December 31, 2017 - The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph

Rev. M. Keith LaBove, Pastor Parish Website: www.stpat.org

stpat.org@gmail.com

Office Hours

Monday – Thursday: 8:30 am – 3:00 pm; Friday 8:30 am – 12 noon Celebration of the Eucharist

Saturday: 4:00 pm – Sunday: 8:30 & 10:00 am Monday through Friday: 7:30 am

Holydays of Obligation: 7:30 am only Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday: 3:00 – 3:30 pm and Weekdays: 7:00-7:25 am (and by appointment)

Baptisms

Seminars are held every other month - register

by calling the office. At-tendance is suggested

during pregnancy.

Anointing of the Sick The Church recom-

mends this sacrament for those who are grave-

ly ill or in danger of death. Call the priest to

arrange a visit.

Weddings

Arrangements must be made at least six

months in advance to allow time for prepara-

tion and planning.

406 East Pinhook Road Lafayette, LA 70501-8727

Phone: (337) 237-0988

Welcome to St. Patrick Church

The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph December 31, 2017

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Saturday, December 30--Vigil of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph 4:00 PM: Dr. Leonard & Betty Rolfes; Phil Simon; Bud & Euna Arceneaux; M/M Hitter, Sr.; M/M J. S. Brown, Sr.; Gerald Harrington; Howard Fournet Sunday, December 31--The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph 8:30 AM: Cecelia Ledet; Dr. Robert Chastant & Evelyn; Eddie Upton; John Daigle; George Sigue & Siblings; Lorraine Day; Lloyd Sigue; Una Hargrave; Gabrielle Foti (living) ; Mia Foti & Dawson (living) 10:00 AM: Parishioners of St. Patrick’s Monday, January 1--The Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God 9:00 AM: Julia & Arthur Phillips; Junius & Cecelia Ledet; Elnora Jordan

Tuesday, January 2--Saints Basil the Great & Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church

7:30 AM: Fr. Robert Young, O.F.M. Wednesday, January 3--Christmas Weekday 7:30 AM: Dr. Tommy Comeaux & Dorinne; Col. Clark Comeaux & Catherine (living); Col. Kimberly Fedele (living) Thursday, January 4--St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Re-ligious 7:30 AM: Fr. Robert Young, O.F.M. Friday, January 5--St. John Neumann, Bishop 7:30 AM: Dr. Charles Stewart Christmas Poinsettias —In Loving memory of:

Dr. Tommy Comeaux & Dorinne Monty & Pierre Montagnet

Sidney Begnaud Family Henry Bourdier

Non-Liturgical Devotions Daily Rosary: Monday - Thursday 6:55 am Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena: Tues-day 7:15 am Rosary for Priests: Wednesday 7:00 am Chaplet of Divine Mercy: Thursday 7:15 am Pro-Life Rosary: 1st Friday of the month 7 am Shamrocks—Friday, January 5: No cleaning this week. My eyes have seen your salvation, which you pre-pared in the sight of all the peoples. —Luke 2:30-31

Flu, etc. As we all know, the flu virus and other nasty critters have been making the rounds, infecting people and making miserable, as they are wont to do. Keep in mind: · If you are ill, there is no obligation to attend Mass. Choosing not to expose others to illness is an act of charity, not a sin. · If you suspect that you are ill, consider not receiv-ing the Precious Blood at Communion. · If you suspect that you are ill, a nod or a bow may be better than a handshake, including at the Sign of Peace · Frequent and thorough hand-washing is one of the most effective means of preventing the spread of dis-ease. Wash your hands early and often! TIME Do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of. —Benjamin Franklin

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * New Year’s Day, Monday, January 1: 9:00 am

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Note: January 1, New Year’s Day, is The Solemnity of Mary, The Mother of God. This year it is not a holyday of obligation. Holy Hour for Vocations—Monday, January 8th Please join us for our monthly “Holy Hour for Vocations and for the Spiritual Renewal of All Priests” on Monday, January 8th (because of New Year’s Day), from 6:00-7:00 p.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 406 E. Pinhook Road. Recitation of the Rosary begins at 5:30 p.m. All are welcome to join in these prayers for vocations and perse-verance of vocations to the priesthood and religious life, sponsored by the Serra Club of Lafayette. Retreat Information The Jesuit Spirituality Center in Grand Coteau, LA is offer-ing the following Retreats: The Little Way: A Journey along St. Therese’s Path of Confidence and Love. Robin Hebert will present, January 18-21, 2018. Introduction to the Directed Retreat Nelda Turner will lead this retreat from February 9-11, 2018. Silent, Individually-Directed Retreats of 3, 5, or 8 days beginning on the following dates: (3 & 5 days only) Mon., Jan. 29 or Thus., Feb. 1st. To register, visit website jesuitspiritualitycenter.org or call 337-662-5251, M-F 8 am-12 noon and 1-5 pm. Remember Me Remember Me is a faith-based support group for caregiv-ers, family, and friends of individuals who are coping with dementia/Alzheimer’s. The group meets in the Ministries Building of St. Elizabeth Seton Church (610 Raintree Trail, Lafayette 70507) every third Monday of each month (January 15). For more information contact the parish office at 235-1483. GriefShare St. Mary Mother of the Church is offering Grief-Share, on Wednesdays, from 1:30 to 3:00 pm, be-ginning January 17. This is a support group designed to help and encourage those who have experienced the loss of a loved one. We know it hurts and we want to help. For more information and to register, please contact JoAnn LeJune at 981-3379. Meetings Al-Anon meetings are held weekly on Tuesday at 10:00 a.m., and Thursday at 10:30 a.m., at St. Patrick’s Parish Hall. Meetings are open to anyone wishing to attend. Al-coholics Anonymous meets there at 7 a.m. on Monday through Friday (open), and at 8 am on Saturday (closed).

Christmas Project Heifer International Changing the World Two by Two The Heifer Gift Ark goes around the world — Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. Wherever we find hunger, poverty and hopelessness, we answer with Heifer animals and training. What does this generous gift mean? It means...oxen, donkeys and water buffa-lo...cows, sheep and goats… even bees, chicks and rabbits and more...healthy, hardy livestock that will go forth and multiply, improving lives for countless fami-lies and children, and passing on your spirit of faith and charity over and over again to places in the world where your generosity, kindness and vision are needed most. Make checks payable to St. Patrick Church. Donation sheets are available under the stairwell. Heifer International meets the BBB Wise Giving Alli-ance’s Standards for Charity Accountability. For addi-tional information please visit their website: http//www.heifer.org/. You may continue to donate to Heifer International through January 14th. After that, your donations will be sent to benefit families around the world. Food for the Journey The Central Deanery of the Diocese of Lafayette pre-sents “Food for the Journey”, a monthly lunchtime speakers series designed to help Catholics live out our faith in our daily lives. Our speakers for January are The Seminarians of the Diocese of Lafayette. This month “Food for the Journey” will be held on Tues-day, January 2 2018, at River Oaks Catering and Event Center Lafayette, 520 East Kaliste Saloom Road, beginning at 12:00 noon. An optional buffet is available for purchase beginning at 11:30 a.m. All are welcome to come “eat and be fed” – please bring a friend! Pre-registration is not required. For more infor-mation, please call Danielle Huval (232-1322). Special Marriage Celebration Will you celebrate 25, 40, 50, 60 or more years of mar-riage during the year 2018? If you answered “yes” — then you are invited to a special Mass on Sunday, February 25, 2018 at 2:00pm at Our Lady of Fatima Church in Lafayette with Bishop Douglas Deshotel. Call 261-5653 to pre-register so that you will receive a certificate! Deadline to register is February 15, 2018. STEWARDSHIP OF THE PAST WEEK Our Response to God’s Generosity to Us Offertory…………….……… $5,320.26 Christmas………………....….$3,724.37 Heifer International…………..$7,654.00 (to date) Thank You!

The second collection next weekend is for our Build-ing Fund.

Date

Saturday, January 6 4:00 p.m.

Sunday, January 7 8:30 a.m.

Sunday, January 7 10:00 a.m.

Lectors Janell Venable Gerrie McGovern Michael Doumit

Eucharistic Ministers

Candis Thompson Dana Guidry Harold Guilbeau

Ted Hampton Kay Hampton Maggie Sonnier

Jean Arceneaux Jerry Bourdreaux Dee Bourdreaux

Altar Servers George Eaton Fred Vallot Andre Arceneaux

Ushers Kevin & Daylan Phillps William & Stephanie Bacque Robin Roy Lionel Jeanmard

Liturgical Roles for January

From the Pastor’s Desk

2017 — A year of fires and earthquakes and hurricanes and floods, as well as way, way too much sense-less and unnecessary violence, in our homes and our streets and on battlefields. Along the way, there were also gifts and blessings, successes and accomplishments, and many, many moments of grace when we experienced God’s love, often through another person. Truthfully, there isn’t much reason to think that 2018 will be very dif-ferent. So many of the life-altering events that come our way are far beyond our control. If we are honest, we’ll admit that many of the things that affected our lives in the past year, good and bad, were not of our making.

Looking back on the past year may leave us feeling somewhat helpless. But we are not. There is some-thing that we can change that can make all the difference in the world. It’s about changing our hearts, our atti-tudes, our reactions, our perspectives. No matter what events happen to clutter our paths this coming year, how we perceive and respond to these things can literally change everything. But the change must happen within.

Many will be making well-intentioned resolutions as we begin a new year. Here are some suggestions that aim to help us live in the truth about ourselves, and in the truth about God’s grace.

Shattering the Delusions

Resolve to begin each day with a prayer for God's guidance, even as brief as "God, help me. “ Shatter the delusion that you can manage the day alone.

Resolve to end the day with at least one small prayer of thanksgiving for some moment of grace. Shatter the delusion that goodness is realized without God's help.

Resolve each day to perform some small act of mercy for someone who may not deserve your kindness. Shatter the delusion that you deserve the blessings that fill your life.

Resolve each day to offer forgiveness to someone who has harmed you in some way. Shatter the delusion that you yourself have no need of forgiveness.

Resolve each day to appreciate someone who looks or acts or speaks differently from you. Shatter the delusion that you are more or better than they.

Resolve each day to practice some small act of self-denial. Shatter the delusion that you do not have enough.

Readings for the Week

Monday Nm 6:22-27; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Gal 4:4-7; Lk 2:16-21

Tuesday 1 Jn 2:22-28; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 1:19-28

Wednesday 1 Jn 2:29 — 3:6; Ps 98:1, 3cd-6; Jn 1:29-34

Thursday 1 Jn 3:7-10; Ps 98:1, 7-9; Jn 1:35-42

Friday 1 Jn 3:11-21; Ps 100:1b-5; Jn 1:43-51

Saturday 1 Jn 5:5-13; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Mk 1:7-11

Sunday Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12