Saint Bridget Parish

PASTOR Rev. John P. Prusaitis

PERMANENT DEACON Deacon John W. Pepi

BRAZILIAN MINISTRY

Rev. Adriano Lessa Natalino

SENIOR PRIEST Rev. Louis Bilicky

RELIGIOUS ED.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 FOREMAN

Patrick Currin 978-897-2171

Rectory: 978-897-2171 Web Page:

www.saintbridgetmaynard.com

One Percival Street Maynard, Massachusetts 01754

WEEKEND MASSES: Saturday: 4:00 PM and 7:30 PM (Portuguese) Sunday: 7:30 & 9:30 AM DAILY MASS: 9:00 AM - Wednesday, Thursday, Friday HOLY DAYS: 9:00 AM and 7:00 PM CONFESSIONS: Saturday - 3:15 to 3:45 PM BAPTISMS: Second Weekend at 1:00 PM MARRIAGES: Arrangements should be made at least six months in advance. BINGO: Every Friday - Doors open at 5:00 PM

Saint Bridget Parish Maynard, Massachusetts

If you would like to bring the gifts up at Communion, please let an usher know before Mass. October 21-22 4:00 - Tim Atkinson 7:30 - Jeanette DiGrappa 9:30 - Elery Rochaud, Emile Allain, & Emelia Cormier DAILY 9:00 MASS Wed. October 25 - Thurs. October 26 - Ann D’Sousa Fri. October 27 - Parishioners of St. Bridget Parish October 28-29 4:00 - Antonio Maria 7:30 - Arlene Gird & Joseph Gird 9:30 - Crystal Fenton Emond

SANCTUARY LAMP Jacques Dufour

THIRD ANNUAL PROGRESSIVE DINNER COMING SOON!

Please join us Saturday, October 28th for our Annual Progressive Dinner. Come get to know parishioners in our neighbor-ing parishes as well as our own! This is a great evening with good

food and good people. We hope you will be with us! There is no cost. The evening begins at 6:00pm with appetizers at Saint Bridget, con-tinues on with dinner at Our Lady of Fatima at 7:15 and ends with dessert at St. Anselm. You can sign up after Mass, at the Religious Education Office or send an email with your name and number of

people attending, please let us know early so we know how many are coming. Anyone interested in working on this committee is asked to

contact Barbara Cole @Barbaracole5248@gmail.com All are welcome!

Weekly Offertory for October 14-15: $3491

This week’s second collection is for Mission Sunday

We need a minimum of $5,000 in weekly collections to cover our monthly expenses. As you can see, the church is being painted. It has been over 10 years since it was last painted. This is a significant expen- diture. Any donations towards the cost of painting the church will be appreciated. Fr. Prusaitis

WORLD MISSION SUNDAY This week’s second collection supports Catholic World Missions. By

Baptism, all Catholics are called to participate in the mission of the Church and share their faith as missionaries. World Mission Sunday

gathers support for the pastoral and evangelization programs and needs of more than 1,150 mission dioceses in Africa, Asia, the Pacific Islands,

and remote regions of Latin America. The funds gathered on World Missions Sunday are distributed in the pope’s name by the Society of

the Propagation of Faith - a Pontifical Mission Society.

Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time St. Paul writes of his gratitude for the community at Thessalonica in the second reading today. He offers a prayer of thanksgiving for them re-

membering their works of faith and labors of love. His words of encour-agement kept the community engaged in the work of promoting the faith and strengthening their bond of love for one another. Take five minutes

each day this week to offer a prayer of thanksgiving for your parish community, praying that it will continue to grow in faith.

BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE Each November, we remember and pray for our beloved

deceased. We will again have the BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE in the Sanctuary during every Mass. Please submit names in

writing to the Parish Office with your donation and your phone number. Envelopes are available at the Church entrance and

can be mailed in or dropped into the collection basket.

Sun. Oct. 29th - Grade 7 Liturgy - 9:30 Mass Wednesday Nov. 1st - Grades 7-10 - Holy Day Mass - 7pm

All Must Attend Sun. Nov. 5th - Grade 9 Commitment Mass - 9:30am Sat. Nov. 18th - Apple pie making - Service Hours

Sun. Nov. 19th - Teen Mass - Our Lady of Fatima - 5pm Sun. Nov. 26th - No CCD classes

If you have any question, please contact

Barbara Cole at 089-897-4612

TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OCTOBER 22, 2017

HOSPITALITY Please join us this Sunday, October 22nd, in the Parish Hall

after the 9:30 Mass for coffee and donuts and friendly conversation with old and new friends.

BAZAAR RUSSE Holy Annunciation Orthodox Church

15 Prospect Street, Maynard Friday, Nov. 3rd - 10AM - 8PM

Saturday, Nov. 4th - 10AM - 4PM Join us as we celebrate 100 years

Full Slavic menu for eat in or take out from 11am Visit www.holyannunciationchurch.org

for more information and directions. All are welcome!

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

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

We are looking for 4 people to help at Bingo from 6:30pm-8pm on Fridays once every 4 weeks.

Please call Barbara if you can help.

Jennifer L. Connor Attorney at Law

Family Estate Planning

Jennifer@JConnorlaw.com / www.JConnor.com Stow, MA

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MINISTRY TO THE SICK

Our clergy and Eucharistic Ministers are happy to visit any-one who is seriously ill or who cannot come to Church to receive the Sacraments. If you or someone you know will be hospitalized, recuperating in a nursing facility or homebound and would like a visit, please call the Parish Office at 978-897-2171.

NEW PARISHIONERS Please be sure to introduce yourselves to Fr. Prusaitis after Mass. Also, please call the Parish Office so we can send you a registration form and include you in our database. We’re so glad you’re here.

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_____________________________________________

SAVE THE DATE ST BRIDGET CHRISTMAS FAIR DEC. 2, 2017

FOOD DRIVE Members of our Saint Vincent de Paul Society will be hand-

ing out bags tagged with much needed food items for the Maynard Food Pantry after each Mass next weekend, October 28-29. These should be returned with items before any of the

Masses to the parish center the weekend of November 5/6. Thanks in advance for all you do to

serve those in need!