Fr. Don’s Weekly Letter ~ 24 November 2024

Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette, I came across an account of the real stories of the times that our celebrations of Thanksgiving Day look back to, almost with fond memory, and realized that we have more to consider in our Thanksgiving holiday, including our debt to the peoples whose lands we inhabit today. Our…

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Streaming Masses and Announcements for the week of 24 November 2024

Today’s Live-Streamed Worship Aid for Christ the King     You are invited to our Burke/Springfield Thanksgiving Interfaith Prayer Service on Tuesday, November 26, at 7:30pm at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church. Please join us.      Start the Christmas Season making a beautiful Family Advent Wreath! Join the Women’s Group on Sunday November 24 following…

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Fr. Don’s Weekly Letter ~ 17 November 2024

Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette, This week I had the luxury of most of a day spent with three retired Lutheran pastor friends, and we talked about the 20 years we worked together as ecumenists in the work of Christian Unity. All three of them were pastors in the northern Virginia area, and all…

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Fr. Don’s Weekly Letter ~ 10 November 2024

Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette, Not even 12 hours back from pilgrimage last weekend, I celebrated Mass for the Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts at a campground in Haymarket. I talked about this at the 11am Mass. During the Mass I had images in my mind of the many cathedrals and shrines where we…

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