St Brigid Parish Bulletin for Sunday February 24, 2024 by Fred Brown

MINISTRY SCHEDULE

; Servers volunteer; Rosary Joyce Barnum; Greeter volunteer

Sunday, March 3 10:30AM St. Augustine: Lector Johanna Higgins; Ministers Eileen McDonald & volunteer; Servers—volunteer; Rosary—volunteer; Greeter—Barb Pichette

DECEASED

Please pray for the deceased, especially our Parishioner, Adriana Lalor of Little Meadows. We also pray for Bernard R. Griffin, Binghamton, brother of Donny & Mike Griffin, Catherine Hardy & Barbara Winnie. We also pray for Lynn Jerauld, and Gerald Roberts of Montrose, and Marlene Gesford Kurosky formerly of Montrose, who passed this week. May they 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, Leah Walters, Jane Borelli, Jake Warner, Chuck Bullock, Tom Krupinski, Susie Reichlen, Eileen Drab, Tom Walz, Susanne Wolf, and Beth Carlton. 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 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, 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.

STATIONS OF THE CROSS

Stations will be held Friday, March 1st, after 12 Noon Mass at St. Francis. Stations will be held Friday, March 1st, 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 OVERCOMING HUNGER

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In Akwangagwel, Uganda, the climate is very hot and dry. Farmers in this region depend heavily on the rainy season for a successful harvest. But lately due to the changing —the rain has been coming later than it used to and is more inconsistent. Sometimes, when it does rain, it causes flooding and ruins the crops. Learn how Adolf and Florence have taken the matter into their own hands, implementing new farming techniques they learned from a Catholic Relief Services program to improve their farm and fight against hunger in their community. Visit crsricebowl.org to 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

How the Pontifical Good Friday Collection is used—Serving those in need in the Holy Land • 250 friars 11 countries • 65 sanctuaries and 23 parishes • 6 guest houses for pilgrims • 30 youth served by Bethlehem Boys’ Home • 63 apartments restored for families in need • 1,020 employees in Israel and Palestine • 17 schools with more than 10,000 students • 509 university scholarships • 56 Friars preparing for the priesthood • 700 refugees aided on the island of Rhodes • 8,000+ Syrian families aided • 650+ families in Lebanon assisted • Construction of a Catholic school in Cana Help us continue to serve!

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.

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. Augustine Church—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.

Continuing through Monday, March 18th, confessions will be heard from 5:30 to 7:00PM throughout the Diocese.

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 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.

2024 WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MASS

Bishop Joseph C. Bambera and the Office for Parish Life wish to invite couples celebrating their 25th or 50th wedding anniversary in 2024 to a diocesan Wedding Anniversary Mass on Sunday, June 23rd. The event includes a 2:30PM Mass at the Cathedral of Saint Peter followed by a reception. Registration deadline is May 26th. To register, go to www.dioceseofscranton.org or contact Bridget Guarnieri (570-207-2213 x 1133) or familylife@dioceseofscranton.org

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!

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.

Voting is open until 5:00PM, Tuesday, March 26th.

As of Friday morning the Diocesan total donations were $ 93,015.52. St. Brigid Parish (Fr. Augustine) was in 12th place out of 30 with $ 944.89 and 14 donors.

Let’s show our support for Father Augustine! Visit “Rectory, Set, Cook” and donate to Catholic Social Services and your Parish!!

Vote, vote, vote!

Deacon’s NOTE

The apostles saw into the real Jesus - a few hours on the mountains which they would never forget. When later they would see the disﬁgured face and the dying body on the cross, Peter and James and John would remember this day, and would remember it for the rest of their lives. They saw Jesus as the Son of God, and saw a glimpse in him of our humanity at its best. The glory of Jesus is the glory of love - his love unto death, and the love in him of Father and Spirit.

The apostles' faith was conﬁrmed on the mountain. Prayer moments may o#en be transﬁgura$on moments when we glimpse the beauty of Jesus Christ and we commit ourselves to ‘listen to him' as God invites.

God Bless. Deacon Ron Maida

SANCTUARY & DEVOTIONAL CANDLES

~ A Devotional Candle at St. Francis burns for a Special Intention offered by Joe Purr.

~ A Devotional Candle at St. Francis for peace in Ukraine, Israel, and the Middle East.

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

Thursday, February 29 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

OPEN HOURS FOR PERMANENT OR SUBSTITUTES

Tuesday 9:00 to 10:00AM

Thursday—10:00 to 11:00AM; 6:00 to 7:00PM

Friday 9:00 to 10:00AM; 1:00 to 2:00PM; 2:00 to 3:00PM

Starting Tuesday, April 2nd—2:00 to 3:00PM

Starting Thursday, April 4th 7:00 to 8:00PM

Please consider spending an hour with Our Lord. Call Rosalynd Perlick @ (570-663-2212). Thank you to everyone who has already stepped forward and volunteered for Adoration hours!!

ST. BRIGID DANCE FOOD DONATIONS

Thank you to everyone who attended the St. Brigid Dance and brought donations for the Food Pantry. Your total donations added up to 53 lbs. of food to help the Food Pantry help those in need. Your donations are greatly appreciated!!

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

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.