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Mass Schedule
Confession: Saturday, 4:00PM
Weekend Masses:
Saturday: 5:00 PM
Sunday: 8:00 & 10:30 AMDaily Mass:
Monday - Saturday: 8:00 AM
Holy Days of Obligation:
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TOPICAL NEWS AND INFORMATION
50 Days of Christmas Raffle
Congratulations to our winners
and thank you for suppprting our parish
If the final recipient's contact information was given at the time the ticket was purchased you should be notified at the end of each week. If you do not hear from us and you have a winning number please call our Faith Formation office at 401-433-2680
(N.B.: We reserve the right to substitute prizes of equal or greater value)
Date Prize Amount Winning Ticket December 25 Amazon $50 19 26 Walmart G.C. $25 198 27 Panera $25 150 28 Domino's Pizza G.C. $20, & Showcase Cinema G.C. $10 100 29 Land's End $25 112 30 CVS Gift Card $25 187 31 Dunkin Donuts G.C. $25 192 January 1 Walmart $50 134 2 Bass Pro Shop $25 108 3 I-Tunes $25 152 4 Stop and Shop $25 60 5 Domino's Pizza G.C. $20, & Showcase Cinema $10 185 6 Applebees $25 129 7 I-Tunes $25 114 8 TJMaxx/Home Goods $50 102 9 IHOP Gift card $25 81 10 Cheesecake Factory $25 31 11 Subway $25 39 12 Jackie's Galaxy $25 2 13 Visa Gift Card $25 8 14 Bed Bath and Beyond $25 82 15 Applebees Gift Card $50 165 16 Kohl's Store Card $25 173 17 I-Tunes $25 58 18 Dunkin Donuts G.C. $25 128 19 Showcase Cinema's Card $15, & Itunes G.C. $15 198 20 Panera $25 230 21 Outback Steakhouse $25 22 Amazon Gift Card $50 23 IHOP Gift card $25 24 Applebees $25 25 Visa Gift Card $25 26 Boreallis Coffee G.C. $25 27 Happy Eats Gift Card $25 28 Visa Gift Card $25 29 Stop and Shop $50 30 Domino's Pizza G.C. $20, & Showcase Cinema $10 31 Panera $25 February 1 Dick's Sporting Goods $25 2 IHOP Gift card $25 3 Stop and Shop $25 4 Target Store Card $25 5 Target $50 6 Not Your Average Joe's $25 7 Boreallis Coffee G.C. $25 8 Crepelicious $30 9 Dunkin Donuts G.C. $25 10 Outback $25 11 Happy Guy Gift Card $25 12 Target Store Card $100
SPONSOR CERTIFICATES (for Baptisms and Confirmation)
Congratulations on having been asked to be a Confirmation Sponsor or Baptismal Godparent. In accepting this responsibility you are to be a witness in the practice of the faith and an advocate for Jesus Christ to the teenager, or you will promise to assist the parents of the child in raising their child in the practice of the faith.
If you are a Confirmed Catholic living in full communion with the Church, if today you are a registered and active parishioner of St. Brendan’s, if marrried, married Sacramentaly in the Church, and are an active participant in parish life (you celebrate Mass with us every week) then please speak with Father Codega after the Sunday Mass you usually attend for a sponsor certificate. It doesn't matter where you received sacraments as a child, you must be practicing the faith today. Please do not wait until the week before the ceremony and please do not ask for a sponsor certificate if you do not come to church. Come back to church first!
Father, is there a minimum requirement to being Catholic?
The Precepts of the Church are defined in the Catechism of the Catholic Church and are set in the context of a moral life bound to and nourished by liturgical life. In other words, how we live our life and how we celebrate what we believe. The non-optional, obligatory character of these positive laws decreed by the Church is meant to guarantee to the faithful the indispensable minimum in the spirit of prayer, moral effort, and in the growth in love of God and neighbor:1. You shall attend Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation and rest from servile labor"
2."You shall confess your sins at least once a year"
3."You shall receive the sacrament of the Eucharist at least during the Easter season"
4. "You shall observe the days of fasting and abstinence established by the Church"
5. "You shall help to provide for the needs of the Church" each according to his own ability.
Elsewhere in the Catechism we find:
6. Follow the Church's teaching on Marriage
7. Fullfill one's role to engage in the evangelization of the faith.
DEPICTIONS OF THE SAINTS PROJECT
The parish is considering filling the blank canvases around the interior of the church with images of saint, contemporary and historical. Parishioners will have direct say as to which saints we should depict as well as an opportunity to memorialize the work and sponsor the local artist who will create the murals. StBrendan@cox.net
Here are some renderings of what the church may look like when completed
ON FORMING CONSCIENCES FOR FAITHFUL CITIZENSHIP: Read the Bishops’ teaching document on the political responsibility of Catholics and find resources to help you form your conscience in this national election year.
ON IMMIGRATION:- Statement of Bishop John Wester on Immigration Reform
- Statement of Archbishop Jose Gomez on Immigration Reform
ON RELIGIOUS LIBERTY:
- A Statement on Religious Liberty Read the Bishop's Latest Statement as religious liberty as it is under attack in the United States:
- Fortnight For Freedom: Each year dioceses around the country arrange special events to highlight the importance of defending religious freedom. The Fortnight for Freedom is from June 21—the vigil of the Feasts of St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More—to July 4, Independence Day. Hold firm, stand fast, and insist upon what belongs to you by right as Catholics. Our First, Most Cherished Liberty
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