St. Bernard's Catholoic Church - Watertown, WI

Vision Statement

All people who need spiritual, social, intellectual, and emotional growth and fulfillment shall see Saint Bernard's as a community that supports and encourages their personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

A sense of belonging to the Roman Catholic family and a community with other Christians.

Their efforts toward unity with those who do not believe as they do.

Their ministries, both individual and collective, to carry on the mission of Jesus Christ.

Their celebration, through worship, of the relationship of Jesus to the Father shared with them through the Holy Spirit.

As a Church, we the Catholic People of St. Bernard Parish, of the Diocese of Madison, are called by Baptism to live and proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ by, Worshiping God in prayer and sacrament, Teaching and preaching the Word of God; Loving and serving our neighbor.  Gifted and anointed by the Holy Spirit, we commit ourselves to this mission through responsible stewardship of our time, talent and material resources.

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LENTEN REGULATIONS

Abstinence from meals is to be observed by all Catholics 14 years old and older on Ash Wednesday and on all Fridays of Lent.
Fasting is to be observed on Ash Wednesday by all Catholics who are 18 years of age, but not yet 59,  Those bound by this may take only one full meal.  Two smaller meals are permitted if necessary to maintain strength according to ones needs, but eating solid foods is not permitted.

The special Paschal fast and abstinence are prescribed for Good Friday and encourage for Holy Saturday.

By the threefold discipline of fasting, almsgiving and prayer, the Church keeps Lent from Ash Wednesday until the evening of Holy Thursday.  All of the faithful and the catechumens should undertake serious practice of these three traditions.  Failure to observe any penitential days at all or a substantial number of days must be considered serious.