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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
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
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
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.
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
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
Reverend Joseph Kureh
Parish Administrator Ryan Thornton
Secretary Gloria Nava
RCIA and Missionary/
Internship Program David Neira
Refugee Liaison Hsawreh Sharpoehtay
Music Director Mary Beth Redmond
Assistant Music Director Grace Thompson
Accountant Jim Rice
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
2pm (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
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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
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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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Three Kings
Celebration