CHURCH OF CHURCH OF CHURCH OF SAINT BERNARD

1160 WOODBRIDGE STREET • SAINT PAUL, MN 55117

One block west of Rice Street on Geranium Avenue

CHURCH OF SAINT BERNARD

1160 WOODBRIDGE STREET • SAINT PAUL, MN 55117

One block west of Rice Street on Geranium Avenue

MAY 3, 2020

Anointing of the Sick & Communion for the Sick & Homebound

Please call the Parish Office to make arrangements

with Fr. Ivan

Baptism of Infants

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.

Parish Staff Pastor

Reverend Ivan Sant

Associate Priest

Reverend Joseph Kureh

Accountant Jim Rice Secretary Gloria Nava

RCIA and Missionary/

Internship Program David Neira

Refugee Liaison Hsawreh Sharpoehtay

Music Director Mary Beth Redmond

Parish Administrator Ryan Thornton

Parish Office Phone: (651) 488-6733

Fax: (651) 489-9203

Website: www.stbernardstpaul.org

Facebook Page:

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From Pope Francis

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Good morning!

The Liturgy of this Fourth Sunday of Easter pursues the aim of helping us rediscover our identity as disciples of the Risen Lord. In the Acts of the Apostles, Peter openly declares that the healing of the cripple, which he carried out

and which all of Jerusalem speaks about, took place in the name of Jesus, because “there is salvation in no one

else” (4:12). There in that healed man is each one of us — that man is the shape of ourselves: we are all there within

— there are our communities: each of us can be healed of the many forms of spiritual infirmity that we have — ambi-

tion, laziness, pride — if we agree, with confidence, to put our very existence into the hands of the Risen Lord. “By

the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth”, affirms Peter, “this man is standing before you well” (v. 10). But who is the

Christ who heals? What does being healed by him consist in? What are we healed of? And by means of what atti-

tudes?

The answer to all these questions can be found in today’s Gospel, where Jesus says: “I am the good shepherd. The

good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep” (Jn 10:11). This self-introduction by Jesus cannot be reduced to an

emotional suggestion, without any concrete effect! Jesus heals through his being a shepherd who lays down his life.

Giving his life for us, Jesus says to each one: ‘Your life is worth so much to me, that to save it I give all of myself’. It is

precisely this offering of his life that makes him the Good Shepherd par excellence, the One who heals, the One who

allows us to live a beautiful and fruitful life.

The second part of the same Gospel passage tells us how Jesus can heal us and make our life joyful and fruitful: “I

am the good shepherd”, Jesus says. “I know my own and my own know me, as the Father knows me and I know the

Father” (vv. 14-15). Jesus does not speak of intellectual knowledge, no, but of a personal relationship, of predilection,

of mutual tenderness, reflection of the same intimate loving relationship between him and the Father. This is the atti-

tude through which a living relationship with Jesus is realized: allowing ourselves to be known by him. Not closing up

within ourselves; but opening ourselves to the Lord, so that he may know us. He is attentive to each one of us; he

knows the depths of our heart: he knows our merits and our defects, the projects we have carried out and the hopes

that have gone unfulfilled. But he accepts us as we are, even with our sins, so as to heal us, to forgive us; he guides us

with love, so that we can cross even impervious paths without losing the way. He accompanies us.

In turn, we are called to know Jesus. This implies an encounter with him, an encounter which spurs the desire to fol-

low him, abandoning self-referential attitudes and setting out on new paths, indicated by Christ himself and open to

vast horizons. When in our communities the desire to live the relationship with Jesus, to listen to his voice and to fol-

low him faithfully cools down, it is inevitable that other ways of thinking and living that are not consistent with the

Gospel will prevail. May Mary, our Mother, help us to develop an ever stronger relationship with Jesus. Opening our-

selves to Jesus, so that he may enter within us. A stronger relationship: He is Risen. In this way, we can follow him all

our life. On this World Day of Prayer for Vocations, may Mary intercede so that many may respond with generosity

and perseverance to the Lord who calls us to leave everything for His Kingdom.

Prayer Line Please call

Shirley Collett at (651) 488-6330

Judy Cloutier at (651) 224-2966

Capital Campaign Update Total Pledges: $920,298

Payments to date: $830,687

Amount Remaining: $ 89,611

Mass Readings for the

Week of April 26th

Sunday: Acts 2:14a, 36-41/1 Pt 2:20b-25/Jn 10:1-10

Monday: Acts 11:1-18/ Jn 10:11-18

Tuesday Acts 11:19-26/Jn 10:22-30

Wednesday: Acts 12:24-13:5/Jn 12:44-50

Thursday: Acts 13:13-25/Jn 13:16-20

Friday: Acts 13:26-33/Jn 14:1-6

Saturday: Acts 13:44-52/Jn 14:7-14 Sunday: Acts 6:1-7/ Pt 2:4-9/Jn14:1-12

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Please pray for the sick and homebound

Mary Nordine Margaret Datko

Lloyd Anderson Lorraine Eheim

Theresa Griffith Bernice Labarre

Devra Shepherd Yur Reh

J. Harringer

Weekly

Collection

Weekly-Sunday 4/19/2020

Actual Budget

Envelope Income $5,175 $4,807

Plate 615 725

Gas/Lights 86 125

Campus Repair 85 70

Easter Envelopes & 1,724 —

Year to Date:

Envelope Income $188,317 $210,430

Plate 31,644 30,450

Gas/Lights 5,756 5,250

Campus Repair 4,789 2,940

† Mass Intentions †

Saturday May 2 St. Athanasius

8:30am † Edward Gunter

4:00 pm † Dearly Departed

Sunday May 3 4th Sunday of Easter

8:00 am † Lucy Soler

10:30 am † Pat Adrian

2:00 pm Parish

Monday May 4

8:30am † Mary Paone

Tuesday May 5

8:30am † Lucy Soler

Wednesday May 6

8:30am † Ray Sheehan

Thursday May 7

8:30am Jessie Larson

Friday May 8

8:30am † Beverly Olriksen

Saturday May 9

8:30am Marie Zech

4:00 pm † Marion Kneissel

Sunday May 10 5th Sunday of Easter

8:00 am † Leo McCormick

10:30 am † Ethel Gardner

2:00 pm Parish

NOTICE ON GIVING VIA CREDIT/DEBIT CARD

OR BY CHECK:

We have implemented an new way giving to our parish through

online, on our website www.stbernardstpaul.org,

with a credit or debit card, you can make a donation on the

window on our parish website entitled “Donation to our Par-

ish”. At this window there is also an option to set up recurring

direct deposits on a weekly or monthly basis.

If you would like to make a donation by check, you can mail to

the address of the Parish Office:

1160 Woodbridge St, St. Paul, MN 55117

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Parish News & Events

Apply for Marie Tschida Pranke Scholarship

Funds St. Bernard’s invites all parishioners with children at-

tending Catholic high schools to apply for a scholarship

from the Marie Tschida Pranke Scholarship Fund. This

fund was initially established when Marie Tschida

Pranke died. The funds were originally distributed to

students at St. Bernard High School until the school

closed in 2010. The amount of each award will be

based on the number of applicants. The funds are sent

directly to the Catholic high school that your child will

be attending. Please send a request to the parish office at 1160 Wood-

bridge St. or to the administrator at

rthornton@churchofstbernard-stp.org. Include the stu-

dent’s name, parents’ name(s), Catholic high school

name, grade your child will be in for the 2020-21 school

year. Requests should be submitted by May 13, 2020.

Funds will be sent to the high school when attendance is

verified by the school in the fall. However, we will notify

you of the amount of the award by June 17.

This Weekend

Confessions - On Saturday from 3-3:45pm in

the back of the Church.

Masses— Saturday @ 4pm (English)

Sunday 8am (English)

10:30am (Karenni)

12pm(Spanish)

English Masses follow on our English Facebook

page https://www.facebook.com/groups/ChurchofStBernardStPaul

Karenni Mass on the Karenni Facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/groups/253688778016510

Spanish Mass on the Spanish Facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/bernard.church.73

Distribution of Holy Communion – On Sunday

from 10-11am and 2-3pm on the doorsteps of

the Church. You can drive around the circle and

come out from your car to receive communion

in the same manner of last weekend.

Please call Fr. Ivan regarding the sacrament of

the sick or homebound communion.

Census 2020

We want and need everyone to be counted in the 2020

census. It is very important that everyone is counted to

ensure that we are properly represented in Washington

and receive our fair share of federal funds.

Queremos y necesitamos que todos sean contados en el

censo de 2020. Es muy importante que se cuente a todos

para garantizar que estemos representados adecuada-

mente en Washington y recibamos nuestra parte justa de

los fondos federales.

Census Help by Phone Ramsey Census assistance over

the phone in English. The US Census Bureau also pro-

vides assistance and the option to complete the form

over the phone in several languages: English: 844-330-

2020. Online website is https://my2020census.gov/

Ayuda del censo por teléfono Asistencia del censo de

Ramsey por teléfono en inglés. La Oficina del Censo de

los Estados Unidos también brinda asistencia y la opción

de completar el formulario por teléfono en varios idio-

mas: español: 844-468-2020 . El sitio web es

https://my2020census.gov/

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