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
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
Dominicans in Residence
Daniel Shanahan, O.P., Prior
St. Dominic School
Richard Archer, O.P.
Richard Bontempo, O.P.
6326 Memphis Street
Victor Brown, O.P.
New Orleans, LA 70124
David Caron, O.P.
482-4123
Thomas Condon, O.P.
Principal: Adrianne M. LeBlanc
Philip Neri Powell, O.P.
Assistant Principal: Sr. Marie Jo Lazzeri, S.S.N.D.
David Keong Seid, O.P.
Special Events Coordinator: Pam McKay Falter
Roger Shondel, O.P.
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.
February 1, 2015
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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and to set us free, both through his teachings
passed on to us in the Bible and in the Church,
and through his action in our lives. We only need
to follow his lead.
All were amazed and asked one another, "What is this?
A new teaching with authority. He commands even the
unclean spirits and they obey him." His fame spread
everywhere throughout the whole region of Galilee. Mark 1:27-28
"The people were astonished at his
teaching, for he taught them as one having
authority and not as the scribes." Jesus was
doing something different. His teaching was
new, fresh, surprising. The Jewish people were
used to the teaching style of their scribes, the
scholars who interpreted the Scriptures and
taught the corresponding laws. The scribes were
legalists by trade, who focused on what was
required of the Jews based on the holy writings.
For them, the law was dominant. But when
Jesus showed up in the synagogue and began to
teach, he was dominant. As the incarnate Son of
God, he spoke with an authority that was
greater even than the religious laws.
And just in case those who heard him
doubted his legitimacy, Jesus proved his
authority by more than words; he cast out evil
spirits. When the people witnessed Jesus
commanding "even the unclean spirits" and saw
that these spirits obeyed him, they were
"amazed" at this "new teaching with authority."
What our Jewish ancestors experienced
is recorded for us to bolster our own faith.
Although we were not there to see these events
unfold, if we meditate on the reality of today's
Gospel story we will also be astonished and
amazed. Jesus is more than a teacher. He is
more than a kind man with an attractive
philosophy. Jesus has power over the spiritual
world! His authority over us is real. And he
exercises this authentic authority for our own
good. He has the power to do away with evil
We will observe the tradition of the
Blessing of the Throats in honor of
St. Blaise on Tuesday, February 3rd.
Throats will be blessed after the 8:30
AM and 5:30 PM Masses.
Congratulations!
Yvonne Blount
of New Orleans was our Torch Club
winner on January 25, 2015.
Please join us in the Rectory
after the 10:30 Mass for
coffee and see who will be the
lucky $1,000 winner of this
week’s Torch Club drawing.
It’s easy to join, just fill out the Torch
Club application found on page 6,
and return to us as quickly as
possible.
MAINTENANCE COLLECTION
We ask you to continue your generosity in
contributing to this collection as the utility
cost for our church is staggering. This
collection will be taken up at all the
Masses next weekend.
February 1, 2015
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time
RCIA PROGRAM
SUNDAY
8:45 AM-10:15 AM
AQUINAS HALL
WEEK OF JANUARY 31-FEBRUARY 6, 2015
SATURDAY, JANUARY 31ST
8:30 AM
CECILA & BRUCE LONGTIN (D)
4:00 PM
February 1st topic: Commandments 7-10
February 8th topic: Prayer
ALINE MARY WEBRE DASTUGUE (D)
MILDRED & JOSEPH LAURENT (D)
SIDNEY JOSEPH BEAULIEU, JR. (D)
VINCE “ROCKY” RUSSO (D)
BONNIE SCHULTZ & FAMILY (L&D)
NANCY BALLAS (D)
MARY ELLEN CROSBY BRIGTSEN (D)
SPECIAL INTENTION
ALL ARE INVITED
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1ST
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)
TRUDY BECNEL (D)
ELLEN P. COMEAUX (D)
SHEILA & RAY NEWTON (L)
MELISSA DRAGON (L)
MAE LESTELLE & JOSEPH ALBERT PRIEZ (D)
GILBERT ST. GERMAIN (D)
12:15 PM
DANNY RICCA (D)
5:30 PM
KEVIN ABASCAL (D)
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The
CYO
will have its Mass & Monthly
Meeting with 5:30 PM Mass in St. Dominic
Church and a meeting in the gym from
6:30 - 8:00 PM on Sunday, February 8th.
Presentations will include information on the
2015 summer and mission trips. We hope to
see all members there; all interested teens
are invited
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2ND
8:30 AM
CLINTON RAY NEWTON (D)
5:30 PM
ANTHONY & ANNA RIZZUTO (D)
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD
8:30 AM
CHARLES & CLEO ZIMMERMAN (D)
5:30 PM
KRISSY & GARRETT HEIDINGSFELDER (FOR HEALING)
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH
8:30 AM
EMMA MARY HUMBRECHT (D)
5:30 PM
VIRGINIA & SYLVESTER WITTE (D)
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH
8:30 AM
SOULS IN PURGATORY
5:30 PM
DEAN LAURENT (D)
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH
8:30 AM
LORENZ FAMILY (L&D)
5:30 PM
JOHN & ENID DIMICELI (D)
NEW BIBLE STUDY - THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW
Please plan to join us on February 3, 10,
24 and March 3, 10, & 24 at 7:00 PM in
the School Cafeteria for a bible study on
the Gospel of Matthew presented by John
Fitzmorris.
February 1, 2015
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time
MONDAY NIGHT FATIMA ROSARY
GROUP will meet this Monday at the
home of Jo-Ann & James Hebert, 735
Jewel St. at 6:45 PM. All are invited.
For more information call Rose Testa at
288-0717.
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Statements of Contribution are
now available for pick up at the rectory,
Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM –
4:00 PM. This information comes from the
use of envelopes and ACH deposits.
B IBLE S TUDY -T HE G OSPEL OF
MATTHEW, Tuesday, February 3rd, 7:00 PM
School Cafeteria. All are welcome.
MEN OF ST. JOSEPH meet every Wednesday
at 6:30 AM in Aquinas Hall. For more
information contact David Cusimano at
504-343-7229, or visit www.MenOfStJoseph.com.
ST. MONICA PRAYER GROUP will meet on
Wednesday, February 4th, 5:30 PM Mass.
For more information call Marilyn Turner at
828-2291.
MOTHERS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN meet with
their children in the Rectory every
Thursday from 10:00 AM til noon. For
more information contact Brittany Huling
at [email protected].
PLEASE PLAN TO JOIN US for MASS on
Thursday, February 5th, at 7:00 PM in
the ADORATION CHAPEL. Besides offering
thanksgiving for all that we have, Mass
will be offered for all of the intentions that
have been requested.
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.
We welcome the following into our Catholic
family.
Hayes Michael Schaefer son of
Leo Schaefer, Jr. & Stephanie Lynn Cheralla
Joseph Charles Somers son of
Sean Charles Somers & Heather Anne Silbernagel
THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!
To Father Mike, Miss LeBlanc, Parish and
School Staff, The members of the St. Dominic
Family Advisory Board, Knights of Columbus
#3729, CYO and to all who attended the 20 th
Anniversary of Supper and Substance at
St. Dominic Parish, thank you for making it a
hugh success.
Deacon John Pippenger
If you wish to have flowers placed on the altar
in memory of a loved one, please call Beverly
Biondo or Pat Lassalle at 482-8807. Cost $50
per arrangement.
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February 1, 2015
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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.
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:
_______
February 1, 2015
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time
St. Dominic Parish
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration
Chapel
Listed below are our current needs.
Committed Adorers are needed for the
following hours:
Tuesdays at 3 PM
Saturdays at 1 PM
Saturdays at 2 PM
Saturdays at 4 PM
Saturdays at 5 PM
WE HAVE WONDERFUL PEOPLE WHO
WILL SUB FOR YOU
IF YOU CANNOT MAKE YOUR HOUR!
Partner Adorers Needed
The Committed Adorers for the
following hours are requesting
partners:
Sundays at 6 PM
Thursdays at 5 PM
Fridays at 1 AM and 9 AM
Saturdays at 10 AM
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Covered in prayer: Prayer Blanket
Ministry
Prayer Blankets… relief to the
suffering … peace to the fearful
The Prayer Blanket Ministry here at St. Dominic
is thriving. Though most of you have heard of
this ministry, we want to remind you about its
benefits and opportunities to help. At the Masses
on the first weekend of each month, the
celebrant blesses special blankets, which were
made by volunteers and laid over the altar rail.
Then at the end of all of the Masses, the
congregation is invited to pray over the blankets
as they leave the church. This is your first
opportunity to help.
Please, Come up to the altar rail
after Mass and say a special prayer
for the ill who will receive the
blankets.
A blanket and a special prayer card will then be
given to parishioners who request them for
someone who is physically, emotionally or
mentally ill. A blanket can be for anyone, not
just parish members. Next opportunity: think
about someone who would benefit from such a
gift and request one!
WE ALSO WELCOME ANYONE WHO IS
WILLING TO COMMIT TO AN HOUR ON
A TEMPORARY OR OCCASIONAL BASIS.
OR, PERHAPS TWO OR MORE PEOPLE
COULD GET TOGETHER AND SHARE
SOME OF OUR AVAILABLE HOURS.
We are grateful that this ministry has been
sustained by donations of time, talent, and
materials. There are more opportunities. If you
want to donate your time and talent to make
blankets but don't have the material, we can
provide that for you. If you have material but
don't sew, we welcome your material donation.
In other words, anyone can get involved in this
ministry!
For more information or to commit,
call Shelley at 504-909-9991or email
[email protected]
In order to request a blanket, volunteer to help
make blankets, or donate materials, please
contact Debbie or Ron Landry at 488-6003.
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The ARCHDIOCESAN GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY celebration will take place on Sunday, June
14, 2015, 3:00 PM at St. Philip Neri Church, in Metairie. This year’s celebration
will not be a Mass, but a Prayer Service. Attendance of Mass for Sunday obligation
will have to be met within one’s parish. To register, please complete the form below
and return to the to the Rectory by February 25, 2015.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: Mal 3:1-4; Ps 24:7-10; Heb 2:14-18;
Lk 2:22-40 [22-32]
Tuesday: Heb 12:1-4; Ps 22:26b-28, 30-32;
Mk 5:21-43
Wednesday: Heb 12:4-7, 11-15; Ps 103:1-2, 13-14,
17-18a; Mk 6:1-6
Thursday: Heb 12:18-19, 21-24; Ps 48:2-4, 9-11;
Mk 6:7-13
Friday:
Heb 13:1-8; Ps 27:1, 3, 5, 8b-9; Mk 6:14-29
Saturday: Heb 13:15-17, 20-21; Ps 23:1-6; Mk 6:30-34
Sunday:
Jb 7:1-4, 6-7; Ps 147:1-6; 1 Cor 9:16-19,
22-23; Mk 1:29-39
Please join the Sisters of Mount Carmel
at our Motherhouse for
Open House and Evening Prayer as part
of our celebration of the
Year of Consecrated Life.
420 Robert. E. Lee Blvd, New Orleans
Sunday, February 8, 2015
4:30 p.m. Open House
5:30 p.m. Evening Prayer
St. Dominic Parish
February 2015
Sun
Mon
Tue
1
2
Prayer Blankets
Baptism Class 7PM (R)
RCIA 8:45 AM-10:15 AM (A)
Monday Night Rosary-see
bulletin
School Family Mass
10:30 AM K & 7th grade
Wed
St. Blaise
3
Throats blessed after 8:30 AM
& 5:30 PM Masses
Bible Study-Gospel of
Matthew-7 PM (SC)
Thu
Fri
4
Men of St. Joseph 6:30 AM (A)
CCD CLASSES
K-6 4-5:30PM (A)
7-11 7-8:30PM (A)
Sat
5
6
7
School Liturgy 8:30AM (C)
Mothers w/Young Children
10AM (R)
Adoration Chapel Mass 7PM (A)
Men’s Club Mtg. 7 PM (S)
RAS 10:30 Mass/Mtg. (R)
St. Monica Prayer Group 5:30 PM
Mass (C)
8
World Marriage
Day
9
St. Vincent DePaul 7PM (A)
10
Mothers’ Club Mtg. 6:45 PM (S)
Bible Study-Gospel of
Matthew-7 PM (SC)
RCIA 8:45 AM-10:15 AM (A)
Men's Emmaus 8 PM (A)
11
Men of St. Joseph 6:30 AM (A)
12
School Liturgy 8:30AM (C)
13
Little Flower 4:30 PM (R)
14
Food for the Poor
Mothers w/Young Children
10AM (R)
CCD CLASSES
K-6 4-5:30PM (A)
7-11 7-8:30PM (A)
CYO 5:30 Mass/Mtg.
KC Mtg. 6:30 PM (K)
Fatima Rosary 7 PM (AC)
Men's Emmaus 8 PM (A)
Confirmation Rite of Welcome
HNS Radio Rosary 6 PM
Confirmation Class 7 PM (A)
2nd Collection-Maintenance
15
Food for the Poor
16
No School-Mardi Gras
holidays February 16-20
17
18
Masses 8:30 AM &
5:30 PM
Ash Wednesday
Rectory closed.
Men of St. Joseph 6:30 AM (A)
Day of Fast & Abstinence
19
Mothers w/Young Children
10AM (R)
Men's Emmaus 8 PM (A)
20
Day of Abstinence
21
St. Monica Prayer
Group 8:30 AM Mass (C)
Stations of the Cross 6 PM(C)
Masses 7:00, 8:30 AM,
12:15 & 6:00 PM
22
RCIA -10:30 AM Mass
Dominican Laity 1PM (R)
23
School Classes
resume
Dominican Laity Inquiries 2 PM (A)
School Stations of
the Cross 2:30 PM (C)
Confirmation Class 6:30 PM (A)
Monday Night Rosary-see
bulletin
Pastoral Council 7 PM (R)
2nd Collection: Church in Central &
Eastern Europe
St. Vincent DePaul 7PM (A)
School Board Mtg. 8 PM (S)
24
25
New student registration Parishioners
for 2015-16 school year 8:30 AM (S)
Men of St. Joseph 6:30 AM (A)
Bible Study-Gospel of
Matthew-7 PM (SC)
CCD CLASSES
K-6 4-5:30PM (A)
7-11 7-8:30PM (A)
Book Club 7PM(A)
Confirmation Class 7 PM (A)
Confessions 7-9 PM (C)
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New student registration NonParishioners for 2015-16 school year
8:30 AM (S)
School Liturgy 8:30AM (C)
Mothers w/Young Children
10AM (R)
Lakeview Crime Prevention 6 PM (R)
Men's Emmaus 8 PM (A)
27
Day of Abstinence
Stations of the Cross 6 PM(C)
Parish Fried Catfish
Dinner 6 PM (SC)
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(S) School
(C) Church
(R) Rectory
(G) Gym
(A) Aquinas Hall
(K) KC Hall
(AC) Adoration Chapel
(SC) School Cafeteria