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Phone
(337) 948-8789
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P. O. Box 682
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337-945-3265
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337-942-8154
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111 N. Court Street
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“HAPPY TOWN U.S.A.”
205 W. Landry St.
Opelousas, LA 70570
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ST. LANDRY LUMBER
Kevin B. Fuselier, D.V.M.
Tanina M. Fuselier, D.V.M
“We will not
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Dane St. Cyr
(337) 948-7391
Owner
Cell
(337) 344-0469
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Father James Brady, Pasto r
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday Anticipated Mass, 4:00 p.m. • Sunday Masses, 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., & 5:00 p.m.
Weekday Mass, Mon. - Fri., 12:05 p.m., • Saturday Mass, Valentin Hall Chapel, 8:00 a.m.
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Our Parish
Parish Office Hours
Monday-Thursday
Friday
8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
8:30 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.StLandryCatholicChurch.org
Blog: StLandryCatholicChurch.blogspot.com
Twitter: @StLandryCath
Facebook: facebook.com/SaintLandryCatholicChurch
Anointing of the Sick: Call Office
Matrimony: Call Office at least six months before planned
wedding.
Our Parish Life
Pastoral Staff
Pastor
Father James Brady
942-6552
In-Residence
Msgr. Louis Melancon
942-3134
Deacons
Deacon John Miller
Deacon Sammy Diesi
Deacon Dwayne Joubert
942-2911
948-1068
308-0001
Bookkeeper/Secretary
Lois Joubert
Secretary
Priscilla Guidroz
Pastoral Council
Trustees
Dr. Edward Moise
Yvonne Normand
948-8562
308-3474
Finance Council Chairman
Dwight Ledoux
942-6732
Elected Members
Dirk Boudreaux, Chairman
Lori Briggs, Vice Chairman
Carrol Lafleur, Secretary
Kenneth Moreau
Sharon Ortego
Howard Fournier
Charles Roy
Sacraments
Reconciliation: Monday – Friday 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Saturday 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Baptisms: Parents should contact the parish office at least
two months before the baby is born to schedule a baptism
interview.
Adult Education (RCIA) Deacon Miller
Altar Servers-Deacon Dwayne Joubert
Altar Society-Yvonne Normand
Catholic Daughters-Yvonne Normand
Choir-John Poirier (10:00am)
Curt Miller (5:00pm)
Coffee Social-Deacon John Miller
Come Lord Jesus-Lois Joubert
Diocesan Victim Assistance Coordinator
942-2911
308-0001
308-3474
308-3474
577-6466
550-0078
942-2911
942-6552
Sister Kathleen Farrelly O. CARM, CSW,SSWS
298-2987
Extraordinary Ministers of Communion
Martha Moise
First Friday Adoration-Ben Pitre
Knights of Columbus-Charley Roy
Ministers of the Word-Irene Soileau
Ministry to the Bereaved-Lois Joubert
Ministry to the Shut-InsPastoral Outreach –
Deacon Sammy Diesi
Pro-Life Coordinator
Safe Environment Coordinator
Ushers - Wayne Benson
Web Administrator-Andrew Guidroz
[email protected]
948-8562
543-6032
942-9701
948-8873
942-6552
942-6552
942-6552
948-1068
942-6552
942-6552
948-4291
942-6552
PARISH VISION STATEMENT
(A vision statement helps to define what we strive to be and
gives life to the mission statement.)
942-7920
594-9870
948-6130
948-3170
942-9288
948-8850
948-8052
SANCTUARY LIGHT
CHURCH: Safe & spiritual travel for those going to DC
for the March for Life
CHAPEL: For all administrators; principals; teachers;
support staff and students of Catholic Schools
St. Landry Catholic Church Parish is the place where parishioners
can find a connection to God, and guidance for their life’s journey;
it is a spiritual home where this can become reality.
PARISH MISSION STATEMENT
(A mission statement describes who we are, what we do and whom
we serve.)
We, the family of St. Landry Catholic Church, exist to
continually serve through interaction and involvement imitating
the love and compassion of Jesus Christ.
GROUP V
GROUP I
ALTAR SOCIETY
Gwen Fruge
January 24, 2015
Lois Joubert
January 31, 2015
Volume 64, No. 03 SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME January 18, 2015
PASTOR’S CORNER:
Next weekend, we begin Catholic Schools Week, a national celebration of
Catholic Education particularly celebrating our Catholic Schools. The kick-off
for the week will be at our 5pm Sunday Mass next weekend, at which time
students at Opelousas Catholic will provide the music. We hope you are able to
attend! Each of our children has a right to a Catholic Education, and this takes
several forms: in our Catholic Schools; in home-schooling; and in CCD
programs. During Catholic Schools week, we especially celebrate the gift that
AIC and Holy Ghost Schools have been to our community, and that Opelousas
Catholic continues to be to our community.
Now is also a good time to remember that the first and primary educators of our
children are parents. Proper education of children is both the right and
obligation of parents. It is important that parents transmit to their children by
both word and deed the faith that was handed down to them. Especially
important is the teaching by "deed," that is, by example. No matter what is said
or taught about our faith, if there is not a serious and committed effort to
practice the faith to go along with the words, the message will be undercut or not
taken seriously by our children. Children may hear what is said, but they more
closely watch what is done. Good parenting requires both, so let us make it our
resolve to give both to our children!
The End of an Era at Opelousas Catholic: Mr. Perry Fontenot
As you may have noticed, a few weeks ago we had a bulletin insert regarding the
principal's position at Opelousas Catholic. The Chancellor of Opelousas
Catholic, Msgr. Keith DeRouen, asked that all the local parishes include in their
bulletin a notice of job opening for that position because after some 14 years of
service Mr. Perry Fontenot, our current principal, has decided to retire at the end
of this semester. Mr. Fontenot began his tenure at a time when Opelousas
Catholic was struggling in many areas (as were many private schools), and he
has worked diligently over his time as principal to help OC grow and
prosper. He has been devoted in his service to Opelousas Catholic and its
children and families. He has also been most gracious and pleasant to work with
in my time as pastor here. There is no doubt that he leaves Opleousas
Catholic in better shape than it was when he arrived, and we are very grateful for
his leadership, stewardship and service to our community. We wish Mr.
Fontenot good luck in any future endeavors he may have, and if you get a
chance over the next few months, be sure to thank him for his service!
Father James Brady
Pope Francis’ Intentions for January
UNIVERSAL: PEACE That those from diverse
religious traditions and all people of good will
may work together for peace.
EVANGELIZATION:CONSECRATED LIFE That in
this year dedicated to consecrated life, religious
men and women may rediscover the joy of
following Christ and strive to serve the poor with
zeal.
Offertory Collection
11 January,2015
Regular
$9513.05
St. Landry Maintenance/Repair
260.00
Poor
36.00
Opelousas Catholic Foundation
10.00
Bishops Services Appeal
2827.99
TOTAL
$12,647.04
Weekly Average
$11,944.68
Weekly Goal
$8250.00
Second Offertory Collection
18 January 2015
Opelousas Catholic Foundation
Second Offertory Collection
25 January 2015
Latin America
REMINDERS OF THE WEEK
Monday, January 19
OFFICE CLOSED
6:00pm
Rosary at Monument
Tuesday, January 20
6:00pm
Come, Lord Jesus/Fr. Brady
Wednesday, January 21
5:45am
5:15pm
This Man Is YOU!
Come, Lord Jesus/Lois
Thursday, January 22
8:40pm
5:30pm
5:30pm
All School Benediction
Youth Choir Practice
st
1 Penance Class
Saturday, January 24
8:00am
Mass in Valentin Chapel
Saturday, January 25
3:45pm
High School & Confirmation
Class
READINGS FOR FAITH SHARING
25 January 2015
See page 104 in Missal
Reading I
1 Samuel 3:3b-10, 19
Speak, Lord, for your servant is
listening.
Psalm 40
“Here am I, Lord; I come to do your
will.”
Reading II
1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a, 17-20
Your bodies are members of Christ.
Gospel
John 1:35-42
They saw where he was staying and
they stayed with him.
Today’s readings are clearly about God’s call
and the human response. In the first reading, young
Samuel is learning what God’s voice sounds like. In
the Gospel, the disciples respond to Jesus’
invitation, “Come and see.” As we listen to these
readings, what can they tell us about how God is
calling us? How do we respond to God’s invitation?
PRAY FOR OUR SEMINARIANS
1. Ben Pitre
2. Paul Lombas
3. Cade LeBlanc
4. Matthew Pitre
5. Carlos Lucito
St. Landry, Opelousas
St. Anthony of Padua, Eunice
St. Thomas More, Eunice
St. Thomas More. Eunice
Our Lady Queen of Angels,
Diocese of Baton Rouge
6. Marquis Simon
Immaculate Conception
Lebeau
7. Christopher Vidrine Sacred Heart, Ville Platte
8. Michael Vidrine
St. John, Melville
Father, in your plan for our salvation you
provide shepherds for your people. Fill your
Church with the spirit of courage and love.
Pray for a Priest Each Day
Sunday, Jan. 18
Monday, Jan. 19
Tuesday, Jan. 20
Wednesday, Jan. 21
Thursday, Jan. 22
Friday, Jan. 23
Saturday, Jan. 24
Rev. Floyd Calais
Rev. Corey Campeaux
Rev. Joseph Campion
Bishop Dominic Carmon
Rev. Clair Cazayoux
Rev. Michael Champagne
Rev. Gregory Chauvin
MASS INTENTIONS
Saturday, January 17
4:00pm
Barbara (Bobbie) Mouton,
Leroy Soileau and Jenny Hardy, Stephen
Sebastien, Aleus Credeur, Jr., Carolyn M.
Bertrand, Robert (Bob) Chachere, Jeanette
Lalonde, Toby and Winnie Lalonde, Lester and
Mable T. Gautreaux, Anna Nhiem Pham Do,
Winnie, Steve, Ronnie, Dusty Ardoin, J. F.,
Vickie & Glenn Vidrine
Sunday, January 18
8:00am
Souls in Purgatory, Amar, Maryina
& A. B. Courvelle Sr.; Bryce Boullion (BD),
Sylvain & Lurline Fontenot, Marcel and Patricia
LeBlanc, Arthur & Eva Fontenot, Bernel
Fontenot, Martin J. St. Amand, Youle, Therese &
John Ray Fontenot, Willard Andrepont,
Gertrude A. & Alvin Marks
10:00am
Ezra & Velma Martin and Denise
Hull, Joyce B. LaGrange & M/M Emillian Bodin,
Jules Olivier, Nita & J. Y. Bordelon Sr., Richard
Soileau, Joseph Ernest Prather Sr., Murphy
Guillory, Irl White, M/M Lee Martin & Loray
Martin Bertrand, Ester Duplechain; A. C.
LaGrange & Martin Kelly, Ruby Gautreaux,
Marty Ortego & Family, Jonathan (Jon) Martin
5:00pm
Wilson & Michael Abshire, Harold
Savoy and Alveirda Gros, Fields & Voitier
Families, Mitchell Darbonne
Monday, January 19
12:05pm
Nita & J. Y. Bordelon Sr., Winnie
Ardoin (DA)
Tuesday, January 20
12:05pm
Nita & J. Y. Bordelon Sr., Lee,
Kristie(DA) & Vivian Artigue
Wednesday, January 21
12:05pm
Nita & J. Y. Bordelon Sr., Joseph
Ernest Prather Sr.
Thursday, January 22
12:05pm
Nita & J. Y. Bordelon Sr.
Friday, January 23
12:05 pm
Nita & J. Y. Bordelon Sr., Joseph
Ernest Prather Sr.
Saturday, January 24
8:00am
Nita & J. Y. Bordelon Sr.,
Jacob Joubert (BD)
PRAYER INTENTIONS
Elvin & Gerry Arnaud; Scotty Artigue; John Aucoin;
Marie Auzenne; Bobby Aymond; Eddie Paul Bearb;
Frannie Bellard; Jennifer Bellard; Chad Bellow; Jane
Bertrand; Charles Blanchard; Rada Bono; Melanie
M. Bienvenu; Paula Bienvenu; Gerard Boudreaux;
Phyllis L. Bourque; Deacon and Mrs. Eugene Brady;
Sharon W. Branson; Vanessa Brown; Vincent
Bullara; Belinda Chautin; Linda David; Kathryn
Cosgrove-Richard; Morgan Dabney; Shelton Daigle;
Glenda Darbonne;
Luke DeMatz; Becky Diesi;
Carole D’Amico; Barbara Dopson; Olivia Doucet;
Harriet Doucet; Richard & Nelda Dunn; Vickie
Duplechain; Mayo Dupre; Barbara G. Durio; Leona
Elkins; Tristen Estis; Kevin Fontenot; Raphael
Fontenot; Mona Gossen; Janet Guidry; Ted Guillory
Jr. & Sr.; Gabby Hansen and family; Angela
Hargroder; Benny Hargroder; Didier & Rita
Hargroder; Thomas Higginbotham; David Janet;
Alverez Hertzock; Gunner Hubbard; David Huckaby;
Anna Louise Huval; Winnie Joubert; Toni & Julia
Jumonville; Molly Keating and family; Janice &
Gerald Kidder; Mitchell John Kimball; Charlie &
Joyce LaCasse; James & Anita Lanclos; Murphy &
Virgie Lanclos; Elvie LeBlanc; Barbara W. Ledet;
Bryan Leger; Jody Leger; Doris McCardell; Lilly
McKinney; Robert Marceaux; Malcolm (Slick) Martin
& Mary Ann D. Martin; Lynette A. Mengarelli; Will
Montgomery; Mona Morrow; Grace Morgan; Aubrey
Grace Menard; Brian Ortego; Marty Ortego; Cliff
Owen; Celeste T. Patroni; Ronnie Pitre; Maude
Prather; Mary Quebedeaux; Jimmy & Tim Richard;
Brynn Riviere; Pap Roy; Vonda Savoy; Brian Smith;
Emmadine Soileau; Lou Soileau; Timmy Soileau; Al
Soulier; Dennis Stelly; Dee Stonehocker; Tammy;
Michael Tate; Lydia Terhune; Alex Theriot; Barbara
Thibodeaux;
John
Ted
Thibodeaux;
Nancy
Thibodeaux; Vickie Thibodeaux; Lena Trahan; Baby
Tucker; Karen S. Tweedel; Tobin Venable; Ida
Vidrine; Carl Villery; Jeannine and Jim Wallace; Pat
Woodson; Fred Wyble; Rhonda T. Wyble; Ben
Zerangue
NOTE: It is a Diocesan policy that to put
someone on the Prayer list, you must first have
his or her permission.
ENGAGED ENCOUNTER
Upcoming dates for an Engaged Encounter
weekend are as follows:
March 6-8; April 17-19; July 24-26; Aug. 14-16
all to be held at Acadian Baptist Center.
For more information contact Paul & Carolyn
Trahan at 337-254-8947 or 337-898-9257 or email
them at [email protected]. Also find us on
Facebook at Lafayette Catholic Engaged
Encounter.
CAN-TAB DRIVE FOR ST. JUDE’S
The Opelousas Catholic National Honor
Society is sponsoring a can-tab drive to benefit
St. Jude’s Children Research Hospital.
Begin now filling plastic gallon jugs with
can-tabs. Filled jugs can be turned in to the
school.
Together we can make a difference in the
fight against Cancer.
LOUISIANA LIFE MARCH
Will you march with us to defend the
defenseless? The Louisiana Life March in
Baton Rouge will take place on Saturday,
January 24. If you are interested in riding the
Knights of Columbus bus to the Life March ,
please sign up at the St. Pius X Church office
by contacting Gerald Hoffman at
[email protected] or 337-993-0212. Round
trip fare will be $6.00 per person. Online
registration and payment is available at
http://tinyurl.com/lifemarchbus Deadline for
registration is January 16, 2015.
JESUIT SPIRITUALITY CENTER RETREATS
Silent Individually-Directed Retreats of 3, 5, or 8
days begin on the following dates:
Monday, February 2
Monday, February 23
Monday, March 9
Monday, April 13
Monday, April 27
Monday, May 11
Monday, May 25
Monday, June 8
Monday, June 22
Monday, July 6
Monday, July 20
To register call 337-662-5251 or visit our
website@ jesuitspiritualitycenter.org
CONGRATULATIONS
SEMINARIAN BENJAMIN PITRE
Lafayette Diocese seminarian, Benjamin
Pitre, was admitted into the Ministry of Lector
on January 11, 2015 at the Pontifical North
American College in Rome by Most Reverend
William Murphy, D. D., S. T. D., Bishop of
Rockville Centre, Long Island, New York.
Ben, sponsored by St. Landry Church Parish
in Opelousas, is the son of Benjamin and
Suzanne Pitre
DIOCESAN MARRIAGE ANNIVERSARY
MASS
The Diocesan Marriage Anniversary Mass is
sponsored by the Office of Marriage and Family
Life Ministry, on behalf of Bishop Michael
Jarrell. The Mass is designated for the
recognition of couples who are celebrating 25,
40, 50, 60 or more years of married life. This
year the Mass will be held on February 8th.
Pre-registration is required by all couples
who wish to be recognized during the Mass.
Due to the large volume of participation each
year, only couples who are celebrating one of
the designated anniversary years may register
to be recognized and the anniversary must fall
within that calendar year. No registration is
accepted at the door on the day of the Mass.
Bishop Jarrell will present each registered
couple with a certificate in honor of their
marriage anniversary. Reserved seating is only
available for the couples being honored. A
special reception will be held immediately
following the Mass.
The Mass this year will be held at St. Landry
Catholic Church at 2:00pm and the reception
will be at the Opelousas Catholic School Gym.
Registration will close on January 30, 2015.
For more information or to register please
call 337-261-5653.
ADULT CONFIRMATION CLASS
St. Landry Catholic Church will begin an adult
Confirmation class on Monday, January 26th
and continue for eight weeks ending on
Monday, March 23rd, 2015. This class is
designed for those who are 21 and older; have
been baptized; made their 1st Holy Communion
and have no Canonical impediments.
During this time of Lent, what better way to
prepare yourself for a full and complete
relationship with God and His Church? For
those of you who want to be God-parents,
please know that it is required by the Church to
be confirmed and of course those of you who
are planning Marriage or already married,
although it is not a requirement, what a
wonderful way to be prepared for growing your
family into the family of God.
To register for the class, please call the
church office @ 337-942-6552 and know that
there is no cost involved .
Alter Servers, Eucharistic Ministers &
Lectors
January 24
th
th
and January 25 , 2015
Saturday, January 24th @ 4:00pm
Altar Servers: Broty & Kaitie Stelly
Extra-ordinary Ministers of the Eucharist:
Paul & Betty LeLeux and Regena Stelly
Lector: Lena Anderson
Sunday, January 25th @ 8:00am
Altar Servers: Leigh Labrie; Beau & Ethan Stelly
Extra-ordinary Minister of the Eucharist:
Ovie McGlothin
Lectors: Christine & Dwight LeDoux
10:00am
Altar Servers: Rachel Briggs; Sarah Joubert & Reily
LaBruyere
Extra-Ordinary Ministers of the Eucharist:
Carl Pitre; Martha Moise & Cindy Prather
Lector: Joshua St. Cyr
5:00pm
Altar Servers: Emma LeDoux; Andrew & Natalie
Broussard
Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist:
Priscilla Guidroz; Glen & Shawn LeBlanc
Lector: Jared Normand
OC CORNER
Tickets are on sale for the February 11th OC
Tasters’ Dinner and Auction event in the
Opelousas Civic Center. Tickets are $35 per
person and are available in the OC Development
Office, Bodemuller the Printer, St. Landry
Homestead Bank, and Piggly Wiggly on Heather
Drive.
Catholic Schools Week (Jan. 25-30) will get
underway with an opening mass at 5 p.m. in St.
Landry Catholic Church on January 25th.
Congratulations to our top Accelerated
Reading students at mid-term: Jordan Doucet,
8th grade; Zachary Walls, 7th grade; Kaitlyn
Carriere, 6th grade; Dylan Doucet, 5th grade;
Jacob Vasquez, 4th grade; and Emily Jesclard,
3rd grade.
YOUTH CHOIR
Practice for our New Youth Choir will be on
Thursday evenings at 5:30pm.
Students in grades 8-12 are invited to join.
Call Father Brady (942-6552) or Deacon
Joubert (308-0001) for more information.
Sanctuary Project Campaign
Acknowledgements
John Donald Carriere
Steven J. Bienvenu, In Memory of Rose Marye Bienvenu
Freida Bordelon, In Memory of Rodney Mayeux and Kenneth
Martinez
Iris Diesi, In Memory of Sal Diesi
Elaine E. Diesi, In Memory of Sal, Betty and David Diesi
Harold Ortego
Michael and Sharon Higginbotham
Mr. and Mrs. Felix Darby Family
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Soileau
Angela Hanson
Gloria Miller, In Thanksgiving for St. Landry Church Workers
Mrs. Curtis Hooks
Linda S. Fontenot
Robbie Sebastien, In Memory of Stephen Paul Sebastien
Carolyn Bordelon, In Memory of James Kirt Cormier
Many Thanks!