CHURCH OF SAINT BERNARD 1160 WOODBRIDGE STREET SAINT PAUL, MN 55117 One block west of Rice Street on Geranium Avenue APRIL 1, 2018 EASTER SUNDAY Parish Staff Pastor Reverend Ivan Sant Associate Priest Reverend Joseph Kureh Parish Administrator Karen Cronin Secretary Gloria Nava RCIA and Missionary Internship Program Alonna Mertz Refugee Liaison Hsawreh Sharpoehtay Music Refugee Director Liaison Assistant Mary Julia Beth Marksue Redmond Assistant Music Director Music Director Mary Grace Beth Thompson Redmond Assistant Music Director Grace Thompson Parish Office Phone: (651) Phone: 488-6733 (651) 488-6733 Fax: (651) Fax: 489-9203 (651) 489-9203 Website: Website: www.stbernardstpaul.org Facebook Facebook Page: Page: Parish Parish Life at Life at St. Bernard's Catholic Church, St. St. Paul, MN MN Mass Schedule Mass Schedule Saturday 8:30 am & 4:00 pm Saturday Sunday at 8:30 8:00 am & 10:30 & 4:00 am pm Sunday 1:30pm at 8:00 (Spanish) & 10:30 am Weekday Monday-Saturday - Mass at at 8:30 8:30 am am M I S S I O N S T A T E M E N T Confessions Confessions Mondays after the 8:30 am Mass Saturdays 3:30 and after the 4:00 pm Mass Mondays after the 8:30 am 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.
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, A WORD FROM FR. IVAN Surrexit Christus, spes mea Christ, my hope, has risen (Easter Sequence). One of the most beautiful hymns I like in the tradition of the Church is the Easter Sequence called in Latin, Victimae Paschalis Laudes, Hymn to the Paschal Victim. Let Christians offer sacrificial praises to the passover victim. The Lamb has redeemed the sheep: the innocent Christ has reconciled the sinners to the Father. Death and life contended in a spectacular battle: the Prince of life, who died, reigns alive. Tell us, Mary, what did you see on the road? I saw the tomb of the living Christ and the glory of his rising, the angelic witnesses, the Shroud and the clothes. Christ my hope is arisen: into Galilee, he will go before his own. We know Christ is risen truly from the dead: To us, victorious King, have mercy! Here is a beautiful explanation by Pope Benedict about this hymn. May the jubilant voice of the Church reach all of you with the words which the ancient hymn puts on the lips of Mary Magdalene, the first to encounter the risen Jesus on Easter morning. She ran to the other disciples and breathlessly announced: I have seen the Lord! (Jn 20:18). We too, who have journeyed through the desert of Lent and the sorrowful days of the Passion, today raise the cry of victory: He has risen! He has truly risen! Every Christian relives the experience of Mary Magdalene. It involves an encounter which changes our lives. The encounter with a unique Man who lets us experience all God s goodness and truth, who frees us from evil not in a superficial and fleeting way, but sets us free radically, heals us completely and restores our dignity. This is why Mary Magdalene calls Jesus my hope : he was the one who allowed her to be reborn, who gave her a new future, a life of goodness and freedom from evil. Christ my hope means that all my yearnings for goodness find in him a real possibility of fulfilment: with him I can hope for a life that is good, full and eternal, for God himself has drawn near to us, even sharing our humanity. Jesus then shows himself to Mary Magdalene, to the other women, to his disciples. Faith is born anew, more alive and stronger than ever, now invincible since it is based on a decisive experience: Death with life contended: combat strangely ended! Life s own champion, slain, now lives to reign. The signs of the resurrection testify to the victory of life over death, love over hatred, mercy over vengeance: The tomb the living did enclose, I saw Christ s glory as he rose! The angels there attesting, shroud with grave-clothes resting. God bless! Wishing you a Happy Easter. Fr. Ivan Sant FrIvanSant@churchofstbernard-stp.org Page 2 2 St. Bernard
Mass Intentions Saturday March 31 Holy Saturday 8:30am Morning Prayer 7:30pm Cliff Charpentier Easter Vigil Sunday April 1 Easter Sunday 8:00 am Yvonne Mary Spence 10:30am John & Mary P. Mercado 1:30pm (sp) Monday April 2 Easter Monday 8:30 am Edward, Anna, and Eugene Arnold Tuesday April 3 Easter Tuesday 8:30 am Connie Larivce Wednesday April 4 Easter Wednesday 8:30 am Louis Wittig Thursday April 5 Easter Thursday 8:30am Bernice Peters Friday April 6 Easter Friday 8:30 am Rick & Judy Zech Saturday April 7 Easter Saturday 8:30am Edward Gunter 4:00pm Paul & Robert Platzer Sunday April 8 2nd Sunday of Easter 8:00 am Living/Deceased Altar & Rosary Society 10:30am Living/Deceased Catholic United Fin. 1:30pm (Spanish) Prayer Line Please call Shirley at (651) 488-6330 Mass Readings for the Week of April 1st: Sunday: Acts 10:34a,37-43/Col 3:1-4/Jn 20:1-9 Monday; Acts 2:14,22-33/Mt 28:8-15 Tuesday: Acts 2:36-41/Jn 20:11-18 Wednesday: Acts 3:1-10/Lk 24:13-35 Thursday: Acts 3:11-26/Lk 24:35-48 Friday: Acts 4:1-12/ Jn 21:1-14 Saturday Acts 4:13-21/Mk 16:9-15 Sunday: Acts 4:32-35/1Jn 5:1-6/Jn 20:19-31 Your generosity for weekly giving and for the capital campaign is greatly appreciated! Capital Campaign Update No update this week due to the time constraints for getting the bulletin to the publisher. We have had a lot of activity in recent weeks due to your generosity. We will give a full update next week. The Foundation sent letters to local businesses this week to see if they can support this effort. Any donations from them will also get published in our bulletin list. Please continue to consider adding to your pledge or making a first time pledge/payment. We are so close to what we need. Hopefully, we will hear the bells by summertime!
Parish News & Events COME AND LISTEN ALL ARE INVITED (12 years & up) The Festivities committee will be hosting a Back To Sugar bake sale April 7 th and 8 th following all masses. Bakers - we will gladly accept your sweet goods before all masses to sell after masses. Fish Fry Big Thanks for the Festivities Committee for organizing the Fish Fry on March 23. There were around 80 servings. Youth Rome Trip Update The Gala Dinner on March 18 made a profit of $10,000 for our youth. There are 40 young people of which 15 are Karenni from our parish who are participating this pilgrimage. There is need of $14,000 more to help the Karenni Youth to raise their money. On Monday and Thursday @ 7:00 PM for this week in St. Bernard s Grade School Building FREE BABYSITTING AVAILABLE Please pray for the sick and homebound: Rosie Lynch Lloyd Anderson Lorraine Eheim Devra Shepherd Bob Rauen Lucille Biron Yur Reh George Kramlinger Joan Loya There is a parishioner who would like to make a match of $5,000 for any additional donations made. If anyone is interested please let Fr. Ivan know. Thanks for your support! Happy Easter from Fr. Ivan, Fr. Joseph and all St. Bernard Staff St. Paul, Minnesota Page 4
Palm Sunday Pictures NEWLY BAPTISED IN THE EASTER VIGIL OO MEH KU MEH CONGRATULATIONS TO OF OUR BAPTISM CANDIDATES! MAY GOD WHO STARTED THIS GOOD WORK IN YOU BRING IT TO COMPLETION. St. Paul, Minnesota Page 5