September 9, 2018 Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time ORDINARY FAMILIES EXTRAORDINARY FAITH ST. BENILDE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 1901 Division Street Metairie, Louisiana 70001 Church Office: (504) 834-4980 Church Fax: (504) 831-5810 Church Email: stbenildechurch@cox.net CLERGY Rev. Robert T. Cooper, Pastor Rev. H.L. Brignac, Sacramental Asst. Deacon Biaggio DiGiovanni Deacon Stephen Gordon Deacon Clifford Wright BAPTISMS First and Third Sundays of the month at 12 Noon. Please call the Parish Office for more information. MATRIMONY Please contact a priest/deacon 8 months prior to your wedding. FUNERALS Arrangements may be made at the Parish Office. www.stbenilde.org MASS TIMES Saturday Vigil 4 p.m. Sunday 9:00, 11:00 a.m. & 6 p.m. Monday Friday 7:00 a.m. Monday and Thursday 5:30 p.m. First Saturday 8:45 a.m. HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION See Inside the Bulletin for Schedule CONFESSION TIMES Saturday 3:00 3:45 p.m. Sunday 5:00 5:45 p.m. Monday 6:00 6:45 p.m. and by appointment at the Parish Office DIVINE MERCY ADORATION CHAPEL Eucharistic Adoration from 7:00 p.m. Sunday till 4:00 p.m. Saturday DEVOTIONS Holy Hour in Church Monday, 6:00-7:00 p.m. Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Following 7 a.m. Mass on Tuesday NEWCOMERS Call the Parish Office to receive a New Parishioner Registration Packet. ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY St. Benilde Conference (504) 233-3246 ST. BENILDE SCHOOL Mr. Thomas Huck, Principal 1801 Division Street Metairie, LA (504) 833-9894
St. Benilde Catholic Church Ministers of the Liturgy September 8 & 9, 2018 Saturday - 4 P.M. Intention: Alice Lowrie, John Breaux, Hubert LaBorde, Austin Burroughs, Bob Kelly, George Spaulding, Flora Maria Be, Patricia Paisant, Merle & Charles Dittmer, Patrick C. McKinney, Edward Van Hoven, Jr., Sam Sabella Family, Joseph Segari, Melissa Mendel Zimmerman J. Rodosta, L. Segari Cantor: Kevin Rouchell Organist: Jared Croal Sunday - 9 A.M. Intention: Parishioners C. Frederick, L. Director, C. Rispoli, B. Soleto Song Leaders: Traditional Choir Sunday - 11 A.M. Intention: Edward F. McCabe, II, Paul Hymel, Jr., Julia Faye Collier, Abraham Cabrera, Kelvin Ducote, Mary & Melvin Ducote, Joseph Donald Bernard, Jess Matherne, Jr., Judith Theisges, Audrey Cusimano, Margaret Koch Frank Golemi, Richard P. Meteye, Rita Hecker Miriam Whitman, Geno Soleto J. Hutchison, J. Hutchison, C. & Pitre Song Leaders: Contemporary Choir Sunday - 6 P.M. Intention: June & Marvin Ackermann (L) L. Daigle, B. David Cantor: Lauren Gisclair Pianist: Beth Kettenring Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Weekday Masses 7:00 a.m. Don Rowan, Sr. 5:30 p.m. Joy Rojas 7:00 a.m. Bill C. Johnson 7:00 a.m. George Spaulding 8:15 a.m. Judith Theisges 7:00 a.m. Pershing Delaup, Sr. 5:30 p.m. Lynette LeDuff 7:00 a.m. Alma (Cookie) Huguet The Church Sanctuary Lamp burns in memory of The Souls in Purgatory The Blessed Mother Votive Lamps burn in Memory of Joy Rojas The St. Joseph Votive Lamps burn in Thanksgiving for our School Faculty Adoration Chapel Sanctuary Lamp burns in memory of Stuart & Gloria Fourroux Adoration Chapel Candles burn in for Mothers who have had Abortions Altar Ladies Week of September 9 J. Dunn, C. Batt, L. Segari Linens Large - F. Alvarez Small - M. Oleksik The Altar Flowers are in memory of Deceased Parishioners
St. Benilde Catholic Church Volume 36: Issue 36 Stewardship of Treasure Weekend of Sept. 1 & 2 Envelopes... $4,415.00 Loose.2,127.00 Electronic Giving...146.00 Repairs & Maintenance..2,828.00 Msgr. Richaud Fund..374.00 Totaling..$9,890.00 Let us focus on generosity, or returning God s gifts with increase, through the generous sharing of our time, talent and treasure. ~ Fr. Cooper Archdiocesan Confession Night Archbishop Aymond is asking all churches in the Archdiocese of New Orleans to have a light on in the confessional on Wednesday, September 12, as a sign that Christ is not only the light of the world but one who is eager to forgive and to heal us. St. Benilde Catholic Church will offer the Sacrament of Reconciliation on September 12 from 5 PM 6:30 PM. If you have been away from the Sacrament of Reconciliation, we invite you to come back to God s loving mercy and forgiveness. Friends of the Poor Walk/Run Next weekend members of St. Benilde St. Vincent de Paul will be at all the Masses seeking donations and taking registrations for the 11th Annual Friends of the Poor Walk/Run. It will be held Saturday, September 29, 2018 at the New Orleans City Park Reunion Shelter & Festival Grounds Friedrichs Avenue @Wisner Boulevard. Registration/Check In/Tee Shirts 8 AM; Warm-Up & One-Mile Walk 8:45 AM. For more information, please call (504) 382-2721. Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Sept. 15/16 4 PM C. Casente, K. Hartdegen 9 AM C. & R. Ayers, J. Tusa, P. Cifreo 11 AM A. Duersel, R. Oleksik, S. Gordon, L. Peters 6 PM M. Drawe, D. Powers Help Wanted! St. Benilde Parish is looking to fill a part-time (approximately 16-19 hours per week) maintenance position. Duties would include maintenance projects, grounds keeping, and janitorial work. Compensation based on skill set and experience. If you are interested in the position, please contact Fellman Mire at the Parish Office: 504-834-4980. Adoration Chapel We have several one-hour openings for permanent adorers in our Divine Mercy Adoration Chapel: Mondays 1-2 AM, 1-2 PM Fridays 3-4 AM; 1-2 PM; 5-6 PM Saturdays 1-2 AM; 2-3 AM; 3-4 AM If you would like to spend an hour in quiet prayer with the Lord, please call George Rojas at 834-5525 for more information. Little Flowers and Blue Knights Little Flowers and Blue Knights will meet again one Friday a month September-May at St. Benilde. The clubs are open to boys and girls 5yrs old and up. They will learn about a saint and virtue in a fun way and do a craft or activity to correspond with it. Those with girls Interested in Little Flowers should email Casey at caseysprehe@gmail.com and those with boys interested in Blue Knights should email Kevin at sprehe19@gmail.com
St. Benilde Catholic Church Fr. Cooper s Corner The Vocation of Grandparents Over the years, many of us have come to know one particular grandmother that we did not know before. Her name is Rosa. We have heard about her because she is Pope Francis grandmother, and he speaks a lot about her. He is so grateful to her. I loved my grandmother, he says. She was a woman who talked to him and his siblings about Jesus. She taught them the Catechism. He recalls how on the evening of Good Friday she would take them to the candlelight procession, and at the end of this procession, pointing to the image of the Crucified Christ, she would say to them: Look, he is dead, but tomorrow he will rise. Pope Francis comments, This was how I received my first Christian proclamation, from this very woman, from my grandmother! On another occasion, in talking to a group from the Salvation Army, Pope Francis shared an experience of how as a four-year-old boy he was walking with his grandmother when he saw two Salvation Army women dressed in their uniform and a bonnet that they wore at that time. The boy, Jorge, asked his grandmother if they were nuns or sisters and she replied: No, they are Protestants but they are good. This, continued Pope Francis was the first sermon ever I heard about ecumenism and [it] has influenced me in my ecumenical journey. From what he says about his grandmother Rosa, we are not surprised that Pope Francis has a great regard for grandparents. I think he was quite chuffed during his visit to the Philippines because they called him Lolo, meaning Grandpa Francis. Pope Francis speaks of how beautiful it is to see the elderly encourage and manage to convey to young people the meaning of faith and life. For him, this is really the mission of grandparents, the vocation of the elderly. As he puts it, The words of grandparents have something special for the young. And they know it. In their own unique way, grandparents can be a wise presence of Jesus for their grandchildren. Jesus prepared His disciples for the future when they were afraid of the Cross. Grandparents who have lived many years of life can encourage fearful young people not to be afraid of the future. So often, the world around them promotes cults of happiness, success, and prize-winning but when they look at the world as it is, when they see the difficulties encountered in family life, when they are faced with the insecurity and tumult that so many experienced in recent years, it is easy for young people to be afraid. Fear, after all, is also a deep sentiment in us because of original sin. As we see in the Gospel, Jesus own disciples were afraid of the future. Therefore, He prepared them by encouraging them not to think simply in limited human terms, but rather to try to use God s logic, God s way of seeing things. Modeling Jesus in their lives, grandparents say to their grandchildren, Look to God, not to yourselves! Trust Him. Follow Him, even when adversity, failure, and disappointments come your way. Catholic grandparents can witness to their children and grandchildren that there is a higher power, God, whose loving plan for us is always greater than our measurements. We know that a key sentence from Jesus lips: For anyone who wants to save his life will lose it; but anyone who loses his life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it. Young people can often be given the message to be in love with themselves and their own projects or endeavors. Nevertheless, grandparents can teach them that while it is certainly good to be ambitious, it is important not to desire to control life simply on their terms; it is in putting ourselves aside in order to love in the way the Gospel teaches that we find fulfillment.
St. Benilde Catholic Church Volume 36: Issue 36 Jesus whole life was prayer. He followed the way of the Cross and coped with adversity because He prayed to His Father in heaven. Grandfathers and grandmothers give the great example of the importance of prayer in time of difficulty. I was struck recently by a woman recalling when she was young her grandfather brought her into a small church in the little town where they went for summer vacations. She can remember looking at him as he stood there in prayer. Ahead of him was the altar with the statue of St. Joseph to one side, and the statue of Mary to the other. Her comment struck me: It was the first time I realized that prayer must be important. It is interesting that Pope Francis says that he carries in his breviary the copy of a prayer his grandmother Rosa gave him and that he often reads it. These are a few ways that Catholic grandparents are a presence of Jesus to their children and grandchildren witnessing and teaching them not to be afraid of the future, to lay down their lives in service of others and to pray. In and through their relationship with their grandchildren, these men and women are ultimately helping their loved ones answer the question Jesus asked His disciples in the Gospel: Who do you say I am? Deep down, Jesus addresses that question to everyone in the depths of their heart: Who do you say I am? Where am I in your life? Through their wise counsel, authentic witness, and loving and respectful proclamation, grandparents can help children to begin to formulate their personal response to that question. It is important to do your part. Then hand it over to God. Because, let us remember, that response to Jesus is a life-long project! Let me give the final word to Rosa, Pope Francis grandmother. It is moving to hear him say of her: She loved me so much! She was a saint who suffered much, also spiritually, and yet always went forward with courage. I have no doubt that our grandparents here at St. Benilde love their grandchildren greatly. And that many of our grandparents suffer, also spiritually, perhaps regretting deficiencies that they see in the transmission of faith. But let us take heart from the impact of one grandmother on a future Pope! Let us entrust ourselves to Mary, Jesus mother who must have often heard her speak of his grandparents. On this National Grandparents Day, let us pray that our grandchildren will be able to say about all our grandparents in years to come what Pope Francis says of his grandmother: they loved me so much; they were saints who suffered, also spiritually and yet they always kept going with courage. Catechetical Sunday 2018 We look forward to worshiping with you Sunday, September 16, during the 11 AM Mass at St. Benilde Church, as we celebrate Catechetical Sunday. The SBS Children's Choir will lead the congregation in song and students will serve as lectors. In addition, our SBS faculty and staff as well as our Catechists from our CCD, Confirmation Prep and RCIA Programs will be present to receive a special blessing and gift from Fr. Cooper in recognition of their most important duty as catechists in handing on the Faith of the Church to the young children, teenagers and adults of our parish family. Liturgical Ministry Workshops Scheduled Workshops for new ministers will be held this fall. Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion: September 15, Archdiocesan Administration Bldg.,7887 Walmsley Ave., NOLA; October 13, St. Ann Church and Shrine, 3601 Transcontinental Dr., Metairie; October 27, Archdiocesan Administration Bldg, 7887 Walsmley Ave., New Orleans; November 17, St. Joseph Church, 1802 Tulane Ave., New Orleans, December 1, Archdiocesan Administration Bldg., 7887 Walmsley, Ave., New Orleans. Lectors: October 20, St. Clement of Rome Church, 3101 Eton St., Metairie. All workshops are from 9 AM until 1 PM. You must get Fr. Cooper s permission before registering with the Parish Office.
SEPTEMBER 9, 2018 ST. BENILDE CATHOLIC CHURCH ID # 113850 1901 DIVISION ST. METAIRIE, LA 70001 504-834-4980 NANCY CAROLLO 504-834-4980 MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAYS - 9 A.M. TO 3 P.M. FRIDAYS - 9 A.M. TO 12 NOON SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: