October 26, 2014  The 30  Sunday in Ordinary Time  Matthew 22:34-40

October 26, 2014 The 30 Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel: Matthew 22:34-40
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Theme: The Greatest Commandment—Love God by loving others. When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together, and one of them, a
scholar of the law tested him by asking, "Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?" He said to
him, "You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is
the greatest and the first commandment. The second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. The
whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments."
For Faith Sharing: Questions of the Week Question 1 (for children): We show our love for Jesus by loving our friends and family. Share one way that
you show your love.
Question 2 (for youth): Jesus tells us that we are to love others as we love ourselves. Do you love yourself?
Can you see the good that God has put within you? Do you find it easier to love others or yourself?
Question 3 (for adults): Repeat the two commandments which Jesus
teaches today in your own words. For each of them share how it has become part of your life.
Mission Statement
We, the Catholic community at Holy Name of Jesus Parish, graced by the Holy Spirit, are called to invite
all people to experience the living and loving presence of Christ by nurturing the spiritual growth of all
our members through energetic celebration of the sacraments, especially the Eucharist, daily prayer,
lifelong study of our faith, witness, service and hospitality.
Directory HOLY NAME OF JESUS CHURCH
Sacraments MASS SCHEDULE
PARISH CENTER & RECTORY
Sunday .......... 8:00 am and 10:30 am (Children’s Liturgy of the Word
and Nursery) and 6:00 pm
Monday through Friday .............................................. 6:30 and 7:30 am
Saturday ............................................................................................. 7:30 am
Saturday Vigil ................................................................................... 4:00 pm
Located on Palmer Avenue just 4 blocks north of St. Charles Ave.
Mailing Address: 6220 LaSalle Place, New Orleans, LA 70118
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
OFFICE HOURS
Saturday 3:00 to 3:45 pm and by appointment.
Monday through Friday 7:00-7:30 am
On the campus of Loyola University
6367 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118
www.hnjchurch.org
Monday−Friday ............8:30 am−12:00 pm & 1:00 pm−4:30 pm
Phone................................................................................504-865-7430
Fax......................................................................................504-866-3391
CLERGY
Pastor ........................................................................ Fr. Edwin Gros, SJ
Parochial Vicar ......................................... Fr. Stephen Rowntree, SJ
Parochial Vicar .................................................. Fr. Jeremy Zipple, SJ
STAFF
Director of Finance ................................................... Debra Ordoyne
Secretary ........................................................................ Edwa Brennan
Sacramental Secretary ............................................ Margot McGinn
Religious Ed ....................................... Sr. John Mary Nguyen, FMSR
Director of University Ministry.......................Mr. Kurt Bindewald
RCIA Director ......................................... Fr. Gregg Grovenburg, S.J.
Youth Director ..................................................... Jacques Delouche
Music Director.............................................................. Colleen Maher
Sacristan ...................................................................... Michael Mosley
Wedding Coordinator ................................................. Liz Broekman
Finance Coordinator.............................................Brenda Danielson
HNJ PASTORAL COUNCIL
Bill Hughs (Chair), Ken Steudler (Past Chair), Patrick Babin,
John Bendernagel, Jeremy Burke, Anna Combes, Morell
Crane, Chris Elliott, Kelly Fogarty, Don Hauber, Michael
Hosemann, Dan Macnamara, Kristin Marsiglia, Danielle
Newlin, Misty Quintana, Mary Elizabeth Wilkes.
HNJ FINANCE COUNCIL
Mike Bagot, Jr. (Chair), Philip Brooks, Joseph Carrere, Thomas
Krentel, James Lewis, Michael Plemer.
PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK
Notify the parish about the homebound, ill, or
hospitalized to add their names to the prayer list and to request
Communion or Anointing of the Sick.
HNJ PARISH MEMBERSHIP
Participants in the liturgy at Holy Name of Jesus are encouraged
to be a registered, active member of our parish. Membership
packets are available in church or complete the 3 required forms
on our website (click on application forms at the top of web
page). Bring your completed forms to the new parishioner
meetings held the first Sunday of the month in church after the
10:30 a.m. Mass.
EUCHARISTIC EXPOSITION CHAPEL
The Chapel is located at Palmer Avenue and LaSalle Place.
It is open for prayer 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For more
information, call 504-895-5292.
SACRAMENTS OF INITIATION AND
CATECHUMENATE/RCIA
If you are not Catholic and want to learn more about the
Catholic faith or if you are a baptized but an uncatechized
Catholic needing to complete your initiation, contact Fr. Gregg
Grovenburg, SJ at 504-865-2328 or [email protected].
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
For information about youth religious education and
sacramental preparation for youth, call 504-865-7430, ext. 206.
HOLY NAME OF JESUS SCHOOL
For grades pre-K through 7, the school is located at 6325
Cromwell Place, New Orleans, LA 70118 For more
information visit www.hnjschool.org or contact:
Principal ............................................. Jessica Dwyer, 504-861-1466
Assistant Principal.................Marnie Woynowski, 504-861-1466
Admissions........................................ Libby McGinn, 504-861-1466
Social Worker ......................................... Lisa Houck, 504-861-4801
Director of Finance.......................Debra Ordoyne, 504-865-7430
Finance Coordinator ...............Brenda Danielson, 504-861-7630
HNJ SCHOOL BOARD
Misty Quintana (Chair), Mark Wetmore (Past Chair), Richard
Clement, Amy Drew, Patrick McCausland, Glen Mercer,
Stephanie Smith, Tim Burke (PTC Representative).
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SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE
Couples should contact their parish at least six months prior to
the date that the sacrament of marriage is desired. Read our
parish wedding policy at www.hnjchurch.org, email Liz
Broekman at [email protected] or call the office at
504-865-7430, ext. 200 for details No weddings are scheduled
more than 18 months in advance.
INFANT BAPTISM
Call to register for the required seminar for parents and
godparents and to schedule your child for the
sacrament celebrated monthly after the 10:30 mass.
Holy Name of Jesus Church
Pastor’s Page Love of God and Love of Neighbor: Inseparable Commandments When Jesus is asked about the greatest
commandments in the Law, He says (1) that we
should love the Lord our God with our whole heart,
our whole soul, our whole mind, and our whole
strength. And then he says (2) that we should love
our neighbor as we love ourselves. He adds a most
important clarification when he says that this second
commandment is related to the first.
We frequently hear sermons about how any claim to
love God that overlooks love of neighbor is empty
and meaningless. We are quite clear that that
constitutes an empty religion, a hypocritical piety.
But I would like to explore the opposite error that
people frequently make. Many say that they love
humanity, they are committed to helping their fellow
men and women, they want to alleviate human
suffering, and they want to make the world a better
place to live. But as for including God in the equation,
they dismiss that as unnecessary.
When we exclude God from the picture, we really
seriously impoverish the love we claim to offer
humanity. For in God we find the true nature of our
fellow men and women. We recognize that human
beings are created in God’s image and are thus
endowed with unspeakable dignity. When we keep
God first, we are less likely to allow our love to
degenerate into something condescending, selfserving, or ego-centered.
I have met many people in my life who basically live a
form of secular humanism, and I personally find it so
empty. Many of these people lack joy and hope, two
of the most important God-given gifts found in the
lives of believers who serve their fellow human beings
because of their faith in God. Also, many secular
humanists also lack humility, as they begin to see
themselves as the saviors of the world. They grow
impatient with others who do not join with them in
their project
True Christian love has three focal points: God, the
other person, and myself, in that order. This tridimensional perspective prevents us from falling into
the trap of believing that the entire future of my
world depends upon me. And when we move to
recognize in Jesus the perfect incarnation of God’s
love, we find the missing piece to the jigsaw puzzle,
and are thus able to love when the going gets tough,
when love is unrequited, and when our loving
attempts are met with hostility and persecution.
Jesus’ ultimate self-sacrificial love as expressed by his
death on the cross becomes our prime example of
perfect love. And thus, through God’s grace, we
become capable of self-sacrifice, and motivated to
love others the way Christ loves us. God, through His
Holy Spirit, then becomes our Teacher, and leads us in
how we are to love our brothers and sisters, a process
that is only nurtured through much prayer,
discernment, and brutal honesty with ourselves.
With love from your pastor,
Fr. Edwin Gros, SJ
A Prayer for the Week Almighty and ever-living God, strengthen our faith, hope, and love. May we do with loving hearts what you
ask of us and come to share the life you promise. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who
lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
On the campus of Loyola University
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October Calendar of Events Sun 26
7:00 pm
RCIA
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 27
28
7:00 pm
Scripture
Study
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6:30pm
Community
Dinner
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5:30pm Vigil
Mass for All
Saints Day
Rachel’s
Vineyard –
Nov. 2
Nov 1
All Saints
Day
Family
Retreat at
the Abbey
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All Souls Day
11:30am New
Parishioners
Meeting
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4
7:00 pm
Scripture
Study
5
6
7
Holy Name
Fair 6pm10pm
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Holy Name
Fair 1010pm
9
Holy Name
Fair 11am6pm
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11
7:00 pm
Scripture
Study
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14
Into the Wild
Men’s RetreatNov. 16th.
11:30am
Ministry Fair
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Events & Happenings Around our Parish HOLY NAME OF JESUS SCHOOL FAIR Please mark your calendars for Gator Fest 2014 at Holy Name of Jesus School. This year “Gators Travel the
Globe”, and we look forward to another great year
with fun rides, good food, and live music. Opening
Ministry Fair times are: Friday, Nov. 7, 2014: 6pm-10pm, Saturday,
October 26 after 10:30 am Mass in the horseshoe.
Nov. 8, 2014: 10am-10pm, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014:
Food and drink donations welcomed. If you wish to 11am-6pm.
donate food and drink, contact Coco Bendernagel.
If you would like to volunteer at the event, please
[email protected] or 415-0511
email Amy Edmond for more details: [email protected].
If you live on a well traveled intersection, and can
“A Family That Prays…” A Retreat for Married place a yard sign in/on your yard/fence, please email
Jennifer Teague: [email protected].
Couples and their Children (7 yrs‐18 yrs) A Family That Prays is a powerful weekend designed
to enrich marriages, faith & family. The Retreat is at
the St. Joseph Abbey in Covington and it begins Sat- “Training in Faith Companioning” urday, November 1st at 8am and ends after lunch on Sr. Gloria Murillo, STJ, -Presenting for five Saturdays:
Sunday, November 2nd. f you would like to register or Oct.,4, Nov.1, 22, Dec. 20 and Jan. 31, 2015. 9am-3pm
need more information, call Jason Angelette at (504) $200.00 at the Archdiocesan Spirituality Ctr. 2501
Maine Ave., Met., LA 70003/ (504) 861-3254 for info.
830-3716 or visit www.faithandmarriage.org
New Parishioners Meeting New parishioners are invited to attend an orientation
meeting after the 10:30am Mass the first Sunday of
each month in the Sacristy.
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Holy Name of Jesus Church
Important Dates and Other Parish News Scripture Class Every Tuesday 7:00 pm
Parish Center conference room led by Michael Hosemann. Each week the readings of the coming Sunday
are studied.
Reverence for Life HNJ Reverence for Life will concentrate on coordinating
its activities with 40 Days for Life (Sept 23-Nov. 3), a
worldwide prayer and fasting vigil to save lives from
abortion—prayer and fasting at local abortion clinics.
Oct. 20 Holy Name of Jesus’ Day of Prayer at 3044
Ridgelake Abortion Clinic 7:00 am to 7:00 pm
Sign-up for a time with Pat Toso 866-3961.
Safe Environment Class All who work with children are required to take Safe Environment training. You must also register with Austin
Computing, www.eappsdb.com/no, access code safety.
The Archdiocesan website-www.archdiocese-no.org--has
a training schedule posted.
We encourage anyone in the Parish who works with children to attend. Those who have not taken the class cannot work in the Christian education ministry.
Financial Update Collection of Oct. 12, 2014
Envelopes and Cash
Online Giving
Total
Budget
Variance
YTD Actual
YTD Budget
YTD Variance
Your contribution to Holy Name
of Jesus can be made online.
It’s secure and convenient.
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$8,444.62
$ 2,552.00
$10,996.62
$12,003.00
$(1,006.38)
$172,463.16
$192,048.00
$(19,584.84)
Liturgical Ministers: Oct. 25‐26 CELEBRANTS
Sat 4:00 pm
Sun 8:00 am
Sun 10:30 am
Sun 6:00 pm
Fr. Gros
Fr. Gros
Fr. Zipple
Fr. Zipple
ALTAR SERVERS
Sat 4:00 pm Huguley, McKay, Jackson, C.
Jackson (shadow)
Sun 8:00 am Dagoglou x 2, Wallace
Sun10:30 am Zimmerman x 2, Petras, C. Jackson
(shadow)
Sun 6:00 pm Zelden x 3
LECTORS
Sat 4:00 pm Lawrence, Scharfenberg
Sun 8:00 am Reeves, S., Reeves, S.
Sun10:30 am McGinn, Rareshide
Sun 6:00 pm Fay, T., Kinabrew, J.
EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS
OF HOLY COMMUNION
Sat 4:00 pm
Sun 8:00 am
Culicchia, Phillips, Sarpy
Miller, Mackenroth, Fraser,
Hauber, J., Ward, P.
Sun 10:30 am Buford, Schmidt, Marchese,
Schmidt, Jarrott, Walshe, White
Sun 6:00 pm LeBlanc, T., Bairer, Hall, T., Haik, N.,
Ward, S., Thompson, E., Baumann,
M.
HOSPITALITY MINISTERS
Sun 10:30 am Collins, Galloway, Wilkes, White
Our Sick List Is Overflowing If you know a name which can be taken off the
sick list, call the Parish Office 865-7430.
“Into the Wild” Outdoor Men’s Retreat! Do you want to experience God in a profoundly
masculine way? For four full day Weekend includes Eucharistic Adoration, daily Mass & Rosary, archery, fishing, & more. November 13-16,
2014. Contact Mark at [email protected]
or call 267-980-5507
Holy Name of Jesus Church
Please keep our parishioners and their loved ones in your prayers. Mimi Abbott
Charlotte Adams
Kevin Hillard Aleman
Sherman Andrey
Ted Alpaugh
Hattie Bailey
Steven Bailey
Robert Wesley Baird
Sheila & Jaime Baldwin
Harold Baquet
Kathleen Baxter
Robert S. Baxter
Chad Billiot
Bob Brannen
John Broders
Emery Brooks
Paul C. Royce
Vera May Caliva
Stella Chapoton
Roy Cina
Ben Cousins
Brian Cowand
Rob Curran
Parker Davis
Jane deBarbieries
Madge Dicks
Clair Duplantier
Chester Fannon, III
Janet Farace
Carol Finley
Carlos Flores
Mary Frances Fitzpatrick
Mildred Flynn
Stephanie Frazier
Harold Gagnet
Debbie Grimes
Jerry Guillot
Nancy M. Hailey
Mimi Hartwick
Bruce Hoefer
Travis Hayes
Mathilde Farrell Hoefer
Kathleen Hosford
Adele Hughs
Liz K.
Donald King
George Keenan
Konnor
Eric Krasnoff
Angela Kurniadi
John Laborde
Di Lapeyre
Genie Stevens Lasoski
Isabella LeMieux
Sharon Loeb
Elena Lopez
Haydee Manuel
Katherine Eagan May
Kendall McCullar
Dorothy Miller
David W. Moore, III
Megan O’Connell
Peter Oliver
Claire Peragine
Maureen Poche
Frank Purvis
Muside Rende
Amanda Ruffins
Steve Schmedtje
Elizabeth Stahel
Mary Starring
Marie Stokes
Sheila Dunn Teiltelberg
John Thompson
W. I. Thompson
Lillian Vita
Juliet Wilkinson
Mary Ann Wood
Mass Intentions for the Week MONDAY
6:30 am
7:30 am
TUESDAY
6:30 am
7:30 am
WEDNESDAY
6:30 am
7:30 am
THURSDAY
6:30 am
7:30 am
Eph. 4:32-5:8; Luke 13: 10-17
Roberto Quinonez
(Int) Cherie Schneider
Eph. 2:19-22; Luke 6:12-16
Bartley Farrell
Bill McKinnon
Eph. 6:1-9; Luke 13:22-30
Al Gowlis
Andrew Hillery Eph. 6:10-20; Luke 13:31-35
Giselda Dill
Ed Connolly FRIDAY
6:30 am
7:30 am
Phil. 1:1-11; Luke 14:1-6
SATURDAY
7:30 am
Rev. 7:2-4., 9-14; John 3:1-3
Maxine Blum
Chris Araujo Colin Goodier Rachel’s Vineyard, Healing the pain of abortion
‐one weekend at a time. There is forgiveness and hope after abortion...If you or
someone you love is hurting from and abortion,
please consider attending this healing retreat. All
faiths are welcome!
The Archdiocese New Orleans Retreat Center
5500 St. Mary Street, Metairie, LA., Friday, October 31Sunday, November 2, 2014. $170.00 per person
(financial assistance is available) Rev. Joseph Palermo,
facilitating. To register or for more info, please contact
either of the following retreat facilitators: Pam Richard
(504) 460-9360 cell or (985) 809-0773 home or
[email protected]. Melanie Baglow (504) 8892431home or [email protected].
Also, for loved ones serving in the armed services:
Capt. Austin Jones, USMC
Col. James “Beau” Higgins, USMC
LCDR Donald Toso, Jr., USN
Major Etienne Sabaté, USA
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Capt. Jordan Jones, USMC
Will Buford, USN
Spc. Andrew M. Miller RNG
Lt. j.g. Andrew Newman USN
2ndLt. Kevin H. Caliva, Jr. USA
1Lt Stephen Baumann, USMC
Andrew Edwin Gros, USA
Holy Name of Jesus Church