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Women's Cornerstone 2009
Registration Form
Forgiveness & Healing Through Christ
Women's Cornerstone Retreat XXI
November 13 - 14, 2009
Here at St. Bernard
Click below for registration information.
Women's Cornerstone Registration Form
SAVE THE DATES of
DECEMBER 2 - 3!!!!!!
Your parish of St. Bernard of Clairvaux invites you to our
PARISH MISSION, which will take place on two consecutive evenings:
Wednesday, December 2nd and Thursday, December 3rd
at 7:00 pm!
This is a special opportunity to hear
internationally known author Christopher West speak on
Pope John Paul II's Theology of the Body.
Don't miss this rare opportunity for spiritual enrichment
and this time of prayer and growth in faith.
For details click here
Guatemala
As you may be aware, we at St. Bernard have embarked upon a partnership with a parish in Guatemala. For more information, click
http://stbguate.ning.com/
In the event that you do not connect with the site, may we suggest that you cut and paste the address into your search line.
For important information concerning
Interfaith Hospitality Network,
check the right hand menu on the Home Page!
Parish Pay
If you might be interested in finding out more about the
PARISH PAYmethod of automated giving please call the parish office at 908-725-0552 or go directly to the Parish Pay website at www.parishpay.com
SOS from SHIP`s Mobile Soup Kitchen
The SHIP Mobile Soup Kitchen is in need of people to prepare casseroles for distribution to folks in need! Please prayerfully consider assisting with this worthy cause. You would be amazed at the difference you can make in the lives of people who are in difficult times and how far your donation of a casserole can go toward alleviating the hunger of families, many with young children.
Thank you so much!
Good Friday of
The Lord’s Passion
Friday, March 21st
Morning Prayer in the Chapel -
8:00 am
Carrying of the Cross from North Branch Reformed Church to St. Bernard - 1:30 pm
Solemn Liturgy of The Passion of The Lord in the Church - 3:00 pm
Please click Ship Information for
important information and click on Recipes for some great,
easy casserole recipes.
ANNULMENTS AND DECLARATIONS OF NULLITY
There is much misinformation and confusion concerning Church teaching on divorce, annulment and remarriage. To be VALID, a marriage must be freely, truthfully entered into by two persons who know each other as best as possible and who intend to fulfill the ideals of marriage. If a Bride or Groom is CATHOLIC, the marriage MUST be performed in a CATHOLIC church, by a VALID CATHOLIC PRIEST or DEACON, according to rites of the CATHOLIC CHURCH or with EXPLICIT PERMISSION elsewhere/by another officiant. The marriage of two Catholics who marry in any other way may be INVALID. Such marriages are readily validated by a priest or deacon as long as there is no other invalidating factor, such as a previous valid marriage. Catholics in an invalid marriage may not receive Eucharist or serve as a sponsor or godparent - but they are NOT excommunicated!
To dissolve an invalid marriage, the Church simply declares it NULL since it did not take place properly from the start; the fee for a Declaration of Nullity is $100.00 and takes about two weeks to process.
When a valid marriage ends in civil divorce, divorced or separated Catholics MAY continue to receive Communion, serve as a sponsor, etc. Their status only changes if they enter another marriage before the previous marriage is officially declared NULL or is ANNULED.
An annulment does NOT say the marriage never took place, which denies reality. An annulment rules a marriage non-binding because it was not properly entered into: one or both parties were not free, truthful or lacked full awareness of self or the other; the ideals of marriages were not understood; etc. A marriage performed by a valid priest or deacon [not a so-called `rent-a-priest` - usually a former priest who hires himself out for a fee] or the marriage between two non-Catholics is presumed VALID and needs an ANNULMENT to be dissolved. The fee for an annulment in this diocese is $600; financial difficulty will not stop the process, which can take up to one year. Please speak to a priest or deacon for more information or clarification. Every Catholic in a broken marriage is strongly urged to seek guidance on this important issue.
Pregnant? Need Help?
Are you Pregnant and need help in the form of food or medical care? Are you suffering from postpartum depression or are you hurting emotionally and in need of healing after an abortion? Please click here for a list of Resources for Pregnant Women and their babies. You are not alone. There are people who want to help!
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