Bulletin - Josephites

St. Francis Assisi
OF
OCTOBER 26, 2014 • 30TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
610 NORTH MAIN STREET
BREAUX BRIDGE, LOUISIANA 70517
MASS SCHEDULE
PHONE: 337-332-2250 • FAX: 337-332-5026
EMAIL: [email protected]
WEEKEND MASSES
Saturday Vigil:
4:30 p.m.
Rev. Joseph J. Campion, S.S.J., Pastor
Sunday:
7:00 a.m. & 9:30 a.m.
CHURCH OFFICE HOURS: Monday–Friday: 8:00 a.m.–12 noon
WEEKDAY MASS
Monday–Saturday:
7:00 a.m.
CONFESSIONS: Monday through Saturday: 7:30–8:00 a.m.; Saturday:
3:45–4:15 p.m.; Sunday: 8:45–9:15 a.m. and any time upon request.
BAPTISMS: If you are seeking information about Baptisms please contact
Mrs. Melazie Jacobs at 332-1788.
ADORATION OF THE
BLESSED SACRAMENT
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Classes September through April for grades 1
–6: Sundays 8:00–9:00 a.m. and for grades 7–11: Sundays 10:45.–11:45 a.m.
In the Rectory Chapel
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to
Friday 6:00 p.m.
PARISH COUNCIL MEMBERS
Alma Alexander
Janice Demouchet
Leo Pitte
Raymond Auguillard
Dr. George Diggs, Jr.
Shirley Thibodeaux
Edwin Jean Batiste
Ricky Gary, Sr.
Eddie Wiltz
Melazie Jacobs
THE
JOSEPHITES
ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CHURCH
BREAUX BRIDGE, LA
BLESSING OF THE GRAVES
We will have our annual Blessing of the
Graves after the 9:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday,
November 2nd , the Feast of the
Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed
(All Souls).
We are reminded of the spiritual practice of
praying for all souls in purgatory and for ALL the faithful
departed. We also give dignity to the dead by cleaning the graves
and having a blessing as well.
We will also have baked chicken dinners for sale after the 9:30
a.m. Mass. Please support the church and save yourself the time
NEWLY MARRIED
We congratulate Ceola Potier and DeQuincy Calais who
entered into the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony on October 18,
2014 at St. Francis of Assisi Church.
May all of us pray for Mr. and Mrs. Calais as they give witness of
their love for each other. As Christ has loved His Bride the
Church, so may DeQuincy cherish his wife and may Ceola stay
devoted to DeQuincy.
PRAY FOR SOULS
As we celebrate All Souls Day next Sunday (November 2), we
ask you to keep in mind all of the deceased from St. Francis of
Assisi Church. In a special way, we pray for those who have died
since last All Souls Day.
They are: Kurney Lewis St. Julien, Delores Wiltz, Alfred
Joseph Potier, Sr., Sidney Anthony Gus, Kendall Alexander,
Lemere ledet, Joyce Ann Landry, Gloria Ann Randall, Mary
Nell Davis, Emmett Wiltz, Gilbert Sam, Jr., Alma Myra
Ledet, Joseph Larry St. Julien, Enola Edmond Ledet, Malone
Hamilton, Joseph gaston John, Sr., David Clyde Thibodeaux,
Clinton Joseph Sylvester, Wilson Alexander, Cordelia Ledet,
Rita Alexander, Mary Ann Cyprien, Leroy Joseph Wiltz,
Barbara Williams, Anna Jean batist, Rose Davis, Cathy
Ebow, Gladys Bordelon, Josephine Joseph, Melvin Lewis,
Alton Andrew benoit, Sr., Ricky Francis Landry, Alice
Margaret Huddleston, Charlene Marie Potier, Peter Barber,
Casey Alexander, Geneva Matthews, and Whitney
Thibodeaux.
HAPPY REPOSE
Please pray for the happy repose of the soul of Whitney
Thibodeaux, who passed on to eternal life on October 18, 2014
and whose Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on October
25, 2014.
Please pray for the comfort and consolation of the family in their
time of loss.
Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord.
And let perpetual light shine upon him.
May he rest in peace. Amen.
May his soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through
the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
SICK AND HOMEBOUND
Please keep in your prayers all of our sick and
homebound parishioners.: Alice Alexander,
Annabelle Alexander, Fannie Alexander,
Robert Alexander, Agnes Amest, Fr.
Daniel
Bastianelli,
SSJ,
Beatrice
Broussard, Alvirda Calais, Amydel Calais,
Lily Calais, Rita Calais, William Calais,
Thelma Celestine, Rose Charles, Stephanie
Cormier, Beatrice Derouselle, Helen Derouselle, Bunice
Elaire, Elsie Foster, Ozema Goodie, Emily James, Mary Ann
Jeanbatiste, Bobby John,
Marjorie John, Mary Louis
Landry, Dorothy Lewis, Irving Lewis, James Lewis, Lucille
Mallery, Janet Mercier, Anna Mae Metoyer, A’Mani Marie
Noel, Irene B. Noel, Matthew Noel, Robert Noel, Rose Noel,
Aledea Pete, Mrs. Clifton Pete, Clifton & Bell St. Julien,
Daisy Sylvester, Genevieve Thibodeaux, Whitney P.
Thibodeaux, Amy Thompson, Doris Washington, Mable
Williams and Willie Mae Wiltz.
33 DAYS TO MORNING GLORY
Making your Consecration to Mary during the
Advent Season is a beautiful way of drawing
closer to Jesus through Mary. The daily
preparation is done in the home through short
readings, meditation and prayer.
During the 33 Days, we will meet once a week for and hour and a
half to view a video. After the 4 meetings, we will make a
personal and group consecration at St. Francis Church on January
1, 2015, the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God.
PLEASE SIGN YOUR NAME TO THE LIST LOCATED IN
CHURCH.
MASS ATTENDANCE
OCTOBER 18
4:30 P.M.
136
OCTOBER 19
700 A.M.
130
OCTOBER 19
9:30 A.M.
239
TOTAL
505
COLLECTION—10/12/14
$3,343.00
30TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
NOTRE DAME PARISH FAIR
Notre Dame Church in St. Martinville will have its annual
Church Fair on the weekend of October 31 thru November 2,
2014. Great food will be sold each day at Noon.
Drinks, cotton candy, candy apple, popcorn, fast food & fries,
game booths, rides, refreshments, zydeco music and fun for all.
PRAYER FOR PRIESTS
“Eternal Father, we lift up to You these and all the priests
of the world. Sanctify them. Heal and guide them. Mold
them into the likeness of Your Son, Jesus Christ, the
Eternal High Priest. May their lives be pleasing to You.
In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
October 26—Rev. John Schroder, SJ
October 27—Rev. Robert Seay, OFM
October 28—Rev. Clinton Sensat
October 29—Rev. Augustinus Seran, SVD
October 30—Rev. Brice Sibley
October 31—Rev. Gregory Simien
November 1—Pope Francis
November 2—Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
TEURLINGS CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
All parents and students who are considering Teurlings Catholic
High School for the 2015-16 school year are invited to join us for
TCH Open House—Thursday, November 6th in the school gym.
Tours begin at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00 pm. If you have any
questions, please contact Maria Hanes in the Admissions Office at
235-5711, Ext. 1 or [email protected]
BIRTHDAYS
October 26-—Marie Lecompte, Wilbert Demouchet
October 27—Percy Williams, Jr., Debra Landry, Kimberly
Calais
October 28—Mary Ann Sylvester, Leroy Wiltz, Eva Mae Batiste
October 29—Kiandra Lewis, Barry Lawrence, Jr., Cicely Ozen,
Lames Demouchet, Angelina Celestine, Tanisha Clement
October 30—Gilbert Wiltz, Merley benoit
October 31—Delores Babineaux, Richard Davis
October—Marjorie Galantine, Kelton Harrison, Nicolette
Batiste, Nicholas Batiste
November 1—Travis Calais
November 2—Charee Williams, Bernadine Broussard
OCTOBER 26, 2014
FROM THE PASTOR:
The Synod on the Family just concluded last weekend.
Many people were anxiously awaiting some type of earth
shattering decisions from the Pope and Bishops regarding
sensitive issues like divorced and re-married people and
those with same-sex attractions.
It is important for everyone to get a new perspective. The
Synod was not intended to solve all of these issues in two
short weeks. The process continues into next year when the
Pope and Bishops are expected to gather in Philadelphia,
PA. and then meet again back in Rome a year from now.
Perhaps some people were hoping that doors would be
opened up to the Sacraments—particularly Holy
Communion. The issues are too complex to make such an
abrupt change. Until then, one should consider seeking a
Declaration of Nullity from a previous marriage. What is
most important is that one remains close to the life of the
Church—its worship and praise, its Sacraments and its
familial bonds flowing from the Blessed Trinity.
Pope Francis, in his closing remarks on the Synod, reminds
us that the Church must always open it’s doors to everyone.
Too many times our churches are busy judging others and
making them feel as outsiders. Pope Francis tells us that we
cannot just be a Church that welcomes people—we must be
a church that goes out to find people and invite them in.
May St. Francis of Assisi Church hear the words of Pope
Francis. May his words find their way into the mission of
our Church.
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“And this is the Church, the vineyard of the Lord, the
fertile Mother and the caring Teacher, who is not afraid to
roll up her sleeves to pour oil and wine on people’s
wounds; who doesn’t see humanity as a house of glass to
judge or categorize people. This is the Church, One,
Holy, Catholic, Apostolic and composed of sinners,
needful of God’s mercy. This is the Church, the true bride
of Christ, who seeks to be faithful to her spouse and to her
doctrine. It is the Church that is not afraid to eat and
drink with prostitutes and publicans. The Church that is
not ashamed of the fallen brother and pretends not to see
him, but on the contrary feels involved and almost obliged
to lift him up and to encourage him to take up the journey
again and accompany him toward a definitive encounter
with her Spouse, in the heavenly Jerusalem.”
FOTI’S—THE FRUIT STAND
May our Church radiate the mercy and love of Jesus toward
everyone.
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—Fr. Joe