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Grand Knight’s Message WGK Dick Welp My

My Dear

Brothers:

Thank you to all

who participated

in our Parish and

Council Events in February 2019,

and all volunteers for 2018.

Thanks to you, we recorded and

reported over 4,400 of volunteer

hours of service for 2018, very

similar to our hours in 2017. It is

important for you to update

your hours on a timely basis.

March will again be an active

month as we serve, worship and

honor God as Catholic Men

integrating with our St.

Bernadette Family

Wednesday 6th

is Ash

Wednesday. The beginning of the

Lenten season.

Our annual Fish Fries will begin

on Friday March 8th through

April 12th

. Brother Knights will

serve a delicious fish dinner for

all attending, nourishing our

bodies with food and fellowship

followed by participation in the

weekly Healing Rosary and

Stations of the Cross. Please plan

to attend with your families; sign

up to serve others and bring your

friends. Let us celebrate the Lenten Season.

Due to the Lenten Fish Fries there will be no Pancake

Breakfasts during Lent.

On Saturday April 6, 2019, The St Bernadette Knights of

Columbus under the Leadership of Brian Weber and SK

Michael Dill are coordinating a Men’s Retreat, available to all

men of St Bernadette. It is scheduled to be held at St

Bernadette Parish Hall. The theme is an extension of Bishop

Olmsted’s “Into the Breach.” Plans are to begin the day with

a Mass, breakfast followed by dynamic speakers (watch for

speaker announcements) and a call to action. The event will

end shortly after noon. More to come. Mark your calendar.

It will be a rewarding day.

Many of our brother knights serve in the “Food for the Poor

Program” led by SK Santo Graziano. On April 28, 2019, the

annual recognition event will be held at St Bernadette. Over

89,000 pounds of food has been delivered to St Vincent de

Paul. Thank you for your service.

Hold the Date

May

o Mother’s Day Roses

o Annual Fr Pete Rossa Parish Golf Outing –

May 11

Bless You All

Vivat Jesus

SK Dick Welp

Grand Knight

St. Bernadette

Council 12164

480-905-0221

Scottsdale, AZ

Inside this issue:

Grand Knights’ Report 1

Knight of the Month 2

Birthdays 2

Saint of the Month 3

Food for the Poor 5

Pictures 6-7

Dems Block Bill 8

Andrew Cuomo 10

Parish Mission 11

Religious Tests 12

A Cry from the Cross 14

Calendars 15

Coming Events 16

Good of the Order

Prayer List 17

Contacts 17

St. Patrick 18

Le Chevalier

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March 2019

Richard Bergemann Daniel Duckworth Douglas Flitcroft Father Edward Gilbert Kim Kobriger James Lopresi James Meyers Larry Salamun John Smith David Stoller

Brian Weber

Knight of the Month

February 2019

Last month, in February, members of your Council 12164

attended the annual Catholic Men’s Conference. Every year

our own Brian Weber organizes this event for us, and men

from our Parish (one needn’t be a Knight) have the

opportunity to hear some incredibly good speakers and to

have fellowship with men from all over the Diocese. A “box

lunch” is always provided, and the opportunity for

Reconciliation is provided by priests from all over the

Diocese. We also attended the annual Priests’ Appreciation

Dinner, at which Priests from all over the Diocese are

honored for their inspiring spiritual guidance and parish

leadership. Everyone gets a delicious dinner and an

opportunity to enjoy fellowship with priests and other

Knights. (Most of the priests are also Knights.) Pix pp 6-7

How do your Brother Knights

serve on a Regular Basis?

This month, in March, we’re looking forward to kicking off

our third annual Friday Fish Fries. They will begin on March 8

and run every Friday from 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM through April

12. The weekly Friday Healing Rosary will take place at 6:30,

and at 7:00, Stations of the Cross, both of these in the

Church. If you’ve never served, you might want to take

advantage of one of these opportunities. Come to the

council business meeting on March 13th at 7:00 PM in the

Parish Hall. Find out what’s going on and enjoy fellowship

with your Brother Knights after the meeting.

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Saint of the Month

Saint Josephine Bakhita (c. 1869 – February 8, 1947)

Saint Josephine Bakhita’s Story

Her kidnappers gave her the name Bakhita,

meaning “fortunate.” Her life in captivity wasn’t

quite so. Born in Darfur in 1869, Josephine Bakhita

was taken by Arab slave traders when she was 9.

Forced to walk 600 miles to southern Sudan, she

was bought and sold before arriving in El Obeid.

But of all the indignities Josephine faced as a

slave—far too many to mention here—one in

particular stands out.

Through a combination of branding and tattooing,

Josephine suffered the traditional Sudanese

practice where a pattern was cut into her skin with

a razor. To ensure scarification, salt was poured

into the open wounds. When it was finished, 140

intricate patterns were carved into her breast, torso,

and arm. She also faced countless beatings and

lashings from a revolving door of owners as well as

a forced conversion to Islam.

Left by her owner in the custody

of the Daughters of Charity in

Venice in 1888, Josephine

finally found refuge. Baptized in

1890, she took her final vows in

1896, and spent the rest of her

life in Vicenza as a doorkeeper

and cook. She died in 1947.

Beatified in 1992, she was

canonized by Pope John Paul II eight years later.

Lessons from St. Josephine

Josephine did not live to see the second half of the

20th century, but many of the social ills she

endured outlived her. In a month where we

recognize and celebrate not only African Americans

in our country, but the feast day of St. Josephine,

we as Catholics can learn quite a bit from the

Sudanese saint.

Forgiveness. Josephine endured unimaginable

hardships in her life, but she showed mercy. “If I

were to meet the slave traders who kidnapped me

and even those who tortured me,” she once said, “I

would kneel and kiss their hands, for if that did not

happen, I would not be a Christian and religious

today. The Lord has loved me so much. We must

love everyone.” In the face of inhuman trials, she

only saw the face of Christ.

St. Josephine Bakhita, ora pro nobis!

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Identity. Josephine’s abduction was so singularly

traumatic, she later recounted, that she forgot her

birth name. Saddled with the ironic Bakhita, she

nonetheless grew into her new moniker, and found

spiritual fortune in her true identity as a child of

God.

Diversity. According to a 2017 study by the US

Conference of Catholic Bishops, there are 3 million black

Catholics in the United States. By 2050, the African

American population is expected to double—and

parishes across the country will surely reflect that

diversity. Josephine, a model for Catholics of any

color, proved that diverse faith communities are the

strongest.

Freedom. In a recent report, the National Center

for Missing and Exploited Children found that one in

six endangered run-aways has likely been

trafficked. Globally, the statistics are worse. The

International Labor Organization estimates that

there are 4.5 million exploited sexually—and those

numbers are rising. Taken from her family and

trafficked, Josephine found physical freedom in an

Italian convent and spiritual freedom in God. Today,

she is considered a kindred spirit to those who are

trafficked worldwide.

Faith. In her years as a doorkeeper, Josephine

exuded unshakable grace. The people of Vicenza

warmed to her quickly, calling her “black mother.”

Though she carried the physical and psychological

scarring of her years as a Sudanese slave, she

never lost her faith. “O Lord,” she once said, “if I

could fly to my people and tell them of your

goodness at the top of my voice, oh how many

souls would be won!” After she died, it was written

that her mind was always fixed on God, while her

heart was still in Africa. Josephine showed what

can be overcome when we hold to our faith.

Reflection Josephine’s body was mutilated by those who enslaved her, but they could not touch her spirit. Her Baptism set her on an eventual path toward asserting her civic freedom and then service to God’s people as a Canossian Sister.

She who worked under many “masters” was finally happy to address God as “master” and carry out everything that she believed to be God’s will for her. That total abandonment to God would be Josephine’s legacy—and it is one we can work toward as 21st-century Catholics. In this season of Lent, in this month of recognizing our African American brothers and sisters, these words from Pope John Paul II, who beatified her, ring true: “God used [Josephine] to teach us all the meaning of Jesus’ words: ‘Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.’”

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Food for the Poor Project

Hello to all our volunteers, with the start of a new week, here are a few statistics from last year: For 2018, with your efforts,

we were able to GIVE OVER 39,000 POUND OF BREAD PRODUCTS, COOKIES, AND PASTRY. Our group has put in OVER 1,465 VOLUNTEER HOURS THIS PAST YEAR TO HELP FEED 86,400 HOMELESS A YEAR. We have over 60 VOLUNTEERS IN OUR GROUP, MOST OF WHOM VOLUNTEER ONCE A MONTH. We have SEVEN BUSINESSES THAT CONTRIBUTE EACH WEEK. Kneaders Bakery, Starbucks Corp., Panera Bread, New York Bagels, Rainbow Donuts, Chompie's, and Einstein bagels. THANK YOU! PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND OUR FIFTH ANNUAL LUNCH AT ST BERNADETTE, SUNDAY, APRIL 28, AT 12:00pm. Lunch, Awards, Raffle items, TWO GUEST SPEAKERS: Jim Baker OF St. Vincent de Paul, AND SPECIAL GUEST Ian Parkinson, U.S. Army War Veteran who lost both legs above the knees in Afghanistan and has become a PROFESSIONAL MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER. Plan to meet your fellow volunteers. Our thoughts are the blueprint of our life. Thank you for having thoughts of love for the homeless of Phoenix. We are all connected with the creative spirt in us and affirm the perfect outcome will happen. Feel good about yourself this week for your great volunteering last year. Food for the Poor Project Chairperson and Committee, Santo Graziano cell: 602-321-1673 Larry Brainard Robert and Jackie Franciosi Mike and Susan Dalton

SK Santo Graziano

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Priests’ Appreciation Dinner

Figure 1: Fr. Kline and WGK Dick Welp Photo: J. Wood

Our Free Throw Champions

Figure 5: Free Throw Contest winners: Audrey Wood – Girls, 14; Alexaundra Lugay – Girls, 10; Aiden Oliveira – Boys, 10. Photo: Dr. A. Lugay

Figure 2: Fr. Felt and SK Vince Cefalu at the Priests’ Appreciation Dinner Photo: J. Wood

Figure 3: Fr. Ed, SK Dan Conway, Bishop Nevares, SK Larry Bleichroth. Photo: J. Wood

Figure 4: Bishop Olmsted addresses the crowd. State Deputy Tom Kalisz looks on. Photo: J. Wood

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Figure 6: Bishop Olmsted and WGK Dick Welp. Photo: J. Wood

Figure 7: SK John Young and SK Santo Graziano. Photo: J. Wood

Figure 8: St. Bernadette's Knights. Photo: L. Bleichroth

Figure 10: St. Bernadette's Knights. Photo: J. Young

Figure 9: State Deputy Tom Kalisz introduces Bishop Olmsted. Photo: J. Wood

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House Democrats Again Block Request to Vote on Bill to Stop Infanticide

NATIONAL STEVEN ERTELT FEB 7, 2019 | 4:49PM WASHINGTON, DC

For the second time in two days, House Democrats

blocked a request by Republicans to vote on a bill that

would stop infanticide.

This is the second time Congressional Democrats

thwarted an attempt by Republicans to vote on a bill that

would provide medical care and treatment for babies

who provide survived failed abortions — twice in the

House and once in the Senate.

As LifeNews reported, pro-abortion Senator Patty

Murray blocked a vote on Monday on a bill from pro-life

Republican Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska that would

stop infanticide nationwide. Then, yesterday, Democrats

blocked Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s unanimous

consent request to vote on the Born-Alive Abortion

Survivors Protection Act.

Today, House Minority Whip Steve Scalise asked

Democrats to allow a vote on what should be a

noncontroversial bill. They refused.

“Before the entire House, I asked for immediate

consideration of a bill that protects infants born alive

during abortions. But Democrats rejected my motion and

refused to consider it. Why won’t they go on record and

tell the American people where they stand on

infanticide?” Scalise asked on Twitter following the

denial.

House Republicans will bring up the request to vote on

the Born Alive bill every day for the next 30 days.

House Republicans have introduced their version of a

bill to stop infanticide. Their measure is comparable to

the Senate bill that for abortion Senator Patty Murray

objected to earlier this week.

The vote would come after Virginia Governor Ralph

Northam endorsed infanticide on a radio show last week.

“Yesterday, Speaker Pelosi took the President of the

nation’s largest abortion business to the State of the

Union address and today she’s blocking legislation that

makes it illegal to leave a newborn baby to die. This is

morally repugnant. Passing the Born-Alive Abortion

Survivors Protection Act shouldn’t be hard – there are

only two sides to this debate: you’re defending babies or

you’re defending infanticide,” Senator Sasse told

LifeNews after yesterday’s denial.

The House Republican leaders also said they will be

working on a petition that would bring the bill to the floor

of the house for a vote over speaker Nancy Pelosi’s

objections.

Today, Representative Ann Wagner (R-Mo.) announced

the re-introduction of the Born Alive Abortion Survivors

Protection Act, legislation designed to ensure any infant

born alive after an abortion receives the same protection

of law as any newborn: mandating care and instituting

penalties for doctors who allow such infants to die or

who intentionally kill a newborn.

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House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), an

original cosponsor, will introduce a resolution providing

for floor consideration of Wagner’s legislation. After 30

legislative days, Whip Scalise and Rep. Wagner will file

a discharge petition that would force a vote in the U.S.

House of Representatives upon being signed by a

majority of members of the House.

“Innocent life must be defended and protected at every

stage, and that includes babies born alive during an

abortion. We must immediately extend legal protections

to these vulnerable newborns and prosecute any doctor

who would leave them to die,” said Whip Scalise.

He added: “I introduced this resolution to begin the

process of forcing a vote on Congresswoman Wagner’s

important piece of legislation, especially after horrific

actions taken in New York and Virginia to permit

infanticide. The silence from Congressional Democrats

is deafening and shameful. Every Member of Congress,

regardless of party, needs to go on record against

infanticide, and we must immediately take action to stop

it. The American people deserve to know where their

representatives stand on this critical issue.”

“I have been horrified to watch radical Democratic

legislators argue that babies who survive abortions

should not be given the same level of medical care that

all other newborn babies receive.” said Representative

Wagner.

She added: “Congress must act to protect those who

cannot protect themselves. That is why I introduced the

Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which

merely ensures that babies who survive abortions

receive immediate, lifesaving care—just as any other

baby would. To my colleagues, this is the simplest vote

you will ever take: either you support babies being killed

after they are born or you don’t. It is time to go on the

record and make clear if you think babies born alive

deserve medical care, or if you think they should be left

to die.”

The legislation requires that health care practitioners

who are present at the live birth exercise skill, care, and

diligence to preserve the life and health of the child—the

same degree of care that would be offered to any other

child born prematurely the same gestational age. After

those efforts, the health care workers must transport and

admit the child to a hospital.

It also requires health care practitioners and hospital

employees to report violations to law enforcement

authorities, reducing the number of born-alive abortions

that go unreported.

The law penalizes the intentional killing of a born-alive

child through fines or up to 5 years imprisonment and it

gives the mother of the abortion survivor a civil cause of

action and protection from prosecution, recognizing that

women are the second victims of abortion and promoting

the dignity of motherhood.

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Andrew Cuomo: Don’t

Criticize Me for Abortions Up to Birth Because “I Was an

Altar Boy”

OPINION BILL DONOHUE FEB 7, 2019 | 6:24PM WASHINGTON, DC

No public official in America is more pro-abortion than

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. He proved that

again today when he penned a rousing op-ed in the New

York Times defending abortion at any time and for

virtually any reason. He also distorted the truth about the

bill he championed.

Cuomo says that bills like the one he signed “merely

codify existing federal law and firmly established

practices.” Nonsense.

Cuomo’s bill goes beyond Roe v. Wade by allowing

babies born alive as a result of a botched abortion to die

without medical intervention. It also allows persons who

never went to medical school to perform abortions: The

1973 decision does not authorize non-physicians to

perform abortions.

Cuomo says his bill permits abortion after 24 weeks

“only when a woman’s life or health is threatened or at

risk.” He knows exactly what that means. It means that

any abortionist can “decide” that the woman’s mental

health may be at risk—she may suffer depression—if

she has to take care of the baby she doesn’t want.

Amherst professor and Catholic League advisory board

member Hadley Arkes has a piece today in The Catholic

Thing that recalls what happened in the 1970s when a

child survived an abortion for twenty days. Did the

attending doctor have an obligation to save the baby?

Arkes notes that Circuit Court Judge Clement

Haynsworth ruled that once the woman decides she

wants her child aborted, “the fetus in this case was not a

person whose life state law could protect.” Arkes rightly

explains that “In other words, the right to an abortion was

the right to an ‘effective abortion’ or a dead child.”

Cuomo obviously sides with Haynsworth, which is why

his bill would allow for infanticide. He should admit it and

stop pretending otherwise.

Would anyone in his right mind allow a dental assistant

to do a root canal? Why, then, is it morally acceptable to

allow non-physicians to perform abortions? If, as often

happens, there are complications—the woman is

bleeding badly and needs a doctor to attend to her—how

will the staff explain to her family that they did not have

the training to help her?

If Cuomo’s defense of this bill isn’t objectionable enough,

his history of trotting out his Catholic credentials—which

are now in tatters—is obnoxious. He tells us again about

being an altar boy, as if that gives him a pass to publicly

flout the Church’s teaching on abortion.

“My Roman Catholic values are my personal values,”

Cuomo says. Not true. Roman Catholic values, as noted

in the Catechism, do not support acts which are

“intrinsically evil.” Abortion is at the top of that list.

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Cuomo digs himself in even deeper when he contends

that he makes decisions “based on my personal moral

and religious beliefs.” But those religious beliefs are not

in any way Catholic, at least not when it comes to issues

like abortion and marriage.

Echoing his father, Mario, he says, “I do not believe that

religious values should drive political positions.” But

abortion is about biology, not religion. Is Cuomo allowing

his religion to drive his objections to the death penalty?

Both he and the Catholic Church are opposed to it.

Worse still is Cuomo’s contrived victim status.

Citing his allegiance to separation of church and state,

he says “the country cannot function if religious officials

are dictating policy to elected officials.” Who is dictating

policy to him? He mentions New York Archbishop

Timothy Cardinal Dolan in his article. If he has evidence

that Dolan is dictating to him, he should hold a press

conference and share it with us. Otherwise, he needs to

stop with the drama.

Telling the truth about this subject is a real challenge for

Cuomo. He writes that most Catholics, like most

Americans, support Roe v. Wade. Wrong. That decision

allows abortion for virtually any reason through term, and

that is not what most Americans want.

In 2013, an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll found that

seven in ten Americans believe Roe should stand (this is

the kind of survey Cuomo leans on). But when asked

whether there should be exceptions, 67 percent said

there should be, thus disagreeing with what Roe allows.

In 2015, I commissioned a survey of Catholics on a

range of issues. The survey found that 17% said

abortion should be prohibited in all circumstances; 17%

said it should be legal only to save the life of the mother;

and 27% said it should be legal only in cases of rape,

incest or to save the life of the mother. That’s 61% who

are mostly pro-life and who disagree with Roe.

In 2018, Gallup found that a majority of Americans, 53%,

said that abortion should be legal in only a few

circumstances (35%) or in no circumstances (18%). This

means that most Americans reject abortion-on-demand,

thus rejecting the sweeping scope of Roe.

For reasons that only he can explain, Cuomo has laid

anchor on abortion, promoting it with a vigor that is

unnerving even to those who are “pro-choice.” He needs

to talk to someone. A priest would help.

LifeNews Note: Bill Donohue is the president of

the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights.

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Politicians Fail the Country by

Applying Religious Tests

On Jan. 16, the U.S. Senate unanimously adopted a resolution “to reaffirm religious liberty and

condemn religious tests for federal officials.” It may

seem odd that such an affirmation was necessary, and it is odder still that the proximate occasion of the resolution was the suggestion in confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee that the Knights of Columbus represent a form of dangerous extremism. The resolution was proposed by Senator Ben Sasse, a Republican from Nebraska, in response to a line of questioning by two Democrats during the late November confirmation hearings for Brian Buescher, who had been nominated for a judgeship for the U.S. district Court for the District of Nebraska. Senator Kamala Harris of California asked Mr. Buescher if he was aware of the Knights’

advocacy against abortion when he joined and asked if he agreed with a statement from Carl Anderson, who leads the Knights, describing abortion as “killing on a massive scale.” Senator

Mazie Hirono of Hawaii described the Knights as having taken a “number of extreme positions,”

referring to their opposition to same-sex marriage, and asked if Mr. Buescher would leave the Knights, who number more than two million members, if confirmed in order to avoid any appearance of bias. This line of questioning has been widely criticized as displaying anti-Catholic bias, and certainly the willingness of two senators to depict a Catholic fraternal organization present in parishes across the country and around the world as a danger to the republic is chilling. It also shows a surprising ignorance of the Knights’ many religious,

charitable, and civic activities beyond their direct political advocacy, not to mention a complete disregard for their history in opposing virulent anti-Catholicism in the nation’s past.

First, as we have pointed out before, Roe v. Wade’s confinement of the abortion question to the

judiciary continues to distort the workings of political dialogue and compromise. Unable to

debate the abortion question straightforwardly, legislators are left to read tea leaves about what judges might do. And since the American people are not of one mind about abortion, the judicial “settlement” of the issue is in constant need of shoring up, driving its defenders to depict anyone who opposes abortion as dangerously extreme. Second, the current climate of “gotcha”

politics is deeply opposed to the constitutional guarantee of freedom of association and the rich history of nongovernmental civic institutions building up the fabric of American public life. Many politicians, seeking short-term advantage, are willing to cast suspicion on any connection to a group or issue they oppose. The assumption that membership in a fraternal organization automatically constitutes endorsement of a particular political position—much less bias that would render a nominee unfit to be a judge—is catastrophically narrow. Third, religious values are being conflated with bias—but the anemic state of the public conversation about religion makes it difficult to distinguish them properly. It is perfectly possible for judges to be motivated by their faith to recognize that abortion is a grave injustice, while still being committed to honor laws and precedent. And it is possible for senators to ask nominees how they will navigate tensions between personal religious values and their judicial duties without assuming that one must violate the other. A commitment to religious liberty demands that effort be devoted to resolving, rather than exacerbating, any real or apparent tension between religious obligation and civil duty. The United States deserves elected officials and judges who are willing to undertake that task.

Ryan Duns, S.J., is an assistant professor of theology at

Marquette University in Milwaukee. This article appeared

in America, The Jesuit Review of Faith and Culture “Our

Take,” p. 8. February 2019

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Grotto on the campus of Mount St. John, Bergamo, Beavercreek, Ohio

Building the Domestic Church strengthening our Parish.

Monthly Pancake Breakfast

Third Sunday of every month between September and May $5.00 Family: $15.00

Join us in the Parish Hall!

Pancakes, Scrambled Eggs, and Sausage! No pancake breakfasts

during March and April. They will resume on

May 19th

Becoming a Knight offers many opportunities

to serve your Church and your Council. As

you might note from these pictures, there

are many activities that the St. Bernadette

Council provides for its Parish. Every event

requires a little time and a little work; each

event also provides a great deal of

satisfaction as well as the camaraderie of

Brother Knights. We welcome all who wish

to join us, and we invite those Knights who

have never served to join us. Volunteers are

always needed; serve one time, and you’ll

want to serve again.

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God whispered about the coming Deliverer throughout the pages of the Old Testament. He was preparing us for Jesus, who would one day speak these words from the cross:

"It is finished." Three words that changed the world. Three words that changed every Christ-follower's destiny. Three words that ended the agony of our Savior who bore the full weight of our sins.

In the original language this phrase is similar to the accounting term "paid in full." How fitting. It was our debt that was paid, not Christ's.

On the day we call "Good Friday," we celebrate a gruesome act of

suffering and the most sacred act of love in all of history.

As we face the challenges of each new day, may our thoughts, words and heart focus on those final words Christ spoke from the cross. "It is finished!"

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Parish Mission, Friday, March 15th at 7:00 PM

LUNCH AT ST BERNADETTE, SUNDAY, APRIL 28, AT 12:00pm. Lunch, Awards, Raffle items, TWO GUEST SPEAKERS: Jim Baker OF St. Vincent de Paul, AND SPECIAL GUEST Ian Parkinson, U.S. Army War Veteran who lost both legs above the knees in Afghanistan and has become a PROFESSIONAL

MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER.

The 24-Hour Knight

No man is too busy to be an active Knight of

Columbus. In fact, by giving just 24 hours a

year to Knights of Columbus activities, a man

can make an enormous difference. With just

24 hours, a man can serve his parish, help

those in need in his local community, grow in

his faith, and protect his family through our

exclusive, top-rated insurance program.

What does the average Knight do with 24

hours? He will spend:

♦ 8 HOURS with his council on charitable

projects for his church or community

♦ 4 HOURS enjoying a Knights of Columbus

family event

♦ 4 HOURS attending council meetings to help

plan future activities

♦ 6 Hours (30 minutes each month) reading

Columbia magazine and other K of C

publications, including kofc.org and

kofc12164.org

♦ 1 HOUR discussing his family’s insurance

needs with a Knights of Colum bus field agent

♦ 1 HOUR attending Mass with his council.

If that is what can be done with the hours of

just one day, imagine what a Knight could do

with all the hours in a week!

When you present the time commitment of

joining the Knights of Columbus in this way, it

doesn’t seem very intimidating at all. Once a

man sees how it can be so simple, and yet so

rewarding, he’ll want to join!

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Good of the Order Prayer List—February 2019 Brothers, please join us as we pray for the following Knights and their families.

SK Virgil Grzywa.

Mike and Lisa Rooney

Don Tellis, SK Don Tellis’ father.

Bob Davis suffering from leukemia.

SK Ric Fichera – in the hospital with diabetes issues

SK Al and Johnna Minetti: SK Al is back on the breathing machine.

SK Ken McDonald

Rosie Pate

Father Jerry Conway, SK Dan’s brother, who passed away.

Sergio Romero, SK Gene Arvizu’s cousin, who’s suffering from cancer.

SK William Torresala

Jack Lichtenberg who is suffering from advancing dementia.

David Mayfield, SK Jerry Wood’s brother-in-law, who passed away.

For the Pope, every Priest and Deacon and all the clergy.

For the safety and good health of all our military, police, and fire fighters.

For the good health of all Knights and their families and our own Knights who continue to find the strength to keep coming out to do God’s will.

Officers, Directors, and Program Chairmen—2018-19

Officers: Committee Chairmen:

Grand Knight SK Richard Welp 602-826-1241 1st

Degree Team SK Dan Conway 480-686-9256

Chaplain Fr. Edward Gilbert 480-905-0221 Blood Drive Dennis Logue 602-595-1460

D. Grand Knight SK Michael Dill 760-213-3737 Oktoberfest SK Gene Arvizu 480-776-4794

Chancellor SK Martin Perez 602-418-6511 Social Committee (Volunteer needed)

Financial Sec. SK Michael Smalley 602-799-2256 Italian Dinner SK William Torresala 404-668-9399

Treasurer SK Gene Arvizu 480-776-4794 Food for the Poor SK Santo Granziano 602-321-1673

Recorder SK Frank Scarpone 480-540-8460 Tootsie Roll Drive SK Vince Cefalu 602-350-9106

Advocate Dennis Logue 602-595-1460 Rosary Sunday Chair needed

Warden SK Vince Cefalu 602-350-9106 Free Throw Contest Dennis Logue 602-595-1460

Outside Guard Ronald Angelo 480-322-2035 Le Chevalier Graphic Design SK Don Tellis

Inside Guard Conrad Franks 623-628-6392 Fr. Pete Memorial Golf Tournament SK Lou DeLuco,

3yr Trustee SK Jerry Wood 602-568-2779 SK Richard Welp

2yr Trustee SK William Torresala 404-668-9399

1yr Trustee SK Daniel Conway 480-686-9256 Webmaster SK Edward Dunai

Editor SK Jerry Wood

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Saint Patrick

Saint Patrick (Latin: Patricius; Irish: Pádraig [ˈpˠaːd̪ˠɾˠəɟ]; Welsh: Padrig) was a fifth-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland. Known as the "Apostle of Ireland", he is the primary patron saint of Ireland, the other patron saints being Brigit of Kildare and Columba. He is venerated in the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, the Lutheran Churches, the Old Catholic Church, and in the Eastern Orthodox Church as equal-to-the-apostles and Enlightener of Ireland.[2]

The dates of Patrick's life cannot be fixed with certainty, but there is broad agreement that he was active as a missionary in Ireland during the second half

of the 5th century. Early medieval tradition credits him with being the first bishop of Armagh and Primate of Ireland, and they regard him as the founder of Christianity in Ireland, converting a society practicing a form of Celtic polytheism. He has been generally so regarded ever since, despite evidence of some earlier Christian presence in Ireland.

According to the Confessio of Patrick, when he was about 16, he was captured by Irish pirates from his home in Britain and taken as a slave to Ireland, looking after animals; he lived there for six years before escaping and returning to his family. After becoming a cleric, he returned to northern and western Ireland. In later life, he served as a bishop, he returned to northern and western Ireland. In later life, he served as a bishop, but little is known about the places where he worked. By the seventh century, he had already come to be revered as the patron saint of Ireland.

Saint Patrick's Day is observed on 17 March, the supposed date of his death. It is celebrated inside and outside Ireland as a religious and cultural holiday. In the dioceses of Ireland, it is both a solemnity and a holy day of obligation; it is also a celebration of Ireland itself.

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