October 7, 10 am
Feast of St. Francis &
Blessing of the Animals
Join us for our service on Sunday, October 7 at 10 am to celebrate the Feast of St. Francis which will include a blessing of the animals. Most likely the blessing portion will be inside the church due to construction. Bring your pets (real and stuffed) for a blessing before the service. All are welcome!
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October 7, 10 am
Feast of St. Francis &
Blessing of the Animals
Join us for our service on Sunday, October 7 at 10 am to celebrate the Feast of St. Francis which will include a blessing of the animals. Most likely the blessing portion will be inside the church due to construction. Bring your pets (real and stuffed) for a blessing before the service. All are welcome!
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God's Giving Garden
Time to put our umbrellas away for a few days and head back to the garden! We are topping the 1400 lb mark and need help to get to our "one ton" goal!
Scheduled work sessions for the week are as follows:
Sat, 9/22, 9-10:30
Mon, 9/24, 9-10:30
Wed, 9/26, 9-10:30
Fri, 9/28, 8:30-10
We hope some of you can join us on one or more of these sessions. Or if you have an hour spare anytime, there is always something to do. (Weeding for example.)
See you at the garden!
Please come help us feed our neighbors!
St. Bernard's Final Work Week
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Join us for our
October Book Group
Tuesdays, 6-7 pm
First meeting - October 2
Join us in October to read Lauren Winner's book, Wearing God: Clothing, Laughter, Fire, and Other Overlooked Ways of Meeting God. You can purchase the book online in paperback or electronic format. We'll meet from 6-7 pm on Tuesdays in October.
Let Pastor Beth know of your interest,
[email protected]
or 973-615-4778. Please read the introductory chapter and note before our first meeting on Oct. 2. All are welcome, invite a friend or neighbor!
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Feeding America
Backpack Program Resumes
It's back to school time so please support the Feeding America BackPack Program. Donations of non-perishable food items are welcome! Lists of items to buy and collection boxes are in the church Narthex. Thank you!
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JOY! Services
Families with young children (infants and up) are welcome to join us for our monthly JOY! service, on the 3rd Sunday of the month at
9 am.
The next service will be on October 21.
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!
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Parking availability this Sunday
This Sunday parking will available in the lower parking lot and in the triangle across the street.
Pastoral Needs
For pastoral needs and emergencies contact
the Rev. Beth Rauen Sciaino, Tel: 973-615-4778 or, email:
[email protected]
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Parish Office Hours
Due to the construction work our Parish Administrator occasionally works from home. Voicemail is checked daily. We are nearing completion and hope to be moving in to our new offices soon! 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.
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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.
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Event Calendar
@ St. Bernard's!
Check the dates of all the upcoming events below and mark them in your calendar!
September 2018
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10 am |
Holy Eucharist
18th after Pentecost
Coffee Hour
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27
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7 pm
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Prayer Shawl Group
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29
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10 am
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Grace's Kitchen
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| 30 |
10 am |
Holy Eucharist
19th after Pentecost
Coffee Hour
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October 2018
| 7 |
10 am |
Holy Eucharist
20th after Pentecost, Feast of St. Francis
Coffee Hour
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Columbus Day
Parish Office Closed
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10 am |
Holy Eucharist
21st after Pentecost
Coffee Hour
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7 pm |
Vestry Meeting |
| 21 |
9 am |
JOY! Service
for families with young children
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| 21 |
10 am |
Holy Eucharist
22nd after Pentecost
Coffee Hour
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7:30 pm |
Prayer Shawl Group |
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6 pm |
FUN RAISING: Dusk in the Parish House |
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27
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10 am
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Grace's Kitchen
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| 28 |
10 am |
Holy Eucharist
23rd after Pentecost
Coffee Hour
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Upcoming Events
November 4 - All Saints' Day
November, date TBA - Dinner out
December 7 - Christmas Dusk in the Parish House
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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.
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September 28-30
or
October 12-14
To register
click on the link below
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St. Bernard's Prayer List
We are grateful for the opportunity to pray for family, friends and parishioners on our Parish Prayer List. If anyone you have added in the past can come off the list, or if you would like to add anyone, please let Alison Davidson know:
We invite you to pray for those people on the list during the week. Thank you.
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Good News in the Garden State Newsletter
For up to date news from Bishop Stokes and the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey you can subscribe to receive the weekly email Newsletter. Go to
www.dioceseofnj.org/newsletter/ to subscribe!
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To keep in touch with the
Lutheran Episcopal Advocacy Ministry of New Jersey - Faith in Action, sign up for their email newsletter using this link
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Harvest Cookout
at Ross Farm
Sept 29, 5-9 pm
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& The Parish Office
