Saint Brigid Parish

967 Chancery Lane Meadville, PA 16335

WEBSITE: http://www.StBrigidChurch.org TELEPHONES: (814) Daily Masses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350-2157 Parish Office ................................... .336-4459 Office Fax……………………..814-284-0800 Seton School ................................... 336-2320 Youth Ministry ................................ 336-4459 E-MAIL: BrigidChurch@hotmail.com Johnathan.Schmolt@StBrigidChurch.org Cindy.Fiorillo@StBrigidChurch.org Shari.Bronson@StBrigidChurch.org Lynda.Morgan@StBrigidChurch.org

APPRECIATION PARTY RESERVATION Held Friday, January 31, 2014

NAME(S) _____________________________________

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ANNUAL APPRECIATION PARTY JANUARY 31ST—6:00 PM

We appreciate you! Adults: if you have volunteered here at the church in any way, we appreciate it and wish to thank you at our party. It will be held on Friday, January 31st for all adult parishioners who have done any volunteer work or ministry for our parish this past year. This includes all those who volunteered in our BASICS program, fish dinners, religious ed, youth group, money counters, children’s liturgy, in ministries at Masses... The party (no dinner) will be held in our McCrory Social Hall featuring hors d’oeuvres and beverages with music and dancing. It will begin at 6:00 p.m. Reservations should be turned in by Jan. 28th. Fill out the form below and deposit it in the collection basket or you may call the office at 336-4459.

PASTOR DEACON Rev. Johnathan Schmolt Ken Reisenweber SETON PRINCIPAL MUSIC DIRECTOR Julia Strzalka Christine McGinnity ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Cindy Fiorillo FINANCIAL SECRETARY Lynda Morgan RELIGIOUS EDUCATION COORDINATOR Shari Bronson MEADVILLE AREA CATHOLIC YOUTH MINISTRY Sandy Clancy SETON CATHOLIC DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT Jamie Longo

Monday – January 27 11:30 AM Lexy Davis (Neugebauer family) Tuesday – January 28 ~ No Mass Wednesday – January 29 9:30 AM Seton School Mass 11:30 AM Gly Maloney (Joseph Tedesco) 6:00 PM Adoration & Benediction Thursday – January 30 11:30 AM Lewis & Jennie Morfenski (Edward/Barbara) Friday – January 31 11:30 AM Michael Chmura (Louise Knoblow) Saturday – February 1 11:30 AM Katy Stewart (Lois Curtin)

Saturday Eve/Sunday Masses ~ February 1/2 Presentation of the Lord

Celebration of Saint Brigid of Kildare, Patron Blessing of Throats at all Masses

4:00 PM Confessions in Chapel 5:30 PM Mark Nicholson (Patti/Frank Duda) 7:00 AM People of St. Brigid 9:00 AM Carmen & Theresa Lombardi (James/Mary Jane) WEDDING BANNS: Samantha Lynn Steck, St. Brigid & Daniel Scott Sochor. IN THE HOSPITAL: Theresa Perrotto (Grove St.); and Stephen Maziarz (Liberty St.). Please remember them in your prayers.

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WORSHIP PARISH EVENTS

Sunday – January 26 10-11:30 Religious Ed Classes P-6th Grade/Classrooms 10-11:15 AM Grades 7 & 8 @ St. Brigid Room 7 10-11:15 AM 1st Yr Confirmation @ Seton (ALL Grade 9) 10-11:15 AM 2nd Yr Confirmation @ Seton 10-11:15 AM 3rd Yr Confirmation @ St. Brigid Center 2:00-5:00 PM Cursillo/Social Hall 7:00 PM R.C.I.A. / Room 4 Monday– January 27 7 PM River of Life Charismatic Prayer Group/Room 4 Tuesday – January 28 Noon-3:30 PM 55+ Club/Room 5 6:00 PM Seton Scouts/ 7:15 PM Seton Webelos/Room 4 Wednesday – January 29 7 PM Adult Bible Study/Room 4 7 PM Choir Practice/Church Friday – January 31 6-9 PM Adult Volunteer Appreciation Party/Social Hall Sunday – February 2 ~ Feast of St. Brigid of Kildare 8-11 AM Refreshments in honor of feast day/Social Hall 10-11:30 Religious Ed Classes P-6th Grade/Classrooms NO MACYM ~ Souper Bowl Collection after Masses 7:00 PM R.C.I.A. / Room 4

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Monday: 2 Sm 5:1-7, 10; Mk 3:22-30 Tuesday: 2 Sm 6:12b-15, 17-19; Mk 3:31-35 Wednesday: 2 Sm 7:4-17; Mk 4:1-20 Thursday: 2 Sm 7:18-19, 24-29; Mk 4:21-25 Friday: 2 Sm 11:1-4a, 5-10a, 13-17; Mk 4:26-34 Saturday: 2 Sm 12:1-7a, 10-17; Mk 4:35-41 Sunday: Mal 3:1-4; Heb 2:14-18; Lk 2:22-40 [22-32]

Catholic Social Services 800-673-2535 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

Everyone wishing to receive their 2013 annual contribution statement should call the parish office at 336-4459 so that we can prepare it for you.

St. Brigid of Kildare feast is being celebrated next weekend. We have the privilege of observing it as a First Class Feast! Visit her icon in church and join us next Sunday for refreshments in our social hall.

Brigid lived in Ireland from 450 to 525 A.D., born soon after Ireland had been blessed with the light of faith. She received her religious veil from St. Mel, nephew and disciple of St. Patrick. Brigid built a cell under a large oak, thence called Killdara (cell of the oak.)

She was joined by several other women who formed themselves into a religious community. It branched out into several other convents throughout Ireland, all of which revered her as their founder. Brigid was especially known for her charity. She made crosses from straw. The straw cross is our parish logo.

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LET’S CELEBRATE!

Catholic Schools

Week Begins!

Altar Rosary Society meets on Tuesday, Feb. 4th at 6:15 PM in our social hall for a Valentine's Tureen Dinner. Chicken & bis-cuits and beverage will be provid-ed. Spouses & guests are welcome to attend. Please bring a generous tureen and place setting.

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK

We begin the celebration of Catholic Schools Week at the end of January. This is one of the ways the church affirms its commitment to children. The Catholic schools exist to assist the parents in their duty of passing on their faith to their children. The schools provide an atmosphere in which the same ethics and morals are taught as are taught and modeled in the home. The schools assist and support the parents in their vocation as parents. The parents are the primary teachers of their children and their actions are the prime examples the children witness.

Congratulations to Todd Sommers who will receive the Rite of Admission to Lec-tor on Saturday, February 8th at 11:00 AM at St. Mark Center, 429 E. Grandview Blvd., Erie.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MEMBERS

K of C Insurance Help Two K of C insurance/benefit agents plan to attend the next meet-

ing of Meadville Council 388 on February 3 at 8 p.m. at St. Mary Social Hall, 1085 Water St., Mdvl. They will briefly outline life, disability and long-term care insurance programs as well as annuities currently available to Knights members. They will also be available to meet briefly and privately with any Knight to discuss specific questions or to set up a home visit. K of C insurances and annuities, available through membership only, are among the highest rated and most affordable in the industry today.

PICTURES WILL BE TAKEN FEBRUARY 11-15, 20-22

Parishioners wishing to schedule photos may do so in person in the gathering area after weekend Mass-es OR on the internet by logging onto our web site: http://www.StBrigidChurch.org

If you will be away Feb. 11-15, 20-22, please call the parish office 336-4459 as we can give you oth-er locations to get your photo taken and still be put in St. Brigid Directory.

SETON SPORTS RAFFLE Saturday, April 26, 2014

385 Pine Street, Meadville

Doors Open: 6:00 pm Raffle Starts: 7:00 pm Early Bird Drawing & Dinner: 6:30 pm

Sponsor any of 20 items listed on your ticket at $250. Sponsor or donate an item for our Live Auction such as tickets to any professional/college sports, Steelers, Browns, Penn State, Pitt, etc., mini trips, big toys or anything else you think we could use for our live auction! Sponsor Early Bird Drawing $200 OR Red/White Wine

We would like to get as many sponsors as we can. Names will be printed in the program and/or on the tick-et as a sponsor. Checks are to be made out to Seton Catholic School and turned into the school office. For more info on how to help or sponsor, contact Jamie at 336-2320 or e-mail jclongo@seton-school.com. As al-ways, THANK YOU for your continued support to Seton!

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3rd Sunday of the Year

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION The prayers surrounding baptism often speak of being “clothed in Christ,” and clothes are an important consideration. In ancient times, adults were proba-bly baptized without any clothes at all, and old texts survive asking people to leave fancy garb and jewelry behind as they enter the font. Baptism was typical-ly in a private place, the community waited elsewhere, and the casting off of clothing was hardly a public moment, nor was it embarrassing in ancient cul-tures where privacy was largely unknown. Nonetheless, what was left behind on one side of the font was replaced on the other as a white robe was wrapped around the newly baptized. It was a robe of honor, a dazzling sign of a new beginning for a society that valued clothing as a sign of personal identity. For the newly baptized, a whole week in white garments was the rule, through the second Sunday of Easter, called “Sunday in Albis,” because of all the folks wearing their baptismal robes.

—Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

EVENTS ELSEWHERE

FRENCH DINNER – Saturday, February 8, at Saint Hippolyte Social Hall, Route 27, Frenchtown for $15 person. Call Kathy at 789-2749 by Feb. 1st for reservations. Three seatings at 5:00, 6:00, 7:00 PM. Dinner features French Onion Soup, Mixed Salad Greens, Chicken Breast w/mushroom sauce, parsley potatoes, mint peas, Chocolate Mousse, French bread & beverage. Reservations only. NO tickets sold at the door!

St. Agatha Men’s Club will be hosting their 2nd annual Chili Cook-off on Saturday, Feb. 22 from 4:30- 8:00 p.m., in Seton Gym. Same format as last year. Hot dogs, dessert and beverages available. Free Throw The Fr. Simpson, Fr. Dwyer Council 6191 of Edinboro & Cambridge Springs will sponsor its annual K of C Free Throw Competition at OL of the Lake Social Center, 128 Sunset Dr., Edinboro on Sunday, January 26th at 1 P.M. Reg-istration will begin at Noon. All boys & girls ages 9 to 14 are invited to participate. Youth may register on the day of the event. Proof of age and parental signature is required. Con-tact Neil Burkell, chairman with questions at 734-4865.

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RELIGIOUS ED Pre-Grade 6

The Names of Jesus ~ The Lamb of God Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. - John 1:29 Lord Jesus, thank you for coming and living among us. Have mercy on us, and grant us peace. Amen. St. Brigid of Kildare - St. Brigid Feast Day is February 1st. We will cel-ebrate during classes next week with a treat of do-nuts and milk. Here is a prayer for all families to enjoy. St. Brigid’s Blessing May Saint Brigid bless the house wherein you dwell, bless every fireside every wall and door, bless every heart that beats be-neath its roof, bless every hand that toils to bring it joy, bless every foot that walks its portals through, may Saint Brigid bless the house that shelters you.

STEWARDSHIP

Fiscal Year to Date

Budget YTD $181,131

Catholic Services Appeal

Offertory/Holy Days

1-19-14 $4,223

1-13-13 $5,462

Budget/Wk $6,039

This YTD $166,350

Last YTD $174,357

Pledged YTD $64,197

Paid YTD $61,701

Assessment $37,894

MINISTRIES – FEBRUARY 1/2

ALTAR SERVERS 5:30 Jones 7:00 Corsi 9:00 Leech/Harry EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS 5:30 Williams/McClimans/Wagner/Sommers 7:00 Chisholms 9:00 Jastromb/Roncolato/Blystone/Harry Please pick up new ministry schedules in the gathering area next weekend. MEMORIALS: in memory of Joseph Newcomb from Donna Stimpson; from Alice/Scott Sjolander; Paul/Barbara Zurovchak; Mrs. Sopher, Mrs. Ross, Ms. Gor-man

GREETERS Needed S/M/D/L Yoder

READERS Holzer Needed Lehman

Presentation of the Lord February 1-2, 2014

This feast of Our Lord on February second used to be the feast of the Purification of Mary. It is also called “Candlemas Day,” because part of the ritual for this day is the blessing of candles. People can be invited to bring candles from their homes to be blessed. Some parishes hand out blessed candles at the end of the day's liturgies. Blessed candles from today’s feast are used for the blessing of throats on the next day, the Feast of St. Blaise. The above insert has been prepared by pastoral liturgist and ministry consultant Caroline Thomas for Ministry Resource Update.

Sunday February 9, 2014 ~ 11:30-1:30 Held at St. Mary Center, 1085 Water Street, Meadville

At 11:30 AM meet in the center for food, fun and friends.

Bring a Dish to share. We will provide drinks, a craft, open gym and movie

(bring a bean bag chair or comfy pillow)!

*All children must be supervised by their parent! Sponsored by St. Mary Religious Education

Open to members of St. Brigid, St. Agatha & St. Mary parishes & their guests! ---------------------------------------------

Return bottom part to St. Mary’s Parish office by February 7th ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Family Fun Day—Feb. 9th

Family Name:_________________________ Number Attending:____________________ Dish we will share:_____________________ Phone number:________________________

ATTENTION M.A.C.Y.M FAMILIES SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

JANUARY 26, 2014

REGULAR SESSIONS THIS WEEK

There will be regular sessions this Sunday, January 26th for all the M.A.C.Y.M. stu-dents. A reminder that the 1st Year Confir-mation Candidates that usually meet at St. Mary’s are to report to Seton School at 10 am for their regular session as Fr. Johnathan, our Spiritual Director will be teaching the class.

A BIG THANK YOU

We want to thank all those who supported our Bake Sale last week. We raised $300.41 for our Sister Parish in the Yucatan.

SOUPER BOWL OF CARING

NEXT WEEK Next Sunday, February 2nd our M.A.C.Y.M. students will hold the Souper Bowl of Car-ing after all Masses. All pro-ceeds collected will go to the Meadville Soup Kitchen. The students are hoping to exceed last year’s total of $1,510. This is a great way to perform a Corporal Work of Mercy: “Feed the hungry.” The Meadville Soup Kitchen looks forward to our donation. PARENTS PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR SON/DAUGHTER WORKS THE MASS THEY SIGNED UP FOR.

FEBRUARY 9TH REGULAR SESSIONS There will be regular sessions on Sunday, February 9th for all M.A.C.Y.M. students. Fr. Johnathan will be teaching the Second-Year Confirmation Candidates.

M.A.C.Y.M. ADVISORY BOARD MEETING The Advisory Board voted to have our last event for this calendar year on Sun-day May 4th at the MARC. More info will follow. The next Advisory Board meeting will be held at the Bowl-A-Thon on Sunday, March 16th.

AVALANCHE EXPRESS FEBRUARY 16TH

Weather permitting we will be going to Av-alanche Express on Sunday, February 16th. Mark your calendars. Students will be al-lowed to bring friends. Guests will need to pay the full cost and all M.A.C.Y.M. stu-dents will be expected to pay half the cost, which will be announced next week. All par-ticipants must have a parent signed waiver that will be handed out at the regular ses-sions on February 9th. More info will be sent home with the students.

NOTRE DAME VISION It’s time to start planning the ND Vision Trip. This summer hundreds of high school students will join together at the University of Notre Dame to ask important questions about life, faith, their own gifts and the ways we are called to be the change we want to see in the world. To learn more about ND Vision visit their web site at NDVision.com. There are 3 different weeks to pick from. An informational meeting will be held soon.

QUESTION OF THE WEEK How do you need to “step outside” your-self to fulfill your baptismal mission? To whom in your world do you need to bring Christ’s peaceable, liberating love?

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 Sunday February 9, 2014

11:30-1:30 St. Mary of Grace Center

1085 Water street

Come join us for 10:30 Mass then meet in the center

for food, fun and friends. Bring a Dish to share.

We will provide drinks, a cra , open gym and movie (bring a bean bag chair or comfy pillow)!

*All children must be supervised by their parent!

Sponsored by St. Mary Religious Education Open to members of St. Agatha, St. Brigid, &

St. Mary parishes & their guests! ---------------------------------------------

Return bottom portion to St. Mary’s Parish office by February 7th --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Family Fun Night Family Name:_______________________________ Number Attending:___________________________ Dish we will share:____________________________ Phone number:______________________________

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