Easter Sunday the Resurrection of the Lord April 1, 2018 the Lord Is Truly Risen, Alleluia!
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A community of Faith hope and love Easter Sunday The Resurrection of the Lord April 1, 2018 The Lord is truly risen, Alleluia! T.BERNARD’S S CATHOLIC CHURCH 516-731-4220 Phone/516-731-4355 Fax Email: [email protected] Website: www.StBernardChurch.org MISSION STATEMENT PASTORAL TEAM With faith, hope, and love the people of St. Bernard's parish family are on a mission to Father Ralph Sommer, Pastor [email protected] bring the gospel of Jesus ext. 130 to the Levittown Community and beyond. Father Joe Nohs, Associate Pastor [email protected] ext. 128 Spiritual Life Father Innocent Duru, Chaplain In Residence [email protected] Schedule of Masses: Deacon John Blakeney Saturday: 8:00 am and 5:00 pm [email protected] Sunday: 7:30 am, 9:00 am (Family Mass), 10:30 am, 516-731-4220 Deacon James Flannery 12 Noon, 5:30 pm (Youth Mass) [email protected] Weekdays: 8:00 am 516-731-4220 Holy Days: see website: www.StBernardChurch.org Mrs. Susan Martin, Director of Religious Education [email protected] Confessions: 516-731-8511 Phone/516-731-7860 Fax The Religious Education Center is closed on Fridays. Saturday: 4:00 - 5:00 pm. Weekdays: After the 8:00 am Mass Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Novena and Sr. Christine Sammons, O.P., Coordinator of Parish Social Ministry Benediction: Monday: Check schedule on page 4. [email protected] Morning Prayer: 516-731-6074 Pat McDonough, Director of Youth & Young Adults Monday through Saturday, 8:30 am, Prayer Room. Books are [email protected] available. Ext. 144 Mrs. Mary Jane Witte, Director of Liturgical Music Baptism of Children: We welcome infants and children to our [email protected] Christian community! Baptisms are held on select Sundays at ext. 142 1:30 pm. Please contact the parish at least 3 months before Ms. Diane Vella, Pastoral Associate an anticipated baptism – even before a new child is born – [email protected] to ensure enough time to complete the baptism ext. 143 preparation process. Our three-step preparation process Mrs. Rose Marie Rotondo, Sacristan includes: 1) at-home reading and preparation by the parents; [email protected] 2) an intake conversation with a member of our parish staff; 516-731-4220 and 3) participation with other parents in a Sunday morning Mr. Len Lanzi, Facilities Manager gathering, which begins with attendance at our 9:00 am [email protected] “Family-friendly” Mass. Please call 731-4220 or e-mail ext. 120 [email protected] to request a Baptism information and preparation packet. Mr. Dimas Carbajal, Head of Maintenance [email protected] Marriages: Church arrangements should be made at least ext. 126 6 months before the marriage and before making any CYO Basketball: email: [email protected] contracts with restaurants or caterers. Please call the website: www.stbernardcyo.org Rectory to set up an appointment with a priest, 731-4220. Would you like to join our vibrant community of Faith, Ministry to the Sick and Aging: If you are, or know of Hope, and Love at St. Bernard’s? Sign-up and get to know someone who is homebound and would like to receive Holy us at one of our monthly New Parishioner Registration and Communion, please call the rectory at 731-4220. Welcome evenings! For information, call the parish office St. Vincent De Paul Society: 735-3218 at 516-731-4220, or download a form from our website www.stbernardchurch.org. Click on “Join St. Bernard’s” on Usher Coordinator: John Lyons (516) 390-5150 or the bottom of the home page form. If you move away, [email protected] please notify us as well. Bulletin Deadline: Friday, 5:00 pm, nine days prior to publication. You may email us at [email protected] or leave a printed copy in the inbox on the bulletin desk in the Parish Office. Thank you for your cooperation! 2 April Fools! E– mail Father Ralph: [email protected] Let’s Build! Update My sisters and brother and I were the masters of April Fools jokes in our Are you wondering about our house when we were growing up. Our parents were the recipients of many new building campaign in pranks over the years and we’re still not sure why they didn’t disown us after which we’re raising funds to suffering through another brilliant set of mischievous deeds. Perhaps they take down the leaking tower, admired our creativity. put up a steeple, build a larger lobby, and finally redesign and fix the parking lot? Because of It just so happens that Easter Sunday falls on April first this year and I think my recent knee surgery and we are now celebrating the greatest “April Fools Joke” of all time. You see, recovery, we postponed the the devil was convinced he had won. Jesus was dead. Judas committed official start of the campaign suicide. The apostles all ran off and locked themselves away in fear. Mary’s until the end of Easter, but in heart was broken. The ongoing violence of the Roman occupation was in full the meantime I’ve been talking swing. The messiah was sent to God’s chosen people and they chose to with a few dozen parishioners destroy him instead of believing in him. Things couldn’t have gone better for who have already pledged over the power of evil. $330,000 to get us started. I am so grateful that they’ve But then, early on Easter morning, all that was about to change. Now I’m gotten us started even before sure Jesus didn’t burst from the tomb shouting “April fools!” But all of heaven the formal campaign probably erupted with joy and pride when he proved that all those who begins. As we get ready for the thought that his death was the end of the story were wrong. God’s immense start of our largest fund raising surprise was that no matter how far people stray, no matter how many campaign, please start thinking unloving choices we make, no matter how we mess up the plans and desires of about what you’ll be able to our creator, we don’t get to write the end of the story. contribute. Some people will be getting tax refunds. Some are at an age where they have When you come back each Sunday over the next six weeks of Easter, you’ll to take IRA distributions hear how God writes the never ending story of forgiveness, healing and peace. which are not counted as Each week, we’ll get a new glimpse into how God acts despite our own income if those funds are weaknesses. And this isn’t merely about how God acted back then -- it is most donated to charity. How will importantly how God acts with us now! you be able to contribute? So now it’s time to do foolish acts of love for others: forgive! feed! apologize! volunteer! pray! visit! affirm! worship God in church! Look to do these things in a big Easter-like way. Make the devil howl in defeat as we turn our lives to doing good -- and not just good, but “Jesus good.” Let the creative power of the Holy Spirit begin again in you and together we’ll bring joy, healing and peace to those around us. Happy Easter! Alleluia! 3 Parish News Gifts of treasure The Rosary Society will meet in the Sunday Collections prayer room of the church on Monday, March 25, 2018 March 26, 2017 th April 9 where we will pray the rosary $ 16,314.80 $ 13,602.40 together. We will continue to pray for 665 envelopes 603 envelopes peace, our parish family and our own Faith Direct families, Pope Francis, Bishop Barris, $ 2,482.65 $ 2,776.25 Father Ralph, Father Joe, Father Innocent, and all Total Collection clergy and religious. We always remember our country, $ 18,797.45 $ 16,378.65 its leaders, those in the armed services, and the people who protect us at home. Please remember “For where two or three gather in my name, I am there with them.” Matthew 18:20. All women of the parish are welcome. the Gifts of bread and wine st st Please try to join us. for the weekend of March 31 and April 1 have been requested in loving memory of Vincent Staub St. Bernard’s Altar Server & by Youth Ministries Alfred & Debbie Annual Spring Flower Sale May 5, 2018 12:00pm-7:00pm & May 6, 2018 8:00am-7:00pm Faith Direct Have you enrolled yet? www.faithdirect.net Code = NY272 Parish calendar (Subject to change) Monday, April 2 After 8am Mass Miraculous Medal Novena, Church Parish calendar (Subject to change) 2:00 pm Zumba Gold, Parish Center 7:00 pm Bereavement Group, Parish Center Thursday, April 5 Tuesday, April 3 9:30 am Padre Pio Prayer Group, Prayer Room or 10:00 am Our Lady of Consolation, Parish Center Marian Room 6:15 pm Children’s Choir, Parish Center 9:30 am Shawl Ministry, Parish Center 6:30 pm Spanish Rosary, Prayer Room 1:45 pm St. Vincent De Paul, Clairvaux House 6:45 pm Boy Scout Troop 316, Cafeteria Friday, April 6 7:00 pm Cub Scout Pack 318 Leader Meeting, Parish Center 7:15 pm Most Holy Trinity Prayer Group, Prayer Room 7:00 pm Vivitrol Support Group, School Room 206 Saturday, April 7 7:30 pm AA Meeting, School Room 207 11:00 am Women’s AA Meeting, Cafeteria 7:30 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal, Church 6:00 pm Sacred Heart Community, Parish Center 7:30 pm Leaders Meeting (A), Parish Center 8:00 pm Nocturnal Adoration, Church Wednesday, April 4 Sunday, April 8, Divine Mercy Sunday & 10:00 am Bereavement, Parish Center Hospitality Sunday 2:00 pm Zumba Gold, Parish Center 11:30 am Adult RCIA, Parish Center 7:30 pm Adult Confirmation Information Session, 4:00 pm Divine Mercy Adoration & Penance, Church Parish Center 4:30 pm Youth Choir Practice, Church 7:30 pm Leaders Meeting (B), Parish Center 6:30 pm Youth Ministry Meeting, Parish Center 8:00 pm Bread of Life Prayer Group, Parish Center 8:00 pm AA Meeting, Cafeteria 4 mass intentions Pray for the sick of our parish This listing may not reflect recent changes or additions.