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.

THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME: OCTOBER 30, 2016

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SUNDAY MASS READINGS

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MASS INTENTIONS

CALL TO STEWARDSHIP Weekly Deposits

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

10/23/2016 = $4,819.00

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

Oct. 30 Oct. 31 Nov. 1 Nov 2 Nov. 3 Nov. 4

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Wisdom 11:22-12:2 2 Thessalonians 1:11-2:2 Luke 19:1-10 Philippians 2:1-4 Luke 14:12-14 All Saints Day Rev. 7:2-9; 1 Jn. 3:1-3; Matthew 5:1-12 All Souls Day Wisdom 3:1-9; John 6:37-40 St. Martin de Porres Philippians 3:3-8 Luke 15:1-10 Philippians 3:17-4:1 Luke 16:1-8

Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

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

For The Youth For Unity in the Family Por Unidad en la Familia For 2nd Yr. Anniversary of: William Sylvester R.I.P. ~Dorine Sylvester For health: Ethel Young, Lidia Zelaya, LaVonne Anderson, Dyllis Godoy For all Faithful departed For Health of: Ursula Bates, Lucia Anthony, Esperanza Garcia & Mildred Battle For Health of:Lili Bernard, Robert Brown Jr., James Gibson & Frank Coleman For Health of: Eleanor Eastman, Minnie Finks, Carol Cunningham, & Timothy Galendez

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OCTOBER 30, SUNDAY

7:00 am – Annual Health Fair – Parking lot 7:00 am – Sp. Evangel. Brunch – Hall

OCTOBER 31, MONDAY

7:00 pm – Guadalupanos – Rm 5

NOVEMBER 1, TUESDAY

10:00 am – Ministry Thru Prayer – Rm 4 7:00 pm – Emmanuel Prayer – Rm 5 7:00 pm – Gospel Choir Reh. – Rm 7

NOVEMBER 2, WEDNESDAY

12:00 pm – Food Outreach – Hall 2:30 pm – Legion of Mary – Rm 7 7:00 pm – Trad. Choir Reh. – Crying Rm 7:00 pm – Sp. Bible Study – Rm 5 7:00 pm – Youth Lector Rehearsal – Ch.

NOVEMBER 3, THURSDAY

7:00 pm – Resurrection Choir – Ch. 7:00 pm – Sp. Evangelization – Rm 5

NOVEMBER 4, FRIDAY

6:00 pm – Altar Servers – Ch. 7:00 pm – OA Meeting – Rm 7 7:00 pm – Emmanuel Prayer – Ch.

NOVEMBER 5, SATURDAY

9:00 am – CCD CLASS 2:00 pm – AA Meeting – Rm 1 4:00 pm – Postal Alliances – Rm 7 6:30 pm – Sp. Eucharistic Ministers – Ch.

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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Retirement Party: All Invited to Join in the celebra-tion for George Smith & Stanley LeSassier for their over 40 years of service to St. Brigid: Saturday November 5, 5-10pm, parish Hall

2017 SUNDAY MISSALS-$3

NOVEMBER ADVENT BOOKS - $1

USHERS VIEJAS CASINO TRIP Friday, November 11, 8:30 A.M. Church Parking lot. See any usher to sign up.

ALL SOULS MASS Tuesday, November 2nd, 8:15AM & 7PM.

EXPOSITION & VENERATIN OF MORE

THAN 60 RELICS OF THE SAINTS Saturday, November 5, 9AM to 7PM & Sunday, November 6, 8AM to 4PM, at St. Eugene Sullivan Hall: 1015 Lagoon Ave. Wilmington, CA 90744.

10TH ANNUAL PETER CLAVER

AWARD PROGRAM LUNCHEON: Sunday, November 20th, 1PM, Double Tree Hotel, Culver City. Contact Cheryl Pyles to purchase Tickets- $65; after Nov. 2nd cost will increase to $75. 2016 Honorees are Bishop Solis, Bishop Gordon Bennett, S.J. and Fr. Greg Chisolm S.J. Please support this vocation effort.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: For Thanksgiving Community Dinner

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

Help With Cooking, Set Up, Serving, &

Clean Up. Please Contact Church Office

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~ REFLECTION ~

Jesus was going to pass right through Jericho until he saw Zacchaeus in that tree. Instead he stopped, invited himself to dinner, and

turned Zacchaeus’ world upside down, saying that “the Son of Man has come to seek and

save what was lost.” As we contemplate God’s mercy in these readings today, let us try to think of times when we feel lost, and how

Jesus might catch sight of us and save us as well.

~ REFLEXION ~ Jesús iba atravesando Jericó cuando vio a Za-queo en ese árbol; entonces se detuvo y se invitó él mismo a hospedarse en casa de Za-queo. El mundo de Zaqueo se viró al revés

cuando Jesús dijo: “El Hijo del hombre ha ve-nido a buscar y a salvar lo que se había perdi-do”. Al contemplar la misericordia de Dios en estas lecturas de hoy, tratemos también de

pensar en esas ocasiones en que nos sentimos perdidos, y en cómo Jesús pudiera vernos y

salvarnos también a nosotros.

TEN REASONS FOR GOING TO MASS

6. WHY GO TO MASS? BECAUSE I

HAVE A BODY.

I am no angel, in more ways than one. I am hu-man, and I have been taught and have verified in experience, that nothing is fully human until it is expressed through my body; or, as a friend of mine says, "If it doesn't come out, it ain't there." If I think for a moment, I realize how true this is. If someone says he or she loves me, but never says a word to me, never looks at me, or touch-es me, or gives me a gift, or even a nod, the smallest child in the world could tell me that this "lover" of mine doesn't love me. We all have grandiose plans, as we go to sleep, or finish a retreat, or go home after a stir-ring talk. We're going to stop smoking, walk five miles a day, write to Aunt Mamie, clean that closet, do that term paper. We're high as a kite — inside. And what happens when we come to what is rightly called the cold light of dawn? I have two cigarettes before I get to the front door, five miles seem like 500 and out of the question, Aunt Mamie won't mind another week, and the closet's been that way 10 years already, so why bother? The need for body-expression is why we have words, signs, symbols, sacraments - outward signs. We couldn't live without them. If we didn't have ritual, we would make it up. The Mass (and many other religious actions) are part of the human side of our faith. Jesus, our Savior, Himself is not only God; he is also 100 percent man. That said, we need someone we can see, hear, and touch. He says, now: "What happened then at the breaking of the bread, happens now. Now my real presence, my action, is contained under what looks like bread and wine, and under the words and songs and bodies of people." Jesus said, "Do this" physical, visible, audible, touchable, tastable thing in memory of me.

DID YOU KNOW? When it comes to fighting against abuse, prevention is the first step. For adults who work with kids, it’s important to recognize the signs of those who could be vulnerable to

predators or abuse. Using healthy suspicion can help prevent access to these kids as well. For a copy of the VIRTUS® article Awareness and Education Empower Adults to Better Pro-tect Minors, email jvienna@la-archdiocese.org or call 213-637-7227.

SABIA USTED? La sospecha saludable puede proteger a aquellos que son vulnerables al abuso Cuando se trata de pelear contra el abuso, la prevención es el primer paso. Para adultos que trabajan con niños, es importante reconocer las señales de aquellos que pueden ser vulnerables a los depredadores o al abuso. Tener sospechas saludables también puede ayudar a prevenir el acceso a estos niños. Para una copia del artículo en VIRTUS® “Awareness and Education Empow-er Adults to Better Protect Minors” (Tener con-ciencia y educación empodera a los adultos a proteger mejor a los menores), envíe un correo electrónico a jvienna@la-archdiocese.org o llame al 213-637-7227.

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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

Zacchaeus Coloring Page:

OCTOBER 2016 Classes (4): 1st, 8th, 15th, 29th Events/Activities: NOVEMBER 2016 Classes (3): 5th, 12th, 19th, Events/Activities: 6th Youth Sunday (NO CLASS – NOVEMBER 12TH, Ancestral Mass @ St. Odilia Church) (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