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Rev. John E. Unsworth, Pastor Rev. Charles Maher, Weekend Assistant
Pastoral Assistant: Angelo Giacchi Administrative Assistant: Michael Saunders Elementary Faith Formation: Dawn Masterson Youth Faith Formation: Christina Pichette Rel. Ed. Office Manager: Deborah Fortin Music Director: Alison Shea
Mass Schedules
Weekends Saturday Vigil ~ 5:00 PM
Sundays 7:00 AM 8:30 AM 10:30 AM
Weekdays
8:00 AM Monday through Friday
Address: 275 Tower Hill Road North Kingstown, RI 02852
Phone : 401-295-0387
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.stbernardnk.org
Hours: Mon - Tues: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Wednesday 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Thursday & Friday: Closed
Baptism: Please call Angelo at the Parish Center for information about scheduling and preparation. Communion Please notify us of those sick and to the Sick: in need of Communion at home.
Marriage: Please call 10 months in advance.
Holy Orders: Tel: 401-831-8011 www.catholicpriest.com
Project Rachel: Post abortion counseling Tel: 401-421-7833, ext. 118
Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturdays 4:00 PM
Eucharistic Adoration Following Tuesday’s 8:00 AM Mass
until 11:30 AM
Family Faith Formation Program Our programs provides parishioners of all ages oppor-tunities for learning, growing and living our Faith through common experiences, age-specific learning and interactive sharing. Please call the Parish Center for information regarding any of our programs or email:
Grades: 1 to 5: [email protected]
Grades: 6 to 10: [email protected]
Saint Bernard Church
June 21, 2020 Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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-for the last time! MY FINAL WORDS:
As I prepare to begin a new life in retirement I am reminded that throughout the Gospels we see where time and time again, Jesus is moving from one place to another. Sometimes it is from one side of the lake to another or at times from one town to another. But no matter where He goes, the journey Jesus takes is never a pointless one. He is never going around in circles. He has a destination and that destination is Je-rusalem. He goes to Jerusalem because in Jerusalem He will encounter the Cross, the true purpose of His life on earth. As a priest I have always identified with Christ and his “restlessness”. We too, like Jesus, never have a permanent home here on earth. We minister for a time in one particular place and then we move to anoth-er. I find it to be one of the most challenging aspects of being a priest, and yet it also frees the priest to be more like Christ, who also moved from place to place for the sake of the Gospel. However, I do not want my final weekend here at St. Bernard’s to be a sad occasion. After all, we have had many joyful times to-gether and now we should part with happy memories. On his former late-night TV talk show, David Letterman often featured a “Top Ten” list. For example, “the Top 10 reasons the governor of Rhode Island needs a vacation.” Well, I asked for some help and was able to come up with the “Top 10 Reasons why it’s time for Fr. Jack to retire.”
10.- He sometimes forgets that morning Mass begins at 8:00 AM. 9. - He calls the Altar Servers by their older brother or sister’s names. 8. - Sin in Wickford is on the rise, but confessions are going down. 7. - Angelo and Deb Fortin have to “ghost write” his column for the Bulletin. 6. - His membership in AARP is about to expire. 5. - The sacristans keep running out of wine because Fr. Jack uses it in the cooking. 4. - People who have been away for a long time come back to visit and often say, “Is that poor old man still the pastor here?” 3. - No one laughs at his Irish jokes anymore. 2. - The Finance Council reported that there is no more money for him to spend. 1. - And…Alison Shea refuses to play “How Great Thou Art” at the end of Mass when Fr. Jack processes down the aisle.
To be very serious, anyone who has known me well understands that I have a very difficult time saying “goodbye”. It is a trait I have inherited from my mother who could never end a phone conversation. And so this week is really a time for me to express my profound thanks and gratitude to all of you and to this great Parish of St. Bernard for being so very kind and supportive of me for the past 10 years. In some ways I am not really saying “goodbye”. You have all left a part of yourselves with me and I take you with me into retirement, where I will assume a new ministry as Director of Ministry for the Re-tired Priests of the Diocese. I will always be grateful for the many kindnesses you have shown me and for being so forgiving when I have failed you. You have been for me everything a parish family should be. I am truly grateful for all we have shared together in this wonderful Parish and I am saddened to have to leave you. I am looking forward to the new challenge and the new place Christ has called me to, so that I may continue to do His work as His very unworthy priest. May God’s greatest blessings be with you and with this great Parish. Fr. Jack
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Mass Intentions
MONDAY, June 22 8:00 AM – Joseph & Edna Gillen (from 5/4)
TUESDAY, June 23 8:00 AM – Paul Sherman by his family
WEDNESDAY, June 24 8:00 AM – Elfrieda Haggarty by her daughter Arlene (from 5/12)
THURSDAY, June 25 8:00 AM – Robert Viera by his wife
FRIDAY, June 26 8:00 AM – Deceased of the Parish
WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, June 27 5:00 PM – Pauline Valliere by her daughter (from 5/2)
SUNDAY, June 28 7:00 AM – Vilma Monti by her family (from 5/3)
8:30 AM – Romilda Ruggieri by the Biron family
10:30 AM – Leonard Kelly by his son, Conn Kelly (from 5/3)
Parish Support
June 7, 2020 2019
Basket $1,477.00 $6,810.50
ACH $1,407.00 $1,809.00
June 14, 2020 2019
Basket $5,799.00 $6,107.00
ACH $2,097.00 $2,699.00
YTD $466,616.73 $504,056.00
Black Lives Matter to Catholics Too:
“We commit ourselves to address the challenges of racial injustice, promote Human dignity in all forms, and live out our Catholic faith with love and respect for all our brothers and sisters in Christ.” - from the Mission Statement of Black Catholics of Rhode Island. In a recent statement, Bishop Tobin said: “In recent weeks we have been reminded, very pow-erfully, that the promise of a nation of peace and justice has not yet been perfectly realized. Partic-ularly for African Americans and other minorities. Members of the Black community, even now, of-ten experience unjust discrimination, exclusion and unwarranted violence. For them, the Ameri-can dream is a work in progress; it remains a task for today and a promise for tomorrow.” One question we have been asked is, “How do I explain the Church’s teaching on violence and discrimination to my children?” Our Parish Religious Ed Office is providing a link to a resource designed for children and young people learn about “Racism and the Dignity of the Human Person”. See pages 4 & 5 of this bulletin. Then share it with your children and it may pro-vide a valuable tool to help your whole family begin a conversation on how we can heal our wounded country.
RCIA
On Saturday at a special Mass, RCIA candidates were baptized, received Frist Communion and Confirmation. We congratulate them and their families. Wanda Yelle: First Communion & Confirmation Robert Walton: Baptism & First Communion Timothy Torres: Confirmation
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