Infant Baptism: Prep Class for Parents & Godparents, 2nd Tuesday of the month; Baptism during Sunday Liturgy. Bautizos Infantiles: Clase de Preparacion para Padres y Padrinos, 2 º Martes de cada mes con el Bautizo durante la Misa del Domingo. Religious Education (CCD): Saturdays, 9:30am–11:30am, October thru MayEducación Religiosa: Sábados, 9:30am– 11:30am, Octubre a Mayo. First Communion & Confirmation: Two years preparation through the Religious Education Program. Primera Comunion y Confirmacion; Preparación de dos años 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, contactar Floy Hawkins., Directora de Educación Religiosa,. 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: Contactar al sacerdote por lo menos 6 meses antes de reservar el local de celebración. Sick Calls: contact Parish Office (323)292-0781 Visitas a Enfermos: Mario Ardon: (323) 304-0194 Quinceanera: Claudia Edwards from 9am—2pm, (323) 292-0781

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 ........... Ms. Claudia Edwards

MASS SCHEDULES Saturday: 4:00 PM Vigil Sunday: 7:00 AM 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 PM 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 wor-ship. 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.

AUGUST 27, 2017

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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CALL TO STEWARDSHIP Weekly Deposits

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

8/20/2017: $ 3402.00

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 founda-tion 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 wel-come your financial support and prayers as we make this

Stewardship journey together.

Ministries Honoring their annual commitment 2017 Aids Ministry – Altar Servers - Art/Environment - Bereavement - Drum Ministry - Education Committee - Emmanuel - Eucharistic Ministers- Finance Council—$250 Gospel Choir- Guadalupanos - $1000 Hospitality—$500 KPC, Council #259 - KPC, Court #259 -$500 Lectors - $250 Legion of Mary - Liturgy Committee - Ministry Thru Prayer - $855 New Generation Choir - Parish Council - Religious Education—$500 Resurrection Choir - Soup, Salad & Scripture - $75 Spanish Evangelization - Spanish Lectors - Spanish Ushers - $3000 St. Vincent de Paul—$200 Traditional Choir -$100 Tuesday Night Bible Study - Usher Board—$250 Welcome Committee- $563 Women’s Ministry - Young at Heart - $500 ***************************************

WILLS & ESTATE PLANNING Doris Fork - $15,000.000

Aug 27 Aug 28 Aug 29 Aug 30 Aug 31 Sep 1

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Isaiah 22:19-23 Romans 11:33-36 Matthew 16:13-20 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5, 8B-10 Matthew 23:13-22 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 Mark 6:17-29 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13 Matthew 23:27-32 1 Thessalonians 3:7-13 Matthew 24:24-51 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 Mathew 22:34-40

MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

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

8:15am

8:15am

For our St. Brigid Youth For our St. Brigid Ministries Por todos los Ministerios de Sta. Brigida For all of our St. Brigid Ministries NO MASS Happy Birthday, Christine Martinez, from the Lector Ministry For Stacey Smith, Joseph Thomas, Doris & Stanley Tucker For Ellis Valentine, Donna Ware, Muriel Lynn White

For Erika Bosta, From Mrs. Holland

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AUGUST 27, SUNDAY

9:00 am – Hospitality Brunch, Hall 9:45 am – Gospel Choir Prayer, R 1 12:30 pm – Finance Council, R 2 1:15 pm – Gospel Choir Reh., Church

AUGUST 28, MONDAY

AUGUST 29, TUESDAY

7:00 pm – Gospel Choir, Church

AUGUST 30, WEDNESDAY

2:00 pm – Legion of Mary, Chapel 7:00 pm – Emmanuel, R 7 7:00 pm – Youth Lectors, Church

AUGUST 31, THURSDAY

7:00 pm – Spanish Evangelization, R 5 7:00 pm — Resurreccion Choir, Church

SEPTEMBER 1, FRIDAY

5:00 pm – Quincianeras 6:00 pm – Altar Servers 7:00 pm – OA, R 7 7:00 pm – Youth Lectors, Church 7:00 pm – Youth Ministry, R 5

SEPTEMBER 2, SATURDAY

2:00 pm – AA, R 7 4:00 pm – Postal Alliance, R 7 7:00 pm – Spanish Liturgy, R 7

This Week at SBC

Parish Goal: $22,400 Amount Pledged: $11,104 Amount Paid: $8,519

BE THE LIGHT OF CHRIST Together in MISSION

.

SAVE THE DATE Brain Health & African Americans

Thursday, September 14, 2017 10:00am —2:00pm

Faithful Central Bible Church The living Room

400 West Florence Avenue Inglewood, CA 90301

RSVP Required (310) 330-8000 ext. 3297

ACCW Our Lady of the Angels

Pastoral Region Central District Meeting September 15 2017 9:30am – 1:30pm

Ascension Catholic Church 517 W 112th Street

Los Angeles, CA 90044

Military Memorial Service for Charles May

Friday, September 1, 2017 2:00pm

Riverside National Cemetery 22495 Van Buren Blvd.

Riverside, California For more information please call Tracy Smith (240) 210-2107

Brunch Dates Available: Nov. 26th, Dec. 10th,

& Dec. 31st

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~ REFLECTION ~ We are called Christian because we choose to follow Jesus Christ. As we gather for worship today, it might be good to reflect on who Christ is for us, just as he asks the question in today’s Gospel: “Who do you say that I am?” The answer that we give will tell us much about who we need to be in this world. Let us pray today for the grace to live up to the name of Christ with which we identify our-selves.

~ REFLEXION ~

Somos cristianos porque hemos decidido se-guir a Jesucristo. Reunidos aquí hoy para ala-bar y dar gracias a Dios, nos sería beneficioso reflexionar en quién es Cristo para nosotros, cómo responderíamos a la pregunta que él hace en el Evangelio de hoy: “Y ustedes, ¿quién dicen que soy yo?” La respuesta que demos nos dirá bastante acerca de quiénes somos y quiénes debemos de ser en este mundo. Oremos hoy para obtener la gracia de vivir a la altura del nombre de Cristo, con el cual nos identificamos.

Lord Jesus, I give You my hands, To do Your work. I give You my feet, To go Your way. I give You my eyes, To see as You do. I give You my tongue, To speak Your Words. I give You my mind, That You many think in me. I give You my spirit, That You may pray in me. Above all, I give You my heart, That You may love in me Your Father and all people. I give You my whole self, That You may grow in me. So that it is You, Lord Jesus, Who live and work and pray in me. Amen. Senor Jesus, Te entrego mis manos, Para hacer Tu trabajo. Te entrego mis pies, Para ir hacia Ti. Te entrego mis ojos, Para ver como tu vez. Te entrego mi lengua, Para proclamar Tu Palabra. Te entrego mi mente, Para que seas Tu quien piense a travez de mi. Te entrego mi espiritu, Para que ores en mi. Y sobre todo, te entrego mi Corazon, Para que que seas Tu quien ama Tu Padre y toda la gente. Me entrego a ti completo(a), Para que crescas en mi. Para que seas Tu, Senor Jesus, Quien vive y trabaja y ora en mi. Amen

Did You Know? It is important to help children understand the difference between telling on others and sharing information that could help keep them-selves or someone else safe. Teach chil-dren about secrets that are okay (a sur-

prise birthday party), and secrets that are never okay (don’t tell mom or dad that...), and, perhaps most importantly, what to do if someone asks them to keep a bad secret. Speaking up can save a kid from harm or abuse. To request a copy of the VIRTUS® article “To Tattle or Protect” email jvien-na@la-archdiocese.org or call (213) 637-7227. Sabia Usted? Es importante ayudar a los niños a comprender la diferencia entre contar algo sobre los demás y compartir información que podría ayudar a man-tenerse a sí mismos o a otra persona a salvo. Enseñe a los niños sobre los secretos que está bien no contar (una fiesta de cumpleaños sorpresa), y los secretos que nunca están bien (no decirle a mamá o papá que...), y, quizás lo más importante, qué hacer si alguien les pide que mantengan en secreto algo malo. Hablar puede salvar a un niño de daño o abuso. Para solicitar una copia del ar-tículo de VIRTUS® “To Tattle or Protect”(Chismear o proteger), envíe un correo electrónico a bmelendez@la-archdiocese.org o llame al (213) 637-7508.

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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 Mass: 1st Sunday of the month: 10:30 AM Liturgy

CCD Classes: Saturdays 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM (September-May)

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

Thank You Jesus For my parents,

my brothers and sisters. Thank You Jesus,

For this new School Year. Thank You Jesus,

for my new school, my new teachers and my new

friends

CHILDREN’S CHURCH

See Pam Nailes

or Marian Thomas