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    Our parish offices will be closed on Monday, 1 September, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Please note: NO 7am Mass on Monday only     Watch your mailbox! All registered parishioners will be receiving our Parish Renewal Handbook, Ministry Catalog and Annual Report, probably beginning September 5. We will celebrate Parish Life…

Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette, s you know, I have been reflecting on the value and success of a strong community as a refuge from all the moral chaos and lack of truth. I have been interviewing all our inquirers coming into this year’s OCIA program, and there seems to be a consistent thread…

To our sisters and brothers at Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis: When one member of the Body rejoices, the Body rejoices. When one member of the Body suffers, the Body suffers. When one member of the Body mourns, the Body mourns. We mourn with you, standing from afar, but know our presence with…

    Calling all rising 4th graders who would like to serve at the altar as Altar Servers! Training starts September 8, so contact Jean Corday in the parish office to sign up.     Bring your blue Saint Lucy Food Drive bags this weekend at Masses, August 23-24. See p. 13 of this weekend’s…

Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette, I asked A.I. the origin of the word “pastor.” The word “pastor” originates from the Latin word “pastor,” meaning “shepherd.” This term, in turn, comes from the Latin verb “pascere,” which means “to lead to pasture, set to grazing, cause to eat.” In religious contexts, particularly within Christianity, “pastor”…

In his weekly General Audience Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV invited all the faithful to take part in a Day of Prayer and Fasting for Peace in the world on this Friday, August 22, the Memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Pope Leo asks for prayer and fasting for all those who suffer…

    Calling all rising 4th graders who would like to serve at the altar as Altar Servers! Training starts September 8, so contact Jean Corday in the parish office to sign up.     Pick up your blue Saint Lucy Food Drive bags this weekend at Masses, and bring them back for the collection…

Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette, Have you ever daydreamed of living your life in reverse? You’d watch the weight of the future retreat as you walked back into the past, living each year in reverse order: growing younger, having family and friends restored to you, erasing mistakes. There’s something delightful in the dream, however…

Summer is here!     Friday, August 15 is the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and a holy day of obligation. Here is the Mass schedule: Vigil, August 14, 7:30pm; Masses on Friday at 7, 9, Noon, and a bilingual Mass at 7:30pm. Come and celebrate this beautiful feast.     Calling all rising…

Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette, These weeks of August are time which we are all getting a sense of what the coming year will look like. We have a list of all the things we hope to do this year, as well as a list of all the things we have to do. We…