Saint Brendan Parish

Confession: Saturday, 4:00PM

Weekend Masses:
Saturday: 5:00 PM
Sunday: 8:00 & 10:30 AM

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TOPICAL NEWS AND INFORMATION

SEND US YOUR 50 YEAR OLD PHOTOS and STORIES!

December 2018, marks the 50th anniversary of the dedication of the "new" church after the fire.  We will be putting together an online montage of photos and memories from that time - after the fire to the consecration of the new church.
 
Here are a few suggestions

•  You have pictures of the old church interior or exterior
•  Perhaps you were married in the Gymnasium/Temporary church.
•  Photos of the fundraisers during that period
•  Construction photos of the New Church

 Send your photos along with a brief description and your memory of the period (optional).  Attach digital photos to an email and send it to StBrendan@cox.net.  If you don’t have the means to scan them into digital format send them in an envelope to the parish office with your name and address.  We will scan them and send the original back to you.
 
In the meantime check out our growing archives page here, or under the AboutUs/History menu above. New photos will be added as they are received.

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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