Thursday, March 28—7:00PM—St. Francis: Lector Matt Oleniacz; Servers Jacob and Carson Oleniacz; Greeter—Rosemary Calabretta
Friday, March 29—7:00PM—St. Francis: Lectors Christina Long & Amanda Reeves; Servers Aiden & Kaitlin Reeves
Saturday, March 30—8:00AM—St. Francis: Lectors Patti Dudock & Matt Oleniacz; Ministers Chris & Katie Volk; Servers Jacob & Carson Oleniacz; Greeter volunteer
Sunday, March 31—8:00AM—St. Francis: Lector—Rosanne Williams; Ministers—Dave Curley & Larry Purtell; Servers volunteer; Greeter volunteer Bob Allen & volunteer; Servers volunteer; Rosary volunteer; Greeter volunteer
PRAYER LIST
Lord, hear our prayers for the sick of our Parish & Community listed below and for those who are not listed and in need of our prayers, especially all suffering from cancer, Lyme disease, or Covid-19. Kaitlyn Andre, Michael Haefner, Bill Jones, Jr., Ruth King, Kyle Stoddard, Sophie Padula, Tom Wenman, Toni Colardino, Madigan Gow, Emily D., Amanda Branning, Daniel Gavin, Tommy Williams, Kathy Holt, Linda Hollenback, Don Zaleski, MaryLou Fahs, Elton Carr, Jim Raftis, Bub Davis, Tyler Fletcher, William Chaney, Joe Grindel, Chelsea Judson, Trisha, Mary Guido, Hallie Brooks, Mark Kovach, Brooke Arnold, “D”, Robyn Lawson, Ned Offner, Ethel Reid, Butch Rosencranz, Shawn Burns, Quinn Seymour, Marie Donahue, Barbara Mahoney, Rusty Carmen, Adam Price, Greg Lasgowka, Terry, Cameron & Levi White, Natalie Dawn Abell, Tom Ellison, the Reed Family, Don Higgins, Raub Family, Todd Legg, Ryan Hayes, Thomas McWilliams, Marty Mosher, Chad Grindel, Cathy Ballogg, Mary Ann Casterline, Janice Jacobs, Patricia Charpinsky, Jay Gurn, Diane Holleran, Kineer Worgen, James Dughi, Peg Broadwater, Christopher Dauber, Adrian Stephens, Millie, John, Reilly, Sophia ILichishin, Josh Zaleski, Caleb Scepaniak, Dana Marsh, Mary Joan, Lori Rawlins, Brendan Merritt, Mark Pasteka, Tim Fruehan, Linda, Gloria, Lori Hammerly Coleman, Angelo Scarfalloto, Emily Graves, Cathy Albert, Robert Nemcek, Wink, Wayne Hibbard, Laura Nelson, Garrett Farr, R.C.M., Everly Hausmann, George Coleman, Sally Saunders, Dennis Byerly, Marie Cavalarro, Sully & Patty Cavallaro, Evelyn Ferro, Briana Grisdale, Gregory Diorio, Mike Coleman, Nicholas, Alex, Alice, Mike & Pat Stelacio, Fr. John Victoria, Joseph Santora, Carol Garcia, Jay S., Carl, Jessica Lawrence, Sophie Holgash, Nellie Manarchuck, Monica Gibson, Diane Coffee, Bill Noldy, Jr., Cathy Edsell, Patricia Hutchinson, Sue L., Mark, Chris Mortensen, Clyde & Mary Tims, Louise Darrow, Diane, Aaron Fredendall, Louise Eastman, Niki Rogers, Wade Leach, Shirley Conboy, Joseph Olszewski, Curtis Edwards, Matthew Gatto, Madigan, Marge Murphy, Kris Kiesly, Kylie Keenan, Sara Kelly Price, Tucker White, Mike, Terri Grindel, Jerry Wells, Fred Brown, Rosa Prieto, Carl Whitehead, Ed Snee, Cliff & Anita James, Pete Strojny, Mary (Jones) Edsell, Eileen Maruschok, Shirley Rockefeller, A.J. Pass, Tony McHugh, Val Mosier, Hunter Allen Sapp, Leonard Howell, Bryce Histand, Deacon Tom Hartley, Ken Warner, George Thrasher, Norma Volk, Nancy, Gerry, Kathy Conklin, Gary Fisher, Joan Middendorf, Marie Mirabelli, Carol Jarnigan, Kevin Pierson, Anne, Madeline Barno, Evan Small, Megan Hale, Ben Naylor, Tammy Volk Jennings, Rosemary Stewart, Margaret Zernone, Owen, Bucky Russell, Kathleen, Delores Sinchak, Carolyn Doolittle, Leah Walters, Jane Borelli, Jake Warner, Chuck Bullock, Tom Krupinski, Susie Reichlen, Eileen Drab, Tom Walz, Susanne Wolf, Beth Carlton, Doug Packer, Ann Marie Gilhool, Jim Griffin, Steve B., Ellen Bieleski, Larry Black, Joyce Danielewicz and Nancy Iacovozzi. Please pray for all the needs in our Parish and Community. Our Lady of Good Health, pray for us. Amen.
ARMED FORCES LIST
Please pray for those in our Armed Forces, especially those from our Parish & Community, Ryan Gormley, Christopher Reichlen, Mike Griffith, Matthew Kramer, Ryan Neville, Shane Kalpokas, Dustin Ryder, Steven Shelp, Ricky Trowbridge, A.Jay Tewksbury, Lukas Crisman, Ryan Newberry, Mark W. Gregg, Lisa Phillips, Andrew Muscarelle, Adam Barziloski, Marty Conboy, Wayne M. Bennett, Joseph Elliott, Bradley Villanella, Jacob Balchikonis, Rip VanWinkle, Jonathan Green, Garrett Kiehle, and all who serve with them. May they be protected & safe from harm & return home safely and soon. Amen.
The Roman Catholic Community of ST. BRIGID PARISH, (St. Francis Xavier Church, Friendsville, Pa.
PARISH MISSION STATEMENT
St. Augustine Church, Silver Lake, Pa.) (St. Brigid’s Cross)
-mail: sfxc@epix.net Facebook: St Brigid Parish
Rev. Augustine Thomas Administrator
Father Augustine 1 (570) 909-7819
Deacon Paul J. Brojack
PALM SUNDAY OF THE LORD’S PASSION
March 24th, 2024
Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna!
MASS SCHEDULE
Sat. Mar. 23 4:30PM St. Francis ChurchCHUCK BARNUM by Joyce Barnum & Family
Sun. Mar. 24 8:00AM St. Francis Church - PALM SUNDAY (Passion of the Lord) THE DRAB FAMILY by Their Parents 10:30AM St. Augustine Church - INTENTIONS OF OUR PARISHIONERS
Mon. Mar. 25 NO MASS
Tue. Mar. 26 NO MASS (4 PM—Chrism Mass—Scranton)
Wed. Mar. 27 8:30AM St. Augustine Church - ELIAS & GENEVA HEGEDUS by Julie Perlick
Thur. Mar. 28 7:00PM St. Francis ChurchJEROME RYAN by Gary & Betty Ellen Hardy
Fri. Mar. 29 12:00NN St. Augustine Church - GOOD FRIDAY Stations of the Cross 7:00PM St. Francis ChurchHOLY SATURDAY—Easter Vigil
Sat. Mar. 30 8:00PM St. Francis Church - INTENTIONS OF OUR PARISHIONERS
EASTER SUNDAY—Celebration of the Lord’s Resurrection
Sun. Mar. 31 8:00AM St. Francis Church - 30 Day MARY LOUISE KEENAN by Tom, Kylie, Abigail and Kay 10:30AM St. Augustine Church - DELORES STABULIS by Bill & Barb Pichette
PARISH LOTTERY CALENDARS
Parish Lottery Calendars are available in the back of our Churches. They are $ 20.00 each and run April 1st thru December 31st, 2024. Each family is asked to take at least (5) calendars to sell. There are both packages of (5) calendars and single calendars. (Please do not break up the packages.) Please sign them out on the sheet provided. Only 465 Calendars have been returned. April is only a week away! Please helps make this fund raiser a sell out again this year! There are still over 200 calendars left in the back of the Churches.
FOOD CARDS/FOOD PANTRY
EASTER FOOD CARDS: We have a total of (18) families on our Food Card list. Please put your donation, (check or cash), in the collection basket in an envelope marked “attention: Kay Food Cards” or mail it to the rectory. All donations are needed as soon as possible and are greatly appreciated.
FOOD PANTRY: Thank you all for your very generous donations to the Food Pantry. Your generosity has helped many families to have a bountiful Easter meal.
“THE LIGHT IS ON FOR YOU”
Confessions in St. Brigid Parish will be held THIS WEDNESDAY evening, March 27th, from 5:30 to 7:00PM at St. Augustine Church.
EASTER PAGEANT—PALM SUNDAY
Our CCD Students will present their Easter Pageant THIS Sunday, following the 10:30AM Mass. The Pageant will be at Neumann Hall. Everyone is invited to attend. Please bring snacks or sandwich quarters to share. The kids always put on a good pageant. Let’s come out and show them our support and appreciation!
CCD NEWS
A Children’s Mass will be held Sunday, April 14th, 8:00AM at St. Francis Church.
First Penance/First Holy Communion Retreat—Saturday, April 27th at Neumann Hall. First Holy Communion will be held Sunday, May 5th.
SPECIAL THANK YOU—FUNERAL DINNERS
Thank you to all the ladies of St. Brigid Parish, both members of the Altar & Rosary Society and those aren’t members but help by making their special homemade dishes for funeral dinners. Thank you also to all those who give of their time before, during and after dinners to set up, clean up, do dishes, and donate money or various other essential items. Thank you to the Choconut Children’s Center Day Care for donating food to the dinners and for vacating the gym so that we can use it for the dinners. These dinners and your wonderful food is so appreciated by grieving families. They are surprised by the variety of dishes and how delicious all the food is. You are doing a great service for them and our Parish!
MAY GOD RICHLY BLESS YOU ALL!!!
(A gentle reminder please put your names on your dishes to make it easier to return them to you. One way you can do this by simply put a mailing label on the dish.)
CONFESSION SCHEDULE—(BEFORE ALL WEEKEND MASSES)
Saturday St. Francis Xavier before 4:30PM Mass 3:30 to 4:15PM
Sunday St. Francis Xavier before 8:00AM Mass 7:30 to 7:50AM
Sunday St. Augustine before 10:30AM Mass 9:45 to 10:20AM
STEWARDSHIP REPORT
Our weekend collection total was $ 3,371.00. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.
LIFELINES
“There is an everyday heroism, made up of gestures of sharing, big or small, which build up an authentic culture of life… Part of this daily heroism is also the silent but effective and eloquent witness of all those ‘brave mothers who devote themselves to their own family without reserve, who suffer in giving birth to their children and who are ready to make any effort, to face any sacrifice, in order to pass on to them the best of themselves’… We thank you, heroic mothers, for your invincible love! We thank you for your intrepid trust in God and in his love. We thank you for the sacrifice of your life” (The Gospel of Life 86).
