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337-945-3265
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Opelousas, LA 70570
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(337) 948-7391
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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
8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.StLandryCatholicChurch.org
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.
Blog: StLandryCatholicChurch.blogspot.com
Twitter: @StLandryCath
Anointing of the Sick: Call Office
Facebook: facebook.com/SaintLandryCatholicChurch
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
942-6552
Secretary
Priscilla Guidroz
942-6552
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, Secretary
Howard Fournier
Carrol LaFleur
Kenneth Moreau
Sharon Ortego, Vice Chairman
Charles Roy
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-Charlie 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
942-7920
594-9870
948-8850
948-6130
948-3170
942-9288
948-8052
(A vision statement helps to define what we strive to be and
gives life to the mission statement.)
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.
SANCTUARY LIGHT
CHURCH: World Peace
CHAPEL: Special Intention
ALTAR SOCIETY
GROUP V Gwen Fruge
GROUP I Lois Joubert
February 28, 2015
March 7, 2015
Volume 64, No. 08
FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT
February 22, 2015
PASTOR’S CORNER:
This week we begin the season of Lent on Ash Wednesday. Lent is a time when
we reflect on our struggles to follow The Way of Jesus in this life, and we watch
Jesus show us The Way to eternal life so that we can imitate it in our own lives.
I once again look forward to making this Lenten Journey with you.
Lent recognizes the reality that we still struggle in our earthly life despite the fact
that our Savior died and rose from the dead. Salvation is ours, but we still
struggle in this life to be rid of sin and to do good. We will have this struggle our
entire lives. The reason for this is that God will not impair our freedom and make
us follow Him. Our love of God and our neighbor is a choice, and a choice is no
choice if we are not free to make it. In our Fallen Nature, we struggle with
making the right choices. Scripture tells us that we are all sinners, and our sins
always affect us and others negatively. Sin produces our struggle in this life,
whether it be our own sins or the sins of others that affect us, directly or
indirectly.
During Lent, we will have many activities to help with our prayer, our relationship
with God. In this bulletin is an insert for your review containing the many
activities we have during the Lenten Season which provide opportunities for
prayer, study and fellowship. For families, some of these activities are perfect
for a Lenten family activity, such as the Stations of the Cross and the Soup and
Bread Dinner. Other things are more individual. It is up to you to seek to
examine your life and what is needed for increased "prayer, almsgiving and
fasting" in you or your family's life. Finally, please mark your calendar for
our Lenten Parish Mission, which will be given by Mr. Paul George, Campus
Minister at ULL and renowned speaker. The Mission will be on March 9, 10 and
11 at 6pm in the church. Mass will precede the Parish Mission presentations at
5:30pm for those who may not have had an opportunity to attend Mass during
the day.
We hope that these activities can help all of us grow closer to Jesus during the
season of Lent so that we can celebrate the joy of Easter more deeply. In
recognizing our own sinfulness during Lent, we better understand the gift of the
life and death of our Savior, so that in His Resurrection that we celebrate at
Easter we can better appreciate the gift of eternal life despite our
unworthiness. Hopefully, we will then be more open to the promptings of the
Holy Spirit to live better lives! Praise to our Lord Jesus Christ!!
Pope Francis’ Intentions for February 2015
UNIVERSAL: PRISONERS That prisoners,
especially the young, may be able to rebuild lives
of dignity.
EVANGELIZATION:SEPARATED SPOUSES That
married people who are separated may find
welcome and support in the Christian community.
Offertory Collection
15 February, 2015
To Be Reported Next Week
Regular
$
St. Landry Maintenance/Repair
Poor
Bishops’ Services Appeal
Opelousas Catholic School
Maintenance Endowment
TOTAL
$
Weekly Average
Weekly Goal
$
$8250.00
Second Offertory Collection
February 22, 2015
Bishops’ Services Appeal
Second Offertory Collection
March 1, 2015
St. Landry Church Maintenance Fund
REMINDERS OF THE WEEK
Sunday, February 22
No Religious Ed. Classes
Monday, February 23
5:00pm
6:00pm
6:00pm
Adult Confirmation Class
Bible Studies
Rosary at Monument
Tuesday, February 24
6:00pm
6:00pm
6:30pm
Come, Lord Jesus/Fr. Brady
Lenten Gospel Study
RCIA
Wednesday, February 25
5:45am
5:15pm
This Man Is YOU!
Come, Lord Jesus/Lois
Thursday, February 26
8:40am
5:30pm
5:30pm
OC School Mass
Youth Choir Practice
st
1 Communion Class
Friday, February 27
5:15pm
Stations of the Cross
Saturday, February28
8:00am
Mass in Valentin Chapel
Sunday, March 1
3:45pm
Religious Ed.-Confirmation
and High School
READINGS FOR FAITH SHARING
22 February 2015
See page 118 in Missal
Reading I
Psalm 25
Reading II
Gospel
Genesis 9:8-15
God’s covenant with Noah when he
was delivered from the flood.
“Your ways, O Lord, are love and
truth to those who keep your
covenant.”
1 Peter 3:18-22
The water of the flood prefigured
Baptism, which saves you now.
Mark 1:12-15
Jesus was tempted by Satan, and the
angels ministered to him.
Our first two readings today are about God’s
covenant with Noah. Mark’s Gospel recounts, in his
typical brief fashion, Jesus’ sojourn in the desert
and his announcement of the kingdom of God. All
we have to do is repent and believe in the gospel--the Good News. As we listen to these readings
today, let us recall our own baptismal covenant with
God (or for the catechumens, the one that you are
about to make this Easter Vigil) and how we
ourselves are repenting and believing in the Good
News of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
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, Feb. 22
Monday, Feb. 23
Tuesday, Feb. 24
Wednesday, Feb. 25
Thursday, Feb. 26
Friday, Feb. 27
Saturday, Feb. 28
Rev. Gilbert Dutel
Rev. Dan Edwards
Rev. Darren Eldridge
Rev. Peter Emusa
Rev. Cyprian
Rev. Richard Fabre
Rev. Kendall Faulk
Father, in your plan for our salvation you
provide shepherds for your people. Fill your
Church with the spirit of courage and love.
MASS INTENTIONS
PRAYER INTENTIONS
Saturday, February 21
Mercedes Henry; Mayo Dupre;
Atwood and Merilynn
Quirk; Anna Nhiem Pham Do; Merilynn M. Quirk(DA);
Eric Ortego (BD); Monique Campbell (BD); Jeanette
Lalonde; Nita & J. Y. Bordelon Sr.; Doris Collins; Lester
and Mable T. Gautreaux; Toby
and
Winnie
Lalonde
James E. Martin; Carolyn M. Bertrand & Stephen
Sebastian; Nola Guidroz; Walfred LeBlanc Sr., Patricia &
Walfred LeBlanc Jr.; Aleus Credeur, Jr.; Carolyn M.
Bertrand; Leroy Soileau and Jenny Hardy; Robert (Bob)
Chachere; James Palmer, Jr.
Sunday, February 22
Lois Harmon; Helen C. & Yves Kidder;
8:00am
Martin J. St. Amand; Sylvain & Lurline Fontenot; Joseph
Ernest Prather Sr.; Bernel Fontenot; Amar, Maryina & A. B.
Courvelle Sr. ; Willard Andrepont, Gertrude A. & Alvin
Marks; Souls in Purgatory; Arthur & Eva Fontenot;
Youle, Therese & John Ray Fontenot; Jimmy Cox
10:00am
Murphy Guillory and family; Joyce B.
LaGrange & M/M Emillian Bodin; Ezra & Velma Martin and
Denise Hull; Anna Nhiem Pham Do; Ester Duplechain; A.
C. LaGrange & Martin Kelly; M/M Lee Martin & Loray
Martin Bertrand; Jonathan (Jon) Martin; Nita & J. Y.
Bordelon Sr.; Joyce and Baby Ortego; Richard Soileau
5:00pm
St. Landry Church Parishioners; Harold
Savoy & Alvierda Gros; Mitchell Darbonne; Fields & Voitier
Families; Wilson & Michael Abshire; Marty Ortego &
Family; Tu Tu & Pap Roy; Lester & Judy LeJeune
Monday, February 23
Nita & J. Y. Bordelon Sr.
12:05pm
Tuesday, February 24
Nita & J. Y. Bordelon Sr.; Jerry Cormier
12:05pm
(BD)
Wednesday, February 25
12:05pm
Nita & J.Y. Bordelon Sr.; Jackie F. Mills;
Linda Artall (BD) & Family; Lee, Kristie, Scottie & Vivian
Artigue
Thursday, February 26
Nita & J. Y. Bordelon Sr.
12:05pm
Friday, February 27
12:05 pm
Joseph Ernest Prather Sr.; Gertrude A.
Marks (BD); Nita & J. Y. Bordelon Sr.
.
ABBEY YOUTHFEST 2015
Parents of Teens interested in attending Abbey
Youthfest, (21 March 2015) should contact
Deacon Joubert no later than 28 February
2015.See
abbeyyouthfest.com
for
more
information.
Elvin & Gerry Arnaud; John Aucoin; Marie Auzenne;
Bobby Aymond; Nela Badeaux; 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; Bailey Byrd; Paula G. Campesi; Angela
Carriere; Belinda Chautin; Lessie Credeur; Linda
David; Morgan Dabney; Shelton Daigle; Glenda
Darbonne; Luke DeMatz; Becky Diesi; Carole
D’Amico; Barbara Dopson; Olivia Doucet; Harriet
Doucet; Richard & Nelda Dunn; Vickie Duplechain;
Barbara G. Durio; Leona Elkins; Tristen Estis; Kevin
Fontenot; Raphael Fontenot; Yvonne Fontenot;
Mona Gossen; Janet Guidry; Ted Guillory Jr. & Sr.;
Gabby Hansen and family; Angela
Hargroder;
Benny Hargroder; Didier & Rita Hargroder; Thomas
Higginbotham; 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; Velma Lalonde;
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;
Anna Lee Ortego; Brian Ortego; Marty Ortego; Cliff
Owen; Celeste T. Patroni; Ronnie Pitre; Maude
Prather; Mary Quebedeaux; Alice Richard; Jimmy &
Tim Richard; Brynn Riviere; Pap Roy; Vonda Savoy;
Brian Smith; Emmadine Soileau;
Lou Soileau;
Timmy Soileau; Al Soulier; Special Intention; David
& Janet Stelly; Michael 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]
JESUIT SPIRITUALITY CENTER RETREATS
ADULT CONFIRMATION CLASS
Silent Individually-Directed Retreats of 3, 5, or 8
days begin on the following dates:
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
The retreat is a “silent one” which is physically
restful and spiritually enriching. You will find
time to relax, to reflect and to pray. There is a
daily rosary, daily Mass, and Stations of the
Cross. There are also several brief spiritual
talks with time allowed for meditation
afterwards. The Jesuits are available for
counseling and confession.
There is no fixed charge for a retreat. An
ANONYMOUS DONATION is asked on the last
day of the retreat.
St. Landry Catholic Church began an adult
Confirmation class on Monday, January 26th @
5:00pm and will continue the classes 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
VISITING THE SICK & INFIRMED
“I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO SAY”
One of the corporal works of mercy is visiting
the sick and Jesus tells us in the Gospel that
whatever we do for the least of our brothers we
do for Him. As a church community, we follow
the Gospel directive to visit those who are
homebound or residents in a nursing home and
for them to regularly receive the Eucharist.
If you have a family member or friend in the
nursing home or who is confined to their
residence and they would like a visit, please call
the office (942-6552) so we can arrange to visit
them.
Many people feel uncomfortable not knowing what
to say, and do around grieving people. This
workshop helps with understanding the grief
process and provides ways to support grievers.
Anyone interested in ministering to bereaved
persons is welcome. This program serves as
training for those who wish to become Hospice of
Acadiana bereavement volunteers.
Mary Lahey, LPC, LMFT will be the presenter, along
with her staff
The presentation/workshop will be held on Monday,
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March 9 at 9:00am at Hospice of Acadiana.
To pre-register or for more information call 337-2321234.
AN EVENING WITH CHRISTOPHER WEST
The Office of Marriage and Family Life is sponsoring
An Evening with Christopher West on March 7, 2015.
The doors open at 6:15pm with dinner at 6:30pm and
the talk at 7:30pm. The evening will be held at the St.
Pius X Life Center, 201 E. Bayou Parkway, Lafayette.
Join us and our speaker Christopher West, author of
“Fill These Hearts: God, Sex, and the Universal
Longing”. The cost for the evening is $50.00 per
couple/ $25 singles which includes your dinner. For
more information or to register, please visit our
website, www.diolaf.org/marriage. Click on Marriage
Enrichment.
MEMORIAL SERVICE
A MEMORIAL SERVICE IS OFFERD BY Deacon
James Davis and Chaplin Staff for those who have
lost a loved one this past year.
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The service will be held on Tuesday, march 10 at
6:00pm in the Hospice of Acadiana Conference
Center.
For more information call 337-232-1234.
Altar Servers, Eucharistic Ministers and
Lectors
February 28th
and March 1st, 2015
Saturday, February 28th
@ 4:00pm
Altar Servers: Joseph & Mark Wilkes
Extra-ordinary Ministers of the Eucharist:
Howard Fournier & Regena Stelly
Lector: Anne Zorn
Sunday, March 1st
@ 8:00am
Altar Servers: Leigh Labrie; Beau & Ethan Stelly
Extra-ordinary Minister of the Eucharist:
Lois Joubert
Lector: Lucy St. Amand
OC CORNER
Let us pray for the O.C. high school students
who will be leaving this week for their “God’s
Hands in Guatemala” mission trip. May God
bless them with a safe and rewarding journey!
Congratulations to Rev. Msgr. Paul
Metrejean who will be recognized at the end of
Thursday’s all-school mass with the NCEA
Distinguished Elementary School Graduate
Award. O.C. is so proud of his lifetime of
devotion to the Catholic Church!
OFFICE OF VOCATIONS
10:00am
Altar Servers: Rene Briggs; Sean Briley; Louie, Noah
& Reid LaBruyere
Extra-Ordinary Ministers of the Eucharist:
Paul Briley; Cynthia Guidry & Mary Joubert
Lector: Catherine Benson
5:00pm
Altar Servers: Emma LeDoux; Emily & Sarah Ortego
Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist:
Marcella Abshire; Priscilla Guidroz & Shawn LeBlanc
Lector: Benjamin Messner
O.C. CORNER
A vocation supper for young men will be held
on Wednesday, March 4 @ 6:30pm at
Immaculata Center in Marian Hall. The deadline
to register is March 2, 2015. For more
information call the Director of Vocations at
337-261-5690.