MINISTRY SCHEDULE FOR HOLY DAY St. Augustine—Aug. 14th—6:00PM: Lector—Judy Adams; Ministers—Anne Hawley & Roseanne Rouff; Servers—Victoria Elizabeth Villanella; Rosary—Ann Zalepa & Caesar Siedlecki St. Francis—Aug. 15—6:00PM: Lector—Dick Manjerovic; Ministers—Mary K. Manjerovic & Helen Burns; Servers—Curtis, Gabe & Madeline Spila; Rosary—Margaret Flaherty

MINISTRY SCHEDULE FOR NEXT WEEKEND St. Francis—Aug. 16th—4:30PM: Lector—Thomas O’Reilly; Ministers—Sean Kelly & Susanne Wolf; Servers—Declan & Daegan Giannone; Rosary—Mary Shaughnessy St. Francis—Aug. 17th—8:00AM: Lector—Bill Dovin; Ministers—Dave Curley & Larry Purtell; Servers—Patrick & Marty Conboy; Rosary—Tom Curley St. Augustine—Aug. 18th—10:30AM: Lector—Jack Kelly; Ministers—Bob Allen & Sal Gatto; Servers—Frank, Jack & Luke Fruehan; Rosary—Ann Zalepa & Caesar Siedlecki If at any time you see that a volunteer is needed for any ministry, please feel free to step forward and volunteer your services.

DECEASED Please pray for the deceased, especially our Parishioner, Anthony Trecoske. May he rest in peace. Amen.

SANCTUARY LIGHTS, ADORATION VIGIL CANDLES & DEVOTIONAL CANDLE DONATIONS A Devotional Candle at St. Francis burns for a Special Intention requested by Joe Purr.

A Devotional Candle at St. Francis burns for a Special Intention. A Devotional Candle at St. Francis burns for a Special Intention.

CHURCH CLEANING St. Francis cleaners for the month of August—Jerry & Jackie Guiton.

St. Augustine cleaners Aug. 10 to 16—Angel Kublo; Aug. 17 to 23—Ginny Schmitt. Volunteers are needed to clean St. Augustine Church. If you can help, call the rectory.

FLOWERS FOR OUR CHURCHES St. Augustine flowers are given by Beverly Mahoney & Family in Memory of Gerard Mahoney.

To provide flowers for St. Francis Church, please call the Rectory at (570-553-2288). To provide flowers for St. Augustine Church, please sign up on the sheet in back of the Church or call Heidi Jaeger (570-663-2459).

PRAYER LIST Lord, hear our prayers for the sick of our Parish and Community listed below and for those who are not listed and in need of our prayers. Katelyn Andre, Michael Haefner, Bill Jones, Jr., David Zevan, Rita Powers, Debbie Jones, Julia Zangara, Kyle Stoddard, Mary Lou Gregg, Sophie Padula, Madigan Gow, John Flynn, Donald & Terry Baum, Mary Bakay, Donnie Butler, Tommy Williams, Stephen Ambrose, Mary Riley, Toni Colardino, Evelyn Palulis, Tom Wenman, Linda Hollenback, Jennifer Lynn, Jerry Lynch, Tyler Fletcher, Anna Mae Coleman, Joshua Welch, Jean Ryan, Richard Hutchinson, Mary K. Long, Joshua Kaminski, Kathy Holt, Aleisya Abrams, Agnes Neville, Steve Hundiak, Mary Lou Fahs, Butch Rosencranz, Ruth King, George Kotch, Brooke Arnold, Hallie Brooks, Ken Roon, Sarah Murnigahan, Candy Coney, Walter O’Rourke, William Chaney, Mary Cadden, Sandy Szabo, Nancy Lynch, Daniel Gavin, Sue Anderson, June Riley, John Bauer, Adam Kelly, Francis Zernone, Shawn Burns, Quinn Seymour, Pauline VerValen, John & Alberta Zielinski, Virginia Raftis, Fred Russell, Dorothy Catlin, Marie Donahue, Nancy, Matt & Emily, Bob Murphy, Robyn Lawson, Vicky Nelson, Rita Flynn, Elton Carr, Peter Purtell, Kaleena Dughi, Molly Getter, Sam Miner, Debbie Drewry, Bill Sheredy, Bub Davis, D.K., J.K., S.C.F., Rusty Carmen, Ronalee Eckert, Chelsea Judson, Doug Wheaton, John Paul Jones, Valerie Newhart, R.G., B.F., H.T., Amanda Branning, Deborah Gregory, Andy Mooney, Dave Hibbard, John Osolnick, Anna Marie Gage, Jeff Barnard, Mary Elizabeth Healy, Javina Davis, Gloria Craige, Delmar O’Rourke, Steve Burrell, Walt Frystak, Cynthia F., Lori & Michelle Parsons, Barbara Borsavage, George Kotch, Jr., Leo Guiton, Joe LaFrance, Whitney Neville, Gregg Loboda, Nora Boczar, Richard Light, and Tammy Fleming. May they regain full health. Please pray for the needs in our Parish Intention Books. 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 and Community, Cortney Allen, Christopher Reichlen, Patrick Allen, Shane Kalpokas, Ryan Gormley, Mike Griffith, Reed Shave, Matthew Kramer, Dustin Ryder, Bobby Brostoski, Ricky Trowbridge, Ryan Neville, Anthony Flynn, A. Jay Tewksbury, Jennifer Buttacavoli, Andrew Muscarelle, Adam Barziloski, Lukas Crisman, John Matousek, David Teetsel, Lisa Phillips, Carrie Krouse, Ryan Newberry, Wayne M. Bennett, Duane Thomas, Joseph Elliott, Michael and Sean Plitt, Mark W. Gregg, Bradley J. Bryant, and all who serve with them. May they all be protected and safe from harm and return home soon to their families and friends. Amen. Please call the rectory when the person you put on the Prayer List or Armed Forces List can be removed. If you know of anyone on the list who has passed away, please let us know so that their name can be removed from the list.

The Roman Catholic Community of ST. BRIGID PARISH,

(St. Francis Xavier Church, Friendsville, Pa.

and St. Augustine Church,

Silver Lake, Pa.)

(St. Brigid’s Cross)

P.O. Box 75 • 17 Cottage Street • Friendsville, Pa. 18818 www.ourparishcommunity.com • Phone (570) 553-2288

E-mail: sfxc@epix.net Father Casimir (Cas) Stanis, Pastor

Kenneth S. Brennan, Deacon

PARISH MISSION STATEMENT “We the faithful of the Roman Catholic Community of St. Brigid Parish, (St. Francis Xavier and St. Augustine Churches), in union with our Holy Father, the Pope, and the Diocese of Scranton, are called through baptism to share in the mission which Jesus Christ has entrusted to the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. We in this Faith Community, under the leadership of our Bishop and our Pastor, cooperate to proclaim the Gospel in accordance with the teaching of the Church, to celebrate the sacraments, especially the Eucharist, for the salvation of all, and to witness by grace to the Kingdom of God so as to promote a culture of life, justice and peace. We especially endeavor to foster spiritual growth and evangelization in our present and future generations by drawing parish members back to active participation.”

CONFESSION SCHEDULE

Saturday - 4:30PM Mass - St. Francis Church - Confessions - 4:00 to 4:20PM Sunday - 8:00AM Mass - St. Francis Church - Confessions immediately following Mass

Sunday - 10:30AM Mass - St. Augustine Church - Confessions - immediately following Mass Or any convenient time upon request. WEEKLY STEWARDSHIP REPORT

Thank you for your kindness & generosity in our weekly Parish Collections: St. Francis (4:30PM) $ 1,258.00; St. Francis (8:00AM) $ 951.00; St. Augustine (10:30AM) $ 1,048.65.

LIFELINES

A child is not something owed to one, but is a gift. The ‘supreme’ gift of marriage’ is a human person. A child may not be considered a piece of property, an idea to which an alleged ‘right to a child’ would lead. In this area, only the child possesses genuine rights: the right ‘to be the fruit of the specific act of the conjugal love of his parents,’ and ‘the right to be respected as a person from the moment of his conception.

MASS SCHEDULE Sat. Aug. 9 4:30PM St. Francis Church - VIGIL: 19TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

VINCENT & CATHERINE RILEY by the Family Sun. Aug. 10 8:00AM St. Francis Church - 19TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

CARL MILLER by Tom Golden 10:30AM St. Augustine Church - INTENTIONS OF OUR PARISHONERS Mon. Aug. 11 12:00NN WILLIAM TALMADGE by the Family Tue. Aug. 12 8:30AM St. Augustine Church - JOHN K. & SALLY J. MCNAMARA by Jim McNamara Wed. Aug. 13 8:30AM St. Francis Church - MARY ANN ALLEN by Julie Zangara Thur. Aug. 14 6:00PM St. Augustine Church - VIGIL: ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

MILDRED LOUGHLIN REICH by Claire & Rick Woidt Fri. Aug. 15 6:00PM St. Francis Church - ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

MARY ANN PLACE by Leo & Loretta Guiton Sat. Aug. 16 4:30PM St. Francis Church - VIGIL: 20TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

FRANCES REILLY by the Reilly Family Sun. Aug. 17 8:00AM St. Francis Church - 20TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

INTENTIONS OF OUR PARISHIONERS 10:30AM St. Augustine Church - ELISABETHA KORBEL by Heidi Jaeger

St. Francis Church -

Thank you to everyone who helped in any way with the Picnic last weekend. Your help is greatly appreciated. The day was a big success thanks to all of your help! Please watch next weeks bulletin for winners and other more specific information.

SOLEMNITY OF THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY~HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, THIS Friday, August 15th is a Holy Day of Obligation. The Vigil Mass will be held at St. Augustine on Thursday, August 14th at 6:00PM. The Holy Day Mass will be held at St. Francis on Friday, August 15th at 6:00PM.

COLLECTION FOR CARE & EDUCATION OF PRIESTS Thank you to everyone for their generosity in last weekend’s collection for the Care & Education of Priests. The collection total was $ 459.65.

CONFIRMATION NEWS

Confirmation Retreat—Thank you to parents, grandparents, teachers, and our CCD Coordinator for helping to get the Confirmation students to the retreat this past week. Your help is greatly appreciated. The Retreat was very informative and lots of fun. For those students who didn’t make the retreat, please remember the alternative date is Friday, August 22nd, at St. John’s Church in Susquehanna. Confirmation in St. Brigid Parish is Monday, September 29th, at 5:00PM in St. Francis Church.

“CHILDREN’S WORSHIP BULLETINS” “Children’s Worship Bulletins” - Copies are available in the back of the Churches today.

ALTAR & ROSARY OFFICERS MEETING

There will be a special meeting of St. Brigid Parish Altar & Rosary Officers on Wednesday, August 13th at 6:30PM in the Rectory. This meeting is for outgoing officers and newly elected officers.

HELP IS NEEDED AT THE PRO-LIFE BOOTH AT THE HARFORD FAIR A volunteer is needed to cover the Pro-Life booth at the Harford Fair on Tuesday, August 19th, from 2 to 4PM. If you can help, please call Rosalynd Perlick-Spencer (570-663-2212).

CHURCH SOFTBALL NEWS

Our Church Softball Team finished the season in second place in the League which had a total of (9) teams. St. Brigid Parish team played (5) games in the Tournament. We lost the final game to take second in the Tournament. Congratulations to the team and thank you to everyone who played this year and helped to make this our best year so far. A special thank you to Sean Kelly for being the contact person and helping to organize the team every year!

SPECIAL THANK YOU A special thank you goes out from Leo & Loretta Guiton to everyone for your prayers, spiritual bouquets, cards, healing Masses, cares and concerns following Leo’s recent heart attack. A very special thank you goes to Fr. Cas for all his phone calls and visits. Without family and friends we wouldn’t be able to get thru life.

PARISH PRAYER CHAIN If you would like to help respond to prayer requests (for anyone in need—not just Parish-ioners), please contact Rosalynd Perlick-Spencer (570-663-2212), Susie Reichlen (570-553-2618), or Mary Keenan (570-553-2431). If you have actual prayer requests, please call anyone on the list and many prayers will be offered for your particular intention.

OUR LORD IS WAITING FOR YOU TO ADORE HIM If you would like permanent ADORATION hours or if you would like to take an hour on a trial basis, please call Andrea Chen at 607-669-4875.

CONFESSION SCHEDULE

Saturday - 4:30PM Mass - St. Francis Church - Confessions - 4:00 to 4:20PM Sunday - 8:00AM Mass - St. Francis Church - Confessions immediately following Mass

Sunday - 10:30AM Mass - St. Augustine Church - Confessions - immediately following Mass Or any convenient time upon request. WEEKLY STEWARDSHIP REPORT

Thank you for your kindness & generosity in our weekly Parish Collections: St. Francis (4:30PM) $ 1,258.00; St. Francis (8:00AM) $ 951.00; St. Augustine (10:30AM) $ 1,048.65.

LIFELINES

A child is not something owed to one, but is a gift. The ‘supreme’ gift of marriage’ is a human person. A child may not be considered a piece of property, an idea to which an alleged ‘right to a child’ would lead. In this area, only the child possesses genuine rights: the right ‘to be the fruit of the specific act of the conjugal love of his parents,’ and ‘the right to be respected as a person from the moment of his conception.

MASS SCHEDULE Sat. Aug. 9 4:30PM St. Francis Church - VIGIL: 19TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

VINCENT & CATHERINE RILEY by the Family Sun. Aug. 10 8:00AM St. Francis Church - 19TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

CARL MILLER by Tom Golden 10:30AM St. Augustine Church - INTENTIONS OF OUR PARISHONERS Mon. Aug. 11 12:00NN WILLIAM TALMADGE by the Family Tue. Aug. 12 8:30AM St. Augustine Church - JOHN K. & SALLY J. MCNAMARA by Jim McNamara Wed. Aug. 13 8:30AM St. Francis Church - MARY ANN ALLEN by Julie Zangara Thur. Aug. 14 6:00PM St. Augustine Church - VIGIL: ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

MILDRED LOUGHLIN REICH by Claire & Rick Woidt Fri. Aug. 15 6:00PM St. Francis Church - ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

MARY ANN PLACE by Leo & Loretta Guiton Sat. Aug. 16 4:30PM St. Francis Church - VIGIL: 20TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

FRANCES REILLY by the Reilly Family Sun. Aug. 17 8:00AM St. Francis Church - 20TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

INTENTIONS OF OUR PARISHIONERS 10:30AM St. Augustine Church - ELISABETHA KORBEL by Heidi Jaeger

St. Francis Church -

Thank you to everyone who helped in any way with the Picnic last weekend. Your help is greatly appreciated. The day was a big success thanks to all of your help! Please watch next weeks bulletin for winners and other more specific information.

SOLEMNITY OF THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY~HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, THIS Friday, August 15th is a Holy Day of Obligation. The Vigil Mass will be held at St. Augustine on Thursday, August 14th at 6:00PM. The Holy Day Mass will be held at St. Francis on Friday, August 15th at 6:00PM.

COLLECTION FOR CARE & EDUCATION OF PRIESTS Thank you to everyone for their generosity in last weekend’s collection for the Care & Education of Priests. The collection total was $ 459.65.

CONFIRMATION NEWS

Confirmation Retreat—Thank you to parents, grandparents, teachers, and our CCD Coordinator for helping to get the Confirmation students to the retreat this past week. Your help is greatly appreciated. The Retreat was very informative and lots of fun. For those students who didn’t make the retreat, please remember the alternative date is Friday, August 22nd, at St. John’s Church in Susquehanna. Confirmation in St. Brigid Parish is Monday, September 29th, at 5:00PM in St. Francis Church.

“CHILDREN’S WORSHIP BULLETINS” “Children’s Worship Bulletins” - Copies are available in the back of the Churches today.

ALTAR & ROSARY OFFICERS MEETING

There will be a special meeting of St. Brigid Parish Altar & Rosary Officers on Wednesday, August 13th at 6:30PM in the Rectory. This meeting is for outgoing officers and newly elected officers.

HELP IS NEEDED AT THE PRO-LIFE BOOTH AT THE HARFORD FAIR A volunteer is needed to cover the Pro-Life booth at the Harford Fair on Tuesday, August 19th, from 2 to 4PM. If you can help, please call Rosalynd Perlick-Spencer (570-663-2212).

CHURCH SOFTBALL NEWS

Our Church Softball Team finished the season in second place in the League which had a total of (9) teams. St. Brigid Parish team played (5) games in the Tournament. We lost the final game to take second in the Tournament. Congratulations to the team and thank you to everyone who played this year and helped to make this our best year so far. A special thank you to Sean Kelly for being the contact person and helping to organize the team every year!

SPECIAL THANK YOU A special thank you goes out from Leo & Loretta Guiton to everyone for your prayers, spiritual bouquets, cards, healing Masses, cares and concerns following Leo’s recent heart attack. A very special thank you goes to Fr. Cas for all his phone calls and visits. Without family and friends we wouldn’t be able to get thru life.

PARISH PRAYER CHAIN If you would like to help respond to prayer requests (for anyone in need—not just Parish-ioners), please contact Rosalynd Perlick-Spencer (570-663-2212), Susie Reichlen (570-553-2618), or Mary Keenan (570-553-2431). If you have actual prayer requests, please call anyone on the list and many prayers will be offered for your particular intention.

OUR LORD IS WAITING FOR YOU TO ADORE HIM If you would like permanent ADORATION hours or if you would like to take an hour on a trial basis, please call Andrea Chen at 607-669-4875.

MINISTRY SCHEDULE FOR HOLY DAY St. Augustine—Aug. 14th—6:00PM: Lector—Judy Adams; Ministers—Anne Hawley & Roseanne Rouff; Servers—Victoria Elizabeth Villanella; Rosary—Ann Zalepa & Caesar Siedlecki St. Francis—Aug. 15—6:00PM: Lector—Dick Manjerovic; Ministers—Mary K. Manjerovic & Helen Burns; Servers—Curtis, Gabe & Madeline Spila; Rosary—Margaret Flaherty

MINISTRY SCHEDULE FOR NEXT WEEKEND St. Francis—Aug. 16th—4:30PM: Lector—Thomas O’Reilly; Ministers—Sean Kelly & Susanne Wolf; Servers—Declan & Daegan Giannone; Rosary—Mary Shaughnessy St. Francis—Aug. 17th—8:00AM: Lector—Bill Dovin; Ministers—Dave Curley & Larry Purtell; Servers—Patrick & Marty Conboy; Rosary—Tom Curley St. Augustine—Aug. 18th—10:30AM: Lector—Jack Kelly; Ministers—Bob Allen & Sal Gatto; Servers—Frank, Jack & Luke Fruehan; Rosary—Ann Zalepa & Caesar Siedlecki If at any time you see that a volunteer is needed for any ministry, please feel free to step forward and volunteer your services.

DECEASED Please pray for the deceased, especially our Parishioner, Anthony Trecoske. May he rest in peace. Amen.

SANCTUARY LIGHTS, ADORATION VIGIL CANDLES & DEVOTIONAL CANDLE DONATIONS A Devotional Candle at St. Francis burns for a Special Intention requested by Joe Purr.

A Devotional Candle at St. Francis burns for a Special Intention. A Devotional Candle at St. Francis burns for a Special Intention.

CHURCH CLEANING St. Francis cleaners for the month of August—Jerry & Jackie Guiton.

St. Augustine cleaners Aug. 10 to 16—Angel Kublo; Aug. 17 to 23—Ginny Schmitt. Volunteers are needed to clean St. Augustine Church. If you can help, call the rectory.

FLOWERS FOR OUR CHURCHES St. Augustine flowers are given by Beverly Mahoney & Family in Memory of Gerard Mahoney.

To provide flowers for St. Francis Church, please call the Rectory at (570-553-2288). To provide flowers for St. Augustine Church, please sign up on the sheet in back of the Church or call Heidi Jaeger (570-663-2459).

PRAYER LIST Lord, hear our prayers for the sick of our Parish and Community listed below and for those who are not listed and in need of our prayers. Katelyn Andre, Michael Haefner, Bill Jones, Jr., David Zevan, Rita Powers, Debbie Jones, Julia Zangara, Kyle Stoddard, Mary Lou Gregg, Sophie Padula, Madigan Gow, John Flynn, Donald & Terry Baum, Mary Bakay, Donnie Butler, Tommy Williams, Stephen Ambrose, Mary Riley, Toni Colardino, Evelyn Palulis, Tom Wenman, Linda Hollenback, Jennifer Lynn, Jerry Lynch, Tyler Fletcher, Anna Mae Coleman, Joshua Welch, Jean Ryan, Richard Hutchinson, Mary K. Long, Joshua Kaminski, Kathy Holt, Aleisya Abrams, Agnes Neville, Steve Hundiak, Mary Lou Fahs, Butch Rosencranz, Ruth King, George Kotch, Brooke Arnold, Hallie Brooks, Ken Roon, Sarah Murnigahan, Candy Coney, Walter O’Rourke, William Chaney, Mary Cadden, Sandy Szabo, Nancy Lynch, Daniel Gavin, Sue Anderson, June Riley, John Bauer, Adam Kelly, Francis Zernone, Shawn Burns, Quinn Seymour, Pauline VerValen, John & Alberta Zielinski, Virginia Raftis, Fred Russell, Dorothy Catlin, Marie Donahue, Nancy, Matt & Emily, Bob Murphy, Robyn Lawson, Vicky Nelson, Rita Flynn, Elton Carr, Peter Purtell, Kaleena Dughi, Molly Getter, Sam Miner, Debbie Drewry, Bill Sheredy, Bub Davis, D.K., J.K., S.C.F., Rusty Carmen, Ronalee Eckert, Chelsea Judson, Doug Wheaton, John Paul Jones, Valerie Newhart, R.G., B.F., H.T., Amanda Branning, Deborah Gregory, Andy Mooney, Dave Hibbard, John Osolnick, Anna Marie Gage, Jeff Barnard, Mary Elizabeth Healy, Javina Davis, Gloria Craige, Delmar O’Rourke, Steve Burrell, Walt Frystak, Cynthia F., Lori & Michelle Parsons, Barbara Borsavage, George Kotch, Jr., Leo Guiton, Joe LaFrance, Whitney Neville, Gregg Loboda, Nora Boczar, Richard Light, and Tammy Fleming. May they regain full health. Please pray for the needs in our Parish Intention Books. 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 and Community, Cortney Allen, Christopher Reichlen, Patrick Allen, Shane Kalpokas, Ryan Gormley, Mike Griffith, Reed Shave, Matthew Kramer, Dustin Ryder, Bobby Brostoski, Ricky Trowbridge, Ryan Neville, Anthony Flynn, A. Jay Tewksbury, Jennifer Buttacavoli, Andrew Muscarelle, Adam Barziloski, Lukas Crisman, John Matousek, David Teetsel, Lisa Phillips, Carrie Krouse, Ryan Newberry, Wayne M. Bennett, Duane Thomas, Joseph Elliott, Michael and Sean Plitt, Mark W. Gregg, Bradley J. Bryant, and all who serve with them. May they all be protected and safe from harm and return home soon to their families and friends. Amen. Please call the rectory when the person you put on the Prayer List or Armed Forces List can be removed. If you know of anyone on the list who has passed away, please let us know so that their name can be removed from the list.

The Roman Catholic Community of ST. BRIGID PARISH,

(St. Francis Xavier Church, Friendsville, Pa.

and St. Augustine Church,

Silver Lake, Pa.)

(St. Brigid’s Cross)

P.O. Box 75 • 17 Cottage Street • Friendsville, Pa. 18818 www.ourparishcommunity.com • Phone (570) 553-2288

E-mail: sfxc@epix.net Father Casimir (Cas) Stanis, Pastor

Kenneth S. Brennan, Deacon

PARISH MISSION STATEMENT “We the faithful of the Roman Catholic Community of St. Brigid Parish, (St. Francis Xavier and St. Augustine Churches), in union with our Holy Father, the Pope, and the Diocese of Scranton, are called through baptism to share in the mission which Jesus Christ has entrusted to the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. We in this Faith Community, under the leadership of our Bishop and our Pastor, cooperate to proclaim the Gospel in accordance with the teaching of the Church, to celebrate the sacraments, especially the Eucharist, for the salvation of all, and to witness by grace to the Kingdom of God so as to promote a culture of life, justice and peace. We especially endeavor to foster spiritual growth and evangelization in our present and future generations by drawing parish members back to active participation.”

POT O’GOLD PARTY

Our new Parish fund raiser is called “St. Brigid Parish ~ Pot O’Gold Party” and will be held on October 18th, 2014 at 6:00PM in Neumann Hall, Choconut. This will be an “Elimination Party”. A limited number (115) tickets are available at $ 100.00 each and need to be sold by October 1st. Each ticket admits one person plus a guest to the party. Included in the ticket price will be beer/wine/and buffet style food. Over $ 8000.00 in prizes will be awarded including a grand prize of $ 3000.00. Everyone who buys a ticket will go home with at least a door prize. On the day of the party at intermission as many raffle tickets as possible will be sold for $ 5.00 each for (8)

separate raffles for (8) more $ 100.00 tickets. There will also be as many raffle tickets as possible sold for $ 10.00 each for (2) separate raffles for (2) more $ 100.00 tickets. These final (10) tickets can only be awarded to someone who already holds one of the original 115 tickets. If you would like to purchase a “Pot O’Gold” Party ticket, please contact John or Mary Butler (570-553-2199) or the Parish Office (570-553-2288). At this point over half of our tickets have been spoken for. Parishioners are encouraged to get their tickets as soon as possible. We need help from individual Parishioners/individual people/families/businesses in the fol-lowing ways. We need (12) more sponsors of $ 100.00 each; and (1) sponsor (or a few to share the

sponsorship) of $ 3,000.00. (We already have sponsors for (2) $ 500.00 prizes; (2) $ 250.00 prize; (13) $ 100.00 prizes; and (1) $ 1500.00 prize.) If you would like to be a sponsor, please call the Parish Office (570-553-2288) OR call John or Mary Butler (570-553-2199). We need donations of a total of 96 door prizes. These could include bottles of wine,

restaurant gift certificates, other gift certificates, bird feeders, bird feed, gift baskets, lottery tickets, sewing supplies, shop supplies, work lights, a pallet of stone, Irish items, items for pets, gardening items, etc. Only your imagination is the limit on what one of these prizes could be. If you can donate a door prize, please call Betty Ellen Hardy (570-553-2372) or Shirley Kelly (570-553-2362). So far over 40 door prizes have been donated. If you are able to solicit sponsors, door prizes, or volunteer to work at the Party, please

contact the Parish Office (570-553-2288) or John & Mary Butler (570-553-2199).

DONATIONS FOR BASKET O’CHEER Monetary donations are needed to put together a “Basket O’Cheer”. A basket with Irish libations and other Irish Items will be put together to raffle at the “Pot O’Gold Party”. If you would like to make a donation, please put it in the collection basket in a marked envelope or mail to the Rectory.

DONATIONS & PRAYERS NEEDED Baby Whitney Neville, the daughter of Doug & Miranda Neville, was born with three holes in her heart. She underwent surgery to repair her heart at a hospital in Maryland. Although the surgery was successful she has good days and bad days and will need to remain in the hospital for at least another month. First Citizens Bank is accepting donations for her family. These donations will help with medical expenses and expenses incurred to help Mom and Dad be with her as much as possible. If you would like to donate, the bank has locations in LeRaysville, Rome, and Towanda. Please keep Whitney and her family in your prayers as she continues her long journey of healing.

NEUMANN CENTER BOTTLE & CAN DRIVE The CYO basketball teams are sponsoring a bottle & can drive to replace the scoreboard control box. Donations can be left at Neumann Hall Tuesday nights between 6 and 9PM or anytime at the Vestal Center Redemption Center, Route 26 next to the Car Wash and VanDervort’s Mini Mart. (Just mention your donations are to benefit St. Brigid Parish/CYO.) Thank you for your support.

NEWS FROM THE CAPUCHIN SISTERS OF NAZARETH Come join the Capuchin Sisters of Nazareth for a Religious Life Discernment Retreat. This Retreat is for young women ages 16 to 30. The Retreat will be held Friday, September 26th, (beginning at 4:00PM) thru Sunday, September 28th, (ending at 11:30AM). The Retreat will be held at Mother of the Eucharist Convent, 6100 Jacks Hollow Road, Williamsport, Pa. 17702. Reservations are required. Please contact Sister Christina at (570-745-3334) or (www.cnsisters.com) . Fliers are available in the back of the Churches.

KNIFE RADA SALE St. Brigid Altar & Rosary Society is selling Rada knives. Orders can be placed with a member of the Altar & Rosary or can be placed on-line by going online to www.helpourfundraiser.com and use customer number 504671. The password is mrsa01pw. Do not use capital letters in the password.

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS OF BROOME COUNTY—FALL ENROLLMENT Registration for the 2014-2015 school year is open for St. John's School (Pre K - 6) Binghamton, St. James School (Pre K - 6) Johnson City, All Saints School (Pre K - 6) Endicott, & Seton Catho-lic Central (7-12) Binghamton. Tuition assistance is available. For application information or to schedule a tour contact the office of admissions at (607-748-7423 ext. 3). We welcome students of all back-grounds and faiths to experience the comprehensive education that takes place in our schools every day. Consider the possibilities and potential waiting to be realized in one of our schools. www.broomecatholicschools.org .

BENEFIT FOR MOM’S HOUSE AND THE DISCOVERY CENTER Discovery Fest, (in the Story Garden at The Discovery Center), is being held August 12th from 5:30 to 8:30PM. There will be music, raffles, games, crafts, and other fun activities for families to enjoy. Admission is $5.00 per person; children 2 and under are free. Discovery Fest is a fund raising benefit for both Mom’s House and the Discovery Center. The Discovery Center is located at 60 Morgan Road, Binghamton, NY. Please come on out and support two great organizations in our community!

BENEFIT FOR MOM’S HOUSE Visions Federal Credit Union is having a fundraiser to benefit Mom’s House. It’s very simple to participate, and very beneficial to our program. For every person that “Likes” the Mom’s House fundraiser photo, Visions will donate $1 to Mom’s House. Vision’s goal is to raise $5000 for Mom’s House. So just click on our facebook link shown below and “like” the Mom’s House fundraiser photo by Visions. https://www.facebook.com/momshouseny Thank you for your support – pass on the great opportunity to your family and friends, and