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
Rev. Andrew Amenkwaa Administrator
Deacon Ronald D. Maida dorronto@protonmail.com Deacon Paul J. Brojack
MINISTRY SCHEDULE
Saturday, September 16 4:30PM St. Francis: Lector Cott DeMaree; Ministers Joanne Nolt & Joyce Barnum; Server volunteer; Rosary Loretta Guiton; Greeter volunteer
Sunday, September 17—8:00AM—St. Francis: Lector Matt Oleniacz; Ministers Dave Curley & Larry Purtell; Servers volunteers; Rosary Debbie Purtell
Sunday, September 17 10:30AM St. Augustine: Lector Jerry Guinane; Ministers Sr. Bette Brown & Tanya Dearborn; Servers volunteers; Rosary volunteer; Greeter volunteer
DECEASED
, Sr. of Little Elk Lake; Paul A. Strohl, Sr., of Montrose; Paul F. Stanley, Sr. of Apalachin; and Robert J. Fitzgerald of Bighamton. May they all 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, 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, Kineer Worgen, James Dughi, Peg Broadwater, Christopher Dauber, Jay Gurn, “D”, Frances Murphy, Adrian Stephens, Millie, Mike Wilcox, Sophia ILichishin, Alice Walsh, Josh Zaleski, Caleb Scepaniak, Dana Marsh, Reilly, Lori Rawlins, Mary Joan, Brendan Merritt, R.M., Mark Pasteka, Tim Fruehan, Caesar & Edith Siedlecki, John, Lori Hammerly Coleman, Brendan Kelly, Pat Walsh, Angelo Scarfalloto, Emily Graves, Cathy Albert, Robert Nemcek, Wayne Hibbard, Laura Nelson, Garrett Farr, Gloria, Mary Keenan, Everly Hausmann, Dr. Silversti, George Coleman, Sally Saunders, Dennis Byerly, Linda, Marie Cavalarro, Sully & Patty Cavallaro, Evelyn Ferro, Briana Grisdale, Gregory Diorio, Mike Coleman, Nicholas, Joyce Danielewicz, Alex, Alice, Mike & Pat Stelacio, Fr. John Victoria, Jessica Lawrence, Joseph Santora, Carol Garcia, Sophie Holgash, Nellie Manarchuck, Monica Gibson, Diane Coffee, John Waldron, Millie Chamberlain, Bill Noldy, Jr., 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, Robert Pratt, Joseph Olszewski, Wade Leach, Curtis Edwards, Matthew Gatto, Marge Murphy, Mark, Ellen Bieleski, Kylie Keenan, Becky Jenner, Sara Kelly Price, Tucker White, Liam Little, Terri Grindel, Kris Kiesly, Jerry Wells, Fred Brown, Rosa Prieto, Theo Goodrich, Madigan, Carl Whitehead, Genevieve Coleman, Ed Snee, Anita James, Shirley McWilliams, Mary (Jones) Edsell, Peter Strojny, Anthony Siedlecki, Eileen Maruschok, Shirley Rockefeller, Tony McHugh, Val Mosier, Hunter Allen Sapp, A.J. Pass, 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, Clint Wise, Carol Jarnigan, Kevin Pierson, Gary Davis, Deacon Tom Hartley, Anne, Jeff Kintner, R.C.M., and Madeline Barno. 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.
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
September 10th, 2023
You are just, O Lord!
MASS / SERVICE SCHEDULE
Sat. Sept. 9 4:30PM St. Francis Church - VIGIL: 23RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Sun. Sept. 10 8:00AM St. Francis Church - 23RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
10:30AM St. Augustine Church - JULIA BORSAVAGE by Bill & Barb Pichette
Mon. Sept. 11 12:00NN St. Francis Church - NO MASS
Tue. Sept. 12 St. Augustine Church - NO MASS
Wed. Sept. 13 8:30AM St. Augustine Church - NO MASS
Thur. Sept. 14 8:30AM St. Augustine Church - NO MASS
Fri. Sept. 15 12:00NN St. Francis Church - 2nd Anniv. HAROLD CURLEY by Mary Louise Keenan
Sat. Sept. 16 4:30PM St. Francis Church - VIGIL: 24TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SUSAN ANDERSON by Kate Sedlak
Sun. Sept. 17 8:00AM St. Francis Church - 24TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Special Intentions of BOB & MARY CURLEY by Rose 10:30AM St. Augustine Church - PETER JAEGER by Heidi Jaeger
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 $ 4,333.30. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.
LIFELINES
“By our baptism, we are members of Christ’s body and sharers in his mission. Imitating Christ, we must care for all members of our communities, honoring each person as unique, sacred, and created in the image of God.”
~ USCCB, “Open Wide Our Hearts” Bulletin Insert
PRAYERS
Please continue to pray for many vocations to the Priesthood in the Diocese of Scranton.
SPECIAL COLLECTION FOR THE HAWAIIAN ISLAND OF MAUI—THIS WEEKEND
As the Hawaii Island of Maui begins to recover from the devastation caused by the deadliest wildfire in the United States in more than a century, Bishop Bambera invites all parishes in the Diocese of Scranton to take up an emergency special collection to address the immediate needs of the affected communities while also planning for long-term recovery efforts. All funds from this emergency collection will be transmitted to the USCCB’s Emergency Disaster Fund and will go directly to help the people of Maui rebuild.
In addressing the Catholic faithful in Hawaii and beyond, Honolulu Bishop Larry Silva recently stated, “As a community of faith, we are called to come together and provide unwavering support to those who are suffering. It is in times like these that our collective love, faith, and compassion can make a tremendous difference.”
May we continue to hold in prayer all those affected by these devastating fires.
COLLECTION FOR THE CARE & EDUCATION OF PRIESTS
Thank you for your generosity in last weeks collection for the Care & Education of Priests. Our collection total was $ 881.50.
CCD NEWS
CCD Classes will begin NEXT Sunday, September 17th, and are held from 9:15 to 10:15AM at Neumann Hall in Choconut. This allows families to attend either the 8:00AM Mass at St. Francis or the 10:30AM Mass at St. Augustine. Registration forms have been emailed to families who have been attending classes in past years and are also available in the back of the Churches for new families who would like to register.
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 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 & info are available at Montrose Sporting Goods (570-278-3154); St. Brigid Office (570-553-2288); from Kay at Mass 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).
MASS FOR SUICIDE HEALING AND REMEMBRANCE
Suicide Prevention Awareness Month is September. Bishop Bambera will celebrate a Mass for Suicide Healing & Remembrance NEXT Sunday, September 17th, 12:15pm at St. Peter’s Cathedral, Scranton. Mass will serve to remember loved ones lost to suicide, and to promote healing for those grieving their passing. Those attending Mass will be invited to offer a flower in memory of a loved one who died from suicide. All are welcome. Mass will livestream on the Diocesan website, YouTube channel and Facebook. For more info contact the Office for Parish Life 570-207-2213 or oplgeneral@dioceseofscranton.org
CARD SHOWER FOR RUTH MURPHY
Ruth Murphy’s 96th birthday is September 27th. She is lonely in the nursing home. Let’s cheer her up with some cards on her very special day. Vestal Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 105 W Sheedy Rd, Vestal, NY13850.
Deacon’s NOTE
In many ways, we are keepers of our sisters and brothers. We have social responsibility in family and in neighborhood. Jesus is saying something like that today. We have a responsibility for each other, for the common good. Parents may find this most difficult - to try to guide the family well and not lose them. We teach by example and by love. Even when children are young and making some mistakes, we hope they are not mistakes that last forever.
We pray to God for help. This we do with others. We ask for guidance and find help in the community of the church. That's where God is - two or three gathered is the community of God. Church is the gathered people. God wants the best for each of us. We can help each other to goodness, we can support each other, correct each other, and help each other on our way to God……..
God Bless. Deacon Ron Maida
UPDATED SCHEDULE—FIRST SATURDAY DEVOTIONS—OCTOBER 7TH
On Saturday, October 7th, 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. Augustine burns for the return to health of all the sick in our Parish & Community offered by St. Brigid Altar & Rosary Society.
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 in memory of Maureen Miller offered by Parishioners at St. Augustine.
~ St. Francis Flowers are for Special Intentions offered by Liz Fancher.
CHURCH CLEANING
St. Augustine: September 11 to 17 Cott DeMaree; September 18 to 24 Mary Homan; September 25 to October 1 Mary Homan; October 2 to 8 Maureen Allen & Bernadette Kanna; October 9 to 15 Maureen Allen & Bernadette Kanna; October 16 to 22 Heidi Jaeger & Barbara Gurney; October 23 to 29 Heidi Jaeger & Barbara Gurney; October 30 to November 5 Michelle Aton & Linda Monahan
St. Francis cleaner for the month of September is Donna Fizzano.
BENEFIT
Our Parishioner Kylie Keenan is recovering from Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), a rare condition where the immune system attacks the peripheral nerves. The Kevin Class Memorial Golf Tournament, which benefits Kylie, will be held at Tall Pines, THIS Sunday, September 10th.
Both the Basket Raffles and 50/50 are open to the public. You are welcome to stop at Tall Pines and take some chances on the 50/50 or Basket Raffles.
DIOCESAN ANNUAL APPEAL
Once again, thank you to everyone for your very generous contributions to the 2022 Diocesan Annual Appeal. We have received our rebate check for $ 8,636.25, which represents 75% of the amount our parish raised over our goal for 2022. This is a great benefit for St. Brigid Parish!
“Celebration Weekend” for the 2023 Diocesan Annual Appeal is September 23rd and 24th. We will see the video prepared by Bishop Bambera. Gifts of any size are welcome and your participation is important to our success again this year.
BE A CATHOLIC MAN CONFERENCE
The 8th Annual Diocese of Scranton “Be A Catholic Man Conference” will be held on Saturday, October 7th, from 8AM to 3PM, Holy Redeemer High School, 159 S. Penn. Ave., Wilkes-Barre, Pa 18701. The theme Is “Stand Fast In The Faith.” Registration begins at 7AM (coffee available). A 7:15AM Rosary will be prayed. Three outstanding Catholic Speakers have been scheduled. There will be Eucharistic Adoration, Confessions, and Mass Offered by Bishop Joseph Bambera. The fee is $40 (Early Bird $30), Students $15, Priest/Deacons FREE.
Register on line: www.BeACatholicMan.com ; mail your check (payable to “Be a Catholic Man”) to: Be a Catholic Man c/o William Leandri, Treasurer 239 Hayfield Rd. Shavertown, PA 18708 Attn: Men’s Conference, also put Men’s Conference on the memo line of the check. For more information contact Mike Kilmer 570-746-0100 or michaelkilmer71@gmail.com
Notice Regarding Reporting Sexual Abuse of a Minor
It is the policy of the Diocese of Scranton to report any allegation of sexual abuse of a minor to law enforcement. If you are a victim of sexual abuse committed by a priest, deacon, religious or lay employee or volunteer of the Diocese of Scranton, you are encouraged to immediately report the matter to law enforcement. If any priest, deacon, religious, lay employee or volunteer of the Diocese of Scranton has cause or reason to suspect that a minor has been subjected to any form of abuse, including child sexual abuse, the matter will be reported to law enforcement.