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Housewarming Party

Sun, 20 Sep 2026 20:55:09 GMT

We had a terrific time at the House Warming Party for Fr Marcel. More pictures to come!

Successful School Supply Drive

Sat, 19 Sep 2026 16:48:15 GMT

Our school supply drive for Sojourners was a great success! Thank you to all those that donated supplies and/or cash to help start the school year off in such a caring way for the Scholars and Staff at Sojourners! They were very grateful for the wonderful donations.

May God bless you for all the many ways you continue to bless St. Bridget’s.

We are grateful for you! Thank you!

Thank You for the Altar Care

Sat, 19 Sep 2026 16:44:18 GMT

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Appreciation Letter

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 23:31:52 GMT

Dear Fr. Marcel, the Parish Priest of St Bridget, and the Entire St. Bridget Parish Community,

Greeting from Francis and the entire Ojukwu Family.

Words cannot fully express the depth of our gratitude for the incredible love, care, kindness, and unwavering support that Fr. marcel and the entire St. Bridget Parish community have shown our family. During the difficult time when Francis was in detention, you stood by us in ways we will never forget. Your prayers, sacrifices, words of encouragement, and acts of generosity gave us strength, hope, and comfort when we needed them most.

We offer our special and heartfelt thank to Fr. Marcel for his spiritual guidance, steadfast prayers, compassion, and constant support throughout this challenging journey. His fatherly care, encouragement, and faith were a source of great comfort to our family and helped us remain strong and hopeful despite the difficulties we faced.

To all the parishioners of St. Bridget, thank you for your countless prayers, sacrifices, acts of kindness, messages of support, and genuine love. Many of you prayed fervently for Francis and our family, and we firmly believe that God heard those prayers. Your generosity and faithfulness reminded us that we are part of a loving Christian family that stands together in times of trial and difficulty.

We will never forget the love you showed us, the tears you shared with us, the sacrifices you made on our behalf, and the faith that carried us through. Your support was a true reflection of Christ's love in action and we remain forever grateful.

As a family, we remain forever grateful for all that you have done for us. We pray that God, in his infinite mercy can goodness, will richly reward each one of you. My he continue to strengthen Fr. Marcel, bless your families, grant you good health, peace, joy, and prosperity. May He multiply every seed of kindness you have sown and bless all the work of your hands.

Thank you once again for being such a loving, caring, and faithful parish family. We will always remember your kindness and keep you in our prayers. May God abundantly bless Fr. Marcel, St. Bridget Parish, and every parishioner.

With heartfelt gratitude and love,

Francis and Blessing Ojukwu

Thank You to our Breakfast Volunteers!

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:21:05 GMT

Our Welcome Home Event was Fabulous!

Thank you to Rick and Betty Mysliwiec and all their kitchen helpers that made our Welcome Home event for Francis such a huge and wonderful event!

Thank you to all the volunteers that helped that day to ensure a fun day for all.

Thanks to Mary Majkozak for the beautiful and heart warming centerpieces for the tables.

Thanks to Dan Saefke and his “crew” for set-up and take-down for this event and all the others.

Without the help of all these generous volunteers we couldn’t host our events. We are grateful for all of you.

Welcome home, Francis. We are blessed to have you and your family back at St. Bridget’s!

Sojourner Truth News

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:43:56 GMT

Welcome Back Teachers for the 2026-27 School Year!

It was a wonderful event welcoming back the 75 staff from Sojourners last week with a delicious BBQ and all the fixings to go with it! The staff who won the door prizes were very grateful for the variety of gift cards they received.

Many of the staff have 20-28 years of service at STA!!

Lloyd, Kenny and Keva worked diligently all summer to help ensure the school was in great shape when the scholars return on August 24. Thank you to all our volunteers that helped make the welcome back BBQ such a fun event for everyone! We are blessed by our wonderful partnership with STA and pray for a safe and productive school year for all of them.

Celebration!

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 01:08:45 GMT

We had a wonderful time celebrating having Francis home!

New Bingo Equipment!

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:29:42 GMT

A sincere thank you to the very generous anonymous parishioner that donated all the new BINGO equipment for our fun BINGO events! The updated equipment will be a great win-win for the BINGO caller and the players!

Our parishioners are the most generous parishioners and we are very grateful for all of you! God bless you all!

Ice Cream Social 2026

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:53:21 GMT

It was cool outside, but we had a Great Time!

Thank you everyone who came to the Ice Cream Social on July 22nd. We appreciate all that helped set up, serve, clean up, or there to just enjoy the festivities. We were glad you were there! The weather was great. Good food and fellowship were enjoyed by all who attended.

We Get to Keep Him!

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:13:48 GMT

It was announced this past weekend that Father Marcel has left the Redemptorist order to become a diocesan priest . He came to us as our priest and then became our pastor and now we know that he is here to stay . His incardnation process was long and arduous and his life has changed dramatically. It is apparent that he has come to love Saint Bridget's and the people that God has called him to serve. We, in turn, welcome him with open arms.

We are a small community with a small leadership group but, along with our trustees and staff, I want to officially welcome Father and want him to know how fortunate we feel that he has chosen to lead us.

Deacon Rich-

Thank You for Bingo!

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:09:55 GMT

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Thank you, Mary!

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:23:49 GMT

Many Thanks to Mary Majkozak for her many years of faithful service as Director of Faith Formation and OCIA teacher at St. Bridget’s Church. Through her dedication, patience, and love for the faith, Mary has guided and inspired countless people on their journey with Christ. Thank you, Mary, for generously sharing your gifts with our parish community. May the Lord bless you abundantly and grant you joy, peace, and good health in this new chapter of life.

We Celebrate!

Sun, 28 Jun 2026 23:40:59 GMT

We celebrate our First Communicants , Confirmands , and wish all our students a great summer. A special Thank you to our Religious Education teahers !

See you in the fall!

Welcome Home Francis!

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 13:33:14 GMT

As Father Marcel shared last week, we "witnessed" a miracle at St. Bridget's !! Welcome home, Francis Ojukwu! As you know, Francis was detained for almost 6 months in New Mexico . He is now back home with his wife and two young sons. God answered our many prayers and we are so very grateful that our parishioner Francis is home and back at St. Bridget's! Thank you to our dear parishioners and the many others that kept Francis and his family in their prayers.

Watch for details on a welcome home celebration hosted by St. Bridget's.

Welcome Alex!

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 13:30:17 GMT

Please give a warm welcome to Alex Schindler who has graciously agreed to be our Interim Music Liturgist for the summer. Most weeks, Alex will be at St. Bridget's on Saturday's and Sunday's. When Alex has another obligation she will arrange for a musician/cantor to join us at St. Bridget's. Welcome Alex, we are grateful for you!

A Successful Rummage Sale

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:24:52 GMT

An enormous thank you to Anne Moen, Kim Moore, Meg Gorzycki and the MANY volunteers that helped to make our annual rummage sale such a huge success! Thank you for the VERY generous donation to the parish from the rummage sale. Many hands made for much lighter work. We heard many nice compliments on how well displayed the treasures were in the gym!

These wonderful outreaches/events continue to show the presence of God on the northside of Minneapolis. God bless all your generous hearts!

Pentecost 2026

Sun, 24 May 2026 18:58:13 GMT

A HUGE and sincere thank you to Julie Doth and her liturgy committee and Rick Mysliwiec and his environment committee for the beautiful and inspiring Pentecost liturgy you planned so well and executed it seamlessly! The 8 flags that were processed in was such a visual of our Universal Church! We have received many compliments regarding Pentecost and how meaningful it was for our parish. THANK YOU!

Thank you to all who allowed us to use your personal flags for our Pentecost Mass on May 24, 2026 . It added so much to our worship recognizing we, also, are part of the universal mission of the Church.

1st Annual Bingo Night

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 14:40:47 GMT