Rebirth and Renewal - St. Aloysius Church

Vol. 30 No. 6
May-June 2015
St. Aloysius School bids farewell to
Principal John Bennett. Page 5.
Students honored at eighth-grade
graduation. Page 4.
Parishioners help build Habitat for
Humanity home. Page 9.
Parish volunteers enjoy Ministry
Celebration. Page 2.
Rebirth and Renewal
Celebrations, ministries, rites of passage offer opportunities to serve and grow
A special time for children receiving
the Sacrament of First Eucharist.
Page 3.
St. Aloysius breaks ground on new Child Care Center. Page 6.
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Mass schedule................................................. 2
Parish Eagle Scout honored............................ 6
Passion & Purpose retreat............................... 7
Dignity of Life committee................................ 8
Pictures from Triduum............................. 10-12
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Ministry
Celebration
Mass Schedule
SATURDAY
8 a.m. Mass, Vigil 4:30 p.m.
SUNDAY
7 a.m., 9 a.m., 11 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.
HOLY DAYS
Schedule will be announced
DAILY MASSES
Monday & Wednesday, 6 a.m.
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday, 8 a.m.
RECONCILIATION: Saturday at 3:30 p.m. and by appointment for
private rite.
FUNERALS: Please contact the Parish Office prior to scheduling with the funeral home. If after hours, follow directions on
voicemail.
Staff
Editor-in-Chief Father Gerald Burns
Assistant Editor Laura Duhe
Mindy Piontek
Michael DiResto
Managing Editor
Ken Duhe
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Writers
Michael J. Acaldo
Cathy Dardenne
Photographers
Craig Gannuch
Wendy Stanford
Edward Dunigan
Diane O’Connor
Mag Wall
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Carol Smith
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Blythe Lamonica
Troy Robertson
Claire Grandy
Angela Falgoust
Send address changes to
Aloysius Alive,
2025 Stuart Avenue,
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
PARISH SCHOOL: For information, phone 383-3871, 8:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m.
NURSERY/CHILDCARE CENTER:
For information, phone 343-1338,
7:00 a.m. -5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
BAPTISM: Please contact the Parish Office during early months
of pregnancy. Baptismal preparation is required.
SPONSORS: Baptism & Confirmation sponsors must be confirmed practicing Catholics in good standing in the Catholic
Church, and if not St. Aloysius Parishioners, must provide a letter of good standing from the parish where they are registered.
MARRIAGE: Couples are asked to contact the priest at the beginning of the period of engagement at least six months prior to the
projected date of the marriage.
CARE OF THE SICK: The Eucharist is brought to the sick weekly
and hospital visits made weekly. Families of the sick are encouraged to notify the Parish Office.
First Eucharist
Adelaide Jeannette Aguillard
Jules Charlotte Alario
Jett Anthony Daniel Allred
Sela Katherine Alwood
Kate Elizabeth Arbour
Bennett James Barrow
Vera Lynn Barsotti
Mary Ellis Beach
Charley Sloan Bergeron
Mary Elizabeth Bernhardt
Robert Lane Bourg
Leighton Grace Boyce
Mary Elizabeth Bradford
Isabelle Marie Broome
William Price Broyles
Caroline Lena Bullock
Christian Ryan Busbice
Brady Alexander Caldwell
Lauren Elizabeth Calegan
Adam Everett Carruth
Keller Randolph Cassidy
Hannah Elizabeth Champagne
Stephan Kensett Champney
Andrew Joseph Clapinski
Everett Maxwell Cohn
Robert Forrest Conley
John Heard Crawford
Chase Morris Cresson
Preston Phillip Dabdoub
Davis Fourrier Dawes
Anna Bailey Day
Mikel Anthony Decuir
Avery Madeleine Denicola
David Gerard DeOliveira
Estella Rose DeOliveira
Elliott Harrison Eagleton
Annsley Elizabeth Easton
Ella Cole Edgerton
Ella Katherine Falgoust
Katherine Conway Fawley
Madeleine Frye Ferachi
Katherine Grace Fluker
Jack William Fourrier
Porter Thomas Fourrier
Andrew Joseph Gannuch
Benjamin Clayton Garner
Ben Ellis Gauthreaux
Kaylin Elizabeth Godail
Ethan Saier Graham
Sophia Therese Hall
Margaret Grace Halphen
Amelia Claire Hannie
Cameron James Harrell
Julian Amari Harris
William Michael Hatzis
Andi Elizabeth Hayes
Mary Elizabeth Hill
Zoe' Clair Sonnier Hillis
Max Lambert Himmel
Laura Caroline Holliday
Matthew James Hotstream
Clayton Hawkins Howell
Matthew Aidan Hupperich
Violetta Rosa Maria Hyfield
Taylor Brynn Jennings
Margaret Ann Johnson
Finley Rhodes Jones
Zachary John Joubert
Roy Arthur Kelly, IV
Caldwell Davidson Kerth
Brooks Matthew Kogel
Sophia Grace Lalonde
Dillon Marie Landry
Martin Metcalfe Lanneau, Jr.
Benjamin William Larson
Sydney Elizabeth LaTour
Virginia Anne Lauve
Estelle Elise LeBoeuf
Wyatt Dean Lewis
Ethan Jacob Lopez
Addison Rose Lousteau
Ella Kathryn Mancuso
Carly Elizabeth Manuel
Cyril Douglas Martin
Mikayla Nicole Mayer
Zaira Penn Mayeux
Sean Joseph McCay
Chrisopher Michael McCullen
Alaina Grace McGee
Alexis Rome McGlothlin
Bella Leigh McGucken
William Jeffery Mickal
Patrick Clifford Moe
Ainsley Michelle Moreau
Virginia Elizabeth Nelson
William James Nikolaus
Brennan Wesley Normand
Valerie Elizabeth O'Connor
David Matthew Olinde, Jr.
Madeline Rose Oubre
Katherine Lauren Palmintier
Callie Marguerite Parenton
Sara Jane Pasquier
Braxton Christopher Perez
Sean Michael Perret
Kathryn Shelley Plaisance
Clare Elizabeth Poche
Jack Walker Pou
Lillian Seal Prescott
Leah Morgan Raetzsch
Avery Elizabeth Randolph
Emmaline Elizabeth Ritter
John Morgan Ritter
Josephine Lauren Robert
Caroline Katherine Roberts
Loralei Marie Robinson
Caroline Cowand Roussel
Gage Emeric Rowley
Eliza Catherine Saunders
Holden Thomas Sawyer
Jackson Smith Schuber
Julianne Rae Shipp
Ava Catherine Silva
Elena Grace Singh
Bennett Thomas Smith
Owen David Songne'
George David St. Germain
Lane Grace Stevens
Lily Grace Stringfellow
Annabelle Mai Sutton
Darby Marie Thompson
Jacob Rocco Tompkins, Jr.
Hayes Michael Turner
Pierson Christopher Valluzzo
Sean Patrick Valluzzo
Brady Elton Waguespack
Graham Joseph Waguespack
Tanner Elizabeth Watson
Emma Catherine Webre
Lilly Anne Wilfert
Michael Joseph Wilhelm, Jr.
Howard Ray Wilkinson, III
James Riley Winchester, II
John Ryan Winchester
Emery Anne Zeringue
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Eighth-Grade Graduation
Grant Edward Adams*
Shane Michael Aucoin
Miles Gregory Aycock*
Brock Joseph Badeaux
Walter Matthew Ball
Ella Elizabeth Barhorst*
Anne Lewis Barton
Ashlan Louise Belanger*
Kirby Elise Black*
Abby Frances Blaize*
Clayte Joseph Blanchard
Ella Grace Bollinger
Neely Kathryn Bourgoyne*
Christopher Joseph Brown*
Gabriel David Brown
Adam Joseph Budd
Brennan Patrick Butler
Mackenzie Grace Bynog
Jacob Owen Caillouet
Cecelia Kate Callicott*
Nicholas Kalil Cambias
Elizabeth Anne Cameron
Jacob Alan Campbell*
Jordan Darryl Candilora
Brittney Renea Canzonire
David Randall Cashio
Cole Michael Cazenave
Raymond Lorio Chassaignac*
Allison Marie Chatellier
Sidney Xavier Chenevert*
Anna Magdalene Christian*
Sydney Lynn Clebert*
Elizabeth Corinne Cook
Catherine Marie Couvillion
Cruz Seth Crawford*
Jensen Alexander Crifasi*
Shane Michael Dearman
James Couto DeOliveira
Kathryn Grace DeVillier
John Andrew Dial*
Lucas Dante DiResto*
Amelia Autry Dittmar*
Claire Louise Edwards
Luke Lawson Falgoust
Holden Alexander Farmer
Charles Reed Fontenot*
Juliet Claire Fontenot*
Edward Guy Francis, Jr.*
Jack Thomas Fuselier*
Maxwell Jameson Tench Gammon*
Juliette Elie Gautreaux*
Chrismry Shadeyo Gboloo*
Lawrence Ethan Gerard Gettys
Ryan Jacob Harmon*
Lauren Gabrielle Hendry*
Julianna Landry Hill
Brandon Edward Hubicz
Benjamin Louis Hupperich*
Benjamin Lewis Johnson
Nicholas Miller Judice*
Samuel Patrick Kane
William Cooper Katzenmeyer
Frank Marion Kerr*
Landry Alexander Kerth*
Kelly Ann Kimbrell
Jonathan David Koch*
James Allen LaLonde, III*
Reece Jackson Lantz*
Lauren Elizabeth Laperouse
Joseph Patrick Lefeve
Christian Paul Leger
Jacob Young Limbocker*
Leanne Adams Livingston*
Michael Tyler Machen
Elise Marie Marchand*
Benton Edwards Mathews
Katie Elisabeth McCarthy
Katherine Claire McCullen*
*Denotes Honor Graduate
Seumas Michael McLean
Joseph Warren Lassiter Mengis*
Hannah Michelle Mistric*
Mary Ellen Moore
Anna Catherine Myers*
John Taylor Nikolaus, Jr.
Christopher Matthew Odom*
Cody Ryan Patriquin*
William Charles Perilloux*
Lebria Latrice Perkins
Jared Anthony Robbins*
Joseph Mengis receives the Faculty Award.
Ploy Sanguanruang*
Isabella Mae Saunders
Ainsley Claire Schulte*
Conner Reece Silva*
Taylor Belden Silvey*
Priya Alonsa Singleton*
Anna Olga-Marie Smith
Kate Ashton Stanford
Parker Lawless Stanford*
Caroline Olivia Starns
Claire Marie Surek*
Mary Morgan Sutton*
Margo Rose Tassin*
Delaney Louise Thompson*
Francis Clay Thompson*
Aliya Katherine Trapp*
Jack Wilfert receives the Becnel Award.
Katharine Jane Trussell*
Matthew Thomas Tully*
Margaret Holland Turner*
Olivia Claire Varden
Sheridan Jane Whalen*
Ashlin Renee Wharton*
Jack Thomas Wilfert*
Andrew Martin Wilkins*
Tyler Nash Wilson
Mary Katherine Womack*
Daniel Joseph Woodruff*
Michael Gregory Woolverton
Lauren Ashleigh Young
Chrismry Gboloo receives the Daughters of Jesus Award.
Graduating eighth-graders gather at the altar for a picture after the final all-school Mass of the school year.
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Farewell to Principal
John Bennett
St. Aloysius team finishes 2nd
in Diocesan Quiz Bowl Tourney
The St. Aloysius fifth and sixth-grade quiz bowl team earned
second place in the Diocesan Quiz Bowl Tournament, on Feb. 28
at Our Lady of Mercy School. The St. Aloysius seventh- and eighthgrade team also competed. Eighteen teams competed in each division. Matches in the pool competition rounds and the semi-final
rounds consisted of 40 questions.
The fifth and sixth-grade team defeated St. Louis King of France
21-5, St. Joseph 20-15 and St. Peter Chanel 21-10. The team’s undefeated record allowed it to move on to the semi-finals, where it
defeated St. George by a score of 17-11.
The final match was called by Melanie Verges, superintendent
of schools. St. Aloysius and St. Jude battled in a close match. The
Lions were ahead, then trailed, and were making a comeback
when the 50th question was called. St. Aloysius lost the nail biter
22-21.
Team members are sixth graders Brennan Campesi, Anna Camille Eagleton and Mary Stuckey. Fifth grade members are Gino
Canizaro, Ben Eagleton and Jack Appleton. Alternates are Lane
Poche and Chloe Khuri. Bailey Faulk and Jensen Holiday were
team assistants. The team is coached by Edie Boudreaux.
The seventh- and eighth-graders played three matches. In their
first match, they lost to St. Thomas More by a score of 12-19. In
the second match, they defeated St. Jean Vianney by a score of
16-12. In the third match, they were defeated by Holy Ghost by a
score of 7-10.
Team members are eighth-graders Daniel Woodruff, Matthew
Odom and Cody Patriquin. Frank Kerr served as alternate. Seventh-grade team members are Lincoln Price, Kennedy Basco and
Chris Purnell. The team is coached by Annette Raterman.
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Ground
Broken
For New
Child Care
Center
Troop 7 Eagle Scout honored for Braille flag project
William Martin, a sophomore at Catholic High
School, became an Eagle Scout on the evening of Dec.
23. Earlier that day, he had been in Jennings to deliver
and install a bronze Braille American Flag to the War
Veterans Home.
His original proposal for his Eagle Scout project was
to donate a bronze Braille American Flag to the War
Veterans Home in Jackson. His research indicated that
by 2020, there would be more than a million blind
veterans in the United States.
He raised funds for his project by offering
presentations, along with his fellow Troop 7 Boy Scouts,
to local groups on the history of the United States flag
and flag etiquette in exchange for donations for his
project. He also sold wristbands with the name of his
project on them: “Touch and See.” The fundraising
was so successful that he was able to donate a bronze
Braille American flag to all five War Veterans Homes
in the state.
The first flag was donated to the War Veterans
Home in Jackson on Nov. 26. A presentation ceremony
was held, followed by a cake and lemonade reception
with the veteran residents. Fifty Thanksgiving gift
bags filled with items needed by the veterans were
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given out.
William spent his Christmas holidays traveling
throughout the state delivering and installing the
other four bronze Braille American flags. He traveled
to Reserve on Dec. 22 to install the flag at the War
Veterans Home there. The other flags were delivered
and installed on Dec. 23 to the War Veterans Home
in Jennings and on Dec. 29-30 to the War Veterans
Homes in Monroe and Bossier City.
On March 1, William was honored at the annual
Istrouma Area Council Boy Scouts of America
Recognition Reception with the 2014 Glenn A. and
Melinda W. Adams Eagle Scout Project of the Year.
His project was chosen from among the 129 Boy Scout
projects completed in 2014 by Scouts in the Greater
Baton Rouge area who earned the rank of Eagle Scout.
To earn the rank of Eagle Scout, a Scout must
progress through six lesser ranks, earn a minimum of
21 merit badges, serve in leadership positions with the
troop and provide service to the community. About
seven percent of Boy Scouts attain the rank of Eagle.
William is a member of Boy Scout Troop 7 sponsored
by Saint Aloysius Catholic Church. His scoutmaster is
Mr. Mark Ford.
Green River Ordinance to headline musical lineup at fair
By Greg Aycock
Country-rock-folk band Green River Ordinance, known nationally for music that
speaks to the soul and moves your feet,
will headline the 2015 St. Aloysius Parish
Fair.
Over the decade-long journey from
their first incarnation as 13- and 14-yearolds in Fort Worth, Texas, to the 2013 release of “Chasing Down the Wind,” Green
River Ordinance has steadily evolved.
“Chasing Down the Wind” features the
growth of Green River Ordinance’s honest,
hopeful songwriting and soaring harmonies. Written on the banks of the Caney
Fork River in rural Tennessee, the album
captures the spirit and freedom that
comes from escaping the rush of the big
city and rediscovering the simple things
in life.
Released on June 8, 2013, “Chasing
Down the Wind” debuted at No. 15 on
iTunes overall, No. 1 on the singer-songwriter chart in the Billboard Top 100, No.
6 on the Billboard folk chart, and No. 26
on the Billboard rock chart.
The single “It Ain’t Love” reached No.
2 on the Texas Country Radio Charts and
was the No. 3 most-played song at this
format in 2013. Green River Ordinance’s
follow-up single, “Flying,” reached No. 1
Dolls. Their music has been played in
three films and on 56 network and cable
television shows, including The Young
and the Restless. Their videos have been
featured on MTV, VH1 and CMT.
Green River Ordinance’s independent follow-up records, “Under Fire” and
“Chasing Down the Wind,” have continued to push the band’s national success
and the band conducted a national tour
in support of both records. Green River Ordinance is currently recording a new CD
in Nashville and Atlanta.
Be sure to visit their website at www.
greenriverordinance.com and the band’s
You Tube page for a preview of the fair’s
headlining band. Please join St. Aloysius
Parish in welcoming Green River Ordinance to the St. Aloysius Parish Fair on
Friday, Nov. 6, 2015. Show time is 8 p.m.
to 10 p.m.
on the Texas Country Radio Chart.
The band’s intensity and strong fan
connection prompted EMI to sign them to
Capitol Records. In 2009, the band’s debut album, “Out of My Hands,” shot to the
top of the Billboard charts and catapulted
their two singles, “Come On,” and “On
Your Own,” into the Top 40.
Green River Ordinance has opened for
Bon Jovi and also shared stages with such
acts as Train, Needtobreathe, Zac Brown
Band, Counting Crows and the Goo Goo
Follow Green River Ordinance:
Website: www.greenriverordinance.
com
You Tube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/greenriverordinance
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/
gromusic
Instagram: https://instagram.com/
greenriverordinance/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GRO
Child Care Center
Fish Fry
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Becoming
Brownies
As part of their Daisy-toBrownies bridging ceremony, St. Aloysius Troop
10029 donated $250 to the
Greater Baton Rouge Food
Bank, which will provide
more than 1,000 meals to
families in need.
Men’s Club Crawfish Boil
Baby Shower Collection Drive
helps support area centers
By Arline and Sam Mistretta
In our continuing efforts to
promote a culture of life and support those who choose life, the
St. Aloysius Dignity of Life Committee held a Baby Shower Collection Drive during the month
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of April to collect items needed
to help new mothers in caring
for their babies. The response from parishioners was overwhelming! We
were able to collect enough baby
items to support four centers in
the Baton Rouge area.
Habitat for Humanity volunteers make homeowner’s dream possible
Habitat for Humanity eliminates poverty houses one home at a time.
St. Aloysius just completed its 23rd
Catholic Coalition Build. The build was
sponsored by eight local Catholic churches: Most Blessed Sacrament, Our Lady of
Mercy, St. Aloysius, St. George, St. Jean
Vianney, St. Patrick, St. Thomas More
and St. Alphonsus.
Parishioners worked alongside the
homeowner-partner, Sade Breaux, and
her daughter to construct the home, and
sponsoring churches provided the funding to buy the materials needed for the
construction, as well as lunch on work
days.
Catholic churches have partnered
with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Baton Rouge since 1996, when St. Thomas
More and St. Aloysius rehabilitated a
home for a Habitat partner family. Since
that time, local Catholic churches have
sponsored and built at least one home per
year in partnership with Habitat.
These Catholic churches have made a
lasting impact in the lives of 23 families
in the Baton Rouge area, the latest being
the family of Sade Breaux.
Sade was forced to move to Baton
Rouge after Hurricane Katrina. But since
moving here, she has made Baton Rouge
her new home. Her 9-year-old daughter,
Layla, has grown up here and loves her
school and friends. Tired of moving from
apartment to apartment, Sade is happy
to finally have a place she can call her
own in the city she now thinks of as
home.
To the Catholic Coalition for sponsoring and volunteering to build her home,
Sade would like to say, “Thank you so
much! This home is such a blessing for me
and my child. I’m so grateful for everything you’ve done to make this possible.”
Homeowner-partners qualify for homes
by having a need for a better home, a
willingness to partner (required to work
side-by-side with volunteers on their
home and the homes of others) and an
ability to pay (homes are sold with a 20year interest-free loan). All loan payments
are deposited in a Fund for Humanity,
which is used to purchase materials for
future houses.
The goal to eliminate poverty housing is seemingly impossible. However, by
working together, the Catholic Coalition
and homeowner-partners can help that
dream become reality – one home at a
time for one family at a time.
For more information on Habitat for
Humanity contact Kim Boudreaux at
[email protected].
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Palm Sunday
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Holy Thursday
Good Friday
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St. Aloysius
Celebrates
Easter
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