Saint Brendan Parish

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Streaming our weekend Masses and special services LIVE via our Youtube Channel. Click image below. Videos streamed live should be available for playback the next day.

Confession: Saturday, 4:00PM

Temporarary Weekend Masses
as of 5/30/2020:
   Saturday: 5:00 PM
   Sunday: 9:30 AM

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COVID-19 UPDATES
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Public Masses will resume Pentecost weekend, May 30/31.  (see notes that follow here) SATURDAY VIGIL / SUNDAY MASS WILL CONTINUED TO BE STREAMED AND SAVED ON OUR YOUTUBE PAGE (see logo )  Seniors, the sick and most vulnerable, and anyone with any type of illness or symptoms are invited to join us remotely. 

The church will remain open every day from about 7:30AM until dark for personal prayer and private meditation.  Those coming to pray should be aware of others in the church and remember to stay physically distance while being spiritually connected.
 
This is important time for prayer, to get on our knees and seek the Lord’s intercession.
 
This time is a journey we never anticipated, but during such time, we walk together.  Our kids will talk about these times to their grandchildren – what will they say about how we embraced it?
 

PRAY FOR OUR HEALTH CARE WORKERS, FIRST RESPONDERS and VICTIMS!

We pray for all those who suffer the consequences
of the current pandemic, that God the Father may grant health to the sick,
strength to those who care for them,
comfort and peace to individuals and families,
and salvation to all the who have died,
we pray to the Lord.

This is a work-in-progress so we will have updates and adjustments as needed.

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.

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Click the image below to see how your pairsh is generating electricity from the sun.  So far, just the rectory sytem is on line.  The Parish Center (former school)  and Church are scheduled for summer 2020