APRIL 1, 2018

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........... Ms. Claudia Edwards

MASS SCHEDULES Saturday: Sunday:

4:00 PM 7:00 AM 8:30 AM 10:30 AM Weekdays: 8:15 AM

Vigil English Español Gospel Bilingual

CONFESSION Saturday: Sábados:

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

OUR MISSION: We 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; Baptism during Sunday Liturgy. Bautizos Infantiles: Clase de Preparacion para Padres y Padrinos, 2 º Martes de cada mes con el Bautizo durante la Misa del Domingo.

Religious Education (CCD): Saturdays, 9:30am– 11:30am, October thru MayEducación Religiosa: Sábados, 9:30am– 11:30am, Octubre a Mayo. First Communion & Confirmation: Two years preparation through the Religious Education Program. Primera Comunion y Confirmacion; Preparación de dos años 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, contactar Floy Hawkins., Directora de Educación Religiosa,. 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: Contactar al sacerdote por lo menos 6 meses antes de reservar el local de celebración. Sick Calls: contact Parish Office (323)292-0781 Visitas a Enfermos: Mario Ardon: (323) 304-0194 Quinceanera: Claudia Edwards—Please contact 1 year prior to celebration; Contactar un ano antes de la celebración. from 9am—2pm, (323) 292-0781

SUNDAY MASS READINGS Apr

1 Sunday

EASTER SUNDAY Acts 10:34A, 37-43 Colossians 3:1-4 John 20:1-9

Apr

2 Monday

Acts 2:14, 22-33 Matthew 28:8-15

Apr

3 Tuesday

Acts 2:36-41 John 20:11-18

Apr

4 Wednesday Acts 3:1-10 Luke24:13-35

Apr

5 Thursday

Acts 3:11-26 Luke 24:35-48

Apr

6 Friday

Acts 4:1-12 John 21:1-14

CALL TO STEWARDSHIP

Weekly Deposits (Envelopes, loose, holy days, building maintenance, St. Vincent De Paul 3/18/2018: $ 4770.00 CALL TO STEWARDSHIP Through your generous Stewardship response in 2016 and 2017, we have been able to maintain, preserve and improve the physical plant of St. Brigid Church. We have been able to support our Religious Education Department through staff enrichment workshops; replaced gas lines from street along school roof line to classrooms; upgrade the heating system in the school; the new ceiling fans in the church; new electronic chime church bell system; re-surfacing of the school and church parking lots; replaced all classroom windows with tempered glass to be in compliance with the County of Los Angeles as oversite for the Charter School and the Archdiocesan Safeguard the Children policies. A new and revised ministry “giving” program will be detailed within the next few weeks. I am prayerful that the parish ministries of St. Brigid Church will continue to be generous in their spiritual and financial support.

Fr. Keke

WILLS & ESTATE PLANNING MASS INTENTIONS Saturday

4:00pm

For the Homeless

Sunday

7:00am

For Pope Francis

8:30am

For Our St. Youth

10:30am For Veda Hall & DeJan A. Sneed, R.I.P, From Harold Hall Happy Birthday, Bernice Holden & Jamie Young, from KPC Court 259 Monday

8:15 am NO MASS

Tuesday

8:15am

Wednesday 8:15am

For Lela Wilson, Perl Rivero, Bernadette Ross For Grace Sampson, Ernest Reid, Victoria Servio

Thursday

8:15am

Janice S. Lowe, Catherine Spiro, Danae Snowton

Friday

8:15am

Happy Birthday Michelle Overby from the Lectors

Doris Fork - $15,000.000 DONATIONS Guadalupanos: $1,000 Hospitality: $500

HAVE YOU MADE YOUR PLEDGE OR CONTRIBUTED TO OUR 2018 TOGETHER IN MISSION CAMPAIGN? Call our Parish Office and Ask Us How… Y TU YA HICISTE TU COMPROMISO O CONTRIBUISTE A NUESTRA CAMPANA UNIDOS EN LA MISSION? Llame a nuestra Oficina Parroquial y Preguntenos Como... LET US LOVETogether in MISSION Parish Goal: $25,503.00 Amount Pledged: Amount Paid:

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This Week at SBC .

WILL YOU GIVE $20.18? St. Brigid 2018 Fundraising Campaign “I Gave”

helps to raise seed money for parish related programs and events such as: • Parish Gale November 2018 • Scholarships • Religious Education • Other programs/initiatives identified by our Pastor For more information, or to donate, please contact: Lavonne Anderson: [email protected] or Kathryn West: [email protected] 11 Day Marian Shrines Pilgrimage to Portugal, Spain, France, & Italy October 30-November 9, 2018 $3290.00 per person from New Orleans, LA or Washington DC For further information please contact: Very Rev. Roderick Coates, SSJ (202) 746-6519 or [email protected] Rev. Anthony M. Bozeman, SSJ (504) 945-8750 or [email protected]

May the glory of the Lord’s miracle strengthen your faith and renew your hope. Wishing you a blessed Easter… Fr. Keke & our St. Brigid Catholic Church Staff 3 | St. Brigid Catholic Church

APRIL 1, SUNDAY 7:00 am – Guadalupanos Brunch, Hall 12:30 pm – KPC Jrs., R 5 & 7 12”30 pm – Drum Ministry R 8 12:30 pm – Hospitality Meeting, R 1 1:15 pm – Gospel Choir Ch

APRIL 2, MONDAY 12:00 pm – Young @ Heart, G H

APRIL 3, TUESDAY 10:00 am – Ministry thru Prayer, G H 7:00 pm – Gospel Choir, Ch

APRIL 4 WEDNESDAY 12:00 pm – Soup Salad & Scripture, G. H 2:00 pm – Legion of Mary, Ch 7:00 pm – Emmanuel, Hall 7:00 pm – Youth Lectors, Ch 7:00 pm – Traditional Choir, Ch

APRIL 5, THURSDAY 11:30 am – SVDP, G H 7:00 pm – Resurreccion, C R 7:00 pm – Encuentro, R 5 7:00 pm – Liturgy Committee, R 4 7:00 pm – LaLa, Hall

APRIL 6, FRIDAY 6:00 pm – Altar Server, Ch 7:00 pm – Youth Group, R 1 7:00 pm – Emmanuel 7:00 pm – OA, R 5 7:00 pm – Lectors, R 4

APRIL 7, SATURDAY 9:30 am – CCD 2:00 pm – AA, G. H 4:00pm – Postal Service, G H 6:30 pm –Spanish Eucharistic Ministers, Ch 7:00 pm –Spanish Liturgy, Ch

~ REFLECTION ~

Today we reach the high point of the Christian year: Easter Sunday. Christ is risen! Jesus’ mission is complete. Just as Jesus had promised would happen, God raised him up on the third day. Jesus has redeemed us and has given us the hope of eternal life. Today we will renew our baptismal promises, rejecting sin and acknowledging the acceptance of our faith. Let us die to sin so that we can live in new life

~ REFLEXION ~

Hoy llegamos al punto culminante del año cristiano: el Domingo de Resurrección. ¡Jesús ha resucitado! La misión de Jesús se ha cumplido. Tal como lo prometió Jesús, Dios lo resucitó al tercer día. Jesús nos ha redimido y nos ha dado la esperanza de la vida eterna. Hoy renovaremos nuestras promesas bautismales, rechazaremos el pecado y volveremos a aceptar nuestra fe. Muramos al pecado para poder vivir nuestra vida nueva.

Did You Know? Did You Know? You can support the Archdiocese’s Keeping Kids Safe Cam-

paign You can support the Archdiocese’s Keeping Kids Safe

In Campaign celebration of National Child Abuse Prevention, the Office of Safeguard the Children is offering theAbuse 2018 Prevent Child the In celebration of National Child Prevention, Abuse Resource Packet. This year’s packet includes “Keeping Office of Safeguard the Children is offering the 2018 Kids Safe” pinwheel stickers, decorations and children’s activiPrevent Abuse Resource This and year’s packet ties as well Child as informative articles toPacket. help parents other includes Kids Safe” pinwheel stickers,and decoracaring adults“Keeping learn about how to protect our children tionsThrough and children’s activities well informative youth. this campaign, we as hope to as provide another articles to help parents and other caring adults learn about opportunity to transform awareness into action as we affirm howchild’s to protect oura life children and hope, youth.health Through this every right for filled with and happiness. For morewe information, visit: campaign, hope to provide another opportunity to http://www.la-archdiocese.org/org/protecting/safeguard/ transform awareness into action as we affirm every Pages/CAPM.aspx. child’s right for a life filled with hope, health and happi-

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safeguard/Pages/CAPM.aspx. Puede apoyar la Campaña Manteniendo a los Niños Seguros deUsted? la Arquidiócesis Sabia En celebración de la Prevención Nacional del Abuso de Niños, apoyar la Campaña Nila Puede Oficina de Protección de los NiñosManteniendo está ofreciendo a el los Paquedepara la Arquidiócesis te ños 2018Seguros de Recursos Prevención del Abuso de Niños. El En celebración dedela“Keeping Prevención del Abuso de paquete de este año Kids Nacional Safe” (“Manteniendo a la Oficinaincluye de Protección de los ofrelosNiños, Niños Seguros”) la calcomanía enNiños formaestá de molino ciendo el Paquete 2018para de niños Recursos para Prevención decoraciones y actividades y también artículos in- del formativos para ayudar a los padres guardianes Abuso de Niños. El paquete de yeste año deaprender “Keeping sobre a nuestrosaniños y jóvenes. A través de Kidscómo Safe”proteger (“Manteniendo los Niños Seguros”) incluye esta nosotros esperamos proveer otra oportunidad la campaña, calcomanía en forma de molino decoraciones y activipara transformar la conciencia en artículos acción al afirmar el derecho dades para niños y también informativos para de cada niño a una vida llena de esperanza, salud y felicidad. ayudar a los padres y guardianes aprender sobre cómo Para más información, visite: proteger a nuestros niños y jóvenes. A través de esta

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derecho de cada niño a una vida llena de esperanza, salud y felicidad. Para más información, visite: http://www.laarchdiocese.org/org/protecting/safeguard/ Pages/CAPM.aspx.

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I Will Raise I will rise after every fall. I will rise And stand tall. I will rise over the wall. I will rise above them all. Like the sun, Which never dies. Though sets every night, Every day it does rise. Like the ocean whose tides Many times they are down But invariably they rise. Like the trees from seeds they arise And heights great they rise and rise. After falling once, twice and thrice, Again and again I will rise and rise. I will rise After every fall. After every fall I will rise.

Me Levantare Me Levantare despues de cada caida. Me levantare yme parare en alto. Me levantare sobre los muros. Me levantare por encima de todos. Como el sol que nunca muere, auque se acueste cada noche. Todos los dias el se levanta. Como el oceano cuyas mareas aveces bajan Pero inevitablemente se levantan. Como los arboles que surgen de una semilla Y se levantan a grandes alturas. Se levantan y se levantan Despues de caer una ves, una segunda, y una tercera, una y otra vez, Me levantere y me levantare. Me levantare Despues de Cada caida. Despues de cada caida, Me levantare.

Children’s Column “Let

the Children come to me, do not stop them. “ - Matthew 19:14 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT CALENDAR Youth Sunday Mass: 1st Sunday of the month: 10:30 AM Liturgy CCD Classes: Saturdays 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM (October-May)

Thank You Jesus, For this Easter Season. E is for everyone who comes To share this special day. A is for the ascension we celebrate today. S is for the Spring that brings The world new life. T is for the table around which We sit to pray. E is for everyone who comes to Share this special day. R is for the roads we travel on.

CHILDREN’S CHURCH

See Pam Nailes

or Marian Thomas

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