Entries for January 2022

Please help us to welcome and support parents in our parish preparing for their children's baptisms! We are in need of active parishioners who will help us walk with these parents from their initial classes through their child's baptism day and beyond. If you are interested in being a part of this ministry, please contact Mary Rebecca Pugsley at mpugsley@saintbridgetchurch.org.  We will plan to meet on Monday, February 7th at 6:30pm over Zoom.  Please feel free to invite anyone else who you think would be interested in helping with this ministry!! I am excited to chat with you all soon! Zoom&n...

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The oldest parishioner (that we have on record) has passed away. Domenick D'Adamo has been a long-time parishioner at Saint Bridget and a man of strong faith. He celebrated his 101st birthday with Mass at Saint Bridget in October of 2021 and is shown here on that day with Fr. Ken and his close friend, Fr. Tochi. The story of Domenick's role in World War II is highlighted in this "Heroes Among Us" segment that aired on WTVR CBS 6 in November of 2020. In that segment, Domenick's faith shines through "I wouldn't call it luck, I would say I was blessed... I've been blessed all my life, r...

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The Saint Bridget Middle School robotics team won the state championship and is heading to the FIRST LEGO League World Championships in Houston Texas over Spring Break. Meet the team and see the robot at Saint Bridget School’s STEM Quest Open House on January 30 from 10am-12pm . The competition involves programming and engineering LEGO robots to autonomously complete a variety of tasks over a long obstacle course. The ten-member middle school team, Clueless, earned the highest robot score out of the 72 teams competing at the State Champion-ship on Dec. 5. Robotics Team Coach and Saint Bridget teacher, Eric D...

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You are formally invited to volunteer with our Liberation Veteran Services Ministry! About LVS Liberation Veteran Services is a non-profit organization located near the heart of RVA! They provide shelter, resources, and loving care to our homeless veteran neighbors. Through their Freedom House operation, LVS shelters around 30 homeless veterans and provides them with practical and educational resources, giving them a well-rounded approach to finding self- sustainability. Our Ministry & Who Can Help Our ministry here at Saint Bridget helps them achieve this mission in the smallest way! On the second Th...

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Saturday, March 5 is the Men’s Ministry Pilgrimage to the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in DC.  The Shrine is once again open to the public, so we are going to try to restart our traditional pilgrimage. If you haven’t been to the Shrine, it is beautiful and one of the largest Catholic churches in the world.  We plan to include a guided tour, Confessions available, Mass, private prayer/bookstore, and Stations of the Cross. The trip may also include lunch at The Dubliner or the Irish Times near Union Station. Free lunch for the carpool drivers (part of this pilgrimage traditio...

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As we take leave of our brother, we gather at Saint Bridget.  Tuesday, January 25th Visitation from 4-7 p.m.  Vigil from 7-7:20 p.m. View the Live-Stream Wednesday January 26th Funeral, Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. View the Livestream View the Leaflet/Worship Aid

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