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 Jan Johnson……………952-412-4900

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.

PALM SUNDAY OF THE LORD’S PASSION – APRIL 9, 2017

SCRIPTURE READINGS For the week of Apr. 9, 2017 – Apr. 15, 2017

4/9 Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion : Mt 21:1-1-11(Procession) * Is 50:4-7*Ps 22:8-9,17-18,19-20,23-24*Phil 2:6-11*Mt 26:14-27:66. 4/10 Monday of Holy Week: Is 42:1-7*Ps 27:1,2,3,13-14*Jn 12:1-11. 4/11 Tuesday of Holy Week: Is 49:1-6*Ps 71:1-2,3-4,5-6,15,17*Jn 13:21-33,36-38. 4/12 Wednesday of Holy Week: Is 50:4-9a*Ps 69:8-10,21-22,31,33-34*Mt 26:14-25. 4/13 Holy Thursday: Ex 12:1-8,11-14*Ps 116:12-13,15-16,17-18* 1 Cor 11:23-26*Jn 13:1-15. 4/14 Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion: Is 52:13—53:12*Ps 31:2,6,12-13,15-16,17,25*Heb 4:14-16’ 5:7-9*Jn 18:1—19:42. 4/15 Holy Saturday (Eater Vigil): Gn 1:1—2:2*Ps 104:1-2,5-6,10,12,13-14,24,35 or Ps 33:4-5,6-7,12-13,20,22 *Gn 22:1-18*Ps 16:5,8,9-10,11*Ex 14:15—15:1*Ex 15:1-2,3-4,5-6,17-18*Is 54:5-14*Ps 30:2,4,5-6,11-12,13*Is kk:1-11*Is 12:2-3,4,5-6*Bar 3:9-15,34—4:4*Ps 19:8,9,10,11*Ez 36:16-17a,18-28*Ps 51:12-13,14-15,18-19*Rom 6:3-11*Ps 118:1-2,16-17,22-23*Mt 28:1-10. Copyright 2016 by Creative Communications for the Parish. Used with permission.

CALENDAR FOR ASCENSION AND ST. BERNARDS’ PARISHES

March 31st-April 9th : KC Paper Drive at Ascension Sun. April 9th 6:30 pm: Lectio Divina Class at Ascension Mon. April 10th 10:15 am: Rosary at the Harbor Tues. April 11th 7 pm: Outreach Meal after 6:15 pm Mass Tues. April 11th 7:15 pm: St. Bernard Parish Council Meeting Wed. April 12th 6:30 pm: Ascension choir practice Thurs. April 13th 8 am-5 pm: Adoration at Ascension Thurs. April 13th 7 pm: Holy Thursday Mass at St. Ber-nard Fri. April 14th 3 pm: Living Stations at Ascension Fri. April 14th 5 pm: Good Friday Liturgy at Ascension Fri. April 14th 7 pm: Good Friday Liturgy at St. Bernard Sat. April 15th10:30 am: Easter Egg Hunt at St. Bernard April 15th 8 pm: Easter Vigil Mass at Ascension Sun. April 16th 8 am: Easter Mass at Ascension Sun. April 16th 8 am: Easter Mass at St. Bernard Sun. April 16th 10 am: Easter Mass at St. Bernard

2017 Easter Triduum at Ascension & St. Bernard Pope Francis: The Easter Triduum is the apex of our Christian life

HOLY THURSDAY MASS OF THE LORD’S SUP-PER April 13th 7pm at St. Bernard (INCENCE WILL BE USED) Keeping watch with our Lord: Adoration & reading of the “Farewell Discourses” (chapters 14-17 of the Gospel of John) following Mass, ending with Night Prayer at 9:15pm.

GOOD FRIDAY—FRIDAY OF THE PASSION OF OUR LORD 3pm at Ascension: Living Stations of the Cross 5pm at Ascension: Celebration of the Lord’s Passion 7pm at St. Bernard: Celebration of the Lord’s Passion Keeping watch with our Lord: At the conclusion of the 7pm Good Friday Liturgy you are encouraged to stay as we meditate on our Lord’s 7 last words and end our night with Compline at 9:15pm.

EASTER VIGIL (INCENCE WILL BE USED) 8pm at Ascension The Service of Light with the singing of the Exsultet (The Easter Proclamation) The Liturgy of the Word providing a brief summary of Salvation History through Christ The Blessing of the Water The Liturgy of the Eucharist

EASTER SUNDAY 8 & 10am at St. Bernard (8am Mass Fr. Matthew Linn, SJ) 8am at Ascension Come let us adore our bruised, derided, cursed, defile, crucified and risen SAVIOR!

“Holy Week is a good occasion to go to confes-sions and take up the right path again.”

Pope Francis

Dear Parishioners,

THE GOOD NEWS: Jesus came to heal and bring the fullness of life.

THE BAD NEWS: Sin wounds and brings death. My “little” sins wound my relationship with God, with my spouse, with my children, with myself, and with my parish and society. Little sins, can add up over time leading to many little wounds. We become the walking wounded, crippled in our ability to love as God calls us to. Little unrepentant sins can pile up and dispose us to serious mortal sins which cut off our relationship with God.

THE GOOD NEWS: Jesus gave us a gift: the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Here He forgives us, binds up our wounds and empowers us to love more fully.

THE GOOD NEWS: The sacrament is readily available. I encourage all parishioners to en-counter Christ’s healing in this sacrament. I will offer it 5 days during Holy Week in the confes-sional at the noted parish:

Monday of Holy Week April 10th 6:30-8pm at AS-CENSION Tuesday of Holy Week April 11th 5:15-6:05pm at ASCENSION Wednesday of Holy Week April 12th 6:30-8pm at ST. BERNARD Holy Thursday April 13th after 7pm Mass at ST. BERNARD Good Friday April 14th after Liturgy at ST. BER-NARD

Other local Sacrament of Reconciliation op-portunities:

Sun, April 9 at 4:30 pm – St. Joseph, Waconia Tues, April 11 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm - St. Nicholas Carver Tues, April 11 at 7:30 pm – St. Victoria, Victoria Wed, April 12 from 9:00 am – 8:00 pm - St. Mark, Shakopee

By His wounds we can be healed, 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 application deadline and when the

scholarship is awarded. Awards of $500 for attend-ing a Catholic college or $300 for an accredited

non-Catholic school. Applications are available at: www.catholicunitedfinancial.org

Your marriage is good, but why not make it GREAT?! The next available Worldwide Mar-riage Encounter Weekends are May 5-7, 2017 in Buffalo, MN and Jul 14-16, 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.

“Linger Longer” after the masses this weekend. Refreshments will be served after both weekend Masses.

The 10am Mass is the Sending Mass for the Confirmation Students.

A Special “Linger Longer” will be held after the 10am Mass

honoring the Confirmation Students.

Church of the Ascension Norwood Young America, MN

April 9th Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord

For those who help women facing unexpected pregnancies: May God’s grace enable them to bring

hope & help to the women they serve; We pray to the Lord:

Rosary at the Harbor during Lent Each Monday during Lent, parishioners are invited

to come to the 2nd floor at the Harbor to pray the Ro-sary with the residents at 10:15 a.m. This will run

through April 10th.

No 10:15 a.m. Mass at The Harbor on April 14th, Good Friday

Please note that there will be no Mass at The Harbor on Good Friday, April 14th. The regular

monthly Mass schedule at The Harbor will resume on Friday, May 12th at 10:15 a.m. and every 2nd

Friday of the month thereafter at the same time. Thank you.

KC Scholarship Opportunity Attention graduating seniors! The 2017 Ascension Knights of Columbus Scholarship Applications are available in the back of church at St. Bernard and

Ascension parishes.

Adoration at Ascension on Holy Thursday, April 13th

On Holy Thursday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., Ascension will offer Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. Jesus beckons all to come pray and

remain with Him.

Upcoming Election for Parish Pastoral Council Members

Coming up in May, there will be an election to vote for members to the Parish Pastoral Council. If you are interested in being on the ballot or if you have

any questions, please contact Fr. Gregory, the parish office, or any current council members. Thank you.

SVABW’s Silent Auction & Dinner Fundraiser On April 28th RE/MAX Advantage Plus will be host-ing Southern Valley Alliance for Battered Women’s 18th Annual Silent Auction & Dinner Fundraiser. This year’s event will be held in the Grand Ballroom at the Mystic Lake Casino Hotel. The theme is “Jeans and Gems.” To register online, please go to www.svabw.org prior to April 20th (seating is lim-ited). To donate an item for the auction, please call 952-873-4214 during business hours.

St. Bernard’s 2nd Annual Easter Egg Hunt April 15th at 10:30 AM.

St. Bernard School Building 212 Church Street East Cologne, MN. 55322

This event is sponsored by: Catholic United Financial

Open to all families in our community. Rain or Shine—Indoors if it is raining.

Learn more about your Catholic Faith. Tune into Relevant Radio 1330AM.

Broadcasts daily in a Catholic perspective. Turn on your TV channel to EWTN

Catholic programing broadcasted across the globe. Daily Mass at 7am, 11am & 11pm

Central day light time.

CHURCH OF ST. BERNARD STEWARDSHIP OF TIME

AND LITURGY SCHEDULE April 10 through April 16, 2017

LECTORS: Apr.13-7pm-Holy Thursday Tom Monsen Apr. 14-7pm-Good Friday—Roger Storms & Tom Wickenhauser Sunday 8:00am. Becky Worm Sunday 10:00am. Rob Wickenhauser

SERVERS: 4-13-7pm-Holy Thursday: Kieran Aillson, Jared Kleindl, Jim Monsen & Zachery Wickenhauser 4-14-7pm. Good Friday: Carlie Cebulla & Greta Feist Sunday 8:00am. Ben & Brandon Wickenhauser Sunday 10:00am. Brenna & Cecilia Jones

EUCHARISTIC MINISTER CUP MINISTERS 4-13-7pm Holy Thur. Sue Neubarth, Darin Feist & Irene Drees. Cup: John Eiden & Mary Meuwissen 4-14-7pm Good Fri. Bernie Shambour & Carl Hoen Sunday 8am John Fasching & Lori Kasel Cup: Denann Karels & Tom Kasel Sunday 10am Mary Sue Thaemert & Meghan Stus-ynski Cup: Darin Feist & Pam Kunkel. Choir Minis-ter: Doris Mielke

USHERS: Good Friday 7pm—Volunteers Sunday 8:00 am—Volunteers Sunday 10:00am Vern Elke & Bob Symanitz

GREETERS: Holy Thurs. & Good Fri.-Volunteers Sunday 8:00am. Roger Storms Sunday 10:00am. Brian Vos

GIFT BEARERS: Sunday 8:00am. Volunteers Sunday 10:00am. Volunteers MASS SCHEDULE INTENTIONS: Saturday Apr. 8 8:00pm. †Rev. Paul C. Ardolf Sunday Apr. 9 10:00am. People of the Parish Monday Apr. 10 8:00am†Paul & Elizabeth Greins Tuesday Apr. 11 No Mass at St. Bernard Wed. Apr. 12 8:00am †Albert Paul Thursday Apr. 13 7:00pm Confirmation Students Friday Apr. 14 7:00pm Souls in Purgatory Sunday April 16 8:00am. People of the Parish Sunday April 16 10:00am †Ann (Stelten) Paloucek

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

Stewardship of Treasure Because of the early deadline for this bulletin. The Stew-ardship of Treasure report will be in the next bulletin.

CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION STEWARSHIP OF TIME April 10 through April 16

SERVERS: Living Stations Fri. Apr. 14th 3:00 pm: Curtis and Lucas Urness Good Friday Apr. 14th 5:00 pm: Joe Lemmer, Ben Gallus Colin Willems, Nick Holliday Easter Vigil Sat. 8:00 pm: Mitchell Lemmer, Kennedy Pexa, Nick Christianson, Rachel Holliday Easter Sun. 8:00 am: Ben Gallus, Colin Willems READERS: Living Stations Fri. Apr. 14th 3:00 pm: Faith Formation Good Fri. Apr. 14th 5:00 pm: Jean Schmitz, Norm Willems Easter Vigil Sat 8:00 pm: Jean Schmitz, Darlene Mondor Easter Sun. 8:00 am: Dale Lemmer EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: Good Fri. Apr. 14th 5:00 pm: Kathy Kloempken, Steve Coyle Easter Vigil Sat. 8:00 pm: Cathleen Williams, Bill Hart Carol Donnay, Jim Mulville Easter Sun. 8:00 am: Betty O’Neil, Pat Clark, Steve Coyle, Michael Harrison COMMUNION TO THE HOMEBOUND April 16 8:00 am: Team A: Tim & Rita Fahey Team B: Steve Lemmer, Jim Louwagie USHERS FOR APRIL: Sat. 8:00 pm: Dennis Stoks, Michael Schwichtenberg Sun. 8:00 am: Steve & Josh Gallus SACRISTAN: Good Fri. Apr. 14th 5:00 pm: Pat Clark Easter Vigil Sat: 8:00 pm: Sherry Witte Eater Sun. 8:00 am: Marlene Robinson GREETERS: Living Stations Fri. Apr. 14th 3:00 pm: Volunteers Good Fri. Apr. 14th 5:00 pm: Sue Schultz, Cheryl Coyle Easter Vigil Sat. 8:00 pm: Pat Johnson. Sheila Hart Easter Sun. 8:00 am: Buckentin Family MASS SCHEDULE INTENTIONS Sunday April 9 8:00 am All Parishioners Monday April 10 No Mass Tues. April 11 6:15 pm Our Lady’s Intentions Wed. April 12 No Mass Thursday April 13 No Mass Friday April 14 5:00 pm No Mass Sat. April 15 8:00 pm All Parishioners Sun. April 16 8:00 am Veronica Braunwarth †

Weekly Collection Report Due to the early bulletin deadline the collection report will be in the next

bulletin.