GOD'S PROMISE TO ALL PEOPLE

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1 GOD'S PROMISE TO ALL PEOPLE Today Isaiah reminds the people of God that the land shall be restored to their possession, they shall rejoice to see their people return from the bondage of exile, and that they shall be a light to the nations. In other words, through the people of Israel, the Savior shall come to all people who seek God with a sincere heart. This brings joy and the radiance of God's glory to all the world and to all people everywhere. Through the fidelity of the people of God, and through God's fidelity to them, all people shall become God's children and rejoice in the fulfillment of God's promise to Israel. Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co., STAFF: Mr.Stephen Castille Director of Administration scastille@canecatholics.com 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 frmatthewmcc@canecatholics.com Ms. Claire Amedee camedee@canecatholics.com Mrs. Gretchen Ketchens Hwy 644 Vacherie, LA :: phone : fax Office Hours Mon-Fri - 8:00am - 4pm Rev. Brad Doyle Parochial Vicar frbrad@canecathlics.com Ms. Julie Chiasson jchiasson@canecatholics.com FOR EMERGENCIES CALL: CLERGY Rev. Matthew McCaughey Deacon Ricky Oubre Ms. Stephenie Aubert Coordinator of Religious Ed. saubert@canecatholics.com Mrs. Carol Ann Hymel chymel@canecatholics.com Ms Jeanie Hymel

2 Cold Days of Winter There s a passage I regularly pray in the Liturgy of the Hours that intrigues me. For those who don t know, the Liturgy of the Hours is a 4-week cycle of Psalms and Bible readings that priests, deacons and religious pray. At my ordination, I promised to pray this prayer for the rest of my life. Even though such long-term promises may seem burdensome or imprudent, I love the idea that I am praying in unison with faithful around the world. Every morning from December 25 through January 1, I prayed the praises that the young men sang as God saved them from the fiery furnace in Daniel 3: This passage is a hymn where all creation is called to give glory to God. The 4 lines that intrigue me are these: Cold and chill, bless the Lord. / Dew and rain, bless the Lord. / Frost and chill, bless the Lord. / Ice and snow, bless the Lord. In all of these verses, everything from the stars in the sky to the creatures in the sea are called to bless the Lord. I am puzzled that cold weather is given 3 different lines in this hymn of praise. If you didn t know already, I don t like cold weather. Two events, however, showed me how the cold weather does glorify God. The first event I have already written about, the immaculate snow on the Immaculate Conception. The second took place on the occasion of LSU s disappointing loss on January 1. I watched the LSU game with some brother priests at a rectory in Baton Rouge. The weather that day matched the spirits of the LSU faithful at the end of the game: cold and gray. I thought to myself as the camera panned the LSU fans in the stadium, Those are some sad, sad fans. What I will remember from this day isn t any play in the game, for example, the missed field goals or the generally sloppy play. What I will remember is the water fountain at this priest s rectory. Despite the freezing temperatures, the multi-tiered fountain was still pumping water. Because of the freezing temperatures, the water formed what looked like beautiful, frozen petals coming off each level of the fountain. I have seen ice sculptures before, but never had I seen icicles in such an artistic array. It was magnificent, so much so that it was obvious that the freezing weather glorified the Lord. I am grateful that the Lord showed me how cold and chill, ice and snow gives Him glory. I will be more grateful when I can sing this line from Daniel 3 in warmer days: Fire and heat, bless the Lord! 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 - Jan. 7 - Alida Landry Call Helen Gravois to schedule Flowers and Sanctuary Candles Our Lady of Peace: Sanctuary Candle - In memory of Kelsey Hymel by Teen Hymel Adoration Chapel - In memory of Kelsey Hymel by Teen Hymel St.Philip: Sanctuary Candle - In memory of Mrs. Olga Dufresne by the Court St. Philip St. James: Sanctuary - In memory of Deacon Henry Zeringue by Friends You can call the offices to schedule your Candle requests for 2018.

3 EXTRA! EXTRA! EXTRA! EXTRA! In Memoriam Olga F. Dufresne funeral and burial at St. Philip on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 Alan Sutherland funeral and burial at Our Lady of Peace on December 30, 2017 Hilda Folse funeral and burial at Our Lady of Peace on January 2, 2017 What s Coming Up Sunday, January 7- Good Children Meeting at 1100am at Good Children Hall OLOP - 7pm Monday, January 8 - KPC at St. James - Knights at 6:00, Ladies at 6:30pm Wednesday, January 10 - CDA at OLOP at 6:00pm Prayer Groups/Bible Study Bible OLOP - 9am - January 8 Under the Mantle of Our Lady Women s Prayer Group - 7:30am in Holy Cross Hall at OLOP Men s Prayer Group OLOP- 7:00am on Saturday, Charismatic Prayer Meeting - Tuesdays at 7pm at OLOP Choir Practices St. Philip Choir - 4:00 on Tuesdays Spirit of Praise - OLOP - 6:00pm on Tuesdays Gospel Choir - OLOP - 6:00pm - Thursdays St. James - 6:30pm - Thursdays Confirmation will be on February 7 at St. James Church for students from all three parishes. Readings for the Week Monday:The Baptism of the Lord- Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or Is 55:1-11 or Acts 10:34-38 or 1 Jn 5:1-9; Ps 29:1-4, 3,9-10 or Is 12:2-3, 4bcd-6; Mk 1:7-11 Tuesday: 1 Sm 1:9-20 or 1 Sm 1:1-8 and 1 Sm 1:9-20;1 Sm 2:1, 4-8abcd; Mk 1:21-28 or Mk 1:14-20 and Mk 1:21-28 Wednesday: 1 Sm 3:1-10, 19-20; Ps 40:2, 5, 7-10; Mk 1:29-39 Thursday: 1 Sm 4:1-11; Ps 44:10-11, 14-15, 24-25; Mk 1:40-45 Friday: 1 Sm 8:4-7, 10-22a; Ps 89:16-19; Mk 2:1-12 Saturday: St. Hilary - 1 Sm 9:1-4, 17-19; 10:1a; Ps 21:2-7; Mk 2:13-17 Sunday: 1 Sm 3:3b-10, 19; Ps 40:2, 4, 7-10; 1 Cor 6:13c-15a, 17-20; Jn 1:35-42 *The Readings will only be included in the bulletin when space permits. FAITH FORMATION St. James Sunday, Jan. 7, 21 & 28 Grades 7-9 at 9:20am Tuesday, Jan. 9, 23, 30 Grades 1-6 at 5:00p.m. St. Philip Monday, Jan. 8, 22 & 29 Grades :00-6:15 Grades :30-8:00pm Our Lady of Peace Monday, Jan. 8, 22 & 29 Grades K-4-5:30-6:45 Grades :15pm No classes on January 14, 15 or 16 in the cluster. Circles of Care will be taught at OLOP this week and at St. James/St. Philip on the of January. Confirmation Classes The next class for Confirmation and 10th grade students from St. James and St. Philip will be at St.James at 9:20am on January 7. Confirmation Session #6 for Our Lady of Peace students will be on January 27. The next morning at St. Vincent de Paul for Confirmation students is January 13. Please check your schedule to see when you signed up. RCIA at Our Lady of Peace on Sundays at 6:30pm BAPTISMS Baptisms will be held at Our Lady of Peace on January 14th at 10am Mass. Call the office to schedule. At St James and St. Philip Baptisms will be held on an as need basis. Please call the office to schedule.

4 Baptized unto the Lord Blaise Grant son of Dwayne & Latasha Grant Carter Matthew Joseph son of Brittany S. and Perry Joseph, Jr. Alleah Ry Lynn and Madison Maria Miller daughters of Justin and Addison Miller All were baptized at St. James Church on December 30, 2017 Knights of Columbus Council will hold its annual fundraiser dinner on Sun., Feb. 5. Lunches will consist of baked chicken, rice dressing, corn and salad for $8 per plate. These will be take-out meals only. Drive through pick- up begins at 10:30 a.m. until 12 noon at Our Lady of Peace Church Hall. Tickets are also available by calling Gerard Hymel, , Elic Gravois, , Derrill Hymel, or Blaise Gravois, Court Notre Dame de la Paix Catholic Daughters will have their annual Tea Cookie fundraiser at the same time as the dinner. Catholic Daughters Education Contest Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court St. Philip #1504 is taking part in a National Catholic Daughters Education Contest. The themes selected for the contest encourage lively imagination and freedom of thought when student talent and application go hand in hand. The contests enable students of our communities, schools and CCD classes to compete and strive for awards while following certain rules. The choices of categories are Art, Essay, Poetry, Poster, Computer Art, Music and Photography. Entries should be submitted to Maggie Loup by Friday, February 23, For more information, contact Maggie Loup at Catholic Daughters Scholarships Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court St. Philip #1504and Court Notre Dame de la Paix are sponsoring two scholarships, one for a graduating high school senior planning on entering an accredited college or university and one for an Eighth grade student entering a Catholic high school. If you are interested in competing for one of these scholarships, please call Maggie Loup (Court St. Philip) and Susan Stein (Court Notre Dame de la Paix) for forms and more information. Students from Our Lady of Peace Church should apply with Court Notre Dame de la Paix and students from St. James and St. Philip should apply with Court St. Philip. Good Luck to all applicants. Treasures from Our Tradition Where on earth would you go to honor the magi? Iran or Saudi Arabia, Tarshish or the Isles come to mind, but Cologne, Germany would be a good choice. There the Shrine of the Three Kings has been the centerpiece of the city's cathedral since the fourth century. Today it is the largest reliquary in the world: a gilded and ornamented triple casket gleaming high above the altar. In the fourth century, the supposed relics of the wise men were taken from Constantinople to Milan, where they remained until the German Emperor with the unlikely name Frederick Barbarossa (Red Beard) gave them to the Archbishop of Cologne. Ever since, pilgrims have streamed into the city to honor the magi, the first of all pilgrims, and thus the heavenly patrons of all who have some holy wanderlust. This largest Gothic cathedral in Europe today was begun in the mid-1200s to house the relics. In medieval times, the relics in a city's possession were often the key to a sound international economy. The reliquary was last opened in 1864, and the remains of three men were indeed discovered. The cathedral is well worth a visit, with enormous twin spires forming the largest façade of any church in the world (it is the model for St. Patrick's in New York). Construction began in 1248 and ended in 1880, a sixhundred-year project. Today, it is a World Heritage Site, described by the U.N. as "an exceptional work of human creative genius." This great treasure of our tradition suffered fourteen direct bomb hits in World War II but did not collapse. It survived while the city burned around it, preserved, the townspeople say, by three heavenly patrons. --Rev. James Field, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co. Eastern Star Fair eastern star, that art ordain'd to run Before the sages, to the rising Sun, Here cease thy course, and wonder that the cloud Of this poor stable can thy Maker shroud. --Sir John Beaumont For more information on what is going on in the cluster, and to register for upcoming events such as Baptismal Seminar, Youth group functions, please go to our cluster website:

5 In Loving Memory Donald Sr. & Genevieve Abadie Norman Allen Betty Becnel Bluebeck, Irene & Jamin Becnel Bryon Becn el 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 Olga Becnel Roland & Honorine Becnel Emilca & Hazel Bourgeois Gaspard & Ronnie Brazan Denis, Eve & Denis Jr. Chenier Frederic Clarke Edward, Anna & Eddie Clement Joseph Lal and Frances Constant Leslie Cortez Lester, Lois & Neil Cortez Terry & Bertha Cortez Donald Delatte, Jr. 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 Joseph N. Gros, Jr. Joseph Sr. & Olympe Gros Raymond L Gros, Sr. George Grow, Jr. Gillis & Mabel Guillot Kelsey Hymel Lynn & Gayle Hymel John & Laura Isom Willie & Josephine Isom Eva D. and Joseph I. James Warren A. Jeffery Byron J. & Morris Keller, Jr. Johnny J. & Jarran Keller Ora Lee L. Keller Francile Baker Labat Cecilia W. Loup Philip & Inez Marse Thomas & Thelma Marse Ty Michael Martinez 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 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 Sidney & Isabelle Simon Alvin Joseph Specky" Steib Andre & Iona Steib Benoit & Alice Steib & Rashaud Charles Steib Flo, Regina, Mark, Donavon Steib Paul & Alice I. Steib Rosemond & Vivian Steib Bernice T. Stein Leonard J. Stein Oscar Zeno, Sr. & Larry Adorers Needed Adorers are needed for the Adoration Chapel. To fill one of these time slots or any other, call Rose Brazan, Sun.: 3-4 a.m., 12 noon-1 p.m. Mon.: 12 midnight-1 a.m., 3-4 p.m. Wed.: 1-2 a.m., 3-4 a.m. Thur.: 1-2 a.m.; 2-3 a.m Fri.: 1-2 a.m.; 4-5 a.m., 1-2 p.m., 7-8 p.m p.m., Sat.: 2-3 a.m., 3-4 a.m., 5-6 p.m.,10-11 pm ST. JAMES Offertory $3, Catholic Life Center $ ST. PHILIP Offertory - 12/24 $ Christmas $1, Catholic Life Center $ Maintenance $ OUR LADY OF PEACE Offertory - 12/24 $5, Christmas $4, Catholic Life Center $ Repairs & Replacements $375.00