Pastoral: Priest: Father Jude Egbuna Active Deacons: Mike Eash Greg Humpal Retired Deacons: Maury Reed Bob Vincent Mass Times: Saturday 4:30 pm Sunday 8:00 am Sunday 10:00 am 10:00 am-Mass is also livestreamed Tuesday-Friday 8:00 am Reconciliation: Saturday 3:00 pm Parish Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:30 am-2:00 pm Friday 8:30 am-Noon February 14, 2021 Contact Us: 1617 West Pine Street, Appleton, WI 54914 920-739-0331 Connect with Us: Webpage: stbernardappleton.org Facebook: St. Bernard Appleton Email: [email protected] MUSINGS FROM THE DEACON CAVE Learning a New Language Okay men, here is your “out” for celebrating Valentine’s Day today. Since the feast day lands on a Sunday this year, the Sunday celebration (6th Sunday in Ordinary Time) overrides the feast day, so in essence, there isn’t any Valentine’s Day this year (at least liturgically!) You’re welcome! All kidding aside, February 14th is not only the feast day of St. Valentine, but also of Saints Cyril and Methodius who lived during the ninth century. They are known for preaching Christianity to the Slavic peoples in Central Europe. Their real fame in the Church is that they developed one of the first liturgies that used vernacular (common) language instead of Latin. This caused an uproar with the German bishops, but Pope Adrian II approved the liturgy. These two brothers went to great lengths to defend their use of language. Today it seems like language is taking a beating. Words appear, get deleted, and their meanings get edited on a real-time basis. The only thing that seems to be constant is the acceptance of any foul word imaginable. What worries me more than how our spoken and written language gets abused, is how that language is used against others. We are in a language crisis, but it has more to do with how the language is used than what language is used. Cyril and Methodius devoted their life to bringing the word of God to those who needed to hear the Good News. Even when they were attacked, they held firm in their love for their sisters and brothers and would not be denied sharing the love of Jesus with them. I think there is a great lesson for us in the example of these two men. We are called to deliver the Good News to all of those around us even when it may not be convenient or easy. We need to use a new language…the language of love. Happy Valentine, Cyril, Methodius 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time! Deacon Mike We invite you to join us for We are offering Mass at 8:00 am and 6:00 pm A Valentine Prayer for you Dear Lord, Please fill our heart and bless our soul with the precious gift of love. We ask for Your sincere love, the kind that is meant to stay. Just like the generous love You give to us each day. We pray for love from family and friends. We ask you Lord to give us Your love that knows no end. Amen Xavier Theatre will present My Funny Valentine, stream on demand February 14-20. a hilarious collection of scenes that follows several couples through increasingly ridiculous first date experiences in a fast-paced sketch comedy style. Each ticket purchased will give the viewer a 48 hour window to watch the show within the stream dates. Tickets-$12. Purchased online at www.xaviertheatre.com or call, (920) 733-8840. FORMED-What better topic but that of LOVE this Valentine weekend? God is Love and all who live in love, live in God. In FORMED there is a series called Signs of Grace. Pay particular attention to the Season 2 of this series. The videos are just a small portion of the curriculum created by trusted theologians and an award-winning film studio at the Augustine Institute. This is a comprehensive sacramental preparation program for children that includes a family faith formation component. The videos are short but provide insights you might not have thought of for your children and the forming of their faith. These have been made available for easy access during these continued challenging times. A long time ago, I was given a wonderful acronym for the word GRACE. We use GRACE often in our faith. G-God’s-R-Riches-A-At-C-Christ’s -E-Expense He loved us THAT much. Always remember that. Lead with love every day. Submitted weekly by a St. Bernard Parishioner St. Bernard is forming an Evangelization Committee! We invite you to join this amazing Ministry. For more information and details about this Ministry in helping to bring others to Jesus, email Andy at [email protected] or call our Parish Office at 739-0331 and ask for Andy. I will beg, and even cook for your willingness to help with Evangelization Committee! (you really don't want to see me cook now do you?) --Andy, St. Bernard Parish Evangelization/Communication Coordinator Prayers and Sympathy We Invite You To Check Out St. Bernard Prayer Wall! We ask St. Bernard Parish Our Prayer Wall is located on our Parish Website homepage. This site to pray for is open to everyone! We have many requests for needed prayers. You family and friends of are invited to add a prayer to our prayer wall or let someone know you prayed for them by clicking the “I Prayed For This” button. Brother of We all need to know someone is walking with us in prayer. Marcia (Tony) Rechner God’s peace. MASS INTENTIONS WEEKLY READINGS ST. BERNARD PARISH STAFF Sunday, February 14 Bookkeeper *In Memory of Saturday, February 13 Lv 13:1-2, 44-46/Ps 32:1-2, 5, Barb Hoffman 11 [7]/1 Cor 10:31-11:1/ 4:30 pm *Richard Faltynski Mk 1:40-45 Bulletin Editor Sunday, February 14 Monday, February 15 Lisa Hecht 8:00 am*Donald & Rosemary Lavering Gn 4:1-15, 25/Ps 50:1 and 8, 16bc-17, 20-21 [14a]/Mk 8:11-13 Business Administrator 10:00 am *Clarence Molden Dr. Colleen Sargent-Day Tuesday, February 16 AND Members of St. Bernard Gn 6:5-8; 7:1-5, 10/Ps 29:1a Tuesday, February 16 and 2, 3ac-4, 3b and 9c-10 [11b]/ Care Ministry Coordinator Cathy Kulibert Mk 8:14-21 8:00 am *Mike Tassoul Wednesday, February 17 Wednesday, February 17 Coordinator of Liturgy & Music 8:00 am *Esther Blinkwitz Joel 2:12-18/2 Cor 5:20-62 Sherry Zwicky Matt 6:1-6, 16-18 Thursday, February 18 Thursday, February 18 Evangelization/Communication 8:00 am *Members of St. Bernard Dt 30:15-20/Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 Coordinator and 6 [Ps 40:5a]/Lk 9:22-25 Friday, February 19 Andy Schmidt 8:00 am *Members of St. Bernard Friday, February 19 Is 58:1-9a/Ps 51:3-4, 5-6ab, Faith Formation Coordinator Saturday, February 20 18-19 [19b]/Mt 9:14-15 Deb Holzem 4:30 pm *Richard & Delores Miller Sunday, February 21 Saturday, February 20 Maintenance Supervisor Is 58:9b-14/Ps 86:1-2, 3-4, 8:00 am *Hilary & Rosetta Otto 5-6 [11ab]/Lk 5:27-32 Jim Piette 10:00 am *Members of St. Bernard Sunday, February 21 Office Manager Gn 9:8-15/Ps 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 Edna Ulrich [cf. 10]/1 Pt 3:18-22/Mk 1:12-1 STEWARDSHIP St.St. BernardBe Parish Bishop’s Appeal Goal for 2021 is $$50,843.00.50 Thank you for continuing to support LookLook for a letter in the mail from the Diocese of our Parish financially, as you are GreenGree Bay in early February regarding able. Sunday offerings are 20202121 Bishop’s Appeal. by far the largest portion of our financial support to St. Bernard Bishop’s Appeal 2021-A Catholic Charities Story Parish. We encourage you to give The Burden of Debt online or by mailing your Giving Life can be challenging. There are times when people feel so lost. They find Envelope to our Parish Office at help through Catholic Charities and the many programs and resources in our 1617 West Pine Street, Appleton diocese. WI 54914. Amanda was in an abusive relationship that took a toll on her physically, emotionally and financially. Financial information Week 32 This relationship left her battered, bruised, and in severe debt. Through Weekly Giving 2/12/2021 God’s grace, Amanda found help from several organizations, including Envelope Collections .. $ 3,833 Catholic Charities Financial Health Program. With guidance from Bobbie, YTD Actual Env. .......... $401,167 Financial Health Counselor, Amanda learned to manage her money, pre- Last FYTD ..................... $449,344 pared a plan to pull herself out of debt, paid her debts on-time and be- came self-sufficient. Loose Collections ........ $ 152 “Going from $20,000 in debt to no debt, it’s amazing. It feels great,” says YTD Loose .................... $ 13,229 Amanda. Last FYTD ..................... $ 19,708 Your gift to the Bishop’s Appeal helps people like Amanda. To make a gift SCRIP today contact our Parish Office, ask for Colleen 739-0331 or visit the Bish- Sold .............................. $ 3,425 op’s Appeal website at www.catholicfoundationgb.org/give, or call Tammy Cost .............................. $ 3,264 toll-free at 877-500-3580, ext. 8123. Rebate ......................... $ 161 Scrip is available in our Parish Please Join Us! St Bernard Parish Social Justice Committee is sponsoring a Office. 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