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We are excited to welcome back Ken Lonnquist and his troupe to perform “The Legend of Old Befana” at 4 p.m., Dec. 18 in church. 

Knights of Columbus Council #4549 will hold their "Keep Christ in Christmas” magnet sale after all Masses on the weekend of Dec. 3-4 at the church entrances.

The St. Bernard conference of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul will hold their annual cookie extravaganza after all Masses on Dec. 10-11 in the lower level of the Religious Education Center. Watch for signs!

 This year, our annual Giving Tree event will be held on the weekends of Nov. 26-27 and Dec. 3-4. See more details here.

Remembering all from our parish who served. See list here.

     As the parish center construction project inches closer to completion, we’re looking for your creativity. What should we name the new hall?

     Two days of a supportive compassionate grief gathering is planned for Nov. 9 and 16 for those who have lost a loved one recently or long ago.

St. Bernard’s Care for Creation team has been awarded a grant from the Catholic Climate Covenant to build and supply a small garden that could be used to support local food pantries and educate parish families about the importance of taking care of our environment.

Members of the Living Rosary will gather on Oct. 7 to pray the rosary and adore Christ in Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. At 1:30 p.m., the group will pray the Joyful and Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary followed by a benediction with Fr. Brian in the church. The rosary will also be available via livestream on the parish website at stbmidd.org/live.

     This year, the parish’s "Snack Pack Blessings” program, which provides weekend food for Middleton Cross Plains Area School District students, begins Oct. 7. We are very short-handed on volunteer drivers. We are looking for a minimum of five more drivers to schedule on a four– to five-week rotation. Please email georgine.jacobs@gmail.com or call/text 608-698-1455 by Oct. 3.

Stephanie Adamski, an account sales executive with Liturgical Publications, Inc., which publishes our weekly bulletin and our quarterly newsletter, will be here Sept. 19-21 to generate some new advertising revenue for our parish.

St. Bernard’s Human Needs Commission will hold a food drive for Middleton Outreach Ministry (MOM) on the weekends of Sept. 17-18 and 24-25.

We are looking for people to be catechists for all age groups in our religious education program. Please contact Jenna Ripp at jenna@stbmidd.org or Geno Finn at geno@stbmidd.org if you have questions or want to learn more. Thank you for considering!!

Calling young adults! This fall, we will have men’s and women’s groups reading and discussing “Discerning the Will of God: An Ignatian Guide to Christian Decision Making” by Fr. Timothy Gallagher. If you’re interested, reach out to Laura Angle at laura@stbmidd.org.

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is a way of welcoming new members in the Catholic Church.   Contact Kevin Laufenberg at 608-831-6531 or kevin@stbmidd.org.

Family of Faith nights will take place from 5:30-7:30 p.m., on the second Wednesday of the each month, September through May. The first class will be held Sept. 14. To register, go to www.stbmidd.org/familyfaith.

We are seeking to hire a part-time position responsible for performing maintenance duties on parish facilities.

We are in need of a few volunteers for the picnic to assist with set-up, greeting those attending and clean-up.

The Catholic Multicultural Center needs a group of volunteers from St. Bernard Parish to work from 9:30-11:30 a.m., Aug. 12 at the Emmett Schulte Garden.