Monday, February 3, 2020 is the Feast of Saint Blaise. We will have a Blessing of the Throats at the 8:00am & 5:30pm Masses. This annual blessing of throats is a traditional sign of the struggle against illness in the life of the Christian. St. Blaise was a physician and Bishop of Sebaste, Armenia. He lived in a cave on Mount Argeus and was a healer of men and animals. According to legend, sick animals would come to him on their own for help, but would never disturb him at prayer.

Do you know of an adult male who may be interested in becoming a priest? If so, please invite him to the January Discernment Gathering to be held Sunday, January 26, 2020, 5:00 P.M. at the JV/Newman House, 4101 Manchester Avenue, Stockton. A light dinner will be offered. For more information, please contact Fr. Cesar Martinez, Director of Vocations at: vocations@stocktondiocese.org

CYO Spirit day will be held on Saturday, January 18th with all St. Bernard's boys basketball teams playing.

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 with a Question & Answer Session. Pre-register today at www.st-bernards.org/ffc or click on the title of the news article.

In making a gift to the 2020 Bishop's Ministry Appeal, you join hands with thousands whose generosity brings the love of Christ to so many in our Diocese. Your gift directly supports diocesan ministries serving all the parishes and the rebate goes towards our Building & Maintenance Fund to help with some of our immediate needs. More info...

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