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If you can sew, knit or crochet or would like to learn, please join the prayer shawl ministry for a meeting at 10 a.m., Feb. 13 in the parish center meeting room.

“The Evangelical Catholic,” a local organization that works with parishes around the country to help form lay people in evangelization, has signed on to help St. Bernard parishioners to follow the example of evangelization that we see Jesus use in the Gospels.   

Join pro-life advocates in Madison for a march on the Wisconsin State Capitol in support of life on Jan. 22!

Click the link here for more information or to sign-up for the Intro to Sacred Scripture course which will be on Jan. 29 & Feb. 5 from 6:30-8:30 pm.

Join us Feb. 7-10 at the Jesuit Retreat House in Oshkosh on Lake Winnebago.

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul will conduct the Madison area’s annual “Recycle the Warmth” blanket drive on Jan. 25-27.

Construction to upgrade the three restrooms located at St. Bernard’s church entrances will begin on Jan. 7.

Our parish weeks have been assigned for Love Begins Here 2019, and registration will open on Dec. 17 at madisondiocese.org/lovebeginshere.

Seven St. Bernard parishioners will sing with the Madison Diocesan Choir for their Lessons and Carols at 4 p.m., Dec. 16 at Holy Name Heights, 702 High Point Road in Madison.

We are excited to welcome back Ken Lonnquist and his troupe to perform “The Legend of Old Befana” at 4 p.m., Jan. 6 in the church.

Catholic Charities Madison to distribute financial assistance to residents in Middleton devastated by recent floods

Please join us for a time of reflection, prayer, sharing memories and information on healthy grieving from 9-10:30 a.m. Nov. 12, 19 and 26 in the parish library.

St. Bernard’s annual warm clothing and food drives for St. Vincent de Paul will be held on the first two weekends of November.

The Snack Pack Blessings program made its first delivery to Elm Lawn and Northside Elementary schools on Oct. 5.

Retired Army Col. Jack Rogan, a St. Bernard parishioner, recently finished his book, “Our Wartime Love Story: In Memory of Ann Rogan.” The book details his 65-year marriage to Ann, who he met while he was in the Army and she was a Red Cross worker in Japan. To get a copy of the book, you can order it from the publisher at henschelhausbooks.com or Amazon.com.

The Ember Days are days set aside by the Church for prayer, fasting and almsgiving. The days are related to human activities, particularly the seasons of the year.

Blest Art will visit St. Bernard parish on behalf of the Christian families in Bethlehem, Palestine in October.

For our fall adult education study, we will be prayerfully reading and studying the Gospel of John with the brand new Dynamic Catholic study titled, “The Turning Point.”

St. Bernard will hold a Snack Pack Blessings volunteer update meeting from 6:30-7:30 p.m., Sept. 12 in the parish center.

St. Bernard’s parishioners are encouraged to join the upcoming national campaign of “40 Days for Life” starting on Sept. 26 and ending on Nov. 4.