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5930 S. Abbott Rd. Orchard Park, NY 14127 716.649-3090
www.StBernadetteOPNY.org
Ministerial & Support Staff
Pastor:…...Fr. Paul D. Seil TWITTER: @BuffaloPadre
Parochial Vicar Fr. Seán Paul Fleming
Deacons: …Ed Howard, Steve Schumer
Pastoral Minister: Sr. Rosemary Riggie
Director of Faith Formation: Sharon Urbaniak
Youth Minister.…... Patrick Murphy
Parish Business Manager…Patrick Haefner
Maintenance….Dave Clarkson
Advocate for People w/Special needs: Heidi Mack
Trustees: Robert J. McDonnell,
and Jennifer DePalma
Pastoral Council Leader: Tony LaMarca
Mercy Sisters in Residence: 716- 202-1478
Religious Ed: 716-648-1720
PARISH OFFICE: 716 649-3090
A Happy Christmas Season
&
Most Blessed New Year
Saint Bernadette,
Pray for us!
New Year’s Masses
Eve: 4PM
Day: 9 & 11
ST. BERNADETTE PARISH
ORCHARD PARK, NY
MASS
INTENTIONS
Joan Violanti, Theresa Gemza, Marianne Aldrich, Norbert
Stang, Robert Conroy, Joan Fransisco, Henry Abramowski,
Kevin Steffan, Louise Hanna, Sister Priscilla Faltisko, Jim
Urbaniak, Liz Kane-Stevens, Baby Boy Tremblay, Diane
McNamara, Diana Houseknecht, John Aldrich, Teena
Anger, Andrea Bence, Ed Billman, Margaret Birt,
Peter Brady, Mike DeBellis, Patrick & Nancy Egan, Diane
Erickson, Kim Holmes, Cole Huson, Sallie & Kirk
Janowiak, Alexis Kaz, Bob Lindenfeld, Audrey Livingston,
Christopher LoJacano, Beverly Marcy, John Millen, Jacob
Murphy, Tyler Rohauer, Geri Rosiek, Tammy Ross,
Jim Schleuter, Tim Sliwinski, Mary Stanton, Candice
Tortorice, Christian Tremblay, Joseph Warnes, Ella
Wintringer.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27
5:00
John & Lillian Setlock and Michael & Helen
Hanitz by Family
SUNDAY, DEC. 28 - THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS,
MARY, AND JOSEPH
7:30
9:00
11:00
6:30PM
Walter A. Shannon by Robert & Carol Dwyer
James & Michael McNamara by Family
Steve Washburn by Dave & Kathy Fregelette &
Family
Life Teen Mass @ Nativity
Please pray for all the recently deceased, especially Pam
Zabawa, and Joseph Bocchiario.
Please also pray for our active deployed military and
their families.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 29 - ST. THOMAS BECKET
7:00 Michaeline J. Drzal by James & Molly Murtha
11:30 Karen Gruppo by Mae Jeswald
READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF DEC. 28, 2014
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30
7:00
11:30
Sunday:
Gn 15:1-6; 21:1-3 or Sir 3:2-6, 12-14/
Heb 11:8, 11-12, 17-19 or Col 3:12-21 or
3:12-17/Lk 2:22-40 or 2:22, 39-40
Monday:
1 Jn 2:3-11/Lk 2:22-35
Tuesday:
1 Jn 2:12-17/Lk 2:36-40
Wednesday:
1 Jn 2:18-21/Jn 1:1-18
Thursday:
Nm 6:22-27/Gal 4:4-7/Lk 2:16-21
Friday:
1 Jn 2:22-28/Jn 1:19-28
Saturday:
1 Jn 2:29—3:6/Jn 1:29-34
Next Sunday: Is 60:1-6/Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6/Mt 2:1-12
Frank Ortolano, Jr. by Family
Teresa Zeis (Ann) by The Zeis Family
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31 - ST. SYLVESTER I, POPE
7:00
11:30
4:00
Frances Cannon by Barb Haller
Rita Heim by Joan Cook & Family
Special Intention by Fr. Paul Seil
THURSDAY, JANUARY 1 - SOLEMNITY OF MARY
9:00
11:00
Missa Pro Populo by Fr. Paul
All Souls of St. Bernadette Parish
GOSPEL REFLECTION
FRIDAY, JANUARY 2 - STS. BASIL THE GREAT AND
GREGORY NAZIANZEN
7:00
11:30
...A Family Perspective
The gospel today shows Mary and Joseph weren’t ‘perfect’
parents. If you have ever been ‘amazed’ and ‘astonished’ at
what came out of your child’s mouth, then you are in good
company. If there were times you ‘didn’t understand’ your
children or felt ‘anxious’ about their behavior, so did Mary
and Joseph. Parenting is tough but it is also the stuff of
holiness.
Jeanette Grasso by The 7 AM Mass Group
Robert Ryan by Beverly Washburn
SATURDAY, JANUARY 3 - THE MOST HOLY NAME OF
JESUS
9:00
5:00
Lewis Rossi by Jay & Mary McWatters
Kevin Domin by Kathy & Larry
SUNDAY, JANUARY 4 - THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD
7:30
9:00
11:00
6:30 PM
Our business offices will be
closed on Thursday,
January 1st. We wish you
all a safe, happy & healthy
2015!!
Dec. Mbrs. of Furgala Family by John & Gloria
Troyan
Timothy & Janet Coughlin by Rene & Bonnie
Clesse
Joseph & Bernice Krzywicki by Family
Life Teen Mass @ St. Bernadette’s
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HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY, AND JOSEPH
DECEMBER 28, 2014
HOLY DAY
OUR CHURCH
Fair-trade commerce supports just wages,
safe conditions for workers
Thursday, January 1st is the
Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother
of God. Mass times are 9 & 11 AM.
MARYKNOLL, N.Y. (CNS) -- Fair-trade chocolate tastes
better than its commercially produced counterparts,
"because you can't taste the blood of the worker," Cara
Weidinger said. She was quoting a colleague in the
Students for Global Justice organization at St. John's
University in Jamaica, New York. Weidinger, a senior, is
president of the group that encourages the campus
community to recognize the humanity of small farmers and
artisans by buying food and clothing produced by people
who are paid a just wage for work performed under safe
conditions. The students at the Vincentian-run school are
part of a growing movement in the Catholic church to link
social justice to consumer spending through so-called fairtrade initiatives. According to Equal Exchange, fair trade is
a set of business practices voluntarily adopted by producers
and buyers of agricultural commodities and handmade
crafts that are designed to advance many economic, social
and environmental goals. Equal Exchange is a worker
cooperative based in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts,
that sells food and beverages produced by small farmer
cooperatives in 20 countries. It works with Catholic Relief
Services, Maryknoll and other groups to distribute the
products in the United States.
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
MEETING RE-SCHEDULED
The PATH (People Against the Trafficking of
Humans) Meeting had to be cancelled due to the
snow storm in November. But, it has been rescheduled at St. Bernadette Church for Thursday,
January 8th, at 7:00PM.
PATH is an ecumenical group working together to
learn more and do something about this modern day
slavery which affects 27 million people in our world
today, including people in Western New York.
US Attorney William Hochul will be here on January
8th to discuss his work in relation to trafficking in our
area.
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT GROUP
A weekly mental health self-help support group will take
place every Saturday at St. Bernadette’s. It will be held
from 9:30-11:30 AM in the Msgr. Nugent Conference
Room. If you or anyone you know is suffering from mental
illness, you are encouraged to attend. If you have questions
or would like more information about this support group,
please call Jim at (716) 392-7026.
Vatican takes notice of Iowa ecumenical
efforts on human trafficking
DAVENPORT, Iowa (CNS) -- An ecumenical effort in the
Davenport area to raise awareness of human trafficking and
to assist its victims has captured the attention of the
Vatican. The Rev. Brian McVey, an Episcopal priest who
has doggedly pursued the issue with help from the Diocese
of Davenport, was invited to attend a Vatican conference
on human trafficking in November. The conference
preceded the signing of an interfaith agreement Dec. 2 by
Pope Francis, Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury,
England, and other global religious leaders calling for
eradication of modern slavery by the year 2020. The
agreement is the result of an initiative of the Global
Freedom Network, launched in March after a joint
agreement by the Vatican, Al-Azhar University and the
Anglican Communion. Rev. McVey said the Catholic
Church and the Anglican Communion -- of which the U.S.
Episcopal Church is a member -- were seeking
opportunities to foster their relationship and human
trafficking was among several issues they agreed to work
on.
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Reserved. Used with Permission.
REMINDER:
2014 Tax Deductible Contributions must
be made by December 31, 2014
Family Movie Night
Save the date for Saturday, January
17th at 6 PM for our Family Movie
Night! Find out in next week’s
bulletin what movie will be
showing. Grab your blankets, sleeping bags,
pillows and come and have a great night
with your family!
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ST. BERNADETTE PARISH
ORCHARD PARK, NY
SCRIPT IS NOW AVAILABLE
IN THE RECTORY OFFICE!
LIFE TEEN & EDGE
Merry Christmas everyone! The big event is just a
week away! The 6:30 PM Life Teen Mass and 7:35
PM Life Night are moving to St. Bernadette’s starting
January 4, 2015. We’re super excited about the
change, and hope you will continue to join us. And if
you haven’t been to a Life Teen Mass yet, make sure
to stop in sometime and check it out!
If you would like to donate to St. Bernadette
without spending an extra penny, check out our
WIN WIN deals from SCRIP gift cards.
As always, a good variety of gift cards are available for cash
and carry sales — and orders can be placed — after weekend
Masses,
The annual Lastertron All-Nighter is January 17-18.
We’ll start the night in the gym at St. Bernadette at 9
PM, where we’ll be doing some gym games and such
to get everybody loosened up for our night at
Lasertron. We’ll be getting bussed to Lasertron at 1
AM and stay til 7:30. Pickup at St. Bernadette is at 8
AM. This is open to all 8th-12th graders. For more
information, just let us know.
AND NOW ...
cards can also be purchased or ordered in the Rectory
Office. Orders received by 10:00 AM Mondays will be ready
for pick up at the office on Friday afternoon of the same
week or can be left for you to pick up after a weekend Mass.
Visit www.shopwithscrip.com to search the extensive list of
retailers that participate in SCRIP. Cards from any of those
merchants can be ordered here at St. Bernadette. The cost
to you for each card is exactly the same as if you bought it
directly at the retail store or restaurant … but St. Bernadette
gets a rebate from every card we sell. WIN WIN!
The March for Life
takes place in
Washington, DC each January on the
anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision
legalizing abortion on demand in our
country. Since that time the March has grown to be an
opportunity for people of good-will to gather and
remind our nation that we value life in all forms and all
ages. Annually 300,000-400,000 people participate in
the peaceful walk from the National Mall to the steps
of the Supreme Court Building. For the last 6 or 7
years we’ve travelled with a group of teenagers from
the Diocese of Buffalo to see the sights in
Washington, participate in the Vigil for Life, a Youth
Rally and mass for Life and of course the March. This
year we’ll depart around 9 PM on Tuesday, January
20 and return around 4 AM on Friday, January 23. If
you would like more information on what we’ll do, and
what you’ll need, contact Pat Murphy.
FAITH MOMENT REFLECTION
...provided by Christ the King Seminary
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus,
Mary and Joseph. The gospel tells of the Holy Family’s trip
to Jerusalem to present the child, Jesus, to the Lord in the
temple. Their story is of a seemingly simple, everyday man
and woman that God calls to a sacred role through the
sanctity of the family. Mary was a poor peasant. Joseph, a
hardworking carpenter. Yet they were asked to be the
parents of Jesus. It is a reminder that God calls all of us to
holiness amidst our everyday lives. As he did with mary
and Joseph, God asks us to be the caretakers of what he has
begun in Christ Jesus. Through the Holy Family we see
vividly how God works through us in very human ways,
continually calling us to greater holiness. Like Mary and
Joseph, may we grow into holiness by saying yes to God’s
plan.
OPEN DOORS MINISTRY
Another possible treatment for SAD
(Seasonal Affective Disorder) could be
professional help. A clinician who can coach you
through this time and figure it out if it is indeed
SAD or if you do worse at Christmastime, it might
be a traumatic event such as a loved one passing
away at this time. This treatment might provide
some insights as to why you are feeling the way you
are and how to change, even prescribing
antidepressants,
if
necessary.
(www.everydayhealth.com)
FIRST SATURDAY DEVOTIONS
January 3rd is First Saturday.
All are invited to come to the chapel after
the 9AM Mass for the rosary and prayers of
reparation to the Immaculate Heart of
Mary. God sent His own Mother to Fatima
to show us the way out of sinfulness. May
she continue to be our “Morning Star”,
leading us safely to the Eucharistic Heart of
Her Divine Son, Jesus.
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ST. BERNADETTE PARISH
ORCHARD PARK, NY
MINISTRY SCHEDULES
LOOK AT THIS WEEK’S ACTIVITIES
SATURDAY, JANUARY 3 - 5:00 P.M.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 29
Cenacle of Life, 7 p.m., Chapel
Altar Servers:
Euch. Min.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30
No Early Childhood 12/23-1/4
Baptism Class, 7 p.m., Fr. Carey Conf. Rm.
St. Monica’s Moms, 7 p.m.
Lectors:
Music:
As per Schedule
D. & D. Garfoot, M. Bueme, T. Holtz,
J. Smolinski
G. Cranston, J. Swistowski
Lisa
SUNDAY, JANUARY 4 - 7:30 A.M.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31 - NEW YEAR’S EVE
Altar Servers:
Euch. Min.
Vigil Mass, 4 p.m.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2015 - NEW YEAR’S DAY
Lectors:
Music:
Masses: 9 & 11 a.m.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 2
As per Schedule
M. Savage, R. Kersten, J. Benenati,
D. Roliczek
R. Choroser
Gary
SUNDAY, JANUARY 4 - 9:00 A.M.
No Activities Scheduled
Altar Servers:
Euch. Min.:
SATURDAY, JANUARY 3
First Saturday Devotions, 9:30 a.m., Chapel
Children’s Choir, 10:30 a.m., Church
Confessions: 4 p.m.
Lectors:
Music:
As per Schedule
J. Rykowski, N. Grasso, T. Cromwell,
H. & F. Davis, M. Redmond
D. Mitchell, J. Cleary
Witness
SUNDAY, JANUARY 4 - 11:00 A.M.
SUNDAY, JAN. 4 - THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD
Altar Servers:
Euch. Min.:
Mass Times: 7:30, 9, & 11 a.m.
Babysitting, 11 a.m. Mass, Msgr. Nugent Conf. Rm.
Baptisms, 12:30 p.m.
Life Teen Mass, 6:30 p.m., St. Bernadette’s
Lectors:
Music:
As per Schedule
K. Tremblay, L. & B. Schooley, L. & P.
Rozniak, C. Pechulis, J. Pinto
L. Kuminecz, M. Esford
Children’s Choir
PLEASE GET A REPLACEMENT IF YOU CANNOT SERVE
OPEN DOORS MINISTRY
A Prayer For Family
Heavenly Father,
Please shine your light upon my
family. Give us the strength to
overcome all of the difficulties that
we are dealing with now and protect
us against any and all problems we
may encounter in the future.
O Lord, please bring us together as
we are meant to be. May the love
that binds us only grow stronger as
we fulfill the destiny you have laid
out for us.
Grant my family forgiveness for any
sins we have committed. May we also
forgive one another Lord, as it is
sometimes difficult to do.
Bless us Lord, In your name I pray,
Amen.
Hamburg Hopekeepers, a Christian
support group for those with chronic physical illness,
will be meeting on January 3, 17 and 31 at 12:30-2PM.
Meetings take place in the parish meeting room (enter
through Pine St. parking lot) at St. Peter & Paul RC
Church, 68 East Main St., Hamburg. To register or for
more information, contact Laura Seil Ruszczyk at
[email protected] or call 649-4902.
WANT TO BECOME A
EUCHARISTIC MINISTER?
A one day training class will be held at
Christ the King Seminary on Saturday,
January 10th from 9AM-2PM. If you are
interested in serving as a Eucharistic
Minister at Mass or to homebound
parishioners, or as a substitute, please
contact the parish office for the form or
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Parishioners Serving
Parishioners
Early Childhood Open House,
6-8 pm
Stewardship Mtg,6:30pm,NR
Boy Scouts, 6-8pm, café, CR
Rosary for Peace,7pm, chapel
Girl Scouts, 6-8pm, art rm
Jan. 28
Basketball, 6-9 pm, gym
Children’s Choir,10:30 am, music
room
Faith Formation, 9am, school
Mental Health Support Group,
9:30 am, NR
Jan. 31
Faith Formation, 9am,school
Mental Health Support Group,
9:30 am, NR
Children’sChoir,10:30am,church
Jan. 24
Life Teen & Edge Lasertron
All-Nighter, 9pm - 1am,
gym,CR,café,B&C rms.
Mental Health Support Group,
9:30 am, NR
Jan. 17
Children’s Choir,10:30 am, music
room
Our Daily Bread, NR
Faith Formation, 9am, school
Mental Health Support Group,
9:30 am, NR
Jan. 10
Children’s Choir, 10:30 am,
church
Mental Health Support Group,
9:30 am, NR
First Saturday Devotions,
9:30 am, chapel
Jan. 3
Saturday
649-5050
207 Main Street,
Hamburg
Jan. 30
Music Lessons, 2:30-6pm, MR
Faith Form Gr.7,8,9 & 10
Confirmation, 7pm,sch,gym,CR
Witness, 7:15 pm, church
Basketball, 6-9 pm, gym
Jan. 29
Music Lessons,2:30-6 pm, MR
Witness, 7:15 pm, church
Jan. 23
Basketball, 6-9 pm, gym
Jan. 22
Jan. 16
Music Lessons, 2:30-6pm, MR
Girl Scouts, 6-8 pm, art rm.
Faith Form Gr.7,8,9 & 10
Confirmation, 7pm,sch,gym,CR
Witness, 7:15 pm, church
Welcome Night, 7:30pm,NR
Staff Meeting, 10am, NR
Our Daily Bread, NR
Basketball, 6-9 pm, gym
Jan. 9
Jan. 15
Music Lesson,2:30-6pm, MR
Holy Name, 7pm, café
Justice & Peace Speaker, 7pm,
gym
Witness, 7:15 pm, church
Jan. 8
Masses: 9 & 11 am
Family Owned and Operated for 4 Generations
“Meeting your family’s needs in all aspects of funeral service.”
FUNERAL HOMES
Friday
Jan. 1 - Solemnity of Jan. 2
Mary
Thursday
Loomis, Offers & Loomis, Inc.
Basketball, 6-9pm, gym
St. Monica’s Moms, 7pm
Baptism Prep, 7pm, FCCR
Girl Scouts,7-8 pm, art rm
James R. Loomis, Jr.
Jan. 27
Faith Formation,3:45pm,school
Cenacle of Life, 7pm, chapel
E dge ,7p m, gym,c a fé ,C -r m,
library, CR
Boy Scouts,6-8pm,café,gym,CR
Girl Scouts, 7-8 pm, art rm
Rosary for Peace, 7pm, chapel
Jan. 26
Jan. 21
Basketball, 6-9 pm, gym
Women’s Choir, 7pm, church
Girl Scouts, 7-8 pm, art rm
GriefShare, 7 pm, NR
Rosary for Peace, 7pm, chapel
BoyScouts,6-8pm, café,CR,gym
Girl Scouts, 7-8 pm, art rm
Justice & Peace Speaker, 7pm, NR
Men’s Basketball, 8-10pm,gym
Jan. 14
Jan. 20
Teddy Bear Sunday, 11 am Mass
Babysitting, 11 am Mass, NR
Early Childhood Open House, 12 Noon
Ann. Roe v. Wade, Pro-Life Prayer Service, 12 pm,
chapel
Confirmation Retreat,12-7:30pm,Christ the King
Seminary
Life Teen Mass, 6:30 pm, St. Bernadette’s
Martin
Jan. 25
Luther King, Jr.
Jan.
No Faith Formation
No Early Childhood
Offices Closed
Cenacle of Life, 7pm, chapel
- 2nd Sunday in
Our Daily Bread
Buildings & Grounds,6pm,NR
Basketball, 6-9 pm, gym
Little Flowers, 6:30 pm, CR
Girl Scouts, 7-8 pm, art rm
Jan. 13
Babysitting, 11am Mass, NR
Parish Council Coffee, 12 Noon
Baptisms, 12:30 pm
Life Teen Mass, 6:30 pm, St. Bernadette’s
No Life Teen Meeting
Ordinary Time
Jan.
Holy Name Coffee, 10 am
1st Reconciliation Mass & Retreat, 11am Mass,
followed by retreat, gym, café, CR
Babysitting, 11 am, NR
Life Teen Mass, 6:30 pm, St. Bernadette’s
Our Daily Bread, NR
Faith Formation,3:45pm,school
Cenacle of Life, 7pm, chapel
E dge ,7p m, gym,c a fé ,C -r m,
library, CR
Our Daily Bread
Jan. 12
Jan. 11 -
The Baptism of the
Big Meeting Night, 7pm,church
Girl Scouts, 7-8 pm, art rm
Rosary for Peace, 7 pm, chapel
Men’s Basketball, 8-10pm,gym
Diocesan DRE Gathering, am
Finance Mtg, 6pm, NR
Basketball, 6-9 pm, gym
GriefShare, 7pm, NR
Girl Scouts, 7-8 pm, art rm
Lord
Jan. 7
Jan. 6
Wednesday
Faith Formation,3:45pm,school
Cenacle of Life, 7pm, chapel
Edge,7pm,gym,café ,C rm,library, CR
Tuesday
Jan. 5
Monday
- The Epiphany of the
Lord
Babysitting, 11 am, NR
Baptisms, 12:30 pm
Life Teen Mass, 6:30 pm, St.
Bernadette’s
Jan. 4
Sunday
JANUARY 2015
HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY, AND JOSEPH
DECEMBER 28, 2014