The Roman Catholic Community of ST. BRIGID PARISH, (St. Francis Xavier Church, Friendsville, Pa. St. Augustine Church, Silver Lake, Pa.)
(St. Brigid’s Cross)
PARISH MISSION STATEMENT
-mail: sfxc@epix.net Facebook: St Brigid Parish Rev. Augustine Thomas—Administrator Father Augustine—1 (570) 909-7819 Deacon Paul J. Brojack
FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT February 18th, 2024 When He calls on me, I will answer Him!
MASS SCHEDULE Church - VIGIL: FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT JULIA GOLDEN FLAHERTY, MARGARET FLAHERTY, MARY ELLEN FLAHERTY GRIFFIN by the Flaherty Family St. Francis Church - FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT INTENTIONS OF OUR PARISHIONERS St. Augustine Church - JIM SHELP by Rosalynd Perlick NO MASS St. Francis Church -Healing Intentions—BERNARD R. GRIFFIN by John & Mary Butler St. Augustine Church- SLIM & BETTE MORROW by Sr. Bette Brown St. Augustine Church - JOHN CAMPBEA FAMILY by Charlotte Kiehle St. Francis Church St. Francis Church - VIGIL: SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT
Sat. Feb. 17
4:30PM St. Francis
Sun. Feb. 18
8:00AM
10:30AM Mon. Feb. 19 Tue. Feb. 20 12:00NN Wed. Feb. 21 8:30AM Thur. Feb. 22 8:30AM Fri. Feb. 23 12:00NN Sat. Feb. 24 4:30PM Sun. Feb. 25
8:00AM St. Francis
Church - SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT
10:30AM St. Augustine Church - INTENTIONS OF OUR PARISHIONERS
Ashes will be distributed after weekend Masses for those who aren’t able to attend Mass on Ash Wednesday. COLLECTION FOR THE CHURCH IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE This week our second collection supports the Church in Central and Eastern Europe. Your donation helps restore the Church and build the future in more than 25 countries still struggling to recover from former communist rule and now the war in Ukraine. Funds from this collection support reconstruction, education, formation, and poverty outreach. Thank you for your generosity to the collection today. For more information, please visit www.usccb.org/ccee. PARISH LOTTERY CALENDARS Parish Lottery Calendars are available in the back of our Churches. They are $ 20.00 each and run from April 1st thru December 31st, 2024. Each family is asked to take at least (5) calendars to sell. There are both packages of (5) calendars and loose (single) calendars. (Please do not break up the packages.) Please sign the calendars out on the sheet provided. ALL YOU CAN EAT BREAKFAST An All You Can Eat Breakfast will be held NEXT Sunday, February 25th at the Little Meadows Fire Station from 7 to 11 am. Menu includes: scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage gravy with biscuits, French toast, pancakes, hash browns, beverages and baked goods. Benefits the Little Meadows Fire Company. FREE FOOD DISTRIBUTION VIA THE WEINBERG FOOD BANK THIS Tuesday, February 20th, the Food Pantry will be at Little Meadows United Methodist Church– 12Noon to 2:00PM and 5-6PM. For low income Susquehanna County residents only. PRAYER SERVICE FOR UKRAINE This month will mark two years since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began and all people of goodwill are invited to join together to pray for an end to the war. Bishop Joseph C. Bambera and Father Myron Myronyuk, Pastor, St. Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic Church of Scranton, will celebrate a ‘Prayer Service for Peace and to Commemorate the Second Year of War in Ukraine’ at 2:30PM on Sunday, Feb. 25th at the Cathedral of Saint Peter, 315 Wyoming Avenue, Scranton. While in-person attendance is highly encouraged, the Prayer Service will also be broadcast live on CTV: Catholic Television of the Diocese of Scranton. LENTEN RETREAT FOR MEN All men, ages 18 years and older, are invited to participate in an overnight Lenten Retreat titled "Spiritual Direction: I'm Not Lost, I'm Wondering" from 6:00PM Friday, March 15th to 2:00PM Saturday, March 16th, at Holy Transfiguration Retreat Center in Dalton. The cost is only $75, which includes meals and overnight accommodation at the retreat center. For info visit www.beacatholicman.com / Joe Adcroft at jadcroft@kknepa.com or 570-380-5070. 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—9:45 to 10:20AM STEWARDSHIP REPORT Our weekend collection total was $ 4,013.01. Your generosity is greatly appreciated. LIFELINES “We often assume parenthood happens easily after ‘I do,’ but for many married couples, it does not. For some, the joy of conception never happens. Others suffer repeated miscarriages. Still others experience secondary infertility… If you experience difficulty bringing a child into your family, know that you are not alone. God is with you, and his Church desires to walk with you… God has a beautiful plan for your life as a married couple.” ~ USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities, “Seven Considerations While Navigating Infertility” respectlife.org/navigating-infertility
MINISTRY SCHEDULE & Mary Shaughnessy; Servers—volunteer; Rosary—Mary Shaughnessy; Greeter—volunteer Sunday, February 25—8:00AM—St. Francis: Lector—Matt Oleniacz; Ministers—Dave Curley & Larry Purtell; Servers—Jacob & Carson Oleniacz; Rosary—Dave Curley; Greeter—volunteer Sunday, February 25—10:30AM—St. Augustine: Lector—Jerry Guinane; Ministers— Sr. Bette Brown & volunteer; Servers—volunteer; Rosary—volunteer; Greeter—volunteer DECEASED Please pray for the deceased, especially Catherine Mahoney Laurent, aunt of Maureen Allen. 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 Covid-19. Kaitlyn Andre, Michael Haefner, Bill Jones, Jr., Ruth King, Kyle Stoddard, Sam Miner, 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, “D”, Robyn Lawson, Ned Offner, Ethel Reid, Butch Rosencranz, Shawn Burns, Quinn Seymour, 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, Thomas McWilliams, Marty Mosher, Chad Grindel, Cathy Ballogg, Mary Ann Casterline, Janice Jacobs, Patricia Charpinsky, Jay Gurn, Diane Holleran, Kineer Worgen, James Dughi, Peg Broadwater, Christopher Dauber, Adrian Stephens, Millie, John, Reilly, Sophia ILichishin, Alice Walsh, Josh Zaleski, Caleb Scepaniak, Dana Marsh, Mary Joan, Lori Rawlins, Brendan Merritt, Mark Pasteka, Tim Fruehan, Linda, Gloria, Lori Hammerly Coleman, Brendan Kelly, Pat Walsh, Angelo Scarfalloto, Emily Graves, Cathy Albert, Robert Nemcek, Wink, Wayne Hibbard, Laura Nelson, Garrett Farr, Dr. Silversti, Mary Keenan, R.C.M., Everly Hausmann, George Coleman, Sally Saunders, Dennis Byerly, Marie Cavalarro, Sully & Patty Cavallaro, Evelyn Ferro, Briana Grisdale, Gregory Diorio, Mike Coleman, Nicholas, Alex, Alice, Mike & Pat Stelacio, Fr. John Victoria, Joseph Santora, Carol Garcia, Jay S., Carl, Jessica Lawrence, Sophie Holgash, Nellie Manarchuck, Monica Gibson, Diane Coffee, Bill Noldy, Jr., Cathy Edsell, Patricia Hutchinson, Chris Mortensen, Clyde & Mary Tims, Louise Darrow, Diane, Aaron Fredendall, Louise Eastman, Niki Rogers, Wade Leach, Shirley Conboy, Mark, Joseph Olszewski, Curtis Edwards, Matthew Gatto, Madigan, Marge Murphy, Kris Kiesly, Ellen Bieleski, Kylie Keenan, Sara Kelly Price, Tucker White, Terri Grindel, Jerry Wells, Fred Brown, Rosa Prieto, Sue L., Mike, Carl Whitehead, Ed Snee, Cliff & Anita James, Pete Strojny, Jay C., Shirley McWilliams, Mary (Jones) Edsell, Eileen Maruschok, Shirley Rockefeller, Tony McHugh, Val Mosier, Hunter Allen Sapp, A.J. Pass, Leonard Howell, Bryce Histand, Deacon Tom Hartley, Ken Warner, George Thrasher, Norma Volk, Kathy Conklin, Gary Fisher, Joan Middendorf, Marie Mirabelli, Clint Wise, Carol Jarnigan, Brian, Kevin Pierson, Anne, Madeline Barno, Evan Small, Megan Hale, Ben Naylor, Tammy Volk Jennings, Rosemary Stewart, Margaret Zernone, Owen, Bucky Russell, Kathleen, Gerry, Delores Sinchak, Carolyn Doolittle, Tom Murphy, Leah Walters, Jane Borelli, Jake Warner, Chuck Bullock, Tom Krupinski, Susie Reichlen, Eileen Drab, Tom Walz, and Susanne Wolf. Please pray for all the needs in our Parish & 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 Gor m ley, 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, Lisa Phillips, Andrew Muscarelle, Adam Barziloski, 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.
The Roman Catholic Community of ST. BRIGID PARISH, (St. Francis Xavier Church, Friendsville, Pa. St. Augustine Church, Silver Lake, Pa.)
(St. Brigid’s Cross)
PARISH MISSION STATEMENT
-mail: sfxc@epix.net Facebook: St Brigid Parish Rev. Augustine Thomas—Administrator Father Augustine—1 (570) 909-7819 Deacon Paul J. Brojack
FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT February 18th, 2024 When He calls on me, I will answer Him!
MASS SCHEDULE Church - VIGIL: FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT JULIA GOLDEN FLAHERTY, MARGARET FLAHERTY, MARY ELLEN FLAHERTY GRIFFIN by the Flaherty Family St. Francis Church - FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT INTENTIONS OF OUR PARISHIONERS St. Augustine Church - JIM SHELP by Rosalynd Perlick NO MASS St. Francis Church -Healing Intentions—BERNARD R. GRIFFIN by John & Mary Butler St. Augustine Church- SLIM & BETTE MORROW by Sr. Bette Brown St. Augustine Church - JOHN CAMPBEA FAMILY by Charlotte Kiehle St. Francis Church St. Francis Church - VIGIL: SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT
Sat. Feb. 17
4:30PM St. Francis
Sun. Feb. 18
8:00AM
10:30AM Mon. Feb. 19 Tue. Feb. 20 12:00NN Wed. Feb. 21 8:30AM Thur. Feb. 22 8:30AM Fri. Feb. 23 12:00NN Sat. Feb. 24 4:30PM Sun. Feb. 25
8:00AM St. Francis
Church - SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT
10:30AM St. Augustine Church - INTENTIONS OF OUR PARISHIONERS
Ashes will be distributed after weekend Masses for those who aren’t able to attend Mass on Ash Wednesday. COLLECTION FOR THE CHURCH IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE This week our second collection supports the Church in Central and Eastern Europe. Your donation helps restore the Church and build the future in more than 25 countries still struggling to recover from former communist rule and now the war in Ukraine. Funds from this collection support reconstruction, education, formation, and poverty outreach. Thank you for your generosity to the collection today. For more information, please visit www.usccb.org/ccee. PARISH LOTTERY CALENDARS Parish Lottery Calendars are available in the back of our Churches. They are $ 20.00 each and run from April 1st thru December 31st, 2024. Each family is asked to take at least (5) calendars to sell. There are both packages of (5) calendars and loose (single) calendars. (Please do not break up the packages.) Please sign the calendars out on the sheet provided. ALL YOU CAN EAT BREAKFAST An All You Can Eat Breakfast will be held NEXT Sunday, February 25th at the Little Meadows Fire Station from 7 to 11 am. Menu includes: scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage gravy with biscuits, French toast, pancakes, hash browns, beverages and baked goods. Benefits the Little Meadows Fire Company. FREE FOOD DISTRIBUTION VIA THE WEINBERG FOOD BANK THIS Tuesday, February 20th, the Food Pantry will be at Little Meadows United Methodist Church– 12Noon to 2:00PM and 5-6PM. For low income Susquehanna County residents only. PRAYER SERVICE FOR UKRAINE This month will mark two years since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began and all people of goodwill are invited to join together to pray for an end to the war. Bishop Joseph C. Bambera and Father Myron Myronyuk, Pastor, St. Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic Church of Scranton, will celebrate a ‘Prayer Service for Peace and to Commemorate the Second Year of War in Ukraine’ at 2:30PM on Sunday, Feb. 25th at the Cathedral of Saint Peter, 315 Wyoming Avenue, Scranton. While in-person attendance is highly encouraged, the Prayer Service will also be broadcast live on CTV: Catholic Television of the Diocese of Scranton. LENTEN RETREAT FOR MEN All men, ages 18 years and older, are invited to participate in an overnight Lenten Retreat titled "Spiritual Direction: I'm Not Lost, I'm Wondering" from 6:00PM Friday, March 15th to 2:00PM Saturday, March 16th, at Holy Transfiguration Retreat Center in Dalton. The cost is only $75, which includes meals and overnight accommodation at the retreat center. For info visit www.beacatholicman.com / Joe Adcroft at jadcroft@kknepa.com or 570-380-5070. 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—9:45 to 10:20AM STEWARDSHIP REPORT Our weekend collection total was $ 4,013.01. Your generosity is greatly appreciated. LIFELINES “We often assume parenthood happens easily after ‘I do,’ but for many married couples, it does not. For some, the joy of conception never happens. Others suffer repeated miscarriages. Still others experience secondary infertility… If you experience difficulty bringing a child into your family, know that you are not alone. God is with you, and his Church desires to walk with you… God has a beautiful plan for your life as a married couple.” ~ USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities, “Seven Considerations While Navigating Infertility” respectlife.org/navigating-infertility
MINISTRY SCHEDULE & Mary Shaughnessy; Servers—volunteer; Rosary—Mary Shaughnessy; Greeter—volunteer Sunday, February 25—8:00AM—St. Francis: Lector—Matt Oleniacz; Ministers—Dave Curley & Larry Purtell; Servers—Jacob & Carson Oleniacz; Rosary—Dave Curley; Greeter—volunteer Sunday, February 25—10:30AM—St. Augustine: Lector—Jerry Guinane; Ministers— Sr. Bette Brown & volunteer; Servers—volunteer; Rosary—volunteer; Greeter—volunteer DECEASED Please pray for the deceased, especially Catherine Mahoney Laurent, aunt of Maureen Allen. 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 Covid-19. Kaitlyn Andre, Michael Haefner, Bill Jones, Jr., Ruth King, Kyle Stoddard, Sam Miner, 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, “D”, Robyn Lawson, Ned Offner, Ethel Reid, Butch Rosencranz, Shawn Burns, Quinn Seymour, 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, Thomas McWilliams, Marty Mosher, Chad Grindel, Cathy Ballogg, Mary Ann Casterline, Janice Jacobs, Patricia Charpinsky, Jay Gurn, Diane Holleran, Kineer Worgen, James Dughi, Peg Broadwater, Christopher Dauber, Adrian Stephens, Millie, John, Reilly, Sophia ILichishin, Alice Walsh, Josh Zaleski, Caleb Scepaniak, Dana Marsh, Mary Joan, Lori Rawlins, Brendan Merritt, Mark Pasteka, Tim Fruehan, Linda, Gloria, Lori Hammerly Coleman, Brendan Kelly, Pat Walsh, Angelo Scarfalloto, Emily Graves, Cathy Albert, Robert Nemcek, Wink, Wayne Hibbard, Laura Nelson, Garrett Farr, Dr. Silversti, Mary Keenan, R.C.M., Everly Hausmann, George Coleman, Sally Saunders, Dennis Byerly, Marie Cavalarro, Sully & Patty Cavallaro, Evelyn Ferro, Briana Grisdale, Gregory Diorio, Mike Coleman, Nicholas, Alex, Alice, Mike & Pat Stelacio, Fr. John Victoria, Joseph Santora, Carol Garcia, Jay S., Carl, Jessica Lawrence, Sophie Holgash, Nellie Manarchuck, Monica Gibson, Diane Coffee, Bill Noldy, Jr., Cathy Edsell, Patricia Hutchinson, Chris Mortensen, Clyde & Mary Tims, Louise Darrow, Diane, Aaron Fredendall, Louise Eastman, Niki Rogers, Wade Leach, Shirley Conboy, Mark, Joseph Olszewski, Curtis Edwards, Matthew Gatto, Madigan, Marge Murphy, Kris Kiesly, Ellen Bieleski, Kylie Keenan, Sara Kelly Price, Tucker White, Terri Grindel, Jerry Wells, Fred Brown, Rosa Prieto, Sue L., Mike, Carl Whitehead, Ed Snee, Cliff & Anita James, Pete Strojny, Jay C., Shirley McWilliams, Mary (Jones) Edsell, Eileen Maruschok, Shirley Rockefeller, Tony McHugh, Val Mosier, Hunter Allen Sapp, A.J. Pass, Leonard Howell, Bryce Histand, Deacon Tom Hartley, Ken Warner, George Thrasher, Norma Volk, Kathy Conklin, Gary Fisher, Joan Middendorf, Marie Mirabelli, Clint Wise, Carol Jarnigan, Brian, Kevin Pierson, Anne, Madeline Barno, Evan Small, Megan Hale, Ben Naylor, Tammy Volk Jennings, Rosemary Stewart, Margaret Zernone, Owen, Bucky Russell, Kathleen, Gerry, Delores Sinchak, Carolyn Doolittle, Tom Murphy, Leah Walters, Jane Borelli, Jake Warner, Chuck Bullock, Tom Krupinski, Susie Reichlen, Eileen Drab, Tom Walz, and Susanne Wolf. Please pray for all the needs in our Parish & 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 Gor m ley, 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, Lisa Phillips, Andrew Muscarelle, Adam Barziloski, 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.
Deacon’s NOTE Bap sm and wilderness—they are connected. One prepares us for the other. To be set apart by bap sm means that a wilderness lies ahead of us. The Spirit that has descended now drives Jesus. Jesus is literally “cast” by the Spirit into the wilderness. Without providing a single detail of the tempta ons of Jesus, Mark characteris cally abbreviates his story. Instead he adds a meaningful detail found in none of the other Gospels. Jesus, he says, was “among wild beasts.” “The more clearly you see Jesus here, the greater your passion will be for him”. Deacon Ron Maida—dorronto@protonmail.com
SANCTUARY & DEVOTIONAL CANDLES ~ A Devotional Candle at St. Francis b u r n s for a Special Intention offered by Joe Purr. ~ A Devotional Candle at St. Francis b u r n s for peace in Ukraine, Israel, and the Middle East. ~ A Devotional Candle at St. Augustine b u r n s for the return to health of all the sick in our Parish and Community offered by St. Brigid Altar and Rosary Society. ~ A Devotional Candle at St. Francis burns in Thanksgiving offered by Theresa & Bill Noldy. SPECIAL PRAYERS Please continue to pray for vocations to the Priesthood in our Diocese.
ADORATION HELP IS URGENTLY NEEDED! Adoration is in need of substitutes due to illness and snow birds being away. OPEN HOURS FOR SUBSTITUTES Friday, February 23— 9:00 to10:00AM Friday, February 23— 12:00 to 1:00PM Thursday, February 29— 5:00 to 6:00PM Thursday, March 7, 14, 21, 28— 5:00 to 6:00PM Friday, March 1, 8, 15, 22— 12:00 to 1:00PM Friday, March 1 & 8— 9:00 to 10:00AM Thursday, April 4— 5:00 to 6:00PM OPEN HOURS FOR PERMANENT OR SUBSTITUTES Tuesday—9:00 to 10:00AM and 2:00 to 3:00PM Wednesday—5:00 to 6:00PM every other week Wednesday—4:30 to 6:00PM every other week Thursday—10:00 to 11:00AM; 6:00 to 7:00PM; 7:00 to 8:00PM Friday—9:00 to 10:00AM; 1:00 to 2:00PM; 2:00 to 3:00PM Please consider spending an hour with Our Lord. Call Rosalynd Perlick @ (570-663-2212).
STATIONS OF THE CROSS Stations will be held Friday, February 23rd, after 12 Noon Mass at St. Francis. Stations will be held Friday, February 23rd, at 6:00PM at St. Augustine. Stations of the Cross will continue with this schedule most Friday’s during Lent. CHOIR PRACTICE Choir practice for Lent & Easter will be held on Tuesday evenings at 6:00PM at St. Francis. LENTEN READING MATERIALS There are copies of the “Little Black Books” for Lent and the Lenten Edition of “The Word Among Us” available in the back of the Churches. Please feel free to take a copy home with you and use as part of your daily Lenten meditations OPERATION RICE BOWL A SEASON FOR REFLECTION—During this holy time, we are called to pause and pay closer attention to our relationship with God and our neighbors. Reflect on how the Lenten pillars of prayer, fasting and almsgiving can guide your journey and how the Eucharist helps us to live in solidarity with our sisters and brothers around the world. Visit crsricebowl.org to learn more and read this week’s Story of Hope. The Rice Bowl Collection is the second collection on Holy Thursday. You can place your envelopes in the collection any time during Lent. GOOD FRIDAY COLLECTION What is the Pontifical Good Friday Collection? It supports the people of the Holy Land and the pilgrims that visit. At the request of the Holy Father, the Franciscans of the Holy Land promote the Pontifical Good Friday Collection in the United States and other parts of the world. Funds are distributed at the direction of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Oriental Churches. A portion of the funds are directly allocated to the educational and ecclesial projects in the Middle East. The rest of the funds collected in the United States and a number of other countries support the ministries and programs entrusted by the Holy See to the Holy Land Franciscans. The Franciscans have served in the Holy Land for 800 years. The Pontifical Good Friday Collection provides, Humanitarian, Liturgical, Pastoral, Archaeological, Charitable, Educational services, as well as care for the Holy Places. Our collection on Good Friday will be the Pontifical Good Friday Collection for the Holy Land. You can also place your envelopes in the collection at any time during Lent. THE LIGHT IS ON FOR YOU” To make it very easy for every Catholic to experience the grace of the Sacrament of Reconciliation during the season of Lent, a noble practice has been set forth in every parish of the Diocese of Scranton. Entitled The Light Is On for You, this initiative, which has served well in our diocese for several years now, will provide the opportunity for the Sacrament of Reconciliation in all parishes of the Diocese of Scranton at the same time during the weeks of Lent. Beginning Monday, February 19th and continuing through Monday, March 18th, confessions will be heard from 5:30 to 7:00PM throughout the Diocese. Due to Fr. Augustine’s schedule, Confessions in St. Brigid Parish will be held Tuesday evenings from 5:30 to 7:00PM. Confessions will be at St. Francis Church on Tuesday, February 20th; St. Augustine—Tuesday, February 27th; St. Francis—Tuesday, March 5th; St. Augustine— Tuesday, March 12th; St. Francis—Tuesday, March 19th; St. Augustine—Tuesday, March 26th. Please consider participating as fully as possible in this special opportunity, including members of your family, and any others that you may know who are longing to return to the Catholic faith.
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. CHURCH CLEANING St. Augustine: February 19 to 25—Sr. Bette Brown & Barb Pichette; February 26 to March 3—Barbara Gow & Jen Henry; March 4 to 10—Barb & Bill Pichette; March 11 to 17—Barb & Bill Pichette; March 18 to 24—Helena Arbosheski & Sr. Bette Brown; March 25 to 31—Cathy O’Reilly St. Francis cleaner for the month of February is Kay Keenan. NEW VOLUNTEERS are always needed to help clean our Churches. There are openings throughout the year that need to be filled at both Churches. If you would like to volunteer, please call Kay (570)553-2288. DIOCESAN ANNUAL APPEAL Our goal for 2023 is $ 22,000.00. We have raised $ 32,600.00 (148.18 % of our goal from 110 donors/ 36.30 % of our Parishioners). We are over our goal by $ 10,600.00. All donations are still very welcome. 75% of all money raised over our goal is returned to St. Brigid Parish. Thank you again to all of our very generous supporters!!
RECTORY, SET, COOK! For the third year, Rectory, Set, Cook is back with more participants than ever before! Fr. Augustine’s video for St. Brigid Parish is on the Diocesan website under Rectory, Set, Cook! as well as St. Brigid Facebook Page. Check it out and see how he made his delicious Chicken Curry and Rice. Your voting dollars directly support Catholic Social Services’ food kitchens, food pantries and other anti-hunger efforts AS WELL AS THE PASTOR CHEF’S PARISH. The site will be live with voting open until 5:00PM on Tuesday, March 26th. As of Friday morning the Diocesan total donations were $ 61,311.47. St. Brigid Parish (Fr. Augustine) was in 23rd place out of 30 with $ 192.17 and 3 donors. Let’s show our support for Fr. Augustine! Visit “Rectory, Set, Cook” and donate to Catholic Social Services and your Parish!! Vote, vote, vote!
2024 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 & individual, but also external & 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 29th, is a day of fast and abstinence. Fridays during Lent are days of abstinence. All Catholics who have reached their 14th birthday are to abstain from eating meat on Good Friday and on all Fridays during Lent. 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 ?
• • •
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. Lent continues until the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday, March 28th. LENTEN HOLY HOUR WITH BISHOP BAMBERA For the second consecutive year, all of the faithful in the Diocese of Scranton are invited to a Lenten Holy Hour with the Most Reverend Joseph C. Bambera, Bishop of Scranton, to commemorate the Year of Parish Revival for the National Eucharistic Revival. These gatherings will take place in each of the twelve deaneries of the Diocese of Scranton. The Lenten Holy Hour for our deanery, the Sayre Deanery, will take place on Thursday, March 7th, at 7:00PM, at Epiphany Parish, 304 South Elmer Avenue, Sayre, PA 18840. During the Year of Parish Revival, which lasts through June 2024, every parish in the country is being invited to offer opportunities to parishioners where they can be healed, converted, formed, and unified by an encounter with Jesus in the Eucharist – and then be sent out on mission “for the life of the world.” Mark your calendars and plan on joining Bishop Bambera as we pray for renewal in our devotion to Jesus Christ present to us in the Eucharist.
Deacon’s NOTE Bap sm and wilderness—they are connected. One prepares us for the other. To be set apart by bap sm means that a wilderness lies ahead of us. The Spirit that has descended now drives Jesus. Jesus is literally “cast” by the Spirit into the wilderness. Without providing a single detail of the tempta ons of Jesus, Mark characteris cally abbreviates his story. Instead he adds a meaningful detail found in none of the other Gospels. Jesus, he says, was “among wild beasts.” “The more clearly you see Jesus here, the greater your passion will be for him”. Deacon Ron Maida—dorronto@protonmail.com
SANCTUARY & DEVOTIONAL CANDLES ~ A Devotional Candle at St. Francis b u r n s for a Special Intention offered by Joe Purr. ~ A Devotional Candle at St. Francis b u r n s for peace in Ukraine, Israel, and the Middle East. ~ A Devotional Candle at St. Augustine b u r n s for the return to health of all the sick in our Parish and Community offered by St. Brigid Altar and Rosary Society. ~ A Devotional Candle at St. Francis burns in Thanksgiving offered by Theresa & Bill Noldy. SPECIAL PRAYERS Please continue to pray for vocations to the Priesthood in our Diocese.
ADORATION HELP IS URGENTLY NEEDED! Adoration is in need of substitutes due to illness and snow birds being away. OPEN HOURS FOR SUBSTITUTES Friday, February 23— 9:00 to10:00AM Friday, February 23— 12:00 to 1:00PM Thursday, February 29— 5:00 to 6:00PM Thursday, March 7, 14, 21, 28— 5:00 to 6:00PM Friday, March 1, 8, 15, 22— 12:00 to 1:00PM Friday, March 1 & 8— 9:00 to 10:00AM Thursday, April 4— 5:00 to 6:00PM OPEN HOURS FOR PERMANENT OR SUBSTITUTES Tuesday—9:00 to 10:00AM and 2:00 to 3:00PM Wednesday—5:00 to 6:00PM every other week Wednesday—4:30 to 6:00PM every other week Thursday—10:00 to 11:00AM; 6:00 to 7:00PM; 7:00 to 8:00PM Friday—9:00 to 10:00AM; 1:00 to 2:00PM; 2:00 to 3:00PM Please consider spending an hour with Our Lord. Call Rosalynd Perlick @ (570-663-2212).
STATIONS OF THE CROSS Stations will be held Friday, February 23rd, after 12 Noon Mass at St. Francis. Stations will be held Friday, February 23rd, at 6:00PM at St. Augustine. Stations of the Cross will continue with this schedule most Friday’s during Lent. CHOIR PRACTICE Choir practice for Lent & Easter will be held on Tuesday evenings at 6:00PM at St. Francis. LENTEN READING MATERIALS There are copies of the “Little Black Books” for Lent and the Lenten Edition of “The Word Among Us” available in the back of the Churches. Please feel free to take a copy home with you and use as part of your daily Lenten meditations OPERATION RICE BOWL A SEASON FOR REFLECTION—During this holy time, we are called to pause and pay closer attention to our relationship with God and our neighbors. Reflect on how the Lenten pillars of prayer, fasting and almsgiving can guide your journey and how the Eucharist helps us to live in solidarity with our sisters and brothers around the world. Visit crsricebowl.org to learn more and read this week’s Story of Hope. The Rice Bowl Collection is the second collection on Holy Thursday. You can place your envelopes in the collection any time during Lent. GOOD FRIDAY COLLECTION What is the Pontifical Good Friday Collection? It supports the people of the Holy Land and the pilgrims that visit. At the request of the Holy Father, the Franciscans of the Holy Land promote the Pontifical Good Friday Collection in the United States and other parts of the world. Funds are distributed at the direction of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Oriental Churches. A portion of the funds are directly allocated to the educational and ecclesial projects in the Middle East. The rest of the funds collected in the United States and a number of other countries support the ministries and programs entrusted by the Holy See to the Holy Land Franciscans. The Franciscans have served in the Holy Land for 800 years. The Pontifical Good Friday Collection provides, Humanitarian, Liturgical, Pastoral, Archaeological, Charitable, Educational services, as well as care for the Holy Places. Our collection on Good Friday will be the Pontifical Good Friday Collection for the Holy Land. You can also place your envelopes in the collection at any time during Lent. THE LIGHT IS ON FOR YOU” To make it very easy for every Catholic to experience the grace of the Sacrament of Reconciliation during the season of Lent, a noble practice has been set forth in every parish of the Diocese of Scranton. Entitled The Light Is On for You, this initiative, which has served well in our diocese for several years now, will provide the opportunity for the Sacrament of Reconciliation in all parishes of the Diocese of Scranton at the same time during the weeks of Lent. Beginning Monday, February 19th and continuing through Monday, March 18th, confessions will be heard from 5:30 to 7:00PM throughout the Diocese. Due to Fr. Augustine’s schedule, Confessions in St. Brigid Parish will be held Tuesday evenings from 5:30 to 7:00PM. Confessions will be at St. Francis Church on Tuesday, February 20th; St. Augustine—Tuesday, February 27th; St. Francis—Tuesday, March 5th; St. Augustine— Tuesday, March 12th; St. Francis—Tuesday, March 19th; St. Augustine—Tuesday, March 26th. Please consider participating as fully as possible in this special opportunity, including members of your family, and any others that you may know who are longing to return to the Catholic faith.
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. CHURCH CLEANING St. Augustine: February 19 to 25—Sr. Bette Brown & Barb Pichette; February 26 to March 3—Barbara Gow & Jen Henry; March 4 to 10—Barb & Bill Pichette; March 11 to 17—Barb & Bill Pichette; March 18 to 24—Helena Arbosheski & Sr. Bette Brown; March 25 to 31—Cathy O’Reilly St. Francis cleaner for the month of February is Kay Keenan. NEW VOLUNTEERS are always needed to help clean our Churches. There are openings throughout the year that need to be filled at both Churches. If you would like to volunteer, please call Kay (570)553-2288. DIOCESAN ANNUAL APPEAL Our goal for 2023 is $ 22,000.00. We have raised $ 32,600.00 (148.18 % of our goal from 110 donors/ 36.30 % of our Parishioners). We are over our goal by $ 10,600.00. All donations are still very welcome. 75% of all money raised over our goal is returned to St. Brigid Parish. Thank you again to all of our very generous supporters!!
RECTORY, SET, COOK! For the third year, Rectory, Set, Cook is back with more participants than ever before! Fr. Augustine’s video for St. Brigid Parish is on the Diocesan website under Rectory, Set, Cook! as well as St. Brigid Facebook Page. Check it out and see how he made his delicious Chicken Curry and Rice. Your voting dollars directly support Catholic Social Services’ food kitchens, food pantries and other anti-hunger efforts AS WELL AS THE PASTOR CHEF’S PARISH. The site will be live with voting open until 5:00PM on Tuesday, March 26th. As of Friday morning the Diocesan total donations were $ 61,311.47. St. Brigid Parish (Fr. Augustine) was in 23rd place out of 30 with $ 192.17 and 3 donors. Let’s show our support for Fr. Augustine! Visit “Rectory, Set, Cook” and donate to Catholic Social Services and your Parish!! Vote, vote, vote!
2024 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 & individual, but also external & 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 29th, is a day of fast and abstinence. Fridays during Lent are days of abstinence. All Catholics who have reached their 14th birthday are to abstain from eating meat on Good Friday and on all Fridays during Lent. 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 ?
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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. Lent continues until the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday, March 28th. LENTEN HOLY HOUR WITH BISHOP BAMBERA For the second consecutive year, all of the faithful in the Diocese of Scranton are invited to a Lenten Holy Hour with the Most Reverend Joseph C. Bambera, Bishop of Scranton, to commemorate the Year of Parish Revival for the National Eucharistic Revival. These gatherings will take place in each of the twelve deaneries of the Diocese of Scranton. The Lenten Holy Hour for our deanery, the Sayre Deanery, will take place on Thursday, March 7th, at 7:00PM, at Epiphany Parish, 304 South Elmer Avenue, Sayre, PA 18840. During the Year of Parish Revival, which lasts through June 2024, every parish in the country is being invited to offer opportunities to parishioners where they can be healed, converted, formed, and unified by an encounter with Jesus in the Eucharist – and then be sent out on mission “for the life of the world.” Mark your calendars and plan on joining Bishop Bambera as we pray for renewal in our devotion to Jesus Christ present to us in the Eucharist.