DECEMBER 18, 2016 · FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT

8200 West Denver Avenue · Milwaukee, WI 53223

BERNADETTE ST.

PARISH FACILITIES

8200 West Denver Avenue

Milwaukee, WI 53223

E-mail: stbernadette@archmil.org

Website: www.stbweb.com or

www.archmil.org under Parishes

Pastor: Fr. Greg Greiten

CHURCH OFFICE: 414-358-4600

Fax: 414-358-1478

OFFICE HOURS: Monday through Friday

7:00AM to 3:30PM

NORTHWEST CATHOLIC SCHOOL

Phone: 414-352-6927

E-mail: info@nwcschool.org

Website: www.nwcschool.org

MASS SCHEDULE

Saturdays: 5:00PM

Sundays: 10:30AM

Tuesdays & Thursdays: 5:30PM

Fridays: 8:00AM

Wednesdays & Holy Days: Check bulletin

or contact the parish office

CONFESSION

First and third Saturdays of each month

at 4:00PM

ST. BERNADETTE WELCOMES

NEW PARISH MEMBERS

New membership registration is

held after each Mass the weekend

of the fourth Sunday of each month.

There is a table in the Gathering

Area where people can sign up. We

would be thrilled to have you

join our parish family!

To live for God only, for God

everywhere, for God always!

­ St. Bernadette (1867)

Readings for the Week of December 18, 2016

Sunday: Is 7:10-14/Rom 1:1-7/Mt 1:18-24

Monday: Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a/Lk 1:5-25

Tuesday: Is 7:10-14/Lk 1:26-38

Wednesday: Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a/Lk 1:39-45

Thursday: 1 Sm 1:24-28/Lk 1:46-56

Friday: Mal 3:1-4, 23-24/Lk 1:57-66

Saturday: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16/Lk 1:67-79

Next Sunday: Vigil: Is 62:1-5/Acts 13:16-17, 22-25/

Mt 1:1-25

Day: Is 52:7-10/Heb 1:1-6/Jn 1:1-18

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2016: 4th Sunday of Advent

10:30AM For all the parishioners

MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2016 No Mass TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2016 5:30PM †Bob Webb WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2016: St. Peter Canisius 8:00AM †Lynn Stapelfeldt THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2016 5:30PM †Michiko Lennartz FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2016: St. John of Kanty No Mass SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2016 4:00PM †Paul & Bernice Buttitta †John & Mary Dumke †Christmas Memorials SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2016: Nativity of the Lord 10:30AM For all the parishioners

PARISH LIFE Sunday, December 18, 2016 - New Member Registration after Mass - Continental Breakfast, after Mass, in the cafeteria - High School Christian Formation, 6:00 to 7:30PM at St. Catherine - Bingo, 6:00PM/7:00PM in the cafeteria Wednesday, December 21, 2016 - No Grade School Christian Formation Thursday, December 22, 2016 - All School Day at Lower Campus - December 25th pulpit announcements deadline: 12:00PM - Choir and instrumentalists rehearsal, 7:00 to 9:00PM in the church Friday, December 23, 2016 - Parish and school offices closed Saturday, December 24, 2016 - Christmas Eve Mass, 4:00PM (Christmas carols, 3:30PM) Sunday, December 25, 2016 - Merry Christmas! - Christmas Mass, 10:30AM (Christmas carols, 10:00AM) - No Bingo

Schedule of Masses and Special Intentions

St. Bernadette Parish, Milwaukee

December 18, 2016

Please Pray for Our Long-term Sick:

All those listed in the

Book of Assembly Prayer

IN OUR PARISH COMMUNITY

Christmas Masses for the homebound December 24: Relevant Radio (100.1 FM/1640 AM), 8:30PM,

Christmas Vigil Mass from the Vatican

December 25: Relevant Radio, 6:30AM, 2:30PM, 8:30PM

WISN (Channel 12), 12:00AM, Midnight Mass at the

Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist

The Big 920 AM, 9:00AM

Fox6 TV (Channel 6), 5:30AM

Epiphany concert The choirs of St. Bernadette, St. Catherine of Alexandria, and Our

Lady of Good Hope will join together for a concert on Sunday,

January 8, at 1:30PM, at St. Bernadette to celebrate the close of the

Christmas season. Please join us!

Join us for Christmas music prior to Mass Please join us at 3:30 on Christmas Eve and 10:00 on Christmas

morning for thirty minutes of prelude music before Mass begins. The

children from Northwest Catholic School will be leading the music at

Saturday’s Mass and the St. Bernadette choir will be the music

ministers on Sunday morning. Come early to enjoy both new and

traditional Christmas carols. (Please note that Mass on Christmas

Eve begins at 4:00PM.)

Bulletin Deadline Changes Weekend Deadline

December 24-25 was December 14

December 31-January 1 was December 16

January 7-8 December 28, 11:00AM

Please Remember in Your Prayers

We commend to God Charles Schwerm whose funeral

was celebrated here on December 10. May his soul and

the souls of all our faithful departed rest in eternal peace.

Please remember Charles and his family in your prayers.

IN OUR PARISH COMMUNITY

St. Bernadette Parish, Milwaukee

Fourth Sunday of Advent

Tri-parish cluster identity In light of naming guidelines recently drafted by the Archdiocese, the

pastoral councils of our cluster parishes have jointly and individually

considered what we should call ourselves. We have agreed that we

will collectively be known as “Northwest Catholic Parishes,” while

retaining our individual identities. You will soon see this name, along

with a logo, used on our parish bulletins, websites, and other

communications to foster a greater sense of what we have in

common as we move toward the day when we will have one pastor.

Congratulations to our

Calendar Raffle winners 12/07/16 Leslie Hasenbush

12/08/16 Dale Meyers

12/09/16 Sue Wibbert

12/10/16 Tracy Thomann

12/11/16 Stephanie Giannakouras

12/12/16 Cara Meyer

12/13/16 Sue Schmidt

Submit Christmas Memorials Donations for Christmas Memorials, in whatever

amount you choose, may be placed in the collection

basket or sent to the parish office anytime before

December 19.

2017 Calendar Raffle We must sell 500 tickets by December 31

in order to hold the raffle. We have sold almost 300 calendar raffle tickets. We

must sell at least 200 more, so keep up the good

work. Please sell raffle tickets to friends, family,

co-workers...everywhere you go. Don’t forget, they

make great Christmas gifts!

Reflect Christ; Live Stewardship Saint Bernadette kicked off a Sustainable Offertory Campaign on

November 4. You should have received a pledge letter and response

card for this Reflect Christ; Live Stewardship campaign. This

campaign will not only help us meet increasing operating costs, but

will also allow us to fulfill our mission by making a bigger difference

helping the less fortunate in our greater community. Please take the

time to fill out the response card and return it to the parish office in

the envelope provided. Even if you are unable to make a

commitment, please note that and still return the card. It is

important that we hear back from everyone. We thank the

approximately 25% who have returned their response cards thus far.

Monthly letter correction The December monthly letter mistakenly included lines for All Saints

Day and Thanksgiving offerings. They should have specified

Immaculate Conception and Christmas offerings. If you would like to

contribute to those Holy Day offerings, please cross off the incorrect

words and write in the correct offering.

Stewardship Report

Collection December 8, 10, and 11, 2016 Envelopes ...........................................................$5,462.00 Offertory ................................................................ $488.00

Fiscal YTD ............................................. $110,452.00 Budgeted Fiscal YTD ......................... $124,774.00

When he discovered that Mary was with child,

Joseph resolved to end their engagement with

as little disgrace as possible. But obedient to the

voice of God, he changed those plans and became

instead the protector of the child Jesus and His

mother, Mary. God grant that I may be as

open to the leading of the Holy Spirit!

Knights of Columbus thank you K of C Council 6646 thanks you for your donations

for this year’s “Keep Christ in Christmas” car

magnets, decals, and lawn signs. All proceeds are

used to fund the Council’s charitable programs.

Thank you, and God bless you.

Year end contributions IRS regulations declare that contributions are deductible in the year

that they are made. Cash or check donations for 2016 will be

credited to your year end statement as long as they are received in

the parish office by December 31, 2016. If you mail your contribution

to the parish, the postmark should be no later than December 31, 2016.

Otherwise, all contributions postmarked January 1, 2017, or later

will be recorded as a 2017 contribution. Thank you for your

continued support of St. Bernadette Parish! If you have any

questions, please feel free to contact Dave Kling in the parish office at

414-358-4600, ext. 140, or klingd@archmil.org.