ST. JOSEPH & ST. BERNARD

WELCOME TO THE

CATHOLIC PARISHES OF

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Tuesdays 5:00-5:45 p.m. Saturdays 3:00-3:45 p.m. Sacrament of Baptism: Call the parish office to make arrangements. Sacrament of Marriage: Call the parish office at least six months in advance of wedding date. Sacrament of the Sick: Administered annually and by appointment.

MASS SCHEDULE Saturday 4:00 p.m. Sunday 10:30 a.m. Tuesday 6:00 p.m. Wednesday & Thursday 7:00 a.m. Friday 8:15 a.m. Adoration: Second Friday of month (24 hrs) 9 a.m.– 9 a.m.

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Sundays 8:00-8:15 a.m.

Sacrament of Baptism:

Call the parish office to make arrangements.

Sacrament of Marriage: Call the parish office at least six months in advance of wedding date.

Sacrament of the Sick: Administered annually and by appointment.

ST. JOSEPH 410 S. Race, Princeton, IN 47670

Pastor: Fr. Brian Emmick Business Manager: Angie Paul Faith Formation Coordinator: Debbie Bateman Spiritual Life Coordinator: Becky Sheridan Parish Office: 812-385-2617 8-3 M-F

Parish Council President: Joe Hurst 812-630-6294

Parish Website: stjosephprinceton.org

School Principal: Dan Gilbert School Secretary: Linda Yeryar School Phone: (812) 385-2228

School Website: stjosephprinceton.com

ST. BERNARD 5342 E. State Road 168, Ft. Branch, IN 47648

Pastor: Fr. Brian Emmick Catechetical Leader: Rose Obert Office Manager: Marcia Reising Parish Council President: Melvin Ziliak 812-677-0512 Altar Society President: Rose Obert 812-664-7745 Bulletin Editor: Terri Ziliak 812-677-0511 School Hall Rental: Rose Obert 812-664-7745 Table & Chair Rental: Jeff & Tammy Meny 812-779-7230 Office Phone: 812-385-2617

Parish Website: stbernardsnakerun.org

MASS SCHEDULE Sunday 8:30 a.m. Thursday 7:00 p.m. Monday—Friday Communion Service 8:00 a.m. Adoration First Friday of each month 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

December 23 2018 ~ Fourth Sunday of Advent

Saturday, December 29 - 4:00 p.m.

Lector: Rick Coleman Extraordinary Ministers: David Memmer Angie Paul Johnetta Powers Seth Stevens Latricia Sumner Brittany Weiss Linda Yeryar Presenters: Anthony Thompson Family Servers: Emily Adams Jackson Adams Usher: Jeff Koberstein Greeters: Doris Beasley Family (A) Jeff Binhack Family (B)

Sunday, December 30 - 10:30 a.m.

Lector: Jim Elliott Extraordinary Ministers: David Osborne Gail Riedford Beth Selby Becky Sheridan J.D. Wildt Patty Wildt Rebecca Wright Presenters: Jim Elliott Family Servers: Katie Hurst Vada Turpin Usher: Joe Hurst Greeters: Bryan Edwards Family (A) Jane Gottman Family (B) Ken Halbig Family (C)

Wednesday, December 26 9:00 a.m. Quilters in the Parish Center

Thursday, December 27 6:15 p.m. Blessed Mother’s Prayer Group in Church

Friday, December 28 9:00 a.m. Church Cleaners—Crew 4 Gail Riedford, Mary Kay Turner

December 23, 2018 |Fourth Sunday of Advent

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THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH

MASS SCHEDULE AND INTENTIONS

MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2018 4:00 p.m. † Christmas Memorials 7:00 p.m. † Christmas Memorials

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2018 9:00 a.m. † Christmas Memorials

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2018 7:00 a.m. † Anna Vollmer, OSF

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2018 7:00 a.m. † Raymond Martin

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2018 8:15 a.m. † Jerry Marx

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2018 4:00 p.m. † Walter & Lorine Nurrenbern

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2018 10:30 a.m. St. Joseph and St. Bernard

SCRIPS VOLUNTEERS Dec 29: Angie Paul Dec 30: Debbie Bateman

CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD - DECEMBER 30

No Children’s Liturgy

HOMEBOUND COMMUNION MINISTERS December 23 — December 29 Group 2

Gail Riedford The Waters; Gibson General Diana Dunn River Oaks Bridget Reidford Homebound

Due to an early bulletin deadline, the Stewardship of Treasure was not available.

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

Greeters: (A) Bell Tower Entrance (B) Stormont Street Entrance (C) Chapel Entrance

LITURGICAL MINISTRIES

Parish Mission:

Reborn In Baptism;

Transformed Into Disciples

The Parish Office will be closed on December 24 & 25. We will be open limited hours during the remainder of the week, and voicemails will be checked daily. If you have an emergency or immediate need, please call and leave a message.

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Year-end Contributions. If you wish to make contributions to be included in your 2018 contribution summary, please have those turned in to the parish office by December 31, 2018. Contribution summaries to be used for tax purposes will be mailed in January.

The Josephines will not meet on December 24, 31, or January 7. Their next meeting will be on January 14, 2019 at 9:00 a.m.

Merry Christmas From the Parish Staff

Fr. Brian Emmick

Angie Paul

Becky Sheridan

Deb Bateman

The Cemetery Board will hold a special meeting on Thurs-day, January 10, at 9:30 a.m. in the parish center confer-ence room.

Monday, December 24 - 4:00 p.m.

Lector: Dave Lutz

Extraordinary Ministers: Bob Eckert Karen Fischer Mary Halbig Phil Perry Seth Stevens Brittany Weiss Linda Yeryar

Presenters: Tony Thompson, Jr. Family

Servers: Matt Dove Zach Dove Cortney Dove

Ushers: Charlie Ingram Jeff Koberstein

Greeters: Rob Dunn Family (A) Glenn Fischer Family (B) Mimi Thompson Family (C)

Monday, December 24 - 7:00 p.m.

Lector: Rebecca Wright

Extraordinary Ministers: Mary Collins Greg Kermode Pat Kermode David Osborne Justine Osborne Rebecca Wright _____________

Presenters: Rebecca Wright Family

Servers: Slater Staat ______________

Usher: David Osborne

Greeters: Mary Collins Family (A) John Jaquemai Family (B) _____________ (C)

Monday, December 25, 9:00 a.m.

Lector: Joe Cochran

Extraordinary Ministers: Ann Foss Johnetta Powers Beth Putt Gail Riedford Becky Sheridan ______________ ______________

Presenters: ______________

Servers: ______________ ______________

Usher: Jack Sheridan

Greeters: ______________(A) ______________(B) ______________(C)

The family of Betty Schultheis would like to thank Fr. Brian, the Bereavement Committee, and all who sent cards and prayers during this difficult time.

Please remember in Prayer the family of Roy Stoll who entered into eternal rest

on

December 13, 2018

“Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord”

“Behold, the virgin shall be with child and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel,” which means, “God is with us.”

We encourage our parishioners to patronize our sponsors. It is through their generosity that our weekly bulletin comes to you at no cost to the church. Our sponsor this week is:

KIESEL ENTERPRISES

Thank you to all the businesses who sponsor our bulletin.

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St. Joseph and St. Bernard catholic Parishes

December 23, 2018

4th Sunday of Advent

Here we are, mere days from Christmas, and we hear a Gospel anticipating the birth of another child. Mary has received word that her cousin Elizabeth is with child. Pregnant as she is, Mary "set out and traveled to the hill country in haste." She has recently received

the greatest news of her life - that she is to be mother to the Messiah by the power of the Holy Spirit - but her concern is for her cousin in need. Through God's grace, Elizabeth turns it into an opportunity to honor the coming Christ. "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb." Yet Mary's example of selflessness should inspire us.

As Christmas draws near, there is plenty of goodness to anticipate for many of us. We'll reunite with family and friends, uphold time-honored traditions, swap stories old and new, exchange gifts, and welcome Jesus at the Christmas liturgy. These are wonderful things! Of course, they probably all come with their own to-do list. Shop for last-minute gifts, pick up recipe ingredients, ready the guest room, or pack your own bags. Mary probably had things to do as well. She had a lot to consider, for one thing. How do you plan to tell your parents you're pregnant, but no man was involved? When Joseph finds out, who will care for the practical needs of you and your child? Into what may have been a chaos of questions, Mary receives news that someone is in need. She goes immediately.

In these final days before Christmas, stay watchful and awake! You never know when God might invite you to welcome, hospitality, and compassion. It might be tempting to reject the opportunity for your own needs. Follow the example of Mary! If God is providing you an opportunity to love, He will provide the means to accomplish all your other tasks. This Christmas season, may you too hear, "Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled."

CHRISTMAS MASS TIMES

Christmas Eve Christmas Day

St. Joseph 4 p.m. St. Joseph 9 a.m. 7 p.m. St. Bernard 10 p.m.

Solemnity of Mary, Holy Day of Obligation

St. Joseph December 31 at 4:00 p.m. January 1 at 6:00 p.m.

St. Bernard December 31 at 6:00 p.m.

St. Maria Goretti Upcoming Youth Events Jan. 5-6 – Kuchen Fundraiser; Jan. 6 – HS RockLife; Jan. 6 - Girl Time / Boys Open Gym (grades 8-12); Jan. 13 - Bingo with elderly; Jan. 16-20 – Pilgrimage for Life (HS Youth)

Homemade Kuchens - We are making Kuchens again this year to raise money to help our HS youth attend the Pilgrimage for Life in Washington D.C. We will be selling the Kuchens after Masses at ALL 4 PARISHES the weekend of January 5 & 6. Youth: If you are going on the Pilgrimage, and looking to take part in the kuchen baking to receive a discount, we will make/bake at St. James on Jan. 5. Contact Bryan to sign-up at bmacke@evdio.org or 664-7992.

ANNA VOLLMER

Ven. Sister Mary Rudolph, O.S.F. was born May 23, 1898 in Princeton, IN, to Herman and Mary (Keimer) Vollmer. She attended St. Joseph Grade School. On January 24, 1920, she left her home in Princeton to enter the Order of the Sister of St. Francis at the Immaculate Conception Academy in

Oldenburg, Indiana. She was invested with Habit of Religion on July 26, 1920.From September 1921 to June 1922, Sister was a teacher of music at St. Mary Academy in Indianapolis. From there she became a teacher of music at St. Francis School in Cincinnati, Ohio until June 1924. In September of 1924, Sister Mary Rudolph Went to Sacred Heart School in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she was a teacher of primary grades. She died on May 28, 1971.

December 23, 2018|Fourth Sunday of Advent

ST. BERNARD PARISH NEWS

PRAYERS Eli Weisheit, Michelle Ziebel, Gwen Graber, Crystal Williamson, Marcia Reising, Wilma Miley, Katie Bender, Amelia Thompson, Elvira Meny, Mike Hubers, Ron & Retta Woodruff, Carolyn Malin, Paul & Jeanne Vieke, Wally Bickett, Julia Market, Carl Michel, Betty Thompson, Jessica Obert, Heather Ota, Trent Horrall, Jim & Genevieve Weber Lubbers, Kristie Dubord, Herb Bethe, Kenny Reising, Mary Like, Betty Lefler, Jeff Sevier, Lea Gengelbach, Father VanWinkle, Dianne Gress, Dorothy Morgan, Carlie Phillips, Krista Burkhalter

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MASS INTENTIONS

SUNDAY, December 23 8:30 a.m. † Jerome & Caroline Obert Family Rudy & Catherine Hoefling Family Monday, December 24 10:00 p.m. † Floyd & Mildred Georges Bill & Delores Sevier Thursday, December 27 7:00 p.m. † Marlene Corn SUNDAY, December 30 8:30 a.m. † Bonnie Nurrenbern

Mass Times for New Year’s St. Bernard will have Mass on New Years Eve at 6:00 p.m. Remember this is a Holy Day of Obligation. We celebrate the Feast of the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary .

Women’s/Men’s Christmas Party This year we will be having a Men’s and Women’s Christmas Party for the adults on Sunday, January 20. Appetizers will be served at 5:30 with a catered meal at 6. Babysitting will be provided in the rectory. Please sign-up in the back of church for the number of adults eating and those in need of babysitting. Supper will provided for the kids.

End of Year Donations All donations for tax substantiation must be turned in by January 1 and dated December 31. Anything received after January 1 will be recorded as a 2019 donation.

Christmas Book In honor of the Christmas season, St. Bernard is offering the book “The Biggest Lie in the History of Christianity” by Matthew Kelley from Dynamic Catholic free to each family. Please take the time to enjoy this book and learn a little more about your Catholic Faith! Merry Christmas!!

Thank You Many thanks to everyone who helped with decorating our church. It looks beautiful! Thank you to everyone for purchasing poinsettias in remembrance of your loved ones!

Sympathy & Prayers Larry Bethe, brother of Barb Phillips passed away on December 12.

Parish Council The next PC meeting will be on Thursday, January 10, directly after the Thursday evening Mass.

**Check out the church website to see pictures from the St. Bernard Advent Play!!

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23

Rosary Dennis Titzer Sacristan Robert Fuhs Cantor Kelly Obert EM Jennifer Ziliak, Rena Schleter, Brenda Smith Gift Bearers Maci Spindler, Katelyn Sterczer Greeters Bill & Rita Hasenour Lector Dennis Titzer Servers Kayden & Kyndall Sterczer Traveling Chalice Jake Ziliak Communion Calls Steve Obert

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30

Rosary Terri Ziliak Sacristan Steve Obert Cantor Leroy Seib EM Dennis Titzer, John Spindler, Kim Elpers Gift Bearers Hailey Richter, Brooke Silva Greeters Kenny & Judy Page Lector Brenda Smith Servers Katlyn & Lydia Siekman Communion Calls Rena Schleter

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

LITURGICAL MINISTRY SCHEDULE

Due to an early bulletin deadline, the Stewardship of Treasure was not available.

WE WISH

EVERYONE A VERY MERRY

CHRISTMAS !!

Church Cleaners for December Tammy Meny, Stephanie Meny, Renee Wilson, Jamie Schnarr, Janet Sevier

Rectory Cleaners for December Cindy Weber, Janet Schmits, Julie Sterczer, Kyndall Sterczer, Sarah Reising,

Cindy Titzer