Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 8, 2018 It Is Good to Be Confident in Our God
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A community of Faith h op e and love Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 8, 2018 It is good to be confident in our God 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 Following the plumber E– mail Father Ralph: [email protected] Sommer in the Summer Ok, Jesus wasn’t a plumber, he was a “carpenter.” And we need to get past our Each year I like to spend 21st century notion of a carpenter -- who’s making fine furniture, for example. part of the summer time The original Greek word in the gospel, which is usually translated “carpenter” visiting parishioners. Would might be better translated “day laborer” or “builder.” From his teenage years to you like to host an informal around the age of 30, Jesus spend his days in construction -- perhaps in the newly gathering at your home? built city of Sepphoris which was a short walk from Nazareth. Invite other parishioners and neighbors and have dessert and I’ll be happy to share In any case, Jesus’ family and neighbors knew he walked to work each day and some time and conversation did hard labor along with other locals. Savior of the world? Apparently they didn’t about whatever interests you see that coming. these days. You can see a calendar of Today our modern day plumbers are saviors of a sort. If your pipes are broken, available dates and sign up your ice maker in the fridge is on the fritz, your toilet hopelessly clogged or your online at: hot water heater gives only cold showers, then we are thrilled when the plumber www.stbernardchurch.org/ comes to our homes. I admire them for their knowledge and skill. But suppose sommertime your plumber tells you to quit going to church and to start following him (or her) This is a nice chance for me in order to have eternal life, I suspect we’d politely decline. Pipes saved, yes. Souls to get to meet more saved? Stick to the plumbing. parishioners in person and discover what’s on their minds. And to have dessert. So let’s not be too harsh on Jesus’ neighbors in today’s gospel (Mark 6:1-6) when he starts teaching in the synagogue in his hometown and they don’t believe in Other Visits him. Carpenter, yes. Savior of the world? A bit too much for them to accept. The priests of the parish are happy to stop by during any We, of course, have already accepted that the carpenter from Nazareth is indeed summer celebrations. So if the Savior. We’ve been taught that since our childhood and we don’t find this to you’re having a block party, be in any way upsetting. In general, we’ve got our notions of God comfortably christening party, going-off- integrated into our lives and most likely we’ve picked those aspects from Jesus’ to-school party or a simple life that confirm our world view. And there are radical and disturbing teachings BBQ, let us know and we’d that we quickly rush past because they don’t fit how we want the world to be. And be glad to spend some time it is in these aspects of Jesus’ message where we might find ourselves aligned with out amidst the “flock”. his neighbors. Uncomfortable. Challenged. Maybe we’d rather follow the plumber. PARISH NEWS GIFTS OF TREASURE The Rosary Society will be meeting in the SUNDAY COLLECTIONS prayer room of the church on Monday, July 1, 2018 July 2, 2017 July 9 at 12:30 PM. We will pray the $ 11,809.75 $ 11,629.50 rosary together thanking God for His 426 envelopes 502 envelopes blessings and asking Mary’s help for all Faith Direct of us, our families, all Rosarians, our $ 2,506.30 $ 2,145.00 Church, Pope Francis, Bishop Barres, Total Collection Fr. Ralph, Fr. Joe, Fr. Innocent, and all $ 14,316.05 $ 13,774.50 clergy and religious. Peace everywhere; in our homes, parish, neighborhoods, our country, and the whole world, is always a very important intention that we pray for. Please try to join us. Faith Direct St. Bernard’s Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group Have you enrolled yet? Meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th TUESDAY of the www.faithdirect.net Code = NY272 month from 11:00 am to 12:00 Noon in St. Bernard's Parish Center. This program is designed to help each PARISH CALENDAR (Subject to change) other cope with the challenging situation of dealing with Monday, July 9 someone with dementia. 12:30 pm Rosarians, Prayer Room For more information, please call Mike Bartholomew at 2:00 pm Zumba Gold, Parish Center 516-754-8146. 7:30 pm Miraculous Medal Novena, Church Tuesday, July 10 10:00 am Our Lady of Consolation, Parish Center 11:00 am Alzheimer Support Group, Parish Center 7:00 pm Spanish Rosary, Prayer Room 7:00 pm Strengths Group, Parish Center 7:00 pm Vivitrol Support Group, School Room 206 July 18-22. CDA 57th Biennial National Convention in 7:30 pm AA Meeting Rehearsal, School Room 207 Sioux Falls, South Dakota. 100th Anniversary of the 7:30 pm Adult Choir, Parish Center State Court. For information: contact Jean Leviton at Wednesday, July 11 516-796-6750. 2:00 pm Zumba Gold, Parish Center 7:00 pm CFFR Meeting, Parish Center Sunday, August 5. 12:00 PM. Past Regents’ Summer 8:00 pm Bread of Life Prayer Group, Parish Center Spree (Court St. Frances Cabrini hosting): to raise Thursday, July 12 monies for the Past Regents’ various charities. Cost $40. 9:30 am Shawl Ministry, Parish Center Contact Chairperson Rosemary Brunoforte at 516-796- 1:45 pm St. Vincent De Paul, Clairvaux House 0021 for information. 7:00 pm Catholic Daughters Meeting, Parish Center Friday, July 13 Catholic Daughters Mission 7:15 pm Most Holy Trinity Prayer Group, Prayer Room Catholic Daughters of the Americas strives to embrace Saturday, July 14 the principle of faith working through love in the 11:00 am Women’s AA Meeting, Cafeteria promotion of justice, equality and the advancement of 6:00 pm Sacred Heart Community, Parish Center 7:00 pm Spanish Mass, Church human rights and human dignity for all.