Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday: 2:30-3:30 pm Sacrament of Marriage

Contact the Parish Office at least 6 months prior to date. Sacrament of Baptism

Contact Deacon Larry Mastalish at 468-4922

Parish Office

(920) 468-4811 Religious Education Office

(920) 468-4390 Office Hours:

Monday-Thursday 8:00 am-4:30 pm

Friday - 8:00 -Noon School Office

(920) 468-5026 Pastor Fr. Mark Vander Steeg

Deacon Keith Holschbach Deacon John Laurant Deacon Larry Mastalish Deacon Bernie Terrien

Pastoral Associate Sr. Caroline Castellini OP

Music & Liturgy Coordinator Joe LeBeau

Business Manager Ginny Gigot

School Principal Crystal Blahnik

Parish Nurse Ann Kaufmann

Director of Religious Education Adam Horn

Adult Faith Formation/RCIA Joanne Griesbach

Youth Ministry & Confirmation Callie Kowalski

R.E. Assistant Jeannine Hadzima

Receptionist/Office Tina Drewiske

Publications/Office Lori Froelich

St. Bernard Parish 2040 Hillside Lane, Green Bay, WI

(920)468-4811-www.stbernardgb.org

November 5 & 6, 2016

Mass Intentions

The saving graces of the Mass are for:

Monday, November 7 8:45 am Word/Communion Service

Tuesday, November 8 8:45 am Word/Communion Service

Wednesday, November 9 8:45 am the soul of Dave Gibson † the soul of Fred Strebel †

Thursday, November 10 8:45 am the soul of Tillie DeMatteo †

Friday, November 11 8:45 am the Deceased Members of the Ripp/Rentmeester Families †

10:45 am Bornemann Nursing Home– Mass

Saturday, November 12 2:30 pm Confessions 4:00 pm the soul of Mike Pyatt † the souls of Peter & Armilla Jauquet †

Sunday, November 13 8:00 am the soul of Greg Maxfield † 10:00 am for the People of St. Bernard Parish 6:30 pm the soul of Robert Peot † the soul of Mike Peot †

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Wedding Banns I Dan Grillo & Lori Ann Keisic

We are so privileged as Catholics to be a part of the one Church spread across the earth. It is always a great consolation to me to be able to travel to other lands and always find Jesus alive in the Holy Mass. He is with his people in the greatest of poverties and in the heights

of power. God has no favorites. I am mindful especially of the return of freedom and the Mass to the people of Mosul, Iraq after the nightmare of ISIS for the past two years. Countless martyrs were put to death however in often grue-some ways. Could we have done more? Difficult ques-tions. One of the marks of healing has been the ringing of the bells from the city of Bartella in Iraq. For the past two years they did not ring, due to ISIS terrorists who overtook this area and forced all Christians to flee. The military offensive to take Mosul and the surrounding area back began more than a week ago. A push by the Iraqi army, Kurdish forces and Shiite militias has led to a retrieval of some 30 villages around Mosul. They have freed them from the clutches of ISIS, who devastated and desecrated their churches. An-cient, ancient Christians. Pope Francis has been holding these exhausted populations in prayer. At the Angelus this past week he recalled the sufferings Iraqis, especially Christians and other minorities, targeted in the crosshairs of ISIS. It is reported that “the Christian refugees who fled to northern Iraq celebrated the news of the liberation of Mosul, and other important Chris-tian strongholds like Qaraqosh or Alqosh, dancing and sing-ing. Between June and August 2014, these people had to flee Mosul and the plain of Nineveh with the arrival of ISIS. In one night alone, more than 150,000 people fled the sec-ond largest city in Iraq. However, terrorists do not want to abandon the country without offering as much resistance as possible. Thus, the UN warns of gory practices by these extremists”. (Rome Reports) The spokesperson of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights at the United Nations stated, "We are gravely concerned by reports that ISIL is using the civilians in and around Mosul as human shields as the Iraqi forces advance. They are keeping civilians close to their offices or places where fighters are located, which may result in civil-ian casualties.” It is estimated that up to one million people could leave the city in the following days due to the weak-ening of ISIS authority, which would cause a new humani-tarian disaster in Iraq. Pray for the persons of Iraq and Syr-ia. They are like us in our desire to love, laugh, hope, mourn, create families, raise their children and live a normal human life. ISIS has robbed them of the gift of peaceful human existence. Fr. Mark Vander Steeg

Parish Annual Meeting

Tuesday. November 15, 2016 7:00 pm

Bishop Hall

Your Financial Stewardship For the week ended October 30, 2016

Weekly Joyful Giving Envelope $ 16,083.00 Weekly Joyful Giving Budget ... $ 21,385.00 Offertory Loose Collection ........ $ 1,286.00 Monthly Joyful Giving Actual ... $ 95,224.00 Monthly Joyful Giving Budget .. $ 88,921.00 YTD Joyful Giving Actual ........ $ 340,241.00 YTD Joyful Giving Budget ....... $ 366,323.00 YTD Revenue—Expenses = ...... $ 9,813.00 Balance of Debt on building addition—$126,435

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Religious Education News Adam Horn—R.E. Director

The Week Ahead: November 9

Grade 1: God Shares His Life with Us Grade 2: We Give Love to Others Grade 3: Jesus Calls Us to Follow Grade 4: We are Called to Follow Jesus Grade 5: The Eucharist Is the Center of the Christian Life Grade 6: Jacob Is Chosen by God Grade 7: The Mission of Jesus Grade 8: One in Spirit

High School students will be attending a movie and presentation on the Divine Mercy image from 6:00 – 8:00 in Bishop Hall [formerly the Multi-Purpose Room]

St. Bernard School News Crystal Blahnik, School Principal

New Staff Spotlight: SBS and Parish Welcomes: Ms. Taylor Baltus, 2nd Grade teacher. I am so thrilled to be join-ing the St. Bernard family as a 2nd grade teacher! I am originally from Wisconsin Rapids, but fell in love with the Green Bay area after at-tending St. Norbert College. While at St. Norbert, I was involved with many different services, philanthro-py, and peer mentoring programs. I was also blessed with the opportunity to student teach in St. Lucia, a beautiful island in the Caribbean! I graduat-ed from St. Norbert in May 2016 with a degree in Elementary Education and certifications in Math and German. November Calendar: Nov. 8 - Voting Day Nov. 11 - Early Release for Staff Development Nov. 20 - Holiday Shopping Extravaganza Nov. 23 - Special Persons Day, Kindergarten. Early Dismissal for Thanksgiving. School Mass at 8:45 am. Dog races for highest Magazine Sellers.

Youth Ministry Callie Kowalski

Scrip Sales

Parish Office Mon. -Thurs. 8:00am-4:00pm Fri. 8:00am-11:00am

School Mon. -Fri. 8:00am-9:00am and 3:00pm-4:00pm

Church After all weekend Masses

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ONE WEEK TO GO Just one week that’s all that’s left Holiday Magic at its best.

HOLIDAY MAGIC LUNCHEON AND BOUTIQUE SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2016

RIVERSIDE BALLROOM

Pull out the holiday attire and come early to purchase a gift box or to check out the auction, boutique and bakery items. Meet and visit with friends and family. Everyone will be invited to participate in the heads and tails game…for cash.

You will be given a bidding number with your auction booklet as you enter. You may use this to make any pur-chases and pay with a credit card if you wish to do so. Keep your number in a safe place. After you pick up your purchases, please remember to pay before you leave. Stay till the end for a chance to win a $50 door prize.

Thank you to the Massart’s for helping with the auction and to all those who have contributed to make this event successful!

If you have questions about tickets you may call: Janet Piontek at 468-1596.

Mary Sevcik(468-5380) and Rita Last(676-5393) Chairpersons

JOIN US!JOIN US!JOIN US!JOIN US! St. Bernard Holiday St. Bernard Holiday St. Bernard Holiday St. Bernard Holiday

Shopping ExtravaganzaShopping ExtravaganzaShopping ExtravaganzaShopping Extravaganza 2020 Hillside Lane, Green Bay2020 Hillside Lane, Green Bay2020 Hillside Lane, Green Bay2020 Hillside Lane, Green Bay

November 20, 2016 November 20, 2016 November 20, 2016 November 20, 2016 from 9 am to 2 pmfrom 9 am to 2 pmfrom 9 am to 2 pmfrom 9 am to 2 pm

FREE ADMISSION FREE ADMISSION FREE ADMISSION FREE ADMISSION Vendor List:Vendor List:Vendor List:Vendor List: Shillcox Shamrock Alpaca Farm, Silverwear

by Misty LLC, Scentsy, Pink Zebra, Gram's Handmade Closet, Lovin' Hands Creations by Barb, Norwex, DoTerra, LuLaRoe, Pampered Chef, Scarves by Renee, Jelly Bean Tree, L'Bri, Massart Chiropractic, Kathy's Kozys, Gemstoria, Tupperwear, Sew Sensible, Thirty-One Gifts, Origami Owl, Hatfield Hand-made Items, 7th Grade Honey, Mary Kay, Skip Booking & Co, Dianz Designs, Discovery Toys, Barefoot Books, Merci Natureal, Cee Cee’s Creations, Get Bent, Keep Collective, Avon, Tastefully Simple, Younique, Jenny's Sport Jewelry, Tricia Spencer Products, Sap Happy, and Algoma Wolf Tech.

Wednesday, November 9 6:00-8:30 pm Bishop Hall

The Director’s Cut Film Presentation of …

THE ORIGINAL IMAGE OF DIVINE MERCY

An Extraordinary Film for an Extraordinary Year!

With a presentation by director Daniel diSilva…

who will bring to life a whole new perspective on, not only the film, but on the masterpiece at hand. Having shot the film across six countries, diSilva has accumulat-ed more information about St. Faustina’s work of art that any film could hold. He has collected the most fascinat-ing details about why the Original Image of Divine Mer-cy took the arduous journey that it did, some of which have been “top secret” until now! There is so much to tell about the painting that has captivated the world and why the real story behind the Original Image has re-mained relatively unknown until the making of this film.

The Original Image of Divine Mercy features exclusive interviews with first-hand eye-witnesses, as well as Bish-op Robert Barron of Los Angeles (Word on Fire); Fr.

Michael Gaitley, MIC: George Weigel biographer of Pope Saint John Paul II and author of Witness to Hope; author Fr. Leo Maasburg, spiritual director and confessor to Blessed Mother Teresa; and many others.

The film also features conversations about the im-portance of Art in culture with American comedian Jim Gaffigan (The Jim Gaffigan Show), and multiple Gram-my and Emmy Award-winning musician Harry Con-nick, Jr. (American Idol), and Fr. Karl Wallner from the Cistercian Abbey in Stift Heiligenkreuz, Austria, home to the Billboard chart-topping Chant CDs . Light refreshments to be served with the presentation

Next Weekend November 12 & 13

After all Masses Book Fair

Books DVD’s Bibles Rosaries Items for Christmas and much more!

Consider making a purchase to help stock our parish library

Materials provided by Cathedral Book & Gift A portion of each purchase will benefit

St Bernard Adult Faith Formation

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AREA CONFESSION SCHEDULE

St. Bernard Sat. 2:30-3:30 pm Holy Cross Sat. 3:30-4:00 pm

Prince of Peace Sat. 3:30-4:00 pm - Thurs. 5:00-6:00 pm

Resurrection Sat. 3:15-3:45 pm St. Francis Xavier Cathedral Sat. 2:15-3:30 pm - Wed. 6:00-8:00 pm

St. Mary of the Angels Sat. 3:30pm - Sun. 8:30am

St. Matthew Sat. 3:30-4:00 pm Sts. Peter and Paul Sat. 3:30 pm - Sun. 7:30 am - 9:30 am- 12pm

St. Willebrord Mon.-Fri.7:00 am - 11:30am

Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help Sun.-Fri. 10:00-10:45 am - Sat. 9:15-10:45 am

Human Trafficking Awareness Event Saturday, November 12, 2016

8:00 am-12:00 pm Peach Lutheran Church

1954 County Rd U-Green Bay http://trafficking111216.eventbrite.com

Notre Dame Academy News

Did you know? NDA prides itself in being the premier college preparatory high school in the area as over 90% of our students attend a four-year college after graduation.

Mark it down Interested in seeing what we have to offer? Join us on Tues-day, November 15 for our annual Open House. See first-hand how your child will excel at our school!

www.NotreDameAcademy.com (920) 429-6100