CHURCH OF ST. BERNARD ASCENSION CHURCHst-bernard-cologne.org/.../wp...11-15-2015-Website.pdf · 11/15/2015  · Classes will resume on Dec 2nd. Wednesday Dec 2nd Middle school retreat

212 Church St. East Cologne, MN 55322 323 Reform St. North

Norwood Young America, MN 55368 Contact Information Fr. Gregory Abbott, Pastor Rectory & Parish Office ..952-466-2031 Fax ………………….…..952-466-3319 Parish Information E-mail: [email protected] Bookkeeper E-mail: [email protected] Bulletin E-mail: [email protected] School Building ………952-466-5917 Website ... www.st-bernard-cologne.org Convent ………………...952-466-5620

Parish Office Hours: Monday, Tues day & Wednesday 9am-1pm.

Trustees Leonard Hoen …...……...952-466-2088 Andrew Kleindl.……...…952-442-9282

Finance Council Chairperson Bernie J. Shambour…… 952-466-5928

Parish Council Chairperson

Carol Symanitz……….…651-331-8665

Faith Formation Coordinator FaithFormation@ st-bernard-cologne.org

Ladies Guild President Monica Kooiman ………952-466-5769

Prayer Chain Patsy Quinn….. …………952-466-3304 Lori Kasel [email protected]

Adoration Coordinator Helen Nicklaus …………952-466-2000

Catholic United Financial Helen Hilgers ………..…952-466-5567

CHURCH OF

THE ASCENSION

ST. BERNARD CHURCH

Contact Information Fr. Gregory Abbott, Pastor Rectory & Parish Office-952-467-3351 Website ……www.ascensionnya.org Email:[email protected]

Parish Office Hours: Mon. , Tues., Thurs., & Fri. 10 am—2pm. Trustees Gary Widmer ………….952-467-3082 John (Jack) Lano .……..952-467-3765

Parish Council Chairperson Brian Willems ….……...952-467-9654

Communion for Homebound Rita Fahey……………..952-467-6478

DRE for 6th—10th Grades Julie Kleindl…………...952-807-3522

DRE for Pre-k-5th Grades Kara Wickenhauser……952-466-4719

Prayer Chain Carol Donnay …………952-467-2183 Lucy Kostecka ………..952-467-2576 E-mail: [email protected] Adoration Coordinator Jan Johnson……………952-412-4900 Music Liturgy Marilee Widmer ……..952-467-3082 Social Hall Bookings Parish Office …..………952-467-3351 Catholic United Financial Dennis Stoks …………952-240-5001 Knights of Columbus-Grand Knight Donald Whitaker 952-454-1611

Bulletin Co-editors Patricia Quinn……….……..952-466-3304 E-mail …[email protected]

David Dettmann …………...952-467-2268 [email protected]

Joint Bulletin published weekly at: www.ascensionnya.org &

www.st-bernard-cologne.org

SACRAMENTS Baptisms:

By appointment. Marriage Arrangements

The couple should contact the priest as soon as they become engaged.

They must meet with the priest twice before setting a marriage date. These two meetings need to be completed 6 months before the

proposed date. Sacrament of Reconciliation

Ascension—Sat. 4:15—4:45 pm.

St. Bernard —Mon. 8:30 am. Sat. 7:15—7:45 pm. Additionally by appointment.

Communion for Homebound Call parish office.

Anointing of the Sick Call the parish office at any time.

MASS SCHEDULE Ascension-Weekend-Sat. 5 pm. Sun. 8 am.

Weekday –Tuesday & Friday 7:15 am.

St. Bernard-Weekend-Sat. 8 pm. Sun. 10am. Weekday–Monday & Wednesday 8:00 am.

THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – NOVEMBER 15, 2015

SCRIPTURE READINGS For the week of Nov. 15, 2015 –Nov. 21, 2015

11/15 Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time: Dn 12:1-3 * Ps 16:5,8,9-10,11 * Heb 10:11-14,18 * Mk 13:24-32. 11/16 (St. Margaret of Scotland; St. Gertrude): 1 Mc 1:10-15,41-43,54-57,62-63 * Ps 119:53,651,134,150,155,158 * Lk 18:35-43. 11/17 St. Elizabeth of Hungary: 2 Mc 6:18-31 * Ps 3:2-3,4-5,6-7 * Lk 19:1-10. 11/18 (The Dedication of the Basilicas of Sts. Peter and Paul; St. Rose Philippine Duchesne): 2 Mc 7:1,20-31 * Ps 17:1,5-6,8,15 * Lk 19:11-28. 11/19: 1 Mc 2:15-29 * Ps 50:1-2,5-6,14-15 * Lk 19:41-44. 11/20: 1 Mc 4:36-37,52-59 * 1 Chr 29:10,11,11-12,12 * Lk 19:45-48. 11/21 The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 1 Mc 6:1-13 * Ps 9:2-3,4,6,16,19 * Lk 20:27-40. Copyright 2014 by Creative Communications for the Parish. Used with permission.

CALENDAR FOR ASCENSION AND ST. BERNARDS’ PARISHES

Nov. 15 (today)-Knights of Columbus council 2506 breakfast at St. Joseph parish Center in Waconia. Serving from 8a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The council supports St. Ber-nard, St. Victoria, and St. Joseph. Nov. 19-Thurs.-8:00am-8:00pm-Eucharistic Adoration at Ascension. Nov. 19-Thurs-Ascension Parish Office Closed Nov. 19–EARLY BULLETIN DEADLINE FOR THE WEEKEND OF NOV. 28/29. ALL ITEMS MUST BE IN BY NOON. Ascension deadline Nov. 17 at 4pm. Nov. 20—At St. Bernard’s-Come and bring your family for an hour of Family Adoration on November 20 at 6:00 pm. Laid back and family friendly; all are welcome to come. Nov. 21, Sat. At St. Bernard-Christmas Bazaar Lunch-eon 11:00am to 1:00pm. Crafts, baked goods, Christmas Candy, Christmas Cookies, Quilt Raffle. Nov. 23-Ascesnsion Parish Council Meeting at 7:00 pm. Nov. 26-At Ascension-Thanksgiving-Mass at 9:00 am for both Ascension and St. Bernard. --No Eucharistic Adoration at Ascension that day. November 26th is Thanksgiving. The West Carver County Food Shelf. urgently needs your help to replenish their shelves. The following items are needed; Canned Vegeta-bles (especially corn), Canned meats, Tuna, Rice, Noo-dles, Beans (all kinds), Pasta, Spaghe sauce, Soups, Jell-O, Puddings, Diapers (size 3, 4, & 5), Tooth Paste, tooth brushes, Toilet Paper, Paper towels. Nov. 27-Ascension Parish Office closed this Friday only. Dec.11-Fri.-10:15 am: Mass at the Harbor. All are wel-come. Dec. 16—At St. Bernard-Sacrament of Reconciliation for both parishes 5-8pm. Christmas Masses: Dec. 24 5pm @ Ascension 8pm @ St. Bernard Dec. 25 8am. @ Ascension 10am @ St. Bernard

Prayers for November The Month of the Holy Souls in Purgatory

By Scott P. Richert As the weather grows colder and the leaves fall, and Thanks-giving and Christmas approach, it is natural that our thoughts turn to those whom we have loved who are no longer with us.

How appropriate, then, that the Catholic Church offers us No-vember, which begins with All Saints Day and All Souls Day, as the Month of the Holy Souls in Purgatory—those who have died in grace, yet who failed in this life to make satisfaction for all of their sins.

In recent years, perhaps no Catholic doctrine has been more misunderstood by Catholics themselves than the doctrine of Purgatory. Consequently, we tend to downplay it, even seem a little embarrassed by it, and it is the Holy Souls who suffer because of our discomfort with the doctrine.

Purgatory is not, as many people think, one last trial; all of those who make it to Purgatory will one day be in Heaven. Purgatory is where those who have died in grace, but who have not fully atoned for the temporal punishments resulting from their sins, go to finish their atonement before entering Heaven. A soul in Purgatory may suffer, but he has the assur-ance that he will ultimately enter Heaven when his punish-ment is complete. Catholics believe Purgatory is an expres-sion of God's love, His desire to cleanse our souls of all that might keep us from experiencing the fullness of joy in Heav-en.

As Christians, we don't travel through this world alone. Our salvation is wrapped up with the salvation of others, and char-ity requires us to come to their aid. The same is true of the Holy Souls. In their time in Purgatory, they can pray for us, and we should pray for the faithful departed that they may be freed from the punishment for their sins and enter into Heav-en.

We should pray for the dead throughout the year, especially on the anniversary of their death, but in this Month of the Ho-ly Souls, we should devote some time every day to prayer for the dead. We should start with those closest to us—our moth-er and father, for instance—but we should also offer prayers for all the souls, and especially for those most forsaken.

We believe that those Holy Souls for whom we pray will con-tinue to pray for us after they have been released from Purga-tory. If we live Christian lives, we too will likely find our-selves in Purgatory someday, and our acts of charity toward the Holy Souls there now will ensure that they remember us before the throne of God when we are most in need of pray-ers. It's a comforting thought, and one that should encourage us, especially in this month of November, to offer our prayers for the Holy Souls.

Eternal Rest One of the most commonly recited of Catholic prayers in times past, this prayer has fallen into disuse in the last few decades. Prayer for the dead, however, is one of the greatest acts of charity we can perform, to help them during their time in Purgatory, so that they can enter more quickly into the full-ness of heaven. Continued in the column to the right > > >

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If you are offering the prayer for a particular person, you can substitute "him" or "her" for "them."

Eternal Rest Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May the souls of the faith-ful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen. Taken from Catholicism.about.com website.

Holy Day of Obligation Immaculate Conception Mass Schedule:

Dec. 7th No Mass 8am Mass at St. Bernard. 8pm Mass at St. Bernard—Anticipated Holy Day Mass for the Immaculate Conception. Dec. 8th at Ascension 7am and 6pm. There will be con-fessions at 5:30 pm.

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The St. Bernard's Ladies Guild Christmas Bazaar & lunch-eon is Saturday Nov. 21st. 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 pm. In the school Cafeteria. Bring in your craft items baked goods, can-dy and other Christmas goodies on Friday evening or Satur-day morning before 11am. In today’s bulletin is an insert of Quilt raffle tickets. Please sell/purchase a sheet of tickets for the beautiful quilt.

Ladies Lunch Wed., Nov. 18th. We will meet at DaBoars. Call Pat Wells at 952-200-2551 if you plan to attend, also if you need a ride. Hope to see you there.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the church di-rectory photos this week, we had a great turnout! If you weren't able to make it to a session, please consider submit-ting a family photo. We would also like to add some pictures from different activities to our directory, if you have any your willing to share please email to [email protected] or place in the kiosk basket in the St Anne's room.

Faith Formation Father Gregory is going to have our students and teachers join him for adoration on Sunday mornings once a month. We have had our first one on Sunday October 25th, and sec-ond on Sunday November 8th. The kids LOVED It! Our 10th graders (confirmation class) is continuing to pre-pare for confirmation. One of the nest big steps is their re-treat weekend at NET center in Minneapolis/ St. Paul. They will arrive on Friday evening and end with mass on Sunday, then return home. Please help prepare your son/ daughter for the beautiful weekend. Let us all pray for them as they pre-pare for Confirmation. Thanksgiving break will be Wednesday Nov 25th and Sun-day Nov 29th. Classes will resume on Dec 2nd. Wednesday Dec 2nd Middle school retreat will start at 5pm and go until 9pm with supper provided. All are required to attend. The Ascension Parish will travel to St. Bernard to join us. Also there may be a few other parishes joining us as well. 1st Sunday of advent is Nov 29th Reminder: First Communion is April 3, 2016 and Confirmation is April 16th, 2016

Stewardship—Time, Talent & Treasure. Recently you received in the mail Stewardship forms that are to be filled out and returned to the Parish Office, either by mail or in the collection plate. Your response is needed in planning for the upcoming year. Seriously consider the shar-ing of your time, talent and treasure with your parish com-munity. Thank you to those who have already responded.

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MASS AT THE HARBOR Mass at The Harbor will be held the second Friday of

each month at 10:15 am. All are welcome.

Anyone in need of Mercy?? There is an image of Jesus as Divine Mercy in the entryway. Nearly 100 years ago, Jesus appeared to St. Faustina with this request: tell the world of My love & mercy. He gave her some short prayers to

accompany the image. We are making this image and its prayers available parishioners to have in your

homes for a week or two, whatever works for you. The chaplet prayer takes only 6 minutes, and we

would ask you to pray it daily before the image as a family/couple/individual. The phone number is there

with the image for you to arrange to get it. It is especially appropriate for the upcoming Year of

Mercy. For more info or to sign up to have the image in your home, please call Mary Kelly at

952-353-2633.

STEWARDSHIP Thank you to everyone who returned their

completed Time and Talent Response Form. Everyone should have received one in the mail. If you did not, it is available in the Church entry. Your com-

pleted form can be returned here at church in the “Stewardship” basket or in the

collection basket. It can also be mailed to Church of the Ascension. Thank you again for being a part of

our parish and offering your gifts to God. For any questions, can contact Sue Tellers

952-467-3274.

Campaign for Human Development Next weekend there will be a second collection for

Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD). This program provides funding for millions of people living in poverty here in the U.S. Your sup-

port is appreciated.

Food Shelf November is Food Shelf month! There are more

families in need and coming for assistance to our lo-cal food shelf. Therefore, they need to re-stock the

shelves. If you can donate canned goods or other items there is a collection box in the church

entryway. Cash donations are also acceptable.

Early Bulletin Deadline Any items for the bulletin of November 29th

must be received in the parish office by November 17th at 4 p.m.

The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) needs your help. A second collection will be taken up next weekend. There is a separate envelope for the CCHD collection in your packet of Sunday offering envelopes. Also there are extra envelopes in the pews.

CHURCH OF ST. BERNARD STEWARDSHIP OF TIME

AND LITURGY SCHEDULE November 16, 2015 through November 22, 2015

LECTORS: Saturday 8:00pm. Greg Wickenhauser Sunday 10:00am. Leo Willems SERVERS: Weekdays: Weekday Mass servers Saturday 800pm. Max Arganbright & Joe Lemmer Sunday 10:00am. Carlie Cebulla & April Feist EUCHARISTIC MINISTER CUP MINISTERS Saturday 8:00 pm Andy Kleindl Sunday 10:00am Darin Feist USHERS: Saturday 8:00pm Ralph Laumann & Danny Hoen Sunday 10:00 am. Vern Elke & Leo Willems GREETERS: Saturday 8:00pm. Volunteer Sunday 10:00 am. Vern Elke GIFT BEARERS: Saturday 8:00 pm. Volunteers Sunday 10:00 am. Volunteers MASS SCHEDULE INTENTIONS: Saturday Nov. 14 8:00 pm. †George Storms Sunday Nov. 15 10:00 am. People of the Parish Monday Nov. 16 8:00 am. †Clarence Wickenhauser Tuesday Nov. 17 No Mass Wednesday Nov.18 8:00am. †Hilbert & Euella Knauer Thursday Nov. 19 No Mass Friday Nov. 20 8:00 am. No Mass Saturday Nov. 21 8:00 pm. Fr. Paul Ardolf Sunday Nov. 22 10:00 am. People of the Parish

Sacrament of Reconciliation Monday 8:30 a.m.; Saturday: 7:15-7:45 p.m.

Stewardship of Treasure Budget for Week 3,408.60 Contributions 11-4-27 through 11-10-15 2,378.00 Total Actual Collection YTD 56,561.56 YTD Collection Over (Under) Budget (12,314.64)

Forward in Faith Envelope Income 150.00 Electronic Donations 00.00 Forward in Faith Total 150.00

CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION STEWARSHIP OF TIME

November 16 through November 22 SERVERS: Sat. 5:00 pm: Mitchell Lemmer, Dan Whitaker Sun. 8:00 am: Collin Willems, Nick Holliday LECTORS: Sat. 5:00 pm: Ann Schwichtenberg Sun. 8:00 am: Rita Fahey EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: Sat. 5:00 pm: Cathleen Williams Sun. 8:00 am: Tim Fahey COMMUNION TO THE HOMEBOUND Nov. 15: Tim & Rita Fahey Nov. 22: Rich & Sue Tellers USHERS FOR NOVEMBER Sat. 5:00 pm: Larry& Mike Simons Sunday 8:00 am: Steve Coyle & Eugene Dvorak SACRISTAN: Sat. 5:00 pm: Pam Stoks Sun. 8:00 am: Joe Weckman GREETERS: Sat. 5:00 pm: Pat Johnson Sun. 8:00 am: Jan Pouliot MASS SCHEDULE INTENTIONS Monday Nov. 16 No Mass Tues. Nov. 17 7:15 am For the Dying Wednesday Nov. 18 No Mass Thursday Nov. 19 No Mass Friday Nov. 20 7:15 am Inactive Catholics Sat. Nov. 21 5:00 pm Mike& Cathleen Williams Sunday Nov. 22 8:00 am All Parishioners

Weekly Collection Report Totals for November 8, 2015

Weekly Operating Budget: $2,963.00 Contributions: $2,501.31 E-Giving: $ —- Weekly Budget YTD: $56,297.00 Actual Collection YTD: $50,140.71 YTD Collected Over (Under) Budget ($6,156.29) Capital Improvement Envelopes: $ 220.00 Capital Improvement-E-Giving: $ —- Capital Improvement YTD: $3,300.00 World Mission TTD: $ 753.00