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Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
P S Rev. Thomas A. Federline, Pastor Denise Swope, Principal Hollie Uccellini, Director of Faith Formation Rosemarie Langham, Parish Secretary Maria Mihoerck, Financial Secretary Patrick Butler, Coordinator of Liturgical Ministries ([email protected]) Karen Marshall, Music Director James Rhoades, Cemetery Manager Edward O’Sullivan, Facilities Manager
P O H Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM & 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
P C Parish Office ............................................. 724-465-2210 [email protected] School Office ............................................ 724-465-7139 Faith Formation Office ............................. 724-465-2210 [email protected] Ext. 114 Cemetery Office ....................................... 724-465-4370 Music Director .......................................... 724-479-9786 [email protected] Health Ministry ......................................... 724-465-2210 Parish Website .................. www.saintbernardparish.org E- Prayer Chain.……..…..…[email protected] On-Line Giving ……...www.saintbernardparish.org or osvonlinegiving.com/4873 I R M C Chaplain: Fr. Gregorio Soldevilla, Jr ........... 724-254-3041 ...................................................................................
S E Weekdays ........................ Consult Mass Schedule Inside Saturday (Vigil) .................................................... 4:00 PM Sunday ............................................... 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday 8:30 to 10:00 AM or by appointment
JUNE 21, 2020
TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Sacrament of Holy Orders: Please contact Father Federline or Msgr. Larry Kulick at 724-837-0901.
Sacraments: For Baptism, Marriage, Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick, and funeral arrangements, please call the parish office at 724-465-2210. Wedding dates must be scheduled one year in advance.
P M : If you would like to join the parish call for a registration form or come in to the parish office. Anyone who needs a sponsor certificate must be registered. Please notify us if you move or will be moving out of the parish.
B D : The deadline for bulletin announcements is noon of the Thursday nine (9) days prior to the weekend of the announcement. Mail or email Rose at [email protected] the information at the parish office. Watch the bulletin for holiday deadlines.
R C I A (RCIA): Those who are interested in learning about the Catholic faith are to contact the Faith Formation Office.
St. Bernard of Clairvaux Mission Statement OUR MISSION; GUIDED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT, WE INVITE ALL TO KNOW JESUS CHRIST AND BECOME HIS DISCIPLES
“The Eucharist bathes the tormented soul in light and love. Then the soul appreciates these words,
‘Come all you who are sock, I will restore your health.’” - St. Bernadette Soubirous
Come and be in the presence of Jesus at Eucharistic Adoration on Tuesday from Noon to 7:00 PM !
CONGRATULATIONS ON THE FOLLOWING BAPTISM:
Emery Ashton Fyock...daughter of Daniel & Erika Fyock ...6/7/2020
May God Bless Her and Keep Her Safe!
FYI EUCHARISTIC ADORATION will resume on Tuesday, June 23 at Noon - 7 PM with Benediction. Please remember the CDC guidelines on social distancing.
2ND COLLECTION: PETER’S PENCE Next week, we will take up the Peter’s Pence Collection, which provides Pope Francis with the funds to carry out his charitable works around the world. The proceeds bene-fit our brothers and sisters on the margins of society, including victims of war, oppres-
sion, and disasters. Please be generous. For more information, visit: www.usccb.org/peters-pence.
BULLETIN ALERT: With the holidays approaching, we must submit the bulletins earlier than usual so that we will receive them on time. Please submit arti-cles for the July 5th bulletin no later than June 22nd. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Rose in the parish office. Thank you for your time and patience!
The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist Saint of the Day for June 24 Saint John the Baptist’s Story Jesus called John the greatest of all those who had preceded him: “I tell you, among those born of women, no one is greater than John….” But John would have agreed completely with what Jesus added: “[Y]et the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he” (Luke 7:28). John spent his time in the desert, an ascetic. He began to an-nounce the coming of the Kingdom, and to call everyone to a fundamental reformation of life. His purpose was to prepare the way for Jesus. His baptism, he said, was for repentance. But one would come who would baptize with the Holy Spirit and fire. John was not worthy even to untie his sandals. His attitude toward Jesus was: “He must increase; I must de-crease” (John 3:30). John was humbled to find among the crowd of sinners who came to be baptized the one whom he already knew to be the Messiah. “I need to be baptized by you” (Matthew 3:14b). But Jesus insisted, “Allow it now, for thus it is fitting for us to ful-fill all righteousness” (Matthew 3:15b). Jesus, true and humble human as well as eternal God, was eager to do what was re-quired of any good Jew. Jesus thus publicly entered the com-munity of those awaiting the Messiah. But making himself part of that community, he made it truly messianic. The greatness of John, his pivotal place in the history of salva-tion, is seen in the great emphasis Luke gives to the announce-ment of his birth and the event itself—both made prominently parallel to the same occurrences in the life of Jesus. John at-tracted countless people to the banks of the Jordan, and it oc-curred to some people that he might be the Messiah. But he constantly deferred to Jesus, even to sending away some of his followers to become the first disciples of Jesus. Perhaps John’s idea of the coming of the Kingdom of God was not being perfectly fulfilled in the public ministry of Jesus. For whatever reason, when he was in prison he sent his disciples to ask Jesus if he was the Messiah. Jesus’ answer showed that the Messiah was to be a figure like that of the Suffering Servant in Isaiah. John himself would share in the pattern of messianic suffering, losing his life to the revenge of Herodias. Saint John the Baptist is the Patron Saint of: Baptism
Saint Cyril of Alexandria Saint of the Day for June 27 (378 – June 27, 444) Saint Cyril of Alexandria’s Story Saints are not born with halos around their heads. Cyril, recog-nized as a great teacher of the Church, began his career as arch-bishop of Alexandria, Egypt, with impulsive, often violent, actions. He pillaged and closed the churches of the Novatian heretics—who required those who denied the faith to be re-baptized—participated in the deposing of Saint John Chrysos-tom, and confiscated Jewish property, expelling the Jews from Alexandria in retaliation for their attacks on Christians. Cyril’s importance for theology and Church history lies in his championing the cause of orthodoxy against the heresy of Nes-torius, who taught that in Christ there were two persons, one human and one divine. The controversy centered around the two natures in Christ. Nestorius would not agree to the title “God-bearer” for Mary. He preferred “Christ-bearer,” saying there are two distinct per-sons in Christ—divine and human—joined only by a moral union. He said Mary was not the mother of God but only of the man Christ, whose humanity was only a temple of God. Nesto-rianism implied that the humanity of Christ was a mere dis-guise. Presiding as the pope’s representative at the Council of Ephe-sus in 431, Cyril condemned Nestorianism and proclaimed Mary truly the “God-bearer”—the mother of the one Person who is truly God and truly human. In the confusion that fol-lowed, Cyril was deposed and imprisoned for three months, after which he was welcomed back to Alexandria. Besides needing to soften some of his opposition to those who had sided with Nestorius, Cyril had difficulties with some of his own allies, who thought he had gone too far, sacrificing not only language but orthodoxy. Until his death, his policy of moderation kept his extreme partisans under control. On his
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time June 21, 2020 Sing to the L , praise the L , for he has rescued the life of the poor.
— Jeremiah 20:13
Liturgy Schedule St. Thomas More University Parish
Week of June 22-28 Monday, June 22 12:10 PM Mass
Tuesday, June 23 12:10 PM Mass 6 PM Confessions
Wednesday, June 24 12:10 PM Mass
Thursday, June 25 No Mass
Friday, June 26 12:10 PM Mass
Saturday, June 27 5:00 PM Mass Time Change Sunday, June 28 10:00 AM Mass
7:00 PM Mass
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FAITH FORMATION NEWS AND EVENTS
2ND GRADE SACRAMENTAL DATE:
First Communion will be held on Sunday, July 5, at 1:00 PM. Please pray for our young people as they prepare to receive Jesus!!!
CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS ACTIVITIES’ CENTER
6:30 PM Installation/Meeting (Church/Social Hall)
CONFIRMATION DATE:
CONTINUING ONLINE!
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Meetings are done by zoom!
RCIA:
WELCOME AND CONGRATULATIONS TO: Keith Uncapher, Gail Seevers, Rhiannon Bronson & Aaron Keith on becoming members into the Catholic Church.
TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
JUNE 21, 2020
THE MARKING OF TIME TAKING EXTRA COURAGE
TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — The LORD has rescued the poor from the clutches of the wicked (Jeremiah 20:10-13). Psalm — Lord, in your great love, answer me (Psalm 69). Second Reading — The grace of God overflows for all (Romans 5:12-15). Gospel — All who acknowledge Jesus before others will likewise be acknowledged by Jesus before the Father (Matthew 10:26-33).
The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. ADULT: Jesus tells us to not be afraid and yet, everyday we are called and tested to be strong and take courage to do what needs to be done. How do you find the courage to do what Jesus is calling you to do” CHILD: Do you ever get mad at God and yell at Him? Do you talk to Him and say you are sorry? Do you tell Him how much you love Him every day? ENTHUSIASM AND GRAMMAR There is a good reason that the writings of St. Paul don’t show up as examples in grammar textbooks. Today’s reading is a case in point. It begins with one of those long Pauline run on sentences that leave lectors gasping for breath. So what? Take a closer look at how Paul’s fervor for his subject matter derails the grammar. There is something admirable about being so caught up in his convictions that the words cannot come fast enough to express them, much less in an orderly fashion. Scrip-ture scholars usually take this grammatical ineptness as a sign of a passage’s early importance in the Christian community, something they were so ardent about that their language never got refined. What leaves us in this condition? Re-telling the plot line of an action movie or the play-by-play of a sporting event? When was the last time any of us was so excited by our faith in Christ that we were left grasping for words, stumbling over our own errors in speech? It may be bad grammar, but it is an excellent way to inspire others with the message of Christ! Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION In the tradition of the Church, not necessarily in your own life’s timeline, confirmation is the midpoint of Christian initiation, standing between font and table. Full initiation is completed when a confirmed person shares in the Eucharist. Centuries ago, this first sharing in the eucharistic assembly was marked by a first sharing in the Prayer of the Faithful. This prayer raises up the needs of the church and human community, the concerns of the faithful assembled, as they prepare to lift up the world to the Father’s love. So a person could not participate in the prayer until they were anointed with the “Oil of Thanksgiving.” Next, the newly baptized presented their gifts at the altar, a sure sign of their investment a new way of life. Until the sixth cen-tury, these people normally drank a mixture of milk and honey as a kind of pre-Communion. They were hungry, of course, since they were baptized hungry after long fasting, but this beautiful symbol of the promised land revealed them as God’s chosen, heirs to the promise. Although the “milk shake” disappeared centuries ago, we still see the vigor of this new life whenever adults are initiated at Easter, and increasingly in confirmation ceremonies that are attentive to this meaning. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. PRAYER Lord Jesus, help me to trust You to use me according to Your will. Help me to “be not afraid”. Amen. Sing to the LORD, praise the LORD, for he has rescued the life of the poor.— Jeremiah 20:13 WHAT WE LOVE We cannot help conforming ourselves to what we love. —St. Francis de Sales _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Daily Readings—Week of June 21, 2020 Sunday: TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Jer 20:10-13; Ps 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35; Rom 5:12-15; Mt 10:26-33 Monday: Saint Paulinus of Nola, Bishop; Saints John Fisher and Thomas More, Martyrs 2 Kgs 17:5-8, 13-15a, 18; Ps 60:3-5, 12-13; Mt 7:1-5 Tuesday: 2 Kgs 19:9b-11, 14-21, 31-35a, 36; Ps 48:2-4, 10-11; Mt 7:6, 12-14 Wednesday: NATIVITY OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST Vigil: Jer 1:4-10; Ps 71:1-6, 15, 17; 1 Pt 1:8-12; Lk 1:5-17 Day: Is 49:1-6; Ps 139:1-3, 13-15; Acts 13:22-26; Lk 1:57-66, 80 Thursday: 2 Kgs 24:8-17; Ps 79:1b-5, 8-9; Mt 7:21-29 Friday: 2 Kgs 25:1-12; Ps 137:1-6; Mt 8:1-4 Saturday: Saint Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop and Doctor Lam 2:2, 10-14, 18-19; Ps 74:1b-7, 20-21; Mt 8:5-17 Sunday: THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 2 Kgs 4:8-11, 14-16a; Ps 89:2-3, 16-19; Rom 6:3-4, 8-11; Mt 10:37-42
Monday, June 22 St. Paulinus of Nola, Bishop; Sts. John Fisher & Thomas More, Martyrs 7:30 AM +Francis Previte (Family) Tuesday, June 23 7:30 AM +Chuck Spadafora (Family) 12-7 Eucharistic Adoration Wednesday, June 24 THE NATIVITY OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST 7:30 AM +Ray Previte (Charles & Katie Berkebile)
Thursday, June 25 7:30 AM +Pam Froelicher (Sis & Denny Moorhead)
Friday, June 26 7:30 AM +Lisa Marie Rushin (Rushin Family)
Saturday, June 27 St. Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop and Doctor of the Church 7:30 AM Special Intention: Mr. & Mrs. Cerani & Family 8:30-10:00 AM Confessions 4:00 PM +Ann G. Sokol (Mary & John Sokol)
Sunday, June 28 THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 8:00 AM +Ray Previte (Sis Moorhead) 10:00 AM For Our Parishioners
Offertory Counters for June 27/28 Team #1
The Sanctuary Lamps burn in loving memory of
Lisa Marie Rushin From Rushin Family
Offertory $ 12,831.00 Ascension $ 51.00 EASTER $ 20.00 Accent $ 7.00 Peter’s Pence $ 25.00
Offertory for June 7, 2020
Schedule of Events
Tuesday, 6/23 12-7 PM Eucharistic Adoration
Wednesday, 6/24 8 PM Rosary Group parking lot shrine
Saturday, 6/27 8:30-10 AM Confessions 10 AM 1st Communion Practice (church) 2nd Collection Peter’s Pence
Sunday, 6/28 2nd Collection Peter’s Pence
Liturgical Ministry Schedule for
4:00 PM 8:00 AM 10:00 AM
Lector: Vicky Nastase
Kim Dolan
Adam Marshall
St. Bernard of Clairvaux Liturgy Schedule Week of June 22-28
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2020 DIOCESAN LENTEN APPEAL
Diocesan Goal Pledges/Payments % of Diocesan Goal
$68,105.00 $84,138.00 124%
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