THE CATHOLIC PARISH OF ST. BERNARD

615 H St. Eureka, CA 95501 (707) 442-6466

Parish Staff Rev. Thomas Diaz, Pastor Ext.2104 Rev. David Galeana, Parochial Vicar 443-8429 Rev. Gerard Brady, Retired 443-8429 Priests’ Emergency Number 707-599-3456 Deacon Frank Weber 442-5615 Cathy Finney, Office Manager Ext.2101 Illeen Knapp, Bookkeeper Ext.2102 Fritz Sorensen, Maintenance Ext.2105 Debbie David, Pastoral Advisory Chairperson 443-114 3 Dianne Luzzi, RCIA 442-8812 Issa Stemler, Music Director 840-9514 Amanda Rutledge, Children & Youth Faith Formation 601-8585

Office Hours

Monday – Friday 9am. - 3pm. E- Mail: office@saintbernards.org FAX: (707) 443-0914

www.saintbernards.org Mass Schedule at St. Bernard

Sundays: 10:30 am.

Weekdays: 12:15 pm. Mon, Wed, Fri

Holy Days: Vigil 7:00 pm, 12:15 pm

Confessions: Wednesdays 1:00 pm-1:35pm &

by appointment

Expo sition of the Blessed Sacrament: Wed. 1-9pm.

St. Joseph Mission Church Mass Schedule

(Located on the corner of C & Henderson St.)

Saturdays: 4:00 pm. (vigil), Sundays: 7:30 am.

Weekdays: Tuesdays & Thursdays 7:30 am.

Holy Days: 7:30 am

Confessions: Saturdays 3:15-3:45 pm & by app t.

April 19, 2015, 3rd Sunday of

Easter Alternate Reality This appearance of the risen Jesus to the Christian community follows the story of his appearances to the two disciples at Emmaus. The complete unit (Lk 24:36-53) can be divided into three scenes: (1) the appearance (Lk 24:36-43); (2) instruction and a final commission (Lk 24:44-49); (3) the ascension (Lk 24:50-53). The Appearance If we explore this appearance story in terms of alternate reality, some of its

elements make fresh sense. First, the disciples exhibit multiple reactions: they are terrified and startled, alarmed and skeptical, overjoyed yet wondering, and they think they see a “ghost” (Greek: “spirit,” which suggests that they recognize a new kind of experience. They know Jesus died and was buried, but now they see him quite alive. Instead of a “ghost” they see a flesh and bone person in alternate reality Jesus eats fish in their presence not only to prove his “reality” but to reestablish table fellowship with his followers! Clearly this is a new kind of experience of alternate reality. As the disciples at Emmaus so too does this community gain a new understanding of the risen Jesus they are experiencing, rooted in the Scripture. Jesus personally “opened their minds” to the fuller meaning of the words he spoke in his lifetime and offered a deeper understanding of the Hebrew Scriptures. No specific passages from the Old Testament are cited. Indeed, scholars are unable to find any passages that relate to Luke’s global interpretation that “the Messiah shall suffer and rise from the dead on the third day.” Experiences of alternate reality opened the minds of prophets and others in the Old Testament to understanding the will of God with greater clarity and precision; the experience of the risen Jesus accomplishes the same result for those who see him. Commission What then is the function of this specific experience of alternate reality? In today’s passage, the risen Jesus commissions “the Eleven and their companions” to preach “repentance for the forgiveness of sins” to all nations and to be “witnesses”. Preaching forgiveness of sins is a familiar theme in Luke, but the theme of testimony is a new one that will be highlighted repeatedly throughout Acts. These eyewitness followers now bear witness and testimony to the end of the earth concerning the suffering Messiah who was raised. Empowerment Ordinarily, the experience of alternate reality itself suffices to convince, motivate, and empower the recipient to act upon the experience. But Jesus advises his followers to “remain here in the city until you are invested with power from on high.” This is a crucial notion in Luke’s Gospel, unfortunately omitted in the selection assigned for today’s liturgy. It was with the “power of the Lord” that Jesus healed people. Indeed, the “power that went forth from him” is the very same power with which God will invest these disciples. The fact that it is impossible to harmonize the diverse resurrection stories into a continuous narrative should give the modem believer pause. One transforming experience of the risen Jesus and its narration in a single story sufficed for our ancestors in the faith. The experience and/or the story was enlightening and empowering.

Sunday readings Next Sunday’s Readings Reading I: Acts 3:13-15, 17-19 Reading I: Acts 4:8-12 Reading II: 1 John 2:1-5a Reading II: 1 John 3:1-2 Gospel: Luke 24:35-48 Gospel: John 10:11-18

St. Joseph Church 04/18 Sat 4:00 pm +Helen Gierek Scuri 04/19 Sun 7:30 am +McKenna Family 04/21 Tue 7:30 am +Morrison Gardner 04/23 Thu 7:30 am +Marilyn Keating 04/25 Sat 4:00 pm +Fr. Eric Freed 04/26 Sun 7:30 am +McKenna Family St. Joseph Hospital 04/21 Tue 11:30 am +Maffia Family 04/23 Thu 11:30 am +Armand Hebert

We have the Anointing of the Sick at St Joseph’s Ho spital during Mass on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

St. Bernard Church

04/19 Sun 10:30 am Mass for the People 04/20 Mon 12:15 pm +Gertrude Moseley 04/22 Wed 12:15 pm +Jonathan Walsh Mellon 04/24 Fri 12:15 pm +Clarence Enos 04/26 Sun 10:30 am Int. Maria Burns

Finance Corner The collection last weekend was $3,214 and Building/Maintenance was $1,527.

Second Collection this weekend is for Religious Formation Fund.

This Week’s Meeting & Events

04/20 Mon 6:00 pm Religious Ed (St.B El School

04/21 Tue Noon Knights of Columbus

04/22 Wed 1:00 pm Adoration until 9:00 pm

04/22 Wed 7:00 pm Women’s Club

04/23 Thu 5:15 am Choir Practice

04/23 Thu 7:00 pm RCIA

PRAYERS FOR THE SICK: Evelyn Avila, Jim Avila,Chet Branum, Sister Gertrude Conolly, Deacon Frank, Fr. Greg, Barbara, Jackie and Jim Hill, Rose Judice,Chad Kryla, Mary, Margaret McCaskill, Joan McDowell, Cathy McCormack, Riley Moran, Fran Mori, O’Neill, Brett Perrone, Donna Selsor, Nancy Tompkins, Ramon Torres, Mary Wood and all our weak and ill.

Pregnancy Care Walk-a-Thon is starting. Whoever

would like to support this effort please contact Illeen

442-6844. We are grateful for all you've done in the

past.

Please pray for the recently deceased sister, niece and

nephew of Deacon Frank Weber who passed away

from a house fire in Utah this last week.

God speaks in the silence of the heart.is the beginning of prayer. ~ Mother Teresa

Let us pray with you and for you. Surround yourself with prayer. Call our prayer line leader, Toni Lee Estevo 445-3616- 24/7.

The Holy Rosary is recited at 7:10 am, Tuesday & Thursday at St. Joseph Church prior to Mass at 7:30 am. At St. Bernard Church every Sunday before Mass at 9:30 am. Anyone wishing to participate is welcome. e-SCRIP Please help support St. Bernard’s CCD and youth programs by registering your Safeway Club CardThere is no cost to you. Call the parish office @ 442-6466 with your club card number, name, address and email. You can also fill in the form on the back of the bulletin and drop it in the collection basket.

Eucharistic Adoration is at St. Bernard Church

every Wednesday after the 12:15 pm Mass until

9 pm. Come let us adore Him.

Lost Found: Found in St. Bernard’s Church, a

ladies handbag and a small ladies ring.

St.B El School)

Knights of Columbus

Wed 1:00 pm Adoration until 9:00 pm

RCIA

Evelyn Avila, Jim Avila, Deacon Frank, Rose Judice,

Margaret McCaskill, Joan McDowell, Fran Mori, John F.

Brett Perrone, Donna Selsor, Nancy Tompkins, our weak and ill.

is starting. Whoever

would like to support this effort please contact Illeen

6844. We are grateful for all you've done in the

sister, niece and

assed away

God speaks in the silence of the heart. Listening Mother Teresa

Let us pray with you and for you. Surround rself with prayer. Call our prayer line leader,

is recited at 7:10 am, Tuesday prior to

At St. Bernard Church Mass at 9:30 am.

to participate is welcome.

SCRIP Please help support St. Bernard’s CCD and youth programs by registering your Safeway Club Card. There is no cost to you. Call the parish office @

6466 with your club card number, name, address and email. You can also fill in the form on the back of the bulletin and drop it in the collection

is at St. Bernard Church

every Wednesday after the 12:15 pm Mass until

: Found in St. Bernard’s Church, a

ladies handbag and a small ladies ring.

A big THANK YOUand Parishionersspread for the coffee hour last Sunday. We had a full house and lots of goodies. Much appreciated!

Lake County 35th

Annual Outdoor Passion PlaySat. & Sun. May 16

th &

7010 Westlake Rd. Upper Lake, CA

Off Highway 20, about 7 miles north of Lakeport

in Lake County. Admission is free/Please bring

your own chair/No food,

more info call 800-525

www.lakecountypassionplay.org

Humor : An ad for a church has a picture of two hands holding stone tablets on which the Ten Commandments are inscribed and a headline that reads, "For fast, fast, fast relief, take two tablets." When the restaurant next to a Church put out a big sign with red letters that said, "Open Sundays," the church reciprocated with its own message: "We are open on Sundays, too." "Have trouble sleeping? We have sermons A singing group called "The Resurrection" was scheduled to sing at a church. When a big snowstorm postponed the performance, the pastor fixed the outside sign to read, "The Resurrection is postponed."

Pastor’s Corner

I will be away on for my annual priest retreat this week. Please keep me in your prayers. Then I will be swapping parishes with Fr Loin Occidental with St Bernard’s next weekend and then continue on with vacation time. The diocese allows us four weeks a year and I have 17 days left. I will return on May 8th after having celebrated my 60th birthday with family.

Are you interested in Sunday Evening Mass starting at 7:00 pm at St. Joseph Church for the months of June, July & August? Please call the office if you plan to attend sometime.

On the bulletin we have an emerlisted (707 599- 3456) for after office hours. It is to be used for those who need to be anointed and or are dying. It is not to be used for other reasons.

THANK YOU to the Women's Club and Parishioners who put on a great spread for the coffee hour last Sunday. We had a full house and lots of goodies. Much appreciated!

Annual Outdoor Passion Play & 17

th at 4:00 pm

7010 Westlake Rd. Upper Lake, CA

Off Highway 20, about 7 miles north of Lakeport

in Lake County. Admission is free/Please bring

your own chair/No food, drink, pets or smoking. For

525-3743 or

ypassionplay.org

An ad for a church has a picture of two hands holding stone tablets on which the Ten Commandments are inscribed and a headline that reads, "For fast, fast, fast relief, take two tablets." When the restaurant next to a Church put out a big

tters that said, "Open Sundays," the church reciprocated with its own message: "We are open on Sundays, too." "Have trouble sleeping? We have sermons - come hear one!"

up called "The Resurrection" was scheduled to sing at a church. When a big snowstorm postponed the performance, the pastor fixed the outside sign to read, "The Resurrection is

I will be away on for my annual priest retreat this week. Please keep me in your prayers. Then I will be swapping parishes with Fr Lo ren in Occidental with St Bernard’s next weekend and then continue on with vacation time. The diocese allows us four weeks a year and I have 17 days left. I will return on May 8th after having celebrated my 60th birthday with family.

Are you interested in Sunday Evening Mass starting at 7:00 pm at St. Joseph Church for the months of June, July & August? Please call the office if you plan to attend sometime.

On the bulletin we have an emer gency number 3456) for after office hours. It is

to be used for those who need to be anointed and or are dying. It is not to be used for other