The Fourth Sunday of Advent December 22 & 23, 2018 ST. JUDE THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH Established 1966 9150 Highland Road Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70810 (On the Corner of Highland Road and Gardere Lane) The mission of Saint Jude the Apostle Parish is to instill hope in the hearts of all of our brothers and sisters by embracing one another and our diversity with a compassionate and a welcoming spirit, guided by our faith in Jesus Christ and the traditions of our Catholic faith. Plan to Join Us for CHRISTMAS MASS! Monday December 24th 3:00pm Christmas Concert in Church 4:00pm Vigil Mass 5:30pm Prelude Music 6:30pm Vigil Mass The Parish Office will be Closed from December 24-26, 2018 for Christmas. Merry Christmas from St. Jude Staff and have a very safe holiday! Tuesday December 25th 8:00am and 9:45am Masses No 11:30am Mass Daily Masses Monday and Thursday at 8:15am Tuesday at 5:30pm (followed by Benediction and Adoration) Wednesday at noon also Weekend Masses Saturday 4:00pm Vigil Sunday at 8:00am, 9:45am, and 11:30am The Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays from 3:00pm-3:45pm or by appointment Parish Contact Information Parish Office Phone 225-766-2431 Parish Office Fax 225-766-0722 School Phone 225-769-2344 Parish Website www.stjudecatholic.org School Website www.stjudebr.org Fr. Trey Nelson, Pastor fathertrey@stjudecatholic.org Fr. Ryan Hallford, Associate Pastor fr.ryanhallford@gmail.com Deacon James Morrissey, deaconjmorrissey@gmail.com Director of Administration Emergencies: after hours, please call 766-2431 and follow the directions given on the voice mail message.
The Fourth Sunday of Advent Saturday and Sunday December 22-23, 2018 www.stjudecatholic.org December 22-23, 2018 Dear Friends: This will be my last opportunity to write to you prior to Christmas. On behalf of Fr. Ryan, our entire parish staff, school administration, faculty and staff, Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones! I hope that your Advent journey has been a good one. While I will be able to take some time during our Christmas Masses to say thank you, please allow me to mention a few people here. To our music ministry for a beautiful job as always, our Mass captains, all of our ministers of the liturgy, and all of the people in our parish office and at our school with whom I get to work with every day, thank you so much for all that you do! Like many of you, I will be with family and friends on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Time with loved ones is something that I really enjoy, especially during the holidays. At the same time, please continue to lift up in prayer those who are sick, suffering the loss of a loved one, or away from home. We pray especially for the men and women of our Armed Forces, currently away from family and friends. May God watch over and protect them, and may we never take for granted their service. Most of all, I thank God for each and everyone of you for your constant support and your prayers. Let s have a great Fourth Sunday of Advent. As a reminder, our Christmas Mass schedule is printed on the cover of this bulletin. We look forward to seeing you then! Have a great week! Sincerely, Fr. Trey Pastor
Celebrate the Sacrament of your Marriage at the 2019 St. Jude World Marriage Day St. Jude parish will honor couples celebrating 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60 or more than 60 years of marriage, at the 4:00 p.m. mass on Saturday, January 19, 2019. You are invited to participate if you are celebrating one of these special anniversaries ANY TIME DURING THE YEAR OF 2019. Please contact Pat Blanchard at (225) 252-0895 to register to be a part of this special celebration. Registration deadline is January 11th. Prepare to feel special: All honored couples will receive a corsage and boutonnière, process in with the priest to reserved seating for the mass, receive a special marriage certificate of participation and a keepsake program. There will be a renewal of vows during mass and a reception in the parish hall for you and your guest immediately following the mass. This event is hosted by members of the St. Jude Marriage Encounter Ministry and St. Jude Church. All couples should bring a wedding photo for the display table at the reception Couples are invited to have their family member take their picture during the reception for a comparison to their original photograph and to capture the memory of the day. Women s Morning of Reflection The Catholic Daughter s of St. Jude invite all women to join them for a woman s morning of reflection to be held on Saturday, January 26, 2019 in the St. Jude parish hall. Fr. Ryan Hallford, St. Jude Associate Pastor, will be our spiritual facilitator and lead us on a journey of Nourished & Cherished Eph. 5:29 Recognizing Your Dignity in a Culture of Compassion Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and the Reflection will be 9:00-12:00 There is no fee for attending. However, due to limited seating, please RSVP no later than January 19th to Anita Harper, 766-7988 or Joyce Eiserloh, 448-3299
VBS: Our annual Vacation Bible School is fast approaching and we need volunteers like you to help make it happen! VBS will be June 10 th - 14 th, 2019 this year. We are currently looking for a VBS Chair, a Decorations Chair and volunteers to help throughout the week. If you are interested, please email michaelynm@stjudecatholic.org to sign up to volunteer! Please consider giving of your time to help us make this amazing ministry a reality for our children to encounter the Lord this summer! Culture of Life Reflections A CHILD IS ALWAYS A BLESSING! --Pope Francis, November 2018 A VOCATION VIEW 4 th Sunday of Advent December 23, 2018 Are you called to follow in the footsteps of Mary as a priest or religious to carry the Good News of God s great Love? If God is calling you, call or email Father Andrew Merrick at 225.336.8778, framerrick@gmail.com, or visit www.diobr.org/ vocations. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Update Membership Information Does our Church database have YOUR family membership record correct? It is time for us to update our database with any changes, additions, or deletions that may have occurred in YOUR family over the past year. Have you changed your phone number? Have you moved? Are you preparing to move soon? Are all of your children still at home and are they all included in your membership record? The Church Office number is 225-766-2431 Monday: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29; Lk 1:67-79 Tuesday: Vigil: Is 62:1-5; Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27, 29; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25 [18-25] Night: Is 9:1-6; Ps 96:1-3, 11-13; Ti 2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14 Dawn: Is 62:11-12; Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12; Ti 3:4-7; Lk 2:15-20 Day: Is 52:7-10; Ps 98:1-6; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 [1-5, 9-14] Wednesday: Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6, 8ab, 16bc, 17; Mt 10:17-22 Thursday: 1 Jn 1:1-4; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12; Jn 20:1a, 2-8 Friday: 1 Jn 1:5 2:2; Ps 124:2-5, 7b-8; Mt 2:13-18 Saturday: 1 Jn 2:3-11; Ps 96:1-3, 5b-6; Lk 2:22-35 Sunday: Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 or 1 Sm 1:20-22, 24-28; Ps 128:1-5 or Ps 84:2-3, 5-6, 9-10; Col 3:12-21 [12-17] or 1 Jn 3:1-2, 21-24; Lk 2:41-52
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23 3:00 pm Choir Practice - Church MONDAY, DECEMBER 24 Christmas Eve 3:00 pm Christmas Concert - Church 5:45 pm Prelude Christmas - Hall TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25 Merry Christmas 6:30 pm 11:30 Choir Practice - School WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26 6:30 pm 9:45 Choir Practice - Church THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27 6:00 pm Wedding Rehearsal - Church FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28 6:00 pm Wedding - Church SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29 No Scheduled Events SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30 9:45 am Nursery - Nursery For Prayer Request, Call our Prayer Line, 766-3668 or 766-3736 MASS INTENTIONS MONDAY, DECEMBER 24 4:00 pm Bonfanti & LeJuene Families Christine Boudreau 6:30 pm Ryan Sessums Ray Tangney TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25 8:00 am Elizabeth Gobert Julia Dunigan 9:45 am Lewis Barlow Gilbert WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26 No Daily Mass THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27 8:15 am Renella Breaux Lavergne FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28 No Scheduled Events SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29 4:00 pm Margarite Baham Michelle Duffy Lois St. Amant Carroll Macalusa Julia Dunigan Michelle Duffy Homer W. Bill Baugh SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30 8:00 am Julia Bordlee 9:45 am Paul & Audry Cashio 11:30 am Win Lochbrunner