THE CATHOLIC PARISH OF ST. BERNARD

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1 THE CATHOLIC PARISH OF ST. BERNARD 615 H St. Eureka, CA (707) Parish Staff Rev. Thomas Diaz, Pastor Rev. Edilberto Ramon, Parochial Vicar Deacon Frank Weber Msgr. Gerard Brady, Retired, in residence Rev. Mike Cloney, Retired, in residence Cathy Finney, Office Manager Ext Illeen Knapp, Bookkeeper Ext.2102 Fritz Sorensen, Maintenance Dianne Luzzi, RCIA Issa Stemler, Music Director Melanie Broswick, Children & Youth Faith Formation, Toni Lee Estevo, Prayer Line (24/7) Office Hours Monday Friday, 8am 2pm E- Mail: office@saintbernards.org FAX: (707) Mass Schedule at St. Bernard Sundays: 10:30 am Weekdays: 12:15 pm. Mon, Wed, Fri Holy Days: Vigil 7:00 pm, 12:15 pm Confessions: Wednesdays 1:00 pm- & by appointment Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: Wed. 1-9pm St. Joseph Mission Church Mass Schedule (Located on the corner of C & Henderson St.) Saturdays: 4:00 pm. (vigil), Sundays: 7:30 am. Weekdays: Tuesdays & Thursdays 7:30 am. Holy Days: 7:30 am Confessions: Saturdays 3:15-3:45 pm & by appt.

2 August 28, 2016, 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time True Humility In the Gospel Reading Jesus censures people who take the seats of honor at a feast. Take the least honorable places, he tells them, and then the host can invite you to a more honorable place. Jesus is rebuking the pride of those people who go for the honorable seats. But what is the solution to the problem of pride? If you race your friends to the least honorable seat because the reward for doing so is that you get one of the best seats, isn t this pride too? So what is true humility? Well, think about pride. There is a childish kind of pride, of course, where you brag about your accomplishments while everybody else tries to be polite enough not to roll their eyes while you are talking. The worst and most sophisticated kind of pride is found in the Pharisee. And then there is also the grown-up version of that childish pride. A multi-millionaire who explains that he is a self-made man has this kind of pride. He has failed to notice all the gifts he has been given that have helped him get where he is. He thinks he himself is responsible for the good he has. A more complicated kind of pride can be found in a person who knows that all his good comes from the grace of God. But he is sure that God has given such grace to him and not to his neighbors, because God knew that he, unlike his stupid worldly neighbors, would make good use of God s gifts. Finally, the worst and most sophisticated kind of pride is found in the Pharisee who thanked God that he was not like other men, especially not like that sinner, the publican. The Pharisee knew that every good in him was a gift from God. But he was glad that he had God s gifts and that the publican didn t. The Pharisee liked looking down on the publican. Here is what humility is, then. It is recognizing that every good in yourself is a gift from God and is meant to be given back to the Lord by being shared with others. You can t get true humility by racing for the least honorable seat. If the least honorable seat is, in the Lord s view, the best place to be seated, then true humility requires your sharing it with others in gratitude to the Lord who gave it. Eleonore Stump Questions: Does anything cripple you, sometimes make you blind? Discuss the fact that Jesus experienced our human pain along with us in order to help us get to the banquet. Do you feel any responsibility as a member of the body of Christ to help other people get to the banquet? Today s Readings Next Sunday s Readings Reading I: Sirach 3:17-18, 20, Reading I: Wisdom 9:13-18b Reading II: Hebrews 12:18-19, 22-24a Reading II: Philemon 9-10, Gospel: Luke 14:1, 7-14 Gospel: Luke 14: Mass Schedule and Intentions St. Joseph Hospital 08/30 Tue 11:30 am Hugo Pompati & Family 09/01 Thu 11:30 am Lois Gardner St. Bernard Church 08/28 Sun 10:30 am Mass for the People 08/29 Mon 12:15 pm Earl Baughman 08/31 Wed 12:15 pm Int. Douglas Williams 09/02 Fri 12:15 pm Donna Selsor 09/04 Sun 10:30 am Fr. Eric Freed St Joseph Church 08/27 Sat 4:00 pm Helen Gierek Scuri 08/28 Sun 7:30 am Lena Roberts 08/30 Tue 7:30 am Int. Chad Kryla 09/01 Thu 7:30 am Int. Yvette Logan 09/03 Sat 4:00 pm Mass for the People 09/04 Sun 7:30 am Dec. Mem. of ICF Stewardship: The collection last weekend was $2,796 and Peter s Pence was $1,335. PRAYERS FOR THE SICK: Petra Cortec, Erin Ford, Ryan Pepper, Heather Walsh-Redner-Ringwald, Nancy Elgin, Kathi Branum, Fr Eddie, Allie, Isela Adams, Evelyn Avila, Jim Avila, Jeri Becksted, Nancy Brunner, Therese Dick, Ed Dickinson Sr. Gertrude Connolly, Barbara Hayes, Elizabeth McCaskill, Debbie McCollister, Paul Shabata, Ashley Suthlund, Nancy Tompkins, Patricia Tritten, Victor Vellejo, Doug Williams, Jenie Wood. Prayer Line If you have a special need of any sort, we have a prayer team who will pray on your behalf. Call our prayer line leader Toni at /7.

3 St. Bernard $2,000 Scholarship Application: Apply for a parish sponsored scholarship to help pay for a Catholic education at St. Bernard's Academy. The scholarship is limited to Catholic 7th and 8th grade students from Eureka who go to church. The short application can be picked up at St. Bernard's Academy or downloaded from our website Circle your Calendars for Sunday Sept.25 th. at Freshwater Park. Starting with mass at noon. BBQ chicken, roasted veggies, beans, garlic bread and drinks will be provided. Please bring if your last name begins with A-L Green salad, M-Z Dessert. Let this be a day of praying and playing together as a parish family. Families in the Hearts of Jesus and Mary We are families who have participated in the Enthronement Ceremony of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in our homes with the assistance of Fr. Eddie. Our purpose is twofold: 1. To become a community of families dedicated to the restoration of holiness in the family through living the Sacred and Immaculate Hearts Spirituality by keeping the Eucharist at the center of our lives. 2. To establish a time of Reparation at St. Bernard Parish, which consists of:1) Sacrament of Confession, 2) Rosary, 3) Mass, and 4) Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament up to midnight, on the evening of the First Friday of each month. The first time will be this Friday evening, September 2nd, and starts at 8:30 pm in St. Bernard Church. If you want to join this ministry you can talk to our volunteers at the entrance of the church to sign up for your consecration. The volunteers will be able to answer your questions about this ministry. Please call Gary or Barbara Sokolow at (707) or Cell# (707) if you have any questions. Religious Education for Children Corner Hi everyone, It is that time of year again! All family and friends of children entering grades 1-5, please remember to register the kids for our Children's Faith Formation classes. Registration forms are located in each of the church vestibules and in the offices at Sacred Heart and St. Bernard. Classes will be on Monday evenings (I have yet to set a time) and begin September 19th. Please call or stop in the offices for any questions. Peace in Christ, Melanie Youth Ministry News. I am Analisa Alegria and I am delighted to serve you this year as your Youth Minister and Confirmation Coordinator. I am moving here on Sept 13 th and I have two possibilities for renting a small place so far. Call the parish office about places for rent. Lay Franciscan Day of Reflection All are invited to a Lay Franciscan Day of Reflection on Saturday, September 17 from 9-3pm at the St. Bernard Parish Hall. There is no charge and all are welcome. More information will be forthcoming. Please call Marian Griffin at Chicken & Polenta Dinner Family Style Sunday, Sept p.m. & 5:30 p.m. St. Mary s Parish - Leavey Hall 1730 Janes Road, Arcata. Cost: Adults $15. Children $7. Reservations Advised - Call: Doris ,Toni , Shar Italian Catholic Federation, St. Mary s Church Charities & Scholarship Benefit Parish Website Help! Our webmaster will be unavailable for several weeks in October, and various times throughout the next year. We are in need of a volunteer to 'fill in' during those weeks, post the bulletin, and make small changes on the 'home page'. Are you willing to help? No web-designing or HTML experience necessary, but should be experienced in Microsoft Word. Training will be provided. You can work from your home! Please call the office. Holy Land Pilgrimage: You are invited to join Fr. Manuel Chavez (Fr. Manny) on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land from February 14 23, For more information and a brochure, please call St. Joseph Parish office in Fortuna at or stjosephchurch@suddenlink.net. Humor An Irish priest drove down to New York and got stopped for speeding in Connecticut. The state trooper smelled alcohol on the priest's breath and then saw an empty wine bottle on the floor of the car. He said, "Sir, have you been drinking?" "Just water," said the priest, fingers crossed. The trooper said, "Then why do I smell wine?" The priest looks at the bottle and says, "Good Lord! He's done it again. He changed water into wine. Vatican wades into sex education for young people The Vatican recently rolled out a new sex education course designed to help parents and educators talk to teens about sex and counter messages on social media. The course, published by the Vatican Council for the Family, and called The Meeting Point: The Adventure of Love, aims to promote a dialogue between young people and their parents and teachers regarding sexuality. The program was developed as one step toward answering the problem of the deterioration of marriage and the family put forward at the Sept World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia and the Oct Vatican Synod on the Family. The course is available on website

As you have shared in his years of preparation for the Diaconate, You are cordially invited to join Deacon Walter Dance Farrell as he Delivers his first Homily, Sunday, the Eleventh of September The

4 As you have shared in his years of preparation for the Diaconate, You are cordially invited to join Deacon Walter Dance Farrell as he Delivers his first Homily, Sunday, the Eleventh of September The Twenty-Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time Ten Thirty in the morning Saint Bernard s Catholic Church 615 H Street Eureka, California A luncheon reception to follow hosted by the Knights of Columbus in the Parish Hall (Located next to Saint Bernard s Church)

THE CATHOLIC PARISH OF ST. BERNARD

THE CATHOLIC PARISH OF ST. BERNARD 615 H St. Eureka, CA 95501 (707) 442-6466 Parish Staff Rev. Thomas Diaz, Pastor 443-8429 Rev. Edilberto Ramon, Parochial Vicar 443-8429 Deacon Frank Weber 442-5615 Deacon