We are a welcoming Catholic community called by God to live out the message of Christ in love and service to all people. Our parish mission is:
Saint Bridget of Kildare, a Roman Catholic parish, exists to live and to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We welcome all as we reach out to the entire community through prayer, sacrament, education and support.
Our warmest welcome to Saint Bridget of Kildare Parish, a Roman Catholic church in Parma, Ohio, made up of approximately 1,600 parishioners, and named after our patroness, Bridget of Kildare, from Ireland. We are dedicated to the celebration of the Holy Eucharist, prayer and worship, sacramental life, sharing the Gospel, education, and supporting each other and our community through our many vibrant ministries and parish groups. I hope the information contained in this website is helpful to you. I encourage you to visit our church and experience the welcoming community that has had a presence here in the Parma area for almost 70 years.
With prayers and blessings,
Rev. Robert W. Wisniewski, Jr.
Pastor
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Act of Spiritual Communion Before Viewing the Mass:
My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there, and I unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. ~St. Alphonsus Liguori
New Hours for Eucharistic Adoration in the Summer (From May 28th until Labor Day):
The church is open on Wednesdays for Eucharistic Adoration. Beginning on May 28th thru Labor Day, the hours for Adoration will be 9:00AM to 3:45 PM.
Come and spend time in prayer in the Eucharistic presence of our Lord.
Please park in the handicap lot next to the church and enter through one of the side doors under the carport.
Parish Picnic & Potluck, Wednesday, July 9th:
All parishioners are invited to attend the third annual parish summer picnic and potluck, hosted by the Ladies Guild.
We'll gather together on Wednesday, July 9th at 5:00 PM for this casual, fun-filled summer cookout. Please come, bring a friend and enjoy food and fellowship with us.
RSVP’s are requested by Wednesday, July 2nd. Please see the bulletin for the Ladies Guild contact information to RSVP, so you can let us know you are coming and what appetizer, side dish or dessert you can bring to share.
Vacation Bible School, July 14-18:
Parents & Guardians, we’ve got the solution to summertime boredom, getting your kids ready to trek into the Alaskan tundra! At True North Totally Catholic VBS the week of July 14-18, kids will discover what it means to shine Jesus’ light in everyday life. True North is filled with incredible Bible learning experiences, hands-on science experiments, team-building games, cool Bible songs, and even tasty treats... just a few of the standout activities that help faith flow into real life. Plus, we’ll help kids discover how to see evidence of God in everyday life - something we call God Sightings.
Since everything is hands-on, kids might get a little messy so send them in play clothes and safe shoes.
VBS is for children of Kindergarten age through 5th grade. The registration fee is $20.00 per family. So, mark your calendars for the week of July 14-18. We will set out for the tundra at 9:00AM and return to our campgrounds at 11:30AM.
Click here for the Registration Form. Completed registration forms and payment are due by Monday, June 30th via the collection basket at Mass, in person, or by mail to the Parish Office. Please mark the envelope to the attention of Cindy Grogan. Please make checks payable to St. Bridget Parish.
If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Cindy Grogan, Youth Ministry Director at 440-886-1468, ext. 13 or stbridgetyouthgroup13@gmail.com.
~ Mrs. Cindy Grogan
Your True North Guide
Senior Adults - Save the Dates!
What’s happening with the St. Bridget of Kildare Seniors' Club in the upcoming months? Be sure to mark your calendar’s and watch the bulletin for the details for the following events/activities:
July 23
Brent Collins, Retired Firefighter: The St. Bridget Seniors’ Club invites all parishioners and friends to come and hear a special talk by retired firefighter, Brent Collins on Wednesday, July 23rd from 1:00-2:00 PM in the Parish Hall. Brent will cover topics such as home safety, lock boxes, medical alert buttons and more. A freewill offering will be accepted. Light refreshments will be served.
September 18
Amish Country Bus Trip to Walnut Creek Marketplace (See below)
October 21
“Let’s Get Creative” Activity (Watch the bulletin for details)
December 30
New Year’s Eve–Eve Luncheon (Watch the bulletin for details)
If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Cindy Grogan, Director of Youth & Senior Ministries at 440.886.1468, x13 or stbridgetseniors@gmail.com.
Seniors' Bus Trip to Amish Country, Thursday, September 18th: All senior parishioners are invited to join us on a bus trip to Amish Country on Thursday, September 18th.
We will depart the St. Bridget parking lot at 9:30AM and arrive back by 5:30PM. A buffet lunch will be provided at the Dutch Valley Restaurant in Sugar Creek, and then we’ll have one-stop shopping at Walnut Creek Marketplace.
The total cost of the day is $55.00 per person. Transportation is being provided by Barons Bus. The Reservation Form and payment are due by Sunday, August 24th. Click here for the form.
Please complete and return the form, along with payment of $55.00 per person, by Sunday, August 24th via the collection basket at Mass or by mail/in person to the Parish Office. Please mark the envelope ATTN: Cindy Grogan and make checks payable to St. Bridget Parish. If you have any questions, please contact Cindy Grogan, Director of Youth & Senior Ministries at 440-886-1468, x13 or stbridgetseniors@gmail.com.
2025-2026 Parish School of Religion (PSR) Registration for Children in Grades 1-8: All students in grades 1-8 that attend public schools are invited to participate in religious education and faith formation at St. Bridget of Kildare Parish. PSR classes are held on Sunday mornings from 10:45 AM to 12:00 Noon, beginning September 15, 2025 thru May, 2026. Current families in the program have been given the registration forms. Families who are new to the parish and are interested in enrolling their children in our program are asked to please contact Dana Steimle in the Catechetical Office at 440-886-1468, x17 or sbkpsr@gmail.com. Click here for the PSR Registration Form.
PSR Catechists are needed for the next school year. Our PSR Catechists come from all ages and walks of life: high school youth, single and married adults, parents, grandparents and religious. They are not expert theologians - they are just ordinary people, like you, who generously volunteer their time to share our Catholic faith, values and traditions with our youngest generation of Catholics. If you are interested in being a positive role model and help children grow in faith and spirituality, please become a part of this rewarding ministry. Call Dana Steimle at 440-886-1468, x17.
The Order of Christian Initiation for Adults and Children for the 2025-2026:
The Order of Christian Initiation of Adults program (OCIA) is for people who wish to inquire about the Catholic Faith and may be interested in joining the Catholic Church, or for those who are already baptized but have not yet celebrated the sacraments of First Holy Communion and Confirmation and are seeking to complete their initiation into the Catholic Faith. The OCIA program begins in September and ends shortly after Easter. Sessions are held every Monday at 7:00PM in the school building.
The Order of Christian Initiation of Children (OCIC) program is for children the age of 7 and older who have not received the Sacrament of Baptism, or for those who have been baptized Catholic or another Christian denomination, but have not celebrated First Reconciliation, First Holy Communion, and Confirmation and have not been enrolled in a Parish School of Religion (PSR). Children and teenagers in the OCIC program will attend classes that are geared towards their age group and participate in the Sacraments of Initiation with the adults in the OCIA program at the Easter Vigil. Classes begin in September.
For more information on the OCIA/OCIC program, contact Dana Steimle in the Parish Catechetical Office at 440-886-1468, x17 or sbkpsr@gmail.com.
Parish Prayer Chain: The parish Prayer Chain welcomes your requests for people to pray for, and for your special intentions. To add a prayer intention, please call (440) 462-8950 or send an email to sbprayerchain@yahoo.com. Your prayer requests will remain confidential. You only need to provide the first name and first initial of the last name of the person you want us to remember in prayer. New members of the Prayer Chain are always welcome. Contact the Prayer Chain Leader at the number or email address above if you are interested in joining the chain.
To have your prayer request published in the parish bulletin, please email the parish office at stbridget5620@yahoo.com or call 440-886-4434.
"Whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith." ~Matthew 21:22
Parish Prayer Cove:
“I am the Light of the world;
the one who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.”
The parish Prayer Cove is located in the church narthex. All are invited to light a candle and say a prayer for a loved one or a personal need or special intention.
The requested donation is $2.00.
Mass Schedule:
Saturday Vigil: 4:00 PM
Sunday Masses: 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 12:00 Noon
Weekday Mass: 8:30 AM (Mon.-Fri.)
2nd Thursday: 8:30 AM (Mass w/Anointing
of the Sick)
Holy Day Vigil: Consult the Bulletin
Holy Day Mass: Consult the Bulletin
Legal Holidays: 8:30 AM or 9:00 AM (Consult the
Bulletin)
Confession Schedule:
Saturdays at 3:00 PM in the Church
(With the exception of Holy Saturday)
Parish Office Summer Hours:
Monday-Thursday:
9:00 AM-12:00 Noon / 1:00-3:00 PM
Friday:
9:00 AM-12:00 Noon
New Hours for Eucharistic Adoration in the Summer:
Wednesdays from 9:00 AM-3:45 PM (From May 28 thru Labor Day)
Come and spend time in prayer in the Eucharistic presence of our Lord. Please park in the handicap lot next to the church and enter through one of the side doors under the carport.
Recitation of the Rosary: Mondays and Thursdays after 8:30 AM Mass, with one exception: the Rosary is not prayed on the 2nd Thursday of the month in lieu of the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick.
Use of Facilities/Parish Hall: The parish facilities are available to any parish-sponsored organization or group that is operating in the name of the parish. Organizational requests must go through the Parish Office Secretary by calling (440) 886-4434. For inquiries regarding the use of our outdoor field, please call Steven Malec at (440) 886-4434, x117.
We regret that insurance considerations, legal constraints, and parish need for meeting space preclude us from making our facilities available for general use and/or rental.
Please be assured of the prayers and concern of our parish for you and your family during the loss of a loved one and through your grief. To plan funeral arrangements, you will first want to contact the funeral home. The funeral director will then contact our parish office to schedule the Mass of Christian Burial. Our parish Funeral Planning Booklet has been prepared to assist you and your family in planning the Mass. We hope that by selecting your own readings and music, you and your family might share more fully in the liturgy, and express your abiding love and care for the deceased. Along with the booklet is our Liturgy Planning Form. The completed form, along with 5-7 key personal things that stand out about your loved one, are requested at least 2-3 days in advance of the funeral so the priest can prepare his homily. Click here and scroll down to the Bereavement Ministry for links to our booklet and the form.
“At the death of a Christian, whose life of faith was begun in the waters of baptism and strengthened at the Eucharistic table, the Church intercedes on behalf of the deceased because of its confident belief that death is not the end nor does it break the bonds forged in life. The Church also ministers to the sorrowing and consoles them in the funeral rites with the comforting word of God
and the sacrament of the Eucharist”
~ Order of Christian Funerals, #4
The Parma and Parma Heights area Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Cleveland offer the monthly opportunity to receive the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. All are welcome to attend Mass and be Anointed.
The monthly schedule is listed below. (Please note: the schedule for the neighboring parishes listed below are subject to change. You can confirm the schedules by contacting their parish offices.)
1st Monday - St. Charles at 7:00 PM
1st Friday - St. Anthony of Padua at 8:00 AM
2nd Thursday - St. Bridget of Kildare at 8:30 AM
3rd Tuesday - St. John Bosco at 7:30 AM
3rd Thursday - St. Columbkille at 7:00 AM
3rd Thursday - St. Columbkille at 8:15 AM
4th Wednesday - St. Francis de Sales at 8:45 AM
4th Friday - Holy Family at 8:30 AM
“Through this holy anointing may the Lord in His love and mercy help you with the grace of the Holy Spirit. May the Lord who frees you from sin save you and raise you up.”
St. Bridget parishioners are offered FREE access to the "Catholic Netflix," FORMED.org! You are invited to learn more about our Catholic faith through interesting documentaries, movies, bible studies and much more! To obtain our parish code, pick up an Information Card in the church narthex or contact Dana Steimle at sbkpsr@gmail.com or (440) 886-1468, x17.
A Pastoral Letter from Bishop Edward C. Malesic,
"A Flourishing, Apostolic Church": Bishop Malesic has issued his first Pastoral Letter as bishop of Cleveland. The letter, entitled,
“A Flourishing, Apostolic Church” focuses on three key areas of parish ministry: worship, evangelization and service. Please take some time this Christmas season to read it. Click here to read the letter:
https://www.dioceseofcleveland.org/files/assets/pastoral-letter-a-flouring-apostolic-church.pdf
2025 Catholic Charities Appeal:
The 2025 Catholic Charities In-Pew Appeal is underway.
The theme is, “Make me a channel of your peace.” Since the beginning of the year, more than 150,000 households received a letter from Bishop Malesic encouraging support for the Appeal and asking each of us to embrace this theme. The Appeal goal is $15.3 million and is needed to continue to serve nearly 400,000 people in need. Donations can be made online at
www.CatholicCommunity.org/donate or by texting CCHOPE to 41444. Watch Bishop Malesic's video about this important appeal at https://vimeo.com/1050891651 and watch personal testimonies from people like Virginia at https://vimeo.com/1050926959, Joe and Beth at https://vimeo.com/1050904412 and Priscilla and Shrita at https://vimeo.com/1050895758.
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