www.stbernadetteschool.net Rectory/Parish Office — 402-731-4694 Parish Office fax — 402-733-4890 School — 402-731-3033

7600 South 42nd Street, Bellevue, Nebraska 68147

Catholic Church Sixth Sunday of Easter May 13, 2012 Second Collections: 1st and 2nd Weeks — Capital Improvements 3rd Week —Special Projects 4th Week — St. Vincent de Paul

Pastoral Administrator — Father Joseph Broudou [email protected] In Residence — Bishop Anthony Milone Principal — Lynn Schultz [email protected] Mass — Saturday: 5:00 pm Sunday: 8:00 am, 9:30 am, 11:00 am Holydays: 6:30 am, 8:00 am, Noon, 6:00 pm. Vigil of Holydays: 6:00 pm Daily and First Friday: 6:30 am, 8:00 am Deacons — Deacon Ronald Casart Deacon Gary Chladek Deacon Subby Enzolera Deacon Pete Digilio (Retired) Director of Religious Education — J. Diane Van Ornam 402-731-4694, ext. 305 [email protected] Business Manager — Terri Mac 402-731-4694, ext. 301 [email protected] Parish Secretary — Sue Reed 402-731-4694 [email protected] Bulletin Information — Items for the bulletin must be submitted no later than Noon on Friday, for the bulletin that will be in church 9 days later. Please E-mail Kelly at [email protected] Registration — New parishioners please register at the parish office. Change of location, new address or departure from parish should be reported to the parish office.

Mission Statement We the parish family of St. Bernadette are called forth by our Baptism to be empowered by the Holy Spirit and to follow the mission of Jesus to Worship, to Teach, to Love and to Serve. John:15 — “As the Father has loved me so I have loved you.”

Sacraments — Matrimony Please make arrangements at least six months in advance. (12 months for those under 19.) Penance Saturdays 3:30-4:30 pm Baptism Sunday 12:00 pm (Noon). Parents need to attend a pre-baptism class on the first Thursday of the month at 7:00pm in the RCIA Room. Communion For Communion (in the Home), please call parish office. Sacrament of the Sick In emergencies please call the priests immediately for arrangements. Hospital Hospitals no longer notify the rectory about incoming patients. In case of illness, families should call the parish office.

Sixth Sunday of Easter — May 13, 2012 FR. JOSEPH’S CORNER I want to thank those who gave of their time and talents to clean up after the storm last Sunday. The tree is cut down and the branches off the parking lot. Three simple things help to create a good and healthy parish. It is people who pray, play and work together. It is basic human relationship with one another and with God. Another important element for a successful parish is direction. We need to know where we came from and where we are going. It is vital that the parish has a plan. I spoke about this to the members of the Parish Pastoral Council when I became the Administrator. As St. Bernadette is going to celebrate her Golden Jubilee, it would be appropriate to look back on the past 50 years and see what was accomplished and give new ideas of what needs to be done to keep this parish vibrant with the presence of the Holy Spirit and spreading the Good News. One way to do it is through a parish survey and door to door visit. Fifty years ago the pioneers went door to door to invite people join the parish. We have to repeat this during our Golden Jubilee year. Personal interaction of those living within the parish boundaries and the survey will help us develop a good five year plan. This plan is needed as it is part of the Meitler project. In a way we do not have a choice. I am counting on the members of the Parish Council to lead in this effort and I know members of the School Board of Education, Men’s Club, Altar Society, the Evangelization and Faith Formation committee, the deacons, the Finance Council, the Building and Grounds Committee, the Adorers from Eucharistic Adoration and all of you will make this a success. Remember that the parish belongs to you. We priests we come and go. It is the involvement of each one that makes the parish great. So let us come together and prepare a five year plan that would help do strategic planning for the next fifty years of our Parish under the Protection of our Patron. St. Bernadette pray for us.

Around The Parish Special Prayers needed for those loved ones serving overseas CPL Eric Bohnenkamp Marines — serving overseas Christopher J. Charvat EW3 Air Force — serving in Iraq Brian Kosmicki — serving in Afghanistan Gary Krupa — serving in Sharana, Afghanistan Daniel Pedersen — serving in Afghanistan Cpt. Richard Poole USAF Chaplain — serving in Afghanistan

ASCENSION THURSDAY HOLY DAY—MASS SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY MAY 16 - 6:00 pm THURDSAY MAY 17 NO 6:30 am MASS 8:00 am - NOON - 6:00 pm

Altar Society News St. Bernadette Altar Society Meeting for May will be held on Wednesday, May 16th, at 7:00 pm in the Social Hall. Program for the evening will feature a speaker from Trees, Shrubs and More. Come prepared to ask those important questions you have about gardening…..hopefully they will all be answered!! There’s always an informative meeting, fabulous refreshments and super fellowship. Join us on Wed, the 16th.

Sgt. Seth Wiesen Army National Guard — serving in Afghanistan If you have a relative or loved one in the military overseas, please submit information to the parish office.

Save the Date! We will have missionary Fr. Pambo Mkolwe coming from Christ the King Parish, Peramiho Tanzania. He will preach on the Weekend of July 28th and 29th. Plan now to help make his visit welcome.

Suggestions for using SCRIP: If you have someone local or from the parish doing odd jobs for you, ask them if you can pay them with gift certificates. If you are looking for a gift certificate we do not have, purchase a Walgreens gift card and then go to Walgreens and purchase the gift certificate you are looking for, they have many, many gift cards.

Garage Sale Drop OffThe next garage sale drop off date will be Saturday, May 19th from 9:00-10:30 a.m. near the back of the parish office. Please make sure all items are clean, complete, and working. We will NOT be accepting adult clothing and shoes, TV's or computers. Contact Jeff or Patty Godek with questions @ 733-3970.

SAVE THE DATE! Fr. Dan Soltys Retirement Reception Sunday, June 10, 2012 Noon to 4pm. St. Joan of Arc Gymnasium Cake and Beverages will be served.

Sixth Sunday of Easter — May 13, 2012

Around The Parish ~ Events of the Week ~

The SKY is our LIMIT!

Sunday

PRE Classes 8th Grade Breakfast

Monday

Aerobics 6:30pm

Tuesday

Card Club 1pm Bible Study 6pm Aerobics 6:30pm 8th Grade Graduation 6:30pm

Planning is under way for this year’s Vacation Bible School. This year’s VBS will be here in our social hall from 8am-noon, June 18-22nd. We will hold our next sign up for this week of fun, May 19-20th. The price of the week is $35 per child/cap of $70 per family. This year, we are asking each family, at the time of sign up, to take donation cards for our needed items or to pay an additional $10. Our entire week runs all on donations, so we cannot survive without your help. Please see the VBS table in the back of church to find our donation cards...thank you in advance for your generosity. Also, we are in need of ONE adult volunteer to do the “Spotlight Video” portion of the week. If you are interested please call Sue Reed 402-738-1706 or Deb Rice 402-6144039.

Wednesday Bible Study 9am RCIA 7pm Altar Society 7pm Thursday

Aerobics 6:30pm Men’s Club

Eucharistic Adoration Please sign up for an hour of adoration. It is a great time to be with Jesus and the saints. During that hour you can talk to God about your life, pray for the members of your family, pray for the parish, pray for the Church and the country. You can read the Bible, say the rosary, do the Stations of the Cross, say your favorite prayers. The hour goes so fast. Try it and experience more peace and joy. Here are some of the spiritual benefits of adoration for our Parish: - an increase in Mass attendance and reception of the sacraments; - return of fallen-away Catholics and increase in the number of conversions; - increase in religions and priestly vocations; - renewal of Catholic family life; - spiritual level of the people is raised with a resulting desire and courage to spread the “good news” to others; - a greater community spirit, centered as it is on the heart of the parish, Jesus’ presence in the Blessed Sacrament.

Festival News Pick up your raffle tickets in the back of church. Get them sold and turned in to be eligible for the Early Bird drawing on June 3rd. Additional raffle tickets available in the Parish Office.

Girl Scout Book Drive St. Bernadette Girl Scout Troops our now collecting books, cookbooks, and G or PG rated DVDs or videos for our 4th annual book drive and bake sale to benefit St. Bernadette Teachers. Please look for collection bins in the hallways outside of church. Thank you for your donations.

School News Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

May 13

May 14

May 15

Mother’s Day 8th Grade Breakfast

Last Day for 8th Grade DARE Graduation 2pm

8th Grade Graduation 6:30pm

St. Bernadette, Pray For Us

Thursday May 17 Ascension Thursday All School Mass

Sixth Sunday of Easter — May 13, 2012

Community News Camp Fun & Faith for Girls

Registration Now Open! 11002 N. 204th St. Elkhorn, NE Applications available at www.prosanctity.org For more info, call Ann at 402-553-4418 or [email protected]. Join Camp Fun & Faith for their

Hunger Doesn’t Take a Vacation: Thank You A warm meal or an extra bag of groceries to make ends meet: these are just some of the hunger-related services that Catholic Charities will be able to continue to provide because of the generosity of the parishioners of your parish. Catholic Charities would like to thank you, on behalf of those we serve, for your support of and participation in our 5th annual Hunger Doesn’t Take a Vacation parish drive-for-dollars.

Choose Life License Plates Nebraska has been approved to collect applications for the Choose Life license plate. The cost for each plate is $70.00 per year. For more information and an application form, please visit this website: http://www.livingwordministry.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8&Itemid=8.

Application forms must be sent to: Choose Life Nebraska c/o Living Word Ministries, Inc. PO Box 540003, Omaha NE 68154

Pro Life Committee St. Bernadette now has a Pro Life Committee! This committee will be run a little different than most. All communications will be done by phone and email. There will be no meetings. Basically, you decide what or how much you’d like to do and participate! If you are interested in knowing more, please contact Tonya Mapes at 734-2218 or [email protected]. Live Well Presentations—Save the Dates! Please mark your calendars for these exciting new topics in our Live Well Omaha Presentation series. All presentation will meet at 6pm in St. Ed’s Hall on the dates indicated. Thursday, June 14th—”Life’s Simple 7: Be a Heart Star” (AHA program concerning 7 simple steps to achieve a heart healthy lifestyle) Thursday, July 12th—”Vitamins, Minerals & Protein” (Information on their functions in the body and how much a person needs) Tuesday, July 31st—”Top Ten Foods” (Add these foods to your daily and weekly food plan to prevent heart disease) We have received such great feedback from these presentations and would love to share Toni’s knowledge with a growing audience.

Attention Catholic Singles Interested in joining an excellent Catholic singles organization? The Catholic Alumni Club International is looking to expand into the Omaha diocese. We provide a group dedicated to social, cultural, civic and spiritual relationships in a Catholic setting. For more information, please check out the following site or contact Steve at [email protected]:www.caci.org.

EPS Bellevue Baby Bottle Campaign provides free pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, counseling, and prenatal and newborn-care classes for young women who are experiencing unplanned pregnancies. More than 100 women are helped at the Center each month. Many babies are saved from abortion by the help their mother receives at EPS Bellevue. Baby Bottles will be available for pick up the weekend of Mother’s Day. Please be generous in contributing to their continued success by taking a Baby Bottle and filling it with love, prayers, coins, bills or a check and return the bottle to St. Bernadette on Father’s Day, June 17th. Please read the information inside the bottle and consider helping EPS Bellevue any way you can. God bless you for your generosity.

Sidewalk Prayers at the Bellevue Abortion Clinic Every Saturday at 7:45 a.m., a small group of people gather outside the Bellevue Abortion Clinic. They pray four rosaries requesting our Lady of Guadalupe’s prayers and intercession. There is no verbal contact made with the people entering the abortion clinic. Trained counselors are on hand to offer help and ultra-sounds at EPS next door. No sign-up or commitment is needed – anyone is welcome to just show up and pray. There is strength in numbers, so many more people are needed. It is known that peaceful sidewalk prayer has indeed led mothers and abortion clinic employees to have a change of heart. Parking is available across the street to the east at EPS (formerly Woman’s Touch).

Hummel Park Day Camp -- July 30th-August 3rd For Kids who have completed grades 1st-7th, this current school year Fee: $95-includes bus transportation from school, 4 meals, snacks, nature and recreational activities supervised by trained staff Activities: archery, hiking, crafts, outdoor cooking and lots more fun! Registration: Contact Debbie Rice with questions-402-614-4039.

Assumption Parish Czech Festival Saturday, May 19th Mass at Assumption Church, 22nd and U, 5pm - Beer Garden opens on parish grounds, 6pm - 11:30 pm, $5 admission. Outdoor dance with “Legacy”, 8 - 11 pm. Food sales, raffle chances and pickles. (Children's activities on Sunday only)

Sunday, May 20th

10:30am Mass at Assumption Church, 22nd and U. Parking behind church. Festival begins, Noon – 6 pm, Burgers, Hotdogs, Italian sausage, Mexican food, Bounce houses, Face painting, Pony rides, Bake Sale, Beer Garden, Calcutta, Games, Grocery Booth, Pickles, Quilt Raffle, Live Polka music, 3 - 4 pm, and Raffle drawing for: $2,000, $200, $100 and $100! Great Family Fun!

Please Remember St. Bernadette Parish In Your Will

Sixth Sunday of Easter — May 13, 2012

Our Weekly Offering

Weekly Mass Intentions Monday, May 14, 2012 6:30 am Chapel + NO MASS 8:00 am Church + Richard Johnson

July 1, 2011 through May 6, 2012 Budget: Actual: Profit/(Loss):

$713,565.00 $700,270.63 ($13,294.37)

Tuesday, May 15, 2012 6:30 am Chapel + NO MASS 8:00 am Church + Frank & Helen Tomcykowski 6:30 pm Church + 8th grade Graduates

“What return shall I make to the Lord for all the Lord has given to me?” — Psalm 116

This week’s altar flowers are given by

Walt & Virginia Grzywa In honor of their

50th Wedding Anniversary

In Loving Memory Please remember in your prayers Anita Svagera, a parishioner, who has been born into eternal life. May her soul and the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 6:30 am Chapel + NO MASS 8:00 am Church + Lori Godek-Railsback 6:00 pm Church + Ella Barnes Thursday, May 17, 2012 6:30 am Chapel + NO MASS 8:00 am Church + Joe Reis NOON Church + Margaret Castro 6:00 pm Church + Purgatorial Society Friday, May 18, 2012 6:30 am Chapel + Matthew Donohoe 8:00 am Church + Ben Kresl Saturday, May 19, 2012 8:00 am Chapel + Rita Skoff 5:00 pm Church + Deceased Memebers of Murcek Family Sunday, May 20, 2012 8:00 am Church + Julien & Barb Van Haute 52nd Anniversary 9:30 am Church + Ben Kresl 11:00 am Church Parishioners of St. Bernadette

Mass Intentions Remember your loved ones in a very special way — with a Mass said in their name. There are many weekday Masses available, but only a few weekend masses available through June, 2012. Masses are $10. Married couples can be listed together otherwise there can be only one person per Mass intention. Call the Parish Office for available dates.

Healing Prayers Needed for the Sick Lucille Bilek Annabelle Berrera Betty Buckman Dorothy Conlin Nancy Courtney Kelly Daly Margaret Eipperle Ryan Fawcett Norma Flores

Bob Flowers Lou Gentry Amy Hamm Lisa Hargis Jarrod Hill Don (Butch) Hunter Andy Incontro Cleo Jackson Olga Kanne

Dale Kittelson Marcella Kratky Sheila McCoy Betty McElroy Carol McDaniel Blanche Murphy Kimberly Ohl Mary Orchard Jameson Page

Maryn Page Ella Peters John Pivonka Merced Ramirez Joyce Schab Todd Sears Dane Sinnott Jeff Strazdas Angela Toth

Mary Virgilito Tara Virgilito Brenda Wolverton Nathan Zimmerer Annabella Zyla

If you have a loved one that is ill and in need of healing prayers, please call the Parish Office at 402-731-4694, or email [email protected]

St. Bernadette, Pray For Us

Sixth Sunday of Easter — May 13, 2012

Ministry Schedules — May 19 & 20 Saturday May 19 5:00 pm Lector

Tom Ackley

Patricia Quinn

Paige Krupa

Charles Dorwart

Joe Benak

Stephen Krupa

Frank Kokotajlo

Mary Benak

Nancy McCormick

Mariann Kokotajlo

Marilyn Havel

Renee Sinnott

Colleen McCoy

John Pogge

Sharon Vondra

Joseph Murnan

Patricia Pogge

Kathy Wichita

Theresa Yost

Richard Strauss

Mark Bikakis

Emily Buettner

Armando Jackson

Tara Andersen

Hannah Mapes

Raegan Hughes

Molly McCoy

Olivia Galas

Holly Reisis

Izzie Krupa

Meg McCoy

Kailyn Groski

Reed/McNamara

Klamt

Pfeiffer

McCoy

Agnes Flower Christine Ortner Cathy Pajnigar Rita Starr Bill Starr

Music

Sunday May 20 11:00 am

Joe Stein

Christine Flanagan

Altar Servers

Sunday May 20 9:30 am

Mark Redford

Pat Flanagan

EMHCs

Sunday May 20 8:00 am

Money Counters

Monday, May 14 — Juan Jesus, Tom Schrack, Joe Stein, Vic Trudeau, Sal Zoucha

Mowers

Week of May 13 — Vern Krysl, Gary Krysl, Doug Krysl, Al Zimmerer

Heavenly Dusters

Rosary Leaders

SCRIP

May 19

Mary Baker

May 19

John Holst

May 19 & 20

Altar Society

May 26

Therese Yost & Mary Larsen

May 26

Rosemarie Davis

May 26 & 27

Men’s Club

June 2

Janet Van Haute

June 2

Donna Dailey

June 2 & 3

The Parish Group

June 9

Mary Jo Kocol

June 9

John Holst

June 9 & 10

Home & School

Food for Thought More Than A Mother When God set the world in place, when He hung the stars up in space, when He made the land and the sea, then He made you and me. He sat back and saw all that was good, He saw things to be as they should. Just one more blessing He had in store; He created a mother, but whatever for? He knew a mother would have a special place to shine His reflection on her child’s face.

A mother will walk the extra mile just to see her children smile. She’ll work her fingers to the bone to make a house into a home. A mother is there to teach and guide, a mother will stay right by your side. She’ll be there through your pain and strife, she’ll stay constant in your life. A mother will lend a helping hand until you have the strength to stand.

She’ll pick you up when you are down, You’re more than a mother to me; when you need a friend she’ll stick around. a reflection of Him in your face I see, A mother is one who listens well, a love that knows no boundaries. will keep her word; will never tell. I’m glad that you chose to be A mother never pokes or pries all this and more to me. but stands quietly by your side, You share a love that knows no end, giving you the strength you need, you’re more than my mother, encouraging you to succeed. you are my friend. A mother is one who can be strong when you need someone to lean on. ~ Kari Keshmiry