Funds for Human Concerns are part of the parish budget. As part of our outreach program, the Human Concerns Committee donates money to various agencies in the community, such as Hope House, Pregnancy Help Center and Central City parishes. The Human Concerns Committee meets on the third Monday evening of each month.

Committee Activities

Christmas and Easter Cards and Plants - Parishioners are invited to address Christmas or Easter card(s) to our homebound. The cards and plants are delivered by volunteers to the recipients a week before the Holy Day.

Sharing Weekend - Parishioners are asked to bring a wrapped Christmas gift (men, women, children) to church during a specific weekend in Advent. These gifts are sorted and given to various agencies in the Milwaukee area to be distributed to the needy.

Respect for Life Baby Shower - Two weekends during October are set aside for a baby shower. Parishioners are asked to bring baby items to church. These items are given to agencies that minister to unwed mothers who chose to give the gift of life to their child.

Guest House - A shelter for homeless men located at 1216 N. 13th Street. Volunteers from St. Bernard help staff the shelter 2 or 3 times per month - about 2 hours in the evenings. They dispense toiletries, linens and work in the reception area. In addition, school and religious education students make sandwiches for the shelter a couple times per month. The Guest House is also a recipient of toiletries from our monthly Human Concerns collection.

Repairers of the Breach - We make and deliver sandwiches to them twice a month. 

Mass of Remembrance - Sympathy cards are sent and literature given to the bereaved. A special liturgy is held on November 2nd for those who have lost a loved one during the preceding year. A light dinner is served after the liturgy.

Monthly Human Concerns Collection - Non-perishable food and toiletries are collected on the third weekend of each month. These are sorted and bagged after the 10am Sunday Mass in the Clairvaux vestibule. The food and toiletries are delivered during the week to shelters and inner city food pantries.

Outreach - The Human Concerns Committee reviews requests for funding and makes donations to groups that advocate, educate and serve the poor.

Home Eucharistic Ministry - An organized group of volunteers are scheduled to bring Eucharist to our homebound parishioners each weekend.

Meal Program - Parish families in crisis of any kind are provided with meals. If you are interested in helping to prepare meals or are in need of assistance please contact Alice Eisenhauer at 774-5470.

 St. Vincent de Paul Society - Members visit needy families within the parish to assess their needs. Food, clothing, home furnishings are provided by St. Vincent de Paul if warranted. Volunteers work in pairs. New members are needed and will be paired with an experienced person. Visits average two or three per month. In the spring, St. Vincent de Paul sponsors "Bundle Sunday" a collection of clothing and household items. Meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at the Eisenhauer's residence. For more information, call Dick or Alice Eisenhauer at 774-5470.