Saint Bridget Parish 1 Percival Street Maynard MA 01754

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WEEKEND MASSES: Saturday: 4:00 PM and 7:30 PM (Brazilian) Sunday: 7:30 & 9:30 AM DAILY MASS: 9:00 AM - Thursday & Friday HOLY DAYS: 9:00 AM and 7:00 PM CONFESSIONS: Saturday - 3:15 to 3:45 PM BAPTISMS: Second Weekend of the Month MARRIAGES: Arrangements should be made at least six months in advance. BINGO: Every Friday - Doors open at 5:00 PM

ADMINISTRATOR Fr. Gerald Souza

PERMANENT DEACON

Deacon John W. Pepi

BRAZILIAN MINISTRY Rev. Adriano Lessa Natalino

FAITH FORMATION DIRECTOR Barbara Cole 978-897-4612

BUSINESS MANAGER

Pamela Ferguson 978-897-2171

PARISH SECRETARY

Denise Dineen 978-897-2171

CHOIR DIRECTOR

Ron Chibaro 978-897-2171

ORGANIST Donna Chaff 978-897-2171

CEMETERY 978-897-2171

Web Page: www.saintbridgetmaynard.com

If you would like to bring the gifts up at Communion, please let an usher know before Mass. August 3-4 4:00 - Keith Centola 7:30 - Timothy F. Kendra 9:30 - Fr. Louis Bilicky DAILY 9:00 MASS Thurs. August 8 - Richard F. Clark Fri. August 9 - Kevin McKillop August 10-11 4:00 - Sister Mary Grace Ayotte 7:30 - Donald M. Duncan 9:30 - Bernard J. Smith

SANCTUARY LAMP Timothy F. Kendra

LISTENING SESSIONS

Fr Souza is resuming Listening Sessions of 10 people each, here at St Bridget in the Parish Hall on Wednesday August 7th at 10:00am and Sunday August 11th at 2:00pm. In addition, there will be sessions on Monday August 12th at 10:00am and 7:00pm.There are sign-up sheets at the back of the church. If you would like to at-tend please sign up with your name and phone number. There will be additional Listening Sessions at the end of August.

SAINT BRIDGET PARISH MAYNARD, MASSACHUSETTS

2019 Catholic Appeal

Help us reach our goal! Since the launch of the 2019 Catholic Appeal, St Bridget has raised $26,440. We are at 89% of our

goal of $29,857 and have $3,417 left to go. A sincere thank you to all who have contributed thus far. To join our Parish-wide

effort, please find an in-pew envelope at the back of the Church.

Eighteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time “…rest, eat, drink, be merry!” Sounds appealing, right! But

Paul is wise and kind to caution us as he cautioned the Colossians in the second reading to “Seek what is above… Put to death, then, the parts of you that are earthly” We are called to be in the world, but not of the world. In fact, our task is to

sanctify the world around us. Difficult? Sure. But not impossible – remember, with God all things are possible. This week make a concerted effort to ‘seek what is above.’ Try to add just five minutes to your daily prayer time with God who is just waiting

to hear from you.

Annual Golden and Silver Anniversary Mass If you are celebrating your 25th or 50th wedding anniversary

this year, please join Cardinal Seán O'Malley on Sunday, Oct. 6 at 3PM for the annual Anniversary Mass with renewal of vows

at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston. Couples can register for the event at bit.ly/WeddingAnniversaryMass19

or by visiting the Family Life Page at BostonCatholic.org. For more information, contact Emily Elliott at eelliott@rcab.org.

REGISTRATION HAS BEGUN FOR FALL 2019 Faith Formation begins in First Grade and must be completed

in order to receive First Communion in Grade 2

If you have any question, please contact Barbara Cole at 978-897-4612

or at stbridgetmaynard@gmail.com

EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME AUGUST 4, 2019

CHOIR

The choir at St Bridget will resume the week after Labor Day. The week before (Sept 7 & 8) members of the choir will be at all Masses to answer any questions after Mass, that you might have about joining the choir. Director Ron Chibaro encourages many new members in this year of transition, to continue the legacy of moving liturgical music that the choir has held for half a decade. Rehearsals are on Tuesdays starting at 7:30pm And Sundays at 8:20am, both in the lower church. The choir sings weekly at the 9:30am Mass. If you have any questions,

please contact any of the choir members or email us at stbridgetschoir2016@gmail.com

USING ENVELOPES HELPS OUR PARISH If you would like to be included in our collection envelope system, please complete the following and drop it into the collection basket or mail it to the Parish Office. NAME______________________________________________ ADDRESS___________________________________________ PHONE #____________________________________________ E-MAIL_____________________________________________

BISHOP JAMES AUGUSTINE HEALY AWARD DINNER Save the date for the annual Bishop James Augustine Healy Award Dinner on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019 at Lombardo’s. The reception will begin at 6PM and Dinner will begin at 7PM. More details to come! For more information, contact healydin-ner@rcab.org or call 617-746-5810.

MARRIAGE PREP Transformed in Love Marriage Prep is the Archdiocesan program for marriage preparation. For upcoming 2019 dates, locations, and registration information, visit www.bostoncatholic.org/transformedinlove; or contact Liz Cotrupi at ecotrupi@rcab.org.

FORMING DISCIPLES IN MISSION Forming Disciples in Mission, a workshop on evangelization, is offering workshops this spring in English, Spanish, and Portu guese! To register, visit disciplesinmission.com/ formingdisciples.

ST. BRIDGET BINGO Every Friday Night. All are welcome!

Doors open at 5PM. Games start at 6:45PM. Food available at reasonable

prices. For more information call Barbara at 978-897-8252

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