MASS SCHEDULE 28TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OCTOBER 12, 2014

Our Lady of Grace Roman Catholic Church
780 Hwy. 44 • P.O. Box 464
Reserve, Louisiana 70084
Rectory: 985-536-2613
Fax: 985-536-1819
Email: [email protected]
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Parish Office Hours
Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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PARISH MISSION STATEMENT
Our purpose, at Our Lady of Grace
Roman Catholic Church, is to provide a place of spiritual worship
and growth for our members, our
children, and all visitors. We wish
to instill a spirit of prayer, integrity
and generosity in each other, with a
special concern for the poor, sick,
elderly, disabled, the unborn and
the weak. We especially encourage
our parish members and organizations in their practice of the spiritual
and corporal works of mercy with
the poor and infirmed.
PARISH STAFF
Pਁਓਔਏ਒
Rev. Fr. Christopher Chike Amadi, S.S.J.
Dਅਁਃਏ਎
Rev. Mr. Larry Oney
(985) 652-2714
Pਁ਒ਉਓਈ A਄਍ਉ਎ਉਓਔ਒ਁਔਉਖਅ Aਓਓਉਓਔਁ਎ਔਓ
Mrs. Terry Mitchell
(985) 536-2613
Mrs. Martha S. Creecy
(985) 536-2613
P਒ਉ਎ਃਉਐਁ਌
Mrs. Precious A. Joseph
Sਃਈਏਏ਌ Oਆਆਉਃਅ:
(985) 536-4291
Sਃਈਏਏ਌ Fਁਘ:
(985) 536-4250
Email: [email protected]
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Pਁ਒ਉਓਈ Pਁਓਔਏ਒ਁ਌ Cਏਕ਎ਃਉ਌
Mrs. Charlotte Hooker
(504) 559-4573
Pਁ਒ਉਓਈ Fਉ਎ਁ਎ਃਅ Cਏਕ਎ਃਉ਌
Mr. Todd Keller
(985) 359-6996
Dਉ਒ਅਃਔਏ਒ ਏਆ Rਅ਌ਉਇਉਏਕਓ E਄ਕਃਁਔਉਏ਎
Mrs. Myrtle Lucas
(985) 536-2028
Eਘਔ਒ਁਏ਒਄ਉ਎ਁ਒ਙ Mਉ਎ਉਓਔਅ਒ਓ ਏਆ Hਏ਌ਙ
Cਏ਍਍ਕ਎ਉਏ਎
Mrs. Beverly Harris
(985) 651-0344
P਒ਏਃ਌ਁਉ਍ਅ਒ਓ ਏਆ ਔਈਅ Wਏ਒਄
Mrs. Precious A. Joseph
(985) 536-3115
RCIA CLASSES
Any adult interested in joining the Catholic Faith or
knowing more about the Catholic Religion should contact
the parish Office to sign up for RCIA faith classes.
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Announcements for the bulletin can be brought to the parish
office, faxed or sent vie email to [email protected]
The deadline to submit announcements to be placed in the
bulletin is on Monday’s by 12 noon.
MASS SCHEDULE
28TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
OCTOBER 12, 2014
Saturday
Sunday
VIGIL MASSES
4:00 PM
8:00 AM & 11:00 AM
WEEKDAY MASSES
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
NO MASS
6:00 PM
5:00 PM Exposition of the
Blessed Sacrament
6:00 PM Sick of the Parish
8:30 AM Special Intentions
8:30 AM Parish Mass
8:00 AM (1ST SATURDAY ONLY)
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Begins 1 Hour before each Mass and ends 15
minutes before Mass or by appointment.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
Parents and god-parents preparation is held on the 3rd
Sunday of each month after the 11:00 a.m. Mass. Baptism
will take place on the 4th Sunday of each month.
Baptismal registration takes place ONLY at the Parish
Office prior to baptism preparation class.
MARRIAGES
Please notify the Priest at least six months prior to
planning the wedding.
PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK
Please call the rectory if someone is sick or hospitalized.
FUNERALS
Please call the rectory before making arrangements
with the Funeral Director.
28TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
OCTOBER 12, 2014
SATURDAY
4:00 PM
SUNDAY
8:00 AM
11:00 AM
TUESDAY
Why would invited guests refuse to come to a
wedding? Free food and drink, music and dancing—
what’s not to like? Apparently the king in Jesus’ parable had the same questions. By this time, Jesus knew
that many of the Jewish leaders would not accept the
invitation to follow him. As we know, after the Resurrection, the disciples began to spread the good news
not only to other Jews, but to anyone who would listen. The church began to grow, much faster than they
expected.
One reason the leaders in Israel did not accept Jesus was his association with sinners. They did
not understand that God calls sinners to repent and be
forgiven. Since they thought of themselves as holy,
they were not interested in forgiveness. Ordinary people, who knew they were sinners, were attracted by
the offer of forgiveness. Many of them repented and
came to be baptized. As the parable says, they filled
the banquet hall.
Jesus calls us today to come to the same
feast. But there are still people who think they have
no need for Jesus. So what about the man in the parable who came in street clothes? The wedding garment
was a symbol of the baptismal gown, the sign of new
life in Christ. This man symbolizes those who “come
to the feast” without repenting of their sins.
We can be like that man sometimes. We
come to church arguing with our spouse on the way.
We bring our prejudices, lies, anger, and selfishness—with no intention of doing anything about
them. We come with the attitude that says, “I’m here,
aren’t I? That should be good enough.” But it isn’t,
for the feast we come to is not a wedding to join husband and wife. It joins God to humanity. God’s Son
came to unite us all to himself. By dying for our sins,
Jesus calls us to come back to God. So repentance is
not just a change of clothing; it is a change of heart, a
change in how we live. It is our ticket to the banquet.
It is our way of saying, “I know I don’t deserve this,
but thanks for letting me share the feast.”
SCRIPTURE VERSE: I can do all
things in him who strengthens me.
— Philippians 4:13
OCTOBER 11, 2014
Willi Hall, Cecile O.W. Hall, Joseph Bert Hall,
Melvin Charles Hall, Special Intentions, Agnes
Hall (L), Wilmont Hall, Victoria Hennesey
OCTOBER 12, 2014
Henry Adams, Jr.
Louis Anderson, Jr.
OCTOBER 14, 2014
6:00 PM
Margurite Lapeyrolerie
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
HOLY HOUR
More Vocations to the Josephites
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 15, 2014
THURSDAY
8:30 AM
FRIDAY
8:30 AM
OCTOBER 16, 2014
Parish Administrative Staff & Families
OCTOBER 17, 2014
Our Lady of Grace School & Parishioners
WEEKLY SCRIPTURE READINGS
(OCTOBER 12, 2014—OCTOBER 18, 2014)
Sunday:
Is 25:6-10a; Ps 23:1-6; Phil 4:12-14, 19-20;
Mt 22:1-14 [1-10]
Monday:
Gal 4:22-24, 26-27, 31 — 5:1; Ps 113:1b-5a,
6-7; Lk 11:29-32
Tuesday: Gal 5:1-6; Ps 119:41, 43-45, 47-48; Lk 11:37-41
Wednesday: Gal 5:18-25; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 11:42-46
Thursday: Eph 1:1-10; Ps 98:1-6; Lk 11:47-54
Eph 1:11-14; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 12-13; Lk 12:1-7
Friday:
Saturday: 2 Tm 4:10-17b; Ps 145:10-13, 17-18; Lk 10:1-9
Agnes Hall, Joshua J. Morgan, Alan Wheeler, Olga Leblanc, Joseph Dupas, Alethea Bardell, Kenisha Anderson, Anita Perrilloux, Carolyn Cole, Leroy Houston,
Christine Gagnier, Joann Gray, Rudy Sylvain, Victoria
Dominique, Margie Collins, Lucille Adams, Brianna
Nicholas, Joseph Royal Keller, Paul Vampran, Catherine
Anderson, Hilton Francois, Michael Lipps, Ernest Morgan Jr., Joseph Torregano, Catherine Twine Simon,
Trellious Wilkes, Craig Watson, Michelle Marcadel,
Cornel Jones, Montrelle Dennis, Romond Taylor,
Shirley Johnson, Devon Walker, Rosalee Sylvas, Maci
Rodriguez, Rosemary Pidgeon, Donald Lipps, Donna C.
Jackson, Sandra Simoneaux, Elizabeth Hebert, Sr. John
Mary Jackson, Tierney Smith, Torriel Charde Smith,
Yasmin Linton, Mary Ann Parquet, James Jackson, Karen Duhe-Wilson, Travis Thomas, Ceola Gerard, Fr. Joe
Calamari, Kantrell Collins, Audrey Gregorie, Crystal
Roberts, Albert French, Gary Sylve, Brenda Ursin, Arthur D. Parquet, Felton Parquet, Kayln Harrell, Gloria Ferrygood, Lorita Savoie, Louis Queen, Jr., Ernest Queen, Shelia P.
Melancon
OUR LADY OF GRACE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH RESERVE, LA
WORLD MISSION SUNDAY
Next weekend our parish will celebrate World Mission Sunday. This year we are invited to reach out
and help build the Church in Mongolia, the world’s
youngest Catholic Church, as well as local churches
throughout the Missions, in the most remote areas
across our world. Through the work of these churches, and their witness to Christ, the poor receive practical help and experience God’s love and mercy, His
hope and peace. Please keep the missions in your
daily prayers. Please come prepared next weekend
to give generously in the collection for the Society
for the Propagation of the Faith. For more information, please visit www.IAmaMissionary.org.
St Catherine/Our Lady of Grace Alumni Association
will meet on Wednesday, November 15, 2014 at 6:30
PM in the cry room of the church.
“INTO THE WILD” OUTDOOR MEN’S
RETREAT
Men, do you want to experience God in a profoundly masculine way? Want to keep a young
man’s interests engaged for four full days? Consider then The King’s Men’s dynamic into the
Wild outdoor retreat at Chicot State Park, November 13-16, 2014. The weekend includes Eucharistic Adoration, daily Mass & rosary, orienteering,
archery, fishing, hiking, brotherhood, bonfires &
much more! Visit www.intothewildweekend.com
to learn more and register for the retreat. For information please contact Mark at [email protected] or
call 267-980-5507.
VOCATION WEEKEND FOR HIGH
SCHOOL AND COLLEGE AGE MEN
Come and see Vocation Discernment Weekend for
high school juniors and seniors, and college will be
held November 7-9, 2014 at St. Joseph Seminary College, Covington, Louisiana. This is an opportunity for
men who are interested in the priesthood and who
would like to find out more about seminary life. There
is no cost for the weekend but availability is limited on
a first come, first serve basis. For more information or
to register, call the Archdiocesan Vocation Office at
(504) 861-6298 or email [email protected]
SANCTUARY LIGHT IN THE CHURCH
The Sanctuary Light will be lit for:
Mr. & Mrs. Oliver Harris, Sr.
Requested By: Mr. & Mrs. Lester Mitchell
From: October 5,2015 to October 18, 2014
THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL BLESSING FOR
ALL CANCER HEROES AND ALL WHO ARE
UNDERGOING TREATMENT FOR ANY FORM
OF CANCER AT ALL MASSES THE WEEKEND
OF OCTOBER 18-19, 2014.
POPE FRANCIS PRAYER
INTENTIONS FOR OCTOBER
Peace: “That the Lord may grant peace to those
parts of the world most battered by war and violence.”
World Mission Day: “That World Mission Day
may rekindle in every believer zeal for carrying
the Gospel into all the world.”
BIBLE STUDY: Tuesday’s
at 7:00 p.m. in the cry room
of the church. All are invited
and welcome to attend.
OCTOBER 4-5, 2014
SUNDAY OFFERING
$ 6421.00
SANCTUARY LIGHT IN THE CHAPEL
The Sanctuary Light will be lit for:
Rev. & Mrs. Septeme Mitchell, Sr.
Requested By: Mr. & Mrs. Lester Mitchell
From: October 5, 2014 to October 18, 2014