December 3, 2017 First Sunday of Advent Saint David Catholic Church

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1 December 3, 2017 First Sunday of Advent Saint David Catholic Church 5617 St. Claude Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana Pastor Very Rev. Oswald P. Pierre-Jules, Jr., SSJ, V.F. Parish Dean of St. Bernard Deanery Pastoral Associate: Sr. Teresa Rooney, CHF, Parish Secretary: Nadine Ancar, parish office (504) DRE, Ann Parfaite, Rectory: (504) Fax: (504) Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil 4:30 p.m. - Sunday Morning 10:00 a.m. Daily Masses: Tuesday thru Friday at 7:30 a.m. in the rectory chapel. Novenas: Tuesday (OLPH), Wednesday (St. Joseph) after the 7:30 a.m. Mass. Confessions: 30 minutes before weekend Masses or anytime by request. Mass and Marian Devotion with Rosary: Every 1st Saturday at 8:30 a.m. at Katrina Memorial. ALTAR SERVERS (504) 7Kimberly Mirabin AMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST (Men s Choir) Mirabin, Pres. (504) Irene Young, Director (504) Joseph Frankie Gardner (504) Bereavement & GRIEVING MINISTRY Frankie CCD Ann Parfaite (504) CHARITABLE & SOCIAL OUTREACH Diane Smith (504) Betty Stewart (504) EVANGELIZATION Bertha Ballard (504) FINANCE COUNCIL Albert Cousin GOLDEN CLUB Carol Brown (504) GOSPEL CHOIR/MUSIC MINISTRY Irene Young (504) HEALTH CARE MINISTRY Priscilla Phillips (504) Junior Knights & Daughters of KPC Junior Knights Junior Daughters Kewana Pate (504) KNIGHTS & LADIES OF KPC Knights Ladies/ Lena Blaise ( 504) LITURGICAL DANCE Christine DeCuir (504) LITURGICAL MINISTRY Ann Parfaite (504) MAGNIFICENT WOMEN OF ST. DAVID April Williams (504) MAINTENANCE & BEAUTIFICATION MARRIED COUPLES MINISTRY Lester Kelly (504) MINISTERS OF HOSPITALITY Melvin Pichon (504) PARISH LIFE Paulette Daniels (504) PASTORAL COUNCIL Jada Harris (504) PRO-LIFE /PRISON MINISTRY Hilda Clark (504) RACIAL HARMONY (TBA) RCIA Fr. Oswald Pierre-Jules, Jr., SSJ, V.F. (504) SICK AND HOMEBOUND Joyce Mumford (504) ST. MAURICE REP. Alvin Ard (601) ST. VINCENT de PAUL Terry Claverie (504) UNITED MEN OF ST. DAVID Melvin Pichon (504) VOCATIONS COMMITTEE Christine DeCuir (504) YOUTH &YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY Elijah DISCIPLES (Prayer Group) Patrick Hagan (504) Reynolds (504) Parish Office Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 9:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m.. Pastor s office hours: Tuesday-Friday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

2 Page Two Mass Intentions for the Week of December 3, 2017 December 9, 2017 Sunday, December 3rd 10:00 am Pro-Populo-St. David and St. Maurice Church Tuesday, December 5th 7:30 pm Mr. Calvin Young requested by Linda & Terry Walsh Wednesday, December 6th 7:30 am Special Intentions Thursday, December 7th 7:30 am Special Intentions Friday, December 8th 7:30 am Special Intentions Saturday, December 9th 4:30 pm Bertha A. Lee requested by Family Michael Broyard, III requested by Family Juliana Christiani-Ryce requested by Elaine Christiani The collection and attendance report for November 25th, 2017 and 26, 2017 will be posted at a later time. Celebration of the Sacraments Baptism and Marriage Sat., Dec. 9th: Commentator: Ann Parfaite Lector 1: Christine DeCuir Lector 2: Frankie Gardner Eucharistic Mins.: Bridget Harris, Earline Jones, Stephen Young, Sr. Sun., Dec. 10th: Commentator: Elijah Reynolds Lector 1: Lena Blaise Lector 2: Kewana Pate Eucharistic Mins: Sharon Blair, Eve Brooks, Bernadette Daranda Sacrament of Baptism: First Sunday of the month Form: Child born in Marriage Form: Child born outside of Marriage Forms need to be picked up in the office of the parish. Seminar with parents and godparents to be arranged with the pastor before the baptism. Coordinator: Mrs. Linda Pichon Sacrament of Marriage Pray for our Sick & Homebound Mary Honore, Joyce Costello, Lana Piquet, Janet Thomas, Shirley Martinez, Shirley Williams, Louis Caliste, Jr., Joann Luke, Gilbert Luke, Joseph Caliste, Arlene Craft, Helen Distafano, Doris Claiborne, Avron Washington, Karen Wyseman, Beryl Wingate, Virginia Paul, Lewis Turner, Grace Leonce, Rasheed Picquet, Edith Smith, Armani Fernandez, Saalyiah Leslie, Joycelyn Dugue, Bonnie Condor, Yvonne Sanchez, and Darryl Sanders, Yvonne Lucas, Emma Smith, Arniesha Fernandez, Fabian Ancar, Norma Conohan, and John Wyseman, Octave Rainey, Shane Dave, Belinda Simms, Joseph Simms, Jr., Loretta Walton, David Williams Contact the priest a least eight months prior to wedding date. Advice: Contact the priest before booking a reception Hall. Coordinator: Mrs. Terry Montegut Christmas Poinsettias We are now collecting for the Christmas Poinsettias which will be used to decorate the Church for Christmas. The cost is $10. Please have your envelope in by Sunday, December 17th. Envelopes can be found in the back of the Church. Secretary s Vacation Our secretary, will be on vacation Tuesday, December 5th through Wednesday, December 7th, She will return to the office Tuesday, December 12th.

3 December 3, 2017 First Sunday of Advent Meet The Ministries of Our Church Family. Beloved Church Family, Once again, I thank you for your prayers while we were on Pilgrimage to the Holy Land. As mentioned last weekend, it was a very moving experience for all of us who made the Pilgrimage. It is a trip of a lifetime. This weekend marks a beginning of a New Year in the Liturgical calendar of the Church. We know that the Solemnity of Christ the King marks the end of the year, and the New Year begins with the First Sunday of Advent. I would like to remind you that Advent has a twofold character: A season to prepare for Christmas when Jesus first coming to us is remembered and a season when that remembrance directs our minds and hearts to await Christ s second coming at the end of time. Therefore, unlike Lenten Season, Advent Season is not a penitential time that looks forward to a return of the Lord for judgment but rather a celebration of the Incarnation and only in that light a time of waiting for the parousia. Indeed, the celebration of the birth of Jesus prepares us for the definitive encounter with Him. Moreover, the first coming of Christ began that which the second and final coming will bring to completion. In addition the time of eschotological expectation is stronger in the biblical and euchological texts of the two weeks especially after December 17th. May you have a successful Advent season as we continue as a family to invite Jesus to be born in us. With love and admiration, Very Rev. Oswald P. Pierre-Jules, Jr., S.S. J., V.F. Ministers of Hospitality The Ministry of Hospitality has played such an important role in our church family. The members of the Ministry are the first to greet the people as they are coming in to celebrate with us. We are blessed with such a group of people for both Masses 4:30 P.M. on Saturday and 10 A.M. on Sunday. Indeed, we are so proud of the work of this particular Ministry. We are impressed by the way the members pay attention to what is happening on the Altar during the celebration of the Liturgy. We must not take for granted the challenging task of the Ministry. We will forever remain grateful to all members of the Ministry. The chair-person of the Ministry is a hard working and devoted man: Melvin Pichon St. David Parish Ministry/ Committee Meetings This Week Dec. 3rd: E-Team Meeting after 10:00 a.m. Mass (PH) Dec. 4th: 6:30 p.m. Liturgical Dancers Practice (C) Dec. 6th: 6:30 p.m. Married Couples Min. Meeting (PH) Fr. Oswald on the West Bank Dec. 7th: 6:30 p.m. Bible Study (PH) Dec. 8th: 6:30 p.m. Adoration (DC) 7:30 p.m. Disciples Prayer Group (DC) (C) Church, (DC) Day Chapel, (PH) Parish Hall,, (R) Rectory, SG) School Gym Weekly Scripture Reading December December 9, 2017 Monday: Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm: 122:1-2, 3-4b, 4cd-5, 6-7, 8-9; Matthew 8:5-11 Tuesday: Isaiah 11:1-10; Psalm: 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17; Luke 10:21-24 Wednesday: Isaiah 25:6-10a; Psalm: 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 L Matthew 15:29-37 Thursday: Isaiah 26:1-6; Psalm: 118:1 & 8-9, 19-21, 25-27; Matthew 7:21, Friday: Solemnity of The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Saturday: Isaiah 30:19-21, 23-26; Psalm: 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6; Matthew 9:35 10:1, 5a, 6-8

4 St. David 5617 St. Claude Ave New Orleans, LA Contact: Nadine Ancar Software: Win Vista, Pub 2007 Transmission Time: 11 am Pages sent: 1-3 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:

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