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St. Bernard Congregation of Appleton 1617 West Pine Street, Appleton, WI 54914 920-739-0331

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August 16, 2020

PRIEST: Father Jude Egbuna

ACTIVE DEACON: Mike Eash Greg Humpal

RETIRED DEACONS: Don Nass Maury Reed Bob Vincent

MASS TIMES 4:30 pm Saturday 8:00 am Sunday 10:00 am Sunday 10:00 am Mass will also be livestreamed 8:00 am Tuesday-Friday

RECONCILIATION

3:00 pm Saturdays

MUSINGS FROM THE DEACON CAVE

We ask St. Bernard Parish to pray for family and friends of Brother of Dick (Norma) Jirschele

“Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God,

rest in peace.”

SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION

Where is Theodor Geisel When You Need Him? Dr. Suess books were a staple in my childhood library. Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, Go, Dog, Go! and so many more! But more than just being whimsical children books, some of the stories conveyed great lessons. The story that keeps coming to my mind lately is the The Sneetches. The core of the story is that there were star-bellied Sneetches and Sneetches that did not have stars on their bellies. The star-bellied Sneetches thought they were above the plain-bellied Sneetches and treated them as inferior at every opportunity.

Enter Sylvester McMonkey McBean who had a machine that would put stars on the bellies that didn’t have one for a sum of $3. All of the plain-bellied Sneetches went through the machine so that all the Sneetches had stars on their bellies. Conveniently, Mr. McMonkey McBean had a machine to remove stars from the bellies of the original star-bellied Sneetches for $10. As the story unfolds, all of the Sneetches keep going through both machines until they run out of money. The result is that no one could tell who was an original star-bellied Sneetch and who wasn’t and they learned that in the end, it didn’t matter at all. The link to the YouTube video of the story is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdLPe7XjdKc if you have ten minutes free, I encourage you to watch.

There are two reasons this comes to mind today. The second reading from Paul to the Romans talks about how in the eyes of God, there is no difference between Jews and Gentiles, we are all in need of God’s mercy. The other thing that comes to mind is our current circumstances and the conversations around facemasks. From we must wear one or everyone is going to die, to the virus is a hoax and everything in between, there are few people that have not formulated their own thoughts on the subject. Believe it or not, there are actually people that change their minds as new information becomes available! No matter where you are at on the continuum, please do not forget in the end, we are all human beings in need of God’s grace. In the end, that is what is important.

Time to go to the marshmallow roast!

Deacon Mike

PRAYERS AND SYMPATHY

We would like to Congratulate our

youth on receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation.

Paolo Quinones,

Bella Taleon Bella Vang

Sunday August 16 Is 56:1, 6-7/Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8 [4]/Rom 11:13-15, 29-32/Mt 15:21-28

Monday, August 17 Ez 24:15-24/Dt 32:18-19, 20, 21 [cf. 18a]/Mt 19:16-22

Tuesday, August 18 Ez 28:1-10/Dt 32:26-27ab, 27cd-28, 30, 35cd-36ab [39c]/Mt 19:23-30

Wednesday, August 19 Ez 34:1-11/Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 [1]/Mt 20:1-16

Thursday, August 20 Ez 36:23-28/Ps 51:12-13, 14-15, 18-19 [Ez 36:25]/Mt 22:1-14

Friday, August 21

Ez 37:1-14/Ps 107:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [1]/Mt 22:34-40

Saturday, August 22 : Ez 43:1-7ab/Ps 85:9ab and 10, 11-12, 13-14 [cf. 10b]/Mt 23:1-12

Sunday, August 23 Is 22:19-23/Ps 138:1-2, 2-3, 6, 8 [8bc]/Rom 11:33-36/Mt 16:13-20

MASS INTENTIONS WEEKLY READINGS ST. BERNARD PARISH STAFF

Attention all Parents and Grandparents!

It’s time for Faith Formation Registration! Register your child/children, grandchild/children for 2020/2021 Faith Formation. To make thing easier for you, please visit our Website: stbernardappleton.org. Click on Faith Formation Register online! Classes will be held online and/or in person on Wednesdays, 4:30 pm and 6:30 pm.

Grades 6-11 will be on Wednesday’s at 6:30 pm.

For our little ones, ages K-5, we will have a family mingling program on Wednesdays at 4:30 pm.

Questions or concerns, call Deb at 739-8912.

Bookkeeper Barb Hoffman

Bulletin Editor Lisa Hecht

Business Administrator Dr. Colleen Sargent-Day

Care Ministry Coordinator Cathy Kulibert

Coordinator of Liturgy and Music Sherry Zwicky

Directory of Communication, A/V Tech. Rhonda Uschan

Evangelization Coordinator Andy Schmidt

Faith Formation Coordinator Deb Holzem

Maintenance Supervisor Jim Piette

Office Manager Edna Ulrich

* In Memory of

Saturday, August 15 8:00 am Members of St. Bernard 4:30 pm *Patricia Sengstock

Sunday, August 16 8:00 am *Helen Shoemaker Members of St. Bernard

10:00 am *Rita & Bill Quinn

Tuesday, August 18 8:00 am *Virginia Betley

Wednesday, August 19 8:00 am *William J. Uschan

Thursday, August 20 8:00 am *Bill Guyon

Friday, August 21 8:00 am *Bernadette Bachman

Saturday, August 22 4:30 pm *Ben & Marie Sobieski

Sunday, August 23 8:00 am *Mike Tassoul

10:00 am *Donald & Rosemary Lavering Members of St. Bernard

Reconnect Groups

Day Time Date Begins Facilitator Mode

Sun After 10 am Mass September 13 Wendy Galley In Person

Mon 10:00 am September 14 Mary Howard & Cathy Kulibert

In Person

Mon 6:30 pm September 14 Dcn. Mike Eash Virtual

Tues 9:30 am September 15 Anne Staelens Virtual

Wed 6:00 pm September 16 Sherry & Pam Musicians

Virtual

Wed 7:00 pm September 16 Adam Debruin Virtual

Thurs 1:00 pm September 17 Dcn. Greg Humpal In Person

“Reconnect Groups” begin the week of September. 13. These groups will allow us the opportunity to reconnect as a parish community and share our personal experiences and feelings of living during the current pandemic. We are excited to have several meeting times available for the four week sessions, some virtual and some in person. Plan for approximately 1hr to 1hr and 15 mins. per session. If you would like to join a Reconnect Group, call our Parish Office to sign up or complete the on-line form https://forms.gle/jp8naLMkZJFgNt6Q7

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

“Special Thanks to E-Givers” St. Bernard Parish would like to thank the families who are currently giving electronically. Each month our Parish receives a steady and predictable stream of income from those donors who have made the commitment to give to God. If you would like a link to, WE Share, please go to our website at www.stbernardappleton.org

Thank you for continuing to support our parish financially, as you are able. Sunday offerings are by far the largest portion of our financial support to St. Bernard Parish. We encourage you to give online or by mailing your Giving Envelope to our Parish Office (1617 West Pine Street, Appleton. WI 54914).

Weekly SCRIP Sales

Sold $2,400 Cost $2,292 Rebate $ 108

Scrip is available in our Parish Office. Please call ahead at 739-0331 to place your order.

TRUSTEE NOMINEES

Weekly Giving 8/14/2020 Week 6 Envelope Collections $ 8,159 Loose Collections $ 371 YTD Actual Env. $74,063 Last FYTD $72,098 YTD Loose $ 2,036 Last FYTD $ 3,165

TRUSTEES NOMINATIONS

We are looking for 2 individuals to fill the Secretary Trustee (2-yr position) and Financial Trustee Position (1-yr position).

The Secretary Trustee works with the Pastor and Parish Council and attends all Council meetings.

The Financial Trustee works with the Pastor and Financial Council and attends all Finance Council meetings.

Nominations can be submitted to Fr. Jude at 739.0331 or email stbernardappleton.org.

Update Membership Information Does our Parish Office database have YOUR family membership record correct? It is time for us to update our database.

Have you changed your phone number, moved, moving soon, are your children at home, do you want your record published?

If you have not already informed our Parish Office about changes to your record, please let us know now so that the information in the Guide Book & Directory is correct. Please call Edna at 739-0331.

Our 15th annual Seminarian Collection is working. By now you have received a letter from Bishop Ricken asking that you participate in Hope for the Future: Help them Today. Have you made your gift? So far this year our Parish have raised $3,405. Thank you for your gift.

Our Seminarian Collection is underway. As a Diocese, we anticipate costs of $1,000,000 this year for tuition, room and board, health insurance, support of the Office of Vocations and the work of Fr. Mark Mleziva and Fr. Adam Bradley.

Friends and followers of Jesus support one another! To make your gift today, visit www.catholicfoundationgb.org/give.

FORMED

It’s hard to believe that we are already in Mid-August and it’s been a bit since a children’s program was highlighted. I stumbled across a video series for children called The Opus Joyous Show, Season 1. The characters are fun and reminds me a little bit of the Muppets. They are adventure stories like you’ve never seen before. Captain Barnacle has a plan for total darkness in the world. Through the use of original music, puppets, 3D animation, and captivating plots The Opus Joyous Show will entertain, educate and inspire both the young and the young at heart. This is a totally Catholic epic adventure story. Lovable St. Mary Kate, the teaching nun is very cute, fun and comforting. Each episode is about 25 minutes long. As school approaches, maybe this is a show, if time allows before the day starts, you could squeeze this in? Submitted weekly by a St. Bernard Parishioner

Next Weekend At Our Parish Father Doug Grandon will be visiting our parish on behalf of Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS). Fr. Doug is a FOCUS National Chaplain and a priest of the Archdiocese of Denver. He became Catholic in 2003, after serving as a Protestant missionary and pastor for 25 years. In 2008, Pope Benedict granted Fr. Doug permission to be ordained a married Catholic priest. He holds a PhD in Historical Theology. FOCUS is a national organization serving college students on more than 172 campuses across the U.S. and five international locations. Almost 800 FOCUS missionaries on these campuses

invite students into a relationship with Christ and His Church, while equipping them for a lifetime of Catholic evangelization. Fr. Doug is excited to be with you and share the hope of the New Evangelization! To learn more, please visit www.focus.org.

Building and Parish Office Hours Monday - Thursday (8:00 am-2:00 pm)

Friday (8:00 am-Noon)

Saturday (3:00 pm-5:45 pm) Sunday (7:30 am-11:30 am)

Our Parish Office Hours

Monday-Thursday-8:30 am-2:00 pm Friday-8:30 am-Noon During the weekday hours, please use the entrance by the carport. These hours will allow the staff time to properly sanitize our church and maintain proper safety protocol. We welcome you to come to church and pray during the building hours. We ask that if you do come to church to pray, please sit in a pew where the kneeler is not down. When you leave, please leave the kneeler down so we can sanitize that area at the end of the day.

We realize so much is happening and changing during these times of uncertainty. Please know that our prayers and thoughts are with each of you and if we can be of help in any way, do not hesitate to call us at our Parish Office 739-0331.

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