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: Very Rev. John G. Restrepo, O. P., V.F. pastor@stdparish.org Parochial Vicar: Rev. Wm. Scott Daniels, O.P ext 203 Parochial Vicar: 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. Marcelo Solorzano, 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. Troy Cavilear Principal: St. Dominic School 6326 Memphis Street New Orleans, LA Dean of Lower School: Shannon Landreaux Dean of Upper School: Erin Streva Dean of Students & Admissions: Katie Stackpole School Operations Manager (Bursar): Amanda Kay

2 Parish Ministries and Contact Persons ADULT CHOIR Timothy Todd Simmons ADULT FAITH FORMATION COORDINATOR Sandy Sanchez, O.P ALTAR SERVERS George Voulgarakis CONTEMPORARIES Beverly McSweeney / CYO John Smestad, Jr., M.R.E DOMINICAN LAITY Donna Woods, O.P 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 Tom Judd HAITI PARTNERSHIP Mark Ripple HOLY NAME SOCIETY Charlie Meaux HOMEBOUND & SICK MINISTRY Deacon Jody Fortunato KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Paul Tchiblakian / LAY CARMELITES Glenda Wire LAY PRESIDERS Charlotte Crusta LECTORS COMMITTEE John Keenan MEN'S CLUB Ryan Martiny Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil Mass 4:00 PM Mass care (Babysitting) ages 9 mos. and up during the 10:30 Mass in the Siena Room. Daily Masses and Rosary: Reconciliation Saturday 8:00 AM and 3:00 PM and St. Dominic Church Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM MONDAY NIGHT ROSARY Jo-Ann Testa Hebert MOTHER'S CLUB Lindsay Munson Carrey Britsch NEW PARISHIONER S WELCOME Ting Lyons PASTORAL COUNCIL Diana Stieffel PERPETUAL EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Fr. John PRAYER BLANKETS Debbie and Ron Landry PRAYER LINE RESPECT LIFE Leslie Adams RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) Fr. Scott Daniels, O.P ROSARIANS Barbara Cina ROSARY ALTAR SOCIETY Geri Landry, & Mary Reynolds SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT Jarred Trauth SERRA VOCATION CHALICE Church Office SPECIAL EVENTS COORDINATOR Annette Wherritt 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 Nich & Mariah Sandoval yam@stdparish.org 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 August 19, th Sunday in Ordinary Time Page 3 Jesus. To receive the Body and Blood of Jesus is not a right but a gift we receive with deep humility. As we receive the Bread of Life, grace strengthens our love, separates us from sin even wiping away venial sins unifies us with the universal Church, and helps commit us to humble service. Together we are nourished for our mission in the world! Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him. Just as the living Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on me will have life because of me. John 6:56-57 In this Sunday s Gospel, the conflict escalates in the Bread of Life Discourse. Confusion is mounting in the crowd. How can this man give us his flesh to eat? Their minds were thinking literally, not mystically. Jesus doesn t seem to help, however, and only drives his point home with more emphasis. Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you. Jesus would later institute the Eucharist at the Last Supper. There he would definitively establish the sacramental reality in which bread and wine become substantially his own Body and Blood. We celebrate this sacrament in the Mass. Perhaps we do not always understand what we receive. My flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. What is the essence of food and drink? Food nourishes our bodies, providing essential calories for our survival. Water is used throughout the body to cushion joints, regulate body temperature, and protect sensitive tissues like the brain. When we receive the Eucharist, we receive the spiritual equivalent of these essential elements. Like water, the Eucharist strengthens the sanctifying grace moving through us. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him. The Eucharist connects us intimately to Jesus and confirms our union with him. That is why we abstain from the Eucharist while in a state of mortal sin. It would be a contradiction and deep disrespect to these words of Please pray daily during this hurricane season. Our Father in heaven, through the powerful intercession of Our Lady of Prompt Succor, spare us from all harm during this hurricane season and protect us and our homes from all disasters of nature. Our Lady of Prompt Succor, hasten to help us. Amen. RCIA Sessions continue on Sunday, August 19, 8:45 AM in Theodore Hall, 6330 Vicksburg St. Anyone interested in becoming a Catholic, completing the Sacraments of Initiation or simply deepening your faith are invited to attend. Questions or for further information, please call Diane Frank (504) pdfrank@earthlink.net, or Ross Shales (504) rossevrymn@gmail.com. PARISH SUPPORT August 5, 2018 Envelopes $ 9, Loose $ 4, Maintenance $ Assumption $ $ 13,306.50

4 August 19, th Sunday in Ordinary Time Page 4 MASS INTENTIONS WEEK OF AUGUST 18-24, 2018 SATURDAY, AUGUST 18 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) MARY C. GREENLEE (D) ARLIE A. GREENLEE (D) ARLIE A. GREENLEE, JR. (D) JACOB CAMINITA FAMILY GERALD & LITA LANNAN (D) MICHAEL MCNALLY (FOR HEALING) BONNIE SCHULTZ & FAMILY (L&D) SOULS IN PURGATORY GILBERT ST. GERMAIN (D) PEGGY, JEFFREY & DR. DENNIS JORDAN (D) RUTH EGAN (D) MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ (D) JOHN CAREY (D) DR. PATRICK JORDAN (D) JULES ALBERT, JR. (L) LOUIS SOLANO (D) THELMA ELIZABETH SCIOUEAUF (D) JAMES PRATOR (D) JEANNE PRATOR HARSH (D) CHARLES & CLEO ZIMMERMAN SUNDAY, AUGUST 19 TH 8:00 AM PRO-POPULO 10:30 AM ANNA GIOE & ROCCO TOMMASEO (D) MAE LESTELLE & JOSEPH ALBERT PRIEZ (D) MARY ALICE ISENBERG (D) ALINE MARY WEBRE DASTUGUE (D) JOHN K. LONG (D) FRANK ANNALORO, JR (D) HENRIETTA VICTOR (L) ROLAND GARIC TOCA, SR. (D) DR. JOHN PATRICK JORDAN (D) JEAN DAVIS AITKEN (D) DICK HARPER (D) GLENDA THERIOT FAILLA (D) DR. JACK CASTROGIOVANNI (D) 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. Sloan Bennett Azar son of Benjamin R. Azar & Erin Maher Shepherd Thomas Broha son of Matthew Kent Broha & Amy Delahussaye 12:15 PM LORAINE REUTHER BOE (D) 5:30 PM KEVIN ABASCAL (D) MONDAY, AUGUST 20 TH 8:30 AM ANTHONY RIZZUTO (D) 5:30 PM ANTHONY & ANNA RIZZUTO (D) TUESDAY, AUGUST 21 ST 8:30 AM ROBERTA A. LEININGER (D) 5:30 PM JOSEPH R. SUNSERI (D) WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22 ND 8:30 AM RICHARD HARPER (D) 5:30 PM CAROLYN MYERS (D) THURSDAY, AUGUST 23 RD 8:30 AM EDWARD R. VARGAS (D) 5:30 PM MADELEINE MADONA (D) FRIDAY, AUGUST 24 TH 8:30 AM MERCEDES ISABEL ALCALA (D) 5:30 PM JOHN & ENID DIMICELI (D) A NEW MINISTRY AT ST. DOMINIC Angels Guardians is a new ministry at St. Dominic for parents of children with special needs. The purpose of this group is to build a community of love, acceptance, awareness and support within our church. Our first meeting, a Meet, Greet and Treat, will be Wednesday, August 22 at 7:30 PM in the church office Siena Room. Please share this information with whomever you think may be interested. For more information, call or text Lynn McCloskey I am so looking forward to building this community of Angels Guardians with you.

5 August 19, th Sunday in Ordinary Time Page 5 MEN OF ST. JOSEPH meet every Wednesday at 6:30 AM in the Siena Room. For more information, contact Drew Brownlee, or visit WHO DO YOU SAY THAT I AM?, this CD program continues on Thursday, August 23, 6:00 PM in Theodore Hall, 6330 Vicksburg St. For more information, contact Mrs. Sandy Sanchez, O.P. at or Sand65Man@aol.com. ST. DOMINIC SPIRITUAL/INSPIRATIONAL BOOK CLUB is reading Purgatory Explained by Lives and Legends of the Saints by F. S. Schouppe, SJ. It s long, so we re doing it in two segments. The first meeting will be on Thursday, August 30, and the second meeting on Thursday, September 27, at 7:00 PM at Barbara Murphy s house, (6633 Memphis St.). The book club is very informal; all are welcome. For more information, call Kathleen Puglia at The LAKEVIEW CRIME PREVENTION monthly meeting will be held on Thursday, August 23, 6:00 PM in the church office Siena Room. Please join us as we discuss safety awareness. 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 If you wish to have flowers placed on the altar for a loved one, or in memory of, please call Pat Lassalle at Cost $50 per arrangement. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Ez 24:15-24; Dt 32:18-21; Mt 19:16-22 Tuesday: Ez 28:1-10; Dt 32:26-28, 30, 35cd- 36ab; Mt 19:23-30 Wednesday: Ez 34:1-11; Ps 23:1-6; Mt 20:1-16 Thursday: Ez 36:23-28; Ps 51:12-15, 18-19; Mt 22:1-14 Friday: Rv 21:9b-14; Ps 145:10-13, 17-18; Jn 1:45-51 Saturday: Ez 43:1-7a; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14; Mt 23:1-12 Sunday: Jos 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b; Ps 34:2-3, 16-21; Eph 5:21-32 [2a, 25-32]; Jn 6:60-69 FORMED, a revolutionary online platform, provides access to the best Catholic audio talks, movies, ebooks, and video-based studies from trusted providers like Augustine Institute, Ignatius Press, Catholic Answers, Sophia Institute Press, St. Paul Center, and more! To Access FORMED: Go to Formed.org Enter our parish code: FKBDH4 on the homepage. Start enjoying the best Catholic content all in one place!

6 August 19, th Sunday in Ordinary Time Page 6 Scripture OR Tradition? What does the Church teach? How does God reveal Himself to us? How does the Church understand Scripture? What is the relationship between Scripture and Tradition? Join Fr. Philip Neri Powell, O.P., for a six week course on Dei Verbum: The Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation from the Second Vatican Council. Thursday nights beginning September 6 and concluding October 11 from 7:00 PM 8:00 PM in the church office Siena Room. Matthew: The King and His Kingdom What was Christ s mission, really, and what does He mean when He talks about the Kingdom of Heaven? Join us for Matthew: The King and His Kingdom, a Catholic Bible study that dives into the personhood and kingship of Christ. You will see Jesus as the awaited Messiah who fulfills the promises and prophecies of the Old Testament, establishes the New Law, and inaugurates the Kingdom of Heaven. Set in the rich context of Jesus life, Matthew shows us who Jesus is and what His life and teachings mean for us today. No Homework! Join us to watch and discuss a 50 minute video. A workbook is available from for deeper study. Beginning September 13 at 6:30pm to 8:00pm and continuing every Thursday at Theodore Hall, 6330 Vicksburg St. For more information or to register for the study, call Diane Frank at (504) or via pdfrank@earthlink.net. DOWNLOAD OUR NEW MYPARISH APP! Our new St. Dominic MyParish app is now available to download for iphone and Android smart phones. Stay connected with our parish throughout the week with instant notifications, an easy-to-access event calendar, and the ability to quickly reply to or share messages via Facebook or Twitter. Also enjoy a bunch of additional features like prayers, daily readings, helpful reminders to silence your phone before Mass or Confession, and much more. Help foster a stronger parish life at St. Dominic and better engage the New Evangelization. Download our app today at myparishapp.com or search your phone's app store for MyParish. Contact Person: Corey Dunbar,

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8 August 19, th Sunday in Ordinary Time Page 8 ST. DOMINIC EUCHARISTIC ADORATION CHAPEL IS EXPERIENCING A LARGE NUMBER OF OPEN HOURS THAT NEED COMMITTED ADORERS. If you haven t already seen Father John s beautiful renovations to our chapel, do yourself a favor drop in for a visit and spend a few quiet moments with our Lord in prayer. Then, please prayerfully consider committing to one hour a week, on your own or with a partner or group who can share the commitment with you. Here are three of the many hours that need committed adorers: Tuesdays at 10AM, Fridays at 9PM, and Saturdays at 11PM. Benediction every Friday at 7:00 PM. To take one of the above hours, or any other, or for more information, please StDominic@AdorationServants.org, smwild@cox.net or call/text Shelley at Located in "Aquinas Hall", 6361 Memphis St. Enter the chapel by taking the walkway on the right side of the building. When you reach the gate, ring the bell. Someone in the school office will buzz you in during school hours (8:00 AM 3:00 PM). After school hours (3:00 PM 8:00 AM) and on weekends, the gate will remain unlocked. ST. DOMINIC WOMEN S SOCIAL Attention all women in the parish! CD s from Augustine Institute are located in the vestibule of church. Kindly donate or make checks payable to the parish. Please join us for our annual summer fellowship social for the women of our church. All women, any age, are invited! Date: Tuesday, August 28, 7:00PM Location: Church office Siena room. Our annual end of summer social is hosted by Women of Saints Martha and Mary (WOMM). We will have food and drink for all. We hope that you can join us, and please bring a friend! If you have any questions, please contact Melissa Wender at This CD features audio excerpts from Matthew Kelly's book "The Four Signs of a Dynamic Catholic." As human beings we are constantly engaging and disengaging in everything we do. We engage and disengage at work, in marriage, as parents, in our quest for health and well-being, in personal finances, environmentally, politically, and, of course, we engage and disengage spiritually.

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