St Bridget of IrelandCATHOLIC CHURCH1024 W. Main St. Berryville, VA 22611

June 14, 2020

St. Bridget (or Brigid) of Kildare is one of the three major patron saints of Ireland along with Saint Patrick and Saint Columba. Saint Bridget’s faith and labors for

the Lord are remembered among the Irish people through prayers, sacred places, blessings and customs. St. Bridget was an extraordinary woman of faith: strong in her mission, loyal to the Lord, faithful to the Church, generous to the poor and hospitable to missionaries. St. Bridget laid strong foundations for the Church in Ireland. Her feast day is February 1st, the first day of the Celtic Spring.

Pastor: Father Paul Grankauskas

Rectory:P 540-277-2943 • F 540-277-2945

office@stbridgetberryville.orgHours: Mon-Fri 9 AM - 4 PM (closed 12-1 PM)

Religious Education: John Sengewalt 540-277-2948

dre@stbridgetberryville.org

Knights of Columbus: knights@stbridgetberryville.org

Bus. meeting 2nd Tue 7 PM Hobert Hall

Office of Youth Ministry:OYM@stbridgetberryville.org

Music Ministry: Stacy Sefton Music@stbridgetberryville.org

Organist: Jenny Sorenson jtsorenson@comcast.net

Eucharistic Minister / Lectors:Chet Lewandowski 540-722-7231

Servers:John Sengewalt 540-277-2948

Sacristan:Becky Jackson 540-955-1715

Ushers:Parish Office 540-277-2943

Men’s Club: Meets the last Saturday each month 8 AM, in Hobert Hall (7:30 Breakfast).

George Darnell men@stbridgetberryville.org

Women’s Group: Meets 1st Tues. each month after noon Mass

Except for July and AugustChristi McMullen

women@stbridgetberryville.org

St. Bridget’s Bulletin Deadline Noon Mondaybulletin@stbridgetberryville.org

Ruth Hayes 540-277-2943

Sacramental Information:

Baptisms: Sunday, after 9:00 AM Mass Contact the Rectory Office at 540-277-2943

Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9 AM - 4 PM

Marriage: Contact parish priest at least six (6) months prior to proposed date of the wedding. Contact the Rectory Office at 540-277-2943

Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9 AM - 4 PM

Confessions: Saturday 4 PM - 5 PMSunday 8 - 8:30 AM

Rosary: The rosary is prayed after the 12:05 PM Mass on the 1st Friday of each month

Prayer List:Contact Becky Jackson at 540-955-1715

FISH:Food collection is in the narthex on the 2nd Sunday each month. Please give generously.

Faith Direct: www.faithdirect.net

Mass Schedule:Please check Mass Times and Intentions for weekly changes inside bulletin.Saturday9 AM and 5:30 PM (Sunday Vigil)

Sunday:9 AM and Noon

Weekdays:Monday & Tuesday NoonWednesday 9 AMThursday & Friday Noon

Holy Days:12:05 PM and 7 PM

Nationwide Mass Schedule: www.thecatholicdirectory.com

Hospitalized and Homebound:Notify the rectory at 540-277-2943 so that the hospitalized and homebound parishioners may receive the pastoral care of the church.

Website:www.stbridgetberryville.org

Coffee & Donut Sundays:1st Sunday: Men’s Club2nd Sunday: Knights of Columbus3rd Sunday: Youth Ministry

St. Bridget of Ireland

Words of Wisdom Throughout the centuries, sacred writers have vied with one another in describing the marvel of the Real Presence. It has been called the greatest work of God, the mirror of divine perfections; the reflection of the wisdom, the immensity, and the eternity of God; a type of all the operations of God, the teacher of the unity

of God. It has been described as the continuation and the parallel of the Incarnation and the sum of its wonders, as the mirror of the life of Christ, as the triumph of the Church and even as its very life, as the explanation of the phenomena of the Church, as the compendium of all miracles, as the example of every virtue, as the fountain of all grace, as the magnet of souls. Yet, strive as they may, no writers, no poets, no saints can say anything more outstanding than this truth – the Blessed Sacrament is God!

Cardinal Francis Ripley English priest, author, apologist

FYIConfessions are Tuesday 6:30 PM. to 8:00 PM. and Saturday 4:00 PM. to 5:00 PM. in the sacristy (temporarily).

Congratulations: To our First Communicants who received Our Lord in the Eucharist for the first time on Saturday, June 13. May they always remain close to our Eucharistic Lord. Alyssa Arellano, Daniel Arellano, Gisele Arellano, Grace Bassler, Lily Brock, Kathryn Davis, Tristan Gessner, Mia Mennard, Caitlin Morley, Nora Morley, Ian Proctor (May 24), Patrick Roque, Riley Skinner, Brendan Whalen.

Live Stream: There will be no Live Steamed Masses June 14 through June 19. Live Streamed Masses will resume on Sunday, June 21.

Eucharistic Adoration: Beginning Monday, July 6 we will have Eucharistic Adoration every Monday from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM in the church. Confessions will be available and Adoration will conclude with Benediction. This will replace Tuesday confessions.

First Friday: On First Friday, July 3 there will be no Holy Hour following Mass. Ushering at Mass: If you are interested in becoming an usher, please call or email the parish office at 540-277-2943 or office@stbridgetberryville.org.

Living Nazareth High School: Living Nazareth High School welcomes you to a Q&A session here at St. Bridget on Saturday, June 20 (Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary) from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM (following the Vigil Mass) in Hobert Hall. Light refreshments will be provided. Materials and applications will be available for interested families. We look forward to seeing you there.

Thank You, And Keep It Coming Please! Collections are still going well and being handled in the parish office and will continue for a while longer. If you want to keep up your weekly donations, you may send them in by mail. If you want to make a monthly payment, just send us one regular envelope with one payment. You may also include the second collection offerings in the appropriate envelope, and they will be recorded for the specific second collection. If you use cash for your offerings, please DO NOT MAIL CASH. You can bring your envelope to the church and put it in the poor box at the back of the church. We are very blessed in our church family with the most generous of parishioners.

Mass Times & Intentions

Mass Intentions made at the Parish officeGF-Green Field RH-Rose Hill

All intentions will be said at private Mass

Monday June 15Noon Mass † Nanag Gillies

Tuesday June 16Noon Mass Special Intention

Wyatt Morris

Wednesday June 179 AM Mass Special Intention

Amberly Ritenour

Thursday June 18Noon Mass

† Elinor Donovan Courtney

Friday June 19Noon Mass Special Intention

Sue Fleming

Saturday June 209 AM Mass Special Intention

Sarah Piescik5:30 PM Mass Parish Family

Sunday June 219 AM Mass Father’s Day NovenaNoon Mass † Deceased Fathers

Prayer ListRemember the following in your prayers:

Brian Dixon, Laurie Custidero, Becky Blair, Fr. Michael Dobbins,

Jim Willis, Matthew Lewis, David Smith, Jack Cameron, Maggie O’Connor,

John Caroselli, Fred Curtis, Michael Boyd, Tony Tringale,

Jim Lewandowski, Ryan Otey, Carl Stohl and Sue Fleming.

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Bill Dresher & Joyce Koziol.

Please contact Becky Jackson at 540-955-1715 to be added

or taken off prayer list.

June 14, 2020

Saint of the WeekSt. John Francis Regis:

John Francis was born January 31, 1597, the son of a wealthy merchant father and a mother descended from

nobility. As a boy he was sensitive, devout, and eager to please his

parents and teachers. Educated by Jesuits from the age of 14, he entered the Society of Jesus in December of 1616. As he followed the traditional

Jesuit path of teaching and extensive studies, John also became known as a skilled catechist. He was eager to

enter the priesthood and offered his first Mass on Trinity Sunday in 1631. John spent much of the rest of that year caring for victims of a plague

outbreak in the city of Toulouse. In 1632, John received his assignment as a missionary to the French Protestants – known as Huguenots – as well as the country’s lapsed Catholics and others in need of evangelization. The rest of

his life would be devoted to this mission, with remarkable success. John’s missionary work spanned

both a large geographical distance and a broad social spectrum. In over 50 districts of France, he preached the Gospel to children, the poor,

prisoners, and others forgotten or neglected by society. His best-known work involved helping women escape

prostitution. His missionary work involved difficult winter journeys;

often preaching outdoors all day, then hearing confessions throughout the night. Though suffering from a lung

ailment in December 1640, he insisted on preaching a parish mission and

hearing confessions. A penitent found him unconscious in the confessional,

though he revived long enough to receive the last rites before dying,

saying “Into thy hands I commend my spirit.” His Feast Day is June 16.

Spirtual Thought“I know God will not give me anything

I can’t handle. I just wish that He didn’t trust me so much.”

- Mother Teresa

Sunday Offertory: Although public Mass has resumed, we are not currently taking collections during the Mass. Instead, your offering or envelope may be placed in the basket in the narthex following Mass.

Faith Direct: Please join the parishioners who are using Faith Direct for automated giving to our parish. Sign up today by visiting faithdirect.net. Click on “Give Now” and enter our Church Code: VA605. Thank you for continued support of our parish family. Faith Direct remains here to assist you during this difficult time, please call 866-507-8757.

St. Bridget Women’s Group: For questions or more information, please email us at women@stbridgetberryville.org.

Men’s Club Email List: To receive our emails send an email to men@stbridgetberryville.org.

June 14, 2020 Divine Mercy Said: “Once, the image was being exhibited over the altar during the Corpus Christi procession [June 20, 1935]. When the priest exposed the Blessed Sacrament and the choir began to sing, the rays from the image pierced the Sacred Host and spread out all over the world. Then I heard these words: These rays of mercy will pass through you, just as they have passed through this Host, and they will go out through all the world. At these words, profound joy invaded my soul.”

“Used with permission of the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M.”

Online VIRTUS Sessions currently scheduled: • Monday June 15 at 5 PM via Zoom in English • Wednesday June 17 at 1 PM via Zoom in English • Thursday June 26 (time: TBD in English • Saturday July 11 at 9:30 AM via Zoom in Spanish  Individuals may now register! https://www.virtusonline.org/virtus/reg_list2.cfm?theOrgID=18408

Advertising: There are a few spaces left to advertise your business. Please contact the parish office for more information.

Education Program2020 – 2021 Registration: Forms to be distributed soon. Registration is open July 1 – July 31.

Chelsea Academy: A private, Catholic school for grades 4-12 in Front Royal is accepting applications for the 2020-21 academic year. Go to www.chelseaacademy.org or give us a call at 540 635-0622 for more information. Email admissions director Nora Mulhern at nmulhern@chelseaacademy.org. Preparation for College, Preparation for Life.

Bible School: CANCELED! St. Bridget Church’s second annual Vacation Bible School July 13-17 is now canceled.

Help NeededReligious Education Help Needed: Catechists for Fifth Grade, First Year Confirmation (7th Grade). Contact John Sengewalt, DRE dre@stbridgetberryville.org

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