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Weekly Bulletin
August 24, 2008
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Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jesus asks his disciples to answer a
critical question. Who do people say I am? How did
the disciples understand him? Peter calls him the
Messiah. Jesus Blesses that insight. Peter and his
answer are so important, Jesus will build his church there - a connection
of heaven and earth will be rooted there. So why does Jesus tell
them not to tell anyone he is the Messiah?
Christians are used to defining Messiah
through our understanding of Jesus. In the first century,
a variety of different expectations and definitions were available.
Zealots wanted to throw off Roman rule. Give
us a messiah who will lead us against those destroying our country!
Let's go to war like the Maccabees, who fought two centuries
earlier. Is God any less on our side?
Priests and Sadducees kept the Temple running.
Are we not meant to fulfill the law of Moses? The Romans have kept
the Temple open. Do we need a Messiah? Would that
not create real problems?
Pharisees were willing to interpret the Law in new
ways. They are open to new leadership. Notice this group
in the Gospels. Jesus often argues with them. They come to
him with questions. He respects those who are arguing on the cutting
edge of their tradition. He eats with them. Do they
want a Messiah? Maybe...
Did the first century want a Messiah?
These folks wanted a bunch of them. Depending whom you asked, the
job description varied. If the disciples preached the
"Messiah," would they understand who Jesus was?
Those who experienced the power of God in Jesus
couldn't use any older categories. The sick, the poor, the
illiterate who could not read the law, let alone follow it - they were
not taken seriously by any of the groups. They were drawn to
this preacher from Galilee.
Those who embraced him as the Risen One found
a new sort of Messiah.
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 24 - Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
- *RETURN TO REGULAR MASS SCHEDULE*
- 9:00 am Mass for St. Bernadette Parishioners
- 11:30 am Mass - (Fr. Bentz) for Angie Gildow (Schehl)
- Monday, August 25 - Louis of France / Joseph Calasanz, priest
- 8:00 am Mass for Linton Ames (Kehnast)
- 7:00 pm Finance Meeting – Mary Good Center
- Tuesday, August 26
- First day of school for Kindergarten
and pre-School for 3 & 4 years olds
- 8:00 am Mass for Mark Adair – anniversary of death (Kilbarger-Layman)
- 10:00 am Scripture Study with Sr. Nancy in the Mary Good Center MPR
- Wednesday, August 27 - Monica
- 10:30 am Mass at Sunbridge Nursing Home
- 6:00 pm Mass for Wilford & Loretta Beiter (family)
- Thursday, August 28 - Augustine, bishop, doctor
- 8:20 am School Mass for Linton Ames (Essman)
- Friday, August 29 - Martyrdom of John the Baptist
- 8:00 am Mass for Codie Moore (Gallagher)
- Saturday, August 30
- 8:00 am Mass for Richard Tooil (family)
- 8:30 am Confessions
- 3:30 pm Confessions
- 4:30 pm Vigil Mass 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time for Mabel Waits (Waits)
- Sunday, August 31 - Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
- 9:00 am Mass - (Fr. Bentz) for St. Bernadette Parishioners
- 11:30 am Mass for Angie Gildow (Schehl)
The Sanctuary Flowers are in memory of Richard
Tooil (birthday) by Angie McCrady.
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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Ruth Faulkner |
Lillian Zack |
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Diana Harris |
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FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE CATHOLIC FAITH
2008-2009 RCIA Program – RCIA (Rite of Christian
Initiation for Adults) is the process through which adults
who have never been baptized, who have been baptized in other Christian
traditions, or who were baptized Catholic but never received First
Eucharist or Confirmation, can find out more about the Christian faith
as it is lived and celebrated in the Roman Catholic Tradition. The
RCIA program begins September 10, 2008 and continues every Wednesday
evening from 7:00pm til 8:45pm meetings are held in the Mary Good Center
(Church office building located behind the school). Whether you
are interested in joining the Catholic faith, or just want to know more
about the Catholic faith, you are welcome to attend. For more
information, contact Teresa Scarpitti, RCIA director, at (740) 468-1042.
PSR (Parish School of Religion) will start
registration for the 2008-2009 year August 31 after all weekend masses.
Classes begin September 14 at 10:15am to 11:15am. PSR is
for students, Kindergarten through 8th grade, that attend public
schools. For more information contact Deacon Mark
Scarpitti, at (740) 468-1042.
Eucharistic Adoration Adorers Needed on
Wednesday, 1 am and 2 am; Thursday, 7 am and 2 pm. Call Marti
Gundelfinger at 654-2277.
St. Bernadette Parish -- Celebrating God's Gifts
St. Vincent de Paul Society will be at all
weekend Masses on August 30/31 to receive donations. Please be
generous.
The Catholic Charismatic Renewal invites you,
your family, friends and neighbors to join us for the Monthly Charismatic
Mass to be held on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at Our Lady of Victory, 1559
Roxbury Rd, Columbus, OH. Fr. Bill Ferguson will be the celebrant.
Rosary begins at 6:30 pm Charismatic Praise, Worship begins at 7 pm
and Mass at 8 pm. Personal prayer and fellowship to follow.
Please bring "finger-food" to share. If you have any
question call the Renewal Center (614)-237-7080.
Our Lady of Consolation Shine, Carey, Ohio
will be hosting a family day on Sunday, September 28th.
We welcome families to come and pray together. Mass at noon
followed with lunch and games for the family. The day concludes
with Devotions at 2:30 pm and individual family blessings.
Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Consolation Shrine, Carey,
Ohio will be October 1st. Please have your
$25.00 reservation fee paid to
Margaret Kronenbeitter,
2700 Wayne Ridge Rd.,
Zanesville, Ohio 43701-9240
by September 5th.
If you have any questions please contact Rita Merk 654-3255 or Ann
Messerly 654-3447.
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.
Silent Retreat. Fr. Glenn Sudano,
a founder, with Fr. Benedict Groeshel, of the Franciscan Friars of
Atonement will direct a men's silent retreat from
6 pm Friday, September 12th through noon Mass Sunday,
September 14th at St. Therese's Retreat Center in
Columbus. The theme "In Hope We Are Saved" is inspired
by Pope Benedict's 2007 encyclical on hope, Spe Salvi.
Contact Tim Kennedy (614) 885-2105, timjkennedy@yahoo.com
for more information or to register.
The Earning for Learning Program at the
River Valley Mall has begun! From now until September
30th St. Bernadette School earns a point for every
dollar you spend at the mall. The school with the most
points wins a prize of $5,000. Please take you receipt
to the mall office or if you do not need you receipt back, put
it in the box in the school hallway. All receipts from
the mall count whether it's for movies, ice cream, food, or
back to school shopping! THANK YOU!!
Evening Scripture Study with Sister Nancy
begins September 9 at 7:00pm in the Mary Good Center small conference
room. Enjoy meeting new friends and looking at a way to have
the scriptures take hold in your daily life.
The Cum Christo Movement consists of
proclaiming the best news of the best reality: that God,
in Christ, loves us. The Cum Christo is a movement that
tries to, and through God's grace manages to; enable the
essential realities of the Christian to come to life in the
uniqueness, originality, and creativity of each person. If
you are interested in attending a weekend, please contact Ed Price
(614)314-1129 or visit the web site www.cumchristo.org. Upcoming weekends are
Men's: Sept. 18-21 and
Women's Oct. 16-19
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.
St. Bernadette Cub Scout Pack Meeting
– August 24th at 6pm in the parish hall. Anyone
interested in joining please attend or call Dr. Mark Darnell at 689-1952
for any questions.
Prayer shawl ministry meeting will be
Thursday, September 4 at 7 pm. Please join us in the Mary
Good Center multi-purpose room! We are in need of prayer
shawls and yarn and they can be dropped off at the Church office.
Thank you!
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.
Freely, Totally, Faithfully-Natural Family Planning
(NFP) If 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 contact Sheri Tharp, 740-507-9813.
200th Anniversary of 1st
Ohio Mass - On Sunday September 28, 2008 at 2:00 pm.
Bishop Campbell will celebrate a Mass to commemorate the 200th
Anniversary of the First Documented Mass in the State of Ohio.
The celebration will be held on the original grounds where this
historic Mass took place in 1808. You are cordially invited
to join us for the Anniversary Mass, a Memorial Dedication and
Reception to be held at 5000 Stage Coach Rd., Somerset, Ohio.
Signage will direct attendees from Somerset to the location.
Please contact Catholic Record Society at (614) 241-2571 or e-mail firstmass@aol.com
if you would like to attend or participate as a volunteer in this
historic happening.
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
"Thank You to our Advertiser this Week":
Mike Wolshire
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."
Tree and bush trimmers needed: Please
volunteer to Mr. Steve Huber or to Fr. Walter. We have on-going
outdoor pruning needs.
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.
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.
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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