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Sunday, January 3, 2016 St. ST.ST. BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUXCLAIRVAUX CHURCHCHURCH BRADFORD,BRADFORD, PAPA Christmas Day has come and gone, but for as OUR PARISH THANKS YOU a Church we continue to celebrate Christmas FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION until the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. The Feast that we celebrate today – The Epiphany What we sacrifice and return to God through His church will be returned to us many times over. of the Lord - commemorates the visit of the Magi or wise men. This is the second of the December 20, 2015 Weekly Collection….$ 5861 Manifestations of our Lord and Savior to the December 27, 2015 Weekly Collection….$ TBA world. The first is Christmas and the third is the Feast of the Average Weekly Operating Expenses……..$ 10,936 Baptism (January 10 th ). 2015 CSA Pledged……………..….$ 51,355

The feast of the Magi is on record as the first celebration for 2015 CSA Paid……………….….…$ 50,535 Christmas. This feast celebrates the manifestation of Jesus Please do not staple or tape to the whole world via the Magi. From tradition we learn your envelopes closed! their names of , , and Baltizar. These three Thank you men saw something special in a certain star that would attract them to follow it for close to two years, leaving behind all that they knew and were comfortable with. They saw in UPCOMING MEETINGS the star the announcement of the new King of the Jews. Parish Council: TBA The beauty of their journey is their faith that prompted them Catholic Women: TBA to begin it and see it to completion. Their entourage must Widows Group: TBA have attracted a lot of attention along the way. They must RCIA: NO CLASS on Jan 3rd have brought a lot of people to this new king of the Jews as REP: Gr.1-8: NO CLASS or Jan 3rd they shared their story. When they finally reached what they Gr. 9-11: NO CLASS on Jan 3rd thought was their destination, they witnessed lack of faith. The star shut down over Jerusalem. When they got the information that they needed and left Jerusalem, the star reappeared and led them to the site. Their journey Check it out: www.osvonlinegiving/1845 represents our own journey of faith, like the Magi we are called not only to believe, but to share the story of our faith journey. PREPRE----CANACANA 2016 The next area Pre-Cana session will be at St. Bernard on From Scripture, we learn that they brought gifts of gold, February 28, 2016 beginning with Mass at 8:00 a.m. and frankincense and myrrh. The significance of the gifts they running until 5:30 p.m. A lunch will be provided. All persons brought is described by Father Edward Steiner in “The planning a 2016 wedding should make plans to attend. To Priest” magazine as follows: “The finest gift was gold; a gift register contact Kathy Durner at 362-7733 or the parish of- for a king. You gave incense to a priest because incense fice at 362-6825. was used by the priests who would offer sacrifice to God for you. Jesus was both king and priest. Both were part of the vision, but there was more. did not foretell all. The Gospel saw the vision widen. Myrrh was used to embalm the dead. It symbolized suffering. God’s vision of the world involved Jesus, and this was a threat. This new king and priest threatened the old order, and this old order would attempt to kill Jesus. We know the end of the story. Jesus To all our Parishioners would suffer and die, but He would also defeat death. This defeat gave us the new, wider vision. There will be unity but ~Parish Staff~ not just of one people, the Israelites. In the new order all people will become united in God. On this Feast of the Epiphany we do not just see Jesus revealed as the Son of St. Bernard Elementary/ God, we see what Jesus came to do for us. The King and Middle School Priest, one who would suffer as part of God’s plan, came to Please Support St. Bernard School unite all of us. The Magi from the East serve the vision. with your monthly School envelope

They represent the foreigner and the occult, the mysterious. Check our website, www.stbernardschool.net Eventually everyone and everything will bend a knee and Monday, January 4th - Classes and Care Resume give praise to God. This unity is our vision, our hope, and our peace. We pray for it at every Mass.” May God bless all Catholic Schools Week: Jan 31—Feb 5 of you as we celebrate Little Christmas. Fr. Ray Wed Jan 6, 10:00 am mass: Grades 3 & 4 EPIPHANY OF THE LORD JANUARY 3, 2016

333rdrdrd ANNUAL TRITRI----PARISHPARISH FAMILY PERSPECTIVE CHILI CONTEST After meeting Jesus, the Magi returned home by “another Saturday, January 16, 2016, 5:30-8:00 pm way.” What in your family needs to be done “another way?” G. Carlton Ritchie Hall, St. Francis Dr. Do you need “another way to resolve differences, to com-

3 Categories: Traditional—Non-traditional—Hot & Spicy municate or show affection? This is a new year, time to

Prizes will be awarded to the winning Chili maker in each category. change what isn’t working. Take a tip from some wise men, Grand Prize Winner’s Parish receives a traveling trophy and there’s always “another way.” bragging rights for the year, as well as 1/2 of the proceeds.

Come, sample the entries. Dinner includes choice of chilis, tossed salad, bread, desert & beverage Adults-$8 * Children 6-12 yrs $5 * Children under 5 FREE Max. family cost =$25 RSVP to parish office by Jan 10 th if you are planning to attend so we have a tentative headcount.

CONTESTANT REGISTRATION FORMS DUE by Jan 10 th are available at each parish office— LIMITED TO THE FIRST 32 ENTRIES 2015 FINANCIAL Free admission to all contestants. REQUEST FORMS Drop off chili at the hall from 4:00-5:00 pm for judging. REQUEST FORMS for a 2015 Financial printout for tax St. Bernard Parish is asked to supply salad greens and fixings for purposes can be found in the back of the Church. about 100 people dropped off to the hall between 4:00-5:00 pm. Return them to the Parish Office or in the Sunday collection. STATEMENTS will be available MARRIAGE MOMENTS th Epiphany: The 3 Magi (kings or wise men) recognized pow- after JANUARY 29 , 2016. er in the unlikely person of a baby. Indeed it is wisdom that helps us see the Godliness within the ordinary people in our WELCOME TO OUR PARISH lives. Our beloved may seem pretty ordinary today. Look for Baptism January 2, 2016 the Godliness within. SAVE THOSE BOX TOPS! Olivia Kathleen Noble St. Bernard School participates in the Box Tops for Education Campaign. The students have the poten- tial to earn thousands of out-of-community dollars by collect- ing Box Tops. We have a collection box in the back of church for YOUR Box Tops, which can be found on hun- dreds of items such as Kleenex, Cheerios, Ziploc bags and many other items. Each Box Top that you turn in earns 10 cents for the school. Simply cut out the Box Tops and leave them in the collection box at church. You can also donate any loose change rolling around in your purse! The students THANK YOU & MERRY CHRISTMAS at St. Bernard thank you. Please call the school at 368-5302 with any questions. & HAPPY NEW YEAR TO OUR BULLETIN SPONSORS Each week the cost of printing the Parish Bulletin is support- ed by our advertisers. We encourage you to patronize these businesses and thank them for supporting our Parish. The bulletins we enjoy would not be possible without your contin- ued support. Space is still available on the bulletin for new advertise- ments. Little ads can fill big spaces! We need your support CHANGE OF ADDRESS/GOING AWAY? in order to continue producing quality bulletins for the parish. If you have had a change of address or are going away for Contact the parish office for further information. an extended period of time and will not be receiving mail at your usual address, please call the Parish Office, 362-6825, SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR OF THE WEEK to let us know as soon as possible. Offertory Envelopes are mailed every two months and they are not forwarded. We ST. UNIVERSITY are charged for any returned as undeliverable. MASS INTENTIONS WEEK OF JAN 3 --- 10, 2016

ST. BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX

Monday, January 4 8:00 am Parishioners Wednesday, January 6 8:00 am Sorokes & Zetts Families (Family) SBS10:00 am Tascone (Audrey Stidd) Thursday, January 7 12:10 pm Bill Cauley (Mary Anne & Family) Friday, January 8 8:00 am Gertrude & Kenneth Luke (Lois & Kim Romanelli) Saturday, January 9 8:00 am Genevieve Patterson (Martha Williams & Family) 5:15 pm Emily Giermek (M/M Tracy Veno & Family) Sunday, January 10 8:00 am Zachary P. Vigliotta (Ann Keane) 10:00 am Pecora (Hank & Norma Guelfi) Pitt 7:00 pm In Honor of Vince & Mary Lou Iaderosa (John

& Evelyn Anderson) WEEKDAY MASSES WILL BE HELD IN THE CHAPEL

ST. Monday, January 4 9:00 am NO MASS Wednesday, January 6 9:00 am NO MASS Friday, January 8 9:00 am NO MASS Saturday, January 9 4:30 pm Parishioners of St. Francis and Our Mother of Perpetual Help Sunday, January 10 11:00 am Philip & Pauline Rose Family (Ralph A. Rose)

OUR MOTHER OF PERPETUAL HELP Tuesday, Januray 5 8:00 am NO MASS Thursday, January 7 6:00 pm NO MASS Sunday, January 10 9:00 am Victoria Taylor (Mary & Tom O’Connell)

PRAYER REQUESTS FOR PRIESTS

Please Pray for the Following Priests Sunday, Jan 3 - Rev. S. Simmons Monday, Jan 4 - Rev. Matthew J. Ruyechan Tuesday, Jan 5 - Michael Polinek Wednesday, Jan 6 - Rev. Mark A. O’Hern Thursday, Jan 7 - Rev. William J. Maloney Friday, Jan 8 - Rev. Regis J. Meenihan Saturday, Jan 9 - Rev. Casimir J. Wozniak MINISTER SCHEDULE FOR MASSES JANUARY 9 --- 10, 2016

LECTOR SCHEDULE

Saturday, January 9 5:15 pm Stephanie Frederick Sunday, January 10 8:00 am Richard Frederick 10:00 am Tom Dalton

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS

Saturday, January 9 5:15 pm Gene Cornelius/ Sheila Carlson/ Harold Wiley Sunday, January 10 8:00 am Randy & Kathy Durner/ Marcia Riley 10:00 am Doris Hungiville/ Celia Romanelli/ Teri Everett HOSPITAL/PAVILION: Rosemary Burke

ALTAR SERVERS

Saturday, January 9 5:15 pm Ailya & Emma Webster Sunday, January 10 8:00 am Danny Manion/ Tara & Tori Moonan 10:00 am Eric Marshall/ Nick & Abby Coffman

GOD'S HOUSEKEEPERS

January 4 - 8, Team 3:

M & P. Curcio/ A. Campogiani/ T. Orris/ K. Sapko

READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF JAN 3, 2016 Sunday: Is 60:1-6/Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13/ Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6/Mt 2:1-12 Monday: 1 Jn 3:22--4:6/Ps 2:7-8, 10-12/Mt 4:12-17, 23-25 Tuesday: 1 Jn 4:7-10/Ps 72:1-4, 7-8/Mk 6:34-44 Wednesday: 1 Jn 4:11-18/Ps 72:1-2, 10, 12-13/Mk 6:45-52 Thursday: 1 Jn 4:19--5:4/Ps 72:1-2, 14-15, 17/Lk 4:14-22a Friday: 1 Jn 5:5-13/Ps 147:12-15, 19-20/Lk 5:12-16 Saturday: 1 Jn 5:14-21/Ps 149:1-6, 9/Jn 3:22-30 Next Sunday: Is 40:1-5, 9-11 or Is 42:1-4, 6-7/ Ps 104:1b-4, 24-25, 27-30/Ti 2:11-14; 3:4-7 or Acts 10:34-38/Lk 3:15-16, 21-22

Please pray for those who are sick or suffering:

Thomas Ackley, Betty Baliski, Barb Bernheisel, Shirley Black, Tom Burke, Dick Clark, Fr. Steve Collins, Betsy Costello, Paul Curcio, Helen Ewell, Jim Fenstemaker, Tom Ewell, Rose Feldhaus Family, Carolyn Gatesman, Kevin Gatesman, Pat Gira rd, Nova & Nadia Gleason-Cummings, Pearl Harris, Brandon M. Henry, Sandy Holsinger, James Kibby, Bill Kline, Dr. Edward Konwinski, Lori Kozlowski, Peter McCoy, Colleen McNamara, Joe Monago, Lou Monti, Christy Moyer, Cheri O’Mara, Courtney Prentiss, Lois Romanelli, Tim Romanelli, Cindy Sayers, Kim Schuler, Steve Skaggs, Sandy Spehar ,

Bonnie Swackhamer, Matthew Whelan, Martha Williams May they be strengthened by the healing presence of God’s Spirit.