Saint Bridget Parish

PASTOR Rev. John P. Prusaitis

PERMANENT DEACON

Deacon John W. Pepi

BRAZILIAN MINISTRY Rev. Adriano Leffa Natalino

WEEKEND ASSISTANCE

Rev. John Walsh, S.J.

SENIOR PRIEST Rev. Louis Bilicky

RELIGIOUS ED.DIRECTOR

Barbara Cole 978-897-4612

BUSINESS MANAGER

Pamela Ferguson 978-897-2171

PARISH SECRETARY

Denise Dineen 978-897-2171

CHOIR DIRECTOR

Ron Chibaro 978-897-2171

ORGANIST Donna Chaff 978-897-2171

CEMETERY FOREMAN

Patrick Currin 978-897-2171

Rectory: 978-897-2171 Web Page:

www.saintbridgetmaynard.com

One Percival Street Maynard, Massachusetts 01754

WEEKEND MASSES: Saturday: 4:00 PM and 7:30 PM (Portuguese) Sunday: 7:30 9:30 & 11:30AM DAILY MASS: 9:00 AM - Wednesday, Thursday, Friday HOLY DAYS: 9:00 AM and 7:00 PM CONFESSIONS: Saturday - 3:15 to 3:45 PM BAPTISMS: Second Weekend at 1:00 PM MARRIAGES: Arrangements should be made at least six months in advance. BINGO: Every Friday - Doors open at 5:00 PM

Saint Bridget Parish Maynard, Massachusetts

If you would like to bring the gifts up at Communion, please let an usher know before Mass. November 26-27 4:00 - Rosemarie Shaw 7:30 - Concetta DiGrappa 9:30 - Joseph & Helen Arciszewski 11:30 - Emily Hart DAILY 9:00 MASS Wed. November 30 - All Souls of the Faithful Departed Inscribed in the Book of Remembrance Thurs. December 1 - Betty Britt Fri. December 2 - Deceased Members of the D’Sousa & Fernandes Families December 3-4 4:00 - For the Health of David King 7:30 - Joseph & Gloria DiGrappa 9:30 - Mildred Duggan 11:30 - Elizabeth Johnson

SANCTUARY LAMP Helen & Jen Girdziewski & Family

Weekly Offertory for November 19-20 & Retired Religious Sisters collections will be reported next week.

I sincerely thank you for your generous support. Fr. Prusaitis

FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT It is Thanksgiving weekend, and the first Sunday of Advent, the season when “"We wait in joyful hope for the coming of our Savior Jesus Christ.". All this and football too. Unsolicited advice for this weekend and beyond: Give thanks, always. Live in hope. Life isn’t always easy but we know how the Story, our Sacred Story, ends and that gives us hope. The Light of the World will come to us as a helpless Baby. He brings our salvation; kings and shepherds will bow down before Him. Now is the time to extend or renew a personal invitation to Jesus to come into your life. Make Advent a time to add just two minutes to your daily prayer time, and end each day by thanking God for one thing. Prayer and gratitude, are ingredients that foster hope.

SPONSOR A MAYNARD CHILD Members of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul of our parish have identified more than 75 children in Maynard who may not receive Christmas presents this year without your help. If you can sponsor a child, please leave your name and phone number with Denise at the Parish Office, or contact Deacon John. You will be assigned one or more children as you choose with name, age, clothing size, and specific requests for toy, game, or gift certificate.

St. Bridget welcomes: Bryce Malcolm Walczewski to our Parish family

FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Sunday November 27 - No Classes Grade 1-6 Monday November 28 - Classes for grades 7-10

Saturday December 3 - First Reconciliation 11AM - upper church Sunday December 4 - Grade 6 Jesse Tree Mass 9:30AM Sunday December 11 Grace 2 Listening Mass 9:30AM

PARISHIONERS PLEASE HELP

We are still in need of hall monitors. Also, if you can be a substitute teacher. Please contact Barbara Cole at 978-897-4612.

ST. BRIDGET BINGO Every Friday Night. All are welcome! Doors open at 5PM. Games start at 7PM. Food available at reasonable prices. For more information call Barbara at 978-897-8252.

NEW PARISHIONERS

Please be sure to introduce yourselves to Fr. Prusaitis after Mass. Also, please call the Parish Office so we can send you a registration form and include you in our database. We’re so glad you’re here!

USING ENVELOPES HELPS OUR PARISH

If you would like to be included in our collection envelope system, please complete the following and drop it into the collection basket or mail it to the Parish Office. NAME______________________________________________________ ADDRESS___________________________________________________ PHONE # ___________________________________________________ E-MAIL_____________________________________________________

MGB REMODELING

Expert Indoor and Outdoor

Home Improvement Services

Michael Brogna, Owner

978-580-8757

MINISTRY TO THE SICK

Our clergy and Eucharistic Ministers are happy to visit anyone who is seriously ill or who cannot come to Church to receive the Sacra-ments. If you or someone you know will be hospitalized, recuperat-ing in a nursing facility or homebound and would like a visit, please call the Parish Office at 978-897-2171.

ST BRIDGET BOOK CLUB The Book Club meets in the lower church every other Sunday at 10:30AM. For more information, you can call Fr. John Walsh at 781-788-6876

ROSARY SERVICE

Please join us for a Rosary for Peace service every 1st Saturday of the month at 2:00 PM in the lower church. The next service is on December 3rd.

BIBLE STUDY We meet on Tuesdays at 10:00 AM in the Mary Room at the school. All are welcome to join us. For more information, please call Barbara Currin at 978-78-897-8252.

CHRISTMAS FAIR

This year’s Christmas Fair will be Saturday, December 3rd from 9 to 2 The fair exists because of the generosity of many people. It is a chance to shop, have a bite to eat and visit with friends. There are many ways to help. Questions? Call Barbara at 978-897-8252 or the Parish Office. If you have items for the Christmas Fair, please call

Barbara. Please do so as soon as possible to give us time to price items and get things ready for the fair.

For the first time, St. Bridget’s Choir will be performing at our Christmas Fair from 1:00-1:45 with a Christmas sing-a-long to

follow. So please join us this year for a joyous Christmas gathering of our fellow parishioners on Saturday, December 3rd.