SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JULY 22, 2018 RECTOR OF CATHEDRAL PARISH Very Rev. Chester Arceneaux, VF PAROCHIAL VICAR Rev. Andrew Schumacher IN RESIDENCE Rev. Cyprian Eze PARISH DEACON Deacon George Jourdan PARISH SECRETARY RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE MANAGER RECEPTION CCS/PARISH FAMILY LIFE ACCOUNTING SACRISTAN Mrs. Danielle B. Huval Mrs. Gesina Arnold Mrs. Brittany Primeaux Mrs. Andrea Polito Mr. Mike G. Breaux SACRED MUSIC CEMETERY COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR/ORGANIST CANTOR YOUTH MINISTRY SUPERINTENDENT & EVANGELIZATION Mr. Thomas J. Niel Ms. Sasha Massey Mr. Chad Beraud Mr. Brady LeBlanc Mr. Adam Conque CATHEDRAL-CARMEL MUSUEM CURATOR GIFT SHOP MASS INTENTIONS MAINTENANCE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL Mrs. Janice McNeil Mrs. Joan Landry Mrs. Laura Denny Mr. Marlon Woods Mrs. Kay Aillet Mr. Stanford Joseph The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist. 914 St. John Street, Lafayette, LA 70501-6701. 337-232-1322. saintjohncathedral.org
JULY 22, 2018 I THE SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME So our Lord's sheep will finally reach, their grazing ground where all who follow him in simplicity of heart will feed on the green pastures of eternity. These pastures are the spiritual joys of heaven. There the elect look upon the face of God with unclouded vision and feast at the banquet of life for ever more. Beloved brothers, let us set out for these pastures where we shall keep joyful festival with so many of our fellow citizens. May the thought of their happiness urge us on! Let us stir up our hearts, rekindle our faith, and long eagerly for what heaven has in store for us. To love thus is to be already on our way. 9:00 & 11:00 Babysitting is available in the Cathedral Center Grace Suite for children ages 6 months 3 years. No matter what obstacles we encounter, we must not allow them to turn us aside from the joy of that heavenly feast. Anyone who is determined to reach his destination is not deterred by the roughness of the road that leads to it. Nor must we allow the charm of success to seduce us, or we shall be like a foolish traveler who is so distracted by the pleasant meadows through which he is passing that he forgets where he is going. VOLUME 72 NUMBER 29 2
We, the Congregation of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church of the Diocese of Lafayette, acknowledge Jesus as Lord and find in His person and mission our truest identity. Obedient to the promptings of the Spirit, we acknowledge His life and ministry; His dying and rising as profound expressions of the Father s constant love for all people. We faithfully join Him as ministers in His kingdom. Our mission involves the total restoration of humanity and the salvation of the whole person. Our response to this mission finds expression in programs that promote healing and unity in every aspect of the human person. Like Jesus, we seek to express solidarity with the poor and the oppressed, striving all the while to remove from ourselves and Church structures whatever promotes inequality, injustice and oppression. YC-Youth Center CC-Cathedral Center CH-Cathedral Hall MON 7/23 TUES 7/24 WED 7/25 THURS 7/26 FRI 7/27 SAT 7/28 SUN 7/29 Join us in our parish mission this week at any of the above events. Do you see a need missing from our mission that Jesus is asking you to help fill? Give us a call at the parish office. 337-232-1322. 3 VISIT OUR FACEBOOK PAGE Search for
Mi 6:1-4, 6-8; Ps 50:5-6, 8-9, 16bc- 17, 21, 23; Mt 12:38-42 Mi 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 85:2-8; Mt 12:46-50 2 Cor 4:7-15; Ps 126:1bc- 6; Mt 20:20-28 Jer 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13; Ps 26:6-7ab, 8-11; Mt 13:10-17 Jer 3:14-17; Jer 31:10-13; Mt 13:18-23 Jer 7:1-11; Ps 84:3-6a, 8a, 11; Mt 13:24-30 2 Kgs 4:42-44; Ps 145:10-11, 15-18; Eph 4:1-6; Jn 6:1-15 Feast of St. James July 25 St. James, known as the Greater, in order to distinguish him from the other Apostle St. James, our Lord's cousin, was St. John's brother. He was beheaded in Jerusalem in 42 or 43 on the orders of Herod Agrippa. MONDAY July 23, 2018 Weekday Edouard A. Broussard (A), John Schoofs, Linda Carlin Williams TUESDAY July 23, 2018 Weekday Hubert Red Dumesnil, Sr., Holy Souls of Purgatory WEDNESDAY July 25, 2018 Saint James, Apostle Bernice LaCour Trahan, Gerry Dauphine Tauzin, M/M John M. Rochel THURSDAY July 26, 2018 Saints Joachim and Anne, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary All Souls List, Michael A. Ackal, Sr., M/ M L. A. Berger, Edmond M. Reggie, Ray R. Rabalais, E. G. & Catherine Arceneaux, Jim & Kakki Purslow & Connie Fugler, Fred Polito MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK FRIDAY July 27, 2018 Weekday Ed. Borne, Mary Ann Lavergne SATURDAY July 28, 2018 Weekday Vigil Jack Denny, A. J. Antoine, Millie & Roy Martin, Frem F, Boustany, Sr., Jesse J. Luquette, Beth Martin, Edgar G. Mouton, Jr., Sue Ann Voorhies, Joseph Stevens & Lillian Manuel, Trudy Sturlese Heflin, Mr. Fred Domingue SUNDAY July 29, 2018 Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Congregation, McElligott & Roy Families, Ussay Pellerin, Diane Lee Gesser, Joy P. Vincent, Tom J. Stoma, Jr., Donnie E. Butcher (A), Janet Pitt Stemmans, Douglas Trumps, Ed. & Keith Borne & Grandparents, Butcher, Richard, Bourgeois & Hotard Families, Charles Miller, Joe Gresko, Alton Olivier, John Patrick Kelly, Sr., George & Sylvia Bell, Dr. & Mrs. Zerben Bienvenu, Sophie Langlinais Miller, Horace Reed, Beverly DeVille, Eddie Ackal, Sr., Julia Aucoin, Ann Cornell, Shelby Guilbeau, Wayne Michael Jenkins, phanxico Nguyen Loan, Anthony Michele Centanni, Jr., Carlysle J. Marix, Special Intentions, Otis Miller, May Ann Lavergne 5
ACTS WOMEN S RETREAT OCT 4-7 Registration for 2018 Religious Education Grades 1-11, including First Eucharist and Confirmation is now open at saintjohncathedral.org Deadline to Register is at the end of July February 1 & 2, 2019 DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Tickets Available now at abidewomensconference.com BAPTISMS Baptisms are held following the 4:00 p.m. Mass on Saturday and the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday. Please visit our website for more information and call 6-8 weeks in advance. B MARRIAGES Please visit our website for more information and call 8-12 months in advance. ANOINTING OF THE SICK IN EMERGENCIES, CALL AT ANY TIME. INTERSTED IN JOINING THE CHURCH? CALL THE OFFICE AND ASK ABOUT THE RCIA PROGRAM 6
If you do not have access to the internet and wish to enroll in Online Giving through EFT, please contact Andrea Polito at 337-232-1322. HopeAfterAbortion.org; Project Rachel, 888-456 HOPE (888-456-4673) Rachel s Vineyard, 877-HOPE 4 ME (877-467-3463) National Helpline for Abortion Recovery, 866-482-LIFE (866-482-5433) General Offertory $27, 838.55 Specific Ministries $3, 760.55 The parishioners of Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist donated $1,503.06 during this year s baby bottle campaign for The Women s Center of Lafayette, St. Marguerite d Youville Home, and Baby & Me Boutique. Your wonderful gift enables us to help these young women who daily call our center seeking assistance with unplanned pregnancies. With the help of our maternity home and boutique, we are able to provide each client with the needs and resources she needs to make one of the most important decisions in her life. Over 90% will choose LIFE. Thank You to organizers Melinda Howze and Danielle Huval, and the many donors who returned the bottles with donations! May God bless you and the parishioners of Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist parish abundantly. For Life in His Name, Brenda DesOrmeaux, M.E.V. Total: $31, 599.10 General Offertory $20, 793.90 Specific Ministries $3, 997.00 Bishop s Services Appeal $1, 180.00 Total: $25, 970.90 Upcoming Second Collections JULY 22 Most Holy Redeemer Mission JULY 29 Parish Religious Education 7
AUG 15 Fete-Dieu du Vermilion Eucharist Boat Procession Along Bayou Vermillion ending with Vespers at Cathedral at 5:00pm. Visit fetedieuduteche.org to find out more and join the procession AUG 16-19 Men s ACTS retreat at Acadiana Baptist Center in Richard, Louisiana. Space is limited and spots will fill up soon. Visit saintjohncathedral.org to find out more and to print a registration form. OCT 4-7 Women s ACTS retreat at Acadiana Baptist Center in Richard, Louisiana. Space is limited and spots will fill up soon. Visit saintjohncathedral.org to find out more and to print a registration form. Centennial News - Sunday, July 22, 2018 Jesuits Come to Acadiana - In 1836 a contract was signed in France which would have a lasting effect on the Catholic Church in southwest Louisiana. The Archbishop of New Orleans contracted the Jesuits to come to Louisiana to establish a school for boys in Grand Coteau, where there was already a school for girls. The Jesuits arrived the following year and began building a school. On July 31, 1837 Archbishop Blanc laid the cornerstone of St. Charles College. In 1972, the campus of St. Charles College became the Jesuit Spirituality Center. Today, over 180 years later, the Jesuits remain active in the Diocese of Lafayette. August 15 get your boat and join the procession - Fete Dieu de Vermilion our Eucharistic Adoration will be on the Vermilion River this year beginning in Abbeville at St. Mary Magdalen with a Mass in French at 8am. The river procession will begin after with a Rosary and Benediction in Milton @11;35 @Wawees, then a Rosary and Benediction at River Ranch @1:40 @Rufinno s, then a foot procession @ 3:45pm from Beaver Park to Cathedral up University St. to the Cathedral Vespers at 5pm and Mass at 5:30 with Bishop Deshotel. Having 121 Church Parishes in our Diocese we would like to have at least 1 boat from each parish. To register, please visit www.fetedieuduteche.org or call 337-394-6550. This is an extraordinary event and we ask that you please consider being a part of the 121 boats. Centennial Youth and Family Fest a gathering at Parc International Downtown Lafayette on Saturday, October 20 th from 3pm to 9pm for Faith, Fun, Music, Food and Eucharistic Adoration. Our Youth, All Youth Groups, Families, Clergy and Religious are invited. Please mark your calendars now and watch for more information soon. 8
DIOCESAN PRAYER CALENDAR FOR CLERGY, SEMINARIANS, AND RELIGIOUS MONDAY 7/23 TUESDAY 7/24 WEDNESDAY 7/25 THURSDAY 7/26 FRIDAY 7/27 SATURDAY 7/28 SUNDAY 7/29 Priests Rev. Taj Glodd Rev. Msgr. Richard Greene Rev. Michael Guidry Rev. Mitchell Guidry Ch. Capt. Brad Guillory, USAF Rev. Joshua Guillory, JCL Rev. Jude Halphen Seminarians Rev. Mr. Randy Courville Myles Creek Tanner Darbonne Brent Didier Cameron Domingue Phillip Domingue Casey Dugas Deacons Dcn. Harris Bergeron Dcn. Daniel Besse Dcn. Paul Eleazar Dcn. Doug Hebert Dcn. Leon Lejeune Dcn. Doug Melancon Dcn. Rod Perron Religious Sr. Cynthia Knowles, MSC Sr. Mary Savita, MC Sr. Mary Vianette, MC Sr. Mary Romero, MC Sr. Mary Denise, MC Sr. Margaret Caire, RSCJ Sr. Maria Louisa Cotto, RSCJ Theology of the Body This free program is a study of the magnificent teaching of St. John Paul II. It is a study of Human Love in the Divine Plan. It consists of four, sessions using videos by Christopher West and small-group discussions. Cost: No Charge, but Workbook is $20 (Optional) Where: St. Elizabeth Seton Family Life Center 610 Rain Tree Trail (off Moss Street) Lafayette, LA 70507 Time:5:45 p.m. 7:45 p.m. Dates: (Wednesdays) August 8, 15, 22, 29 Registration/Information: 289-9366 or 335-4652 Questions: maguillot27@gmail.com ANNULMENT PROCESS WORKSHOP July 24, 2018, the Judicial Vicar for the Diocese of Lafayette, Msgr. Robie Robichaux, will be presenting workshops on Declaration of Nullity and what is needed to begin the process. Two workshop times are offered: 10:00 am noon, or 6:00 pm 8:00 pm, at the Diocesan offices, Immaculata Center, 1408 Carmel Drive, Lafayette, LA. All are invited to attend. Prior to attending one of the sessions, please register by calling 261-5623, or via email to catrahan@diolaf.org. There is no charge for this workshop. 10