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Fr. O'Reilly will bless Easter Food Baskets after 8 a.m. Morning Prayer on Holy Saturday.  All are welcome and families are encouraged to attend! Easter Basket Traditions History The tradition of food blessing at Easter is said to date from the 7th century in its basic form, the more modern form containing bread and eggs (symbol of the resurrection and Christ) are said to date from the 12th Century.  The custom of Blessing the Easter foods arose from the strict Lenten fasting.  Easter was thus greeted with great joy as the day when Christ arose and when fasts were ended.  The Church’s ...

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Fish Fry Parishioners – Wow, you really know how to have a good time!  Thank you for turning out for the Fish Fry on Friday and enjoying a wonderful evening of good fish, good fun, and great fellowship!   We have many to thank for this great evening!  All our sponsors for the evening – our Whalers, our Big Tunas and our Monster Bass – your support helped make it happen! St. Bridget School and Church for hosting the ‘Fry in Mother Presentation Hall and helping with the supplies and communications! Chef Alan Serafim and his great kitchen fry team! All our volunteers...

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Financial Peace University Classes begin 7:30pm Wednesdays, April 6th-June 1st  Looking for peace and hope in your finances? Find the peace that so many others, including many in our own community, have found through Financial Peace University. Saint. Bridget will be hosting a 9-week course on how to kick debt, plan for your future, and "live like no one else, so you can live and give like no one else." Whether you are a young adult struggling to pay off debt, a family trying to balance finances, diapers and college funds, or a retiree looking to live life to the fullest, this course is for you! Contact M...

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On April 9th the School and Church community come together to work, build community, and help local organizations/people in need. There are projects for every age and level of physical ability. Families can work together or split up into separate work teams.  Click Here to Donate Goods Click Here to Volunteer Serve, Donate, Be Served: 9 a.m. to Noon Serve: We'll have projects for all ages and abilities. The Sign Up Genius will be live before March 25th and volunteers can sign up for on and off-campus projects.  Donate: Going to be out of town? You can still help. D...

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The Knights of Columbus Council 5476 recognize, celebrate, and support Catholic education. About the Scholarship This $1000 merit scholarship is awarded annually by the Saint Bridget Knights of Columbus Council 5476.  The Scholarship Board will be made up of four Knights of Columbus Council 5476 officers as Trustees.   Qualified Applicants: Are eighth-grade students whose parent(s) are registered members of Saint Bridget attend a public, private, parochial middle school or is home-schooled within the Richmond Diocese. Plan to attend any accredited Catholic Hig...

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Annual Lenten Fish Fry, March 25th 5-8 p.m. in School Gym Come again to Saint Bridget’s Annual Lenten Fish Fry for an evening of food, fellowship, and fun brought to you by the Knights of Columbus. Featuring a tasty dinner of fried or baked fish, macaroni and cheese, coleslaw, potato salad, corn, roll and dessert. Local craft brews and good wine available to quench your thirst! Proceeds go to the Knight’s Catholic High School Scholarship fund for youth from St. Bridget School. The great band the Hullabaloo’s will provide the entertainment again! Raffle baskets and 50/50 for fun! Tickets are $12 for...

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