St. Bernard Parish Hillside Ln. Green Bay, Wisconsin (920) August 11 & 12, 2018

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1 St. Bernard Parish 2040 Hillside Ln. Green Bay, Wisconsin (920) August 11 & 12, 2018

2 ST. BERNARD PARISH PAGE 2 Mass Intentions The saving graces of the Mass are for: Monday, August 13 8:45 am Word/Communion Service Tuesday, August 14 8:45 am Word/Communion Service 2:30 pm Bornemann Nursing Home/Mass 5:30 pm Mass for the Assumption of Mary Wednesday, August 15 8:45 am for families in crisis, that they may experience Christ s strength, healing and hope. 5:30 pm the soul of Pat Bero Thursday, August 16 8:45 am the souls John Pagel and Steve Witcpalek Friday, August 17 8:45 am the soul of Wayne Delfosse Saturday, August 18 1:00 pm Smits/Piel Wedding 2:30 pm Confessions 4:00 pm Gerry & Janet Piontek (55th Wedding Anniversary) Sunday, August 19 8:00 am the soul of Homer De Baker 10:00 am the soul of Gene Hall 5:30 pm Confessions 6:30 pm the People of St. Bernard Parish Baptisms We welcome those who were baptized recently: Wyatt Joseph Landon Rothe Olivia Suzanne Hokenson Areigh Marie Vega Wedding Banns III Jenna Smits & Nate Piel Congratulations to the couple who was recently married at St. Bernard: Avery Schwab & Kaitlynn Scheld May God Bless them with a long and happy life together. Your Financial Stewardship For the week ended August 5, 2018 Weekly Envelopes... $ Offertory Loose... $ 20, , Weekly Joyful Giving Budget... $ 23, This week we have a special Holy Day Mass honoring the Assumption of Mary into Heaven, body and soul. Our parish will be offering a vigil Mass on Tuesday, August 14 at 5:30 pm in the main church. We will also be offering an 8:45 am morning Mass and a 5:30 pm evening Mass on the Holy Day itself, August 15. Be sure to check neighboring parishes if our times do not fit your work schedule. We are blessed to be in a big city with many Mass options. The recognition and honoring of the Assumption of Mary body and soul into heaven goes back in the Church s memory to its earliest days. It found concrete proclamation in the Church under Pius XII in the 1950 s, after broad consultation with the long tradition of the Church and all the bishops of the world. The dogma serves as a great consolation to all of us reminding us that the afterlife is both a healed soul and a renewed body. When you and I die, our souls come before God but our bodies remain with the earth until the final resurrection and the emergence of what scripture calls a new heavens and a new earth. We are not fully complete in the life to come until we are fully united with our own resurrected body forever. The details of which will have to be experienced to be understood. Mary has followed where Christ has already gone and to where we hope to follow too. I hope you can join us this week for this consoling Marian feast. Next Monday is the Feast Day of St. Bernard on August 20. This is our parish Feast Day. That s a big deal. August 20 marks the day of his death or as the Church thinks of it, his entrance into Heaven. He was from France in the 12 th Century. He was born of noble parents and was very well-educated. He renounced the posh life and embraced the life of an austere monk in the Cistercian community. He soon became known for his faith, wisdom, simplicity, learning and integrity. He was thus tapped to found many monasteries, traveling and preaching as he went, all to further the ongoing reform of the Church. Many popes relied on his counsel and advice. He refused multiple opportunities to be named a Bishop. He was known in a special way for his love of Mary and for the writing of some of our most beautiful Marian prayers and theology, many believe even the Hail Holy Queen. His spiritual writings are stellar in their guidance to souls on the path to Heaven. He also preached for the 2 nd Crusade seeking to inspire the people who were going forth to liberate the Holy Land from occupation. The Crusade was not successful however. St. Bernard is called a Doctor of the Church. This is the highest title we can give our saints. The title means that his whole life can teach us how to follow Christ faithfully. So feel free to order an extra ice cream next Monday and perhaps steal away some time for an extra moment of prayer or to read something by the great St. Bernard! Fr. Mark Vander Steeg

3 August 11 & 12, 2018 PAGE 3 The 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Get up and eat, else the journey will be too long for you! (KINGS 19:7) Jesus knows that our stewardship journey will be difficult; we are not designed to do it on our own. Fortunately, Jesus gave us the greatest gift of all the gift of the Eucharist; His own body and blood. When we join our sacrifices with the sacrifice of the Mass, we find the strength and courage to be His joyful disciples. Religious Education News Please take the time to register your 1 st 11 th grade child (ren) for Religious Education. The registration form can be found at the parish office or on the parish website. As always, we are looking for adults to help our program by teaching classes as a catechist, leading small group discussions, or being willing to fill in as a substitute. Classes run most Wednesdays from 6:00-7:15 pm, and all lesson plan materials are provided. In addition, if you are a parent or grandparent of a student and you volunteer, his or her tuition will be free! Or more information, please contact the parish office at (920) St. Bernard of Clairvaux, pray for us! Join us for the Girl Scout Informational Event on Thursday, September 6, :00PM - 7:00PM in Bishop Hall to learn more and sign up. For questions or to learn more about Girl Scouts, please reach out to us at or gsnwgl.org. Paul s Pantry is in need of volunteers to check-in and interview (qualify) clients from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm Mon., Tues., Wed., and Fri. Compassion, patience and understanding along with very basic computer skills are required. We are also looking for volunteer truck drivers for early morning scheduled pck-ups. No CDL required. Please call Leslie at , or at leslie@paulspantry.org. Summer Scrip Sales We will be selling SCRIP the following weekends at mass: August 12th & Sept 8th SCRIP is available in the parish office: Monday 12-4, Tuesday Thursday Friday - CLOSED Special orders over the summer will be filled as follows: Received by Available in Parish Office by: Available at Weekend Mass 9:00 am July 30(church or office) August 6 August11/12 12:00 noon August 9 (office only) August 20 Sept. 7/8 St. Bernard School Crystal Blahnik -Principal Summer Reading & Popsicle Playdates Reading Times 10:00 am and 5:00 pm (Bishop Hall) Popsicle Playdate Times (same days as the Summer Reading time) 11:00 am and 6:00 pm (Playground) Monday, August 20, 2018 #SB Serves Summer 2018 Join us for a Parish & School Campus Clean Up Day Saturday, August 25th from Noon-3:00 pm Join us a er the ac vity for 4:00 pm Mass in the church. Refreshments: ( drinks and pretzels will be available) We would love to see you and your family join us for a few hours of cleaning up the grounds at the church and school. We will be weeding, watering, clearing brush, picking up trash, getting rid of cobwebs and just making our entire campus look inviting for the start of the school year. Check in at the table in front of the main school entrance to get directions and supplies!

4 19TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME PAGE 4 ALPHA...is a series of interactive sessions that runs for 10 weeks, where one can rediscover and explore the Christian Faith. Each session focuses on one of the basic issues around the faith and is designed to engage and inspire conversation Each session consists of three parts: Meal: A great way to get to know each other Talk: minute video presentation Small Group Discussion: Share thoughts and ideas without criticism or judgment Also included is one Saturday Day Away All ALPHA sessions are held in Bishop Hall at the following days and times beginning the second week of September: Tuesday: 6:00-7:30 pm (7:45 for the 1st session) Wednesday 6:00-7:15 pm (for Parents/Guardians of Children in the Religious Ed. program) Thursday: 11:30 am -1 pm (1:15 for the 1st session) The Saturday Day Away is on October 20th, from 9:30 am to 3 pm There is no charge to participate, however, free-will offerings will be gratefully accepted. Steubenville 2018 SPACE IS LIMITED! Get your registration in early.go to or Fill in the form found on the central pillar in the narthex and return to the parish office If you ve been coming to Mass for a while, but are not Catholic, we invite you to look deeper into the Catholic faith. We are holding informational sessions about the... Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) When: After all masses on the Weekend of Aug. 25 & 26 Or Tuesday, Sept. 4 at 6:30pm Where: In the Church Library RCIA is a process designed for adults who are unbaptized, baptized in another Christian tradition, or baptized in the Catholic Church but received little or no formation in the Catholic faith. For more information contact Joanne Griesbach at or by , joanne@stbernardcong.org

5 PAGE 5 Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday: 2:30-3:30 pm Sunday: 5:30 pm Sacrament of Marriage Contact the Parish Office at least 6 months prior to the date. Sacrament of Baptism Contact Deacon Larry Mastalish at Thinking About Becoming Catholic? Contact Joanne Griesbach /joanne@stbernardcong.org Moved, Dropped your land line or changed your address? PLEASE contact: St. Bernard Parish Office at or Tina at: tina@stbernardcong.org. Listen to Fr. Mark s homily on our website at: Family Rosary Across America Monday-Friday 8 pm ET/5 pm PT 1050 AM Relevantradio.com AREA CONFESSION SCHEDULE St. Bernard Sat. 2:30-3:30 pm Sun. 5:30 pm St. Philip the Apostle Sat. 3:15-3:45 pm (English) Sun. 10:30-10:55 am (Spanish) Holy Cross Prince of Peace Thurs. 5:00-6:00 pm Resurrection Sat. 3:15-3:45 pm St. Francis Xavier Cathedral Sat. 2:15-3:30 pm Wed. 6:00-8:00 pm St. Mary of the Angels Sat. 3:30 pm Sun. 8:30 am St. Matthew Sts. Peter and Paul Sat. 3:30 pm Sun. 7:30 am, 9:30 am, 12pm St. Willebrord Mon.-Fri.7:00 am, and 11:30am Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help Sun.-Fri. 10:00-10:45 am Sat. 9:15-10:45 am