St. Lucy CATHOLIC. NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME August 7, 2016

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1 NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME August 7, 2016 St. Lucy CATHOLIC CHURCH 1220 AYCOCK STREET, HOUMA, LA Phone: Fax: Parish Ministry Leaders Directory Rev. Carl Diederichs, Administrator Deacon Martin Dickerson, Homebound, Deacon Martin Dickerson, RCIA, Altar Servers Mrs. Audrey Coleman, Secretary Mr. Larry Pete, Finance Mgr Ms. Wildred Miller, Youth Minister/DRE Ms. Wildred Miller, Safe Environment Mr. Layman Bolden, Musician Mr. & Mrs. William Norman, RCIA Mr. Elray Foret... Homebound Ministry Mrs. Teresa Bergeron, Pastoral Council Mr. Eric Coleman, Maintenance Mrs. Geraldine Theriot, Bereavement Mass Sunday 8:15 a.m. Saturday Vigil 4:00 p.m. Wednesday 6:00 p.m. Sacraments Reconciliation (Confession) Sunday (Before Mass) 7:30 a.m. 8:00 a.m. Wednesday (Before Mass) 5:20 p.m. 5:50 p.m. Baptism Parents are requested to contact the Parish Office at least three (3) months prior to the desired date of their child s baptism. Marriages Arrangements for marriage should be made at least eight (8) months In advance. Contact the Parish Office Funerals You must contact the Parish Office BEFORE making any other arrangements Office Hours: 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. Monday and Friday After Hour Emergencies Fr. Carl Diederichs or MISSION STATEMENT St. Lucy Church is a Catholic community, rooted in the African-American tradition, committed to living the gospel of Jesus Christ, through spirited prayer and worship, the education both young and adults, and outreach to the neighborhood and larger community.

2 August 7, 2016 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Reflection Sometimes, as with the Sunday readings for August 7, the option of omitting passages in brackets is offered to shorten the scripture passages. While shorter rather than longer readings may be welcome on a hot August day, several of the richest lines for reflection may be lost. The theme of the scriptures is fidelity, the faith of our ancestors and faithful vigilance on our part at all times. But lines within brackets are what caught my attention. The gospel of Luke holds this gem: For where your treasure is, there will you heart be. What in my life do I most treasure? Happiness? Health? Friends? A good reputation? Hard earned possession? My intellect or skills? The faithful presence of God in my life? Where is my heart? Later, in the same passage, there is the challenge, Much will be required of the person entrusted with much If my life is filled with blessings, how do I share them with others, especially with those in need of a helping hand or voice? Some of those most in need today are immigrants and refugees. They come to mind in the bracketed lines in Paul s Letter to the Hebrews: our ancestors in faith acknowledged themselves to be strangers and aliens on earth seeking a homeland. Here is a good reminder that those of us who are citizens of a country are also aliens seeking an ultimate homeland in God, and we are challenged to reach out to those seeking a homeland on Earth. In the Good News and in the daily news, let s not overlook what can be omitted in brackets or in stories of goodness hidden away behind the headlines of violence, disaster and corruption. Sometimes it is these teachings and stories that cause us to ponder and that give us hope. Let s remember also that August 7 comes between two anniversaries of death and devastation Hiroshima and Nagasaki. May these remembrances strengthen our resolve to be nonviolent peacemakers. Suggested action: This week, look for stories of goodness in each day s news. Sr. Marie Lucey FAN Director of Advocacy and Member Relations

3 Parish & Diocesan Life MASS AND CONFESSION SCHEDULE EVERY FIRST SATURDAY of each month Mass 8:30 A.M. Confession 8:00 A.M 8:30 A.M. Saturday 4:00 P.M. Vigil Mass Sunday Mass 8:15 A.M. Weekday Mass, Wednesday 6:00 P.M. RCIA: If you are not a Catholic but interested in becoming one, Catholic but are not Confirmed; or returning to the Catholic faith, the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults may be for you. Please phone Deacon Martin Dickerson at or the Parish Office at for information. BREAD FROM HEAVEN Bread from Heaven are members that feed the elderly and homebound of St. Lucy Parish every first Saturday of each month. For information please call Aver McKinley, at or CHOIR MINISTRY Do you sing or play a musical instrument the flute, clarinet, etc., and wish to participate in the Music Ministry; please see Layman Bolden after Mass. The Altar Flowers this weekend were donated by: Sherrill & June Bergeron In memory of Ivy & Marceline Bergeron Glaise & Rose Babin MASS INTENTION and The Sanctuary Candle is in Memory of. Ivy & Marceline Bergeron Glaise & Rose Babin Eternal Rest Grant unto Them, O Lord and let the perpetual light shine upon them Love, Sherrill & June Bergeron WE WELCOME ALL We extend a special welcome to those who are single, married, divorced, gay, filthy rich, dirt poor, or no habla Ingles. Whether you used to work on Wall Street, or if you used to sleep on Wall Street you re welcome here. Maybe you can sing like Andrea Bocelli, or maybe you can t carry a tune in a bucket it doesn t matter here! Come all who are just browsing, just woke up, or just got out of jail! If you are skinny as a rail or could afford to lose a few pounds, you re welcome here. We welcome those over 60 but not grown up yet, and teenagers growing up too fast. We embrace those in recovery and also those who are still addicted. We will walk with you if you are going through a difficult time or when you need a special prayer: chances are we ve been there too. If you don t like organized religion or are spiritual but not religious, we love you. Even if you got lost and wound up here by accident we hope you feel at home here. We love soccer moms, crying babies, vegans, hipsters, seekers and doubters, tourists and locals We mean it when we say, ALL are welcome here! LADIES MASS Saturday, August 13, :00am Bishop Sam Jacobs, Emeritus 107 Albany Drive, Houma (the subdivision behind Heritage Manor Nursing Home off of Polk Street). ST. LUCY HISTORY REQUESTED As some of you may already know, the Black History Museum is now being established in the old Academy Building on Honduras Street here in Houma. They have requested our St. Lucy History as an important contribution to Houma s history. A great part of your history in Houma, includes St. Lucy Church, St. Lucy Elementary School and the first High School for our people, which were all established by St. Lucy Church Parish. We are asking for your participation. Anyone interested in contributing articles of interest, diplomas, class rings, college degrees, any achievements, basketball trophies, pictures, etc., to the exhibit for St. Lucy Church History and/or St. Lucy School History. Please contact Maxine Hutchinison Kline at or call St. Lucy Parish Office at Thank You for being loyal to our History at St. Lucy.

4 OFFERING Envelopes: $1, Collection Weekly Goal: $3, Under Budget: $1, Loose: $ Total Collection: $1, Building Fund: $76.00 THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT TO THE PARISH AUGUST 08/07/16 08/14/16 08/21/16 08/28/16 Lectors Barbara James Teresa Bergeron Youth Linda Ayers Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist Leonard Neville Helen Norman Joyce Nixon Earl Theriot June Bergeron Sherrill Bergeron Amy Breaux Monica Washington Gift Bearers Cassandra Riley Jackie & Blanca Robinson Ushers Leonard Bergeron Earl Theriot John Theriot Adrian Thibodaux Donnie Celestine Kurt Dupre Elray Foret Calvin Jones Youth Edward Henry Phil James Northern McKinley Hanson Young Helen Ruffin Dwight Duplantis Alvin Henry Leonard Neville Jackie Robinson Readings for the Week of August 7, 2016 Monday: Ez 1:2-5, 24-28c/Ps 148:1-2, 11-14/Mt 17:22-27 Tuesday: Ez 2:8--3:4/Ps 119:14, 24, 72, 103, 111, 131/Mt 18:1-5, 10, Wednesday: 2 Cor 9:6-10/Ps 112:1-2, 5-9/Jn 12:24-26 Thursday: Ez 12:1-12/Ps 78:56-59, 61-62/Mt 18: :1 Friday: Ez 16:1-15, 60, 63 or 16:59-63/Is 12:2-6/Mt 19:3-12 Saturday: Ez 18:1-10, 13b, 30-32/Ps 51:12-15, 18-19/Mt 19:13-15 PRAYER OF THE BELOVED COMMUNITY Loving God, Open our hearts, so that we may feel The breath and play of your Spirit. Unclench our hands, so that we may reach out to one another and touch and be healed. Open our lips that we may drink in the delight and wonder of life. Unclog our ears, to hear your agony in our inhumanity. Open our eyes. So that we may see Christ in friend and stranger. Breathe your Spirit into us and touch our lives with the life of Christ. Amen In the charity of your prayers, please remember our sick and homebound parishioners especially... D Quincy McGuire, Mary Wolfe, Tyler Morgan, Vera Mire, Beverly Young, Aarolyn Hutchinson, Margaret Dupre, Rita Ayers, Lenda Matthews, Dwight Duplantis, Tara Travis, Jerome Robinson and Dennis Spike Vegas. PLEASE NOTE: For privacy reasons, the individual or an immediate family member must contact us for the name to be added to the Prayer List. If the individual is on the road to recovery, please give us a call so their name can be removed.

5 MEN HOLY HOUR OF ADORATION Pilgrimage Walk First Saturdays FUN FOR SENIORS SIXTY-TWO PLUS/SAVE THE DATE THIRD WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH August 17, :00AM to NOON St. Luke Community Center 300 East 11th Street, Thibodaux, LA Bingo-Walking Exercise-Lunch Presentation from The Medicaid Office Tell A Friend; Bring A Friend Please RSVP by Monday, August 15, 2016 Call SEE YOU THEN GOD BLESS Workshop St. Lucy Child Development Center is now enrolling for the school year. The school year starts August 8, St. Lucy CDC is the only child care center in Terrebonne Parish awarded 4 stars by the State of Louisiana in the Quality Start program!! If you enroll your child for the year between July 18-August 1, 2016 the registration fee will be only $35 per child. After August 1 the registration fee is $50 per child for returning students and $70 per child for new students. Current families will receive half off their child s first week tuition if they refer a new family to St. Lucy CDC between July 18-August 5,2016. The new child must pay the registration fee and first week s tuition in order for current families to receive the discount. Please make sure that they mention your name!! Discernment Retreat for Women Food for the Journey September 6 MEN S MASS Saturday, September 3, :30am Bishop Sam Jacobs, Emeritus 107 Albany Drive, Houma (the subdivision behind Heritage Manor Nursing Home off of Polk Street). Counseling Services Acadian Mass