General News

2015 Catholic  Women’s Conference: “WOMEN ON THE WAY” November 21, 2015 @ 9:30 am - 5:00 pm For the third year the diocese is hosting a diocesan-wide Catholic Women’s Conference! This is a one-day conference for all women over 18 to come together for a day of fellowship, prayer, and learning. The theme plays on the imagery of the great women of Scripture who constantly point the way to Christ. It also calls to mind the reality that women are often pulled in a million different ways by the demands of society, family, friends, faith, and whatever else deman...

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Thanksgiving Celebration – “Priests and Pies” The St. Bridget Saints and Sinners will hold their annual “Priests and Pies” Thanksgiving Luncheon on Thursday, November 12th at Noon in Church Hall.  A buffet luncheon will served.  Our new Parochial Vicar, Fr. George Prado, will introduce himself to our parishioners.  All are invited to bring a home-baked Thanksgiving pie to share!  The cost will be $5 payable at the door.  Please bring some canned goods for the needy in our community.   

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Faith Clips series by Bishop Robert Barron Starting Nov. 8th - Join us from 10:15 to 10:45 each Sunday morning for this new series on the basic truths of our Catholic faith. We will meet in the small nursery immediately following 9 a.m. Mass and finish before 11 a.m. Mass starts. Stay late or come early, but don’t miss this exciting opportunity to have your theological and spiritual  questions answered by Bishop Robert Barron.  

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What is Alpha?  Alpha is a 10-week course that meets once a week and focuses on your relationship with Jesus and the Holy Spirit.  We meet for dinner, watch a video and have small group discussions.  Maybe you have a friend or loved one who has been away from the church for a while and would be perfect to get involved with Alpha?  Hundreds of St. Bridget’s parishioners have been through the program with great success! It is a great way to meet other parishioners or find a smaller faith group!  Alpha will begin on Thursday, January 7th, 2016, at 6:00.  Find out more about Alpha:  ...

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Pursuing the Golden Rule through civic engagement this Election Day & beyond A Statement by Bishops Francis X. DiLorenzo and Paul S. Loverde October 2015 When Pope Francis spoke to Congress in September he told members, “You are called to defend and preserve the dignity of your fellow citizens in the tireless and demanding pursuit of the common good, for this is the chief aim of all politics.” He further encouraged legislators and “the entire people of the United States” to use “the Golden Rule” (MT 7:12) as their guide. “This Rule points us in a clear direction. Let us t...

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All Souls Evening Prayer: To begin this month of remembrance we invite you, your family and friends to take part in an “All Souls Evening Prayer” liturgy as we remember all parishioners who have died, and especially those who died in the last year.  That liturgy will take place this year on Monday, November 2 at 7:30 PM, in the church. The choirs of St. Bridget will lead the music of the liturgy, accompanied by organ & strings. The names of those who were buried from St. Bridget over the past November through October this year will be read aloud. If your loved one passed to eternal life during the past...

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