St. Columbkille Parish
Brighton, Massachusetts
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321 Market Street, Brighton, Massachusetts 02135 | 617-782-5774

MASS SCHEDULE

   Sunday Masses:


   Daily Masses:   


Vigil-Saturday 4:00 PM
Sunday 7:30, 9:30, 11:15 AM, 12:45 (Spanish) and 5:00 PM

7:00 and 9:00 AM
CONFESSIONS:    Saturdays from 3:00 to 4:00 PM
BAPTISMS: First Sunday of the month at 2:30 PM. Instruction for parents and godparents previous Saturday evening at 7:00 PM
MARRIAGE: Couples planning marriage should make arrangements SIX MONTHS prior to wedding date.

LENT 2010 - CELEBRATE THE SACREMENT OF RECONCILIATION

To learn more on this new initiative from the Archdiocese of Boston please click on the image below.

 "Pray" Video

Check out the video "Pray" created by a young gentleman called Matt Weber. 
This short video looks at the possibility of prayer in a crazy world.  

 It features St Columbkille Church and Our Lady Of The Presentation Shrine
located on the grounds of the church.  

To watch this short video please click on the following link:
PrayVideo

UPCOMING PARISH EVENTS
 February 2010
  14th - Start of Season IV of the ARISE Program
                                                                                                                                 
The sign-up for Season IV will be held after all masses on the weekend of Jan 23rd-24th.

More information can be found on the ARISE page.

PAST PARISH EVENTS
 December 2009
 17th - Cardinal Sean speaks at Theology on Tap in Brighton

 A very large group of young people turned out to hear Cardinal Sean speak at the monthly meeting of 
 Theology on Tap at the Green Briar, an Irish bar in Brighton. Cardinal Sean spoke about
the Mercy of God
 and the Sacrament of Confession.  The event was organized and sponsored by St Columbkille Parish. 

 Click on this link to see what Cardinal Sean wrote in his weekly blog about this event: CardinalSeanVist
 November 2009
 22nd - Brass Concert
 
 All in attendance enjoyed the wonderful music performered by the Worcester Polytechnic Institute Brass 
 
Ensembles. The concert included music by composers: Giovanni Gabrieli, Jean Joseph Mouret, Giovanni
 Coperario,
 Micheal Richard Delalande, Richard Strauss and others. 

 To view the many photographs from this event please click on the following link: Brass Concert
 October 2009
 17th -  Annual Church Cleanup

 The annual church cleanup took place on Saturday, October 17th, 2009 with almost 70+ people coming to   
 lend a helping hand.  

 To view the many photographs from this event please click on the following link:
  2009 Church Cleanup
 August 2009
 8th -  Fr. Paul Muyimbwa Farewell

 Fr Paul having completed his studies in Church Administration, at Boston College, left us for another 
 assignment in the Archdiocese to strenghten what he had learned.  A mass was celebrated by Fr Paul 
 to mark this milestone in his life and to thank him for his service in the parish for the last 2 years.  A 
 reception took place in the rectory following mass.

 To view photographs from this event please click on the following link: 
 Fr Pauls Farewell
 June 2009
 12th - ARISE - End of Season II Celebration

 A small parish celebration took place on Friday, June 12th, 2009, at the parish rectory to celebrate the   
 completion of another wonderful ARISE season.  Particapants came together to talk about their 
 experiences during the 6-weeks. 

 To view photographs from this event, please click on the following link:
 ARISE End of Season II Celebration
ST. COLUMBKILLE PARTNERSHIP SCHOOL
Head of School: Dr. Michael McCarthy;  Office 617-254-3110


Mission Statement:
We are Saint Columbkille Parish, a community of faith celebrating Christ’s presence in us through the Eucharist, the other sacraments and the preaching of the Word of God. To be true to the Gospel we must live our faith every day, responding to our call to holiness by caring for, encouraging and strengthening each other.