SAINT PHILIP CHURCH SAINT JAMES CHURCH OUR LADY OF PEACE CHURCH. STAFF: Mr.Stephen Castille Director of Administration

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1 SAINT JAMES CHURCH SAINT PHILIP CHURCH 6613 Highway 18 St. James, LA : phone : fax Office Hours: Mon, & Wed. 7:30am - 2pm Tue, Thur -8am - 3pm Fri. - 8am -11am 1175 Highway 18 Vacherie, LA : phone : fax. Office Hours: Mon-Fri - 9:00am - 12pm OUR LADY OF PEACE CHURCH Pastor Hwy 644 Vacherie, LA :: phone : fax Office Hours Mon-Fri - 8:00am - 4pm CLERGY Rev. Matthew McCaughey STAFF: Mr.Stephen Castille Director of Administration scastille@canecatholics.com Ms. Stephenie Aubert Coordinator of Religious Ed. saubert@canecatholics.com Mrs. Carol Ann Hymel chymel@canecatholics.com Ms Jeanie Hymel frmatthewmcc@canecatholics. com Ms. Claire Amedee camedee@canecatholics.com Mrs. Gretchen Ketchens Rev. Brad Doyle Ms. Julie Chiasson jchiasson@canecatholics.com FOR EMERGENCIES CALL: Parochial Vicar frbrad@canecatholics.com Deacon Ricky Oubre (985) rickyretire@yahoo.com

2 Stained Glass and Other Updates As you read this, I am on retreat near Phoenix, AZ. I scheduled this retreat months ago, and it s hard to break away from all the parish work that needs to get done. I am looking forward to some intense prayer during Pentecost, however, because I had my first Mass as a deacon and my first Mass as a priest on two consecutive Pentecosts. (June 12, 2011 and May 27, 2012) I get to spend this retreat reflecting on these and many other firsts since my ordination. God has been so good to me! Director of Evangelization Position. The problem facing Catholic parishes is a decrease in Mass attendance and practice of the faith in general. Because I hate to reinvent the wheel, I turned to others who have spent much more time on this. I found three books that reflect hours of combined experience: Forming Intentional Disciples by Sherry Weddell, Rebuilt by Fr. Michael White and Tom Corcoran, and Divine Renovation by Fr. James Mallon. Some common themes. First, business as usual isn t going to turn things around. If most families that go through a Baptism, First Communion or Confirmation aren t coming to Mass now, keeping everything the same isn t going to change their participation. Second, we have to bury the false notion that bringing people back to the faith is only Father s job. If this didn t work when we had three priests for three parishes, how can it work if there is one priest for three parishes? Third, if a parish is serious about a culture change, it needs to put its money where its mouth is. This is why I opened up a full time position for evangelization. Evangelization is a fancy word for letting people know the Good News. God s grace transforms lives! If we don t know and/or live this, then it s no surprise that many people aren t coming to Mass. Stained Glass Donation Update. Whenever I proposed the new adoration chapel, one question arose again and again: How can we honor the memory of Fr. Clarence Waguespack who founded the adoration chapel? I think that question was answered after I announced a donor drive to beautify the chapel with stained glass and a parishioner offered to donate the cost of a large stained glass window in his honor. Fr. Clarence had a strong devotion to the Blessed Mother, so this parishioner suggested that donating the large Annunciation window would be a good way to honor Fr. Clarence. Because so many chapel members wanted to have Fr. Clarence honored in some tangible way in the new adoration chapel, I feel it s the right thing to give this parishioner the opportunity to donate the cost of the large Annunciation window before we hold our donor drawing this Tuesday. That means when we draw names for donors, there are still five windows left to donate. Thank you to all those interested in beautifying the chapel. I look forward to my return from retreat! Peace, Fr.Matthew THE HOLY MASS -WEEKDAYS MON TUE WED THU FRI 8am Our Lady Of Peace 8am St. Philip 8am Our Lady of Peace 8am Our Lady of Peace, 6pm St. Philip 8am St. James THE HOLY MASS -WEEKENDS SAT 4pm OLOP 6pm St. Philip SUN 8am St. James 10am OLOP Sacrament of RECONCILIATION SUN 7:15-7:45am St. James SAT 3:00 3:45pm OLOP SAT 5:30-5:50pm St.Philip If you need to go to Confession outside one of these times, please call the office Sacrament of Baptism - Call Office to schedule Sacrament of Marriage - call the parish at least six months in advance before setting date or making preparations Baptismal Seminar - 2nd Thursday of the month at St. Philip rectory immediately following Mass (6:30pm) Call the office to register at least one day prior to the class. Or you can register on the website - PRAYER LINE St. James Enola Matherne Myrna Schexnayder St. Philip Cecile Hymel Our Lady of Peace Marlene Webre TRAVELING CHALICE Bernard and Simone Labat Rudy and Charlene Gravois Flowers and Sanctuary Candles Our Lady of Peace: Sanctuary Candle - In Memory of James Falgoust, Harris Webre, Leonard Falgoust, Sr. & Emile Faucheux, Sr. by Gail & Jimmy Falgoust. Adoration Chapel - Mabel & Gillis Guillot by Dean and Lona Becnel St.Philip: Sanctuary Candle - In memory of Ed Gauthreaux Family by Claire Gauthreaux Angela Becnel Warren by Margaret Herrington St. James: Sanctuary - Raleigh Weber, Sr. by Family

3 EXTRA! EXTRA! EXTRA! EXTRA! Prayer Groups/Bible Study Bible OLOP - 9:15am - June 4, 2018 Under the Mantle of Our Lady Women s Prayer Group - Holy Cross Hall at OLOP Men s Prayer Group OLOP- 7:00am on Saturday, May 26, 2018 Charismatic Prayer Meeting - Tuesdays at 7pm at OLOP Rosaries, Adoration and Novenas The Rosary will be prayed before all Masses at St. Philip and St. James and at the weekday Masses at Our Lady of Peace during the month of May in honor of our Mother Mary. Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help is prayed after the 8am Mass at St. Philip on Tuesdays The Scripture Rosary for Peace is prayed at St. Philip at 5:10pm on Thursdays. Eucharistic Exposition and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament follow the 6:00pm Mass at St. Philip on First Thursdays. Recitation of Rosary at 7:30am at St. James on Friday.s Recitation of Rosary for Priests at 8:30am at St. James on Saturdays. Choir Practices Tuesday St. Philip Choir - 4:00pm Spirit of Praise - OLOP - 6:00pm Thursday Gospel Choir - OLOP - 6:00pm Gospel Choir - St. James - 6:30pm Readings for this Week Monday: Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church Gn 3:9-15, 20 or Acts 1:12-14; Ps 87:1-3, 5-7; Jn 19:25-34 Tuesday: St. Rita of Cascia Jas 4:1-10; Ps 55:7-11a, 23; Mk 9:30-37 Wednesday: Jas 4:13-17; Ps 49:2-3, 6-11; Mk 9:38-40 Thursday: Jas 5:1-6; Ps 49:14-20; Mk 9:41-50 Friday: St. Bede the Venerable; St. Gregory VII; St. Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi Jas 5:9-12; Ps 103:1-4, 8-9, 11-12; Mk 10:1-12 Saturday: St. Philip Neri Jas 5:13-20; Ps 141:1-3, 8; Mk 10:13-16 Sunday: Dt 4:32-34, 39-40; Ps 33:4-6, 9, 18-20, 22; Rom 8:14-17; Mt 28:16-20 FAITH FORMATION Registration is now open for the school year. Forms can be found on the tables at the churches and on the website. You can mail them, place them in the collection or drop them off at the offices. There will be a $25 late fee on all registrations not received by the deadline. (SP/SJ- 8/2, OLOP 7/27) Cluster Vacation Bible School At Our Lady of Peace on Monday- Friday, June 18-22, from 8:30am to 12 noon for children entering preschool through entering 6th grade. Registration deadline is Friday, June 2. Registration forms are available on the tables at the entrance of the church. All Registration Forms are available on the website under the YOUTH tab. BAPTISMS Baptisms will be held at Our Lady of Peace on June 10 at 10am Mass. Call the office to schedule. Baptisms all be held at St. Philip and St. James are scheduled as needed. Next Baptismal Seminar will be on June 14 at St. Philip at 6:30pm. Please register at Happy Anniversary Fr. Matthew McCaughey on the 6th Anniversary of your Ordination to the Priesthood on May 26.

4 Pentecost Heritage Festival When: Sunday, May 20, 2018 Where: Our Lady of Peace Church Time: 10:00am Mass until 2:00pm Come to Mass and hear the readings proclaimed in different languages and then join us to celebrate our heritage. There will be an inflatable obstacle course, lawn games, music, and good old fashioned Cajun Keks, Hot Dogs and Jambalaya! Donations of sweets will happily be accepted. Bring your lawn chairs, come join the fun and pass a good time with your friends and family from our cluster parishes. Meetings in St. Philip Neighborhoods Father Matthew would like to meet with members of St. Philip parish in their neighborhoods. Call the host/ hostess in your neighborhood to RSVP for the meetings. Space is limited so call soon. May 25, :00pm - Dr. Roland and Ms. Carol Waguespack LJ Street and St. James St. Area. Attention Parents of Students Entering 11th Grade If you have a student entering the 11th Grade at any of the public, private or Catholic schools in our area, please contact the church to make sure they are included with the Confirmation Class. There will be a meeting for the students and their parents (from all three parishes) on May 29, 2018 at St. Philip Church Hall. Confirmation students are expected to assist with our Cluster Vacation Bible School for which they will acquire service hours. Priest Appreciation Catholic Daughters Courts 2316 and 1504 are sponsoring an opportunity to recognize and appreciate our priests, deacon and seminarians. Envelopes are available in the chapel foyer and in all three church for parishioners to write short notes of appreciation, your promise of prayers or other gifts for Fr. Matthew, Fr. Brad, Deacon Ricky or Seminarians Danny & Michael. The envelopes should be placed in any collection basket prior on the weekend of May 26 & 27. The presentations to the priests and deacon will be at the 6:00pm Mass at St. Philip on June 2, 8:00am and 10:00am Masses on June 3 at St. James and Our Lady of Peace. We will see to it that the Seminarians receive their envelopes. (If you pickup an envelope from OLOP and want to add Michael Graugnard, just write his name on the envelope). New Marian Feast Day Pope Francis has made the devotion to the Virgin Mary a new fixed celebration in the Roman Catholic calendar. The Vatican published a decree in March in which Francis declared that the Mary "Mother of the Church" feast would be celebrated on the Monday following Pentecost. This year, it falls on May 21. The decree said Francis wanted the devotion to "encourage the growth of the maternal sense of the Church in the pastors, religious and faithful, as well as a growth of genuine Marian piety. (excerpts taken from US News & World Report) Congratulations to all our cluster graduates. Please remember that wherever life takes you on the next part of your journey, you will always have a home at St. Philip, St. James and Our Lady of Peace parishes! Confirmation Sunday at the Cathedral Please pray for the following members of our cluster parishes as they receive the Sacrament of Confirmation on Pentecost Sunday in Baton Rouge: Brandon Michael Oubre Sasha Monet Green Niya Marie Ross Nicole Vicknair Louque Shana Marie Catoire Honduras Missionaries This weekend we will have missionaries visiting at the weekend Masses. For those interested in helping out the college missionaries to Honduras, please make checks out to "Missioners of Christ" and bring to any cluster office by Friday, June 1. Visit our website:

5 Donald,Sr. & Genevieve Abadie Norman Allen Roland & Nell Amedee Viola & Joseph Bartholomew & Fly. Betty Becnel Bluebeck, Irene & Jamin Becnel Bryon Becnel Christopher David Becnel Daniel Becnel Dano & Diane R. Becnel J. G. & Marietta Becnel Joseph Lloyd Becnel Joseph Marcel Becnel Maurice Sr. & Daisy K. Becnel Mr. & Mrs. Jules E. Becnel Gustave & Olga Becnel Roland & Honorine Becnel Stephan Borne Emilca & Hazel Bourgeois Francois & Lucille Brazan & Fly. Gaspard & Ronnie Brazan Denis, Eve & Denis Jr. Chenier Frederic Clarke Linda Stein Clark Edward, Anna & Eddie Clement Joseph Lal and Frances Constant Leslie Cortez Lester, Lois & Neil Cortez Terry & Bertha Cortez Donald Delatte, Jr. John, Jr., Rene & Hilda Donald Bernard, Esther & Karen Dumas Edwin Joseph Dumas Janet Becnel Folse Reid & Jeanne Folse Chance & Doris Frazier David Mark Granier Andrew Gravois Edwin Menew Gravois Eloise B. Gravois Jessica Rodrigue Busscher Honora Gravois Lynn & Lizzie Gravois & Fly. Joseph N. Gros, Jr. Joseph Sr. & Olympe Gros Raymond L Gros, Sr. George Grow, Jr. Gillis & Mabel Guillot Kelsey Hymel Lynn & Gayle Hymel IN LOVING MEMORY John & Laura Isom and Family Willie & Josephine Isom Eva D. and Joseph I. James Warren A. Jeffery Byron J. & Morris Keller, Jr. Johnny J. & Jarran Keller Morris & Catherine Keller Ora Lee L. Keller Francile Baker Labat Amy Laurent Cecilia W. Loup Philip & Inez Marse Thomas & Thelma Marse Joseph, Gladys & Ernest Narcisse Clamce & Alvin Oubre Eddie & Therese Oubre Fly. Eugenia Steib Oubre Freddie P. Oubre, Sr. family Hurby J. Oubre Joseph Sr. & Hilda Oubre family Herman Reulet Joyce Reulet Lloyd Reulet family Alwin Rodrigue August & Alice Rodrigue Chester & Joyce W. Rodrigue Manuel Rodrigue Todd Rodrigue Elodie Rome O Neil and Mary D. Rome Roger & Eugene Rome V. J. Rome Jerry Rougee Lucien & Edna Rougee Raymond Rougee Elmond J. Saul Family Fernand & Lorne Schexnayder,Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Guy Schexnayder Willie Mae Smith Alvin Joseph Specky" Stein Andre & Iona Steib Benoit & Alice Steib & Rashaud Charles Steib Flo, Regina, Mark, Donavon Steib Paul & Alice I. Steib Rosemond & Vivian Steib Sylvester & Vivian J. Steib Bernice T. Stein Leonard J. Stein Oscar Zeno, Sr. & Larry Catholic Communication Campaign Collection - May 26-27, 2018 Next week, our second collection is for the Catholic Communication Campaign. This campaign connects people with Christ, here and around the world in developing countries, through the internet, television, radio, and print media. And fifty percent of funds collected remain in our diocese to fund local communications efforts. Your support helps spread the gospel message! To learn more, visit Thank you to everyone who paid their memorials so far this year. Please refer to your letter to see when your fee is due. Adorers: Please fill out an information card located on the table in the foyer of the chapel. Place the card in the basket provided. We have received over 250 cards but there are a few people who still haven t filled one. Adorers needed for the following hours: SUN 3-4 am, 12 NOON 1pm, 5-6pm MON 10-11am 3-4 pm, 4-5 pm WED 1-2 am THURS 1-2 AM, 2-3 am, FRI 1-2 am, 10-11pm, 12mid 1 am SAT. 2-3 am, 3-4 am, 5-6 am 4-5 pm, (2), 5-6 pm, 9-10 pm, pm Please call Rose Brazan at (cell) (house) to take one of these or any other hours. ST. JAMES Offertory $4, Commentator $ ST. PHILIP Offertory $ Maintenance $ OUR LADY OF PEACE Offetory $5, Repairs & Replacements $ Chapel $ Commentator $570.00