A brick church building with a light-colored roof, large windows, and a cross with a figure on the exterior wall. The sign below reads St. John Neumann Church. The sky is clear and blue.
A small chapel with a steeple stands amid snow-covered ground and trees under a blue sky. A sign in front reads St. Bernard Chapel.
A small white church with a steeple and cross, surrounded by trees and greenery, under a blue sky with clouds. Text below reads St. Mark the Evangelist Mission.

St. Bernard Chapel

A beige and white church with a tall steeple, cross on top, large front windows, and a porch with pillars, set against a clear blue sky and surrounded by green shrubs.

St. Bernard Chapel was built and consecrated in 2005, under the patronage of the Doctor of the Church and Cistercian Abbot St. Bernard of Clairvaux, whose statue and first-class relic reside at the chapel.  St. Bernard serves the vacationers and staff of Snowshoe Mountain Resort.  At 4800 feet, the Chapel holds the distinction, arguably, of the highest church in elevation in the USA east of the Rocky Mountains.

CATHOLIC MASS

  • Saturday 6:30 pm (May through October)
  • Saturday 5:30 pm (November through April)
  • Christmas Eve 9:00 pm
  • Easter Sunday 8:00 a.m. (no Mass on Holy Saturday)
A middle-aged man wearing glasses, a black clerical shirt with a white collar, and a black blazer, smiling at the camera against a plain gray background.

Rev. Arthur Bufogle Jr.

Contact Information

Pastor:    Fr. Arthur Bufogle Jr.
Phone:    304-799-6778

Mailing Address:
St. Bernard Chapel, c/o St. John Neumann Parish, 714 Tenth Avenue, Marlinton WV  24954 (and) Physical Address:  6332 Snowshoe Drive, Snowshoe WV  26209.

Physical Address:
6332 Snowshoe Drive
Snowshoe, WV  26209

Wedding Photos

A bride in a strapless white gown and a groom in a black tuxedo stand smiling together in the aisle of a bright, modern chapel with wooden pews and large windows.
A church with a steep roof, front steps, and a tall steeple topped with a cross stands under a partly cloudy blue sky. There is a large cross on the building above red double doors.
A bright chapel with wooden beams, rows of wooden pews decorated with flowers, a large crucifix on the front wall, and a dark water fountain in the foreground on a polished wood floor.
A bright, empty chapel with wooden pews, large windows letting in sunlight, and exposed wooden beams. A podium with a microphone and a table with two candles are in the foreground.
A bright chapel interior with wooden beams, rows of wooden pews, candles, flowers, and a white-covered altar in the foreground. Large windows and double doors let in natural light at the back.
A bride and groom stand at the altar in a wooden church, facing a priest. Guests are seated and standing on both sides. A large crucifix hangs on the wall behind the altar.
A bride and groom walk down church steps as guests blow bubbles, celebrating their wedding on a sunny day under a blue sky. The guests are smiling and dressed in formal attire.