Our Local Drought

Bright Idea
Soon it will be Holy Thursday and we transform Code Auditorium into a place of worship in order to accomodate all who come to celebrate this feast. One challenge is the lighting. We’d like to add some incandescent lighting to the room and we need a volunteer crew to help (cutting ceiling tiles, pulling wire, etc.) If you’re handy and can help (especially if you have electrician experience) please call Father Ralph.

Have You Pledged?
We're still collecting pledges for our Bishop's Annual Appeal which supports the work of the church throughout Long Island and in our parish. To pledge online
CLICK HERE!

Contacting Father Augustine
Father Augustine is in Madras City where the seminary is.
He is going to be there till the end of May and then will proceed to
another place to commence a six months spirituality program. His new e-mail addresses are:
varimu@xlweb.com
amuthu13@yahoo.com

Painting Party
At St. Brigid’s Well we help folks applying for Social Services,registering children in school,
advocating for people with other agencies,
FEMA applications,
literacy, translating and learning English as a second language.
The Well could use a fresh coat of paint in the front office. So if you’d like to help organize a “painting party”, contact Father Ralph.

Post Valentine Love
Have you visited our interactive “Love Quiz”? It’s based on St. Paul’s letter where he talk about love being “patient and kind, etc.” It’s packed with many spiritual and bible insightsinto the different aspects of love.
Just click here.

Cool Way to Pray
If you’d like to try out a new interactive prayer site online, go to the St. Brigid’s home page and click on the “Church Interactive” link.

Three Actions of Lent
Our lenten tradition involves three things:
(1) Prayer
(2) fasting ("giving up”)
(3) Doing good works.
How have you chosen to live Lent this year?

Away at College?
If you know of a St. Brigid parishioner who is away at college, you can help us stay in touch through our parish’s weekly “letter from home”. Send in their name and e-mail address
just click here.

Today’s Bible Quote
“Whoever drinks the water I shall give will never thirst;
the water I shall give will become
a spring of water welling up to eternal life."
--John 4

Technology Ministry
If you’d like to givee your time and expertise at helping our parish connect its telephone systems or develop its computer networking or work on its website, you can let us know by filling in our
online form

El Salvador Trip
If you’d like to see the parish’s mission trip to
El Salvador online, you can see photos and a travelogue by
clicking here.

Want to e-mail Father Ralph?

Past Columns:
Feb 24: Welcoming Bishop Murphy
Feb 17: We Will Rise Again
Feb 10: Very Good Now
Feb 3: The Multi Cultural Church
Jan 27: Appealing Words
Jan 20:Our Wonderful School
Jan 13: Changing Times
Jan 6: Farewell Father Augustine

Columns from 2001


		March 3, 2002 Our Local Drought
Bright Idea Soon it will be Holy Thursday and we transform Code Auditorium into a place of worship in order to accomodate all who come to celebrate this feast. One challenge is the lighting. We’d like to add some incandescent lighting to the room and we need a volunteer crew to help (cutting ceiling tiles, pulling wire, etc.) If you’re handy and can help (especially if you have electrician experience) please call Father Ralph. Have You Pledged? We're still collecting pledges for our Bishop's Annual Appeal which supports the work of the church throughout Long Island and in our parish. To pledge online CLICK HERE! Contacting Father Augustine Father Augustine is in Madras City where the seminary is. He is going to be there till the end of May and then will proceed to another place to commence a six months spirituality program. His new e-mail addresses are: varimu@xlweb.com amuthu13@yahoo.com Painting Party At St. Brigid’s Well we help folks applying for Social Services,registering children in school, advocating for people with other agencies, FEMA applications, literacy, translating and learning English as a second language. The Well could use a fresh coat of paint in the front office. So if you’d like to help organize a “painting party”, contact Father Ralph. Post Valentine Love Have you visited our interactive “Love Quiz”? It’s based on St. Paul’s letter where he talk about love being “patient and kind, etc.” It’s packed with many spiritual and bible insightsinto the different aspects of love. Just click here. Cool Way to Pray If you’d like to try out a new interactive prayer site online, go to the St. Brigid’s home page and click on the “Church Interactive” link. Three Actions of Lent Our lenten tradition involves three things: (1) Prayer (2) fasting ("giving up”) (3) Doing good works. How have you chosen to live Lent this year? Away at College? If you know of a St. Brigid parishioner who is away at college, you can help us stay in touch through our parish’s weekly “letter from home”. Send in their name and e-mail address just click here. Today’s Bible Quote “Whoever drinks the water I shall give will never thirst; the water I shall give will become a spring of water welling up to eternal life." --John 4 Technology Ministry If you’d like to givee your time and expertise at helping our parish connect its telephone systems or develop its computer networking or work on its website, you can let us know by filling in our online form El Salvador Trip If you’d like to see the parish’s mission trip to El Salvador online, you can see photos and a travelogue by clicking here. Want to e-mail Father Ralph? Past Columns: Feb 24: Welcoming Bishop Murphy Feb 17: We Will Rise Again Feb 10: Very Good Now Feb 3: The Multi Cultural Church Jan 27: Appealing Words Jan 20:Our Wonderful School Jan 13: Changing Times Jan 6: Farewell Father Augustine Columns from 2001	Where is the rain? For months now, we have been in a dry spell with little rain or snow and while I’m not complaining that the umbrella is rolled up in the corner (ok this Sunday morning is an exception) and that the snow shovels haven’t seen much action, I know that there’s trouble ahead if we don’t get more rain. The large trees and shrubs are slowly drying out and will experience some die-back. They’ll also be more susceptible to disease and insect damage. And then there’s the water supply. Those in the city will be more affected sooner since the reservoirs are drying up. But as we draw water from our deep acquifers, the salt water surrounding Long Island is slowly and surely being pulled toward our wells. We’re thirsting for new water. We meet thirst in the gospel today. Jesus comes to a well in the heat of mid-day looking for a drink of cool water. There he finds someone even thirstier -- a woman who has been looking for love and who has been rejected over and over again. Oh, how she thirsts to be accepted and appreciated! The Samaritan woman and Jesus help each other in their thirst. She gives Jesus a drink of water; he reveals himself as the “living water” and she is touched by his honesty, his insights into her life. And as a result of her encounter with Jesus, she almost “bubbles over” with enthusiasm as she goes to her neighbors to proclaim that Jesus might be the messiah. Jesus can help us in our thirst today too. The good news is that the “living water” of Jesus never dries up. There is no drought of his love. However, the busy, hectic lives we live can keep us from stopping and drinking deeply of the life-giving water that Jesus provides. As we continue this Lent, how can we make time to stop at the well with Jesus and experience the life-changing encounter that Jesus offers? The temptation is to think that it doesn’t matter whether we take extra prayer time now. Yet, like the hidden dangers in our current Long Island drought, there are hidden consequences of not taking the time to pray now. Future stresses can harm us more. The hurtful things that surround us can creep toward our hearts without our knowing it. Come, drink deeply at the well of Jesus’ love.



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