Our Mission

Registration for First Holy Communion preparation

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Parents who wish to enroll their children in our preparation program for First Holy Communion (celebrated in the spring of 2019) are asked to please fill out the form found under the "Office" tab of this website (see yellow "Registration Forms" sidebar) and to submit it to the ESM Office.

Classes are planned for three locations:

All Saints - classes start in SEPTEMBER (date TBA), 11:15-12:00 h, after Sunday Mass

St. Bernard's - classes start OCTOBER 7th, 2018,  10:00-10:45 h, before Sunday Mass

St. Elisabeth's - to be announced

Sanctify Family Life - with the Rule of St. Benedict

The memorial of St. Benedict of Nursia, Abbot, is observed on July 11th. St. Benedict is often referred to as the founder of Western Christian Monasticism. Besides founding multiple monastic communities in Italy in the 6th century, St. Benedict wrote a "Rule" as guidelines for the communities he founded. The also has a unique spirit of balance, moderation and reasonableness, and this persuaded most religious communities founded throughout the Middle Ages to adopt it.

Attached is a PDF of a small pamphlet on applying the Rule of St. Benedict to family life in modern times.

Benedictine_RuleforBusyParents.pdf

Eucharistic Adoration at St. Bernard's

Come join us for Eucharistic Adoration, beginning with the Rosary and followed by silent adoration. Those attending are given the opportunity to pray the Rosary in their native languages, while all respond in English.

See full Adoration schedule

St. Bernard's - Preparation for First Holy Communion

Our program will kick off on October 7th, 2018, (10 am) with class for the children and an introductory meeting for the parents, in the parish center next to St. Bernard's church.  Please make sure you register your child using the Registration Form found in the yellow sidebar "Registration Forms" on the "Office" tab of this website. You will also need to submit a copy of your child's baptismal certificate.