2805 BAYOU ROAD
POST OFFICE BOX 220
ST. BERNARD, LOUISIANA 70085
Telephone:  (504) 281-2267
Facsimile:  (504) 281-2268

Official Websites:  

St. Bernard official site:  www.stbernardcatholicchurch.com
Our Lady of Lourdes:  www.olol-church.com

 The Eucharist
 

Readings of the Week

Year C - Cycle II
 

Personnel of St. Bernard Catholic Church

Special Activities

 Please remember our Military and their families in your prayers. 

Envelopes for 2010 can be found in the back of the church - please pick up your box for the new year.

OLOL FEAST DAY

 Thursday, February 11th, is the Feast Day of Our Lady of Lourdes.  All are invited to a special Mass that evening at 6:00 p.m. at OLOL church with a reception to follow.  (There will be no morning Mass that day). 

TAX STATEMENTS

If you used the envelope system last year and would like a copy of your 2009 Church Financial Contributions, please call Mary in the Parish Office.

THE GREAT ADVENTURE BIBLE STUDY 

continues. . . . . .

              Our Bible study series will start up again Wednesday, January 27, 2010. This series will continue for 7 weeks, ending March 10. We'll cover the following books of the Old Testament: Joshua, Judges, 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings.

              Readings, discussion, and viewing of the accompany DVD program lasts approximately 90 minutes. Our Lady of Lourdes, St. Bernard parishioners, and any others are welcome to join us.

Place: 3201 Bayou Road

Time: 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. (Your choice)

Contact person/facilitator: Roselyn Fernandez

Phone (504) 309-6232

(Please call if this will be your first time attending)

Thank you all for your contributions to the “HAITI RELIEF FUND”.

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

             St. Bernard’s Iverson Hall – restoration of Iverson Hall has finally been approved by the Archdiocese.  Our plans are at the State Fire Marshall's office for approval. 

             Mass Book 2010

The 2010 Mass Intention Book is now open for requests.

-Weekday Masses can only have 1 intention per Mass.

-Mass for the ‘Intention of Parishioners’ will alternate between the Vigil & 11:30 Mass.
That is the only intention allowed for that Mass. The other weekend Mass can have multiple intentions.

Suggested donation is $5 per Intention

You can also reserve your special dates for the Sanctuary Lamp and Marian Candle to burn in memory of or in honor of someone.
The suggested donation is $10.

 Please plan in advance and call early for your special dates.

Catholic Charities

Operation Helping Hands

             Are you or someone you know still trying to come home after Hurricane Katrina? Is your house drafty with no insulation in the attic?  Does the outside of your home need to be painted?  Catholic Charities’ Operation Helping Hands may be able to help you.  We have programs to help elderly, disabled, and low-income homeowners who are trying to get back home, have their homes weatherized, or need the outside of their home painted.  Certain guidelines do apply and must be met.  For more information and to see if you qualify call the Hotline number at (504) 895-5439.

Servants of Christ 

Starting Monday, February 22^nd, all is invited to gather and pray the Liturgy of the Hours with a Scripture Study on the Psalms and New Testament to follow. This will take place at the Servants of Christ Mission 4513 East LA46 (Judge Perez Ext) and will be offered daily Monday-Friday at NOON. Spread the word and bring a friend. If you have any questions, please call Kenny Forsythe at 439-9941.

FOOD DRIVE

The Servants of Christ Mission in Reggio are in need of Non-Perishable food items for their food bank. As we anticipate the season of Lent, you are invited and encouraged to donate to this worthy cause. Boxes will be in the back of Church next weekend to receive your non-perishable food donations.

Vocation Weekend For High School Seniors

and College Men
 

 A “Come and See Vocation Discernment Weekend” for high school seniors, and college age men will be held on February 18-20, 2010 at St. Joseph Seminary College, Covington, Louisiana.  This weekend starts Thursday night so participants can also experience a day of seminary classes on Friday.  There is no cost for the weekend and availability is limited and will be allotted on a first come, first served basis.  For more information or to register, call the Archdiocesan Vocation Office at (504) 861-6298 or email vocations@archdiocese-no.org.

Mission Statement

Who was St. Bernard of Clairvaux

St. Bernard, Abbot and Doctor of the Church St. Bernard was born of noble parentage in Burgundy, France, in the castle of Fontaines near Dijon. Under the care of his pious parents he was sent at an early age to a college at Chatillon, where he was conspicuous for his remarkable piety and spirit of recollection. At the same place he entered upon the studies of theology and Holy Scripture. After the death of his mother, fearing the snares and temptations of the world, he resolved to embrace the newly established and very austere institute of the Cistercian Order, of which he was destined to become the greatest ornament. He also persuaded his brothers and several of his friends to follow his example. In 1113, St. Bernard, with thirty young noblemen, presented himself to the holy Abbot, St. Stephen, at Citeaux. After a novitiate spent in great fervor, he made his profession in the following year. His superior soon after, seeing the great progress he had made in the spiritual life, sent him with twelve monks to found a new monastery, which afterward became known as the celebrated Abbey of Clairvaux. St. Bernard was at once appointed Abbot and began that active life which has rendered him the most conspicuous figure in the history of the 12th century. He founded numerous other monasteries, composed a number of works and undertook many journeys for the honor of God. Several Bishoprics were offered him, but he refused them all. The reputation of St. Bernard spread far and wide; even the Popes were governed by his advice. He was commissioned by Pope Eugene III to preach the second Crusade. In obedience to the Sovereign Pontiff he traveled through France and Germany, and aroused the greatest enthusiasm for the holy war among the masses of the population. The failure of the expedition raised a great storm against the saint, but he attributed it to the sins of the Crusaders. St. Bernard was eminently endowed with the gift of miracles. He died on August 20, 1153. His feast day is August 20.  

We thank William Hyland for his research in
St. Bernard Catholic Church and Cemetery.
Any comments please contact lynnelemoine2@hotmail.com