St. Bernadette Catholic Church
1343 Wheeling Road
Lancaster, Ohio   43130
 
Tel:  740-654-1893
Fax:  740-687-5926
 

 
 

 

Weekly Bulletin
May 4, 2008

 


Bulletin Deadline:   Monday, 12:00 Noon.

Seventh Sunday of Easter

      Several months ago I went with a group of tourists to the coliseum in Rome.   We got off an air-conditioned bus and crossed a busy street.   We stood in line for a while.   Then we stood next to the place where the Roman emperor sat centuries ago.
      Ruts and tunnels are exposed in the floor of this huge arena.   You can see where the Romans kept animals and human beings before they were released for display, torture, and death.   Tens of thousands of Christians suffered for the Gospel here.   To see this site is daunting.   To stand and stare where the history of the early Church unfolded, where the blood of faith and spilled, drives the mind and the heart together to a deep place, a gut place where a groaning pain stretches to link with hope.
      Could persecution and violent deaths shut down the voice of Christ's message?   That was the plan.   Yet, through the sacrifice of martyrs, the empire came to its knees before the crucified victim and those who joined themselves to him - those who became his Body.   We know Rome's embrace of Christianity was sloppy, complex, and political.   Yet the powers that wanted to overcome the Church fell under the power of the Gospel.   What on earth could transform these high stone walls, these foundations, these deadly pathways under the Coliseum?   Power was the issue there.
      Jesus connects us to the One who created each stone.   This is the power that can take a heart of stone, that deliverer of death, and change it.   Knowing what lies ahead, we look back, too, to those who witnessed the risen Christ ascending again to the Creator.   What did they see?
      And where should we look?   Up to the heavens, the sky?   Look around your here?   In what we suffer here, nothing is wasted.

Dan Finucane      


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We Welcome New Members:   For Parish Registration, please fill a Form for Registration/Information Changes, available in the lobbies of the Church and School and return it in the mail to our Church Office or place in the collection basket on the weekend.   Also available we have a list of our Parish Ministries.   Please take one.

Parishioner: If you have any changes (members, address, phone no., etc.), please fill out a Form for Registration/Information Changes and place it in the collection basket on the weekend.   Please notify us if you are moving away.

Coming Events
  • Sunday, May 4   -   Ascension of the Lord / World Day of Prayer for Vocations
    • 9:00 am   Mass for Saint Bernadette Parishioners
    • 10:15 am   Last Parish School of Religion (P.S.R.) Class
    • 10:15 am   May Crowning at Grotto
    • 10:15 am   Donut Sunday - Parish Hall
    • 11:30 am   Mass for Jack Blanchard   (Shaw)
    • 1-3 pm   Fighting Irish Youth Football Registration for 2008-2009 for boys entering grades 1-6 (please attend so you can be properly fitted for helmet and shoulder pads) and Cheerleading Registration for 3-6 graders in the St. Mary Spirit Center.   For members of St. Bernadette, St. Mark and St. Mary parishes.   Football Info: call Jack Faulkner 654-9689 or www.fightingirishyouthfootball.org.   Cheerleading Info: call Debbie Klopfer 689-0453.   Fee: $60 for 1st player/cheerleader and $50 for each additional participant - due at registration.   Need a birth certificate for all 1st time registrants.
    • 6-8 pm   Teen Mass Rehearsal

  • Monday, May 5
    • 8:00 am   Mass for Angie Gildow   (Schehl)
    • 8:30 am   "Juggler for Jesus" School Assembly – Parish Hall

  • Tuesday, May 6
    • 8:00 am   Mass for Brian Mathias   (Mathias)
    • 10:00 am   Scripture Study with Sr. Nancy in the Mary Good Center MPR
    • 11:00 am   Fisher Catholic Senior Class Luncheon with Bishop Campbell
    • 7:00 pm   St. Bernadette School Board

  • Wednesday, May 7
    • Trip to Our Lady of Consolation Shrine in Carey, Oh
    • 6:00 pm   Mass for Ron & Mary Bowes   (Bowes)
    • 6:45-8:30 pm   WINGS Women's group at St. Mary Spirit Center
    • 7:00 pm   Home & School Meeting at Cindy Gilmore's home
    • 7:00 pm   Fisher Catholic School Board Meeting
    • 7-9 pm   Adult Choir in the School Meeting Room

  • Thursday, May 8
    • "Friends Forever" to Clark's in Jacksontown, Oh
    • 8:20 am   School Mass, Grade 2 for Sara McCrady   (Welker)

  • Friday, May 9
    • 8:00 am   Mass for Celebrant's Intention

  • Saturday, May 10   -   (First Saturday)
    • Josephinum Seminary Graduation Day
    • 8:00 am   Mass for Pope's Intention
    • 8:30 am   Confessions
    • 3:30 pm   Confessions
    • 4:30 pm   Vigil Mass for Pentecost for Richard Foreman   (Cramer)
    • 6:30 pm   Catholic Charismatic Pentecost Mass Celebrating 30 Years in the Diocese of Columbus at St. Joseph Cathedral, 212 E. Broad St., Cols., with Fr. David Sizemore and Fr. Michael Gribble

  • Sunday, May 11   -   Pentecost Sunday
    • 9:00 am   Mass for LaVerne Faulkner (D'Amore)
    • 11:30 am   Mass for Saint Bernadette Parishioners
    • 6-8 pm   Teen Mass Rehearsal

St. Bernadette Parish -- Celebrating God's Gifts

Fighting Irish Youth Football Registration for 2008-09   for boys entering grades 1-6 and who are members of St. Bernadette, St. Mark or St. Mary Parishes on Sunday, May 4, 1-3 pm in the St. Mary Spirit Center.   Prep-Gr. 1 & 2; Jr. Varsity-Gr. 3 & 4; Varsity-Gr. 5 & 6.   Please attend so you can be properly fitted for helmet and shoulder pads.   Info: www.fightingirishyouthfootball.org or Jack Faulkner 654-9689.

Cheerleading Registration also for 3, 4, 5 & 6 graders at the same time and location.   Call Debbie Klopfer 689-0453.   Registration Fee is $60 for 1st player/cheerleader and $50 for each additional participant.   Fee due at registration.   We need a birth certificate for all 1st time registrants.

BAPTISM CONGRATULATIONS

      Trishelle M. Heck, daughter of Jeremy Heck and Twila Phillips, on Sat., May 3 at 6:00 pm with Deacon Mark Scarpitti.

Ministry of Consolation   on May 12 at 7:30 pm in the MPR.

Catholic Vacation Bible School at St. Mary, Bremen   called: ASSORTED SAINTS AND THE VIRTUES OF FAITH, HOPE & LOVE for children 4 years old through 6th grade on June 16-20 from 6-9 pm (a light dinner will be served at 6 pm), at Schmelzer's Grove (4 miles south of Bremen).   All children are welcome to attend regardless of church affiliation.   To register, contact Debbie Schmelzer at 740-862-8839 or dschmelz@columbus.rr.com.   Registrations on Saturdays, May 3 and May 10, 10 am-noon at St. Mary, 602 Marietta Street, Bremen, OH.

Annual Senior Citizen's Day with the Bishop   on Tuesday, May 20 at St. Andrew Church, 1899 McCoy Rd, Columbus.   The day begins with Mass at 10:30 am, followed by lunch and entertainment, and then the annual raffle of door prizes.   Cost: $10.   Register by May 14 by calling the Office of Social Concerns at 614-241-2540.

Thank you   to the Dominguez family and to Patty Patterson for cleaning the Church and linens for the month of April.   God Bless!

The Catholic Foundation Professional Advisors Group Meeting   on Wednesday, May 7, 5:30-7 pm (facility tours will be offered) at Bishop Hartley High School, 1285 Zettler Rd., Columbus.   Featured speakers: James Bownas, Zaino & Humphrey, LPA and Michael Winters, Principal of Bishop Hartley High School.   Topic: 529 Plans.   RSVP to Mary Leathley mleathley@catholic-foundation.org or 614-443-8893.

Please Pray for:
  Mike Adams Diana Krile  
  Virginia Bright Ann Laukiavich  
  Luke DeRolph Nancy Mason  
  Gerald & Theresa Dunaway Sean Murnane  
  Ruth Faulkner Jason Snider  
  Timothy Heck Lillian Zack  
  Martha Kidder    
       
and those in the hospital and nursing homes
  
       
For prayers on the Intercessory Prayer list, call Kathy at 654-9696.

Eucharistic Adoration Adorers Needed   on Tuesday, 4 pm; Wednesday, 1 am and 2 am.   Please call Marti Gundelfinger at 654-2277.

Each household can help your Bishop in his shepherding!   The needs of the whole diocese of 23 counties in the up-building of the Catholic faith is a large responsibility.   Please help your bishop by your prayers, by perhaps a letter of support, and by sharing your treasure in the Bishop's Annual Appeal.

      From the Bishop's point of view, if every household gave something, the funds would be more than adequate.   Our Parish goal is $45,000.   We have 500 households.   If each household donated $100 this would be $50,000.   You see, donations add up.   We are a powerful financial force when everyone does a share.

      Actually, the special gifts donors who number about 25 households donate the first $20,000.   So . . . the burden becomes easier for the rest.   But please, do not excuse yourself lightly.   Give something to at least show your gratitude to God for all that you have – including the air you breathe and the sun that shines upon you and the earth upon which you walk.   Show your gratitude.   Show your concern for your faith.   Share something for the Bishop's Annual Appeal.   Pledge or Donation start Sunday is May 4.

Father James Walter      

Relay for Life   (Do you know someone whose life has been touched and changed by cancer?   Please consider joining our Relay team or donating funds to fight cancer in honor of your loved one.   You can register online: http://events.cancer.org/RFLlancasterOH.   Just look for St. Bernadette "Catholics for the Cure" and then register to join us.   We'll have a table with Relay materials set up at Donut Sunday on May 4.   Watch for information on our fundraisers with Texas Roadhouse on June 9, Pampered Chef and Longaberger.   Relay is June 27 & 28 at the Lancaster Fairgrounds with funds benefiting the American Cancer Society.   Questions?   Please Call Donna at 687-0441.

Be More Mindful of Mary in the Month of May!   The women of WINGS present a guided contemplation on the historic stained glass windows in St. Mary Church on Thursday, May 22, 6:30-7:30 pm.

Join the Great Cell Phone Drive.   Donate your inactive cell phones today   (no accessories, chargers, etc.).   You'll be helping the Lancaster Marian Center.   Bring your cell phones to:
      St. Bernadette Church Office or
      St. Bernadette School lobby.

For more info: Call Rita Merk 654-3255 or Betty Huston 653-1195

The Lighthouse 9th Annual Golf Outing  on May 10th.   This event is our largest fund-raiser and your participation can make it a success.   Please contact our shelter office at 740-687-2558.

Cum Christo Weekends.   Renew your commitment to Christ.   Applications are now being accepted for Women's on May 15-18.   Call Suzanne Wilkins at 653-7620 or suzwsmiles@aol.com or visit www.cumchristo.org.

Lancaster Alzheimer's Support Group.  A community meeting for caregivers, family, friends and neighbors which meets the 3rd Monday of every month.   The next meeting is Monday, May 19 at 7:30 pm at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 125 N. Eastwood Ave., Lancaster.   (enter through the Eastwood Ave. door).   For more information call Carol Schenck at 614-645-7535 or 800-589-7277 or Kelly Bauman at 740-687-1921 ext. 110.   Coping with Alzheimer's disease or a related Dementia shouldn't be - and doesn't have to be - a lonely experience.

The Diocese of Columbus Announces the Ordination of

Stanley Stash Lisska Dailey
David Anthony Schalk
Victor Ray Wesolowski

to the Priesthood by His Excellency The Most Reverend Frederick F. Campbell, D.D., Ph.D., Bishop of Columbus - RITE OF ORDINATION - on Saturday, May 24, 10 a.m. at St. Joseph Cathedral, 212 E. Broad St., Columbus, Oh.   Light refreshments will be served immediately following Mass in the undercroft of the Cathedral.

Attention All Married Couples Celebrating Their 25th, 30th, 35th, 40th, 45th, 50th, 55th, 60th Anniversary and every year thereafter: Jubilee of Anniversaries 2008   on Sunday, June 22 at St. Peter Church, 6899 Smoky Row Rd., Columbus at 3:30 pm.   The occasion includes a Mass celebrated by Bishop Frederick F. Campbell and a reception in your honor.   Registration forms are available from the parish office or you may call the Marriage and Family Life Office at 614-241-2560 or register online at www.FamilyLife.colsdioc.org.   Reservations for you and your guests are necessary and must be received by Monday, June 9.

"Thank You to our Advertiser this Week":
SHERIDAN Funeral Home

"Out of gratitude we share our income for the works of God."

Study the Sunday Readings - Beginning May 8   with Fr. Rod Damico every Thursday morning from 10-11:30 am at Sts. Peter and Paul Retreat Center.   No previous experience with scripture study is necessary.   The only required book is the bible.   No fee is charged for attending these sessions, though a donation to the retreat center will be gratefully accepted.   Please call the retreat center at 740-928-4246 for more information.

Parish Hall & Mary Good Center Multi-Purpose Room Reservations:   Please contact Darlene for the Parish Hall and Irene for the Mary Good Center MPR.   We need the exact times the facilities will be used including set-up, tear down, and clean-up time (not just the time the event is scheduled to occur).   We have policies and paperwork that need to be completed.   The Diocese of Columbus is no longer providing insurance for certain events.   If you use the facilities without permission, you will be responsible for any insurance problems that arise.

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:

      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:

      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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