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Each Family planning to attend the Holy Thursday Liturgy or any of the three Masses on Easter Sunday are asked to sign-up to ensure we have seating with appropriate social distancing. Please click this news story for more info and to find the links to the sign-ups.

Registration for Feed my Sheep is now available at feedmysheepmadison.com.

This Lent, we are inviting you to “Rebuild my Church.” As COVID continues to impact our day-to-day living, especially our Sunday worship, St. Bernard’s faith formation team has provided a resource that focuses on keeping Sundays holy.

First, here are the dates and locations for this summer’s Love Begins Here (LBH) sessions:  · Middle School: June 20-23 in Edgerton · High School: July 11-16 in Wisconsin Dells/ Baraboo

If you or someone you know needs a rosary, please fee free to pick one after any of the Masses on Jan. 16-17. They will be on tables at each of the church entrances.

A virtual town hall will be held at 7 p.m., this Wednesday, Dec. 16 to present plans that have been developed for renovating the parish center and kitchen and the building of a narthex or gathering space adjacent to the east side of the church.  

In an effort to balance capacity limitations with a joyful celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ this year, we have created a sign-up for families to attend one of the Christmas liturgies.

If you do not receive Fr. Brian’s weekly Flocknote in your email, please contact Barb Harrington in the parish office at 831-6531 to add your email to our list. In our changing environment, Fr. Brian sends updates to our schedule as well as making other important announcements.

Simply bring an unwrapped gift or gift card for a child ages infant through 14 on Nov. 28-Dec. 6.

Knights of Columbus Council #4549 will lead a Novena for Life starting with a Rosary on Jan. 21 and ending nine days later with a Rosary on Jan. 29.

To celebrate the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, Fr. Brian will bless your favorite animal — stuffed or real — in a drive-thru being held in the church parking lot.

The Snack Pack Blessings program will begin its fifth year by expanding to include all grades in the Middleton Cross Plains Area School District, said Georgine Jacobs, the St. Bernard program organizer.

On Oct. 3, the Care for Creation team will pick up trash at Fireman’s Park next to Middleton High School.

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is a way of welcoming new members into the Catholic Church. 

Annika Hellenbrand is the recipient of the Fr. Pat Higgins Memorial Scholarship for the class of 2020.

Whether it is in-person or via Zoom, members of the Living Rosary will gather on Oct. 2 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 Facebook page and website at stbmidd.org/live.

On Oct. 14, “An Hour with Jesus” will be held from 7-8 p.m., in the church here at St. Bernard Parish.

With the challenges that we face due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Religious Education (RE) will look a little bit different this year.  

St. Bernard needs some volunteers willing to donate items for the bag lunches being served by Luke House in Madison.

We are excited to announce the beginning of a brand new ministry at our parish, Our Lady’s Good Helpers Preschool Co-Op (OLGH).