St. Bernard's e-Nouncements

Weekly e-Nouncements

God's Giving Garden

Successful harvesting continues at the garden with 793 lbs of veggies and herbs harvested so far this season, compared to 662 lbs last year!! The harvest includes cucumbers, zucchini, , tomatoes, eggplant, and basil! We have also got hot peppers, pumpkins, radishes, beets, carrots, lettuce, spinach, beans and onions.

We continue to be thankful to all our volunteers. Thank you for all that you do for the hungry in Somerset County. There are many, and they are grateful.

August 20-26; September 10-16; October 1-7

Cathy Ferrara, email: [email protected]

Recent photos from the garden show (above) a giant cucumber!!

Top right, basil.

Below, bags of produce waiting to be delivered.

InReach

Join us at Monmouth Park Races!

Sunday, August 26

Join us at Monmouth Park for an afternoon at the races.

We will leave after church for the afternoon at Monmouth. There is food and drink available at the course. We can carpool from church if folks are interested. We will be meeting parishioners from St. Andrews in Lambertville and St. James in Eatontown who will be joining us at Monmouth. We have use of a private box this time, which will be fun. People should plan on getting home early evening. Rain will cancel.

All are welcome!

September 16, 9 am

JOY! Service resumes

Families with young children (infants and up) are welcome to join us for our monthly JOY! service, on the 3rd Sunday of the month, resuming on September 16 at

9 am. This 25 minute service welcomes children into our liturgical tradition in informal, participatory, and fun ways. Please contact Pastor Beth with questions or to help.

And spread the word - all are welcome!

Missed Pastor Beth's Sermon?

Pastor Beth's weekly sermons are now available to listen to via audio file. Just go to www.stbernardsnj.org/sermons and click on the Audio Play button at the top of the page, or next to the relevant date. Previous sermons (from Dec. 6, 2016 onwards) are also available via audio file.

Parking availability this Sunday

This Sunday parking will available in the lower parking lot and in the triangle across the street.

Pastor Beth Vacation and Pastoral Needs

Pastor Beth rwill be away on retreat at Cross Roads from August 20-24.

For pastoral needs and emergencies contact Pastor Beth at 973-615-4778 or

[email protected]

Summer Parish Office Hours

Due to the construction work and the quieter summer months our Parish Administrator is mainly working from home. She will be present in the office occasionally. Voicemail is being checked regularly. Please bear with us during the next couple of months while we await our upcoming move in to our new Parish House. Thank you.

Pastor Beth's Office Hours

Pastor's Beth is in the office each week on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

Monday is her day off. On Fridays she works from home.

Good News in the Garden State Newsletter

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Lutheran Episcopal Advocacy Ministry of New Jersey - Faith in Action, sign up for their email newsletter using this link

https://www.leamnj.org/weekly-witness

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AA Update:

Alcoholics Anonymous meets on Tuesday evenings at 8 pm and Saturday evenings at 6 pm in the church, while construction is going on.

Event Calendar @ St. Bernard's!

Check the dates of all the upcoming events below and mark them in your calendar!

August 2018

12	10 am	Holy Eucharist 11th after Pentecost Refreshments in the Narthex
19	10 am	Holy Eucharist 12th after Pentecost Refreshments in the Narthex
19	2 pm	Giant Picnic at Cross Roads Camp & Retreat Center
20-23		Pastor Beth on retreat at Cross Roads Camp & Retreat Center
26	10 am	Holy Eucharist 13th after Pentecost Refreshments in the Narthex
26		InReach outing at Monmouth Races

September 2018

2	10 am	Holy Eucharist 13th after Pentecost Refreshments in the Narthex
3		Labor Day Parish Office Closed
9	10 am	Holy Eucharist 13th after Pentecost Refreshments in the Narthex
16	9 am	JOY! Service Fun service for families with young children
16	10 am	Holy Eucharist 13th after Pentecost Refreshments in the Narthex
19	7 pm	Vestry Meeting
23	10 am	Holy Eucharist 13th after Pentecost Refreshments in the Narthex
30	10 am	Holy Eucharist 13th after Pentecost Refreshments in the Narthex