SAINT BRIDGET OF KILDARE

CATHOLIC CHURCH

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Adoration: Tuesday 9:00am—7:00pm

Confession: Tuesday 6:00pm—6:50pm,

Saturday 4:15pm—4:50pm, Sunday 7:30am & 9:30am

Baptisms: Parishioners are asked to please call the

Parish Office.

Marriages: Parishioners are asked to make

arrangements with the priest at least six months in

advance.

Mass Times:

Monday through Friday 8:00am

Saturday 5:00pm

Sunday 8:00 & 10:00am

First Saturday Mass 8:00am

St. Bridget of Kildare

111 West Union Street

Parish and School Office 636-271-3993

Parish Office Hours Monday—Friday 8am - 4pm

Website: www.sbkparish.org

Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples

and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny

themselves and take up their cross and follow me.

Mark 8:34

IN YOUR PRAYERS FOR ST. BRIDGET Please remember the sick:

Veronica Kelly, Greg Gossage, Kristian McDonald, Daryl Denu, Keith

Bruns, Tom Cross, Lawrence Lindemann, Marleen Hartzell, Tom and

Lois Martin, Steve Rost, Shelly Fischer Haney, Vicki Brinker,

Rosemary Woods, Barbara Johnson, Sharon Trentmannn, Toni

Strothkamp, Liam & Lauren Viotrain, David Mueller, Bev Schneider,

David Reincke, Laura Masson, Jerry Stewart, Cecilia Mueller, Marge

Phelan, Emilia Wieczorek, Amber Luetkemeyer, Joshua Carson, Meg

Gallagher, Christine Floyd, Martha Sheerin-Speck, Rose

Schuessler, Becky Coyner, LeRoy Hirth, Robin Henry, Dave Whitt,

Geraldine Carrico, Tim Brauer, Debbie Price, Bill Drimped, Christine

Eilman, David May, Jenny Gallagher, Bev Duncan, Kathy Doak, Pat

Gomez, Alice Thawley, Joe Quennoz, Stephen W. Flannery Jr.,

Dan Witte, Brandon Huels, Belle Tenny, Ron Phillips, Jack

Drummond, Candy Cloak, Amy Short, Tina Ripper, Pat

Herbst, Monica Dabbs, Mary Bradford, Sarah Gould, Preston

Thompson, Barbara Johnson, and the home bound and nursing home

patients. Also those who serve our country: Steven Sutterer, Corey

Dorsey, Sgt. Jeremy Ross, Jennings Casey, Chief Petty Officer Mike

Murphy, Isaac Wiersma, Aaron Cooley, Alex Churchill, Jonathan

Savala, Brandon Ell, Wade Iliff Jr., & Andrew Bornholdt

Liturgical Ministers St. Bridget Church

SATURDAY, September 18, 2021 5pm

LECTOR: Sue Rutledge

SUNDAY, September 19, 2021 8am

LECTOR: Lori Hinkenbein

SUNDAY, September 19, 2021 10am

LECTOR: Janet Green

24th Sunday in Ordinary Time

St. Bridget Stewardship

9/05/2021

Collection Envelopes 130

Our Weekly need is $7,000.00 received $6011.00

Online Donations $ Parish Improvement $171.00

Annual Appeal $25.00

SVdP $530.00

Parish Staff

Pastor

Fr. Andrew Burkemper

frburkemper@sbkschool .org

Permanent Deacons

Rev. Dr. Michael Suden

mmeadg@outlook.com

Rev. Mr. Dean Mandis

deanmandis@archstl .org

Rev. Dr. Jim Bornholdt

james.m.bornholdt@gmail .com

Parish Secretary

Rachel Mataya

ParishOffice@sbkschool.org

School Principal

Mrs. Anne Hanneken

ahanneken@sbkschool .org

PSR Coordinator

Mrs. Michele Geatley

mgeatley@sbkschool.org

Mass Schedule Mass Intentions

Monday 9/13 8:00am Teresa Simmons

Tuesday 9/14 8:00am William Ray

Wednesday 9/15 8:00am Teresa Simmons

Thursday 9/16 8:00am Mike & Katie Feketic

Friday 9/17 8:00am No Mass

Saturday 9/18 5:00pm Bud & Mary Langdon

Sunday 9/19 8:00am Charles & Violet Kruse

Sunday 9/19 10:00am Pro Populo

Save the Date!

October 17th— Fall Festival

First Annual St. Bridget of Kildare Men's White House

Jesuit Retreat

All men of the parish are invited to join Deacon Mandis for our

first annual White House Jesuit Retreat. This will be a silent,

guided retreat based on the Spiritual Exercises of

St. Ignatius. All meals and private lodging are provided. Our

retreat begins the evening of Thursday, October 21 and con-

cludes Sunday, October 24 after lunch. To register call 314-416-

6400 or email reservations@whretreat.org now. Please let them

know you are with St. Bridget of Kildare Parish! You can also learn

more by going to http://www.whretreat.org

Martha’s Gourmet Kitchen

Great job while the kids are at school! Hours are 9:30 am - 1

pm Monday through Friday. All school holidays are your days

off, too! Must have hepatitis shot and willing to obtain Food

Managers Certification. Call Cathy at 314-591-0103

“The Sacraments: God’s Greatest Gifts to Us”

Fr Burkemper will be teaching a weekly class on the

Sacraments beginning Monday September 13th @

7:00pm in the Cafeteria

No sign-up required.

Come once…come every week!

24th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Hello and happy Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time to all!

This weekend we welcome Luke Bland, who is a seminarian for the

Diocese of Tulsa, OK and has been assigned to St. Bridget for the

academic year. By a way of introduction he writes:

My name is Luke Bland, and I'm from

the Diocese of Tulsa. I was raised

in the Methodist Church but as a

teenager I walked away from the

faith. While in college at the

University of Tulsa I entered full

communion with the Catholic

Church when I received the

Sacrament of Confirmation on

Easter Sunday 2018. Important to

my conversion was meeting well-

rounded Catholics who knew and

loved God and His Church, on-fire

FOCUS missionaries, studying

philosophy, and the beauty of the

Catholic Church's traditional liturgy. For

leisure, I enjoy film photography,

reading, playing guitar, and ultimate

frisbee.

Luke will be joining us on Sunday mornings at the 8:00am and

10:00am Masses in order to get a taste of “parish life” as part of

Kenrick-Glennon Seminary’s pastoral formation program. Please

offer him a warm “St Bridget Welcome.” (By the way, you can just

call him “Luke.”)

As you may have seen in the bulletin or FlockNote, beginning

Monday evening at 7:00pm in the cafeteria, I am offering a

course called “The Sacraments: God’s Greatest Gifts to Us.” I

know how important it has been in my own life to learn more about

our Catholic Faith, because the more I have come to understand,

the more I love and desire to live our Faith! For this reason, one

of the greatest joys I have in priesthood is sharing what I have

learned.

I decided to focus on the Sacraments, because the Sacraments

are truly unique to Catholicism (only Catholics believe in all seven

Sacraments), and they are the most direct ways that God

regularly imparts a share in His life (grace) to us. Understanding

and receiving the Sacraments well is essential for holiness, and

my hope is that something I teach will help deepen your

understanding and love for our Lord in His Sacraments.

“Classes” are rather informal: no registration, no textbook. Just

show up! I will usually have some handouts to follow along or take

notes, if you desire.

The first two weeks will be an overview about what a Sacrament

is and why the Sacraments are important, and then we will study

each of the seven Sacraments in particular.

My plan is to meet every Monday at 7:00pm from now until the

end of November. I plan to go for about an hour each week. (Any

later gets close to my bedtime!) Look in each weekend’s bulletin

for that upcoming Monday’s topic. I hope that you are able to join

us!

Finally, please note that there is no 8:00am Mass this Friday

morning.

Have a blessed day!

In Christ,

Fr Burkemper

Apple Butter!

We are in need of donations for pint canning jars or lids and

rings for the jars. We will also need sugar donations. Sign up

sheets in the back. If you have anything you can donate,

please bring it by the parish office.

Instead of a traditional Bible Study curriculum, we are

going to read and discuss “Interior Castle” by St. Teresa

of Avila. If you are interested in attending or have any

questions about the book or the class, please reach out to

me at mmeadg@outlook.com. We will meet in the

cafeteria, beginning on October 6 at 6PM.

Deacon Mike

DEACON’S CORNER

Q. What does the Church teach about astrology and isn’t it

just a harmless pastime?

A. The Catholic Church teaches that astrology

(not astronomy) is superstitious nonsense. None of it is really

harmless because there is always the danger of beginning to

take it seriously, if, by coincidence, something should happen

that the astrologer predicted. The real danger begins the

moment someone begins to entertain the thought that “there

might be something in this”. There are many gullible people in

this world who believe that some star billions or trillions of

miles away could have an influence in their lives. Just think

of cases of identical twins which have completely different

personalities, although they were born within minutes of each

other. The end of this road is complete abandonment of

truth, reason and religion. In the Hebrew Scriptures (Old

Testament—Deut. 18:10-11), the Jews were told never to

consult an astrologer (fortune teller) under penalty of

death. Catholics are bound in conscience to have nothing to

do with astrology—nothing. Anything that leads someone

away from God and His Teachings will only lead to Satan and

astrology will certainly lead someone away from God. Deacon

Mike can be reached at MMEADG@outlook.com.

If you want to help the Parish on October

17th with the Fall Festival, Please sign up in

the back of church or on-line through

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