Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

DIOCESE OF LAKE CHARLES Established April 25, 1980

The Most Rev. Glen John Provost, D.D.

Bishop of Lake Charles

PARISH STAFF Rev. Father Rommel P. Tolentino Pastor Rev. Fr. Ruben Buller, In Residence Rev. Deacon Christopher Fontenot Pastoral Assistant Principal SLCHS Sister Jeannette Touchet, S.E.C Pastoral Assistant Mr. Robert Marcantel Music Director Mrs. Charlotte Hine Organist Ms. Sue Burke Receptionist Ms. Lavonne “Cookie” White Secretary Mrs. Pam Menou Bookkeeper Mr. Philip Ardoin Maintenance Mrs. Christi Jarreau Principal ICCS

935 Bilbo Street † P. O. Box 1029 † Lake Charles, LA 70602 † (337) 436-7251 † Fax (337) 436-7240

MASSES Saturday Anticipated 4:00 p.m. Sunday 7:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 11:15 a.m. (Extraordinary Form) 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday 12:05 p.m. NOVENA Our Lady of Perpetual Help Before 12:05 Mass on Tuesday

SACRAMENT OF PENANCE Friday 11:00-Noon; Saturday 3:00 pm 30 minutes before all other Masses. Or call office for appointment. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM A Pre-Baptism class must be attended before the celebration of Baptism. These classes are held the 4th Tuesday of January, March, May, July, September and November. Arrangements for celebration of Baptism may be made by calling the parish office after

having attended the Baptism Class. SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Arrangements should be made at least six (6) months before the wedding date by calling the parish office. An appointment must be made for a pre-marriage interview. RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS. An on-going process of formation and education is provided for

anyone who is interested in inquiring into the Roman Catholic faith. The RCIA process is available throughout the year to those who are seeking initiation into the church as well as for those non-Catholics seeking more information about the Roman Catholic church. Information concerning participation in the RCIA process may be obtained through the parish office.

October 04, 2015 When asked why he and his fellow Jesuits were un-harmed while everyone else in the one mile radius had died, Father Schiffer answered: “We survived because we were living the message of Fatima. We lived and prayed the Rosary daily in that home.” The story reminds us Noah’s salvation in the ark, the deliverance of Daniel in the lion’s den, and, most of all, the preservation of Anania, Azaria, and Misael in the fiery furnace of Nebuchadnezzar. Nagasaki, the home of two-thirds of Japanese Catho-lics, suffered the second atomic bomb on 9 August 1945. This city which had become the “Japanese capital of Catholicism” was obliterated. However, the Franciscan Friary established by Saint Maximilian Maria Kolbe in Nagasaki remained undamaged. St Maximilian had previously decided to go against the advice that he had been given to build his friary in a certain location closer to the city. Instead, St Maxi-milian chose a location behind an intervening moun-tain. When the atomic bomb exploded, the Marian friary was protected and preserved. This special miracle reminds us of the words of King David and the canticle of Jeremiah and Ezekiel: “Thou who pre-parest the mountains by thy strength, being girded with power” (Psalm 64:7). Please live the message of our sweet Mother deliv-ered at Fatima: pray the Rosary daily (5 decades), wear the Brown Scapular of Mt Carmel, and attend Holy Mass on First Saturdays ROSARY RALLY...Please join us in prayer on Sat-urday, October 10th, for the America Needs Fatima campaign. This will be in front of the courthouse; we will be praying for our country with over 1400 other groups across the United States—-12:00 Noon

Offertory Collection Weekend of Sep-tember 26th & 27th….$9,056.06 BSA…………………….$4,163.00 BSA collection for this month……………….. $13.223.00

BSA balance for our quota……………………$27,024.00

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Why Pray the Rosary?

October is the month of the rosary. Our Blessed Mother herself asks us

to pray the rosary at many of her approved appari-tions such as Fatima. Many saints have attested to the power of the rosary against evil. Countless prayers have been answered and amazing miracles have been attributed to the rosary. Here’s one I’d like to share from Dr. Taylor Marshall (taylormarshall.com): The Atomic Bomb, the Rosary and Fatima

On 6 August 1945, the feast of the Transfigura-tion of Christ, an American bomber dropped an atomic bomb that deto-nated 1,900 feet above Hiroshima,

Japan. The blinding explosion killed everyone in a one-mile radius from “ground zero”—an estimated 60,000 men, women, and children. On this date, a miracle occurred of which few have heard. The only survivors within that one mile ra-dius were eight Jesuit priests. These eight men, like the eight that survived the Great Flood, walked away from the atomic blast and lived into old age without radiation poisoning. The Jesuit Father Hubert Schiffer, one of these sur-vivors, was thirty years old at the time of the Hi-roshima blast in 1945. After celebrating the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass for the feast of the Transfigura-tion, he sat down for breakfast when all the windows in every direction pulsed with light. Here is Father Schiffer’s description of what happe-ned: “A terrific explosion filled the air with one burs-ting thunder stroke. An invisible force lifted me from the chair, hurled me through the air, shook me, bat-tered me, whirled me round and round.” He experienced a few minor injuries, yet American Army doctors confirmed that he and his seven com-panions suffered neither severe injuries nor radia-tion damage.

TAKE AIM AT HUNGER!! Clean Out the Freezer and the Pantry Day!!—-Sunday, October 18, 2015—-1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M.—-Gordon’s Drug Store Park-ing Lot, 2716 Lake Street. To benefit Abraham’s Tent. Wrapped & labeled frozen meat & fish, canned or boxed foods, rice, cooking oil, seasonings. vege-tables, paper goods.

╬Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time╬

Women’s Prayer Luncheon will be Wednesday, October 7th, at 11:30 A.M. at the Ave Maria Hall. Cost $15.00 per person, checks made out to the Diocese of Lake Charles.

■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Children’s Sabbath—-On October 18th the Cathedral Parish will be doing something new: observing a Children’s Sabbath at the 9:30 A.M. Mass. This nationwide observance highlights the great blessings that children are to families, churches, communi-ties and the country. It also reminds us that every child has a God-given right to adequate housing, nourishment, healthcare and education. Please read the bulletins of the next two weeks for more details about our Children’s Sabbath.

■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ The Neil-Michaud Choir from New Brunswick, Canada will be giving a free con-cert here at Immaculate Conception Cathedral at 7:00 P.M. this evening, Sunday, October 4th, This concert will be part of the Grand Re'veil Acadien (Great Acadian Awakening) that will be

taking place in Lake Charles that weekend and running through October 12th across South Louisiana. They will sing a mixture of Acadian Folk Music from Canada and spiritual and secular music in both English and French. The acclaimed male choir is touring South Louisiana to create exchanges between the Acadians of the Maritime Provinces of Canada and the Acadians and Creoles of Louisiana.

Events Coming Up Around the Area!!! “Hee Haw Hootenany”—Moss Bluff Methodist Church, 4:00 P.M. today, Sun-day October 4th. Concession opens at 3:00 P.M. FREE. Donations will be ac-cepted and will benefit Habitat for Hu-

manity. Lots of fun!!! Ya’ll Come!! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Catholic Engaged Encounter is celebrating 40 years of minis-try to engaged couples. Any priest or couple (and their family) who has helped to present or support the weekends, please join us for Mass—4:15 P.M.—Saturday, October 10th—St. Eliza-beth Seton Church, 610 Rain Tree Trail, Lafayette. This will be followed by a reception and covered dish meal in the Family Life Center. Please bring your special dish along with recipe! RSV: Jerry Allgood, 337-654-2575 or Sonya Allgood , 337-288-1843 so that main dish preparations may be made. Questions? 337-984-7954 ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ DOLC Youth Ministry is collecting items for a Ga-rage Sale Fundraiser that will take place October 30-November 1. Donated items can be dropped off at 411 Iris Street on Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays-10:00 - 3:00. Pick up—337-439-7400 (301). No clothing except children’s clothes, jackets/coats. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ CALLED 2B CATHOLIC “Families of the Earth” Family-Fest...Saturday, October 17th, 10:30 A.M.-8:00 P.M., St. Theresa Catholic Church. Talks and activities for all ages, Mass and Adoration, Music , Carnival, Games, Concession Stand…..and More!!! Tickets are $15 per person or $40 for the entire family and may be purchased at Crossroads Book Store or the DOLC office at 411 Iris Street. A schedule for the day is available by emailing a request to the Youth Office at youth.ministry@lcdiocese.org. Or call 337-439-7400 (301)

THIS WEEK October 05….Bereavement Session, 5:00 P.M., Ave Maria Hall October 07….RCIA Inquiry, 6:00 P.M..., Day Chapel October 08…..RCIA Catechumenate,6:00 P.M.- Day Chapel October 09….G.N.A.T.S. meets at 9:30 in the library. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 2015 Book, Art, Baked Goods and Sewing Boutique Sale St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 4020 Hodges Street, will have a Book, Art, Baked Goods and Sewing Bourique Sale, 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM Saturday, October 10th, in the fellowship hall. The Sewing Boutique will offer handmade and embellished table runners, baby quilts and bibs, quilted throws, microwave mitts, steering wheel covers, juvenile quilts and more! Hundreds of gentlly used books will be available for donations. Local artist Nancy Melton and students of her watercolor techniques class have created note cards, prints and some originals, available for a donation. Proceeds from the sale of books and art will support the Habitat for Humanity 2015 Faith Build in Lake Charles. Bake sale proceedw will be donated to the Oak Park Food Pantry. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 10’s for Turkeys (or 1’s or 5’s or $20’s)— Please consider donating $10 today to help Catholic Charities put a turkey on the table of each low income family who walks through our door this Thanksgiving. Last year we distributed 400 turkeys!! (Frozen turkeys are also accepted). Donations may be mailed or dropped off to Catholic Charities of SW LA, 1225 2nd Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601….439-7436..Please indicate “Turkey 10” on your donation. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■

Claire Josephine Miller, daughter of Christo-pher and Hollie Miller was welcomed into the Family of Christ through the Waters of Baptism

on Sunday, September 27, 2015. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

Our Cathedral Parish Community extends its Best Wishes and Congratulations to Darren Lucas and Courtney Rock who were united in Christian Marriage on Saturday, September 26, 2015. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

Our Cathedral Faith Community joins in prayer for our friends who have died: John Ottenweller, PhD (son of Ruth and the late Jerry Ottenweller), died September 23,2015.

Mercedes Casey. died on September 24, 2015. Billy Brown, died on September 25, 2015. We pray that they will find peace and joy in the presence of Our Lord. We extend our sincere sympathy to their families. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Join us on October 13th as we begin a 33-day preparation for Marian Consecration. For six weeks we’ll individually read about and reflect on four great Marian giants: St. Louis deMontfort, St. Maximilian Kolbe, Blessed Mother Teresa and Pope John Paul II. In our weekly meetings, Tuesdays from 6:00 to 7:30 P.M. we’ll share our insights within our small group and then watch a 30-minute video. To register call the Cathedral, 436-7251 or Adrea Prejean at 540-9713. Dates, Time and Location:Tuesdays, 6:00-7:30 PM: October 13, 20, 27; November 3, 10 & 17—Ave Maria Hall—— Saturday 9:00 AM, November21, Mass and Consecration. Participant Book & workbook—$20.00

SATURDAY, October 03…(4:00)—-Gladys and Delma Devillier; Michael White (living); Joe Lanza; Russell Tritico, Sr.; Billy Brown. SUNDAY, October 04….(7:30)—-Parishioners

(9:30)—-Monsignor Wayne Richard; Curtis Cardone, Jr., Concetta and Curtis Cardone, Sr.; Timothy Hebert; Melanie Lupo (living) (11:15)—Joe Champeaux (5:00, Extraordinary Form)—-Frances and Mabel Ezernack MONDAY, October 05….(12:05)—-Roberta B. Myers. (5:30 P.M., Extraordinary Form)—Marianne Marchand. TUESDAY, October 06…(12:05)—Ilse Trykowski. WEDNESDAY, October 07…(12:05)—Dr. Chick White. THURSDAY, October 08... (12:05)—Jim Hooper. FRIDAY, October 09….(12:05)—Helen & Philip Zaunbrecher. SATURDAY, October 10…(4:00)—-Bea Chavanne; Fr. Al Volpe; Lupo & Carpenter Families; Scalisi & Mansueto Families; Hildalgo & Fazzio Families. SUNDAY, October 11….(7:30)—-Parishioners (9:30)—-Paul Pernoud; Villa Maria; Warren Schmidt; Rose Marie Schram; Lee Traham; Tom Delaureal (11:15)—-Dr. Joseph Nadell (5:00 P.M., Extraordinary Form)—-Gilmore & Zoe Lassman ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ Watch Glad Tidings, 6:00 A.M., KPLC-TV—-every Sunday. Next Sunday, Bishop Glen John Provost is joined by Fr. Jeffrey Starkovich, senior Parochial Vicar of OLQH Catholic Church, for a dialogue on the Gospel of the day (Mark 10:17-30). In the news segment, hear stories of the diocese, the region, the state and the world. In the second half hour, on Lead Kindly Light, Rickard New-man, Director of Family Life and Pro Life in the diocese, speaks with Amber Griggs about the Domestic Church photographic pro-ject. (You can also see the program by clicking the Glad Tidings link under the Resources tab at live.lcdiocese.org.) ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤

Spend an Evening with Bishop Provost and Friends…”A Tribute to Frank Sinatra.” The Bishop’s

Gala—-Saturday, December 12, 2015—-6:30 P.M. to 11:30 P.M.—-at the Lake Charles Civic Center—-Ticket costs are

$125 each or $1,250 for a table of ten. A night of socializing with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra “A Tribute to Frank Sina-tra” Big Band music, dancing, great food and exciting auc-tion items. Proceeds benefit the Communications efforts of the Diocese to evangelize on television, in print and on

the web. Tickets are available now at the Chancery, 414 Iris Street and on-line at Diocesan website —-lcdiocese.org or

for more information, call Connie at 337-439-7400.

Remember to pray for our brave men and women who are serving in the armed forces, and for the veterans who have served our country. Pray for their families as well.

OCTOBER...MONTH OF THE ROSARY. Families are invited to take the statue of Our Lady home to pray the rosary together for our parish intentions.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK October 05—11, 2015

Pray For Our Friends Who Are Ill

Megan Allen; Sam Ange, Jr; Steven Scott Ardoin; Can-dice Ashford; Brian Babineaux; Mary Baker; Alysa Bar-rett; Philip Bell; Charles Benoit; Emily & Rusty Be-noit; Buddy Bertrand; Randy Biagas; Robert Blanch-ard; Jim & Elsie Blanchard; Roland Bodin; Carly Book; Linda Borck; Annette Bosse; Agnes Breaux; Heath Breaux; Clifton “T-Boy” Breaux; Michael Breaux; Hubert Broussard; Jennifer Broussard; Jim Brown; Doug Bur-

guieres; Luke Burnham; Raymond Cordova; Peggy Hardy Carlson; Emily Carlton; Kirk Carlin; Jeff Chaisson; Betty Chaisson; Billie Mary Chavanne; Harry Chesson; Hagan Brice Cole; Cohen Cole; Pearl Collins; John L. Conner; Claude Conner; Jodi Conner; William Cor-bett; Addie Cormie; Annie Cormier; B.J. Cruz; Debbie Curlee; Sydnie Dailey; Julie Davis; Chad Delahoussaye; Hubert Delome; Sam Deson-tos; Debbie Diffee; Irene Ducharme; Buddy Ducote; Shirley Duhon; ;Charles Elter; Dee Elter; Davis Charles Elter; Jan Eustamante; Julie Farque; Julie Percle Fontenot; Tucker Fontenot; Phil & Philip Fontenot; David Fontenot; Paige Ford; David Fruge; Nancy Fuller; Margie Heard; Brooklyn Hebert; Terry Ray Glasglow; Mary Elise Gosselin; Regina Gray; John Green; Luitgard Gretz;Tammy Grove; Bertha Guillory; Val-erie B & Ernie Harvill; Joanne Heard; Patricia Hebert; Ken Hine; Dolores Hodges; Karson Hoffpauir; Cynthia House; Daniel Hudspeth: Jessica Hulin; Jeff Hunsicker; Perry Hunsicker; Paula Russell Jacob; Mary Jeffers; Hayden Jones; Michael Jones; Harry Jouette; Emily Ju-dice; Bernard Kadulbar; Jerry Don Kelly; Paula Kanesaw; John Knight; Chris Stemmann; Warren Thomas; Mr. & Mrs. L.C. Howard; Aubrianna Johnson; Darrell Jones; Carol Kershaw; Mike King; Kelly Langley; ; Vivian Langley; John M. Langley II; Della Lemaire; Dale Lutgring; Tommy Martinez; John Lavern; Anthony LeBato; Glinda LeBlanc; Jennie LeBouef; Rosalie LeDoux; Emma Leger; Beth Loftin; Melanie Lupo; Amanda Martin; Bertha Martinez; Mary Matthews; Julia Mere; Jason Miller; Robbie Morgan; Joseph Morris; Matthew Lucas; Angelique Nathan; Billy Navarre; Lois Neveu; Dena Nodier; Fred Nodier; Dorothy Orsot; Lucas Orsot; Sidney Ortego; Joe Pappion Fam-ily; Larry Parker; Sue Parker; Wilma Pawlowski; Phyllis Penning; John Poerio; Joan & Landy Peluso; Robert Pitre; Sheila Pousson; Frances Prejean; Laxsa Prejean; Jim Rawley; Lena Roush; Barry Reed; Mufide Mary Rende & Family;Jody Richard; Jim Ricklefsen; Judy Rogers; Wes Rollo: David Ross, Jr.; Felica Saer; Collette Schindler; Christian Skrnich; Martha Shively; Mark Schram; Michael Scimemi; Sandy Smith; Ashley Wheat Sipes; LaVona Taylor; Lyndon Thomas Simien; Fred Stoma; Stephanie Houssiere Sucre; Lisa Sullivan; Ona Thacker; Margaret Thompson; Bobby & Maxine Tupper; Carmen Varela; Gwen-dolyn Veazey; Sarah Vidrine; Ed Watson; Arvel West; Daniel Whitting-ton; Mary Wiltz; Sue Williams; John Young; Matthew Young; Debra Willard. Please contact us if you wish a name to be taken off the list…. 436-7251

Monday: Jon 1:1 — 2:2, 11; Jon 2:3-5, 8; Lk 10:25-37 Tuesday: Jon 3:1-10; Ps 130:1b-4ab, 7-8; Lk 10:38-42 Wednesday: Jon 4:1-11; Ps 86:3-6, 9-10; Lk 11:1-4 Thursday: Mal 3:13-20b; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 11:5-13 Friday: Jl 1:13-15; 2:1-2; Ps 9:2-3, 6, 16, 8-9; Lk 11:15-26 Saturday: Jl 4:12-21; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12; Lk 11:27-28 Sunday: Wis 7:7-11; Ps 90:12-17; Heb 4:12-13; Mk 10:17-30 [17-27]