Overview
There are five major commissions here at St. Bernard`s parish, each of them have a wide variety of activities to get involved in.  This section should give a brief overview of each of ministry and hopefully encourage you to contact the head of the specific group.

Commission for Christian Service
The Church is a community which is commanded to serve in the name of Jesus Christ. The Church has asked that our service be formed along three lines which are deeply rooted in the Gospel and the values which flow from it - service to human life, justice and peace. This commission studies church teaching regarding these issues, educates us about them, and calls us to a greater gospel witness to the defining
 moral issues of our time.

Blood Drive
Care Facility Visitation Ministry
Crop Walk
Interfaith Hospitality Network
New Moms, New Expecations
Pro-life Awareness
SHIP Mobile Soup Kitchen* See news page for recipes you can make to help stock the soup kitchen - your help is needed!
Peace Education and Action

Commission for Christian Community
The Church, by definition, is a community. Yet we face many challenges to this sense of community as our parish grows larger and more diverse. More than a social committee, this commission examines the larger issues that affect the parish community, including those of hospitality, inclusion, and service to those with special needs.

"Alive In Christ" Singles Group
Divorced/Separated Support Group
Hospitality Committee
Lazarus Ministry
Men`s Breakfast Club
The Mom`s Group
Visitors to the Homebound
Young Builder`s Club
Youth Basketball

Commission for Evangelization
This commission studies the fundamental issues that surround the work of evangelization, especially on the parochial level. It also examines several important questions which pertain to it - including outreach to estranged or inactive Catholics and the nurturing of ecumenical and inter-religious dialog in the larger community.

Ecumenical Board
Men`s/ Women`s Cornerstone Retreat
New Beginnings, New Friends
Women`s Prayer Group

Commission for Liturgy and Worship

Music Ministry Mission Statement

The goal and purpose of Music Ministry is to enhance the experience of worship by heightening the Word of God with music and to provide beauty to the liturgy through music.

Through strong musical leadership, music ministers strive to enable the song of the assembly to encourage full, active and conscious participation.  Cantors, Choirs and Instrumentalists also minister to the assembly by providing music which allows and encourages spiritual reflection.

   The life and mission of the Church finds its source and summit in Liturgy, especially in the celebration of the Eucharist.This commission studies the liturgical documents and the Rites of the Church, and works to nurture the spirituality of the parish.

Adult Altar Servers
Altar Servers
Liturgical Environment
Ministers of Hospitality
Children`s Liturgy of the Word
Eucharistic Minister
Readers
Choir
Sacristan
RCIA- Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

Commission for Catechetical Formation
This commission not only educates our children and prepares them for sacraments, but it also reaches out to instruct the adult members of the parish community, through presentations and adult education programs. This commission also seeks to deepen the spirtuality of our parishioners through programs such as the Men`s and Women`s Cornerstone Retreats. The Office of Catechetical Formation, Adult Spirituality, Men`s and Women`s Cornerstone, and Youth Ministries are among the ministries which comprise the Commission for Catechetical Formation.

Adult Spirituality
Baptism Preparation
Catechetical Formation
Fr. Barton Parish Library
High School Youth Group
Middle School Youth Group