AnnouncementsAnnouncementsPLEASE
REMEMBER-
DINING WITH OUR PRIESTS
Our parish housekeeper and cook, Eileen Lesser will be on sick leave for the next several weeks due to knee surgery. If you are interested in providing a meal for our priests or inviting them to your home for dinner that would be greatly appreciated. Call the office for information regarding this.
SAVE THE DATE
Our parish picnic is scheduled for September 7, all afternoon, at Killen’s Pond, Pavilion #2. More information to come.
HOPE & HEALING PRAYER SERVICE
Each Monday from10 am to 11 am there will be a Healing Prayer Service during Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament by the Hope and Healing Ministry team. Everyone is welcome to attend. After prayer and adoration, the laying on of hands will be available to any who seek healing for themselves or for a loved one. Please note Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament continues as scheduled.
Begins after the 12:30 PM Spanish Mass each Sunday and ends at the 7 PM Mass on Monday evening. Please consider spending an hour in the quiet company of our Lord. A saintly archbishop said: “Our Blessed Lady has left us the legacy of her quiet. If we are to live as children of God, we must be careful not to substitute a great deal of ‘doing’ for a great lack of ‘being.’ In the quiet of the hour of adoration we will learn the secrets of the Lord and gain open entrance to His heart. Gradually we will understand His love… Oh how He loves us!” Call Paul Probis, Holy Name Society president at 422-3882 to commit to one hour with our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament.
CHURCH BULLETIN BOARDS
All publications on the church bulletin boards must be brought to the office and approved by the pastor before they are posted. The office staff is responsible for putting things on the bulletin board and for taking them down. Thank you for your cooperation.
ALTAR FLOWERS
Please do not water the plants or flowers on the altar. We have a committee that takes care of them. If they are watered too much they will rot. Thank you for your cooperation.
PARKING
The Fire Marshal requires that the driveway be totally clear of vehicles. This means parking is only allowed in the parking lot or on the street. We are requesting that you do not park on the grass at St. John’s. In addition the fire marshal requires that the driveway be totally clear with no vehicles parked on it. This means parking is only allowed in the parking lot or on the street. Thank you for your cooperation.
A reminder to anyone who uses the church or meeting rooms, PLEASE turn off all lights and lock all doors when you are leaving. Many times there are people working in one of the offices and it is unsafe for doors to be left unlocked. This will also help us to cut costs. Thank you for your cooperation!
PEWS & KNEELERS
Please be aware that the broken kneelers and cracked pews in St. John’s Church are being repaired. A very generous and busy parishioner has agreed to make these repairs at no charge to the church. Please be patient as he gets this enormous task accomplished. Thank you.
SWITCHES & BUTTONS
We ask you to please be very careful when turning switches or pushing buttons on & off. There are many emergency switches and buttons in the Church. This past weekend, someone turned off the emergency switch for the church boiler. As a result, there was no heat on Sunday morning. Also please do not adjust the thermostats. Thank you for your cooperation.
TABLES
A few weeks ago we requested donations for twenty eight foot resin tables. Thanks to your generosity we have had money donated for thirteen tables. Is there anyone who has a pick up truck that would be willing to pick the tables up for us? If you can help us out please call the office. Thank you.
HALL & CHURCH SUPPLIES
We remind you please not to take supplies from the new hall and bring to the basement of the church and vice versa. Our supplies are bought specifically for either the New Hall or for the Church basement and budgeted accordingly. Thank you for your cooperation.
KEYS
There are some keys missing from the office closet. If you have borrowed a key and not returned it please do so at your earliest convenience. Thank you.
LITURGICAL MINISTRIES
CONGRATULATIONS
Brianna Pierce, 1st place winner -- 7th grade Poetry Contest sponsored by the Milford Garden Club!
Deacon Scott Landis will be presenting a Bible Study at St. Bernadette’s on Sundays following the 9:30 am Mass. All are invited to attend. "Ignorance in Scripture is Ignorance in Christ."
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Young adults and High School students are meeting every Sunday at 7:00pm. We invite you to join us
JERUSALEM TRIP
St. John the Apostle is sponsoring a 10 day Israel Tour November 12 to 21, 2008. This tour will include Galilee, the Dead Sea, 3 nights in Jerusalem, Nazareth, Cana, Mt of Beatitudes and much more. Cost is $2,899 per person plus insurance if you opt for that. Please call 422-5123, ext. 13 for an itinerary.
ASSOCIATION OF THE TWO HEARTS
If you are interested in having your home enthroned to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary please call John Egan at 302-492-8598.
MARIAN DEVOTIONS
Join us for Our Lady Queen of Peace devotions. We meet on the second and fourth Mondays of the month, after the 7 p.m. Mass. Our next meeting will be April 28th in St. Matthew’s meeting room. All are invited to attend.
LASAGNA DINNER
St. John’s Walkers for Life relay team is sponsoring a Lasagna Dinner on Saturday, May 17th from 5 to 8 pm, in St. John’s Hall Please call Maggy McCole at 422-2407 or call the church office. Tickets are $8.00 and will not be sold at the door. Thank you.
FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE
The Fundraising Committee seeks more members. If you are interested, please call Ann Burton at 422-9560.
PARISH GROUP BLOOD BANK
Join our Group Plan now! Our members get blood when needed anywhere in the U.S., at no cost! If you cannot donate for any reason when it is your turn, our group has volunteer donors. All this for a $5.00 annual fee (65 years and older, only $2.00 per year after the first year.) Note: the cost of blood is usually not covered by health insurance plans. For more information, please call Don McDonough at 422-7859.
Parish & Family Life is seeking more members. The areas of concern include home schooling, natural family planning, and communications within the parish. If you are interested, please e-mail Joe Plummer at herbertjplummer@hotmail.com.
SOCIAL CONCERNS
After a very generous donation of food baskets at Easter to the needy in our community our food pantry is now totally empty. However, we continue to get requests for food almost on a daily basis. Please when you are doing your grocery shopping remember the hungry that we minister to. We need the following: rice, cereal, beans, spaghetti, canned food, macaroni & cheese, peanut butter, jelly, canned tuna, soup, instant potatoes, baby food & powdered milk. Thank you for your generosity.
MESSENGERS OF HOPE
The Parish Ministry of Comfort. We support those in our parish who have lost a loved one. We do this by helping families plan the funeral mass and by offering follow up with a grief support group. The Support Group meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 9:30 am at St. John’s in Milford. We begin each meeting with light refreshment followed by our Grief Support session. We meet next on May 6 due to the holiday on January 1st. If you or someone you know has lost a loved one we invite you to come and be ministered to by others who have and are going through the grieving process. If you are interested in participating on the committee as we assist those in our community cope with the death of a loved one please contact Deacon Jim Malloy at 422-7661, Eileen Murphy at 398-8269 or Debby Miller at 302 359-9583. Our Messengers of Hope Committee’s next meeting will be May 13.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS NEWS
St. Joseph Council 3792 is seeking a few good men. If you are a practicing Catholic 18 years of age or older we invite you to join our council. If you have recently moved into the parish and are already a Knight we invite you to transfer to our council. You are more than welcome. Please contact the Grand Knight, Donald Legg at 302 424-3039
See our K of C page for more information on activities of the Knights and a schedule of our meetings for 2007-2008.
We encourage all members of St. Joseph Council to attend meetings. Your presence and input to the council is very important for the 2007-2008 year. We will be busy with fundraisers and dinners to support our parish. Please plan to attend our next meeting on Thursday, May 8th at 7:30pm at St. John's in the LK/JN. The next K of C Officers meeting is Monday, May 28th at 7:30 in St. Mark's. For more information contact Grand Knight Don Legg at 424-3039
Next pancake breakfast Sunday July 13, from 8-11 am in St. John's Hall.
ST. JOSEPH’S COLUMBIETTES
Invites all ladies of the parish to join. This is a dedicated group of ladies busy with spiritual, fraternal and charitable projects. For more information contact Rose Legg, President at 424-3039.
NURSERY
A nursery for children 3 to 6 years of age ONLY is available during the 11 am Mass. Younger children cannot attend unless we have other parent helpers in the program. Please call the Religious Education office for details.
LECTORS and EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
If you are unable to keep your scheduled time, please get a replacement . Ask them to please inform the Deacon or Priest that they are a substitute.
RCIA- BECOMING A CATHOLIC
Do you have a friend or loved one who has expressed interest in joining our Catholic Church? Or perhaps you or someone you know has not yet received all the Sacraments. The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is the usual way for Adults to come into the Church. For more information call the Parish Office at 422-5123 or call Deacon John at 422-4554.
BULLETIN
DEADLINE
This is just a reminder that all bulletin
items must be received no later than noon on Monday of each week in order to be
in the bulletin the following weekend. This
also applies to Mass intentions. Thank
you for your cooperation.
DID YOU FIND A MISTAKE in the bulletin?
We do apologize for any outdated information or incorrect dates that might appear in the bulletin. Our source of information comes from our parish calendar. The parish calendar is updated through information received in the office from the various committee leaders. Please call the office if you have updated information for us and we will continue to strive for perfection. Also for your convenience please review our web site www.stjohn-stbernadette.org which is updated on a daily basis. Thank you.
CHURCH WEBSITE
www.stjohn-stbernadette.org
. Check out our new church website and let us know what you think.
A
big thanks to Jim Newton for setting up and maintaining it.
Is there anything you don’t like?
Would you like to see something else included on it?
Call the church office or e-mail us at denewts@verizon.net.
VISITS
TO THE SICK
Several
of our parishioners are presently residents of a nursing home and would love to
have visitors. If you would be
interested in making a visit to the nursing home to share some quality time with
them, please call the parish office for their names.
Thank you.
BAPTISM PREP
Baptismal preparation class for parents is held on the first Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at St. John’s. The next class is scheduled for May 5th. Pease call the office to register if you plan to attend.
DID YOU KNOW
It cost many dollars to equip the new hall and kitchen? We feel the kitchen is state of the art; however various items have been removed. These items are the property of St. John’s Church. If you have or know of anyone who has borrowed anything from the kitchen, could you please see that it gets returned? Thank you for your help!
THANK YOU
My dear friends at St Bernadette's: Mere words cannot express my love & gratitude for all the love, prayers, Food and support you have given me during my illness. I could not have gotten through without you. This is really what Christian love is all about. Sincerely, Anne J Harris
SOCIAL CONCERNS
BECOMING A CATHOLIC
Do you have a friend or loved one who has expressed interest in joining our Catholic Church? Or perhaps you or someone you know has not yet received all the Sacraments. The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is the usual way for Adults to come into the Church. For more information call the Parish Office at 422-5123 or call Deacon John at 422-4554
RELIGIOUS ARTICLE SHOP
We invite you to stop by the Religious Article Shop located in the new hall. We have many beautiful new items and will be open on the 2nd Sunday of each month in conjunction with the Knights of Columbus’ monthly breakfast. All proceeds go toward expenses for the new hall. To purchase items outside of regular shop hours please call Manuela Wright at 424-2421. Thank you for your support.
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY
Today as we celebrate the Feast of the Ascension, we are reminded that Christ’s saving work on earth continues through His disciples…and now through us. When we give to the poor, God indeed pours His love and joy into our hearts, into our lives and into the hearts of those who are poor. Thank you!
WOMEN OF GRACE
Will not meet in May; our next meeting will be a covered dish on June 14th - 10 am – 1 pm. After the June meeting we will break for the summer and meet again on September 13th.
ST BERNADETTE’S MAY PROCESSION
We are planning a May procession on May 4 in honor of the 150th Anniversary of the Blessed Mother appearing to St. Bernadette. We are asking each group, organization, and RE family to donate flowers so each can carry flowers and participate. It will take place after the 9:30 am mass, starting in church, and process out to the grotto. There will be light breakfast snacks and coffee following. Anyone interested, please call Jeanette Minner at 302-284-4324.
MEETING
ROOMS
When you are holding
a meeting in any of the
FOOD PANTRY
Our food pantry is bare! We have had many requests for food over the last few weeks. So we ask you to please keep this ministry in mind when you are doing your food shopping. We need rice, spaghetti, spaghetti sauce, cereal, macaroni & cheese, cans of fruit, jelly, peanut butter, apple sauce, dried potatoes, powdered milk, cereal, tuna fish, and canned meats. Food gift certificates would also be appreciated. Thank you for your generosity!
A support program for the divorced and separated is being offered at St. John’s, Wednesday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. There is a one-time registration fee of $12.00. For more information please call Susan Lewis at (302) 284-0331.
Call Cathi and Andrew Riddle at 684-4318 for more information.
MARRIAGE
ENCOUNTER
Experience a Marriage Encounter Weekend and experience a better marriage.
For more information, please call Bob and
ALUMINUM CANS
St. John’s will no longer be collecting aluminum cans. Therefore we request that you do not drop any more cans at the church. Thank you for all your donations in the past.
| Offertory -7/2007-12/2007 | Total | Budgeted |
| St. John's | ||
| Sunday Offering | $167,948.53 | $152,576.52 |
| Other Income | $83,455.90 | $99,028.30 |
| Total Income | $251,404.43 | $251,604.82 |
| Expenses | $257,899.00 | $236,431.12 |
| Net | ($6,494.57) | $15,173.70 |
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
It is very exciting to see our new hall coming to completion however, this is not the end. We want to continue on with this endeavor and we need your help. If you have not yet made a pledge or given a gift to our Bringing the Vision to Life Campaign we ask that you prayerfully consider doing so. Thank you.
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