THE CATHOLIC PARISH OF ST. BERNARD

615 H St. Eureka, CA 95501 (707) 442

Parish Staff Rev. Bernard D’Sa, SFX, Pastor 443Rev. Edilberto Ramon , Parochial VicarDeacon Frank Weber 442-5615 Deacon W. Dance Farrell 442-2233 Msgr. Gerard Brady, Retired, in residence Rev. Mike Cloney, Retired, in residence_______________________________________________________________________________________

Cathy Finney, Office Manager , 442Illeen Knapp, Bookkeeper Ext. 1 102Melanie Broswick, Children Faith Formation, Ext. 11 0Fritz Sorensen, Maintenance, 442- 6466Dianne Luzzi, RCIA 442-8812 Mason Matteoli, Music Director 267Toni Lee Estevo, Prayer Line 445- 3616 (24/7)Office Hours Monday — Friday, 8am – 2pm E- Mail: office@saintbernards.org FAX: (707) 443-0914

www.saintbernards.org

St. Joseph Mission Church Mass Schedule

(Located on the corner of C &

Saturdays: 4:00 pm. (vigil), Sundays: 7:30 am

Weekdays: Tuesdays & Thursdays 7:30 am

Holy Days: 7:30 am

Confessions: Saturdays 3:15- 3:45 pm

THE CATHOLIC PARISH OF ST. BERNARD

615 H St. Eureka, CA 95501 (707) 442-6466

443-8429 , Parochial Vicar 443-8429

Msgr. Gerard Brady, Retired, in residence Rev. Mike Cloney, Retired, in residence _______________________________________________________________________________________

-6466 102

Melanie Broswick, Children Faith Formation, Ext. 11 03 6466

267-1158 3616 (24/7)

Mass Schedule at St. Bernard

Sundays: 10:30 am

Weekdays: 12:15 pm.

Holy Days Vigil :

Confessions: Wednes

& by appointment

Exposition of the Bl essed Sacrament: Wed. 1

St. Joseph Mission Church Mass Schedule

Henderson St.)

Saturdays: 4:00 pm. (vigil), Sundays: 7:30 am

Weekdays: Tuesdays & Thursdays 7:30 am

Holy Days: 7:30 am

3:45 pm & by appt.

THE CATHOLIC PARISH OF ST. BERNARD

6466

Mass Schedule at St. Bernard

Sundays: 10:30 am

Weekdays: 12:15 pm. Mon, Wed, Fri

: 5:30 pm

Confessions: Wednes days 1:00 pm-

by appointment

essed Sacrament: Wed. 1 -9 pm

St. Joseph Mission Church Mass Schedule

Henderson St.)

November 5, 2017- Thirty first Sunday in Ordinary T ime

They called him “The Lip of Louisville,” a heavyweight boxer who followed his gold medal victory in the 1960 Rome Olympics with a professional career that quickly led to two things: amazing success and widespread animosity. There was no doubting his ability, but his brash personality and in-your face arrogance led many to dislike him. His boasting eventually took the form of a simple anthem:”I am the greatest!” Few genuine fans of the sport of boxing would challenge his claim of greatness, although many still remember and resent the boasting and bluster he continued to spew for a good part of his career. But time has way of mellowing all of us, and Muhammad Ali was no exception. There’s a story told of a traveler curious about the small crowd surrounding someone at Metro Airport in Detroit. The traveler had enough time to investigate and recognized "The Champ,” as Ali became known later in his life, as the center of all the attention. Afflicted by Parkinson’s disease that had robbed him of his gift of gab, he was wordlessly, even humbly, handing out leaflets. The traveler took one and read a message that began with: ”God is the greatest.”

That’s the simple message of today’s first reading from the prophet Malachi: A great king am I, says the Lord. There’s a dire warning to the priests: Give glory to my name…[or} your blessing I will make a curse. It seems it is from this very perspective that Jesus speaks out so aggressively in our Gospel, as he confronts the hypocrisy of the Pharisees. How interesting that he doesn’t dismiss them or question their authority, but warns all of us to go beyond words of faith and to act on what we profess.

Whenever Jesus says I am in the Gospels- and he does it a number of times, especially in John-he is making a clear reference to the First Commandment of the Ten, and to his own divinity. Remember that First Commandment? I am the Lord your God. You shall have no strange gods before me. It’s very easy

to dismiss it as hopelessly out of step with the modern world.

We might say there’s not a lot of idol worship going on in our culture, at least worship of carved images of strange deities. But we do have our idols- power, wealth, fame, pleasure, independence. The most insidious and widely embraced idol, though, is the image we see when we look in the mirror. There is something within us that in subtle ways struggles mightily with the notion of allowing God to be God: it’s that determined sense that “nobody is going to tell me what to do.”

So how do we let God be God: let God be the greatest? One way is through prayer, when we pray the Lord’s Prayer and say “thy will be done.” Repeatedly returning to a posture of humbly seeking and following the will of God, no matter how challenging, no matter how contrary to our own will, is the heart and soul of humbling ourselves as Jesus calls us to. It allows God to be God. And God is the greatest!

Message From the Chancery in Response to Inquiries Offering Help to Santa Rosa Fire Disaster Victims … As our hearts continue to go out to the countless families affected by the wildfires, we are encouraged by the response from all people of goodwill. The Chancery reopened on Monday, October 16th, but will not be fully staffed as some staff have left the area due to evacuations. Chancery staff have email access but are not working. Many more every day are in contact and wish to help out, so we have created a web page on our Diocesan website to donate specifically to help alleviate the incredible financial toll the fires have had on our school communities, and parish families. Please go to www.srdiocese.org/signofhope to make a donation as soon as possible. Every little bit helps! You can also sign up to offer one hour of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament each week, as well as submit your own story of how you have experienced your own sign of hope in the midst of this trial. Thank you!

Readings Today Reading I: Malachi 1:14b-2:2b, 8-10 Reading ll: 1 Thessalonians 2:7b-9, 13 Gospel: Matthew 23:1-12

Readings for next Sunday Reading I: Wisdom 6:12-16 Reading ll: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 or 13-14 Gospel: Matthew 24:42a, 44

Eureka Holy Mass Schedule: Saturday, November 04 4:00 pm +Javier Nunez & St. Joseph +Heliodoro Sandoval Sunday, November 05 7:30 am +Disolina Trutalli St. Joseph 9:00 am +Elvira & Louis Bonomini Sacred Heart 10:30 am +Douglas Williams St. Bernard 12:15 pm (Sp) +Ricardo Talavera Sacred Heart 4:30 pm +Tom O’Hara Sacred Heart Monday, November 06 12:15 pm +Pompati Family St. Bernard Tuesday November 07 7:30 am +Harry Nethery St. Joseph 11:30 am No Intention St. J Hospital Wednesday, November 08 12:15 pm +Gena Angelini St. Bernard 7:00 pm (Sp) No Intention Sacred Heart Thursday, November 09 7:30 am +Dec. Mem. ICF St. Joseph 11:30 am No Intention St. J Hospital Friday, November 10 12: 15 pm Int. Chad Kryla St. Bernard Saturday, November 11 4:00 pm For the People St. Joseph Sunday, November 12 7:30 am +Mary Hoffman St. Joseph 9:00 am +Dr.Shean Murphy Sacred Heart 10:30 am +Anita Pera St. Bernard 12:15 pm (Sp) No Intention Sacred Heart 4:30 pm +Phyllis K. Davy Sacred Heart *Sunday evening Mass at 6 pm will be moved to 4:30 pm beginning on Nov. 5 th at Sacred Heart.

Finance / Stewardship Collection : The plate last weekend was $2,994 and St. Vincent de Paul & Betty Chinn was $1,198.

Events for the week: Sun Nov 05 11:45 am Confirmation –SB Youth Rm Tue. Nov 07 6:15 pm Religious Ed - Charter School Tue Nov 09 7:00 pm Knights of Columbus Thu Nov. 09 7:00 pm RCIA-St. B Hall Please pray for : Joe Saragosa, John Wrigley, William Deraita, Tom Halliday, Martina Traylor, Angelyn Flosi, Yvette Logan, Ashley Timmerman, Yara Hailey, Chet Williams, Gary Cormier, Matilde Vega, Benita Roman, Debbie McCollister, Mervyn Dody, Bill Bergesen, Steve Mill, Patricia Tritten, Sondra Lindstrom, Ryan Pepper, and Edgar Dickinson.

ALL SOULS DAY / MONTH INTENTIONS There are All Souls Day envelopes on the table by the side entrance. If you would like to have loved ones remembered at the Holy Mass please fill out the All Souls Day envelopes with their names. If you wish please include a donation and place the envelope in

the collection basket. They will be placed on the Altar during the month of November. Confirmation classes have begun! If you or your child is interested in being Confirmed this year, please meet us at Saint Bernard’s Church Hall, upstairs on Sunday, November 5th following the 10:30 Mass. (About 11:45am-1:30pm) RCIA Invitation Anyone wishing to learn more about the Catholic Church is welcome to attend meetings of the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA). Also, individuals over 18 who have not received Communion or Confirmation are welcome. If you are interested, please call Pat Thul – SH at 444-8322 or 616-7399 or Dianne- SB at 442-8812. Children's Faith Formation The classes at the Charter School are going nicely as we head into this busy Holiday season. Thank you all for your continued support and prayers for our programs. Parents: Please bring in your signed permission forms for the Circle of Grace classes that need to be taught, Thank you! Have a blessed week & peace to all, Melanie Broswick #442-6466 ext. 1103

We need Parishioner help moving out 5 rows of pews after the 10:30 Mass Sunday, Oct 29, and then AGAIN the following Saturday, Nov 4, bringing 5 rows from the Hall back to the Church. Once again we are moving the scaffolding forward as we continue the magnificent restoration of our Church. We have furniture dollies, you bring the screw guns. It won't take long.

Catholic Detention Ministries To St. Bernards Office by no later than Dec 4th please bring donations of small individually wrapped candies and please only unused Christmas cards with envelopes for the use of the inmates of the Humboldt County Correctional Facility. The facility requests that candies remain in their unopened store packages in which they are sold for safety reasons. This is a combined effort of the local Catholic churches to put together 375 packages, one for each inmate. This has been much appreciated by the inmates in the past. Please call Bob Farrar with questions @ 677-1952.

St Bernard Parish Pancake Breakfast Prepared by the Knights of Columbus will be held today, Nov. 5th in St Bernard Parish Hall. Time 8:30 am till 12. Menu is pancakes, scrambled eggs, ham or sausage, applesauce, coffee and orange juice. Cost $6 for adults, $3 for children under 12. The proceeds go to St. Bernard’s Building Maintenance Fund.