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] _______________ Parish Office Hours Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM ________________ 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] ****************************************** 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. ****************************************** 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