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ST. BRIDE

THE ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO

Parish Office: 773-731-8822

Church Hall: 773-734-9125

Fax: 773-721-0673

Email: stbride@

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MASSES THIS WEEK

March 15, 2020

The Third Sunday of Lent 2020

For the Intention of Gloria Tepavchevich

Monday: Lenten Weekday

Tuesday: St. Patrick

Wednesday: St. Cyril of Jerusalem

Thursday: St. Joseph

Spring begins

Friday: Lenten Weekday

Abstinence

Saturday: Lenten Weekday

March 22, 2020

The Fourth Sunday of Lent 2020

For the Intention of Lorraine, Martin and Michael Hetzel, Margie Medellin, Mary and James Ryan and Paul Matuschek

Mass Intentions Available - If you have a special anniversary or family member or celebration that you want to remember at Mass, now is the time to arrange to reserve that date. If you wish the Intention to be published in the bulletin, it must be submitted 15 days before! Please be sure to include your intention as well as your phone number when submitting the request. The traditional stipend per Mass is ten dollars.

Electronic Giving for Weekly Offerings - Since we have started Give Central, more than $35,000.00 has been contributed through this electronic means of giving! Click on the “Donate Now” button on our web site.

Free Table – There are free books, tapes and other religious objects on the table in the rear of the Church. You are invited to share your used items, as well.

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MICKEY’S MINUTE

“I suppose at one time leadership meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people!”

– Indira Ghandi

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: 2 Kgs 5:1-15b; Ps 42:2, 3; 43:3, 4;

Lk 4:24-30

Tuesday: Dn 3:25, 34-43; Ps 25:4-51b, 6, 7bc, 8-9; Mt 18:21-35

Wednesday: Dt 4:1, 5-9; Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20; Mt 5:17-19

Thursday: 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22; Mt 1:16, 18-

Friday: Hos 14:2-10; Ps 81:6c-11ab, 14, 17;

Mk 12:28-34

Saturday: Hos 6:1-6; Ps 51:3-4, 18-21ab; Lk 18:9-14

Sunday: 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Ps 23:1-6;

Eph 5:8-14; Jn 9:1-41

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Mother Theresa Sundays 2020

March 15th and April 19th

Veneration of her relic and Prayers for Vocations at Mass

St. Joseph and St. Patrick Luncheon

March 22. 2020

Palm Sunday - April 5, 2020

Good Friday - April 10, 2020

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Easter Sunday - April 12, 2020

Annual Spring Luncheon

May 31, 2020

Dynasty Banquets in Hammond, IN

We are anticipating a large demand for tickets this year. Current St. Bride parishioners will be given preference in reservations. Watch for reservation details in the coming weeks.

Lent 2020 - Fast & Abstinence

Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence.

For members of the Latin Catholic Church, the norms on fasting are obligatory from age 18 until age 59. When fasting, a person is permitted to eat one full meal, as well as two smaller meals that together are not equal to a full meal. The norms concerning abstinence from meat are binding upon members of the Latin Catholic Church from age 14 onwards.

If possible, the fast on Good Friday is continued until the Easter Vigil (on Holy Saturday night) as the "paschal fast" to honor the suffering and death of the Lord Jesus, and to prepare ourselves to share more fully and to celebrate more readily his Resurrection.

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THIRST

Each time today’s Gospel story is read, I can’t help but think of the many television commercials I’ve seen depicting perspiring athletes lifting a beverage to their lips while the scorching sun beats down on them. Our culture has definite ideas about how to quench thirst. Today, those ideas are turned upside down. The Samaritan woman operates, initially, on the TV commercial level. She asks Jesus for the flowing water so that she will not have to keep coming to the well. Jesus then talks about what real thirst is, and how he, and he alone, can quench that thirst. Lent calls us to find those places deep within ourselves where we thirst. In our thirst, as did the Israelites, we cry out to God asking for springs of living water. Deep down we know that only the Lord can satisfy these thirsts.

AVAILABILITY

God does not ask for our ability or our inability, but our availability.

—Anonymous

We Pray this Lent, for peace in our World, our Nation, our City and our Neighborhood!

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Our Parish Staff

Reverend Robert J. Roll, Pastor

Ms. Laura L. Zbella,

Administrative Manager

Mr. Tommy Slay, Facilities Manager

Liturgy Schedule

Sunday at 10 AM

Monday thru Friday as scheduled

8 AM in the House Chapel

The Sacrament of Reconciliation

Before Mass and anytime by appointment!

The Sacrament of the Sick

Please make arrangements with

the Parish House to have the Sacraments brought to the sick and homebound.

The Anointing of the Sick should

take place early in any

illness and as often as necessary.

Please note: Hospitals are not allowed,

by law, to contact the parish.

Please have someone contact

the Parish House for a hospital visit.

New Parishioners

Please consider registering after Mass at the Activity Table in the Church or call the

Parish House at your convenience!

Welcome Visitors to St. Bride

We are honored to have you with us!

Please be sure to sign our guest book.

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