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2:   Rise Against Hunger / Saint Bernadette Dining Nights Out Tuesday, 20 October 2026, Milano’s Family Restaurant, Commerce Street present our flyer or mention Saint Bernadette when ordering! ANNOUNCEMENTS for the 28th Week in Ordinary Time       Don’t forget, if you haven’t, to return your commitment card for parish ministry – Pray,…

Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette, I’m writing this letter on Tuesday morning in the middle of this year’s annual forum of Christian Churches Together in Birmingham. CCT is a relatively new ecumenical annual, national gathering of churches who enter into a particular dialogue topic each year. This year, the topic is how we begin…

  Rise Against Hunger / Saint Bernadette Dining Nights Out Monday, 5 October 2026, El Paso Restaurant, Commerce Street present our flyer or mention Saint Bernadette when ordering! ANNOUNCEMENTS for the 27th Week in Ordinary Time       Don’t forget, if you haven’t, to return your commitment card for parish ministry – Pray, serve…

Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette, This week Bishop Burbidge sent out an appeal to all Catholics to use the tools of prayer and fasting to form their consciences with regard to the upcoming ballot. Fasting is a practice that is used by many religions as a discipline to help growth in spirituality. Muslims don’t…

    Rise Against Hunger / Saint Bernadette Dining Nights Out Monday, 28 September, McAlister’s Deli, Rolling Rd present our flyer or mention Saint Bernadette when ordering! ANNOUNCEMENTS for the 26th Week in Ordinary Time         Don’t forget, if you haven’t, to return your commitment card for parish ministry – Pray, serve…

Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette, Week before last I got to spend a few days in Jackson, Wyoming, where my friends Mary Kay and John live. They have the oldest dude ranch in the valley, Triangle X, actually predating Grand Teton National Park which surrounds them. If you want a good dose of the…

    Rise Against Hunger / Saint Bernadette Dining Nights Out Monday, 21 September, Silver Diner, Springfield Shopping Center present our flyer or mention Saint Bernadette when ordering! ANNOUNCEMENTS for the 25th Week in Ordinary Time         This is Commitment Sunday! Review our Parish Renewal Handbook, Ministry Catalog and Annual Report and…

Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette, As I reflect on the bishop’s letter which we read at all the Masses last weekend and the responses some members of our parish family had in reaction to it, I have a few reflections. First, it wasn’t a condemnation of anyone. It is not up to us to…

    Rise Against Hunger / Saint Bernadette Dining Nights Out Monday, 14 September, El Paso, Commerce Street, All Day present our flyer or mention Saint Bernadette when ordering! ANNOUNCEMENTS for the 24th Week in Ordinary Time        Watch your mailbox! All registered parishioners will be receiving our Parish Renewal Handbook, Ministry Catalog…

Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette, As we come to Parish Life Weekend again this year, I have a couple of reflections which come to me with urgency. Maybe this is me fulfilling my Baptism with a prophetic message! I don’t think we as Church understand our roles according to the dignity and responsibility of…