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

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914-428-4727

Rev. Robert J. Morris Pastor

Director of Religious Education Program

Weekend Associates:

Rev. Ernie Lukaschek M.M. Rev. Michael McFarland, S.J.

Rev. Msgr. Peter C. O’Donnell

Verónica Cuahuey

Rectory Office Manager

Jennifer Frías

Director The Little Disciple Learning Center

Melissa Meléndez

Secretary of Religious Education

Parish Trustees: Carlos Morinigo Judith Morinigo

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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

The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph

As we gather in this place of beauty, fill us with the Spirit of the One who is eternally newborn among us, bringing words of peace and hope to all your creatures. Amen.

Al reunirnos en este lugar de belleza, llénanos con el Es-píritu de Aquel que es eterna-mente recién nacido entre no-sotros, trayendo palabras de paz y esperanza a todas tus criaturas. Amén.

Invest just five minutes a day, and your faith will deepen and grow—a day at a time. Sunday, Dec 30, 2018 FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY, AND JOSEPH Resume the conversation

It happens all the time: The younger generation departs from traditional ways, while the older one wrings its hands and predicts the end of the world. The kids are abandoning our values, mistrusting our institutions, taking terrible risks, and setting out in a dark direction! Without a doubt, the turnover of each generation is the end of “a” world—that is, the one the rest of us knew, built, and got comfortable in. Each family has to keep the lines of communications open, so that wisdom gets passed on and change becomes less scary. Holy families keep the conversation going.

TODAY'S READINGS: Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14 or 1 Samuel 1:20-22, 24-28; Colossians 3:12-21 or 3:12-17 or 1 John 3:1-2, 21-24; Luke 2:41-52 (17). “Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?”

Monday, Dec 31, 2018 MEMORIAL OF SYLVESTER I, POPE Old friends remembered On New Year’s Eve, tradition has us questioning, rhetorically, whether old friends should be forgotten, but that goes against the grain for Catholics who try as a community to preserve the memory of those who have served the Lord with distinction. Some, like Pope Sylvester I, have rather sparse legacies—which is surprising for one of our longest reigning popes (314-335). But we do know that he enjoyed the Roman emperor Constantine’s favor and was able to expand the church’s influence and dedicate many churches, including the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome. Take time to consider your own legacy of faith today, and then raise a glass for all the forgotten Christians who put their faith into prac-tice in each generation.

TODAY'S READINGS: 1 John 2:18-21; John 1:1-18 (204). “All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being.”

Tuesday, Jan 01, 2019 SOLEMNITY OF MARY, HOLY MOTHER OF GOD / OCTAVE DAY OF THE NATIVITY Make a free and fresh beginning Turning a new page on the calendar always invites a fresh perspective—even more so when it’s a brand-new calendar! So lose your chains. You’re invited today to let go of the old year, both “what we have done” and “what we have failed to do.” Time to give and receive pardon for offens-es. Time to craft resolutions and adopt new habits. Time to become people of justice and peace. On this eighth and final day of Christmas, accept the gift of your true identity: a free child of God, heir to a land of relentless hope.

TODAY'S READINGS: Numbers 6:22-27; Galatians 4:4-7; Luke 2:16-21 (18). “You are no longer a slave but a child, and if a child then also an heir, through God.”

Wednesday, Jan 02, 2019 MEMORIAL OF BASIL THE GREAT AND GREGORY NAZIANZUS, BISHOPS, DOCTORS OF THE CHURCH Let your light shine “God . . . wants you to become . . . lights shining in the world. You are to be radiant lights as you stand beside Christ, the great light, bathed in the

glory of him who is the light of heaven,” wrote Saint Gregory Nazianzus (329-c. 390), the monk who was an Emily Dickinson of the early church—happiest in seclusion writing poetry and theology on the love of God. But his lifelong friend and fellow monk, Saint Basil the Great (c. 329-379), was more active than contemplative, talking Gregory into becoming a bishop to help fight heresy. Gregory wasn’t cut out for leadership, however. He resigned, resenting Basil for not seeing his true talents. Do we let our own light shine as brightly as it could?

TODAY'S READINGS: 1 John 2:22-28; John 1:19-28 (205). “I baptize with water. Among you stands one whom you do not know, the one coming after me.”

Thursday, Jan 03, 2019 MEMORIAL OF THE MOST HOLY NAME OF JESUS What’s in a name? How you talk about someone by name shows the regard—or lack of it—you have for them. God gave the Israelites the commandment: “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.” Honoring the name of God, though, means more than not using it casually. It also involves showing respect for the One the name represents. That there is a feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus should come as no surprise. Devotion to Jesus’ name goes back many centuries, and the Franciscan saints Ber-nardine of Siena and John of Capistrano helped to make it popular. Honor-ing the name honors Jesus the person and his presence in your everyday life.

TODAY'S READINGS: 1 John 2:29—3:6; John 1:29-34 (206). “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.”

Friday, Jan 04, 2019 MEMORIAL OF ELIZABETH ANN SETON, RELIGIOUS Losing leads to finding Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774-1821) was canonized in 1975, the first U.S.-born person to be so. Her life was relatively short and filled with more than its share of grief and loss. Always a deeply religious woman, her losses deepened her faith and motivated her to convert to Catholicism as an adult. This was a rather dramatic step to take in early American socie-ty, where Protestant-Catholic relations were not all that positive, to put it mildly. Sometimes our life experiences lead us to take actions of which others will disapprove. If we are motivated by charitable love and com-passion, however, our inner voice will guide us to make the right deci-sions, whether we gain the approval of others or not.

TODAY'S READINGS: 1 John 3:7-10; John 1:35-42 (207). “When Jesus turned and saw them following him, he asked, ‘What are you look-ing for?’"

Saturday, Jan 05, 2019 MEMORIAL OF JOHN NEUMANN, BISHOP Striving for greatness English wasn’t a second language for John Neumann (1811-60), it was a seventh or eighth. Along with his native Slovak, he mastered at least six more European languages. As if that weren’t enough, when he was bishop of Philadelphia, he saw how Irish immigrants struggled with American English, so he learned Gaelic to help them out. Lots of new arrivals to America have trouble with English. Wouldn’t it be saintly if we, like John Neumann, worked to learn a new language so we could help? Greatness, Jesus reminds us, is about serving those in need. ¡Qué bueno!

TODAY'S READINGS: 1 John 3:11-21; John 1:43-51 (208). “Jesus said to Nathaniel, ‘You will see greater things than these.’ ”

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Religious Educa on Program

Reminder: Classes will resume on Wednesday, January 2nd, 2019.

Longest Married Couple Search

The search begins for the Longest Married Couple in the Archdiocese of New York! To enter, couples must be sacramentally mar-ried for a minimum of 65 years and reside in the Archdiocese of New York. The long-

est married couples will receive commemora ve cer fi-cates signed by His Eminence, Timothy Cardinal Dolan. The winning couple will be interviewed and featured in an ar cle in Catholic New York. Winner is determined by how long the couple has been married as of World Mar-riage Day, February 10, 2019. For further informa on, contact Joan Brisson at the Family Life Office at 646-794-3190 or e-mail entries can be sent directly to joan.brisson@archny.org. The deadline for entries is 5:00pm on Thursday, January 24, 2019.

2019 2018

New Year’s Schedule

New Year’s Eve, December 31st 5:30 pm - English Mass

New Year’s, January 1st 10:30 am (English),

12:00 pm - (Spanish)

Blessing of Toys

There will be a Blessing of Toys at the 9:00 a.m. Children’s Liturgy on Sunday, January 6th, the Feast of the Epiphany (the Feast of the Three Kings). The children are invited to bring one of their Christmas presents - a small toy, game, book or stuffed animal to be blessed that day.

The Virgin of the Cloud Devotional Group at the Church of St. Bernard

Exposi on of the Blessed Sacrament

Friday, January 4th, is the First Friday of the Month. Please join the community at 7:00 pm for an hour of Prayer with Christ during the Exposi on of the Blessed Sacrament the Benedic on.

Upcoming Parish Mee ngs

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

♦ Divine Infant Jesus, Sunday, January 6th at 1:30pm in the Guadalupe Room.

♦ Divine Mercy, Sunday, January 6th at 1:30pm in the Main Church.

♦ Virgin of Guadalupe, Monday, January 7th at 8:00pm in the Cafeteria.

♦ Ladies of Charity, Tuesday, January 8th at 9:30am in Chapel Hall.

Online Contribu ons:

For the month of November : $3,353

If you would like to make your offerings to the Church of St. Bernard electronically please call the Rectory .

En búsqueda de la pareja con más empo de casados

Ha comendazo la búsqueda de la pareja con más empo de casados en la Arquidiócesis de Nueva York! Para calificar, la pareja debe de tener un mínimo de 65 años de casados sacramentalmente (por la iglesia) y deben vivir en la Arquidiócesis de NY. Las parejas con más

empo de casados recibirán cer ficados conmemora-vos de parte del Cardenal Timothy Dolan. La pareja ga-

nadora será entrevistada y destacada en el periódico “Catholic NY. Los ganadores están determinados por cuánto empo ha estado Casado la parja a par r del Día Mundial del Matrimonio, 10 de febrero de 2019. Para mayor información, favor de contactar a Family Life Office al 646-794-3193 o joan.brisson@archny.org. Úl ma fecha para recibi correos es 5:00 pm el jueves, 24 de enero 2019.

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2018 2019

Horario de Año Nuevo

Año Viejo, 31 de diciembre 5:30 p.m. - Misa en inglés

Año Nuevo, 1ro de enero 10:30 a.m. (inglés),

12:00 p.m. - (español)

El Grupo Devocional del La Virgen de la Nube de la

Iglesia de San Bernardo

Próximas reuniones parroquiales

• Señor de los Milagros, domingo, 30 de diciembre a la 1:30 pm en el Salón de la Comunidad.

• Divino Niño Jesus, domingo, 6 de enero a la 1:30 pm en el Salón de Guadalupe.

• Divina Misericordia, domingo, 6 de enero, a la 1:30pm en la Iglesia Principal.

• Virgen de Guadalupe, lunes, 7 de enero, a las 8:00pm en la Cafeteria.

• Damas de la Caridad, martes, 8 de enero a las 9:30am en Chapel Hall.

Programa de Educación Religiosa

Recordatorio: Las clases se reanudarán el 2 de enero de 2019.

Bendición de juguete

Habrá una bendición de juguetes en la Liturgia de los niños a las 9:00 a.m. el domingo 6 de enero, la Fiesta de la Epifanía (la Fiesta de los Reyes Magos). Los niños están invitados a traer uno de sus regalos de Navidad, un pequeño juguete, juego, libro o animal de peluche para ser bendecido ese día.

Exposición del San simo

Este viernes, 4 de enero es el primer viernes del mes. Les invitamos a todos a reunirse como comunidad a las 7:00 pm en una hora de oración ante Nuestro Señor Jesucris-to durante la Exposición del San simo.

Contribuciones por linea:

Para el mes de Noviembre : $3,353

Si le gustaría hacer un ofrecimiento a la Iglesia de San. Bernardo electrónicamente por favor llame a la Rectoria.

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.

Thomas Barre William Fargelli

Jerrie Duffy Richard Finn

Virginia Hagen Jennie Magno a

Vicky Reba a Larry O’Neil

Prayers for the Sick

Saturday, December 29, 2018 5:30 Lilia Serna and Adelia Serna Sunday, December 30, 2018 9:00 Constan no y Felipa Cardenas 10:30 Nicola Raffaiela Scarano

12:00 For the people Monday, December 31, 2018 5:30 Elizabeth Rivas Tuesday, January 1, 2019 10:30 Maria Garcia 12:00 Gonzalo Sanchez Wednesday, January 2, 2019 9:00 Mabel Wilson Thursday, January 3, 2019 9:00 Souls in the Purgatory Friday, January 4, 2019 9:00 Eashy Kambakaren Saturday, January 5, 2019 5:30 Mario Castaneda Sunday, January 6, 2019 9:00 For the people 10:30 Francisco Loja Tasur 12:00 Mirmida Lourdes

Last Sunday’s Collec on :

Due to the early deadline from the bulle n the total for last week Collec ons will be posted in a future bulle n.

Today’s Second Collec on is for Maintenance. Next week’s second collec on will be for Communica ons & Catholic Universi es. Thank you for your generous support of our parish.

La segunda Colecta de hoy es para el Mantenimiento. La segunda colecta de la próxima semana será para el Comunicaciones & Universidades Catolicas. Gracias por sus generosas contribuciones a nuestra parroquia.

Mass Intentions for the Week

Reserving Announced Masses

To request a Mass be offered for a loved one, living or deceased, please contact the Rectory 914-949-2111. Mass offering is $15.

Reservando Misas Anunciadas

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

Hymns in Spanish - Cán cos en Español

Entrada #399 Tú reinarás Ofertorio #647 Pescador de Hombres Comunión #340 Señor, tú eres el pan Salida #584 El amor nos unió

Renew + Rebuild

Total Amount Pledged: $701,040 Total of Payments Received : $178,437 We hope that all of our parishioners will make every effort to complete their pledges so that we are able to accomplish our parish projects. Thank you very much. Esperamos que todos nuestros feligreses hagan to-dos los esfuerzos posibles para completar sus pro-mesas para que podamos llevar a cabo nuestros proyectos parroquiales. Muchas gracias.

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