St. Bernard Parish 2040 Hillside Ln. Green Bay, Wisconsin 54302 (920)468-4811 - www.stbernardgb.org December 8 & 9, 2018 Parish Office (920) 468-4811 Religious Education Office (920) 468-4390 Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Friday - 8:00-Noon School Office (920) 468-5026 Pastor Fr. Mark Vander Steeg Deacon Keith Holschbach Deacon Larry Mastalish Deacon Bernie Terrien Pastoral Associate Sr. Caroline Castellini OP Music & Liturgy Coordinator Joe LeBeau Business Manager Ginny Gigot School Principal Crystal Blahnik Parish Nurse Ann Kaufmann Director of Religious Education Adam Horn Youth Minister/Confirmation Cassian Utrie Adult Faith Formation/RCIA Joanne Griesbach R.E. Assistant Jeannine Hadzima Receptionist/Office Tina Drewiske Publications/Office Lori Froelich Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday: 2:30-3:30 pm Sunday: 5:30 pm Tuesday: 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 468-4922 Thinking About Becoming Catholic? Contact Hoanne Griesbach 468-4811/joanne@stbernardcong.org
ST. BERNARD PARISH PAGE 2 Mass Intentions The saving graces of the Mass are for: Monday, December 10 8:45 am Word/Communion Service Tuesday, December 11 8:45 am Word/Communion Service 2:30 pm Bornemann Nursing Home/ Word/Communion Service 5:30 pm Adoration/ Confession 6:30 pm the soul of Richard Jilot Wednesday, December 12 8:45 am 10:15 am the souls of John Roy and Gene Rentmeester Thursday, December 13 8:45 am a Special Intention for Bruce McEwing Friday, December 14 8:45 am the soul of Homer DeBaker Saturday, December 15 2:30 pm Confessions 4:00 pm the People of St. Bernard Parish Sunday, December 16 8:00 am a Special Intention for Judd Miller 10:00 am the soul Gene Knox 5:30 pm Confessions 6:30 pm the People of St. Bernard Parish (Our Lady of Guadalupe) Deck The Halls at St. Bernard Parish The church environment, whether it is flowers, trees, banners, candles, etc., is an ongoing ministry throughout the year. As we prepare to transform our worship space into an environment suitable to welcome our Savior, many of us may have someone we would like to remember in a special way. All donations will be recognized in the bulletin in January. Please use the envelope that was included in your joyful giving packet. Thank you! Your Financial Stewardship For the week ended Dec 2, 2018, 2018 Weekly Envelopes...... $ Offertory Loose...... $ 19,447.00 1,173.00 Maintenance Collection November... $ Online Giving November...... $ 3,521.00 5,580.00 Weekly Joyful Giving Budge...... $ 23,363.00 Big thank you to our St. Bernard families who attend GRACE St. John Paul II Classical School for hosting our cookies after the children s homilies last weekend at both the 8am and 10am Masses. The cookies were home cooked amazing and the answers from our kids were even more amazing! Smart, smart kids here at St. Bernard across the board. Many of you stopped at the table after Mass and were able to ask questions about just what makes a classical school classical. I was very thankful for the presence of their principal, Mr. Frank Nicely, at both Masses to answer questions and provide information. Our GRACE schools provide a lot of options to help parents form their children in their Faith and to help them become all God calls them to be. So just what is a classical school? One of our parents commented that a classical school tries very intentionally to root every subject somehow back to the love of God and his love for us. Not bad. Here is some information provided from our GRACE website on a classical curriculum: Trivium A Classical Curriculum is implemented in three stages: the Grammar Stage, the Logic Stage, and the Rhetoric Stage. Each stage utilizes the child s natural tendencies and affinities for learning, complementing the development of the child s brain. This educational method integrates all subjects with Catholic values, resulting in faithfilled students who are knowledgeable, analytical and articulate. Through the Trivium educational approach, we strive to incorporate Catholicism in all aspects of learning. Grammar Stage (Pre-Kindergarten-5th Grade) Grammar, the first stage, emphasizes the mastery of the basics. Before a child can become fluent in any one subject, he or she must learn its most basic elements. During this stage, ages 5-11, children possess a natural affinity for storing information on any subject and recalling it at will. Here, children desire to answer the question, what? Indeed, children at this stage are little sponges who love to mimic, sing, and memorize! Therefore, young children in the grammar stage memorize, recite, and repeat basic knowledge: the letters of the alphabet, nursery rhymes, math facts (1+1; 2 5; etc), Latin endings, history facts, and, most importantly, phonetics. The grammar stage lays the foundations for future critical thinking when the mind and spirit mature. Logic Stage (6th-8th Grade) The next stage, logic, means reason. In this stage, ages 12-14/15, children are taught to reason by continued exercises in argumentation. This flows naturally from the child s tendency to question the information they are given. Children desire to answer the question, why? Lessons in Formal Logic begin at this stage. Continued...
December 8 & 9, 2018 PAGE 3 Rhetoric Stage (9th-12th Grade) Lastly, the rhetoric stage focuses on persuasion or the communication of rational thought. By now, a student s cognitive abilities should have come into their full flower of maturity. This means that a student should be able to read, learn, think, and communicate independently. It is during this stage that emphasis is placed on the art of communicating beautifully through both the spoken and written word in defense of the Truth that they now possess. If you would like more information, simply go to our GRACE website and find the link for St. John Paul II Classical School. Fr. Mark Vander Steeg 2ND Sunday of Advent And this is my prayer: that your love may increase ever more and more in knowledge and every kind of perception, to discern what is of value (PHILIPPIANS 1:9-10) Glittery holiday ads can blind us to our stewardship values and distort our needs and wants. It is important that during this season of endless buying we remember that each of us has the need to give back to God and to those that are in need. THANK YOU! Thank you to everyone who contributed to the success of the 6th Annual Holiday Extravaganza for 2018!! It was our biggest event we've ever had with nearly 60 vendors and crafters. Many expressed interest to come back again next year. We hear many comments how our event is one of their favorites to shop and be apart of!! We especially appreciate the Event Organizer Marge Biemeret, the Holiday event decorator Cindy Sweeney, Katie Sullivan, Sarah Johanski and Melissa Mercado the Parish and School Office Staff and the many volunteers who assisted.. The help from everyone was very much appreciated!! Thank you to all the 8th grade students and moms and those who made delicious bakery and chili for the 8th grade Bake Shop for the event. The Bake Shop too was a great success. We wish everyone a Safe and Blessed Christmas. See you all next year!! Religious Education News Adam Horn-R.E. Director The Week Ahead: December 12 Happy feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe! Grade 1: Jesus Rose from the Dead and Ascended into Heaven Grade 2: Jesus Rose from the Dead on Easter Sunday Grade 3: Jesus Gathered a Community of Followers Grade 4: Why Did God Give Us Ten Commandments? Grade 5: Transubstantiation St. Bernard School Kris Hess, Administrative Assistant In December we will be praying for correctional officers (pray for the living and comfort the sorrowful) and bringing them different snack items as a thank you for their service to the community. We are asking for donations of microwave popcorn, full size candy bars, individual bags of trail mix, chex mix, mixed nuts and mints. SAVE THE DATES PK - K Christmas Concert Friday, December 14 10:00 am in church 1st - 4th Christmas Concert Monday, December 10 6:30 pm in church 5th-8th Grade Band Concert Monday, December 17th 6:30 pm in the gym Peace Pray Learn Scrip News Tabitha Wallenfang, Scrip Coordinator Purchase your scrip cards, fill up the gas tank, grab treats for the family and go! Local Shell Gas, Local Kwik Trip, Festival Foods, Pick n Save and Woodman s all available at any SCRIP selling time and location!
2ND SUNDAY OF ADVENT PAGE 4 Christmas Giving Tree The Social Justice Human Concerns Committee requests that if you have not returned your wrapped gift from the tree yet, please do so by Monday, December 10. The gifts will be distributed on Saturday, December 15. Thank you for your assistance. BOOKFAIR Supporting- Love Life Ministry East Wednesday, December 19, 2018 9am 7pm Barnes & Noble 498 Oneida Street Green Bay will donate a percentage of the net sale to LOVE LIFE MINISTRY. Our ID number is 12395596. You may also purchase on line from 12/19/18 through 12/24/18. Use the same ID number 12395596. Thank you, and God bless. Holiday Magic Wrap up meeting. Monday, December 10 6:30 PM, in the school library. Pot Luck supper & Ornament Exchange. Please bring a dish to pass and a wrapped ornament if you wish to participate in the ornament exchange. Please RSVP to Rita Last (676-5292) or Mary Sevcik (321-6208). Adoration, a time of prayer and meditation. Every Tuesday of the month we have Adoration starting at 5:30, confession, and Mass. For many years we have had all-day Adoration on the 1st of the month, which continues to this day. We are looking for a coordinator to continue to schedule volunteers for each hour on the 1st Tuesday of each month. We are also in need of volunteers to fill in some of the afternoon time slots. Pray about it, and if you feel called, please contact Sheila: Sheiladee77@gmail.com. Dave, the executive director of EPH, mentioned in an EPH interview, that one teen-age boy shared that he most appreciated a dresser when moving into an EPH home. He had been living out of a suitcase and his clothes would become damp. But with his new dresser, his clothes would remain dry. If anyone has a dresser you would like to donate to the EPH, please contact Sue Mills, 920-634-5133. GRACE 2018-19 Annual Appeal Consider the gift of education in your year-end charitable giving. Your gift to the 2018-19 GRACE Annual Appeal will offer the blessing for any families who desire a Catholic education for their children. Many of us in our parish communities have been blessed with the gifts of Catholic education, and can carry on what we have learned and witnessed in our faith in giving back to our GRACE Catholic schools. Donations can be mailed to GRACE Annual Appeal, 1087 Kellogg Street, Green Bay, WI 54303 or online at www.gracesystem.org/donate. Thank you for your prayerful consideration for GRACE in your year-end charitable giving. Breakfast With Santa Sunday, Dec. 16, 8-11:30am St. Jude Church Hall, 1420 Division St, GB All ages welcome to join us for pancakes, eggs, sausages & all the fixings. Santa will be there along with many other activities for the children young and old. Bring your friends and relatives to this special holiday tradition. Hosted by the Knights of Columbus Council 5382. Free-will offering to benefit KC charitable sponsored programs and groups. Cookie Walk & Craft Fundraiser Sat., Dec. 15, 10am- 2pm St. Patrick Church, 211 N. Maple, GB Christmas Cookies & Homemade Crafts
WWW.STBERNARDGB.ORG PAGE 7 Cookie Walk Wednesday December 12 1:30 pm Holy Cross School 3002 Bay Settlement Rd. A Cookie Walk is a room filled with wonderful decadent goodies for you to choose for your family s holiday celebrating. After selecting the ones you want, your box is weighed. You pay by the pound. AREA CONFESSION SCHEDULE St. Bernard Tues. 5:30-6:30 pm 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 Sat. 3:30-4:00 pm Prince of Peace Sat. 3:30-4:00 pm 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 Sat. 3:30-4:00 pm 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