ST. BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH The Epiphany of the Lord 1 0 7 5 5 N. 1 2 4 t h S t. S c o t t s d a l e, A Z 8 5 2 5 9
Page 2 Welcome to St. Bernard of Clairvaux Scottsdale, AZ
Epiphany of the Lord Fr. Brian Bell, Pastor The story of the Wise Men bringing gifts to Jesus, the newborn King, is a great one, isn't it? They had a great big star in the sky to lead the way. I am no Boy Scout, so I am not sure how well I would do following a star like that. But the important point here is that God led them to the manger. The manger was a place that unless God specifically showed you this was where the Christ Child was born you wouldn't have believed it. You would have passed on by. In our lives, there are no big stars in the sky leading us where we need to go. It isn't so easy sometimes discerning where God is leading us. We may seek to use our gifts wisely, but in what manner and to what end is not always clear. This is where prayer can make a huge difference. If we seek to cultivate a prayer life where we are mindful of the presence of God throughout our day, then the call is easier to discern. We can help the process by intentionally offering to God in the morning the entirety of the day to come: all our actions, all our time, and all our decisions. In the evening, we can examine the past hours of the day and reflect on when we responded well to Christ's call and when we fell short. Then we resolve to begin again tomorrow, inviting Christ to be with us every step of the way. God may not offer a star in the sky to lead us, but if we invite us on our journey each day, the path will be much clearer. Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS LPI Pullications Yours in Christ Father Brian T. Bell 2 0 1 6 Y E A R E N D T A X S T A T E M E N T S ALL YEAR END TAX STATEMENTS WILL BE MAILED BY JANUARY 30, 2017 THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED SO GENEROUSLY TO ST. BERNARD S Faith Formation News Page 3 Classes resume this week on Monday, January 9th. All Catholic School students in second and third grade seeking sacraments this spring need to register for classes now to begin this week. Sacrament classes are closed for the 2016/17 school year. This includes 2nd, 3rd, Confirmation and Heritage. All other classes, Kindergarten, First Grade, Fourth and Fifth Grades remain open all year. Please make sure your children are in class on time and picked up on time. Confirmation and First Communion for all third graders and above that are not being baptized at the Easter Vigil will be on Sunday, April 30, 2017 at 2pm. As always, if you have any questions, comments or concerns about Elementary Faith Formation, Sacrament Preparation (Elementary, Middle or High School) or Adult Confirmation please contact me at kstine@diocesephoenix.org or call me at the Parish Office, 480-661-9843, Ext.309. God s Blessings, Kathie High School Teens! Come and join us for the following Life Teen Events: 1/8 - "The Bible Challenge" (After the 11am Mass in the Teen Room) - This will be our kickoff event for our semester on "Scripture." Looking forward to kicking off a great Spring semester with everyone! 1/22 - "Fullness of Time" (After the 11am Mass in the Teen Room) - How did God reveal Himself in Scripture? What did He do for us? What does it all mean for you? 2/5 - "Say What?" (After the 11am Mass in the Teen Room) - What is the purpose of language? How do you use language in your life? What can you do to be more Christ-like with your language? Shannon Hards - Director, Youth Ministry 480-661-9843 x310 or sbcyouth@diocesephoenix.org Middle School Youth! Come and join us for the following Edge Events: 1/9 - "What s the Catch?" (Monday from 6pm to 7:30pm in the Parish Hall) - This will be our kickoff event for our semester on the "Sacraments." Come find out what the catch is! 1/23 - "Marked by God" (Monday from 6pm to 7:30pm in the Parish Hall) - What was life like before original sin? What happened to us after? What does it mean to be marked by God? 1/30 - "Serenity Please" (Monday from 6pm to 7:30pm in the Parish Hall) - What kind of stress do you deal with as a middle schooler? How do you handle it? How can you be more peaceful in your life? Shannon Hards - Director, Youth Ministry 480-661-9843 x310 or sbcyouth@diocesephoenix.org
Epiphany of the Lord St. Bernard of Clairvaux Ladies Auxiliary OFFICERS for 2016 2018 President: Vice President: Secretary: Treasurer: Lesa Harris lesa_harris@yahoo.com Roberta.Douglass@gmail.com Mary Ann Nicolli maniccoli@cox.net Mary Anne Kekich 4mary@cox.net Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of Columbus Is open to all Catholic women. They meet on the first Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm. Meeting Dates: February 7, 2017; May 2, 2017 Please contact us with any questions or interest. Roberta Douglass Cell: 310-880-4079 Roberta.Douglass28@gmail.com Page 4 Remember in Your Prayers Family and Friends who are ill. Sandy Adducci Stephen David Bell Kay Berens Baby Teddy Bing Kim Bisel Dany Boisvert Rose Bonfiglio Joyce Borges Gerald Bristen Alfred Brown, Jr. Bill Brown Richard Brown Kayci Carson Agatha Chung Ed Connell Carolyn Dicercksmeie Mercedes Duarte Natalie Farington Ryan Foley Evan Gallant Sandeep George Biju George Linda Hamilton The Harris Family Roy Haverstroh Kyle Hutchinson Elizabeth Jensen James Kennedy Lauren Kettell Tracey Krueger Parrish Lewin Mel Latimer Penny Latko Mary K. LaTempa Esther Maher Joan McKeon Kathy Mignin Josephine Moore Patricia Moore Karen Navas Peggy (Margaret) Prostko Edwin Rivera Joel Rivera Dawn Sabato Cathy Schira Corinne Shahid Theresa Sielicki Joel Smith Family Shelli Snethen Baby Reesa Stutzman Sharon Toenj Nedene Tucci Nina Vinnanve Carol Weber Michelle Williams Luciano Zaidizar SANCTITY OF LIFE MINISTRY Please join us for 2nd Thursdays, 9:30 AM each of months (January April) in 2017 Room 203 Children and unborn children should be protected by law and welcomed into life. President George W. Bush Coming again February 3, 2017 Altar Society: Please check the pews for your belongings. Trash receptacles are located outside each church door. Lost & found is located in the Hospitality Room. This week the Sanctuary Light will be lit for Josephine Moore By: Catherine Rochford FRIDAY MORNING MASS TIME CHANGE Friday morning Mass time will be at 8:00 A..M.
Page 5 Ephiphany of the Lord Readings for the Week of Sunday: Is 60:1-6/Ps 72/Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6/Mt 2:1-12 Monday: Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or Acts 10:34-38/Ps 29/Mt 3:13-17 Tuesday: Heb 2:5-12/Ps 8/Mk 1:21-28 or Heb 1:1-6 and 2:5-12/Ps 8/Mk 1:14-20 and 1:21-28 Wednesday: Heb 2:14-18/Ps 105/Mk 1:29-39 Thursday: Heb 3:7-14/Ps 95/Mk 1:40-45 Friday: Heb 4:1-5, 11/Ps 78/Mk 2:1-12 Saturday: Heb 4:12-16/Ps 19/Mk 2:13-17 Next Sunday: Is 49:3, 5-6/Ps 40/1 Cor 1:1-3/Jn 1:29-34 Observances for the Week of Sunday: Epiphany of the Lord; National Migration Week Monday: Baptism of the Lord Tuesday: Weekday (First Week in Ordinary Time) Friday: St. Hilary, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Next Sunday: 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Liturgical Publications Inc Please Note: The Hispanic Ministry Of St. Bernard s Monthly Mass will be on Saturday, January 14, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. in the church with Fr.Thomas from the Holy Cross and Rene the piano. Join us for the Mass and Breakfast in the Small Parish Center. AROUND THE DIOCESE: 55 + SENIOR CLUB The 55+ Senior Club will host their January 2017 luncheon on Wednesday January 18th in the New Parish Center at 12:00 noon. Please join us for lunch and entertainment. All seniors are invited. The cost is $ 5.00 for members and $ 8.00 for non-members. Please respond to Eileen Schioppa by Jan. 14th. Not yet a member? You are invited to pick up a membership form at the parish office during regularly scheduled office hours, or go to the parish website for a membership form. Any questions, please call Eileen Schioppa at 480-451-1658. Welcome to St. Bernard of Clairvaux Scottsdale, Arizona January 7, 2017 through January 15, 2017 07 Saturday 5:00 PM Shawn Ostrum St. Bernard s Parishioners 8 Sunday 7:30 AM Mary Mulligan St. Bernard s Parishioners 9:00 AM John Karl Munninger 11:00 AM Marie Milillo 09 Monday 8:30 AM Carmel Odea 10 Tuesday 8:30 AM Donald Capoccia 11 Wednesday 8:30 AM Donald Polityka 12 Thursday 8:30 AM Annie Patrone King 13 Friday 8:00 AM Andrew Conmy 14 Saturday 8:30 AM Patricia & Alfie & Michael Shahid 5:00 PM Shawn Ostrum 15 Sunday 7:30 AM Herman Christini 9:00 AM Peter DiPiro St. Bernard s Parishioners 11:00 AM Eileen Forkin ANOINTING OF THE SICK February 5, 2017 after 5:00 PM Mass March 5, 2017 after 7:30 AM Mass April 2, 2017 after 9 AM Mass Please remain in the church as anointing will be after Mass. Sanctity of Life Ministry Pro-Life Answers to False Pro-Choice Arguments "Every child a wanted child". Prior to the legalization of abortion over 40 years ago, advocates for abortion held out the panacea of the elimination of "unwanted children" if only abortion was legal. In fact, it was Planned Parenthood, which led this charge, coining the familiar slogan, "Every child a wanted child. Despite the fact that some 57 million "unwanted" babies have died in the intervening period, the pro-choice lobby still uses this argument to justify abortion. In the 1960' and 70's the pro-choice position was that legalizing abortion would drastically reduce child abuse. America legalized abortion and during the next 40 plus years, child abuse has skyrocketed (from 167,000 cases in 1973 to 1,694,756 cases in 2002). Yet, despite this staggering increase in child abuse, the pro-choice lobby continues to tie itself in knots by now arguing that making abortion illegal would cause an increase in child abuse!!! How many more millions of children do we have to kill before their scheme starts to work? Reference: www.pro-lifearticles.org
Page 6 Parish Office Telephone: (480) 661-9843 Fax: (480) 614-8092 Website: www.stbernardscottsdale.org E-mail: stbofclairvaux@diocesephoenix.org Office Hours: Mon Thurs 9 AM 4 PM (Closed 12:00 PM 1:00 PM) Fri 9 AM 12 PM (NOON) (Summer Mon-Thurs 9 AM-2 PM) Pastoral Staff Pastor: Father Brian T. Bell Assisting Priests: Fr. Fred Adamson, V.G., Fr. Tom Doyle,C.S.C; Fr. Chris Letikirich, C.S.C. Fr. Stephen Sedlock, C.S.C. Deacon Alan Hungate Administration Pastoral Assistant Nancy Boettcher extension 300 Administrative Assistant-Bette Brown extension 301 Faith Formation Kindergarten thru Middle School Director Kathie Stine extension: 309 or 314 Youth Group Edge & Life Teen Edge (6th-8th grade) Shannon Hards extension: 310 Life Teen (High School Teens) Shannon Hards extension: 310 Music Director Kent Campbell extension: 311 Stewardship and Development Director Michael Huesman extension: 302 Facility Managers Steve Cassar 480-309-9443 (after office hours only), Hernando Cifuentes Parish Center Manager Director Art Stine 602-866-7900, Events Coordinator Linda Wisniowski 602-369-4068 MASS SCHEDULE Weekend: Saturday Vigil 5:00 PM; Sunday 7:30, 9:00 & 11:00 AM Weekday: Monday Thursday 8:30 AM Friday 8:00 AM SPECIAL MASSES Divine Mercy Devotion after Mass Wednesday 8:30 AM With exposition Of the Blessed Sacrament. Rosary, Padre Pio Novena, Mass and Benediction: First Monday of the Month at 7:00 PM In Spanish: First Saturday of the Month at 8:30 AM SACRAMENTS Reconciliation: Saturdays 4:00pm to 4:30pm Baptism: Contact Parish Office 3 months in advance Weddings: Contact Parish Office 9 months in advance STEWARDSHIP CORNER December 18, 2016 Sunday Collection Sunday Collection envelopes: $13,483.00 electronic giving: $19,905.00 (Building/Debt Reduction Fund) envelopes: $ 678.00 electronic giving: $ 1,510.00 Thank you for your ongoing generosity Welcome to St. Bernard of Clairvaux Scottsdale, Arizona Adoration: Irene Hausmann 480-860-0502 Altar Servers: Richard Rutkowski 480-836-0568 Altar Society: Cheryl Roehm 480-236-5688 Linda Echsner 480-767-5285 Al-Anon: 602-249-1257 Baptism Preparation: Parish Office 480-661-9843 Bereavement: Ellen Florea 480-816-3551 Cancer Support Ministry Lynn Johnson 480-778-0618 Charismatic Prayer Mtg: Elena Konerko 602-741-8259 Christ Renews His Parish: Mara Collazo 480-636-7124 Renewal (Women) Christ Renews His Parish: Paul Sanger 480-219-6848 Renewal (Men) Edge (6th to 8th Grade) Shannon Hards 480-661-9843 Life Teen (High School Teens) Shannon Hards 480-661-9843 Faith Formation: Kathie Stine 480-661-9843 (Kindergarten to 5th Grade) Finance Council: Tom Echsner 480-767-5285 Hispanic Ministry: Carmen Sotelo 480-860-6753 Hospitality: Jerry & Yvonne Grover 480-614-5429 Knights of Columbus: Rob Mastro 480-661-9843 or Ladies Auxillary St. Bernard s Ministries RNAMastro@aol.com Lesa Harris-602-300-0545 Lesa_harris@yahoo.com Lectors (Min. of Word): John Seliga 480-946-2361 Legion of Mary: Loretta Curfman 602-545-6664 Liturgy Committee: Parish Office 480-661-9843 Marian Movement of Priests Prayer Group: William & Elsie Gohl 480-249-8105 Men's Ministry & Service Bob Gomez 480-695-3229 Projects: bob@bcgomez.com Ministers of Holy Communion: Tom Echsner 480-767-5285 Ministry of Care: Cristina & Bruce Dixon 480-816-1889 Music Ministry: Kent Campbell 480-661-9843 Padre Pio Prayer Group: Nancy Rossiello 480-391-1257 Pastoral Council: Chris & Ann Foley 480-661-9843 Prison Outreach: Parish Office 480-661-9843 RCIA Dcn. Alan Hungate 480-661-9843 Sanctity of Life Committee: Shirley Towers 480-661-9843 Senior Social Club: Eileen Schioppa - 480-451-1658 St. Vincent de Paul: On-Call cell phone 480-332-8742 Stewardship/Development: Mike Huesman 480-661-9843 That Man Is You: Kent Campbell 480-540 8850 Women s AA Susan Lupo 602-919-1312 Women s Ministry: Sandy Muszkiewicz 480 314-5386 STEWARDSHIP CORNER December 25, 2016 Sunday Collection Sunday Collection envelopes: $50,777.00 electronic giving: $ 0 (Building/Debt Reduction Fund) envelopes: $ 2,462.00 electronic giving: $ 0 Thank you for your ongoing generosity