Saint Bridget Parish 1 Percival Street Maynard MA 01754

978-897-2171

WEEKEND MASSES: Saturday: 4:00 PM and 7:30 PM (Brazilian) Sunday: 7:30 & 9:30 AM DAILY MASS: 9:00 AM - Thursday & Friday HOLY DAYS: 9:00 AM and 7:00 PM CONFESSIONS: Saturday - 3:15 to 3:45 PM BAPTISMS: Second Weekend of the Month MARRIAGES: Arrangements should be made at least six months in advance. BINGO: Every Friday - Doors open at 5:00 PM

ADMINISTRATOR Fr. Gerald Souza

PERMANENT DEACON

Deacon John W. Pepi

BRAZILIAN MINISTRY Rev. Adriano Lessa Natalino

FAITH FORMATION DIRECTOR Barbara Cole 978-897-4612

BUSINESS MANAGER

Pamela Ferguson 978-897-2171

PARISH SECRETARY

Denise Dineen 978-897-2171

CHOIR DIRECTOR

Ron Chibaro 978-897-2171

ORGANIST Donna Chaff 978-897-2171

CEMETERY 978-897-2171

Web Page: www.saintbridgetmaynard.com

If you would like to bring the gifts up at Communion, please let an usher know before Mass. August 17-18 4:00 - Margaret “Peg” Kelly 7:30 - Luigi & Concetta DiGrappa 9:30 - Vincent & Patricia Gavin DAILY 9:00 MASS Thurs. August 22 - Isabelle Manzo Fri. August 23 - Mary & Joseph Wagner August 24-25 4:00 - Victor W. Lalli, Sr. 8:30 - Paul & Virginia Murphy

SECOND BANN OF MARRIAGE Bridget E. Wood & Brian P. Barry

LISTENING SESSIONS Fr Souza is continuing Listening Sessions of 10 people each, here at St Bridget in the Parish Hall on Monday August 26th at 7:00pm and Tuesday August 27th at 4:30pm. There are sign-up sheets at the back of the church. If you would like to attend please sign up with your name and phone number.

SAINT BRIDGET PARISH MAYNARD, MASSACHUSETTS

SPECIAL SECOND COLLECTION This weekend August 17-18, we will have a Special Collection, to support Fr. Anicet’s Society of Africa missions, in apprecia-tion for his ministry this summer at St Bridget Parish. Father will return to Togo at the end of the month. May God bless Fr.

Anicet in his ministry and please keep him in your prayers

Twentieth Sunday of Ordinary Time Sundays in the summer often afford us more time for leisure and contemplation. Today’s readings give us much food for thought if we take a few minutes to take another look. Who do you count

among “the great a cloud of witnesses” in your life? Is there someone that is a pillar of faith and strength that you admire? What is it about that person that you can imitate – today? The

race mentioned in the letter to the Hebrews is NOT the “rat race” we so easily get trapped in, it is the race to eternal life,

the race we run in faith each day, “…while keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus.”

Annual Golden and Silver Anniversary Mass If you are celebrating your 25th or 50th wedding anniversary

this year, please join Cardinal Seán O'Malley on Sunday, Oct. 6 at 3PM for the annual Anniversary Mass with renewal of vows

at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston. Couples can register for the event at bit.ly/WeddingAnniversaryMass19

or by visiting the Family Life Page at BostonCatholic.org. For more information, contact Emily Elliott at eelliott@rcab.org.

NEW MASS SCHEDULE Effective August 24th the regular Mass schedule is as follow:

Saturday: 4:00PM (7:30PM Brazilian)

Sunday: 8:30AM

Our Lady of Fatima Mass Schedule:

Sunday: 10:00AM, 12:00PM, 5:30PM

HOSPITALITY Please join us for hospitality in the church hall after the 4:00 pm Mass Saturday August 24th,

and after the 8:30am Mass Sunday August 25th.

TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME AUGUST 18, 2019

CHOIR

The choir at St Bridget will resume the week after Labor Day. The week before (Sept 7 & 8) members of the choir will be at all Masses to answer any questions after Mass, that you might have about joining the choir. Director Ron Chibaro encourages many new members in this year of transition, to continue the legacy of moving liturgical music that the choir has held for half a decade. Rehearsals are on Tuesdays starting at 7:30pm and Sundays at 7:20am, both in the lower church. The choir sings weekly at the 8:30am Mass. If you have any questions,

please contact any of the choir members or email us at stbridgetschoir2016@gmail.com

USING ENVELOPES HELPS OUR PARISH If you would like to be included in our collection envelope system, please complete the following and drop it into the collection basket or mail it to the Parish Office. NAME______________________________________________ ADDRESS___________________________________________ PHONE #____________________________________________ E-MAIL_____________________________________________

MARRIAGE PREP

Transformed in Love Marriage Prep is the Archdiocesan program for marriage preparation. For upcoming 2019 dates, locations, and registration information, visit www.bostoncatholic.org/transformedinlove; or contact Liz Cotrupi at ecotrupi@rcab.org.

FORMING DISCIPLES IN MISSION Forming Disciples in Mission, a workshop on evangelization, is offering workshops this spring in English, Spanish, and Portu guese! To register, visit disciplesinmission.com/ formingdisciples.

WITNESS TO LIFE

Save the date for the Witness to Life pilgrimage to Washington, DC. January 23-25, 2020. This is a great opportunity for parish groups to go on pilgrimage together and pray and March for Life! Details for this year’s pilgrimage coming soon on bostoncatholic.org/witnesstolife.

ST. BRIDGET BINGO

Every Friday Night. All are welcome! Doors open at 5PM.

Games start at 6:45PM. Food available at reasonable prices. For more information, call Barbara at

978-897-8252

Dear Friends, Saint Bridget and Our Lady of Fatima Parishes exist to make and nurture disciples of Jesus Christ. Our weekend Masses are the greatest opportunity we have to share our faith in Jesus with each other, nourish everyone with the sacrament of Holy Communion and celebrate the communi-ty we enjoy. The new Mass schedule, which we announced over the August 3rd weekend, is part of our sincere effort to keep our Masses meaningful for us and to make them all positive experiences for any unchurched family members or friends whom we might invite to join us. I’m grateful for the insight, direction, and thoughtfulness of both parishes’ staffs, pastoral councils, and finance coun-cils, who helped us arrive at the new Mass schedule. Col-lectively, we believe that these changes are positive and will help us best serve the people of Maynard and Sudbury. We do not make these changes lightly, and are especially sensitive to the disruption of the schedules and habits of many of our parishioners. I personally pray for your under-standing and patience as we move forward with these deci-sions. The new Mass schedule begins on the weekend of August 24th and 25th: Saturday, 4:00 pm at Saint Bridget Sunday, 8:30 am at Saint Bridget Sunday, 10:00 am at Our Lady of Fatima Sunday 12:00 pm at Our Lady of Fatima Sunday, 5:30 pm at Our Lady of Fatima The new Mass schedule allows me to be fully present at Saint Bridget and Our Lady of Fatima, and for all of the weekend Masses to be celebrated by a single priest, if nec-essary. Also, the new schedule can accommodate the needs of both parishes for Sunday morning Faith Formation and Hospitality. I am confident that the new schedule will be a long-term decision, but of course the staff, the councils, and I will monitor the effects of and reactions to the chang-es over time. The work we are doing to bring Saint Bridget and Our Lady of Fatima closer together will build a wonderful foundation when both parishes enter into collaboration with Saint An-selm Rectorate. Thank you for your commitment and sup-port to our parish. Finally, I ask all of you to pray for both parishes as we work together to make and nurture disciples of Jesus Christ. God bless, Fr. Gerald Souza

FAITH FORMATION REGISTRATION

HAS BEGUN FOR FALL, 2019 Faith Formation begins in First Grade and must be completed in order to receive First Communion in

Grade 2. If you have any questions, please contact

Barbara Cole at 978-897-4612