July 10, 2016
ST. BERNARD PARISH ~ MIDDLETON, WI WORSHIP SCHEDULE Sunday, July 10 - Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30 Aaron Aeschbach & Cy & Betty Valley 9:00 Magdalene Acker 11:00 St. Bernard Parishioners Monday, July 11 - St. Benedict Tuesday, July 12 8:15 Brian Mangardi Wednesday, July 13 - St. Henry 8:15 Hubert Schwartz & Joyce Skinner Thursday, July 14 - St. Kateri Tekakwitha 8:15 Vera Bauman Friday, July 15 - St. Bonaventure 8:15 Vera Bauman Trevor Reed Saturday, July 16 - Our Lady of Mount Carmel 5:00 Helen & Al Geier Sunday, July 17 - Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30 Joseph Austin & August & Veronica Derra 9:00 St. Bernard Parishioners 11:00 Jim Kraemer READINGS FOR THE WEEK July 10, 2016 Sunday: Deuteronomy 30:10-14 Colossians1:15-20 Luke 10:25-37 Monday: Isaiah 1:10-17 Matthew 10:34- -11:1 Tuesday: Isaiah 7:1-9 Matthew 11:20-24 Wednesday: Isaiah 10:5-7, 13-16 Matthew 11:25-27 Thursday: Isaiah 26:7-9, 12, 16-19 Matthew 11:28-30 Friday: Isaiah 38:1-6, 21-22, 7-8 Matthew 12:1-8 Saturday: Micah 2:1-5 Matthew 12:14-21 Next Sunday: Genesis 18:1-10 Colossians 1:24-28 Luke 10:38-42 Just so you know, this week we will be redoing the floor in the sanctuary and relocating the altar, font and tabernacle. You may recall that I talked about this at length a few Sundays ago. The plan is to have it completed this week, although a few details may go over to the following week. It is an exciting project. As a result of this work, daily Mass will be held in the parish hall for the week (Tuesday-Friday) at 8:15 as usual. There will be no Eucharistic Adoration on Tuesday of this week. In fact, the chapel will be closed for the entire week. Reconciliation will be held as regularly scheduled on Tuesday from 6:00 7:00 in the church. I want to thank everyone for the very positive feedback I have received concerning this project. Your support is appreciated. Just a couple other reminders. If you or anyone in your family is planning to get married at St. Bernard s in 2017, it is not too early to contact us to secure a date. The more advance planning you can do will help make the entire marriage preparation process go a lot smoother. Contact either me or Kevin Laufenberg in the parish office about scheduling a date. We are in need of more ushers at our Sunday Masses. If you are interested or have questions, contact Joy Bauman in the parish office. Lastly, save the date! Our annual parish picnic will be Sunday, September 25. More details to follow in the weeks ahead. Have a blessed week. Fr. Brian HOW ABOUT YOU? One great way to be involved in the parish is to serve as an usher at Mass. Teams serve once every 4 weeks. Our 11:00 Mass on Sunday is where our biggest need is. There is also a team at 9:00 that is short a few people. There are no special requirements - just a willingness to serve! Men, women, young, not-so-young, couples, families - all are welcome!! If you are interested, please contact Joy at the parish office at 831-6531 or joy@stbmidd.org. Lawyers don't always fare so well in popular culture. Even the television shows that exalt some aspects of the legal profession (like Law & Order or The Good Wife) also have some lawyers that are less than noble in both their personal and professional lives. Even in Shakespeare's time this ambivalence toward lawyers was evident in Henry VI, Part 2 when Dick the butcher, one of the rebels, proposes to kill all the lawyers since by their arguments they can have a man condemned as easily as freed. Still, every day people turn to lawyers seeking their help with a host of problems. The love-hate relationship continues. In the Gospel this weekend, the scholar of the law is looking for the way to life. His question is sincere. He is trying to understand what is required of him. He can quote the law, indeed, probably even lives by it. But the question of who is a neighbor is one of legal precision. The interpretation of the Mosaic law based the fact of one being a neighbor on a covenantal relationship. Those who worshipped the one God were considered as one's neighbor. In the time of Jesus this narrow interpretation was being reconsidered. Some religious scholars suggested that a more universal application was needed, while others held to the tradition that Samaritans, foreigners, and those outside the law were not neighbors under the law. Jesus makes his position clear, although by coming at it from the other direction. It is the Samaritan who shows himself to be a neighbor. Maybe that is where the argument lies for us today. We cannot define with legal precision who is going to be a neighbor to us. All we can do is decide to be neighborly toward others, that is, to show them the very love with which we love ourselves. And then rely on God's mercy that someone will be there for us as a neighbor in our time of need.
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE & MACARONI & CHEESE DRIVE JULY 23 & 24, JULY 30 & 31 The Human Needs Commission will be collecting school supplies and boxes of macaroni and cheese to help support families in our sister parish, St. Francis of Assisi in Milwaukee. These donations relieve much of the financial burden of providing materials to get the children off to a great start for the new school year. Supplies needed include notebooks, 3 ring binders, two pocket folders, pens, pencils, glue, crayons, colored markers, rulers, erasers and pencil boxes. One of the greatest needs is for backpacks. The St. Francis of Assisi Families are very appreciative of our generosity. ROSARY REPAIR Get your rosary repaired Sunday, July 24 after the 9:00 Mass at the back entrance of church. Make sure you have all the pieces to your Rosary and that it is fixable. If in doubt, bring it. We will look at it and fix it on the spot for FREE. SUMMER WALKING PROGRAM St. Bernard s invites you to join our 2016 Summer Walking Program. Every Tuesday and Thursday, concluding August 11, we are offering an evening walking group. Kay Doll, Claudia Miska and Mary Burmeister are leading the group that meets at 6:30 PM at Orchid Heights Park and walks in the conservancy for about an hour. Please call the Parish Office to register at 831-6531 if you are interested. ST. BERNARD S VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL Kids going into grades PreK-5 are invited to join us the mornings of August 1-5 for a week of fun. Learn how Jesus is the Light of the World and how he gives us hope, courage, direction, power, and love! We ll be diving into our faith through fun activities and Bible stories. High school and adult volunteers are needed to make it a success. Register for VBS live on our Parish website! Contact Jenna Ripp, jenna@stbmidd.org or call, 831-6531 x327 with any questions. LAST CALL! PARISH DIRECTORY PICTURES There is only one week remaining to have your picture taken for our new Parish Family Directory! If you missed your appointment or need to reschedule, please do so online or call the parish office as soon as possible. We need YOU to make the directory complete. Please take the time to be included! Our Last Photography Dates: Tuesday, July 26 to Saturday, July 30 Hours: Weekdays: 2:00 PM to 9:00 PM Saturdays: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM *Sign up on our church website: www.stbmidd.org *Call our parish office for assistance 831-6531 CALENDAR Sunday, July 10 BAPTISM WEEKEND 7:00 PM AA/Alanon/REC LL Monday, July 11 Tuesday, July 12 6:00 PM Confession/Church 6:30 PM Wild Goose-Adult Ed/PC 7:00 PM KC Officer Meeting/REC LL Wednesday, July 13 Thursday, July 14 6:00 PM Baptism Preparation/POCR Friday, July 15 Saturday, July 16 2:00 PM KC s/pc 3:30 PM Private Confessions/Church Sunday, July 17 10:00 AM SVdP /Library 7:00 PM AA/Alanon/REC LL Dear Parishioners: Cross Catholic Outreach wishes to thank you for the welcome you extended to Father William Hower on our recent visit to your parish. On behalf of the poorest of the poor, we thank you for having shared in their lives. May our Lord continue to bless all of you for your love and support. Yours in Christ, Jim Cavnar President PARISH STEWARDSHIP July 3, 2016 God s Plan... $8,258.60 Offertory... $871.25 If you are interested in submitting your contributions by electronic bank transfer, or need to make changes in your financial support, please contact Marcia at the Parish Office, 831-6531, ext. 224, for more information. Thank you for using your envelopes. BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS Announcements will be placed as long as time & space permits. Please put in writing or e-mail to: parish@stbmidd.org
JULY 10, 2016 WILD GOOSE PROGRAM The exciting Wild Goose Program which is being offered this summer at St. Bernard Parish invites you into a more profound life-giving relationship with the Holy Spirit. As you develop a deeper relationship with the Holy Spirit, your faith will be invigorated, and you will come to experience a renewed relationship with God. The Wild Goose sessions are held on Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 8:00 PM in the Parish Center. Each session covers a specific topic related to the Holy Spirit and our Catholic Faith. The topic for July 12 is: The Gifts of the Holy Spirit The Spirit himself is God s gift par excellence (cf. John 4:10) a gift from God, and in turn communicates different spiritual gifts to those who welcome him. -Pope Francis OPPORTUNITY TO HELP THE NUNS WHO MAKE OUR ALTAR BREAD Dear Friends in the Faith: We need your help as we seek to re-incorporate in our monastic life small-scale animal husbandry with the aims of long-term sustainability and land-regenerative living. We specifically need help putting up livestock fencing, building small animal shelters such as a chicken coop and sheep shed, building or acquiring hay troughs, hay and straw. We also need a young donkey and Muscovy ducks: one drake and 2 ducks. If you could gift us with your time, talent, materials or other resources to help us meet these needs, we would be most grateful. Please contact Sister Aleydis for details: (608) 643-3520, ext. 4, or, newmonastery@valleyofourlady.org. We remember all of you in our daily prayer. May the Lord Jesus reward you. PRIESTS FOR OUR FUTURE UPDATE THE CHURCH IS ALIVE! Thank you for your support of the campaign. Please continue to fulfill your pledge to ensure enough funds to educate our future priests. Our parish results are as follows: Campaign Goal Total: $770,000.00 Campaign Paid to Date: $390,517.00 Paid: 51% NEEDED DISPOSABLE CONTAINERS Please save any plastic, disposable containers (margarine, whipped topping, ice cream, etc.) you may have for our Parish Center. We fill them with leftover food from various programs for the homeless shelters. Thank You! SAVE THE DATE! Madison Area CROP Hunger Walk Sunday, October 16 - First Congregational UCC Registration: 12:45 PM - Walk: 1:30 PM For more information: www.churchworldservice.org or call Jeff Rabe at 233-9751. DEATHS Our sympathy and prayers are extended to the family of Mary Ellen Acker who passed away on July 3. May God grant her the peace and joy of heaven; and to her family, the consolation of their Catholic faith. May she rest in peace. BANNS OF MARRIAGE In preparation for marriage, we ask for God s blessings upon this couple: Amy Bertrand & Ryan Reszel NEW MEMBERS We would like to welcome our new parishioners: Brent Katterheinrich & Sarah Nelson Adults who are 18 years and older are welcome to register as members of the parish by stopping at the Parish Office, Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to Noon or 1:00 to 4:30 PM. You may also call the Parish Office at 831-6531, or pick up a new parishioner registration packet at any one of the entrances to church. EUCHARISTIC CHAPEL WILL BE CLOSED THIS WEEK DEVOTIONS Chaplet of Divine Mercy: Thursday mornings at 8:45 AM in Church Mother of Perpetual Help: 1st Saturday of the month 8:45 AM in Church PARISH LIBRARY Hours: Monday-Friday 7:00 AM-9:00 AM Saturday 8:00 AM-6:00 PM Sunday 7:00 AM-12:00 PM Location: Please take the elevator located at the University Avenue parking lot entrance to Level 2 of the Religious Education Center. ST. FRANCIS XAVIER CHURCH PICNIC - JULY 16 & 17 You are invited to join St. Francis, Cross Plains for fellowship, fun and great food! Traditional ham and chicken dinner with pie, outdoor food stand, beer & wine garden with entertainment, bingo and free activities for the kids.