February 28, 2016 - St. Mark Catholic Church
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42021 Highway 621 Gonzales, LA 70737 A People Set Apart Parish Staff Pastor ……………….....…..Rev. Rubin Reynolds Administrative Assistant….......….Julie Carpenter Administrative Assistant…..……..Sandy Dardeau Bookkeeper………………….Renae Schexnaydre Business Manager ……….......Kathleen LoCicero Consultant on Call …………..Sammy Chestovich Director of Christian Formation…......Mary Kruse Maintenance Supervisor …..……..…..Ron Duhon Pastoral Associate ...…...…..….Robin Richardson PSR Secretary ………………........Sharon Buquoi Jr. Youth Director ……………....…...Dana Millet Sr. Youth Director……………...….Garrett Tregre February 28, 2016 Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil Mass:.…….....………...…4:00 pm Sunday Masses …..............8:00, 9:30 & 11:00 am Monday, Wednesday - Friday…...…........8:30 am Tuesday—Communion Service …...........8:30 am Reconciliation Saturdays: 3-3:30 pm and before daily Mass. Other times by appointment with priest. Parish School of Religion Principals: Patricia Sanchez…….……....…...….High School Flory Reynolds……..... Middle & Primary School Parish Office Hours Monday - Thursday…............8:00 am to 5:00 pm Friday……………...…….....…...8:00 am to Noon Telephones Parish Office…..………..…….… (225) 647-8461 Fax……………………...…..........(225) 647-5125 E-mail:…….……...…..…[email protected] New Parishioners: Please complete the registration form which can be found on our website and return to the parish office. Church Certificates: For all sacramental certificates, contact Julie Carpenter at 225-647-8461 Sacrament of Baptism: Baptisms are held the First Sunday of each month, following 11:00 a.m. Mass. Parents of infants and children under age 7 are to attend 1 Baptism Seminar. (If pregnant, attend as early as possible during the pregnancy.) Baptism Seminars are held on the Tuesday following the first Sunday of the month at 6:30 pm. *Baptism of children 7 years and older must go through the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults adapted for Children. Contact Mary Kruse at 225-647-8461 Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA): For adults inquiring about becoming Catholic and baptized Catholics who lack Confirmation and Holy Communion, contact Donna Chestovich at 225-938-0985. Sacrament of Matrimony: Christian Burial: Couples need to contact the parish office six months prior to their planned wedding date. Families should contact the parish office, as soon as possible, prior to making other funeral arrangements. Pastoral Care of the Sick: Contact the office in regards to those who are seriously ill, hospitalized and homebound. Emergency calls are made immediately. Vocations for Priesthood and Religious Life: Contact the office of Vocations and Seminarians at 225-336-8779 or visit their website at www.diobr.org. Prayer Line Request: Contact the Parish Office……225-647-8461 Visit our website: www.stmarkgonzales.org for vital information or like us on Facebook Schedule of Events March 1 9:00 am Blue Army 10:00 am Moms & Tots 6:00 pm Adult Choir Practice 6:30 pm KC Officer’s Meeting 10:00 am Small Faith Tuesday, March 8……...St. Theresa, Gonzales 6:00 pm RCIA 6:30 pm Fair Committee Wednesday, March 9…...St. Michael, Convent 6:30 pm Parish Council Thursday, March 10……Holy Rosary, St. Amant 6:00 pm Bible Study Tuesday, March 15…….St. Mark Gonzales March 4 6:00 pm Soup, Stations, & Sacrifice Thursday, March 17……St. John, Prairieville March 5 4:00 pm RCIA 2nd Scrutiny March 2 March 3 Schedule of area Lenten Parish Reconciliation Services: All Services will begin at 7:00PM SORRY! Saturday, February 27 Senior Citizen Bingo has been canceled. A Vocation View When called by the Lord, Moses immediate response was “Here I am”. If you feel that God is calling you, call or email Fr. Matt Dupre at 225.336.8778, [email protected], or visit, www.diobr.org/vocations. Third Sunday of Lent February 28, 2016 Merciful and gracious is the Lord, slow to anger and abounding in kindness. — Psalm 103:8 As part of our parish’s Total Stewardship program, we are pleased to turn our emphasis to the Stewardship of Finance. The Five Giving Principles will help structure our generosity and each person’s prayerful participation in the work of ministry and service. Five Giving Principles include the following: Giving is planned. Giving is proportionate. Giving is sacrificial. Giving is free. And giving is an act of prayer. By God’s grace, we are Equipped to Build the Kingdom. Let’s grow together. Fiscal Year 2015—16: Stewardship of Treasure 32nd Sunday, February 7, 2016 Weekly Budget - /+ Offertory $ 12,562.00 $ 11,826.92 $ 735.08 Maintenance $ 3,004.00 $ 2,730.77 $ 273.23 Pop Coin $ $ 45.90 Total $ 15,611.90 $ 1,054.21 Building Fund Envs, loose cks, ACH & 2nd collection 45.90 January 2016 $ 4,081.56 $ 14,557.69 Monthly Note $ 5,694.70 Thank you for your generous stewardship contributions. -/+ $ (1,613.14) RCIA ELECT PARTICIPATE IN THE SCRUTINIES We ask our parish family to continue to pray for the RCIA elect as they participate in the scrutinies and continue their journey of faith. All of us are called to continuing conversion throughout our lives, so we join with the elect in scrutinizing our own lives and praying to God for the grace to overcome the power of sin that still infects our hearts. The Scrutinies will be at the following Masses: The next stop on our CRS Rice Bowl journey is the African nation of Rwanda, where we’re reminded to care for the unborn. This week we pray for pregnant mothers, that they may have the medical and nutritional support they need to raise healthy, thriving children. Visit crsricebowl.org for more information. 1st Scrutiny - Sunday, February 28 – 9:30 am 2nd Scrutiny – Saturday, March 5 – 4:00 pm 3rd Scrutiny – Sunday, March 13 – 11:00 am Join us once again for an Evening of Delightful Dining There will be a basket in the vestibule after each of the above Masses containing “Prayer Stones” with the name of each elect on them. Please take one and pray for our Elect. Chef John Folse Presents: The “Spirit” of St. Mark Cost $75 per person Thursday, March 17 at 7:00 pm A Morning with the Blessed Mother March 1, 2016 marks the 2nd Anniversary of the A Morning with the Blessed Mother devotion. The gathering will be held at 10:00 a.m. at the home of Betty & Shelby Robert, 40143 Loosemore Road, beginning with recitation of the rosary. Fr. Charlie Landry, pastor of St. Gabriel Catholic Church, will be the guest speaker. Full lunch to be served for nominal fee. All are invited to attend; any questions, call 225-647-6114 or 933-9508. Divine Mercy News Our Tuesday night Mass and Novena is now in the Chapel of Adoration through to completion of the 9 weeks. The time will remain the same: Mass at 6PM and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy after. The only thing that has changed is the location; from Church to the Chapel. Thank you for your commitment and understanding. St. Mark Mother’s Day Out Beginning September 2016 9 – 12 with extended day option ‘till 1:30 for children ages 2 , 3, and 4 (4yr olds must be 4 after September 30) 2 - 3 - 5 day availability classes are filling quickly! REGISTER YOUR CHILD WHILE THERE IS STILL SPACE AVAILABLE. April 1, 2 & 3rd Triple Play Raffle Tickets One Ticket = 3 Chances to Win! Drawings to be held each night of the fair. Friday night—Apple I-pad Mini 4 Saturday Night—50” Smart TV Sunday Night—Custom BBQ Pitt, Donated by Hebert Steel. We are asking each parish family to sell one book of 10 tickets. Books are available for pick up in the parish office. Ticket cost $5 each. Quilt Raffle Tickets are also available in the parish office for our Quilt Raffle. Picture of quilt coming soon! More information about the 2016 Festival can be found on our Facebook page. Light Lane Festival & flyers are available on the bulletin board in the church entrance and in the parish office. Fair Sponsors - James Leblanc 225/717-5436 Kathleen LoCicero @ [email protected], 225/647-8461 Raffle Items-Debbie Beaucoudray 225/931-9840 or [email protected] Fair Store Items & Volunteers Stacey Savoy 225/647-4323 or [email protected] Flyers for Mini-Pot Competition, Super Sweets Competition, Car Show, & Sponsorships available in Parish Office and entrance to church. St. Mark Lenten Schedule All Masses—Services—Events for Lent will be held in the Church WAY OF THE CROSS ♦ 8:30 am— After all Friday morning Masses ♦ 6:30 pm— Station, Soup & Sacrifice w/Comm. Service on Mar. 4, 11, & 17 ♦ 3:00 pm— Good Friday, March 25 ST. MARK LENT RECONCILIATION ♦ 7:00 pm— Tuesday, March 15 TAIZE SERVICE ♦ 7:00 pm— Monday, March 21 HOLY THURSDAY—MASS OF THE LORD’S SUPPER ♦ 7:00 pm— Thurs. , Mar. 24 Washing of the Feet ADORATION CHAPEL ♦ The Adoration Chapel will be closed from 6:00 pm Thurs., March 24 until 10:00 pm Sat., March 26. GOOD FRIDAY (CELEBRATION OF THE LORD’S PASSION) ♦ 3:00 pm— Friday, March 25 EASTER VIGIL—HOLY SATURDAY ♦ 8:00 pm— Saturday, March 26 EASTER SUNDAY— RESURRECTION OF THE LORD ♦ Sunday, March 27— Regular Mass Times 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 AM 1st Eucharist Prep Day Parents, please mark your calendars. Saturday, March 12th. Sign in at 8:45 AM At least 1 parent and student are to attend. Presentation from 9-11 AM in Activity Center. YEAR OF MERCY: MORE WAYS TO BE MERCIFUL Practicing mercy in our lives actually does take practice. The Pharisees saw this and said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” He heard this and said, “Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do. Go and learn the meaning of the words, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ I did not come to call the righteous but sinners.” Matt, 9: 11-13 God, who is merciful, desires our mercy. Each month we will offer ways to keep to mercy during the Jubilee Year. Try randomly selecting one each week and putting it into practice. Be creative! February 8) Be mindful of your behavior online. Is that post designed to improve your image … and leave others feeling bad? Are you hammering people in order to serve your anger and humiliate others? 9) Have masses said for the living: friends and family members, even strangers you read/hear about, who are having a hard time. 10) Be generous enough to allow someone to help you; people need to feel needed. 11) If you didn’t mean to be a pain in the neck to someone, admit you were and ask the person to forgive you. 12) Take a tip from Cardinal Timothy Dolan and carry around $5 Starbucks and McDonald’s gift cards for the homeless. 13) Take time in prayer to contemplate the good qualities of someone who is difficult for you. Do the same for each member of your family. 14) Send a card, flowers, gift or note to someone on the six-month anniversary of his or her loved one’s death. By then, most people have stopped recognizing their grief yet grief is still very real. 2016 PSR SUMMER DATES Parents, please mark your calendars. Summer PSR dates are: Tuesday, May 31st— Friday, June 10th. Hope this helps with vacation planning. Junior Youth Meeting Sunday, February 28 12:00 pm Sunday, March 6 3:30 pm Open to all 4th - 7th grade students Senior Youth Meeting Sunday, March 6 6:00 pm High School PSR Dates– 2016 6:00—8:30 p.m. March 13, 2016 April 10, 2016 Today’s Readings The Sanctuary Light First Reading — The LORD God appears to Moses and directs him to go and deliver the Israelites from Egypt (Exodus 3:1-8a, 13-15) or Exodus 17:3-7. Dagan, Tadd, M/M Adrian “Red” Fife and M/M Leo Ricca Psalm — The Lord is kind and merciful (Psalm 103) or Psalm 95. Masses for the Week Second Reading — We are not to grumble like the people with Moses in the desert (1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 1012) or Romans 5:1-2, 5-8. Saturday, February 27, 2016 Gospel — If you do not repent, you will all perish 4:00 p.m JoAnn Sanchez, Clarence ‘Slick’ Sanchez, Andrey Sanchez Watts, Paul & Victoria Sanchez, J.B. Templet, Sr., Elmire Templet, Clarence ‘Kyle’ Waguespack, Diana DuBois and for our Parish Family (living and deceased) (Luke 13:1-9) or John 4:5-42 [5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42]. The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved “I AM” Kindness and mercy are what the enslaved people of Israel needed, and they came in the form of deliverance. They came through a leader, Moses, who was once plucked from the Nile River and was now herding his father-in-law’s sheep in the land of Goshen. The bush that burned but was not consumed shows us that God is inexhaustible mystery. Moses’ awe and deference are mixed with a touching conversational tone as he seeks to learn God’s name. And God sweetly responds. The somewhat abstract “I AM” distinguishes the God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob from the minor gods in the territory who “are not.” They are helpless, powerless, and useless. Moses is to step out into an amazing future, and God will be there with outstretched arm. Just go and see, God seems to say. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday: 8:00 a.m. For the People 9:30 a.m. Ann Braud 11:00 a.m. Cade Poma Monday, February 29, 2016 8:30 Dale Verhien. Tuesday, March 1, 2016 6:00 p.m. Hellen Patin Wednesday, March 2, 2016 8:30 a.m. Dagan, Tadd, M/M Adrian “Red” Fife, M/M Leo Ricca and for our Parish Family (living and deceased) Thursday, March 3, 2016 8:30 a.m. Elliott , Georgie and Mattie Contine Friday, March 4, 2016 8:30 a.m. LaRae Roberts. 6:00 p.m. Communion Service Readings for the Week (Year C) Monday: Sunday, February 28, 2016 2 Kgs 5:1-15ab; Ps 42:2, 3; 43:3, 4; Lk 4:24-30 Dn 3:25, 34-43; Ps 25:4-5ab, 6, 7bc, 8-9; Mt 18:21-35 Dt 4:1, 5-9; Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20; Mt 5:17-19 Jer 7:23-28; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Lk 11:14-23 Hos 14:2-10; Ps 81:6c-11ab, 14, 17; Mk 12:28-34 Hos 6:1-6; Ps 51:3-4, 18-21ab; Lk 18:914 Jos 5:9a, 10-12; Ps 34:2-7; 2 Cor 5:1721; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 Alternate readings (Year A): 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Ps 23:1-6; Eph 5:8-14; Jn 9:1-41[1, 6-9, 13 -17, 34-38] Saturday, March 5, 2016 4:00 p.m The Courville, Manuel & Soileau flys., Lummis Norwood, Wilma Medine, Janell Poche and for our Parish Family (living and deceased) Sunday, March 6, 2016 8:00 a.m. For the People 9:30 a.m. Charles Buquoi 11:00 a.m. Elma Bourgeois The Sanctuary Light and Weekend Mass Intentions are included in the Lector’s Welcome which begins 5 minutes prior to each Mass. NEW: The Masses for the Parish Purgatorial Society will be included in the new title for our Parish Family (living and deceased) .
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