St. Bernard's Catholic Church

Registration is now open for CYO Girls Volleyball, grades 3rd-8th! Completed forms, required documentation and fees will be handled via TeamSnap. Simply follow the CYO Registration guidelines at http://bit.ly/CYOGirlsVolleyballReg PLEASE NOTE: The deadline to register is February 5, 2020. More info...

Want to find out more about our Catholic School? Join us for Mass on Sunday, January 26, 2020 at 10:00am in the Church, followed by an Open House tour of our school until 1:00pm. All are invited. More info: www.st-bernardschool.org

The Knights of Columbus are holding their annual Crab Feed on Saturday, February 15th at the Holy Family Center. Purchase your tickets now! More info...

Ladies, join us for our next Faith, Friends & Cabernet event on Friday, February 7th at 6pm-9pm at the Holy Family Center (12100 W. Valpico Rd Tracy, CA 95376). Our speaker will be Fr. David Dutra, our pastor talking about Friendship with Christ. Pre-register today at www.st-bernards.org/ffc or click on the title of the news article.

This book club for adults allows all book lovers to come together for an evening to discuss their love of books and Catholicism. We read a variety of books that range from fiction, to spirituality/theology, to biography. Our first meeting is Thursday, February 6th. For more details & meeting location, please contact Jessica Cantalini at jcantalini@yahoo.com or 209-914-8953.

Has anyone ever clearly explained to you WHY the Catholic Church does not approve of artificial birth control? For most of us, the answer is NO. Learn about your faith & Discover a natural method of family planning that goes beyond the physical. Natural Family Planning will be taught by the Couple to Couple League as a series of 3 classes beginning at 10am on Saturday February 1st in the Ministry Center on Eaton Ave. The method taught, the Sympto-Thermal Method, is safe & highly effective, a far cry from the calendar or rhythm method. For further information & registration, call Jennifer & Pete Evans at 209-814-1968 or go to www.st-bernards.org/nfp

Please join our St. Bernard’s Parish community this month in collecting diapers to donate to the Pregnancy Resource Center. The Center provides over 28,000 diapers annually to those families in need as part of its ministry.

Men, join Fr. David for an evening on the Eucharist & diving into Jesus' words at the Last Supper "Do this in memory of me". The talk will be held on Friday, January 24th at 7pm-9pm at the Holy Family Center (12100 W. Valpico Rd). Pre-register today!

Our Second Collection on January 12, 2020 is for our Building & Maintenance Fund. It is important that we continue to invest in the maintenance and repairs of our existing facilities to help better serve the current needs of our parish community. Projected capital improvements for 2020 include the remodeling and enlargement of the restrooms for the Church & Ministry Center, and the painting and roof repairs of various buildings. We are also looking into our options for the “re-purposing” of the Convent so it can help better meet the immediate needs of our parish, and serve as a lasting tribute to our beloved Daughters of the Cross.

Each month, Bishop Cotta shares with us his reflections. We invite you go to the diocesan web site to read these reflections: https://stocktondiocese.org/bishop-cottas-monthly-reflections