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100th Anniversary Celebration
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100th Anniversary Celebration.
CENTENNIAL KEEPSAKE COMMITTEE
We want this to be a celebration of a lifetime — and we need your help! Please share your ideas, memories, and suggestions so we can make this milestone truly special for everyone.
Let’s work together to honor our past, celebrate our present, and look forward to an incredible future!
100th Anniversary Committee
Centennial Keepsake Committee- Help us celebrate 100 years of faith!
The Keepsake Committee will assist in selling commemorative items for our parish’s 100th Anniversary celebration.
Responsibilities Include:
• Brainstorming and selecting meaningful centennial merchandise
• Assisting with design ideas and reviewing artwork
• Researching and communicating with vendors
• Organizing and staffing sales after Mass and at parish events
• Promoting items through parish communications
• Assisting with order distribution and record-keeping
We Are Looking for past and present Parishioners Who:
• Are organized and dependable
• Have an interest in design, history, or parish life
• Enjoy working as part of a team
Time commitment will increase as the anniversary approaches.
If you would like to help commemorate this historic milestone, please contact the parish office.
Some ideas we have received so far:
Engraved keepsakes crafted from the original wood floor of the old school gym
• 100th Celebration sweatshirts, t-shirts, jackets, and more
• Commemorative coffee mugs
• Special edition Christmas ornaments
Please share your ideas by emailing
stbernardrectory@aol.com or dropping a
note in the collection basket during Mass.
EVENTS COMMITTEE
The Events Committee will plan and coordinate special activities for our parish’s 100th Anniversary celebration.
Responsibilities Include:
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Assisting with planning anniversary Masses and special events
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Helping organize parish gatherings (banquet, picnic, lectures, etc.)
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Coordinating volunteers for setup, hospitality, and cleanup
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Working with vendors (caterers, rentals, etc.)
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Supporting event-day logistics and guest welcome
We Are Looking for past and present Parishioners Who:
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Are organized and dependable
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Enjoy planning events and working with others
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Have a heart for hospitality and parish life
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Can offer time as the celebration approaches
Be part of this historic milestone as we give thanks for 100 years of blessings!
To volunteer, please contact the parish office.
SOME IDEAS WE HAVE SO FAR INCLUDE:
Closing Dinner
Parish Breakfast
Casino Trips
Venue ideas – FOP Lodge, Canstatters, The Chateau, Torresdale Country Club (Union League), Maggies
Big Band Night/ Oldies
1976 Time Capsule – possibly dig up and display contents
Family Poster – ask families to create a poster to display in church of their memories.
Display rendering of Church
Food Trucks – host a food truck event in the spring using the upper parking lot with tents and tables.
Please share your ideas by emailing stbernardrectory@aol.com or dropping a note in the collection basket during Mass.
🎉 Help Us Choose Our 100th Anniversary Design!
We’d love your input! Take a look at the design options below and cast your vote:
🔴 Where memories were made
🔴 From our past to your future
🔴 One floor - A thousand memories
🔴 Honoring our past - Inspiring our future
🔴 E – Other (share your own idea!)
Comment with the letter of your favorite design AND tell us what item you’d like to see it on:
👕 T-shirt
🧥 Sweatshirt/jacket
☕ Coffee mug
🎄 Christmas ornament
🏀 Engraved gym floor keepsake
✨ Other (suggest your own item!)
Your feedback will help us create something everyone will love as we celebrate 100 incredible years!
Click on the survey says button above to submit your answers.
LITURGY COMMITTEE
The Liturgy Committee will assist in planning and coordinating the special Masses and prayer celebrations for our parish’s 100th Anniversary.
Responsibilities Include:
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Assisting with planning anniversary Masses and special devotions
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Coordinating liturgical ministers (lectors, servers, EMHCs, ushers)
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Collaborating with music ministry for sacred celebrations
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Helping prepare worship aids and liturgical details
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Supporting reverent décor and environment planning
We Are Looking for past and present Parishioners Who:
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Love the Mass and the prayer life of the Church
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Are organized and attentive to detail
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Enjoy serving behind the scenes
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Desire to help create beautiful, prayerful celebrations
Join us as we honor a century of faith and look forward to the years ahead.
To volunteer, please contact the parish office.
Opening & Closing Mass
Anointing Mass- St. Peregrine
Valentines Mass
Alum Mass
St. Bernard’s Feast – August 20th
Please share your ideas by emailing stbernardrectory@aol.com or dropping a note in the collection basket during Mass.