St.Joseph Roman Catholic Church Est. 1872 Pastor Rev. Fr. Kevin Bordelon Associate Pastor Rev. Fr. Samuel Fontana Deacons Deacon Tommy Adams Deacon Denis LaCroix Deacon Barry LeBlanc Deacon Tim Ledet Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time June 26, 2016 Parish Office 401 S. Adams Ave. P.O. Box 199 Rayne, La 70578 337-334-2193 Fax: 337-334-2199 stjoseph1872@diolaf.org Office Hours Monday - Thursday: 8:00am - 4:00pm Friday: 8:00am - 12:00 Noon stjoerayne.org Director of Finance/Facilities Albert Johnson Director of Youth Ministry Jamie Orillion Director of Religious Ed Georgette Richard Parish Secretary Debbie Harrington Choir Director David Lalande Facilities Keeper John Comeaux Grounds Keeper Doug Langley Sacristan Flo Broussard
Weekly Calendar Monday, June 27 Rosary Group - 9:00 am, Church Tuesday, June 28 Wednesday, June 29 Ss. Peter and Paul Elderberries - 9:00 am, Family Life Center Rayne Guest Home Mass - 10:00 am Thursday, June 30 Ultreya - 6:30 pm, Family Life Center Friday, July 1 First Friday Adoration & Benediction after 6:30am mass Saturday, July 2 First Saturday First Saturday mass - 9am Prayer Service for grieving parents - after mass Lay Carmelite meeting - 10 am - RCE Teacher s Lounge Sunday, July 3 Weekly Mass Times Saturday Vigil: 4:00 pm Sunday: 7:00 am, 10:00 am & 5:30 pm Monday: 6:30 am Tuesday: 12:05 pm Wednesday: 6:30 am Thursday: 12:05 pm Friday: 6:30 am First Saturday: 9:00 am Readings of the Week Monday: Am 2:6-10, 13-16; Ps 50:16bc-23; Mt 8:18-22 Tuesday: Am 3:1-8; 4:11-12; Ps 5:4b-8; Mt 8:23-27 Wednesday: Vigil: Acts 3:1-10; Ps 19:2-5; Gal 1:11-20; Jn 21:15-19 Day: Acts 12:1-11; Ps 34:2-9; 2 Tm 4:6-8, 17-18; Mt 16:13-19 Thursday: Am 7:10-17; Ps 19:8-11; Mt 9:1-8 Friday: Am 8:4-6, 9-12; Ps 119:2, 10, 20, 30, 40, 131; Mt 9:9-13 Saturday: Am 9:11-15; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14; Mt 9:14-17 Sunday: Is 66:10-14c; Ps 66:1-7, 16, 20; Gal 6:14-18; Lk 10:1-12, 17-20 [1-9] The Sanctuary Lamp The Sanctuary Lamp burns constantly to proclaim the real presence of our Lord Jesus Christ in the Tabernacle. This week we dedicate the flame to: Beulah & Ferouse Cormier & St. Paul, Apostle & Pauline Family The Pieta Lamp Mother of Sorrows, you who held Jesus in your arms, please intercede with your Divine Son on behalf of: Ada McCabe Reconciliation/Confession 30 minutes prior to Mass or any other time by appointment. Baptism Baptisms are held each Sunday after 10 AM Mass. Contact the Parish Office (334-2193) to schedule the sacrament. Preparation Classes are held the 4th Sunday of each month after 10 AM Mass. Marriage Call the Parish Office at least 6 months in advance of desired wedding date to schedule an appointment and begin the preparation process. Funerals Funeral home personnel will contact the parish office for you to make all the necessary arrangements. Anointing of the Sick Contact the parish office to schedule the sacrament of anointing with one of our priests.
Weekly Offertory Offertory of 6/12/2016 $10,658.85 Baptisms We welcome those who entered our Catholic faith through the waters of Baptism: Arden Blair Pelloquin, Edison Jack Daigle, Liam John Guidry, Addison Grace Privat Weddings We joyfully share in the Sacramental union of: Austin Chase Meche & Sarah Elizabeth Dupont Sick and Shut-In Anais Alleman, Darrell Alleman, Linda Arceneaux, Mary Baronet, Darrell L. Bearb, Denny Beslin, Mark Beslin, Percy Breaux, Ricky Briggs Jr., Joseph Blackie Broussard, Harry Lee Comeaux, Preston Comeaux, Ruby Comeaux, Lisa Cormier, Willis & Sue Credeur, Jacob & James Dogua, Franny Dupuis, Dano Fontenot, Tanya Gaspard, Gussie Guidry, Kemp Guillory I, Sharon Hanks, Lindsai Hanyen, Karen Hebert, Tommy Hodges, Keith Hulin, Lloyd Jeffers, Henry Jillett, Rebecca Lalande, Brent Leger, Mark Wayne LeMaire, Sally Lincoln, Laura M. Meaux, Angie Melancon, Daniel Melancon, Kevin Melancon, Pat Melancon, Richard Melancon, Merlin & Norma Miller, Halli Monk, Bruce Moreaux, Joseph Ortego, Frank Privat, Lenette Racca, Robert Racca, Craig Richard, Tammy Saltzman, Adeline Rose Schexnayder, Jessie Simon, Russell Smith, Ronald Stutes, Joseph Trahan, Carroll Verret, John Williams Birthdays This Week Jacob Burns, Charlie Cantrell, Mary Daigle, Grace Guidry, Timothy Guidry, Anna Ledet, Taylor Satchell, Gladys Stutes, Adam Thibodeaux, Ian Zaunbrecher, Royce Zaunbrecher, Taite Barousse, Millard Comeaux, Gloria Cormier, Ava Marie Istre, Curley Meche, Melissa Meche, Clair Pellissier, Alec Prevost, Jake-Michael Privat, Evola Silvia, Tracie Theriot, Kyle Credeur, Owen Delhomme Jr., Jennifer Dorsett, Ted Gaspard, Randal Girouard, David Guidry, Emily Lormand, Caroline Nolan, Jake Racca, Barrit Romero, Kynlie Sanchez, Joshua Stelly, Dalfred Alleman, Elise Boutin, Johnny Cormier, Heidi Daigle, Blake Doucet, Nicky Faucheux, Ross Gaspard, Gage Hanks, Danielle Hodges, Jennifer Istre, Kate Murrell, Wilson Pellissier, Bertha Royer, Michelle Sanchez, Madeline Savoy, Don Alleman, Jessica Alleman, Dallas Beslin, Linda Cummings, Jeanette Daigle, Carolyn Guidry, Finley Guidry, Gladys Maloz, Debbie Prejean, Mary Azcona, John Besse, Kennedy Castille, Eric Cormier, Denise Daigle, Brandon Istre, Michelle O Meara, Parker Seilhan, Anthony Beslin, Mary Beslin, Jay Comeaux, Justin DeRouen, Monica Foote, Brad Gilbert, Gregory Lafosse, Kyle Trudell
Mass for the Blessed Mother We will be having a special celebration in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Saturday, July 16, 2016. This event will include Mass in Church at 9am, followed by a Social in the Family Life Center sponsored by the Lay Carmelites. 1st-5th Religious Ed There will not be a two-week CCD Summer Program this year. CCD classes will be held during the 2016-2017 School Year from 8:30am to 9:30am on Sunday mornings. Specific days and times will be available soon. For your convenience we have opened Early Bird online registration for 1st-5th grade. Please visit our website at www.stjoerayne.org/ccd to register. RCIA 2016-2017 RCIA Classes will be held each Wednesday at 6:30 PM in the Family Life Center beginning in August. Pope Francis Pope Francis: General Audience Dear Brothers and Sisters: In our continuing catechesis for this Holy Year of Mercy, we now consider Jesus miracle of restoring sight to a blind man on the way to Jericho (Lk 18:35-43). The blind man, forced to beg for a living, can represent all those disadvantaged persons who, even today, find themselves on the periphery of our societies. The prosperous city of Jericho, for its part, evokes the conquest of the Promised Land and Moses stern warning that, once settled, God s People were not to harden their hearts or be blind to the presence of those in need (cf. Dt 15). Unlike the crowd, Jesus does not ignore the blind man or try to silence his cries. He stops, turns the eyes of all to the blind man, and, acknowledging his faith, restores his sight. Saint Luke tells us that the man, now healed, became a disciple of Jesus. Not only, but the crowd too now sees; their eyes are opened to the meaning of this encounter of mercy, and they give praise to God (v. 43). During this Jubilee of Mercy may we too open our eyes and hearts to God s love for the poor and to the gift of healing that he offers to all who turn to him in faith. Church Humor If you are interested in becoming Catholic, if you want to learn more about the Catholic faith, or if you would like information on the RCIA process, please contact: Randy Bertrand at 356-1909 or Parish Office at 334-2193 Prayer Service A special prayer service for parents grieving from miscarriages or stillbirth will be held in church on July 2, 2016 after 9:00 am First Saturday Mass.
Parish Initiative Our Catholic Church is universal, but it is in our own parish that each of us experiences our faith most directly and intimately. The local parish is where we enter the Church, and grow closer to God through the Mass and Sacraments. The Diocese is the sum of its parishes, schools, and institutions. The Centennial Campaign: Building Our Future Together aims to benefit the parishes so they may benefit the communities they serve. Of every dollar raised up to our goal of $690,000, 30% will return to our parish to help us attend to the exteriors of our again buildings. Additionally, 50% of every dollar raised above our goal will also return to St. Joseph s. There is one who scatters, yet increases more, and there is one who withholds more than is right, but it leads to poverty. The generous soul will be made rich, and he who waters will also be watered himself. (Proverbs 11:24-25) Centennial Campaign: Building Our Future Together diolaf.org ~ 337.261.5656
Day Time Lectors July 2016 Liturgical Ministers Schedule Jul 2 9:00am Annette Gossen FIRST SATURDAY MASS Charmin Broussard, Liz Deaville, Mary Leger Extraordinary Ministers of Communion Altar Servers Sat. 4:00 pm Allison Gray, Leah Guidry Clara LeBlanc, Larry LeBlanc, Rita Monceaux, Barbara Nugent Allie Gray, Boyd Gray Sun. 7:00 am Becky Miller, Joseph Swinkey Brunella Reed, Betty Bellard, Mary Guidry, Buddy LeBouef, Joyce LeBouef Ivy Credeur 10:00 am Devin Soeseno, Margaret Young 5:30 pm Shawn LaCroix Pray For Priests Margaret Young, Eva Simon, Nathan Mouton, Hubert Matte Lance Abshire, Logan Abshire, Mike Abshire, Denise Breaux Jon Cameron Habetz, Evan Hebert Lizzie Prevost, Alaysha Dupont Fete-Dieu du Teche 2016 Eternal Father, we lift up to You these and all the priests of the world. Sanctify them. Heal and guide them. Mold them into the likeness of Your Son, Jesus, the Eternal High Priest. May their lives be pleasing to You. In Jesus name we pray. Amen. June 27 Rev. Darren Eldridge June 28 Rev. Peter Emusa June 29 Rev. Cyprian Eze June 30 Rev. Richard Fabre July 1 Pope Francis July 2 Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI July 3 Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel Fete-Dieu du Teche congratulates and welcomes His Excellency J. Douglas Deshotel, D.D. as the seventh bishop of Lafayette. Bishop Deshotel has graciously agreed to preside and preach at the Mass of the Assumption in Leonville on Monday, August 15 to commence Fete- Dieu du Teche 2016! Mark your calendars and ready your boats! Eucharistic Adorers Needed Please consider scheduling one hour a week in the adoration chapel with our Lord. For more information please call or text Cathy Breaux at 337-501-1404 or email stjoe24.7@gmail.com to schedule your time.