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Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette, Well, everybody, it is Commitment Sunday when we make a commitment to do something extra for parish life, and maybe give a little more to the offertory to help the parish keep up with the cost of living. By the time I’m preparing this letter, I haven’t heard from…

    Watch your mailbox! All registered parishioners will be receiving our Parish Renewal Handbook, Ministry Catalog and Annual Report, right about now. Please read it. Visit ministry leaders in the tents outside Masses next weekend and consider how you might get involved in parish life!     Join us for our monthly Taizé Ecumenical…

Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette, I used a quote by Pope Francis in my homily last week that has stayed with me. Do you remember as we watched him walk completely alone through an empty Saint Peter’s Square at the height of the pandemic, and the world watched Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at…

    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 Weekend September 13-14, and Commitment Sunday the following weekend. Please review the book and consider how you might get involved in parish life!     Join…

Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette, This past week we completed the Parish Renewal Handbook, Ministry Catalog, and Annual Report for 2025 and sent it to the printer. You should be receiving it in the few days around this weekend. When you get the catalog, I ask that you read it prayerfully to consider your…

    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”…