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St. Bernadette
Catholic Church
Parish Notes
Father James Walter, Pastor
Parish Office: 740.654.1893 |
June 2006
Volume III No. 3
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Table of Contents
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Summer Mass Schedule Change
Come, Worship the Lord
Sacraments:
Baptisms
First Holy Communion
Confirmation
R.C.I.A.
Funerals
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2006 Graduating Class
Did you Ever Wonder...
How a Person Becomes a Saint?
Catholic Youth Summer Camp
St. Mark Vacation Bible School
Summer Reading Suggestions
Servers of the Year
A Special "Thank You"
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Summer
Schedule Change
The weekend mass schedule in the summer will be:
Saturday at 4:30 P.M.
Sunday at 8:30 and 10:30 A.M.
This schedule will be in effect beginning the weekend of Pentecost,
June 3-4, and ending the final weekend of August 26-27.
If you have any questions regarding the service schedule for
weekend masses, please call the parish office at 654-1893.
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COME, WORSHIP THE LORD
September of 2006 will mark the eighteenth
year of continuous Eucharistic Adoration at St. Bernadette. Eucharistic
Adoration is the act of worshiping God as He is present in the consecrated
Eucharist. We as Catholics believe that the bread and wine consecrated
at Mass become the actual living presence of Jesus. In our
adoration chapel, the Blessed Sacrament is exposed for personal prayer
and adoration throughout much of the week. Parishioners and
non-parishioners come and spend an hour of their time in the chapel,
though not all of 168 hours of the week are filled. If you have
a free hour during the week, why not help reach the goal? What do
you "do" during an hour of adoration? You can adore and
praise God (helpful books are in the chapel)... thank God for His many
blessings... talk over your troubles and problems with God... read
scripture... pray the Psalms... pray the Rosary... read about and pray
with the saints... ask forgiveness... pray for yourself and others...
talk to Jesus... listen to Jesus... or just sit quietly and relax in
the presence of God. If you would like more information,
contact Dr. James Merk at 654-3255 or call any of the
coordinators whose names and phone numbers are listed in the chapel. This
is a small investment of time that pays great dividends!
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Sacraments of Initiation
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Baptisms
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Morgan Bailey Lemaster |
February 9, 2006 |
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Gabrielle Hanna Lemaster |
February 9, 2006 |
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Natalie Elizabeth Meyers |
February 11, 2006 |
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Abigail Bell |
February 18, 2006 |
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Dylan Conner Mathias |
March 5, 2006 |
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Jessica Lynn Wagner |
March 11, 2006 |
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Ava Noelle Gundelfinger |
March 12, 2006 |
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Matthew James Phillips |
March 19, 2006 |
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Colton Robert Tooill |
April 1, 2006 |
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McKenzie Marie Metz |
April 15, 2006 |
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Madison Booth Waligura |
April 29, 2006 |
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First Holy Communion
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Julia Battocletti |
Emmeline Grooms |
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Taylor Batz |
Grace Heineman |
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Jack Bitler |
Jenna Hoffmann |
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Kylie Carbol |
Clayton Karcher |
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Addison Colopy |
Chad Kauffman |
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Lucas Colopy |
Mrs. Kelly Kauffman; |
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Sarah Cymanski |
Andrew Kilbarger |
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James Darnell |
Auston Sorg |
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Matthew Doner |
Corbin Swisher |
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Dalton Ewing |
Tyler Templin |
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John Fernow |
Maddy Wills |
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Maxwell Gavin |
Aaron Wood |
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Emily Genders |
David Wood |
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Isaac Goss |
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Confirmation
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R.C.I.A.
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| Brianna Batz |
Andrew Garrett |
Emma Katherine Foltz - Baptism, First Communion & Confirmation |
| Moira Carr |
Brendan Gilbert |
Erica Ann Foltz - Baptism, First Communion & Confirmation |
| Patrick Christ |
Jennifer Hutchison |
Albert Guajardo - First Communion & Confirmation |
| Tyler Cole |
Natalie Hutton |
Albert Irwin - Baptism & First Communion |
| Ryan Conley |
Jacqueline Lifer |
Beth Ann Kelly - First Communion & Confirmation |
| Emily Davis |
Andrew Loewendick |
Jennifer Marie Knotek - Baptism, First Communion & Confirmation |
| Tony Dodds |
David Scarpitti |
Shelly Ann Niemann - Baptism, First Communion & Confirmation |
| Alex Dominquez |
Sevin Swisher |
Carrie Elizabeth Spears - Baptism, First Communion & Confirmation |
| Joshua Eversman |
Justin Beck |
Jenna Ann Spears - Baptism, First Communion & Confirmation |
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Thomas Stoughton - First Communion & Confirmation |
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Funerals
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Violet Clara Gavin- Butterworth
St. Mary Cemetery 3/15/06
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Congratulations to the Class of 2006
On May 21. 2006. at the 9:00 A.M.
mass, the graduating seniors of St. Bernadette Parish were
recognized. After ass, the 4th annual Graduate Breakfast
was held in the Parish Hall. The breakfast is sponsored
by Friends Forever, the parish senior citizens group. The
graduates and their immediate families are invited to attend. It
has become a special opportunity for the young people to be
recognized for their accomplishments. Friends Forever is
pleased to make this a memorable event for all.
- contributed by Ann Essman
2006 Graduating Class
Christopher Clark
Cory Crider
John Nicholas Delisio
Ryan Griffin
Marissa Groves
Mary Katelyn Hedges
Gregory Huber
Courtney Jones
John Klein
Heather Kurek
Sara Marcinko
Heather Powers
Devin Schoonover
Aaron Shonk
Brian Smith
Erik Sorg
Amanda Tonneman
Blair Usilton
Michael Vajen
Shane Vannatta
James White
Brett Yarmesch
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Did You Ever Wonder...
How A Person Becomes A Saint?
It's not easy to become a saint,
especially an official canonized Roman Catholic saint. The
canonization process is a long and complex one, often taking
centuries. Here are the basic steps to sainthood:
1. The process may not begin until five years after the
candidate has died. The bishop of the diocese where the
person died must start the investigation, forming a diocesan
tribunal. Witnesses are called to attest to the person's
life of extraordinary faith, good works and virtue. At this
point, the individual is declared a Servant of God.
2. The Acta, a record of the life and virtues of the
candidate, is then prepared and submitted to the Congregation for
the Causes of Saints in Rome.
3. Officials there study the individual's
entire life, and witnesses are called to give further evidence,
if possible. The priest or lay person who is the chief
examiner and presenter is called the "postulator".
4. The entire investigation is summed up in the
Positio, which is sent to the Vatican. Theologians examine
the Positio first. If they vote favorably, it is then sent
to cardinals and bishops, members of the Congregation. If
their vote favorable, their prefect presents all the results to
the Holy Father for his approval. At this point the candidate
is named Venerable.
5. Finally, miracles are investigated following
strict regulations by religious and scientific authorities. With
one miracle (or martyrdom), the person is beatified and declared
Blessed; with two miracles, the individual is canonized
and receives the title of Saint.
In the Early centuries of the Church,
there was no formal canonization process. People "became
saints" because the faithful knew they had been martyred or
had lived very holy lives. The first formal canonization
took place in 993 A.D. with Ulrich of Augsburg. There are
approximately three thousand canonized saints today. However,
only a few were citizens of the United States, including:
- St. Francis Xavier Cabrini, born in Italy, canonized
in 1946; she lived from 1850-1917 and founded an order of
sisters who work tirelessly among American immigrants; she became
a naturalized American citizen in 1909 and died in Chicago.
- St. Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, born in New York City,
canonized in 1975; she lived from 1774-1821 and was a convert to
Catholicism; she founded an order of sisters and in essence began
the American Catholic elementary school system.
- St. John Nepomucene Neumann, born in Bohemia, canonized
in 1977; he lived from 1811-1860 and served as a missionary
diocesan priest in New York state, eventually becoming a
naturalized American citizen and the fourth bishop of
Philadelphia.
- St. Katherine Drexel, born in Philadelphia, canonized
in 2000; she lived from 1858-1955 and was born into an extremely
wealthy family; she founded an order of sisters and used her
twenty million dollar fortune to help black and native Americans.
A few U.S. citizens are on the
road to sainthood at this time. These include, among others,
Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha born in upstate New York, Venerable
Solanus Casey born in Wisconsin, and Servant of God Archbishop
Fulton J. Sheen born in Illinois. The saints are guides
and intercessors for us. As the Church prays on All
Saints' Day: "Father, all-powerful and ever-lasting God,
today we rejoice in the holy men and women of every time and
place. May their prayers bring us your forgiveness and
love."
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catholic Youth
Summer Camp
sponsored by the Office of Vocations: seekholiness.com
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| Who: |
any student entering grades 6-12 during the 06-07
school year
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Pleasant Hill Outdoor Center in
Perrysville, Ohio
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jet skis, tubing, water skiing, mountain
biking, hiking, campfires, canoeing, horseback riding, high ropes
course, swimming, crafts, club with house band
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Week 1: July 23-28, 2008 Grades 9-12
Week 2: July 30 - August 4 Grades 6-8
Week 3: August 6 - August 11 Grades 6-8
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Go to seekholiness.com/events to down load
brochure and registration information or call Bob Morain at
614-451-4290, x123 for more information. You can also
email him at bob@seekholiness.com.
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St. Mark parish
Vacation Bible School
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St. Mark Parish will be having their
summer Vacation Bible School program this July. The
program will run the week of July 24-28 in the evening. The
exact time is to be announced. Registration forms are
available at the St. Mark parish office, or you can call the
Youth Ministry Office at 654-7154.
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Summer Reading
Suggestions
1. The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis. This
seven volume saga starts with the famous tale, The Lion, The Witch,
and The Wardrobe. A great choice for family reading, can be
enjoyed by children in grade school, high school, and adults
2. The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings by
J.R.R. Tolkein. Tolkein, a contemporary of C.S. Lewis, was a
practicing Catholic. His trilogy, The Lord of the Rings,
and its prelude, The Hobbit, is set in a world entirely formed in
his imagination, with amazing creatures, vivid landscapes, thrilling
adventures, and even its own language. These books are more
appropriate for ages 10 and up.
Both of these series are available at the public library,
local bookstores, and on the internet.
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Servers of
the Year
Emily Davis
Andrew Garrett
These awards were presented by
the bishop at the Cathedral on
May 14
Congratulations to Emily and
Andy for a job well done!
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We would like to say
Thank-You to the
Bolster, Casto, and
Saddler families for
assembling our winter
edition.
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