June 9, 2002
The Fall Mass Schedule
Spreading
the Faith
We’re
again inviting you (yes, really I mean you) to offer some time in our
Religious Education program next fall. We want to share our faith with
the children of our parish, don’t we? Perhaps you could teach a
small group of children -- if this will be your first time we’ll
give you all the preparation you’ll need. Perhaps our program will
need other types of help in the office, in areas of publicity, translation,
hall monitoring, etc. So when you hear someone inviting you to consider
your roll in spreading the faith, just say “ of course!”
Celebrating
Father Rolando
On
Sunday, June 16th, the Spanish community is celebrating Father’s
Day with a special emphasis: Father Rolando. At the end of June, Father
Rolando will be beginning a new assignment in Glen Cove and at the 11:30
Spanish Mass in the school, we will have a special blessing for Father
Rolando followed by a barbecue outside. Come join us for Mass and/or
the barbecue to say thanks to Father Rolando for his ministry among
us.
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.
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
“Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do.
Go and learn the meaning of the words,
'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.'
I did not come to call the righteous but sinners."
--Matthew 9
Technology Ministry
If you’d like to give your time and expertise at helping our parish
connect its telephone systems or work on its website, you can let us
know by filling in our
online form
Want
to e-mail Father Ralph?
Past Columns:
June 2: Summer Plans
May 26: Spreading
the Faith
May 19: Passing Grace
May 12: Changing
Times
May 5: Reason for Hope
April 28: Changing
Ministry
April 21: The Poor Are Hurt
Again
April 14: Celebrating
50 Days
April 7: Where have
they put him?
March 31: Alleluia!
Alleluia!
March 24: Hardly
Hosanna
March 17: Roll The
Stone Back
March 10: Here's
Mud In Your Eye
March 3: Our Local
Drought
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
Over the last several weeks I’ve had
the input of dozens of people who gave feedback on our proposed mass schedule
changes which will take effect in the fall. As I had mentioned a few weeks
ago, we are facing a downsizing in the number of priests who serve our
parish and it became evident that we had to adjust our schedule accordingly.
I’m so grateful that people took the
time to share their opinions. Our parish staff carefully weighed all the
comments that were phoned in,
e-mailed in or sent in letters. It was so encouraging that the comments
were so supportive and understanding. After reflecting on all that we
received, we have come up with a schedule that will start in September
as follows:
Saturday:
5pm
7pm Spanish
Sunday
7am (we are not planning to have music at this mass)
8:45 Italian
9:00 (chapel)
10:00 Family Mass
10:15 (chapel)
11:30
11:45 Spanish (chapel)
1pm Baptisms
2:30 Kreyol
6pm Rock Mass
One advantage of this schedule is that it
allows us to add an additional 1pm mass on certain occasions (Palm Sunday,
Easter, First Communion masses, etc.)
Over the next months we will be working with
the various ministers (lectors, eucharistic ministers, ushers, servers,
music ministers, etc.) who are affected by this change to adjust their
schedules. Mass intentions already taken for the 7:30 mass will be honored
at the 7am mass. Intentions already taken for the 1pm mass will be incorporated
into the 11:30 mass, unless a person requests the intention to be moved
to another mass.
Thanks to all for your patient understanding
during this time of transition.
