December, 2009

Friday, January 1 is Mary, Mother of God, a Holy Day of Obligation.  Come celebrate with us at 7:10 am, 12:10 pm or 5:10 pm

The Gospel of Luke, a four week Bible Study will be offered at St. Hilary Parish on four consecutive Tuesday evenings, January 19 and 26, and February 2 and 9 at 7:30 p.m. (more…)

Would you like to learn how to be less judgmental and more accepting of others? Sr. Mary Ann Wiesemann-Mills, General Superior, Sisters of St. Dominic, will speak on the topic, “How to be less Judgmental” at the next gathering, Tuesday, January 5 at 7 p.m. at St. Martha Parish. (more…)

Our regular meeting in the parish offices meeting room.

On Monday 4 January we will begin Mass at 12:05, meet downstairs at 12:30, and conclude by 12:55 PM.

On the Feast of the Epiphany or “El Dia de los Reyes” among Hispanic communities and in Latin America there is a custom of hiding a small plastic baby Jesus in a cake baked especially for the feast. (more…)

OUR PARISH COMMUNITY THANKS ALL WHO HELPED PREPARE AND BRING ABOUT OUR CHRISTMAS AT ST. BERNARD CHURCH. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SINGLE OUT INDIVIDUALS BUT: (more…)

What is it that makes a family “holy”? We have expectations of peacefulness, a lack of turmoil or discord, or an ability to deal with the ups and downs of life with equanimity. These expectations can lead us to judge our own families as not “holy”. A microcosm of this can be seen in parents of young children as they come to Mass. (more…)

As the celebration of Christmas approaches, Mary becomes the very embodiment of how a faithful disciple becomes open to the presence of God and bears that presence to others.  Her first response is trust and commitment. (more…)

Our annual Christmas Eve Breakfast for the homeless and those in need will be held December 24th at 9 am in the Social Hall.  If you would like to bake cookies to share and spread holiday cheer, we would be happy to accept your donations. (more…)