212 Church St. East Cologne, MN 55322

323 Reform St. North Norwood Young America, MN 55368 Contact Information

Fr. Gregory Abbott, Pastor Rectory & Parish Office ..952-466-2031 Fax ………………….…..952-466-3319 Website ... www.st-bernard-cologne.org

Business Administrator Sherry Witte…………….952-466-2031 E-mail: BusAdmin@st-bernard-cologne.org Parish Information E-mail: parishinfo@st-bernard-cologne.org Bookkeeper E-mail: bookkeeper@st-bernard-cologne.org School Building ………952-466-5917

Parish Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday & Friday 9am-2pm.

Trustees Laura Templin .....……....952-994-9159 Andrew Kleindl.……...…952-442-9282

Finance Council Chairperson Ralph Laumann ….…… 952-466-3331

Parish Council Chairperson

Brenda Buckley-Jones…. 952-239-9436

Ladies Guild President Monica Kooiman ………952-466-5769

Prayer Chain Patsy Quinn….. …………952-466-3304 Lori Kasel ……...kasel.lori@gmail.com

Adoration Coordinator Helen Nicklaus …………952-466-2000 Catholic United Financial Helen Hilgers ………..…952-466-5567

CHURCH OF

THE ASCENSION

ST. BERNARD CHURCH

Contact Information Fr. Gregory Abbott, Pastor Rectory & Parish Office-952-467-3351 Website ……www.ascensionnya.org

Business Administrator Sherry Witte……………..952-467-3351 E-mail:ascensionnya@embarqmail.com

Parish Office Hours: Mon. , Tues., Thurs., & Fri. 10 am—2pm.

Trustees Rita Fahey ... ………….952-467-6478 John (Jack) Lano .……..952-467-3765

Parish Council Chairperson Brian Willems ….……...952-467-9654

Communion for Homebound Sue Tellers.. …………...612-247-6881

Prayer Chain Carol Donnay …………952-467-2183 Lucy Kostecka ………..952-467-2576 E-mail: Ascensionprays@aol.com

Adoration Coordinator Tamara Lemmer….....…612-759-0555 E-mail:tamaralemmer7@gmail.com

Music Liturgy Marilee Widmer ……..952-467-3082

Social Hall Bookings Parish Office …..………952-467-3351

Catholic United Financial Dennis Stoks …………952-240-5001

Knights of Columbus-Grand Knight Donald Whitaker 952-454-1611

Bulletin Co-editors Patricia Quinn……….……..952-466-3304 E-mail …bulletin@st-bernard-cologne.org

David Dettmann …………...952-467-2268 E-mail..daveannerichkarlemma@msn.com

Joint Bulletin published weekly at: www.ascensionnya.org &

www.st-bernard-cologne.org DRE for 6th—10th Grades Julie Kleindl…………...952-807-3522 DRE for Pre-k-5th Grades Kara Wickenhauser……952-466-4719

SACRAMENTS Baptisms: By appointment.

Marriage Arrangements The couple should contact the priest as soon

as they become engaged. They must meet with the priest twice before setting a marriage date. These two meetings

need to be completed 6 months before the proposed date.

Sacrament of Reconciliation Ascension:Tues.5:40-6:05pm.

Sat.4:15-4:45pm.

St. Bernard:Mon.8:30am. Sat.7:15-7:45 pm. Additionally by appointment.

Communion for Homebound Call parish office.

Anointing of the Sick Call the parish office at any time.

MASS SCHEDULE Ascension-Weekend-Sat. 5 pm. Sun. 8 am.

Tuesday 6:15 pm. & Friday 7:15 am.

St. Bernard-Weekend-Sat. 8 pm. Sun. 10am. Monday & Wednesday 8:00 am.

THE MOST HOLY TRINITY – JUNE 11, 2017

SCRIPTURE READINGS For the week of June 11, 2017 – June 17, 2017 6/11 The Most Holy Trinity: Ex 34:4b-6,8-9 Dn 3:52,53,54,55 *2 Cor 13:11-13*Jn 3:16-18. 6/12 (Tenth Week in Ordinary Time): 2 Cor 1:1-7*Ps 34:2-3,4-5,6-7,8-9*Mt 5:1-12. 6/13 St. Anthony of Padua: 2 Cor 1:18-22*Ps 119;129,130,131,132,133,135*Mt 5:13-16. 6/14: 2 Cor 3:4-11*Ps 99:5,6,7,8,9*Mt 5:17-19. 6/15: 2 Cor 3:15—4:3-6*Ps 85:9,10,11-12,13-14*Mt 5:20-26. 6/16: 2 Cor 4:7-15*Ps 116:10-11,15-16,17-18*Mt 5:27-32. 6/17 (BVM): 2 Cor 5:14-21*Ps 103:1-2,3-4,9-10,11-12*Mt 5:33-37. Copyright 2016 by Creative Communications for the Parish. Used with permission.

CALENDAR FOR ASCENSION AND ST. BERNARDS’ PARISHES

Sat. June 10th: Father Fortunatus, Missionary Priest, here for Mass at both parishes Sun. June 11th: Father Fortunatus, Missionary Priest, here for Mass at both parishes Sun, June 11th Early deadline for the bulletin for the weekend of June 17/18th. All copy must be in by noon on Saturday, June 10th. Thank you for your cooperation. Thurs. June 15th 8 am-8 pm: Adoration at Ascension Sun. June 18th: Corpus Christi Procession after 10 am Mass at St. Bernard Tues. June 20th: No 6:15 pm Mass at Ascension Wed. June 21st: No 8 am Mass at St. Bernard Thurs. June 22nd 8 am-8 pm: Adoration at Ascension Wed. June 28th: Coffee and treats after 8 am Mass at St. Bernard Thurs. June 29th EARLY DEADLINE FOR BULLE-TIN OF JULY 9TH. ALL COPY MUST BE IN BY NOON.

“My life was too ‘busy’”

“There’s fullness to my life; the love that Christ pours in to me is overflowing – do you want some?” I was invited twice to go to the Catechetical Insti-tute. The first time I wasn’t ready; my life was too “busy”, but a seed had been planted. I was more ready when the second invitation came just over a year ago. Instead of a quick answer of no, I said I’d pray about it. The invitation came during Lent as I was trying to change or increase or deepen or ex-plore my relationship with Christ. I’m not sure which word to use. There was a desire to go deeper, but I didn’t know how to do that alone, on my own. In my prayer, it came to me that I am never alone, and that I can’t do it on my own. Christ is in me. His Holy Spirit breathes in me. He loves me. There’s a bible passage that has stayed with me since the days of vacation bible school, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me”. Philippians 4:13. All things; not just some things or the things that are comfortable. I asked a few questions of the Ascension and St Ber-nard parishioners who had already attended. They were so joyful! Each one encouraged me to go. It was evident to me that their enthusiasm was in re-sponse to the way Christ was working in them. We hear a lot about the fruit of the Spirit – love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. I recognized these gifts in them. I started at the CI last September. We read our as-signed paragraphs in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, answer questions in our workbooks, discuss the lesson in small group and listen to a lecture. That’s the process in a nutshell. (See h p://www.cistudent.com/ for more details). What really happens is that you encounter God’s plan of salva-tion for us. The plan He put in place at the moment of the fall. You discover it on your own, meet with people who are on their own journey.

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< < < <Continued from the column on the left All kinds of people – old, young, religious, converts, exploring, questioning, seeking. You make new friends. Then you listen to Priests, Deacons, Pro-fessors and Bishops share their knowledge about our Church. It is magnificent. It is changing me in a way that I never anticipated. There’s fullness to my life; the love that Christ pours in to me is overflow-ing – do you want some? There’s more than enough for everyone! I don’t have fancy words to describe this. I only know that Christ loves me and you and everyone. Anything we do to reach out and accept that love brings Him joy. If you’re inter-ested in hearing more about the CI, please ask me.

Lori Kasel

Corpus Christi Procession & Cemetery Crucifix Blessing

Sunday, June 18th is the Feast of Corpus Christi. At the conclusion of our 10am Mass we will have a Cor-pus Christi Procession to the new St. Bernard Ceme-tery Crucifix which we will bless and then continue our procession back into church for benediction. Parish-ioners from both parishes are encouraged to attend. We offer thanks to the Cemetery Crucifix Committee led by Dan Worm who oversaw the project.

Church of St. Bernard Cologne, MN

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Divine Mercy Chaplet prayed daily At 3:00 pm. Central daylight time.

“Many marriages would be better if the husband and the wife clearly understood that they are on the same

side.” ~Zig Ziglar. A Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend restores

communication in marriages. The next available Weekends are Jul 14-16, 2017 in Buffalo, MN and

Oct 6-8, 2017 in Buffalo, MN. Early registration is highly recommended.

For more information visit our website at: twincitieswwme.org or contact Brent & Tracy

at applications@twincitieswwme.org or 612-756-8720.

50th Anniversary Fr. John-Jerry Berger will celebrate the

50th Anniversary of his ordination As a Priest,

Sunday, June 11th at the Church of St. Brendan in Green Isle, MN.

Mass of Thanksgiving at 1:00 PM followed by a Picnic reception in the Church yard

from 2:00-4:30PM

Welcome, Hathaway Grayce Reed & Maisey Everly Reed

We warmly welcome the newest members of St. Bernard Church,

Hathaway Grayce Reed & Maisey Everly Reed who were Baptized into Christ on June 4, 2017. Hathaway & Maisey are the twin daughters of

Jayson & Katie Reed Please offer a prayer for

Hathaway & Maisey and her family.

LADIES LUNCH!! Our next Ladies Lunch will be Thursday, June 22, at Daboars in Cologne at 11:30 a.m. All ladies of the parish are invited. Please call Mary Beckrich at 952-466-2679 if you plan to attend so that we can give an approximate number to the res-taurant and also let her know if you need a ride. As usual, we will order off the menu and you will each be responsible for your own bill. Hope to see you there.

You’re Prayers are requested for the re-pose of the soul of Hilarion “Larry” Tim-mers, father of Anna Wickenhauser, who passed away on Thursday, June 1st. His funeral was on Tuesday, June 6th. May

he rest in peace and may his soul and all the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace.

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SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturday: 4:15-4:45 pm

June 11th The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity

For families: That the united love of the Holy Trinity fill their homes with kindness and peace;

We pray to the Lord:

Lord, Teach Me To Pray Deepen your prayer life; help others do the same.

On July 8, 2017, the Carondelet Center in St. Paul will host a Facilitator Training-Retreat for

the “Lord, Teach Me To Pray” prayer series. There is no charge for the training itself

or the materials although Retreat House fees will apply for lunch and

meeting space. It will be conducted in a retreat setting and discern-

ment atmosphere. Come and

discern if God is calling you to become a facilitator. Or, if you are simply interested in finding out more about Ignatian Prayer and the prayer series, you are

also invited. For info and registration, contact Mrs. Carol Weiler

at (504) 439-5933 or carolweiler@cox.net.

Or to download a registration form, go to www.lordteachmetopray.com.

Every Last Wednesday of the Month… All are welcome to come to St. Bernard narthex every last Wednesday of the month for coffee

and simple breakfast goodies immediately following the 8 a.m. Mass.

Come relax and enjoy the morning with fellow parish-ioners.

Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our fathers, praiseworthy and exalted above all forever; And blessed is your holy and glorious name,

praiseworthy and exalted above all for all ages. Blessed are you who look into the depths

from your throne upon the cherubim, praiseworthy and exalted above all forever.

Missionary priest Fr. Fortunatus will be the cele-brant at all weekend Masses at both parishes. A sec-ond collection will be taken up for the missions. Please be generous.

CHURCH OF ST. BERNARD STEWARDSHIP OF TIME

AND LITURGY SCHEDULE June 12 through June 18, 2017

LECTORS: Saturday 8:00pm. Greg Wickenhauser Sunday 10:00am. Patricia Quinn

SERVERS: Saturday 8:00pm. Kieran Aillson & Jared Kleindl Sunday 10:00am. Ben & Brandon Wickenhauser

EUCHARISTIC MINISTER Saturday 8:00pm Sue Neubarth Sunday 10:00am Vicki Arnst

USHERS: Saturday 8:00 pm Ralph Laumann & Danny Hoen Sunday 10:00am Vern Elke & Brian Vos

GREETERS: Saturday 8:00am. Roger Storms Sunday 10:00am. Eileen Fasching

GIFT BEARERS: Sunday 8:00am. Volunteers Sunday 10:00am. Volunteers

MASS SCHEDULE INTENTIONS: Saturday June 10 8:00am. People of the Parish Sunday June 11 10:00am. †Beatrice & Edward Schepers Sr. Monday June 12 8:00am †Ann (Stelten) Paloucek Tuesday June 13 No Mass at St. Bernard Wed. June 14 8:00am †John & Mary McCormick Family Thursday June 15 No Mass Friday June 16 No Mass at St. Bernard Saturday June 17 8:00pm. People of the Parish Sunday June 18 10:00am †Gerry & Madelyn Guettler

Sacrament of Reconciliation Monday 8:30 a.m.; Saturday: 7:15-7:45 p.m.

Stewardship of Treasure Budget for Week 3,954.75 Contributions 6-01-17 through 6-6-17 3,755.25 Total Actual Collection YTD 181,046.34 YTD Collection Over (Under) Budget (15,489.41)Forward in Faith Envelope Income 300.00 Electronic Donations 462.50 Forward in Faith Total 762.50 Did you know you can have your contributions automati-cally deducted from your checking or savings account? For more information call the parish office 952-466-2031 ext.241, or visit www.st-bernard-cologne.org

CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION STEWARSHIP OF TIME June 12 through June 18

SERVERS: Sat. 5:00 pm: Mitchell & Joe Lemmer, Emma Dettmann, Curtis Urness Sun. 8:00 am: Ben Gallus, Hayden Molva, Nick & Rachel Holliday READERS: Sat 5:00 pm: Ann Dettmann Sun. 8:00 am: Brian Willems EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: Sat. 5:00 pm: Curt Wilson Sun. 8:00 am: Irene Yaeck COMMUNION TO THE HOMEBOUND June 18 8:00 am: Team A: Michael & Anita Harrison Team B: Tim & Rita Fahey USHERS FOR JUNE: Sat. 8:00 pm: Steve Schrupp, Rick Ulrich Sun. 8:00 am: Matt Smith, Steve Coyle SACRISTAN: Sat: 5:00 pm: Sherry Witte Sun. 8:00 am: Joe Weckman GREETERS: Sat. 5:00 pm Jean Schmitz Sun. 8:00 am: Sue Schultz MASS SCHEDULE INTENTIONS Monday June 12 No Mass Tues. June 13 6:15 pm Norman Puetz † Wed. June 14 No Mass Thursday June 15 No Mass Fri. June 16 7:15 am John Erpenbach † Sat. June 17 5:00 pm Bob & Sharon Polingo†† Sun. June 18 8:00 am Willis “Babe” Neutgens †

Weekly Collection Report Totals for 06/4/2017

Weekly Operating Budget: $3,166.35 Contributions: $3,312.00 E-Giving: $303.00 Weekly Budget YTD: $155,151.15 Actual Collection YTD: $165,419.65 Total Collected Over (Under) YTD $10,268.50 Capital Improvement Offering: $90.00 Capital Improvement-E-Giving: $5.00 Capital Improvement YTD: $8,245.00