Entries for May 2021

My dear Parishioners,   I am most excited that the limitations the pandemic placed on us are being lifted. Beginning Saturday, May 29th, our Masses will be celebrated much the same as they were before we were struck by this dreadful disease. Come home! If you have not already, come home to Mass. Your family awaits you with love. Here we want to strengthen our faith, celebrate our triumphs, and mourn our losses. Here we want to be with you as family longs for one another.   The most amazing thing happens here: Jesus Christ the Son of God comes among us in the Euc...

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Dear Parishioners,   Father Ken Shuping has been appointed pastor of Saint Bridget effective July 5th. Father Shuping currently pastors Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Salem and Saint Gerard in Roanoke. Father is also Dean of Deanery 12.   Father James O’Reilly has been appointed Parochial Vicar for Saint Bridget effective July 5th. Father O’Reilly currently serves as parochial vicar for Saint Joseph Parish in Petersburg.   Father Tochi has been appointed administrator of the Central Virginia Cluster as of July 5th.   Father Christian will leave for Rome in the lat...

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To download our new 2021 Parish Lenten Recipe Book, click on the preview below to enter fullscreen mode, then options should appear along the bottom of your browser window, including the download icon to save the file to your device.

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