Sept 9, 2012 23r 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time WEEKLY SERVICES & INTENTIONS St. Joseph Church 09/08 Sat 4:00 pm Int. Olga Day 09/09 Sun 8:00 am Int. Fr. Eric Freed 09/10 Mon 7:30 am Eucharistic Service 09/11 Tue 7:30 am Eucharistic Service 09/12 Wed 7:30 am +Gary Morgan 09/13 Thu 7:30 am Eucharistic Service 09/14 Fri 7:30 am Int. Donavan Hoepcke 09/15 Sat 4:00 pm Javier Nunez St. Joseph Hospital 09/11 Tue 11:30 +Lois Gardner 09/13 Thu 11:30 +Morrison Gardner St. Bernard Church 09/09 Sun 10:00 am Mass for the People 09/10 Mon 12:15 am Eucharistic Service 09/11 Tue 12:15 pm +Vince Walsh 09/12 Wed 12:15 pm +Darwin Crop 09/13 Thu 12:15 pm Eucharistic Service 09/14 Fri 12:15 pm +Eucharistic Service This Week s Meeting & Events 09/11 Tue 7:00 pm ICF Meeting 09/15 Sat 10:00 am Choir Practice Our Annual Ministries Appeal for 2012 is $26,900.. To date we have $24,644 44 in pledges and payments. It is important to meet our goal in order to fund those important services provided by the Diocese. Thank you for your support. Movie Night has been cancelled for the summer. We will start up again on September 28 th. No church parking except on weekends for St. Bernard's Church. Starting this month work will begin on the hall elevator. Please do not park in parking lot for the next several weeks; only rental parking is allowed. Thank you for your consideration. Finance Corner Last weekend the plate collection was $3,541 and Catholic University/Communications was $996. Second Collection Second collection next weekend is for Maintenance & Repair. Leave a Legacy If you own a home but need more income NOW, you can create a "life income trust" that pays you income for life, defers capital gains tax, and leaves the principal to your parish later. Consult your financial advisor or call Humboldt Area Foundation at 707-442- 2993 for more information. Fr. Eric s Wednesday Night Study Sessions Fr. Eric Freed's popular seminars are every Wednesday except the last Wednesday of the month. They will be held at the Newman Center just up the hill from Health Sport in Arcata at 700 Union Street at 7:30 pm. This session will be on the Historical Survey of Christianity. Fr. Eric Freed is the pastor at St. Bernard s parish. Call 442-6466 for questions. Book of Revelation Presented by: Fr. David Anderson Monday evenings: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm September 10- October 29 St. Bernard Parish Hall: Pinochi Room Fr. David Anderson, pastor at St. Peter Eastern Catholic Church in Ukiah, is both Retreat Master and Liturgist. Over the past years has presented lecture series at St. Bernard: "The Early Church Fathers" and "The Eight Great Doctors of the Early Church. He has translated various works from Church Fathers and is an outstanding teacher. We welcome him back. Cost $20.00 for the series. ATTENTION READERS, EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS, ALTAR SERVERS The new schedules for Oct Jan 6, 2013, should be available in mid-september. If you will not available for a certain upcoming date between October and Jan 6, 2013, please contact Karen Smith at mandycat@fastmail.us or 269-0476. Check out our Website at: www.saintbernards.org
Sept 9,, 2012 23r 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time LITURGICAL MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES Are you interested in deepening your faith, experiencing the Eucharist as never before and being of service to others? Our parish is looking for people of all ages to assist at mass by becoming altar servers, readers, or extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist. Please contact Karen Smith at 269-0476 if you are interested or require additional information about serving in one of these ministries. PRAYERS FOR THE SICK: Evelyn Avila, James Avila, Patricia Ayers, Teresa Blake, Dennis Cahill, Donna Clemons, Mary Davey, Tia Dimmick, Kathy Ferris, Tara Gadsby, Quinta Genovali, Elsie Godinho, Erick Gonzalez, Therese & Paul Grella, Marian Griffin, Jackie Hill, Jim Hill, Joseph, Joyce, Alisa Luzzi-Jerland, Kevin, Margaret Knight, Cathy McCormack, Riley Moran, Margaret Murdock, Deb Nordstrom, Donna Nunes, John G. Perrone, Dolores Ralls, Joanne Hebert Ray, Robert Resor, Laura Rumble, Donna Selsor, Sharon, Joe Simera, Rosemary Simera, George Smith, Nancy Smith, Francesco Stagnoli, Jan Sundquist, William Taylor, David & Angela Timmerman, Lindy Timmerman, Greg Weigel, Seth Woolf, and all our brothers and sisters in need of prayer and healing. Were you thinking about becoming a member of Our Women s Club? Come help assist our church and pastor through this special ministry. Our next meeting will be Sept. 26 th, 7:00 pm in St. Bernard Parish Hall. All women ages 18 and over are welcome to join. Advent Candles & Wreaths are available for purchase at St. Bernard s Office for $6.25 each. PRAYER LINE "Happy is the person who remains faithful under trials, because when he succeeds in passing such a test, he will receive as his reward the life which God has promised to those who love Him." ~ James 1:12 If you have a special need of any type, we have a prayer team who will pray on your behalf. Please call Toni at 445-3616. Seeking one Adorer to commit to the 1-21 pm hour for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. If interested, call Lee @ 443-2054 2054. Sept. 10 Fr. David Anderson 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Sept. 19 Catholic Update with the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. Sept. 28 Movie Night 7:00 pm Welcome to Fr. Francis Gayam who will be saying all the Masses this weekend at St. Bernard Parish. Fr. Francis is our foreign missionary from the Diocese of Nalgonda-India. Religious Education for Youth Sunday School/CCD for grades K-8 will begin September 16 th Confirmation Class for 9 grade and/or age 14+ will begin Wednesday September 19th Visit www.saintbernards.org or call (707) 601-8585 for more information. All Are Welcome-Join the choir this fall. Rehearsals are at 10 am on Saturdays at St. Bernard's Church. Please contact Issa @ 707-840-9514 with any questions. FOCUS ON POPE BENEDICT IN LEBANON Highlights of the papal journey include a visit to St. Paul's Basilica, Sept. 14 at 8 am; a meeting with Muslim leaders, Sept. 15 at 12:50 am; an outdoor meeting with young people, Sept. 15 at 8 am; and Mass & the presentation of an Apostolic Exhortation at Beirut City Center Waterfront, Sept. 16 at 12 am. All times are Pacific Time. EWTN is aired on Sudden Link Ch. 74 in the Eureka area. Go to www.ewtn.com/tv/schedule_index.asp for dates and times of more papal visit events & for rebroadcasts ("encores"). Viewers also may call EWTN at 1-205-271-2900 and ask for "Viewer Services." "By seeing Christ in each and every person, I live each day with greater gratitude and greater joy."
RCIA St. Bernard Parish Invites you to join us Who can participate in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adult? Those seeking baptism: Non-Catholic or unbaptized adults Those baptized in a Christian denomination who would like to learn about Catholicism with an eye towards conversion Catholic adults who haven t received Confirmation or Eucharist Baptized Catholics not raised in the faith now seeking to become practicing Catholics Catholics who have been away from the faith and wish to return RCIA meets at the St. Bernard rectory on Thursday evenings beginning September 27 th at 7:00 pm. For more information, call 442-8812 Come and see.