Please note : We will celebrate our Saturday morning Mass at 10am as is our custom on larger Federal Holidays i.e. Memorial and Labor Days. There is no 8am Mass on July 4th. Join us!
Join us as we welcome Fr. Daniel Rice to the parish on Sunday, June 28 after the 11am Mass in the gym.
Bishop Burbidge invites all altar servers to join him along with other priests and seminarians for the annual picnic and competition. There’s a cookout, sports, games and a prayer service with the Bishop. Please contact the parish office to register. A liability form must be completed to participate.
Our parish thrives because of the gifts and generosity of its members. We invite you to explore the many volunteer opportunities available and consider how you might share your time and talents in service to our parish community. Whether you want to just stick your toe in or jump in the pool, there is an activity that can bring out the best in you! Discover where God may be calling you to serve. Please visit the parish website for more information or complete an interest form HERE.
All rising 6th through graduated 12th graders are invited to our summer events for youth. See the bulletin or the parish website for complete information on middle school and high school summer events.
Please plan to join us for our Rise Against Hunger Dining Out Nights. Participating restaurants include Silver Diner, Malek’s Pizza Palace, McAlister’s Deli, Delia’s, Milano’s, El Paso, and Saratoga Pizzeria. Each restaurant will generously donate a portion of their proceeds from meals purchased by our parish families. A complete Dining Nights calendar and flyers which you will need to take with you are available in the church vestibule and on the parish website.
FAITH FORMATION
Living the Liturgical Year:
On June 28, we celebrate the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul and on July 3, the feast of St. Thomas. All three were apostles and were given the mission “to go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.” You can find suggestions of ways to celebrate Saints Peter and Paul here: https://www.waterfrontacademy.org/single-post/ways-to-celebrate-june-29-sts-peter-and-paul-apostles-solemnity-with-your-children
Registration will open in June for next year. Continue your child’s growth in the faith by signing them up for classes in 2026-27! Our class sessions will be on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, and we will again offer our Special Religious Development class on Saturday mornings for students with special learning needs and our Family Faith Formation classes once a month on Sunday afternoons (for grades K-5) where parents take a larger role in their child’s faith formation. Registration information will be in the parish bulletin, on the website, and will be sent via Flocknote to all currently registered children in the first week of June. Who should register? All currently registered students, including all Confirmation 2026, Confirmation 2027, and students preparing to receive First Eucharist next school year. Classes will begin on September 1 & 2. Questions about your child’s registration? Call the Religious Education Office or contact the staff via email.
Who should register? All currently registered students, including all Confirmation 2026, Confirmation 2027, and students preparing to receive First Eucharist next school year. Classes will begin on September 1 & 2. Questions about your child’s registration? Call the Religious Education Office or contact the staff via email.
Volunteers for 2026-2027 ~ We are still in need for volunteers (assistant catechists, teen catechists, and hall monitors). If interested, please contact the Religious Education Office or fill out the Volunteer Form on the website https://stbernpar.org/religious-education-volunteers/.
We have put up a couple of feedback forms on the parish website. Your feedback is incredibly valuable to us and will help us improve our program.
WOMEN’S MINISTRY
Come and enjoy warm fellowship and great food. No need to RSVP. For more information, please email us at women@stbernpar.org.
Our next monthly meeting will be Tuesday, July 7 at 7pm in the Bradican Room. Noted local author Melanie Rigney will be our guest speaker. Melanie has published several books about lives of the saints. Her topic will be ‘Your Life With the Saints…and How to be One.” All women of the parish are welcome!
YOUTH MINISTRY
High School
All Rising 9th – graduated 12th graders are invited!
* Daily Mass and Donuts – Every Tuesday from June 30 – August 11. 9-10:30am
* Escape Room: Saint Bernadette Edition – Thursday, July 16, 7-8:30pm, Youth Room
* King’s Dominion Day – Wednesday, July 29. $40. Beginning with the 9am daily Mass
* End of Summer Social – Wednesday, August 12, 7-8:30pm at the Rectory PatioAssociates of St. John Bosco College Night ~Tuesday, June 30 – 7pm at Holy Spirit
Calling all rising college freshmen! Join us for a College Night with the Associates of St. John Bosco. Meet other rising freshmen and upperclassmen who will be attending your school and learn how to strengthen your faith while in college! All St. B’s students will go get ice cream after the event is over! Registration is required. Contact Grace for more information!
Middle School Youth Ministry
All rising 6th – 8th graders are invited to our Summer Drop-Ins! Join us July 8, July 22, and August 5 for fun, games, friends, and of course, ice cream! We will meet from 6:45-8pm in the gym.
To learn more about our middle and high school ministries,
please contact Grace Mee, gmee@stbernpar.org
