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ST. BERNARD PARISH NEWS
Wamego, Kansas
2015
Back to School Prayer
Dear God,
Thank you for the gift of my children.
Please watch over them as they go back to school, and protect
them from negative influences.
Help them be a light to others and help them show love, care, and
respect for their friends and teachers.
Please protect them from bullies, but if they face one, give them
courage to stand up for themselves and others.
Help them to remember when they are scared or afraid, You are
there with them. As much as I love my children, You love them even
more and I know You will be watching out for them.
Amen—-unknown
September 12 & 13
St. Bernard Parish Hall
We invite you to come to gather in community
After the 5pm Mass—dinner will be provided
After the 7:00 am & 10:45 am Masses—-breakfast will be provided
We will be highlighting areas in which you can get involved as a volunteer
as well as opportunities to grow in your faith.
Areas to be highlighted:
Religious Education, Youth Ministry, Men’s Group, Knights of Columbus,
Women’s Bible Study, Symbolon Adult Faith Series and MUCH MORE!
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September 2015
Happy Birthday
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Adam Magette
Dustin Morgan
Chloe Albin
Jaida Peterson
Catherine Coughlin
Michael Synder
John Streeter
Lisa Diederich
Kirby McKee
Linda Streeter
Rick Brazzle
Hallie Fleming
Mary VonFeldt
Tracey Bearman
Brenda Brazzle
Patricia Hood
Gwendolyn Schwein
Burk Springer
Bill Calkins
Jill Erickson
Tami Shults
Rylee Turner
Michael Zabel
Bob Annan
9 Byron Jacobson
9 Cassandra Jones
9 Tom Vontz
10 Mason Bolin
10 Alicia Porubsky
10 Becky Rinicker
11 Kaylee Liby
11 Kelda Zabel
12 Shannon Leitch
12 Jerry Lichtenhan
12 Jeff Pickering
12 Devin Timm
13 Roy Bruna
13 Bill Hart
14 Renee Boeckman
14 Al Eichman
14 Lane Meinhardt
14 Mykel Taylor
15 Tom Varnadore
15 Cathy Wilber
15 Audrey Williams
16 David Peterson
16 Zach Peterson
16 Maria Wendland
17 Brian Standlee
17 Sara Umscheid
Happy 50th Anniversary
Bob & Margaret Peterson
September 11
Happy 25th Anniversary
Mike & Trina McCarty
September 29
18 Doyle
Diederich
19 Faith McCarter
19 Kathleen McPeak
19 Bert Uhlrich
21 Ron Zeller
22 Emma Kearn
23 Sharon Slack
24 Curtis Bolin
24 John Schmidt
25 Teresa Breymeyer
25 Cooper Fouraker
26 J.R.Ewing
26 Casey Meinhardt
26 Cole Timm
27 Rick Campbell
28 Tony Albin
29 Terry Callender
29 Elliot Peterson
30 David Donkers
30 Brian Henkins
30 Drew Pettay
30 Barbara Prue
30 Tom Steinberger
Lawson Orville Wollenberg, son of
Richard & Tracy Jueneman Wollenberg was baptized Saturday, August 8,
2015.Godparents are Oliver & Mindy
Pearl.
October Newsletter
Please have your articles, thank yous to the parish office,
or by email to Mary Jean
([email protected]) by September 24. Thank you.
September 2015
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September — Happy Anniversary
3 Duane & Carol Jackson
3 Rick & Roz Lewis
3 Joe & Lilly Lenherr
4 Brad & Brooke Smith
4 Ron & Ruby Zeller
5 Kenneth & Wanda Magnett
6 Mike & Janice Deakt
7 T-Shane & Kelly Roberts
8 Kyle & Mandy Hooten
8 Eric & Leslie Jager
11 Dan & Rachel Houghland
11 Bob & Margaret Peterson
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John & Linda Streeter
Jeff & Kristi Fouraker
Thad & Jean Carley
Kenneth & Virginia Modean
Robert & Jan Eichman
Rob & Karen White
Grant & Casey Meinhardt
Darrell & Emmi Bartlett
Doug & Michelle Davidson
Mike & Trina McCarty
Earl & Susan Senn
Bryan & Sarah Hauck
Happy 100th Birthday
Rita Brockish
July 31
Rita & her late husband, Herman, raised their family in
St. Marys; she has been a resident of Gran Villas for twelve
years & faithfully attends Mass celebrated on the 3rd
Wednesday of each month at the residence.
Prayer of Thomas Merton
My Lord God, I have no idea of where I am going.
I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know
for certain where it will end. Nor do I know myself,
and the fact that I think I am following your will
does not mean that I actually am. But I believe that
the desire to please you does in fact please you, and
I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing. I
hope that I will never do any
Faith is the daring of the soul go farther than
it can see.—-William Newton Clarke
thing apart from that desire and I know that if I do
this you will lead me by the right road, though I
may never know anything about it. Therefore I will
trust you always though I may seem to be lost in the
shadow of death. I will not fear, for you are ever
with me and you never leave me to face my perils
alone.
Worrying does not take away tomorrow’s TROUBLES;
it takes away today’s PEACE.
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September 2015
The Parish Council did not meet during the month of
August.
All Men Are Invited……..
Join us for our Men’s Group
Thursday mornings, 6:00 am-7:00am.
Parish Hall Conference Room
Meetings include:
Breakfast, prayer and an opportunity to grow
in understanding of the Church and our faith.
No need to sign-up….just show up!
RCIA WILL BEGIN
In October
Date to be announced later in upcoming
bulletins & in the October newsletter
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If you know of someone who has expressed interest in becoming Catholic please speak with them and encourage them.
The RCIA program does not obligate them to become a
Catholic; they would be free to leave at any time. However, if
they decide to go through the process and want to be
baptized and confirmed as a Catholic that would be wonderful.
Also, if you are an adult Catholic who has never been confirmed, for whatever reason, please contact Joe to sign up; that
way you will be able to complete your sacraments of initiation
and receive the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Or, if you would like to learn more about your Catholic faith,
please join us.
September 23
1st day of Autumn
Important Dates for
Religious Education
Sept. 16, 6:30pm
RE All School Family Mass
Sept. 23
First Class and
Parent Meeting
The body is a sacred garment. It’s your
first and last garment; it is what you enter
life in and what you depart life with, and it
should be treated with honor.
—Martha Graham
September 2015
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Youth Ministry Needs You!
In order to help the Youth Ministry at St. Bernard reach its full potential, we need
the help of volunteers of all levels. Listed below are ways that you can be involved,
from helping with events to serving on the Core Team.
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Event Help:
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Drivers
 Chaperones
 Cooks
Snack providers
 Set-Up
 Office Help
Core Team:
Made up of committed individuals who can be empowered and entrusted to serve
as leaders of the programs. It is the core team members who are given the biggest
opportunity to make an impact in the life of our youth. This occurs through positive
relationships with youth and by life witness. Core Team Members are asked to
attend the meetings twice a month as well as participate in Youth Ministry
activities. Contact Joe for open positions.
If you are interested or know of someone who would be a good fit for our Youth
Ministry, please contact Joe at the parish office or
[email protected]
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September 2015
Parish Office will be closed
Monday, September 7
In observance of Labor Day
Labor Day was created as a way to acknowledge and pay
tribute to the work force for all they have done to make
our country prosperous and strong.
The first Labor Day was celebrated in New York City
and other cities followed their example in following
years. In 1894 Congress passed a law making the first
Monday of September a legal holiday.
Coffee & Donuts
First Fridays
after the 8am Mass
Beginning September 4.
Come join us—no cost
Parish Hall Conference Room
With your support, we will make this a monthly event.
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Puns or paronomasia
A grenade thrown into a kitchen in France would
result in Linoleum Blownapart.
Why do we have noses that run and feet that smell?
I used to be afraid of purchasing residential property
for the purpose of renting, now I have an apartment
complex.
The batteries were given out free of charge.
A will is a dead giveaway.
Someday is not a day of the week.
Laughing at our own mistakes can lengthen our life.
Laughing at someone else’s can shorten it.
Never test the depth of the water with both feet.
If you take an Oriental person and spin him around
several times, will he become disoriented?
Why does “fat chance” and “slim chance” mean the
same thing?
If at first you don’t succeed, skydiving is not for you.
www.bydewey.com/pun/html
Prayer for Labor Day
Lord, on this Labor Day, we thank you for
the blessing of work.
We ask for strength to complete each
day.
We ask for rest when we are weary.
We ask for guidance for everyone seeking
employment.
We ask that You be with those whose
faces we might never see but who work
tirelessly each day for the good of us all.
Amen.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR…
Coming Soon….
Annual Stitch N’ Stuff
Sunday, November 8, 2015
Country Store: now is a good time to consider
what crafts you would be able to make and
donate to the Country Store. Craft items are
always needed and appreciated. More information will be available in the October
newsletter and upcoming bulletins.
Gratitude for the Day
Jesus Christ, my God, I adore You and
thank You for all the graces You have given
me this day. I offer You my sleep and all the
moments of the night, and I ask You to keep
me without sin. I therefore place myself in
Your sacred side and under the mantle of our
Lady, my mother. Let Your holy angels stand
about me and keep me in peace and let Your
blessing be upon me. Amen.
—St. Alphonsus Liguori
The soul that is united with God is feared by
the devil as one who is where God Himself
is. —-St. John of the Cross
September 2015
P age 7
On the Real Presence of Jesus Christ
John A. Hardon, S.J.
“Every worthy reception of Holy Communion deepens the life of God in our souls,
draws us closer to the Holy Trinity and makes
us more pleasing to the Divine Majesty”.
“ Holy Communion protects the soul from the
assaults of temptation like a supernatural armor
against the attacks of the world and the devil”.
“We definitely need to receive Holy
Communion as often as we can to protect
us against the virulent hatred found in
Christ’s enemies today”.
“We need the grace that only Christ can give,
and that is why He is on earth, present in the
Holy Eucharist.
...we profess our love for God in the Real presence when we come to pray before our Lord in
the Blessed Sacrament”.
Jesus, Help Me
In every need let me come to
You with humble trust saying,
“Jesus help me.”
In all my doubts, perplexities,
and temptations, “Jesus help
me.”
In hours of loneliness, weariness, and trials, “Jesus help me.”
In the failure of my plans and
hopes, “Jesus help me.”
In the failure of my plans and
hopes; in disappointments, trou-
bles and sorrow, “Jesus help
me.”
When others fail me and Your
grace alone can assist me, “Jesus
help me.”
When I throw myself on Your
tender love as a father and savior, “Jesus help me.”
When my heart is cast down by
failure at seeing no good come
from my efforts, “Jesus help
me.”
When I feel impatient and my
cross irritates me, “Jesus help
me.”
When I am ill and my head and
hands cannot work, and I am
lonely, “Jesus help me.”
Always, always in spite of weakness, falls, and shortcomings of
every kind, “Jesus help me and
never forsake me.” Amen.
Monthly Dedications of the Church year
Each month of the year is dedicated to a particular devotion within the Catholic faith; the dedication of each
month is based on historical events or a particular aspect of the liturgical calendar, or the combination of the
two.
January (Holy Name of Jesus)
February (Holy Family)
March (St. Joseph, husband of Mary & foster
father of Jesus)
April (Holy Eucharist & the Holy Spirit)
May (Blessed Virgin Mary)
June ( Sacred Heart of Jesus)
July (Precious Blood of Jesus)
August (Immaculate Heart of Mary)
September (Our Lady of Sorrows)
October (Rosary)
November (Poor Souls in Purgatory)
December (Advent & the coming of Christ)
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September 2015
OCTOBER 2015
Mass Schedule
MASS Time &
Date
E. M.
Note to Lay Ministers: If you are unable to fulfill your scheduled time,
PLEASE find a substitute or switch with someone. THANK YOU
for answering Jesus’ call to assist at His Most Sacred Mass.
LECTOR
USHERS
SERVERS
Saturday, Oct. 3
5:00PM
Jean Thornton
Lorena Carlson
Gary Thornton
Pat Maginley
Dennis Fund
Mary Beth Fund
Mitchell Bosse
Kirby McKee
Sunday, Oct. 4
Tina Wick
Jeff Wick
Richard Weixelman
Jacob Wick
Lisa Nyberg
Samantha Wick
7:00AM
MUSICIANS
Joanne
Nolan
Sunday, Oct. 4
10:45AM
Ryan Budreau
Matt Wilber
Doug Hermesch
Myron Wendland
Lon Hofman
Thomas Vanderbilt
Caitlin Donahue
Colin Donahue
Caroline Donahue
Kathleen
Allison
Saturday, Oct. 10
5:00PM
Des Prockish
Janet Vance
Steve Prockish
Ramona Stueve
Patti Johnson
Karla Rosell
Autum Fulmer
Adaline Fulmer
Joanne
Stephanie
Sunday, Oct. 11
7:00AM
J.R.Ewing
Mary Ewing
Joe Haug
Patty Hood
Morgan Riat
Cody Stegman
Sunday, Oct. 11
10:45AM
Nina Perry
Joel DeRouchey
Nichole Roscovious
John Streeter
Kathy Bettencourt
Anita Culbertson
Amanda Luthi
James DeRouchey
Jenna DeRouchey
Kathleen
Emma
Saturday, Oct. 17
5:00PM
Margaret Peterson
Mike McCarty
Gene Scherer
Trina McCarty
Michael Leitch
Shannon Leitch
Darby Leitch
Mary Kate Leitch
Joanne
Shannon
Sunday, Oct. 18
7:00AM
Geralyn Carstenson
Richard Weixelman David Brockish
Doris Brockish
Kourtnee Umscheid
Jacob White
Sunday, Oct. 18
10:45AM
Doug VonFeldt
Myron Wendland
Neil Ebert
Kathy Bettencourt
Greg Dekat
Nancy Dekat
Emily Pachta
Megan Ebert
Sadie Ebert
John B
Jon P
Aaron P
Saturday, Oct. 24
5:00PM
Janelle Fulton
Patti Johnson
Jean Thornton
Dee McKee
Roy Bruna
Linda Bruna
Madee McKee
Emma McKee
Kathleen
Erin
Sunday, Oct. 25
7:00AM
Mary Ewing
George Hieger
Joe Haug
Barbara Lippman
Brady Stegman
Emma Stegman
Sunday, Oct. 25
10:45AM
John Streeter
Kelly Zachgo
Ryan Budreau
Carla Campbell
Brianna Klecan
Janet Vance
Sam Hermesch
Ben Hermesch
Isabella Budreau
Marcia
Pettays
September 2015
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Weekend Mass
Sat., 5pm (St. Bernard)
Sun., 7am (St. Bernard)
Sun., 8:45am (Flush)
Sun., 10:45am (St. Bernard)
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St. Bernard 2015
MON
TUE
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WED
Confession
Wed., 5pm (St. Bernard)
Sat., 4pm (St. Bernard)
Sat., 7:30pm (Flush)
or by appointment
THU
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*Men’s
FRI
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Group 6-7am
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*FFC 7:30pm
* KofC 7:30 m
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Community
Gathering, Ministry Fair
After 7am Mass
& 10:45amMass
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*PC/Finance
9 *Mass @VV 10
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10am
*Men’s
*Confirmation Group 6-7am
6:30pm
16 *Mass @ 17
VP 9:30am
*Men’s
SAT
5 * 8am
Massanointing for
sick &/or
aging
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Community
Gathering,
Ministry Fair
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5pmMass
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7:30pm
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Family Mass
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Meeting
Group 6-7am
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Daily Mass
8:00am: Monday thr ough Satur day (Flush)
8:00am: Monday thr ough Satur day (St. Ber nar d)
5:30pm: Wed. (St. Ber nar d)
10:00 am: 2nd Wed (Valley Vista)
9:30am: 3r d Wed (Vintage Par k)
Weekday Rosary
Twenty-five minutes before Mass (St. Bernard)
Benediction & Rosary
5:30pm—Tuesdays (St. Bernard)
September 2015
St. Bernard Catholic Church
1006 8th Street
Wamego, KS 66547
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Community Gathering Info....pg 1
Birthdays, Baptism....2
Anniversaries...3
RCIA, Men’s Group...4
Youth Ministry...5
Miscellaneous...6
Real Presence...7
Lay Minister Schedule...8
Calendar...9