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 from 9am—2pm, (323) 292-0781

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: 4:00 PM Vigil Sunday: 7:00 AM 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 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 wor-ship. 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.

OCTOBER 15, 2017

5214 S. Western Ave. LA, CA 90062 Phone: 323-292-0781 | Fax: 323-290-1254

Email: stbrigidchurch@sbcglobal.net Website: www.stbrigidchurchla.com

St Brigid Catholic Church

SUNDAY MASS READINGS

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CALL TO STEWARDSHIP Weekly Deposits

(Envelopes, loose, holy days, building maintenance, St. Vincent De Paul

10/8/2017: $ 6100.00

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 founda-tion 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 wel-come your financial support and prayers as we make this

Stewardship journey together.

Ministries Honoring their annual commitment 2017 Aids Ministry – $250 Altar Servers - Art/Environment - Bereavement - Drum Ministry - Education Committee - Emmanuel - Eucharistic Ministers- Finance Council—$250 Gospel Choir- Guadalupanos - $1000 Hospitality—$500 KPC, Council #259 - KPC, Court #259 -$500 Lectors - $250 Legion of Mary - Liturgy Committee - Ministry Thru Prayer - $855 New Generation Choir - Parish Council - Religious Education—$500 Resurrection Choir - Soup, Salad & Scripture - $100 Spanish Evangelization - $750 Spanish Lectors - Spanish Ushers - $3000 St. Vincent de Paul—$200 Traditional Choir -$100 Tuesday Night Bible Study - Usher Board—$250 Welcome Committee- $563 Women’s Ministry - Young at Heart - $500 ***************************************

WILLS & ESTATE PLANNING Doris Fork - $15,000.000

Oct 15 Oct 16 Oct 17 Oct 18 Oct 19 Oct 20

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Isaiah 25:6-10A Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20 Matthew 22:1-14 Romans 1:1-7 Luke 11:29-32 Romans 1:16-25 Luke 11:37-41 2 Timothy 4:10-17B Luke 10:1-9 Romans 3:21-30 Luke 11:47-54 Romans 4:1-8 Luke 12:1-7

MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

4:00pm 7:00am 8:30am 10:30am 8:15 am 8:15am 8:15am

8:15am

8:15am

For Warren Basta, RIP From Mrs. Holland For all our St. Brigid Families Por nuestras Familias de Sta. Brigida For all our St. Brigid Ministries NO MASS For Willie Mae Nicholas RIP From Mrs. Holland Happy Birthday, Verenice Rivas From the Lectors Ministry For James Gibson, Gyllis Godoy, Aline Heisser-Ovid

For Tyrone Jackson, Tereje Jamerson, Barbara Johnson For Mike VanDam, RIP

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OCTOBER 15, SUNDAY

7:30 am – Spanish Usher Brunch, Hall 12:30 pm – Aids Ministry, R 7 1:15 pm – Gospel Choir, Church

OCTOBER 16, MONDAY

12:00 pm – Young @ Heart

OCTOBER 17, TUESDAY

6:00 pm – Gospel Choir Mtg., R 1 7:00 pm – Gospel Choir Reh., Church

OCTOBER 18, WEDNESDAY

12:00 pm – Soup Salad & Scripture 2:00 pm – Legion of Mary, Chapel 5:30 pm – Sacristan Mtg., R 7 7:00 pm – Emmanuel, R 4 7:00 pm – Youth Lectors, Church

OCTOBER 19, THURSDAY

11:30 am – SVDP Mtg. 7:00 pm – Spanish Evangelization, R 5 7:00 pm — Resurreccion Choir, Church

OCTOBER 20, FRIDAY

5:00 pm – Quinceaneras 6:00 pm – Altar Servers 7:00 pm – OA, R 5 7:00 pm – Youth Lectors, Church 7:00 pm – Youth Ministry, R 1 7:00 pm – Lectors, R 4

OCTOBER 21 , SATURDAY

9:30 am – NO CCD 9:45 am – KPC, Casino Trip 12:00 pm – NA, R 5 2:00 pm – AA, R 5 4:00 pm – Confirmation Class, Church 4:30 pm – Pupusa Sale, Church Parking Lot

This Week at SBC

Parish Goal: $22,400 Amount Pledged: $11,104 Amount Paid: $8,519

BE THE LIGHT OF CHRIST Together in MISSION

.

NEXT SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2017 IS WORLD MISSION SUNDAY

THERE WILL BE A SECOND COLLECTION WE APPRECIATE YOUR

GENEROSITY

GUARDA LA FECHA GRAN VIGILIA

MINISTERIO EMMANUEL Ven Oremos Juntos

Sabado, 28 de Octubre De 6:00pm a 11:00pm

Iglesia Sta. Brigida

ANGEL TREE CHRISTMAS is about sharing the love of Jesus Christ and reconnecting parents and children.

Angel Tree provides a gift guide for Incarcerated parents, enabling them to become more involved in their families’

Christmas by choosing a toy gift category for their child or children. If you wish to volunteer for our St.

Brigid Angel Tree Christmas Ministry or if you wish to danate please feel free to

contact Claudia Edwards in our Parish Office.

ANGEL DE NAVIDAD

Por favor contacte a Claudia Edwards en nuestra Oficina Parroquial para informacion en participar en este

ministerio Navideno o para cualquier donacion que usted decee dar.

Brunch Dates Available:

Nov. 26th, Dec. 31st Please contact Parish Office

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~ REFLECTION ~ God has invited us to this banquet today in order to remind us of our invitation to the heavenly banquet. We each received our invitation at our baptism. What have you done with your invitation? Have you set it aside? Lost it? Are you preparing for the banquet? Today would be a good day to rediscover our invitation to the banquet of God’s kingdom, and to assess what we are doing to prepare ourselves.

~ REFLEXION ~ Dios nos ha invitado hoy a este banquete para recordarnos la invitación que tenemos para el banquete celestial. Todos hemos recibido esta invitación en nuestro Bautis-mo. ¿Qué has hecho con tu invitación? ¿La has echado a un lado? ¿La has perdido? ¿Te estás preparando para el banquete? Hoy se nos da una buena oportunidad para recon-siderar nuestra invitación al banquete del Reino de Dios y para evaluar qué estamos haciendo para prepararnos.

WAYS TO PREPARE OURSELVES FOR GOD’S KINGDOM

Think about the things of Heaven, not the things of this earth: Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. Put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking with-in you: Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impu-rity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshipping the things of this world. Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like Him: Christ is all that matters, and He lives in all of us. Since God chose you to be the holy people He loves, you must clothe yourselves with: tenderheart-ed mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive any-one who offends you. Remember the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. Above all, clothe yourselves with love: which binds us together in perfect harmony. Let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts, for as members of one body we are called to live in peace. And always be thankful. Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.

MANERAS DE PREPARARNOS PARA EL REYNO DE DIOS

Piensa acerca de las cosas del cielo, no de las cosas de esta tierra: puesto que tu has sido levantado a la nueva vida con Cristo, fija tu mirada en las realidades del cielo, donde Cristo se sienta en el lugar del honor a la mano derecha de Dios. Piensa en las cosas del cielo, no en las cosas de la tierra. Pon a la muerte las cosas pecaminosas, terrenales que acechan dentro de ti: no tengas nada que ver con la inmoralidad sexual, la impureza, la lujuria, y los deseos malvados. No seas codicioso, porque una persona codi-ciosa es un idólatra, adorando las cosas de este mundo. Revistete de tu nueva naturaleza, y se renovado a medida que aprendas a conocer a tu creador y llega a ser como El: Cristo es todo lo que importa, y él vive en todos nosotros. Puesto que Dios te eligió para ser el pueblo santo que ama, debes vestirte con: tierna misericordia, bon-dad, humildad, mansedumbre y paciencia. Haz a un lado los defectos de los demás, y perdona a cualquiera que te ofenda. Recuerda que el Señor te perdonó, así que debes perdonar a los demás. Sobre todo, vistete de amor: que es lo que nos une en perfecta armonía. Que la paz que viene de Cristo gobierne en tu Corazon, porque como miembros de un cuerpo esta-mos llamados a vivir en paz. Y siempre se agradecido. Que el mensaje sobre Cristo, en toda su riqueza, llene tu vida. Enseña y aconseja a los demás con toda la sabiduría. Canta salmos e himnos y canciones espirituales a Dios con un Corazon agradecido. Y hagas lo que hagas o digas, hazlo como un repre-sentante del Señor Jesús, dando gracias a travez de El a Dios Padre.

Did You Know? Beyond the myth of the ‘bathing suit’ rule In the past, child abuse prevention programs focused on teaching children and young people that their “private body parts” are those parts of the body covered by a bathing suit.

Teaching the concept of “total body safety” has be-come the latest practice. It is important for children to understand that their entire body is private. Parents should be watchful of adults who might be “grooming” a child by constantly tickling, kissing or hugging them. It is important to listen to a child and respect their wishes if they do not want to hug or kiss someone. For a copy of the VIRTUS© article “Beyond the myth of the bathing suit,” visit:

Sabia Usted? Más allá del mito de la regla “traje de baño” En el pasado, los programas de prevención del abuso infantil se enfocaban en enseñar a los niños y jóvenes que sus “partes privadas del cuerpo” son aquellas partes del cuerpo cubiertas por un traje de baño. La enseñanza del concepto de “seguridad total del cuerpo” se ha convertido en la última prácti-ca. Es importante que los niños entiendan que todo su cuerpo es privado. Los padres de familia deben estar atentos a los adultos que podrían estar “tocando con malicia” a un niño haciéndole cosquillas constantemente, besándolos o abrazándolos. Es importante escuchar a un niño y respetar sus deseos si no quieren abrazar o besar a alguien. Para obtener una copia del artículo de VIRTUS © “Beyond the myth of the bathing suit” (Más allá del mito del traje de baño), visite:

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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 loving me,

even when I’m not perfect

and even though

at times I forget to pray...

CHILDREN’S CHURCH

See Pam Nailes

or Marian Thomas