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Rev. Robert L. Stuempel

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Mr. Michael Edwards

Mr. Philip Hettich November 19, 2017

33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

St. Bernard community, centered in the Word of God and the traditions of the Roman Catholic

Church, is a welcoming and active faith-family, united in our love of God and each other as we

work for justice and live out our call to stewardship.

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SUNDAY, December 17

3rd Sunday of Advent

Coffee and Doughnuts after Masses with Worship

8:30 a.m. Susan Fox Compton

11:00 a.m. Mass w/ Children’s Liturgy of the Word

B. J. Thomas

7:00 p.m. O’Antiphons

MONDAY, December 18

8:15 a.m. People of the Parish

Recitation of the Rosary

7:00 p.m. O’ Antiphons

TUESDAY, December 19

8:15 a.m. Charlotte Dearing



WEDNESDAY, December 20

8:15 a.m. Richard Hardy



THURSDAY, December 21

St. Peter Canisius, Priest and Doctor of the Church

6:10 p.m. Recitation of the Rosary

6:30 p.m. Maren Hardy


FRIDAY, December 22

8:15 a.m. Amelia Lacambra



SATURDAY, December 23

St. John of Kanty, Priest

5:00 p.m. People of the Parish


SUNDAY, December 24

4th Sunday of Advent

10:00 a.m. Adam Seaman (No CLOW)

7:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Mass - Our Deceased

Relatives and Friends

11:00 p.m. Joe Schneringer

SUNDAY, December 17

9:30 a.m. Scripture Study - All Saints Room

9:45 a.m. RCIA Session - Preschool Building

9:45 a.m. Family Faith Formation - Classrooms

12:15 p.m. New Parishioner Welcome Mtg. - Teacher’s

Lounge

12:15 p.m. Youth Choir Rehearsal - Church

2:00 p.m. Advent Christmas Concert - Church

7:30 p.m. A.A. Alanon - Middle School

MONDAY, December 18

TUESDAY, December 19

6:00 p.m. Children’s Choir Rehearsal - Church 7:00 p.m. Booster Club Meeting - CKBD Room 7:15 p.m. Handbell Choir - Music Room 7:30 p.m. A.A. - Middle School

WEDNESDAY, December 20

7:00 p.m. Adult Choir Rehearsal - Church 7:30 p.m. A.A. - Middle School

THURSDAY, December 21

FRIDAY, December 22

SATURDAY, December 23

6:30 p.m. Senior High Youth Ministry Christmas Party

Parish Hall

SUNDAY, December 24

7:30 p.m. A.A. Alanon - Middle School


MeetingsMeetingsMeetingsMeetings Mass IntentionsMass IntentionsMass IntentionsMass Intentions

This bulletin is furnished to the Parish without charge. The ad-

vertisements that appear completely defray all publishing costs

with which the church would otherwise be burdened. Please pat-

ronize these sponsors as a thank you for their kind generosity.


Happy Birthday wishes to the following parishioners who have

reached the wonderful age of 70:

Marvin Ewing, Dec. 18th Clarence Schulz, Dec. 20th-

Madonna Karrer, Dec. 20th Ruth Thomas, Dec. 20th

Philip Higdon, Dec. 21st William Brinly, Dec. 22nd

William Tyra, Dec. 22nd

Preparing for Next WeekPreparing for Next WeekPreparing for Next WeekPreparing for Next Week

4th Sunday of Advent

Acceptance of God’s Will

Then Mary said, “Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from

her. (Luke 1:38)

2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16 - The Lord’s promises to David

Romans 16:25-27 - Doxology

Luke 1:26-38 - The annunciation of the Lord

Adults: How do you open your heart to what God wants for

you? How do you follow the pathway that leads to happiness?

Kids: Is there something hard you need to do this week? What

might make it easier?

TIME & TALENT STEWARDSHIP

MINISTERS SCHEDULED FOR DEC. 23/24/25

CHURCH CLEANERS, DECEMBER: D. Rapson, J. Cooper, T. Stopher, R. Thurman ALTAR LINENS: DECEMBER: E. Johnson

BREADBAKERS: 4th Sunday of Advent: M. Blandford, G. Lesshafft Christmas Eve/Day: L. Roalofs, J. Perdue CANTORS: 5:00 K. Fleischer 10:00 T. Marks Christmas Eve

7:00 Contemporary/Youth Choir 11:00 K. Fleischer, Adult Choir Christmas Day 9:00 Adult Choir LECTORS: 5:00 B. Mattingly, J. Kessler 10:00 T. Marks, G. Marks 7:00 C. Tobbe, L. Jones 11:00 J. Wheatley, M. Sinkhorn Dec. 25th 9:00 J. Redle, L. Mentzer

HOSPITALITY: 5:00 P. Kearfott, M. Vuncannon, T. Neal, R, Neal, T. Mudd 10:00 M. Miles, C. French, K. Dahl, C. Brooks, M. Wilson Christmas Eve 7:00, 11:00, Christmas Day 9:00 -

Special Sign-ups EUCHARISTIC: 5:00 C. Wojtowicz, D. Steitz, T. Batliner, S. Brinly, S. Stout, P. Miles, W. Bird 10:00 J. Mattingly, J. War-ren, L. Billings, L. Gutting, K. Gutting, T. Gutting, A. Watts, A. Bockelman Christmas Eve 7:00, 11:00, Christmas Day 9:00 -

Special Sign-ups

HOMEBOUND: Gp. I L. Shaughnessy Gp. II D. Saldana Gp. III C. Wojtowicz

EXTRA COLLECTIONS

DEC. 17TH - FC/HUM

DEC. 24TH - ARCHDIOCESAN CHARITIES

Sunday Offering Received - Dec. 10th $ 10,940.05

Budgeted Amount for Dec. 10th $ 11,770.00

Charity Collection - Dec. 10th $ 806.00

Parish StewardshipParish StewardshipParish StewardshipParish Stewardship

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

Why doesn’t “five more minutes” last longer?

SPONSOR OF THE WEEK

**Insert Franciscan Health Care Center ad here *

“Rejoice always. Pray without ceasing. In all circumstances

give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.”

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

The opposite of stewardship is self-pity and ingratitude. Stew-ardship is about gratitude, rendering constant thanks, and being aware of how much we've received. With that realization, giving from abundance becomes natural.


Our Parish Target - $56,600

Our Parish Participation Goal - 285 households

Thanks to those who have already responded with a gift to the

2017 Catholic Services Appeal. To date, we have raised

$57,353 toward our goal through the support of 229 households.

If you have not yet responded with a gift, please do so today.

Gifts to the 2017 CSA can be made online at

www.ArchLou.org/CSA.

OFFICE HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

The parish office will be closed Dec. 25th, 26th and 29th, and Jan. 1st and 2nd. Regular office hours will resume January 3,

2018.

School will dismiss for Christmas break at 11:00 a.m. on Dec. 19th, and will resume January 3, 2018. The school office will

be open on Dec. 20th and Dec. 27th , 7:00-11:00 a.m.

END OF YEAR DONATIONS

Please be aware that all 2017 donations to St. Bernard must be received in the parish office no later than 9:00 a.m. on Thurs-

day, December 28th.

CHRISTMAS CONCERT

Please join the St. Bernard Music Ministry for an evening of

music and fellowship. This is a wonderful opportunity to hear

our Youth and Adult Choirs in addition to the Handbell Choir.

The concert will be held December 17th at

2:00 p.m. Plan to join us in the Checkerboard

Room following the concert for light refresh-

ments.

MEMORIAL FLOWER FUND

The Art and Environment Committee is accepting donations to the Memorial Flower Fund to help provide the flowers for the

church for the Christmas season. Dona-tions may be made in memory of or in honor of a loved one. Envelopes are available at all the church entrances, or you may make a donation online at

www.stbernardlou.weshareonline.org.


O’ ANTIPHONS

Beginning December 17th, we mark a very special time in the Church year known as the “second part of Advent” or “The Golden Nights" featuring the “O Antiphons”. Each night from December 17 - December 23, we ask Christ to come, and call him by a different name The St. Bernard community is proud to continue the ancient yet magnificent tradition of the Great O Antiphons, the seven precious jewels of our Catholic Liturgy, counting down the last seven days before Christmas

with building anticipation.

All are invited to join us beginning on Sunday, December 17th through December 22nd at 7:00 p.m. and on December 23rd at

6:30 p.m.

December 17

O Wisdom of our God Most High, guiding creation with power

and love: come to teach us the path of knowledge!

December 18

O Leader of the House of Israel, giver of the Law to Moses on

Sinai: come to rescue us with your mighty power!

December 19

O Root of Jesse’s stem, sign of God’s love for all his people:

come to save us without delay!

December 20

O Key of David, opening the gates of God’s eternal Kingdom:

come and free the prisoners of darkness!

December 21

O Radiant Dawn, splendor of eternal light, sun of justice: come and shine on those who dwell in darkness and in the shadow of

death.

December 22

O King of all nations and keystone of the Church: come and

save man, whom you formed from the dust!

December 23

O Emmanuel, our King and Giver of Law: come to save us, Lord

our God!

PRAYER INTENTIONS

Please keep the following parishioners in your prayers: George Ballard, Pat Bohannon, Joyce Downs, Jessica Drury, Larry Fogarty, Bridget Harman, Jackie Recktenwald Hazelrig, Elana Hohl, Laura Hughes, Mike Kremer, Delores Lawson. Janis & Sonny Lucas, John Manning, Nicholas Manning, Carol Montgomery, Irene Mueller, Rita Riggs, Theresa Stopher, Betty

Striegel, Nataley Thompson, Tommy Walsh.

REST IN PEACE

Please pray for the family and friends of Dorothy

Bradshaw, mother of Rick Bradshaw, and Joyce

Bergstrom, grandmother of Matthew and Timothy

Bergstrom who passed away recently. May they en-

joy the Eternal Peace of the Risen Lord.

PRO-LIFE SIGNATURE AD

Parishioners of St. Bernard’s parish are invited to participate in a Pro-Life Sig-nature Ad in memory of nearly 60 mil-lion babies killed by abortion since Jan-

uary 22, 1973.

The ad will run in the Sunday, January 21, 2018 statewide edition of the Courier

-Journal. The ad is sponsored by Right to Life of Louisville, and the suggested donation is $5.00 per name or line. Please fill out the information on the last page of the bulletin, cut it out, and mail it with your check made out to RTL to: Right to Life of Louisville, 134 Breckenridge Lane, Louisville, KY 40207-4931.

Names must be to the RTL office by Jan. 6th.

All announcements and items for our parish quarterly newslet-ter, “The Connection” is to be placed in the marked envelope, located on the bulletin board by the parish office, on or before Sunday, January 7. Please consider a “thank you” or “congratulations” item for the Good News page. This edition of the “Connection” will cover the months of February 10

through May 12, 2018.

HOLIDAY BULLETIN DEADLINES

Please note the following deadlines for the bulletin through the

holiday season:

Dec. 24th bulletin deadline - Friday 12/15 at noon

Dec. 31st bulletin deadline - Thursday, 12/21 at noon

Jan. 7th bulletin deadline - Friday, 12/29 at noon

Bulletin items may be dropped off in the parish office or

emailed to Janet DeMasters at [email protected].


SAFE ENVIRONMENT WORKSHOP

The Archdiocese of Louisville requires that all adults who work with children in our parish communities attend a “Honor Thy Children Safe Environment” training session and have a back-

ground check. Background check forms are in the Parish Office. The following workshop dates are on the calendar. You do not

need an appointment, just come 15 minutes early and register.

Please note: Children are not allowed to attend this training.

Jan. 8, 2018 - 6:30 p.m. - St. Margaret Mary - Hospitality Room

Jan. 22, 2018 - 6:30 p.m. - St. Paul - Cafeteria

MARRIAGE MOMENTS

Ways to Turn Your Beloved Off #6 - Let the busyness of

Christmas preparations blind you to the gift of your relation-

ship. Don't let shopping or decorating or

worries keep you from treasuring the

presence of your beloved.

By Susan Vogt, www.SusanVogt.net

TUITION ASSISTANCE

FOR 2018/2019 SCHOOL YEAR

The Catholic Education Foundation, the Archdiocese of Louis-ville and the funding partners are helping more families than ever who cannot afford the full cost of educating their children in a Catholic elementary school. All families with one or more children enrolled in or applying to a Catholic elementary

school may apply.

Tuition assistance applications should be submitted between December 15, 2017 and February 28, 2018. A single form, the FACTS management application, will be used for all forms of Catholic elementary school tuition assistance. Families must

use the online application on our website, www.ceflou.org.

To make the application process easier for families, you will submit your 2016 federal income tax return and 2016 W-2

information. Your 2017 tax information will not be required.

You must reapply for tuition assistance every year. Award

letters will be mailed to families no later than June 15, 2018.

DIVORCED. CATHOLIC. NOW WHAT?

Journey of Hope is a unique 15-week divorce recovery ministry program addressing concerns of divorced or separated Catholics. It offers support on important issues that result from divorce. The emphasis on prayer, scripture, and the teachings of the Catholic Church lead to healing and a deeper relationship with Jesus

Christ.

The next 15-week session begins on Thursday, January 11, 2018 but participants can register all the way through February 1,

2018 and join the program in progress up until that time.

Session are held from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at St Joseph Church in Bardstown, KY in the Maloney Room and further information can be found at www.archlou.org/journeyofhope, by emailing the Archdiocese of Louisville’s Family Ministries Office at fami-

[email protected] or by calling 502-349-2922.

The cost for the program is $50, which includes materials, and scholarships are available. Registration can be done online at

http://bit.ly/2AejNW6.

CITYWIDE KWANZA CELEBRATION

The Office of Multicultural Ministry will host its 36th Annual Citywide Kwanzaa Celebration on Thursday, December 28, 2017, 5:30 p.m. at the Catholic Enrichment Center, 3146 West Broadway, Louisville, KY. This is a community-wide family event filled with music, prayer, African drumming, food, a cele-bration of history and much more. Kwanzaa, which means “first fruits of the harvest” in the African language Kiswahili, is a seven-day harvest festival celebrated December 26 – January 1. This is a celebration of family, community and culture. It is not a religious holiday. Kwanzaa was founded in 1966 by Dr. Mau-lana Karenga, Professor of Africana Studies at California State University-Long Beach. At the heart and cen-ter of Kwanzaa are the Nguzo Saba, The Sev-en Principles, one for each day of the ob-servance. For further details please call the Catholic Enrichment Center at (502)776-

0262.

PARENTING POINTERS

Where does God live? Ask your child. Perhaps

each of you can draw a picture of God's home. Is

God in the sky, in nature, inside you, even in your

enemy? YES. Help your children recognize God

as an omnipresent Holy Spirit who makes everything they see,

hear, and touch sacred. You too!

By Susan Vogt, www.SusanVogt.net

PARISH PASTORAL TEAM

Mr. Larry Abell—Facilities Manager [email protected]

Mrs. Donna Bruno—Dir. of Early Childhood Educ. [email protected]

Mr. Michael Edwards—Deacon [email protected]

Mr. Philip Hettich—Deacon [email protected]

Mr. Fred Klausing—Principal [email protected]

Ms. Cyndi Marlow—Faith Formation Coordinator [email protected]

Mrs. Denise Meyer—Pastoral Associate [email protected]

Mrs. Paula Miles –Confirmation Coordinator [email protected]

Mrs. Mary Beth Montgomery—Business Manager [email protected]

Ms. Risa Musto-School/Parish Counselor [email protected]

Mrs. Kari Ogle—Youth Ministry Coordinator [email protected]

Mr. Barry Russo—Director of Worship/Music [email protected]

Rev. Robert L. Stuempel—Pastor [email protected]

Mrs. Molly Williams—School Development Dir. [email protected]


INFANT BAPTISMS (0-7)

The Rite of Infant Baptism for children, ages 0-7, is celebrated quarterly. Please contact Julie Tobbe Perdue, 641-9290 to register and begin the process. Parish membership and attendance at a preparation class are required. Children above the age of 7 and adults seeking baptism should contact Cyndi Marlow in the parish office, 239-5178 to inquire about the RCIA process.

Marriage

Please call Fr. Bob Stuempel at 239-5178, ext. 131 at least 6 months before the intended wedding date to allow an adequate amount of time for marriage preparation.

New Member Registration

When moving into our parish, please call the Parish Office at 239-5178 for information on new member meetings and the registration process.

Reconciliation

The sacrament of Reconciliation may be celebrated by appointment, 239-5178. Communal celebrations with area churches are held seasonally. Watch the bulletin for more details.

Pastoral Care of the Sick

Arrangements for home reception of Holy Communion and the Anointing of the Sick are made by calling Denise Meyer, 239-5178, ext. 128. Please let us know when a family member is hospitalized or enters a nursing facility.

Bulletin Deadline

Please submit all bulletin items no

later than Monday 12:00 pm.

(Holiday schedules or office closings

may require earlier deadline). All

content is subject to approval. Email

content/request to Janet DeMasters

[email protected].

Parish/School Phone Numbers

Office - 239-5178

Fax - 239-9025

Prayer Line - 239-0757

Office hours

Mon. - Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm

Parish email address

[email protected] Visit us at www.stbernardlou.com

Pro-Life Signature Ad – St. Bernard Catholic Church

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