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Streaming Masses and Announcements for the week of 25 February 2024
Today's Live-Streamed Mass
Worship Aid for the Second Sunday in Lent
The mailing for the 2024 Bishop’s Lenten Appeal – also called the BLA - has been sent to registered parishioners. The funds from the BLA are a unique way for leaders of ministries, volunteers, lay people, and priests – people from all walks of life – to grow as a community to enrich parish life, form seminarians, teach children our Catholic faith, help the needy and inspire those outside the church through evangelization efforts. Please read the BLA materials and then prayerfully reflect on making a sacrificial pledge to this vital appeal that spreads the love of Christ throughout our diocese. Thank you.
Concerts at Saint Bernadette presents the nationally renowned Bowling Green State University Men’s Chorus, Monday, March 4, at 7:30pm. All are invited to this free concert.
On the Fridays of Lent Fr. Jeb will be offering Lenten Reflections in Spanish in the Chapel at 7pm after Soup Supper at 6pm and before the Stations of the Cross in Spanish at 8pm. Join us on this spiritual journey! Los viernes de Cuaresma el P. Jeb ofrecerá Reflexiones de Cuaresma en español en la Capilla a las 7pm, después de la Cena de Sopa a las 6pm y antes del Vía Crucis en español a las 8pm. ¡Únase a nosotros en este viaje espiritual!
Lenten Soup Suppers are on Fridays at 6 pm, followed by Stations of the Cross in English at 7 pm and 8 pm in Spanish.
Our 40-hour Eucharistic Adoration begins in two weeks, on Sunday, February 25. We will need two people for adoration round the clock from Sunday evening through Tuesday evening. There will be two additional Masses on Monday and Tuesday evenings at 6:30 pm. Sign up for adoration in the vestibule.
2024 MISSION TALKS during 40 Hours - “Community through the Lens of Vatican II” Father Don Rooney, our pastor, will offer the talks each evening after Mass.
- Talk 1: Sunday, February 25 at 6:30pm - THE LAITY: Perhaps for the first time since the age of the Acts of the Apostles, lay people are restored to central place in the life of the Church. Priesthood is shared by all.
- Talk 2. Monday, February 26 at 7:30pm - SACRED LITURGY: Primarily as a renewal of the role of the laity, participation, and accessibility become primary in the worship of God in the Church. We look toward each other as our hearts are gathered together to God’s life.
- Talk 3. Tuesday, February 27 at 7:30pm - UNIVERSAL CALL TO HOLINESS: The circle is widened as the “chosen people of God” is interpreted as all of those God created in love. We look outward to spread the Good News.
Additional Wednesday evening confessions during Lent from 6:30 to 8 pm. Our big parish penance service will be on Tuesday, March 19th.
Have you purchased your 23rd Gala and Auction Tickets? Buy a Gala Ticket today!
Do you love putting your creativity into action? Be part of our team for the upcoming “Sailing into The Future” Gala being held by our beloved Saint Bernadette School. The event will be on April 20. Use your time and talents to help us execute a beautiful and enjoyable evening. Please contact Jean Corday in the parish office.
All High Schoolers are invited to join us every Tuesday for fun and fellowship. We meet weekly from 7:00-8:30 pm in the youth room.
Fr. Don's Weekly Letter ~ 25 February 2024
Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette,
In case you haven’t heard, I will be the mission preacher at our FORTY HOURS of adoration this year. I’m not very good at self-promotion, and I’m hoping that it isn’t too late for people to plan to come. I’ve had some sketchy descriptions in the bulletin as place holders for the topics of these three talks, and I must admit that through a process of being still and listening, prayer, and Google I have found a very interesting, even surprising, series of talks. It will be a glimpse into my strange mind and what I like to think about, and I hope you can come. I’m shooting for about 40-45 minutes each night, and the talks will follow after the 5:30pm Mass this Sunday, and two special 6:30pm Masses for 40 Hours on this Monday and Tuesday nights. Here is a real quick overview.
I started with a framework of the topics that I think are important, especially today where it seems much of the Church is drawing back from Vatican II. “Who Am I?” - the dignity and importance of the Laity. “Why Are We Here?” - how we are wired for worship and why the reforms of Vatican II were necessary. Finally, “Who Are We?” - is this experience intended just for the “holy few” or is it a gift for all? How big do we dare to draw the circle?
Overlaying these themes I wanted to talk about the harmony of faith and science, one of the stumbling blocks of so many people today. We dive into the first “moments” of creation from nothing and see what happens, explained by modern physics and quantum mechanics. (Don’t worry, I don’t know much about it so it will be an entry-level talk.) I have been intrigued by how science brought my brother John to the priesthood. Who are we embedded in this bigger picture?
I’m going to share about my own brush with the divine in the process of creation not from nothing as a painter. This is where particle physics begins to dance with space and time, perspective and motion. Art and science aren’t as polarized as you might think. Time and its context are what unite them. You might never look at time the same again. Our highest form of art is worship, and I mean the Mass and ritual, and art, architecture and music -- the art of prayer which drives time forward.
I’m still working on the third talk, but it will largely deal with the way we see as human persons. Light and color. And how little we see. “Who Are We?” - an attempt to see the world through the new eyes of Vatican II, embracing all peoples as brothers and sisters. Ultimately can we say that the “chosen people of God” are all those who are created by his love? A turning outward.
All talks will include texts from the Constitutions of the Second Vatican Council.
Please come. I don’t know if I will ever have this opportunity again, and this might just be the book I will never write. They say everybody has one, but it is hard to give birth.
In the meantime, enjoy the glorious beauty of Christ today in his Transfiguration -- that glory shines in you, too.
The Lord be with you,
Streaming Masses and Announcements for the week of 18 February 2024
Today's Live-Streamed Mass
Worship Aid for the First Sunday in Lent
Parish Office will be closed Monday, 19 February in observance of President's Day. The mailing for the 2024 Bishop’s Lenten Appeal – also called the BLA - has been sent to registered parishioners. The funds from the BLA are a unique way for leaders of ministries, volunteers, lay people, and priests – people from all walks of life – to grow as a community to enrich parish life, form seminarians, teach children our Catholic faith, help the needy and inspire those outside the church through evangelization efforts. Please read the BLA materials and then prayerfully reflect on making a sacrificial pledge to this vital appeal that spreads the love of Christ throughout our diocese. Thank you.
Concerts at Saint Bernadette presents the nationally renowned Bowling Green State University Men’s Chorus, Monday, March 4, at 7:30pm. All are invited to this free concert.
On the Fridays of Lent Fr. Jeb will be offering Lenten Reflections in Spanish in the Chapel at 7pm after Soup Supper at 6pm and before the Stations of the Cross in Spanish at 8pm. Join us on this spiritual journey!
Los viernes de Cuaresma el P. Jeb ofrecerá Reflexiones de Cuaresma en español en la Capilla a las 7pm, después de la Cena de Sopa a las 6pm y antes del Vía Crucis en español a las 8pm. ¡Únase a nosotros en este viaje espiritual!
Lenten Soup Suppers are Fridays in Lent at 6 pm, followed by Stations of the Cross in English at 7 pm and 8 pm in Spanish.
Our 40-hour Eucharistic Adoration begins in two weeks, on Sunday, February 25. We will need two people for adoration round the clock from Sunday evening through Tuesday evening. There will be two additional Masses on Monday and Tuesday evenings at 6:30 pm. Sign up for adoration in the vestibule.
Additional Wednesday evening confessions during Lent begin Wednesday, February 21, from 6:30 to 8 pm. Our parish penance service will be on Tuesday, March 19th.
Have you purchased your 23rd Gala and Auction Tickets? Buy a Gala Ticket today!
Do you love putting your creativity into action? Be part of our team for the upcoming “Sailing into The Future” Gala being held by our beloved Saint Bernadette School. The event will be on April 20. Use your time and talents to help us execute a beautiful and enjoyable evening. Please contact Jean Corday in the parish office.
The Confirmation 2025 Team #3 has put together a prayer tree with the names of our 2024 Confirmation Candidates that can be found in the Vestibule. Each tag has the name of a candidate and a simple prayer that can be said daily on their behalf. Please take a tag on your way out of Mass and pray for your candidate in preparation for their confirmation next November.
All High Schoolers are invited to join us every Tuesday for fun and fellowship. We meet weekly from 7:00-8:30 pm in the youth room.
All 6th-8th graders are invited to join us for Middle School Youth Mininstry, February 21 from 6:45-8pm in the Gym. We'll have snacks, games, and a teaching from Fr. James. Contact Grace Rihl, grihl@stbernpar.org with any questions.
Fr. Don's Weekly Letter ~ 18 February 2024
Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette,
Last weekend we celebrated our annual Night of Gratitude honoring all our volunteers in the parish. Over several hundred volunteers attended the event.
We probably never have the opportunity to tell our volunteers just how much they are appreciated, often we get into the ministries of service and our time is taken up. During the Night of Gratitude last weekend one of the volunteers remarked how he had no idea there were so many people doing so much here at Saint Bernadette. It is true. To see so many in one place and realize how great is the number of committed parishioners helps us to know better who we are – and grow in strength as a community. Otherwise you would have no idea how many and committed are the people who spend hours for all of us.
All parish staff and many of the school faculty members and administration came and spent all Saturday decorating the gym and prepared the food and served it. It is important that our staff show their appreciation. After all, it is only through the assistance of volunteers that we are able to provide the leadership and many services that make us a vibrant parish. I wish to thank all those who served, especially Rick Caporali, who coordinated the many aspects of the evening. You make a pastor proud that we are able to pull something like this off to thank so many people for their dedication.
Again this year we enjoyed the music of the Andrew Thielen Big Band, a 12-musician orchestra with two amazing vocalists from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. There aren’t that many orchestras like this still around, and we hope to welcome them back again next year.
Last year we honored 21 volunteers with a Volunteer of the Year Award. Having come through the pandemic and gathering again for the first time in several years we had some catching up to do. Last year’s honorees were: Nancy Allard, Barbara Dalmut, Cedric D’Cruze, Jenn Garver, Lyn Goldberg, Frank Guest, Brendan Harris, Don Howell, Sylvia and Bob Malinowski, Kathy and Gino Marchetti, Kathleen Moyer, Clare Mugno, Nilda and Michael Norris, Tom Palumbo, Mark and Pat Price, Gina Soriano, and Jim Womack. We could just as easily given any of these volunteers another award this year for their continued service to the parish.
Added to their ranks this year are Sarah Hoffman for service to the school; Becky Garcia for many years of leadership in the school, parish events and the school gala/auction; Bart Bailey for his leadership as the new executive director of Mary’s Comfort; Suyapa Shine for her many roles, including coordinator of Eucharistic ministers and Walking with Purpose; and Henry Champagne and Bernie Matis for their dedication to the Religious Education Program. Thank you! We can only imagine the possibilities of new ministries and opportunities in the future once we have our new Parish Life Center!
You can find photos of the Night of Gratitude on pages 8 and 9 of this bulletin.
The Lord be with you,
Fr. Don's Weekly Letter ~ 11 February 2024
Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette,
Ash Wednesday is here! I have a proposal for everyone this Lent. Are you looking for something to give up, or maybe something positive to do for the season as a penitential and transformative practice?
As much as we can, let us stop using our screens for Lent.
I’ve been doing a little research and the results are overwhelming. Screens are replacing society as we know it. Community, real community, can’t be virtual. You are no longer challenged to love your neighbor, all you have to do is swipe. Screens are replacing relationships, too, and some studies show that we will have an economic population crisis in the future because people aren’t entering into meaningful (and challenging) relationships which lead to family life. Online, no commitment necessary. We find that pornography has become a common part even of married life, it is so easy to access. God is the third person in your marriage. Seminaries in many churches have added an additional year of “human formation” because they find candidates for ministry aren’t coming with an aptitude for forming healthy relationships.
Is it any wonder that gossip, hate and inhumanity are so prevalent when virtual chat and social media allows people to say, without any accountability whatsoever, things they would never dare to say to another person face to face? God did not create us anonymous... and when people put on a mask usually bad things happen. The hate that bubbles up to the surface and becomes visible is actually only the tip of the iceberg. Cruel and violent words are exchanged between children, and I find that parents often are not doing a very good job at monitoring their sons’ and daughters’ content. If we are virtually shooting people for hours a day, at some point that is going to bubble over into streets and schools.
Reality becomes something other than truth. And now with artificial intelligence, that person you are “talking with” may not be a person at all, influencing your opinions and the way you live your life, a new filter through which we approach our own real life, which has suddenly become boring, inadequate, even optional. There are studies which say that suicide rates are up and up and content on screens is to blame.
Health providers all agree that the prolonged use of screens has a detrimental impact on our mental health, leaving us fatigued, irritable and disillusioned about what the world has to offer, leaving people with a more negative outlook on life. Screens near bedtime alters your sleep patterns. The bright light from screens reduce melatonin production and keep you up late into the night. Higher levels of screen time is commonly associated with depression and weakens your stress response. Researchers from Harvard University find that higher levels of screen time is associated with a less efficient cognitive control system. It is a cycle of boredom which seeks more and more stimulation, and people don’t have a chance to let their brains wander without stimulation.
We would call that prayer, or meditation.
Now that I think about it, this is far bigger than Lent. But we can certainly take advantage of Lent to help turn around these trends, especially with our children who are completely unaware of the dangers of overstimulation and the need to pause, self-regulate their emotions, and form real friendships.
The Lord be with you,
Streaming Masses and Announcements for the week of 11 February 2024
Today's Live-Streamed Mass
Worship Aid for the Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time
The mailing for the 2024 Bishop’s Lenten Appeal – also called the BLA - has been sent to registered parishioners. The funds from the BLA are a unique way for leaders of ministries, volunteers, lay people, and priests – people from all walks of life – to grow as a community to enrich parish life, form seminarians, teach children our Catholic faith, help the needy and inspire those outside the church through evangelization efforts. Please read the BLA materials and then prayerfully reflect on making a sacrificial pledge to this vital appeal that spreads the love of Christ throughout our diocese. Thank you.
We have kicked off our 23rd Gala and Auction by opening the first of several waves of silent auction items. Beautiful baskets donated by our school families will continue to be displayed in the school vestibule, and bidding will remain open through February 11. Make your bid now or purchase a Gala Ticket today!
Do you love putting your creativity into action? Be part of our team for the upcoming “Sailing into The Future” Gala being held by our beloved Saint Bernadette School. The event will be on April 20. Use your time and talents to help us execute a beautiful and enjoyable evening. Please contact Jean Corday in the parish office.
The Saint Lucy Project Food Drive is here! The charity collects and distributes food where it is most needed in the Diocese. Please bring your blue bags this weekend.
Ash Wednesday is this Wednesday, February 14. Mass Times: 7am, 9am, 12pm, 6pm (Liturgy of the Word-NO Communion), and a bilingual Mass at 7:30 pm
Lenten Soup Suppers start this Friday at 6 pm, followed by Stations of the Cross in English at 7 pm and 8 pm in Spanish.
Our 40-hour Eucharistic Adoration begins in two weeks, on Sunday, February 25. We will need two people for adoration round the clock from Sunday evening through Tuesday evening. There will be two additional Masses on Monday and Tuesday evenings at 6:30 pm. Sign up for adoration in the vestibule.
Additional Wednesday evening confessions during Lent begin Wednesday, February 21, from 6:30 to 8 pm. Our parish penance service will be on Tuesday, March 19th.
The Knights of Columbus are hosting a Spaghetti Dinner and Trivia Contest this Saturday, February 17th, in the school cafeteria. Dinner is from 6-7:45 pm followed by trivia until 9 pm. See the bulletin for more information.
The Confirmation 2025 Team #3 has put together a prayer tree with the names of our 2024 Confirmation Candidates that can be found in the Vestibule. Each tag has the name of a candidate and a simple prayer that can be said daily on their behalf. Please take a tag on your way out of Mass and pray for your candidate in preparation for their confirmation next November.
All High Schoolers are invited to join us every Tuesday for fun and fellowship. We meet weekly from 7:00-8:30 pm in the youth room.
Streaming Masses and Announcements for the week of 4 February 2024
Today's Live-Streamed Mass
Worship Aid for the Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time
The mailing for the 2024 Bishop’s Lenten Appeal – also called the BLA - has been sent to registered parishioners. The funds from the BLA are a unique way for leaders of ministries, volunteers, lay people, and priests – people from all walks of life – to grow as a community to enrich parish life, form seminarians, teach children our Catholic faith, help the needy and inspire those outside the church through evangelization efforts. Please read the BLA materials and then prayerfully reflect on making a sacrificial pledge to this vital appeal that spreads the love of Christ throughout our diocese. Thank you.
We have kicked off our 23rd Gala and Auction by opening the first of several waves of silent auction items. Beautiful baskets donated by our school families will continue to be displayed in the school vestibule, and bidding will remain open through February 11. Click here to start bidding or here to purchase a Gala Ticket.
The Saint Lucy Project Food Drive is here! The charity collects and distributes food where it is most needed in the Diocese. The Food Drive will be held next weekend after all Masses. The blue bags and lists of required items are being handed out this weekend.
Ash Wednesday is February 14. Mass Times: 7am, 9am, 12pm, 6pm (Liturgy of the Word-NO Communion), and a bilingual Mass at 7:30 pm
Our Children's Liturgy of the Word program continues this weekend during the 9 am Mass for three to six-year-old children to hear the Word of God proclaimed at their level. Children must be pre-registered to participate. Please see the bulletin for more information or sign up using the QR code on our poster in the vestibule.
Do you love putting your creativity into action? Be part of our team for the upcoming “Sailing into The Future” Gala being held by our beloved Saint Bernadette School. The event will be on April 20. Use your time and talents to help us execute a beautiful and enjoyable evening. Please contact Jean Corday in the parish office.
All High Schoolers are invited to join us every Tuesday for fun and fellowship. We meet weekly from 7:00-8:30 pm in the youth room. Inclement weather policy for the school and all parish programs. Saint Bernadette Parish and School follows the Fairfax County School System regarding closings for snow and other inclement weather. If public schools are closed, our school is closed, and all activities on the campus for that day and evening are canceled. Check the parish website for weekend announcements regarding cancellations. Please take this policy into account when scheduling activities during winter months.
Fr. Don's Weekly Letter ~ 4 February 2024
Dear Good People of Saint Bernadette,
Are you sitting down?
It is always a great feeling to be the bearer of really good news. I know many of you have asked me if “that building” will ever be built! We know well that it has been in process for what seems like a pandemic (oh, right, it was...). We started dreaming of a Parish Life Center in 2017. In the fall of that year, we announced a Capital Campaign phase one and since then have completed a second Capital Campaign phase, refined the concept, and for nearly the last year have been waiting on approval from the county.
This past week we passed a major milestone in the county permitting process with the approval of the Board of Zoning Approvals to move forward.
Our next step is to go back to the diocesan building commission with our budget, 10-year parish financial plan, and documents from the diocesan construction office and our architect showing the project’s feasibility.
Once we have that approval, we begin producing construction documents. In my conversation with one of the directors of our Office of Planning, Construction and Facilities, I found him very optimistic: at the current time it is an excellent bidders market, he said, and builders are looking for projects. There is no reason to think, he said, that we can’t break ground for the new Parish Life Center in spring/early summer of next year (2025).
Having passed this milestone together feels really good, doesn’t it? Congratulations and thanks for all the time, talent, and treasure that you have provided these last years as we are about to commence on the next step of seeing this dream become a reality.
I also wanted to express my thanks to so many of you who started the Called and Gifted process last weekend. It was very satisfying to be with all of you and see your interest in discerning your gifts, seeking a deeper life with God and our community. Thanks also to Rick Caporali, Jean Corday and our staff who worked so hard to provide such a seamless workshop. We pretty much filled the cafeteria -- the sky will be the limit when we have our new spaces!
Finally, it is hard to believe that next weekend is the last before the Season of Lent begins. It is a good time now to start thinking about how we plan to make the most of this gift of time, this opportunity for praying and serving. Plan now to include our Lenten Soup Suppers and Stations of the Cross on Friday nights as a part of your observance. Of course, fasting on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, and abstaining from meat on Ash Wednesday and all Fridays. Plan to get to confession so you can feel that authentic mercy and forgiveness of God who loves us no matter what. We know that love as long as we are mindful of him. We’ll print the Lent schedule in next week’s bulletin. Together let us fast and pray for so many who are suffering in the world at this time, that our small sacrifices can come together to bring peace and healing where it is needed the most. And let us ask God to continue to bless our parish family.
One visitor last week remarked how moved she was entering our church. She said she felt a powerful welcome from all the prayers and goodness of this parish that literally have soaked into the walls...
The Lord be with you,
Streaming Masses and Announcements for the week of 28 January 2024
Today's Live-Streamed Mass
Worship Aid for the Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Phase II of our parish Capital Campaign, “Behold, I Make All Things New,” is coming to a close. We have received over 513 gifts totaling over $2,671,228! If you have not yet done so, please commit to a sacrificial pledge or gift. We thank you for your generosity. Thanks to all of you who have given so generously to the lifeline for our parish, our new Parish Life Center. And remember, as the new diocesan capital campaign begins its early stages, we can no longer solicit gifts for ourselves, but we can still receive them!
The mailing for the 2024 Bishop’s Lenten Appeal – also called the BLA - has been sent to registered parishioners. The funds from the BLA are a unique way for leaders of ministries, volunteers, lay people, and priests – people from all walks of life – to grow as a community to enrich parish life, form seminarians, teach children our Catholic faith, help the needy and inspire those outside the church through evangelization efforts. Please read the BLA materials and then prayerfully reflect on making a sacrificial pledge to this vital appeal that spreads the love of Christ throughout our diocese. Thank you.
Our Children's Liturgy of the Word program continues this weekend during the 9 am Mass for three to six-year-old children to hear the Word of God proclaimed at their level. Children must be pre-registered to participate. Please see the bulletin for more information or sign up using the QR code on our poster in the vestibule.
All parishioners and spouses who have volunteered in the past several years are invited to our Night of Gratitude on Saturday, February 10th. Join us for an evening of hors d’oeuvres and dancing as we recognize and appreciate the work of parish volunteers. Call the parish office to RSVP.
Do you love putting your creativity into action? Be part of our team for the upcoming “Sailing into The Future” Gala being held by our beloved Saint Bernadette School. The event will be on April 20. Use your time and talents to help us execute a beautiful and enjoyable evening. Please contact Jean Corday in the parish office.
All High Schoolers are invited to join us every Tuesday for fun and fellowship. We meet weekly from 7:00-8:30 pm in the youth room. Inclement weather policy for the school and all parish programs. Saint Bernadette Parish and School follows the Fairfax County School System regarding closings for snow and other inclement weather. If public schools are closed, our school is closed, and all activities on the campus for that day and evening are canceled. Check the parish website for weekend announcements regarding cancellations. Please take this policy into account when scheduling activities during winter months.
Streaming Masses and Announcement for the week of 21 January
Today's Live-Streamed Mass
Worship Aid for the Third Sunday of Ordinary Time
Phase II of our parish Capital Campaign, “Behold, I Make All Things New,” is coming to a close. We have received over 513 gifts totaling over $2,671,228! If you have not yet done so, please commit to a sacrificial pledge or gift. We thank you for your generosity. Thanks to all of you who have given so generously to the lifeline for our parish, our new Parish Life Center. And remember, as the new diocesan capital campaign begins its early stages, we can no longer solicit gifts for ourselves, but we can still receive them!
The mailing for the 2024 Bishop’s Lenten Appeal – also called the BLA - has been sent to registered parishioners. The funds from the BLA are a unique way for leaders of ministries, volunteers, lay people, and priests – people from all walks of life – to grow as a community to enrich parish life, form seminarians, teach children our Catholic faith, help the needy and inspire those outside the church through evangelization efforts. Please read the BLA materials and then prayerfully reflect on making a sacrificial pledge to this vital appeal that spreads the love of Christ throughout our diocese. Thank you.
Our Children's Liturgy of the Word program starts this weekend during the 9 am Mass for three to six-year-old children to hear the Word of God proclaimed at their level. Children must be pre-registered to participate. Please see the bulletin for more information or sign up using the QR code on our poster in the vestibule.
All are warmly invited to Taizé Prayer on Monday at 8 pm. Come pray for Christian unity in our community and the world.
On Tuesday, our parish will host a Mass and Healing Prayer Service at 7:30 pm. All are welcome.
All parishioners and spouses who have volunteered in the past several years are invited to our Night of Gratitude on Saturday, February 10th. Join us for an evening of hors d’oeuvres and dancing as we recognize and appreciate the work of parish volunteers. Call the parish office to RSVP.
Do you love putting your creativity into action? Be part of our team for the upcoming “Sailing into The Future” Gala being held by our beloved Saint Bernadette School. The event will be on April 20. Use your time and talents to help us execute a beautiful and enjoyable evening. Please contact Jean Corday in the parish office.
All High Schoolers are invited to join us every Tuesday for fun and fellowship. We meet weekly from 7:00-8:30 pm in the youth room.
Inclement weather policy for the school and all parish programs. Saint Bernadette Parish and School follows the Fairfax County School System regarding closings for snow and other inclement weather. If public schools are closed, our school is closed, and all activities on the campus for that day and evening are canceled. Check the parish website for weekend announcements regarding cancellations. Please take this policy into account when scheduling activities during winter months.
