December 21, 2014
Fourth Sunday
of Advent
St. Bernard Church
415 Tower Hill Road,
North Kingstown, R. I. 02852
A Stewardship Parish
The church is located at 275 Tower Hill Road.
Rev. John E. Unsworth, Pastor
Pastoral Assistant: Angelo Giacchi
Sundays: Rev. Albino Barrera, OP
Rev. Charles Maher
Administrative Asst.: Jane Allen
Mass Schedules
Weekends:
Saturday Vigil ~ 5:00 PM
Sundays
7:00 AM
8:30 AM
10:30 AM
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Weekdays:
8:00 AM
Monday through Friday
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Parish Center:
Phone #:
Fax #:
E-mail:
415 Tower Hill Road
295-0387
295-1713
[email protected]
Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 AM ~ 4:00 PM
Please visit us on the web:
http://www.SBCWickford.org
Baptism:
Please call the Parish Center for
information about scheduling and
preparation.
Communion
to the Sick:
Please notify us of those sick and
in need of Communion at home.
Marriage:
Please call 10 months in advance.
Holy Orders:
Tel: 401-831-8011
www.catholicpriest.com
Project Rachel:
Post abortion counseling
Tel: 401-421-7833, ext. 118
Sacrament of
Reconciliation:
Saturdays 4:00 PM ~ 4:30 PM
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION:
Following Tuesday’s 8:00 AM Mass
until 11:30 AM
Music Ministry:
Alison Shea, Director
Family Faith Formation Program:
This family based program provides parishioners of
all ages opportunities for learning, growing and living
our Faith through common experiences, age-specific
learning and interactive sharing and is designed for
families with children in grades 1 through 7. Our
Confirmation Program accepts students in grades 8
and 9, but any high school student is welcome. For
information contact [email protected] .
Dawn Masterson, Director of Faith Formation
Deborah Fortin, Faith Formation Office Manager
Dear Friends:
On behalf of our Parish staff,
we extend to you best wishes for a Holy Christmas.
We warmly welcome all who will come to celebrate this glorious Feast.
We welcome the stranger, the traveler and guest!
We welcome our students, home from college for a good Winter’s rest!
We welcome parishioners who moved far away but join us this week as old friends and guests!
We welcome all who have not been active of late in their Catholic Faith; and hope they will find
new hope and inspiration this Christmas to come back again and again!
We welcome our faithful parishioners, loyal and true; may the Lord bless you for all that you do!
Welcome to all! May our gathering this Christmas gladden our hearts and deepen our bonds.
We are, after all, one People of God –redeemed by His Light.
May we walk by the Light and live by the Light –together in love.
On behalf our entire Parish Staff, we wish you and your families a very Blessed Christmas!
Fr. Jack Unsworth, Fr. Albino Barrera, OP, Fr. Charles Maher
Jane Allen, Administrative Assistant
Angelo Giacchi, Pastoral Assistant
Alison Shea, Music Director
Dawn Masterson, Director of Faith Formation
Deborah Fortin, Program Facilitator
Christmas Mass Schedule
CHRISTMAS EVE MASSES: (Wednesday, December 24)
5:00 PM - Family Liturgy
7:00 PM - Christmas Eve Mass
11:00 PM - Solemn Liturgy for Christmas Eve
CHRISTMAS DAY MASSES: (Thursday, December 25)
8:30 AM 10:30 AM MASSES FOR NEW YEAR’S:
New Year’s Eve (Dec. 31):
5:00 PM
New Year’s Day (Jan 1)
10:30 AM
We welcome new parishioners to St. Bernard Parish. If you are new to the area
and would like to register in the parish, please call the Parish office (295-0387).
There is a lot to get involved in here and we would love to have you join us.
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Upcoming Meetings
MONDAY, December 22:
8:00 AM – Catherine & Melvin Sherman
by their family
TUESDAY, December 23:
8:00 AM – Fenwick Gardiner by his family
Wed.
Thurs.
Sat.
Parish Center Closed
Christmas Day:
Parish Center closed
Legion of Mary, Parish Center
10:00 am
2:00 PM – South County Nursing & Rehab
WEDNESDAY, December 24:
8:00 AM – The deceased of the parish
5:00 PM – The deceased of the parish
7:00 PM – The deceased of the parish
11:00 PM – The deceased of the parish
The Parish Center will be
closed December 24th and
Thursday, December 25th
Christmas Day.
We will reopen Friday, December 26th at 9:00 am.
THURSDAY, December 25:
8:30 AM – The deceased of the parish
10:30 AM – The deceased of the parish
FRIDAY, December 26:
8:00 AM – Thomas Dilick Sr., 21st Anniversary
by his wife
WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, December 27:
5:00 PM – Richard Collier, 1st Anniversary
by his family
SUNDAY, December 28:
7:00 AM – The Silva family by George & Eva
8:30 AM – Jean Reilly, 7th Anniversary
by her husband
10:30 AM – Dee Anne Devine by her parents
Knights Corner
1265 Tower Hill Road,
North Kingstown, RI
Knights of Columbus Hall
The Knights of Columbus hall is available to rent at
very reasonable rates for various functions such as
graduation/birthday parties, weddings, baby showers, anniversaries and funeral collations.
Room for up to 130 with plenty of parking.
Call 295-0507 for rates and details.
FLOWERS FOR THE ALTAR
We are once again asking for donations for flowers
which may be made in memory of loved ones. The
names of those remembered will be published in our
Parish Bulletin at Christmas. Donations may be placed
in the collection basket any Sunday during Advent.
Envelopes are provided with your Budget Packets.
PARISH SUPPORT
Dec. 13/14
Online Giving
Through 6/30/14
Actual
Prev. Year
Not available
$6,682 (Month of Nov.)
$547,054
$528,004
St. Bernard offers parishioners the opportunity to
make their contributions through Online Giving.
Visit www.SBCWickford.org. Click on
“Support your Parish” then click on the link for
OSV Online Giving link and follow the prompts.
Many companies offer matching funds for donations to non-profit organizations. Your company
might match your donation to St. Bernard! Please
find out if your company has this policy.
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Announcements
ADVENT GIVING TREE
Thanks to your overwhelming generosity , more than 590 gifts were distributed
through the St. Bernard Giving Tree.
We have received numerous notes and calls
from agencies and families expressing their
heartfelt gratitude to us for making their
Christmas easier in the face of their hardships.
God Bless you!.
ANNUAL COLLECTION
This is the single most important collection of
the year because it helps us meet the many
needs we have which are not funded by the regular Sunday Collections. Please be as generous
as your means allow, and we ask in a special
way that those who do not contribute regularly
to the support of the parish might consider using
this as an opportunity to make at least one annual gift to your parish. Donations will be accepted until December 31st.
MARK
YOUR CALENDAR for the 5th annual
Gala Auction on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at
6pm at the Quonset 'O' Club. Please come spend
"a night by the bay" filled with a nautical atmosphere, dinner, a silent auction, live auction pieces
and great company.
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Our Lady of Calvary Retreat Weekends: The
women’s retreat weekends at Our Lady of Calvary are
gentle, welcoming and uniquely designed to meet the
needs of women wherever you may find yourself on
your spiritual journey. For more information, call 3987433 or 294-9022.
ANNUAL COAT DRIVE
Please drop off your GOOD, USED COATS
at the Parish Center at 415 Tower Hill Road to
be distributed to those in need. For more information or to help, contact us at 295-0387 or
[email protected] .
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The Music Corner
Calling All Male Voices"
The Adult Choir is seeking out extra male voices.
If you enjoy singing come and join our choir .
Adult Choir Practice is Thursday Nights from 7:00 8:30/9:00. For more info see Alison Shea after Mass
or contact her at [email protected]
Children’s Liturgy of the Word
Children between the ages of 4 and 11 are welcome
to join us each week for the Children’s Liturgy of
the Word at the 10:30 Mass. Children are dismissed to the Gathering Space for the readings and
a “child friendly” homily. They return to their families at the collection.
DONATIONS NEEDED!!
The North Kingstown Food Pantry is in
need of tuna, peanut butter, jelly and all nonperishable lunch items and snacks! Drop off
your donations in the entry-way of Church or
at the Parish Center.
Emmanuel House Homeless Shelter is always in
need of new socks, bath towels, and backpacks.
Now thanks to new beds and laundry facilities
they are also in need of twin sized bedding.
Please drop larger items at the Parish Center. Contact Jane at [email protected]
or 295-0387 for more information.
Sunday Community Dinners
The Sunday Community Dinners will be held at the
1ST BAPTIST CHURCH OF WICKFORD, 44
Main Street. Dinners are served at 1 p.m. and are
open to all, FREE. St. Bernard’s will be providing
the meal on January 25, February 8, March 8 and
April 12. If you would like to help, please call
Chris Kosak at 294-2885 or the Parish Center at
295-0387.
Bulletin Submission
E-mail [email protected] with
bulletin materials The deadline for submission
is Monday by 5:00 pm.
FAITH FORMATION PAGE
Have a Blessed Christmas!
See you in 2015.
FAMILY FAITH FORMATION
Theme:
SACRAMENTAL
PREPARATION
Peaceful - War & Peace
Bee Peaceful
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Next session: January 24, 25 & 26
Breadlines Family Service Project:
December 26 at St. Francis de Sales @ 12 PM
Open to families of students in grades 1-7
We are teaming up with St. Francis de Sales to create 350 lunches for distribution to the homeless in
Providence. Please contact the Faith Formation
office to register.
Weather related Class Cancellations!
Important Dates:
Confirmation 1 & 2 Students:
Next Class : January 4, 2015
Don’t forget to register for the St. Francis de Sales
Sleep-Out on December 26th if you plan to attend.
Reminder: Confirmation Candidates are required to
sign in to record their attendance at weekly Mass in the
book located in the gathering space. If you attend
Mass at a different church, please return a signed bulletin to the Parish Center on a regular basis.
Please log on to www.turnto10.com
First Eucharist 1 & 2:
or the local TV/Radio Channels for updates.
Next Class : January 4, 2015
Please remember to bring a photo ID for dismissal.
Christmas Pageant
Please take a moment to reflect on the
men and women who are pictured on
the board in the meditation area.
Please keep them and their families in
your prayers. Christmas Eve Children's Mass
Live Nativity Pageant
December 24, 2014 at 5pm
Breakfast with Santa!
We would like to Thank Santa for coming and visiting the families of St. Bernard last weekend. It was a
huge success and a jolly good time. Santa was very impressed with the delicious breakfast prepared by
the Knights of Columbus and the morning's activities that were planned and prepared by a committed
and enthusiastic group of Confirmation students. A special thanks to those students:
Caitlin Culhane, Avery Daigle, Elizabeth Diano, Madison Dussinger, Tori Ferreira,
Kamryn Freischlag, Theresa Gilmartin, Hanna Hoogasian, Tommy Lanowy,
Olivia Mazzone, Kaitlyn Murphy, Elizabeth Peters, & Sophie Wilhelm.
Thank you to all the families and guests who attended and we hope you have a very Merry Christmas!
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