THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME: OCTOBER 23, 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 P arents & 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.

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.

Religious Education (CCD): Saturdays, 9:30 AM –11:30 AM October thru May .Educación Religiosa: Sábados, 9:30 – 11:30 de Octubre a mayo.

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.

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)

Sick Calls: For visit to the Sick contact Jam es Gibson: 323-545-8172 Visitas a los Enfermos: Contacte a M ario Ardon 323-304-0197

SUNDAY MASS READINGS Oct. 23 Sunday

Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 Luke 18:9-14

Oct. 24 Monday

St. Anthony Ephesians 4:32-5:8 Luke 13:10-17

Oct. 25 Tuesday

Ephesians 5:21-33 Luke 13:18-21

Oct. 26 Wednesday Ephesians 6:1-9 Luke 13:22-30

Oct. 27 Thursday Oct. 28 Friday

Ephesians 6:10-20 Luke 13:31-35 St. Simon & Jude Ephesians 2:19-22 Luke 6:12-16

MASS INTENTIONS Saturday

4:00pm For Fr. Keke’s Intentions

Sunday

7:00am

St. Brigid Parishioners

8:30am

Por el Respecto a la Vida

10:30am For the Poor & Homeless Monday

8:15am

For health: Maria Ayala, Bernadine Beatty, & Kathleen Brooks.

Tuesday

8:15am

For Health: Emma Lockhart, Beatrice Corral, & Christian Kennard

Wednesday 8:15am

For Health of: Maria Matias, Robert Mensey, & Marian Parent

Thursday

8:15am

For Health of: Beverly Robinson, Leonora Sandoval, & John Spath

Friday

8:15am

For Health of: Joyce Vause, Dcn. Jack & Joan Turner, & Charles Walker

CALL TO STEWARDSHIP

Weekly Deposits (Envelopes, loose, holy days, building maintenance, St. Vincent De Paul 10/16/2016 = $4,659.00 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 - $200.00 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.

ALL SOULS MASS

Tuesday, November 2nd, 8:15AM & 7PM.

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.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THANKSGIVING COMMUNITY DINNER THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24TH, 11:30AM. NEED HELP WITH SET UP, SERVING, & CLEAN UP. PLEASE CONTACT CLARA DAVIDSON TO SIGN UP. 3 | St. Brigid Catholic Church

OCTOBER 23, SUNDAY 7:00 9:45 1:15 2:00

am – Hospitality Brunch – Hall am – Gospel Choir Dev. – Rm 1 pm – Gospel Choir Rehearsal – Ch pm – KPC 4th Degree Memorial Mass

OCTOBER 24, MONDAY 7:00 pm – Emmanuel Leaders – Rm 1

OCTOBER 25, TUESDAY 6:30 pm – Gospel Choir Bus. Mtg. – Rm 1 7:00 pm – Emmanuel Prayer – Rm 5 7:00 pm – Gospel Choir Reh. – Ch.

OCTOBER 26, 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 27, THURSDAY 7:00 pm – Resurrection Choir – Ch. 7:00 pm – Sp. Evangelization – Rm 5

OCTOBER 28, FRIDAY 6:00 pm – Altar Servers – Ch. 7:00 pm – OA Meeting – Rm 7 7:00 pm – Emmanuel Prayer – Ch.

OCTOBER 29, SATURDAY 9:00 am – CCD CLASS 2:00 pm – AA Meeting – Rm 1 6:30 pm – Emmanuel Vigil – Hall

~ REFLECTION ~ As the Jubilee Year of Mercy enters its final month, we gather to celebrate our loving and merciful God by hearing the prayer of the tax collector in the Gospel: “O God, be merciful to me a sinner.” As hard to believe as it may be that in all this vast universe God hears our prayers, the scriptures tell us today that “the prayer of the lowly pierces the clouds.” So today let us make humble and honest prayers together to our merciful and loving God. ~ REFLEXION ~ Ahora que el Año Jubilar de la Misericordia entra en su último mes, nos reunimos para celebrar a nuestro Dios amantísimo y misericordioso, mientras escuchamos la oración del publicano en el Evangelio: “Dios mío, apiádate de mí, que soy un pecador”. Por muy difícil que nos sea creer que en todo este vasto universo Dios escucha las oraciones nuestras, las Escrituras nos dicen hoy que “la oración del humilde atraviesa las nubes”. Por eso elevemos hoy juntos nuestra oración humilde y honesta a nuestro Dios misericordioso y amoroso.

DID YOU KNOW?

Parenting isn’t easy and it may sometimes feel overwhelming. Throw in the internet, social networks, computers and mobile devices – and things can often seem impossible. A family media agreement can help your family navigate the digital world. The media agreement may help establish: guidelines and expectations for media use, appropriate behavior online and a checklist to help discuss various topics. For a template family media agreement visit: faithandsafety.org or email [email protected]

SABIA USTED?

La crianza de niños no es fácil y algunas veces puede sentirse abrumador. Agregue la Internet, redes sociales, computadoras y aparatos móviles, y la tarea casi siempre parece imposible. Un acuerdo familiar respecto a los medios de comunicación puede ayudar a su familia a navegar en el mundo digital. El acuerdo de comunicación puede ayudar a establecer: instrucciones y expectativas para uso de los medios, conducta apropiada en Internet y una lista de asuntos a tratar que ayude en la discusión de varios temas. Para un ejemplo de un acuerdo familiar de uso de medios de comunicación, visite www.faithandsafety.org

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TEN REASONS FOR GOING TO MASS Not so long ago Catholics felt they had to have a 106 o fever and a fractured pelvis to be excused from Sunday Mass. Now, some Catholics (especially young ones, but many older ones too) miss a succession of Sundays for much lighter reasons and still consider themselves active members of the Church. Many “ordinary” Catholics find themselves emotionally attached to the old way that stressed obligation. Yet they admire one aspect of the less rigid approach: the freely choosing to attend rather than fearing not to. The following is an attempt to “have it both ways”, as much as possible. Why do I – any Catholic follower of Christ – both freely and responsibly chose to join the Eucharistic community each Sunday, and other times as well?

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WHY GO TO MASS? BECAUSE I WANT TO BE A CONTRIBUTING MEMBER.

I don't mean money. To state the obvious, I have to put something in, if I expect to get something out. This counts for vending machines, computers, marriage, and gambling. I know it's irritating to have someone say, "But did you put anything in?" when I complain about not getting anything "out of" Mass, but, even in the "worst" of Masses, I can listen to God speak to me in the readings (with a missalette, missal or Bible, if need be). The same for the powerful Eucharistic prayers. Even going to Mass with a headache or a heartache, I can say, "This is what God wants me to do. God wants to draw me close with my brothers and sisters; He wants me to offer my current sufferings to Him through the Mass. In return, Jesus offers me his friendship, his life giving death and deathdestroying resurrection, his life, in the Holy Eucharist." (Perhaps my real feelings will come out the day they forbid the Mass in America, and I will have to risk the rifle-butt knock on the door when we huddle together with only a little candle to show the bread and wine.) "Putting something in" may mean, one Sunday or another, just holding my headache in my hands in desperate stillness or just offering my pain up to Jesus in mute appeal. (Note: Mother Teresa has been noted to say that the times we suffer, are the times Our Lord is closest to us. He is hugging us from the Cross.) But it's not that way every Sunday. I think the rankest pagan would tell me, "If you go, go along. If you're one of the crew, pull your oar!"

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

Events/Activities: 2nd 22nd

Youth Sunday – Theme: “Similarities” NO CCD CLASSES - Regional Congress @ St. Mary’s Academy

ROSARY WORD SEARCH

NOVEMBER 2016

Classes (3): 5th, 12th, 19th,

Events/Activities: 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

Events/Activities: (NO CLASS ON DECEMBER 24th – Christmas Eve) (NO CLASS ON DECEMBER 31st – New Year’s Eve) 3rd DEADLINE FOR YOUTH DAY REGISTRATION (Confirmation Class ONLY) 25th CHRISTMAS DAY

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