St. Bernadette School
80 University Blvd East
Silver Spring, MD 20901
Tel: (301) 593-5611
Fax: (301) 593-9042
Welcome to all St. Bernadette Alumni! This page is designed to let you know about upcoming events at St. Bernadette that you are welcome to attend. It is also a place for us to learn about you so that we may contact you about upcoming alumni events. We can help you plan a class reunion or help you find ways to catch up with old friends.
Click here to update your information for future alumni events.
Please contact Jennifer Herlihy at mikerherlihy@verizon.net or at 301-593-6258 if you have updated information on classmates that might like to hear from us!
LIST OF EVENTS FOR 2008-2009
All of these events are fun to attend and help support the operations of St. Bernadette Catholic School and keep tuition at a manageable rate. Check back for more events in the spring.
OCTOBER
12th Annual Becca’s 5K Run and 2 Mile Walk
This 5K run and 2 mile walk is held in honor of Rebecca Lilly, a former St.Bernadette student and parishioner, who lost the battle to brain cancer in June 1997. Signs are up throughout Woodmoor and you can go to www.beccasrun.org to read more about this event scheduled on Saturday, October 4 at St. Bernadette field. Many St. Bernadette families and alumni come out to support the Lilly family and the research this event supports. Start running!
Fall Festival
The parish’s annual Fall Festival will take place on Sun, October 5 - 1:00 – 5:00pm on the school field. This year we are featuring: a Bake Sale, a Cake Walk, BINGO, Country Store (pumpkins and mums), Arts activities for the kids like pumpkin painting, etc., a Vendor tent full of business and craft-type offerings, a Moon-Bounce for the small kids, a Moon-Bounce for larger kids, a large Inflatable Slide (with double lanes), a Dunk Tank – full of parish people you will love to DUNK, the Snack Shack with its regular excellent fare and Barbecue sandwiches, Soda, Water, and Snow Cone stands. There will also be a table to have your keepsake photo taken.
This year we are opening the field to small business vendors who would like to display their wares or services at the event. For more information about this event, please contact Jerry McNamara at Jerry.McNamara@verizon.net.
1st Annual St. Bernadette’s Holy Name Society Golf Outing
Come and play 18 holes of golf at Falls Road Golf Course with a friend (or three) and have a great time while contributing to the on-going improvement of St. Bernadette’s School facilities. For more information, please contact Joe Liberta at liberta@comcast.net. Forms need to be in by Oct 3rd, so don’t delay! The event is on Friday, Oct 17th at 9:00 a.m. Shotgun Start
NOVEMBER
CYO 5th Quarter Celebration
Mark your calendar for Saturday, November 8 from 4-10pm. St. Bernadette CYO and the Silver Spring Saints host the 5th Quarter as a way to support our CYO programs. It features food, drink, spirit wear, live music and lots of alumni, friends and families. This event follows the Gonzaga and St. Johns football game at Montgomery Blair H.S. Contact Joe Marks for volunteer or sponsorship opportunities at josephmmarks@gmail.com or at 301-370-2012.
Ladies Night Bingo
Ladies, plan on a great evening out on Saturday, November 15! This is a great event open to those who love to play Bingo or who just want to come out for a social evening. There will be Bingo prizes, raffle prizes, and door prizes! The school hall doors will open at 6pm (just after the 5pm Mass) and the games will start at 7:15pm. Food will be available for purchase. Right now, the committee is looking for prize and food donations and sponsors. All proceeds from this event go to support St. Bernadette's HSA. So please see if you or your business can donate a prize or food to support this fun St. Bernadette event. For more information pre-registering, donating prizes or food, or to volunteer to help, please contact Karen Warnick at kawarnick@gmail.com or Ivette Burgess at imburgess@verizon.net.
Holiday Marketplace
The Holiday Marketplace is scheduled for Sunday Nov. 23rd from 10am-3pm. This annual event is a special opportunity to do some Christmas shopping for hand-crafted items and many other items from local small business owners from the St. Bernadette community. If you or someone you know is interested in participating as a vendor or would like more information on attending, please contact Mary Zaudtke at mzaudtke@starpower.net.
SPRING EVENT
The Mardi Gras Masquerade
This night of fun and celebration will be held in February 2009. The Saint Bernadette Gala includes dinner as well as Silent and Live Auctions, with proceeds benefitting Saint Bernadette School. Look for more information as the date gets closer. If you are interested in participating as a sponsor, advertising in the program, or donating goods/services for the event or auction, please contact the Auction Committee at 301-593-5611 ext. 245 or st.bernadettegala@gmail.com.
Contributions
If you are interested in making a financial or service contribution to St. Bernadette School or Parish, please contact the school directly at 301-593-5611 to discuss the many options available to you. You can maintain control over where your dollars are spent whether it is tuition assistance, playground equipment, debt reduction, endowments, etc…
We look forward to seeing you at future events!
If you can help us find classmates or want help on coordinating a class reunion, please contact us at mikeherlihy@verizon.net.