M I S S I O N S T A T E M E N T Saint Bernard’s is a Roman Catholic parish providing vital services to the diverse North End community of St. Paul.

As we extend the hand of welcome to all, our mission is to learn, love, and live the challenging Word of Jesus Christ, offering parishioners and neighbors direction and support at every phase of their faith journey.

SAINT BERNARD

CHURCH OF

Mass Schedule

Saturday 8:30 am at 4:00 pm Sunday at 8:00 & 10:30 am

Weekday Monday-Saturday - Mass at 8:30 am

Confessions

Mondays after the 8:30 am Mass Saturdays 3:30 and after the 4:00 pm Mass

Parish Staff

Pastor Reverend Ivan Sant

Associate Priest Reverend Joseph Kureh

Parish Administrator Karen Cronin Secretary Gloria Nava Faith Formation Director J. David Neira Refugee Liaison Hsawreh Sharpoehtay Refugee Liaison Assistant Julia Marksue Music Director Mary Beth Redmond

Parish Office

Phone: (651) 488-6733 Fax: (651) 489-9203 Website: www.stbernardstpaul.org

Facebook Page: Parish Life at St. Bernard's Catholic Church, St. Paul, MN

1160 WOODBRIDGE STREET • SAINT PAUL, MN 55117

One block west of Rice Street on Geranium Avenue

4TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JANUARY 29TH, 2017

SAINT BERNARD 1160 WOODBRIDGE STREET • SAINT PAUL, MN 55117

One block west of Rice Street on Geranium Avenue

16TH SUNDAY IN ORDIARY TIME

JULY 23RD, 2017

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A WORD FROM FR. IVAN

Dear Brothers and Sisters, I think everyone have heard in the news of the life of an 11-month-old British child by the

name of Charlie Gard. After being born seemingly healthy, Charlie was diagnosed with

Infantile Encephalomyopathic Mitochondrial DNA Depletion Syndrome. It’s a very rare disease. Charlie is only

the 16th documented case worldwide.

Charlie’s doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital told his parents there was nothing to do, other than to make

Charlie as comfortable as possible before he dies. His parents, Chris Gard and Connie Yates, however, continued to

hope for a cure. A doctor in the United States gave them the hope by suggesting a treatment called nucleoside

therapy.

The doctors decided that the experimental therapy wouldn’t be therapeutic, never mind curative. It would only

stretch out the infant’s suffering and the parents’ agony. Legal battles ensued. The case went all the way to the British

High Court and eventually to the European Court of Human Rights, which on June 27 refused to overrule the

hospital’s decision in spite of the pleas by the child’s parents.

It was only after Pope Francis and U.S President Donald Trump argued in favor of the parents that the British

High Court reopened the case “in light of claims of new evidence” that there are possible treatments abroad.

The case of Charlie underscores the preciousness of human life, and the constant pressure that parents have to

undergo in a society which thinks that the state has the ultimate word on the fate of a little child. No wonder Ms.

Yates said that she felt that as parents they were being “stripped of their rights.” Please keep him and his distraught

parents in your prayers.

God bless! Wishing you a blessed Sunday. Fr. Ivan Sant FrIvanSant@churchofstbernard-stp.org

St. James Feast day

Tuesday July 25.

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Sacraments

Call the Parish Office to make arrangements (651) 488-6733

Anointing of the Sick This

Communion for the Sick & Homebound Please call the Parish Office to make arrangements. Baptism of Infants

Baptism of Older Children & RCIA To become a full member of the Roman Catholic Church, contact David Neira at the Parish Office. Marriage Preparation Couples anticipating Christian Marriage need to contact the Parish Office at least six months prior to the wedding date they desire. After a pre-nuptial interview with a priest, a specific date will be set. Marriage preparation classes are required.

Ministries

Prayer Line………..Shirley (651) 488-6330 or Judy (651) 224-2966 Liturgy Parishioners are encouraged to offer to be readers and altar servers at Mass.

Faith Formation

Faith Formation………...… Fr. Ivan (651) 488-6733

Mass Readings for the 16th week of Ordinary Time:

Sunday : Wis 12:13, 16-19/Rom 8:26-27/Mt 13:24-43

Monday: Ex 14:5-18/Mt 12:38-42 Tuesday: 2 Cor 4:7-15/Mt 20:20-28 Wednesday: Ex 16:1-5, 9-15/Mt 13:1-9 Thursday: Ex 19:1-2, 9-11, 16-20b/Mt 13:10-17 Friday: Ex 20:1-17/Mt 13:18-23 Saturday: Ex 24:3-8 /Jn 11:19-27 or Lk 10:38-42 Sunday: 1 Kgs 3:5, 7-12/Rom 8:28-30/Mt 13:44-52

Please pray for the sick and home-

bound

Yvonne Spence Rosie Lynch

Lloyd Anderson Devra Shepherd

Lorraine Eheim George Kramlinger

Dolores Burg Lucille Biron

Bob Rauen

Helen Reinhardt

Thanks for your Donations!

Mass Intentions

Saturday July 22 Feast of St. Mary Magdalene

8:30am † Parish

4:00pm †

Sunday July 23 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:00 am †

10:30am

Monday July 24

8:30 am †

Tuesday July 25 Feast of St. James, Apostle

8:30 am †

Wednesday July 26 St. Joachim and Anna

8:30 am †

Thursday July 27

8:30 am †

Friday July 28

8:30 am †

Saturday July 29 St. Martha

8:30am †

4:00pm †

Sunday July 30 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:00 am † Loretta Smith

10:30am Parish

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Parish News & Events

CSAF Results Here are the results through Week 18: Goal $18,957 # Gifts 81 Total pledged $ 11,859 % of Goal 62.6% If you have not made but are able to make a donation to the CSA, please feel free to put it into the Sunday collection basket and mark it as Catholic Services Ap-peal or go to www.csafspm.org. Thanks for your sup-port.

Rice Street Parade Sunday, July 30th @ 1:00 PM

St. Bernard’s will be part of the parade. If anyone

wants to join us we will meet at 11:30am at the Parish

Center.

Food Trucks: On Lawson Avenue between Rice and

Marion Street

Family Fun Day: After the parade at Rice

Street Recreation Center

Coronation: 3:30 PM at Washington Technology

School-1495 Rice Street-Have a Rice Street Festi-

val button or $5.00 admission at the door.

Next Weekend is Mission Appeal

(Second Collection)

The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth (SCN’s) will be here

next weekend to share SCN Family Stories with us.

Sister Anne Magruder, SCN will speak at all the Mass-

es next weekend on behalf of the SCN ministries

which began in the US in 1812, expanding to India in

1947, Belize 1975, Nepal 1979 and Botswana in 2000.

The sisters of Charity, founded in Nelson County Ken-

tucky in 1812, Through their ministries of healthcare,

education, and social service carry the message of

Christ;s love for those in need throughout world.

A second collection will be taken up to support the

Sisters in their ministry. We know that as always, you

will be as generous as you can.

National Night Out Celebration

On Tuesday August 1

Between 4-8pm

The Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis invites

our neighbors near the new Chancery in Dayton’s Bluff

and Beacon Bluff to our National Night Out Celebra-

tion. Free parking is available on site.

The event will include:

Free Food & Refreshments

Games & Activities for Kids

Music

and More!

First Day of Class: Sunday, September 10th Registration Days: Weekend of Aug 6, 13 & 27 At the Parish Office: Office time 9am-3pm (after each Mass in the back of church or in the parish center after the 10:30 Mass)

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FESTIVITIES COMMITTEE

ANNOUNCEMENT

Sweepstakes – you should have received your sweepstakes tickets in the

mail for your chance to win the grand prize of $1,000! If you have not, or

would like more, please contact the parish office at 651.488.6733. Com-

pleted sweepstakes tickets can be dropped off at the parish office, mailed

to the parish office or placed in in separate enveloped marked

“sweepstakes” and put in the weekly collection basket during mass. Pro-

ceeds from the sweepstakes will help offset the cost of the parish picnic.

Parish Picnic – mark your calendars! The parish picnic will be Sunday, August 20 at Como Park picnic shelter on

the corner of Horton and Midway Parkway (same location as previous years). The picnic will begin with an out-

door mass at 10:00AMfollowed by picnic style food, games and sweepstakes drawing (winner does not need to be

present). It is a great opportunity to connect with friends and enjoy outdoor activities. There will be plenty of seat-

ing at picnic tables, but feel free to bring your own lawn chair. Watch the bulletin for additional announcements

and flyer detailing picnic events and map. See you at the picnic!

Pennies for the Park collection – following each weekend mass from July 15 through August 13, the festivities com-

mittee will be collecting “spare change” at the doors, which will help offset the cost of the picnic. Watch for the

friendly faces at each of the doors! We thank you in advance for your generosity!

If you would like to join the Festivities Committee or help with the picnic, please contact Tim Struntz

at 651.436.7212 or the Parish Office at 651.488.6733.August 20 – Parish Picnic at Como Park

Sts. Joachim and Ann - July 26

By tradition Joachim and Anne are considered to be the names of

the parents of Mary, the Mother of God. We have no historical evidence,

however, of any elements of their lives, including their names. Any stories

about Mary's father and mother come to us through legend and tradition.

We get the oldest story from a document called the Gospel of James, though in no way should this document be

trusted to be factual, historical, or the Word of God. The legend told in this document says that after years of child-

lessness, an angelappeared to tell Anne and Joachim that they would have a child. Anne promised to dedicate this

child to God (much the way that Samuel was dedicated by his mother Hannah -- Anne -- in 1 Kings).

For those who wonder what we can learn from people we know nothing about and how we can honor them, we

must focus on why they are honored by the church. Whatever their names or the facts of their lives, the truth is

that it was the parentsof Mary who nurtured Mary, taught her, brought her up to be a worthy Mother of God. It was

their teaching that led her to respond to God's request with faith, "Let it be done to me as you will." It was their ex-

ample of parenting that Mary must have followed as she brought up her own son, Jesus. It was their faith that laid

the foundation of courage and strength that allowed her to stand by the cross as her son was crucified and still be-

lieve.

Such parents can be examples and models for all parents.

Anne (or Ann) is the patron saint of Christian mothers and of women in labor.

Prayer: Parents of Mary, pray for all parents that they may provide the loving home and faithful teaching that you

provided your daughter. Amen