9:00 am Wednesday, Low Mass

 7 PM Wednesdays

Are you not ready to worship at St. Bride's on Sunday, but are missing Mass?

The Wednesday Morning Mass is a great time to come. There are only a handful of

people in the congregation so there is plenty of space.

The service is quiet, contemplative and is said rather than sung.

Fr. Jesse is available to bring Mass to your home if you are unable to get out.

Please call him or the office to set up a time.

This phrase is one that most of us learned in Sunday School. It features strongly in the story of the boy Samuel. It was also the response of Abraham in Genesis 22:11 and of Moses In Exodus 3:4. In Isaiah 6:8 it is amended with an action. HERE I AM, SEND ME.

We know that the corporal acts of mercy are:

*feed the hungry

*give drink to the thirsty

*clothe the naked

*shelter the homeless

*visit the sick

*visit the imprisoned

*bury the dead

As you consider your response to all the gifts God has given you - literally every thing "you" have achieved is a gift from God - consider what you are doing with those gifts. Are you using your energy to nurture others? Are you using your wealth to support Christian action? Are you using your brain to solve problems? Are you using your skill to build? If you are no longer able to get out and DO things are you turning your chair time into prayer time? Do you pray daily for St. Bride's? Do you pray for people by name? Do you pray that our older members will have a happy and pain free day? Do you pray for Fr. Jesse? Do you pray for unknown needs? Do you pray for growth? We can all do something.

Hymn #429 starts "I'll praise my maker while I've breath." That should be our minimum.

Prayer and Praise and Worship. After that, our next response should be "Here am I, send me."

The Vestry has committed to getting back to a point where St. Bride's is a place of worship and comfort, not only to our own parishioners but also to those who attend elsewhere on Sundays. To that end we have been sending notifications to the Diocesan Newsletter publicizing The Rosary on Thursday nights and some Holy Days which are not celebrated at all churches.

November

Low Mass

9AM

St. Bride's

Christmas Eve

   Joint Mass with St. Peter's at St. Bride’s

Joint Mass with St. Peter's at St. Peter's

 Vigil Mass

Joint Mass with St. Peter's at St Bride's

(Will not be celebrated this year)

Joint Service with St. Peter's at St. Peter's

St Bride's will be celebrating The First Sunday of Epiphany

Girl Scout Troops 580 and 656 have begun meeting at St. Bride's.

Troop 580 will meet every other Tuesday from 6:45 to 7:45pm. Troop 656 will meet Sundays from 2 to 4pm. Door handles and surfaces will be sanitized after their meetings. Tables will be left up to air out. Our recommendation as many children will not have been vaccinated is that Parishioners avoid working in the Parish Hall on Tuesday evenings and Sunday afternoon.

We are happy to have these young people back at St. Bride's!

Remember that a person's reason for masking or un-masking IS NOT OUR BUSINESS. We ask that you refrain from discussion of vaccination or masking in keeping with our long standing policy of avoiding political discussions at St. Bride's.

While it is helpful if you bring bulletins or trash out to the bins,

missals, prayer books and hymnals may remain in the pews.

As we have a number of people for whom close contact is still not a good idea,

we will continue to pass the Peace with a solemn bow.

The Passing of the Peace should be managed reverently and with no talking other than the authorized responses in the missal. If someone offers to physically Pass the Peace it is fine to fold your hands and bow instead of shaking hands.

Please do what is safe for your situation.

We know that some people are not yet able to participate in church in person.

The absent members of the congregation will be remembered in prayer.

Geralyn office hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9am - 1pm.

Mary Lovell's office hours: Wednesday 9-11.