PARISH EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Summer is here!
Please note: due to summer schedules, there will be NO 7AM Mass on Wednesday–Friday July 23–25 and Monday–Tuesday July 28–29.
Registration for Religious Education classes for the 2025-2026 school year have begun. Please visit our link on the parish website.
Thank you to all who have responded to our request to reduce our parish envelope costs. If you are receiving offertory envelopes but don’t use them or no longer wish to receive them, please contact our parish office so that we can remove that service from your registration file. Remember Second and Special Collections can be done electronically through Faith Direct.
Set sail on the S.S. American for a hilarious romp on the high seas with Anything Goes! Featuring unforgettable tunes, this classic Golden Age musical guarantees a night of delightful entertainment. Get ready for laughter, romance, and fantastic tap-dancing sailors!
Performances are Thursday, July 31 thru Saturday, August 2 with performances each evening at 7pm. There is also a matinee performance on Saturday, August 2 at 1pm. Tickets go on sale July 15 (online) and will be available after all Masses on July 16-17 and 23-24 at a discounted price. All performances are at Bishop Ireton High School. Tickets are valid for any one performance.
FAITH FORMATION
Living the Liturgical Year:
On July 20, we celebrate the feast day of Korean martyrs St. John (Ioannes) the Baptist Yi Kwang-nyol and St. Lucy Kim. The founding and spread of Catholicism in Korea had rested on the backs of the laity. Catholicism was introduced to Korea through translated texts brought back from China by Korean scholars and nobility sharing their faith and baptizing others. Their resilience in the face of persecution and unwavering faith serves as an example to the enduring strength as followers of Christ. You can celebrate the feast day with your children by eating some Korean food, like dumplings (mandu) and bulgogi, and reading about one the hundreds of Korean martyrs here, as each of them has a story of their own: https://www.cbck.or.kr/en/CatholicChurchInKorea/103-Korean-Martyr-Saints?page=3.
Registration for 2025-2026 ~Registration for Religious Education will close on July 31. Get your children registered now! Continue your child's growth in the faith by signing them up for classes in 2025-26! 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 (SPRED) 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 can be found in the Religious Education page of the parish website https://stbernpar.org/religious-education-copy/ or the QR Code in the bulletin boards.
Who should register? All currently registered students, including all Confirmation 2025, Confirmation 2026, and students preparing to receive First Eucharist next school year.
Questions about your child's registration? Call the Religious Education Office or contact the staff via email.
Volunteers for 2025-2026 ~ As we prepare to plan for the upcoming Religious Education school year, please discern if you would like to help. We are in need of Lead Catechists and aides. If interested, please contact the Religious Education Office or fill out the Volunteer Form on the website. You will also find the QR Code at the bulletin board.
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.
Monday, July 21, is our next Dinner with Friends at 5pm, at Saratoga Pizzeria, 8050 Rolling Road. We meet for this casual meal in addition to our normal dinner on the 1st and the 3rd Monday of every month. YOUTH MINISTRY
All rising 6th through 8th graders are invited to our last Summer Drop-In! Join us July 30th for fun, games, friends, and of course, ice cream! We will meet from 6:45-8pm in the gym.
High School End of Summer Social - 5 August
All rising 9th-graduated 12th graders are invited for a bonfire, S'mores, and games on the rectory patio from 7-8:30pm. Contact grace for more information - gmee@stbernpar.org.
To learn more about our middle and high school ministries,
please contact Grace Mee, gmee@stbernpar.org