The Roman Catholic Community of ST. BRIGID PARISH, (St. Francis Xavier Church, Friendsville, Pa.
St. Augustine Church, Silver Lake, Pa.)
(St. Brigid’s Cross)
Rev. Augustine Thomas Administrator Father Augustine 1 (570) 909-7819 Deacon Paul J. Brojack
19TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
August 11th, 2024
Give glory to our God and call upon His name!
MASS SCHEDULE
Sat. Aug. 10 4:30PM St. Francis Church - VIGIL: 19TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME STEPHEN VAN WINKLE by Loretta Guiton and Greg & Janet Guiton
Sun. Aug. 11 8:00AM St. Francis Church - 19TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
JOHN, HELENE, FRAN AND DAVID GUITON by the Long and Mack Families 10:30AM St. Augustine Church - INTENTIONS OF OUR PARISHIONERS
Mon.Aug. 12 NO MASS
Tue. Aug. 13 12:00NN St. Francis ChurchWed.Aug. 14 6:00PM St. Augustine ChurchFR. CAS STANIS by Rosalynd Perlick
Thur Aug. 15 6:00PM St. Francis Church -
Fri. Aug. 16 12:00NN St. Francis Church - JANET PASTEKA by Beverly Pasteka
Sat. Aug. 17 4:30PM St. Francis Church - VIGIL: 20TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Sun. Aug. 18 8:00AM St. Francis Church - 20TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 10:30AM St. Augustine Church - INTENTIONS OF OUR PARISHIONERS
CONFESSION SCHEDULE—(BEFORE ALL WEEKEND MASSES)
Saturday St. Francis Xavier before 4:30PM Mass 3:30 to 4:15PM
Sunday St. Francis Xavier before 8:00AM Mass 7:30 to 7:50AM
Sunday St. Augustine before 10:30AM Mass 10:00 to 10:20AM
STEWARDSHIP REPORT
Our weekend collection total was $ 5,520.00. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.
LIFELINE
“Although we may feel unsure how best to comfort those who mourn, we must stand with them in their time of suffering. Miscarriage touches the lives of many people, yet all too often this tragedy remains unaddressed. This lack of response not only often leads to unresolved grief, but also fails to clearly manifest our belief that each person, from conception onward, is precious and unique.”
~ USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities, “Solace and Strength in the Sorrow of Miscarriage”
Dear Friends!
Today Prophet Elijah proves that the Lord God of Israel is the true God, and kills the four hundred prophets who challenged him. When Jezebel sought to kill him, he takes shelter under a broom tree. Being engulfed with a sense of guilt and shame he tells, “take away my life… I am no better than my fathers.” But the Lord has a different plan for Elijah, “arise and eat, for the journey is too great for you.” In the second reading, St. Paul instructs the church at Ephesus to let go of their bitterness, wrath, and anger, and invites them to walk in love. By walking in love one will be able to offer oneself as a fragrant offering and sacrifice acceptable to God. The Gospel reading runs on ‘life’ and ‘eternal life’. The Jews of Jesus time take offense at Jesus on account of his humble origin. But Jesus instructs them to raise their minds high. How does learning take place in our lives? A) through waiting B) through our readiness to love, and C) by setting our minds on things that are above.
~ Father Augustine
200TH ANNUAL PARISH PICNIC—THIS SUNDAY
IF YOU ORDERED CHICKEN DON’T FORGET TO PICK IT UP BETWEEN 11:30AM AND 2:00PM ON SUNDAY.
Basket Raffle Over 40 GREAT baskets are available to view at the Pavilion! You can get your tickets under the Pavilion today!!
Raffle tickets All tickets for these great prizes can be purchased at the Pavilion today!! Prizes: $ 500.00; Gas Grill; Fire Pit; Tall Pines Gift Certificate for 4 Greens Fees for 18 Holes. We have chances on “An Evening at the Lake” (for 4 people) and “Winners Choice of ONE Adirondack Bar Chair OR Folding Adirondack Chair” from Mountainside Fruit Market. Finally Quilt Raffle with a beautiful 40” x 40” handmade wall hanging quilt donated by Mary K Manjerovic with the Quilt Rack to hang it made by Dick Manjerovic.
50/50 Raffle tickets $ 20.00 tickets are being sold under the Pavilion! Only 100 tickets are being sold so get yours early! Tickets are going fast get yours before they are gone!!!
ADORATION HELP IS NEEDED—THERE (2) OPEN HOURS TO FILL!!!
We are looking for substitutes. Can you help out once a month? Can you help every once in a while? Please let Rosalynd know. This way you aren’t scheduled every week—you are only scheduled when you are available.
Wednesday—12-1PM .
ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY—HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION
Thursday, August 15th is the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Vigil Mass at St. Augustine is Wednesday at 6:00PM. Mass at St. Francis is Thursday at 6:00PM.
RETURN TO VISIT FAMILY
Father Augustine will soon be returning to India to visit his family and friends as well as his beloved dog. Father will be leaving Friendsville on September 16th and turning to Friendsville on October 18th. Donations to help cover his airfare would be greatly appreciated. Please give donations directly to Father Augustine or put in a marked envelope in the collection basket.
THANK YOU
CARE & EDUCATION OF PRIESTS
Thank you for your generosity in last weeks second collection. Our collection total was $ 701.00.
HOLY DAY AND WEEKEND MINISTRY SCHEDULE
Wed. Aug. 14 6:00PM St. Augustine: Lector Johanna Higgins; Ministers Michael & Barbara Merritt; Servers—volunteer; Rosary—volunteer; Greeter—volunteer
Thur. Aug. 15—6:00PM—St. Francis: Lector Betty Ellen Hardy; Ministers Karen Glowa & Chris Volk; Servers volunteer; Rosary Betty Ellen Hardy; Greeter volunteer
Saturday, Aug. 17—4:30PM—St. Francis: & Joanna Nolt; Servers Aiden & Kaitlin Reeves; Rosary Joyce Barnum; Greeter volunteer Sunday, Aug. 18—8:00AM—St. Francis:
Sunday, Aug. 18—10:30AM—St. Augustine: & Concetta Schirra; Servers volunteer needed; Rosary volunteer needed; Greeter volunteer
DECEASED
Please pray for the deceased, especially Margaret Mary Santora, mother of Susanne Wolf. We also pray for Shawn Brace of Lawton. May they rest in peace. Amen.
PRAYER LIST
Lord, hear our prayers for the sick of our Parish & Community listed below and for those who are not listed and in need of our prayers, especially all suffering from cancer, Lyme disease, or drug dependency. Kaitlyn Andre, Michael Haefner, Bill Jones, Jr., Ruth King, Kyle Stoddard, “D”, Sophie Padula, Tom Wenman, Toni Colardino, Madigan Gow, Emily D., Amanda Branning, Daniel Gavin, Tommy Williams, Kathy Holt, Linda Hollenback, Don Zaleski, MaryLou Fahs, Elton Carr, Jim Raftis, Bub Davis, Tyler Fletcher, William Chaney, Joe Grindel, Chelsea Judson, Trisha, Mary Guido, Hallie Brooks, Mark Kovach, Brooke Arnold, Robyn Lawson, Ned Offner, Ethel Reid, Butch Rosencranz, Shawn Burns, Quinn Seymour, Marie Donahue, Barbara Mahoney, Rusty Carmen, Adam Price, Greg Lasgowka, Jay Gurn, Terry, Cameron & Levi White, Natalie Dawn Abell, Tom Ellison, the Reed Family, Don Higgins, Raub Family, Todd Legg, Ryan Hayes, Thomas McWilliams, Marty Mosher, Chad Grindel, Cathy Ballogg, Mary Ann Casterline, Janice Jacobs, Patricia Charpinsky, Diane Holleran, Kineer Worgen, James Dughi, Peg Broadwater, Adrian Stephens, Millie, John, Reilly, Sophia ILichishin, Josh Zaleski, Caleb Scepaniak, Dana Marsh, Mary Joan, Lori Rawlins, Brendan Merritt, Mark Pasteka, Tim Fruehan, Linda, Gloria, Lori Hammerly Coleman, Brendan Kelly, Jay C., Pat Walsh, Angelo Scarfalloto, Emily Graves, Cathy Albert, Robert Nemcek, Wayne Hibbard, Laura Nelson, Garrett Farr, R.C.M., Carl, Everly Hausmann, George Coleman, Sally Saunders, Dennis Byerly, Marie Cavallaro, Sully & Patty Cavallaro, Evelyn Ferro, Alice, Briana Grisdale, Gregory Diorio, Mike Coleman, Nicholas, Alex, Mike & Pat Stelacio, Fr. John Victoria, Joseph Santora, Carol Garcia, Jay S., Cathy Edsell, Jessica Lawrence, Nellie Manarchuck, Monica Gibson, Diane Coffee, Bill Noldy, Jr., Patricia Hutchinson, Sue L., Mark, Chris Mortensen, Clyde & Mary Tims, Louise Darrow, Diane, Aaron Fredendall, Louise Eastman, Niki Rogers, Wade Leach, Shirley Conboy, Joseph Olszewski, Matthew Gatto, Madigan, Kris Kiesly, Kylie Keenan, Sara Kelly Price, Tucker White, Mike, Terri Grindel, Jerry Wells, Fred Brown, Rosa Prieto, Carl Whitehead, Ed Snee, Cliff & Anita James, Pete Strojny, Mary (Jones) Edsell, Eileen Maruschok, Leonard Howell, Shirley Rockefeller, A.J. Pass, Tony McHugh, Val Mosier, Hunter Allen Sapp, Bryce Histand, Dcn. Tom Hartley, Nancy, Ken Warner, George Thrasher, Norma Volk, Gerry, Kathy Conklin, Gary Fisher, Tom Walz, Joan Middendorf, Kevin Pierson, Anne, Megan Hale, Ben Naylor, Kathleen, Tammy Volk Jennings, Rosemary Stewart, Margaret Zernone, Bucky Russell, Delores Sinchak, Carolyn Doolittle, Leah Walters, Jane Borelli, Jake Warner, Chuck Bullock, Jim Griffin, Tom Krupinski, Eileen Drab, Susanne Wolf, Doug Packer, Ellen Bieleski, Larry Black, Joyce Danielewicz, Dorothy Angel, Jackie Foster, Ed Bartkus, Mary Ann Severage, Jeanette Williams, Michael Stone, Theresa Jones, Grady White, Gail Lutz, Jan Harmon, John Mulrooney, Joan Golis, Margaret Connolly, Miriam Van Winkle, Elizabeth Fancher, Sally McGlynn, and Mary Curley. Please pray for all the needs in our Parish and Community. Our Lady of Good Health, pray for us. Amen.
ARMED FORCES LIST
FIRST SATURDAY DEVOTIONS
SEPTEMBER 7TH
Saturday, September 7th, we observe the Fatima First Saturday Devotions in reparation for offenses against the Immaculate Heart of Mary as our Lord and Lady requested of Sister Lucia, shepherd visionary of Fatima.
Please consider participating as we seek to fulfill our Savior's and Blessed Mother's request for prayer and penance in reparation to her most Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart. All are welcome.
The schedule for these Devotions at Saint Augustine Church is:
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament followed by confessions: 8:30AM-9:00AM
Recitation of Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary: 9:00AM-9:30AM
Adoration and Meditation on Mysteries of the Rosary: 9:30AM-9:45AM
Benediction and Reposition of the Blessed Sacrament: 9:45AM-9:55AM
Mass: 10:00AM-10:45AM
SANCTUARY & DEVOTIONAL CANDLES
~ A Devotional Candle at St. Francis burns for a Special Intention offered by Joe Purr.
~ A Devotional Candle at St. Francis burns for peace in Ukraine, Israel, and the Middle East.
~ A Devotional Candle at St. Francis burns for a Special Intention offered by Kay Keenan.
~ A Devotional Candle at St. Augustine burns for the return to health of all the sick in our Parish and Community offered by St. Brigid Altar and Rosary Society.
SPECIAL PRAYERS
Please continue to pray for vocations to the Priesthood in our Diocese.
PARISH PRAYER CHAIN
If you would like to respond to prayer requests, or if you have a prayer request, please call Rosalynd Perlick (570-663-2212) or Maureen Allen (570-663-2256). Many prayers will be offered for your intentions. Please call when the person you put on this Prayer List can be removed, either because of their return to health or because they have passed away.
FLOWERS FOR THE ALTARS
To provide flowers for St. Francis Church, call the Rectory (570-553-2288); for St. Augustine Church, please sign up on the calendar in the back of the Church or call Heidi Jaeger (570-663-2459). For both Churches, please call or email (sfxc@epix.net) the Rectory with the “Intention” so it can be put in the bulletin. Dates are available at both Churches thru November.
~ St. Augustine Flowers are offered for Special Intentions.
CHURCH CLEANING
St. Augustine: August 12 to 18 volunteer needed; August 19 to 25 volunteer needed; August 26 to September 1 Maureen Allen; September 2 to 8 Cott DeMaree; September 9 to 15 Cott DeMaree; September 16 to 22 Mary Homan; September 23 to 29 Mary Homan; September 30 to October 6 Maureen Allen & Bernadette Kanna
(Please remember Adoration is now being held in the Church for the summer so you will need to clean on Saturday. If you are not able to clean on Saturday, please call Rosalynd Perlick 570-6632212 and she will make arrangements so that you can clean at a more convenient time.)
St. Francis cleaners for the month of August and September are Dawn & Bub Davis & Eileen Drab. NEW VOLUNTEERS are always welcome to help clean our Churches. There are several openings at St. Augustine. To volunteer, please call or email Kay (570)553-2288 or sfxc@epix.net
ICE CREAM SOCIAL
We will have another Ice Cream Social on Sunday, August 18th following the 10:30AM Mass. Bring your family and friends and enjoy some ice cream and good company! All are invited and welcome to attend.
ST. THOMAS MORE PARISH SCRANTON AND THE STM PLAYERS PRESENT:
Robert Bolt's A Man for All Seasons. Youth from the greater Scranton area have been working hard this summer to produce this timeless play for our community. Performances are Friday, August 23 and Saturday, August 24 at 7pm, with doors opening at 6:30pm. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students, available at the door. Join us at St. Thomas More Parish at 116 Theodore St in Scranton to support local Catholic youth theater.
CATHOLIC MEN’S CONFERENCE
All men are invited for the ninth annual Catholic Men’s Conference. This year’s theme is ‘Come Follow Me’. The event will be held at Holy Redeemer High School, 159 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Saturday, October 5th, from 8 am to 3 pm. Nationally known speakers will be: Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers, John Edwards, Father Bill Casey, and concluding with Mass Offered by our own Bishop Joseph Bambera. These informative talks are conducive for fathers and sons, clergy, and men of every age. Admission can be acquired by mailing $40.00 ($30.00 if mailed by Sept. 15th). Students are $15.00. Priests, Deacons and Seminarians are free. Morning coffee and box lunch included. Mail to: “Be A Catholic Man”, PO Box 669, Wyalusing, Pa. 18853. (Please write “Men’s Conference” on the check memo and include your contact info, e-mail, and Parish.) Online registries: www.BeACatholicMan.com. For more info call 570-721-0872.
MISSIONARY COOPERATIVE APPEAL
Next weekend we will take up the Missionary Cooperative Appeal Collection. All checks should be made out to St. Brigid Parish.
Dear Parishioners,
Gratefully, Fr. Vipin Milton Valiyaveettil, O.S.J.
Many blessings!
NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS
Neighbors Helping Neighbors: Free Breakfast after Mass on Sunday, September 8th, at Neumann Hall. The purpose of Neighbors Helping Neighbors is to connect members of the parish and community who have lost a loved one, or are struggling with grief and loneliness. We want to let them know that we care and you are not alone. Come join us at the hall for friendship and good conversation and pancakes. Please call Rosalynd Perlick at 570-663-2212 to RSVP, or talk to Jerry Feeney after Mass. Please share with your neighbors.
SPECIAL THANK YOU
Thank you to everyone at St. Brigid Parish who helped make our mother's funeral a blessed time. Thank you Fr. Augustine, Kay, Fred, Patti, Barb, Rosalynd, and all the those who baked goodies. We were truly blessed from your love. Thank you, Susanne Wolf
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