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Fourth Sunday in Advent and Christmas Mass Schedule 2017 Fourth Sunday in Advent Saturday, December 23rd: 5:30 p.m. Sunday, December 24th: 7:30am, 9am, 11am Christmas: Nativity of Our Lord Christmas Eve, Sunday, December 24th: 6pm, 8pm, 10:30pm Christmas Day, Monday, December 25th: 7:30am, 9am, 11am Catholics are obliged to attend Mass for the Fourth Sunday in Advent and to attend Mass for Christmas. You may receive Holy Communion twice if you attend Fourth Sunday of Advent Mass on Sunday morning and attend Christmas Mass Sunday evening. This is because they are different liturgies.  Confessions wil...

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Mass for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception will take place on Friday, December 8th at7am, 9am, Noon, and 5:30pm  Note: The 9am Mass will be attended by Students form Saint Bridget School.  This Solemnity celebrates the Conception of Mary, Mother of Jesus and that in her conception she was free from the effects of Original Sin. It is often erroneously assumed that we are celebrating Mary's conception of Jesus, which is recognized on March 25th with the Feast of the Annunciation. To learn more about the feast day of the Immaculate Conception, click here. 

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Bishop-designate Barry C. Knestout On the morning of, Dec. 5, 2017, our Holy Father, Pope Francis, named the Most Reverend Barry C. Knestout, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Washington, to serve as the Catholic Diocese of Richmond’s 13th bishop. His Mass of Installation will be celebrated Friday, January 12, 2018, at 2 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Richmond. Bishop-designate Knestout will be introduced at a press conference today, December 5th at 10:00am. Watch the press conference here. Read Bishop-designate Knestout’s biography here. Please pray fo...

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The holiday season brings on powerful memories and emotions, and it can be a particularly painful time for those who have lost a child. If you have experienced this loss, or know someone who has, we want you to know about a special service to be held at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 6000 Grove Avenue, on Monday, November 27, at 7 p.m. The Holiday Memorial Service, begun in 2007, is an interfaith offering sponsored by several area congregations—Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish—to provide a time and place for families to remember the child they lost. The holiday season is filled with images and expectat...

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Please mark your calendars now and join us as we “Prepare the Way to the Manger” during Saint Bridget Parish Advent Retreat weekend, December 2 and 3.  Events include: December 2  - Adult Retreat 8:00 am to 12:30 pm in Church Hall Sponsored by Liturgy Committee Light breakfast from 8:30 am – 8:50 am Full schedule at the bottom of the page.  December 3 - Family Advent Kick-off Lunch, Prayer & Service activities for young families 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in School Cafeteria and MPH Activities designed for children up through fifth grade December 3- Dinner &...

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