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ST. JUDE THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH Established 1966
9150 Highland Road Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70810 (On the Corner of Highland Road and Gardere Lane)
St. Jude the Apostle Church, as a Catholic Faith
Community, strives to spread the love of Christ by embracing our diversity of God-given gifts celebrated in prayer,
sacraments, Eucharistic worship, fellowship, religious education, and service to the local and world community.
–St. Jude Parish Advisory Council: March 15, 2006
Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time September 24 & September 25, 2016
Daily Masses
Monday, Wednesday, 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 [email protected] Deacon James Morrissey, [email protected] Director of Administration Emergencies: after hours, please call 766-2431 and follow the directions given on the voice mail message.
All Saints Day Candlelight Memorial Mass
Honoring Our Beloved Faithful Departed Tuesday November 1st at 6:30pm
You are invited to join us for a special candlelight Mass honoring our beloved faithful departed and to reserve a candle in memory of a loved one. A donation of $5.00 is requested for each candle but not required. Candles will be placed
in the sanctuary prior to Mass, and each candle will have the name of your departed loved one printed on it. You can reserve more than one candle, and candles can be reserved for deceased parishioners and deceased non-parishioners, regardless of when they passed away. The names of St. Jude Parishioners who passed from us during the previous year, however, will be read during the Mass and family members invited to come forward to light their candle. Please contact the Parish Office for more information.
Complete All Saints Mass Schedule at St. Jude Monday Oct. 31 at 6:30pm (Vigil Mass), Tuesday Nov. 1 at 8:15am (School Mass)
and Tuesday Nov. 1 at 6:30pm (Candlelight Memorial Mass)
HOW TO CONTACT A PRIEST IN ST. JUDE PARISH
(Emergency and Non-Emergency)
As a church parish, we consider ourselves to be very much like family. That having been said, it is good from time to time to offer a few reminders regarding our life together. This particular reminder serves both as a means of information and as a means of helping us to be as effective as possible in serving our community. This article is divided into 2 basic sections: how to contact a priest regarding an emergency and how to contact a priest for all other matters. These thoughts are meant to serve as a simple, general, but clearly defined reminder. CONTACTING A PRIEST (AT ST. JUDE) IN A MOMENT OF EMERGENCY- an emergency is defined as, “a moment in which you require the immediate assistance of a priest.” During day time hours (8:30am-4:00pm), such a phone call should be made to the Parish Office at 225-766-2431. After hours (4:00pm-8:30am), such a call should be placed to our 24 hour live answering service at 225-346-7680. Father Trey is always reachable after hours by way of this number. If he is away, Father Mike will be reachable. Some specific examples of what an emergency is would be: when someone has died or is in danger of dying and the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick is requested, when there has been a serious accident of some sort, and so on. Some specific examples of what an emergency situation is not are: issues involving our school, religious ed or sacramental prep programs, questions regarding the Mass schedule, the desire to meet with a priest for confession or counseling of some sort, and anything relating to the day to day “business” operation of the parish. CONTACTING A PRIEST (AT ST. JUDE) FOR NON-EMERGENCY ISSUES- our Parish Office is open Monday through Thursday from 8:30am-4:00pm and on Friday from 8:30am-12:00pm. Father Trey and Father Mike both schedule their appointments themselves. The best way to do so is by calling the office during these hours at 225-766-2431. Any issue regarding St. Jude School should be directed first to the school administration, not to Father Trey first. Regarding conversations on the front steps of church before or after Mass: this is not the appropriate time to discuss business matters. Again, the most effective manner to do so is to call the Parish Office. It is also important to note 3 other items: 1. other than receiving after hours emergency phone calls from our live answering service, Father Trey does not use his cell phone for church matters, 2. it is also his practice to not discuss sensitive issues by way of email or text messaging, and 3. Father Trey attempts to take Friday as a day off. So, from 4:00pm on Thursday until Monday morning when he returns to the office, he does not check email, as this is his attempt to keep the Sabbath and prepare for weekend Masses, preaching, and so on. Next week’s article will discuss “who on the Parish Staff” to contact regarding various parish life issues.
The 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Saturday and Sunday
September 24-25, 2016
www.stjudecatholic.org
St Vincent de Paul’s (SVDP) financial assistance to our St Jude Parish community neighbors has risen significantly since May.
The St. Jude parishioners’ donations are vital to our ability to provide a helping hand up for those in dire need. Please know that we are being good stewards of your charity, but the need is great and growing. From July to December 2015, we served 264. From January to July 2016, we have already served 328 with a significant increases in July and August. Thanksgiving and Christmas is a few months away and we will serve over 100 families with food, a turkey at Thanksgiving and a ham at Christmas along with a bag of toys. Your donation is being used to alleviate the suffering of our neighbors. Please give generously.
The Book Fair is Coming!
Make plans to get a jump on all of your fall and Christmas shopping at the Scholastic Book Fair! All major forms of payment are accepted. The St. Jude
School library will be open after all Masses on Sunday, October 2nd. Enter through the gates across from the playground. All are welcome!
October 1, 2016 - Life Fest and Annual Respect Life Mass
The 2nd Annual Diocesan Life Fest will be held at 10am on Saturday, October 1, 2016, in
the Tracy Center Ballroom of the Catholic Life Center (1800 S. Acadian Thruway, Baton Rouge). The theme for this year is "Called to Compassion: Living Mercy".
For more information, contact the Marriage & Family Life Office at 225-242-0323 or visit their website, www.MFLDiobr.org.
40 Days for Life is Coming!
The Baton Rouge 40 Days for Life Campaign will run from September 28 – November 6, 2016. 40 Days for Life is a worldwide pro-life campaign that consists of prayer and fasting and peaceful vigil for an end to abortion. The peaceful and prayerful vigil will be held outside of Delta abortion facility located at 756 Colonial Drive in Baton Rouge between 7:00 AM and 7:00 PM on each of the 40 days. St. Jude Catholic Church has actively participated in each of the previous five campaigns. Please consider joining us in this pilgrimage of prayer to save lives. For more information about how you can participate contact Kyle Balkum at 225-819-9526 or [email protected]. Also, please see the attached flyer for more information.
St. Jude Auction November 12, 2016 6:30 - 11:00 PM
The Auction Committee is now accepting donations for the silent and live auctions.
You may also donate bottle(s) of wine valued at $10 or more for the wine toss game.
If you want to make a donation, please drop it off at the church office or contact Jamie Savoie at
278-1319 to arrange pick-up. Live music by the Vtones: Catering by Ruffino’s
KC Tootsie Roll Drive Help the Knights of Columbus continue their excellent work with the mentally handicapped by donating to their annual Tootsie Roll Driving during the weekend of October 2nd and 3rd. All proceeds will go directly toward helping God’s special children. The St. Jude KC Council thanks all who have contributed to this very worthy cause in the past and all who continue to support us.
New Pictorial Directory Coming Soon !
Pictures started on September 13th. Sign-up for your family photo shoot by going online, www.stjudecatholic.org and click on the Sign Up icon. Don’t Miss Out !
We Need Your Pictures: Help us make our pictorial directory special! Please send us pictures taken at the fair, ministry gatherings, special masses, RCIA, PSR, child’s first communion, confirmation, baptisms etc.
Submit your photos to Deacon James Morrissey at [email protected]
NAME:___________________________________________EMAIL ADDRESS________________________________________
ADDRESS:______________________________________HOME PHONE:_______________CELL PHONE:________________ 6-8 week sessions will begin the week of September 25, 2016. Listed below are the facilitators of each group, the type of group they lead, what day and time they will meet, and what they are studying.
Mail this form to St. Jude Catholic Church, 9150 Highland Rd, 70810, Attention: Charmaine Biossat or contact the facilitator directly of the group you want to join. If you mail this, please circle the group you would like to join.
Deadline to sign up is September 23, 2016. For more information, contact Charmaine at 766-2431. Thank you.
Fall 2016 Sign-Up Small Christian Communities
*Indicates groups that are full and have no openings at the time
Facilitators Type of Group Day/Time Meet Study Focus
Bryars & Delaney/767-5706 [email protected]
Couples/Singles Sundays at 6:30 PM First/Second Maccabees
Salvaggio, Nino & Connie/769-0214 [email protected]
Couples/Singles Sundays at 7:00 PM Matthew: 5-7; ‘How to be Happy’
Jernigan, Susan/766-9839 [email protected]
Couples/Singles Mondays at 7:00 PM Mary; Jesus’ Mother & Our Mother
*Haydel, Susie/319-0637 [email protected] - Full
Women Only - Full Tuesdays at 9:30 AM The Healing Stories of Jesus: Signs of the New Creation
Acosta, Guillermo & Antonia/769-6626 [email protected]
Hispanic Couples/Singles Wednesdays at 6:00 PM Lumen Fidei: The Light of Faith by Pope Francis in Spanish
Francioni & Calato/765-7175 [email protected]
Men Only Wednesdays at 6:00 AM TBA
Drouihlet, Louise/767-3581 [email protected]
Seniors-Couples or Singles Thursdays at 9:30 AM 4 Signs of a Dynamic Catholic
Schexnayder, Darleen/767-2040 [email protected] - Full
Women Only - Full Thursdays at 2:00 PM Becoming Who You Are
Paula Babin/229-9203 [email protected]
Women Only Thursdays at 9:30 Lectio Eucharist: Discovering the Mass in the Bible
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Flu Clinic after Mass 9:45 am Sunday School - School 9:45 am Nursery - MB 9:45 am Children’s Liturgy of the Word - Hall 10:00 am Confirmation - MB 11:30 am Confirmation Rite of Enrollment 3:00 pm Cub Scouts - Hall 5:00 pm Boy Scouts - Hall MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 4:30 pm St. Vincent dePaul Client Mtg - Hall 6:00 pm Bible Study TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 9:30 pm Small Christian Communities - Hall 1:00 pm Pictorial Directory - MB 6:30 pm 1st Eucharist Parent Meeting - Hall 6:30 pm Choir Practice - Music Room WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 9:30 am Music Makers - Hall 12:30 pm School Grade Level Retreat - Hall 1:00 pm Pictorial Directory - MB 6:00 pm High School PSR - School 6:15 pm K-8 PSR - School 6:30 pm Choir Practice-Church THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 12:00 pm Come Lord Teach Me to Pray - MB 1:00 pm Pictorial Directory - MB 6:30 pm RCIA - MB 124 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
8:00 am School Fun Run - Gym 1:00 pm Pictorial Directory - MB 7:00 pm Small Christian Communities - Hall SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1 8:00 am Pictorial Directory - MB SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2 9:45 am Sunday School - School 9:45 am Nursery - MB 9:45 am Children’s Liturgy of the Word - Hall 4:00 pm Boy Scouts - Hall 6:00 pm Confirmation “Hour of Reflection” -
Church
MASS INTENTIONS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 8:15 am For the People TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 5:30 pm Ken Sills WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
8:15 am For the People 12:00 Noon Erwin Lochbrunner THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 8:15 am For the People FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 No Mass SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1 4:00 pm Carroll Macalusa SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2 8:00 am For the People 9:45 am Lucy Schrader 11:30 am Carlos Icaza
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: Jb 1:6-22; Ps 17:1bcd-3, 6-7; Lk 9:46-50 Tuesday: Jb 3:1-3, 11-17, 20-23; Ps 88:2-8; Lk 9:51-56 Wednesday: Jb 9:1-12, 14-16; Ps 88:10bc-15; Lk 9:57-62 Thursday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14 or Rv 12:7-12a; Ps 138:1-5; Jn 1:47-51 Friday: Jb 38:1, 12-21; 40:3-5; Ps 139:1-3, 7-10, 13-14ab; Lk 10:13-16 Saturday: Jb 42:1-3, 5-6, 12-17; Ps 119:66, 71, 75, 91, 125, 130; Lk 10:17-24 Sunday: Hb 1:2-3; 2:2-4; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; 2 Tm 1:6-8, 13-14; Lk 17:5-10
