CHURCH OF SAINT BERNARD 1160 WOODBRIDGE STREET SAINT PAUL, MN 55117 One block west of Rice Street on Geranium Avenue JUNE 17, 10, 2018 11 10TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Staff Staff Pastor Pastor Reverend Reverend Ivan Ivan Sant Sant Associate Priest Associate Priest Reverend Reverend Joseph Joseph Kureh Kureh Administrator Administrator Karen KarenCronin Cronin Secretary Gloria GloriaNava Nava Secretary RCIA and RCIA and Missionary Missionary Internship Program Alonna Alonna Mertz Internship Program Mertz Refugee Liaison Hsawreh Sharpoehtay Refugee Liaison Hsawreh Sharpoehtay Refugee Liaison AssistantMary Julia Marksue Music Director Beth Redmond Music Director BethThompson Redmond Assistant Music Director Mary Grace Assistant Music Director Grace Thompson Office Office Phone: (651) 488-6733 Phone: (651) 488-6733 Fax: (651) 489-9203 Fax: (651) 489-9203 Website: www.stbernardstpaul.org Website: www.stbernardstpaul.org Facebook Facebook Page: Page: Life atlife at St. Bernard's Bernard's Catholic Catholic Church, Church,St.St.Paul, Paul,MN MN Mass Schedule Mass8:30Schedule Saturday am & 4:00 pm Saturday & 4:00am pm Sunday at8:30 8:00am & 10:30 Sunday at 8:00 & 10:30 am 1:30pm (Spanish) Weekday Weekday Monday-Saturday Mass at at8:30 8:30am am Monday-Saturday -- Mass Confessions Mondays after the 8:30 am Mass Confessions 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 M I S S I O N S T A T E M E N T 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 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Story about the Empty Chair. Once a week the pastor would take her communion. She was now an old widow living alone. One thing he noticed. She always kept an empty chair beside her bed. A very special chair because no one was allowed to sit on it. At first he paid little attention to this, but one day he asked her, "What is that empty chair doing there, always beside you?" "That is His chair! I keep it empty for Him!" "For Him?" "Yes, for Him - for Jesus Christ. When I am alone I visualize Him sitting there. We chat and chat and chat. If you only knew what an enjoyable companion He is!" The woman said all this with great simplicity and conviction, but the priest was not too impressed. "When we get older, our minds start playing tricks on us!" the priest mused to himself on the way home. Hardly a week passed and the woman's neighbor came rushing to the priest's door. "Come quickly, Father. I think the lady next door has left us!" On their way to her home, the neighbor remarked, "By the way, Father, guess how we found her?!" "How?" "We found her embracing that empty chair by her bed. She was resting her head on it. I wonder why?" The priest smiled. He knew why. He looked upwards to Heaven and smiled again. "Now who is going bonkers?" he wondered to himself. "Me or she?" Before starting his work, the monk would always stop a few minutes and gaze up to heaven. Once his disciples asked him why he always looked up to the sky before beginning work. "Did you ever notice what a man does before shooting?" the monk asked. "He stops and takes aim. I do the same before beginning work. I stop and take aim at God. After all, I am working for His glory, no?" This is why Sister Elizabeth of the Trinity's advice is precious. She was a French Carmelite nun who lived in the time St. Therese of the Child Jesus. She wrote the following note to a friend who was complaining how difficult it is to live with God amidst the bustle of everyday life. "In life the important thing is to build within yourself a little room, into which you can enter frequently to speak to Him. If you only knew how much He understands us!" St. Teresa of Jesus, the greatest expert on prayer, went so far as to guarantee that anyone will become a saint who spends but one quarter hour each day in quiet prayer. This is how simple holiness is... Just a question of an empty chair beside you! God bless! Wishing you a Sunday. Fr. Ivan Sant FrIvanSant@churchofstbernard-stp.org Page 2 St. Bernard
Mass Intentions Saturday June 16 8:30am Joseph Neudauer 4:00pm Joseph Neudauer Sunday June 17 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 am John Soler 10:30am George Gardner 1:30pm (Spanish) Monday June 18 Bernice Peters Tuesday June 19 Michael Kline Wednesday June 20 Thursday June 21 St. Aloysius Gonzaga Friday June 22 Saturday June 23 8:30am 4:00pm Dearly Departed Sunday June 24 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 am Frank Reinhardt 10:30am 1:30pm (Spanish) Prayer Line Please call Shirley at (651) 488-6330 Capital Campaign Update Our total needed to complete both bell tower repairs is at $22,816. New Pledges: Linda Wojcik Sai Li Please continue to consider adding to your pledge or making a first time pledge/payment.. Mass Readings for the Week of June 17th: Sunday: Ez 17:22-24/2 Cor 5:6-10/Mk4:26--34 Monday: 1 Kgs 21:1-16/Mt 5:38-42 Tuesday: 1Kgs 21:17-29/Mt 5:43-48 Wednesday: 2 Kgs 2:1,6-14,/Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Thursday: Sir 48-1-14/Mt 6:7 15 Friday: 2 Kgs 11:1-4,9-18,20/Mt 6:19-23 Saturday 2 Chr 24:17-25 /Mt 6:24-34 Sunday: Is 49:1-6/Acts 13:22-26/Lk 1:57-66 St Bernard Page 3
News & Events Open House Calvary Cemetery Calvary Cemetery of the Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis is hosting an Open House and Historical Tours at Calvary Cemetery on June 21, 22 and 23. The event will be held at: 753 Front Ave. St. Paul, MN (Victoria Street Entrance). Dates and Times: Thurs. June 21, 1-5pm, Tour at 3pm Fri. June 22, 1-5pm, tour at 3pm Sat. June 23, 10am-2pm, tour at 1pm For more information please call 651-488-8866 Faith and Freedom: Grandparents and Grandchildren Pray at the Cathedral Date on Thursday June 28 from 1-3pm Grandparents, you are invited to bring your grandchildren for a summer pilgrimage to the majestic Cathedral of Saint Paul, National Shrine of the Apostle Paul.* The first hour of the pilgrimage will include: The opportunity for your grandchildren to have an upclose view of the sanctuary, altar and Archbishop s chair A brief tutorial of the Mass by Fr. John Paul Erickson (archdiocesan Director of Worship and pastor of Blessed Sacrament, St. Paul) A prayer pamphlet to guide your way to through the Cathedral s chapels and Shrine of Nations, to pray for families, freedom and our country. An explanation and participation in Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction. We will end the pilgrimage in Hayden Hall (lower level) to enjoy cookies and lemonade. The Cathedral gift center-kiosk will also be open. Please register online. Free will offerings are accepted. Suggested Donation: $10 per family. Save The Date! PARISH PICNIC September 9 at Como Park. The picnic will begin with an outdoor mass at 10AM followed by picnic style food, new games and entertainment. Stay tuned for further details! PENNIES FOR THE PARK Beginning July 21 through August 12, the committee will be collecting offerings at church doors after all masses that will help offset the cost of the picnic. FALL SWEEPSTAKES Sweepstakes tickets will be mailed the week of July 9. Enter for your chance to win some great prizes! Drawing will be at the parish picnic September 9. We invite you to join the Festivities Committee! If you are interested or would like more details, please contact the parish office or call Tim Struntz at 651.436.7212. Questions? Contact Susanna Parent at parents@archspm.org or 651-291-4411. Please pray for the sick and homebound: Rosie Lynch Mary Nordine Lloyd Anderson Lorraine Eheim Devra Shepherd Bob Rauen Lucille Biron Yur Reh George Kramlinger St. Paul, Minnesota Page 4
St. Bernard s Karenni Outreach Social Outreach Statistics from June 2017 through May 2018 118 Housing issues 52 Law related issues 1,169 Ramsey County benefit/paperwork This year we partnered with Ramsey County and have 2 financial workers on site for 3 hours/ 1 day a week. We provide the interpreters. 399 Sunday paperwork-helping read mail this has dropped quite a bit due to the Ramsey County help. 244 Miscellaneous need for interpreter following up with companies about invoices, insurance issues, doctor appointments, school issues, etc. 53 Green card and citizenship help 2,035 Total individuals/families helped the past 12 months. St. Paul, Minnesota Page 5