St. Bernard Parish/St. Philip The Apostle Parish Parroquia de San Bernardo/Parroquia de San Felipe el Apóstol Easter Sunday-April 8, 2012
ST. BERNARD AND ST. PHILIP PARISHES Page 2 Pastor Fr. Dave Pleier Mass Intentions Monday, April 9 SP 7:30 am W/Communion Service SB 8:45 am W/Communion Service Tuesday, April 10 SP 7:30 am W/Communion Service SB 8:45 am W/Communion Service SP=St. Philip Parish SB=St. Bernard Parish Exposition immediately following 8:45 am Liturgy of the W/C with private adoration in the Chapel until 7:00 pm. Wednesday, April 11 SP 7:30 am Raymond & Delores Dreweski SB 8:45 am Ruth VanGroll Thursday, April 12 SP 7:30 am Special Intention SB 8:45 am For the Parish Friday, April 13 SP 7:30 am Jake Halada SB 8:45 am Isabelle Seidl 2:00 pm Bornemann Nursing Home-Mass Saturday, April 14 SP 4:00 pm Ed Klarkowski James DeGrand SB 2:30 pm Mikulsky-Brey Wedding 4:30 pm Jerry & Marilyn Beno Sunday, April 15 SP 8:00 am Fred Johnson SB 8:45 am Leo & Caroline Haen Johanna Rainer SP 9:30 am Jim Blavat Killian & Evelyn Metzler SB 10:30 am Friends of Haiti-Volunteers SP 12:00 pm Spanish Mass SB 6:30 pm Joe, Ruth & Pat Froelich Parochial Vicar Fr. José Antonio Castañeda The old pastor stepped onto the pulpit and looked out at the throngs of people eagerly awaiting (or maybe not so eagerly) his Easter sermon. The venerable gentleman began by saying, I have three sermons prepared for you this morning--the $100/person sermon lasting five minutes, the $50/person sermon lasting fifteen minutes; and the $20/person sermon lasting an hour. We will now take up the collection to see which one I will deliver! The resurrection was Jesus best and, indeed, the world s best sermon ever delivered, for it explained the entire Good News in one Word Life! Perhaps one could add another word like Eternal or Forever, but this one event says it all. The challenge for you and me today is to allow that Life to energize us to be the persons that image God, that continue the work of Jesus, and that allow the Spirit to radiate joy to all whom we encounter. In other words, we take with us as we leave church today not only the message, but the person of Christ into the world, thereby transforming it into the kingdom of God established by His death and resurrection some twenty centuries ago. Have a wonderful Easter celebration with family and friends today and remember to thank the cook (and God as well), which reminds me of little Ernie who, seated with his family at Grandma s house for Easter dinner, shoved a roll into his mouth the second it was placed on the table. His mother quickly reprimanded him to not start until the grace was said, whereupon he replied, But Mom, we don t have to pray before we eat when we re at Grandma s. She s a good cook! Here s to all of you who will make Easter dinners today, whether for family or the needy or at work thanks for the nurturing! Wedding Announcement SB III Heidi Mikulsky & Corey Brey II Karen Kraus & Eric DeBaker Happy Easter from all of us, In Sympathy We extend our sympathy to the family and friends of Rodney Sathoff. Please remember them in your prayers. Baptisms We welcome those who were baptized recently: SB Hendrix Sterling Redfearn Thank You to the J.S. Paluch Company for helping us out with our bulletins during this time of transition.
Ap r i l 7 & 8, 2 0 1 2 P a g e 3 With Easter, Every Day Becomes New Year s Day By: Kristina M. DeNeve, Evangelization and Welcoming Director Diocese of Green Bay I ve been thinking lately how New Year s Day captures the essence of the Spirit of Easter. Every New Year, we get a fresh start. We feel happy, alive, free. We look back over the past year, both good and bad. Even better, we look towards the upcoming year. Will this year be better than last? What will I do that I did not do last year? What do I want for my life, my family, my work? Even New Year s Resolutions seem to capture the Spirit of Easter. We ask how we can change, how we can be better. We want to live into new possibilities. And, even when we fail at our resolutions, we are okay because we know we can still try again, next week, next month or next year. This is the power of Easter. Jesus Lives and he shares this life with us. Jesus makes today better, helps us create a better tomorrow. We can love more, live more, be healthier. New Year feels like what Easter is all about. New life, Every day. LENTEN COLLECTIONS: THANK YOU to those of you that participated in the reverse collection at St. Philip Church last weekend. The amount of non-perishables donated to the St. Bernard Food Pantry was astounding! If you still would like to donate an item, please place it in the Helping Hands bin in the back of church. The Salvation Army also thanks St. Bernard and St. Philip Parishes for their donations to the Help For Hygiene drive held in March. Many families in our immediate area will benefit from your generosity. Scripture for the week of April 8, 2012 8 SUN Acts 10:34a, 37-43/Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8/Jn 20:1-9 or Mk 16:1-7 or, at an afternoon or evening Mass, Lk 24:13-35 9 Mon Acts 2:14, 22-33/Mt 28:8-15 10 Tue Acts 2:36-41/Jn 20:11-18 11 Wed Acts 3:1-10/Lk 24:13-35 12 Thu Acts 3:11-26/Lk 24:35-48 13 Fri Acts 4:1-12/Jn 21:1-14 14 Sat Acts 4:13-21/Mk 16:9-15 15 SUN Acts 4:32-35/1 Jn 5:1-6/Jn 20:19-31 St. Margaret Mary Circle of the Altar Rosary Society offers: A Ladies Night Out Tuesday, May 8, 2012 A BERRY SPECIAL EVENING WITH AMY HANTEN THE COOKING MOM Amy, best known for her cooking show on WLUK, will present tips, talk, and a dessert demonstration following dinner at The Spot Super Club. A raffle and silent auction will also be held. Anyone wishing to donate an item may bring it to the Parish Office. St. Bernard/St. Philip 55+ Gambling Trip April 17, 2012 Chip In, Harris, MI Cost $13.00 Bus will leave from St. Bernard s South Parking Lot at 7 AM Must have ID or Driver s License and Player s Card. If you don t have Player s Card you will get one when you arrive at the Casino Bus will return 3:15-3:30 PM For reservations call: Bernice Rentmeester at 468-1291. Bus Capacity: 54 people St. Bernard Parish Did You Know? Easter Welcome Friends and Family! St. Bernard celebrates Easter with 2,900 family and friends attending our services. Our average attendance for Sunday mass is 1,600. Cost of Easter Candle $190 Candles for Easter Vigil $455 Flowers $675 Banners $300 Thank you to various groups for making the banners for our Easter celebration. If everyone increased their giving by $10 per month, we could meet our 2012-2013 budget.
EASTER SUND AY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD PAGE 4 Religious Education News Amy Weigand, Director-St. Bernard Parish The Week Ahead: April 10 & 11, 2012 Family Night at 6:00 pm on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. We'll begin in the Church Theme: Easter Joy! Thought to Ponder: If you were to create a new holy day, what would it be and how would it be celebrated? Quote from the Saints: "A small gift given with true sincerity is often worth more than a valuable gift without it." Henry Suso A Look Ahead: April 17 & 18, 2012 Religious Education for Grades 1-High School Registration begins for the 2012-2013 Religious Education year. Parents--Please stop in the Commons to register your child/ren for next year. Remember, we will only be offering the Wednesday night class as an option for Religious Education. Generations of Faith Mary Peters, Faith Formation St. Philip Generations of Faith... April 18th, 6:00 pm (remember, no meal). Our topic for the evening is on the Eucharist: the center of our lives as Catholics & how to be "Eucharistic People" in the world-- -and what does that even mean?? Sr. Caroline Sullivan, Director of the Bridge Between Retreat Center in Denmark, will share with us. To end the evening, we will build our own Sundaes! Questions--call Mary Peters, 468-7848 or mpeters@stphilipcong.org. Attention Spring confirmation candidates... A reminder that the next & last class is on this Wed., April 11th. Your letters to the Bishop are due at that time. Practice for confirmation is on Wed., April 25th, 6:30 PM at St. Philip Church. Please bring your sponsors. Any questions or concerns, call Mary Peters at 468-7848, or mpeters@stphilipcong.org. Youth Ministry Stephanie Rottier High Schoolers: Interested in a social activity while digging into the Bible? Do you like food? If the answer was yes to one or both of those questions, then you need to join us for the SPIRITUS Bible Study at the Quad Parish Faith Formation Center (St. Joseph Site) from 7-8:30 pm. It is completely free, and extremely fulfilling!! Come join us on April 16 th, 2012. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Stephanie. Saturday, April 21 st, 2012 from 5:30-8:30 pm We will be having a social gathering with High Schoolers. It will be an evening of free food, fun, and friends. Bring your tennis shoes, we may end up in the gym. Contact Stephanie if you are interested in joining us. Thanks!! Sunday, April 22, 2012 from 6:30-8:00 pm We will be having our final Connect 4 for the school year. Come join us at St. Agnes Parish for a night of FREE food, fun, and fellowship. I know you will have a good time. I am looking for a High Schooler willing to share their input for different events they would like to see us do. If you are interested in sharing your thoughts, contact Stephanie at srottier@stbernardcong.org or at 920-621-5561. Middle Schoolers: April 13, 2012 is our final Friday Night Live for the school year. Come join us at St. Bernard from 6-9 pm for an Easter and end of the year party. You will have an amazing time!! April 20, 2012 is an evening for Middle Schoolers. Let s come together for some fun. We are going to be here at St. Bernard enjoying some faith, fun and fellowship together. Stay tuned to the St. Bernard Website (www.stbernardgb.org) for more details. JOY Middle School, High School, and all Joy Prayer Partners SAVE THE DATE!!!! The Big Giant Mass is May 12 th, 2012 at St. Agnes Parish. Come join the many people who have been praying for you all year long and join in the celebration of Mass together. It s going to be huge!! American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR and AED Training Saturday, April 28, 2012 8:00 am-11:00 am St. Bernard Parish, Multi-Purpose Room 2 Year Certification, Cost: $20.00 Please call Ann at the Parish Office to register, 468-4811
WWW.STBERNARDGB.ORG WWW.STPHILIPGB.ORG PAGE 5 SCRIP NEWS: St. Philip Parish sells Scrip in the Parish Office Mon.- Thurs. from 8 to 4 pm. and after most weekend Masses. Our profit for March was $223.35. Please consider using Scrip for your upcoming home remodeling projects - Home Depot, Fleet Farm, Menard s, Kohl s, Shopko, Target, and Sears are among the vendors that are available. There are many vendors that can be ordered and picked up within 1 week. Why not try Scrip today? ALTAR SOCIETY: The St. Philip Altar Society annual spring meeting will be held on Monday, April 16 at 6:00 pm in the St. Philip Adult Center. The evening consists of a salad bar pot luck supper, with entertainment by Mary Ehlinger and Mark Silverberg to follow. All ladies of St. Philip are welcome to attend. Bring a dish to pass AND a friend! RUMMAGE SALE: Spring is the time for rummage sales! The St. Philip rummage sale (held in early June) is in need of your gently used, clean furniture, clothing, and miscellaneous items. Watch for more details of dropoff times and dates in upcoming bulletins. PRAYER CHAIN MINISTRY: During times of difficulty and strife, it helps to have the prayers of many. Our Church is comprised of community. If you need the assistance of the St. Philip or St. Bernard Prayer Chain Community, please call your prayer requests to: Bea Dimmer at 469-1705 for St. Philip and Carol Abts at 468-8607 for St. Bernard. Congratulations To The Raffle Winners! March 25 Carl Winnekens March 26 Ethan Brower March 27 Nick Nelson March 28 Anne Gerlach March 29 Eric Siudzinski March 30 Phara Holdredge March 31 Pat Brown Winners will be notified by mail! April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. As a diocese we support prevention efforts and encourage each and every one to realize that change begins with the individual. Every person can contribute to creating safe environments for all. Promise to Protect, Pledge to Heal Every person has the right to be respected and treated with the dignity befitting a child of God. Every person has the right to have appropriate boundaries respected. Every person has the right to challenge any behavior or comment that is offensive or inappropriate. Every person has the responsibility to protect the safety of children, families, women and men, and to promote healing where there is injury with firm justice and mercy towards all. GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP: Anyone who has lost a loved one through death is invited to join Healing Your Grieving Heart Bereavement Group. This ecumenical grief support group will meet on: Thursday evenings: April 19, 26, May 3, 10, and 17. Resurrection Parish Office 333 Hilltop Drive Green Bay, WI 54301 Pre-registration is requested to: Ann Froelich/St. Matthew/435-6811 Sheila De Luca/Resurrection/336-7768 Altar Rosary Society Meeting-St. Bernard Attention all ladies of the parish-come check us out! Altar Rosary Society Meeting, Monday, April 9, 2012 7 pm in the St. Bernard School Conference Room.
PAGE 6 Life and Money with Phil Lenahan www.veritasfinancialministries.com Another in our continuing series April 8 Today s second reading says, If then you were raised with Christ, seek what is above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Think of what is above, not of what is on earth (Col. 3: 1-2). A steward of Providence manages what the Lord has entrusted to him with an eternal perspective. Happy Easter! Divine Mercy Sunday! Divine Mercy Sunday is the Second Sunday of the Easter season (April 15, 2012). It was named by Pope John Paul II at the canonization of Maria Faustina on April 30, 2000 and then officially decreed by the Vatican. Divine Mercy Sunday can be seen as the convergence of all the mysteries and graces of Holy Week and Easter Week. Our Lord revealed to St. Faustina His desire to flood us with His graces on that day I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon those souls who approach the Fount of My mercy (the Sacraments of Reconciliation beforehand and Holy Eucharist on that day). Let no soul fear to draw near to Me, even though its sins be as scarlet. This Feast of Mercy emerged from My very depths of tenderness. Remembering A Loved One St. Bernard As we prepare for Easter, many of us may have someone we would like to remember in a special way. If you would like to donate toward our Easter environment, you may do so by filling out the form below. Please put the envelope in the collection basket at any of the liturgies through the Lenten and Easter season. All gifts will be acknowledged in the bulletin during the Easter season. Easter Environment Donation Please Remember Requested Please find enclosed $ St. Bernard Parish 2040 Hillside Lane, Green Bay, WI 54302 Mass Schedule Saturday: 4:30 pm Sunday: 8:45, 10:30 am & 6:30 pm Monday & Tuesday: 8:45 am Word/Communion Service Wednesday-Friday: 8:45 am Mass St. Bernard Parish Office-(920) 468-4811 Religious Education Office-(920) 468-4390 Fax-468-1396 Hours: 8:00 am-4:30 pm-monday-thursday Fridays: 8:00 am-12:00 pm School Office-(920) 468-5026 Web Site-www.stbernardgb.org Deacons...Keith Holschbach, John Laurant and Larry Mastalish Robert Jacqmin, retired Pastoral Associate... Sr. Caroline Castellini O.P. Hispanic Ministry.....Sr. Patricia Vanden Bergh Music & Liturgy Coordinator.....Joe LeBeau Operations Manager....Bill Noel Business Manager......Ginny Gigot Parish Nurse......Ann Kaufmann School Principal....Kay Franz Director of Religious Education.Amy Weigand Youth Minister......Stephanie Rottier Adult Education./RCIA.....Joanne Griesbach Children s Liturgy of the Word.....Holly Meyer Receptionist/Office. Tina Drewiske Publications/Office...Lori Froelich St Philip the Apostle Parish 312 Victoria St., Green Bay, WI 54302 Mass Schedule Saturday: 4:00 pm Sunday: 8:00, 9:30 am & 12: pm (Spanish) Monday & Tuesday: 7:30 am Word/Communion Service Wednesday-Friday: 7:30 am Mass St. Philip Parish Office-(920)468-7848 Fax-468-1025 Web Site-www.stphilipgb.org Hours: 8:00 am-4:00 pm-monday-thursday Operations Manager....Bill Noel Business Manager..Ginny Gigot Pastoral Minister.....Sr. Helen Keyzer Hispanic Ministry.....Sr. Patricia Vanden Bergh Faith Formation...Mary Peters Office/Volunteer Coordinator...Lynn Corroy Parish Bookkeeper...Mary Chizek Director of Music........Antonio Saldaña Sacrament of Reconciliation St. Philip: Saturdays from 3:15-3:45 pm St. Bernard: watch the bulletin Sacrament of Marriage Contact the Parish Office at least 6 months prior to date. Sacrament of Baptism St. Philip: contact Mary Peters or Sr. Patricia Vanden Bergh at 468-7848 St. Bernard: contact Deacon Larry Mastalish at 468-4922
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