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Saint Bernadette Parish Saint Mary Parish Saint Bernadette Parish Saint Mary Parish 1343 Wheeling Road NE 602 Marietta Street LANCASTER, OH 43130-8701 BREMEN, OHIO 43107 (740) 654 • 1893 (740) 569 • 7929 John the Baptist Preaching The scene of today’s gospel reading. A large fresco (10’ x 11.5’) painted (1732-33) by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, (1696-1770) in the Cappella Colleoni, Bergamo The Second Sunday of Advent December 6, 2015 Our Parishes Sacramental Life FATHER THOMAS KESSLER pastor BAPTISM (614) 634-0499 wmthomaskessler @ icloud . com To have a child baptized, you must register and attend a class as a couple AT ST BERNADETTE PARISH (unless attendance just isn’t possible, in which case some discussion with http://stbernadetteparish.net Kathy Kehnast will be necessary). Sessions are held quarterly for both par- MARK SCARPITTI 438-3970 ishes. The next session will be Dec 16. Try to take the class before the child deacon dcn.mark @ frontier . com is born. If you are expecting, call Kathy to register for the class. JEFF CARPENTER 681-9918 deacon carpenter.277 @ osu . edu Please don’t ask if you “have to go.” This is an opportunity to meet with ANN ESSMAN 653-9347 parents of children about the same age as your little one; they are in the pastoral minister aessman001 @ att . net same wonderful boat as you are. STEVE HUBER 654-3137 At least one parent must be a practicing Catholic. Both godparents need to be facilities coordinator shuber57 @ yahoo . com LIZ LATORRE 243-1872 practicing Christians, at least one a practicing Catholic. If you don’t attend liturgical music lizlatorre @ gmail . com Sunday Mass regularly, there is something you can do about it: Start coming The St Bernadette Parish office is in the Mary Good Center, to Sunday Mass. across the back parking lot from the school. ENANCE Hours are: 9 AM-1 PM, MWThF; 11 AM-1 PM, Tu. P 1343 Wheeling Rd NE, The priest is available for Penance Lancaster, OH 43130-8701 (740) 654-1893 • at St Bernadette Saturdays at 3 PM and Thursdays at 5:30 PM, and AT BREMEN ST MARY PARISH • at St Mary Bremen on Sunday at 8 AM. BEN FACTOR In addition to Advent and Lenten Penance Services, every Catholic priest is liturgical music b_factor @ lancaster . k12 .oh . us available whenever there is a need. We are beginning to provide Penance JIM SCHMELZER opportunities for parochial school children several more times during the maintenance chair ANGI SKINNER year so that they will learn the beauty of frequent confession. The Church’s religious education (740) 569-7929 law requires us to receive the sacrament of Penance at least once a year. coordinator NOINTING AND ARE OF THE ICK The St Mary Parish office is at the church vestibule. A C S Hours are 9-11 AM, Tu. The Sick receive the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick when danger- 602 Marietta St, ously ill, facing major surgery, or suffering from the ravages of old age. Bremen, OH 43107 (740) 569-7929 We celebrate the sacrament communally at a Sunday Mass before Advent AT BOTH PARISHES and during the Easter season so that we can all pray with you for “health of NIKKI SCHMELZER 654-1893 mind and body.” bookkeeper businessmstbparish @ yahoo . com KATHY KEHNAST 654-1893 And, we are happy to bring Penance, Anointing, and Holy Communion to pastoral coordinator stbernparish @ yahoo . com the homes or hospitals of the sick or shut in. It is very helpful to call the ANGIE & KENT KERNS 654-2588 parish office to let us know before a hospitalization or when it has been too religious education kwkerns @ gmail . com long since the sacraments were last available. JULIE & CHASE STALFORD 808-7294 youth ministry maristellaspirit @ gmail . com HOLY MATRIMONY AT ST BERNADETTE SCHOOL Couples wishing to marry should contact the parish office six months PAM ELTRINGHAM before they wish to celebrate the sacrament. Why so long? Because this principal peltring @ cdeducation . org BARB HUBER sacrament, not just the ceremony, requires serious preparation. And the secretary bhuber @ cdeducation . org Church needs to be involved in that preparation. Saint Bernadette School is located at The Church wishes to support couples through the years of their married 1325 Wheeling Rd, 654-3137 life. For this reason our diocese offers programs to enhance married life. To Lancaster, OH 43130-8701 www.stbernadetteschool.com learn about these programs, watch the weekly bulletin. stbernlan @ cdeducation . org. let us pray PRAY WITH THE POPE COLLECT FOR ADVENT 2 THE MEMORARE • that all may experience Almighty and merciful God, Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never the mercy of God, may no earthly undertaking hinder was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, who never tires of forgiving. those who set out in haste implored thy help, or sought thine intercession was to meet your Son, left unaided. that families, • but may our learning of heavenly wisdom Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin especially those who suffer, gain us admittance to his company. of virgins, my mother; to thee do I come, before thee may find in the birth of Jesus I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word a sign of certain hope. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, hear and answer me. Amen. for ever and ever. ST MARY PARISH in Bremen and ST BERNADETTE PARISH in Lancaster December 6, 2015 both our parishes ADULT CHOIR St Augustine once said that, “he who sings prays twice.” The Saint Bernadette Adult Choir has begun practicing on Wednesdays at 7 BLOOD DRIVE PM in the church, but it’s not too late to join. Our adult choir is both The St Bernadette blood drive will be Saturday, Dec 12, from 9-2 in a vocal ensemble devoted to making beautiful music for the Lord the parish hall. This is a great way to support our community blood and a small faith family within our parish. They would welcome needs. To make an appointment to donate, go to www . some new members into the choir family. Consider if membership redcrossblood . org or call Joyce Guenther at (740) 974-5040. As in the choir might be an opportunity for you to get involved in the always there will be lunch, cupcakes and crafts for children. parish and grow in your faith. Contact Liz Latorre after Mass or call or text her at (740) 243-1872 if you have questions. OUR NEW PARISH WEBSITE CHRISTMAS CAROLING stbernadetteparish . net The St. Bernadette Adult Choir, joined by a brass quartet, will sing SANDWICH SATURDAY Christmas carols before the Christmas Midnight Mass. The music Each month a different grade in our school makes meat and cheese begins at 11:30 PM on Thursday, Dec 24. sandwiches for Foundation Dinners to distribute to their patrons. This BABY, IT’S COLD OUTSIDE is a way for St Bernadette students to learn that being of service and helping others can happen at any age. Donations of zipper sandwich Fashion and Vanity Cleaners announce their eleventh annual bags, lunch meat, cheese and bread are always welcome. Coats for Kids Drive. They are collecting gently worn coats which will be cleaned at no charge and distributed by Job & Family IGNATIUS PRESS BOOK FAIR Services. You can drop off coats through January at Fashion Support St Bernadette School and do some of your Advent shopping Cleaners, Vanity Cleaners or Job & Family Services. by purchasing books from Ignatius Press as part of our book fair. CHRISTMAS BASKETS Books will be available following select Vigil and Sunday Masses and through catalogs until Christmas. Enjoy 10% off books and free The Bremen Community Food Pantry is in need of turkeys and shipping. For information contact Kara . tencza @ gmail . com. cookies for Christmas baskets for families. Drop off … • cookies on Thursday, Dec 17, between noon and 6 PM and FRIENDS FOREVER • turkeys on Saturday, Dec 19, at 8 AM at the Calvary United Friends Forever will meet at noon on Thursday, Dec 17, in the Methodist Church. Mary Good Center for an Advent pot luck. And they would like to • Bring monetary donations or nonperishable food items to see you there. Call Ann Essman at 654-1893 for details. Bremen St Mary Church. • To make other arrangements, or if you can donate a turkey RECYCLE FOR SIGHT for the baskets, call Mary Shumaker at 569-4796. Our young parishioner, McKenzie Ortiz, a junior at Fisher Baskets will be distributed on Saturday, Dec 19. Catholic and St Bernadette School alumna, invites you to drop used eyeglasses in the box at the school entry. Glasses will be SUPPORT ELDERLY RELIGIOUS sorted and checked by students at Ohio State College of A parishioner writes, “As a Catholic school student from grades Optometry. Then doctors and students will transport the glasses K-12, I was formed to be the person I am by many religious to Lima, Peru, where needy people will be fitted. They will be brothers and sisters, and I am forever grateful.” Show your grateful to you for helping give the gift of sight. appreciation for the senior Catholic sisters, brothers, and religious order priests who made a positive difference in so many lives. SUNDAY COLLECTION Please give generously to next week’s collection for the The offertory collection for Nov 29 at St Bernadette was $5,383. Retirement Fund for Religious. The offertory collection for Nov 29 at St Mary was $1,631. ST VINCENT DE PAUL ADVENT DRIVE YOUTH CHOIR The Lancaster St Vincent de Paul Society tells us that their biggest The St Cecilia Society (the St Bernadette Parish youth choir) has need these days is for non-perishable foods, paper products begun its fifth season.
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