Announcements
February 28, 2010
Second Sunday in Lent
WELCOME NEW PARISHIONERS
THANK YOU
VOLUNTEER
APPRECIATION GATHERING
Inclement weather and
the rush of the holidays has given us limited time to get the word out and that
has shown in the response from those who have called to let us know they will be
attending our volunteer appreciation gathering. We will be rescheduling it for
the springtime. Watch the bulletin for more information! In the meantime, please
know that you are appreciated!
RCIA
Do
you have questions about the Catholic faith? Are you searching for the contents
of Catholic Doctrine? Are you searching for the meaning of life? We invite you
to inquire and search for GOD coming to meet man through the RCIA. You are
invited attend RCIA on Thursdays, from
ST.
BERNADETTE'S ANNUAL AUCTION
Due to the
snowy weather we have moved the Auction to
March 13th, beginning at
Once
again this year we are expecting some wonderful new and used items due to the
generosity of local merchants and restaurants along with frozen food. Three
professional auctioneers will conduct the sale, so you can be assured of a fast
pace. Don't fuss with dinner because our kitchen will be open serving great food
and desserts at reasonable prices. This will be a fun night for the whole
family, while at the same time helping to assure the success of this worthy
fundraiser at St. Bernadette's Church.
ST.
JOHN CENTENNIAL YEAR
The Centennial
Committee is in process of planning for the Centennial year, Dec. 2009 thru Dec.
2010. If you are interested in serving on any of the committees or have any
suggestions, please call office at 422-5123.
CENTENNIAL
COVERED DISH
Hold the date! On
Sunday, March 21st at
THE
CENTENNIAL COOKBOOKS
Cookbooks
and correction slips are available in the church office during regular office
hours. (The cookbooks are $17.00.) We would appreciate the exact amount in cash
or you may pay by check.
SEAMUS
KENNEDY RETURNS
Tickets
for the Saturday, April 10th Show are selling fast; there are plenty of great
seats still available for the Friday, April 9th Show. This is a fun, inexpensive
evening out in this difficult economic time. Aside from first class
entertainment, we provide dessert, coffee, tea, soft drinks, water, ice, and
snacks with Free Drawings throughout the evening. Our doors open at
STEERING
COMMITTEE AGENDA
Do you have something
you want brought to Steering Committee, is there an item you would like to see
on to the agenda? This is your chance to have a voice. To place an item on the
AGENDA please call Cathy Vogl at 398-4530.
BULLETIN REQUEST
Please remember, when emailing items for the bulletin, the correct email address is stbea@verizon.net. Please put your requests in writing, either in person or via email. If you wish your information to be considered for St. John’s bulletin, you must specifically ask us to forward the information for you. Thank you for your consideration to Barbara Sena, our Bulletin Editor.
TRY
THIS @ HOME
CHRISTIAN FORMATION COMMITTEE
PARKING LOT
Kindly leave the Van Accessible parking spaces free for those who have Vans and need to load and unload wheelchairs. We also ask that those spaces marked Handicapped be used appropriately.
HOPE & HEALING PRAYER SERVICE
MESSENGERS OF COMFORT
The Parish Ministry of Comfort that supports those in our parish who have lost a loved one. This Support Group meets for breakfast on the first Tuesday of each month at 9:30 am at St. John’s in Milford. 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. For more information contact Deacon Jim Malloy at 422-7661, Eileen Murphy at 398-8269 or Debby Miller at 302 359-9583.
PARISH
BLOOD BANK
Join our group plan
now! Our members get blood when
needed anywhere in the
BIBLE STUDY
Bible Study continues Saturdays at 5:30 pm at St. Bernadette's.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
PILGRIMAGE
2010
Calling
All Young People: Take Up Your
Cross! Bishop Malooly invites youth
and young adults from all parishes to join him as we come together for the
inaugural Pilgrimage on
An electronic newsletter of Religious Education articles and updates named
Two For Tuesday is emailed weekly to registered families. If you would like to
be included on the email listing please email Dawn Curtiss at dcurtisscre@aol.com and she will see that you receive the newsletter.
Call
for Cantors and Choir Members
Special thanks to all our musicians, cantors and choir members who do so much to enrich our liturgies at St. Bernadette's all year through. Organist Ruth Layne, guitarist Michelle Peters and Jose Andrada, and Lola Mitchell who plays the recorder, spend many hours practicing and preparing for hymns and liturgical music. Cantors Helen Englehart, Kathleen Just, Lizzie Stalker and Denis Ostendorp proclaim the psalms, and choir members Carolina Cote, Allison Cusumano, Carol Gumrot, Barbara Sena, Theresa Roche, June Reed, who cheerfully share their musical gifts in song each week. We are blessed by your dedication and generosity.
Maggie Legates,
Music Coordinator
CENTENNIAL
COOKBOOK
Cookbooks
are available for sale in the church office during regular office hours. (The
cookbooks are $17.00.) We would appreciate the exact amount in cash or you may
pay by check.
THE
This
worthy organization is in need of volunteers throughout the year. The volunteers
are drawn from area church communities.
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.
St.
Bernadette KNIGHTS OF
COLUMBUS Council 14317 News

For more information about our activities check out the Parish's Knights of Columbus page.
The
next meeting of Saint Bernadette Knights of
SAINT BERNADETTE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS AUXILIARY
The
next meeting of Saint Bernadette Knights of Columbus Auxiliary will be at
Baptismal Preparation
Classes for parents is held on the first Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at St. John’s. Please call St. John’s office (422-5123) to register if you plan to attend.
SOCIAL CONCERNS
We
are beginning to collect food for our needy families at St. Bernadette for
Easter food boxes. All non-perishable items are needed. Breakfast items,
vegetables, fruit, tuna, peanut butter & jelly, pasta and pasta sauce, and
various kinds of potatoes to name a few. If you know of a family in need, call
398-4285. In the meantime, needy families can call the Lake Forest Church
Association Food Pantry at 302-222-8404. Help can be provided with food,
prescription drugs, emergency kerosene, and emergency gasoline. All requests are
kept in strict confidence. Thank you for your continued support making this
program possible.
Used Clothing is not part of our ministry.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY/GROTTO NEWS
Phase II of the Grotto has
been completed. Please stop by and see how beautiful it turned out. Thanks to
Larry Legates and his work men, the new memorial bricks have been installed. A
total of 32 new bricks have been have been added. They did a beautiful job for
the Grotto. Thanks to Larry and his men from all of us at St. Bernadette's
Church.
We will
continue taking orders for bricks. They make a wonderful memorial as well as
help support the growth of the Grotto area and it's maintained. The 4 X
We are very close to placing our brick order for the year. If you plan on ordering a brick please get in touch with us as soon as possible. If you have already ordered a brick it will be coming in the next shipment.
CHURCH SUPPORT
| Offertory - | Total | Budgeted |
| 1/10/10 | $2,757.53 | $2,850.00 |
| St. Vincent de Paul | $640.10 | |
HARRINGTON
SENIOR CENTER
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