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Weekly Bulletin
February 3, 2008
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Bulletin Deadline: Monday, 12:00 Noon.
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Sermon on the Mount is demanding We
try to tame the Beatitudes. We sing them in songs. Even people
who know little of the New testament know these words and admire the sentiments
they express. Blessed are the poor in spirit, blessed are those who
mourn. The meek and the hungry - there is hope for them. These
thoughts are so comforting! The place they touch in any human heart is
in the desire that, even when we seem lost, hanging on to a spark of hope does
not make us complete fools. But the next lines about "blessed ones"
are sobering. Who is merciful? Who is clean of heart or a constant
maker of peace? It is easy to think of times we have failed.
Paul's letter to the Corinthians gives us hope. Who
is God working with there? The apostle sizes things up - not many are wise, not
many look successful to other Corinthians. They look despised and
insignificant. This sounds like an easy group to join. The
problem is, joining them means admitting we are lost on our own.
Saying we are "lost on our own" has a certain
pious religious feel. Oh sure, we all need God's help. Aren't
we all sinners?? But something more blunt is being said here. Joining
this group means admitting we are losers. We are not considered
insignificant and unwise in some theoretical, vague sense. Real people
think we are stupid because of the Christ-rooted decisions we make. We
follow the Gospel instead of taking other ways of getting ahead. We might
not promoted or get credit for being clever. We might makes less money
or be judged "strange" because we hang around with strange people,
people who don't fit.
Who really wants to be a loser? Who wants to admit
that? Do we mean to admit we really need Jesus?
Dan Finucane
© 2007 Liguori Publications. Liguori, MO 63057-9999. Printed in U.S.A.
Imprimatur: Most Rev. Robert J. Hermann, Archdioceses of St. Louis
Coming Events
- Sunday, February 3 - 4th Sunday of Ordinary Time
- 9:00 a.m. Mass in honor of Jerry & Danie Azbell's 50th Wedding Anniversary. A reception
in the Parish Hall after Mass. Everyone is invited to the Hall to share cake and punch. The gift of friendship is the most cherished of all.
- 10:15-11:15 a.m. Parish School of Religion (P.S.R.)
- 11:30 a.m. Teen Mass for Brendan Krannitz -- 16th Birthday (Scarpitti Family)
- Monday, February 4
- 8:00 a.m. Mass for Betty Darfus (Guenther)
- Tuesday, February 5
- 8:00 a.m. Mass for Saint Bernadette Parishioners
- 10:00 a.m. Scripture Study in the Mary Good Center MPR
- Wednesday, February 6
- 8:20 a.m. School Mass with Ashes
- 3-4:30 p.m. Children's Expressive Sign in the Parish Hall
- 3:15-4:30 p.m. Yoga Classes in the Mary Good Center MPR thru March 19. Call Mickey Hartung at 740-987-7378
- 6:30 p.m. Mass with Ashes for LaVerne Faulkner (Stalter)
- 7-9 p.m. Adult Choir Practice
- Thursday, February 7
- 8:20 a.m. No School Mass - Richard Tooill -- 2nd Anniversary of Death
- Friday, February 8
- 8:00 a.m. Mass for Jenny Young (Kehnast)
- 1:50 p.m. School Stations of the Cross with Grade 5
- 4:30=7:30 p.m. Knights of Columbus 4th Degree Fish Fry. Adults-$6 and Children-$4
- Saturday, February 9
- 8:00 a.m. Mass for Parishioners
- 8:30 a.m. Confessions
- Liturgy Team Meeting-Mary Good Center
- 3:30 p.m. Confessions
- 4:30 p.m. Vigil Mass, 1st Sunday of Lent for Jack Blanchard (Kessler-Knox)
- Sunday, February 10 - 1st Sunday of Lent
- 9:00 a.m. Mass for Ronald Whitehead (Schweikert). R.C.I.A. Rite of Sending for Candidates & Catechumens
- 10:15-11:15 a.m. Parish School of Religion (P.S.R.)
- 11:30 a.m. Mass for Tony Ross & Family (Levacy)
- 2:00 p.m. R.C.I.A. Rite of Election for Candidates and Catechumens at St. Joseph Cathedral
- 7:00 p.m. St. Mark Lenten Speaker Sr. Patricia E. McMahon, OSF "Death as Part of Life"
FUTURE SIGNIFICANT EVENTS:
February 10 Rite of Sending and Election for our R.C.I.A. Candidates and Catechumens
Monday, February 11 Our Lady of Lourdes Feast Day
- 8:20 a.m. School Mass
- 3:00 p.m. Marian Devotions We will try to go outdoors to the
Lourdes Grotto-weather permitting
- 3:20 p.m. Confessions Fr. Gideon & Fr. Walter
- 4:00 p.m. Mass of the Immaculate Conception Concelebrant Fr. Peter Gideon
Thursday, February 21 Sr. Nancy Spirituality Group in the Mary Good Center MPR
Parishioners are asked to pray at home February 2-11. We will have
Novena booklets to distribute -- The Miraculous Medal Novena -- for
take home devotions.
Eucharistic Adoration Adorer Needed on
Tuesdays 7-8 p.m. Please contact Julie Lazzaro at 654-8858.
"Jottings" from Sister Nancy
Perhaps a final reflection is best summarized in the
appearance of the Immaculate Virgin in a less-than-immaculate grotto to a
child of lowly status and compromised health. In this unique encounter,
God speaks through His mother in a powerful way to meet us where we are in
life, in the midst of our poverty and failures. He comes to tell us
that He loves us just as we are, with our successes but also with our wounds,
our weaknesses, and our limitations. Furthermore, He asks us to love
and serve our fellow humankind in their physical and spiritual poverty. To
fully experience Lourdes, therefore – either in person or in prayer – we are
invited not as tourists but as pilgrims prepared for true conversion. In
this unique encounter we will discover a literal font of faith, hope and
charity to refresh and renew us all.
Sr. Nancy, O.P.
St. Bernadette Parish -- Celebrating God's Gifts
Invitation to come to the Sr. Nancy's Spirituality
Group. Please mark your calendars:
February 21st:
"Feelings". How to deal, communicate better, cope!
March 13th:
"Celebrate the Gift of Womanhood". Who have been the women
mentors in our lives? Who have made an impact upon our own journeys?
April 17th:
"Happiness". What is it? Where does it exist?
The Sanctuary Lamp and Altar Breads for
the week of February 3 are for the 50th Wedding Anniversary for
Jerry and Danie Azbell.
The Sanctuary Flowers for the week
of February 3 are for the 50th Wedding Anniversary for Jerry and
Danie Azbell. Also in memory of Brendan Krannitz from Susan Eyerman.
Adult Choir resumed rehearsals on
Wednesday, January 30 at 7:00 p.m. in the school meeting room. New
singers always welcome. Call Liz Latorre with any questions at 653-8120.
Youth Choir registrations are now
underway for the Easter Season. Information is available in the
Sacristy or by calling Liz Latorre at 653-8120. Our first rehearsal
will be on Sun., Feb. 17 at 6:00 p.m.
2008-09 Year Registration for St. Bernadette School or
parish families and families already established in our school may register
students in Grades preschool thru 5 the week of February 19-22. Families
from other parishes the week of February 25. Registration open to the
public on March 3. For more information call the school office
654-3137 or www.stbernadetteschool.com.
2008 National Black and Indian Mission Collection the
weekend of February 9-10. From inner cities to outland reservations,
many evangelical works and programs continue to be present for communities
who do not have the financial base to support the Church. Through our
contributions we work hand in hand with the missionaries who deliver the
light of Christ's witness to the impoverished, the isolated and the
long-suffering among the Black, Indian, Eskimo and Aleut people of our home
Church. Together let us truly be missionaries through our sacrifice
and the love of Jesus Christ that we share.
Most Rev. Frederick Campbell, D.D., Ph.D.
Please Pray for:
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Ida Mae Bokovitz |
Ann Laukiavich |
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Luke DeRolph |
Ellis Riggins |
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Pat Dreyer |
Jenny Wagner |
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Gerald & Theresa Dunaway |
Victoria Wellington |
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Timothy Heck |
Lillian Zack |
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| For prayers on the Intercessory Prayer
list, call Kathy at 654-9696. |
FROM THE DESK OF FATHER WALTER
Recruitment of Greeters/Ushers Needed. We as a parish family
owe respect and appreciation to our long serving ushers. A group of
them are facing growing health problems which denies them the opportunity to
serve in the way they wish.
One way of showing appreciation is to step-up and
serve in their stead. No ministry should nor will be left undone. We
are family. We care. We respect and thank those who have served
so well.
If you are "moved" to become an usher/greeter,
please speak to those already serving at your Mass time. Don't
hesitate to give this ministry your attention and your commitment.
LENTEN OPPORTUNITIES
Ash Wednesday, February 6.
Masses at 8:20 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Sunday Masses at 9:00 and 11:30 a.m.
Saturday Vigil Mass at 4:30 p.m.
Way of the Cross
Wednesdays at 5:30 pm. (beginning on February
13th). Mass follows
Wednesday evening Mass (February 13th, etc.)
at 6:00 pm. with guest celebrant Fr. Peter Gideon from
St. Mark Parish. He will grace us for three Wednesdays. He will
be available for confessions after these Masses.
Working Men's Study Group:
Thursday mornings, 6:30-7 a.m. beginning
February 14th, in the Mary Good Center Multi-Purpose Room.
Fr. Walter will lead a study of the Pope's new encyclical "On
Christian Hope." Coffee, doughnuts and juice provided.
Sacrament of Penance:
Saturdays at 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Also on
Wednesday beginning February 13th after the 6 p.m. Mass
Sr. Nancy Spirituality Group
on February 21 on "Feelings."
Penance Service, Thursday, March 13th at 7:00 p.m.
Catholic Times. Enjoy your free subscription provided
through our Media Fund by our bulletin advertisers.
Plenary Indulgence available for Lourdes Anniversary Pilgrimage. In
order to receive the indulgence, one must participate in the Sacrament of
Penance and receive Holy Eucharist.
One must intend to receive the indulgence and in this
case come to the Church or to our Grotto and pray as a pilgrim. This
extra effort can be the sacrifice required as part of the condition to gain
the plenary indulgence. The three traditional prayers also need to
be said for the intentions of the Holy Father: the Our Father, Hail Mary
and the Glory Be. One needs also be completely detached from all
sin. (See Catholic Times, page 3, issue of February 3.) Also
see the bulletin insert entitled "Indulgences and Our Spiritual Life."
Wedding date February 8, 1958. Danie
& Jerry Azbell will celebrate their 50th Wedding
Anniversary at St. Bernadette Church on February 3, 2008. The
regular mass will begin at 9:00 a.m. in their honor. There will be
a reception the Parish Hall afterwards at 10:30 a.m. Everyone is
invited to come to the hall and share cake and punch. The gift of
friendship is the most cherished of all.
Spiritual Direction. Are you aware
of the presence of God in your life? Do the events of your day remind
you of your connection with God? Spiritual Direction is a process
which may deepen your relationship with God. It involves a meeting
once a month for an hour with a Spiritual Director, for a donation. Please
call Donna Menigat at 687-0441 for more information.
February Bloodmobile. The Red Cross
has asked us to host another bloodmobile on February 23 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
in the St. Bernadette Parish Hall. To volunteer to help at the mobile,
to provide food or donate blood, call Joyce Guenther at 740-974-5040 or joyceguenther@msn.com.
This is a great ministry for our Church to provide to Central Ohio.
The Fisher Catholic Marching Band 2nd Annual
"Marching Concert" on Sunday February 3 at 2 p.m. and again on
Saturday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. in the Fisher Catholic Gym. Free to the Public.
Columbus Catholic Women's Conference "Forgiveness and
Healing" with Johnette Benkovic from EWTN and St.
Gabriel Radio on February 16 from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. at St. Andrew Church, 1899
McCoy Rd., Upper Arlington. Cost: $20. Call Christina at 614-538-9026
or visit www.columbuscatholicwomen.com.
"America Needs Fatima". The Pilgrim Virgin
Statue of Our Lady of Fatima will visit our Community
on Thurs., Feb. 14 from 6-8 pm. at the Knight of Columbus Hall – 343 E.
Walnut St. The program will feature an inspiring audio/visual
presentation on the 1917 Miraculous Fatima Apparitions, followed by a group
rosary. This will be an excellent opportunity to learn more about
the Fatima message and help spread it to family and friends.
Turkey & Greece Trip: In the Footsteps of St. Paul with
Fr. Justin Reis of St. Peter's Parish in Columbus. Call Fr. Reis
at 614-889-2221 ext. 113 to request an itinerary and booking form and one
will be sent to you. Trip planning meeting at St. Peter's on
February 24 at 2:00 pm. We need deposits ASAP to hold plane fares.
"Out of gratitude we share our income for the works of God."
We are Back!! K of C Fish Dinners start
on Feb. 8, for seven weeks. Start serving 4:30-7:30 p.m. Adults-$6
& Child-$4. Come one, come all.
Marriage and Family Life Speakers Series During Lent Sundays:
February 10, 17, march 2, 9, and 16 7:00 p.m. each night. Click to view the scheduled talks and speakers.
Please support your school! Earn money
for your school by shopping at Meijer. To sign up, go to www.meijer.com/rewards. St.
Bernadette School's 6 digit code is 733374. Thank you.
Eucharistic Adoration Adorers Needed on
Tuesday, 4 p.m. and Thursday, 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. Call James Merk at 654-3255.
Parish Hall and Multi-Purpose Room: If
you are interested in reserving the Parish Hall, please call Darlene Yenrick
at 654-1893. You must reserve the Mary Good Center Multi-Purpose Room
for a meeting. Please call Irene D'Amore at 654-1893.
FLOWER CHART: Please sign up to sponsor flowers for
the altar. There are plenty of spaces left on the
two sign up sheets in the school hallway. More
than 1 person can sign up per week. Make our altar
beautiful each Sunday. The cost is $30.
RELIGIOUS BOOKS that are for sale in the book rack in the
back of the Church, please put money in an envelope and drop it
in the offertory basket on the weekend. Thank You.
Marriage Encounter Weekend dates:
February 22-24, 2008
April 18-20, 2008
July 18-20, 2008
September 26-28, 2008
November 14-16, 2008
For more information or to register, call Paul
& Marilou Clouse at 740-746-9003 or www.wwmecolumbus.org
Catholic Engaged Encounter Weekend dates:
February 22-24, 2008
March 28-30, 2008
April 11-13, 2008
June 6-8, 2008
September 5-7, 2008
For more information or to register, visit www.engaged.org or ColumbusEE@aol.com
or call Sherilynn Barley at 614-235-1143.
Cathedral Book Shop New Address and Information:
209 E. Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-221-6981 800-479-9021 Fax: 614-241-2566
Email: mmurphy@cathedral-bookshop.com
www.cathedral-bookshop.com
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