ADVENT EVENINGS OF REFLECTION (Fr. Trey and Deacon James)

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1 First Sunday of Advent November 26 & November 27, 2016 ST. JUDE THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH Established Highland Road Baton Rouge, Louisiana (On the Corner of Highland Road and Gardere Lane) St. Jude the Apostle Church, as a Catholic Faith Community, strives to spread the love of Christ by embracing our diversity of God-given gifts celebrated in prayer, sacraments, Eucharistic worship, fellowship, religious education, and service to the local and world community. St. Jude Parish Advisory Council: March 15, 2006 ADVENT EVENINGS OF REFLECTION (Fr. Trey and Deacon James) Due to the flood in August we postponed our previously scheduled Fall Adult Ed series. We are now offering 3 Advent evenings of reflection on Tuesdays led by Father Trey and Deacon James: Tuesday November 29 The Spirit of Advent: How to Wait in a Hurried World Tuesday December 6 A Theology of Suffering: Why Bad Things Happen to Good People Tuesday December 13 On Love in the Family: A Reflection on Pope Francis Book Deacon James Morrissey Tuesday December 20 Traditional Evening Prayer Fr. Trey and Deacon James The Schedule Each Week 5:30pm Mass 6:00pm Talk/Reflection 6:30pm Adoration 7:30pm Conclude Parish Contact Information Parish Office Phone Parish Office Fax School Phone Parish Website School Website Pastor fathertrey@stjudecatholic.org Deacon James Morrissey, deaconjmorrissey@gmail.com Director of Administration Emergencies: after hours, please call and follow the directions given on the voice mail message. Daily Masses Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 8:15am Tuesday at 5:30pm (followed by Benediction and Adoration) Wednesday at noon also Weekend Masses Saturday 4:00pm Vigil Sunday at 8:00am, 9:45am, and 11:30am The Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays from 3:00pm-3:45pm or by appointment

2 Music Ministry First Sunday of Advent Saturday and Sunday November 26 & 27, Brothers and sisters: You know the time; it is the hour now for you to awake from sleep. For our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. (Romans 13:11-14) Dear Friends, We have now come to the holy season of Advent. Welcome! Welcome to this time of quiet preparation. In a world of work, busyness, noise, and worry, I know that it is difficult to find much quiet time at all. However, this is what Advent calls us to. As we begin our preparations for the celebration of the birth of Jesus at Christmas, we are encouraged to prepare our hearts and homes for a new coming of Christ into our lives. How could this happen for you and me his year? I have been thinking about it for some time now and invite you to do the same. How can we perhaps take a bit more time to stop, breathe, and rest in God s presence? As one means of assisting us with this, Deacon James and I will be offering 4 evenings of reflection on Tuesdays in Advent. The fourth will include an Advent evening prayer service. Please see the cover of this bulletin for details, and I hope you can join us. Have a great week! Sincerely yours, Pastor Singers needed for Christmas! To sing at 4pm Christmas Eve: Contact Amy Geeding, a.geeding@yahoo.com Rehearsal: Tuesday evenings, 7-8:30. To sing at 6:30 Christmas Eve: Contact Louis Benedetto, loubenedet@aol.com Rehearsal: Wednesday evenings, 6:30-8. Come join us for Christmas and stay for the whole year! Membership includes your own personal hymnal and a reserved seat at Mass. Flooded With Love A Morning of Healing Prayer for Flood Survivors In the aftermath of the recent flood, the physical, emotional and spiritual scars from that traumatic experience cry out for healing. This morning of prayer will focus on the healing ministry of Jesus, as recorded in the Gospels, with a plea for His healing ministry in our own lives. The Gospels record 31 instances of Jesus healing various individuals. It is obvious from these healing accounts that Jesus' unconditional love for us impels him to grant us whatever healing we need to draw closer to Him and to serve as his disciples. This Morning of Healing Prayer is co-sponsored by the Archdiocese of New Orleans Retreat Center and the Office of Marriage and Family Life of the Diocese of Baton Rouge. This prayer experience will be led by Fr. Doug Doussan, the resident Chaplain for the Retreat Center. It will be held on Saturday, December 3 rd from 9 AM to Noon in the Parish Hall at St. Jean Vianney Church at South Harrell s Ferry Road. The event is free, but you are asked to call the Office of Marriage and Family Life at (225) to reserve a seat.

3 C a l l i n g A l l C o u g a r s! New student applications for the school year are now available at We encourage prospective parents to attend New Student Open House scheduled for Tuesday, January 24 th at 9am in the Activity Center. Applications may be submitted at that time; the deadline to submit applications is Friday, January 27 th, Children who will be 4 years old on or before September 30 th, 2017 are eligible to apply for our Pre-Kindergarten program; limited spaces will also be available in Kindergarten through 8 th grade. Don t Mention Age D.M.A. Bags for the Homebound -Collection Drive- Please help us in showing our homebound parishioners how much our parish community cares about them! Members of our D.M.A. Ministry are collecting items to place in gift bags for the Advent/Christmas season to deliver to these parishioners. Date of Collections: Weekends of December 3rd/4th & 10th/11th Bring your item(s) and place in the designated bin in the church narthex Suggested Items (Please donate new/never used items only) Toiletries (shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, toothbrush, hand lotion, disposable razor, bath powder, bath salts, sanitizing wipes, bath soap, etc.) Microwave Popcorn Lap desk Sugarfree Drink Mixes/Tea Candies/Sugarfree Candies Puzzles Kleenex/Purse size Kleenex Find-A-Word Booklets Small packaged cookies/crackers Diabetic socks (men & women) Gloves 2017 Calendar #igivecatholic Campaign The Diocese of Baton Rouge is participating in a program called #igivecatholic. For 24 hours beginning at midnight on November 29, Catholics will be able to support their favorite church parish, school or charitable organization by visiting the igivecatholic.org home page and clicking on a specific ministry listed to make a donation. For information, visit igivecatholic.org. The link can also be found on St. Jude s homepage, stjudecatholic.org.

4 ST. JUDE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST INTENTIONS The Liturgy Intention Book is now open for the scheduling of Liturgies for next year, If you wish to schedule a Liturgy, please fill out the Liturgy Intention form below, including name, address and telephone number. Please list the date/time preferred. We will try to schedule to the best of our ability in the order in which they are received. Please return this form to the Parish Office or drop it in the collection basket. The lower portion of this form will be mailed to you after your Liturgy Intentions have been scheduled. The 4:00 PM Liturgy on Saturday is a multiple intention Liturgy (more than one request offered for this Liturgy). Liturgies on Sunday are for 8:00 AM, 9:45 AM and 11:30 AM. Please keep the number of names to a minimum per Liturgy scheduled. The stipend is $5.00 per Liturgy and Liturgies are limited to 4 per family, 2 on weekend/2 on weekday. This limitation is in order to honor as many request as possible. Intentions are subject to change LITURGY INTENTIONS Date Time Intention Requested By: Name, Address & Zip St. Jude 2016 Christmas Giving Tree Join in the true spirit of Christmas by spreading Christ gift of love with an outreach to the underprivileged in our area. Our 2016 Giving Trees will be up near the entrances to the Church by November 19 th -20 th. The trees hold ornaments that represent needy families in our church parish and community area. Each ornament has a particular family number and a gift wish. If you participate in the Giving Tree project, PLEASE follow the instructions listed below: Take one or more ornaments off the tree beginning November 14th. Purchase the item listed on the ornament. (The gender of the recipient is listed, followed by his/her age.) Wrap the gift and tape the ornament firmly on the outside of the package for identification and sorting. Bring the wrapped gift or gifts to the church office or place them under the Christmas trees in the church before Masses by December 5th. ***Very, very important!*** Please do not take an ornament if you cannot purchase the gift and DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN TO TAKE ORNAMENTS WITHOUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE. Although we sincerely appreciate your desire to help, we have a large number of gifts NOT TURNED IN every year. (But the ornaments had been taken.) All gifts must be submitted no later than the morning of Monday, 12/5. Thank you! Phone Number: Please send a card to: ***Please, please be prompt so that we know if any gift request has not been filled. Thank you for your sacrifice and loving support of this annual program.***

5 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27 No Scheduled Events 2:00 pm Private Baptism - Church MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28 4:30 pm St. Vincent de Paul - Hall 6:00 pm St. Vincent de Paul Business Mtg - Hall 6:00 pm Bible Study - MB TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29 8:15 am School Grade Mass - Church 6:30 pm 11:30 Choir Practice - School Music Room WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30 6:00 pm Diaconate Formation - MB 6:00 pm High School PSR - School 6:15 pm K-8 PSR - School 6:30 pm 9:45 Choir Practice - Church THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1 1:00 pm Come Lord Jesus - Church 6:30 pm RCIA - MB FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2 READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Is 4:2-6; Ps 122:1-9; Mt 8:5-11 Tuesday: Is 11:1-10; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17; Lk 10:21-24 Wednesday: Rom 10:9-18; Ps 19:8-11; Mt 4:18-22 Thursday: Is 26:1-6; Ps 118:1, 8-9, 19-21, 25-27a; Mt 7:21, Friday: Is 29:17-24; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Mt 9:27-31 Saturday: Is 30:19-21, 23-26; Ps 147:1-6; Mt 9:35 10:1, 5a, 6-8 Sunday: Is 11:1-10; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17; Rom 15:4-9; Mt 3:1-12 7:30 am School Donuts and Devotion - MB 8:00 am FLM Set - up - Hall SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3 8:00 am FLM Set - up - Hall SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4 8:00 am FLM Christmas Event - Hall 9:45 am Children s Liturgy of the Word - MB 9:45 am Sunday School - School 9:45 am Nursery - MB 113 4:00 pm Cub Scouts - Hall 6:00 pm Boy Scouts - Hall All of us are called to respect life and care for it. * Pope Francis, July 27, 2016 World Youth Day For Prayer Request, Call our Prayer Line, or MASS INTENTIONS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28 8:15 am Helen Dugas TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29 5:30 pm Herbert Bush, Jr. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30 8:15 am For the People 12:00 Noon Joyce Roy THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1 8:15 am For the People FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2 No Mass SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3 4:00 pm Vincent Lank Corsentino Mathis Family Lori, Brandie & Toni Chustz SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4 8:00 am Vincent Russo 9:45 am Christopher Okon Udoh Willie Sebastian Gautreau 11:30 am Jerry Lowe