St Bridget of Ireland January 5, 2020 1024 W. Main St. Berryville, VA 22611

t. Bridget (or Brigid) of Kildare is one of the three major patron of Ireland Pastor: Salong with Patrick and Saint Columba. Saint Bridget’s faith and labors for Father Paul Grankauskas the Lord are remembered among the Irish people through prayers, sacred places, Rectory: blessings and customs. St. Bridget was an extraordinary woman of faith: strong in P 540-277-2943 • F 540-277-2945 her mission, loyal to the Lord, faithful to the Church, generous to the poor and [email protected] hospitable to missionaries. St. Bridget laid strong foundations for the Church in Hours: Mon-Fri 9 AM - 4 PM (closed 12-1 PM) Ireland. Her feast day is February 1st, the first day of the Celtic Spring. Religious Education: John Sengewalt 540-277-2948 Sacramental Information: Schedule: [email protected] Please check Mass Times and Intentions Knights of Columbus: Baptisms: for weekly changes inside bulletin. [email protected] Sunday, after 9:00 AM Mass Saturday Bus. meeting 2nd Tue 7 PM Hobert Hall Contact the Rectory Office at 540-277-2943 9 AM and 5:30 PM (Sunday Vigil) Office of Youth Ministry: [email protected] Office Hours: Sunday: Monday - Friday 9 AM - 4 PM 9 AM and Noon Music Ministry: Stacy Sefton [email protected] Marriage: Weekdays: Organist: Contact parish priest at least six (6) months Monday & Tuesday Noon Jenny Sorenson [email protected] prior to proposed date of the wedding. Wednesday 9 AM Contact the Rectory Office at 540-277-2943 Thursday & Friday Noon Eucharistic Minister / Lectors: Chet Lewandowski 540-722-7231 Office Hours: Holy Days: Servers: Monday - Friday 9 AM - 4 PM 12:05 PM and 7 PM John Sengewalt 540-277-2948 Sacristan: Nationwide Mass Schedule: Confessions: Becky Jackson 540-955-1715 Saturday 4 PM - 5 PM www.thecatholicdirectory.com Sunday 8 - 8:30 AM Ushers: Hospitalized and Homebound: Parish Office 540-277-2943 Rosary: Notify the rectory at 540-277-2943 so Men’s Club: The rosary is prayed after the 12:05 PM that the hospitalized and homebound Meets the last Saturday each month Mass on the 1st Friday of each month parishioners may receive the pastoral 8 AM, in Hobert Hall (7:30 Breakfast). care of the church. George Darnell [email protected] Prayer List: Women’s Group: Contact Becky Jackson at 540-955-1715 Website: www.stbridgetberryville.org Meets 1st Tues. each month after noon Mass Except for July and August FISH: Christi McMullen Coffee & Donut Sundays: Food collection is in the narthex on the 2nd [email protected] Sunday each month. Please give generously. 1st Sunday: Men’s Club 2nd Sunday: Knights of Columbus St. Bridget’s Bulletin Deadline Noon Monday Faith Direct: www.faithdirect.net 3rd Sunday: Youth Ministry [email protected] Ruth Hayes 540-277-2943 St. Bridget of Ireland

Pastor’s Words My apologies to those who attended the 5:30 p.m. Mass last Mass Times Saturday. I was asked by a friend living near Fredericksburg to baptize his baby. Because it is a long drive down there & Intentions (two hours) and the baptism was at 3:30 p.m., I arranged Mass Intentions made at the Parish office with the priests at Sacred Heart to have someone cover the GF-Green Field RH-Rose Hill evening Mass and Confessions. Unfortunately, we slipped Monday January 6 through the cracks, and the priest never arrived. For those Noon † Diane Ormann who were present, the resulting Communion service did ful- RH 1:30 PM + Mary Young fill your Sunday obligation. You were obviously present for the Mass. It is not your fault that the priest did not come. I am writing this simply to let you know what Tuesday January 7 happened, and to put your minds at rest if you were concerned about the Sunday Noon Mass † Ed Mayr obligation. Wednesday January 8 The annual March for Life will be held in Washington, DC., on January 24, 2020. This 9 AM year, I, greatly assisted by the trusty Knights of Columbus, decided to rent a bus to take us to the March. If you wish to reserve a spot, please go the KofC website: Thursday January 9 KofCBerryville.org and look for the events tab. Use the scroll down list to find the Noon Mass † Jeanne Clements March for Life. Friday January 10 On the day of the March, we will gather for the 9 a.m. Mass and leave at 10 a.m. We Noon Mass † Dean Pehenati will be sharing the bus with St. Mark Parish in Vienna, so we will only have about 25 spaces on the bus to fill. Saturday January 11 9 AM Please consider joining us for a day of prayer and pilgrimage as we give witness to 5:30 PM † Beverly Joan Mroczka the dignity and sanctity of human life. At the March, you will see people from all walks of life – young and old, Catholic and non-Catholic, even atheists – joined in a Sunday January 12 common cause. When you stand next to the Capitol Building and look back down 9 AM Parish Family Constitution Avenue and see the mass of people coming and coming, it truly is a Noon Mass † Richard Kobetz powerful witness.

In Our Lord, Fr. Paul Grankauskas Prayer List

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Tricia & Courtney Dabney, Tom Lewandowski, Phillip Wilcox, FYI John Cameron, Maggie O’Connor, Theresa Vesey, John Caroselli, St. Bridget Women’s Group - The St. Bridget Epiphany Basket Drive. This is a Parish Fred Curtis, Bob Lewis, Program that will assist the elderly, home bound, and nursing home residents of Boyd, Jim Willis, our community. All items must be returned Sunday, January 5th at 1:30 PM. Please Tony Tringale, Eileen Murray, help us to spread the light of Christ this holiday season! Maria Yeager, and Smith.

MARCH FOR LIFE: A bus from St. Bridget to DC (and back) has been reserved for the March for Life on Friday, January 24th. Seats are limited. Details and informa- tion on how to reserve a seat are available at www.KofCBerryville.org

Faith Direct is easy to use and directions can be found by visiting this web- Please contact Becky Jackson at site www.faithdirect.net. Our parish code is VA605 or call 866-507-8757 (toll free) 540-955-1715 to be added for more information. or taken off prayer list. January 5, 2020

Backpack Ministry: Thank you so much for your generous support. Together with twelve other Clarke County Churches, we are helping to feed 75 CCPS students each weekend and holiday. You may contribute tuna and Chef Boyardee products Saint of the Week in the clear tubs in the Narthex. Any questions, or if you would like to help out, St Francisca Salesia Aviat email [email protected] Leonia Aviat was born on Veritas Young Adults Group: The Young Adults of Saint Bridget are sponsoring September 16, 1844, in Sezanne in two events in January: Board games and Social Night on January 11th at 6:45 . Her parents were merchants PM and Nursing Home Volunteering on January 25th, time TBD. We are also and owned a shop at the church. hosting a Bible Study on Tuesday nights, January 21st - February 25th, at 7 PM. When she was eleven years old in Contact: [email protected]. 1855, she studied at a boarding school in the visitation sisters’ Are You New to Our Parish? Registration forms are available in the narthex. monastery in the city of Troyes. Please ask an usher for assistance. Please return the completed form to an usher or There she received her First place in the collection basket. Communion, and she was con- firmed on July 2, 1856. Francisca Advertising: There are a few spaces available. If you are interested in advertising completed her education in 1860. your business to the parish please contact the Rectory 540-277-2943. Remember Together with Father Louis Brisson to patronize these businesses their advertising dollars help defray the cost of the and Mother Marie Therese de Sales bulletin Chappuis, Leonia founded in Troyes the Sister Oblates of St. , which was to help young Religious Education Program women who flocked to the cities First Penance Parents’ Meeting January 7th at 7 PM in Hobert Hall. during the Industrial Revolution. She took the Salesian Rule for the No RE class January 19th. Congregation and entered the reli- gious life on April 11, 1866, accept- ing the veil on October 30, 1868, Help Needed taking the name of Sister Frances de Sales. Sr. Francisca made her We need Ushers at all three of the Saturday & Sunday Masses. Please contact the last vow on October 11, 1871. Fran- parish office if interested. This opportunity is open to High School Youth. Re: Home cisca’s charismata included open- ing houses and schools for work- ing-class girls. She was banished from France on April 11, 1904 for religious persecution and anti-re- ligious legislation. She rebuilt her community in Perugia, Italy, and the Order was approved in 1911 by Pius X. Her Feast Day is January 11th. Spiritual Thought “Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God’s kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile.” - St. - Calcutta

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