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Weekly Bulletin
August 10, 2008
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Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
What does it take to get our attention?
Major movements of fire, wind, and earth do get us thinking. It is
in the face of natural disasters that we ask the big questions.
Why is this happening? An earthquake takes dozen of lives.
Where is God? We ask questions of fellow human beings
too: Who will help us? Can you help? We may ask
more troubling ones: Why didn't more people help here?
How often do we face questions from yet another
angle? When we're safe and we see and hear about troubled
places and troubled people, what should we do? Some folks do go
to these places to help. The tough questions may be how and why
did they help?
Are they extraordinary people? How did they
know to go there? How did they have the time to go?
Did they have the Spirit in Jesus, who could calm
things down? Were they like Jesus, who could walk on the waves?
Were they like Peter? Which Peter? The impetuous
disciple who stepped out of the boat? Or the surprised, scared
Peter who looked down and sank? Was Peter aware of what he risked?
What do we fear more, going or not going? Do we fear walking
on the waves? Sinking if we get out too deep?
God knew Elijah would be impressed by the noise and
drama of rocks crushing and winds destroying everything in his path.
Who can say why God's movements ever cause destruction?
Still, it was not, and is not, in the noise and
chaos that God's voice comes to would-be prophets. God comes
to the heart. That place, as Paul says, may be where great sorrow
and constant anguish are. But it is a place where both God's
voice and human voices are understood, where both God and humans are
moved to heal.
Dan Finucane
© 2008 Liguori Publications. Liguori, MO 63057-9999. Printed in U.S.A.
Imprimatur: Most Rev. Robert J. Hermann, Archdioceses of St. Louis
Coming Events
- Sunday, August 10 - Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
- 8:30 am Mass for Ronald Whitehead (Family)
- 10:30 am Mass with Fr. Bentz for Saint Bernadette Parishioners
- Monday, August 11 - Clare, virgin
- 8:00 am Mass Rita Merk (family)
- Tuesday, August 12 - Ferial Days
- 8:00 am Mass for Phillip Darfus & Mr. & Mrs. Roland (Wintzinger)
- 10:00 am Scripture Study with Sr. Nancy in the Mary Good Center MPR
- Wednesday, August 13 - Pontian, pope, martyr & Hippolytus, priest, martyr
- 6:00 pm Mass (Fr. Kessler) for Mary & Ron Bowes (Bowes)
- Thursday, August 14 - Maximilian Mary Kolbe, priest, martyr
- 8:00 am Mass for Intention of Celebrant
- 6:30 pm Mass (Fr. Kessler) for Linton Ames (Hudson)
- Friday, August 15 - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- 8:00 am Mass (Fr. Bentz) for Evelyn & Marvin Temple (Yarmesch)
- 10 am - 2 pm Mrs. Moses (1st grade) Welcomes student
visits to her classroom
- 6:30 pm Mass (Fr. Bentz) for St. Bernadette Parishioners
- Saturday, August 16 - Stephen of Hungary
- 8:00 am Mass for Celebrant's Intention
- 8:30 am Confessions
- 3:30 pm Confessions
- 4:30 pm Vigil Mass (Fr. Bentz) 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time for St. Bernadette Parishioners
- Sunday, August 17 - Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
- 8:30 am Mass for Ronald Whitehead (Family)
- 10:30 am Mass for Mary Ann Van Meter (Keeney)
Friday, August 15 is a Holy Day! Masses
will be as follows:
Thursday, August 14, Vigil Mass
6:30 PM with Fr. Thomas Kessler
Friday, August 15, Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary
8:00 AM with Fr. John Barry Bentz
6:30 PM with Fr. John Barry Bentz
St. Mary of the Assumption celebrate their patronal day. Masses
there will be at a Celebration Vigil Mass on Thursday, August 14 at
7:00 PM and on Friday, August 15 at 7:00 AM.
The Sanctuary Flowers are in memory of Ron &
Mary Bowes and in celebration of the Dr. & Mrs. Guenther's 26th
wedding anniversary.
Wedding Congratulations
CONGRATULATIONS to ANDREA MAUL, daughter of Nicholas and Martha
Maul of our Parish, and JON MURDOCK, son of Teri & Tom
Vines and Craig & Carol Murdock. They will be married on Saturday,
August 2, 2008 at a 1:30 PM Wedding Service at St. Bernadette with Rev. Mr.
Mark Scarpitti officiating.
Death Notice
Mrs. Ruth Ann Kirwin, 90 years old, died August 6th at
Landfair Nursing Home. Memorial Mass was celebrated Friday,
August 8th 11:00AM at St. Bernadette Church.
Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon
her.
Please Pray for:
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Martha Kidder |
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Susan Clark |
Diana Krile |
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Luke DeRolph |
Cole Smith |
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Lillian Zack |
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Eucharistic Adoration Adorers Needed on Tuesday,
4 pm; Wednesday, 1 am and 2 am; Thursday, 7 am and 2 pm. Call Marti
Gundelfinger at 654-2277.
"Jottings" from Sister Nancy
God is near, waiting to be found, longing to be
welcomed. All we need to do is be willing to be surprised by the
intimacy.
Where do I go seeking for God? God surprised
the prophet Elijah by being revealed in a tiny whispering sound.
Paul was surprised when the divine presence became
a person and was revealed to him in Jesus Christ. God's power
and presence was revealed to the disciples in the person of Jesus who
calmed the sea and their fears.
When asked how she finds God, Benedictine author
Joan Chittister said she learned from the holy women who went before her
that God is in the very atmosphere around us and in the little things
that shape our lives. God is in the contradictions that assail
us, in the circumstances that challenge us, in the attitudes that impel
us, in the life goals that demonstrate our real aspirations, in the
burdens that wear us down, in the actions that give witness to the
values in our heart. God is in the stuff of life.
God is where we are, including in the very weaknesses that vie
for our souls.
Preaching Resource
Sr. Nancy, O.P.
St. Bernadette Parish -- Celebrating God's Gifts
Jr. Golfers St. Mary Irish, Lancaster,
is exploring having a Jr. high golf team. Eligible Players would be
in 7th and 8th grade. Interested players need
to contact: Julie Kilbarger at 740-654-1193 or 740-808-1388 by
August 18th.
Have you ever tried to do it all? The
WINGS (Women in God's Service) group of St. Mary's Church
invites all parish women to join them for fellowship, prayer, and
spiritual reading during their fall session! They will be
reading Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World by Joanna Weaver.
With her fresh approach to the familiar Bible story, Joanna
Weaver shows how all of us - Marys and Marthas alike - can draw closer
to our Lord: deepening our devotion, strengthening our service, and
doing both with less stress and greater joy. They will meet in
The St. Mary's Spirit Center from 6:45-8:30 p.m. on the following
Wednesdays: Sept. 3, 17: Oct. 1, 15, 29; Nov. 5, and 19.
Read chapters 1 and 2 prior to the first session on September 3.
Please purchase your book using ISBN# 1-57856-258-9. RSVP to
Kristin at kgentile@columbus.rr.com or
at 653-1949, so that she can prepare for materials.
St. Bernadette School opens on Thursday,
August 21 for grades one through five. Holy Mass will be
celebrated at 8:20 AM to ask God's blessings on the new School
Year for all students, parents and teachers in our wide community.
Please come and pray with us if you are able.
St. Bernadette School Uniform Exchange.
Drop off your used uniform pants, shirts, jumpers, sweaters and sweatshirts
to the table in the front hallway. Pick up anything that you need.
It's that simple!
The exchange starts August 9, 2008 through the start
of school.
Call Jennifer Spiegel at 536-7785 or Denise Hoffman
at 654-1058 with any questions.
Tree and bush trimmers needed: Please
volunteer to Mr. Steve Huber or to Fr. Walter. We have on-going
outdoor pruning needs. How about a tree farm? We do have
a lot of land.
NEW CHURCH DIRECTORY COMING
Life Touch
will be at St. Bernadette in the Mary Good Center Multi-Purpose Room (MPR)
taking pictures on October 1, 2, & 3 from 2:30-9:00 PM and October 4
from 10:00 AM-5:00 PM. Please plan to participate; we would like
to have everyone in the parish represented. A current Church
Directory is very helpful. To schedule your photography time,
there is a link on the St. Bernadette web page (Click Here) available Monday thru
Friday or you can sign up after all Masses beginning this weekend.
For participating, you will receive a free 8 x 10 portrait and directory!
You will have the opportunity to purchase additional portraits. For
your convenience, there are take home price sheets available at all entrances
to the Church.
We are looking for any recent pictures (within
the last 5 years) of events that took place at St. Bernadette. Such
as: Advent Sunday Funday, Parish Picnic, Sacraments, Jillian's
Dinner, Organ Dedication, etc. Please drop off pictures at the Church
office – all originals will be returned. Thank you
Parish Council Retreat on Saturday, August 23, to Focus on
Parish Self-Study Conclusions Submitted to the Bishop.
Thank you to the thirty some parishioners who gave their time and
experience to the recent Self-Study.
Many ideas and suggestion surfaced in the general
meeting on June 17, and in the follow-up meeting of group leaders on June
30. The two most pressing concerns were adult faith-formation
and evangelizing our youth.
In our noisy and fast-paced culture, it becomes
obvious that prayer-life and religion are suffering. Youth from 13
years to 30 years are over-whelmed b y distractions and noise. There
seems little space for God. Parents, too, are time-compressed, and
often exhausted. Where is thy God?
A parish needs to be a sacred place to get ones
batteries re-charged with faith and hope. It needs to be a place
where youth can "meet their God" and truly come to appreciate one
another.
Please lend a hand and also pray, that as a
parish community we can meet these needs and other needs too. Parish
Council will assist as well as all of our parish staff and leadership.
We will also collaborate with other parishes, especially in our
Fairfield-Hocking area.
7th annual Andrew Kilbarger golf outing
to benefit Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy research at Childrens Hospital,
Columbus will be held Sunday, September 28, 2008 at Pleasant Valley
Golf Course, Lancaster, there will be a 9 am shotgun start, 3 person
scramble cost is $150 per team and includes drinks, food, prizes,
proximities $200 skins pot, golf w/cart & gifts for golfers,
$10,000 hole in one prize. Also available is a raffle for
$2,500 for more information please call Julie Kilbarger 740-808-1388
or e-mail mjk@columbus.rr.com
Your help is our hope.
The Music Department at St. John's Episcopal Church is
holding a luncheon for area church musicians on August 12. If you
have any questions, call Kathy Heim, choir mistress or Susan Flakes,
organist at 740-653-3052.
Parish Secretarial Position Open
Applicants are asked to apply to Fr. Walter or to
Mrs. Darlene Yenrick, Business Manager. An application form can
be picked up at the Church office and with this form a resume should be
submitted to the Church office.
The position is part-time, 20 hours per week (no
benefit package); As the parish secretary it would be helpful
if you had basic knowledge of the Catholic faith; inter-personal skills;
computer skills with Microsoft programs; self motivation; the ability
to juggle many jobs at once; knowledge of parishioners and awareness
of parish committee leaders and volunteers, and a desire to meet people.
Wedding information and policies booklet available
on pamphlet rack and at church office – We are pleased to now have available
a St. Bernadette booklet of wedding information. We thank the Office
of Liturgy of the diocese for assisting us. Future brides and grooms
will find this very helpful. For other pre-marriage questions please
call the parish office, or one the parish clergy.
St. Bernadette Summer Bloodmobile on Saturday,
August 23 from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM in the Parish Social Hall. Our
goal is 50 units of blood.
Since each unit of blood collected can save up to
three lives, this blood drive can really make a difference here in
Fairfield County. Blood products are used for accident victims,
surgery patients, sickle cell anemia therapy and chemotherapy patient
treatments. The summer months are a time of critical need in the
Central Ohio Blood Region, so please consider taking an hour of your
time to donate the gift of life.
For more information, to make an appointment or
to volunteer or provide food, please call Joyce Guenther at 974-5040
or email her at joyceguenther@msn.com.
Anyone is good health age 17 and over is eligible to donate.
ROSARY PRAYER
O Queen of the Most Holy Rosary help me translate
into my life the virtues so beautifully exemplified by thee in the
Joyful Mysteries. By thy love of purity at THE ANNUNCIATION
whereby thou didst accept the divine maternity while preserving the vow of
chastity preserve me from the contagion of sin. By the charity at
THE VISITATION whereby John the Baptist was sanctified and joy was brought
to the household of thy cousin, Elizabeth, help me to show charity to my
neighbor. By the virtue of poverty that prevailed at the NATIVITY
teach me to have tender love for God's poor. By the spirit of
obedience to the law of God at the PRESENTATION IN THE TEMPLE assist me
always to be a faithful child of our holy mother, the Church. By
thy joy in THE FINDING OF JESUS amidst the doctors in the Temple help me
ever to seek true happiness in the Blessed Sacrament where Christ dwells
amongst us.
Keep me, O ever-blessed Mother in conformity with
the Divine Will as was thy Son during the Sorrowful Mysteries: THE AGONY
IN THE GARDEN when He said: "Not my will, but Thine be done."
When sin calls me away from God may I be mindful of the SCOURGING.
Against the spirit of pride impress upon me the memory of my Saviour
and HIS CROWN OF THORNS. When my feet are about to stray from the
ways of wisdom remind me of THE CARRYING OF THE CROSS. Let me never
forget THE CURCIFIXION when the dying Christ forgave His enemies, promised
Paradise to a thief, and gave thee to me as my Mother.
Give me, O Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, the courage
and confidence that comes through the Glorious Mysteries: THE
RESURRECTION. Help me always to look forward to the great hope of
our holy religion given in THE ASCENSION. Teach me to live in the
spirit of the first Novena which thou and the Apostles made in preparation
for THE COMING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. Inspire me with the glory of
thine ASSUMPTION and the joy which was thine when at THE CORNATION thou
wert made Queen of heaven and earth.
The St. Mary Bremen, CYC sponsors square
dances at Schmelzer's Grove (four miles south of Bremen) during
the summer. Dances are from 7:30PM – 10:30PM. Join us
August 17th and 31st. Everyone is invited.
Catholic Diocese of Columbus Iowa Floods Response. A
team from the Catholic Charities USA Office of Disaster Response has been
helping local Catholic Charities agencies develop and implement recovery
efforts in response to the devastating floods that displaced tens of
thousands in the region. The local agencies are gearing up their
long-term response efforts to help people rebuild their lives. Their
immediate responses have been to help people address their emotional needs.
These efforts include providing ongoing mental health counseling, and case
management. Catholic Charities Dubuque is establishing volunteer
response programs in 8-10 parishes in the area that will coordinate the
clean up and gutting of homes. Checks should be sent to:
Catholic Charities USA,
Midwest Floods June 2008,
P.O. Box 7068,
Merrifield VA 22116-7068.
Please be aware that Catholic Charities USA is unable to accept
contributions of food, clothing, blankets and other relief supplies.
St. Mary's Bereavement Ministry will
continue their "evenings of sharing" for those persons grieving
the death of a loved one on Wednesday, August, 20th from
7 pm to 8:30 pm in the rectory conference room. If you need
additional information or transportation call Sharon Boyden 687-4989
or Linda Barnecut 687-1476. Your presence and sharing is
comforting to those who mourn.
Freely, Totally, Faithfully-Natural Family Planning
(NFP) Whether you are hoping to postpone or achieve
pregnancy, NFP can help you and your spouse live God's plan for
love and life, while strengthening your marriage relationship.
A diocesan NFP workshop will begin Wednesday evening, September 17,
7-9 pm at St. Vincent de Paul Parish, 303 East High St., Mount Vernon.
The five-session workshop, offered through the Marriage and
Family Life Office, will continue on October 1, 15, 29 and November 12.
Cost is $60 per couple and includes all instructional materials;
financial assistance is available. For more information or to
register for the workshop, contact Sheri Tharp, diocesan-certified NFP
instructor, at 740-507-9813.
A MEDITATION:
"Jesus' Faithful Sentinel"
O Sanctuary Light of wax and wick, Jesus chose you to be his
faithful sentinel, to announce his true presence hidden in the
Tabernacle of the Sanctuary. O privileged object, forever
shining forth God's glory, never asking for a thing...you give
it all til the changing of the guard. You are a solemn
witness to all who come to adore, the ones who ask, the ones who
thank, and the ones who just want to feel God's love in the
true presence of Christ. Yes, Sanctuary Lamp, God's
signal of his holy presence, you give it all and ask for nothing.
We humans, God's highest and beloved creation, ask for
all and rarely give anything in return. God chose you, O
lamp of Christ, to teach us true generosity. So, let our
hearts burn with the love of Christ. O Sanctuary Sentinel,
let us take your example from the Sanctuary out into the world and
let the love and presence of Jesus shine thru our being, our very
eyes, God's lamp of all lamps, til the changing of our guard.
Amen.
By Norman E. Smyth, Lancaster
June 28, 2008
"Thank You to our Advertiser this Week":
Tiki Bowling Lane
Please patronize the advertisers found in our Weekly Sunday
Bulletin. They're generosity makes it possible for us to
receive the bulletin free of charge.
"Out of gratitude we share our income for the works of God."
St. Bernadette's Marian Center Evangelizes at the
Ohio State Fair. Volunteers are needed
to staff the Marian Center booth on the days of July 30 thru August 10.
Our project is in the Market Place Building. Help witness
to your faith in the "Market Place." Enjoy meeting the
public, sharing "faith" stories, giving out Catholic literature,
rosaries and prayer cards. For further information, call Rita Merk
654-3255 or to volunteer your time, call the parish office and leave your
name and number with Irene at 654-1893. Why not give it a try?
Teens and collegians: this may be for you.
Suggestion Box is in the Church lobby
for parishioners. Please sign and add your phone number if you wish
to get a response or wish to discuss your suggestion with one of our Parish
Staff.
Thank you
There is a new Mailbox outside the door of the
Mary Good Center for your convenience when the office
is closed. When you put something in the box, please raise the red
flag on the right side of the box.
Thank you
Parish playground is well used by many.
There's hardly a day when families do not come to use the large and
multi-event playground. This is a service not only to parishioners
but to the local community. Thanks again to the Home and School
Association for maintaining it with capital funds.
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.
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:
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:
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
Web Site: www.cathedral-bookshop.com
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