TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

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1 Volume 61, Number 35 Address 225 Eighth Avenue P.O. Box 425 Krotz Springs, LA Tel.: (337) Fax: Website: Parish Office Hours Mon. - Wed. 8 am - 3 pm Thursday 8 am - 2 pm Friday 9 am - Noon Closed Holidays New Parishioners: Please call or come by the Parish Office for registration. Rev. Fr. Jason Vidrine Pastor Rachel Sanders Office Manager TBD Parish Council Sabrina Ardoin/Carolyn Conway DRE/Assistant Shaun Dupre Finance Council Monita Reed Cemetery Committee Kim Kaiser Youth Group Sidney Bennett Come! Lord Jesus! (men) Reva Reed Come! Lord Jesus! (women) Nicole Hatten Altar Server Coordinator Louise Guidry Homebound Com. Coordinator John Lacassin Usher Coordinator The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass Saturday (Anticipated): 4 pm Sunday: 9 am Monday & Wednesday: 5:30 pm Tuesday & Thursday: 12:05 pm Friday: 7 am Saturday: 8 am Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday: 2:45-3:45 30 min. before all other Masses or by request Please contact the Parish Office for Baptism & Anointing of the Sick Funeral & Burial Arrangement or Marriage TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Nothing that enters one from outside can defile that person; but the things that come out from within are what defile. (Mk 7:15)

2 Volume 61, Number 35, Page 2 Sat., :00 pm Sun., :00 am Mon., :30 pm Tues., :05 pm Wed., :30 pm Thurs., :05 pm Fri., :00 am Sat., :00 am (EF) Mass Schedule and Intentions Pro Populo Also remembered in prayer: Bryan Belleau Sr., Clovis & Gayle Meche, Halphen & Lacassin families (living & deceased), Nola Viola, Raymond Moran & family (living & deceased) Robert David & Barry LeBlanc Also remembered in prayer: Trace Barras, Special Intentions Holy Souls in Purgatory "How sweet, the presence of Jesus to the longing, harassed soul! It is instant peace, and balm to every wound." - St. Elizabeth Seton, about Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament Monday Tuesday Wednesday Daily Reflection Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Lord, I ask for the power of your Spirit in my life that I may live in such a way that I show kindness in another s trouble, and courage in my own. Lord, we pray that we may live in such a way that we value all that is good in our lives and never take anyone or anything for granted. Lord, may the end of my life be the best part of my life. May my closing acts be my best acts, and may he best of my days be the day when I shall meet you. Lord, isn t your creation wasteful? Fruits never equal the seedling s abundance; springs scatter water; the sun gives out enormous light. May our bounty teach me greatness of heart. May your magnificence stop me being mean. Seeing you a prodigal and openhanded giver, may I give unstintingly like a king s son like your own Son. Let s pause to express thanks for the good things in our lives: - for people who have given us love and friendship, encouragement and support... - for our talents and health, and for the opportunities that come to us.. - for the beauty that we see, and the inspiration we receive... God or Father, may all of life s experiences lead us to grow as people who always put love into all that we do. May we live in such a way that our attitude and words and actions reflect to all people their own value, dignity and self-worth, helping people to feel wanted and appreciated for who they are. I would be true for there are those who trust me. I would be pure for there are those who care. I would be strong for there is much to suffer. I would be brave for there is much to dare. I would be friend of all, the foe, the friendless. I would be giving, and forget the gift. I would be humble, for I know my weakness. I would look up, laugh, love and live. Schedule of Liturgical Ministers for this Weekend (August 29th & August 30th) Saturday, August 29th, :00 pm Mass Sunday, August 30th, :00 am Mass EMHC: Ray Muse EMHC: Jim Soileau Reader: Keith Ardoin Reader: Trish Ortego Altar Servers: Hunter Ray & Cierra Collins Altar Servers: Evan Kaiser, Alex Martinez Schedule of Liturgical Ministers for next Weekend (September 5th & September 6th) Saturday, September 5th, :00 pm Mass EMHC: Ray Muse Reader: Betty Artigue Altar Servers: Hunter Ray & Cierra Collins Brandt & Evan Hatten Sunday, September 6th, :00 am Mass EMHC: Jim Soileau Reader: John Kaiser Altar Servers: Evan Kaiser, Dilon & Brent Stermer

3 Volume 61, Number 35, Page 3 ~ From the Pastor ~ My heart's desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved. Romans 10:1 My brothers and sisters in Christ, As the hot and humid summer months stretch on, we cannot forget that the Hurricane season continues, and as long as it does, we need to remain vigilant and prepared. Please continue to pray our former Bishop Schexnayder s prayer for safety during this Hurricane season. As St. James reminds us in today s second reading: All good giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no alteration or shadow caused by change (Jas 1:17). In Christ the Lord, Fr. Vidrine Prayer for Safety in Hurricane Season God, master of this passing world, hear the humble voices of your children. The Sea of Galilee obeyed your order and returned to its former quietude. You are still the master of land and sea. We live in the shadow of a danger over which we have no control: the Gulf, like a provoked and angry giant, can awake from its seeming lethargy, overstep its conventional boundaries, invade our land, and spread chaos and disaster. During this hurricane season we turn to you, O loving Father. Spare us from past tragedies whose memories are still so vivid and whose wounds seem to refuse to heal with passing of time. O virgin, Star of the Sea, our beloved mother, we ask you to plead with your Son in our behalf, so that spared from the calamities common to this area and animated with a true spirit of gratitude, we will walk in the footsteps of your divine son to reach the heavenly Jerusalem where a stormless eternity awaits us.. Bishop Maurice Schexnayder (Second Bishop of Lafayette) Stewardship of Finances August 23, 2015 Offertory $2, Candles $ Total $2, Please remember to put St. Anthony Church in your will. Intentions of Pope Francis for the month of August: Universal: That volunteers may give themselves generously to the service of the needy. Evangelization: That setting aside our very selves we may learn to be neighbors to those who find themselves on the margins of human life and society. We welcome into our Catholic family by the Sacrament of Baptism: Madelyn Elizabeth Chachere Advertiser of the Week Check out our parish s new website! Please make every effort to exit the church in silence as others remain to offer a Prayer of Thanksgiving after Holy Mass. Thank You! Thanks to our Bulletin Sponsors! Please visit our sponsors for your needs.

4 Volume 61, Number 35, Page 4 Prayer List Reva Reed, John & Velma David, Gale Rabalais, Kirtly & Eloise Ortego, Loretta & Stanley Kaiser, Effie Ardoin, Pam Pereiria, Preston Muse, Ruth Leblanc, David Nall, Charlie Jordan, Gayle Morrow, Maxin Duplechain, Melinda Higdon Bergeaux, Terri Ortego, Bobby Soileau, William & Thelma Levergne, Karen Smith, Grady, Debbie, and Glenn Lacassin, Jr., Mike David, Annette Luneau, Kylie Stelly, Sherby Skrantz, Denise Clark, Mildred Hebert, C. Billedeaux, Blanchard Dupre, John Lacassin, Rodney & Lucy Krantz, Jackie Casemore, Sharon Ortego, Drew LeBlanc, Trallis Dupre, Sharon Cox, Floyd Stelly, Mike Soileau, Larry Mitchell, Jules Mae Carrier, Kathy Glaudi & family, Pugh Family, Adell Rivers, Vera Snyder, Rosemary Batton, Robert Courville, Diego Daretez, Harold Curtis, John Ted Thibodeaux, Braeden Hollier, Francis Broussard, Morgan Hoyt, Mavis Sonnier, John Dean Guidry, Leona Dicapo, Johnnie Rose Eusey, Vonda Savoy, Trinh Pham, Benjamin Sheumaker, Amber Domingue, Juanita Reed, Ella Soileau, Sharron Polotzola, Chris Crunican, Lawrence Higdon, Yogi Brown, Gloria Bihm, Lillian Dupre, Lynette Mengarelli, Leslie Courville, Jayden Blumrich, Sid Ortis, Ashley Guidry, Anna Lee Ortego, Geraldine Spedale, Verbal Ellis, Katherine Williams, Betty H. Denicola, Karter Terrbonne, Pauline Talley, Madeline Hotard, Diane Pecoul, Trina Stearns, Angie Carriere, Carman B., Gloria Bihm, Danny Ortego, Anthony Ortego, Amanda Kent Ford, Christopher Blumrich, Joshua Renard, Jean Ethridge, Louis Fro Perroux, Herbert Breaux, Geraldine Schexnayder, Hudson Robinson, Mayonce Durpe, Leonita Liu, Clovis Cole, Wayne Guillory, Debbie Wiley, Norma Evans, Leah Dupuis, Harrison Devillier, Brenda McGee, Gloria Johnson, Casey Hughes, Wayne Guillory Please inform us should you like your name to be taken off the list. Thanks. Come! Lord Jesus! Join us for Studying, Praying, & Reflecting on the Holy Scripture. Group for Men: Meeting every Wed. at 5:00 pm in the Church Hall. For details, please contact Sidney Bennett at Group for Women: Please contact Mrs. Reva Reed for time/place of meeting at Ladies Bible Study The classes will be held on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of each 6:30 pm in the Church Hall building. The Flame of Love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Conference will be Saturday, September 19, Holy Trinity Catholic Resource Center - Lafayette, LA Pre-Registration Required For more information, please call (337) Tabulators Angie Marks, Marcia Marks, and Rosa Belleau ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT in our parish is held every Friday from 8 am till noon. If you are interested in becoming a regularly scheduled guardian or substitute guardian, or for more information, please call the office. As Bishop Fulton J. Sheen called it: The Hour of Power! Happy Birthday! (August 29) = Effie Ducote; (August 30) = Gwen Hatten, Thelma Meche; (August 31) = Dale Bodin; (September 2) = Monita Reed; (September 3) = Isabella Bass, David Batton, Benny Circello, Marcia Marks, Norma Moran, Joseph Naquin; (September 4) = Lezette Guidry You are gifts from God to us. May the Lord bestow a special blessing upon you on your birthday.

5 Volume 61, Number 35, Page 5 Saints of the Week Thurs., Sept. 3: St. Gregory the Great, Pope, Doctor of the Church: d. 12 March 604; prefect of Rome; O.S.B.; papal legate to Constantinople; as pope, noted for liturgical reform and chant; sent missionaries to England; wrote on many moral and theological subjects (e.g., Moralia on Job, Dialogues, and Pastoral Rule); one of the four great doctors of the Latin Church; called himself the servus servarum Dei ; patron saint of music. ANNULMENTS: What They Are and How to Go About It (What the Church means by a Declaration of Nullity and how to petition for one.) Presenter: Very Rev. Msgr. Robie Robichaux, JCL, VJ, Diocese of Lafayette Tuesday, September 15, :30 P.M. Our Lady of Queen of All Saints Catholic Church Family Life Center, 1220 W. Dardeau Street, Ville Platte, La For information contact Nikki or nsonnier@diolaf.org Pray for a Priest each day Week of August 31 - September 6 Mon. Rev. Fr. James Bradley, SJ Tues. Pope Francis Wed. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Thurs. Bishop Michael Jarrell Fri. Rev. Fr. James Brady, JCL Sat. Rev. Fr. Joseph Brasseaux, OSB Sun. Rev. Fr. Allen Breaux Eternal Father, we lift up to You these and all the priests of the world. Sanctify them. Heal and guide them. Mold them into the likeness of Your Son, Jesus the Eternal High Priest. May their live pleasing to You in Jesus name.. Office of Vocations Vocation Supper for Young Men on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. at the Immaculata Center (1408 Carmel Drive, Lafayette) in the Marian Hall. For more information please contact the Director of Vocations at (337) Deadline to register is September 4, RELIGIOUS EDUCATON FOR ADULTS: RCIA PROGRAM Are you or someone you know interested in joining the Catholic Church? Are you a Baptized Catholic who has never received the Sacrament of First Communion or Confirmation? If you answered yes to either of those two questions, contact the office at or send us an at parish@stanthonyks.org to let us know your desire. Check It Out! St. Anthony Catechism Website: stanthonycf.webstarts.com 2nd & High School CCD Next month s schedule: 2nd grade will have class on Sept., 13th, 4 pm to 5:30 pm 9th, 10th & 11th will have classes on Sept., 13th & 20th, 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm Come Holy Spirit Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful, and enkindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created And you shall renew the face of the earth. O God, who has taught the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit, grand that by the gift of the same Spirit we may be always truly wise and ever rejoice in his consolation. Through Christ our Lord.

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