The Roman Catholic Community of ST. BRIGID PARISH, (St. Francis Xavier Church, Friendsville, Pa.
St. Augustine Church, Silver Lake, Pa.)
(St. Brigid’s Cross)
-mail: sfxc@epix.net Facebook: St Brigid Parish
Rev. Augustine Thomas Administrator
Father Augustine 1 (570) 909-7819
Deacon Paul J. Brojack
MINISTRY SCHEDULE
Saturday, June 8—4:30PM—St. Francis:
Sunday, June 9—8:00AM—St. Francis: Lector—Dick Manjerovic; Ministers—Karen Glowa & Chris Volk; Servers volunteers; Rosary Mary Shaughnessy; Greeter volunteer
Sunday, June 9 10:30AM St. Augustine: Lector Bob Allen; Ministers Eileen McDonald & Concetta Schirra; Servers—volunteer; Rosary—volunteer; Greeter—Barb Pichette
DECEASED
Please pray for the deceased, especially Rachelle (Powers) Shaulis of Irish Hill who was known to many in our Community. May she 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, Christopher Dauber, 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, Angelo Scarfalloto, Emily Graves, Cathy Albert, Robert Nemcek, Wayne Hibbard, Laura Nelson, Garrett Farr, R.C.M., 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., Carl, Jessica Lawrence, Nellie Manarchuck, Monica Gibson, Diane Coffee, Bill Noldy, Jr., Cathy Edsell, 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, Marge Murphy, 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, Deacon Tom Hartley, Ken Warner, George Thrasher, Norma Volk, Nancy, Gerry, Kathy Conklin, Gary Fisher, Joan Middendorf, Carol Jarnigan, Kevin Pierson, Anne, Madeline Barno, Megan Hale, Ben Naylor, Tammy Volk Jennings, Rosemary Stewart, Margaret Zernone, Bucky Russell, Kathleen, Delores Sinchak, Carolyn Doolittle, Leah Walters, Jane Borelli, Jake Warner, Chuck Bullock, Jim Griffin, Tom Krupinski, Susie Reichlen, Eileen Drab, Tom Walz, Susanne Wolf, Doug Packer, Ellen Bieleski, Larry Black, Joyce Danielewicz, Dorothy Angel, Jackie Foster, Ed Bartkus, Mary Ann Severage, Jeanette Williams, and Michael Stone. Please pray for all the needs in our Parish and Community. Our Lady of Good Health, pray for us. Amen.
ARMED FORCES LIST
Please pray for those in our Armed Forces, especially those from our Parish & Community, Ryan Gormley, Christopher Reichlen, Mike Griffith, Matthew Kramer, Ryan Neville, Shane Kalpokas, Dustin Ryder, Steven Shelp, Ricky Trowbridge, Jay Tewksbury, Lukas Crisman, Ryan Newberry, Mark W. Gregg, Lisa Phillips, Andrew Muscarelle, Adam Barziloski, Marty Conboy, Wayne M. Bennett, Joseph Elliott, Bradley J. Bryant, John Baltsley, Mara Redding, Michael Redding, James Hemmerly, Cameron, Amberlynn Villanella, Jacob Balchikonis, Rip VanWinkle, Jonathan Green, Garrett Kiehle, and all who serve with them. May they be protected & safe from harm & return home safely and soon. Amen.
SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST (CORPUS CHRISTI)
June 2nd, 2024
Sing of the Savior’s glory!
MASS SCHEDULE
Sat. June 1 4:30PM St. Francis Church - VIGIL: THE MOST HOLY BODY & BLOOD OF CHRIST (CORPUS CHRISTI) DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE BUTLER FAMILY by Mike Griffin
Sun. June 2 8:00AM St. Francis Church - THE MOST HOLY BODY & BLOOD OF CHRIST (CORPUS CHRISTI) GRACE YUDICHAK by Mary Shaughnessy 10:30AM St. Augustine Church - INTENTIONS OF OUR PARISHIONERS
Mon.June 3 NO MASS
Tue. June 4 12:00NN St. Francis Church - JIM & HAROLD CURLEY by Tom Curley
Wed.June 5 8:30AM St. Augustine ChurchThur.June 6 8:30AM St. Augustine Church - LLONA SEIDEL by Heidi Jaeger
Fri. June 7 12:00NN St. Francis Church - MARY ELLEN (O’REILLY) GRIFFIN by Chris & Fran Shadduck
Sat. June 8 4:30PM St. Francis Church - VIGIL: 10TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Anniv. JIM KEENAN, BOB KEENAN, FR. CAS STANIS by Kay, Tom, Kylie & Abigail Sun. June 9 8:00AM St. Francis Church - 10TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME INTENTIONS OF OUR PARISHIONERS 10:30AM St. Augustine Church - ENEIDA LAMBERTY by Nancy Lamberty
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 $ 3,933.86. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.
LIFELINES
“Christ’s blood reveals to man that his greatness, and therefore his vocation, consists in the sincere gift of self. …It is from the blood of Christ that all draw the strength to commit themselves to promoting life. It is precisely this blood that is the most powerful source of hope, indeed it is the foundation of the absolute certitude that in God’s plan life will be victorious.” ~ Pope Saint John Paul II, Evangelium vitae © 1995, Libreria Editrice Vaticana.
Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ at the Feast of “CORPUS CHRISTI”. The Eucharist binds us all, as individuals and as a community, to observe the commandment of love. Christ established his covenant with each one of us as we received Baptism, we undertook to be faithful to him and He promised to lead us to salvation. It was a most serious agreement. Christ showed his love b sharing with us his own life, the life of the Holy Spirit. No one can accuse Jesus of having been unfaithful to his promise, but unfortunately, we have proved unfaithful to him time and again. But remember! Each time we celebrate the Eucharist, we are reminded of this covenant into which each one of us entered when we were baptized. It is not mere remembrance, each time we share in the Eucharist, Christ invites us to sign the covenant all over again, and we do it both as Individuals and as a community.
~ Father Augustine
COLLECTION FOR THE CARE & EDUCATION OF PRIESTS
Our second collection today is for the Care & Education of Priests.
ALTAR & ROSARY MEETING
We are having a special ‘off cycle’ Altar & Rosary meeting THIS Wednesday, June 5th at 6PM at Neumann Hall. All ladies of the Parish are invited and welcome to attend.
FATHER’S DAY MASS NOVENA ENVELOPES
Father’s Day Mass Novena Envelopes are available in the back of Church. There are envelopes for Father’s living and deceased. If you would like to honor your Father in this way, please take an envelope and return it in the collection basket as soon as possible.
PARISH LOTTERY CALENDARS
Hooray! All of the Lottery Calendars are gone from the back of the Churches!! However, a number of Calendars have not yet been returned. If you have any Calendars that you haven’t returned and paid for, please do so A.S.A.P. Thank you everyone for your help this year!!
ADORATION
HELP IS STILL URGENTLY NEEDED!
THERE (5) OPEN HOURS TO FILL!!!
OPEN HOURS FOR PERMANENT AND/OR SUBSTITUTES
Tuesday—2-3PM
Thursday 6:00 to 7:00AM and 4:00 to 5:00PM Friday 9:00 to 10:00AM; 1:00 to 2:00PM
Please consider spending one hour with Our Lord. Please contact Rosalynd Perlick (570-663-2212) to volunteer.
Thank you to all who already stepped forward and volunteered for Adoration hours!!
FIRST SATURDAY DEVOTIONS
JULY 6
Saturday, July 6th, 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 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); Maureen Allen (570-663-2256) or Susie Reichlen (570-553-2618). 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 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 in Memory of Eneida Lamberty offered by Nancy Lamberty.
~ St. Francis Flowers are in Honor of Tim & Terri LaRue’s 40th Wedding Anniversary.
~ St. Francis Flowers are in Memory of Chris & Genevieve Coleman offered by Denny Coleman.
CHURCH CLEANING
St. Augustine: June 3 to 9 Tanya Dearborn & Paulette Guyette; June 10 to 16 volunteer needed; June 17 to 23 Kim Fruehan; June 24 to 30 Kim Fruehan; July 1 to 7 Johanna Higgins; July 8 to 14 Johanna Higgins; July 15 to 21 Cott DeMaree; July 22 to 28 Cott DeMaree; July 29 to August 4 Cott DeMaree; August 5 to 11 volunteer needed; August 12 to 18 volunteer needed; August 19 to 25 volunteer needed; August 26 to September 1 volunteer needed
St. Francis cleaner for the month of June Louise Baker.
NEW VOLUNTEERS are always welcome to help clean our Churches. There are several openings throughout the year at St. Augustine. To volunteer, please call or email Kay (570)553-2288 or sfxc@epix.net
the universal feast of Corpus Christi.
(From EWTN)
QUO VADIS DAYS
“Do not be afraid. Give him, if he asks it of you, your heart and your entire life.” St. John Paul II Registration for our annual Quo Vadis Days and our first-ever Fiat Days this summer is OPEN! Both Quo Vadis and Fiat are happening June 24-26th at Marywood University and are open to rising sophomores through graduating seniors. After registering, students will need a recommendation from their pastor, a religious sister, deacon, youth minister, DRE, or other adult in ministry. Quo Vadis and Fiat are 3-day summer camps for high school men and women that are designed to teach them about all vocations and enrich their faith through prayer, fellowship, speakers, and activities. Participants will have the opportunity to connect with other faithful young Catholics in the Diocese through games, sports, music, and small group discussion. The cost to attend is $25, which covers 3 days’ worth of lodging, meals, all activities, and custom Diocese of Scranton Quo Vadis and Fiat gifts. Registration can be found at https://www.dioceseofscranton.org/vocations/quo-vadis-fiat-days-registration-pages/
BENEFIT FOR THE PROVIDENCE PREGANANCY CENTER, SCRANTON
Join us for "Arise for Life with Jim Caviezel," a special event benefiting the Providence Pregnancy Center (PPC). Best known for his portrayal of Jesus in 'The Passion of the Christ,' Jim Caviezel will visit Scranton on October 16, 2024, to share a powerful pro-life message. The event will take place at The Theater at North and will feature a silent auction as well as Jim Caviezel's keynote speech. For those interested in meeting Jim Caviezel in person, please contact PPC for sponsorship opportunities at help@ppcscranton.org or 570.341.7045. To purchase tickets and for more information, please visit www.ppcscranton.org/events
