St. Bridget & St. Stanislaus Kostka Churches We are on the web. Visit us at www.westrutlandcatholic.org

Pastor, Rev. Romanus Igweonu Secretary, Mrs. Lisa Harvey

Music Ministry, Mrs. Angela Lundrigan Mrs. Olivia Boughton

MASS SCHEDULE Daily: St. Stanislaus Kostka Mon, Wed. & Fri. 8:30 am

Daily: St. Bridget Mon. 5:30 pm, (May - Sep)

Tues. & Thurs. 8:30 am

Saturday Vigils St. Stanislaus Kostka 4 pm

St. Bridget 5:30 pm Sunday: St. Bridget 9 am

CONFESSIONS Sat. St. Stanislaus Kostka 3:pm

Sun. St. Bridget 8 am Or By Appointment

DEVOTIONS Daily Rosary 8:15 am

Miraculous Medal Mass St. Bridget, Monday 5:30 pm (May-Sep)

First Friday Adora on— St. Stanislaus Kostka 9:30 am—Noon

Infant Jesus of Prague Novena— St. Stanislaus Kostka,

Monthly from 17th to 25th, 3 pm

Sacramental Prepara on Bap sm – Parents or guardians seeking to have a child bap zed should contact the rectory prior to the desired Bap sm date to a end a Bap sm prepara on workshop. RCIA – Rite of Chris an Ini a on of Adults. If you are interested in what it means to be Catholic, please contact Fr. Romanus Marriage – Registered parishioners need to make an appointment with the pastor six months prior to the requested date of marriage. Anoin ng – Anyone who is seriously ill, an cipa ng surgery or weakened because of prolonged illness or advanced age is encouraged to receive the Sacrament of Anoin ng of the Sick. Please contact the priest. St. Bridget, St. Stanislaus Kostka, Sacred Heart Cemetery: The cemetery located on Main Street opposite St. Stanislaus Kostka Church is situated on more than ten acres in a lovely, quiet, tree-lined neighborhood. The tranquility is enhanced by majes c pine trees and monuments da ng back to the mid-nineteenth century. Our primary goal is to carry out the sacred religious func ons of burial and care for the res ng places of the deceased.

The Catholic Church regards the burying of the dead as a deep spiritual significance and a Corporal Work of Mercy. Our cemetery has been serving the West Rutland area for more than 150 years. It was consecrated in May 1865 by Bishop Louis DeGoesbriand, the first Bishop of Burlington, and is one of the old-est, ac ve Catholic cemeteries in the diocese.

Administra ve Office: 28 Church Street

West Rutland, VT 05777 PHONE: 802.438.2490

Email: wrchurches@comcast.net Secretary Hours: M -Th 8am-1pm

St. Stanislaus Kostka Church

11 Barnes St. West Rutland

St. Bridget Church

12 Church St. West Rutland

ST. BRIDGET AND ST. STANISLAUS KOSTKA WEST RUTLAND, VERMONT

Bishop’s Fund Parishes Update

Time is running out. We need your help to attain our goals. Many thanks to those who contributed to this year’s Appeal. If you have not given, it is not too late. Envelopes are still available.

Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sat./Sun., Oct 17/Oct 18 Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time 4:00 PM (SSK) In Memory of John Salengo Requested by Cecelia Sharon 5:30 PM (SB) In Memory of Michelle Pawlusiak Harte Requested by Tom, Colleen & family 9:00 AM (SB) In Memory of Mary Fabian Requested by Olga Bruno Tue., October 20– Weekday 8:30 AM (SB) In Memory of Curtis Rawson Requested by Tom & Mary Jean Rajda

Wed., October 21- Weekday 8:30 AM (SSK) In Memory of Anthony & Helen & son, Leon Kapusta Requested by Theresa

Thurs., October 22– Weekday 8:30 AM (SB) In Memory of Patricia Wener & Miguel Lopez Requested by Marlenis Beebe

Fri., October 23– Weekday 8:30 AM (SSK) In Memory of Felicia Chrusciel Requested by Mary Nemeth

Sat./Sun., Oct 24/Oct 25 Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 4:00 PM (SSK) In Memory of Syzmanski family Requested by John A. Reznick 5:30 PM (SB) In Memory of Tim, Bradley & Leon Seguin Requested by Lisa Harvey 9:00 AM (SB) In Memory of Mary Fabian Requested by Stan & Michelle Jagodzinski

Our Thoughts and Prayers Are With... Sick and Infirmed: Thomas Pawlusiak, Ma-rie Wysolmerski, Michael Wiskoski, Sandy Place, Nick Monte, Kathy Phillips, Sophie Krysztofik, Stanley Borowy, Elizabeth, Marie Frankiewicz, Beverly Staruski, Tiffany Mar-quis, Drew Richard, Peg Patch, Helen Dydo,

Deidy Forte, Reilly Jakubiak, Frank Baginski, and those who are homebound or in nursing facilities.

Our Military Members: Gregory Foley, Michael Gould, Ryan Harvey, Ross & Brittany Lowell, Kody McFarren

Sanctuary Candle Sponsors for SSK

October: In Memory of Diane Bushey Requested by Marie & Bob Hyjek

Sanctuary Candle Sponsors for St. Bridget

October: In Thanksgiving

Extraordinary Ministers

Weekend Extraordinary Minister Schedule

Oct 24-4 PM (SSK):(EM) P. Kulig (L) L. Godzik Oct 24-5:30 PM (SB):(EM)M. Cassar ino (L) M. Cassa-rino (S) M. O’Connor (S) Angie Fredette Oct 25-9 AM (SB):(EM) J . Rousseau(EM) M. Sadowski-EM) D. Doenges (L) L. Forte (S) K. Schutt (S) D. Kenyon

Parish Goal Pledged

St. Bridget $18,100 $13,643

SSK $16,000 $12,450

% of Goal

75.38%

77.81%

# of Gifts

98

60

Sunday Stewardship Collections, October 11, 2015

St. Bridget Church Weekend Offertory…..$1,822.00—Goal….$2,272.00

St. Stanislaus Kostka Church Weekend Offertory…..$1,235.00—Goal….$1,428.00

Cemetery Reminder

Please make sure all flowers and decorations are re-moved from the graves by November 1. Items that are still on the graves after that date will be discarded.

Mass Attendance for October 10th & 11th

Two months a year (October and May) the diocese has each parish take Mass attendance. Last weekend’s Mass attendance was as follows: SSK 4 pm: 132 St. Bridget 5:30 pm: 54, St. Bridget 9 am: 82

Swing Dance Class Location Change

This week the Swing Dance Class will be located in St. Bridget Parish Hall at 6:30 pm.

Tickets to SSK Polish dinner have sold out. Thank you all for your support of our Annual Fall Dinner!

Twenty-Ninth Week of Ordinary Time

For the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time we hear the story from Mark’s Gospel about two of Jesus’ closest friends, James and John, who want seats of honor in “the Kingdom” they envision for Je-sus. We can almost see Jesus shake his head in dismay that they have missed his point once again. He does not let his disciples get sidetracked into jealousy but calls them together again to give them his message: “Whoever wishes to be great among you will be your servant; whoever wishes to be first among you will be the slave of all. For the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

Monday we remember Jesuit Saints John de Bré-beuf and Isaac Jogues, Priests, and Compan-ions, Martyrs.

We continue with the second of four weeks of weekday readings from Paul’s Letter to the Romans. This is Paul’s longest letter and was written from Greece as he prepared to visit Rome.

Our gospels continue with Luke’s Gospel and multi-ple stories of Jesus exhorting us to be prepared, to be-ware of greed and that our “life does not consist of possessions.” Jesus’ mission is to bring peace and healing. We are to be prepared for the times our Lord comes to us. Much is expected of us who have been entrusted with so much. Jesus has come to set a fire among us, which will probably also place us at odds with others, even others we love. Yet, Jesus calls us to read the signs of our times and to make peace with our opponents if we can. We are being fertilized to bear fruit.

A vision of comfort and healing is offered for the Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time. In Jeremiah, we see the Lord gathering “his people” - the blind, the lame and the helpless innocents, bringing them to-gether to console and guide them. In Mark’s Gospel, Bartimaeus, the blind beggar has the courage to beg for healing from Jesus. He is hushed by the crowd but continues to call loudly for Jesus, who hears him and heals him. “Go your way; your faith has saved you.”

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TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OCTOBER 18, 2015

St. Bridget Fall Raffle Begins!

Tickets are on sale now for the St. Bridget Fall Raffle. Many wonderful prizes have been donated and will be raffled this year!

Tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5.

Raffle to take place on Sunday, November 1, 2015

Christmas Basket Raffle Help

The Christmas basket raffle is a large part of the fund-raising budget for St. Bridget Church. We are current-ly looking for donations of scratch tickets and food cards as part of our raffle items. If you can help by purchasing one or more of these items, please place them in an envelope in the offertory marked “Raffle”.

Benefit Concert for Rutland Meals Challenge

There will be a benefit concert on Sunday, October 25, 2015 @ 3pm at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Admission is $10, under 12 $5. The Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and its volunteers package 75,000 meals and distributes them throughout Rutland County Food Shelves. Your admission will provide 40 meals toward their new goal of 125,000 meals!

Dismas Dinner Help

Volunteers are needed to make dinner at Dismas House this month. Contact the rectory if you can help.

Kostka Walk Thanks

Many thanks to all those that donated food, money, time and talents to make our food drive such a suc-cess! 1439 items of food and $1201.98 was collected for the West Rutland Food Shelf. Sincere thanks to the Confirmation Class, Juli and Todd Jakubowski!

Priest Benefit Fund Annual Appeal

The Priest Benefit Fund Annual Appeal is next week-end. Please prayerfully consider a donation. The Fund's goal is to cover its' pension liability to the re-tired priests, enabling them to live their senior years with a suitable income and provide health care ser-vices. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

All Souls/All Saints Day

All Souls envelopes are now available in both church-es. You can take an active part in the Church’s liturgi-cal memory by filling out the All Souls’ Envelopes in the Church and in the rectory. Please return them by the end of October. These envelopes will remain on the altar throughout the month of November, and your loved ones will be remembered in a particular way at all of the Masses said in November. As his own moth-er, St. Monica, was dying, St. Augustine recalls that she asked to “be remembered whenever he went to the Altar.” Let’s do the same for each other.