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M I S S I O N S T A T E M E N T Saint Bernard’s is a Roman Catholic parish providing vital services to the diverse North End community of St. Paul.

As we extend the hand of welcome to all, our mission is to learn, love, and live the challenging Word of Jesus Christ, offering parishioners and neighbors direction and support at every phase of their faith journey.

CHURCH OF

Mass Schedule

Saturday 8:30 am & 4:00 pm Sunday at 8:00 & 10:30 am

Weekday Monday-Saturday - Mass at 8:30 am

Confessions

Mondays after the 8:30 am Mass Saturdays 3:30 and after the 4:00 pm Mass

Parish Staff

Pastor Reverend Ivan Sant

Associate Priest Reverend Joseph Kureh

Parish Administrator Karen Cronin Secretary Gloria Nava RCIA and Missionary Internship Program Alonna Mertz Refugee Liaison Hsawreh Sharpoehtay Refugee Liaison Assistant Julia Marksue Music Director Mary Beth Redmond Assistant Music Director Grace Thompson

Parish Office

Phone: (651) 488-6733 Fax: (651) 489-9203 Website: www.stbernardstpaul.org

Facebook Page: Parish Life at St. Bernard's Catholic Church, St. Paul, MN



CHURCH OF

Mass Schedule

Saturday 8:30 am & 4:00 pm Sunday at 8:00 & 10:30 am

Weekday Monday-Saturday - Mass at 8:30 am

Confessions

Mondays after the 8:30 am Mass Saturdays 3:30 and after the 4:00 pm Mass

Parish Staff

Pastor Reverend Ivan Sant

Associate Priest Reverend Joseph Kureh

Parish Administrator Karen Cronin Secretary Gloria Nava RCIA and Missionary Internship Program Alonna Mertz Refugee Liaison Hsawreh Sharpoehtay Refugee Liaison Assistant Julia Marksue Music Director Mary Beth Redmond

Parish Office

Phone: (651) 488-6733 Fax: (651) 489-9203 Website: www.stbernardstpaul.org

Facebook Page: Parish Life at St. Bernard's Catholic Church, St. Paul, MN

CHURCH OF SAINT BERNARD

1160 WOODBRIDGE STREET • SAINT PAUL, MN 55117

One block west of Rice Street on Geranium Avenue

JUNE 10, 2018 10TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Parish Staff

Pastor

Reverend Ivan Sant

Associate Priest

Reverend Joseph Kureh

Parish Administrator Karen Cronin

Secretary Gloria Nava

RCIA and Missionary

Internship Program Alonna Mertz

Refugee Liaison Hsawreh Sharpoehtay

Music Director Mary Beth Redmond

Assistant Music Director Grace Thompson

Parish Office Phone: (651) 488-6733

Fax: (651) 489-9203

Website: www.stbernardstpaul.org

Facebook Page: Parish Life at

St. Bernard's Catholic Church, St. Paul, MN

Mass Schedule Saturday 8:30 am & 4:00 pm

Sunday at 8:00 & 10:30 am

1:30pm (Spanish)

Weekday

Monday-Saturday - Mass at 8:30 am

Confessions Mondays after the 8:30 am Mass

Saturdays 3:30 and after the 4:00 pm Mass



Parish Staff Pastor

Reverend Ivan Sant

Associate Priest


Parish Administrator Karen Cronin


RCIA and Missionary

Internship Program Alonna Mertz





Fax: (651) 489-9203






1:30pm (Spanish)

Weekday




CHURCH OF SAINT BERNARD

1160 WOODBRIDGE STREET • SAINT PAUL, MN 55117

One block west of Rice Street on Geranium Avenue

THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD

JANUARY 13, 2019

M I S S I O N S T A T E M E N T Saint Bernard’s is a Roman Catholic p arish providing vital services to the diverse North End community of St.

Paul. As we extend the hand of welcome to all, our mission is to learn, love, and live the challenging Word of Jesus Christ, offering parishioners and neighbors direction and support at every phase of their faith journey.

Parish Staff Pastor

Reverend Ivan Sant

Associate Priest


Parish Administrator Ryan Thornton


RCIA and Missionary/

Internship Program David Neira




Accountant Jim Rice


Fax: (651) 489-9203






2pm (Spanish)

Weekday




St. Bernard

A WORD FROM FR. IVAN

Believe it or not, once we lived without cars! We walked or else we used the horse and the buggy. The

story goes that this couple was riding home when a sudden storm struck them. It was dark and the

tempest was intense. The horse was scared, the dirt road was filling with water, the wheels started

getting stuck in the mud. However the husband was a skilled horseman and knew what needed to be done.

At a certain point however, the wife seeing the open narrow bridge they had to cross, panicked. She managed to get

hold of one of the reins. The husband resisted frantically but when he saw he could not control her terror, handed

over both reins. "Only one of us can lead or else we both perish." She quickly returned the reins and they made it

home safely.

Christian life is something like this. One is the driver and the other is the passenger. As long as we let Him be the

driver, then we are safe. If because of panic or contrary situations, we grab one or both reins and try to reassume

control, even partially, then we are heading towards disaster. When asked how she could handle stress when her only

daughter, a teenager of 15 was dying of a terminal sickness, the response of this mother was candid. "I need to take

stress more graciously. This is where the Holy Spirit needs to come into play. I know that throughout my daughter's

treatment the level of stress was always at an all time high. It's almost as if drowning everyday. But I kept telling myself,

'God, this is too much to bear, please teach me to swim'."

Their daughter was born Down's syndrome. Many thought this was unfair. They remarked, "Father, truly this is a joy

that does not come from this world. When we saw our daughter we immediately realized she was Down's syndrome

and our hearts was filled with joy, peace and tenderness. Everything is in the hands of God and as you well repeat

many times, He is so creative and exhilarating. We do not know how it is possible to rejoice holding a child with

Down's syndrome however this is what came to pass. We are happy and in peace and we know that she is the real

missionary in our home. Our assignment was to bring her into this world, here. She, small, weak, useless for the

world is the perfect missionary that reminds us why we are here and it is a sign of the love that God has for our

modest family. A marvel that we do not merit. Please, pray for us…"

This is what discipleship is all about. Following Him wherever He leads us, knowing that He will never disappoint us.

If He leads us to sickness, to a financial ruin, to an obnoxious marriage… He is the driver, He knows where we need

to go, He does not make mistakes. He knows best. One good thing about Jesus, is that He does not reveal his long

term plans to us. He just shows us the next step ahead. It is always precarious. "Foxes have dens, birds have nests, but

the Son of Man is homeless..." Discipleship implies trust in Him who is marking the way. It means also removing all

obstacles from the way. How many because of family ties, fail to do God's will. This is why He is so adamant and

when someone asks him to let him do the holy duty of burying his father, Jesus just answers, "Let the dead take care

of the dead while you go and tell about the kingdom of God."

It is all a question of keeping our eyes focused on him. You cannot look back. "Anyone who starts plowing and keeps

looking back isn't worth a thing in God's kingdom." The opposite of looking back is to look ahead. In my catechetical

ministry, I have found it quite difficult to have Christians "look ahead". They seem more content to look at just where

they are or where they used to be, 'the good old days', rather than where they might be, namely a daring adventure in

sanctity.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, one of the most insightful theologians of the 20th century, said there is a cost to discipleship. It

is the cost of love. Love is drastic or else it is not love.

Have a blessed Sunday.

Fr. Ivan Sant

Mass Readings for the

Week of January 13th:

Sunday: Is 40:1-5,9-11/Ti 2:11-14,3:4-7/L3:15-16, 21-22

Monday: Heb 1:1-6/Mk 1:14-20

Tuesday: Heb 2:5-12/Mk 1:21-28

Wednesday: Heb 2:14-18/Mk 1:29-39

Thursday: Heb 3:7-14/Mk 1:40-45

Friday: Heb 4:1-5,11/Mk 2:1-12

Saturday Heb 4:12-16/Mk 2:13-17

Sunday: Is 62:1-5/1 Cor 12:4-11/Jn 2:1-11 St Bernard Page 3

† Mass Intentions †

Saturday January 12

8:30am † Nicholas Castillo Sr. 4:00pm † For The Sick in Tran and Le Families Sunday January 13 The Baptism of the Lord

8:00 am † James Leach

10:30 am † Tony Steffel

2:00pm † Virgilio Resendiz (Spanish Mass)

Monday January 14

8:30 am † Madonna Hawthorne Tuesday January 15

8:30 am † Elvida Nava

Wednesday January 16

8:30 am Vandelac Family

Thursday January 17 St. Anthony, Abbot

8:30 am † Souls of all babies aborted

Friday January 18

8:30 am † Wayne Daines

Saturday January 19

8:30am † John Lascon 4:00pm † La Clair Family Sunday January 20 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:00 am † Kathleen Lut

10:30 am † Dearly Departed 2:00pm (Spanish) Parish

Prayer Line

Please call Shirley at (651) 488-6330

Capital Campaign Update

We have reached our goal of pledges to cover

the restoration of the bell tower! Extra dona-

tions are accepted.

If you have made a pledge to donate to this

cause, please keep up on your scheduled pay-

ments. This will allow the parish to continue

making payments to the Construction company

on time.

The construction is almost done. The new con-

crete floor was laid down before Christmas.

This week they will lower the bell. The next

step is to mount the new stairs system and to

do the repairs on the bell.

Total Pledges: $872,098

Payments to date: $667,660

Amount remaining: $204,438

Weekly Collection

Weekly-Sunday 1/6/19

Actual Budget

Envelope Income $11,208 $4,666

Plate & Spanish Mass

1,282 631

Gas/Lights 484 127

Campus Repair 267 69

Year to Date:

Envelope Income $128,879 $130,648

Plate & Spanish Mass

22,601 17,668

Gas/Lights 4,380 3,556

Campus Repair 2,901 1,932

Christmas

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Parish News & Events

Please pray for the sick and homebound

Mary Nordine Margaret Datko

Lloyd Anderson Lorraine Eheim

Devra Shepherd Yur Reh

Lucille Biron

Finance Committee Meeting

The finance committee will be meeting on Monday, January 21st at 6:30 pm. Below are the members of the committee: Tim Struntz Kathy Pojar Mike Perfect Angel Hernandez Peter Segheri Terry Palmer John Stafford Jim Rice (accountant)

Friendship Sunday

Today Sunday January 20 after the 8am Mass

and 10:30am Mass

All Are welcome!

Organized by the Pastoral Council

Holy Hour

Every Thursday from 6—7pm

In the Church

Parish Council Members Mary Rinehart James Ulrich

Amy Doucette Idalia Moreno

Fran Blatzheim Jeanne Palmer

Kathy Huonder Joseph Blageo

Ginny Bauman Steve Ekeberg

Thomas Kneissel

The next scheduled meeting is January

28, 2018 at 6pm.

‘The Desert Shall Rejoice and Blossom’: A

Women’s Day of Reflection with Liz Kelly

Join award-winning local author and speaker Liz

Kelly and the women of the Knights of Columbus

Ladies Auxiliary for a morning of reflection on

hope, healing, and the majesty of a woman’s heart

for the New Year ahead. The morning will include

Mass, a light breakfast, two talks, adoration, and

sisterhood. Come and renew your heart with us!

Saturday January 19 at 8am at the Cathedral of St.

Paul.

$25 cost includes light breakfast. Learn more and

register.

Holy Hours for Vocations

Each month, the Holy Hour for Vocations will

take place at a different parish in the Archdiocese.

Come spend an hour with Jesus each month to

pray for an increase in vocations to the priesthood,

consecrated life and diaconate.

For more information, please contact the Office of

Vocations at 651-962-6890 or vis-

it www.10000vocations.org.

Next Adoration in at St. Bernard’s on Tuesday,

February 12 at 7pm

https://www.lizk.org/events/2019/1/19/womens-day-of-reflectionhttps://www.lizk.org/events/2019/1/19/womens-day-of-reflectionhttp://www.10000vocations.org/

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Prayer Service for Life and March for Life Rally

Please join us and Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda for the Annual

Prayer Service for Life on Tuesday January 22 at 10:30am at the

Cathedral of St. Paul.

This prayer service commemorates the millions of lives lost to

abortion and the many women and men wounded by abortion’s

aftermath. All are invited and welcome. Immediately following the

prayer service, we will walk to the state capitol for the MCCL

March for Life rally.

Please consider carpooling or utilizing buses, as parking is limited.

For more information, please contact the Office for Marriage,

Family and Life at 651-291-4488.

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