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It is a test of our faith. 9:00 †Members of the Gilbert Esser Family Faith needs to be dynamic and personal. Each Sunday we recite the Creed. Does it touch our lives? Faith for Abraham in the Old Testament involved true testing, 11:00 †Steve Hurd Monday, August 8 - St. Dominic holding on in the face of the unbelievable. For us, faith is seen in our actions. It makes us do what we might otherwise not do. Therein lies the test. Simply to accept Tuesday, August 9 - St. Teresa Benedicta truth costs very little. It hardly distinguishes believer from nonbeliever. When faith of the Cross carries us to the brink, brings us to stand up for our convictions, even to suffer for 8:15 †Msg. Delbert Schmelzer them, then we are talking the language of real faith. Ask yourself: What changes do I Wednesday, August 10 - St. Lawrence have to make to ensure that I recognize Jesus and accept the challenge to “be 8:15 †Rev. David Runde ready?” More challenging, what changes do I have to make to ensure that others recognize Jesus as ready to love and care for them through me?” Thursday, August 11 - St. Clare 8:15 †Denise May Mark your calendars: The Parish Picnic is September 25. Our Parish Mission to mark the beginning of Advent is November 27–29. Friday, August 12 - St. Jane Frances de Chantal Have a blessed week. 8:15 †John Wilk Father Brian __________________________ Saturday, August 13 - Sts. Pontian & WILD GOOSE PROGRAM Hippolytus The exciting Wild Goose Program which is being offered this summer at St. Bernard 5:00 †Steve & Helen Kavulich Parish invites you into a more profound life-giving relationship with the Holy Spirit. Sunday, August 14 - Twentieth Sunday in As you develop a deeper relationship with the Holy Spirit, your faith will be Ordinary Time invigorated, and you will come to experience a renewed relationship with God. 7:30 †Tom Gillitzer PM 9:00 †August & Lillian Skolaski The Wild Goose sessions are held on Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 8:00 in the 11:00 St. Bernard Parishioners Library. Each session covers a specific topic related to the Holy Spirit and our Catholic Faith. The topic for August 9 is: Fruits of the Holy Spirit “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, THERE WILL BE WEEKDAY faithfulness, gentleness, self-control...If we live in the Spirit, let us also MASSES THIS WEEK follow the Spirit.” -Galatians 5: 22-25 GOSPEL REFLECTION READINGS FOR THE WEEK August 7, 2016 Patience is a virtue. At least that's what they say. You might think Geoffrey Chaucer Sunday: Wisdom 18:6-9 in "The Canterbury Tales" first used the saying. There he wrote, "Patience is a great Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19 virtue of perfection." However, William Langland first used the saying in 1370 in Luke 12:32-48 his poem, "The Vision of Piers." The poem was in Middle English, so the saying reads, "Suffraunce is a soverayn virtue." But you get the picture and you have Monday: Ezekiel 1:2-5, 24-28 something to store away for your next trivia contest. Matthew 17:22-27 Jesus hadn't read Chaucer or Langland when he was talking to his disciples in Luke Tuesday: Ezekiel 2:8--3:4 12 about the servant who begins to act improperly towards his charges because he Matthew 18:1-5, 10, 12-14 believes there has been a delay in the master's return. But Jesus was talking about Wednesday: 2 Corinthians 9:6-10 the values of patience and commitment. He was urging them to stay ready and keep John 12:24-26 working to spread the good news. It is easy for a person to get complacent and let Thursday: Ezekiel 12:1-12 down one's guard. It is easy for a person to get tired of waiting and then turn to other sources of satisfaction. Matthew 18:21--19:1 Friday: Ezekiel 16:1-15, 60, 63 The stewardship way of life is just that: a way of life. It is 24/7. We sometimes want Matthew 19:3-12 to reduce it to a series of activities or take a break from giving of ourselves so much. We are not only talking about the second coming of Jesus Christ, but the ways that Saturday: Ezekiel 18:1-10, 13, 30-32 Jesus comes to us daily in the form of people in need. If we are not vigilant, we run Matthew 19:13-15 the risk of being found asleep or even worse when the Master comes to call. A Next Sunday: Jeremiah 38:4-6, 8-10 virtue is a trait or quality that we see as morally good or a necessary component for Hebrews 12:1-4 a moral life. Patience is important because staying the course and carrying the cross Luke 12:49-53 of Jesus is not easy. But Jesus, and Chaucer and Langland, are sure the reward at the end of the road is well worth it. NINTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Registration materials for religious education grades PreK-Confirmation are now available on the St. Bernard website, www.stbmidd.org, under Faith Formation, Youth Education. If you do not have access to a printer, you may stop in the Parish Office (Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM-Noon or 1:00-4:30 PM) to pick up forms. Elementary classes kick off on September 18! If you have a 10th or 11th grader, please read through the material titled “Changes to High School & Confirmation 2016.” The first Confirmation Retreat is scheduled September 10/11, so you will want to give this your immediate attention. Our program is dependent upon volunteer catechists who willingly share their faith with the youth of our parish. Please consider being a part of this vital ministry. Kevin Sullivan, DRE and Jenna Ripp, CRE WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER PRIESTS FOR OUR FUTURE UPDATE Let us turn our hearts back to God and allow THE CHURCH IS ALIVE! him to lead and guide us so that we can fulfill God’s plan and purpose for our lives and Thank you for your campaign support. Please marriages. Sign up today to attend one of the continue to fulfill your pledge to ensure enough upcoming Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends on funds to educate our future priests. Our parish September 9-11 in Crystal Lake, IL; October 21-23 in results are as follows: Brookfield, WI or November 18-20 in Rockford, IL. Early registration is highly recommended. For more information, Campaign Goal Total: $770,000.00 Campaign Paid to Date: $400,884.00 visit our website at: alifetimeoflove.org or call (888) 574-5653. Para un fin de semana en Espanol por Paid: 52% favor llamen a Andres y Maria al 630-229-2600. Las fechas son Septiembre 9-11 y Noviembre 11-13. ___________________ SUMMER WALKING PROGRAM EWTN SPECIAL ON FINAL WEEK ST. VINCENT DE PAUL St. Bernard’s invites you to join our 2016 Summer The World Premiere of “Our Faith in Walking Program which concludes this Thursday, Action: Today’s Society of St. Vincent de August 11. We offer an evening walking group on Tuesday and Paul” will broadcast on the Eternal Word Television Thursday. Network (EWTN) cable channel on Tuesday, August 16, Kay Doll, Claudia Miska and Mary Burmeister are leading the group that at 5:30 PM. Tune in to learn more about the Society of St. will meet at 6:30 PM at Orchid Heights Park and walk in the Vincent de Paul, how you can put your own faith into conservancy for about an hour. Please call the Parish Office at 831-6531 action, grow spiritually, and join the community. if you are interested. CALENDAR PARISH STEWARDSHIP CATHOLIC HERALD July 31, 2016 Sunday, August 7 There will be no issue on August 11 God’s Plan ........................... $5,511.31 7:00 PM AA/Alanon/REC LL Offertory .............................. $1,355.08 Monday, August 8 Maintenance............................ $290.00 Tuesday, August 9 7:00 AM - Election/PC If you are interested in submitting your 8:45-11:00 AM EUCHARISTIC ADORATION contributions by electronic bank transfer, 7:00 PM KC Officer Meeting/PCMR or need to make changes in your financial support, please contact Marcia at the Wednesday, August 10 Parish Office, 831-6531, ext.
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