ST.

BERNADETTE
8200 Wes t Den ver Av enu e · Mil w au kee , WI 5322 3
PARISH FACILITIES
8200 West Denver Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53223
E-mail: stbernadette@archmil.org
Website: www.stbweb.com or
www.archmil.org under Parishes
Pastor: Fr. Greg Greiten

CHURCH OFFICE: 414-358-4600

Fax: 414-358-1478
OFFICE HOURS: Monday through Friday
7:00AM to 3:30PM

NORTHWEST CATHOLIC SCHOOL

Phone: 414-352-6927
E-mail: info@nwcschool.org
Website: www.nwcschool.org

MASS SCHEDULE
Saturdays: 5:00PM
Sundays: 10:30AM
Tuesdays & Thursdays: 5:30PM
Holy Days: Check bulletin or contact the
parish office

CONFESSION
First and third Saturdays of each month
at 4:00PM

ST. BERNADETTE WELCOMES

NEW PARISH MEMBERS
New membership registration is
generally held after each Mass the
weekend of the fourth Sunday of each
month. There is a table in the gathering
area where people can sign up. We
would be thrilled to have you join our
parish family!

To live for God only, for God

everywhere, for God always!
- St. Bernadette (1867)

F EBRUARY 24, 2019 · S EVENTH S UNDAY I N O RDINARY T IME

IN OUR PARISH COMMUNITY
PARISH LIFE
Schedule of Masses Sunday, February 24, 2019
and Special Intentions - Pastoral Council meeting, 9:00AM in the library
- New Member Registration after Mass
- Continental Breakfast, after Mass, in the cafeteria
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2019: 7th in Ordinary Time - High school Christian Formation, 6:00 to 7:30PM at St. Catherine
10:30AM †Joseph Buehner - Bingo, 6:00PM/7:00PM in the cafeteria
†Violet Zylka Tuesday, February 26, 2019
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2019 - March 3rd bulletin deadline: 12:00PM in writing
No Mass Wednesday, February 27, 2019
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2019 - Grade school Christian Formation, 6:00 to 7:00PM at St. Catherine
5:30PM †Alice Dyszelski Thursday, February 28, 2019
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2019 - Choir rehearsal, 7:00 to 9:00PM in the church
No Mass Friday, March 1, 2019
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2019 - Parish staff meeting, 9:00AM in the parish office
5:30PM †Marvin Meyer - March 3rd pulpit announcements deadline: 12:00PM
FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019: World Day of Prayer Saturday, March 2, 2019
No Mass - Sacrament of Reconciliation, 4:00PM in the church
SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2019 - Parish Rummage Sale, 10:00AM to 7:00PM in the cafeteria/
5:00PM For all the parishioners hallway
SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2019: 8th in Ordinary Time Sunday, March 3, 2019
10:30AM †Ken Basta - Parish Rummage Sale, 9:00AM to 2:00PM in the cafeteria/
†Gerald Brockman hallway
- Festival Committee meeting, 11:30AM in the lobby meeting room
- Bingo, 6:00PM/7:00PM in the cafeteria
Readings for the Week of January 13, 2019
Sunday: 1 Sm 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23/1 Cor 15:45-49/ Help make the rummage sale a success
Lk 6:27-38 Our annual rummage sale will take place next weekend!
Monday: Sir 1:1-10/Mk 9:14-29
Tuesday: Sir 2:1-11/Mk 9:30-37 Drop off bakery in the parish office on Friday, March 1, until 3:00PM,
Wednesday: Sir 4:11-19/Mk 9:38-40 or in the cafeteria any time during the rummage sale.
Thursday: Sir 5:1-8/Mk 9:41-50
Please help spread the word about the rummage sale—
Friday: Sir 6:5-17/Mk 10:1-12
Saturday: Sir 17:1-15/Mk 10:13-16 post a flyer at work or in a business you frequent, talk
Next Sunday: Sir 27:4-7/1 Cor 15:54-58/Lk 6:39-45 about the event on your social media sites, and invite
family, friends, co-workers, and neighbors. Be sure to
patronize the rummage sale, too—lots of treasures are waiting to be
Please Remember in Your Prayers discovered!
Virginia Lemberger, 12-25-18 Harold Klein, 12-17-18
Lois Stout, 12-22-18 MaryAnn Strelecki, 12-11-18
Otto Timm, 12-16-18 Thomas Mayer, 11-30-18 A special invitation to volunteers
All ministers and volunteers of St. Bernadette Parish are
invited to attend a reception in their honor in appreciation for
their ministries and contributions that enable St. Bernadette to
serve one another and the larger faith community. It will take
Please Pray for Our Long-term Sick: place in the parish hall on Saturday, March 9, after the 5:00
Mass. This invitation is extended to adults and younger
All those listed in the Book of Assembly Prayer parishioners who share their gifts and time in parish ministries
and activities. Plan on participating in this special tribute to
ministers and volunteers of the St. Bernadette Parish family.

St. Bernadette Parish, Milwaukee

February 24, 2019
IN OUR PARISH COMMUNITY
Northwest Catholic School News Congratulations to our
Noodles with Knights ~ Hopefully Mother Nature
Calendar Raffle winners
will cooperate this time, as we have rescheduled
02/13/19 Makayla Verburgt
Noodles With Knights for Wednesday, March 7,
02/14/19 Susan Dirk
from 5:30 to 7:00PM in the school cafeteria. Contact the school office
02/15/19 Eric Estacio
at 414-352-6927 for more information or to register.
02/16/19 Steve Brengosz
Peanut Butter & Jelly Challenge ~ Northwest Catholic School is 02/17/19 Mike Thorn, Jr.
collecting peanut butter and jelly throughout the month of February. 02/18/19 Cristian Bialoskursky
A box is located at the church lobby. Thank you for your support. 02/19/19 Paul Schmid
March enrollment ~ Northwest Catholic School will again be
accepting Choice applications for the 2019-2020 school year Bring up the gifts at Mass
March 1-20. If you are interested in enrolling, contact Linda Goeden Join us in this meaningful, beautiful ministry. If you
at 414-352-6927. Come and take a look at what makes us a High have never brought up the gifts during Mass, please
Performing School. All students are welcome! consider volunteering to do so. This is such a lovely,
sacred moment to share with your spouse, family,
and friends. Please use the sign-up sheet in the
Tri-Parish Read: I Want to See gathering area or tell an usher or greeter that you
I Want to See: What the Story of Blind Bartimaeus Teaches Us about would like to do this. It is a simple act but very
Fear, Surrender and Walking the Path to Joy, by Fr. Roc O’Connor, SJ, profound. Please note that if you have a loved one
is the book chosen for this year’s Lenten Tri-Parish Read. A flyer with being remembered in the intentions at Mass, it is
more information is on our parish website. You can participate by your privilege to bring up the gifts. The ushers can
simply reading the book or by also joining one of the small groups guide you on the process and timing.
that will be meeting. We ask that registration forms for the groups be
returned by Wednesday, February 27. Books will be available in
church beginning next weekend at a cost of $8. (If the cost is a Fish Fry Schedule
problem, a free will offering will be appreciated.) Groups begin Served 4:00-7:30PM
meeting the week of March 10.
March 8 March 22 April 5
We are excited to have Fr. Roc create an introductory video for each April 19 May 17
of our sessions. Those will be able to be viewed on our parish
website.
New membership registration will
be held after each Mass this weekend. There is a
Live the Liturgy table in the gathering area where you can sign up and
“Love your enemies and do good to those who hate you.” We do not
have your photo taken. Please join our parish family!
like hearing these words, but they are at the heart of Jesus’ teaching.
When we are hurt, we want to get defensive and fight back. We
prefer engaging in battle with something that is negative
and evil rather than returning a heart of love. It is easy to Stewardship Report
love those who will love us back and much harder to love Weekend Collection February 16 and 17, 2019
those who may not. But there is no credit to be found in
simply surrounding ourselves with friends. Jesus wants to push us The figures for the weekly contributions
out of our comfort zones. We still find ourselves judging others and were not available at time of publication.
condemning them when the order of the Gospel is forgiveness and
mercy. Why are we so unwilling to let go of the control? Perhaps the Today’s Gospel has encouraging words for good
stewards—“Give and it shall be given to you.
answer is found in a failure to love and an absence of faith.
For the measure you measure with will be
measured back to you.” What encouragement
to give generously of the resources entrusted
to our care! See Luke 6:38

St. Bernadette Parish, Milwaukee

Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
St. Bernadette Parish Ca-Cafeteria
Ch-Church
NWCS-Northwest Catholic School
OLGH-Our Lady of Good Hope
8200 West Denver Avenue Chp-Chapel Parish
Milwaukee, WI 53223 DU-Down Under PO-Parish Office
414-358-4600 L-Library POCR-Parish Ofc Conference Rm
www.stbweb.com LMR-Lobby Meeting Room St. C-St. Catherine Parish
NMCP-Northwest Milwaukee Catholic Parishes

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2
10a-7p Rummage Sale:
Ca/Hallway
4p Reconciliation: Ch
6-8p Adoration: Chp

3 Ordinary Time 08 4 5 6 Ash Wednesday 7 8 St. John of God 9 St. Frances of Rome
9a-2p Rummage Sale: Ca/ 5:30p Mass 11a Mass: OLGH 5:30p Mass 5p Volunteer Recognition
Hallway 6p GS CF: St. C Noodles with Knights: Mass & Reception: Ch/Ca
11:30a Festival Cmte mtg: 6:30p Mass: Ch NWCS
Ca 7p Choir rehearsal: Ch
6p Bingo: Ca 4-7:30PM

10 Lent 01 11 12 13 14 15 16
1p Faith & Film: Ca 5:30p Mass 6p GS CF: St. C 5:30p Mass 9a Sleeping Bag Ministry:
6p Bingo: Ca 7p Choir rehearsal: Ch Ca
4p Reconciliation: Ch
After Mass, BP screening:
LMR
6p HS CF: St. C
7 Ordinary Time 18 St. Cyril of Jerusalem 19 St. Joseph, Spouse of Mary 20 21 22 23 St. Turibius of Mogrovejo
After Mass, BP screening: 5:30p Mass 6p GS CF: St. C 5:30p Mass New Member Registration
LMR 7p Choir rehearsal: Ch after Mass
6p Bingo: Ca
4-7:30PM

24 Ordinary Time 07 25 Annunciation of the Lord 26 27 28 29 30

New Member Registration 5:30p Mass 6p GS CF: St. C 5:30p Mass 11a MNCP Lenten Book
after Mass 7p Choir rehearsal: Ch Read Final Event: Ca/Ch
After Mass, Continental 1p Communal Penance: Ch
Bkfst: Ca
1p Faith & Film: Ca
6p Bingo: Ca
31 Lent 04 1 2 St. Francis of Paola 3 4 St. Isidore 5 St. Vincent Ferrer 6
1p Faith & Film: Ca 5:30p Mass 6p GS CF: St. C 5:30p Mass 4p Reconciliation: Ch
6p HS CF: St. C 7p Choir rehearsal: Ch
6p Bingo: Ca

4-7:30PM
Shrimp Dinner Special
at Fish Fry!
March 22 & April 5
$11
Dinner includes shrimp, coleslaw,
fries, rye bread, and cocktail sauce