St. Bernard of Clairvaux Roman

A voice came from the heavens, saying “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.” - Mt 3:17

Excerpt from the Lectionary for Mass, 1998. (LPI) Reverend Straley, Pastor Assisting Priests: Fr. Fred Adamson, V.G. Fr. John Pearson, C.S.C.; Fr. Stephen Sedlock, C.S.C. Fr. John Coleman, Fr. Charles Keefe, Deacon Alan Hungate

MASS SCHEDULE SPECIAL MASSES Weekend: Saturday Vigil 5:00 PM Mass: Wednesday 8:30 AM

Sunday 7:30, 9:00 & 11:00 AM Devotion to follow Mass

Daily: Monday-Saturday 8:30 AM Padre Pio Mass: First Monday of the Month 7:00 PM

Devotion to follow Mass

SACRAMENTS

Reconciliation: Saturdays 4:00pm to 4:30pm Spanish Mass: First Saturday of the Month at 8:30 AM

Baptism: Contact Parish Office 3 months in advance Office Hours: Mon-Thurs 9:00AM—4:00PM Weddings: Contact Parish Office 9 months in advance (closed 12-1-lunch) Fri 9:00AM—12:00PM (NOON)

January 12, 2020 10755 N. 124th St., Scottsdale, AZ 85259 www.StBernardScottsdale.org

Page 2 January 12, 2020 Welcome to St. Bernard of Clairvaux, Scottsdale, AZ

Protecting Our Future Father Michael Straley January 12, 2020

TRIP TO NPH EL SALVADOR Elementary Faith Formation News Father Mike will be taking a small group to Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos home Greetings from the Holy Land! Hope all will be well in El Salvador. this week. The catechists know that I am away and they will be here to teach all classes this week as February 28, - March 3, 2020 usual. If you have any questions or are in need of The trip will include mass at the chapel where registration please call Nancy at the Parish Office.

Archbishop St. Oscar Romero was assassinated while saying Mass. There will also be time to meet and enjoy the children Catholic School children wanting to celebrate their sacraments with the Parish need to register for the in our home. second semester by the first week of classes, this Monday, January 13, 2020. (The US danger notification for El Salvador has been reduced to a 2). Information is in the parish office. Confirmation and First Communion will be celebrated by Olmsted on Sunday, April 19th at 2pm. You can still register in the Parish Office through the week, anytime of the year, for Kindergarten, First, Fourth and Fifth Grades if your child is not in need of Sacraments. Class days and times and a calendar along with Registration Forms can be found in the Parish Office. The fee for the second semester for new students or catholic school students is $35.00.

Please contact me at 480-661-9843 ex309 at the Parish Office, after January 20th, when I return from Israel or through email [email protected] with any comments or questions concerning Faith Formation, sacraments for the youth or Adult Confirmation. God’s blessings, Kathie

Society of St. Vincent de Paul Prayer after receiving Holy Eucharist: Christmas Angel Tree Gift Drive ANIMA CHRISTI 2019 Update A total of 418 children received gifts this Soul of Christ sanctify me; Body of Christ Save me; Blood of Christ inebriate me; Water from the Christmas and, of these, 150 were bikes! side of Christ wash me; Passion of Christ strengthen me. We are overwhelmed by your generosity and O good Jesus hear me; Within Your wounds hide me; continuous help in our mission of helping others. At the hour of my death call me; And bid me come to You That with Your saints I may praise you forever. May you receive blessings tenfold. Amen. Vincentians of St. Bernard of Clairvaux Conference

High School Teens! Middle School Youth! Come and join us for the following Life Teen Events: Come and join us for the following Edge Events: 1/12 - "Light Up Your Life” (After the 11am Mass in the Teen Room) - 1/13 - "What’s the Catch?” (Monday from 6pm to 7:30pm in the Parish This will be our Spring Kick-off Event! This Event is the beginning of our Hall) - This will be our Spring Kickoff event for our Semester on the Semester on "The Person of Christ." Hope to see you there! "Sacraments." Come and find out what the catch is! 1/26 - "Emmanuel” (After the 11am Mass in the Teen Room) - Who is 1/27 - "Marked by God" (Monday from 6pm to 7:30pm in the Parish Hall) - Jesus? How can he be both Man and God? Why did He choose to share in What was life like before original sin? What happened to us after? What our human experience? How does this affect your relationship with Him? does it mean to be marked by God? 2/9 - "Connected" (After the 11am Mass in the Teen Room) - How are you 2/10 - "Not by Bread Alone" (Monday from 6pm to 7:30pm in the Parish connected to others in the "tech" world and the "face-to-face" world? How Hall) - Why is the Mass considered the Lord’s Supper? Why can’t you live are you connected to God? Are your connections good or bad? on bread alone? How do you satisfy your spiritual hunger? Shannon Hards - Director, Youth Ministry Shannon Hards - Director, Youth Ministry 480-661-9843 x310 or [email protected]

January 12, 2020 The Baptism of The Lord January 11, 2020 through January 19, 2020 Page 4 11 Saturday 8:30 AM † Kathleen McGuire 2020 ANOINTING OF THE SICK 5:00 PM St. Bernard’s Parishioners February 1, 2020 Saturday—After 5:00pm Mass 12 Sunday 7:30 AM † Martin Bartel March 1, 2020 Sunday—- After 7:30am Mass 9:00 AM † Frank Fueger

Please remain in the church as anointing will be after Mass. 11:00 AM † Jose Lopez 13 Monday 8:30 AM † Arturo Medeiros 14 Tuesday 8:30 AM Raphael Aguirre This week at St. Bernard’s 15 Wednesday 8:30 AM † Joseph Troia Daily Mass—Monday through Saturday, 8:30am in the Church 16 Thursday 8:30 AM † Bob Valentine Monday January 13, 2020 Gail Valentine 8:30am- 9:00am Church Mass 17 Friday 8:30 AM † Virginia DiCiccio 9:30am- 11:00am Church Altar Society Cleaning of Church 18 Saturday 8:30 AM 4:15pm- 6:30pm ParishCenter FaithFormationClasses 5:00 PM Hilda Ruiz 6:00pm- 7:30pm ParishHall Edge 19 Sunday 7:30 AM St. Bernard’s Parishioners 6:50pm- 8:30pm Rm103 WelcomeMens (CHRP) Baptism of the Lord 9:00 AM † Bill Behe Tuesday January 14, 2020 8:30am- 9:00am Church Mass 11:00 AM † Mario Hermida 10:00am- 2:00pm OldParishCenter Seniors Card Playing 1:00pm- 2:00pm ParishHall SeniorSetUp 4:00pm- 6:15pm ParishCenter FaithFormationClasses REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO ARE ILL 4:30pm- 5:00pm MusicRoom Cherubs Mario Acevedo Steve H. Joan Pitisano 5:15pm- 6:15pm MusicRoom Choristers Sandy Adducci Melissa Hahn Linda Redendo Wednesday January 15, 2020 Maria A Aguire Shannon Hards George Resch 8:30am- 9:15am Church Mass Dick Arndt Ian Hungate Raul Rocha 9:30am- 11:00am Rm101/102 Women’sMinistry Irene Audette Nicole Juliano Carol Ross 12:00pm- 4:00pm ParishHall Senior Club Social Herbert Bargar Carlos Julio Hilda Ruiz 4:15pm- 5:15pm ParishCenter FaithFormationClasses Stephen David Bell I.A. Criket Sayers Thursday January 16, 2020 Kay Berens Tracey Krueger Cathy Schira 8:30am- 9:15am Church Mass Theresa/StewartBouhdida Loretta Kulczyk Trina Semoes 3:30pm- 5:00pm Rm203 Legion of Mary Nicole Bulla Bruce LaPlant Emilia Semplici 5:00pm- 6:00pm MusicRoom Teen Schola Dale Butcher Charlie LaPlant Stephanie Simonson 7:30pm- 8:45pm MusicRoom Adult Choir Mickey Butcher John LaPlant Colleen Sotelo Friday January 17, 2020 Jim C. Mel Latimer Carmen Sotelo 8:30am- 9:00am Church Mass Michael Candreva Penny Latko Jesus Sotelo 9:15am- 11:45am Rm204/205 Prayer Group Luis Castro James Linse Linda Stump Saturday January 18,2020 Kim Cefaratti Jerry Marchal Baby Reesa Stutzman 7:00am- 12:30pm Narthex SanctityofLifeSignups/Table Dolores Colman Dennis M. Javier Tapia 8:30am- 9:30am Church Mass Baby Noah Crouch Ramona McCarthy Yoko Taylor 4:00pm- 4:30pm Church Reconciliation Stacey Daley Bob McKeon Dolores Trovato 5:00pm- 6:00pm Church Mass Jim Dandy Dan Oditt David Truax Sunday January 19, 2020 Tom Devitt Phil Pecora Nina Vinnanve 7:00am 12:30pm Narthex SanctityofLifeSignups/Table Geno DiMarco Art Perez Margee Woodill 7:30am- 9:00am, 12:00pm. All Masses in the Church Sean Gaughan Emma Philbert Diane Wright 8:00am- 11:00am Rm 101 RCIA (Times, Dates, subject to change) Erin Gorney Troy&Maxwell Philbert G. Yansura Matthew Gross Arlene Zuiker

Readings for the Week of January 12, 2020 This week the Sanctuary Light

Will be lit in loving memory of Sunday: Is 42:1-4, 6-7/Ps 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10 [11b]/Acts 10:34-38/ Mt 3:13-17

Art Stine Monday: 1 Sm 1:1-8/Ps 116:12-13, 14-17, 18-19 [17a]/Mk 1:14-20 Tuesday: 1 Sm 1:9-20/1 Sm 2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8abcd [cf. 1]/Mk 1:21-28 By: Kathy Rowe Wednesday: 1 Sm 3:1-10, 19-20/Ps 40:2 and 5, 7-8a, 8b-9, 10 [8a and 9a]/ Mk 1:29-39 Thursday: 1 Sm 4:1-11/Ps 44:10-11, 14-15, 24-25 [27b]/Mk 1:40-45

R C I A Friday: 1 Sm 8:4-7, 10-22a/Ps 89:16-17, 18-19 [2]/Mk 2:1-12 The Rite of Christian Initiation (RCIA) is our program Saturday: 1 Sm 9:1-4, 17-19; 10:1a/Ps 21:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 [2a]/Mk 2:13-17 for providing those who seek to become part of the Next Sunday: Is 49:3, 5-6/Ps 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10 [8a, 9a]/1 Cor 1:1-3/ Catholic Church instruction about our faith. Jn 1:29-34 Observances for the week of January 12, 2020 The program begins in late September and ends at the Easter Sunday: The Baptism of the Lord Vigil where participants receive the sacrament of baptism or make Monday: St. Hilary, Bishop and Doctor of the Church a profession of faith and receive the sacraments of Confirmation Friday: St. Anthony, Abbot Saturday: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and First Eucharist. Participants should be 17 years old or older.

Contact Deacon Alan Hungate at 602-228-7234 for information Next Sunday: 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time about RCIA. ©LPi Page 5 January 12, 2020

NEW KNIGHTS WANTED 55+ Senior Social Club

CONTACT GRAND KNIGHT– PETER LOFTUS 2020 Senior Social Club Calendar: ([email protected] ) 480-358-7804 The 55+ Senior Social Club Invites all seniors to join us: To Find Out How To Join Wednesday, January 15th 2020 12:00 Noon, in the New Parish Center.Representatives from Sanctity of Life—Arizona for Life March & Rally AARP will be making a presentation on “Fraud.” Saturday, January 18, 2020 Cost is $8.00, for Members, $12.00 Non-Members. Please RSVP by Sunday, January 12th Gather at Cesar Chavez Memorial Plaza from 10:30-11:15am To: Josephine Zupancich, 480-451-5320.We welcome new members. Brief Address before March from11:15—11:30am For more information, please contact Josephine Zupancich. March begins along Washington Street at 11:30am Wed. Feb 19— Member Nancy Diaz & dance partner will March completes by 12:30pm exhibit “Ballroom Dancing” Rally begins at Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza at 12:30pm Wed. Mar 18— Tim Murphy “Presentation on Ireland” Rally concludes at 2:00pm Wed. Apr 22— To Be Determined Wed. May 20— End of season luncheon (Restaurant TBD) Signup to save your carpool event! SPEAKER OF THE DAY: ABBY JOHNSON We Welcome New Members [email protected] -facebook: StBSanctityofLife Order Your Roses for Life ($10.each) Www/azliferally.org/rosesforlife

“May our Lord give us the authentic love, courage & determination to stand for all who have no voice! Many Blessings to you in Jesus, the Lord of Life, JAMAICA MISSION INFORMATION

Thomas J. Olmsted, Bishop of Phoenix. This year's team to the missions in Jamaica will be leaving on January 27, 2020 and returning on February 3, 2020.

CARMELITE INFORMATION NIGHT On the weekend of January 11 - 12, the diocese and Father The Lay Carmelite Community of St. Therese’s Little Way Michael have given us permission to raise funds for the at Christ the King Church in Mesa cordially invites you to Missionaries of the Poor in Kingston to help with the come and explore the “Carmelite Way of Life” at our restoration of their men's residence house. The residence annual information Night on Monday, January 27, 2020. house burned down a few months ago, and the Brothers and Share a brief and casual evening with some of our Sisters are rebuilding the facility. It is very expensive and the members and learn the “who, what and why” of Lay men are now living in the clinic. There will be a second Carmelites including our history, our place and service in collection that weekend at all Masses for donations to take the Church and how we change lives. directly to the Brothers and Sisters of the Poor when the team

Learn first-hand from members of our Community how we travels to Jamaica. strive to live a life in the presence of God while living out our As always, we thank you for your continued generosity to the state in life as single and married lay people with jobs, Jamaica missions these many years that a team from Saint families and day to day life responsibilities. Bernard's has gone. You have made it possible to help so If you have a desire to grow closer to Jesus by enhancing many men, women, and children who otherwise, would have or developing a meaningful prayer life while increasing your nothing, nobody, and nowhere to live. The team is very devotion to Mary, our Blessed Mother, then a Lay grateful and the missions persevere in building up the Carmelite way of life could be what God is calling you to. Kingdom of God. Please join us on January 27th from 7:00pm to 8:00pm. Jamaica Mission Team Christ the King Church, St. Francis Room 1551 E. Dana Avenue, Mesa February 8, 2020 If you cannot join us for this meeting but are interested in World Day of the Sick Healing learning more, please call: Mass and Catholic Fair 1-4pm Ss. Simon & Jude Cathedral Lou Bunz TOC, St. Bernard Parishioner, 480-614-5252 or 6351 N. 27th Ave., Phoenix Christina Dixon TOC,St. Bernard Parishioner,480-816-1889 Celebrating Our Lady of Anointing of the sick AN INVITATION TO ALL MEN Want to grow more fully Blessing of caregivers’ hands. alive as a Man of God, No matter where you are in your Blessing with Lourdes water.

spiritual life? Where: Parish Center Hall.. 6:40am until 8:00 After Mass please stay for a Catholic fair and refreshments served in the am. We will meet every Friday Morning from January 31, social hall! Note: all attendees will receive Lourdes water blessed by the 2020 until the end of season. (Announced at a later date.) For more information contact Kent at [email protected] principal celebrant, Most Rev. Thomas J. Olmsted, Bishop of Phoenix Page 6 Welcome to St. Bernard of Clairvaux  Scottsdale, Arizona

Parish Office  St. Bernard’s Ministries  Telephone: (480) 661-9843 Altar Servers: Richard Rutkowski 480-836-0568 Fax: (480) 614-8092 Altar Society: Cheryl Roehm 480-236-5688 Website: www.stbernardscottsdale.org Linda Echsner 480-767-5285

E-mail: [email protected] Al-Anon: 602-249-1257

Baptism Preparation: Parish Office 480-661-9843 Administration Bereavement: Ellen Florea 480-816-3551 Pastoral Assistant—Nancy Boettcher extension 300 Cancer Support Ministry Lynn Johnson 480-778-0618 Administrative Assistant-Bette Brown extension 301 Charismatic Prayer Mtg: Elena Konerko 602-741-8259 Administrative Assistant-Cheryl Roehm extension 301 Welcome—Women Nancy Paulus 480-203-4428

Faith Formation –Kindergarten thru Middle School Welcome—Men Paul Majcher 480-242-1725 Edge (6th to 8th Grade) Shannon Hards 480-661-9843 Director — Kathie Stine extension: 309 Grief Support: Anne Pauly-Cerami 480-614-9327

Youth Group—Edge & Life Teen Life Teen (High School Teens) Shannon Hards 480-661-9843 Edge (6th-8th grade) — Shannon Hards extension: 310 Faith Formation: (Kindergarten to 5th Grade) Kathie Stine 480-661-9843 Life Teen (High School Teens) Shannon Hards extension: 310 Finance Council: Tom Echsner 480-767-5285 Music Hispanic Ministry: Carmen Sotelo 480-860-6753

Director—Kent Campbell extension: 311 Hospitality: Paul & Gina Wise 480-661-7767

Stewardship and Development Knights of Columbus: Peter Loftus 480-358-7804 [email protected] Director—Michael Huesman extension: 302 Lectors (Min. of Word): Dr. Richard Rutkowski 480-836-0568 Facility Managers [email protected] Steve Cassar 480-309-9443 (after office hours only), Legion of Mary: Loretta Curfman 602-545-6664

Hernando Cifuentes Liturgy Committee: Parish Office 480-661-9843 Ministers of Holy Communion: Tom Echsner 480-767-5285 Parish Center: Please call Parish Office 480-661-9843 Weddings: Please call Parish Office 480-661-9843 Ministry of Care: Dan & Kerry Mueller480-661-0523 Music Ministry: Kent Campbell 480-661-9843 Padre Pio Prayer Group: Nancy Rossiello 480-391-1257 Safe Environment News Pastoral Council: Chris & Ann Foley 480-661-9843 Prison Outreach: Parish Office 480-661-9843 All Volunteers in any Parish Ministry please note: RCIA Dcn. Alan Hungate 602-228-7234 Good News! The Office of Safe Environment has Sanctity of Life Committee: Shirley Towers 480-661-9843 extended the deadline for training completion until Senior Social Club: Josephine Zupancich480-451-5320 January 31st, because the reconstruction of the site Spiritual Director, Cert. CathyMitchell [email protected] St. Vincent de Paul: On-Call cell phone 480-332-8742 caused many problems with access. If you are in need of renewal Stewardship/Development: Mike Huesman 480-661-9843 please complete your training before January 31st or you will be That Man Is You: Kent Campbell 480-540–8850 automatically kicked out of the system and you will need to start all over Women’s AA Susan Lupo 480-556-1816 again with the foundation. [email protected] There are many changes to the safe environment process in the Women’s Ministry: Sandy Muszkiewicz 480– 314-5386 Diocese of Phoenix this year. There are fliers in the Church foyer, the Parish Office and our Website (under Parish Ministries) with an AT ST. BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX explanation of how to access the new training website. Please follow WEEKDAYS Daily Adoration Chapel the instructions when signing in, especially if you are in need of after 8:30 am Mass renewal. Thank you to all who have completed or are in the process of SATURDAYS Prolife Rosary Adoration Chapel 4:30 pm completing their training. I appreciate your patience this past month FIRST MONDAY St. Padre Pio Rosary and Mass 7:00 pm with the new site, however this training has been due since July 1st. TUESDAYS Carpool to Planned Parenthood in Tempe I am happy to help anyone who is struggling to create an account with after the 8:30 am Mass at St. Bernard’s. CMG or having trouble completing their renewal or foundation class WEDNESDAY Rosary and chaplet of Divine Mercy, after when I can. Many of these problems I have not been able to help with, 8:30 am Mass & in the Adoration Chapel as I have been shut out of the system too at times. I will be out of the Office from January 8th through the 18th, so please contact me after FRIDAYS: Charismatic Prayer Group in New Parish Center the 20th at the Parish Office 480-661-9843 ex 309 if you have any After 8:30 am Mass problems or questions. My contact information is also on the flier. For FIRST FRIDAYS: Devotion to the of Jesus those who do not have computers I will be happy to help you set up an Following 8:30 a.m. Mass account through a parish computer. Please have patience with all the

changes. Together, we will complete all the necessary steps to help  STEWARDSHIP CORNER  keep St. Bernard’s a safe environment for all and hopefully you will begin the process earlier, so that we are not overwhelmed during the January 5, 2020-Sunday Collections

Christmas Season. Kathie Stine, Safe Environment Coordinator Information not available at time of printing. Sunday Collection

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