CHURCH OF SAINT BERNARD

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1 CHURCH OF SAINT BERNARD 1160 WOODBRIDGE WOODBRIDGE STREET STREET SAINT 1160 SAINT PAUL, PAUL, MN MN One block west of Rice Street on Geranium Avenue SUNDAYININOO RDINARY T TIME IME 426 THTH SUNDAY RDINARY 2ND SUNDAY OF ADVENT OCTOBER 1, 2017 JANUARY 29TH, 2017 DECEMBER 10, 2017 Parish Staff Pastor Reverend Ivan Sant Associate Priest Reverend Joseph Kureh Parish Administrator Karen Cronin Secretary Gloria Nava RCIA and Missionary Internship Program Alonna Mertz Refugee Liaison Hsawreh Sharpoehtay Refugee Music Director Liaison AssistantMary JuliaBeth Marksue Redmond Music Director Assistant Music Director Mary Grace Beth Thompson Redmond Assistant Music Director Grace Thompson Parish Office Phone: (651) Fax: (651) Website: Facebook Page: Parish Life at St. Bernard's Catholic Church, St. Paul, MN Mass Schedule Saturday 8:30 am & 4:00 pm Sunday at 8:00 & 10:30 am 1:30pm Weekday (Spanish) Monday-Saturday Weekday - Mass at 8:30 am Monday-Saturday - Mass at 8:30 am Confessions Confessions Mondays after the 8:30 am Mass Saturdays Mondays 3:30after and after the 8:30 the 4:00 am Mass pm Mass Saturdays 3:30 and after the 4:00 pm Mass M I S S I O N S T A T E M E N T Saint Bernard s is a Roman Catholic parish providing vital services to the diverse North End community of St. Paul. As we extend the hand of welcome to all, our mission is to learn, love, and live the challenging Word of Jesus Christ, offering parishioners and neighbors direction and support at every phase of their faith journey.

2 A WORD FROM FR. IVAN Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, In the middle of December, just before we enter in the heart of the Christmas Season, the Church in the Americas celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Most of us associate it only as a Mexican feast. However, Our Lady of Guadalupe is the Patroness of all the Americas. The apparition of the Virgin Mary to St. Juan Diego was important for the Catholicism of our country too. The words of the Virgin Mary to Juan Diego were totally addressing the spreading of the Good News of the love of Jesus to everyone. I want very much to have a little house built here for me, in which I will show Him, I will exalt Him and make Him manifest. I will give Him to the people in all my personal love, in my compassion, in my help, in my protection. I am truly your merciful Mother, yours and all the people who live united in this land. Also people of different ancestries, thodr who love me, those who seek me, those who trust in me. Here I will hear their weeping, their complaints and heal all their sorrows, hardships and sufferings. This year at St. Bernard, we have been celebrating mass in Spanish once every Sunday afternoon at 1:30pm. We have had a steady attendance. Also last year the group has donated an authentic copy of the original image of the Virgin of Guadalupe that they brought from the Basilica in Mexico (which you can see on the right hand of the sanctuary of our church). This is an initiative to reach out to the Spanish speaking people in our neighborhood who are also straying away from the faith. I pray that the Our Lady of Guadalupe may continue to help us to be a missionary parish to reach out those who want to encounter Jesus Christ. Our Lady of Guadalupe feast on Tuesday, December 12. Special Mass at 7pm in Spanish. God bless! Wishing you a blessed Sunday. Fr. Ivan Sant Page 2 St. Bernard

3 Mass Intentions Saturday December 9 8:30am 4:00pm Dolores Burg Sunday December 10 2nd Sunday of Advent 8:00 am Bill Gangl 10:30 am Jean Tschida 1:30pm (Sp) Parish Monday December 11 8:30 am Tom Schreier Sr. Tuesday December 12 Our Lady of Guadalupe 8:30 am Rosemary Mohs 7:00 pm Spanish Wednesday December 13 St. Lucy 8:30 am Dorothy & Al Buchal Thursday December 14 St. John of the Cross 8:30 am Carol Strom Friday December 15 8:30 am William B. Flaspeter Family Saturday December 16 8:30am 4:00pm Tim Sager Sunday December 17 3rd Sunday of Advent 8:00 am Bill Gangl 10:30 am Parish 1:30pm Spanish Sacraments Call the Parish Office to make arrangements (651) Anointing of the Sick This Communion for the Sick & Homebound Please call the Parish Office to make arrangements. Baptism of Infants Baptism of Older Children & RCIA To become a full member of the Roman Catholic Church, contact Alonna Mertz or Fr. Ivan at the Parish Office. Marriage Preparation Couples anticipating Christian Marriage need to contact the Parish Office at least six months prior to the wedding date they desire. After a pre-nuptial interview with a priest, a specific date will be set. Marriage preparation classes are required. Ministries Prayer Line..Shirley (651) or Judy (651) Liturgy Parishioners are encouraged to offer to be readers and altar servers at Mass. Faith Formation Faith Formation... Fr. Ivan (651) Mass Readings for the 2nd Sunday of Advent: Sunday : Is 40:1-5,9-11/2Pt 3:8-14/Mk 1:1-8 Monday: Is 35:1-10/Lk 5:17 26 Tuesday: Zec 2:14-17/Lk 1:26 38 Wednesday: Is 40:25-31/Mt 11:28 30 Thursday: Is 41:13 20/Mt 11:11-15 Friday: Is: /Mt 11:16 19 Saturday: Sir 48:1-4,9-11/Mt 17:9a,10-13 Sunday: Is 61:1-2a,10-11/1 Thies 5:16-24/Jn1:6-8, Please pray for the sick and homebound: Yvonne Spence Lloyd Anderson Devra Shepherd Lucille Biron George Kramlinger Rosie Lynch Helen Reinhardt Lorraine Eheim Bob Rauen Bernice Peters Thanks for your Donations!

4 Parish News & Events Church Christmas Decorations Saturday December 16 at 9am in Church Please come and help. Advent Holy Hour In preparation for Christmas, we will be having a Holy Hour of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on every Thursday, next on December 14 at 6pm. All are welcome. Christmas Carol CD Merry Christmas! The youth of St. Bernard s will be selling Christmas carol CDs to fundraise for a pilgrimage to Rome to see Pope Francis next summer This will be a spiritual pilgrimage and an opportunity for our youth to have an encounter with God, visit many holy places, and to meet the Holy Father. They are very excited and consider this pilgrimage important for their lives and so, out of their own initiative, they have arranged and recorded a beautiful CD of Christmas carols for your enjoyment. Please see them at the end of Mass this weekend to help realize their dream. Retirement Fund for Religious Collection This weekend Your gift works for elderly religious by helping to furnish medications, nursing care, and more. Please support next week s collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious and give to those who have given a lifetime. Feast Our Lady of Guadalupe December 12 at 6pm Rosary, followed by a play of the apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe and music Mariachi style. Mass at 7pm and refreshments and music after mass at the Parish Center. Organized by St. Bernard s Hispanic Ministry. Advent/Christmas Penance Celebration Sunday, December 4pm The Sacrament of Reconciliation to prepare you well to celebrate the beautiful celebrations of Christmas. Bake Sale ATTENTION BAKERS!!! The Festivities Committee will be hosting its annual Christmas Bake sale after the masses on December 16 th & 17 th. As you plan your Christmas baking, please consider donating some of your delightful treats to the bake sale. The Festivities Committee will welcome your goods before each mass in the back of Church and will sell the baked goods after each mass. Children Christmas Pageant Our Faith Formation children are presenting a Christmas Pageant on Sunday December 17 at 10:10am. Please plan accordingly to attend and support our children. A special thanks goes to all our Faith Formation teachers for their dedication to our children. St. Paul, Minnesota Page 4

5 Holy Hour every Thursday of Advent from 6-7pm Advent and Christmas Schedule Dec 12 Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Masses 8:30am (English) and special celebration in Spanish starting 6pm and Mass 7pm. Food at the Parish Center after mass. Buy your roses at the entrance of the Church. Dec 16 Christmas Church decoration at 9am Bake Sale on all the masses of Dec Children Christmas Pageant on Dec 17 at 10:10am Dec 17 Penance Celebration at 4pm Dec 22 at 7pm Christmas Novena in the Church held by the Hispanic Ministry Christmas Masses: Christmas Eve Masses: 4pm and 10pm Christmas Day Masses: 8:00am & 10:30am 1:30pm (Spanish) Dec 31st: 3 Kings Celebration after the 10:30 Mass New Year Masses, Mary Mother of God New Year s Eve Masses: 4pm New Year s Day Masses: 8:00am & 10:30am 1:30pm (Spanish) Horarios Para Adviento y Navidad Hora Santa cada Jueves de Adviento desde la 6pm hasta la 7pm Dec 12 Fiesta de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe. Celebracion empieza a la 6pm con el Rosario, obra de teatro, cantos tradicionales y misa a las 7pm. Comida en el Parish Center despues de la misa. Rosas para comparar el la puerta de la iglesia. Dec 16 a las 9am Adornar la iglesia con decoracion de navidad. Dec 17 Confesiones a las 4pm. Para preparar bien el alma para la fiesta de Navidad. Dec 22 Posada en la iglesia a las 7pm. Dec 24 Misa del 4 Domingo de Adviento a al 1:30pm Misa de Navidad: Dec 25 a ls 1:30pm Dec 31: Celebracion de los 3 reyes a las 11:30am. Y misa a la 1:30pm Misa de Ano Nuevo, Maria Madre de Dios a la 1:30pm St. Paul, Minnesota Page 5