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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!

 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.

     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.