Infant Baptism: Prep Class for Parents & Godparents, 2nd Tuesday of the month with Baptism during Sunday Liturgy. Bautizos de Infanti: clase pre-bautismal para padres y padrinos, 2 º martes de cada mes con el bautismo durante la misa de Domingos. Religious Education (CCD): Saturdays, 9:30 AM–11:30 AM October thru May .Educación Religiosa: Sábados, 9:30 – 11:30 de Octubre a mayo. First Communion & Confirmation: Two years preparation through the Religious Education Program. Preparación de dos años a través del programa de educación religiosa Adults (Rite of Christians Initiation of Adults)

RCIA: Please contact the Director of Religious Education, Mrs. Floy Hawkins to register. Adultos (Rito de Iniciación Cristiana) RICA: por favor, contacten la Directora de educación religiosa, Floy Hawkins, para registrarse. Marriage: Please Contact the Priest at least six months in advance. Do not book the reception hall until the wedding date in the church is confirmed. Matrimonio: Póngase en contacto con el sacerdote por lo menos 6 meses antes. Sick Calls: For visit to the Sick contact James Gibson: 323-545-8172 Visitas a los Enfermos: Contacte a Mario Ardon 323-304-0197

PARISH STAFF Pastor ....................... Rev. Kenneth Keke, SSJ Spanish Ministry ... Dcn. Hernando Rodriguez Parish Manager .................. Mrs. Cheryl Pyles Director of Religious Edu. Mrs. Floy Hawkins Parish Secretary ................... Mrs. Lily Rivera

MASS SCHEDULES Saturday: 4PM–Vigil Sunday: 7AM - English 8:30 AM -Español 10:30 AM - Gospel Weekdays: 8:15 AM - Bilingual

CONFESSION Saturday: 3:30–4:00 PM Or by appointment Sábados: 3:30-4:00 o por cita OUR MISSION: We the Faith Community of St. Brigid Catholic Church declare our mission is to know and imitate Jesus. We proclaim the reign of God in this community by preaching, teaching the Good News and celebrating our Roman Catholic worship. We witness the faith by demonstrating service and compassion for those in need. As Community, we welcome, honor and respect all people with the special emphasis on the culture and heritage of the African American and Hispanic Catholics.

OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE: NOVEMBER 20, 2016

5214 S. Western Ave. LA CA 90062 Phone: 323-292-0781 | Fax: 323-290-1254

Email: stbrigidchurch@sbcglobal.net Website: www.stbrigidchurchla.com

St Brigid Catholic Church

SUNDAY MASS READINGS

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MASS INTENTIONS

CALL TO STEWARDSHIP Weekly Deposits

(Envelopes, loose, holy days, building maintenance, St. Vincent De Paul

11/13/2016 = $7,275.50

As St. Brigid parishioners, we embrace “stewardship” and welcome the opportunity to share our time,

talents and treasure within our Faith Community and the greater local community we serve. We are proud

of our many accomplishments, improvements, successful projects and programs which form the

foundation of our “Call to Stewardship”. St. Brigid is OUR church and OUR family. We have been

entrusted with the responsibility to maintain and preserve the physical plant of St. Brigid. We need and

welcome your financial support and prayers as we make this Stewardship journey together.

MINISTRY Aids Ministry - Altar Servers - Art/Environment - Bereavement - Drum Ministry - $130.00 Education Committee - Emmanuel - $3,172.00 Eucharistic Ministers- Finance Council - $250.00 Gospel Choir- Guadalupanos - $1,780.50 Hospitality - KPC, Council #259 - $1,000.00 KPC, Court #259 - $1,000.00 Lectors - $250.00 Legion of Mary - $500 Liturgy Committee - Ministry Thru Prayer - $451.00 New Generation Choir - Parish Council - Religious Education - Resurrection Choir - Soup, Salad & Scripture - $501.00 Spanish Evangelization - $300.00 Spanish Lectors - Spanish Ushers - $2,200.00 St. Vincent de Paul - Traditional Choir - Tuesday Night Bible Study - Usher Board -$250.00 Women’s Ministry - Young at Heart - $500.00

PARISHIONERS Debra Parson - $200.00 Thelma Williams - $144.00 Jan Davis – $5,000.00

WILLS & ESTATE PLANNING Doris Fork - $15,000.00

Nov. 20 Nov. 21 Nov. 22 Nov 23 Nov. 24 Nov. 25

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

2 Samuel 5:1-3 Colossians 1:12-20 Luke 23:35-43 Presentation of Mary Revelation14:1-3,4b-5 Luke 21:1-4 Saint Cecilia, Virgin Revelation 14:14-19 Luke 21:5-11 Revelation 15:1-4 Luke 21:12-19 Thanksgiving Day Sirach 50:22-24 1 Cor 1:3-9 Luke 17:11-19 St. Catherine, Martyr Revelation 22:1-7 Luke 21:34-36

Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday

Thursday Friday

4:00pm 7:00am 8:30am 10:30am 8:15am 8:15am 8:15am 8:15am

Happy Birthday Daddy RIP Love You & Miss You ~ Zaria & Cheryl Pyles For Pope Francis Por Unidad en las Familias For Joseph Lanoix, RIP Love, Your Family NO MASS For Health: Dorothy Navarre, Donald Osborne, Harry Phelps, Lela Wilson For Health: Pearl Rivero, Bernadette Ross, Grace Sampson, Lee Smith

For Health: Patt Sanders, Victoria Servio, Hyacinth Sinclair, Janice S. Lowe

For Health: Doris Tucker, Catherine Spiro, Danae Snowton, Joseph Thomas

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NOVEMBER 20, SUNDAY

Black History Display Rm—Rm 5 7:00 am – Usher Brunch – Hall 9:45 am – Gospel Choir Dev. – Rm 1 12:30 pm – AIDS Ministry – Rm 7 1:00 pm – PCAP Luncheon – Double Tree 1:15 pm – Gospel Choir Rehearsal – Ch

NOVEMBER 21, MONDAY

12:00 pm – Young@Heart – Hall 6:30 pm – Drum Ministry – Rm 5

NOVEMBER 22, TUESDAY

6:30 pm – Gospel Choir Bus. Mtg. – Rm 1 7:00 pm – Emmanuel Prayer – Rm 5 7:00 pm – Gospel Choir Reh. – Ch.

NOVEMBER 23, WEDNESDAY

12:00 pm – Food Outreach – Hall 7:00 pm – Trad. Choir Reh. – Crying Rm 7:00 pm – Sp. Bible Study – Rm 5 7:00 pm – Youth Lector Rehearsal – Ch.

NOVEMBER 24, THURSDAY

Happy Thanksgiving!!! Office is Closed

10:30 – AM Thanksgiving Mass 11:30 – AM Community Dinner

NOVEMBER 25, FRIDAY

Office is Closed

NOVEMBER 26, SATURDAY

NO CCD Class 10:00 Am – Toast Masters – CC 2:00 pm – AA Meeting – Rm 1

This Week at SBC

Parish Goal: $22,400 Amount Pledged: $10,594 Amount Paid: $7,195

Please give prayerful discern-ment in making a donation to “Together in Mission”, which helps support catholic Schools.

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: For Thanksgiving Community Dinner

Thursday, November 24th, 11:30AM. Need

Help AS EARLY AS 7AM with Cooking,

Set Up, Serving, & Clean Up.

Please Contact Church Office

BLACK HISTORY MONTH DISPLAY Every Sunday, in room 5.

WORLD AIDS DAY MASS Sunday, December 4, All Masses.

ANGEL TREE Volunteers are needed to contact the care givers, wrap gifts and help with the Christmas Party on December 17th. Please contact Geraldine Haynes-worth at the 7am Mass and Annette Lockett and Donna Bristow at the 10:30am mass.

OFFICICE CLOSE Thursday & Friday, November 24-25, in observance of Thanksgiving.

THANKSGIVING DAY Liturgy 10 Am in the Church & Community Dinner 11:30AM in the School Parking lot.

SACRED HEART SISTERS INVITE Come join the work party on Saturday, November 27, 8AM-2:30pm. Breakfast & Lunch provided, Bring a Friend! To RSVP Call: 818-831-910. Day will Conclude with Mass.

2017 SUNDAY MISSALS-$3

NOVEMBER ADVENT BOOKS - $1

SEE ANY USHER TO PURCHASE

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~ REFLECTION ~ Today we conclude the liturgical year and

the Jubilee Year of Mercy. As we begin our celebration today, it would be good to reflect on what our merciful God has done

for us. How is our world a better place because of the mercy of God that we have

received and shared with our sisters and brothers?

~ REFLEXION ~ Hoy concluimos el año litúrgico y el Año Jubilar de la Misericordia. Ya desde el comienzo de nuestra celebración de

hoy sería bueno reflexionar acerca de lo que nuestro Dios misericordioso ha hecho por nosotros. ¿De qué manera tenemos

un mundo mejor debido a la misericordia de Dios que hemos recibido y compartido

con nuestras hermanas y hermanos?

TEN REASONS FOR

GOING TO MASS

Not so long ago Catholics felt they had to have a 106o fever and a fractured pelvis to be excused from Sunday Mass. Now, some Catholics (especially young ones, but many older ones too) miss a succession of Sundays for much lighter reasons and still consider themselves active members of the Church. Many “ordinary” Catholics find themselves emotionally attached to the old way that stressed obligation. Yet they admire one aspect of the less rigid approach: the freely choosing to attend rather than fearing not to. The following is an attempt to “have it both ways”, as much as possible. Why do I – any Catholic follower of Christ – both freely and responsibly chose to join the Eucharistic community each Sunday, and oth-er times as well?

8. WHY GO TO MASS? BECAUSE I NEED ENERGY

I don't know how grace "works", but I do know that when I feel I can get along without God's very presence, power, love — then one of two things will happen. I will become "independent," isolated, the master of my fate, the captain of my soul, etc. I will become a self-starter, self-made, blind, but all-seeing. man or woman.

Or, I will spend my life desperately trying one hy-podermic after another. With poet Francis Thompson, I may be lucky enough, someday, to realize that "I fled Him, down the nights and down the days; I fled him, down the labyrinthine ways of my own mind; and in the mist of tears; I hid from Him, and under running laughter" (The Hound of Heaven) . So, I need the energy, paradoxically, to become powerless, weak, and totally dependent on God, relaxing in his presence; humanly-psychologically mature and responsible, yet childlike in my need. I need the energy to stop running away from this Hound of Heaven; to stop being the hungry, ex-hausted wanderer, going from one empty well to another.

DID YOU KNOW? From cyberbullying to name-calling and exclusion, bullying can affect people of every age, especially kids and teens in school. Their peers can be cruel, so it’s important to talk about how to handle bullies, especially

before a situation escalates. One way to stop the cycle of bullying in its tracks, is to teach kids to speak kindly to others and to treat eve-ryone around them with respect. For more in-formation, please visit https://www.faithandsafety.org/bullying.

SABIA USTED? La prevención del acoso “bullying” comienza en casaDesde el acoso cibernético, poner apo-dos y la exclusión, el acoso o “bullying” puede afectar a las personas de todas las edades, es-pecialmente a niños y adolescentes que asis-ten a la escuela. Sus compañeros pueden ser crueles, de manera que es importante platicar con ellos sobre cómo manejar a los acosado-res, especialmente antes que la situación esca-le. Una manera de detener el ciclo de acoso es enseñar a los niños a hablar con gentileza con otros y a tratar con respeto a todos a su alre-dedor. Para más información, por favor visite https://www.faithandsafety.org/bullying

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Children’s Column “Let the Children come to Me, Do not Stop them ” - Matthew 19:14 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT CALENDAR

Youth Sunday Masses: 1st Sunday of the month: 10:30 AM Liturgy

CCD Classes: Saturdays as listed below; 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Parent Sessions: Date TBA; 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, Room 4

Happy Thanksgiving

OCTOBER 2016 Classes (4): 1st, 8th, 15th, 29th Events/Activities:

NO CLASS NOVEMBER 26th, Thanksgiving Weekend

24th Thanksgiving Day

27th 1st Sunday of Advent DECEMBER 2016 Classes (3): 3rd, 10th, 17th Events/Activities: (NO CLASS ON DECEMBER 24th – Christmas Eve) (NO CLASS ON DECEMBER 31st – New Year’s Eve)

3rd DEADLINE FOR YOUTH DAY

REGISTRATION (Confirmation ONLY) 25th CHRISTMAS DAY