THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME: OCTOBER 30, 2016 St Brigid Catholic Church 5214 S. Western Ave. LA CA 90062 Phone: 323-292-0781 Fax: 323-290-1254 Email: stbrigidchurch@sbcglobal.net 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: 4PM Vigil Sunday: 7AM - English 8:30 AM -Español 10:30 AM - Gospel Weekdays: 8:15 AM - Bilingual CONFESSION Saturday: 3:30 4:00 PM Or by appointment Sábados: 3:30-4:00 o por cita OUR MISSION: W e 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 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. Sick Calls: For visit to the Sick contact James Gibson: 323-545-8172 Visitas a los Enfermos: Contacte a Mario Ardon 323-304-0197
SUNDAY MASS READINGS Oct. 30 Oct. 31 Nov. 1 Nov 2 Nov. 3 Nov. 4 MASS INTENTIONS Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 4:00pm 7:00am 8:30am 10:30am Wisdom 11:22-12:2 2 Thessalonians 1:11-2:2 Luke 19:1-10 Philippians 2:1-4 Luke 14:12-14 All Saints Day Rev. 7:2-9; 1 Jn. 3:1-3; Matthew 5:1-12 All Souls Day Wisdom 3:1-9; John 6:37-40 St. Martin de Porres Philippians 3:3-8 Luke 15:1-10 Philippians 3:17-4:1 Luke 16:1-8 For The Youth For Unity in the Family Por Unidad en la Familia For 2nd Yr. Anniversary of: William Sylvester R.I.P. ~Dorine Sylvester For health: Ethel Young, Lidia Zelaya, LaVonne Anderson, Dyllis Godoy For all Faithful departed For Health of: Ursula Bates, Lucia Anthony, Esperanza Garcia & Mildred Battle For Health of:lili Bernard, Robert Brown Jr., James Gibson & Frank Coleman For Health of: Eleanor Eastman, Minnie Finks, Carol Cunningham, & Timothy Galendez CALL TO STEWARDSHIP Weekly Deposits (Envelopes, loose, holy days, building maintenance, St. Vincent De Paul 10/23/2016 = $4,819.00 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 Ministers- Finance Council - $250.00 Gospel Choir- Guadalupanos - $1,780.50 Hospitality - KPC, Council #259 - $1,000.00 KPC, Court #259 - $1,000.00 Lectors - $250.00 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 - $2,200.00 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 www.stbrigidchurchla.com 2
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. Retirement Party: All Invited to Join in the celebration for George Smith & Stanley LeSassier for their over 40 years of service to St. Brigid: Saturday November 5, 5-10pm, parish Hall 2017 SUNDAY MISSALS-$3 NOVEMBER ADVENT BOOKS - $1 USHERS VIEJAS CASINO TRIP Friday, November 11, 8:30 A.M. Church Parking lot. See any usher to sign up. ALL SOULS MASS Tuesday, November 2nd, 8:15AM & 7PM. EXPOSITION & VENERATIN OF MORE THAN 60 RELICS OF THE SAINTS Saturday, November 5, 9AM to 7PM & Sunday, November 6, 8AM to 4PM, at St. Eugene Sullivan Hall: 1015 Lagoon Ave. Wilmington, CA 90744. 10TH ANNUAL PETER CLAVER AWARD PROGRAM LUNCHEON: Sunday, November 20 th, 1PM, Double Tree Hotel, Culver City. Contact Cheryl Pyles to purchase Tickets- $65; after Nov. 2 nd cost will increase to $75. 2016 Honorees are Bishop Solis, Bishop Gordon Bennett, S.J. and Fr. Greg Chisolm S.J. Please support this vocation effort. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: For Thanksgiving Community Dinner Thursday, November 24th, 11:30AM. Need Help With Cooking, Set Up, Serving, & Clean Up. Please Contact Church Office OCTOBER 30, SUNDAY 7:00 am Annual Health Fair Parking lot 7:00 am Sp. Evangel. Brunch Hall OCTOBER 31, MONDAY 7:00 pm Guadalupanos Rm 5 NOVEMBER 1, TUESDAY 10:00 am Ministry Thru Prayer Rm 4 7:00 pm Emmanuel Prayer Rm 5 7:00 pm Gospel Choir Reh. Rm 7 NOVEMBER 2, WEDNESDAY 12:00 pm Food Outreach Hall 2:30 pm Legion of Mary Rm 7 7:00 pm Trad. Choir Reh. Crying Rm 7:00 pm Sp. Bible Study Rm 5 7:00 pm Youth Lector Rehearsal Ch. NOVEMBER 3, THURSDAY 7:00 pm Resurrection Choir Ch. 7:00 pm Sp. Evangelization Rm 5 NOVEMBER 4, FRIDAY 6:00 pm Altar Servers Ch. 7:00 pm OA Meeting Rm 7 7:00 pm Emmanuel Prayer Ch. NOVEMBER 5, SATURDAY 9:00 am CCD CLASS 2:00 pm AA Meeting Rm 1 4:00 pm Postal Alliances Rm 7 6:30 pm Sp. Eucharistic Ministers Ch. 3 St. Brigid Catholic Church
~ REFLECTION ~ Jesus was going to pass right through Jericho until he saw Zacchaeus in that tree. Instead he stopped, invited himself to dinner, and turned Zacchaeus world upside down, saying that the Son of Man has come to seek and save what was lost. As we contemplate God s mercy in these readings today, let us try to think of times when we feel lost, and how Jesus might catch sight of us and save us as well. ~ REFLEXION ~ Jesús iba atravesando Jericó cuando vio a Zaqueo en ese árbol; entonces se detuvo y se invitó él mismo a hospedarse en casa de Zaqueo. El mundo de Zaqueo se viró al revés cuando Jesús dijo: El Hijo del hombre ha venido a buscar y a salvar lo que se había perdido. Al contemplar la misericordia de Dios en estas lecturas de hoy, tratemos también de pensar en esas ocasiones en que nos sentimos perdidos, y en cómo Jesús pudiera vernos y salvarnos también a nosotros. DID YOU KNOW? When it comes to fighting against abuse, prevention is the first step. For adults who work with kids, it s important to recognize the signs of those who could be vulnerable to predators or abuse. Using healthy suspicion can help prevent access to these kids as well. For a copy of the VIRTUS article Awareness and Education Empower Adults to Better Protect Minors, email jvienna@la-archdiocese.org or call 213-637-7227. SABIA USTED? La sospecha saludable puede proteger a aquellos que son vulnerables al abuso Cuando se trata de pelear contra el abuso, la prevención es el primer paso. Para adultos que trabajan con niños, es importante reconocer las señales de aquellos que pueden ser vulnerables a los depredadores o al abuso. Tener sospechas saludables también puede ayudar a prevenir el acceso a estos niños. Para una copia del artículo en VIRTUS Awareness and Education Empower Adults to Better Protect Minors (Tener conciencia y educación empodera a los adultos a proteger mejor a los menores), envíe un correo electrónico a jvienna@la-archdiocese.org o llame al 213-637-7227. TEN REASONS FOR GOING TO MASS 6. WHY GO TO MASS? BECAUSE I HAVE A BODY. I am no angel, in more ways than one. I am human, and I have been taught and have verified in experience, that nothing is fully human until it is expressed through my body; or, as a friend of mine says, "If it doesn't come out, it ain't there." If I think for a moment, I realize how true this is. If someone says he or she loves me, but never says a word to me, never looks at me, or touches me, or gives me a gift, or even a nod, the smallest child in the world could tell me that this "lover" of mine doesn't love me. We all have grandiose plans, as we go to sleep, or finish a retreat, or go home after a stirring talk. We're going to stop smoking, walk five miles a day, write to Aunt Mamie, clean that closet, do that term paper. We're high as a kite inside. And what happens when we come to what is rightly called the cold light of dawn? I have two cigarettes before I get to the front door, five miles seem like 500 and out of the question, Aunt Mamie won't mind another week, and the closet's been that way 10 years already, so why bother? The need for body-expression is why we have words, signs, symbols, sacraments - outward signs. We couldn't live without them. If we didn't have ritual, we would make it up. The Mass (and many other religious actions) are part of the human side of our faith. Jesus, our Savior, Himself is not only God; he is also 100 percent man. That said, we need someone we can see, hear, and touch. He says, now: "What happened then at the breaking of the bread, happens now. Now my real presence, my action, is contained under what looks like bread and wine, and under the words and songs and bodies of people." Jesus said, "Do this" physical, visible, audible, touchable, tastable thing in memory of me. 4 St. Brigid Catholic Church
Children s Column Let the Children come to Me, Do not Stop them - Matthew 19:14 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT CALENDAR Youth Sunday Masses: 1st Sunday of the month: 10:30 AM Liturgy CCD Classes: Saturdays as listed below; 9: 30 AM 11:30 AM Parent Sessions: Date TBA; 7: 00 PM 8:30 PM, Room 4 OCTOBER 2016 Classes (4): 1st, 8th, 15th, 29th NOVEMBER 2016 th th, Zacchaeus Coloring Page: th Classes (3): 5, 12 19, 6th Youth Sunday 24th Thanksgiving Day 27th 1st Sunday of Advent (NO CLASS NOVEMBER 12TH, Ancestral Mass @ St. Odilia Church) (NO CLASS NOVEMBER 26th, Thanksgiving Weekend) DECEMBER 2016 Classes (3): 3rd, 10th, 17th (NO CLASS ON DECEMBER 24th Christmas Eve) (NO CLASS ON DECEMBER 31st New Year s Eve) 3rd DEADLINE FOR YOUTH DAY REGISTRATION (Confirmation ONLY) 25th CHRISTMAS DAY www.stbrigidchurchla.com 5