We are pleased to announce that the Diocese of Brooklyn has issued the permission for parishes to begin taking Mass intentions for the second half of 2025. Here at Saint Bernadette, we plan to open the book to begin this process in the Rectory Office on Tuesday, February 18th.  However, before coming in, we ask you to note the following for your planning:

1) The new diocesan standard request for a donation for each Mass intention will be $20.

2) As part of our partnership with Saint Frances Cabrini Parish and in response to diocesan requests, the Sunday morning Mass schedule will be different beginning in July. Masses here at Saint Bernadette will be at 8:30a.m. and 11:30a.m. (At Saint Frances Cabrini, Masses are currently planned to be at 9:30a.m. in English and 12:30p.m. in Spanish). The Saturday evening Mass times at both parishes will remain the same (4p.m. Saint Frances Cabrini and 5:30p.m. here at Saint Bernadette). While it is not pleasant to reduce the Mass schedule, we continue to plan ahead for a better sharing of resources and an imminent reduction in clergy availability both in our specific part of Brooklyn and around the Diocese.

3) We will be adding a second Collective Mass, as a way to help parishioners to arrange for Mass intentions more easily. Both our Saturday 5:30p.m. Mass and our Sunday 11:30a.m. Mass will be Collective Masses, at which up to seven intentions may be taken for the same Mass. If you arrange for an intention at a Collective Mass, please note that names/intentions arranged by others may also be mentioned at the same Mass.