St. Bernard's Digital Packet of Free Offerings, Initiatives, & Programs

DIGITAL PACKET

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

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND:

FREE AUDIT

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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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Free Audit Invitation We invite you to

audit one course

of your choosing from our list of

spring, summer, and fall 2021 courses that can be found on our website. (Note: spring courses are currently listed; summer and fall courses will be listed soon!)

Once a course catches your eye, you can follow the below instructions to activate your free audit opportunity!

1. Complete our auditor application page on our website: www.stbernards.edu/auditor-online-application 2. When you fill out the application, there will be a field that asks if you attended the Cure of Ars Buffalo Gala (towards the end of the application). In order to “redeem” this one free audit offer, click “yes.” This will waive your audit fee 3. Any questions, please contact our Admissions Director! www.stbernards.edu/staff/matthew-brown

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St. Bernard's Magazine Each semester, St. Bernard's publishes its Magazine and sees it 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!

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Upcoming Events St. Bernard’s exists for the building up of Christian disciples in our age, in our region and beyond. It is also a place where conversation, discussion, and engagement occur on important issues related to our faith. St. Bernard’s offers many and varied events, lectures, and speaker series for our students, constituencies, and the wider community. Due to COVID-19, all of our events have been held virtually. We invite you to join us!

Join our St. Bernard's virtual community as we discuss Graham Greene's classic and compelling novel, The End of the Affair.

Come ready to discuss the major themes of this book with Mrs. Heather Hughes Huff - wife of assistant professor, Dr. Charles Hughes Huff - on

Thursday, 10/29, from

7:30 - 9 pm EST! A glass of wine is encouraged :) You can register here!

We're excited to pick up where we left off with our monthly Theology and Culture series - this time, a little nuanced! Join us for our third virtual Theology and Culture event featuring a brand new, three-part series on what it means to be a faithful citizen. More information and registration is available 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:

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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) .

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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:

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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:

Watch a student testimonial from DOB deacon candidate, Tim Coughlin!

Follow us by clicking on the icons below!

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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,

St. Rene Goupil Society ($500-999)

and Scholarship Foundation Gifts)

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