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Fr. Don’s Weekly Letter ~ 13 April 2025
Dear Good People of St, Bernadette, At the beginning of Holy Week, I thought I would provide a guide to parish liturgies so you figure out what you can fit in your schedules. The Sacred Triduum is considered one continuous liturgy. It begins with the Mass of the Lord’s Supper (“As I have done, so…
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Today’s Live-Streamed Worship Aid for Palm Sunday Lenten Observances Fasting: Food equivalent to one regular meal, one small meal – Ash Wednesday and Good Friday Abstinence: No meat – ALL Fridays Parish Soup Suppers: Fridays in Lent, 6pm Stations of the Cross: Fridays, 7pm in English, 8pm in Spanish, in the church Lent Confessions: Wednesdays,…
Read MoreStreaming Masses and Announcements for 6 April 2025
Today’s Live-Streamed Worship Aid for Fifth Sunday in Lent Lenten Observances Fasting: Food equivalent to one regular meal, one small meal – Ash Wednesday and Good Friday Abstinence: No meat – ALL Fridays Parish Soup Suppers: Fridays in Lent, 6pm Stations of the Cross: Fridays, 7pm in English, 8pm in Spanish, in the church Lent…
Read MoreFr. Don’s Weekly Letter ~ 6 April 2025
Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette, This past week we celebrated the Solem-nity of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It always surprises me because every year it is deep in the season of Lent and we are focusing on being reconciled to God preparing for the upcoming passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus.…
Read MoreStreaming Masses and Announcements for 30 March 2025
Today’s Live-Streamed Worship Aid for Fourth Sunday in Lent Lenten Observances Fasting: Food equivalent to one regular meal, one small meal – Ash Wednesday and Good Friday Abstinence: No meat – ALL Fridays Parish Soup Suppers: Fridays in Lent, 6pm Stations of the Cross: Fridays, 7pm in English, 8pm in Spanish, in the church Lent…
Read MoreFr. Don’s Weekly Letter ~ 30 March 2025
Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette, This past week we celebrated the Solem-nity of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It always surprises me because every year it is deep in the season of Lent and we are focusing on being reconciled to God preparing for the upcoming passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus.…
Read MoreStreaming Masses and Announcements for 23 March 2025
Today’s Live-Streamed Worship Aid for Third Sunday in Lent Lenten Observances Fasting: Food equivalent to one regular meal, one small meal – Ash Wednesday and Good Friday Abstinence: No meat – ALL Fridays Parish Soup Suppers: Fridays in Lent, 6pm Stations of the Cross: Fridays, 7pm in English, 8pm in Spanish, in the church Lent…
Read MoreFr. Don’s Weekly Letter ~ 23 March 2025
Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette, Some weeks are easier than others to meet a bulletin deadline with an article. This week I’m struggling. As I write this, the ceasefire in Gaza has ended and escalated destruction is promised. There were another thousand dead and wounded people today as missiles destroy their tent cities. Focused…
Read MoreStreaming Masses and Announcements for 16 March 2025
Today’s Live-Streamed Worship Aid for Second Sunday in Lent Lenten Observances Fasting: Food equivalent to one regular meal, one small meal – Ash Wednesday and Good Friday Abstinence: No meat – ALL Fridays Parish Soup Suppers: Fridays in Lent, 6pm Stations of the Cross: Fridays, 7pm in English, 8pm in Spanish, in the church Lent…
Read MoreFr. Don’s Weekly Letter ~ 16 March 2025
Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette, You may have noticed a new addition to our worship space last weekend. Half a year ago I designed and contracted the finish carpenter, John Matson who made all our sanctuary furnishings in the style of the altar, to make us a baptismal font. For nearly nine years I…
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