December 8th -11th In the Church

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1 December 9, nd Sunday of Advent December 8th -11th In the Church Speaking At All Masses This Weekend - Encountering Jesus Monday 7:00 p.m.- Cultivating Virtues For Our Relationship With Jesus Tuesday 7:00 P.m. - Prayer As Necessary To Sustain Our Growth In Virtue ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST CATHOLIC CHURCH Highway 73, Prairieville, Louisiana

2 Page 2 Parish Office: Fax: Education Center: Fax: Website: stjohnchurch@eatel.net St. John Primary: School Website: PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday Thursday... 9:00 a.m. to 12 Noon & 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday. 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE Applications for assistance with food or utility bills are taken Monday through Thursday mornings from 9:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Food is distributed daily if application is approved. NORMAL MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil... 4:30 p.m. Sunday... 7:30, 9:30, 11:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Monday Friday... 8:30 a.m. CONFESSIONS Saturdays... 3:00 4:00 p.m. & weekdays at 8: 15 a.m. or by appointment ( ) SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Call the church office, preferably in early pregnancy, to register for the pre-baptism program prior to scheduling the ceremony itself. PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK Emergency calls are made as soon as the priest is available ( ). Weekly Holy Communion, when requested, may be brought to the homebound by a Communion Minister. Families are asked to contact the Church Office to make arrangements. Please contact the Church Office in regards to those who are seriously ill or hospitalized. Need a prayer for a special need or intention? Call Linda at or visit the Prayer Line on our website: stjohnchurch.org. St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church A Eucharistic Community Since 1919 We the people of St. John the Evangelist parish commit ourselves to being a warm and welcoming community. We believe it is our mission to: proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ; celebrate our faith through worship, prayer and the sacraments: and serve the needs of our brothers and sisters in the parish, community and world. STAFF Father Jerry Martin, Pastor Deacon Randy Clement, Parish Life Coordinator Permanent Deacon Deacon Claude Bourgeois, Bookkeeper/ Permanent Deacon Lisa Babin, Pastoral Associate Karen Hagendorfer, Business Manager Marlene Bruce, Director of Parish School of Religion Donna Perque, Receptionist/Secretary Ashley Bourgeois, Emergency Assistance Manager/Youth Ministry Linda Riche, Secretary/Receptionist Stacey Villenurve, PSR Secretary Nora Blydenburgh, Housekeeper Tinh Le, Maintenance Ben Pace, Custodian Collections December 2, 2018 General Fund $ 49, Building Fund $ 5, Children s Offering $

3 Page 3 Clergy Corner We are happy this weekend to welcome Fr. Josh Johnson of Holy Rosary Parish in St. Amant to begin our parish mission. Fr. Josh will use the homily at each Sunday Mass to offer the first part of the three part mission. Parts two and three will then be given at 7:00 pm on Monday and Tuesday evenings, December 10 and 11. While Father Josh is celebrating our weekend Masses here at St. John, I will gladly take his Liturgies at Holy Rosary in order to make possible this three part design. As is the case with our spiritual lives, Fr. Josh will begin by examining the many different ways in which we are called to encounter the Lord Jesus within our daily lives. The Scriptures for the Advent Season urge us to prepare ourselves to receive the Lord Jesus ever more deeply at Christmas time. Deepening our awareness of His presence within us is a very timely topic with which to begin this year s mission. Once we recognize, or at least glimpse, the depth of God s love for us, then it is only fitting that we should return, or dedicate, our lives to Him. A key part of making this return gift is to select the virtues by which we enable this response to occur. And so this theme of selecting spiritual virtues will serve as the topic for our part two, Monday evening session at 7pm. During our recent Stewardship of Prayer in November, we also emphasized how important is the gift of prayer when we seek to give our lives to the Lord. As you can easily imagine, prayer is likewise vital when it comes to developing and deepening the very virtues which should enliven our lives. As you can also imagine, the reality of prayer will form a basic topic for our final session on Tuesday. We hope you can join us for all three mission parts. I think this will make a wonderful Christmas gift to yourself. Mass Intentions Week of December 9, 2018 Mon., Dec. 10th 8:30 a.m. Special Intention of Benjamin Elliot; Special Intention of Oneka Watson; Marie Crews; Holy Souls in Purgatory Tues., Dec. 11th 8:30 a.m. Mary Lou Traigle; Joseph Nam Le & Maria Lieu Mai; Kenneth Leary, Sr. Family; Edwin Berthelot Wed., Dec. 12th 8:30 a.m. Marie Crews; Holy Souls in Purgatory Thurs., Dec. 13th 8:30 a.m. Special Intention of Samuel J. Thomas; Ken Sheets Fri., Dec. 14th 8:30 a.m. O. J. & Rosemary Gravois & Family; Al & Sylvia Simon; Marie Crews; Louis Miceli; Kenneth Leary Sr. & Family Sat., Dec. 15th 4:30 p.m. Thomas LaCroix; Lewis Roussel & Leon McGrew, Robert & Hazel Babin; Bryant Hunt Sun. Dec. 16th 7:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Parishioners of St. John the Evangelist L. D. Collins & Audrey Braud; Phyllis & C. R. Mire. Mary Lou Saia; Special Intention of Betty Morgan; Special Intention of Mason Dicharry; Patrick Paul Giroir Holy Souls in Purgatory

4 Page 4 Bishop Duca has asked that, this weekend of December 8-9th, we have a special collection to assist in the ongoing rebuilding of St. Joseph Abbey and College Seminary. In March of 2016 the abbey and seminary campus suffered massive flash flood damage to 30 of its buildings. The repair and rebuilding cost is estimated to be in millions of dollars. For 139 years St. Joseph Seminary has trained countless seminarians for our region. At present the school hosts over 155 students from 22 dioceses in seven states. It is extremely important to our Baton Rouge diocese that St. Ben remain available to our priesthood candidates. After all, Fr. Martin is still hoping to have an associate pastor one day.

5 Page 5 Sanctuary Flower Memorial for the weekend of December 8/9, 2018 Amy Fearheiley To schedule for any available weekend please contact Lisa or Linda at the church office ( ). L. Variani C. Carter J. Anderson Edward E. F. Prabaharan D. Joseph Darlan M. Williams J. LeGranger E. Silva W. Deville J. Forrest B. R. & B Families F. Ventula G. Lanzona J. Rivera A. Robert Al Robert Stephan G. Casey K. Campron C. Melancon Readings for the Week of December 9, 2018 Christmas can be a difficult time of year for some, especially those who may have lost someone recently or who suffer from depression. If you or someone you know may be having a difficult time please remember counseling services are available by appointment at St. Mark Catholic Church in Gonzales. The Licensed Clinical Social Worker is available on Tuesdays. To schedule an appointment or make inquiries please call the main office of Catholic Charities at (225) Monday: Is 35:1-10; Ps 85:9-14; Lk 5:17-26 Tuesday: Is 40:1-11; Ps 96:1-3, 10ac, 11-13; Mt18:12-14 Wednesday: Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Jdt 13:18bcde, 19; Lk 1:26-38 or Lk 1:39-47, or any readings from the Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary, nos Thursday: Is 41:13-20; Ps 145:1, 9-13ab; Mt 11:11-15 Friday: Is 48:17-19; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Mt 11:16-19 Saturday: Sir 48:1-4, 9-11; Ps 80: 2ac, 3b, 15-16, 18-19; Mt 17:9a, Sunday: Zep 3:14-18a; Is 12:2-6; Phil 4:4-7; Lk 3:10-18 Saturday, December 15th 4:30 p.m. 1. Theresa Robbins 2. Emily Marchand 3. Melissa Landry 4. Charlene Davis 5. Jaime Burrow 6. James Bourg Communion Ministers Readers Servers 7. Paul Leeper 8. Ellen Olinde 9. Grace Marchand 10. Tim Goatley 11. Felix Dawson Keith Dahlgreen Annette Lanoux Jacob Weber William Dahlgreen Shawn Millet Sunday, December 16th 7:30 a.m. 1. Matthew Pryor 2. Open 3. Charlotte Taylor 4. Donald Taylor 5. Denyse Englert 6. Linda Mayers 7. Richard Browning 8. Dale Auzenne 9. Darry Parr Fred Ramirez Yvonne Petitfils Don Nguyen Hannah Englert Carter Englert 9:30 a.m. 1. Brian Dupuy 2. Pam Dupuy 3. Cliston Guillot 4. Georgia Guillot 5. Randy Aucoin 6. Kim Aucoin 7. Donna Barbier 8. Donna Dufour 9. Rebecca Acosta 10. Melissa Madere 11. Sheila Braud Terrell King Jeff Rayder Elena Monette Jenna Monette Olivia Monette 11:30 a.m. 1. Gabrielle Husers 2. Marilyn Glindmeyer 3. Darlene Taranto 4. Warran Treadaway 5. Jean Achord 6. Mike Tabiolo 7. Sylvia Triche 8. Ruth Hanson 9. Norma Cardwell 10. Fred Cardwell 11. Jill Bercegeay Trevor Gautreaux Carol Mayeux Luke Husers Jacques Husers Luke Viso 6:00 p.m. 1. Adrianne Legendre 2. Chastity Daigle 3. Todd Daigle 4. Glenn Arton 5. Scott McLin 6. Brette Adams 7. Sandra Gautreaux 8. Rachael Waguespack 9. Julie Signorino 10. Nicole Dunn 11. Christine Wood Cain Merrick Stephanie Boswell Luke Legendre Nathaniel Babin Alyse Daigle

6 Page 6 St. Mark, Gonzales December 11 Most Sacred Heart, Gramercy...December 12 St. Theresa, Gonzales...December 18 St. John the Evangelist December 19 In order to encourage larger attendance for our Advent Penance gatherings, individual Confessions will begin immediately at 6:30 p.m. and there will be no preliminary communal prayer service. We do hope to have a large number of area parishioners join us for each of the four remaining sessions, but we will have several priests available at each location and the lines should move quickly. Please take advantage of our normal Confession times or join us for any of the four remaining weeknight sessions.

7 Page 7 Established by Bishop Stanley Joseph Ott more than thirty years ago, and expanded by Bishop Alfred Hughes and Bishop Robert Muench, the Bishop s Annual Appeal continues extensive outreach and significant ministry under the spiritual leadership of our newlyappointed spiritual shepherd, Bishop Michael G. Duca. Through decades of blessings, the generous contributions of Catholic parishioners like you remain the heart of each effort. Thank you for giving to support the work of the BAA, as we Follow the Shepherd s Lead. Perhaps you ve already mailed your contribution this year. If so, please accept our thanks for your compassionate gift. If you have yet to contribute to this year s appeal, please do so as part of a special commitment service here at St. John the Evangelist Parish this weekend. Offertory envelopes are available for your convenience at the back of church on the ushers counter. At Mass, we will celebrate another opportunity to follow the example of Christ Jesus, who came to seek and to save the lost. What man among you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them would not leave the ninety-nine in the desert and go after the one until he finds it (Lk 15:4)? With so many in our community who are lost and hurting, each of them in need of God s love, your contributions are certain to honor the Lord Jesus and direct others to Him. Join your fellow parishioners and rejoice in the work of essential ministries like those you support through your giving. For additional information concerning the impact of your generosity, please visit and read about the great work you sustain.

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