T C S . B 51 Prospect Street, White Plains, New York 10606

www.stbernardswp.com November 20, 2016

R 914-949-2111

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914-428-4727

Rev. Robert J. Morris Pastor &

Director of Rel. Ed.

Weekend Associates: Rev. Ernie Lukaschek M.M. Rev. Michael McFarland, S.J. Rev. Msg. Peter O’Donell Rev. Hernan Paredes, S.J.

Verónica Meléndez

Rectory Office Manager

Jennifer Frías

Director The Little Disciple Learning Center

Brenda López Coordinator

of Religious Education

Parish Trustees: Elizardi Castro Millie Castro

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Saturday/Sábado

5:30 pm

Sunday/Domingo 9:00am, 10:30am,

12:00pm (Spanish/Español),

Confessions Saturday 4:00-5:00 pm

Congratula ons Isabel!

Last Sunday, November 13th we celebrated Isabel’s 50th year with the Church of St. Bernard. Isabel received a recogni on from Father Morris to thank her for all her hard work throughout the years at our parish.

El pasado domingo 13 de noviem-bre, celebramos el 50º aniversario de Isabel como feligrés de la Igle-sia de San Bernardo. Isabel recibió un reconocimiento del Padre Mo-rris agradeciéndole todo su arduo trabajo a lo largo de los años en nuestra parroquia.

Congratula ons Isabel!

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Invest just five minutes a day, and your faith will deepen and grow—a day at a time. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2016 SOLEMNITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE

A crown of service The church calendar reflects events in the wider world. In the case of today’s feast, it is a relative newcomer to the calendar, having been insti-tuted in 1925 at a time when the world was disillusioned with Christianity after the carnage of World War I waged in supposedly Christian Europe. Secularism was on the rise and today’s feast was an effort to assert Ca-tholicism’s independence from secular states, but the feast’s lofty title is also a call to humility, ironically, because Christ’s “kingship” is servant leadership, washing-the-feet-of-others leadership. Dare to join the royal household.

TODAY’S READINGS: 2 Samuel 5:1-3; Colossians 1:12-20; Luke 23:35-43 (162). “Jesus, remember me when you come into your King-dom.”

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21 MEMORIAL OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Belong to God, as Mary did You can’t find an account of the presentation of Mary in the Bible. But there is a story about this event in the Protoevangelium of James. In this account, Mary is born to a barren Joachim and Anna, who present Mary at the temple when she is 3 years old. According to this legend, Mary lived at the temple until the age of 12. This second-century writing is not includ-ed in our sacred scripture, and we do not really know how or when Mary was presented at the temple. What we do know and what this feast hon-ors is that throughout her entire life, Mary belonged to God. Take time today to sit in silence and imagine that you are walking with Mary. Be content to simply be in her presence.

TODAY’S READINGS: Revelation 14:1-3, 4b-5; Luke 21:1-4 (503). “From her poverty she has offered her whole livelihood.”

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22 MEMORIAL OF CECILIA, VIRGIN, MARTYR Sing praises to the unsung The saints are lifted up as examples of how to live lives of holiness, but what about those saints who are canonized but we don’t know much about? Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music, is one such saint. Much of her story is unconfirmed, yet countless people take inspiration from the stories of her courage and faith. While we may not know the details of her life, we can be assured that by inspiring the sweet music of so many, Cecilia has earned her place among the heavenly hosts—a saint whose holiness resounds in the beautiful music of our church.

TODAY’S READINGS: Revelation 14:14-19; Luke 21:5-11 (504). “Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice; let the sea and what fills it resound.”

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23 MEMORIAL OF CLEMENT I, POPE, MARTYR Drop anchor

Little is known about Pope Saint Clement I, but it appears he may have succeeded Saint Peter as the bishop of Rome. He is the first Apostolic Father of the Church—those early Christian leaders who personally knew some of the 12 apostles. To be that first crucial link through whom the apostles taught the church! Given his role, it’s fitting that Clement’s sym-bol is the anchor, which happened to be the method of his martyrdom by drowning. Do you make the church your anchor in life? How can you help ground others in Christian living?

TODAY’S READINGS: Revelation 15:1-4; Luke 21:12-19 (505). “By your perseverance you will secure your lives.”

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24 PROPER MASS FOR THANKSGIVING DAY Thanks be to those who inspire On this national day of giving thanks, think about the people in your life from whom you have received the gift of faith. Who brought you to the church for Baptism? Who taught you about God and how to pray? Who took you to Mass? Who inspired you by the way they lived their faith? Perhaps you will think of parents or grandparents, special teachers or other friends. Whoever it is, they deserve your thanks. On this day of thanks-giving, be mindful and grateful for the gift of faith.

TODAY’S READINGS: Revelation 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:1-3, 9a; Luke 21:20-28 (506). “Happy are they who have been invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb.”

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25 Give thanks by giving In 2008 President George W. Bush signed a law designating the day after Thanksgiving as Native American Heritage Day to honor the contributions of Native Americans to the United States, which started before the country existed with the help they gave to the Pilgrims. Let’s follow their example today and reach out to newcomers to this land—many of whom, like the Pilgrims, are refugees fleeing persecution. Let’s befriend them and help them succeed in their new home—the way it was done unto our ances-tors.

TODAY’S READINGS: Revelation 20:1-4, 11—21:2; Luke 21:29-33 (507). “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.”

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26 The straight talk on prayer Do you think of prayer as “talking to God”? What about listening? A differ-ent, if somewhat crude description of prayer, might be: “Show up, shut up, and pay attention.” Show up: Set aside a regular time and place for pray-er, 10 minutes a day, every day, and keep to it. Shut up: A relationship is distorted if one party does not listen to the other but dominates with a litany of woes. Close your prayer book for a while. Rest silently in God’s embrace. Pay attention: to signs of God’s presence around you, even in hard times. Then, perhaps, you will have something entirely different to say to God.

TODAY’S READINGS: Revelation 22:1-7; Luke 21:34-36 (508). “Let us come into his presence.”

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Upcoming Parish Mee ngs

♦ Virgin of the Cloud, Saturday, November 26th at 7:00 pm in the Cafeteria.

♦ Lord of the Miracles, Sunday, November 27th at 1:30 pm in the Community Room.

♦ Divine Infant Jesus, Sunday, December 4th at 1:30 pm in the Guadalupe Room.

♦ Divine Mercy, Sunday, December 4th at 1:30pm in the Main Church.

Virgin of Caacupé - Immaculate Concep on

The Paraguayan Community at St. Bernard’s invites the faithful and devotees of the Virgin of Caacupé (Immaculate Concep on), patroness of Paraguay, to join us in praying of the Rosary daily from November 25th to December 3rd at 8:00 pm in the Church. On Sunday, December 4th a Mass will be celebrat-ed at 12:00 pm followed by a light recep on in the Cafeteria. If you have any ques ons con-tact Amada Arce at 1-347-665-4574.

Human Development Collec on

The collec on for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) provides funding for groups that support the poor in the United States. CCHD’s grants improve educa on, support economic development, and create affordable housing in low-income neighborhoods. Help us con nue to defend human dignity and build communi es of solidarity. Please give to the CCDH in today’s second collec on.

Celebra ng the Virgin of Guadalupe

The Virgin of Guadalupe Devo onal Group and the Cursillistas invite you to par cipate in “Mañanitas a La Virgen de Guadalupe”. There will be a Novena from December 3rd through December 10th at 8:00 pm in the main Church. On Sunday, December 11th a Mass will be celebrated at 12:00pm followed by a small recep on in our church

cafeteria. That same Sunday, we will finish the novena at 9:00 pm followed by the mañanitas from 10:00pm to 12:00am in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe. If you are interested in volunteering at this event, dona ng food or for more informa on please call Roberto Lepe at 914-625-4044 or Angélica Rosado at 914-261-8797.

Thanksgiving Mass

Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, November 24th at 9:00 am in the Church. Non-perishable food ítems will be collected during the Mass and donated to the White Plains Ecumenical Food Pantry.

Religious Educa on Program

Reminder: There will be no Religious Educa on classes on November 23rd ,24th & 27th

Classes will resume on November 30th, 2016.

Dona on Drive

For the remainder of the month November our Confir-ma on Class will con nue collec ng dona ons of the following baby items: shampoo, body wash, lo on, dia-pers (all sizes) & baby wipes There is a box in the ves bule next to the food dona on basket. Please drop off all dona ons there. Thank you in advanced for your generosity.

Reserving Announced Masses

To have a Mass said for the inten on of a loved one, liv-ing or deceased, please contact the Rectory at 914-949-2111. Mass offering is $15.

Christmas Flowers

Our parishioners will have the opportunity to donate Christmas plants in memory of their loved ones. This special collec on will take place next weekend. Please use the Flower envelopes provided on the Missale e tables and in the pews to fill in the names of those to be remembered. The envelopes can be placed in the receptacle at the back of the Church or in the Collec on basket.

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Próximas Reuniones Parroquiales

♦ Virgen de la Nube, sábado, 26 de noviembre a las 7:00pm en la cafetería.

♦ El Señor de los Milagros, domingo, 27 de noviembre a la 1:30pm en el Salón de la Comunidad.

♦ Divino Niño, domingo, 4 de diciembre a la 1:30 pm en el Salón de Guadalupe.

♦ Divina Misericordia, domingo, 4 de diciembre a la 1:30 pm en la iglesia.

Virgen de Caacupé - Inmaculada Concepción

La Comunidad Paraguaya de San Bernardo invita a los fieles y devotos de la Virgen de Caacupé (Inmaculada Concepción), patrona de Paraguay, a unirse a nosotros en la oración del Rosario todos los días del 25 de noviembre al 3 de diciembre a las 8:00

pm en la Iglesia. El domingo 4 de diciembre, una misa será celebrada a las 12:00 pm seguida de una recepción ligera en la cafetería. Si usted ene alguna pregunta póngase en contacto con Amada al 1-347-665-4574.

Celebración de La Virgen De Guadalupe

El Grupo Devocional de la Virgen de Guadalupe y Cur-sillistas los invitan a la celebración de Nuestra Señora la Virgen de Guadalupe patrona de las Américas. Acompáñenos en el novenario comenzando el 3 de dic-iembre al 10 de diciembre a las 8:00pm. El domingo 11 de diciembre, la misa será celebrada a las 12:00pm se-guida de una recepción ligera en la cafetería. Ese domin-go a las 9:00 pm terminaremos la novena seguida por las mañanitas de 10:00pm-12:00am en honor a Nuestra Vir-gen de Guadalupe. Para donaciones o más información llamar a Roberto Lepe 914-625-4044 o Angélica Rosado 914-261-8797.

Programa de Educación Religiosa

Recordatorio: No habrá clases de Educación Religiosa esta semana.

· No hay clase los días 23, 24 y 27 de noviembre

Las clases se reanudarán el 30 de noviembre de 2016.

Reservando Misas Anunciadas

Para solicitar una misa para un ser querido, viviente o fallecido, por favor comuníquese con la Rectoría al 914-949-2111. El ofrecimiento es $15.

Colección de Desarrollo Humano

La colección para la Campaña Católica por el Desarrollo Humano (CCHD) provee fondos para grupos que hacen cambios duraderos y apoyan a los pobres en los Estados Unidos. Los subsidios del CCHD mejoran la educación, apoyan el desarrollo económico y crean viviendas ase-quibles en los barrios de bajos ingresos. Ayúdenos a se-guir defendiendo la dignidad humana y construyendo comunidades de solidaridad. Por favor de en la colección CCDH.

Flores de Navidad

Nuestros feligreses tendrán la oportunidad de donar plantas de Navidad en memoria de sus seres queridos. Esta colección especial tendrá lugar el próximo fin de semana. Por favor, utilice los sobres de flores que se pro-porcionan en las mesas de los misales y en los bancos para escribir los nombres de los que se re-cordarán.Los sobres se pueden colocar en el receptáculo en la parte posterior de la igle-sia o en la cesta de la colecta.

Misa de Acción de Gracias

La misa se celebrará el jueves 24 de noviem-bre a las 9:00 am en la Iglesia. Artículos de comida no perecederos serán recolectados durante la Misa y donados a la Despensa Ecuménica de Alimentos de White Plains.

Campaña de Donación

Para el resto del mes de noviembre, nuestra clase de Confirmación continuará recolectando donaciones de los siguientes artículos para bebés: champú, jabón para el cuerpo, loción, pañales (todos los tamaños) y toallitas para bebés. Hay una caja en el vestíbulo junto a la cesta de donacio-nes de alimentos. Por favor, deje todas las donaciones allí. Gracias de antemano por su generosidad

Mass Intentions for the Week

Please remember in your prayers those who are ill and those who serve them. Recemos por todas las personas de nuestra parroquia quienes se encuentran enfermas.

Marck Canoli Jennifer Johnson Helena Trinidad

Prayers for the Sick

Saturday, November 19, 2016 5:30 Rudolph Hagen Sunday, November 20, 2016 9:00 Chester Krzemienski 10:30 Agnese & Biagio Iannaci 12:00 For the people Monday, November 21, 2016 9:00 Communion Service Tuesday, November 22, 2016 9:00 Communion Service Wednesday, November 23, 2016 9:00 Jaden Silva Thursday, November 24, 2016 9:00 The Souls of the Purgatory Friday, November 25, 2016 9:00 The Souls of the Purgatory Saturday, November 26, 2016 5:30 Eileen Hogan & Rosemary Di’Orio Sunday, November 27, 2016 9:00 Anthony Cardon 10:30 Gaetano & Vicente Iannace 12:00 Lina Bucaj

St. Bernard’s Capital Campaign Update

Total Amount Pledged: $651,920 Total Amount in Payments: $507,081 Average Pledge: $1,697.71

Jennie Magno a Julie McGuiness

María Beatriz Cabrera de Mas

Hymns in Spanish - Cán cos en Español

Entrada #530 Juntos como hermanos Ofertorio #562 Recibe Padre Eterno Comunión #584 El amor nos unio Salida #669 Cristo está conmigo

Last Sunday’s Collec on :

First Collec on 11/13/16: $4,803 Second Collec on 11/13/16: $1,909 First Collec on 11/6/16: $4,346 Second Collec on 11/6/16: $1,969

Today’s Second Collec on is for Thanksgiving Human Development. Next week’s second collec on will be for Christmas Flowers. Thank you for your generous support of our parish. La segunda Colecta de hoy es para Acción de Gracias del Desarrollo Humano. La segunda colecta de la próxima semana será para Flores de Navidad. Gracias por sus generosas contribuciones a nuestra parroquia.

Hymns in English

5:30 pm / 10:30 am Entrance - Hymnal #449 "Pslam 42” Offertory - Hymnal #418 "How Great Thou Art” Communion - Hymnal #426 “Be Not Afraid” Closing - Hymnal #602 “I Know That My Redeemer Lives” 9:00 am Entrance - Hymnal #575 "Sing a New Song” Offertory - Hymnal #550 "Glory & Praise to Our God” Communion - Hymnal #357 “One Bread One Body” Closing - Hymnal #436 “Seek Ye First”

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El Centro Hispano, Inc. 346 South Lexington Avenue Isabel Elsa Villar Boulevard

White Plains, NY 10606 914-289-0500 t 914-289-0550 f

elcentrohispano1@gmail.com www.elcentrohispano.org

A HEARTFELT THANK YOU FROM ISABEL E. VILLAR

It is with deep gra tude that I thank Father Morris, the Spanish choir, all the devo ons, the Girl Scouts, the Boy Scouts, El Centro Hispano staff and the en re St. Bernard’s community for helping me celebrate in such a wonderful way my 50 years at St. Bernard’s and at the Spanish choir. May god bless you for all the demonstra-

ons of love I received from all of you that day.

THE WPHS GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT AND LATINO U PRESENTS FINANCIAL AID

INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS

Thursday, December 8, 2016 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Centro Hispano - Chapel Hall 346 South Lexington Avenue White Plains, New York (This Presenta on will be Conducted in Span-ish)

ENGLISH CLASSES ON SUNDAYS AT EL CENTRO HISPANO SPONSORED BY BOCES

BOCES is offering English as a Second Language Classes at El Centro Hispano’s Technology Cen-ter on Sundays from 8:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Registra on fee: $25 (Only Money Order accepted). If you would like to register, please come to El Centro His-pano on Sunday from 8 am- 11:45 am.

MUCHAS GRACIAS DE TODO CORAZON DE PARTE DE ISABEL E. VILLAR

Con inmenso agradecimiento les doy las gracias al Padre Morris, al coro hispano, a todas las de-vociones, a las “Girl Scouts”, a los “Boy Scouts”, a los empleados del Centro Hispano y a toda la comunidad de San Bernardo por haber celebra-do conmigo de una manera tan especial mis 50 años en la Iglesia de San Bernardo y en el coro hispano. Que Dios les bendiga a todos por las innumerables demostraciones de cariño que me brindaron ese día y me han brindado siem-pre.

EL DEPARTAMENTO DE CONSEJERÍA

DE WHITE PLAINS HIGH SCHOOL Y LATINO U PRESENTARA INFORMACION DE ASISTENCIA FINANCIERA PARA ESTUDIANTES Y PADRES

El jueves, 8 de diciembre del 2016 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Centro Hispano - Chapel Hall, 346 South Lexington Avenue White Plains, New York (La presentación será completamente en espa-ñol)

CLASES DE INGLES LOS DOMINGOS AUSPICIA-

DAS POR BOCES EN EL CENTRO HISPANO BOCES está ofreciendo clases de inglés como segunda lengua en el Centro de Tecnología del Centro Hispano los domingos de 8:00 a.m. a 11:45 a.m. El costo de matrícula es de $25. Sólo se aceptan “Money Orders”. Para matricularse por favor pase por el Centro Hispano el domin-go de 8 am a 11:45 am.