April Meeting - Saturday April 5, 2025
Our April meeting will be Saturday April 5, 2025 at 6:45 am, in the meeting room off the commons.
Our meeting will start at 6:45 AM and finish by 7:55 AM so guys can attend 8:00 am Mass
We will complete our discussion of
Men of the Word - The Good News - A Bible Study for Men Chapter 12
The Monsignor Francis Byrne Council 5476 at St Bridget has graciously provided the books! Thanks Doug and Mike!
Remember to bring your Bible!
We will also discuss what resource we should use for our future meetings after Doctors of the Church by Pope Benedict XVI.
Email lshadowen@aol.com to volunteer to facilitate our April meeting!
After we finish Men of the Word, we will discuss
Doctors of the Church by Pope Benedict XVI
Email lshadowen@aol.com to volunteer to facilitate a meeting!
April Meeting - Saturday April 5, 2025
Our April meeting will be Saturday April 5, 2025 at 6:45 am, in the meeting room off the commons.
Our meeting will start at 6:45 AM and finish by 7:55 AM so guys can attend 8:00 am Mass
We will complete our discussion of
Men of the Word - The Good News - A Bible Study for Men Chapter 12
The Monsignor Francis Byrne Council 5476 at St Bridget has graciously provided the books! Thanks Doug and Mike!
Remember to bring your Bible!
We will also discuss what resource we should use for our future meetings after Doctors of the Church by Pope Benedict XVI.
Email lshadowen@aol.com to volunteer to facilitate our April meeting!
After we finish Men of the Word, we will discuss
Doctors of the Church by Pope Benedict XVI
Email lshadowen@aol.com to volunteer to facilitate a meeting!
Lenten Pilgrimage to The Basilica Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Saturday, March 1
Thanks to everyone who made the trip!
Special thanks to Mike K for organizing again!
Thanks also to our drivers and John V for the photo!
Shrine Pilgrimage Schedule - March 8

March 8th Shrine Pilgrimage Schedule ( all items optional, except 6:30 a.m. departure😃) Please note the USCCB has designated the Shrine as a national pilgrimage site for the 2025 Jubilee Year. If you haven’t already, please email Mike at ckoz654@aol.com with your mobile phone number to sign-up.
6:30 a.m. Carpool Departure ( front parking lot St. Bridget)
8:30 a.m. Breakfast in Shrine cafeteria
9:00 a.m. Guided Tour
10:00 a.m. Confessions available, private prayer, gift shop, bookstore
11:00 a.m. Private Mass w/ Fr. Tochi presiding ( may have concelebrant from St. Edward’s group)
11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. More free time, see above for options. I think the Rosary is said in the Crypt Church ( on the lower level of the Shrine) before the 12:10 Mass
Immediately following the Crypt Church Mass, the Stations of the Cross are prayed in the Crypt Church ( approximately 12:50 p.m.)
1:30 p.m. ( approximately) Depart Shrine for Luncheon
2:00-3:00 p.m. Lunch at Dubliner ( clergy and drivers free lunch, please bring cash to reimburse per capita share of total meal and beverages, which is paid with one credit card because separate checks not allowed for a group our size; $30-40 depending on number of comped meals and Guinness)
3:00 p.m. or earlier Depart for St. Bridget. We try to arrive back by 5:30 Mass, but no guarantees, depends on traffic.
Shrine Pilgrimage Schedule - March 8

March 8th Shrine Pilgrimage Schedule ( all items optional, except 6:30 a.m. departure😃) Please note the USCCB has designated the Shrine as a national pilgrimage site for the 2025 Jubilee Year. If you haven’t already, please email Mike at ckoz654@aol.com with your mobile phone number to sign-up.
6:30 a.m. Carpool Departure ( front parking lot St. Bridget)
8:30 a.m. Breakfast in Shrine cafeteria
9:00 a.m. Guided Tour
10:00 a.m. Confessions available, private prayer, gift shop, bookstore
11:00 a.m. Private Mass w/ Fr. Tochi presiding ( may have concelebrant from St. Edward’s group)
11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. More free time, see above for options. I think the Rosary is said in the Crypt Church ( on the lower level of the Shrine) before the 12:10 Mass
Immediately following the Crypt Church Mass, the Stations of the Cross are prayed in the Crypt Church ( approximately 12:50 p.m.)
1:30 p.m. ( approximately) Depart Shrine for Luncheon
2:00-3:00 p.m. Lunch at Dubliner ( clergy and drivers free lunch, please bring cash to reimburse per capita share of total meal and beverages, which is paid with one credit card because separate checks not allowed for a group our size; $30-40 depending on number of comped meals and Guinness)
3:00 p.m. or earlier Depart for St. Bridget. We try to arrive back by 5:30 Mass, but no guarantees, depends on traffic.
March Meeting - Saturday March 1, 2025
Our March meeting will be Saturday March 1, 2025 at 6:45 am, in the meeting room off the commons.
Our meeting will start at 6:45 AM and finish by 7:55 AM so guys can attend 8:00 am Mass
We will continue our discussion of
Men of the Word - The Good News - A Bible Study for Men Chapter 11
Books are available at the meeting.
The Monsignor Francis Byrne Council 5476 at St Bridget has graciously provided the books! Thanks Doug and Mike!
Remember to bring your Bible!
Email lshadowen@aol.com to volunteer to facilitate our March meeting!
Thanks to Mike K for facilitating our January meeting!
After we finish Men of the Word, we will discuss
Doctors of the Church by Pope Benedict XVI
Email lshadowen@aol.com to volunteer to facilitate a meeting!
March Meeting - Saturday March 1, 2025
Our March meeting will be Saturday March 1, 2025 at 6:45 am, in the meeting room off the commons.
Our meeting will start at 6:45 AM and finish by 7:55 AM so guys can attend 8:00 am Mass
We will continue our discussion of
Men of the Word - The Good News - A Bible Study for Men Chapter 11
Books are available at the meeting.
The Monsignor Francis Byrne Council 5476 at St Bridget has graciously provided the books! Thanks Doug and Mike!
Remember to bring your Bible!
Email lshadowen@aol.com to volunteer to facilitate our March meeting!
Thanks to Mike K for facilitating our January meeting!
After we finish Men of the Word, we will discuss
Doctors of the Church by Pope Benedict XVI
Email lshadowen@aol.com to volunteer to facilitate a meeting!
Shrine Pilgrimage Schedule - March 8

March 8th Shrine Pilgrimage Schedule ( all items optional, except 6:30 a.m. departure😃) Please note the USCCB has designated the Shrine as a national pilgrimage site for the 2025 Jubilee Year. If you haven’t already, please email Mike at ckoz654@aol.com with your mobile phone number to sign-up.
6:30 a.m. Carpool Departure ( front parking lot St. Bridget)
8:30 a.m. Breakfast in Shrine cafeteria
9:00 a.m. Guided Tour
10:00 a.m. Confessions available, private prayer, gift shop, bookstore
11:00 a.m. Private Mass w/ Fr. Tochi presiding ( may have concelebrant from St. Edward’s group)
11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. More free time, see above for options. I think the Rosary is said in the Crypt Church ( on the lower level of the Shrine) before the 12:10 Mass
Immediately following the Crypt Church Mass, the Stations of the Cross are prayed in the Crypt Church ( approximately 12:50 p.m.)
1:30 p.m. ( approximately) Depart Shrine for Luncheon
2:00-3:00 p.m. Lunch at Dubliner ( clergy and drivers free lunch, please bring cash to reimburse per capita share of total meal and beverages, which is paid with one credit card because separate checks not allowed for a group our size; $30-40 depending on number of comped meals and Guinness)
3:00 p.m. or earlier Depart for St. Bridget. We try to arrive back by 5:30 Mass, but no guarantees, depends on traffic.
March Meeting - Saturday March 1, 2025
Our March meeting will be Saturday March 1, 2025 at 6:45 am, in the meeting room off the commons.
Our meeting will start at 6:45 AM and finish by 7:55 AM so guys can attend 8:00 am Mass
We will continue our discussion of
Men of the Word - The Good News - A Bible Study for Men Chapter 11
Books are available at the meeting.
The Monsignor Francis Byrne Council 5476 at St Bridget has graciously provided the books! Thanks Doug and Mike!
Remember to bring your Bible!
Email lshadowen@aol.com to volunteer to facilitate our March meeting!
Thanks to Mike K for facilitating our January meeting!
After we finish Men of the Word, we will discuss
Doctors of the Church by Pope Benedict XVI
Email lshadowen@aol.com to volunteer to facilitate a meeting!
Shrine Pilgrimage Schedule - March 8

March 8th Shrine Pilgrimage Schedule ( all items optional, except 6:30 a.m. departure😃) Please note the USCCB has designated the Shrine as a national pilgrimage site for the 2025 Jubilee Year. If you haven’t already, please email Mike at ckoz654@aol.com with your mobile phone number to sign-up.
6:30 a.m. Carpool Departure ( front parking lot St. Bridget)
8:30 a.m. Breakfast in Shrine cafeteria
9:00 a.m. Guided Tour
10:00 a.m. Confessions available, private prayer, gift shop, bookstore
11:00 a.m. Private Mass w/ Fr. Tochi presiding ( may have concelebrant from St. Edward’s group)
11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. More free time, see above for options. I think the Rosary is said in the Crypt Church ( on the lower level of the Shrine) before the 12:10 Mass
Immediately following the Crypt Church Mass, the Stations of the Cross are prayed in the Crypt Church ( approximately 12:50 p.m.)
1:30 p.m. ( approximately) Depart Shrine for Luncheon
2:00-3:00 p.m. Lunch at Dubliner ( clergy and drivers free lunch, please bring cash to reimburse per capita share of total meal and beverages, which is paid with one credit card because separate checks not allowed for a group our size; $30-40 depending on number of comped meals and Guinness)
3:00 p.m. or earlier Depart for St. Bridget. We try to arrive back by 5:30 Mass, but no guarantees, depends on traffic.
March Meeting - Saturday March 1, 2025
Our March meeting will be Saturday March 1, 2025 at 6:45 am, in the meeting room off the commons.
Our meeting will start at 6:45 AM and finish by 7:55 AM so guys can attend 8:00 am Mass
We will continue our discussion of
Men of the Word - The Good News - A Bible Study for Men Chapter 11
Books are available at the meeting.
The Monsignor Francis Byrne Council 5476 at St Bridget has graciously provided the books! Thanks Doug and Mike!
Remember to bring your Bible!
Email lshadowen@aol.com to volunteer to facilitate our March meeting!
Thanks to Mike K for facilitating our January meeting!
After we finish Men of the Word, we will discuss
Doctors of the Church by Pope Benedict XVI
Email lshadowen@aol.com to volunteer to facilitate a meeting!
Shrine Pilgrimage Schedule - March 8

March 8th Shrine Pilgrimage Schedule ( all items optional, except 6:30 a.m. departure😃) Please note the USCCB has designated the Shrine as a national pilgrimage site for the 2025 Jubilee Year. If you haven’t already, please email Mike at ckoz654@aol.com with your mobile phone number to sign-up.
6:30 a.m. Carpool Departure ( front parking lot St. Bridget)
8:30 a.m. Breakfast in Shrine cafeteria
9:00 a.m. Guided Tour
10:00 a.m. Confessions available, private prayer, gift shop, bookstore
11:00 a.m. Private Mass w/ Fr. Tochi presiding ( may have concelebrant from St. Edward’s group)
11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. More free time, see above for options. I think the Rosary is said in the Crypt Church ( on the lower level of the Shrine) before the 12:10 Mass
Immediately following the Crypt Church Mass, the Stations of the Cross are prayed in the Crypt Church ( approximately 12:50 p.m.)
1:30 p.m. ( approximately) Depart Shrine for Luncheon
2:00-3:00 p.m. Lunch at Dubliner ( clergy and drivers free lunch, please bring cash to reimburse per capita share of total meal and beverages, which is paid with one credit card because separate checks not allowed for a group our size; $30-40 depending on number of comped meals and Guinness)
3:00 p.m. or earlier Depart for St. Bridget. We try to arrive back by 5:30 Mass, but no guarantees, depends on traffic.
March Meeting - Saturday March 1, 2025
Our March meeting will be Saturday March 1, 2025 at 6:45 am, in the meeting room off the commons.
Our meeting will start at 6:45 AM and finish by 7:55 AM so guys can attend 8:00 am Mass
We will continue our discussion of
Men of the Word - The Good News - A Bible Study for Men Chapter 11
Books are available at the meeting.
The Monsignor Francis Byrne Council 5476 at St Bridget has graciously provided the books! Thanks Doug and Mike!
Remember to bring your Bible!
Email lshadowen@aol.com to volunteer to facilitate our March meeting!
Thanks to Mike K for facilitating our January meeting!
After we finish Men of the Word, we will discuss
Doctors of the Church by Pope Benedict XVI
Email lshadowen@aol.com to volunteer to facilitate a meeting!
Shrine Pilgrimage Schedule - March 8
 March 8th Shrine Pilgrimage Schedule ( all items optional, except 6:30 a.m. departure😃) Please note the USCCB has designated the Shrine as a national pilgrimage site for the 2025 Jubilee Year. If you haven’t already, please email Mike at ckoz654@aol.com with your mobile phone number to sign-up.
6:30 a.m. Carpool Departure ( front parking lot St. Bridget)
8:30 a.m. Breakfast in Shrine cafeteria
9:00 a.m. Guided Tour
10:00 a.m. Confessions available, private prayer, gift shop, bookstore
11:00 a.m. Private Mass w/ Fr. Tochi presiding ( may have concelebrant from St. Edward’s group)
11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. More free time, see above for options. I think the Rosary is said in the Crypt Church ( on the lower level of the Shrine) before the 12:10 Mass
Immediately following the Crypt Church Mass, the Stations of the Cross are prayed in the Crypt Church ( approximately 12:50 p.m.)
1:30 p.m. ( approximately) Depart Shrine for Luncheon
2:00-3:00 p.m. Lunch at Dubliner ( clergy and drivers free lunch, please bring cash to reimburse per capita share of total meal and beverages, which is paid with one credit card because separate checks not allowed for a group our size; $30-40 depending on number of comped meals and Guinness)
3:00 p.m. or earlier Depart for St. Bridget. We try to arrive back by 5:30 Mass, but no guarantees, depends on traffic.
March Meeting - Saturday March 1, 2025
Our March meeting will be Saturday March 1, 2025 at 6:45 am, in the meeting room off the commons.
Our meeting will start at 6:45 AM and finish by 7:55 AM so guys can attend 8:00 am Mass
We will continue our discussion of
Men of the Word - The Good News - A Bible Study for Men Chapter 11
Books are available at the meeting.
The Monsignor Francis Byrne Council 5476 at St Bridget has graciously provided the books! Thanks Doug and Mike!
Remember to bring your Bible!
Email lshadowen@aol.com to volunteer to facilitate our March meeting!
Thanks to Mike K for facilitating our January r meeting!
After we finish Men of the Word, we will discuss
Doctors of the Church by Pope Benedict XVI
Email lshadowen@aol.com to volunteer to facilitate a meeting!
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