Below is a summary of the new Masses and liturgical offerings we have recently announced.

Rosary

We pray the Rosary each Sunday at 8:30 a.m. in the church.

Saturday 9 AM Mass

We have added a Saturday morning Mass each week at 9:00 a.m. (This Mass will not fulfill the Sunday obligation.)

Weekly Adoration

In addition to our First Friday Adoration, we now have a weekly Eucharistic Adoration on Wednesdays from 5:00-7:00 p.m. in our Chapel.

Confession

As of Saturday, March 8, Confessions are now on Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. following the morning Mass (no longer at 4 PM).

Sunday 7:30 AM Mass

As of Sunday, March 9, we now offer a weekly 7:30 a.m. Mass on Sundays. This Mass includes music for the Processional and Recessional with other parts of the Mass recited. 

I thank our clergy, staff, and volunteers for their willingness to provide for these extra liturgies.    

Sincerely in Christ,

Father James Black

Below are the many activities St. Brigid of Kildare Parish will be hosting to honor the Lenten season. Click the link on the bottom for dates, details, and more information on each of these activities.

For a printable one page overview, click here.

Every Tuesday in Lent, we will gather in Hendricks Hall to share a simple meal of soup and bread at 6 PM. Each week a different parish group / committee hosts the Soup Supper.

Stations of the Cross begin at 7 PM in the Church.

Interested in Helping?

All the details are taken care of by the host committee - we just might need a few extra people to bring soup and bread. 

Click on the link below to fill a few of the empty soup slots for the upcoming week!

Sign-up and come be a part of the St. Brigid Parish community in a super fun & easy way.

Experience a Lenten Taize Prayer this evening, Thursday, March 20 at 7 PM in the Church.

Spend a quiet hour together as a family with prayer, reflection, and music.

Prayer cards for the Jubilee Year 2025, Pilgrims of Hope, are available on the church kiosk in the gathering area.

There are four pilgrimage sites in the Diocese of Columbus for the faithful to visit:

• St. Joseph Cathedral, Columbus
• The Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption, Lancaster
• Shrine to Our Lady of Guadalupe, Star of the New Evangelization at Holy Name Church, Columbus
• St. Joseph Catholic Church, Somerset

For more information on the Jubilee 2025, visit the link below.

Thank you for all your support for our 18th annual Corks for a Cause event benefiting our SPiCE program! The Red Carpet event culminated in an excitement of bids, votes and donations Saturday night! 

Because of you, we have raised over $130,000 for St. Brigid of Kildare SPiCE. Thank you for your donations, silent auction purchases, sponsorships, and presence at our event.

A special thank you to the Rumfola family (Annlea, Tom, and daughter Abbie) for speaking at our event and sharing your personal story and impact on beginning the SPiCE program at our school 18 years ago.

There's still time to donate to impact our SPiCE program. Visit www.corks25.givesmart.com to contribute.

Thank You Sponsors!

Thank you to our 145 parish men volunteers who contributed to the success of the 2025 Catholic Men's Conference! The conference included a mix of dynamic speakers, prayer opportunities, Confession, Adoration, Mass, and more. Because of the hard work and support of our parishioners, 2,400 men in attendance were able to continue to grow in their mission path -- Called to be Saints! 

We look forward to our parish helping host the conference again next year.

A Night Out to Focus on Your Marriage

Saturday, April 12, 2025

6:15 to 7:30 p.m.

Hendrick’s Hall – St. Brigid of Kildare Parish

All married and engaged couples are invited to St. Brigid’s 32nd Make It a Date! We’ll reminisce about our favorite family memories. Parishioners Gerry and Liz Riendeau will share their memories and serve as our guides for the evening.

Gerry and Liz have been married for 34 years and have 2 adult daughters. Like always, we’ll have light appetizers and there will be a chance to catch up with old and new friends.

At the conclusion of the event, couples leave on their own date at a venue of their choice to talk about the evening and how it relates to their own relationships.

Please RSVP to Jessica Freiburger at 4freixys@gmail.com or 614-282-5095 by April 10.

Sponsored by Family First and the St. Brigid School of Adult Faith Formation

This Lent marks the 50-year Anniversary of Catholic Relief Services Operation Rice Bowl. Rooted in the history of the Eucharistic Congress, CRS Rice Bowl invites parishes in the United States to encounter God and our global family throughout Lent by practicing the pillars of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. 75 percent of all money collected via Operation Rice Bowl supports CRS programming around the world. 25 percent remains in the Diocese to support local food relief efforts. Last year, over $44,000 was allocated to food pantries throughout the Diocese from Operation Rice Bowl.

For more information on Catholic Relief Services' Operation Rice Bowl and to read stories of hope, click here.

Once every four weeks, volunteers are needed to pick up meals prepared by LifeCare Alliance at 10:30 AM at either the Dublin Community Church or the Hilliard Senior Center and deliver them along a route that takes about two hours. Meals are not delivered on weekends or major holidays.  

All volunteers must complete a volunteer application, submit a copy of driver’s license and car insurance and complete a criminal background check prior to volunteering. 



If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Jim Whitmer at snoopytp10@aol.com.

Wednesdays, March 19, April 2, 9, 16 at 9:45 AM

Join us this Lent as Mom to Mom watches and discuss the Formed study on the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary. Have you ever wanted to grow in your understanding and devotion to the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary? Join Dr. Ben Akers and professors from the Augustine Institute

as they walk through these Biblical mysteries and seek to grow in understanding and love for Christ through them.

3/19/25 - The Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary- The Agony in the Garden

4/2/25 - The Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary- The Crowning with thorns

4/9/25 - The Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary- The Carrying of the Cross

4/16/25 - The Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary- The Crucifixi

Mom to Mom is a vibrant, faith sharing group focused on motherhood, spirituality, and Catholic parenting. Whether you’re a rookie or veteran, join us to support, share and gain wisdom from each other!

Hi there, St. Brigid Parish! Happy Lent, and please know of our prayers for you!

We have had a busy month here at The Mantle!

We have done lots of fun things like bowling, live action Pac-Man, a movie charade game, ultimate basketball trick shots, and crazy Telestrations! We have covered topics of “God in My Every Day Life” (how God can encounter us in our daily life), “Who Am I?” (who we are as children of God), “What is Repentance?” (Father Black came and talked to us, and both priests were present for a time of Eucharistic Adoration and confession), and “Living in Freedom” (what a life of freedom looks like with Jesus, Jayden Remias, a Catholic social media evangelist, came and spoke to us!).

We are also entering into a weekly Lenten study with Eucharistic Adoration and having discussions about Lenten related topics.

As we are drawing close to the end of our school year, we are so excited and grateful to be inviting our 8th graders in to experience a night at The Mantle! If you have an 8th grader, they are welcome to join us on April 6th from 6:30-8:30 in Hendricks Hall!

To the families of the Class of 2025 seniors: you are invited on May 4 to a senior honoring brunch! You will be receiving a hard copy invite at the end of March in the mail!

As always, thank you so much for your prayers for the youth of our parish and Church, and please know of our prayers for you!

In Christ,

The Mantle High School Youth Ministry

Questions? Reach out to Ellie Hanson at ehanson@stbrigidofkildare.org.

The 25th Annual St. Brigid’s Easter Egg Hunt will be held on Saturday, April 19th at 1:00 pm on Brigid’s Green (located at 7210 Avery Road, directly across the street from the church on Avery Road).

Please note: the event will start promptly at 1:00pm, plan to arrive a little early to park and make your way to the field.

All children ages 8 years and younger are invited. The children will be grouped in 3 age groups; ages 3 & under, ages 4-6, and ages 7-8. Each age group will have its own egg hunt area, and one grand prize will be provided for each age group.

Advanced registration or signup is not required. In the event of inclement weather, please check our website www.stbrigidkofc.org for a message as to whether the event will be held.

Beauty and the Beast Jr. Musical

Our students have been hard at work preparing for the musical Beauty and the Beast Jr! This presentation includes students from 6th, 7th and 8th grades.

Performance Dates:

March 27 & 28 at 7:00 pm, March 29 at 2:00 pm

Robert D. Walter Family Gymnasium

No admission fee

Free will donations will be accepted to help support Saint Brigid Performing Arts

Art Show

Mrs. Habel will have a showcase of artwork on exhibit for all grade levels featuring pottery, sketches and paintings.

Feel free to stop by and browse anytime from 6-7 PM on Thursday, March 27 or Friday, March 28.

Musical Donations

If you would like to make a donation to support our production of Beauty and the Beast Jr., please click the link below. Your generous donation helps bring this magical show to life, providing costumes, sets, and props for our talented students. We appreciate your kindness in making this production a memorable experience for all!

SBAA invites all parents to participate in an upcoming diocesan “Play Like a Champion” training course, designed for coaches and required by the diocese for all CYO coach volunteer roles. This training also satisfies the “Parent Like a Champion” requirement for athletes’ CYO participation. The “Play Like a Champion” course is a 3 hour training, serving as an informational workshop providing coaches and parents with best in practice skills for building great teams and engaged athletes through the coach’s role.

As St Brigid of Kildare continues to grow sports offerings and expand to younger athletes, the “Play Like a Champion” training course is highly encouraged for parents interested in having their children participate in St Brigid athletics. This course is a one-time requirement for parents in the diocesan league (thereby this does not need to be completed for each athlete, only once per parent, per family). To learn more about the “Play Like a Champion” course, please visit our diocesan athletics webpage. To register to attend, sign up here. 

Upcoming training courses and locations are below: 

• Saturday, 3/22 @ St Agatha 9:30am-12:30pm

Save the date for the parish Father/Daughter Dance taking place on Saturday, April 5 from 6:30-9:30 PM in the school gymnasium.

Registration is now open at the link below.



Wear your fanciest attire for the Red Carpet VIP event!

Registration is now open at the link below.

St. Brigid Women's Retreat

April 25-27, 2025

Maria Stein

For more information about the Women's Retreat, visit https://stbrigidofkildare.org/womens-retreat-2025/.

Save the date for St. Brigid of Kildare's VBS 2025!

June 16-20, 9AM-Noon

Registration opens April 1st at 10 AM at www.stbrigidofkildare.org (scroll to Latest News to find the link, or visit the VBS webpage for the link and more information here: https://stbrigidofkildare.org/youth/young-children-programs/vacation-bible-school/) 

April 27, 2025

This is a double feature event combining Purified and Gender & the Theology of Your Body into a retreat event.

Purified brings parents and teens (13+) together to discover God’s plan for love and opens up an opportunity for them to continue the discussion about this important topic at home, in a healthy and easy way with resources that work. The event includes a new version of Jason’s renowned talk Love or Lust, where he mixes humor with down-to-earth practicality that removes any awkwardness, making the difficult conversations about love much easier. Your family will leave with an understanding of the good news of chastity, a healthy sense of self-worth, and the ability, if needed, to start again.

Gender and the Theology of Your Body will follow after a short break. This talk asks, “What’s the meaning of sex, gender, and the human body?” The truth of masculinity and femininity are being questioned like never before. Discover how your body as a man or woman reveals your identity and calling. This talk is for teens and adults and provides the opportunity to discuss this difficult topic facing teens and families today.

This event includes Eucharistic Adoration, praise and worship, and an opportunity to receive the sacrament of Reconciliation. This format transforms a couple of talks into a retreat for the family, allowing them to encounter the source of purity, healing, and renewal, Jesus Christ.

This event is hosted by St. Peter St. Joan of Arc Parish, St. Brigid of Kildare, and St. Mary Delaware and will take place at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church. The parish will be providing dinner before the first talk beginning at 4:30pm.

(Please note St. Brigid of Kildare students being Confirmed in 2025 may purchase tickets at a discounted rate and should register using a different link provided in an email from Andrea Komenda.)

 By Fr. Michael Goodyear

Praised be Jesus Christ! We have begun some brief reflections under the subtitle of The Spirit of Lenten Mortification. That last word probably stirs up many unpleasant connotations.

The Catholic Encyclopedia explains mortification with the following words:

Mortification is one of the methods which Christian asceticism employs in training the soul to virtuous and holy living. The term originated with St. Paul, who traces an instructive analogy between Christ dying to a mortal and rising to an immortal life, and His followers who renounce their past life of sin and rise through grace to a new life of holiness. “If you live after the flesh”, says the apostle, “you shall die, but if through the spirit you mortify the deeds of the flesh, you shall live” (Rom., viii, 13; cf. also Col., iii, 5, and Gal., v, 24).

That seems straightforward enough, doesn’t it! One of the most important words and key ideas in that paragraph is that we are training the soul when we renounce ourselves. Jesus Christ made it clear that “if any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. (Matthew 16:24). It is a theme of our Christian life both in and outside of Lent.

We should, however, be careful to avoid falling into the pitfall that Lent is a sad season. I think that some Catholics might even be tempted to see Lent as a morbid season. Dying to ourselves should be something joyful. It is in the spirit of St. John Paul II who said that Lent is a time of feasting, that is, feasting on graces in our spiritual lives.

Another key phrase in that forementioned text from St. Paul says, “but if through the spirit you mortify the deeds of the flesh, you shall live.” In other words, it is through the spirit, through grace, through the inspiration of God, that we are moved to mortification. God longs to sanctify us! As He would say to St. Faustina: Without special help from Me, you are not even capable of accepting My graces (738). So, what are we waiting for! Let us allow Christ to give us special help! And let us make room for the spirit and grace of God to stir up in us a spirit of Lenten mortification so that we shall live!

St. Brigid of Kildare, pray for us!

The Diocese of Columbus is sponsoring the Converging Roads Conference, a conference on the Virtue in Medicine great for physicians, nurses, and all those working in healthcare.

This one-day conference will offer continuing education credits for health care professionals with presentations centered on the theme of Virtue in Medicine.

April 5, 2025 from 8:45 AM - 7 PM in person and online at the Pontifical College Josephinum.

Click the flyer below for more information, or visit this link: https://forlifeandfamily.org/events/cr25-cmoh/

Discover a fulfilling career in Catholic education at the Office of Catholic Schools’ 2025 Education Job Fair! Whether you’re a recent graduate, a seasoned educator, or seeking a career change, we invite you to learn more about the many job opportunities available in Our Catholic Schools across the diocese.

Saturday, April 5, 2025 from 9 a.m. to noon

St. Thomas More Newman Center at Ohio State University

Visit our web site at education.columbuscatholic.org/careers to learn more about positions available for the 2025-26 school year!

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Mental Health Summit: Our Catholic Response to Mental Health

As we face a growing mental health crisis in our society, what should we do? As Catholics, we are called to respond to the signs of the times. Join in a public conversation on the topic and together create our local response. The summit will be held at St. Brendan the Navigator Church, March 28, 2025, from 9:00am - 2:00pm. Daily Mass is available at 8:00am followed by a light breakfast. Lunch is also included. Registration is limited! You may register here.

The Way of the Cross

"The Way of the Cross happens in the heart of a city where millions of people carry their daily cross, most of the time dreadfully alone: “If God exists, He has nothing to do with my daily life.” This is the true cross of every day, the cross of a person abandoned only to himself in his innermost need for never-ending love, truth, beauty and justice. We need the presence of “God with us,” Jesus every day. And Jesus, because of the sacrifice of His cross and because of His resurrection, dwells among us, every day." – Servant of God, Fr. Luigi Giussani, Founder of Communion and Liberation. Join Bishop Earl K. Fernandes on the Way of the Cross this Good Friday, April 18th from 2:00pm to 4:00 pm at St. Joseph Cathedral.