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St. Bernadette R. C. Church |
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5930 South Abbott Road Orchard Park, New York 14127-4597 716-649-3090 |
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GriefShare POTLUCK Those who have been participating in GriefShare’s fall session concluded their meetings with a potluck supper.
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On November 15th over 100 prizes were awarded in this drawing which support Parish Neighbors’ good works. |
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Antioch LifeTeen hosted a pancake breakfast after all Masses on Sunday, November 15th.
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A little late to our website, these pictures still show the fun had by those attending 2009’s Oktoberfest on Saturday, October 17th. Photos are courtesy of Darleen Stry and MyBuffalo.com. |
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SOLEMNITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST THE KING November 22nd |
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“Be This in Memory of Me - Embracing a Eucharistic Lifestyle” Fr. Philip Chircop, SJ, conducted an inspiring Parish Mission November 22nd - 24th based on the four Eucharistic verbs: take, bless, break and give. |
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ADVENT 2009 A beautiful wreath assembled from locally grown evergreens by the Bystran Family marks the four weeks of Advent 2009.
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THANKSGIVING Our parish celebrated as one at 9:00 AM Thanksgiving morning. Bread from the celebration and a table prayer went home for dinner. |
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CHILDREN’S LITURGY EXPANDED At the start of Advent, the Children’s Liturgy of the Word expanded to include the 9:00 AM Sunday Mass as well as the 11:00 AM Mass. |
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FILLING THE BAGS Parish Neighbor volunteers filled hundreds of bags with your generous donations of food! |
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ANNUAL APPEAL Sr. Diane spoke at Masses Dec. 6th on behalf of the Retirement for Religious Fund.
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AN AWESOME AGE Ed Billman, celebrating his 90th birthday, receives congratulations over one of Fr. Paul’s Yule logs. |
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MANGER SCENES OUTSIDE AND INSIDE The placement of the outdoor manger scene nestled in the trees inside the front circle made it more visible to passersby this year. And those amazing trees inside made it feel like outdoors too. More... |
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BEAM, ME UP! Reconstruction of the beams in our portico (after the bus accident in March) began the week of January 10th. |
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Third graders inscribe their names as they begin preparations for the sacrament at the 5:00 PM Mass January 9th. |
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EPIPHANY BLESSING Fr. Paul blesses our going out and our coming in for the new year: “20+C+M+B+10” |
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FOYER FACE-LIFT Construction began on the lift being installed in the church-school foyer. |
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BEGGARS FOR LIFE COLLECTING PENNIES January 23rd and 24th, Beggars for Life, a group of pro-life young people, spoke at three of our weekend Masses, offering facts about abortion and soliciting pennies toward their goal of 1,000,000 pennies to show what 1/50 of the lives lost to abortion would look like. |
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LIFETEEN ON THE MOVE Whether involved in seriously action for Pro-Life during the March for Life in Washington, DC on January 22nd or action for recreation at Lasertron, our teens rarely stand still! |
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ST. LAWRENCE & ST. BERNADETTE SHARE A LAST PARTY BEFORE LENT On Saturday, February 13th, Fr. Paul’s former parish and his current parish joined together to put on a great Mardi Gras celebration for both congregations. With music by The Jazz Chaps from St. Bernadette and food by Fr. Paul and his good friends, Drs. Ed & Leigh Simone, a great time was had by all. (MORE PICTURES HERE.) |
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Deacon Tom and Gini Schultz, co-directors of Family Life Ministries were among the presenters the evening of February 12th.
REUSABLE BAGS Our Justice and Peace Committee sponsored a non-profit sale of reusable bags which both benefited special needs workers and the earth. |
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PARADE OF PASTORS Portraits of our pastors have been gathered from around the premises into a gallery in the hall outside the rectory offices. Can you remember them all? |
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PRAYERS FOR LIFE On Sunday, January 24, parishioners gathered at 3:00 PM to pray for all life issues. |
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BLESSING OF THROATS Parishioners and school children had their throats blessed on the Feast of St. Blaise, Bishop and Martyr, February 3rd. |
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Puppets were part of the presentations and fun that took place at the retreat on February 7th for the 2nd grade children who will soon celebrate the sacrament of reconciliation for the first time. |
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SCOUT SUNDAY At the 9:00 AM Mass on Sunday, February 7th, scouts and leaders took part in the opening procession to start their celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Scouting. Following Mass, they had a reception in the Community Room. |
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Thursday, February 11th, the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, many in need of healing were anointed at a special evening Mass. |
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to the Immaculate Heart of Mary took place at 6:50 PM on Thursday, February 11th, the culminations of 33 days of prayer. |
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The lift to make our school more handicapped accessible was installed February 10th. |