Common Threads
MARCH 2021
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It is hard to believe it has been a year since our world was turned upside down with the effects of COVID-19. It has been a difficult and challenging time. We have seen great tragedy as we have lost our own parishioners, and great triumph as our faith community has stepped up to take care of our most vulnerable.
As we continue our Lenten journey towards Easter, we can reflect that this is a time for renewing our faith, hope and love. Our faith has been tested. We have not been able to gather to worship as we once did, and it will take an effort to bring our family back together as it once was. But we are seeing positive signs, like the success of our Men’s Retreat this month where 85 men from the parish united (some virtually, some in-person) to pray. I know this is just the beginning.
Hope in these trying times is more important than ever. As we approach Easter we see that even in the darkest times in Jesus’ life there was always the hope of the Resurrection. The love that God showed us by sending us his only Son to suffer, die and rise from the dead is the centerpiece of this most Holy season. We need to remember that His love will not and has not faltered during this time.
Continue to pray for those that have lost loved ones and who are sick. I will continue to pray for you. As we enter the spring let us all experience the new life and new beginnings all around us and seek the faith, hope and love of the Easter Season.
Sincerely in Christ,
Rev. Msgr. Joseph M. Hendricks
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Reservations Close March 22 for Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday |
Reservations will be required to attend all Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday Masses and services. To accommodate as many as possible, we will also be livestreaming some of these Masses in Hendricks Hall and in the Robert D. Walter Family Gymnasium. These locations also require reservations.
Mass reservations are live on our website now and will close on March 22. To make a reservation, visit www.stbrigidofkildare.org and click the “Lent 2021” link in the top black bar. You will be able to select the location (church, Hendricks Hall or gymnasium) for each Mass. Once the capacity for each location is full, that option will be closed out.
All Masses will be livestreamed at youtube.com/stbrigidofkildarechurch. Please consider this option for celebrating the Holy Week and Easter safely at home.
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Corks for a Cause is Going Virtual! |
We are excited to announce Corks for a Cause, our primary fundraiser for the SPiCE program at St. Brigid of Kildare, will be returning this year in a new weeklong virtual format!
Our website and silent auction bidding will open on Sunday, April 18 and close Saturday, April 24.
Silent Auction Items & Wine Bottle Donations Needed
We are looking for donations of silent auction items (e.g. golf packages, gift cards, vacation homes, items and experiences that are COVID-safe), and bottles of wine valued at $20 and higher for our wine grab! To donate or get more information, contact Sarah Moore at [email protected] or (614) 761-3734.
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Saint Brigid School Children Begin Returning to Mass |
Children attending Saint Brigid of Kildare School will begin alternating their attendance of in-person daily Masses beginning Tuesday, March 23. Students will sit with their assigned classroom pods, seated six feet apart, and will follow all COVID safety protocols including wearing masks. Each Mass will be limited to three classroom pods, so grade levels will alternate which days they will attend in-person. Children will only attend the 9 AM Masses on Tuesday, Wednesdays and Thursdays (this will not impact the liturgies for these Masses). School parents will not be able to sit with their school children during these Masses to limit movement within the church.
The school children will continue to attend virtual school Masses on Thursdays at 9 AM (when it is not their classroom pod's day to attend in-person). We are excited for this step that will bring many of our parish children back into the physical presence of the church, and will allow our children to receive the physical Eucharist.
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Lent 2021 at St. Brigid of Kildare |
St. Brigid of Kildare Parish will be celebrating Lent many ways (many of them virtual) for 2021. Click below to visit the parish website and see a list of Lent activities and prayer services.
Click the image to the right if you'd like to view a digital version of this book, or stop by the parish office to pick up a printed copy.
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Disciple Maker Survey Closes March 21 |
The Disciple Maker Index Survey is open and we are asking for your help! Please help us participate by completing a 10-15 minute survey as soon as possible.
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Online: Go to https://portal.catholicleaders.org/dmi/survey/kkdyx221y6 (or find this link by visiting www.stbrigidofkildare.org and search “survey”)
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Paper: If you prefer to complete a paper survey, you may pick up a copy at the parish office during regular business hours, 8:30am-4:00pm Monday-Friday, or print at this link. Upon completion, the survey should be placed in a plain envelope, marked: ATTN: Survey, and either mailed to P.O. Box 3130, Dublin OH 43016 or dropped off at the parish office(to keep survey anonymous).
The survey will only be available until March 21, 2021. This survey will ask you to reflect on your own spiritual growth and enable you to provide feedback on our parish’s efforts to help you grow. All responses will be confidential and the parish will only receive information about the community as a whole.
We are trying to get the highest response rate possible. This information will be invaluable to Monsignor Hendricks and our various ministries as we plan for the future and strive to be the best disciples we can be. We will receive the results this spring/summer at which time we will share what we have learned with the entire parish.
Thank you for helping with this important project!
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Lenten Soup Suppers (via Zoom) |
Join us for Zoom Lenten Soup Suppers at your place!
Tuesday Nights at 6:00 PM
February 23 – March 23, 2021
We will learn how to make a soup offered by one of our guest chefs. We will pray together and make a holy connection with each other. Then you will eat at home with your family.
Join Zoom Meeting each week by clicking below or using the codes.
Meeting ID: 875 6723 4152
Passcode: SOUPSUPPER
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Sacrament of Reconciliation |
The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be offered at 7:00 PM on four dates during Lent (March 8, 15, 22, and 29), in addition to the normal Saturday time of 4-4:30 PM. Parishioners may also call to schedule an individual appointment.
To attend a Confession during one of these Lenten dates, an online sign up is required prior to entering the church. Names on the sign up will be hidden and not seen by the confessor priests, only by the greeters to check for reservations.
COVID Safety Protocols:
Please visit the St. Brigid website for information on COVID safety measures which will be in place during these Lenten individual confession times.
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Saint Brigid of Kildare School Named 2021 Blue Ribbon School Finalist |
We are excited to announce that we have been chosen as a finalist for the 2021 Blue Ribbon School award. We have been selected as one of the non-public school applications that will now move on from the Council for American Private Education (CAPE) to the U.S. Department of Education for judging. We will be notified in September 2021 if we have been chosen as a U.S. Department of Education 2021 Blue Ribbon School for Academic Excellence. If chosen, this will be our fifth national award, including three Blue Ribbon School awards, in the last 15 years.
In the fall of 2020, we applied for our third National Blue Ribbon School award after meeting eligibility criteria. Schools may only apply to receive a National Blue Ribbon School award every five years. We received this award in 2008 and 2014. We have again applied in the "High Performing Schools" category, which requires that the achievement of the school's students in the most recent year tested place the school in the top 15 percent in the nation in reading and mathematics as measured by a nationally normed test or in the top 15 percent of its state as measured by a state test.
In our 25th year, we are excited to be named a finalist for this prestigious award. As their website states, "The coveted National Blue Ribbon School award affirms the hard work of students, educators, families, and communities in creating safe and welcoming schools where students master challenging and engaging content. The National Blue Ribbon School flag gracing an entry or flying overhead is a widely recognized symbol of exemplary teaching and learning."
We are eligible for this award because of our hard-working and dedicated teachers and staff, as well as our community of supportive parents and families.
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55+ Club Monthly Social Zoom |
All are welcome to join St Brigid’s 55+ Club monthly social meetings via Zoom!
When: April 7, 2021
Time: 1:30 - 2:30 pm
Meeting ID: 364 505 6710
Passcode: Social
No registration required
Come catch up with old friends and make new ones. Newcomers are welcome.
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Do you still not understand?
Are your hearts hardened?
Do you have eyes yet still do not see?
Do you have ears yet still do not hear?
Do you still not understand?
These questions are woven in and out through the Gospel of Mark and as we walk around inside the heart of this Gospel, we might ask ourselves the same questions. As we invite this gospel to hold up a mirror to our lives, Jesus might ask the same question of us.
Over the next few months, I hope that you will spend time with the Gospel of Mark, not just in the few hours that we gather via ZOOM but in your own study time, your own prayer time and in the common prayer of the Church’s liturgy. Mark is the primary Gospel for the liturgy this year. It is the perfect Gospel for the times in which we are living. Mark is a fast-paced gospel. Jesus is on a mission and is driven to see it to completion. Let the Gospel find the opening in you so that it can enter into you and move around in you. Look for the opening in the Gospel so that you can enter into it and walk around in it.
DATES/TIME: Tuesday Evenings 7:00 – 8:15 PM from April 13th through May 25th via ZOOM
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Pause for Prayer Continues through May |
Join us in taking a pause for prayer on Monday nights. This series is a visual and audio presentation of “Be still and know that I am God” Ps 46:10. We begin at 7:00 PM and close by 7:20. This Pause for Prayer invites you into a short period of quiet mindfulness using inspirational text, which is broken open with imagery and music and a blessing. Each is independent of the other so join in as your schedule allows. Monday evenings at 7:00 PM through May 31, 2021. – Sister Teresa
Join Zoom Meeting (NO REGISTRATION NEEDED):
Meeting ID: 825 3385 6351
Passcode: PAUSE
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High School Youth Ministry: Summer Look Ahead |
This summer is about being in person, outside, in service, and with community. Check out the opportunities below and start thinking about what to prioritize this summer.
Habitat for Humanity Playhouse Project
The Playhouse Project is a unique opportunity that allows Habitat for Humanity MidOhio to partner with sponsors (like us!) to build a playhouse for a local family, providing children with a safe place to play and imagine what home means to them!
We design the playhouse (paint colors, accessories, etc.) based on the interests of the child/ family assigned to us. We build the playhouse from a kit provided by Habitat for Humanity. There is no building experience necessary to participate.
To maintain social distancing and PGC compliance, registration is open to the first 24 teens. To register, you MUST:
Be 14 years of age or older
Attend a team planning and design meeting from 7:30-8:30 PM on Wednesday, June 2
Attend the entire build day (9:15 AM-5 PM on Saturday, June 12)
Click here to see a photo album of playhouses built so far.
Registration will close when spots are full.
Dublin Giving Garden
Meet at the Dublin Giving Garden to care for creation and your neighbor as you water and weed the community garden beds. The produce harvested from the Giving Garden is donated to the Dublin food pantry to nourish our community. When? Every Tuesday, June 8 – August 10 from 10-11:30 AM
Patio Board Games
Join us for board games on the Massey Teen Room patio from 7:15-8:30 PM on Wednesdays, June 2, July 7, and August 4.
We will meet on the Massey Teen Room Patio (enter through Hendricks Hall).
High School Youth Ministry Project Coordinator Applications:
Teens, you have diverse interests, valuable skills, and busy schedules! Let’s work together so your gifts and talents can be shared without overtaxing your schedule.
If you are interested in peer ministry leadership, consider a co-leading a specific project based on your interests, skills, and availability. Two to four teens will be selected to co-coordinate the planning and execution of a given project under the support of youth ministry adult leadership.
Applications are due by May 11, 2021.
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Protecting God's Children (PGC) Zoom Session |
The Diocese of Columbus will be offering Protecting God's Children (PGC) training sessions via ZOOM on March 31, April 28, and May 26 at 6:00 pm.
Please visit www.virtus.org for registration and meeting instructions. Click on First-Time Registrant, View a list of sessions, chose Columbus, OH (Diocese) and create a Virtus account. These Zoom PGC sessions are listed under Holy Spirit.
Potential volunteers with children and youth must also complete a St. Brigid volunteer application, signed code of conduct, copy of photo ID, and submit to a criminal background check. Full details and forms can be found at https://stbrigidofkildare.org/safe-environment/ or contact Stacey Nerone, Safe Environment Manager at [email protected].
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10 Minute Prayers During Lent |
Wisdom's Dwelling is a place for Catholic women, women seeking faith, women who seek. Parishioner Rachelle Kramer has offered Words of Wisdom in the form of 10-minute prayers, which are posted every Tuesday during Lent.
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Easter Candy and Snack Collection |
The Social Action Committee is collecting individually wrapped candy, cookies, crackers, breakfast bars and/or boxes of raisins. Donations will be given to the Star House, Dublin Food Pantry and JOIN.
The Social Action Committee will be collecting items outside Hendricks Hall on Saturday, March 27, from 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. and on Sunday, March 28 from 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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Mass Intentions: July - September 2021 |
We will be taking Mass intention requests electronically on the website for Masses in July, August and September 2021. The form will go live on Monday, April 12. We will only be taking requests for July, August & September 2021 at this time.
In order to fairly accommodate all Mass Intentions requested, we ask that you request no more than two (2) Mass intentions per family per quarter and only one Mass intention per month.
*Because of COVID-19, Mass times may change. You are only requesting a date for Mass intentions. There is no option to select a time for a Mass. If the date you request is not available, the Mass will be assigned on the closest available date.
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Make it a Date! Strengthening Your Marriage During a Pandemic
Virtual Edition
Saturday, April 17, 2021
7:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Virtually via Zoom
All married and engaged couples are invited to St. Brigid’s 21st Make It A Date! event.
We’ll be launching a new video series that coupled with small group discussions
will help us focus on our marriages as well as meet other couples who also want
to make their relationships a priority.
Anne and Michael Flock will help us kick off this new series. Anne and Michael, St. Brigid parishioners, have three school-age children.
Registration Is Necessary
Please RSVP to Ellen Little at [email protected] or 614-595-9628 by April 15th and we’ll send you the link for the meeting.
Sponsored by Family First and the St. Brigid School of Adult Faith Formation
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8th-12th Grade Students: Face Forward $500 Service Award |
The Office of Vocations and Face Forward are offering two $500 Service Awards. Two students in the Columbus Diocese in grades 8-12 will be awarded $500 each for their outstanding service activities within their community and parish.
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Knights of Columbus Scholarship Opportunity |
The St. Brigid of Kildare Knights of Columbus is pleased to announce the St. Brigid of Kildare Knights of Columbus Scholarship. The Scholarship is to honor our deceased Brother Knights of Columbus.
This scholarship is for post-secondary education. The Scholarship is for a maximum of $2,000 to be paid out in yearly increments of $500 as requirements are maintained.
Applicant must meet the following guidelines:
1) Applicant must be a high school senior whom is Catholic and is a registered parishioner of St. Brigid of Kildare.
2) Current GPA must be a minimum of a 2.5 on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent). A current high school transcript must be submitted.
3) Applications must be prepared and submitted by the applying student.
4) Applications must be received by the Scholarship Committee prior to the official deadline of April 15, 2021.
Interested applicants can contact Matthew Freiburger at 614-282-5000 or [email protected] to request an application and receive the scholarship guidelines.
Applications are available now and are due by the April 15, 2021 filing deadline. Applications will be reviewed and the recipient will be notified during the month of May 2021.
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Celebrating the Sacraments |
Baptisms
Congratulations to the following parishioners who celebrated a Baptism at Saint Brigid of Kildare Parish since our last issue:
- Claire Eleanor Scurria
- Roman Russel Yates
- Brooks Douglas Inkrott
- Emersyn Harper Cohen
- Olivia James Cohen
- Aurelia Noelle Hayslip
- Muriel Ann Elizabeth Polhemus
- Mallory Elizabeth Sinnard
Weddings
Congratulations to the following parishioners who celebrated a Wedding at Saint Brigid of Kildare Parish since our last issue:
- No weddings since our last issue
Share your photo of your Baptism or Wedding celebrated at St. Brigid of Kildare -- email to [email protected].
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The following parishioners' funerals were celebrated at St. Brigid of Kildare since the last issue. Please remember them and their families in prayer.
- Gregg Hanner
- Virginia Ann Putnam
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7179 Avery Road,
Dublin, OH 43017
614-761-3734
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