Christ the King (34th Sunday in Ordinary Time) November 22, 2015

How worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and divinity, and wisdom and strength and honour. To him belong glory and power for ever and ever.

WELCOME TO

THE PARISH UNIT OF

ST. BERNARD’S (Moncton)

SAINT VINCENT (Sackville)

SAINT CLEMENT (Port Elgin)

& SAINT BARTHOLOMEW (Melrose)

St. Bernard’s: Thursday @ 9:30 AM, Saturday @ 4:00 PM Sunday @ 11:00 AM

St. Vincent: Sunday @ 9:00 AM

St. Clement's & St. Bartholomew's: Saturday @ 7 PM (alternating)

Priest is available for Confessions prior to Saturday Mass upon request.

PASTORAL MINISTRY TEAM:

Priest Moderator: Rev. Allison S. Carroll Social Justice: Claudia McCloskey

Assistant: (part-time) Rev. Charles Broderick Catechetics: Lorella Dunnett

Liturgy: Rick Shaw, Deb Gillespie Adult Faith: Dr. Andrew Wilson

STAFF:

Secretary: Darlene McGraw, sbhf@rogers.com Custodian: Michel Saulnier

Bookkeeper: Barb Bowes, stbacct@rogers.com	Facilities Manager: Mike Murphy

Catechetical Coordinator: Lorella Dunnett, lorella_st.bernards@hotmail.com

OFFICE: 43 Botsford St. Moncton, NB E1C 4W9 Phone 857-0425 Fax 857-9565

Web Site: www.stbernardschurch.ca

Monday to Friday: 9 AM–12 PM & 1–4 PM

Mass Intentions for this Week

Thurs.	Nov. 26th@ 9:30 AM—anniv. late Mary Brown	Teresa & Anna

Sat.	Nov. 28th@ 4:00 PM—late Dr. Harold B. Steeves & Wayne Steeves	Don & Darlene

Sun.	Nov. 29th@ 11:00 AM—anniv. late Bobby Girouard	Chuck & Jessie

OFFERINGS from November 14 & 15, 2015

Regular Envelopes (340) $ 7,623.00 Loose $ 758.85 Karing Kitchen $ 65.40

Capital Expenditure (28) $ 670.00 Needy Fund (10) $ 1,060.00 Christmas Boxes (1) $ 150.00

Donations (2) $ 32.00 Refugee Crisis (1) $ 100.00

Thank you for your generous and continued support!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Carmelites - 3rd Tuesday of the Month @ 7 PM

RCIA - Wednesdays @ 7 PM

Circle of Friends - Thursday mornings after Mass

Next CWL Craft Group - Tuesday, Dec. 01, 1-3 PM - Church Hall

Next Baptism Preparation - Tuesdays, January 5 & 12, 2016

Next Baptisms - Sunday, Nov. 22 @ 2 PM

Advent Penitential Service - St. Bernard's - Sunday, Dec. 13 @ 2 PM

Advent Evening Prayer - 7 PM, Thursdays, Dec. 3, 10, & 17

Help us keep the air we share healthy & fragrance free.

St. Bernard's Parish encourages all users of our place of worship, meeting rooms and parish office to refrain from using scents.

Ecclesiastes 3…Under every season there is a time…A TIME TO HEAL…we remember in our prayers those who are sick...

Sandra Cluney, Jaime Bulmer, Teresa Chase, and Fr. Maurice Guimond.

A TIME TO MOURN…our sincere sympathies to the familes of:

Wilhelmina (Billie) Mollins Back,

sister of Charlotte Coholan and Beulah Richard

Imelda Daly Gotell, sister of Pauline Keenan

and to all those who mourn the loss of a loved one...

Lions recycle for Sight - Changing Lives, One Pair at a Time

Used eyeglasses are recycled, cleaned, sorted by prescription strength, then packaged and distributed to people in need in developing countries where they will have the greatest impact. A Lions Recycle for Sight box will be at the main entrance of the church for you to drop off unwanted eyeglasses.

Circle of Friends: Thursday, December 10th will be the last gathering before Christmas. Will resume in January.

Sunday Missals 2015/2016

We have a limited number of Sunday Missals at the cost of $ 5.00 each.

You may purchase a copy at the Parish office during regular

office hours while they last.

DONATIONS TO THE PARISH - YEAR END

All donations must be received prior to December 31st

if they are to be included in the 2015 tax year.

Congratulations and best wishes to:

Dorothy Shea

who will celebrate her 102nd birthday on November 25th, 2015

Offices of Faith Development, Liturgy

& Youth Faith Development

Contact information:

Ellen - 857-9952 or ellen.diocesemoncton@gmail.com

Trevor - 857-4879 or trevord.diocese@gmail.com Deb at liturgymoncton@gmail.com

“In your heart you know that it is not the same to live without him; what you have come to realize, what has helped you to live and given you hope, is what you also need to communicate to others.”

Evangelii Gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel), paragraph #121

This will be our final quote from Evangelii Gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel) as we reach the end of the Year of Joy. With these quotes we hope we have whetted your appetite to explore more deeply the richness of Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation. We have merely scratched the surface, and so would encourage you if you have not already done so, to pick up your own copy, available at the Vision Bookstore, 45 York Street for $12.

Theology on Tap: Young adults (19-39) are invited to join us for our next Theology on Tap when Ellen Bennett (Archdiocese of Moncton) and Karen LeBlanc (Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity Parish) join us for a presentation entitled Transformation: Not Just the Bread and Wine. We will be meeting on Monday, Nov. 23rd at 7 PM at the Tide & Boar Gastropub (700 Main St., Moncton).

Books for Breakfast: Young adults (19-39) are invited to join our book discussion group as we look at I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban, by Malala Yousafzai. Saturday, Dec. 5th, 10 AM at Damascus Coffee, 710 Coverdale Rd. in Riverview. Contact Trevor for more information.

Knights of Columbus - Council 11985 - 91 Murphy St. Brunch, November 29, 8 AM to 12 Noon. Adults $ 8. children under 15 years - $ 2. and under 5 free. Profits for the Cathedral renovation.

The Guy-Sheila Gagne Foundation had organized a draw on a beautiful basket to help the Save the Cathedral project. The winner was Steve Basque. A cheque in the amount of $1150. will be presented to Archbishop Vienneau. We are also selling our nut cluster chocolates, $5/pound. Thank you for your support. For info. call Guy & Sheila 383-7919.

Faith Development at St. Bernard's

Catechism Schedule - November/December

Years	Time	Day/Date
1 through 7	9:30 - 10:45 AM

Sunday - Nov. 29

Sunday - Dec. 13
1, 2, 3, 7	12:15 - 1:30 PM

Sunday - Nov. 29

Sunday - Dec. 13
Exception: Nov. 29 all Year 7's - will meet at 6 PM
4, 5, & 6

6:30 - 7:45 PM	Tuesday, Dec. 15
All years - Advent Celebration	11 AM Mass	Sunday - Dec. 20
Dec. 27 and Jan. 3 - Christmas Break - No Classes

Special collection to help the Syrian refuges on Nov. 28 & 29

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) has endorsed a joint fundraising campaign to assist the Syrian refugees. This campaign involves the Development and Peace, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) Canada and CNEWA Canada (Catholic Near East Welfare Association). Those wishing to make a financial donation may do so through the parish. For income tax receipts, please put your donation in an envelope with your name, parish envelope number or address and indicate "Help to the Refugees". Donations rec'd will be matched by the Canadian government until December 31, 2015. Thank you for your generosity and support.

Archbishop Valéry Vienneau

Sponsorship of a Syrian Refugee Family: At the public meeting at Edith Cavell School on Nov.12, all of the English pastoral units in the city were represented and various individuals expressed an interest in sponsoring a refugee family. Such sponsorship involves two primary responsibilities; personal support for the family(such as shopping, schools, banking, health, etc.) and financial support depending on the size of the family for a 12 month period. To best gauge the level of interest and support, each of the three English pastoral units will hold a meeting in the near future (date will be announced in next week's bulletin) to further discuss opportunities, responsibilities and plans. If you have any interest in sponsoring a Syrian refugee family, please plan to attend.

Next Craft Group Gathering - Tues., Dec. 1st - 1 - 3 PM - Church Hall.

All ladies of the parish are very welcome to attend.

CWL Monthly Meeting - Monday, December 7th

6:30 PM - Rosary

7:00 PM - Regular Meeting & St. Nicholas Party.

Money Tree for those in need at Christmas. Yankee swap.

Membership fees are due - Please make cheques payable to St. Bernard's CWL.

Annual Reports are due. New Members Welcome!!!!

Christmas Boxes: The Social Justice team has begun planning for the Christmas Boxes for the needy. St. Bernard's will prepare 50 boxes this year. Coordination of the food boxes is done in collaboration with the Food Depot/Alimentaire, so that boxes have the same contents and recipients are registered. Monies for the Christmas boxes comes from the generous donations received through the special envelope for People in Need and individual contributions. Those who wish to request a box can call the parish Social Justice phone line at 204-4882 for guidance.

For People in Need: You will see in your envelope packets for November that there is one identified as for People in Need. Your generosity over the year has enabled the parish to assist with Christmas Boxes, help the homeless and at risk through the YMCA Reconnect programs and support the Food Depot. All of these services respond to immediate charitable needs. We also have supported programs that promote improved quality of life through Moncton Headstart, Crossroads for Women, Support to Single Parents, Salvus Clinic and mental health services for youth to name a few. Thank you for your ongoing support to the vulnerable in our community.

Calling All Knitters: Yarn has been donated for knitters who wish to make hats, mittens, etc. for the Advent Mitten Tree. If you wish to do some knitting, you can pick up the yarn at the rectory office. Thank you to all the dedicated knitters past & present.

St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Council 7940, sponsors of the Ray of Hope Needy Kitchen Inc., will hold a brunch Sunday, Nov. 22nd from 9 AM to 1 PM in St. Augustine’s Church basement. $7.00 per person or $20.00 per family. All are welcome!

A Great Christmas Gift - Give a ticket to The MetroTones Pop Chorus Christmas Celebration charity concert on Saturday, Dec. 5, 7:30 PM at the Moncton Wesleyan Celebration Center in an effort to assist the working poor and homeless. All proceeds go to the Food Depot Alimentaire, with assistance to the Ray of Hope Needy Kitchen & the Karing Kitchen. Admission is $10 plus two or more non-perishable food items. Tickets available at: all 5 Jean Coutu Pharmacies; Read’s Newsstands (Mountain Rd. & Riverview); People’s Park Tower; & Sobeys (Vaughan Harvey Blvd.) or a chorus member. For info. call 852-9664 or visit metrotones.org.

Benefit Dance at the Moncton Dart Club Nov. 27th, 7 PM - 2 AM to help out the three families of the boys from Port Elgin who were involved in a tragic car accident. Two young lives were taken and a third is still in the hospital in critical condition. There will be a silent auction, 50/50 draw, sandwiches, sweets, chips, pop and a live band.

St. Vincent`s CWL - Christmas Tea & Bake Sale

St Vincent`s Church Hall, 63 Charlotte St, Sackville, NB. Sunday, November 22nd, 4 - 6 PM. Adults $10., Children $5., under 3 free.

Season of Advent: The first Sunday of Advent - November 29th

Advent has a twofold nature: It prepares us for Christmas, when we recall Christ's first coming among us, and it is also a time when we look forward to his second coming at the end of the ages. Advent is a season of joyful expectation.

During Advent, each Sunday's Gospel reading has a specific focus. The Old Testament readings, especially those taken from Isaiah, are prophecies about the Messiah and messianic times. The selections from the writings of the Apostles present exhortations and instructions on different themes of this season.

Advent Evening Prayer: Christians are called in baptism to be people of prayer, to pray always, praising God and pleading for the world. Our priest-moderator, Fr. Carroll, encourages us at the beginning of Advent to be more cognizant of prayer during the Advent season. Why not try gathering with the faith community for Evening Prayer? It only takes up a half hour of your time. We follow the format for Evening Prayer that is offered in our Catholic Book of Worship.

All parishioners of our parish unit are invited and encouraged to gather for the Evening Prayer on Thursday evenings at St. Bernard’s Church

at 7 PM - Dec.3, 10, & 17.

ADVENT PENITENTIAL SERVICES

Holy Family Church (Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity)

Thursday, December 10th - 6:30 PM

St. Bernard's Church

Sunday - December 13th @ 2:00 PM

St. Augustine's Church (Queen of All Saints Unit)

Monday, December 21st @ 7:00 PM

Remembering our Deceased Family and Friends with Christmas Flowers

Once again this year, you are invited to make monetary donations for our Christmas floral arrangements in memory of deceased loved ones. All monies contributed will be used to purchase flowers that will decorate our church throughout the Christmas season. If you would like to donate funds for Christmas flowers in memory of a loved one you may do so by completing the information below & placing it with your donation in a plain envelope. That envelope can be put into the collection basket at mass or dropped off at the office. Names will be in the Christmas bulletin.

Thank you to all those who donate to this yearly project.

In Memory of:

Donated by:

Address:

Envelope #	Amount donated $

Ascension of the Lord May 8, 2005

Darlene

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