Please remember
our Military and their families in your prayers.
CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
St.
Bernard’s Iverson Hall– Work has begun.
Mass Book 2010
The 2010 Mass Intention Book is now open for requests.
-Weekday Masses can only have 1 intention per Mass.
-Mass for the ‘Intention of Parishioners’ will alternate between the Vigil &
11:00 Mass.
That is the
only intention allowed for that Mass.
The other weekend Mass can have multiple intentions.
Suggested donation is $5 per Intention
You can also reserve your special dates for the Sanctuary Lamp and Marian Candle
to burn in memory of or in honor of someone.
The suggested donation is $10.
Please
plan in advance and call early for your special dates.
Catholic
Charities
Operation
Helping Hands
Are you or someone you know still trying to come home after Hurricane Katrina?
Is your house drafty with no insulation in the attic? Does the outside of your
home need to be painted? Catholic Charities’ Operation Helping Hands may be
able to help you. We have programs to help elderly, disabled, and low-income
homeowners who are trying to get back home, have their homes weatherized, or
need the outside of their home painted. Certain guidelines do apply and must be
met. For more information and to see if you qualify call the Hotline number at
(504) 895-5439.
Pumpkin Patch
Everyone get ready Iverson Hall should be completed so we can have our first
Pumpkin Patch since 2004. Thanks to everyone
who has already bought some decorations and remember we will be needing more.
We will also be needing volunteers so remember
to keep some time free during October.
SAVE THE DATE
OUR LADY OF LOURDES OYSTER FESTIVAL
October 15-17, 2010
OIL SPILL
ASSISTANCE
As Christians, we are called to
assist those in need, especially in our community. The Oil Spill has personally
affected our lives in various ways and degrees. Archbishop Aymond has asked that
all parishes in the Archdiocese have a special collection to assist those most
in need. In lieu
of an additional collection, Fr. John requests that donations be placed in the
poor boxes,
so assistance can be offered directly to those who live in our local community.
Should you have any
questions or information about St. Bernard or
San Pedro Catholic Churches, please contact me at:
Lynne
Lemoine, P. O. Box 22, St. Bernard LA 70085
cell: (501) 470-6671 home: (504) 324-8092
e-mail:
lynnelemoine2@hotmail.com or
lynnelemoine@cox.net
Mission Statement
St. Bernard Catholic Church is
united in faith and worship God through the celebration of the sacrament of the
Eucharist. Through prayer and the grace of the Holy Spirit we are inspired
to live our lives based on Scriptural teaching, sacred tradition, and Catholic
principles. Through the power of the Holy Spirit we are motivated to serve
the community by being a witness for Jesus Christ and His unconditional love for
us all. As Christ loved His spouse, the Church, so do we, through our
examples of worship, prayer, and service, strive to pass along our faith in the
Holy Trinity to our families, and to all in our community, for the continuance and
growth of our Church.
Who was St. Bernard of
Clairvaux
St. Bernard, Abbot and Doctor of the Church St. Bernard was born of noble
parentage in Burgundy, France, in the castle of Fontaines near Dijon. Under the
care of his pious parents he was sent at an early age to a college at Chatillon,
where he was conspicuous for his remarkable piety and spirit of recollection. At
the same place he entered upon the studies of theology and Holy Scripture. After
the death of his mother, fearing the snares and temptations of the world, he
resolved to embrace the newly established and very austere institute of the
Cistercian Order, of which he was destined to become the greatest ornament. He
also persuaded his brothers and several of his friends to follow his example. In
1113, St. Bernard, with thirty young noblemen, presented himself to the holy
Abbot, St. Stephen, at Citeaux. After a novitiate spent in great fervor, he made
his profession in the following year. His superior soon after, seeing the great
progress he had made in the spiritual life, sent him with twelve monks to found
a new monastery, which afterward became known as the celebrated Abbey of
Clairvaux. St. Bernard was at once appointed Abbot and began that active life
which has rendered him the most conspicuous figure in the history of the 12th
century. He founded numerous other monasteries, composed a number of works and
undertook many journeys for the honor of God. Several Bishoprics were offered
him, but he refused them all. The reputation of St. Bernard spread far and wide;
even the Popes were governed by his advice. He was commissioned by Pope Eugene
III to preach the second Crusade. In obedience to the Sovereign Pontiff he
traveled through France and Germany, and aroused the greatest enthusiasm for the
holy war among the masses of the population. The failure of the expedition
raised a great storm against the saint, but he attributed it to the sins of the
Crusaders. St. Bernard was eminently endowed with the gift of miracles. He died
on August 20, 1153. His feast day is August 20.
We thank William Hyland for his research in
St. Bernard Catholic Church and Cemetery.
Any comments please contact
lynnelemoine2@hotmail.com
