Sunday, May 24, 2015

ST. BERNARD
CHURCH OF
THE
ASCENSION
CHURCH &
SCHOOL
SACRAMENTS
Baptisms:
By appointment.
Marriage Arrangements
The couple should contact the priest as
soon as they become engaged.
They must meet with the priest twice before
setting a marriage date. These two meetings
need to be completed 6 months before the
proposed date.
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Ascension—Sat. 4:15—4:45 pm.
St. Bernard —Mon. 8:30 am.
Sat. 7:15—7:45 pm.
323 Reform St. North
Additionally by appointment.
Norwood Young America, MN 55368
Communion for Homebound
Call parish office.
Contact Information
Anointing of the Sick
Fr. Gregory Abbott, Pastor
Call the parish office at any time.
Rectory & Parish Office-952-467-3351
MASS SCHEDULE
Website ……www.ascensionnya.org
Ascension-Weekend-Sat. 5 pm. Sun. 8 am.
Email:ascensionnya@embarqmail.com
Weekday –Tuesday 7:15 am.
Parish Office Hours: Mon. , Tues., St. Bernard-Weekend-Sat. 8 pm. Sun. 10am.
Weekday–Mon. Wed. & Fri. 8:00 am.
Thurs., & Fri. 10 am—2pm.
Trustees
Gary Widmer ………….952-467-3082
John (Jack) Lano .……..952-467-3765
Parish Council Chairperson
Brian Willems ….……...952-467-9654
Communion for Homebound
Rita Fahey……………..952-467-6478
DRE for 6th—10th Grades
Julie Kleindl…………...952-807-3522
DRE for Pre-k-5th Grades
Kara Wickenhauser……952-466-4719
Prayer Chain
Carol Donnay …………952-467-2183
Lucy Kostecka ………..952-467-2576
E-mail: Ascensionprays@aol.com
Adoration Coordinator
Jan Johnson……………952-412-4900
Music Liturgy
Marilee Widmer ……..952-467-3082
Social Hall Bookings
Parish Office …..………952-467-3351
Catholic United Financial
Dennis Stoks …………952-240-5001
Knights of Columbus-Grand
Knight Gerald Milz….…952-467-3186
Bulletin Co-editors
Patricia Quinn……….…….…....466-3304
E-mail …bulletin@st-bernard-cologne.org
212 Church St. East
Cologne, MN 55322
Contact Information
Fr. Gregory Abbott, Pastor
Sr. Jancy Nedumkallel, Principal
Rectory & Parish Office ..952-466-2031
Fax ………………….…..952-466-3319
Parish Information E-mail:
parishinfo@st-bernard-cologne.org
Bookkeeper E-mail:
bookkeeper@st-bernard-cologne.org
Bulletin E-mail:
bulletin@st-bernard-cologne.org
School - Pre K-6th Grade.952-466-5917
School Information E-mail:
schoolinfo@st-bernard-cologne.org
Website ... www.st-bernard-cologne.org
Convent ………………...952-466-5620
David Dettmann ………….…….467-2268 Parish Office Hours: Monday, Tues
E-mail..daveannerichkarlemma@msn.com day & Wednesday 9am-1pm.
Trustees
Joint Bulletin published weekly at:
Leonard Hoen …...……...952-466-2088
www.ascensionnya.org &
Andrew Kleindl.……...…952-442-9282
www.st-bernard-cologne.org
SCRIPTURE READINGS
For the week of May 24, – May 30, 2015
5/24 Pentecost Sunday: Acts: 2:1-11 * Ps
104:1,24,31,34,29-30 * 1 Cor 12:3b-7,12-13 or Gal
5:16-25 * Jn 20:19-23 or Jn 15:26-27; 16:12-15.
Ordinary Time 5/25 (St. Bede the Venerable; St.
Gregory VII; St. Mary Magdalene de’Pazzi)
(Eighth week in Ordinary Time): Sir 17:20-24 * Ps
32:1-2,5,6,7 * Mk 10:17-27.
5/26 St. Philip Neri: Sir 35:1-12 * Ps 50:5-6,78,14,23 * Mk 10:28-31.
5/27(St. Augustine of Canterbury): Sir 36:1,45a,10-17 * Ps 79:8,9,11,13 * Mk 10:32-45.
5/28: Sir 42:15-25 * Ps 33:2-3,4-5,6-7,8-9 * Mk
10:46-52.
5/29: Sir 44:1,9-13 * Ps 149:1-2,3-4,5-6,9 * Mk
11:11-26.
5/30 (BVM): Sir 51:12cd-20 * Ps 19:8,9,10,11 *
Mk 11:27-33.
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the Parish. Used with permission.
Finance Council Chairperson
Bernie J. Shambour…… 952-466-5928
Parish Council Chairperson
Carol Symanitz……….…651-331-8665
School Advisory Council Chairperson Pam Kunkel …….952-467-3222
Faith Formation Coordinator
FaithFormation@ st-bernard-cologne.org
Ladies Guild President
Monica Kooiman ………952-466-5769
Prayer Chain
Patsy Quinn….. …………952-466-3304
Lori Kasel ..lori.kasel@embarqmail.com
Adoration Coordinator
Helen Nicklaus …………952-466-2000
Catholic United Financial
Helen Hilgers ………..…952-466-5567
PENTECOST SUNDAY – MAY 24, 2015
Family Meals + Family Prayer + Sunday Mass =
Stronger Families AND Stronger Marriages
LEG #2 FAMILY PRAYER
PARISHIONERS’ SPEAK
Rosary convert:
from Boring to Beautiful
I have heard some people say they can't stand saying the rosary. I used to be one of those people.
However, I learned over Ɵme, that the reason why
I found the rosary boring is because as I would say
the monotonous litany of Hail Mary's, my mind
would wander onto the plans of the day, what I
had leŌ for homework or what TV show I was
missing. I was absorbed in my life and it's no wonder I found this Ɵme so boring--I was thinking of
me. But as I learned the proper way to pray the
rosary (vocal AND MeditaƟve prayer) I learned
about God. I learned about the birth of Jesus,
about how Mary and Joseph felt losing Him in the
Temple, about the death of Jesus and the resurrecƟon. My mind became immersed in the familiar
passages of scripture, and with the prayers of Hail
Mary's aiding me in my meditaƟon, I was able to
go deeper. I do not find the rosary boring anymore; I find it beauƟful. I find it beauƟful because I
am meditaƟng on the mysteries of God. I find it
beauƟful because for once, for fiŌeen minutes, I
am not thinking about myself. I am thinking of
Him
~ A parishioner
Memorial Day:
Memorial Day Mass will be
at Ascension this year at 8:45am May 25th.
Daily Mass schedule
Beginning June 1st the daily Mass schedule will be:
8am Monday and Wednesday at St. Bernard and
7:15am Tuesday and Friday at Ascension.
CALENDAR FOR ASCENSION
AND ST. BERNARDS’ PARISHES
May 22—June 8th. At St. Bernard—Paper recycling and metal recycling. Please bring all your paper, cardboard to the paper trailer. Any metal item
can be put in the metal dumpster.
May 23 & 24th At St. Bernard—”Linger Longer”
after Mass. Refreshments will be served in the Narthex of the church. An table will be set up with information on the Archbishop Harry J. Flynn Catechetical Institute.
May 25-Mon-At Ascension-8:45 am-Memorial
Day Mass
May 28-Thurs.-8:00 am -8:00 pm-Eucharistic Adoration at Ascension.
May 28-Thurs.-At Ascension Social Hall-Pro Life
Ministry meeting at 6:00 pm
Sunday May 31st - 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. St.
Bernard School Honors History -St. Bernard Parish
invites all parishioners, school families, alumni and
the community to help honor our school history.
Mass at 10 o'clock followed by a free-will offering
luncheon in the school cafeteria. There will also be a
memorabilia display on the first floor of the school
and all the class rooms will be open.
June 15-19-At Ascension-Vacation Bible School
May 24, 2015 - In today’s Gospel Jesus tells us not
to let our hearts be troubled. This is not always easy
to do as we struggle with all the stresses of everyday
life. God in his mercy and love has given us the gift
of a help-mate, a partner in this life, our spouse.
Take time to appreciate this special gift and nurture
your marriage relationship. The next Worldwide
Marriage Encounter Weekends are July 17-19 in
Buffalo, MN; September 11-13 in Irene, SD & International Falls, MN; October 9-11 in Buffalo, MN &
November 20-22 in Medora, ND & Prior Lake &
Windom, MN & Rapid City, SD. Early registration
is highly recommended. For more information visit
our website at: twincitieswwme.org or contact Brent
& Tracy at applications@twincitieswwme.org or 612
-756-8720.
Church of the Ascension
Norwood Young America, MN
May 24th
Pentecost Sunday
For all people:
May the Holy Spirit lead us to a deeper
understanding and appreciation for the gift of every
person’s life;
We pray to the Lord:
RETREAT
All are welcome at a Carmelite Retreat will be held
on June 12 – 14th at Franciscan Retreat House,
Prior Lake. The retreat master is Fr. Robert Altier,
with Reflections from the Writings and Life of
St. Teresa of Jesus. See the bulletin board for more
detail and registration information.
June Retreats at Franciscan Retreats and Spirituality
Center, Prior Lake
June Mid-Week Women's retreat,
Tuesday June 9 - June 11.
This retreat follows our theme for 2015 Come Away and
Rest Awhile. Four retreat conferences, confession,
spiritual direction and anointing. All meals cooked on site
by Judy our chef.
June 'Directed' Retreat, Saturday June 20 - Friday
June 26th.
Our summer, silent directed retreat will begin on
Saturday, June 20, with the evening meal and conclude
on Friday, June 26, with lunch. To register, call the retreat center at 952-447-2182 or register online at franciscanretreats.net/register
PRO LIFE MEETING
The Pro-Life Ministry will meet in the Ascension Social Hall on Thursday, May 28 at 6:00 pm.
All Are Welcome
Funeral services were held for our parishioner,
Willis Neutgens, on May 18th.
Please remember him and his family in your
prayers.
Cemetery Regulations
Ascension Cemetery does not permit planting, artificial or potted plants during the grass cutting season
except Memorial weekend. Decorations should not
be placed before Thursday evening of Memorial Day
and must be removed before the next weekend. Do
not dig holes. Decorations will be removed and
placed at the east end of the cemetery by the large
evergreen tree. During the grass cutting season fresh
cut flowers (not artificial) are allowed. When wilted
they will be removed.
Church of St. Bernard
Cologne, MN
Congratulations!!
We had our Fair share drawings for the school
families and the following families won scrip
cards of their choice. Casey / Brenda Jones $100.00;
Keith/ Monica Kooiman $75.00; Darin Feist $50.00
The paper truck will here from May 22nd through June
8th . We will also arrange the metal disposal dumpster at
that time. You need to pay $5.00 for the TV and Computer monitors. Thank you. After this St. Bernard will no
longer have paper and metal recycling. Ascension
Knights of Columbus has paper drives which are published in the bulletin. Please consider taking your paper
there.
The Adult Choir will be practicing on Tuesday May 26th
for the May 31st 10:00 AM Mass.
Eucharistic Adoration Wednesday, June 3rd, after the
8:00 a.m. Mass until 8:00 p.m. Please sign up at the
Scrip table for an hour or half hour. Please try to be on
time as the person before you may have an appointment
and the Eucharist should not be left unattended. Thanks
to all. "Come Lord Jesus. Send Us Your Spirit. Renew the
face of the earth."
May 19, 2015
Church Roof Project
The Archdiocese proxy to approve the replacement of the
church shingles, and new rain gutters on the church has
been received. The proxy also includes the addition of a
“Gutter Cover” to prevent leaves, pin needles, roof grit
and seed pods from entering the rain gutter to the church
addition gutters and the new church gutters.
We have hired Heiland Construction to replace the shingles at a cost of $43,600.
We have hired Minnesota Gutter to do the gutter part of
the project for $6,308.19.
The project is scheduled to start any time after June 1,
2015. Please be aware of construction signs and barriers
for your safety.
The total project cost is now at $50,000, we have $17,500
in the capital improvement fund at this time. The unfunded
cost is being funded by a loan from Catholic Finance
Company. Please use weekly offertory contribution envelopes marking contributions as FIF (Forward In Faith).
"Please join in sending Birthday Wishes to Dalys Eiden &
Barbara Slimmer by signing the Birthday Cards
located on the Scrip Table in the Narthex."
This Weekend May 23 & 24: Blest Art, Inc. will have a
display of their hand-carved pieces of beautiful olive
wood religious art in the Narthex of the church. Please
consider purchasing an item or two to support Palestinian
families who still live in the Holy land.
CHURCH OF ST. BERNARD
STEWARDSHIP OF TIME
AND LITURGY SCHEDULE
May 25, 2015 through May 31, 2015
LECTORS:
Saturday 8:00 pm. Julie Kleindl
Sunday 10:00 am. Cassidy Jones,
Greta Feist & Amy Wickenhauser
SERVERS: Weekdays: St. Bernard School Student
Saturday 8:00pm. Amy Wickenhauser & Corin
Schwartz
Sunday 10:00 am. Ben & Brandon Wickenhauser
EUCHARISTIC MINISTER
Saturday 8:00pm Megan Wickenhauser
Sunday 10:00 am Eileen Fasching
USHERS
Saturday 8:00 pm Ralph Laumann & Jerry Laumann
Sunday 10:00 am. Vern Elke & Andy Kleindl
GREETERS: Sat. 8pm. Eileen Fasching
Sunday
10:00 am. Brian Vos
GIFT BEARERS: Saturday 8:00 pm. Volunteers
Sunday 10:00 am. St. Bernard School Children
MASS SCHEDULE
INTENTIONS:
Saturday May 23 8:00 pm. People of the Parish
Sunday May 24 10:00 am. †Martin J. Quinn
Monday May 25 8:45 am. Memorial day Mass at
Ascension this year
Tuesday May 26
No Mass
Wednesday May 27 8:00 am. †Lorraine Hoen (A)
Thursday May 28 7:00 pm. Sixth Grade Students
Friday
May 29 8:00 am. In Thanksgiving for St.
Bernard School
Saturday May 30 8:00 pm. People of the Parish
Sunday
May 31 10:00 am. St. Bernard School
Teachers, Students and Alumni
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Monday 8:30 a.m.; Saturday: 7:15-7:45 p.m.
Stewardship of Treasure
Budget for Week
4,266.00
Contributions 5-13-15 through 5-19-15
3,892.25
Total Actual Collection YTD
178,417.80
YTD Collection Over (Under) Budget
(20,753.20)
As of May 19th we have $15,740.51
borrowed funds to pay expenses.
Forward in Faith
Envelope Income
Electronic Donations
Forward in Faith Total
125.00
721.67
846.67
BoB Campaign
Contributions to Parish 5-13-15 through 5-19-15
Contributions to School 5-13-15 through 5-19-15
BoB Total YTD
750.00
3,200.00
24,525.12
CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION
STEWARSHIP OF TIME
May 25 through May 31
SERVERS:
Sat. 5:00 pm: Joe Simons, Karl Dettmann
Sun. 8:00 am: Nick Holliday, Bennet Molva
LECTORS:
Sat. 5:00 pm: Norm Willems
Sun. 8:00 am: Cheryl Coyle
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS:
Sat. 5:00 pm: Dale Lemmer
Sun. 8:00 am: Steve Coyle
COMMUNION TO THE HOMEBOUND
May 24: Michael Harrison, John Worm
May 31: Tim & Rite Fahey
USHERS FOR MAY:
Sat. 5:00 pm: Larry & Mike Simons
Sunday 8:00 am: Mark & Connor Holliday
SACRISTAN:
Sat. 5:00 pm: Sherry Witte
Sun. 8:00 am: Joe Weckman
GREETERS:
Sat. 5:00 pm: Pat Johnson
Sun. 8:00 am: Lisa Whitaker
MASS SCHEDULE INTENTIONS
Monday
May 25 8:45 am For all Veterans and
their families
Tues.
May 26 7:15 am
For Pope Francis
Wednesday May 27
No Mass
Thursday May 28
No Mass
Friday
May 29
No Mass
Sat.
May 30 5:00 pm
All Parishioners
Sunday
May 31 8:00 am
For Inactive Catholics
Weekly Collection
May 17, 2015
Weekly Operating Budget:
Contributions:
Weekly Budget YTD:
Actual Collection YTD:
YTD collected Over (Under) Budget:
Capital Improvement:
Capital Improvement Fund Total:
Nepal Assistance:
$2,963.00
$3,029.25
$136,298.00
$130,761.84
($5,536.16)
$140.00
$19,526.94
$663.14