The Roman Catholic Community of ST. BRIGID PARISH, (St. Francis Xavier Church, Friendsville, Pa. St. Augustine Church, Silver Lake, Pa.)
-mail: sfxc@epix.net Facebook: St Brigid Parish
Deacon Ronald D. Maida dorronto@protonmail.com
Deacon Paul J. Brojack
MINISTRY SCHEDULE
Saturday, August 12—4:30PM—St. Francis: Lector Betty Ellen Hardy; Ministers Cathy O’Reilly & Mary Shaughnessy; Server volunteer; Rosary Tom Curley; Greeter volunteer
Sunday, August 13—8:00AM—St. Francis: Lector Matt Oleniacz; Ministers Larry Purtell & Katie Volk; Servers Jacob & Carson Oleniacz; Rosary Mary Shaughnessy
Sunday, August 13—10:30AM—St. Augustine: Lector—Johanna Higgins; Ministers—Tanya Dearborn & Bob Allen; Servers Jude Adams & Cole Shaffer; Rosary volunteer; Greeter volunteer
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 Covid-19. Kaitlyn Andre, Michael Haefner, Bill Jones, Jr., Ruth King, Kyle Stoddard, Sam Miner, Sophie Padula, Tom Wenman, Toni Colardino, Madigan Gow, “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, Butch Rosencranz, Shawn Burns, Quinn Seymour, Emily D., Marie Donahue, Barbara Mahoney, Rusty Carmen, Adam Price, Greg Lasgowka, Terry, Cameron & Levi White, Natalie Dawn Abell, Tom Ellison, the Reed Family, Don Higgins, Raub Family, Todd Legg, Ryan Hayes, Sean McMahon, Thomas McWilliams, Marty Mosher, Chad Grindel, Cathy Ballogg, Mary Ann Casterline, Janice Jacobs, Patricia Charpinsky, Diane Holleran, Ethel Reid, Jack Kelly, Kineer Worgen, James Dughi, Peg Broadwater, Christopher Dauber, Jay Gurn, Frances Murphy, Adrian Stephens, Mike Wilcox, Sophia ILichishin, Alice Walsh, Josh Zaleski, Caleb Scepaniak, Dana Marsh, Lori Rawlins, Mary Joan, Brendan Merritt, R.M., Mark Pasteka, Reilly, Millie, Caesar & Edith Siedlecki, John, Lori Hammerly Coleman, Brendan Kelly, Angelo Scarfalloto, Emily Graves, Cathy Albert, Robert Nemcek, Wayne Hibbard, Laura Nelson, Garrett Farr, Mary Keenan, Everly Hausmann, Dr. Silversti, Gloria, George Coleman, Pat Walsh, Sally Saunders, Dennis Byerly, Linda, Marie Cavalarro, Sully & Patty Cavallaro, Evelyn Ferro, Briana Grisdale, Gregory Diorio, Mike Coleman, Nicholas, Joyce Danielewicz, Alex, Mike & Pat Stelacio, Jessica Lawrence, Joseph Santora, Carol Garcia, Sophie Holgash, Nellie Manarchuck, Fr. John Victoria, Monica Gibson, Diane Coffee, John Waldron, Alice, Millie Chamberlain, Bill Noldy, Jr., Tim Fruehan, Cathy Edsell, Patricia Hutchinson, Chris Mortensen, Clyde & Mary Tims, Louise Darrow, Aaron Fredendall, Louise Eastman, Diane, Kathy Du Duv, Michelle Weiss, Niki Rogers, Shirley Conboy, Joseph Olszewski, Wade Leach, Curtis Edwards, Matthew Gatto, Marge Murphy, Robert Pratt, Ellen Bieleski, Mark, Kylie Keenan, Becky Jenner, Sara Kelly Price, Tucker White, Liam Little, Terri Grindel, Kris Kiesly, Jerry Wells, Fred Brown, Rosa Prieto, Theo Goodrich, Madigan, Genevieve Coleman, Ed Snee, Anita James, Shirley McWilliams, Mary (Jones) Edsell, Carl Whitehead, Peter Strojny, Anthony Siedlecki, Eileen Maruschok, Shirley Rockefeller, Tony McHugh, Val Mosier, Hunter Allen Sapp, A.J. Pass, Beckett & Gavin Shy, Leonard Howell, Sue L., Bryce Histand, Ken Warner, Jay S., George Thrasher, Jay C., Norma Volk, Kathy Conklin, Gary Fisher, Joan Middendorf, Marie Mirabelli, Mike, Louie, Clint Wise, Carol Jarnigan, Ben LaRue, Nathan, Kevin Pierson and Maureen Miller. 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 , Ryan Gormley, Christopher Reichlen, Mike Griffith, Matthew Kramer, Ryan Neville, Shane Kalpokas, Dustin Ryder, Steven Shelp, Ricky Trowbridge, A. Jay Tewksbury, Lukas Crisman, Ryan Newberry, Mark W. Gregg, Andrew Muscarelle, Lisa Phillips, Adam Barziloski, Quinn Gurn, Marty Conboy, Wayne M. Bennett, Joseph Elliott, Bradley J. Bryant, John Baltsley, Mara Redding, Michael Redding, James Hemmerly, Amberlynn Villanella, Jacob Balchikonis, Rip VanWinkle, Jonathan Green, Cameron, Garrett Kiehle, and all who serve with them. May they be protected & safe from harm & return home safely and soon. Amen.
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. Please also call us when those in the Armed Forces are no longer serving so their name can be removed.
The Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord
August 6th, 2023
Listen to my beloved!
MASS / SERVICE SCHEDULE
Sat. Aug. 5 4:30PM St. Francis Church - VIGIL: TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD
(Birthday) GENEVIEVE COLEMAN by Loretta Guiton
Sun. Aug. 6 8:00AM St. Francis Church - TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD
AKUA YEBOAA & KWASI KAN KAM by Amy Johnson & Liz Fancher
10:30AM St. Augustine Church - LESLIE MAJOR by Ann LaMarca Major
Mon. Aug. 7 12:00NN St. Francis Church - NO MASS
Tue. Aug. 8 8:30AM St. Augustine Church - NO MASS
Wed. Aug. 9 8:30AM St. Augustine Church - NO MASS
Thur. Aug. 10 8:30AM St. Augustine Church - NO MASS
Fri. Aug. 11 12:00NN St. Francis Church - NO MASS
Sat. Aug. 12 4:30PM St. Francis Church - VIGIL: 19TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Sun. Aug. 13 8:00AM St. Francis Church - 19TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Special Intentions of MAUREEN MILLER
(Fr. Kevin’s Mother) by St. Brigid Parishioners
10:30AM St. Augustine Church - GENE & BILL MCNAMARA by Jim McNamara
CONFESSION SCHEDULE
Saturday St. Francis Xavier before 4:30PM Mass 3:30 to 4:15PM
Sunday St. Francis Xavier following 8:00AM Mass 9:00 to 9:30AM
Sunday St. Augustine following 10:30AM Mass 11:30 to 12Noon
WEEKLY STEWARDSHIP REPORT
Thank you for your generosity in last weeks collection. The collection total was: $ 3,264.00.
LIFELINES
“We thank you, heroic mothers, for your invincible love! We thank you for your intrepid trust in God and in his love. We thank you for the sacrifice of your life” (EV 86).
~ Pope Saint John Paul II, Evangelium vitae © 1995, Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
WELCOME
We welcome Fr. John Polednak who returns this weekend to celebrate Mass with us. Please continue to pray for a Priest to get here soon and for many vocations to the Priesthood in the Scranton Diocese. (There will be no weekday Masses until further notice.)
COLLECTION FOR THE CARE & EDUCATION OF PRIESTS
The second collection today is for the Care & Education of Priests.
ANNUAL PARISH PICNIC—ORDER YOUR CHICKEN BBQ TODAY!! ORDERS ARE BEING TAKEN OUTSIDE AFTER MASSES TODAY
Our Parish Picnic is NEXT Sunday August 13th. DINNERS ARE 100% PREORDER AND PRE-PAY. Dinners will be ready for pick-up from 11:30AM to 2:00PM and will be TAKE-OUT ONLY. Do not plan to come on Picnic Day and get any “extra” chicken. There will be NO extra chicken. Tickets are $ 14.00 for adults; $ 5.00 children under 12. This Sunday, August 6th is the last day to order. All orders need to be pre-paid and will not be placed until your payment has been received. To order call Joyce Barnum (570-623-4377); Meg Egitto (607-727-1065); Matt Oleniacz (570-930-0118); Sr. Bette Brown (570-553-2108); Helena Arbosheski (570-553-2315); and Mary Butler (Lake Timberline customers—site # 149 (570-767-1199). Dinners include 1/2 BBQ chicken, potato salad, baked beans, rolls, and a brownie or cookie for dessert.
Raffle tickets—We ask you to sell extra tickets if you can. Our great prizes this year are: $ 500.00; Gas Grill; Fire Pit; Tall Pines Gift Certificate for Greens Fees for 18 Holes for 4 people. 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. For more information, please call Barb Pichette (570-663-2769) or the office (570-553-2288). Extra tickets are available in the back of the Churches and will be available in the pavilion on Picnic Day.
50/50 Raffle tickets—In addition to the regular raffle, $ 20.00 tickets are being sold. For more information please contact Joe & Mary Homan (570-553-2860).
Workers there will not be a work list but we need lots of help. Workers are needed at the BBQ pit, kitchen to prepare food, outside to distribute dinners, or help with baskets, please volunteer. (Help is also needed for set up and take down.) Help is needed Saturday 9:00AM to 12Noon and Sunday from 10:00AM to the end. To volunteer call Joe & Mary Homan (570-553-2860). Desserts each family is asked to make (2) desserts, (brownies or cookies). Please do not make anything with nuts or peanut butter. DO NOT CUT YOUR BROWNIES THIS YEAR!
Basket Raffle We need Baskets for the Basket Raffle. To donate, call Cathy O’Reilly (570-396-2840). Baskets are numbered & photos are posted on Facebook. Tickets are $ 1.00 per chance. You can purchase chances by calling or mailing Cathy O’Reilly (570-396-2840), 25 O’Reilly Road, Friendsville, Pa. 18818. Money must be received by August 7th. Baskets and chances will be available in the pavilion on Picnic Day.
Deacon’s NOTE
In all three Synop c gospels Ma hew, Mark and Luke, the story of the Transfigura on occurs in the same context, and that context is significant.
Today’s verses are in the middle of the Gospel account and things have been building up to a climax. As the disciples spend more me with Jesus, as they hear what he is saying and see what he is doing, they must have been asking, “Who is this Rabbi to whom we have a ached ourselves; who is this Jesus?”
Do you some mes ask yourself, who is this Jesus too?
God Bless. Deacon Ron Maida
UPDATED SCHEDULE—FIRST SATURDAY DEVOTIONS—SEPTEMBER 2
On Saturday, September 2nd, 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 dos Santos, one of the three shepherd visionaries of Fatima. Please consider participating as we seek to fulfill our Savior's & Blessed Mother's request for prayer and penance in reparation to her most Sorrowful & Immaculate Heart. All are invited.
Devotions are held at Saint Augustine Church with the following UPDATED schedule:
Exposition and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: 9:00am
Recitation of Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary: 9:15am
Adoration and Meditation on Mysteries of the Rosary: 9:45am-10:00am
Reposition of the Blessed Sacrament: 10:00am-10:10am Communion Service: 10:15am
ADORATION
Please consider spending an hour with Our Lord. New volunteers (fill-ins & permanent) are needed. Many hours are available. Call Rosalynd Perlick (570-663-2212) to volunteer. Adoration is being held in the Church.
PARISH PRAYER CHAIN
If you would like to respond to prayer requests, or if you have a prayer request, please contact Rosalynd Perlick (570-663-2212) 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.
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.
~ A Devotional Candle at St. Francis burns for a Special Intention.
~ A Devotional Candle at St. Francis burns for the Special Healing Intentions of Maureen Miller.
FLOWERS FOR THE ALTARS
To provide flowers for St. Francis Church, call the Rectory (570-553-2288); for St. Augustine Church, call Heidi Jaeger (570-663-2459). For both Churches, please call the Rectory with the “Intention” so it can be in the bulletin. Dates are available thru November.
~ St. Augustine Flowers are offered in memory of suicide victims and in honor of their families.
~ St. Francis Flowers are offered by Shirley Stewart in Memory of Bill Stewart.
CHURCH CLEANING
St. Augustine: August 7 to 13 Cott DeMaree; August 14 to 20 Cott DeMaree; August 21 to 27 Cott DeMaree; August 28 to September 3 volunteers needed; September 4 to 10 Cott DeMaree; September 11 to 17 Cott DeMaree; September 18 to 24 Mary Homan; September 25 to October 1 Mary Homan
(Please remember Adoration is being held in the Church for the summer. Please clean on Saturday.) St. Francis cleaners for the month of August are Bub and Dawn Davis.
SPECIAL THANK YOU
A very special thank you to Travis Wise. Travis installed a beautiful changing table in the bathroom at St. Augustine.
1ST ANNUAL FR. CAS STANIS MEMORIAL GUN BINGO
The families of the St. Brigid Parish Youth Group invite you to attend on Saturday, September 30th, at Neumann Hall in Choconut. Doors open at 5PM and Bingo starts at 6PM. Tickets are $ 50.00 each. There will be 20 regular games, 50/50, special buy-in games, and food for sale. All winners must be 18 years old for long guns and 21 for hand guns and pass the PA background check and pick up prizes at Montrose Sporting Good within 30 days. (New York state residents must have hand guns shipped to a NY dealer.) You must have a ticket for admittance to the event. You must be present to win all prizes. Any “No Shows” are considered a donation to the Youth Group. Pre-sale tickets and information are available at Montrose Sporting Goods (570-278-3154); St. Brigid Office 2288); and Renee Coy (570-396-6797).
Helpers are needed for the Gun Bingo as well as donations of food or for food. If you can help or donate, please call or text Renee Coy (570-396-6797).
BENEFIT
Our Parishioner Kylie Keenan is recovering from Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), a rare condition in which a person's immune system attacks the peripheral nerves. A benefit is being held for Kylie in September. The Kevin Class Memorial Golf Tournament, which this year benefits Kylie, is being held at Tall Pines in Friendsville on Sunday, September 10th. There may still be openings for teams to play cost is $ 500.00 a team/ $ 125.00 each, which includes lunch and dinner. (Payment is due by August 23rd to reserve your spot.) Call Tall Pines 553-4653 to register your team. There are Hole sponsorships available for $ 100.00 each and Baskets are being accepted for the Basket Raffle. If you can donate a basket or would like to sponsor a hole, or for more information, please contact Sue Blaisure (570-250-4520); Carrie Allen (570-396-1621) or Bill Blaisure (570-6774839). Presale 50/50 Tickets are being sold for $ 20.00 each or 3 for $ 50.00. Both the Basket Raffles and 50/50 are open to the public. If you can’t donate a basket, perhaps you can stop at Tall Pines on September 10th and take some chances on the 50/50 or Basket Raffles.
