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St. Bernard Human Needs Commission’s annual food drive for Way Forward Resources (formerly known as MOM) will be held Oct. 14-15.

St. Bernard is a new collection site for Babies and Beyond of Wisconsin, Inc., whose mission is to provide resources and support at no cost to women and families in Madison and the surrounding area.

All pastorate parishioners are invited to join St. Bernard members of the Living Rosary as they gather to pray the rosary and adore Christ in Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.

In honor of Father’s Day, the Human Needs Commission will collect disposable diapers for Babies and Beyond on June 17-18.

     The Prayer Shawl group is now making “Worry Worms” for children in need of some sort of comfort.

     The Care for Creation team has started a garden that will produce fresh vegetables for local food pantries, including Middleton Outreach Ministry.

Knights of Columbus Council #4549 will hold its annual Tootsie Roll Drive after all Masses on April 15-16. Proceeds will go to Special Olympics and ARC-Dane County.

This year's event will be held at 11 a.m., April 8 at Lakeview Park in Middleton.

Knights of Columbus Council #3924 will host the Men of Christ conference this Saturday, March 11 at St. Francis Xavier in Cross Plains.

The council is still in need of a recorder, who is responsible for keeping and maintaining a true and permanent record of all actions of the council and maintains all correspondence of the council.

Registration for the annual Feed my Sheep is now open at feedmysheepmadison.com. This year’s event will be held March 25 at the Catholic Multicultural Center West, 5256 Verona Road in Fitchburg, which is next to Chalet Ski and Patio.

In January of each year, community members donate gently used blankets and bedding during the annual Recycle the Warmth Blanket Drive.

We would like to highlight our parishioners in our various publications and on our social media platforms in the days leading up to Easter.

Knights of Columbus Council #4549 is seeking members to fill the following positions: deputy grand knight, recorder and program director. Third degree members who are interested should contact Adrian Kidarsa at akidarsa@hotmail.com or Tim Bergs at tbergs@charter.net. 

Registration opens Jan. 12 for Love Begins Here! For the most up to date information on how to register, you can visit the website at madisondiocese.org/lbhregistration.

Parishioner and Edgewood High School student Claire Rothering will host a blood drive with the American Red Cross on Jan. 3 at Lexus of Madison, 8000 Airport Road in Middleton.

The St. Bernard Conference of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul will host Brenda Collins, the executive director of Babies and Beyond of Madison at their next meeting at 1 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 2 in the library.

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!