September 27, 2015 - St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church

9.27.2015
Volume 61, Number 39
Address
Parish Office Hours
225 Eighth Avenue
P.O. Box 425
Krotz Springs, LA 70750
Tel.: (337) 566-3527 Fax: 566-2803
Mon. - Wed.
Thursday
Friday
8 am - 3 pm
8 am - 2 pm
9 am - Noon
Closed Holidays
Website: www.stanthonyks.org
Email: [email protected]
New Parishioners: Please call or come by the Parish Office for registration.
Rev. Fr. Jason Vidrine
Rachel Sanders
TBD
Sabrina Ardoin/Carolyn Conway
Shaun Dupré
Monita Reed
Kim Kaiser
Sidney Bennett
Nicole Hatten
Louise Guidry
John Lacassin
Pastor
Office Manager
Parish Council
DRE/Assistant
Finance Council
Cemetery Committee
Youth Group
Come! Lord Jesus! (men)
Altar Server Coordinator
Homebound Com. Coordinator
Usher Coordinator
The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
Saturday (Anticipated): 4 pm
Sunday: 9 am
Monday & Wednesday: 5:30 pm
Tuesday & Thursday: 12:05 pm
Friday: 7 am
Saturday: 8 am
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday: 2:45-3:45
30 min. before all other Masses or by request
Please contact the Parish Office for
Baptism, Marriage, Anointing of the Sick.,
and Funeral or Burial Arrangement
TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
“For whoever is not against us is for us.” (Mk 9:40)
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Saint Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church
Mass Schedule and Intentions
Sat., 9-26-15
4:00 pm
Pro Populo Also remembered in prayer: Bryan Belleau Sr., Clovis & Gayle Meche, Halphen &
Lacassin families (living & deceased), Nola Viola, Brynn Bergeaux, Angela Dupre’ Aymond
Sun., 9-27-15
9:00 am
Special Intentions Also remembered in prayer: Trace Barras, Robert David & Barry LeBlanc
Mon., 9-28-15
5:30 pm
Tues., 9-29-15
12:05 pm
Wed., 9-30-15
5:30 pm
Thurs., 10-1-15
12:05 pm
Holy Souls in Purgatory
"Jesus taught a new sacrifice which the Church received from the Apostles and offers throughout the
whole world."
Fri., 10-2-15
7:00 am
Loretta’s Special Intention
- St. Irenaeus
Sat., 10-3-15
8:00 am (EF)
Claude Kaiser, Sr., Joseph Nelson Guillory
Daily Reflection
Monday
Let Jesus In
Let the risen
Jesus enter
your life.
Welcome him
as a friend,
with trust: he
is life! If up
until now you
have kept him
at a distance,
step forward.
He will receive
you with open
arms. If you
have been indifferent, take
a risk: you
won’t be disappointed.
Tuesday
Innocent
Children
Wednesday
Our Family
Journey
Being children is
the basic condition from knowing the love of
God, which is
the ultimate
source of this
real miracle. In
the soul of every
vulnerable child,
God puts the seal
of this love,
which is the basis of human
dignity, a dignity
that nothing and
no one can ever
destroy.
In the family,
everything that
enables us to
grow, to mature
and to live is
given to each of
us. We cannot
grow up by
ourselves, we
cannot journey
on our own, in
isolation; rather,
we journey and
grow in a community, in a
family.
Friday
Thursday
Breath of Christian Joy
Christian joy, like
Faith
We draw
strength from
God in
prayer.
Prayer is the
breath of
faith: in a
relationship
of trust, in a
relationship
of love, dialogue cannot
be left out,
and prayer is
the dialogue
of the soul
with God.
hope, is founded
on God’s fidelity,
on the certainty
that he always
keeps his promises. All those
who have encountered Jesus along
the way experience a serenity
and joy in their
hearts which nothing and no one
can take away.
Our joy is Jesus
Christ, his faithful
love is inexhaustible!
Saturday
God’s Best
Creation
Sunday
Joy Amid Our
Trials
In the eyes of
God we are the
most beautiful
thing, the greatest, the best of
creation: even
the angels are
beneath us; we
are more than the
angels, as we
heard in the
Book of Psalms.
The Lord favors
us! We must
give thanks to
him for this.
The joy of the Gospel is
not just any joy. It consists in knowing one is
welcomed and loved by
God . . . . And so we are
able to open our eyes
again, to overcome sadness and mourning to
strike up a new song.
And this true joy remains even amid trial,
even amid suffering, for
it is not a superficial joy:
it’s permeates the depths
of the person who entrusts himself to the
Lord and confides in
him.
Schedule of Liturgical Ministers for this Weekend (September 26th & September 27th)
Saturday, September 26th, 2015
4:00 pm Mass
EMHC:
Ray Muse
Reader:
Keith Ardoin
Altar Servers: Hunter Ray & Cierra Collins
Brandt & Evan Hatten
Sunday, September 27th, 2015
9:00 am Mass
EMHC:
Jim Soileau
Reader:
Trish Ortego
Altar Servers: Evan Kaiser, Dilon & Brent Stermer
Schedule of Liturgical Ministers for next Weekend (October 3rd & October 4th)
Saturday, October 3rd, 2015
4:00 pm Mass
EMHC:
Ray Muse
Reader:
Betty Artigue
Altar Servers: Hunter Ray & Cierra Collins
Sunday, October 4th, 2015
9:00 am Mass
EMHC:
Jim Soileau
Reader:
Donna Bordelon
Altar Servers: Evan Kaiser & Alex Martinez
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Saint Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church
Stewardship of Finances
From the Pastor ~
“My heart's desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved.”
Romans 10:1
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My brothers and sisters in Christ,
In his first public words to our President and our nation during his Apostolic Visit to our
country this week, our Holy Father Pope Francis said the following after President
Obama's welcoming address at the White House: “With their fellow citizens, American
Catholics are committed to building a society which is truly tolerant and inclusive, to
safeguarding the rights of individuals and communities, and to rejecting every form of
unjust discrimination. With countless other people of good will, they are likewise concerned that efforts to build a just and wisely ordered society respect their deepest concerns and their right to religious liberty. That freedom remains one of America's most
precious possessions. And, as my brothers, the United States Bishops, have reminded us,
all are called to be vigilant, precisely as good citizens, to preserve and defend that freedom from everything that would threaten or compromise it.” Pope Francis made clear
that the protection of religious freedom is a vital concern to Catholics in America.
From the foundation of the United States of America, our Bishops have expressed great
trust in Mary’s motherly protection. In 1792, for instance, America’s first Roman Catholic Bishop, the Most Reverend John Carroll of Baltimore, chose the Blessed Mother as
the Patroness of the United States and entrusted the newly created nation to her care. On
May 13, 1846, the Bishops unanimously chose Mary, under the title of The Immaculate
Conception, as the Patroness of our land. When the National Shrine of the Immaculate
Conception was dedicated in Washington D.C. in 1959, the Bishops again solemnly entrusted the country to her. Their prayer is well worth our consideration:
Most Holy Trinity: Our Father in Heaven, who chose Mary as the fairest of your daughters; Holy Spirit, who chose Mary as Your spouse; God the Son, who chose Mary as
Your Mother; in union with Mary, we adore your majesty and acknowledge Your supreme, eternal dominion and authority.
Most Holy Trinity, we put the United States of America into the hands of Mary Immaculate in order that she may present the country to you. Through her we wish to thank you
for the great resources of this land and for the freedom which has been its heritage. Through the intercession of Mary, have mercy on the Catholic Church in America. Grant us peace. Have mercy on our President and on all the officers of our government. Grant us a fruitful economy born of justice and charity. Have mercy on capital
and industry and labor. Protect the family life of the nation. Guard the precious gift of
many religious vocations. Through the intercession of our Mother, have mercy on the
sick, the poor, the tempted, sinners—on all who are in need.
Mary, Immaculate Virgin, Our Mother, Patroness of our Land, we praise you and honor
you and give ourselves to you. Protect us from all harm. Pray for us, that acting always
according to your will and the Will of your Divine Son, we may live and die pleasing to
God. Amen.
As Catholics in these times, we need to turn to the Mother of God for help. Many of the
values that shaped our Country from the beginning seem to be at risk. Our Holy Father,
Pope Francis and the American Bishops have noted the erosion of religious freedom in
the United States, the first value guaranteed by the Constitution. Other fundamental
truths are also in danger: The God-given right to life of every unborn child, the value of
virginity until marriage for our young people and the virtue of chastity for everyone, the
very definition of marriage as the indissoluble bond between a man and a woman who
are open to receive new life from God, and the responsibility of all to care for the disabled and the elderly until God calls them to himself. There are many other issues, but
these alone point to the importance of prayer and sacrifice and remaining vigilant that we
might continue to freely serve Christ and seek His Eternal Life.
In Christ the Lord,
Fr. Vidrine
September 20, 2015
Offertory
Candles
$ 2,420.00
$
39.50
$ 2,459.50
Please remember to put
St. Anthony Church in your will.
Intentions of Pope Francis for the
month of September:
Universal: That opportunities for education and employment may increase for
all young people.
Evangelization: That catechists may
give witness by living in a way consistent
with the faith they proclaim.
Ladies Bible Study
The classes will be held on the
1st & 3rd Tuesday of each
month @ 5:30 p.m. in the
2nd & High School CCD
This month’s schedule:
2nd grade will have class on
Oct., 11th, 4 pm to 5:30 pm
9th, 10th & 11th will have classes on
Oct., 11th & 18th, 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
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Saint Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church
Prayer List
Reva Reed, John & Velma David, Gale Rabalais, Kirtly & Eloise Ortego, Loretta & Stanley Kaiser, Effie Ardoin, Pam
Pereiria, Preston Muse, Ruth Leblanc, David Nall, Charlie Jordan, Gayle Morrow, Maxin Duplechain, Melinda Higdon
Bergeaux, Terri Ortego, Bobby Soileau, Thelma Lavergne, Karen Smith, Grady, Debbie, and Glenn Lacassin, Jr., Mike
David, Annette Luneau, Kylie Stelly, Sherby Skrantz, Denise Clark, Mildred Hebert, C. Billedeaux, Blanchard Dupre’,
John Lacassin, Rodney & Lucy Krantz, Jackie Casemore, Sharon Ortego, Drew LeBlanc, Trallis Dupre’, Sharon Cox,
Floyd Stelly, Mike Soileau, Larry Mitchell, Jules Mae Carrier, Kathy Glaudi & family, Pugh Family, Adell Rivers, Vera
Snyder, Rosemary Batton, Robert Courville, Diego Daretez, Harold Curtis, John Ted Thibodeaux, Braeden Hollier,
Francis Broussard, Morgan Hoyt, Mavis Sonnier, John Dean Guidry, Leona Dicapo, Johnnie Rose Eusey, Vonda Savoy,
Trinh Pham, Benjamin Sheumaker, Amber Domingue, Juanita Reed, Ella Soileau, Sharron Polotzola, Chris Crunican,
Lawrence Higdon, Yogi Brown, Gloria Bihm, Lillian Dupre, Lynette Mengarelli, Leslie Courville, Jayden Blumrich, Sid
Ortis, Ashley Guidry, Anna Lee Ortego, Geraldine Spedale, Verbal Ellis, Katherine Williams, Betty H. Denicola, Karter
Terrbonne, Pauline Talley, Madeline Hotard, Diane Pecoul, Trina Stearns, Angie Carriere, Carman B., Gloria Bihm,
Danny Ortego, Anthony Ortego, Amanda Kent Ford, Christopher Blumrich, Joshua Renard, Jean Ethridge, Louis “Fro”
Perroux, Herbert Breaux, Geraldine Schexnayder, Hudson Robinson, Mayonce Durpe’, Leonita Liu, Clovis Cole,
Wayne Guillory, Debbie Wiley, Norma Evans, Leah Dupuis, Harrison Devillier, Brenda McGee, Gloria Johnson, Casey Hughes, Wayne Guillory
Please inform us should you like your name to be taken off the list. Thanks.
Benefit for Debbie Kelley Wiley on Saturday, October 10th at Nall Park
starting @ 10 a.m. There will be a cook off,
sweet shoppe, plate lunch & t-shirt sale,
football board, silent & live auctions. Live
music & lots of fun.
Please come out & support a wonderful
teacher, mother, & friend
as she battles colorectal cancer.
Pray for a Priest each day
Week of September 28 - October 4
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri.
Sat.
Sun.
Rev. Fr. Gregory Chauvin
Rev. Fr. Blaine Clement
Rev. Fr. Nathan Comeaux
Pope Francis
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Bishop Michael Jarrell
Rev. Fr. Gregory Cormier
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
the Eternal High Priest. May their live pleasing to You
in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Happy
Saints of the Week
Mon., Sept. 28: Saint Wenceslaus, Martyr; Saint Lawrence Ruiz, and
Companions, Martyrs: Wenceslaus, d. 929 at age twenty-two; duke of Bohemia; sought to bring the faith to his people; killed by his pagan brother,
Boleslaus; patron of the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Tues., Sept 29: SAINTS MICHAEL, GABRIEL, AND RAPHAEL,
ARCHANGELS: These biblical messengers signify God’s transcendence
and loving care: Michael (meaning “Who is like God?”), Gabriel (“God’s
Strength”) and Raphael (“God’s Remedy”); Michael: patron of security
forces and of the sick; Gabriel: of telecommunications and the postal service;
Raphael: of travelers and the blind.
Wed., Sept 30: Saint Jerome, Priest, Doctor of the Church: d. 420 at
Bethlehem; from Dalmatia; devoted monk and ascetic; wrote numerous commentaries on and authored Latin (“Vulgate”) translation of the Bible; one of
the four great doctors of the Latin Church; patron of scripture scholars; ignoratio Scripturarum igoratio Christi est (“Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ.”).
Thurs., Oct 1: Saint Therese of the Child Jesus, Virgin, Doctor of the
Church: The “Little Flower,” d. 30 Sept, 1897 of tuberculosis in the Carmel
of Lisieux at age 24; born in Alencon; contemplative who, in her autobiography, The Story of a Soul, urged all to follow “the little way”; proclaimed doctor of the Church by Pope John Paul II, 19 October 1997; patroness of the
missions, of florists, and of France; secondary patroness of Apostleship of
Prayer.
(September 27) = Keith Ardoin; (September 29) = Jarred Smith;
(October 1) = Mayonce Dupre’, Kade Nall, Brooklyn Simon, Seth Smith;
(October 2) = Hayden LeJeune
Birthday!
You are gifts from God to us. May the Lord bestow a special blessing upon you on your birthday.
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Saint Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church
Please find below the Annual Financial Report for our Parish for the 2014-2015 Fiscal Year.
Financial Report for
CEMETERY RECEIPTS
July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015
Fiscal Year July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015
Income
Income
Offertory Collections ...................................
Building/Maintenance .................................
Other Donations ..........................................
Sales of Candles/Religious Articles ............
Religious Ed Fees/Donations ......................
Interest CDLP Reg. Sav ..............................
$ 108,610.13
$ 2,752.30
$ 6,966.00
$
814.16
$ 1,789.31
$
568.74
Total Gen. Fund Income for Fiscal Year...$ 121,500.64
Expenses
Diocesan Assessment .................................. $ 13,449.15
Salaries ........................................................ $ 42,781.60
Benefits ........................................................ $ 22,744.64
Contract Labor ............................................ $ 3,850.00
Travel/Transportation ................................... $
40.00
Postage & Shipping ..................................... $
490.20
Advertising & Public Relations .................. $
558.13
Prop. & Liab. Ins ........................................ $ 12,899.00
Grounds Maint. .......................................... $ 4,918.31
Utilities ...................................................... $ 5,786.28
Telephone/Internet ..................................... $ 2,913.63
Repairs/Maint. ............................................. $ 12,760.35
Rentals/Leases ............................................. $ 2,891.04
Candles/Religious Materials ........................ $
117.56
Religious Supplies (Candles/Rel Articles) ... $ 4,081.73
Religious Ed Books/Materials & Other ........ $ 2,273.72
Office Supplies.............................................. $ 1,779.61
Residential Supplies ..................................... $ 1,579.52
Books, Periodicals, Etc. ............................... $
44.85
Retreats/Conferences .................................. $
165.00
Cemetery Sales ..........................................
Cemetery Dues & Permits .........................
Interest Cem/Mausol Savings ...................
Interest Cem/Mausol Endowment .............
$ 3,600.00
$ 918.00
$ 2,344.81
$
438.12
Total Cemetery Income for Fiscal Year ...$ 7,300.93
Cemetery Expense ...................................... $ 18,713.68
Total Cemetery Expense for Fiscal Year ...$ 18,713.68
Total Gen & Cemetery Income for Year...$128,801.57
Total Gen & Cemetery Expense for Year..$154,838.00
Fiscal Year Net......................$ (26,036.43)
PARISH ASSETS (Checking & Savings) - As of June 30, 2015
General Checking ........................................ $ 2,508.91
CDLP (Diocesan Corporate Deposit Loan Program)...$ 8,665.71
Total............................................$ 11,174.62
CEMETERY ASSETS
CDLP Cem/Maus Savings............................ $ 63,563.14
Maus I & II Endowments ............................ $ 12,480.36
Total................................................ $ 76,043.50
Total Expenses for Fiscal Year .... $ 136,124.32
Net Income…… $ (14,623.68)
2nd Collections (International, National) … $ 2,007.10
Bishops Services Appeal............................. $ 4,010.50
Total........................................ $ 6,017.60
This Finance Report has been unanimously approved by:
Trustees - Jimmy Soileau and Gaynell Guidry
Finance Committee Members - Shaun Dupre, Bert Williams &
Fr. Vidrine
Thanks to all who contribute to our Parish’s well-being! May the Lord continue to bless the work of our
hands and make us good stewards of all His gifts!