Saint Bernard of Clairvaux Parish Rev. Alfred J. Lampron Administrator PARISH OFFICE: 446 Mount Hope Road • Wharton, NJ 07885 Main Office: (973)627-0066 • Fax: (973)627-3631 Peter Helmer, Administrative Assistant Parish Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM INFANT BAPTISM Kevin & Sandy Hayes
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GRADE SCHOOL & JR. HIGH SCHOOL RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Sr. Thomasine Smith, S.C.C. 973-366-0184 MUSIC MINISTERS Kathleen Carey
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EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Joan Moran
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FINANCE COMMITTEE Raymond Dean
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FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY Collection every week Lois Bateson
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PHYSICAL PLANT Michael Hardy
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READERS Marty Siebold
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CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST Sunday: The Lord’s Day, Vigil Saturday: 5:00 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM & 10:30 AM Daily Mass, Monday - Saturday, 8:30 AM RECONCILIATION Confessions every Saturday, 4:00-4:30 PM and also at parishioners’ convenience by appointment. CELEBRATION OF MARRIAGE Arrangements are usually made one year in advance to properly prepare for marriage. Contact the Parish Office for an appointment. PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK Contact Parish Office for pastoral visits in the hospital or at home. Eucharist ministers are able to visit the sick upon request. The Sacrament of the Sick can be celebrated anytime there is a need. PARISH REGISTRATION Registration Forms are located in back of the church or at the Parish Office. Please register so that we may serve you better. PARISH TRUSTEES Cecile Cole Raymond Dean
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January 22, 2017 • Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Spiritual Reflection
Sunday, January 22, 2017 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00 Kathleen Marie Lynch 10:30 Gail Curran Monday, January 23, 2017 St. Vincent, Deacon and Martyr; St. Marianne Cope, Virgin 8:30 Clara Kroll Tuesday, January 24, 2017 St. Francis de Sales, Bishop & Doctor of the Church 8:30 Mary & Anthony Porretta Wednesday, January 25, 2017 The conversion of St. Paul the Apostle 8:30 A very special intention Thursday, January 26, 2017 Sts. Timothy & Titus, Bishops 8:30 People of the Parish Friday, January 27, 2017 St. Angela Merici, Virgin 8:30 Special Intention Saturday, January 28, 2017 St. Thomas Aquinas, Priest & Doctor of the Church 8:30 Sick members of the Parish 5:00 Frank Matyola – 1st. Anniv. Sunday, January 29, 2017 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00 Robert Alberti 10:30 John McKniff
THE INNER WORD What’s in your heart? In his First Letter to the Corinthians Saint Paul warned of the danger of factions and conflict in the church. The most recent change in the papacy has reoriented the church away from a focus on its internal tensions and sometimes adversarial relationship with the rest of the world and toward what brings true unity: spreading the gospel and serving God and neighbor—especially those most in need—which is its proper focus. How can you participate in this mission? Reprinted with permission from Prepare the Word (@2016), www.PrepareTheWord.com
January 22, 2017 THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Reflection by Rev. Leonard N. Peterson
Somewhere in the world there must exist a “hot button.” Not a physical one, of course, but a metaphorical one that gets used to describe certain issues by preachers and pundits alike. It means that those items are potentially dangerous to discuss, because the reaction of people to them is never emotionally neutral, and frequently overheated. On this late January weekend, we come face to face with the sad anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in 1973 to legalize baby killing in our country, otherwise known as abortion. The years in between have not turned down the “temperature” of the issue. Once upon a
time in our so-called “enlightened” country, abortion was thought a horror, at least by Christians. Now, thanks to supporters of all kinds it is practically considered a constitutional right even by some believers in God. Rampant abortion makes our country very much “a land overshadowed by death” as Isaiah called his own country centuries ago. And we definitely are a people “who sit in darkness.” Pope St. John Paul II told us to be aware of the “culture of death” all around us in ways diverse, of which abortion is its chief component. The divisions St. Paul so deeply regrets as damaging the unity of the Corinthian Church have echoes in the divisions present in our present civil society. Along with evangelical Christians and many in the Jewish community, the call is clearly there to do all that we can to promote a culture of life. This is clearly the plan of the Author of Life Himself. We have access to research in our computers and cell phones that should make us informed opponents of our enemy. But above all we have prayer, specifically the rosary, as our most powerful persuasive. Thankfully, all is not darkness. There is a whole generation of young people on our college campuses and elsewhere who are pro-life. Older adults have risen up over the years to promote a culture of life. I will always remember a kitchen table conversation I had years ago, with my Mom, God rest her. She looked at me with a frown on her lovely face and
asked me, her priest son, in the face of this issue, causing literally millions of dead children, “What holds God’s hand back?” I don’t recall my specific answer that day, but surely it had something to do with God’s mysterious ways. In the short run, we who take in the Body and Blood of Christ can certainly offer our prayer and fasting for the cause. In the long run, we can do all that is possible, each in our own way, to change minds and hearts of those working in the halls of government. Sir Edmund Burke, an Irish diplomat of the 18th century, would certainly not know the label “hot button”, but he knew a lot about issues. That’s why he said these immortal words: “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” First Reading: Isaiah 8:23 – 9:3 The prophet tells the people that their future looks bright. The new king will bring them deliverance from domination and will be “a light in the land of gloom.” Second Reading: I Corinthians 1:1013, 17 If indeed the Church is meant to continue the mission of Christ in the world, then community unity is a top priority. The factions among the Corinthians are a contradiction. Gospel: Matthew 4:12-23, or Matthew 4:12-17 Jesus courageously takes up the mission of John the Baptist. Isaiah’s promise of liberation for the North (contained in today’s First Reading) is fulfilled in Jesus, Who is the “great light.” 2|Page
the help of Catholic Relief Services, 10,500 families are learning ways to increase the quality of nutritious food they serve to grow healthy and happy children. As a community of believers, who trust in God’s mercy, healing and strength, it is our duty to pray for those who are ill and infirm. The following parishioners or family members of our parishioners are in need of our prayers. We ask God to grant health and peace to: Lois Bateson, Robert and Jean Birrell, Jeffrey and Bob Budwick, Anna Civelleti, Tom Curtis, Marilyn Cutaneo, Kathy and Evelyn Deleski, Marion DellaRocco, Barbara Dietrick, Linda Dosher, Kathryn Duch, Jane Fetchik, Bill Kennedy, Bernice Lawson, Noah Lorencovitz, Rose Maggio, Sara Maloney, John Marangelo, Nancy Orkin, Bob Privitera, Colleen Roberts, Michael Salagaj, Sister Thomasine Smith, Frances Spilman, Ralph Sutton, Rob Talmadge and Maureen Tuccio.
YOU DID IT FOR ME Young children in parts of Guatemala are prone to frequent sickness caused by poor diets and a lack of nutritious food. When a young child is malnourished their physical and mental development is stunted. With
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Rachel's Vineyard Retreat Rachel's Vineyard is a safe place to renew, rebuild, and redeem hearts broken by abortion. Weekend retreats offer a supportive, confidential, and nonjudgmental environment where women and men can express, release, and reconcile painful post-abortive emotions and begin the process of restoration, renewal, and healing. A Rachel's Vineyard Retreat will be held from Friday evening, January 27 through Sunday afternoon, January 29, 2017 in the Stirling area. To register or for more information, contact Marie at (973) 377-1004, ext. 425. All calls will be held in strictest confidence. If you have any inquiries about a Rachel's Vineyard Retreat, conducted in Spanish, there will be one held from January 6-8, 2017 in Kearny, NJ. For more information or to register for the Spanish retreat, please call Cheryl at (973) 4974350 or email
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CATHOLIC CHARITIES CLOTHING DONATION BOXES At this time of the year, the saying “out with the old, and in with the new” gets repeated again and again. Think of that saying as you start to put away all the new clothes, shoes, and accessories you received this Christmas and perhaps place the old ones they will replace into the Catholic Charities clothing donations bins located at the side of our church parking lot and on the property near the rectory on Mount Hope Road. The revenues from the clothing boxes help to feed thousands of people every month in our pantries as well as fund other emergency services for the poor.
ST. CECILIA’S CRAFT FAIR Craft and Vendor Fair St. Cecilia Church Basement 70 Church Street Rockaway, NJ 07866 Saturday, March 25, 2017 9:00 am - 2:00 pm Free Admission and Indoors For further information Email:
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MURRAY HOUSE DINNER DANCE Help People with Disabilities – Support the Murray House Dinner Dance! www.dpd.org/murray Please help support the Department for Persons with Disabilities (DPD), a Catholic Charities Agency, as they host their 47th Annual Murray House Dinner Dance at the Brownstone in Paterson. DPD provides care for over 100 adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities throughout the Diocese of Paterson. The Annual Gala will be held on February 19th at 6:00 PM. This year, DPD will be honoring Joe Duffy, past Catholic Charities President as their Person of the Year, as
well as several service recipients, volunteers and employees. Help support the event by attending, taking out an ad, or by sponsoring a DPD resident to attend. Last year over 60 individuals were sponsored to attend this event! For more information visit: www.dpd.org/Murray or contact DPD’s Development Office at 973-4061104 or at
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Reminder During the winter months, when we can experience snow and ice, we need to give extra attention to protecting the hardwood floor in our church. Please be sure to wipe your feet on the mat in the vestibule or the rug as you enter the church. It is important that we try to keep the floor dry and free of ice melt and dirty snow that can easily be tracked into the church.
May the Angels Lead Him into Paradise We commend to God’s embrace of love and eternal peace parishioner Robert J. Davenport, Sr., who was called home to the Lord on January 13. Please keep Robert in your prayers, as well as his family members who seek consolation in their time of bereavement. May the infinite goodness and tender love of our gracious God be with him, and may he know Christ’s healing and light in the Kingdom of Heaven. May his soul and all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen. 4|Page
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