**MASS TIMES**
Liturgy Times at St Brigid’s
Sundays
7.30 am Mass
9.00 am Mass
10.30 am Mass (Multilingual)
At times, a 2pm Italian Mass
4.30 pm Mass (Vietnamese)
6.00 pm Mass
Saturday Evenings
4.00-4.45 pm Reconciliation
5.00 pm Mass
6.30 pm Mass (Vietnamese)
Baptisms
Baptisms may be celebrated during Mass or at 12.00 noon on
3rd & 4th Sundays
Marriages:
The last Marriage on Saturday will be at 3pm.

PARISH COLLECTIONS
The 1st Collection (after the Homily) supports the
Passionist Community.
The 2nd Collection (after Prayers of Intercession) is
100% tax deductible for those who give thru Credit
Cards or Planned Giving Envelopes. This supports the
Parish in our loan repayments for the School & Church,
church maintenance, staff wages, & other ordinary operating costs.
Parish Registration card available at back of Church.
The 3rd Collection (after Communion when needed) is
for a specific purpose as announced , eg Charitable
Works, St Vincent de Paul, Solidarity with others.

CROSS ROADS FORUM
As a means of co-ordinating a balance
of events across several Parish Committees,
and as a way of expressing
the sub title of our Parish Face Book
Page that “St BRIGID’S stands at
the CROSS ROADS OF LIFE for
many people”, the Cross Roads Forum
is a place of conversation for
adults from both our Parish, neighbouring
Parishes, and other Church
and Faith Communities.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION AND BENEDICTION
For many years we have had
Eucharistic Adoration between Masses, Mon-Fri, 7.15-8.55am. We pray the prayers of Benediction at 8.45am. Prayer Cards are available at the tables in the centre aisle.

ADULT SACRAMENTS
We invite adults thinking about being received into the church
next Easter to come to an inquiry session to explore these possibilities
Please contact the Parish Office and leave contact details

RCIA
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
The group is meeting each Wednesday evening at 7.30pm in the Parish Office meeting room. If you would like to learn more about your faith, of if you know someone interested in finding out about the Catholic faith, please contact Sr Elena on 8577 5615.

CHILDREN'S LITURGIES 
The 9.00 am mass on Sundays caters for young children by:
1st,3rd,& 5th Sundays Children's Liturgy of the Word in the Annexe
2nd Sunday Children's Mass
4th Sunday St Brigid's School Mass (by year levels)

VINNIES – HELP WANTED
The St Vincent De Paul Society is
calling upon people of goodwill within the local community to help in Vinnies
shops as Shop Assistants. This involves sorting, pricing, customer service and general store upkeep,
any day(s) between Monday– Sunday.
Involves some lifting and moving of donations, standing, and serving diverse customers. If able to
help, please contact Jedi on 9568
0275 to discuss.

ST BRIGID’S ADULT FAITH FORMATION COMMITTEE
Our Aim: to grow our Christian faith. Being about spirituality,
Adult Faith Formation is a core ministry of any
church community.
The Adult Faith Formation Committee at St
Brigid’s seeks to support individuals in their personal
faith, and to assist them in furthering their faith journey
and deepening their commitment.
Thus, people have been (and continue to be) offered
opportunities to grow and learn together by:
• discovering new ways of praying;
• studying and sharing Scripture;
• participating in Retreats & Reflection Times, Outreach/
Pilgrimage activities.
The Adult Faith Formation Committee meets
monthly on the second Tuesday, at 7.15pm in the Parish
Centre. Anyone interested in joining this ministry is very
welcome.
Contact Parish Office or Br Gary Wilson CFC garywilson@delasalle.org.au

ST BRIGID’S SENIORS
Meetings are held on the 4th Sunday of each month in the Parish Centre Meeting Room at 2pm. New
members VERY welcome!
New Committee:
President: John Freeman
Vice Pres: Janice Schubach
Treasurer: Grace Favaloro
Secretary: Mary Harte
Further Information: 9569 5318.

CHILDREN’S LITURGIES
The 9.00 am Mass is designed to incorporate
young families into the worship of the Church.
First, Third and Fifth Sunday of the month
we have Children’s Liturgy of the Word
in the Annexe behind the Church at 8.45am.
On the Second Sunday of the month,
these assist at Mass as readers and prayer leaders.
On the fourth Sunday of the Month,
a year level from St Brigid’s School leads us at Mass. Parents interested in introducing their younger children of school age into the Liturgy of the Church are invited to come to the Annexe with them for a few times, and
also to assist. We assemble on the Church porch.

GRAND PIPE ORGAN APPEAL
Helpers wanted
Anyone who would like to be involved and have these skills, we would love to hear from you: Advertising and promotions, public relations, event management, fund-raising, website design, printing, video production, photography. Please contact the Parish Office on 8577 5670 or email parishsecretary@stbrigid.org.au

COMMUNITY MENTORING PROGRAMME
Interested in helping a young person with guidance, support and encouragement?
Rosemount Good Shepherd Youth & Family Services, Marrickville, is the location of a new community based Mentoring Programme for young people at risk. The mentor is not a replacement parent, nor a counselor or teacher; the aim is to help a young person seeking additional assistance to fulfill his or her potential. Training, assistance and support are provided and require only a small amount of time out of your weekly schedule. If interested in finding out more about this worthwhile programme, please contact the Co-ordinator, Peta Croker, on 8571 7811 OR e-mail: trinitysteacher@rosemountgs.org.au

WEDNESDAY NIGHT MASS
Are you looking for a mid-week quieter Mass?
The Wednesday Night Mass
is at 7pm and is in the Pieta Chapel.
It’s time was changed so that we
are able to attend before the
7.30pm parish meetings.

PUBLIC HOLIDAY MASS TIME
Public Holiday Mass is held at 9am only.