CHURCH OF SAINT BERNARD 1160 WOODBRIDGE STREET SAINT PAUL, MN 55117 One block west of Rice Street on Geranium Avenue SEPTEMBER JUNE 10, 16, 2018 2018 10TH 24TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Parish Staff Pastor Reverend Ivan Sant Associate Priest Reverend Joseph Kureh Parish Administrator Karen Kathy Pojar Cronin Secretary Gloria Nava RCIA and Missionary/ Internship Progr Alonna Alonna David Mertz Neira Mertz Refugee Liaison Hsawreh Sharpoehtay Music Refugee Director Liaison Assistant Mary Julia Beth Marksue Redmond Assistant Music Director Music Director Grace Mary Grace Thompson Beth Redmond Assistant Music Director Grace Thompson Accountant Jim Rice Parish Office Parish Office Phone: (651) Phone: 488-6733 (651) 488-6733 Fax: (651) Phone: Fax: 489-9203 (651) 489-9203 488-6733 Website: Website: Fax: www.stbernardstpaul.org (651) 489-9203 Website: www.stbernardstpaul.org Facebook Facebook Page: Page: Parish Parish Life at Life at St. Bernard's Facebook Catholic Page: Church, Parish St. Life St. Paul, at MN MN St. Bernard's Catholic Church, St. Paul, MN Mass Schedule Mass Schedule Saturday 8:30 & 4:00 pm Saturday Sunday at 8:30 8:30 8:00 && 10:30 4:00 4:00 pm pm Sunday Sunday 1:30pm at at 8:00 8:00 (Spanish) & 10:30 10:30 1:30pm Weekday (Spanish) Monday-Saturday - Mass at at 8:30 8:30 Weekday Monday-Saturday - Mass at 8:30 M I S S I O N S T A T E M E N T Confessions Confessions Mondays after the 8:30 Mass Saturdays 3:30 and after the 4:00 pm Mass Mondays after the 8:30 Mass Saturdays 3:30 and after the 4:00 pm Mass 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.
A WORD FROM FR. IVAN This Sunday, we will start our Faith Formation Progr. I want to thank all our catechists for their dedication to teach our children and young adults. This year our Faith Formation Teachers are: Steve Polson & Elizabeth Doherty (I &II Atrium Classes), Marianne Banda & Angelica Vargas (3rd 5th Grade), Jeanne Brann, Jennifer Hoke (6th & 7th Grade), Mary Beth Redmond & Diana Orellana (8th & 9th Grade), David Neira (RCIA), Angel and Patricia Hernandez & Jim & Sharon Rice (RCIC) This year we have another increase in our registration and have reached over one hundred fifty three students. This is good news for all of us. The children make our parish alive. Just to remind you that last year we had 2 members of our Karenni community baptized both from the RCIA progrs. Also we had 31 children who received Holy Communion for the first time and 35 youth received the sacrent of Confirmation. I see this as an investment in our future. The importance is that we give to all a better future, both the parish and the faith of our filies. I believe Catechesis is a long-life process. Catechesis is a Greek word that means resound. We all have to let the word of God resound in our heart, starting with our young ones and finishing with our elderly. Not one of us can say that we are not in need of continuing to grow in our Faith. In so many ways especially in these times where our Faith can be eroded easily or if not completely disappear. Our Christian heritage is constantly being attacked by the popular culture of materialism, individualism and especially the struggles of our young people. The Rite of Christian Initiation (RCIA) continues to attract people, especially from our Karenni Community who come from a different religion and are new to the Catholic Faith. Thanks to David Neira. He is reaching out with great joy to our Karenni filies, always with the help of Fr. Joseph and all the interns. Our Internship Progr also will start soon. The number of interns who mainly are seminarians and students from St. Thomas University are going to increase this year. Last year they dedicated almost all Tuesday and Wednesday evenings reaching the different apartments where the Karenni live. This year they are dedicating three evenings every week. Mondays they go to Burnquist Apartments, Wednesdays they are at Arkwright apartments and Thursdays they are at Sylvan apartments. May God bless all this work of evangelization in our parish. God bless! Wishing you a blessed Sunday. Fr. Ivan Sant frivansant@churchofstbernard-stp.org Page 2 St. Bernard
Mass Intentions Saturday September 15 8:30 Kenneth Lyons 4:00pm Cliff & Irene Charpentier Sunday September 16 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 Pete Perez 10:30 George Krlinger 1:30pm (Spanish) Parish Monday September 17 8:30 Robert Kujawa Tuesday September 18 8:30 Gertrude Frazier Wednesday September 19 8:30 Joyce Gervais Thursday September 20 8:30 Fr Tim Kernan Fr Ivan & Fr Chung Friday September 21 8:30 Bill & Barb Sonntag 50th Anniversary Saturday September 22 8:30 Antonio Perez 4:00pm Patrick O Neill Sunday September 23 25thth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 Ushers Club Living & Deceased 10:30 George Krlinger 1:30pm (Spanish) Parish Prayer Line Please call Shirley at (651) 488-6330 Weekly-Sunday 8/19/18 Weekly Collection Actual Capital Cpaign Update Budget Envelope Income $4,418 $4,666 Plate & Spanish Mass 586 631 Gas/Lights 139 127 Cpus Repair 145 69 Year to Date: Envelope Income $47,293 $51,326 Plate & Spanish Mass 7,627 6,941 Gas/Lights 1,642 1,397 Cpus Repair 1,066 759 Our total needed to complete both bell tower repairs is at $6,445. Thank you for your ongoing financial support of this repair. The scaffolding is up on the south bell tower and down on the north bell tower. Mass Readings for the Week of September 16th: Sunday: Is 50:5-9a/Jas 2:14-18/Mk 8:27-35 Monday: 1 Cor 11:17-26,33/Lk 7:1-10 Tuesday: 1 Cor 12:12-14,27-31a/Lk 7:11-17 Wednesday: 1 Cor 12:31-13:13/Lk 7:31-35 Thursday: 1 Cor 15:1-7-11/ Lk 7:36-50 Friday: Eph 4:1-7,11-13/Mt 9:9-13 Saturday 1 Cor 15:35-37,42-49/ Lk 8:-4-15 Sunday: Wis 2:12,17-20/Jas 3:16-4:3/Mk 9:30-37 St Bernard Page 3
Parish News & Events FALL SWEEPSTAKES WINNERS Grand Prize $1000 Bernard Schuweiler 1st Prize $500 Marlene & Fran Blatzheim 2nd Prize $250 Joe Reinhardt 3rd Prize $100 Jim Frazier Last Chance Prize Mary Kujawa Holy Hour Every Thursday from 6 7pm In the Church Bible Study Two Bible Studies Begin This Month of September First Day of Class: Sunday, September 16 Pre K Kindergarten Grade School Basement (from 10:15 11:45). 1st 2nd Grades Grade School Basement (From 12:15-1:30pm) 3rd 5th Grades Grade School Basement 6th-7th Grades Grade School Basement 8th-9th Grades Grade School Basement RCIC & RCIA (sacrental prep) 3rd floor office building. (From 12:15-1:30pm) Net Retreat Monday September 24 at 5pm in the Parish Center All Youth from 6th Grade up are invited. Every other Thursdays From 6:30-8:30pm The Book of Jes-Pearls for the Wise Living. In the Parish Office Sunday Mornings From 9:15-10:15 The Acts of the Apostles In the Parish Please see the display in the church vestibule for more information and instructions on signing up. Contact Elizabeth Doherty at 651-387- 9500 or at steelikat@polsons.net with questions. Rice Street Athletic Club TACO FEED When? Saturday September 22 from noon to 4pm Where? Gabe s by the Park Cost? $8 for 3 tacos & 1 free beverage of your choice Proceeds from this event will be used to care for the youth progrs in the North End Area. Please contact Jack Tschida at 651-489-0568 Friendship Sunday Sunday September 16 after the 8 Mass and 10:30 Mass 1st Community of the NeoCatechumenal Way are preparing for it. All Are welcome! Please pray for the sick and homebound: Rosie Lynch Mary Nordine Lloyd Anderson Lorraine Eheim Devra Shepherd Yur Reh Lucille Biron Margaret Datko St. Paul, Minnesota Page 4
Parish Picnic 2018 A great thank you goes out to Father Ivan, Choir Grace Thompson and Juanito Banda with the Karenni Choir and Emanuel Romero (Hispanic music), Tom Kneissel and Roy Jaworski for setting up Mass, Festivities Committee, Men s Club, Hispanic Community, Karenni Community and the many volunteers and donors for their time, talent and donations in making this year s picnic possible. A special thanks to Kevin at Dar s Double Scoop for his generous donation of ice cre and sherbet and Kps for their great support of our parish picnic. We were blessed with a beautiful, sunny and warm late summer/early fall day! This year s Mass and picnic turnout was incredible, which drew the largest turnout ever! The Men s club grilled and Festivities Committee served over 400 hburgers and 150 hot dogs along with corn and donuts from the Hispanic community, watermelon donated and prepared by the Karenni Community and many delectable desserts. The bounce house, human foosball, ges, face painting and magician added entertainment following lunch until the end of the picnic. Congratulations to the 2018 sweepstakes winners: Grand Prize $1000 Bernard Schuweiler 3rd Prize $100 Jim Fraizer 1st Prize $500 Fran & Marlene Blatzheim Last Chance Prize $1 Mary T. Kujawa 2nd Prize $250 Joe Reinhardt The Festivities Committee always welcomes suggestions and comments. If you have suggestions, comments or would like to be a member of the Festivities Committee, please contact Tim Struntz at tstruntz00@aol.com or at (651) 485-0976. Being a member of the committee is not a large time commitment. We meet about 6-8 times per year to plan various events like the picnic, fish fry, bake sales along with other parish activities and fundraisers. Committee members include: Angie Vargas, Barb Graff, Elizabeth Doherty, Gail Thompson, Grace Thompson, John Stafford, Kathy Huonder, Kathy Pojar, Mary Beth Redmond, Mary Rinehart, Jeanne Palmer, Rhonda Pfiffner, Steve Polson, Betsy Struntz and Tim Struntz. New faces and ideas are always welcome! St. Paul, Minnesota Page 5