St. Bernard Parish 2040 Hillside Lane, Green Bay, WI (920)468-4811-www.stbernardgb.org June 25 & 26, 2016 St. Bernard SHINE overnight retreat, June 17 & 18. We had 11 students attend--they are joining 12 others for our SHINE Trip to Detroit. We had time for prayer, reflections on how to serve others, we did volunteer work at Paul's Pantry and joined Amigos for Christ for their Rosary Run prayer service. The retreat ended with the 4 pm Mass. We will be leaving for Detroit July 17-23, 2016.
ST. BERNARD PARISH PAGE 2 Mass Intentions The saving graces of the Mass are for: Monday, June 27 8:45 am Word/Communion Service Tuesday, June 28 8:45 am Word/Communion Service Wednesday, June 29 8:45 am the soul of Maureen Finger Thursday, June 30 8:45 am the soul of Janice Borley Friday, July 1 8:45 am the soul of Donald Swette Bornemann Nursing Home Mass Saturday, July 2 12:00 pm Quinceanera 2:30 pm Confessions 4:00 pm for the People of St. Bernard Parish the souls of John & Helen Marshall Family Sunday, July 3 8:00 am Living & Deceased Members of the Altar Rosary Society 10:00 am the souls of Ben & Stella Treml 6:30 pm the soul of Marilyn Barnett Baptisms We welcome those who were baptized recently: Emma Delphine Gerlikowski Liam Andrew Massart Ari Blu LoCascio Beren Gregory Kannenberg Lochsa James Kannenberg The Parish Office will be closed on Monday, July 4. Please Plan accordingly. Summer Office Hours The Parish Office will be Closed on Fridays from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Office hours are: Monday-Thursday 8:00 am-4:00 pm. Friday-closed. Please plan accordingly. Your Financial Stewardship For the week ended June 19, 2016 Weekly Joyful Giving Envelopes..$ 21,165.00 Offertory Collection......$ 1,545.00 Debt Reduction..$ 3,102.00 Budgeted Weekly Joyful Giving $23,500 The Holy Father, Pope Francis, recently met in Rome with his local church and was reflecting together with its priests and others on the pastoral challenges facing marriages and the family in the modern day. The Pope speaks off-the-cuff and this often brings with it the need for an after the fact clarifier which most of us wish we had in everyday life. What we do receive because of his spontaneity is some real pearls of wisdom which have not been edited away. Pope Francis speaks from a deeply reflective mind. Question from the Gathering: "How can we prevent our communities from living a double standard: one that's strict and permissive?" Pope Francis Answer: "One cannot speak of 'stiffness' or 'security,' within morality. Morality cannot offer a mathematical security. This does not mean to forget morality, but it means to seek the truth. Morality is always an act of love: love of God and love of neighbor. It is an act that leaves room for the conversion of the other, it does not condemn them immediately, but leaves space. The Holy Father s insight into the need to make space for the conversion of the other would go a long way within our own hearts when dealing with troubling family challenges where individuals have not come to full maturity of life in God. Who of us is excluded from that? Question from the Gathering: "How can we educate young people to love sacramental marriage, overcoming their resistance, skepticism, disillusionment, fear of the end? Pope Francis Answer: "It s the culture of the provisional. This happens everywhere, also in priestly life, in religious life. Everything is provisional, and because of this the great majority of our sacramental marriages are null. Because they say, 'Yes, for the rest of my life!' but they don t know what they are saying, because they have a different culture. They say it, they have good will, but they aren't aware. "In the pre-marriage courses priests ask, 'How many live together?' Most raised their hands. They prefer to live together. This is a challenge that requires us to work, not to respond hastily: 'why don't you marry in the Church?' Stay near them, wait, and help fidelity mature among them." The use of the word null was a commentary on the lack of understanding of the depth of commitment needed for the life of the Sacrament of Marriage to blossom. Fidelity through suffering and pain, with God s grace, brings couples closer than a life of ease could provide. Enduring challenges and tears, both couples being committed, can bring about a bond that is stronger than before the tears began. It is the other half of the vows, fidelity through poorer, through sickness, through the worse, that is also a part of love. Fr. Mark Vander Steeg
June 25 & 26, 2016 PAGE 3 Religious Education News Adam Horn R.E. Director Registration for religious education classes is now open. Registration forms can be found on the parish website, in the narthex of church (center post) or at the parish office. Register before August 1, to receive the discounted registration fee. SCRIP SUMMER HOURS Scrip will be sold at the Parish Office Monday Thursday 8:00-4:00 pm Church Sales will be as follows: July 9 and 10 July 23 and 24 August 20 and 21 September 3 and 4 Special Order Dates: (hoping to be up and running) June 27 July 11 July 25 August 22 September 5 Moved, Dropped your land line or changed your e-mail address? PLEASE contact: the St. Bernard Parish Office at 468-4811 tina@stbernardcong.org. St. Bernard School News Crystal Blahnik, School Principal Calendar/School Office Hours School Office Closed - July 4th -8th Summer Office Hours - 9:00 am -3:00 pm M-TH, Closed Friday Regular 8-4 Hours, M-F, Resume Monday, August 22nd Aug. 9th, 6 pm SAC Parent Meeting, SCHOOL LI- BRARY Aug. 11th, 6-7 pm, K-8th BEAR Facts, New Families - BISHOP HALL Aug. 17th, 6-7 pm, Early Childhood BEAR Facts, New Families - SCHOOL LIBRARY Aug. 23rd - Teachers Return for In-service Aug. 29th - EC Story-time in EC Rooms. 2:00 pm OR 5:30 pm Aug. 30th - EC-8th Grades, Meet the Teacher Night - School Supply Drop-off. 4 pm -7 pm Sept. 1st - First Day of the 16/17 School Year Summer Fun Follow us on Facebook this summer or follow the hashtag #SBSBearSummer16 to follow all our our families and teachers in their summer adventures. Go Bears Go! Post your pictures to social media with this same hashtag wearing a school logo or other school item, for a chance to win an iwatch and $20 gift cards. Youth Ministry Callie Kowalski Save The Dates! Stay Involved. Dates!
THE THIRTEETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME PAGE 4 Friends of St. Bernard Parish, we have just celebrated the 60th year of our Parish. We have truly been blessed with a wonderful second family through all these years. The Knights of Columbus Council 10243 are happy to have been part of this journey. Our past as a parish has been joyous and important to our community, and future surely promises to be filled with more community and service to each other and all those around us. Summer is upon us, and as we look to forward to spending time with our family and friends, it s also a good idea to use this time to recharge our batteries for another year of meaningful involvement in our world. Knights of Columbus honorees for June. Knight of the Month, Bob Wozniak. Family of the Month Keith and Mary Ellen Holschbach. Recognition of Bishop Morneau's 50 years as a priest Ever hear of Pat and Donna Surface and the Boundary Water Boys? If not, here s your chance to experience their family-friendly music! Resurrection Catholic Parish is sponsoring a concert in recognition of Bishop Robert Morneau s fifty years in ministry as a priest. During the concert there will be a free will offering, with all proceeds split between charities selected by Bishop Bob: Ecumenical Partnership for Housing (EPH), St. John The Evangelist Homeless Shelter/Micah Center, and The Gathering Place. Please join us, and bring you family and friends! Date: June 28, 6:30 PM Location: Resurrection Catholic Parish, 333 Hilltop Dr., Music: Songs of the 50 s, 60 s and 70 s The Music That Underscored Our Lives Moments To Remember MONDAY JUNE 27 ALZHIEMER S AND DEMENTIA CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUP AT McCORMICK ASSISTED LIVING. Our topic will be CHANGES We meet the 4th Monday of every month, 4:30-5:45 pm. McCormick Assisted Living 212 Iroquois Ave, Green Bay, WI 2 ND FLOOR (We have elevators.) QUESTIONS: 920-437-0883, CO-FACILITATORS: Bev Bartlett & Donna Pasternak Refreshments served. We would love for you to join us! Prayer Shawl Meeting Thursday June 30, at 11:00 am in the Bishop s Hall, (former multi-purpose room). This Ministry is open to ANYONE who would like to crochet or knit Prayer Shawls. If you would like to learn more about this wonderful ministry, we meet for about an hour on the last Thursday of the month. Prayer Shawls are available to people who are in life s many transitions. If you know someone who might like to receive one please contact Corinne at: 406-8530. Paper Drive Fundraiser At your convenience, June 25-July 3, a designated dumpster will be in the 12 th Ave. Parking Lot of St. Joseph, 1224 12 th Ave., GB. Acceptable paper includes any clean paper you would normally put in a city recycling bin. Polka Mass & Booyah Sun., July 17, indoor Mass @ 10:30 am St. Joseph, 936 9 th St. Green Bay Carry-out Booyah 9 am until gone. $3 bowl. St. Nicholas Country Fest July 22 nd July 24 th, 2016 Country Music Band Sawyer Brown will be playing live in concert on Friday July 22nd, 2016 at 7:00 pm at St. Nicholas Country Fest in Freedom. The 2 country music opening acts are Rodeo DeVille and Grand Union. Advanced ticket prices are $25 for general admission or $40 for reserved seating. Tickets are available at St. Nicholas Parish, Freedom Foods, Capital Credit Union in Freedom, D&B Cornerstop in Freedom, all East Wisconsin Savings Banks, or at www.ticketstaronline.com. Sunday events include Mass in church at 10:30am, chicken dinner, silent and oral auction, kids auction, performance by the Freedom High School Marching Band, horse-drawn wagon rides, petting zoo, kids games, and more! Egg Roll Sale - Sat., July 16 - $13/doz. The best Egg Rolls in town! Pork or veggie. Order extras, they freeze well. Pick up will be 11:30 am-3pm at St. Jude, 1420 Division. Order form @ www.quadparish.org or cal Bao, 920-445-9974. Order forms & payment are due to St. Jude, 1087 Kellogg St., 54303 by Mon., July 11. Make checks payable to Hmong Catholic community. Proceeds to benefit the Hmong Catholic Pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
WWW.STBERNARDGB.ORG PAGE 5 Parish Office (920) 468-4811 Religious Education Office (920) 468-4390 Summer Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:00 am-4:00 pm Friday -Closed School Office10.51 (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 Sacrament of Reconciliation--Saturday: 2:30-3:30 pm 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 Marriage--Contact the Parish at least 6 months prior to date. Sacrament of Baptism--Contact Deacon Larry Mastalish at 468-4922 Listen to Fr. Mark s homily on our website at: www.stbernardgb.org. AREA CONFESSION SCHEDULE St. Bernard Sat. 2:30-3:30 pm Holy Cross Prince of Peace Thurs. 5:00-6:00 pm Resurrection Sat. 3:15-3:45 pm St. Francis Xavier Cathedral Sat. 2:15-3:30 pm Wed. 6:00-8:00 pm St. Mary of the Angels Sat. 3:30pm Sun. 8:30am St. Matthew Sts. Peter and Paul Sat. 3:30 pm Sun. 7:30 am, 9:30 am, 12pm St. Willebrord Mon.-Fri.7:00 am, 11:30am, Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help Sun.-Fri. 10:00-10:45 am Sat. 9:15-10:45 am