Summer 2021 Auditor Packet

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DIGITAL PACKET

Free Offerings, Initiatives, & Programs www.stbernards.edu | (585) 271-3657


INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

MISSION

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ST. BERNARD'S MAGAZINE

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UPCOMING EVENTS

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CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

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GRADUATE DEGREES

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BLOG & STUDENT TESTIMONIAL

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DONOR TIERS

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Should you have any questions regarding our enclosed offers, programs, or donor tiers, please feel free to contact either our Admissions Director,

Matt Brown ,

or our Registrar and Development Coordinator,

Sophia

Zdanowski.

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Mission & Vision Our

institution

educating Catholic

the

has laity,

seminaries

a

rich

as

St.

in

the

history

Bernard’s United

over 125 years

spanning was

States

one to

of

do

the so.

first We

of

Roman

strive

to

reunite theology, sanctity, and prayer in and through our courses by contemplating what is true, beautiful, and good, thereby appealing to both the mind and heart in coming to know and to love Truth, Beauty, and Goodness Himself. Our physical campus is located in upstate New York and has a legacy that includes people and places such

as

Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen

and

the

nearby

Cistercian Abbey of the Genesee.

Our mission is to nurture the entirety of the human person through attention to the pastoral, intellectual, spiritual, and human pillars of formation with the hope that we may, in a definite and dedicated way, assist our students to understand the things of our Faith and to incarnate them in their day-to-day service to God's people and the world as a whole.

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St. Bernard's Magazine Each

semester,

St.

Bernard's

publishes

its

Magazine

as

an

opportunity

to

update its community of alumni, students, donors, faculty, and others with our news,

events,

student

and

alumni

spotlights,

and

faculty

writings.

We

were

thrilled to give our publication a refreshed look and invite you to view it by clicking the image below! If you'd like to receive a copy of our magazine in the mail, you can fill out this form here.

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Upcoming Events St. Bernard’s exists for the building up of Christian disciples in our age, in our region

and

engagement

beyond. occur

It on

is

also

a

important

place issues

where

conversation,

related

to

our

discussion,

faith.

St.

and

Bernard’s

offers many and varied events, lectures, and speaker series for our students, constituencies, and the wider community. We invite you to join us!

Join our monthly and virtual Words with Wine

community

as

we

discuss

Architecture and Liturgy in the Modern Worship

Space

with

Thursday, June 17th,

Marta

Botturi

on

from 7:30 - 9 pm

EST! A glass of wine is encouraged :) You can register here!

Join us either in-person or virtually for our

first-ever

June

18th!

Preview Learn

Day

more

Bernard’s

graduate

certificates,

courses,

formation

on

Friday,

about

St.

programs, and

opportunities.

overall In-person

attendees have the option of joining us for free lunch and campus tour before our presentations and discussion. Learn more here!

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Certificate Programs Here at St. Bernard’s, anyone who comes to study with us will find a wonderful and varied community of learners. We have those seeking to pursue Master’s degrees, but also those who desire to go deeper in an aspect of their faith without having to commit to a degree program.

Our Certificates seek to enrich those wanting to learn more – who desire to be formed and informed so as to offer a well-formed witness to the world. Below you’ll find a summary of our programs. Note that a bachelor’s degree is not required for our certificates. More on our certificates can be found on our website here.

We have four programs:

1.

CERTIFICATE IN CATHOLICISM AND FINE ARTS (CCFA) .

This

certificate program seeks to explore various art forms and their relation to and revelation of the faith. It is comprised of four courses (12 credit hours) 2.

CERTIFICATE IN CATHOLIC PHILOSOPHY (CCP) .

This certificate

program seeks to provide a basic introduction to the practice of philosophy as realized within the Catholic intellectual tradition. It is comprised of six courses (18 credit hours) 3.

CERTIFICATE IN CATHOLIC BIOETHICS (CCB) .

This certificate program

will provide an introduction to the realm of bioethics from the Catholic perspective. It is comprised of five courses (15 credit hours) 4.

CERTIFICATE IN CATECHETICAL LEADERSHIP (CCL) .

At the heart of

St. Bernard’s exists the desire to form those discerning ministry – being Christ’s hands and feet to those around them. This certificate program provides a basic introduction to the tenets of the faith and ways to discern calls to ministry. It is comprised of five courses (15 credit hours) 6


Graduate Programs St. Bernard’s academic offerings assist students of all ages in coming to know and to love the Lord and his Church through theological, philosophical, and pastoral engagement. Men and women, cleric and lay, ecclesial ministers and those seeking personal formation and edification enroll in our programs, seeking the good, the true, and the beautiful alongside one another. More on our graduate programs can be found on our website here. We have four programs:

1.

MASTER OF ARTS (THEOLOGICAL STUDIES) .

This degree seeks to

provide students with a thorough understanding of theology that simultaneously increases knowledge of the faith and incites the humble adoration of the mysteries of divine revelation. 2.

MASTER OF ARTS IN PASTORAL STUDIES .

This degree seeks to

provide students with a dynamic combination of theological and ministerial formation, which prepares them to offer an engaging, wellformed witness to the world. 3.

MASTER OF DIVINITY.

This degree seeks to provide students with an

extensive and dynamic combination of theological and ministerial formation, which prepares them to offer an engaging, well-formed witness to the world, usually through professional ministry. 4.

MASTER OF ARTS (CATHOLIC PHILOSOPHY) .

This degree seeks to

engage students in a systematic study of philosophy as realized within the Catholic intellectual tradition at a graduate level. Students will become historically informed, independent thinkers who can engage in the discipline of philosophy as practiced within Catholic intellectual circles and outside of these within contemporary culture for the sake of the goods for which the Diaconate, priesthood, or other ministries within the Roman Catholic Church exist. 7


St. Bernard's Blog & Student Testimonial St. Bernard's blog is an opportunity for students, alumni, and professors to engage current events and topics of faith and culture. We invite you to peruse our blogs, found on our website and by clicking the image below:

Student Testimonial Sarah Mancini-Goebert Certificate in Catechetical Leadership, Rochester Campus Sarah

has

spent

her

career

in

ministry,

most

recently

as

a

Campus

Minister at St. John Fisher College. She found that her job as a minister also involved work as a catechist teaching college students Catholicism and

supporting

them

as

they

navigate

academics,

social

challenges,

and faith at a crucial time in their lives. She decided that there would never be a “right” time to go back to graduate school and found that the Certificate in Catechetical Leadership was a good introduction to graduate

studies

without

the

commitment

of

a

full

Master’s

degree.

Thus far she is certain that her courses at St. Bernard’s will help her better

empower

the

young

adults

that

she

leaders for change.

Follow us by clicking on the icons below!

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works

with

to

become


Donor Tiers & Giving We are very proud of the support that our school and its mission have been to the wider Catholic community. Over the years, we have benefited greatly from the constant faith, prayerful support and generous sharing of our alumni, friends of the school, and other dioceses, all of which have allowed us to challenge, inform and foster the gifts of those called to serve. We invite you to contact our Development Coordinator here or click here to give a monetary donation to St. Bernard’s.

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donor tiers

include:

St. Kateri Tekakwitha Society ($1000-2499)

Cistercian Society ($1-99)

St. Isaac Jogues Society ($2500-5000)

St. John Neumann Society ($100-249)

St. elizabeth Ann Seton Society ($5000-9999)

St. Marianne Cope Society ($250-499)

St. Bernard Society ($10,000, Pledges, Estate, and

St. Rene Goupil Society ($500-999)

Scholarship Foundation Gifts)

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