All onsite Masses and activities are canceled due to the Coronavirus level increase. We will continue to have the recorded Masses.

For More information please click here: Spiritual Communion

We reopened our Church doors on May 17, taking every precaution possible to keep people safe.  We choose the PLC.  We chose to track attendance through a weekly sign up.   We enacted other protocols. We have, for these last weeks, been very careful to put safety first.  

Now that Harris County has moved the Covid 19 status to Red there is little choice but to continue the cautious and careful choices of the last few weeks.  We have been talking about it and preparing for it internally for a few weeks as we have watched the numbers.  The news is not new, just disheartening.  I have decided to move our own St. Bernadette Covid 19 status to Red.

Red means the following for St. Bernadette beginning today, Friday, June 16^.

• No Sunday Eucharist or Daily Eucharist until further notice.
• Parish Office will now be closed until further notice.
• No on site parish meetings.

We will continue to record the Saturday Evening Eucharist and post it to the parish web site for viewing on Sunday.  We have restocked the Christian Action pantry and are planning a Drive Through Food event in a few weeks.  We have enjoyed and been blessed with many virtual ministries and will continue to do our best to offer them.  Our Sunday to Sunday Bible Study offered online on Wednesdays will continue.  Check the website for updates.

It is disheartening.  We were on a good run.  We were beginning to approach our allotted 25% for Sunday Eucharist.  The Faith Formation Team has been meeting and planning the upcoming seasons.  We have been working on virtual Ministry Formation. Virtual VBS was a great success.  We were making some repairs to our facilities.  

Now we will do most of these things, again, from home.  We will spend a few weeks being even more cautious and helping others stay safe.  Lets spend a few weeks getting ahead of this thing and see what life looks like on the other side.  

Keep the faith.  Keep safe.  Love each other. 

The Archdiocese of Galveston – Houston has issued directives to help parish communities in their response to the Coronavirus.  At St. Bernadette we will make the following additional changes:
 

• We will only have recorded Masses.    Please click here for our Spiritual Communion Page which will have more details.  

• The ministry of Faith Formation has followed the calendar of CCISD.  We will continue to follow this calendar in our offering of all levels of Faith Formation.  Until further notice, ALL FAITH FORMATION at ALL LEVELS HAS BEEN CANCELED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.  This includes Adult Bible Studies AND CLASSES, Youth and Jr. High Life Teen & Edge events, children’s, young children’s Faith Formation and Whole Family Catechesis. Our EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER has CANCELED CLASSES following the CCISD calendar. The church nursery is closed until further notice.  

• PARISH SOCIAL EVENTS  COFFEE AND DONUTES and FUNERAL RECEPTIONS HAVE BEEN CANCELED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 

• ONGOING GROUP MEETINGS – SCOUTS, MEN’S BASKETBALL, WOW, MEN OF THE CROSS, WOMEN AT THE WELL and OTHERS HAVE BEEN CANCELED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

• CHRISTIAN ACTION MINISTRY is CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

Our professional cleaning company will provide the sanitation between Masses in the PLC as well as the bathrooms.  They are well-trained in sanitation and use all appropriate chemicals and precautions.  
In addition to regular cleaning procedures, we have asked our cleaning company to be extra vigilant
in cleaning all door hardware, light switches, bathrooms and other surfaces which come in contact with people.  We have asked the staff to follow the CDC guidelines about frequent handwashing of at least 20 seconds and to use hand santizer in the absence of soap.  Both staff and parishioners have been asked to stay at home if they are ill or not feeling well.  If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us in the Parish Office. 

Unable to make it to Church?  Join the parishioners who are using Faith Direct for automated giving to St. Bernadette Church.  Faith direct offers a safe and secure way to donate to your Parish in this time of uncertainty.  There is no cost to you, and the program provides a great benefit to our parish.  Sign up today by clicking the button below.  Thank you for all  you do for our parish.  




 

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