St. Bernard of Clairvaux Catholic Church 1 St. Bernard Lane * Bella Vista, AR 72715 Office (479) 855-9069 Fax (479) 855-9067 www.bvstbernard.org office@bvstbernard.org Mass Schedule Sunday 9:00a.m.. Mon-Tues-Thurs-Fri 8:30a.m. Wednesday 5:00p.m. Saturday (Sunday Vigil) 5:00p.m. Holy Day (Vigil) 7:00p.m. Holy Day 9:00a.m. Rosary: Sun 8:25am, Mon.-Tue-Thur-Fri 8:00a.m. Wed-4:30pm Sat-4:25pm. Holy Day Vigil 6:25pm Holy Day-8:25am Reconciliation Schedule Wednesday-4:30p.m. - 5:00p.m..; Saturday-4:15p.m.-4:45p.m: Sunday- 8:15a.m.-8:45a.m. Please call the Parish Office if an appointment is needed. Baptisms Registered parishioners for at least six months. By appointment. Preparation classes required. First Communion Two years in a religious education class is required for the Sacrament of First Communion. Confirmation Two years enrolled and attending confirmation class is required for the Sacrament of Confirmation. Marriage Preparation must begin a minimum of six months before a proposed wedding date whether in this church or any other. Dates will be finalized after consultation with the pastor. * ANNULMENT * If you are in need of an annulment, please contact the parish office. The Pastor will recommend an advocate for you. Prayer Intention Book Special intentions may be recorded in the Prayer Intention Book located in the Lobby of the Church. The book is brought to the altar at Presentation of the gifts. Parish Council Michele Australie (Casey), Chair Kim Barrett, Corrine Candela, Clint Perrin, Tom Buchl, Mont McGillivray, John Kittelson, JoAnn Herald, Gilbert Neil, Carl Long and Dale Thelen Al Genna Deacon Russ Anzalone Parish Manager Roxanne Birchfield Finance Christina Laughlin Administrative Assistant Mary Powers Office Assistant Finance Council Charlie Teal - Chair, Tom Woolsey, Carol Buchl, Tim Considine, Don Schmutz, John White Parish Staff Fr. Barnabas Maria-Susai, IMS - Pastor Kay Smith Director, Religious Education Howard Hunt Director, R.C.I.A. Ann Kedrowski Music Director Sam Roller Praise Team Leader Joe Moloney Maintenance February 24, 2019 Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Hospitalized/Homebound The sick and homebound of the parish can arrange a Home Visit by Father, Holy Communion and be added to the bulletin prayer list by calling the Parish Office. (855-9069) Food Pantry Our food pantry is open on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for those in need during regular office hours. New Parishioners If you are new to our parish, we would like to welcome you and invite you to become a member of our parish. Membership cards are available in the Lobby or you may ask an Usher for one. You are always welcome to come by the office and register.
GREEN GIFT BEARERS THE SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME VOCATION CROSS WEEKLY CALENDAR OF Saturday, March 2 Dick & Barb Donahue, Barb Bregel Sunday, March 3 Roger & Pat Sporleder, Al Ledin PHONE NUMBER (855-9069) & EXTENTIONS Pastor 229 Manager 222 Finance (Roxanne) 227 Office (Christina) 221 Adoration 231 Kitchen (hall) 232 Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8a.m. - 3p.m. WELCOME We welcome all visitors to St. Bernard of Clairvaux Catholic Church and Thank You for celebrating with us the liturgy of the Holy Eucharist. We wish you a most enjoyable stay in NW Arkansas and for your safety when you travel back home. Amen Saturday, March 2 Charles & Colene Butler Sunday, March 3 Jan Greeson Monday 02-25-19 Tuesday 02-26-19 Wednesday 02-27-19 Thursday 02-28-19 Friday 03-01-19 Saturday 03-02-19 Sunday 03-03-19 MASS INTENTIONS FOR February 24, 2019 - March 3, 2019 Sunday (02-24-19) For the Living and Deceased members of our Parish especially Gwendolyn Marie McCann By Jim & Sharon McCann Mary Lou Sauer By Joe & Dorleen Kessler Tom Greeson By Tom & Marlene Murray Tom Welch By Karen Welch Andy Buchl By Chuck & Marilyn Fiebig Don Geronime By Nadine Duffy Mary Reberry By June Gerraughty Colette Condon By Shepherd Group #8 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 02-24-Sunday 8:15a.m. - 8:45a.m. - Reconciliation 8:25a.m. - Rosary 9:00a.m. - WELCOME MASS Chaplet of Divine Mercy - following Mass 10:30a.m - Noon - Youth Educ-Class/Hall 02-25-Monday Noon - 1:00p.m. - AA Mtg - Rm 202a/b 7:00p.m. - Parish Council Mtg - Hall L/C 7:00p.m. - 8:00p.m. - AA Mtg - Rm 202a/b 7:00p.m. - 8:00p.m. - Al-Anon - Rm 203 02-26-Tuesday 9:15a.m. Scripture Study (Duffy) - Room 203 Noon - 1:00p.m. - Book Club - Library Noon - 1:00p.m,- AA Mtg - Rm 202a/b 02-27-Wednesday ALL DAY Care & Share Trailer - Parking lot 8:30a,m, - MASS 9:00a.m.- Rosary Makers Guild - Rm203 Noon - 1:00p.m. - AA Mtg - Rm 202a/b 5:30p.m. HEALING SERVICE 6:00-7:30p.m - Choir Practice -Church 6:30-8:30p.m. RCIA - Hall L/C 7:00-8:00p.m. - AA Mtg - Rm202a/b 02-28-Thursday 9:30a.m. - 11:00a.m. - Get Ready for the Gospel (Smith/Moore), Rm 205 Noon - 1:00p.m. - AA Mtg - Rm 202a/b 7:30p.m. - Praise Team Practice - Church 03-01-First Friday 9:00a.m. - Noon - Mah Jongg - Rm 203 9:30a.m. - Women s Club Board Meeting - Library 3:00p.m. - Chaplet of Divine Mercy 03-02-Saturday 10:00-11:00a.m. BV Hula Hoopers Exercise Class - Hall Noon - 1:00p.m. - AA Mtg - Rm202a/b 4:15p.m.- 4:45p.m - Reconciliation 4:25p.m. - Rosary 5:00p.m - MASS - Chaplet of Divine Mercy following Mass 7:00p.m.-8:00p.m. - AA Mtg - Rm202a/b 03-03-Sunday 8:15a.m. - 8:45a.m. - Reconciliation 8:25a.m. - Rosary 9:00a.m. - MASS - Chaplet of Divine Mercy-following Mass 10:30a.m-Noon - Youth Educ-Class/Hall We Welcomed February 2...... 261 February 3......328 Homebound..... 40
GREEN FEBRUARY 24, 2019 LENTEN OPPORTUNITY Spring Prayer Campaign 40 Days for Life This Lenten Season consider offering at least one hour/ week to the spring vigil of 40 Days for Life beginning March 6th (Ash Wednesday) thru April 14th (Palm Sunday). 40 Days for Life is a peaceful prayer vigil in front of the Planned Parenthood abortion center in Fayetteville where faithful Christians peacefully pray from 7:00a.m - 7:00p.m., seven days a week for 40 Days. Former abortion center director Abby Johnson stated that when people stood in prayer in front of her Planned Parenthood, they would experience as much as a 75% cancellation rate of abortion appointments. Your presence saves lives! Go to www.40daysforlife.com/fayetteville or txt Sheila at (469) 231-1959 for further information. ****************************** ARKANSAS CATHOLIC Arkansas Catholic is more than you expect. Subscribe to Arkansas Catholic and be connected to the Church. Arkansas Catholic, the award-winning weekly newspaper of the Diocese of Little Rock, offers complete print and digital subscriptions. The print edition is delivered to your mailbox every week. Subscriptions are only $28 a year ($26 for seniors). Subscription envelopes are available at the church or by calling (501) 664-0125. Or you can get Arkansas Catholic Digital the same day it s published on your computer and most smart devices. Postal delays are no longer a problem. PLEASE KEEP THESE PEOPLE IN YOUR PRAYERS THIS WEEK Carol Drolsum, Diane Krolikowski, Mike Miciotto, Hank Schlapkohl, Richard Vinton, Robert Frankel, Paul Mollicone. Nina Martinez, Patrick Heinen, son of Cele Jurgens, Karen & Bobby Nassie, Robert Mueller, brother of Donna Villirillo, Shannon Rospond, daughter-in-law of Donna Rospond, Malcolm Berry, brother-in-law of Connie Berry. Pray for all who care for the ill and infirm. Remember the deceased of our parish especially Marvin Mershman, brother of JoAnn Herold. May they and all our departed loved ones rest in peace. Log on to: www.arkansas-catholic.org and sign up for only $12.95 a year. A print+digital combination: add the digital edition to your print subscription for just $5 more a year. Call (501) 664-0125 if you already are a paid print subscriber and want to also get the digital edition. ****************************** Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time February 24, 2019 Merciful and gracious is the L, slow to anger and abounding in kindness. - Psalm 103:8 READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Sir 1:1-10; Ps 93:1-2, 5; Mk 9:14-29 Tuesday: Sir 2:1-11; Ps 37:3-4, 18-19, 27-28, 39-40; Mk 9:30-37 Wednesday: Sir 4:11-19; Ps 119:165, 168, 171, 172, 174, 175; Mk 9:38-40 Thursday: Sir 5:1-8; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Mk 9:41-50 Friday: Sir 6:5-17; Ps 119:12, 16, 18, 27, 34, 35; Mk 10:1-12 Saturday: Sir 17:1-15; Ps 103:13-18; Mk 10:13-16 Sunday: Sir:27:4-7; Ps 92:2-3, 13-16; 1 Cor 15:54-58; Lk 6:39-45
GREEN BIRTHDAYS (February 26th - March 3rd) February Arlyn Engelken, 26th Jacob Norgaad, 28th Ron Krolikowski, 29th March Jean Price, 1st Joanne Blount, 1st Mary Beth Strobel, 2nd Edie Crandall, 3rd THE SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 6:30p.m. - Parish Hall Next scheduled date is: March 7th JACKPOT is at $1000 Doors open at 5:45p.m. ****************************** KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS ANNUAL LENTEN FISH FRIES The Knights of Columbus Annual Fish Fries will be held on: MARCH 8th, MARCH 29th and APRIL 12th. Tickets are $12.50 per person and should be purchased prior to the Wednesday before each Friday. Tickets may be purchased before or after Mass in the Narthex, in the Hall during the coffee and donut social or in the office during regular office hours. The MENU will be: Catfish, Potato Salad, Coleslaw, Hush Puppies, Dessert, Tea, Coffee and Water. Social hour will be from 5:00p.m. and dinner will be served at 6:00p.m If you have any questions, please call Aubrey Plauche at 876-6666. PILGRIMAGE There will be a bus trip to the Ark and the Creations Museums in Kentucky, May 16-19, 2019. This is a Knights of Columbus sponsored trip to raise funds for seminarians; however, anyone interested is invited. There will also be a docent-led tour of the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption in Covington, KY. The Basilica contains one of the largest stained glass windows in the world. We will attend Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, St. Louis, on our return trip. The cost for the trip is $490 per person, double occupancy. For further information, please contact Dean Mechels at (479) 876-8884 or cell (479) 685-9514. Please leave a message if there is no answer. ***************************** CASA 2019 Did you know that your CASA offerings are a source of funding for the education of our Seminarians? Your faithful support helps provide the best in intellectual, personal, spiritual training and education that all of our Seminarians deserve. They have given everything for us and the Church, do we owe them any less than the best that we can give? Become a Catholic Arkansas Sharing Appeal supporter.
GREEN FEBRUARY 24, 2019 Greetings from Subiaco! Subiaco Academy, Subiaco, Arkansas, is hosting its Spring Shadow Days on Fridays, March 8 and April 5. The Shadow Day offer interested students and their parents an opportunity to spend a day on campus and learn more about the Academy's outstanding Benedictine college preparatory boarding and day school. A college preparatory school for boys in grades 7-12, Subiaco Academy is located in western Arkansas just east of Fort Smith. Please visit our website at: www.subiacoacademy.us for more about our program and students. If you have questions, or would like additional information, please contact us at (479) 934-1034, or email: admissions@subi.org ********************************** CHAPLET OF DIVINE MERCY Come to the Chapel and spend 15 minutes after Mass on Saturday or Sunday in prayer for the deceased members of our parish or your own special intentions by praying the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. The Chaplet is also said every Friday at 3:00p.m. in the Chapel along with the Novena and readings from St. Faustina s diary Diary of a Soul. This is usually about 30 minutes. For more information, please contact Clint Perrin at (479) 876-1270. ********************************** STRUGGLING TO SEE WHAT YOUR FAITH HAS TO DO WITH YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE? THEN DON T MISS REBOOT: A Life Changing Event! Featuring internationally acclaimed speaker, author & TV host Chris Stefanick Get energized. Get educated. Get inspired! Learn how to apply the genius of the Gospel to YOUR life in practical, livable ways. From prayer and spirituality, to work, dating, marriage, parenting, health and more! There is no part of your life that will be left untouched! Thursday, April 4, 2019 from 7p.m.- 9:30p.m. at St. Raphael Catholic Church in Springdale $25 per person (includes several free books & retreat materials) Tickets are available in our office and at: www.reallifecatholc.com
GREEN THE SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Jesus loves you We Catholics believe that Jesus gave us his own body and blood in the Holy Eucharist. We actually believe that Jesus is really present in this sacrament. For us Catholics, the Holy Eucharist is not just a symbol. It is not just a memory. It is not just a promise. It is really Jesus Christ. This is why St. Paul could say, "For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord s death until he comes. It was not just an empty promise when Jesus said "I am with you always, even to the end of the world." (Matthew 28:20). He means that. So Jesus remains here with us today, in the Mass as our Savior, in Holy Communion as our spiritual food and in our tabernacle as our loving friend. This is the sacrament of Jesus' love for us. Now, He asks us to love Him in return. Genuine love requires much more than minimum obedience, more than regular mass attendance. Real love requires sacrifice; consider pledging the sacrifice of one hour of your time each week. One hour of returning Jesus' love for you. One hour of prayer and adoration with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. Jesus is there in the St. Bernard adoration chapel day and night, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, waiting for you to visit Him, and share His love for you. Current Hours Available: SATURDAYS, 1-2 PM SUNDAYS 4-5 PM For information, call the office at 855-9069. *********************************************************** RCIA WILL YOU SAY YES TO ME? It would seem that anyone who reads this column each week is someone who is a spiritual being concerned about his or her pathway to salvation. Where does that pathway begin? It begins with saying YES to Jesus Christ, not just in words but in our actions. Baptism is the beginning action. Although it cleanses us of our sins, it does not remove our tendency to sin. But, not to worry! Following our Baptism, Christ has given us another cleanup option to reconcile with him and once again gain his good grace. We call it the Sacrament Penance and Reconciliation. Confession of our sins renews our relationship with God and we feel once again worthy of his love. At our RCIA session this week we will present to our candidates the steps ahead for them to come into full communion with his Church. The first step in this process is for each of them to say YES to Jesus Christ. They have spent many weeks learning the teachings of Christ and have been prepared to make a choice; is it Yes, I am ready or No, I need more time. Saying Yes to Jesus Christ and What is Lent are our topics this week. Come join us as we continue on our journey on the pathway to salvation through a life in Christ. As we approach the season of Lent, it is also a good time for those of us in full communion with the Catholic Church to reconfirm our Yes to Christ. Do we know the way? What is our choice? Come and see. ALL ARE WELCOME Your RCIA Team
GREEN FEBRUARY 24, 2019 ABORTION AND THE (UN)GREAT STATE OF NEW YORK During the week of January 28 th 2019, the (UN)GREAT STATE OF NEW YORK passed a bill signed by Governor Cuomo which allows abortion during the third trimester and even up to and during birth. The abomination of abortion is not a political issue, it a matter of good and evil where the line has clearly been drawn. Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil, who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness, who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter. Woe to those who think themselves wise and believe themselves to be cunning Isaiah 50:20-21. It is not enough just to be disgusted we cannot be silent. We must pray, speak out, and put our words into action. Please plan on being a part of the 40 Days for Life Prayer Vigil, from Wednesday, March 6 th through Sunday, April 14 th 2019. A team from Respect Life will be in the Narthex before and after Mass for those who wish to sign-up for the 40 Days of Life Prayer Vigil. Be a Light for Life. ********************************* Opening Up Personal Prayer A Lenten Journey with St. Ignatius This prayer group is for individuals seeking to grow or learn more about personal private prayer. We will learn about the great tools St. Ignatius teaches as we pray with Scripture. If you are looking for a way to deepen your Lenten experience, this might be just the thing for you! The groups meet weekly for 8 weeks and participants commit to at least 15 minutes of daily prayer. The fee is $25, all materials included. Groups are forming in Fayetteville and Rogers. All are invited, Pre-registration is required. Current Locations Being Offered: 1205 Servant House, Fayetteville (close to St. Thomas) Mondays, February 25th thru April 16th. From 6:15p.m. 7:45p.m. St. Vincent DePaul, Rogers (Blue Room) Wednesday s February 27th thru April 17th. From 10:00a.m. 11:30a.m. For more information, questions or to register please contact: Elizabeth Garrett at (479) 236-4011 or email: elizabeth@infinitelyrooted.com Debi Snyder at (479) 366-7543 or email: debi.snyder@outlook.com