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!!"#! Parish Staff Rev. Thomas Diaz, Pastor Ext.2104 Rev. David Galeana, Parochial Vicar 443-8429 Deacon Frank Weber 442-5615 Cathy Finney, Office Manager Ext.2101 Illeen Knapp, Bookkeeper Ext.

1 !!"#! Parish Staff Rev. Thomas Diaz, Pastor Ext.2104 Rev. David Galeana, Parochial Vicar Deacon Frank Weber Cathy Finney, Office Manager Ext.2101 Illeen Knapp, Bookkeeper Ext.2102 Fritz Sorensen, Maintenance Ext.2105 Debbie David, Pastoral Advisory Chairperson Dianne Luzzi, RCIA Issa Stemler, Music Director Amanda Rutledge, Children & Youth Faith Formation Office Hours Monday Friday 9am. - 3pm. E- Mail: office@saintbernards.org FAX: (707) $%%&'()*( Sundays: 10:30 am. Weekdays: 12:15 pm. Holy Days: Vigil 7:30 pm (vigil), 12:15pm Confessions: Wednesdays 1-2 pm. & by appt. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: Wed. 1-9pm. +,%-'$.%%.,*'&'$%%&'() (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.

28th Sunday of Ordinary Time October 12, 2014 Some background knowledge of meals in antiquity sheds light on today s parable. Meals reproduce in miniature the everyday social relations of a society.

2 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time October 12, 2014 Some background knowledge of meals in antiquity sheds light on today s parable. Meals reproduce in miniature the everyday social relations of a society. Who eats with whom at a given table reflects who can associate with whom in the larger society In today s story, a king is arranging a wedding banquet for his son. In any society, commoners will not likely be invited. Royalty associate almost exclusively with royalty or at least with VIPs. Among the king s invited are a landowner and a business person, members of the elite class. The king sent his slaves to call those who had been invited.... Again he sent other slaves, saying... Come! as this was a common practice in antiquity. After the first invitation, the guests checked out who was invited or not invited, what kind of preparations were being made or not being made, and who was planning to attend as well as who was planning to stay away. This last point was particularly important. If key people decided to stay away, so would others. The refusal of the invited guests to attend the king s wedding party shames him. For some reason the guests disapproved of the arrangements the king was making. They offer flimsy and insulting excuses, implying that tending the farm or the business is much more important than the wedding of the king s son. This is the traditional and or face-saving method of turning down an invitation. Other invited guests challenge the king s honor in a more direct fashion. They seize his slaves who bring the invitation, beat, and kill them. Clearly this action demands redress, and the king obliges. First, he sends troops to kill the murderers and burn their city. But then the king does something that breaks the rules. He invites non-elites to the wedding feast. Going to the palace, these people will enter a section of the city where they are rarely, if ever, seen. The word in translated as main roads, main streets, or thoroughfares actually describes the squares or plazas into which the streets run. These open spaces are common in Mediterranean cities. They are the normal places where the elite might meet and communicate with the nonelite. It is the place to see and be seen. The king s guest list now is very unusual to say the least. In antiquity, meals were an exclusive affair. Inclusive table fellowship in the early Christian community caused problems, as Paul noted in his letters to Corinth. People in a statusconscious culture such as this would feel more than uneasy with the royal banquet. Jesus parable was directed against his elite opponents from Jerusalem, the chief priests and elders. He contrasts their rigid observance of exclusivity with the open-hearted inclusivity expressed by the king: Invite everyone you find in the city square. Remember, parables tell how God relates to his clients ( the reign of God is like... ). The implication is that God s people ought to relate to each other in the same way. Do we? Finance Corner Last weekend the plate collection was $3,974. Second Collection This weekend the collection is for the Altar Society. Please make your checks out to St. Bernard Parish/Church or you will not get credit for your donations. WEEKLY SERVICES & INTENTIONS St. Joseph Church 10/11 Sat 4:00 pm +Fred Pepper, Sr. & +John Petrusha 10/12 Sun 7:30 am +John Ramos 10/14 Tue 7:30 am +Hugo Pompati & Family 10/16 Thu 7:30 am +Dick Sokolaski 10/18 Sat 4:00 pm +Harold Plourde, Int. Jesus & Roberto Sandoval 10/19 Sun 7:30 am Mass for the People St. Joseph Hospital 10/14 Tue 11:30 am Int. Nick Graves 10/16 Thu 11:30 am Int. Danny Luna St. Bernard Church 10/12 Sun 10:30 am Mass for the People 10/13 Mon 12:15 pm Int. Margaret McCaskill 10/14 Tue 12:15 pm +Betty Wiltfong 10/15 Wed 12:15 pm +Ele Paco Rejas 10/16 Thu 12:15 pm Int. Julia Thornburgh 10/17 Fri 12:15 pm +Martin Casanova 10/19 Sun 10:30 am +Gary Taylor

3 This Week s Meeting & Events 10/14 Tue 7:00 pm I.C. F. 10/16 Thu 7:00 pm RCIA 10/18 Sat 11:00 am Choir Practice RCIA Adults interested in joining the Catholic Church and Catholic adults who haven't been confirmed are invited to the rectory on Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. For more information, call Dianne at Eucharistic Adoration is at St. Bernard Church every Wednesday after the 12:15 pm Mass until 9 pm. Come let us adore Him. Church Humor A priest told his parishioners, "Next week I plan to preach about the sin of lying. To help you understand my homily I want you all to read Mark 17." The following Sunday, as he prepared to deliver his homily the priest asked for a show of hands. He wanted to know how many had read Mark 17. Every hand went up. The priest smiled and said, "Mark has only sixteen chapters. I will now proceed with my sermon on the sin of lying." The Italian Catholic Federation is having a Spaghetti Dinner in the St. Bernard Parish Hall today, Sunday, October 12th, from 5:00-7:00pm. All proceeds benefit the Italian Catholic Federation's Jerry Colivas Youth Scholarship Fund. Tickets are $10.00 for adults, $%.00 for children 12 years and under, and $25.00 per family. The menu will include spaghetti (meat or vegetarian sauce), salad, bread, dessert, & Beverage. Wine will be available for purchase. There will also be a Dutch Auction and Raffle. Come and bring the family, enjoy an evening of food and fellowship, and support the ICF Scholarship program. Fr. Eric 1st Year Memorial "Going to God" Plans and ideas are on the ground floor. If you would like to join the Planning Committee, please contact the church office, , or Debbie at doubledad9@aol.com. The first meeting will take place within the next few weeks. Date and time to be determined. Prayer Line If you have a special need, we have a prayer team who will pray on your behalf. Your intentions this week may be called in to Toni. You can reach her 24/7 at Children and Youth Faith Formation Religious Education classes for pre-k/k, grades 1-6, and confirmation have begun. Classes are from 6-7 every Monday at the old St. Bernard Elementary School, 115 Henderson Street. Registration is taking place until the end of October. Forms can be found at church, or you can register at the school. We are still in need of teacher assistants to help out in the classes. If you have any questions, or would like to volunteer, call or Amanda (707) , dre@saintbernards.org Youth group for junior high and high school will begin in October. Volunteers are also welcome on the team. More information on time and place to come. Liturgy of the Word for Children- if you are interested in helping children grades 1-3 to better understand the readings during mass, please let us know! There are resources and guidebooks available to begin this ministry. Knights of Columbus Oktoberfest On Sat. October 18 th at 6 pm in the Parish hall at St. Bernard Church the Knights of Columbus will be hosting an Oktoberfest. Tickets can be purchased through the Knights and Sacred Heart and St. Bernard Church offices and are $20 for adults and $10 for children and include a full dinner of wurst, red cabbage, German potato salad, rye bread and strudel. German beer and wine will also be available. Lindy Mantova of Singing accordion fame will provide musical entertainment in the fine old German tradition for your enjoyment. Proceeds will help fund the Knights many humanitarian projects and missions or (Office). PRAYERS FOR THE SICK: Chet Branum, Fr. Greg, Barbara Hill, Jackie Hill, Jim Hill,Margaret McCaskill, Betty Mitchell, Brett Perrone, Donna Selsor, Christi Elcock Smith, Judy Stopkowicz, and all our brothers and sisters in need of prayer and healing. To be happy, be thankful. To be thankful, have faith. Faith is understanding that all is God's.

Are you interested in helping with planning and organization? Plans and ideas are on the ground floor. To be happy, be thankful, To be thankful, have faith.

4 Are you interested in helping with planning and organization? Plans and ideas are on the ground floor. To be happy, be thankful, To be thankful, have faith. Faith is understanding that all is God s If you would like to join the Planning Commi!ee, please contact the church office, , or doubledad9@aol.com (Debbie) The first meeting will take place within the next few weeks, date and time to be determined.

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 Msgr.