August 21, 2016 - St. Bernard of Clairvaux

Saint Bernard
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August 21, 2016
Twenty-First Sunday
In Ordinary Time
Sacrament of Holy Orders:
Please contact Father Federline or Msgr. Larry Kulick at 724837-0901.
Sacraments: For Baptism, Marriage, Reconciliation,
Anointing of the Sick, and funeral arrangements, please
call the parish office at 724-465-2210. Wedding dates
must be scheduled one year in advance.
PARISH MEMBERSHIP: If you would like to join the parish
PARISH STAFF
Rev. Thomas A. Federline, Pastor
Rev. Andres Gumangan, Parochial Vicar
Denise Swope, Principal
Hollie Uccellini, Director of Faith Formation
Rosemarie Langham, Parish Secretary
Maria Mihoerck, Financial Secretary
Sr. Jackie Trzeciak, Coordinator of Liturgical Ministries
Karen Marshall, Music Director
James Rhoades, Cemetery Manager
Edward O’Sullivan, Facilities Manager
PARISH OFFICE HOURS
call for a registration form or come in to the parish office.
Anyone who needs a sponsor certificate must be registered.
Please notify us if you move or will be moving out of the
parish.
BULLETIN DEADLINE: The deadline for bulletin
announcements is noon of the Thursday nine (9) days prior to
the weekend of the announcement. Mail or email
[email protected] the information
at the
parish office. Watch the bulletin for holiday deadlines.
RITE
OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA):
Those who are interested in learning about the Catholic faith are
to contact the Faith Formation Office.
Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM & 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
PARISH CONTACTS
Parish Office .............................................724-465-2210
[email protected]
School Office ............................................724-465-7139
Faith Formation Office .............................724-465-2210
[email protected]
Ext. 114
Cemetery Office .......................................724-465-4370
Music Director ..........................................724-479-9786
[email protected]
Health Ministry .........................................724-465-2210
Ext. 127
Parish Website .................. www.saintbernardparish.org
E- Prayer Chain ……………………[email protected]
INDIANA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
Chaplain: Father Anthony Klimko ...............724-254-3041
........................................................ or 814-948-7253
St. Bernard of Clairvaux Mission Statement
OUR MISSION; GUIDED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT,
WE INVITE ALL TO KNOW JESUS CHRIST
AND BECOME HIS DISCIPLES
SACRAMENT OF EUCHARIST
Weekdays ........................ Consult Mass Schedule Inside
Saturday (Vigil) ....................................................5:30 PM
Sunday ................................................. 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturday 8:30 to 10:00 AM or by appointment
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"The bread that you see on the altar is the Body of Christ as soon as it is sanctified by God's word. The
chalice, or better what is contained in the chalice, is the Blood of Christ as soon as it is sanctified by
God's word,"
- St. Augustine
Come and be in the presence of Jesus at Eucharistic Adoration on Tuesday from Noon to 7:00 PM !
2ND COLLECTION:
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY & CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
The Catholic University of America is unique among universities in the in the United States - even among Catholic universities. Established by the Vatican and the U.S. bishops in 1887,
it is the national university of the Catholic Church. It is proud
to have nearly one third of the U.S. bishops as alumni, along
with more than 12,400 living priests and religious from around
the world. In Washington D.C. the University provides an educational based in Catholic intellectual tradition to nearly 7,000
students through its 12 schools - that include arts and sciences,
music, engineering, philosophy, social work, law and business
in addition to ecclesiastical degrees in canon law and theology.
Next weekend, we will be taking up the National Collection
for The Catholic University of America. Your support will
enable Catholic University to expand its impact in preparing
the next generation of leadership for our Church and nation We
appreciate your generosity. You can learn more at collection.cua.edu.
PLEASE HELP US FIND OUR OWNERS!
We are lost and forgotten plates, containers and other items that
our owners used to bring cookies and other food to the church
for past events. We can be found on the table in the social hall
near the left side wall close to the refrigerator. The CDA
thanks you for helping us to get home! Also, there are several
coats on the coat rake in the social hall - if you are missing a
coat you may want to check there!
PICTORIAL DIRECTORY
We are planning a St. Bernard 170th Anniversary 2017 and a new parish pictorial directory.
The Evangelization Committee has made several contacts to various companies regarding this
project. Our goal is to complete this by the
summer of 2017. We would like to involve all members of the
parish in this endeavor. If you or anyone you know is interested in helping with this project, please contact Eugene Thomas
at 724-465-4918 or Rose in the parish office at 724-465-2210,
Ext. 110. You may also e-mail Eugene at [email protected].
Join us in the social hall on Sunday, August 28th
after the 7:30 and 9:30 AM Masses for Coffee,
Donuts and Fellowship sponsored by the Parish Council! All are welcome!
ATTN: EME, LECTORS & ALTAR SERVERS
If there are any dates you will NOT be available to serve during the months of October, November & December please
notify Sr. Jackie at the parish office by Wednesday, September
8th . Otherwise you will need to find a replacement when you
cannot serve. We will also need volunteers for the following
Holy Days: All Saints & All Souls Day and Immaculate Conception.
MONEY MANAGEMENT COURSE
Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University applies
biblical principles to money management. A free
preview and Q&A session will be held at 7 PM
Monday, August 29 at St. Bernard Church, Indiana. The nine-week course gives participants access to online
tools and personal support for financial freedom and a real plan
to conquer debt. The course begins at 7 PM October 3 at St.
Bernard Church social hall. To register or for more information please call at 724-465-4918 or 724-349-2153 or email
at either [email protected] or
[email protected].
ATTENTION FAITH FORMATION
FAMILIES!
Registration forms are now available for the
upcoming year of Faith Formation. They are in
the Narthex on the table: Pink forms - K-5; Lime Green forms
- JHYM and Yellow forms - SHYM.
“SHARE THE JOY”
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul needs volunteers for the
“Adopt an Elder” program. This is only a monthly commitment involving a visit to a Nursing Home or Personal Care
Home to comfort the sick and lonely. Please plan to attend an
informational meeting at St. Bernard Church to find out more
about this joyful ministry. Call Terri Tedeschi at 724-3884006, if interested in attending the meeting Wednesday, September 28th at 6:30 PM. Current volunteers are welcome to
attend the meeting and share experiences.
Please remember in your prayers the departed soul of: Mary Micco, wife of Ray Micco, who was a parishioner here. We extend our condolences & prayerful support for the bereaved family….
May she rest in peace!
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL THRIFT STORE
St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store: All Clothing .50 cents each …
Where you can find something nice for everyone!.. Located in the
BiLo Plaza on N. 4th St. (Indiana)..., Mon., Wed., Thurs,
Fri...10AM-4PM; Tues. 10AM-6PM, Sat. 10AM-3PM.
SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT de PAUL QUARTERLY REPORT
Our St. Vincent de Paul Conference had another successful
quarter, thanks to your support. The number of people we
served increased by 26%. This translates into helping 188 families. Our financial help per family also increased by 26%. We
have also started ‘twinning” with Fr. Tim’s parish in Brownsville. Twinning means we are sharing some of our financial
resources with them, similar to the way Greensburg helps us
with utility revenue during the winter months. You have been
very supportive of our Thrift Store and with your donations
directly to our St. Vincent de Paul Conference. We sincerely
feel you are reaching out to the poor with your constant support.
We are still visiting the elderly in the nursing homes. Our visits are less compared to last year because we have lost some
volunteers. We could use your help! Please contact Terri
Tedeschi at 724-388-4006, if you can help once a month making a visit. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is a wonderful
way to evangelize and you would find it very gratifying.
Please contact Chuck Spadafora at 724-801-6029, if you are
interested. You could attend our monthly meeting to see how
we work. We meet at St. Bernard Church social hall the 2nd
Wednesday of the month at 6 PM. God Bless you for all you
do!
PARISHIONERS NEEDED
FOR ADORATION!
Legion of Mary is in need of persons committed
to certain hours on Tuesdays and First Fridays…
Please call Cathy Williams at 724-349-1748.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
NEWS AND EVENTS
FAITH FORMATION - 2016-2017
We are in the process of planning our upcoming year of Faith
Formation. We are looking for volunteers– teachers– aides substitutes and general helpers. If you are interested please
contact Hollie at the parish office—724-465-2210, Ext. 114.
Please don’t forget to register your children!
RCIA
If you are interested in becoming Catholic or you know someone who is interested, please call Hollie at the parish office 724-465-2210 Ext. 114 for more information.
FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions by Catholics
Questions are often asked about marriage in the church for the
Catholic individual:
Can we be married on a beach, a special destination, in our back yard, at a country club, hotel ballroom?
Who can serve as witnesses?
What readings may we use?
Why can’t I have “Here Comes the Bride”?
The short answer is NO. As a Catholic Christian, you are
bound by canonical law to be married in your home church.
However, permission may be granted for you to be married in
another Catholic Church. This would be in the case of needing
a larger church to accommodate the guests, using the college
chapel where you met or in the home parish of your spouse-tobe. Canon 1118.1 allows for this.
Canon 1118.2 states that a bishop can allow for a change of
venue to another suitable space. It would seem that you could
request this of a bishop and you might be able to be married at
a destination other than a church. The circumstances for this to
occur are very specific. Since the Church views marriage as a
sacrament most bishops will not give this permission. They are
concerned with the sacramental nature of the wedding and believe that the parish church is the suitable place for the reception of sacraments. Again, it is always best to talk to your
priest as you are making this important step in your life.
Liturgy Schedule
St. Thomas More University Parish
Week of August 22-28
Knights of Columbus
Event Schedule
Fr. McNelis Council 1481
Sept. 7th...Officer’s Meeting, 7 PM at the Lodge
Sept. 11th...International Day of Prayer for Peace, Patriot’s
Day and Grandparents Day
Sept. 14th...Council Meeting, 7 PM at the Lodge
Monday, August 22
12:10 PM Mass
Tuesday, August 23
12:10 PM Mass
6-6:30 PM Confessions
Wednesday, August 24
7:30-8 AM Confessions
12:10 PM Mass
Thursday, August 25
No Mass
Friday, August 26
12:10 PM Mass
Saturday, August 27
4:00 PM Mass
Sunday, August 28
10:00 AM Mass
7:00 PM Mass
TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
AUGUST 21, 2016
LIP SERVICE OR LIFE SERVICE?
First Reading — Brothers and sisters of every race and language will be brought to
Jerusalem (Isaiah 66:18-21).
Psalm — Go out to all the world and tell the Good News (Psalm 117).
Second Reading — Be strong and endure your trials as the “discipline” of a loving God,
for
it will result in the peaceful fruit of righteousness (Hebrews 12:5-7, 11-13).
Gospel — People from east and west, north and south, recline at table in the kingdom of God (Luke
13:22-30).
The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.
ADULT: How do I give life service—more than mere lip service—to living the way of Jesus?
CHILD: How do my actions proclaim that I believe in Jesus Christ?
DISCIPLINE
It is no accident that the words “disciple” and “discipline” are nearly identical. Their relationship in Christian faith and life, however, has fallen somewhat out of favor in the past generation, as certain prescribed Church rules and regulations have been reduced and
relaxed. These rules were often referred to as “disciplines.” We are mistaken, however, to think that it no longer takes discipline to
follow Christ. The Letter to the Hebrews assures us of that today. Our discipline is more like that of an athlete pursuing a victory or
a personal best, or a musician striving for a concert career or to master a new piece of music. This discipline comes from desire, not
from regulations. It was the desire to do the will of God that led Jesus on the path to his cross. It is that same desire he encourages in
us today: to strive to enter through the narrow gate, to find ourselves in the kingdom with a surprising assortment of people who are
there not because of mere observation of rules, but out of a genuine desire to recline at the table of the heavenly banquet.
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TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
In recent decades, attention has shifted away from headgear as a symbol of a bishop’s authority to a more substantial symbol: the
chair, called the cathedra. The word comes from the Latin word for a chair with armrests. It is exactly the reason why dining room
sets were marketed in this country a few years ago with only one chair with armrests, the captain’s chair. For us, the cathedra is a
sign of the teaching authority of the bishop. We inherited the symbolism of the chair from Roman civil life in the fourth century. A
church that houses a cathedra is called a cathedral, and the chair may be used only by the bishop of that diocese. Priests who preside
at liturgy there must use a different presidential chair. You may find the cathedra in its most traditional place at the head of the
apse, or against a side wall as was favored in medieval times, but increasingly bishops are locating the cathedra in the midst of the
assembly of the faithful. In the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, visitors will find no barrier to their trying out the cathedra, an
expression of hospitality that helps the archbishop be mindful of those whom he serves.
—Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
PRAYER
Jesus, we desire to eat and drink in your company for all eternity. Show me the way to live so that, nourished by you, I can feed
others with your all-inclusive and unconditional love. Amen.
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Daily Readings—Week of August 21, 2016
Sunday:
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Is 66:18-21; Ps 117:1, 2; Heb 12:5-7, 11-13; Lk 13:22-30
THE QUEENSHIP OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
2 Thes 1:1-5, 11-12; Ps 96:1-5; Mt 23:13-22
SAINT ROSE OF LIMA, Virgin
2 Thes 2:1-3a, 14-17; Ps 96:10-13; Mt 23:23-26
SAINT BARTHOLOMEW, Apostle
Rv 21:9b-14; Ps 145:10-13, 17-18; Jn 1:45-51
SAINT LOUIS OF FRANCE, SAINT JOSEPH CALASANZ, Priest
1 Cor 1:1-9; Ps 145:2-7; Mt 24:42-51
1 Cor 1:17-25; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 10-11; Mt 25:1-13
SAINT MONICA
1 Cor 1:26-31; Ps 33:12-13, 18-21; Mt 25:14-30
TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Sir 3:17-18, 20, 28-29; Ps 68:4-7, 10-11; Heb 12:18-19, 22-24a; Lk 14:1, 7-14
Liturgical Ministry Schedule for August 27/28
5:30 PM
Altar Servers: Steve
Budash
Andrew
Levendusky
7:30 AM
9:30 AM
Will
Filipovich
Morgan
Adamson
Shannon
Filipovich
Isaac
Marshall
Emily
Marshall
EME:
Cathy
Williams
Irene
Kopczyk
Peg
McClelland
Molly
Lyons
Scott
Simpson
Bob
McClelland
Mike
Morris
Dennis
Moorhead
Robert
Dalecki
Elinor
Carson
Sis
Moorhead
Pat
Butler
Barb
Manzek
Carol
Michael
Christina
Bruno
Vicky
Nastase
John
Sokol
Marge
Antolik
Mary K
Moreau
Sr.
Jackie
Mary
Tremel
Marjean
Cramer
Sr.
Jackie
Adam
Marshall
Donna
Pike
Lector:
St. Bernard of Clairvaux Liturgy Schedule
Week of August 22-28
Monday, August 22
The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
7:30 AM +Michael Bugay
(Phil & Dorothy Jablunovsky)
Tuesday, August 23
St. Rose of Lima
7:30 AM All Souls in Purgatory
12-7 Eucharistic Adoration
Wednesday, August 24
St. Bartholomew
7:30 AM +George Medlock
(Ruth Blair)
(Daughter)
Thursday, August 25
St. Louis; St. Joseph Calasanz
7:30 AM Living & Deceased Members of Andrew Koma Family
(Ed & Julie Receski)
Friday, August 26
7:30 AM +Madelyn & Mike Sibo
(Sibo Family)
Saturday, August 27
St. Monica
7:30 AM Theresa & Robert Krynock (59th Wedding Anniv.)
8:30-10:00 AM Confessions
5:30 PM +Rochna Family
(Charles & Christine Rochna)
Sunday, August 28
Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
7:30 AM For Our Parishioners
9:30 AM +Joseph M. O’Hara
(Marge & Andy Antolik)
Schedule of Events
Offertory Counters for August 27/28
Team #3
Offertory for August 6/7, 2016
Offertory
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Assumption
$
55.00
Accent
$
56.00
Catholic University/
Catholic Schools
$
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Monday, 8/22
5:45 PM Legion of Mary
6 PM Pictorial Meeting
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Tuesday, 8/23
Noon-7 PM Eucharistic Adoration
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