Saint Brigid NURSERY BAPTISMS: Roman Catholic … Brigid Roman Catholic Church 967 Chancery Lane Meadville, PA 16335 STATION OF THE CROSS CATHOLIC RADIO: WMIH 89.5 FM IN NW PA & WQHE

Saint Brigid Roman Catholic Church

967 Chancery Lane Meadville, PA 16335

STATION OF THE CROSS CATHOLIC RADIO:

WMIH 89.5 FM IN NW PA & WQHE 88.3 FM OIL CITY

WEBSITE: http://www.StBrigidChurch.org TELEPHONES: (814) Parish Office ......................................... ………336-4459 Office Fax……………………………………..240-5998 Emergency…………………………………….350-7676 Seton School ......................................... ………336-2320 Office of Evangelization and Faith Formation..333-2274 Youth Director: Shari Bronson Adult Director: Colleen Wellington

E-MAIL: Contact @StBrigidChurch.org [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

NURSERY Infants thru age 4 - 9:00 A.M. Mass BAPTISMS: By appointment after Baptismal program. SISTER PARISH: St. Peter Church, Casa Cural, Sotuta, Yucatan MEXICO CONFESSIONS In Chapel: Wednesdays ............................................................. 7:00 P.M. First Friday ........................................................... 11:30 A.M. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (Pre-K thru Grade 11): Sundays ...................................................... 10:10-11:40 A.M. WEDDINGS: Arrangements must be made with the pastor 6 - 12 months in advance. STAFF HOURS: Monday - Thursday…..…………………...8-Noon & 1-4 P.M. Friday …………….…..………………………………...8-Noon HOME COMMUNION CALLS The sick or confined (or their next of kin) should phone the parish office to have their names put on the Communion call schedule. PASTOR DEACON Rev. Johnathan Schmolt Ken Reisenweber SETON PRINCIPAL MUSIC DIRECTOR Julia Strzalka Christine McGinnity ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Cindy Fiorillo FINANCIAL SECRETARY Lynda Morgan SETON CATHOLIC DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT Jamie Longo OFFICE OF EVANGELIZATION & FAITH FORMATION

YOUTH DIRECTOR ADULT DIRECTOR Shari Bronson Colleen Wellington PARISH COUNCIL MEMBERS Give them your ideas, thoughts and concerns. The council members meet four times annually. Their roles are to provide feedback and representation from parishioners of Saint Brigid Church. Todd Sommers Martin Dillaman Lois Curtin Jamie Sopher Annette Lynch Jean Mottillo Bill Leffingwell Angela Bisbee

Monday – November 24 12:05 PM Jack Hunter (Lois Curtin) Tom Colazzi (M/M Stephen Corsi) Wednesday – November 26 1:00 PM Baptism 6:00 PM Adoration & Benediction in Church 7:00 PM Confessions in Chapel Friday – November 28 12:05 PM Katy Stewart (Friends of MMC Auxiliary) Sunday Masses – November 30 9:00 AM Patrick Lynch (Anita/John & children) Dolores Mozina (Leigh) Daniel Piccuta (Marie/Charlie Signorino) Joseph Limber (Friends @ Wellness Extension 12:05 PM Theresa McGorry (Lois Curtin) Mary Terry (M/M Robert Buckley)

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WORSHIP

PARISH EVENTS

Sunday – November 23 9:30 AM R.C.I.A. / Library 10:10-11:40 AM Religious Ed Classes K-11th Grade/ Confirmation Classes/St. Brigid Center Monday– November 24 9:00 AM Pack Baskets/Room 5 9:30 AM Pick up baskets for those who signed up 6:30 PM Faith Sharing Bible Study/St. Agatha Rectory 7:00 PM River of Life Charismatic Group/Room 4 Tuesday – November 25 6:00 PM Seton Scouts/Classrooms Wednesday – November 26 NO Choir 7 PM Adult Bible Study/Room 2 Sunday – November 30 NO Classes K-11th Grade 9:30 AM R.C.I.A. / Library

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OTHER MASSES

Monday & Thursday & Saturday 8:00 AM @ St. Mary Church Tuesday & Wednesday & Friday 8:00 AM @ St. Agatha Church Saturday (Vigil Mass for Sunday) 4:30 PM @ St. Agatha Church Sunday 7:30 AM @ St. Mary Church 9:00 AM @ St. Agatha Church 10:30 AM @ St. Mary Church

335-5551 Catholic Social Services 337-7323 Read Program 333-5403 Hospice Grief Support 724-5174 Prayer Line 333-2851 Visitation (ill, elderly) 333-4315 336-1792 Alzheimer’s Support Group/3rd Monday @ Active Aging 6:30 PM Breast Cancer Support 2nd Wednesday 7 PM Room 4

Parish Office Closed

November 27-28 Have a Happy Thanksgiving

Soup Kitchen Donations being accepted. Just mark your envelope for “Soup Kitchen” and deposit it in the collection basket. All donations are greatly appreciated at this time of year and put for Christmas dinners.

Thanksgiving Day Mass

St. Mary Church ~ 8 AM

CD of A Christmas Party will be on Sun-day, December 14 @ St. Agatha Center at 1 PM. Tickets $10 each—call 724-3148 by Dec. 4. You may bring a guest.

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Hats, mittens, gloves and scarves!!

The Altar Rosary Society is collecting these new items to be distributed at the Jimmy Moore Party held in December. There is a need for larger size items for both boys and girls. Place your donations in the box in the gathering area. Your continued support of this Altar Rosary project & the Sertoma Club is greatly appreciated.

Loaves & Fishes Certificates ~ As you may know, at weekend Masses every week, we sell certifi-cates at face value in the gathering area. Some certificates include: Burger King, Chovy’s, Cracker Barrel, Valenza’s, Mannino’s, Giant Eagle, Tops, Valesky’s, Malady’s, Mill Run Pharmacy, Jack’s Pharmacy, Wal-Mart & The Movies. These are great to use as gifts or use yourself. If you would like to order certificates not listed above, use the extended list at the Loaves & Fishes table.

NOW AVAILABLE

2015 CALENDARS We are grateful to Mizner Funeral Home & Roofner-Collins-Warren Funeral Home for their generous donations. Please help yourself. OPLATEK (the unleavened wafers used by many on Christmas eve and day) are available for $1 each.

Tickets for the St. Brigid Altar Rosary Christmas dinner to be held on December 2nd will be sold after Masses today—November 23 in the Gathering Area. Hors d'oeuvres served at 6 PM with dinner to follow at 6:30 PM. The

menu is Stuffed Pork Loin, salad, mashed potatoes/gravy, vegetables, dessert, & beverage for a cost of $10 pre-paid.

There will be a $5 (optional) gift exchange, collection for the Shut-in Baskets, and pasta/sauce/paper products collection for the church food pantry at the meeting.

The Meadville Area Senior High Musical Dept. will present the entertainment.

PICTORIAL DIRECTORIES AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WHOSE PHOTO APPEARS

Please write your deceased

loved one’s name in the book

which is located by our Saint

Brigid icon in front of church.

They will be remembered in

the Mass intentions.

Mark your calendars for the Pro-Life March held in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, January 22, 2015. The bus will leave St. Agatha church late on Wednesday evening, January 21 and return Wednesday night. More details to come. Everyone welcome!

Deaf Ministry to host Advent Reflection ~ Members of the Deaf Ministry of the Diocese of Erie will host an Advent Reflection Sunday, Dec.14 from 1-4 p.m. in the MJM Room at St. Mark Catholic Center, 429 East Grandview Blvd., Erie. Refreshments will be served. For reservations, call Michael at his office at 814-824-1257, text him at 814-434-0560, or send an email to him at [email protected].

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Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

THE LORD’S FLOCK

Sheep are high-maintenance animals. They are not very intelligent. Without guidance and care, especially in a climate like Israel’s, they would die quickly from predators, starva-tion, or just their own slowness. The scriptural image of us as the Lord’s flock is not terribly flattering to us, since it is only the never-ending diligence of a watchful shepherd that allows the flock to survive. The feast of Christ the King was intended to call the world back to Christ as the sole power of the world, to bring back a flock that had been scattered by many negative forces of the growing industrial, scientific, and war�torn world of the early twentieth century. It is fit-ting that, as we celebrate Christ the King, we hear about Christ the Shepherd who cares for us and who, likewise, will be there at the end of time. Interestingly enough, as the Gospel illus-trates, our own destiny is determined by the way we have been “shepherds” to the rest of the flock. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

GIVING THANKS

On the fourth Thursday of November our thoughts turn to giving thanks. Many families have various traditions on this holiday, besides the family feast, that is. Perhaps before dinner, they each tell something that they are particularly thankful for. Perhaps they express gratitude in a special way to each member of the family. The greatest act of thanksgiving is the Eucharist. The name means “thanksgiving,” and it is the perfect way to begin this wonderful holiday. Liturgical Bits & Bytes Do you have high cholesterol or high blood pressure? Have members of your family suffered from these ailments? Do you have a poor diet? If you answer “yes” to any of these questions, you may want to consider being screened for your risk of stroke through the services of Life Line Screening. Life Line Screening uses ultrasound technology to view the plaque build up in your carotid arteries, the main arteries that carry blood to the brain. Blockages in these arteries are a leading cause of stroke. We are pleased to host this Life Line Screening event on Thursday, 12/18/2014 at St. Brig-id Roman Catholic Church. Register for a Wellness Package which includes 4 vascular tests and osteoporosis screening from $149 ($139 with our member discount). All five screenings take 60-90 minutes to complete. In order to register for this event and to receive a $10 discount off any package priced above $129, please call 1-888-653-6441 or visit www.lifelinescreening.com/community-partners.

LIFE LINE SCREENING

Trees of Christmas are at the Baldwin Reynolds House, Meadville on Sunday, November 23rd, Fri-Sat-Sun., November 28-29-30. The 2nd Annual Fezziwig’s Christmas Party is December 12 & 13 at 6:30 PM in the museum. For these two nights, guests will be able to dinbe in style as Scrooge, Bob Cratchit & the ghosts (among others) serve dinner and interact with guests while enjoying Charles Dickens’ novel “A Christmas Carol.” Your evening will include dinner, music, glass of wine & delicious dessert. Tickets $30 person—call Stacey 333-1258.

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TEAM FAITH ~ Congratulations to our first grad-ers! They collected 55 out of 302 cans towards our food drive. They will enjoy a donut reward. Thank you to all who supported our effort to help feed the hungry. Much appreciation to TEAM FAITH and Patty Fiely for leading this service project. Outstanding! Faith and the Environment ~ Allegheny College students visited our fifth through eighth graders and taught how principles of Catholicism relate to the environment, calculated a “carbon footprint” and prayed for better stewardship of the earth. See our display in the gathering area. The earth is the LORD'S, and all it contains, the world, and those who dwell in it. For He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers. Psalm 24:1-2 Thanksgiving Break ~ no Faith Formation classes will be offered on Sunday, November 30th. May all families enjoy a blessed Thanksgiving holiday.

ALTAR SERVERS 9:00 Harry/Leech 12:05 Corsi EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS 9:00 Amato/Buzzas/Harry 12:05 Sommers/Lehman/Bisbee/Jindra

GREETERS Mizner Needed

READERS Mizner Farlik

MINISTRIES – NOVEMBER 30

STEWARDSHIP

Fiscal Year to Date

Budget YTD $112,613

Catholic Services Appeal

Offertory/Holy Days

N-9-14 $4,743

Last Yr $5,467

Budget/Wk $5,927

This YTD $116,970

Last YTD $108,440

Pledged YTD $53,665

Paid YTD $53,121

Assessment $43,919

Office of Evangelization & Faith Formation Kindergarten-11th Grade

At Home with the Faith – Weekly Tip: While Black Friday marks the unofficial start of the secular world’s preparations for Christmas, it is also a great time for Christians to prepare for Advent, which starts next Sun-day. Take some time this week to decide what your family will do this Advent to prepare for the coming of our Lord.

Weekly Opportunities Faith Sharing Bible Study (Sunday Readings) – Mondays at 6:30 pm, St. Agatha Rectory Bible Study (Book of Proverbs) – Wednesdays at 7 pm, St. Brigid Brown Bag Theology (Pope Francis) – Thursdays at 12:15 pm, St. Brigid, Rm 2

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MEMORIALS in memory of Karen Henderson from Karla Goerke.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Today we have a modern feast, less than a century old, and placed at the very end of the liturgical cycle of Sundays only in 1969. In 1925, the world was in a sorry state from the vantage point of Pope Pius XI. The winds of war had swept the map of Europe raw, and ancient Christian dynasties had fallen in Russia and Spain. Although the Great War had ended, wars were breaking out everywhere. Fascism was already in control in Italy, and Nazism was on the horizon for Germany. The disorder making its claim on the human race was, the pope felt, an insult to the Divine Order. Pius XI designated the last Sunday in October as a day of uni-versal recognition of the kingship of Christ. Creating this feast was an act of bravery by the pope, who was standing up against idolatry of the state and the dehumanizing forces of the modern world, things that are not hard to detect in today’s world as well. In 1969 it seemed fitting to move the feast to a place of honor at the end of the year, a way of summing up the whole movement of the liturgical year toward the perfection of the Kingdom of God. In recent decades, many Protestant churches have adopted this day from the new Roman calendar, so it is shared now with the Church of England, the Episcopal, Presbyterian, & Lutheran churches, and others. —Rev. James Field, © Copyright, J. S. Paluch Co