1. religion and spirituality
2. christianity
3. catholicism

Pastor: Michael O’Rourke, O.P. 333-2635
[email protected]
Parochial Vicar: John Dominic Sims, O.P.
Deacon: John S. Pippenger
Deacon: Lloyd E. Huck 416-3113
Dominicans in Residence
Daniel Shanahan, O.P., Prior
Richard Archer, O.P.
Richard Bontempo, O.P.
Victor Brown, O.P.
David Caron, O.P.
Thomas Condon, O.P.
Philip Neri Powell, O.P.
David Keong Seid, O.P.
Roger Shondel, O.P.
Religious Education Coordinator/CCD
John Smestad, Jr., M.R.E. 486-9731
Pastor’s Secretary: Marlene Hug
Sacristan: Joseph Monistere
Maintenance Supervisor: Timothy Todd 715-3995
St. Dominic School
6326 Memphis Street
New Orleans, LA 70124
482-4123
Principal: Adrianne M. LeBlanc
Assistant Principal: Sr. Marie Jo Lazzeri, S.S.N.D.
Special Events Coordinator: Pam McKay Falter
775 Harrison Avenue New Orleans, LA 70124
(504) 482-4156 Fax: (504) 488-0906
www.stdominicparish.com
www.stdominicnola.org
St. Dominic Church
775 Harrison Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70124
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
504-482-4156 Fax 504-488-0906
Parish Ministries and Contact Persons
ADULT CHOIR
Timothy Todd Simmons [email protected]
ALTAR SERVERS
George Voulgarakis
451-4544
CCD
John Smestad, Jr., M.R.E.
486-9731
CONTEMPORARIES
Beverly McSweeney
296-1236/833-0035
CYO
John Smestad, Jr., M.R.E.
813-3003
DOMINICAN LAITY
Dr. John Patrick Jordan
282-5360
EMMAUS RETREAT MINISTRY
Men's: Brad Murret
481-8012/288-1480
Women: Annalaura Natal
496-6674
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
Pamela Rieth
452-2435
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS/HOME VISITOR
Richard Kethley
570-0260
FAMILY LIFE /EVENING FOR THE ENGAGED
Deacon John and Linda Pippenger835-6479/610-3858
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Fred Yoder
415-4242
FRIENDS OF ST. VINCENT dePAUL
Jim Kenny
218-4428
HOLY NAME SOCIETY
Charlie Meaux
486-4420
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Victor J. Welker
284-8377
LAY CARMELITES
Rachael Plaisance
251-1580
LAY PRESIDERS
Charlotte Crusta
282-9519
LECTORS
John Keenan
812-1634
LITURGY COMMITTEE
Deacon John Pippenger
835-6479
MEN'S CLUB
Michael Lizano
812-8032
MONDAY NIGHT ROSARY
Rose Testa
288-0717
MOTHER'S CLUB
Arlea Keller
289-3129
Michelle Stroud
273-3770
MOTHERS with YOUNG CHILDREN
Brittany Huling
[email protected]
PASTORAL COUNCIL
Mary Moises
486-6777
PERPETUAL EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
Shelley Wild
909-9991
PRAYER BLANKETS
Debbie and Ron Landry
488-6003
PRAYER LINE
483-9786
RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults)
Fr. John Dominic Sims, O.P.
482-4156
ROSARIANS
Barbara Cina
288-8804
ROSARY ALTAR SOCIETY
Cynthia Schulin
282-7097
Tricia Patterson
486-6130
SCHOOL BOARD
Cheryl Pittman
283-0512
SERRA VOCATION CHALICE
Kay Fitzmorris
304-2789
ST. MONICA PRAYER GROUP
Marilyn Turner
828-2291
USHER'S
Victor J. Welker
284-8377
Mass Schedule
Matrimony
Daily Masses:
Monday through Friday 8:30 AM and 5:30 PM
Saturday: 8:30 AM
Baptism Classes: Contact the Parish Office to register.
Saturday Vigil Mass 4:00 PM
Arrangements must be made at least six months in
Sunday Masses 8:00 and 10:30 AM, 12:15 and 5:30 PM advance. Contact one of the priests or deacons of the
parish.
Masscare (Babysitting) ages 9 mos. and up during the
Baptisms
10:30 Mass in the Rectory Siena Room.
By prior arrangement.
Reconciliation
Saturday 8:00 AM and 3:00 PM and
Monday through Friday before each weekday Mass
First Communion and Confirmation
The candidate must have at least 2 consecutive years
of religious instruction (Catholic school or CCD)
prior to reception of these sacraments. Please contact
the CCD director for more information.
We offer Assisted Listening Devices for those with hearing difficulties. Please ask an Usher.
December 21, 2014
4th Sunday of Advent
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this week, may we embrace God's will in our
lives with the same joy and openness that
ultimately allowed Mary to embrace the infant
Jesus in her arms on Christmas Day.
And the angel said to her in reply, "The Holy Spirit
will come upon you, and the power of the Most High
will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born
will be called holy, the Son of God." - Luke 1:35
"Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord.
May it be done to me according to your word."
Mary chose to cooperate with God. She didn't
completely understand how his plan was going to
unfold. She couldn't have known exactly what it
all meant for her future. But she chose to offer
herself to God's service nonetheless. And thanks
to that generosity, the first Christmas happened
nine months later.
Mary gives us a powerful example of
saying yes to God. For her, the divine plan was
revealed through the visit of the angel Gabriel.
For us, it is usually revealed in less dramatic
ways. We hear God's voice through the readings
at Mass, through the homily, through the wise
counsel of a trusted friend, through a spiritual
book, through an inspirational speaker, or just in
the prayerful silence of our own hearts.
Regardless of how God speaks to us, we are in a
similar situation to Mary's. We are faced with the
choice either to accept God's will in our lives,
saying yes as Mary did, or to say no and choose
a different path. It may be tempting to stick to
more familiar ground or to avoid the challenge of
surrendering our plans to God. But just look
what happened when Mary decided to let God
lead: the greatest miracle in all of history! God
became man because of a faithful woman. And
God wants to work miracles through us too.
Every time we cooperate with his will, he
transforms us into more loving, more generous
people.
As we round the corner toward Christmas
CHRISTMAS EVE
VIGIL MASSES will be at 3:30 PM
After the 3:30 PM Mass, we will ask that
everyone exit the church with all their
belongings and then we will admit folks
for the 5:00 PM Children’s Mass
5:00 PM (Children’s Mass)
Midnight Mass
CHRISTMAS DAY MASSES
8:00 AM, 10:30 AM and 12:15 PM
Adoration Chapel closes December 23rd
night at midnight and will reopen
December 26th at 8:00 AM.
Thursday, January 1st, is the Octave of
Christmas, SOLEMNITY OF MARY,
THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD - HOLY
DAY OF OBLIGATION.
Vigil Mass on December 31st at 5:30 PM
January 1st Masses: 8:00 AM, 10:30 AM
and 12:15 PM
Rectory will be closed December 25, 26,
and January 1, 2.
4th Sunday of Advent
December 21, 2014
Monthly Financial Statement
YTD
2014-15
Nov. 14
Ordinary Collections $
$
Other Income1
Total Income
$
85,817
4,213
90,030
$
$
$
423,602
21,064
444,666
Ordinary Expenses $
Parish Assessment/
Insurance2
$
Total Expenses
$
48,967
$
305,193
33,741
82,708
$
$
168,706
473,899
Surplus/(Shortfall) $
7,322
$
(29,233)
1
Other Income includes certain rental
agreements and some special donations to the
parish. Income from these sources is pro-rated
over the year.
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MASS INTENTIONS
WEEK OF DECEMBER 20-26 2014
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20TH
8:30 AM
ST. MONICA PRAYER GROUP
4:00 PM
MILDRED & JOSEPH LAURENT (D)
VINCE “ROCKY” RUSSO (D)
PEGGY, JEFFREY & DR. DENNIS JORDAN (D)
ALINE MARY WEBRE DASTUGUE (D)
PAUL SCHNEIDER, SR. (D)
ROBERTA LEININGER (D)
REBECCA DEBOISBLANC (D)
KORNOVICH FAMILY (L&D)
WATKINS FAMILY (L&D)
TERRI ORDENEAUX LEBOEUF (D)
POOR SOULS
LIONEL ADAMS (L)
BONNIE SCHULTZ & FAMILY (L&D)
THANKSGIVING TO BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21ST
8:00 AM
PRO-POPULO
10:30 AM
MICHAEL MCNALLY (FOR HEALING)
LENA & WHITNEY A. FULTON, SR. & STELLA GENEROSE (D)
ANNA GIOE & ROCCO TOMMASEO (D)
LINDA GUASTELLA (D)
MAE LESTELLE & JOSEPH ALBERT PRIEZ (D)
GLORIA, DRAGO, JOANIE & MARYANN BATINICH (L)
MICHAEL FRADY (D)
GEORGE & JEAN MARIE AITKEN (D)
JEAN DAVIS AITKEN (D)
JOSIE PELICANO LOBELLO (D)
JOYCE BROWN CADENHEAD (D)
MARY MARSOLAN (D)
DONALD HUG (D)
ROSALIE GENTRY (D)
TRUDY BECNEL (D)
CHARLES & PARRIS ARNOULT (D)
DANIEL MIDKIFF (L)
BERTHA BECNEL VICKNAIR (D)
ELLEN COMEAUX (D)
PAUL W. METZLER (L)
JOHN & PEARL FERRAN (D)
DELLA MARIE BURKE (D)
12:15 PM
CAROL & STEVEN LETTELIER (L)
5:30 PM
KEVIN ABASCAL (D)
2
Assessment is the parish’s contribution to the
operating expenses of the Archdiocesan
administration. Insurance is property and
liability insurance for the parish and school
buildings and employees. These expenses are prorated over the year.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 22ND
8:30 AM
EDWARD EGAN (D)
5:30 PM
LITA & GERALD LANNAN (D)
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23RD
8:30 AM
JOSEPH DECKERT (D)
5:30 PM
DOROTHY & NATHAN TANNER (D)
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24TH
RCIA PROGRAM
SUNDAY
8:45 AM-10:15 AM
AQUINAS HALL
st
December 21 topic: Sacraments: Marriage &Holy Orders;
Sacramentals
January 4th topic: Life in Christ
January 11th topic: Commandments 1,2,& 3
ALL ARE INVITED
8:30 AM
DEAN LAURENT (D)
3:30 PM
PRO-POPULO
5:00 PM
PRO-POPULO
MIDNIGHT
PRO POPULO
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25TH
8:00 AM
PRO POPULO
10:30 AM
PRO POPULO
12:15 PM
PRO POPULO
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26TH
8:30 AM
MARIA & LINDA GUASTELLA (D)
5:30 PM
VIRGINIA & SYLVESTER WITTE (D)
4th Sunday of Advent
December 21, 2014
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Congratulations! Adrianne LeBlanc
of New Orleans was
December 14, 2014.
our
winner
on
Join us after the 10:30 Mass and see who
will be the winner of this week's drawing.
Baptisms
We welcome the
Catholic Family.
following
into
our
Hollis James Arnemann son of
Paul Frank Arnemann & Brittany Boasso
Knox David Roberts son of
Jacob Roberts & Candace Rovira
Need a special gift for a special
person? Do you want that gift to last all
year long? Do you want it to be something
meaningful?
Ponder
no
more!
Membership in the St. Dominic
Thousand Torch Club is a wonderful
Christmas gift for those special people on
your list. Please complete the application
on page 8 and return it to the rectory office.
Adrienne Williams Haines
and
Joseph Anthony Haines, III
were united in Holy Matrimony
on December 13, 2014.
Please join us ON Christmas day
after the 10:30 Mass for the
SPECIAL $1,500 CHRISTMAS DRAWING.
If you would like to donate to our
Christmas Flowers, you will find a special
envelope in your packet and in the
vestibule. Please place the name of the
person you wish to remember on the
envelope. This envelope may by placed in any
collection. A Mass will be celebrated for all
who participate.
December 21, 2014
4th Sunday of Advent
The CYO will sponsor a
Junior
High
Christmas
th
Dance for 6
and 7th
graders in the parish and
their guests on Monday,
December 22nd, from 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM in
the Knights of Columbus Hall on Vicksburg
Street. Students must arrive by 8:00 PM
and remain until 9:30 PM. Christmas-themed
attire is encouraged. Admission is $10 per
person and includes light refreshments.
Pizza will be on sale.
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The SERRA VOCATIONAL CHALICE PROGRAM
is seeking families to volunteer to receive
the chalice at one of the Masses and place
it in their home for one week. The family
is pledged to saying special prayers each
day for vocations to the priesthood in
general and our parish in particular.
If you are interested please contact Kay
Fitzmorris at 304-2789.
The
CYO
will have its Winter Retreat
from Friday, December 26 – Sunday,
December 28, at the Camp Abbey Retreat
Center near Covington. The teenagers on
the Peer Ministry Team have planned the
retreat around the theme: It’s going to be a
Sweet Retreat, and includes small group
discussions, activities, free time, and the
Sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist.
It will be a great opportunity for community
-building and faith-building. Check your CYO
newsletter or call the director for more
information. The last two retreats have had
over 80 teens participate each time – don’t
miss this one! Space is limited and
Confirmation candidates are reminded that
this CYO retreat can meet your
Confirmation retreat requirement. The
deadline to register is December 22nd.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: 1 Sm 1:24-28; 1 Sm 2:1, 4-8abcd; Lk 1:46-56
Tuesday: Mal 3:1-4, 23-34; Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-10, 14;
Lk 1:57-66
Wednesday: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27,
29; Lk 1:67-79
Thursday: Vigil: Is 62:1-5; Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27, 29;
Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25 [18-25]
Night: Is 9:1-6; Ps 96:1-3, 11-13; Ti 2:1114; Lk 2:1-14Dawn: Is 62:11-12; Ps 97:1,
6, 11-12; Ti 3:4-7; Lk 2:15-20
Day: Is 52:7-10; Ps 98:1-6; Heb 1:1-6;
Jn 1:1-18 [1-5, 9-14]
Friday:
Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6, 8ab,
16bc, 17; Mt 10:17-22
Saturday: 1 Jn 1:1-4; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12; Jn 20:1a,
2-8
Sunday: Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 or Gn 15:1-6; 21:1-3; Ps
128:1-5
or Ps 105:1-6, 8-9; Col 3:12-21 [12-17] or
Hb 11:8, 11-12, 17-19; Lk 2:22-40 [22, 39-40]
December 21, 2014
4th Sunday of Advent
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Men’s Emmaus Retreat
January 23-25
Put aside the “hustle and bustle” of daily
life and attend the Men’s Emmaus
Retreat the weekend of January 23-25.
The retreat is held at Rosaryville Spirit
Life Center and retreat house in
beautiful,
peaceful
Ponchatoula,
Louisiana. The retreat is based on the
scripture passage “The appearance on the
road to Emmaus” (Luke 24: 13-35) and is
an uplifting experience that has a
profound effect on men’s lives. The
retreat begins at 5:00 PM Friday and
ends after the 5:30 PM Mass on Sunday.
Round trip transportation is provided
from St. Dominic Church. Please don’t
ignore this opportunity, but pray on it
instead. Something special definitely
awaits you at Rosaryville!
Registration forms can be found on the
table in the back of church. Please fill one
out and drop it off at the church office or
contact one of the men below.
Adoration Partners Needed
We have a growing list of committed
adorers who are in need of a partner
to share their adoration hours.
If you've been thinking about taking
an hour but are unsure that you can
attend it every week, one of these
hours may work well for you:
Sundays at 2PM, 6PM and 9PM
Thursdays at 1PM and 5PM
Fridays at 1AM and 9AM
Saturdays at 10AM and 2PM
For more information or to commit, call
Shelley at 504-909-9991 or email
or
StDominic@Adorat ionServants.org
[email protected].
For additional information please contact:
Norman Madere, (504) 481-0411 or Rick
Valadie, (504) 655-8932.
Do you have a gluten allergy? We now have a
supply of low gluten hosts that the Bishop’s
Conference has approved for use in Catholic
liturgies. Please advise the priest or deacon
before the Mass you attend that you would like
to receive a low gluten host and then go to him
for communion.
Please pray for those who have died.
Mary Crosby Brigtsen
If you are unable to attend Mass but
would like to receive Communion,
please call Richard Kethley at 5700260.
4th Sunday of Advent
December 21, 2014
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St. Dominic Parish Thousand Torch Club
Tradition has it that St. Dominic of Guzman’s mother, Bl. Jane of Aza, had a
dream while she was pregnant with Dominic. In her dream she saw a dog with a lit torch
in its mouth, running around the globe, setting the earth on fire.
Since the founding of the Order of Preachers, the image of the dog with a lit torch
in its mouth has been associated with Dominic and his sons and
daughters, the Dominicans, as they seek to spread the fire of the
Gospel to the whole world.
The Thousand Torch Club is one way that you can help in
the mission St. Dominic entrusted to his Order by
supporting St. Dominic School, which seeks to instill that fire in
the hearts of our children.
We are now accepting registrations for the St. Dominic Thousand Torch Club for 2015. The annual membership
fee is $50.00 and we will hold 54 drawings – each of which all members will be eligible to win, regardless of
whether they have previously won! On the first Sunday of each month, we will draw the number of one member
who will receive $1,000.00. On the other Sundays of each month, we will draw the number of one member who
will receive $100.00. On Christmas and Easter, we will have an extra drawing in which the winner will receive
$1,500.00. We will accept a maximum of 1000 members. The proceeds of the Thousand Torch Club will, as
always, support St. Dominic School.
If you would like to become a member of the Thousand Torch Club, please fill out the registration form below
and return it, along with your $50.00 membership fee for 2015 to St. Dominic Rectory. You may drop these off
at the rectory at your convenience, or you may mail them to:
The Thousand Torch Club
St. Dominic Rectory
775 Harrison Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70124-3155
Please select from one to three numbers, between 1 and 1000, as your number for the year. If one of those is
available, it will be yours; if none are available, we will assign a number to you. If you are renewing your
membership and would like to keep your current number, please indicate that on your registration form. (If you
enrolled late this year, your number will remain in the 2015 drawing until your year expires.)
Please enroll me in the Thousand Torch Club. Enclosed is my $50.00 membership fee for 2015.
The first drawing will be January 4, 2015.
My first three choices for my number are (please pick one to three numbers, between 1 and 1000; if none of
these are available, we will assign a number to you.):
1.
Name:
Telephone:
E-Mail:
2.
3.
Use my number from last year
Address:
_______
December 21, 2014
4th Sunday of Advent
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The next movie in the "Faith and Film"
series on Consecrated Life will be
"Doubt" with Meryl Streep and Philip
Seymour Hoffman. It will be shown on
Wednesday, January. 21, at 6:30 PM
in the Rectory Siena Room.
20th Anniversary of
Supper and Substance
Saturday January 24, 2015
7:00 p.m.
St. Dominic Parish School Gym
The Staff of St. Dominic Parish
and the Dominican Friars in
residence wish you all a very
Merry and Blessed Christmas
and a Happy, Healthy New
Year.