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SAINT BERNARD
T HE E IGHTEENTH S UNDAY IN O RDINARY T IME A UGUST 4 , 2019
Welcome!
If you are traveling, or visiting this week-
end, we welcome you to our parish and
our community. If you have moved into
the area from out of town, please consider
becoming a registered member of our
parish family! Registration takes place on
the third weekend of each month. You
may also stop by the parish office to com-
plete a registration form or download a
form from our parish web site.
◊First Fridays, 6:00-7:00pm during the
time of adoration.
◊First Saturdays, following Mass.
◊Each Friday, following the 8:30am Mass
(dependent on presider’s schedule).
◊Saturdays, 3:30—4:15pm
◊Sundays, 9:15—9:45am
Reconciliation
Adoration
◊First Fridays, 6:00-7:00pm
◊2nd-5th Fridays, following the
8:30am Mass until 10:15am
Weekdays
Monday 6:30pm (2nd-5th)
Tuesday 12:10pm
Wednesday 8:30am
Thursday 12:10pm
Friday 8:30am
1st Saturdays 8:30am The rosary is prayed 20 minutes prior to each daily
Mass. For a full listing of daily Mass devotional
prayers, please visit our web site or call the office.
Weekends
Saturday 4:30pm
Sunday 8:00am and 10:00am
Liturgical Schedule
Rev. Michael Radowicz, Pastor
ext. 222 | [email protected]
Dcn. Timothy Reilly
ext. 221 | [email protected]
Lori Lauth, Coordinator Admin Services
ext. 221 | [email protected]
Parish Center & Church Housekeeping
ext. 221
Vacant, Director of Sacred Music
ext. 225 | [email protected]
Connie Hultman, Pastoral Care
ext. 229 | [email protected]
Geri Nehls, Religious Education
ext. 230 | [email protected]
For more information,
including our Twitter and
Facebook pages, please visit us on the
Internet! http://www.sbmsn.org
Administration
Parish Ministries
Congratulations to our new parents! Please contact the Religious Education office to regis-ter for a baptismal preparation class.
The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick is celebrated after each weekend Mass on the third weekend of the month. If you are in special need of the Sacrament, please call the parish office. If you are hospitalized or homebound with extend-ed illness and would like a visit, please call our pastoral care director.
Please call the parish office and use option one, regardless of the hour.
Please inform the pastor of your wishes to be married six months before your requested date in order for preparations to be made. To be married at St. Bernard, you must be a regis-tered member of the parish, or have an immedi-ate family member who is registered.
Baptism
Marriage
Pastoral Care
Pastoral Emergencies / Death
“Thus will it be for all who store up treasure for themselves but
are not rich in what matters to God.”
I received a number of positive notes on my column last weekend thanking me for speaking about the issue with Bishop Bransfield and having a conver-sation about Bishop Barren’s book on the suffering Church. Now that I’ve been with you for six full years now, I pray that you’ve come to know me as a person who will always be truthful with you, and who will readi-ly admit my own imperfections and will tell you when I’ve make a mistake or have done something wrong. In order to bring true healing in the Church, friends, we must adopt this kind of attitude. If healing will ever come from the tremendous suffering that so many have endured, we must step out of the darkness and into the light of truth. That means, of course, that we become transparent on the issues of abuse and acts of indiscre-tion. When attempts are made to gloss over things and put them under the carpet, it’s never one instance of this kind of behavior. It’s not a question of if things will resurface, but when. And when they do, more attempts must be made in order to keep things hidden. It be-comes a vicious circle, and it gets uglier and uglier. Then, when it is finally exposed, the levels of ugliness must be peeled away, and that’s what hurts. Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life. If we, as Christ’s Church, cannot consecrate ourselves in the truth, then we are not acting in the mind and heart of the Savior. I know that I’m not perfect, friends, and if I were to do something wrong, I would be the first to admit it. The truth can sometimes be difficult, but it’s far better than the lies and deception of the evil one. When we stand in the light of truth, Christ stands with us. We need to remember this in our own spiritual lives, and the Church must remember this as the instrument of salvation upon the earth. The Church is the vision of Jesus Christ Himself, friends, and I can assure you that Christ did not envision a Church that wasn’t truthful.
I had very nice messages from Frs. Giuseppe and Luciano this past week. Fr. Giuseppe is settling in at the nunciature in Beirut, Lebanon. He is serving un-der the direction of Archbishop Joseph Spiteri. He sent me some pictures, and the landscape is breathtaking. Fr. Luciano will begin his assignment in Trinidad and Tobago next week, on August 6th. We pray for these fine priests as they continue their important ministry in the name of the Holy Father.
Please continue to keep the music director search in your prayers. As you read this, we’ll have interviewed one candidate, with another scheduled for this weekend or early next week. We have a well-represented screening committee, and I’m grateful to them for their willingness to help in this important role.
Our love and prayers are extended to Carol Rickey and her family on the death of her daughter, Patricia Ann Rickey. May she know God ’s love and peace in the glory of His kingdom,
Peace,
Fr. Michael
W E L C O M E T O T H E P A R I S H O F S T . B E R N A R D ! Dear Friends,
You must have all been praying hard! For your prayers, I am very grateful. I am happy to report that the Landmarks Com-mission has given a conditional go-ahead on the exterior restoration of the stained glass windows. We will need to repaint the mullions on the window we restored last sum-mer (the dark brown borders that
connect the panes of glass together) to a color that matches the stonework, which is easily accomplished. We’re working out the final details on the attachment of the exterior coverings, and after this is completed, we should receive the paperwork we need to move forward. There’s a few items to work out yet with re-gard to the roofing. The commission isn’t a fan of the synthetic slate material, as they feel it doesn’t closely represent the clay tile we currently have, and would change the building’s historical appearance too much. They did not close the door, however, in considering other types of material. My original hope was to use the synthetic slate on the section of roof at the north end of the building by the parking lot to get a feel for it, with the hope that we could use this material for the remaining lower portions of the roof and the main roof. The worst case scenario would be for them to approve copper roofing, which would match the lower roofs above the side aisles. It wouldn’t be similar in color, however. As copper ages, it fades in color, so we’d have a brand new shiny section of roof and these old-er sections along the remaining lower portions of roof which are green in color. Copper also causes stain damage to the stonework, as can be seen from those green sections we’ve got going on the bell tower (and we weren’t allowed to remove). Thankfully, this isn’t at all an urgent situation, so we have time to continue to dialogue. These are steps forward, however, and I’m grateful to each of you for your prayers for these projects! We’ve also commenced on the landscaping. As I write this, plantings are going in front of the recto-ry, and the crew continues to work around the front of the rectory and the church. A big difference from be-fore! It really changes the look of the buildings, and for the better! Plantings will continue to go in until the crew is finished. Feel free to take a walk around the buildings and see the new plantings ... they’re quite beautiful. We also tackled another needed project that had to be moved up the list a bit. The rectory gar-age doors were starting to malfunction. Brittle wiring was beginning to fray, causing several doors to ran-domly raise and lower at various times throughout the day. I witnessed it a few times, and it was quite the sight to behold. The doors themselves were begin-ning to rust, and several of the rollers were beginning to crack and break. This past week, we installed new fiberglass garage doors and openers on all five park-ing stalls. All of the hardware and tracks are also brand new, along with all new wiring. These should last for many years to come, and no more random raising and lowering! That was another big project off the to-do list. We have accomplished a lot this sum-mer.
H A P P E N I N G I N O U R P A R I S H A N D C O M M U N I T Y
Our Gift of Treasure
Bishop Hying on YouTube! Be sure to check out Bishop Hying’s daily reflections! Visit the Diocese’s YouTube page, located at
https://www.youtube.com/user/DioceseofMadison
July 24th Pat Grumke $20 July 25th Terry DeVault $40 July 26th Living Stones of Jesus $20 July 27th Pat Rolli $20 July 28th Pat Grumke $20 July 29th Samantha Rinehart $20 July 30th Paul and Jane Lang $20
Congratulations!!
Calendar Raffle Prize Winners
The 2019 Women of St. Bernard Garage Sale will be held on August 16th and 17th. Donations are now being accepted at the parish center. We need children’s books, electronic gadgets, toys and general household items, books, small furni-ture, tools, etc. We cannot accept televisions, computers or large appliances. Questions can be directed to Carol Doran at 249-0082.
Upcoming Garage Sale
Parish Office Hours Please note that the parish office will be closed on the Fridays of July and August. We will re-turn to 1/2 day hours in September.
Grief Support Groups @ Agrace In August, two grief support programs will be offered at the Agrace Grief Support Center, 2906 Marketplace Drive, Fitch-burg. The groups are open to the public and free to people whose family member was in hospice care in the past 12 months; fees can be lowered or waived for others, if needed. Call (608) 327-7118 with questions or to register.
Bridges Grief Support Group for grieving adults meets August 7 and 21, from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., and August 14 and 28, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. No advance registration is needed, and participants may attend as often as they feel the need for support.
Summer Spouse/Partner Loss Support Group provides sup-port from a trained counselor and other participants who un-derstand the emotional nature of this loss. August meetings are Tuesday, August 13 and 27, from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. No advance registration is needed, and participants may attend as often as they feel the need for support.
2019-20 OFFERTORY BUDGET Envelopes................$384,420.00
Loose (Cash).............$ 42,500.00
TOTAL....................$426,920.00
NEEDED EACH WEEK .........................$ 8,210.00
OFFERTORY:
July 28, 2019 (Week 4 of 52)
Envelopes................$ 7,758.00
Loose....................$ 919.83
St. Vincent de Paul......$ 200.00
Molesme Fund.............$ 50.00
Outreach.................$ 20.00
TOTAL....................$ 8,947.83
OFFERTORY PROGRESS Needed to-date...........$ 32,840.00
Collected to-date........$ 29,423.11
Surplus(Shortfall).......$ (3,416.89)
Please join us as we reflect on the upcoming Sunday readings on Thursday mornings from 11:00am - 12 noon. This gives you an oppor-tunity to reflect on the Scriptures and attend holy Mass on Thursday mornings at 12:10pm.
Please bring your bibles and a copy of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The series will be led by Al Lehnen. To register, please contact Geri at 249-9256 x230 or by sending email to [email protected]
Adult Bible Study
Children’s Liturgy of the Word We are in need of additional helpers for Children’s Liturgy of the Word. We are required to have two adults with the chil-dren at all times. We try to keep the commitment to one Sunday
per month. For more information, please contact Geri at ext. 230 or by email to [email protected]
Upcoming KC Brat Stand The Knights of Columbus will be sponsoring their second brat and hot dog stand of the year! Brats and hot dogs with all the trimmings will be available
on August 16th and 17th, in conjunction with the Women of St. Bernard Garage Sale. Serving times are from 10am-6pm both days. Monies will help support KC and Women of St. Bernard program-ming. Helpers are needed! Please con-tact Mike Hoffman at 608-335-3555 if you’re able to volunteer for a shift or two.
This Week’s Liturgical Schedule This Week at a Glance
Daily Readings Did you know you can read the daily readings for daily and weekend Masses online? These read-ings are the same as in the lectionary - a perfect resource for lectors! Visit http://www.usccb.org/
nab There are also daily video and audio meditations on the readings.
Tuesday, August 6th 6:00pm (Room 1) KC 4th Degree Assembly Meeting
Gospel Meditation The cake is frosted, the guests have arrived, and the gifts are piled high. One by one, the packages are opened, and one by one, the child reaches for another. Who among us hasn't seen a child who appears crestfallen when the gifts run out? Even the abundance isn't quite enough. Today's Gospel tackles a key question in the spiritual life - grateful or greedy? "There was a rich man whose land produced a bountiful harvest." We all recognize the need to be practical. Rais-ing a family, there's need to save for all sorts of things be-yond normal day-to-day costs - medical bills, family vaca-tions, private school, rainy day funds, retirement. Jesus doesn't critique the rich man for simply having an abundant harvest. It's his mentality. Does the rich man sell off the extra to make the needed repairs to the back fence or to invest in some additional livestock to grow the business? Perhaps donate some of the excess to the poor? No. "You have so many good things stored up for many years, rest, eat, drink, be merry!" The man wants to hoard and indulge with no concern for others., Jesus doesn't condemn prudent saving or owning neces-sary items. He calls us to purify our attitudes. "Guard against all greed... one's life does not consist of posses-sions." We are called to be good stewards. This means being practical. It also means remaining open to God's invitation with our resources. Are we tithing to our parish? Do we give alms to the poor? Does our weekly entertain-ment far outstrip what we offer to others? Life is not about "stor[ing] up treasure for [our]selves." The more we grow in gratitude and generosity, the more we become "rich in what matters to God."
Exchange Student The Aspect Foundation, an international ex-change student non-profit organization, is trying to find a host family for one of their ex-change students from Ecuador who will be coming to study in the United States for the 2019-2020 school year. Maria (https://
services.aspectfoundation.org/st/index.php/st_search/profile/UY9-EIL-002-F ) is very active in her Catholic Church community at home in Ecuador, and so they’re looking to match Maria with a host family within the Catho-lic community in the wider Madison area. Please give this opportunity prayerful consideration! For more information,
Eric Wenzel & Hannah Winkel
Parish Welcome
Monday, August 5th
THE EIGHTEENTH WEEK OF ORDINARY TIME Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major (m) NM 11:4B-15 | PS 81 | MT 14:13-21
NO DAILY MASS OR CONFESSIONS
Tuesday, August 6th
The Transfiguration of the Lord (F) DN 7:9-10, 13-14 | PS 97 | 2 PT 1:16-19 | LK 9:28B-36
12:10pm Robert Kopp †
Following Devotions to OLO Miraculous Medal
Wednesday, August 7th
Weekday
NM 13:1-2, 25–14:1, 26A-29A, 34-35 | PS 106 | MT 15: 21-28
8:30am Gerry and Norma White †
Following Devotions to OLO Perpetual Help
Thursday, August 8th
St. Dominic (M)
NM 20:1-13 | PS 95 | MT 16:13-23
12:10pm Patricia Rickey (P) †
Friday, August 9th
St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (m) DT 4:32-40 | PS 77 | MT 16:24-28
8:30am Guy Scott †
Following Eucharistic Adoration & Confessions
10:15am Devotional Prayers & Benediction
Saturday, August 10th
St. Lawrence (F) 2 COR 9:6-10 | PS 112 | JN 12:24-26
7:30am Confessions (at the Schoenstatt Shrine)
8:00am Holy Mass (at the Schoenstatt Shrine)
The 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
WIS 18:6-9 | PS 33 | HEB 11:1-2, 8-19 | LK 12:32-48
4:30pm Pro populo
8:00am Rita Schwan-Zeier †
9:15am Confessions
10:00am David Scott †
Liturgical Ministries
The parish has many dedicated parishioners ready to assist you with prayer in times of need. To place your intentions on the Prayer Line, please call Connie (244-6624) or Carol (244-4817).
Prayer Line
Please mark your calendars for the Apos-tolate for Persons with Disabilities Day at Wisconsin Dells! The day will be held on Friday, August 23rd. Our annual Christ-mas Party will be held in Monroe on Satur-
day, December 7th. We’re also planning a retreat for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities at Camp Gray. The retreat will be held on Sunday, September 15th. Join us for a day of fun, faith and friends. 10:00am - 6:00pm, includes lunch and dinner. Cost is $25. Contact the Apostolate to regis-ter or for more information, 821-3050.
Apostolate Dates
St. Bernard Parish is a parish
located in the Roman Catholic Diocese
of Madison, Wisconsin.
http://www.madisondiocese.org | (608) 821-3000
Most Rev. Donald J. Hying, Bishop of Madison
Saturday, August 10th @ 4:30pm
Lector: Deb Schneider
Server:
Brett Scheider
Eucharistic Ministers:
Volunteers
Sunday, August 11th @ 8:00am
Lector: Mary Ann Haack
Servers:
Petra Mallon
Eucharistic Ministers:
Donna Vlasak Ann Stueck
Sunday, August 11th @ 10:00am
Lectors: Peter Williamson
Kay Sweeney
Server:
Ethan Arndt
Eucharistic Ministers:
Dcn. Tim Reilly Mary Pat Hank
BRINKS TEAM
Kaitlin McDonough Greg Blum
Kurt Hermsen
