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HOLY WEEK MINISTRY SCHEDULE
HOLY THURSDAY, March 24th—7:00PM—St. Francis Church: Lectors—Johanna Higgins and VOLUNTEER NEEDED; Servers—Shelby Funk & Christopher Higgins; Rosary—Alice Carr; Cantor—Marilee Beyer GOOD FRIDAY, March 25th—7:00PM—St. Francis Church: Lectors—Betty Ellen Hardy and
HOLY SATURDAY, March 26th—8:00PM—St. Francis Church: Lectors—Amanda Reeves and
NEEDED; Cantor—Marilee Beyer EASTER SUNDAY, March 27th—8:00AM—St. Francis Church: Lector—Andy Potocek; Server—VOLUNTEER NEEDED; Rosary—Tom Curley; Cantor—Patti Dudock
EASTER SUNDAY, March 27th—10:30AM—St. Augustine Church: Lector—Julie Perlick; Servers—Luke Fruehan; Rosary—Ann Zalepa or a volunteer; Cantor—Serena Gardner
SANCTUARY LIGHTS, ADORATION VIGIL CANDLES & DEVOTIONAL CANDLE DONATIONS
A Devotional Candle at St. Francis b u r n s for a Special Intention requested by Joe Purr. A Devotional Candle at St. Francis b u r n s for healing for all the sick and special intentions.
A Devotional Candle at St. Augustine burns for the return to health of all the sick in our Parish Community requested by St. Brigid Altar & Rosary Society.
CHURCH CLEANING
St. Francis cleaners for the month of March—Eileen & Alexis Drab.
PARISH PRAYER CHAIN
If you would like to help respond to prayer requests (for anyone in need), please contact Rosalynd Perlick (570-663-2212), Susie Reichlen (570-553-2618), or Mary Keenan (570-553-2431). If you have prayer requests, please call anyone on the list and many prayers will be offered for your particular intention.
PRAYER LIST
Lord, hear our prayers for the sick of our Parish and Community listed below and for those who are not listed and in need of our prayers. Katelyn Andre, Michael Haefner, Bill Jones, Jr., David Zevan, Kyle Stoddard, Mary Lou Gregg, Sophie Padula, Madigan Gow, John Flynn, Donald & Terry Baum, Mary Bakay, Donnie Butler, Tommy Williams, Stephen Ambrose, Mary Riley, Toni Colardino, Tom Wenman, Kathy Holt, Linda Hollenback, T.S., Tyler Fletcher, Anna Mae Coleman, Mary Lou Fahs, Steve Hundiak, Richard Hutchinson, Mary K. Long, John Bauer, Joshua Kaminski, Aleisya Abrams, Butch Rosencranz, Ruth King, Brooke Arnold,
Adam Kelly, Nancy Lynch, Hallie Brooks, June Riley, Sarah Murnigahan, William Chaney, Daniel Gavin, Sue Anderson, Shawn Burns, Quinn Seymour, Sam Miner, Alberta Zielinski, Virginia Raftis, Marie Donahue, Nancy, Matt & Emily, Bob Murphy, Robyn Lawson, Rita Flynn, Elton Carr, Kaleena Dughi, Molly Getter, Debbie Drewry, Bub Davis, Rusty Carmen, Ronalee Eckert, Chelsea Judson, Brenda, Walt Frystak, Amanda Branning, J.K., H.T., Andy Mooney, Dave Hibbard, Jeff Barnard, Phoebe Burrell, Amy, Ken Guiton, Mary Elizabeth Healy, George Kotch, Jr., Delmar O’Rourke, Lori & Michelle Parsons, Steve Burrell, Tammy Fleming, Barbara Borsavage, Gregg Loboda, Mark Kovach, Jerry Conboy, Brendan Kelly, Greg Lasgowka, Shirley Bowser, Paul Kerber, Linda Bush, Dick Lewis, James O’Mara, Joe Redmond, Pat Donnelly, Florian Pasteka, Matt Purtell, Grove Doty, Eleanor Hastings, Bob Keenan, Karen Purtell, Victoria Hegedty, Terry White, Richard Guido, John & Doris Daly, Victoria Grisdale, Alida Priestner, Ann Rounds, Fr. Cas, Julie McMahon, Chris Conboy, Brittany Villanella, Clover Lynn Villanella, Annette Glasgow, Marilyn Quick, Amanda Imsenik, Marcus Chubbuck, Lanny & Patsy Puzo, Lillian Degnan, Carol Hardic, Billy, and Debbie. May they regain full health. Please pray for the needs in our Parish Intention Book. 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 and Community, Christopher Reichlen, Patrick Allen, Shane Kalpokas, Ryan Gormley, Mike Griffith, Matthew Kramer, Dustin Ryder, Bobby Brostoski, Ricky Trowbridge, Ryan Neville, Anthony Flynn, A. Jay Tewksbury, Jennifer Buttacavoli, Andrew Muscarelle, Adam Barziloski, Lukas Crisman, John Matousek, Daniel Daly, Lisa Phillips, Carrie Krouse, Ryan Newberry, Wayne M. Bennett, Duane Thomas, Joseph Elliott, Mark W. Gregg, Bradley J. Bryant, Kevin Lewandoski, Amberlynn Villanella, Steven Shelp, Rip VanWinkle and all who serve with them. May they all be protected & safe from harm & return home soon to their families and friends. Amen.
PARISH MISSION STATEMENT
-mail: [email protected]
Father Casimir (Cas) Stanis, Pastor
Kenneth S. Brennan, Deacon
The Roman Catholic Community of ST. BRIGID PARISH,
(St. Francis Xavier Church, Friendsville, Pa.
St. Augustine Church, Silver Lake, Pa.)
(St. Brigid’s Cross)
WEEKLY STEWARDSHIP REPORT
Thank you for your kindness & generosity in our Parish Collections. St. Francis (4:30PM)- $ 883.00; St. Francis (8:00AM) - $ 709.00; St. Augustine (10:30AM) - $ 1,058.00.
LIFELINES
Let us treat others with the same passion and compassion with which we want to be treated. ...if we want life, let us give life...The Golden Rule also reminds us of our responsibility to protect and defend human life at every sage of its development. ~ Pope Francis, Visit to the Joint Session of the United States Congress (9/24/2015) © 2015 Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Used with permission.
CHILDREN’S WORSHIP BULLETINS .
MASS SCHEDULE
Vigil: (Palm Sunday)—Passion of the Lord
Sat. March 19 4:30PM St. Francis Church - INTENTIONS OF OUR PARISHIONERS
Sun. March 20 8:00AM St. Francis Church - LEO CURLEY by the Long Family 10:30AM St. Augustine Church - Special Intentions of BARBARA BORSAVAGE by
Bill & Barb Pichette
Mon. March 21 12:00NN St. Francis JIM KEENAN by Rosina Watson
6-7PM St. Francis Church- (“The Light Is On For You” ~ Confessions) Tue. March 22 8:30AM St. Augustine Church - COSTIC M. BORSAVAGE by Bill & Barb Pichette
4:00PM St. Peter’s Cathedral (Chrism Mass—Scranton) Wed. March 23 8:30AM St. Francis Church -
Holy Thursday—Mass of the Lord’s Supper Thur. March 24 7:00PM St. Francis Church - JEROME RYAN by Gary & Betty Ellen Hardy
Good Friday—Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion
Fri. March 25 12:00NN
7:00PM (Passion & Veneration of the Cross) Holy Saturday—Easter Vigil
Sat. March 26 8:00PM St. Francis Church - Easter Sunday—Celebration of the Lord’s Resurrection
Sun. March 27 8:00AM St. Francis Church - INTENTIONS OF OUR PARISHIONERS 10:30AM St. Augustine Church - DOROTHY MORITZ by Rosalynd Perlick
(Palm Sunday)—Passion of the Lord
PARISH LOTTERY CALENDARS Parish Lottery Calendars are available in the back of the Churches. Calendars are $ 20.00 each and run from April 1st thru December 31st, 2016. Each family in our Parish is asked to take at least (5) calendars to sell. There are packages of (5) calendars and loose (single) calendars available. (Please do not break up the packages.) You are asked to please sign the calendars out on the sign out sheet provided. With only (2) weeks until April 1st, there are approximately 80 calendars left at each of our Churches, for a total of 160 Calendars remaining unsold. To date only 415 calendar returns have been made. Please remember—it is never too early to make your returns with stubs included! Please help to make this very important fund raiser a success again this year!
FOOD CARDS/FOOD PANTRY EASTER FOOD CARDS: We have a total of (15) families on our Food Card list. If you know of any family or individual who needs help, please call the rectory or put a note in the collection basket. If you have put someone on the list in the past and they no longer need help, please let us know. You may put your donation, (check or cash), in the collection basket in an envelope marked “attention: Kay—Food Cards” or mail it to the rectory. All donations are needed and are greatly appreciated. So far we have a total of $ 966.00 donated to the Food Cards. This is approximately $ 64.40 per family.
FOOD PANTRY: Donations for hams would be appreciated and should be put in the collection marked Food Pantry. Checks must be made payable to “The Food Pantry”. Thank you for sharing with others. May God bless you a hundredfold.
EASTER BASKET BLESSING—AT RECTORY
The Easter Basket Blessing will be held in the RECTORY on HOLY SATURDAY, MARCH 27TH from 8:30 to 10:00AM. Anyone who would like to have their Easter Basket blessed is welcome to come. Please come to the side door by the driveway.
MASS INTENTIONS AVAILABLE
Would you like to remember your loved one, relatives, or friends in a special way during the coming year??? Why not do so through a Mass said in their memory/honor. What a beautiful way to remember their memory and an incentive to attend Mass that day. It has been several years since you have had this opportunity. Don’t let this golden opportunity pass you by without taking advantage this new year.
CANTOR
A few more Cantors are still needed. If you are interested in leading the congregation in song, please contact Marilee Beyer (570-934-0976) for more information and training.
BIBLE STUDY Bible Study is held Tuesday from 9:30 to 11:00AM at Neumann Hall. New members are welcome.
2016 CATHOLIC MEN’S CONFERENCE
The 2016 Second Annual Catholic Men’s Conference, “Be A Man: Jesus Christ, The Face of True Manhood”, will be held Saturday, April 23, at King’s College, Scandlon Physical Education Center, 149 North Main St, Wilkes-Barre, PA. The day begins with Eucharistic Adoration & Rosary at 6:00AM. Registration & Continental Breakfast is at 7:00AM; Conference is from 8:00AM to 3:00PM. Register online at: www.BeAManConference.com or mail completed conference brochure application with your check to Attn: Men’s Conference, Office for Parish Life, 330 Wyoming Ave, Scranton, PA 18503. (Mark “Men’s Conference” on the memo line of your check.) Fliers with registration sheet are available in the back of our Churches.
EASTER EGG HUNT
There will be an Easter Egg Hunt THIS Sunday, March 20th, starting at 1:00PM at the School House in Little Meadows. The hunt is sponsored by the Little Meadows Methodist Church and the Little Meadows Fire Company.
HOLY WEEK MINISTRY SCHEDULE
HOLY THURSDAY, March 24th—7:00PM—St. Francis Church: Lectors—Johanna Higgins and VOLUNTEER NEEDED; Servers—Shelby Funk & Christopher Higgins; Rosary—Alice Carr; Cantor—Marilee Beyer GOOD FRIDAY, March 25th—7:00PM—St. Francis Church: Lectors—Betty Ellen Hardy and
HOLY SATURDAY, March 26th—8:00PM—St. Francis Church: Lectors—Amanda Reeves and
NEEDED; Cantor—Marilee Beyer EASTER SUNDAY, March 27th—8:00AM—St. Francis Church: Lector—Andy Potocek; Server—VOLUNTEER NEEDED; Rosary—Tom Curley; Cantor—Patti Dudock
EASTER SUNDAY, March 27th—10:30AM—St. Augustine Church: Lector—Julie Perlick; Servers—Luke Fruehan; Rosary—Ann Zalepa or a volunteer; Cantor—Serena Gardner
SANCTUARY LIGHTS, ADORATION VIGIL CANDLES & DEVOTIONAL CANDLE DONATIONS
A Devotional Candle at St. Francis b u r n s for a Special Intention requested by Joe Purr. A Devotional Candle at St. Francis b u r n s for healing for all the sick and special intentions.
A Devotional Candle at St. Augustine burns for the return to health of all the sick in our Parish Community requested by St. Brigid Altar & Rosary Society.
CHURCH CLEANING
St. Francis cleaners for the month of March—Eileen & Alexis Drab.
PARISH PRAYER CHAIN
If you would like to help respond to prayer requests (for anyone in need), please contact Rosalynd Perlick (570-663-2212), Susie Reichlen (570-553-2618), or Mary Keenan (570-553-2431). If you have prayer requests, please call anyone on the list and many prayers will be offered for your particular intention.
PRAYER LIST
Lord, hear our prayers for the sick of our Parish and Community listed below and for those who are not listed and in need of our prayers. Katelyn Andre, Michael Haefner, Bill Jones, Jr., David Zevan, Kyle Stoddard, Mary Lou Gregg, Sophie Padula, Madigan Gow, John Flynn, Donald & Terry Baum, Mary Bakay, Donnie Butler, Tommy Williams, Stephen Ambrose, Mary Riley, Toni Colardino, Tom Wenman, Kathy Holt, Linda Hollenback, T.S., Tyler Fletcher, Anna Mae Coleman, Mary Lou Fahs, Steve Hundiak, Richard Hutchinson, Mary K. Long, John Bauer, Joshua Kaminski, Aleisya Abrams, Butch Rosencranz, Ruth King, Brooke Arnold,
Adam Kelly, Nancy Lynch, Hallie Brooks, June Riley, Sarah Murnigahan, William Chaney, Daniel Gavin, Sue Anderson, Shawn Burns, Quinn Seymour, Sam Miner, Alberta Zielinski, Virginia Raftis, Marie Donahue, Nancy, Matt & Emily, Bob Murphy, Robyn Lawson, Rita Flynn, Elton Carr, Kaleena Dughi, Molly Getter, Debbie Drewry, Bub Davis, Rusty Carmen, Ronalee Eckert, Chelsea Judson, Brenda, Walt Frystak, Amanda Branning, J.K., H.T., Andy Mooney, Dave Hibbard, Jeff Barnard, Phoebe Burrell, Amy, Ken Guiton, Mary Elizabeth Healy, George Kotch, Jr., Delmar O’Rourke, Lori & Michelle Parsons, Steve Burrell, Tammy Fleming, Barbara Borsavage, Gregg Loboda, Mark Kovach, Jerry Conboy, Brendan Kelly, Greg Lasgowka, Shirley Bowser, Paul Kerber, Linda Bush, Dick Lewis, James O’Mara, Joe Redmond, Pat Donnelly, Florian Pasteka, Matt Purtell, Grove Doty, Eleanor Hastings, Bob Keenan, Karen Purtell, Victoria Hegedty, Terry White, Richard Guido, John & Doris Daly, Victoria Grisdale, Alida Priestner, Ann Rounds, Fr. Cas, Julie McMahon, Chris Conboy, Brittany Villanella, Clover Lynn Villanella, Annette Glasgow, Marilyn Quick, Amanda Imsenik, Marcus Chubbuck, Lanny & Patsy Puzo, Lillian Degnan, Carol Hardic, Billy, and Debbie. May they regain full health. Please pray for the needs in our Parish Intention Book. 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 and Community, Christopher Reichlen, Patrick Allen, Shane Kalpokas, Ryan Gormley, Mike Griffith, Matthew Kramer, Dustin Ryder, Bobby Brostoski, Ricky Trowbridge, Ryan Neville, Anthony Flynn, A. Jay Tewksbury, Jennifer Buttacavoli, Andrew Muscarelle, Adam Barziloski, Lukas Crisman, John Matousek, Daniel Daly, Lisa Phillips, Carrie Krouse, Ryan Newberry, Wayne M. Bennett, Duane Thomas, Joseph Elliott, Mark W. Gregg, Bradley J. Bryant, Kevin Lewandoski, Amberlynn Villanella, Steven Shelp, Rip VanWinkle and all who serve with them. May they all be protected & safe from harm & return home soon to their families and friends. Amen.
PARISH MISSION STATEMENT
-mail: [email protected]
Father Casimir (Cas) Stanis, Pastor
Kenneth S. Brennan, Deacon
The Roman Catholic Community of ST. BRIGID PARISH,
(St. Francis Xavier Church, Friendsville, Pa.
St. Augustine Church, Silver Lake, Pa.)
(St. Brigid’s Cross)
WEEKLY STEWARDSHIP REPORT
Thank you for your kindness & generosity in our Parish Collections. St. Francis (4:30PM)- $ 883.00; St. Francis (8:00AM) - $ 709.00; St. Augustine (10:30AM) - $ 1,058.00.
LIFELINES
Let us treat others with the same passion and compassion with which we want to be treated. ...if we want life, let us give life...The Golden Rule also reminds us of our responsibility to protect and defend human life at every sage of its development. ~ Pope Francis, Visit to the Joint Session of the United States Congress (9/24/2015) © 2015 Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Used with permission.
CHILDREN’S WORSHIP BULLETINS .
MASS SCHEDULE
Vigil: (Palm Sunday)—Passion of the Lord
Sat. March 19 4:30PM St. Francis Church - INTENTIONS OF OUR PARISHIONERS
Sun. March 20 8:00AM St. Francis Church - LEO CURLEY by the Long Family 10:30AM St. Augustine Church - Special Intentions of BARBARA BORSAVAGE by
Bill & Barb Pichette
Mon. March 21 12:00NN St. Francis JIM KEENAN by Rosina Watson
6-7PM St. Francis Church- (“The Light Is On For You” ~ Confessions) Tue. March 22 8:30AM St. Augustine Church - COSTIC M. BORSAVAGE by Bill & Barb Pichette
4:00PM St. Peter’s Cathedral (Chrism Mass—Scranton) Wed. March 23 8:30AM St. Francis Church -
Holy Thursday—Mass of the Lord’s Supper Thur. March 24 7:00PM St. Francis Church - JEROME RYAN by Gary & Betty Ellen Hardy
Good Friday—Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion
Fri. March 25 12:00NN
7:00PM (Passion & Veneration of the Cross) Holy Saturday—Easter Vigil
Sat. March 26 8:00PM St. Francis Church - Easter Sunday—Celebration of the Lord’s Resurrection
Sun. March 27 8:00AM St. Francis Church - INTENTIONS OF OUR PARISHIONERS 10:30AM St. Augustine Church - DOROTHY MORITZ by Rosalynd Perlick
(Palm Sunday)—Passion of the Lord
PARISH LOTTERY CALENDARS Parish Lottery Calendars are available in the back of the Churches. Calendars are $ 20.00 each and run from April 1st thru December 31st, 2016. Each family in our Parish is asked to take at least (5) calendars to sell. There are packages of (5) calendars and loose (single) calendars available. (Please do not break up the packages.) You are asked to please sign the calendars out on the sign out sheet provided. With only (2) weeks until April 1st, there are approximately 80 calendars left at each of our Churches, for a total of 160 Calendars remaining unsold. To date only 415 calendar returns have been made. Please remember—it is never too early to make your returns with stubs included! Please help to make this very important fund raiser a success again this year!
FOOD CARDS/FOOD PANTRY EASTER FOOD CARDS: We have a total of (15) families on our Food Card list. If you know of any family or individual who needs help, please call the rectory or put a note in the collection basket. If you have put someone on the list in the past and they no longer need help, please let us know. You may put your donation, (check or cash), in the collection basket in an envelope marked “attention: Kay—Food Cards” or mail it to the rectory. All donations are needed and are greatly appreciated. So far we have a total of $ 966.00 donated to the Food Cards. This is approximately $ 64.40 per family.
FOOD PANTRY: Donations for hams would be appreciated and should be put in the collection marked Food Pantry. Checks must be made payable to “The Food Pantry”. Thank you for sharing with others. May God bless you a hundredfold.
EASTER BASKET BLESSING—AT RECTORY
The Easter Basket Blessing will be held in the RECTORY on HOLY SATURDAY, MARCH 27TH from 8:30 to 10:00AM. Anyone who would like to have their Easter Basket blessed is welcome to come. Please come to the side door by the driveway.
MASS INTENTIONS AVAILABLE
Would you like to remember your loved one, relatives, or friends in a special way during the coming year??? Why not do so through a Mass said in their memory/honor. What a beautiful way to remember their memory and an incentive to attend Mass that day. It has been several years since you have had this opportunity. Don’t let this golden opportunity pass you by without taking advantage this new year.
CANTOR
A few more Cantors are still needed. If you are interested in leading the congregation in song, please contact Marilee Beyer (570-934-0976) for more information and training.
BIBLE STUDY Bible Study is held Tuesday from 9:30 to 11:00AM at Neumann Hall. New members are welcome.
2016 CATHOLIC MEN’S CONFERENCE
The 2016 Second Annual Catholic Men’s Conference, “Be A Man: Jesus Christ, The Face of True Manhood”, will be held Saturday, April 23, at King’s College, Scandlon Physical Education Center, 149 North Main St, Wilkes-Barre, PA. The day begins with Eucharistic Adoration & Rosary at 6:00AM. Registration & Continental Breakfast is at 7:00AM; Conference is from 8:00AM to 3:00PM. Register online at: www.BeAManConference.com or mail completed conference brochure application with your check to Attn: Men’s Conference, Office for Parish Life, 330 Wyoming Ave, Scranton, PA 18503. (Mark “Men’s Conference” on the memo line of your check.) Fliers with registration sheet are available in the back of our Churches.
EASTER EGG HUNT
There will be an Easter Egg Hunt THIS Sunday, March 20th, starting at 1:00PM at the School House in Little Meadows. The hunt is sponsored by the Little Meadows Methodist Church and the Little Meadows Fire Company.
“THE LIGHT IS ON FOR YOU”
In this Year of Faith, the Church invites us to renew our faith and rekindle our relationship with our Savior Jesus Christ. One of the greatest ways to accept this invitation is through the Sacrament of Reconciliation, given to us by Jesus to receive His healing love.
The Church encourages us to make confession a regular part of our spiritual life, especially during the holy season of Lent, as we reflect on our baptism and repentance. Bishop Joseph C. Bambera is helping to make this experience possible by arranging for a Lenten initiative called “The Light Is On For You”.
“The Light Is On For You”, Confessions will be THIS MONDAY, from 6:00 to 7:00PM at St. Francis Xavier Church, Friendsville.
2016 REGULATIONS FOR LENT
All faithful of the Diocese of Scranton are reminded of Diocesan Statute No. 41, which addresses the penitential aspect of Lent: “The season of Lent is penitential in nature and during Lent penance should be not only internal and individual, but also external and social (Sacrosanctum Concilium, No. 5, 109). Pastors are obliged to avoid scheduling activities in the parishes which in any way could possibly detract from the external and social penance required by Lent.”
During Lent the following fast and abstinence regulations are observed:
• Good Friday, March 25th, is a day of fast and abstinence. • All Catholics who have reached their 14th birthday are to abstain from eating meat on
Good Friday. • All Catholics over 18 years of age to the beginning of their 60th year are bound to the
obligation of fasting. Those bound by this rule may take only one full meal and two smaller meals unless dispensed or excused.
LENTEN REMINDERS
Lent is a time for sacrifice and for spiritual renewal as we reflect upon our baptism and the call given to each of us to walk as disciples of the Lord. We are provided with three personal challenges associated with our individual observance of Lent:
• Almsgiving – generously giving to those in need
• Fasting – practicing self-discipline and self-denial • Prayer – reading, hearing and reflecting on the Word of God
Lent is a penitential season. It is time to seek forgiveness, look inward, & admit our shortcomings and failures. It is a time to regroup and to prepare. How can you spend your time during Lent?
• By “giving up” things you hunger after, such as sweets or alcohol; or activities you desire, such as vacations, concerts or movies.
• By “doing” things to help others, such as offering an extra donation to the poor or helping those in need by providing food or clothing.
• By “adding” to our normal routine, such as going to daily Mass, praying the Stations of the Cross and going to confession.
SCHEDULE FOR STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Stations will be held Friday, March 25th, at 12 Noon at St. Augustine Church.
CHRISM MASS
All the faithful of the Diocese are invited to attend the Chrism Mass at the Cathedral of Saint Peter, Scranton, on Tuesday, March 22nd, at 4:00PM. At this Mass priests from throughout the Diocese will renew their priestly promises before the Bishop, and the oils to be used for the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, Anointing of the Sick and Holy Orders will be blessed. Participation in the Chrism Mass is a beautiful way to pray for and support the priests of the Diocese.
EASTER FLOWER ENVELOPES
You are reminded that Easter Flower Donation Envelopes are in your envelope boxes. There is space on the back for memorials.
COMBINED CHOIR PRACTICE FOR HOLY WEEK & EASTER
Combined Choir practice for Holy Week & Easter is Tuesday evening, 6:00PM in St. Francis Church.
OPERATION RICE BOWL—HUNGERING TO BUILD COMMUNITY
We follow Jesus this week on our Lenten journey as He enters Jerusalem, a community He knew well. CRS Rice Bowl asks us to prayerfully enter into our own communities, to find those who are hungry and thirsty, those who need our help. How does our Lenten journey motivate us to serve those we encounter in our daily lives? Visit crsricebowl.org for more information.
GOOD FRIDAY COLLECTION FOR THE HOLY LAND
LITURGICAL, ECUMENICAL AND COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAMS
The Franciscan Media Center tells the story of the Holy Land through multimedia distributed throughout the world in more than seven languages. The friars organize Liturgical Celebrations for the local Christians and Pilgrims and share with other Christian communities in the Holy Land in ongoing Ecumenical cooperation.
Lent runs continues until the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday, March 24th.
ADORATION HOURS OPEN
Are you interested in an hour of adoration alone with our Lord? The following hours are open: Wednesday—5-6PM; Thursday—10-11AM; Thursday—6-7PM. We do close when the weather is bad, so don’t let that keep you from trying an hour. “The best time you spend on earth is time spent with Jesus.” Call or email Andrea Chen ([email protected] or 607-669-4875) if you would like an hour.
SHEETS/BLANKETS/NECK TIES NEEDED
Old/used sheets & blankets are needed to make sleeping bags for the homeless. If you are cleaning out your closet, please consider donating them for this worthy cause. Donations can be left in the back of the Churches or dropped off at the Rectory, (if no one is there, please leave donations on the porch by the driveway). All donations are most welcome. Also needed are old, used neckties (not clip-on).
MOM’S HOUSE FLOWER SALE
Order forms are available in the back of the Churches for the Mom’s House Flow-er Sale. You can order your flowers in time for Mother’s Day! The order deadline is April 22nd. Flowers must be picked up at Mom’s House, 770 Harry L. Drive, Johnson City, on Wednesday, May 4th from Noon to 6:00PM or Thursday, May 5th from 9:00AM to 4:00PM. Order forms are also available at Mom’s House or online at momshouseny.org . If you have questions, please call 607-644-9972.
ANNUAL SAMARITAN HOUSE SPRING SALE
The Annual Samaritan House Spring Sale will be held on Saturday, April 2nd, from 9AM to 4PM and Sunday, April 3rd, from 9AM to 2PM, at St. Thomas Aquinas School Gym, Highland Avenue, Binghamton. A variety of antiques, jewelry, dishes, glassware, furniture, collectibles, books, paintings and housewares will be fore sale. All proceeds benefit Samaritan House of Binghamton.
SPRING BASEBALL CAMP Baseball Camp for Grades 3-8 is being held Saturday, April 2nd from 10AM to 12 Noon & Sunday, April 3rd from 12 Noon to 2:00PM, at Holy Cross High School Gym, Dunmore, Pa. Objectives are to give each player the opportunity to learn and apply the basic fundamentals & provide individual instruction and game situations for all players. Camp will focus on pitching, fielding, hitting, base running, throwing, and sliding, providing a well rounded experience for all players. Players will be grouped according to age and skill level. Players will be using our indoor batting cage, hitting nets and pitching machines. A Pizza party and camp tee shirts will be given out the last day of the camp.) Day of Camp Walk – Ins Welcome. Fliers are available in the back of our Churches with more information and registration forms.
EASTER READING MATERIALS
In the back of our Churches are copies of the “Catholic Digest”, “The Word Among Us”, and the “Little White Books” for Easter. Please feel free to take a copy home with you and use them as part of your daily Easter meditations.
The Roman Catholic Community of ST. BRIGID PARISH,
(St. Francis Xavier Church, Friendsville, Pa. St. Augus$ne Church, Silver Lake, Pa.)
-mail: [email protected]
Father Casimir (Cas) Stanis, Pastor
Kenneth S. Brennan, Deacon
“THE LIGHT IS ON FOR YOU”
In this Year of Faith, the Church invites us to renew our faith and rekindle our relationship with our Savior Jesus Christ. One of the greatest ways to accept this invitation is through the Sacrament of Reconciliation, given to us by Jesus to receive His healing love.
The Church encourages us to make confession a regular part of our spiritual life, especially during the holy season of Lent, as we reflect on our baptism and repentance. Bishop Joseph C. Bambera is helping to make this experience possible by arranging for a Lenten initiative called “The Light Is On For You”.
“The Light Is On For You”, Confessions will be THIS MONDAY, from 6:00 to 7:00PM at St. Francis Xavier Church, Friendsville.
2016 REGULATIONS FOR LENT
All faithful of the Diocese of Scranton are reminded of Diocesan Statute No. 41, which addresses the penitential aspect of Lent: “The season of Lent is penitential in nature and during Lent penance should be not only internal and individual, but also external and social (Sacrosanctum Concilium, No. 5, 109). Pastors are obliged to avoid scheduling activities in the parishes which in any way could possibly detract from the external and social penance required by Lent.”
During Lent the following fast and abstinence regulations are observed:
• Good Friday, March 25th, is a day of fast and abstinence. • All Catholics who have reached their 14th birthday are to abstain from eating meat on
Good Friday. • All Catholics over 18 years of age to the beginning of their 60th year are bound to the
obligation of fasting. Those bound by this rule may take only one full meal and two smaller meals unless dispensed or excused.
LENTEN REMINDERS
Lent is a time for sacrifice and for spiritual renewal as we reflect upon our baptism and the call given to each of us to walk as disciples of the Lord. We are provided with three personal challenges associated with our individual observance of Lent:
• Almsgiving – generously giving to those in need
• Fasting – practicing self-discipline and self-denial • Prayer – reading, hearing and reflecting on the Word of God
Lent is a penitential season. It is time to seek forgiveness, look inward, & admit our shortcomings and failures. It is a time to regroup and to prepare. How can you spend your time during Lent?
• By “giving up” things you hunger after, such as sweets or alcohol; or activities you desire, such as vacations, concerts or movies.
• By “doing” things to help others, such as offering an extra donation to the poor or helping those in need by providing food or clothing.
• By “adding” to our normal routine, such as going to daily Mass, praying the Stations of the Cross and going to confession.
SCHEDULE FOR STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Stations will be held Friday, March 25th, at 12 Noon at St. Augustine Church.
CHRISM MASS
All the faithful of the Diocese are invited to attend the Chrism Mass at the Cathedral of Saint Peter, Scranton, on Tuesday, March 22nd, at 4:00PM. At this Mass priests from throughout the Diocese will renew their priestly promises before the Bishop, and the oils to be used for the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, Anointing of the Sick and Holy Orders will be blessed. Participation in the Chrism Mass is a beautiful way to pray for and support the priests of the Diocese.
EASTER FLOWER ENVELOPES
You are reminded that Easter Flower Donation Envelopes are in your envelope boxes. There is space on the back for memorials.
COMBINED CHOIR PRACTICE FOR HOLY WEEK & EASTER
Combined Choir practice for Holy Week & Easter is Tuesday evening, 6:00PM in St. Francis Church.
OPERATION RICE BOWL—HUNGERING TO BUILD COMMUNITY
We follow Jesus this week on our Lenten journey as He enters Jerusalem, a community He knew well. CRS Rice Bowl asks us to prayerfully enter into our own communities, to find those who are hungry and thirsty, those who need our help. How does our Lenten journey motivate us to serve those we encounter in our daily lives? Visit crsricebowl.org for more information.
GOOD FRIDAY COLLECTION FOR THE HOLY LAND
LITURGICAL, ECUMENICAL AND COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAMS
The Franciscan Media Center tells the story of the Holy Land through multimedia distributed throughout the world in more than seven languages. The friars organize Liturgical Celebrations for the local Christians and Pilgrims and share with other Christian communities in the Holy Land in ongoing Ecumenical cooperation.
Lent runs continues until the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday, March 24th.
ADORATION HOURS OPEN
Are you interested in an hour of adoration alone with our Lord? The following hours are open: Wednesday—5-6PM; Thursday—10-11AM; Thursday—6-7PM. We do close when the weather is bad, so don’t let that keep you from trying an hour. “The best time you spend on earth is time spent with Jesus.” Call or email Andrea Chen ([email protected] or 607-669-4875) if you would like an hour.
SHEETS/BLANKETS/NECK TIES NEEDED
Old/used sheets & blankets are needed to make sleeping bags for the homeless. If you are cleaning out your closet, please consider donating them for this worthy cause. Donations can be left in the back of the Churches or dropped off at the Rectory, (if no one is there, please leave donations on the porch by the driveway). All donations are most welcome. Also needed are old, used neckties (not clip-on).
MOM’S HOUSE FLOWER SALE
Order forms are available in the back of the Churches for the Mom’s House Flow-er Sale. You can order your flowers in time for Mother’s Day! The order deadline is April 22nd. Flowers must be picked up at Mom’s House, 770 Harry L. Drive, Johnson City, on Wednesday, May 4th from Noon to 6:00PM or Thursday, May 5th from 9:00AM to 4:00PM. Order forms are also available at Mom’s House or online at momshouseny.org . If you have questions, please call 607-644-9972.
ANNUAL SAMARITAN HOUSE SPRING SALE
The Annual Samaritan House Spring Sale will be held on Saturday, April 2nd, from 9AM to 4PM and Sunday, April 3rd, from 9AM to 2PM, at St. Thomas Aquinas School Gym, Highland Avenue, Binghamton. A variety of antiques, jewelry, dishes, glassware, furniture, collectibles, books, paintings and housewares will be fore sale. All proceeds benefit Samaritan House of Binghamton.
SPRING BASEBALL CAMP Baseball Camp for Grades 3-8 is being held Saturday, April 2nd from 10AM to 12 Noon & Sunday, April 3rd from 12 Noon to 2:00PM, at Holy Cross High School Gym, Dunmore, Pa. Objectives are to give each player the opportunity to learn and apply the basic fundamentals & provide individual instruction and game situations for all players. Camp will focus on pitching, fielding, hitting, base running, throwing, and sliding, providing a well rounded experience for all players. Players will be grouped according to age and skill level. Players will be using our indoor batting cage, hitting nets and pitching machines. A Pizza party and camp tee shirts will be given out the last day of the camp.) Day of Camp Walk – Ins Welcome. Fliers are available in the back of our Churches with more information and registration forms.
EASTER READING MATERIALS
In the back of our Churches are copies of the “Catholic Digest”, “The Word Among Us”, and the “Little White Books” for Easter. Please feel free to take a copy home with you and use them as part of your daily Easter meditations.
The Roman Catholic Community of ST. BRIGID PARISH,
(St. Francis Xavier Church, Friendsville, Pa. St. Augus$ne Church, Silver Lake, Pa.)
-mail: [email protected]
Father Casimir (Cas) Stanis, Pastor
Kenneth S. Brennan, Deacon
