Our Lady of Divine Providence family
St.Bernard PARISH campus
735 DERBY AVE, CINCINNATI, OH 45232
The Archdiocese of Cincinnati has launched Beacons of Light, a comprehensive process of pastoral planning, to study every aspect of the archdiocese and parishes to determine how to best array our resources – human, physical and financial – to spread the Gospel far and wide.
St. Bernard Parish is now part of a family of six parishes under one Pastor, along with Assumption, Mother of Christ, St. Bartholomew,
St. Clare, and St. Vivian.
These 6 parishes are to come together to form one parish within the next 5 years
a small place where God's love is made BIG!
We are a welcoming Catholic community with a strong commitment to our faith who celebrate the Eucharist in an intimate, spirit-filled setting.
We foster lay participation and leadership and share generously of our time, talent and financial support, focusing on the spiritual and material needs of all.
We work to promote justice in ourselves, our church, our community and our society
based on Gospel values.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT - 8/28/24
Fr. Andrew Umberg, the pastor of Our Lady of Divine Providence Family of Parishes, has received a new appointment, beginning this Fall. Fr. Umberg received the appointment during a phone call early afternoon on Wednesday, August 28.
Fr. Umberg has been appointed the new pastor of St. Ignatius Parish (on North Bend Road in Monfort Heights). He will be leaving our Family of Parishes around October 10th. His last weekend as pastor here will be October 5th and 6th. The following weekend, he will be celebrating Masses at St. Ignatius. Soon following, there will be a “From the Pastor’s Desk” article by Fr. Umberg explaining more about this change. The heart of the matter is that two very large parishes lost their pastors this summer, and they needed two experienced pastors to move from their recent Beacons of Light assignments to fill them.
Fr. Ronald Haft has agreed to serve as temporary administrator of our Family of Parishes until July 1, 2025. He will, therefore, act with the authority of a pastor in all matters of our Family of Parishes.
Fr. Henry Hoffman, who is presently serving as vicar at the SW-7 Family of Parishes (Westwood), has been appointed as a new vicar for our Family of Parishes. Presumably he will be here until July 1, 2025 (perhaps longer; this has not yet been determined).
Mass Times at St. Bernard
Sunday: 9:30am
Tues & Thurs: 8am
Wed: Noon
Mass times in our Family of Parishes
Assumption: Sat: 3:00pm, Sun: 9:30am
Mother of Christ: Sun: 11:15am
St. Bartholomew: Sat: 5pm, Sun: 11:15am
St. Clare: Sun: 8:30 & 10:30am
St. Vivian: Sat: 3pm, Sun: 9:30am
September 1st
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Celebrant: Fr. Bob Thesing
Our Vibrant Faith Community
St. Bernard Parish has been a vital community of faith and worship for over a century, responding to the evolving realities of Church and society in faith, hope and love.
Shappelle
Center
A significant element of our 100th Anniversary Year involved renovation of our annex building. We have made some major improvements, adding 2 new HVAC systems, updated restrooms, interior and exterior painting, and sound deadening acoustic panels. We would like to add new flooring and update the library room.
We have renamed the annex the “Shappelle Center” in honor of Fr. Jim, who was our longest serving pastor and whose ministry knew no boundaries. Please consider a donation to help fund these critical renovations as we look forward to enjoying our new community space.
