St. Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal Church

Valentine’s Day

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Valentine's Day Social

We cordially invite you and your family to join us for a Valentine’s Day Social. Enjoy food, music, and dancing at Holy Family Episcopal Church on the evening of February 10 from 6pm-11pm. There will be an opportunity for all ages to make hand-made Valentine’s Day crafts and a special raffle. This event is free to attend.

Date: 02/10/2012
Time:6pm-11pm

NEW BEGINNINGS #3

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NEW BEGINNINGS #3
Youth in grades 6-8
Feb.17-19, 2012

New Beginnings is a unique ministry in the Diocese of Southeast Florida that shares the love of Christ with the middle school aged youth of today. In this ministry, the high school youth minister to the middle school youth. New Beginnings speaks, listens and challenges the youth of today to be positive about yourself, your family and your community. This ministry reminds them that we are all children of God, you are special and you are loved, you are more than a conqueror, and there is nothing that you cannot overcome with Christ.

The New Beginnings program begins at 7 p.m. on Friday and continues until Sunday at 3:30 p.m. Activities include a series of songs, skits, films, tapes, and small group discussions. Topics such as self, friends, parents, siblings, school, God’s love and prayer are explored with talks introduced by the high school youth and adult members of the team.

Location:
St. Benedict’s Episcopal Church,
7801 NW 5 St. Plantation, Florida 33324

Cost is $35.00 per participant
Participant Registration deadline is Feb.13, 2012

Groups of five or more participants must have a sponsor from their parish that must attend the weekend with them! All participants must pre-register for the event, and follow the diocesan guidelines for youth ministry. The registration deadline is February 15, 2011. Youth may attend any weekend they choose during their middle school years. Parishes are responsible for all transportation to and from the weekend facility. All “Parish Sponsors” must have current “Safeguarding All God’s People” training.

Contacts:
Mary Cobiella – 305-373-0881, ext.29 E-mail: mary@diosef.org
Pamela Sahdev - 954 802-8744 E-mail: Pamsahdev@aol.com

BRICK FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN

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GIVE SOMEONE A BRICK!
Commemorate a special event in someone's life, honor a friend’s special occasion or memorialize a loved one. Bricks make great gifts! A donation of $100 gets a four by eight inch brick; a gift of $250 gets an eight by eight inch brick. A regular 4x8 brick has space for three lines, with eighteen characters per line and the double-size 8x8 brick has space for six lines, also 18 characters per line.

St. Bernard de Clairvaux Church is supported by contributions from people like you. Your donation to the Monastery Foundation will help us continue to preserve our ancient building as well as help us continue our programs to help our community.

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Please use the spaces below for your inscription.
Use the space below for 4x8 brick inscription - $100.00 (3 lines, 18 characters and spaces per line).

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Please make check payable to the "Ancient Spanish Monastery" and attach a copy of this form. Bring or mail your check to the Ancient Spanish Monastery at 16711 W. Dixie Hwy, North Miami Beach, FL. 33160, attention: Parish Administrator. You may also pay by phone or by clicking "Donate" botton on our blog main page. All major credit cards are accepted!

For more information, please contact Mayten Battaille at(305) 945-1461.

Free Tax Preparation

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How you can help our church?

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Monetary donations and gift certificates (and giveaways) are always welcome. You gift would be greatly appreciated.

Please write check or Money order to St. Bernard de Clairvaux and mail check or gift certificate to:

St. Bernard de Clairvaux
Attn: Parish Administrator
16711 West Dixie Highway
North Miami Beach, Florida

How a Tenth Century Monastery came to South Florida?

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HISTORY OF THE CLOISTERS

The building of the Monastery of St. Bernard de Clairvaux began in Sacramenia, Spain, in the year 1133, nearly 360 years before Columbus set sail for the New World. Completed in 1141 AD, the Monastery was originally dedicated to the Virgin Mary and named "The Monastery of Our Lady, Queen of the Angels." Upon canonization of the famous Cistercian monk, Bernard of Clairvaux, the Monastery was renamed in his honor. Cistercian monks occupied the monastery for nearly 700 years. After a social revolution in the 1830's, the cloisters were seized, sold, and converted into a granary and stable.

In 1925, William Randolph Hearst purchased the Cloisters and the Monastery's outbuildings. The structures were dismantled stone by stone, bound with protective hay, packed in some 11,000 wooden crates, numbered for identification and shipped to the United States. About that time, hoof and mouth disease broke out in Segovia, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, fearing possible contagion, quarantined the shipment upon its arrival, broke open the crates and burned the hay, a possible carrier of the disease. Unfortunately, the workmen failed to replace the stones in the same numbered boxes before moving them to a warehouse. Soon after the shipment arrived, Hearst's financial problems forced most of his collection to be sold at auction. The stones remained in a warehouse in Brooklyn, New York, for 26 years. One year after Hearst’s' death in 1952, they were purchased by Messrs. W. Edgemon and R. Moss for use as a tourist attraction. It took 19 months and almost $1.5 million dollars (over 12 million dollars in today’s currency) to put the Cloisters back together in what Time magazine called the ‘world’s biggest jigsaw puzzle’.

In 1964, due to financial difficulties, the Cloisters were put up for sale. Col. Robert Pentland, Jr, a multimillionaire banker, philanthropist and benefactor of many Episcopal churches, purchased the Cloisters for the parish. Today the Church of St. Bernard de Clairvaux remains an active Episcopal congregation in the diocese as well as a popular site for weddings, quinceañeras, and other special events.

HISTORIA DE LOS CLAUSTROS

La construcción del Monasterio de San Bernardo de Clairvaux se inició en Sacramenia, España, en el año 1133, casi 360 años antes que Colón navegara hacia el Nuevo Mundo. Completado en 1141 AD, el monasterio fue originalmente dedicado a la Virgen María y nombrado "El Monasterio de Nuestra Señora, Reina de los Ángeles". Después la canonización del monje cisterciense famoso, Bernardo de Clairvaux, el Monasterio fue renombrado en su honor. Monjes cistercienses ocuparon el monasterio por más de 700 años. Después de una revolución social en la década del 1830, los claustros se incautaron, vendieron y se convirtieron en un granero y establo.

En el 1925, William Randolph Hearst adquirió el claustro y las partes independientes del monasterio. Las estructuras fueron desmanteladas piedra por piedra, envueltas con pajas para protegerlas, empaquetadas en unas 11,000 cajas de madera, numeradas para su identificación y ser envían a los Estados Unidos. En ese momento, la fiebre aftosa llego a Segovia, y el Departamento de Agricultura de EE.UU., temió la posibilidad de contagio, y cuando la carga llego la encuartelaron cuando llego, rompieron las cajas y quemado la paja, un posible cargador de la enfermedad. Por desgracia, los obreros no pusieron las piedras en las mismas cajas numeradas antes de moverlos a un almacén. Poco después que la carga llegó, los problemas financieros de Hearst lo obligaron a vender toda su colección en una subasta. Las piedras se mantuvieron en una bodega en Brooklyn, Nueva York, durante 26 años. Un año después de la muerte de Hearst en el 1952, fueron compradas por los Señores W. Edgemon y Moss R. como atracción turística. Se construyó en 19 meses y $1.5 millones de dólares (más de 12 millones de dólares actualmente) para poner el Claustro nuevamente junto lo que la revista Time llamó el "más grande rompecabezas del mundo.

En 1964, debido a las dificultades financieras, el Claustro se posó a la venta. Coronel Robert Pentland, Jr, un banquero multimillonario, filántropo y benefactor de muchas iglesias episcopales, compró el claustro para la parroquia. Hoy la Iglesia de San Bernardo de Clairvaux mantiene una congregación episcopal activa en la diócesis, así como un sitio popular para bodas, quinces, bautismos y otros eventos especiales.

2011 CHILDREN'S PAGEANT/ EL DESFILE NAVIDEÑO DE LOS NIÑOS

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The Sunday School and children of our Church would like to invite you to share with us an old-fashioned Children’s Christmas Pageant Sunday, December 18, 2011 at 10:15 am in the Chapel of St. Bernard de Clairvaux and in the Cloisters of the Ancient Spanish Monastery. We hope you join us. Merry Christmas and have a blessed New Year!/ La Escuela Dominical y los niños de nuestra Iglesia los invita a compartir con nosotros de un Antiguo Desfile Navideño de Niños el Domingo 18 de Diciembre del 2011 a las 10:15 am en la Capilla de San Bernardo y en los Claustros del Antiguo Monasterio Español. Esperamos que nos acompañen. ¡Feliz Navidad y un bendecido Año Nuevo!

CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES (MISA DE NOCHE BUENA) 6 PM AND 10 PM

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The services for Christmas Eve are in English at 6 pm and 10 pm. Both services will be preceded by a half hour of carols and music beginning at 5:30 pm and 9:30 pm. The liturgies of both services are identical with the same hymns and rituals, and conclude with the singing of Silent Night by candlelight in the Chapter House./ La Misa de Noche Bueno será en inglés a las 6 pm y a las 10 pm. Los dos servicios serán precedidos por una media hora de villancicos y música comenzando a las 5:30 pm y a las 9:30 pm. Las liturgias de los dos servicios son idénticos con los mismos himnos, y rituales, y concluye con el canto de Noche de Paz con velas en el Chapter House.

MISA EL DÍA DE NAVIDAD EN ESPAñOL / CHRISTMAS DAY SERVICE (IN SPANISH)

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Habrá un servicio en el Día de Navidad. Simplemente un servicio de Eucaristía que se celebrará en la Capilla a las 11 de la mañana. / There will be one service on Christmas Day. A simple said Eucharist will be celebrated in Spanish in the Chapel at 11 am./ There will be one service on Christmas Day. A simple said Eucharist will be celebrated in SPANISH in the Chapel at 11 am.

NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATION/ CELEBRACIÓN DE NUEVO AÑO

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There will be a New Year’s Eve celebration, Saturday night, December 31st, beginning with a short service at 9 pm in the Chapel followed by dinner and dancing in the Parish Hall. Parishioners and their friends are invited for a low-key evening with food and music. There is no charge for this event. This would be a potluck affair so please bring food to eat, drink and share. The evening concludes at midnight with the tolling of the tower bells and the singing of Auld Lang Syne./ Habrá una celebración de Nuevo Año el Sábado, 31 de Diciembre, comenzando con un servicio pequeño a las 9 pm en la Capilla y continuamos con una cena y baile en el Salón Parroquial celebrando el Fin de Año. Todos los feligreses y sus amistades están invitados a participar en un anochecer con comida y música. Este evento es gratis. Les pedimos a todos que por favor traigan para comer, bebidas y que vengan con nosotros a compartir. La noche concluye en la medianoche con el sonido de las campanas y cantando la canción Auld Lang Syne.

OPEN HOUSE CELEBRATION - NOVEMEBER 17, 2011

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ANCIENT SPANISH MONASTERY OPEN HOUSE CELEBRATION
All are invited to come and join area businesses and non-profit organizations in an “Open House” celebration that showcases the products and services the North Miami Beach area has to offer. Thursday evening, November 17, 2011 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Come learn about the amazing diversity and wealth of resources available in the community. Meet the Mayor and City Council members and enjoy an evening of medieval history, entertainment, fun and food.

LA CELEBRACIÓN DEL ANTIGUO MONASTERIO ESPAÑOL ABIERTO AL PÚBLICO
Todos están invitado a venir y a unirse a las empresas del área y organizaciones no comerciales ha celebrar "Abiertos al Público" donde muestrearan los productos y servicios que la zona del North Miami Beach tiene para ofrecer. La noche del Jueves 17 de Noviembre del 2011 de 6:00 pm a 9:00 pm. Vengan y aprendan acerca la diversidad y riquezas increíbles y los recursos disponibles en nuestra comunidad. Unirse al alcalde y los miembros del Concejo Municipal y disfruten de una noche de historia medieval, entretenimiento, diversión y comida.

BOD Application - Cloisters Foundation of St. Bernard

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The Vestry of St. Bernard's Episcopal Church has created a non-profit foundation to maintain and preserve The Ancient Spanish Monastery. We know it is an architectural treasure and it is one of Miami's best kept secrets! We want to get the word out to historians, teachers, artists, museum curators, civic leaders and all those in Miami-Dade who care about preserving our heritage and historical sites for future generations.

Here's how you can help. Since you are a member of St. Bernard's, you already know the beauty and history of this place. We are looking for two people in our community who are not members of the parish to serve on the Foundation's Board of Directors. We are looking for individuals who would be willing to work on fundraising and community events to call attention to the Monastery as one of the area's unique attractions. As you already know the Monastery is on the National Register of Historic Sites and we belong to the Dade Heritage Trust and the Partnership of Sacred Places. We hope our Foundation will stand alongside these organizations with the focus on the unique 800-year-old history and architecture of the Cloisters of the Ancient Spanish Monastery.

In 1953 TIME magazine called the Monastery "history's biggest jigsaw puzzle" and chronicled our connection with William Randolph Hearst. We are looking for two individuals to work on our board to help us take our place alongside Vizcaya, the Deering Estate, and the Venetian Pool as one of the area's unique attractions that needs to be maintained and preserved.

In order to help with the search for two people in our community to serve on our board, we're asking you to forward the attached application to your friends and colleagues who might be interested. The application is in PDF format above.

Thanks for all you do for St. Bernard's.

Faithfully,
Dr. Janie Greeleaf, Foundation President

TEA IN THE GARDEN SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23RD AT 4 PM.

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You are cordially invited to an afternoon tea in the Garden. We’re featuring a fashion show, live music, silent auction, door prizes, surprises and an afternoon of fellowship. Tickets are $20.00 for adults (and $10.00 for children 12 and under). To purchase your tickets please contact any Episcopal Church Women member or our office at 305-945-1461. This event is hosted by the Episcopal Church Women of St. Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal Church.

A Royal Banquet in 1492

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