St. Bernard Parish 2040 Hillside Lane, Green Bay, WI (920)468-4811-www.stbernardgb.org September 10 & 11, 2016 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 John Laurant 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 Adult Education/RCIA Joanne Griesbach Youth Minister Callie Kowalski R.E. Assistant Jeannine Hadzima Receptionist/Office Tina Drewiske Publications/Office Lori Froelich Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday: 2:30-3:30 pm Sacrament of Marriage Contact the Parish Office at least 6 months prior to date. Sacrament of Baptism Contact Deacon Larry Mastalish at 468-4922
ST. BERNARD PARISH PAGE 2 Mass Intentions The saving graces of the Mass are for: Monday, September 12 8:45 am Word/Communion Service Tuesday, September 13 8:45 am Word/Communion Service Wednesday, September 14 8:45 am the soul of Maureen Finger September 15 8:45 am the soul of Gene Rentmeester Friday, September 16 8:45 am the soul of Greg Maxfield 2:00 pm Bornemann Nursing Home Mass Saturday, September 17 2:30 pm Confessions 4:00 pm Living & Deceased Members of the John & Helen Marshall Family the soul of Jenny Murray Sunday, September 18 8:00 am the soul of Alyssa Eggering 10:00 am the soul of Sally Schaetz 6:30 pm for the people of St. Bernard Parish Wedding Banns I Kayla Kawula & Joe Watson Parish Office HOURS Monday Thursday 8:00-4:30 pm Friday 8:00-Noon Scrip sales during office hours Monday-Thursday At School on Fridays Moved, Dropped your land line or changed your e-mail address? PLEASE contact: the St. Bernard Parish Office at 468-4811 tina@stbernardcong.org. Your Financial Stewardship For the week ended September 4, 2016 Weekly Joyful Giving Envelopes... $ 18,273.00 Offertory Collection...... $ 1,140.00 Budgeted Weekly Joyful Giving $21,385 Last weekend over 100,000 people gathered in Saint Peter s Square to be present for the official canonization of Mother Teresa. I was edified by how many persons in our own parish love her and how many experienced some sort of interaction with her during her lifetime. It is striking that for being such a hard and difficult century, the 20 th century sure had a generous helping of very holy saints. To think that the Church herself was led by a Saint in Pope John Paul II, for a quarter century, up and into the new millennium. Pope Francis had representatives from Mother Teresa s Missionaries of Charity present for the special Mass, two from each community, and he also had nearly 1,500 men and women struggling with poverty also present, sitting in the front rows. Following the Mass he offered a huge pizza lunch to these special guests. Pope Francis had much to say on Mother Teresa and noted especially her work for not only the poor but also the most vulnerable members of our society. " She was committed to defending life, ceaselessly proclaiming that 'the unborn are the weakest, the smallest, the most vulnerable.' She bowed down before those who were spent, left to die on the side of the road, seeing in them their God-given dignity; she made her voice heard before the powers of this world, so that they might recognize their guilt for the crime of poverty they created. He said that Mother Teresa serves as a model for volunteers and for people that do charitable work. "May this tireless worker of mercy help us to increasingly understand that our only criterion for action is gratuitous love, free from every ideology and all obligations, offered freely to everyone without distinction of language, culture, race or religion. Mother Teresa loved to say, 'Perhaps I don t speak their language, but I can smile'. He challenged those present and all of us, stating: Following Jesus is a serious task, and, at the same time, one filled with joy; it takes a certain daring and courage to recognize the divine Master in the poorest of the poor and to give oneself in their service. In order to do so, volunteers, who out of love of Jesus serve the poor and the needy, do not expect any thanks or recompense; rather they renounce all this because they have discovered true love. Just as the Lord has come to meet me and has stooped down to my level in my hour of need, so too do I go to meet him, bending low before those who have lost faith or who live as though God did not exist, before young people without values or ideals, before families in crisis, before the ill and the imprisoned, before refugees and immigrants, before the weak and defenseless in body and spirit, before abandoned children, before the elderly who are on their own. Wherever someone is reaching out, asking for a helping hand in order to get up, this is where our presence and the presence of the Church which sustains and offers hope must be. Fr. Mark Vander Steeg
September 10 & 11, 2016 PAGE 3 Religious Education News Adam Horn R.E. Director The Week Ahead: September 14 Happy feast of St. Matthew the apostle and evangelist! Grade 1: Jesus Is Our Friend Grade 2: God Is the Giver of Gifts Grade 3: God Calls Us Grade 4: God Reveals Himself to Us through His Son Grade 5: We Are a Worshipping People Grade 6: The Bible Reveals God s Saving Love Grade 7: The Impact of Jesus Grade 8: A Community of Disciples Freshmen: Being Catholic, the Cliff-Notes View Sophomores: Jesus Resurrection Juniors: Introduction to the Liturgy Date Night will resume on September 16. 2016 Location: Bishop Hall (formerly the Multi-Purpose Room) 6:30 pm Social Gathering/Refreshments 7:00 pm Program-Videos/Discussion Marriage: The Bond Beloved: Greg and Julie 8:30 pm Program ends If you have not yet registered, Please register from thest. Bernard web site http://www.stbernardgb.org/date-nightregistration.htl Youth Ministry Callie Kowalski If you ve never been to a St. Bernard YM event, this is the one to go to! Come see what St. Bernard YM has to offer for the new school year! Join us for 4 PM Mass, then coffeehouse afterward with music, refreshments and fellowship!
THE TWENTYFOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME PAGE 4 Consoling the Heart of Jesus If you have completed a 33 Days to Morning Glory retreat, you are invited to continue the journey! Join us for a 10 week small-group retreat that delves into the simplicity and grandeur of Consoling spirituality. Learn the keys to the great sanctity of saints like Therese of Lisieux, Faustina Kowalska, and Mother Teresa and have all the tools you ll need to become a saint, a great saint, and quickly. Days, Dates, Times Tuesday, 10-11:30am(Sept. 13 Nov. 15) Tuesday, 6:30-8pm (Sept. 13 Nov. 15) Wednesday, 5-6:15pm (Sept. 14-Nov. 16) Wednesday, 6:30-7:45pm (Sept. 14-Nov. 16) Thursday, 1-2:30pm (Sept.- 15-Nov. 17) Wednesday sessions are shorter to accommodate parents of children in Religious Ed. Cost: $25 (Book & Retreat Companion) To Register, use any of the following... Go to www.stbernardgb.org and click on the links Fill in the registration form available on the central pillar in the narthex and return to the St. Bernard Parish office as directed. Call or email Joanne Griesbach: 468-4811 RCIA Sessions Beginning Soon! To learn more about becoming Catholic through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA), contact Joanne Griesbach: 468-4811, or joanne@stbernardcong.org. Pet Blessing Prince of Peace Catholic Community welcomes all Pet Lovers Saturday, October 1st, 10:30am All animals must be on a leash or in a carrier. Following the blessing, there will be fellowship and treats. Questions: gsaharsky@gmail.com 3425 Willow Rd. Green Bay, WI 54311 Choir Rehearsals Starting You are Invited St. Bernard s Adult Choir is beginning rehearsals for the fall season. We are looking for new voices all voice parts are needed to join our group. The ability to read music is not required. We are a 4-part mixed-voice choir that sings traditional and contemporary music at 10:00 Mass, two or three times per month (with summers off). Anyone that is high school age and up is invited to give us a try singing is a great stress relief at the end of a busy day and even more fun when done with others. For confirmation students, this also counts as service hours. Rehearsals are generally every Thursday night from 7 to 8:30 p.m. For more information, contact either Mary at 469-1168, Bonnie at 455-0276, or Anne at 468-1535. Men of St. Bernard Parish, would you like to know more about the Knights of Columbus? We'd like to invite you, and your families and friends, to join us at in informal Steak Fry to learn about the Knights and what we do for our community. This event will be this Wednesday, September 14th, starting at 6:00. Come any time you'd like, we'll be there until 9:00 or so. This will be at the park shelter at Preble Park. We, and our families would love to meet all of you, share some food and fun, and share some things that you just may find both informative and interesting about our organization-there are many benefits to being a Knight of Columbus. If you have any questions, please call Membership Director Dave Whitton, at 468-6867, or e-mail to dave8w@gmail.com. Looking forward to seeing you this Wednesday! Calling All Inactive Catholics Do you know of anyone who considers themselves a Catholic but hasn t been to church in a while? Have they been hurt or feel rejected? Do they have questions about the churches position on an issue? Do they miss being part of a parish family? Have they been thinking about returning to the church? Do they desire to pass on their faith to their family or to bring them up in a Catholic environment? St. Bernard Parish will be offering a program for those who have been away from the church for various reasons. The program at St. Bernard is open to any Inactive Catholics and will begin on Sept. 13, 2016 at 7:00 PM in the St. Bernard Parish center. Meetings will be held on Tuesday s through Oct. 11, 2016 or as needed. During this Special Year of Mercy, consider inviting someone to this program who has been inactive and attend with them to provide support. To register call Deacon Larry Mastalish at 468-4922.
WWW.STBERNARDGB.ORG PAGE 7 Parish Nurse Ann Kaufmann End of Life: Church Teachings & Documents Celia McKee, Dignity of Human Life Coordinator for the Diocese of Green Bay, will present on the topic of dying and death through the lens of the Catholic Church s teachings on Monday, September 26, 2016. The presentation will take place in Bishop Hall at 10:00am and 6:00pm to hopefully accommodate most schedules. Learn what our Wisconsin Bishops say about which documents Catholics should use and why others carry risks. Understand how to communicate your end-of-life wishes with your family. Receive Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care documents and learn how to complete then. Please RSVP to Ann Kaufmann, parish nurse, that you will attend this free, informative and beneficial presentation at ann@stbernardcong.org or by calling 468-4811 Ext. 113 by 9/21/16. SEEKING REGISTERED NURSES Blood pressure screening takes place the 2 nd weekend of each month after each mass. We are seeking registered nurses to volunteer to take blood pressures after a Mass. Manual and automatic cuffs are provided. Please contact Ann Kaufmann if you would consider being added to this group. We are in desperate need of help. Thank you for your consideration of this important ministry. We are looking for people interested in joining St. Matthew's Bridge Marathon Group, 130 Saint Matthew St. Green Bay. Starts in October and goes through April (off in December). We have about 8 couples currently and looking for more women and men to join group. It is NOT duplicate bridge style. Please call Jodi at 920-227-7139 or Jackie at 920-435-5437.