St. Bernadette Parish, Northborough, MA

Please visit our Lent 2019 page for events, information, and resources for Lent this year. 

At the top of the page you will find a daily Lenten reflection from Bishop Robert Barron.

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This weekend is In Pew Commitment Weekend for the 2019 Partners in Charity Appeal.  This weekend every member of St. Bernadette Parish is called upon to support the work of our Lord Jesus made possible through the annual appeal.  Our parish goal is $73,500.  Please complete your pledge envelope, indicating your gift, or pledge today.  It is important for all of us to participate in order to support our mission as a diocese.  Please be as generous as possible.  If you have already made a gift to the 2019 appeal, we thank you.  Your gift will help us in reaching our parish goal.

You can also make your gift online at www.partners-charity.net, or you can text the word donate to 84576.  Click on the title for more information. Thank you!

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Women's Faith Sharing will be meeting on Tuesday mornings at 10 AM starting on March 12th.  We will be working through the book Consoling the Heart of Jesus with Fr. Michael Gaitley.  For more information, visit the Lent 2019 page.

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On Saturday, March 30 from 7 AM to 7 PM, St. Bernadette Parish Respect for Life Ministry is participating in the national 40 Days for Life campaign by holding a peaceful prayer vigil outside Planned Parenthood in Worcester.  You can make a life-saving impact by joining us in prayer and fasting or by signing up for an hour or two at the vigil.  We pray that, with God's help, this will mark the beginning of the end of abortion in Worcester - and throughout America.  

40 Days for Life is a focused pro-life effort that consists of 40 days of prayer and fasting, 40 days of peaceful vigil, and 40 days of community outreach.

For more information contact Russ Lindquist at 508-277-5719 or russlindquist11@gmail.com.  Or log onto www.40daysforlife.com/worcester.

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St. Bernadette Youth Ministry will be hosting a Bake Sale after all Masses on Saturday, March 30th & Sunday, March 31st.  All proceeds will benefit Youth Ministry summer events.  Thank you for your support!

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Coffee & Conversation is a group for St. Bernadette Parish parents to focus on the challenge to learn and grow in faith so that we can better pass the faith on to our children.  Come and join us on the following dates while your children are in class on Sunday morning following the 9 AM Mass for coffee and conversation!

• March 31st - Sin & Reconciliation

We will meet upstairs in the Pastoral Center conference room at 10:15 AM.  Contact Ginny Boland with any questions at ginnyboland@stb-parish.net.

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St. Bernadette HOPE Ministry will be providing brown bag lunches and socks for Worcester Fellowship on Sunday, March 31st. Worcester Fellowship is an outdoor ministry that provides food and fellowship and a faith service every Sunday on Worcester Common. Please join us on March 31st as we live our call to care for our brothers and sisters in Christ. We need 60 brown bag lunches, which include a sandwich, small bag of chips, cookie/crackers, fruit cup, spoon, and napkin. We will also need 2 cases of water, juice boxes and 8 dozen hard boiled eggs; 100 pairs of white socks as well as people to help serve lunch. Contact Mary Ellen Duggan if you have any questions. Sign up sheets are in the gathering space.

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On Tuesday, April 2nd, we will celebrate the Sacrament of the Sick at 11 AM in the church, and following will be the Senior Luncheon at 12 PM in the Parish Hall. On the menu: haddock, rice pilaf, and cherry cream pie!  Please sign up in the gathering space.

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The 19th Annual Diocesan Catholic Men's Conference will be held on Saturday, April 6th at Assumption College.  Men (of all ages, including teens and college students) are invited to this important annual conference.  Visit the conference website at www.firstmensconf.org for information and to purchase tickets online and elsewhere.

Come and hear dynamic talks from outstanding Catholic leaders: Kevin Dunn, Francesco Cesareo, Trent Horn, Father Warren Savage, Mike Aquilina and Eric Mahl.  Bishops and priests will hear confessions.  Bishop McManus will offer the Conference Mass.  For a Conference brochure, further information, or registration, call Sara Smillie at 508-929-4345.  Adult tickets are $45 until March 25th, afterwards $60.  Student tickets are always $30.

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