St. Bridget Catholic Church

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1 St. Bridget Catholic Church 100 Highway 311 Schriever, Louisiana Very Rev. Simon Peter Engurait, VG, Pastor Deacon Stephen Brunet Church Office : or CCD Office: Fax Line: address: stbridgetchurch@htdiocese.org Daily Masses: Monday Friday 8:00 am Saturday Vigil Mass: 4:00 pm Sunday Masses: 8:30 am & 10:30 am Confessions: Saturday: 3:00-3:50 pm Sunday: 7:30-8:25 am and 10:00-10:25 am For Adoration Chapel information call facebook.com/stbridget ww.stbridget-htdiocese.org To report suspected abuse call

2 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 8, 2018 I will rather boast most gladly of my weaknesses, in order that the power of Christ may dwell with me. 2 Corinthians 12:9 OBSTACLES The prophet Ezekiel, Saint Paul, and the Lord Jesus share something in common in today s scripture readings. They all experience obstacles to their ministry. Ezekiel is summoned to prophesy to the Israelites, who are [h]ard of face and obstinate of heart (Ezekiel 2:4). Saint Paul recounts how he has been given a thorn in the flesh (2 Corinthians 12:7). The Lord Jesus is unable to perform many signs in his native place. The Gospel tells us that [he] was amazed at their lack of faith (Mark 6:6). We too sometimes encounter obstacles as we travel along the journey of faith. So often we experience weakness on this journey. Let the words of the Lord to Saint Paul encourage us today: My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9). Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. Please Pray for the Repose of all souls, especially the Soul of Robert (Bob) Hill. May the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen. Poor Box Donations The St. Vincent de Paul Society uses donations from the poor box to help members of our community who are in need. Donations can be placed in the box near the doors at the front entrance of the Church. All donations are greatly appreciated. St. Kateri Tekakwitha The annual American Indian Cultural Mass will be held on Friday, July 13, 2018 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Grand Caillou. All are invited to attend. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Hos 2:16, 17b-18, 21-22; Ps 145:2-9; Mt 9:18-26 Tuesday: Hos 8:4-7, 11-13; Ps 115:3-10; Mt 9:32-38 Wednesday: Hos 10:1-3, 7-8, 12; Ps 105:2-7; Mt 10:1-7 Thursday: Hos 11:1-4, 8c-9; Ps 80:2ac, 3b, 15-16; Mt 10:7-15 Friday: Hos 14:2-10; Ps 51:3-4, 8-9, 12-14, 17; Mt 10:16-23 Saturday: Is 6:1-8; Ps 93:1-2, 5; Mt 10:24-33 Sunday: Am 7:12-15; Ps 85:9-14; Eph 1:3-14 [3-10]; Mk 6:7-13 Church Support Envelopes Church support envelopes are available for all parishioners. Please let the rectory know by calling if you would like to receive them. They are mailed to the home quarterly. Church envelopes are a good way to give back to God some of what he has given to us. No amount is too little or too big, we give according to our means.

3 LITURGICAL MINISTERS July 14-15, 2018 Extraordinary Ministers Lector Commentator Saturday 4:00 pm Team 2 Steve Mire Curtis Knight Sunday 8:30 am Team 8 Melissa Pierce Emily Baudoin Sunday 10:30 am Team 13 Jan Marcel Karen Dufrene Homebound July 13 Diana Bailly Money Counters July 9 Team 3 Church Cleaners July Mitzi Fromenthal Sandra Himmel Altar Linens July Brenda Cannon Masses DA=Death Anniv. B= Birthday WA=Wedding Anniversary July 7 Fr. Joseph Bui Duc Cvong by Yen Khang Van, Kirvey Gagneaux (DA) by family July 8 8:30 am Parishioners of St. Bridget July 8 10:30 am Aida Moncivaiz Fontenot by Moncivaiz fly, Merlyn Robichaux by Raleigh and family, Diane Levron by Medrick and family July 10 & July 11 David Cannon by Brenda July 12 Amizy Olivier (B) by Earline and family July 14 Mildred Sisung by Jim & Kay Hentz, Lawrence L.J. Latour by family July 15 8:30 am Marion Knight by Godfrey Knight, Jimmy Coupel by Diana and family, Fred LeBouef by Emily and family, Brett Savoie by Mom and Teli July 15 10:30 am Diane Levron by Medrick and family The Sanctuary Light will burn in memory of: July 8-14 Brandon Filardo Ernest Mabile July Aida Moncivaiz Fontenot by Moncivaiz family Knights of Columbus The KCS are the fraternal organization of men serving the church parish with physical and spiritual needs. The KC's meet on the 4th Wednesday of the month in the Community Life Annex. The organization is open to Catholic men aged 18 and above. The next meeting is on July25. Contact Ricky Billiot at for more details.

4 My dear People of God, Today we celebrate the Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time. The gospel reading for this Sunday, invites us to ponder and reflect on the gift of faith and especially what happens when we have it or when we don t have it. In human relations, it is said that familiarity breeds contempt meaning that we tend to have little respect and liking for people or things we know so well. We become too familiar and lose sight of the value inherent in the person or in something. That should not be the case, instead, the more we know someone or something, the more we should love and appreciate them. I recall when I had just moved here and began my studies at Notre Dame Seminary, one day we had a trip to St Joseph s Seminary College (St Bens) which is on the North shore of Lake Ponchartrain and so we had to drive across the bridge. When we got on the Lake Ponchartrain Causeway bridge my mind was blown away when we got to the middle of the bridge and couldn t see either shores of the Lake! Meanwhile, my friends who were ridding with me didn t see anything unusual. I told them that I had travelled to many many countries and places and had never seen anything like that. Later after a little research, we determined that the Causeway is actually one of the longest bridges in the world and certainly the longest in the United States! That is what familiarity does to us. In the gospel reading we have an account of Jesus going to his native town with his disciples and there he ministered at the Synagogue. His teaching must have been so powerful that, those who heard him were astonished. They asked themselves: What kind of wisdom has been given him? What mighty deeds are wrought by his hands? It was evident to them that there was something special in Jesus Christ. However, instead of embracing Him and the Good News he brought, they took offense at Him! They asked: Is he not the carpenter, the son of Mary,.. They allowed the circumstances of His life to obscure them from the ministry of Jesus. As a consequence of this, the gospel tells us that Jesus was amazed at their lack of faith and as a result He was not able to perform any mighty deeds there apart from curing a few sick people by laying his hands on them. At the end of the day, they were the losers. They missed out on the blessings of God in Christ Jesus because of their lack of faith. Last Sunday, Mark s gospel told us about a faith so powerful it could work miracles (daughter of Jairus raised from the dead and the woman who had suffered hemorrhages for twelve years was healed). This week, faith is absent and so are the miracles. It is therefore evident that there is a correlation between faith and the action of God. What is faith? The Letter to the Hebrews devotes chapter eleven (11) to the meaning of faith. There we read that, faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things unseen and by it men of old received divine approval.. (Heb ). Faith is about things hoped for and conviction of things unseen. It means that the call of faith is a call to rise above the circumstances. As Catholics, we know that the Eucharist is the source and summit of our faith. The Eucharist is the center of who and what we are. This great gift of the Eucharist is presented to us under the ordinary species of bread and wine. It is very easy for us to lose sight of the mystery of the Eucharist by getting lost in the bread and wine. Let us pray this week that the Lord may grant us the grace to grow and be strengthened in our faith. Fr Simon Peter

5 Reflections for Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 8, 2018 Catholic Social Teaching: Solidarity We are one human family whatever our national, racial, ethnic, economic, and ideological differences. We are our brothers and sisters keepers, wherever they may be. Today s scriptures remind us of the resistance which we might encounter when we try to preach and put into practice our faith. In living out the social teaching of the church we may encounter with Ezekiel those who are hard of face and obstinate of heart. With Paul we might encounter weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and constraints. We might come to know what Jesus encountered in his native place: They took offense at him. Not everyone experiences their dignity as a person of God. The wealth of the world is not distributed fairly. Some people get greedy. Fighting and violence erupt. The poor continue to be left out. The environment of our planet continues to be abused. Finally, the social teaching of the church invites us to continue to grow in an awareness of how the values of the world may not be the values of our God. From this awareness we learn about ourselves and what we really believe. We can then work to make sure that our values are not destroyed by the values of the culture. We can work to promote those values that are really life giving for ourselves and our whole world. We can then be moved into action for justice and peace. We can work for a positive transformation of our world in the liberating spirit of Jesus the Christ. Contributions June 10, 2018 Envelopes $ Loose Attendance 300 Thank You For Your Generosity Contributions June 17, 2018 Envelopes $ Loose Attendance 300 Thank You For Your Generosity Novena in Honor of St. Anne The annual Novena in Honor of St. Anne will begin July 17 at 6:30 P.M. at the Calvary Grotto Shrine in St. Joseph s Cemetery with a mass followed by prayers and meditation. Thereafter, prayer and meditation will begin each day at 6:30 P.M. The novena will close on July 26 at 6:30 P.M. Mass at St. Joseph Cemetery. All are invited to attend. Connie Richard Joanie Lirette ONLY HALFWAY You can only go halfway into the darkest forest; then you are coming out the other side. Chinese proverb There is a need for volunteers to answer the office phone in the afternoons from 12 noon until 3 pm. If you are interested please call the office at between 9 am and12 noon.

6 TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Last week s Treasure mentioned the Nuns of the Battlefield, religious sisters from several communities who served as nurses in the Civil War. Florence Nightingale had only instituted female nurses a decade before in the Crimean War, so the idea of women tending to wounded soldiers was extraordinary. The medical and sanitary conditions on the battlefields were appalling, and the sisters were nearly all teachers. Few had any medical training beyond what they had learned as youngsters in the family. Anti-Catholic prejudice was so deeply entrenched in America that sisters could not wear their habits in public. These sisters were the first, and people on both the Union and Confederate sides soon began to marvel at their bravery, efficiency, and respect for Protestant soldiers. More than six hundred sisters from twenty-one communities went to war, serving in wretched conditions. They were tough and single-minded, efficient and fearless. After the war, sisters could appear in public everywhere in the reunited nation, and often received the praise and gratitude of grateful soldiers and family members on behalf of their sister nurses. An outdoor monument to the Nuns of the Battlefield stands in Washington at M Street and Rhode Island Avenue. The inscription reads: They comforted the dying, nursed the wounded, carried hope to the imprisoned, gave in His name a drink of water to the thirsty. Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. Is you Marriage Struggling? HelpOurMarriage.org Prayer Line If you or someone needs to be added to the prayer line, call Nina Richard at or the rectory at In the charity of your prayers, please pray for the sick, elderly, and homebound. Please pray for: Elaine Ables, Andrew Adams, Sr.,Susan Arceneaux, Heidi Ardoin, Jacob Aucoin, Sara Aucoin, Elvin Babin,Tommy Badeaux, Donald Banowetz, Chad Barrileaux, Ronnie Bednarz, Chuck Beebe, Gertrude Benoit, Judith Benoit, Fr. Paul Bergeron, Rosemary Besson, Mitzy Bettridge, Gretchen Bilello, Pat Billiot, Preston Billiot, Alvin & Gail Blanchard, Dennis Blanchard, Ronald Blanchard, Cody Bourgeois, Emile Jay Bourgeois, Patricia Bourgeois, Troy & Joan Bourgeois, Wade Bourgeois, Connie Bouterie, Beau Brassette, Dustin Brassette, Mark Brassette, Emma Del Broussard, Richard Broussard, Susan Caillouet, Randy Chiasson, Brad Clement, Bryce Comeaux, Jay & Tiffany Conner, Huey Cortez Sr., Martha Cortez, Ruben Cunningham, Randy Davis, Cary Davis, Jr., Barbara & Ronni Duhon, Alan Dunbar, Linda Ekiss, Avery Brother and Sonja Fonseca, Darin Fonz, Robin Ford, Marie Fournier, Alisa Frederick, Dante Galliano, Toby Gambarella, Leigh Ann Gardner, Carrie Gibbens Belinda Gil, Brandon Gil, George Gil, The Gil Family, Austin Gros, Chad Gros, George Gros, Rosebella Gros, Vergie Gros, Kendra Guillot, Curley Hebert, Joy Hebert, Katie Hebert, Jerrell Hebert, Sr., Jessie Hoffpauir, Samara Holland, Kristen Koppel, Jackson LaFleur, Elmay Landry, Judie Landry, Joyce Landry, Mark Landry, Barbara Nell Lapeyrouse, Allie LeBlanc, Chester Lecompte, Evelyn Leger, Tammy Babin Loney, Payton Martin, Rick Melancon, Asher Miller, Savannah Miller, Meghan Naquin, Misty Naquin, Shannon Naquin, Annie Ordoyne, Kara Pellegrin, Sherry Pennison, Lisa Pennison, Kenneth Pitre, James Pierce, Sharon Prejean, Ed Raidl, Kerri Reynolds, Angel Richard, Bryce Richard, Ella Richard, Lorita Rodrigue, Cynthia Rogers, Danielle Samanie, Lyn Samanie, Chester Sanchez, Karla Saunier, Kathy Savoie, Earline Simmoneaux, Penny Simmons, James Soileau, Bubba McNeil, Gale Sonier, Louis Stevens, Melissa Tardiff, Trish Templet, Mary Ann Theriot, Cammie Thibodaux, Rudy Thibodaux, Lacey Thibodeaux, Thibodaux Family,Chris Toups, Joyce Toups, Ricky Turner, Sara Day Vignes, Allison Walters, and Anna Wooten. When the Lord has answered our prayers, notify the Rectory so that the name can be removed.

7 TODAY S READINGS First Reading They shall know that a prophet has been among them (Ezekiel 2:2-5). Psalm Our eyes are fixed on the Lord, pleading for his mercy (Psalm 123). Second Reading I am content with weaknesses and hardships for the sake of Christ (2 Corinthians 12:7-10). Gospel The people said: Where did this man get all this? Is he not the carpenter, the son of Mary? (Mark 6:1-6). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. Perpetual Adoration Chapel St. Bridget is privileged to have a Perpetual Adoration Chapel. All have the opportunity to experience the real presence of Jesus. Let us treasure the chapel by patronizing it. We need to develop a Catholic habit of making regular visits to the chapel. The chapel is open during daylight hours. Those wishing to spend time with the Blessed Sacrament between 7 pm and 6 am need to contact the rectory at for a key fob. Parents are encouraged to stop in and visit Jesus with your children or spend some alone quiet time with Him. Baptism Prior to baptizing a child, the parents and godparents must attend a seminar. Please contact the office at for more information concerning baptism or other sacraments needed. Come join us For an introduc on to the Creighton Model Fer lity Care System with a local Fer lity Care Prac oner The Creighton Model Fertility Care System is a scientific based method of Natural Family Planning (NFP) that, unlike contraceptives, is in line with the teaching of the Catholic Church. Depending on the couple s intentions, when exercised effectively, the method could be used to: Avoid a pregnancy, or Achieve a pregnancy While learning more about women s health When: Saturday, August 18, 2018 from 3:30-5:00pm Where: Houma-Thibodaux Pastoral Center 2779 Hwy 311 Schriever, LA Who: Engaged couples, married couples, or single women interested in NFP Cost: $40 Please RSVP by Friday, August 10, 2018 by calling the Office of Family Ministries at FINANCE COUNCIL: Fr. Simon Peter Engurait, Phil Schexnayder, Mike Richard, Nina Richard, Tracy Baudoin, Peggy Pitre, Deacon Stephen Brunet PASTORAL COUNCIL: Fr. Simon Peter Engurait, Amy Baudoin, Nicholas Billiot, Nina Billiot, Burnelle and Margaret Landry, Curtis Knight, Medrick Levron, Albert Rogers, Deacon Stephen Brunet STRATEGIC PLAN IMPLEMENTATION TEAM: Father Simon Peter, Amy Baudoin, Nicholas Billiot, Nina Billiot, Kellie Bishop, Claire Falgout, Mary Louviere, Bernadette Mabile, Mark Olin, Sharon Pollet, Fr. Mark Toups (Liaison).