them in your loving hands and protect them as they protect us. Amen. Sr. Chief John Goodwin, U. S. Navy MSgt. Mike Maglio, U.S. Air Force Pvt. Second Class William Daniel Maxwell, U.S. Army Spc. Timothy Rhodes, U.S. Army Pvt. Jerould Russell, U.S. Army Captain John Sax, U.S. Marines Staff Sgt. Scotty Simpson U.S. Air Force Please call Helen Prewitt at the Church office or hprewitt@stbrigidmemphis.org if you have a family member serving in the military. Please give name, rank and branch of service. Calendar of Events 18 th KOC Pancake Breakfast 18 th Children s Mass 10:30 am 21 st Winter Solstice Please support the work of Catholic Charities of West Tennessee during this season of Advent and their annual Providing Help.Bringing Hope campaign. Catholic Charities of West Tennessee works with Veterans, the homeless, newcomers to our country, the at-risk child, the hungry, the naked and the shut-in. Please donate at or by returning the envelope found in the brochure mailed to your home. ************************* December**************************** Come see and learn how SBA is your best value in Catholic high school education! Now accepting applications for the school year! Tours and Shadow Days available throughout the year. Sbaeagles.org/visistsba Bishop Holley December 20 th and 21 st (over 4 shifts) we will be distributing Christmas gifts of toys, clothing, personal care items to 4,300 children, teens and seniors as part of our annual Gifts for God's Children outreach. Join us in this effort and you may even pick the one shift where Bishop Holley is with us! Please visit ccwtn.org/about/bishopholley/ for the most up to date

5 details and to sign up to volunteer for any of the Bishop Holley 100 Days of Service events. *************************January********************************* Coming Soon! Taking time for Tranquility a spa inspired weekend experience for women designed especially for post-holiday restoration! January 6-8, 2017 Our Lady Queen of Peace Retreat Center. Enjoy opportunities to experience new aids for your personal spiritual journey that support physical wellness, mental relaxation, stress management and an overall healthier lifestyle. Suggested offering $ Register soon as space is limited. Olqpretreats.com debbie.voyles@olqp.cdom.org. Annual Italian Winterfest Local Memphis restaurants and beverage distributors will join together for the 7 th Annual Italian Winterfest benefitting the Catholic Education Scholarship Fund and Ave Maria Home on Sunday, January 15, 2017 from 5-9 p.m. at The Racquet Club. Italian Winterfest was the vision of the late Angelo Lucchesi, Tony Barrasso, and the late Sam Bomarito. More than 14 restaurants and 1,000 guests are expected this year. The evening includes fine cuisine from Italian and local restaurants, wine, dancing to traditional Italian music by Tony Barrasso and Mike Spano, and a Live Auction hosted by WMC-TV News Anchor, Joe Birch. The 2017 Honored Guest of Winterfest award will be presented to Mayor Jim Strickland and the Outstanding Service Award will be given to Bishop Emeritus J. Terry Steib, S.V.D., Catholic Diocese of Memphis. Early bird tickets are $45/person or $450/table of ten until December 31, After December 31, tickets will be $50/person or $500/table of ten. Tickets are available online at by calling Lisa Bell, Ave Maria Home, at (901) ; or by calling Janet Donato, Catholic Schools Office, at (901) Proceeds from the Italian Winterfest will provide scholarships for students in the Catholic schools through the Catholic Education Scholarship Fund and assistance for Ave Maria residents who are exhausting their financial resources. For more information, or to schedule an interview with Tony Barrasso, please contact Mary Helen Carmack (901) , or Mary Helen at maryhelen.carmack@cc.cdom.org. Life In The Spirit Seminar will be held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help beginning January 14 th. Sponsored by the Holy Spirit Prayer Group of OLPH, the five-week seminar will meet in Father Gresham Hall 8:30 AM to 3 PM Saturdays until February 11 th. Continental breakfast; lunch on your own. Free-will offering. More info: Mike and Helen Lenahan at or halenahan@att.net. QUEST Retreat The next QUEST retreat for 9 th and 10 th grade students will be January 27-29, 2017 at Memphis Catholic High School. QUEST centers around a three circles of love theme, calling the young people to reflect on love of self, love of neighbor and love of God. The deadline for registration is two weeks prior to the QUEST weekend. Please apply as early as possible. Upon receipt of registration and closer to the weekend, participants will be sent additional information and instructions. Cost is $50 and should be sent with the registration form, which can be obtained at For questions or additional information, please contact Dianne Dolan at or dianne.dolan@cc.cdom.org. The Diocesan Celebration of Wedding Anniversaries Married couples throughout the Diocese celebrating 25, 50 and 50 plus years of marriage in 2017 and their guests are invited to attend. Saturday, February 4, 2017 at the 10:00 AM Mass Celebrant - His Excellency, Most Reverend Bishop Martin D. Holley, D.D. at St. Louis Catholic Church, 123 South White Station Road Reception to follow at the Clunan Center. For more information, contact the Office of Pastoral Life at or register on line under events. Ministry to the Sick New Minister Training Saturday, January 21, :30 AM -1:00 PM Catholic Center, 5825 Shelby Oaks Drive Memphis, TN This training is designed to provide new ministers with the basic tools that will be helpful in their ministry. As a trained minister you bring compassion, communion and become sacramental presence of Christ for those sick and homebound. Candidates are required to send completed registration form signed by the pastor or representative by January 18, Registration forms are available at your parish office or on line For more information call the Office of Pastoral Life Ministries at alma.abuelouf@cc.cdom.org

6 Lk 1:57-66 Saturday: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29; Lk 1:67-79 Sunday: Vigil: Is 62:1-5; Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27 29; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25 [18-25] Night: Is 9:1-6; Ps 96:1-3, 11-13; Ti 2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14 Dawn: Is 62:11-12; Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12; Ti 3:4-7; Lk 2:15-20 Day: Is 52:7-10; Ps 98:1-6; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 [1-5, 9-14] SUMMONED BY GOD As Christmas draws near, Advent s scriptures lure us into a world of dreams, signs, wonders, and the miracle of the virgin birth. Too often we allow the great stories of our faith, the ones that are most familiar, simply to wash over us. Today s Gospel account of the events leading up to the birth of the Lord reads like a present-day soap opera. Yet Joseph s courage, even in the midst of what must have been an incredibly confusing time, provides a model for us. Each week, we are summoned by God to embrace the way of goodness and truth through the proclamation of God s holy word. Like Joseph, we are called to do as the Lord commands us. As we stand at the threshold of Christmas, let us have the courage to be open to whatever it is that the Lord will require of us as we celebrate the miracle of Bethlehem. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. TODAY S READINGS First Reading You will be given this sign: the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall name him Emmanuel (Isaiah 7:10-14). Psalm Let the Lord enter; he is king of glory (Psalm 24). Second Reading God has called us to belong to Jesus Christ (Romans 1:1-7). Gospel The son born of Mary shall be called Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. He shall be Emmanuel, God is with us (Matthew 1:18-24). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a; Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17; Lk 1:5-25 Tuesday: Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-4ab, 5-6; Lk 1:26-38 Wednesday: Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a; Ps 33:2-3, 11-12, 20-21; Lk 1:39-45 Thursday: 1 Sm 1:24-28; 1 Sm 2:1, 4-8abcd; Lk 1:46-56 Friday: Mal 3:1-4, 23-34; Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-10, 14; SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Tuesday: St. Peter Canisius; Winter Solstice Thursday: St. John of Kanty Friday: The Vigil of Christmas Saturday: The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION By now, the first Christmas carols are heard in the home, but usually not yet in church. What is a carol anyway? Originally, a carol was any kind of communal song sung at a festival such as a harvest. By the thirteenth century or so, carols were associated with household celebrations. Carol comes from the Old French carula, meaning a circular dance. Carols weren t for church, since the language of liturgy was Latin and the carols were in the common language. Their characteristic sound comes from medieval chord patterns, and they often have strong refrains for everyone to sing. Even in the churches of the Reformation, carols didn t make it into church services until the 1870s or so, since there was a preference for psalms. Anglicans resisted popular carols; most of our beloved carols came via the Methodists, an offshoot of the Church of England. The Catholic Church generally didn t admit carols to liturgy either, but we didn t make laws against them. We are told that the beloved carol Silent Night comes from Catholic Austria and a harried parish music director. Joseph Mohr, the priest of St. Nicholas in Oberndorf, had written the words in 1816, but offered them to his music director, Franz Gruber, when the church s organ broke. Mohr asked him to write a melody that could be played on guitar as a prelude to Mass. Gruber finished the tune just hours before midnight Mass in The people were shocked to hear a guitar in church, but were charmed by the sweet lullaby. The church was swept away by a flood in the 1990s and the village later relocated, but the townspeople have set up the Silent Night Memorial Chapel at the site. Today the carol is in print in some three hundred languages. How wonderful that the pipe organ broke on that night! Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co.

7 Flowers were placed at the Ambo this weekend in loving memory of Timothy William Brown by Sherry McCraw.

7801 Lowrance Road Memphis, Tennessee Phone: (901) Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 am 4:00 p.m.

7801 Lowrance Road Memphis, Tennessee 38125 Phone: (901)758-0128 Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 am 4:00 p.m. www.stbrigidmemphis.org MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil: 4:00 pm + Confessions 3:15-4:00 Sunday: