Dominican Friars Province of St. Martin de Porres

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1 fàa WÉÅ Ç v ctü á{ Dominican Friars Province of St. Martin de Porres Pastor: Rev. John G. Restrepo, O. P. pastor@stdparish.org Parochial Vicars: Rev. Peter Damian Harris, O.P. peterdamian@stdparish.org, ext. 203 Rev. Dominic Joseph Colangelo, O.P. Deacon: Rev. Mr. John S. Pippenger Deacon: Rev. Mr. Jody Fortunato Dominicans in Residence Very Rev. Philip Neri Powell, O.P., Prior Rev. Richard Archer, O.P. Very Rev. David Caron, O.P. Very Rev. Thomas Condon, O.P., Provincial Rev. David Keong Seid, O.P. Rev. Daniel Shanahan, O.P. Br. Roger Shondel, O.P. 775 Harrison Avenue New Orleans, LA (504) Fax: (504) Religious Education Coordinator/PSR Mr. John Smestad, Jr., M.R.E Pastor s Secretary: Mrs. Marlene Hug Sacristan: Mr. Joseph Monistere Maintenance Supervisor: Mr. Timothy Todd St. Dominic School 6326 Memphis Street New Orleans, LA Principal: Ashley Lynn Seatter, Ph.D. Assistant Principal: Sr. Marie Jo Lazzeri, S.S.N.D. Special Events Coordinators: Mrs. Mary Arnemann Mrs. Annette Wherritt

2 ADULT CHOIR Timothy Todd Simmons ALTAR SERVERS George Voulgarakis CONTEMPORARIES Beverly McSweeney / CYO John Smestad, Jr., M.R.E DOMINICAN LAITY Dr. John Patrick Jordan EMMAUS RETREAT MINISTRY Men's: Brad Murret / EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Pat Levy EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS/HOME VISITOR Richard Kethley FAMILY LIFE /EVENING FOR THE ENGAGED Deacon John and Linda Pippenger / FINANCE COMMITTEE Fred Yoder FRIENDS OF ST. VINCENT depaul Anthony V. Cuccia HAITI PARTNERSHIP Mark Ripple HOLY NAME SOCIETY Charlie Meaux HOMEBOUND & SICK MINISTRY Deacon Jody Fortunato KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Tony Cuccia LAY CARMELITES Glenda Wire LAY PRESIDERS Charlotte Crusta LECTORS COMMITTEE John Keenan LITURGY COMMITTEE Deacon John Pippenger St. Dominic Church Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Parish Ministries and Contact Persons MEN'S CLUB Dan Crowley MONDAY NIGHT ROSARY Jo-Ann Testa Hebert MOTHER'S CLUB Melissa Kernion Megan Sannino PASTORAL COUNCIL Diana Stieffel PERPETUAL EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Chuck Prieur PRAYER BLANKETS Debbie and Ron Landry PRAYER LINE PSR (Parish School of Religion) John Smestad, Jr., M.R.E RESPECT LIFE Leslie Adams RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) Fr. Peter Damian Harris, O.P ROSARIANS Barbara Cina ROSARY ALTAR SOCIETY Geri Landry, & Mary Reynolds SCHOOL BOARD Jarred Trauth SERRA VOCATION CHALICE Jim and Lisa Musso ST. MONICA PRAYER GROUP Dolores Masson SUBSTANCE ADDICTION MINISTRY (SAM) Mic Hartenstein USHERS COMMITTEE Victor J. Welker WOMEN OF STS. MARTHA & MARY Kelley Hebert YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY Sam Pitre yam@stdparish.org Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil Mass 4:00 PM Sunday Masses 8:00 and 10:30 AM, 12:15 and 5:30 PM Mass care (Babysitting) ages 9 mos. and up during the 10:30 Mass in the Siena Room. Daily Masses and Rosary: Monday through Friday 8:30 AM and 5:30 PM Saturday: 8:30 AM Rosary after each 8:30 AM Mass and M-F at 5:00 PM Reconciliation Saturday 8:00 AM and 3:00 PM and Monday through Friday before each weekday Mass Benediction: Every Friday at 7:00 PM in the Adoration Chapel Matrimony Arrangements must be made at least eight months in advance. Contact one of the priests or deacons of the parish. Baptisms By prior arrangement. Baptism Classes: Contact the Parish Office to register. First Communion and Confirmation The candidate must have at least 2 consecutive years of religious instruction (Catholic school or PSR) prior to reception of these sacraments. Please contact the PSR director for more information.

3 December 17, rd Sunday of Advent Page 3 God of peace make you perfectly holy. Indeed it is God who does the perfecting, not us by our own power. So let us approach the Lord this Advent season with a spirit of hopeful humility, trusting that God alone can make us worthy of welcoming his Son. John answered them, I baptize with water; but there is one among you whom you do not recognize, the one who is coming after me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to untie. - John 1:26-27 There is one... coming after me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to untie. Untying sandal straps was no prestigious job. In the days of John the Baptist, those straps would have been especially unpleasant to deal with. Besides the usual odors that accompany sockless leather footwear, there would have been the grime and dirt from the sandy roads and paths that swirled around the people who went everywhere on foot. Taking off someone s shoes upon their arrival was the task of the lowly servants. So when John says he s unworthy of doing this task for the one who is coming after me, he is putting himself in a very humble position. And rightly so. John realizes that the Christ the Anointed One, the Messiah is so far above him, so far above any of us, that we are truly unworthy of him. Indeed, the Son of God is not just the greatest of men; he is God-made-man and in his presence we most appropriately should bow in humble homage. Yet this God chose to stoop down to our human level and walk among us. He chose to get his sandals dirty. And still today he chooses to allow us to encounter him as a friend and companion. But as John reminds us by his example, this encounter with the Lord is not the result of our own merits or accomplishments. We are sinners who stand in need of Christ s help. But thanks be to God, he is always willing to extend this help to us. As St. Paul says in today s epistle, May the CHRISTMAS EVE VIGIL MASSES 4:00 PM (Children s Mass) 6:00 PM Midnight Mass CHRISTMAS DAY MASSES 8:00 AM, 10:30 AM, 12:15 PM and 5:30PM If you would like to donate to our CHRISTMAS FLOWERS, you will find a special envelope in your packet and in the vestibule. Please place the name of the person you wish to remember on the envelope. This envelope may by placed in any collection. A Mass will be celebrated for all who participate. PARISH SUPPORT DECEMBER 3, 2017 Envelopes $ 9, Loose $ 5, Maintenance $ ACH December 4 $ 8, Retirement for Religious $ 4, Immaculate Conception $ Christmas Flowers $ Christmas $ $30,118.23

4 December 17, rd Sunday of Advent Page 4 MASS INTENTIONS WEEK OF DECEMBER 16-22, 2017 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16 TH 8:30 AM ST. MONICA PRAYER GROUP 4:00 PM VINCE ROCKY RUSSO (D) MILDRED & JOSEPH LAURENT (D VIRGINIA & SYLVESTER WITTE (D) DEAN LAURENT (D) GILBERT ST. GERMAIN (D) FRANK ANNALORO, JR. (D) MARY C. GREENLEE (D) ARLIE A. GREENLEE (D) ARLIE A. GREENLEE, JR. (D) JACOB CAMINITA FAMILY JOHN K. LONG (D) EULA DUFRENSE GLORIOSO (D) YVONNE SCACCIAFERO (D) TILLIE LEBLANC (D) HENRY MERRITT (D) RANDY RUIZ TUJAGUE (D) AGNIESZKA (AGNEEASKA) WNEK (D) SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17 TH 8:00 AM PRO-POPULO 10:30 AM ANNA GIOE & ROCCO TOMMASEO (D) MAE LESTELLE & JOSEPH ALBERT PRIEZ (D) LENA & WHITNEY A. FULTON, SR. & STELLA GENEROSE (D) MICHAEL MCNALLY (FOR HEALING) HARRY MASSON (D) & DOLORES MASSON (L) CHARLIE BONNEMAISON (D) JOHN A. GERRETS (D) PEGGY, JEFFREY & DR. DENNIS JORDAN (D) CHRISTOPHER J. VANDERBROOK (D) MARY ALICE ISENBERG (D) LINDA S. GUASTELLA (D) GEORGE & JEAN MARIE AITKEN (D) JEAN DAVIS AITKEN (D) URBAN LARROQUE (FOR HEALING) HENRIETTA G. VICTOR (L) JUDY BONO (D) SHELIA PROVENZA (FOR HEALING) WELCOME TO ST. DOMINIC We extend a warm welcome to all who attend our church. We hope that you will find our parish community a place where your life of faith will be nourished. We also hope that you will share your special gifts within the community. Your prayers, your presence and your talents are most welcome. Please introduce yourself after Mass. May God bless all of us! Fr. John We welcome the following into our Catholic family. Olivia Jeanette King daughter of Louis Keller King & Monique Arnoult Claire Marie Sens daughter of Paul Ferdinand Sens & Elizabeth Pendergast Stella James Serigne son of Jonathan Edward Serigne & Randi Rousseau 12:15 PM AMOS PAT CRABTREE, SR. (D) 5:30 PM KEVIN ABASCAL (D) MONDAY, DECEMBER 18 TH 8:30 AM AMOS PAT CRABTREE, SR. (D) 5:30 PM JOHN & ENID DIMICELI (D) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19 TH 8:30 AM RANDY RUIZ TUJAGUE (D) 5:30 PM JOHN DIMICELI, SR.(D) WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20 TH 8:30 AM RANDY RUIZ TUJAGUE (D) 5:30 9M DR. GREGORY JOHN CRESSON (D) THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21 ST 8:30 AM LOUISE HYMEL (D) & LEONNA COUGHRAN (D) 5:30 PM AL ZAHN (L) FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22 ND 8:30 AM TIMOTHY BRINKS (L) 5:30 PM ANTHONY & ANNA RIZZUTO (D) Church office will be closed on Friday, December 22 and the following week, and will reopen on Tuesday, January 2. Adoration Chapel will close December 22 at 9:00 PM and will reopen December 26 at 7:00 AM. New Years - Chapel will close December 29 at 9:00 PM and will reopen January 2 at 7:00 AM.

5 December 17, rd Sunday of Advent Page 5 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 THISHIS WEEKEEK JOINOIN US INVITED. For more information call Jo-Ann Testa Hebert at MEN OF ST. JOSEPH meet every Wednesday at 6:30 AM in the Siena Room. For more information contact David Cusimano at , or visit THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION-Wednesday, December 20, 4:30-5:30 PM in church. WOMEN OF SAINTS AINTS MARTHA AND MARY Come spend an evening with other women in our parish! The next WOMM meeting is on Tuesday, December 19, 7:00 PM in the church office Siena Room. We will have a Christmas social and an ornament exchange. Please bring a $5 ornament for the ornament exchange and wear your favorite Christmas sweater. The mission of the Women of Saints Martha and Mary (WOMM) is to provide a community in which women encourage and inspire one another to grow, act and live in their Catholic faith. We hope that you will join us! If you have any questions, you can visit our web site at WOMMnola.com, us at WOMMnola@gmail.com or please contact Kelley Hebert at (504) I know that whatever you ask of God, God will give you. John 11: 22 ST. MONICA PRAYER GROUP will meet every Saturday at 8:30 AM Mass. All are invited to join us to pray for family members who have strayed from the Church. For more information call Dolores at The St. Dominic Spiritual/Inspirational Book Club will have a Books Are Wild night. Read any inspirational/devotional book that interests you, then when we meet on Thursday, January 25, 7:00 PM at Barbara Murphy's house, 6633 Memphis St., tell the group about it. For more information call Kathleen Puglia, ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY ST. DOMINIC PARISH FAMILIES. Please find the St. Dominic Christmas Envelopes at the ends of the pews. Last year was very successful due to your donations. We were able to bring Christmas Cheer to 5 families equaling 23 family members. Please be as generous as possible. Place your envelope in the basket or bring to the church office. Deacon John Pippenger Please pray for the repose of the soul of: Leanora Bonnivard Nuss

6 December 17, rd Sunday of Advent Page 6 RIGHT TO LIFE MINISTRY NEWS New Orleans Right to Life's 19 th annual Proudly Pro-Life Award Dinner will be held Thursday, January 11, 2018, at Chateau Country Club in Kenner. Cocktails are at 6:00 PM.; the dinner begins at 7:00 PM. This year's recipients of the Proudly Pro-Life Award is John Smestad Jr., former Executive Director of the Archdiocesan CYO / Youth and Young Adult Ministry Office and current Director of Pastoral Planning for the Archdiocese of New Orleans. CD s from Augustine Institute are located in the vestibule of church. Kindly donate or make checks payable to the parish. Please consider sharing your CD once you've listened to it! Contact Peg Kenny to purchase tickets: ; peggyfkenny@yahoo.com MEN S EMMAUS RETREAT JANUARY 19 Put aside the hustle and bustle of daily life and attend the men s Emmaus retreat the weekend of January The retreat is held at Rosaryville Spirit Life Center and retreat house in beautiful, peaceful Ponchatoula, Louisiana. The retreat is based on the scripture passage The appearance on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24: 13-35) and is an uplifting experience that has a profound effect on men s lives. The retreat begins at 5:00 PM Friday and ends after the 5:30 PM Mass on Sunday. Round trip transportation is provided from St. Dominic Church. Please don t ignore this opportunity but pray on it instead. Something special definitely awaits you at Rosaryville! Registration forms can be found in the pamphlet racks in the vestibule of church. Please fill one out and drop it off at the church office or contact one of the men below. Please contact the following men for additional information: Norman Madere, (504) or Rick Valadie, (504) or Jim Musso, (504) Matt Maher, an internationally acclaimed Christian singer, song-writer, and eighttime Grammy Award nominee, shares the amazing story of his spiritual journey. He emphasizes the importance of forming relationships with others in order to be effective witnesses of the Gospel and help bring about the unity desired by Christ. To find out more about Matt Maher or to purchase his music, visit READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Jer 23:5-8; Ps 72:1-2, 12-13, 18-19; Mt 1:18-25 Tuesday: Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a; Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17; Lk 1:5-25 Wednesday: Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-4ab, 5-6; Lk 1:26-38 Thursday: Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a; Ps 33:2-3, 11-12, 20-21; Lk 1:39-45 Friday: 1 Sm 1:24-28; 1 Sm 2:1, 4-8abcd; Lk 1:46-56 Saturday: Mal 3:1-4, 23-24; Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-10, 14; Lk 1:57-66 Sunday: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29; Rom 16:25-27; Lk 1:26-38

7 December 17, rd Sunday of Advent Page 7 The CYO will have its Winter Retreat from Wednesday, December 27 Friday, December 29, at the Camp Abbey Retreat Center near Covington. The teenagers on the Peer Ministry Team have planned the retreat around the theme: Go For God and includes small group discussions, activities, free time, and the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist. It will be a great opportunity for community-building and faith-building. Check your CYO newsletter or call the director for more information. The last two retreats have had over 90 teens participate each time don t miss this one! Space is limited and Confirmation candidates are reminded that this CYO retreat can meet your Confirmation retreat requirement. The deadline to register is December 20. The CYO will have a service evening bring Christmas cheer to area nursing homes on Saturday, December 23, with a social to follow. Members should check their December Newsletter for details. ST.. DOMINICD YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY (YAM) All young adults, single, married, with or without children, are welcome! December 17 - Mass and Milkshakes: 5:30 PM Mass followed by fellowship and ice cream at Creole Creamery (across from St. Dominic) December 20 - Magnify & Midnight Run: 6:30 PM at Mater Dolorosa. To volunteer with us, sign up at: E9d7vyQJTh16hZf33. A BIG THANK YOU to Father John Restrepo and St Dominic parish for the contribution of the new Yamaha piano/ keyboard (seen on the left side of Church). Also THANKS to the following contributors: The Contemporaries Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of Columbus St Dominic CYO Knights of Columbus Freddy Yoder Music is one of the best gifts ever! Merry Christmas, Lucy Trebotich, Pianist PILGRIMAGE TO FRANCE May 26-June 6, 2018 Fr. David K. Seid, O.P., professor of psychology and a spiritual director at St. Joseph Seminary College, will be chaplain for Proximo Travel s Custom France tour of Paris, Chartres, Lisieux, Rouen, Mont St. Michel, Ars, Taizé, Avignon, Lourdes plus D-Day Beaches, Versailles, the Louvre and much more. Only $4,499 for an allinclusive package from any U.S. airport. For more information and registration, or call (855) or (508) December 28 - Adoration + Praise & Worship: Cancelled due to Christmas holidays. For more information - Facebook: St. Dominic Young Adult Ministry - Lakeview New Orleans; yam@stdparish.org

8 December 17, rd Sunday of Advent Page 8 MERRY CHRISTMAS! (OR NOT REALLY?) Here we are approaching Christmas and then the New Year and this is often a time when out of control drinking and drug use seems to spike. Whether you are the one drinking and/or drugging or the affected family member or friend, come join us to hear about how to manage through the holidays. Our speaker for the Wednesday, December 20 meeting is Cindi Lanza, LCSW, LAC a Board Certified Social Worker and a Board Certified Substance Abuse Counselor. Our speaker will address how to attempt to have healthy interactions between the addict/alcoholic and family/friends. Come out and learn about this and what you can do if this problem is affecting your life or the lives of your loved ones. As usual, we will meet at 7:00 PM in the church office Siena Room. The SUBSTANCE ADDICTION MINISTRY (SAM) is a spiritually based support group for those suffering from or affected by someone else s alcoholism or other drug addiction. We meet on the 1 st and 3 rd Wednesday of each month. For questions or for strict confidential help, please call Mic Hartenstein, Get Closer to the Lord ST DOMINIC PERPETUAL EUCHARIST ADORATION CHAPEL is seeking volunteers for this most rewarding Ministry. Committed adorers serve one hour in prayer and reflection each week in the Chapel with the exposed Blessed Sacrament. Coordinators manage 6 hour blocks and assist the adorers in finding substitutes when they are unable to keep their commitment a certain week. Please see contact information below. Our adoration chapel is one of the few perpetual adoration chapels in the archdiocese. We would like to keep this grace filled ministry alive. Many blessings and graces are poured in the community because of this ministry. But it is in danger of being reduced to part-time adoration. Please help us to fill the hours needed to keep this chapel in perpetual adoration. We have opportunities for Committed Adorers for these vacant hours: Fridays at 10PM Saturdays at 2PM, 9PM & 11PM Sundays at 7AM The Adorers for the following hours would like to share their commitment with a partner: Tuesdays at 8 AM, 10AM, 3PM Wednesdays at Noon & 1PM Thursdays at 5AM & 8AM Fridays at 10AM Sundays at 10AM Benediction every Friday at 7:00 PM For more information or to commit to one of the needs listed above, please chuckprieur@gmail.com or call (weekdays)/ (weekends).

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