212 Church St. East Cologne, MN 55322

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

Fr. Gregory Abbott, Pastor …………… ……….. …………………..952-856-1050 Rectory & Parish Office ..952-466-2031 Website ... www.st-bernard-cologne.org

Business Administrator Sherry Witte…………….952-856-1051 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 ………952-856-1056

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 Carol Hoen …………..…952-466-2456

CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION

ST. BERNARD CHURCH

Contact Information Fr. Gregory Abbott, Pastor…………… …………………………952-856-1050 Rectory & Parish Office-952-467-3351 Website ……www.ascensionnya.org

Business Administrator Sherry Witte……………..952-777-0110 E-mail:BusAdmin@ascensionNYA.org

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.

THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER – APRIL 15, 2018

SCRIPTURE READINGS For the week of April 15,–April 21, 2018

4/15 Third Sunday of Easter: Acts 3:13-15,17-19*Ps 4:2,4,7-8,9*1 Jn 2:1-5a*Lk 24:35-48. 4/16: Acts 6:8-15*Ps 119:23-24,26-27,29-30*Jn 6:22-29. 4/17: Acts 7:51—8:1a*Ps 31:3-4,6,7,8,17,21*Jn 6:30-35. 4/18: Acts 8:1b-8*Ps 66:1-3,4-5,6-7*Jn 6:35-40. 4/19: Acts 8:26-40*Ps 66:8-9,16-17,20*Jn 6:44-51. 4/20: Acts 9:1-20*Ps 117:1,2* Jn 6:52-59. 4/21(St. Anselm): Acts 9:31-42*Ps 116:12-13,14-15,16-17*Jn 6:60-69. Copyright 2017 by Creative Communications for the Parish, a division of Bayard, Inc. Used with permission.

CALENDAR FOR ASCENSION AND ST. BERNARDS’ PARISHES

Sat. April 14th 10:00 am: Confirmation at the Ba-silica Sat.. April 14th: Sacrament of Anointing at all Masses Sun. April 15th: Sacrament of Anointing at all Masses Mon. April 16th 7:00 pm: St. Bernard Finance Council Tues. April 17th 7:00 pm: Ascension Finance Council Thurs. April 19th 6:30 pm: Ascension Respect Life Meeting Sat. April 21st 11:00 am: Ascension Respect Life Luncheon Sun. April 22nd 9:00 am: KC Meeting Sun. April 22-Graduation Mass and Reception--10:00 am Mass @ St Bernard--This event is a shared event for the graduates of Ascension and St Bernard parishes. Mon. April 23rd 7:00 pm: Ascension Parish Coun-cil Wed. April 25th 8:45 am: Coffee/Treats after 8:00 am Mass at St. Bernard Wed. May 2nd 8:00am to 8:00pm. Eucharistic Ad-oration at St. Bernard. Thurs. May 3rd 11:00am—1:00 pm. Spring Salad Luncheon at St. Pius X Parish Center Gym and Cafe-teria. Sponsored by CCW of St. Pius X. Sat. May 5th 4:00 pm: Mass early at Ascension due to Prom

Dear Parishioners, Come discover the plan that will transform your work, your mar-riage, your family, your community... your life! Eight of our parishioners have attended the Catechetical Institute (CI): Patsy Quinn, Francis Kramer, Rita Fahey, Steve Lemmer, Doris Mielke, Jean Schmitz, Lori Kasel and Nancy Ludovissie. They have invested a HUGE amount of time and energy and they and our parishes have/are reaping the fruit of their investment as they have fallen more in love with God and their Catholic Faith, and invest themselves in the life of our parishes. Last weekend Jean Schmitz shared about the challenges and rewards of her experience at the CI at our donut Sunday at Ascension. Each parish pays for 50% of the tuition for their parishioners. I encourage you to talk to one of these fellow parishioners about their experience. Here are some details of the CI: This fall, the Archbishop Harry J. Flynn Catechetical Institute will begin another two-year course at The Saint Paul Seminary. Taught by some of the best instructors in the Twin Cities, such as Bishop Andrew Cozzens, Jeff Cavins, Deacon Joe Michalak, Fr. John Klockeman, Dr. Bill Stevenson, Dr. Todd Flanders, Christina Smith, Linda Corri-gan and more, the program follows the four pillars of the Catechism of the Catholic Church and will make sense of all things Catholic, deepen your faith, and lay out the roadmap to heaven. (Continued in the column to the right >> >)

(< < Continued from the column on the left ) The classes are divided into four eleven-week modules and meet on Monday eve-nings, 7 to 9 pm, with two Saturday morning formative sessions per module. Applications are now being accepted through July 1, 2018, for the class beginning in September. For more information and an application to become part of the Class of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, call (651) 962-5028 or vis-it www.CIstudent.com. Come Holy Spirit, renew our parishes! Fr. Gregory

Church of St. Bernard Cologne, MN

Catholic United Scholarships Catholic United Financial Scholarship application period is open form March 1 — April 30 of each year. Any member (any age) studying for their first degree after high school can apply. Applicants must have been a member for at least 2 years by the appli-cation deadline and when the scholarship is awarded. Awards of $500 for attending a Catholic college or $300 for an accredited non-Catholic school. Applications are available at: www.catholicunitedfinancial.org

Cologne Fire Dept. Relief Association Steak Fry Saturday, April 28th 3:00—8:00 PM

Cologne Fire Station All are invited to attend to support our firemen.

See you there!

The St. Bernard Sewing Circle Quilting group meets every Monday at 6:30 pm. and Wednesday at 8:00 am. at the Paul & JoAnn Wickenhauser home. The ladies are continuing to quilt even though it is after Easter. We welcome anyone to come and help quilt. If you have any questions please call Irene Drees at 952-466-2531

"Love one another as I have loved you." John 13:34 - Attend a Worldwide Marriage Encoun-ter Weekend and experience the love of your spouse like you never have before. The next available Weekends are May 4-6, 2018 in Buf-falo, MN and Jul 13-15, 2018 in Buffalo, MN. Early registration is highly recommended. For more information visit our website at: twincitieswwme.org or contact Brent & Tra-cy at applications@twincitieswwme.org or 612-756-8720.

Rice Bowls: Please return any Rice Bowl containers you were using for collection, either at Ascension or St. Bernard, in the baskets in the entry/narthex or bring them to the office. Thank you for showing love to our neighbors near and far—and for being a companion on the journey through CRS Rice Bowl this Lent. Children’s bulletin: Can be found to the right of the regular bulletin on the Kiosk. The colored bulletin is for ages 3 to 6. The white bul-letin is for ages 7-12. Content pertains to the Gospel for the Sunday. Take a copy with you for your child/children.

Church of the Ascension Norwood Young America, MN

Put Your Hat on for Life! The Respect for Life group will be hosting a Salad Luncheon on Saturday, April 21st in the Ascension church hall from 11:00 a.m.-1 p.m. Join us for a little socializing, fun, and food. Wear a hat if you’d like; come even if you don’t wear a hat! There will be a contest for Best Hat and other drawings, too! Tickets for this fun event will be available after Mass or call Joan Pieper at 952-467-3896 or Jan Pouliot at 952-467-2259.

Welcome, Augustus David Friendshuh! We warmly welcome the newest member of Ascension Church, Augustus David Friendshuh, who was Baptized into Christ on April 8, 2018. Augustus is the son of Jere-my and Heather Friendshuh. Please offer a prayer for Au-gustus and his family.

Ascension Parish Council Elections: We will have 2 open parish council seats for our upcoming elections in May. If you are interested in helping formulate the future direction of our parish or have questions about the position, please contact the office or one of the current parish council members to put your name on the ballot.

Thank You!! The Knights of Columbus would like to THANK everyone that attended BINGO on Sunday, April 8th. 92 people attended the FINAL Bingo for this season. The winner of the $500 progressive Coverall Bin-go was Rachel Hegseth.

Spring Formation Day – Register Today Thursday, May 24, 9:30 a.m.–3 p.m.

Pax Christi Catholic Church, Eden Prairie Growing a Church of Unity & Diversity. Featuring: Chris Lowney & Sr. Theresa Rickard. All parish clergy, staff members, & parish & school leadership are invited! Come & explore how parishes may encourage the participation of the all the faithful in the life & mission of the Church. Ear-ly bird special (by May 11): $25. After May 11: $35. For more details & to register, please visit archspm.org/formationday. If you have questions about registration, contact Jill Olson at olsonj@archspm.org. If you have questions about the program, contact Deacon Friesen at friesenm@archspm.org. The parish (both Ascension & St. Bernard) will pay for your early bird registration if you let us know you plan to attend so we can register you.

Catholic Home Missions Appeal On April 28th-29th, we will take up the Catholic Home Missions Appeal. Right now, over 40% of dioceses in the United States are considered home mission territory because they are unable to fund the essential pastoral work needed in their communities. Your support of this appeal helps ease the struggle of these dioceses. Please prayerfully consider how you can support this appeal. More information can be found at www.wsccb.org/home-missions.

CHURCH OF ST. BERNARD STEWARDSHIP OF TIME

AND LITURGY SCHEDULE April 16 through April 22, 2018

LECTORS: Saturday 8:00pm. Tom Wickenhauser Sunday 10:00am Helen Nicklaus SERVERS: Saturday 8:00pm Jim Monsen & Kieran Allison Sunday 10:00am. Jared Kleindl & Shawn Harris EUCHARISTIC MINISTER Saturday 8:00 pm. Carol Hoen Sunday 10:00 am. Carol Symanitz USHERS: Saturday 8:00 pm. Ralph Laumann & Andy Kleindl Sunday 10:00 am. Vern Elke & Bob Symanitz GREETERS: Saturday 8:00pm Roger Storms Sunday 10:00am. Eileen Fasching

GIFT BEARERS: Sat & Sun. Volunteers

MASS SCHEDULE INTENTIONS: Saturday Apr.14 8:00pm. Living and Deceased Members of Jim Wagener Family Sunday Apr.15 8:00am. People of the Parish Monday Apr.16 8:00am †Clarence Wickenhauser Tuesday Apr. 17 No Mass Wed. Apr. 18 8:00am †Hilbert & Euella Knauer Thursday Apr. 19 No Mass Friday Apr. 20 No Mass Saturday Apr. 21 8:00pm People of the Parish Sunday Apr. 22 10am Irene & Hilary Drees 60th Wedding Anniversary

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

Stewardship of Treasure Budget for Week 2,810.80 Contributions 4-04-18 through 4-10-18 2,555.10 Total Actual Collection YTD 154,308.88 YTD Collection Over (Under) Budget 292.28 Forward in Faith Envelope Income 308.00 Electronic Donations 100.00 Forward in Faith Total 408.00 Forward in Faith YTD 69,786.26 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 April 16 through April 22

SERVERS: Sun. 5:00 pm: Bryce Urness, Mitchell Lemmer Sun. 8:00 am: Bennett Molva, Hailey Buckentin READERS: Sun. 5:00 pm: Emma Dettmann Sun. 8:00 am: Brian Willems EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: Sun. 5:00 pm: Bill Hart Sun. 8:00 am: Lisa Whitaker COMMUNION TO THE HOMEBOUND April 22nd 8:00 am: Team A: Rich & Sue Tellers Team B: Michael & Anita Harrison USHERS FOR APRIL : Sat. 5:00 pm: Dennis Stoks, Michael Schwichtenberg Sun. 8:00 am: Steve and Josh Gallus SACRISTAN: Sun. 5:00 pm: Sherry Witte Sun. 8:00 am: Joe Weckman GREETERS: Sun. 5:00 pm: Sheila Hart Sun. 8:00 am: Buckentin Family MASS SCHEDULE INTENTIONS Monday April 16 No Mass Tues. April 17 6:15 pm Rev. Anton J. Lachner † Wed. April 18 No Mass Thurs. April 19 No Mass Fri. April 20 7:15 am Ian Dodge † Sat. April 21 5:00 pm Rev. Mark B. Dosh † Sun. April 22 8:00 am All Parishioners

Weekly Collection Report Totals for 04/08/2018

Weekly Operating Budget: $3,264.43 Contributions: $2,213.78 E-Giving: $763.00 Weekly Budget YTD: $133,841.63 Actual Collection YTD: $137,430.13 Total Collected Over (Under) YTD $3,588.50 Capital Improvement Offering: $330.00 Capital Improvement-E-Giving: $55.00 Capital Improvement YTD: $10,315.00

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