Bringing Christ to People and People to Christ

Since 1909 Northwestern State University

129 2nd Street, Natchitoches, LA 71457 Pastor & Director, Fr. Jason Gootee Assistant Campus Minister, Tommy Myrick Secretary, Lisa Powell

Church Office: (318)352-2615 Fax: (318)352-8989

Fr. Jason’s Cell Phone: 318-447-4149 (for emergency only)

Fr. Jason’s Email: jegootee@gmail.com

Church Office Email: holycrosscm@gmail.com

Office Hours: 8:30—3:-00

Catholic Websites Links:

www.diocesealex.org www.vatican.va

www.masstimes.org www.usccb.org

www.catholic.org

Mass Schedule Tuesday 5:30 pm

Wednesday 5:30 pm

Friday 8:30 am

Saturday 4:00 pm

Sunday 1 1:00 am

5:00 pm

Sacrament of Confession

Saturday 3:00 pm—3:45 pm

And by appointment

Sacrament of Baptism

By Appointment

Sacrament of Matrimony

At least 4 months in advance

Anointing of the Sick

By Appointment

Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 55:6-9 / Phi 1: 20c-24, 27a / Mt 20:1-16a

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011 VOLUME XXV, ISSUE 39

RESPONSORIAL PSALM Ps 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18

The Lord is near to all who call upon him.

Mass Intentions 09-17 Saturday 4:00 p.m. �Phyllis Andry 09-18 Sunday 11:00 a.m. �Moneta Vallien Mercadel 09-18 Sunday 5:00 p.m. Our Parish Family 09-19 Monday NO MASS 09-20 Tuesday 5:30 p.m. 09-21 Wednesday 5:30 p.m. 09-22 Thursday NO MASS 09-23 Friday 8:30 a.m. �Monette & Barras Family 09-24 Saturday 4:00 p.m. � Frank Aaron 09-25 Sunday 11:00 a.m. � Rickey Prestenbach 09-26 Sunday 5:00 p.m. Our Parish Family

"' You too go into my vineyard.'" - Matthew 20:4 In today's Gospel we see how much Our Lord wants us to be co-workers with Him. Just as the Master went out repeatedly to invite more workers into his vineyard, so Our Lord contin-ually calls us to participate more fully in the Church. Life on earth is short. How many times does God have to call us, before it is too late? Even the workers who entered the vineyard late were paid well. Do we want to be left standing alone in the marketplace for all eternity because we failed to fulfill our jobs as Christian stewards?

Altar Society Charismatic Prayer Group Wednesday Night Supper High School Confirmation RCIA Maintenance & Grounds Adoration Chapel Sacristans

Lou Begnaud Dustin Dauzat Don Barker Jackie Jacoby Fr. Jason Gootee John Denny Kathy Friday Selma Nelken 4 p.m. 11 a.m. 5 p.m.

Sept. 17 4:00 p.m. E. Min.: Dorothy Coutee, Cheryl Chambers, Henry Tauzin Lector: Madeline Meziere Sept. 18 11:00 a.m. E. Min.: Mike Friday, John Denny, Theresa Vallien Lector: Krisiti Ware 5:00 p.m. E. Min.: Mark Adkins, Melanie McCain, Cheryl Stoker Lector : Renee Rivers Sept. 24 4:00 p.m. E. Min.: Henry Tauzin, Jean Gill, Dorothy Coutee Lector: Wendy Llorens Sept. 25 11:00 a.m. E. Min.: Mike Chatelain, Diane Chatelain, Gladys Monette Lector: Susie Brooks 5:00 p.m. E. Min.: Don Barker, Mark Adkins, Cheryl Stoker Lector: Patrick Coco Oct. 1 4:00 p.m. E. Min.: Rose Tauzin , Henry Tauzin, Dorothy Coutee Lector: Angela Rachal Oct. 2 11:00 a.m. E. Min.: John Denny, Mike Friday, Gladys Monette Lector: Theresa Vallien 5:00 p.m. E. Min.: Mark Adkins, Patrick Coco, Melanie McCain Lector : Renee Rivers

Oct. 8 4:00 p.m. E. Min.: Dorothy Coutee, Henry Tauzin, Jean Gill Lector: Madeline Meziere Oct. 9 11:00 a.m. E. Min.: Harriet Guyott, Mike Friday, John Denny Lector: Kristi Ware 5:00 p.m. E. Min.: Patrick Coco, Mark Adkins, Cheryl Stoker Lector: Melanie McCain Oct. 15 4:00 p.m. E. Min.: Rose Tauzin, Cheryl Chambers, Henry Tauzin Lector: John Durham Oct. 16 11:00 a.m. E. Min.: Theresa Vallien, John Denny, Gladys Monette Lector: Susie Brooks 5:00 p.m. E. Min.: Mark Adkins, Don Barker, Melanie McCain Lector: Renee Rivers Oct. 22 4:00 p.m. E. Min.: Jean Gill, Dorothy Coutee, Rose Tauzin Lector: Wendy Llorens Oct. 23 11:00 a.m. E. Min.: Harriet Guyott, Mike Friday, Gladys Monette Lector: Theresa Vallien 5:00 p.m. E. Min.: Don Barker, Cheryl Stoker, Mark Adkins Lector : Melanie McCain

Stewardship: Time, Talent & Treasure

Collection September 11, 2011 $5,321.80

Gratitude & Generosity are Hallmark Christian Virtues!

Calendar

Have you remembered Holy Cross Campus Ministry in your will?

09-19 Monday

• High School Confirmation Class: 4:30 p.m. • CCD Registration and Parent Meeting: 6:00 p.m. 09-20 Tuesday

• Charismatic Prayer Meeting: 6:15 p.m.—8 p.m. 09-21 Wednesday

• Wednesday Night Supper: 6:30 p.m.

***Charismatic Prayer Meeting*** Are you looking for a deeper conversion, a more personal rela-tionship with Jesus Christ, and a growth in holiness? Would you like to know more about the gifts of the Holy Spirit and how you can better serve the Lord and His people? If you are interest-ed, please come to our Charismatic Prayer Meeting on

Tuesdays at 6:15 p.m. held at Holy Cross Church.

Lectors please be sure to arrive at least 15 minutes before Mass to properly prepare for weekend Masses. Also we are in NEED of more Extraordinary Ministers.

Special Collections • Sept. 18 Building Fund

Franciscan Healing Conference The annual Franciscan Healing Conference, sponsored by Two Hearts Gospel Ministry and Franciscan House of the Holy Spirit, will be held on Sept. 24, 2011 from 9 a.m.—8 p.m., at Maryhill Renewal Center in Pineville, LA. The theme of the conference is “The Miracle Power of Intercession.” We will look at ways we can strengthen our own intercessory prayer and we will spend time interceding together for all we hold in our hearts. Cost for the conference is $30. No meals provided. Rooms available for those in need ($34/night). Go to http://www.jimandchristygootee.com for more info. “The fervent prayer of a righteous person is very power-ful.” (JAMES 5)

The bulletin is now online at h�p://www.diocesealex.org/churches/holy-cross-natchitoches

Words from Our Adoration Chapel • Just One Hour Can Change Our World

"Every time I hear anyone speak of the Sacred Heart of Jesus or of the Blessed Sacrament I feel an indescribable joy. It is as if a wave of precious memories, sweet affections and joyful hopes swept over my poor person, making me tremble with happiness and filling my soul with tenderness. These are loving appeals from Jesus who wants me wholeheartedly there, at the source of all goodness, his Sacred Heart, throbbing mysteriously behind the Eucharistic veils... I love to repeat today 'Sweet Heart of my Jesus, make me love You more and more.'" - POPE JOHN XXIII, Journal of a Soul EUCHARISTIC ADORATION CHAPEL SIGN-UP FORMS ARE LOCATED IN THE BACK OF THE CHURCH AND IN THE CHAPEL OR PLEASE CALL KATHY FRIDAY AT 228-8559.

Neighborly Prayer Carrie Aaron, Deanna Allen, Judy Armstrong, Beth Atkins, Theresa Bayonne, Buster Beaudion, Michael Beaudion, Samaria Bellow, Denise Bessard, Marjorie Blackston, Lisa Boydstun, Selina N. Brooks, Olga Carnahan, James Carroll, Dwayne Carter, Michael Carter, Nicholas Carter, Gertrude Chelette, Josephine Chelette, Jenny Choate, Peggy Clanton, Christopher Conant, Jeanie Cotton, Raamses Coutee, Ted Cross, Stoney Crow, Mary Darby, Betty Davenport, Sue Dearman, Terrel Delphin, Donnie Desadier, Matthew Brian Dodson, Talia Epidendio, Janet Ernst, Tom Foshee, Sam Fowler, Angy Freyburg, Sonny Fuller, Joan Gahagan, Vickie Gahagan, Jerry Garza, Kenneth Geaslin, Otis Ray Gilcrease, Kenny Goodwin, Jada Grace, Charles Hampton, Jr., Donald Harris, Carla Haworth, Edward Hernandez, Sonia Hester, Sam Holden, Brenda Horn, Dwayne Horn, Emelle Howell, Jesse Jarvis, Emery Jones, Alice LaCour, Bobby Joe LaCour, Glenn LaCour, Aaron Michael LeBlanc, Willie Mae LeBrum, Rev. G. Stanley Lewis, Janice Licak, Ruby Lindley, Jean Llorence, Jayden E. Lodrigue, Jacie Logan, Pierce Longlois, Shirley MacLauren, Jeanett Manel, Bob MªGill, Randy Mayeaux, Dennis McClung, Carolyn Merrell, Thomas Metoyer, Owen Monette, Renee Polk, Alton Rachal, Jr., Archie Rachal, Jr., Crystal Rachal, Felix Rachal, Sr., Felix Rachal, Jr., James R. Rachal, Sr., Norman Rachal, Holly Rafidi, Audrey Reaux, Greg Reed, Nick Remo, Edgar Rogé, Brenda Rose, Joe Sampite, Genevieve Santana, Tony Schneider, Arthur Sepulvado, John Shaw, David Simone, Diane Snowden, Fraser Snowden, Leeroy Tobias, Elizabeth Trichel, Jenelle Van Calsem, Helen Walters, Frances Welch, Cynthia White, Alfred Wigely III, Johnny Williams & Wayne Williams. May God grant healing and comfort to the sick and purification through those who suffer for the sake of the Kingdom! Amen.

In Your Jr. High Face St. Frances Cabrini Church will host In Your Junior High Face 2011 on Saturday, Oct. 1 from 9:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. for all junior high students. We will help your junior high youth begin to experience the joy of worship and good Catholic values in a friendly manner. Fea-turing Steve Allgeyer as the entertaining keynote speaker, Kelly Lom-bardi as the music and worship leader, and Father Jose Robles-Sanchez as the Mass celebrant. Register by Sept. 23 and the cost is $20 per person; register after Sept. 23 and the cost is $25. For more information, call 318-445-4588 or email lizhines@cabrinichurch.com or go to www.cabrinichurch.com

Celebration of Life Gala The Women’s Resource Center, a pregnancy assistance medical clinic, will host its annual Celebration of Life Gala on Thursday, Sept. 22 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at the Natchitoches Events Center in Natchitoches. The guest speaker will be Blythe Newsome, a radio show host, columnist, and single mother of six children. Within an 18-month period, Blythe and her children faced divorce, a death to cancer, losing a home, and starting a new career. In 2008, her family was featured on an episode of “Super Nanny.” Blythe offers insight, encouragement, and hope to young women. Tickets are $25 and may be purchased by calling 318-357-8888.

The Woman-to-Woman Catholic Conference The Woman-to-Woman Catholic Conference will be held on Satur-day, October 15 at the Cajundome Convention Center, Lafayette, LA. Johnnette Benkovic, host of EWTN’s Women of Grace, will be the featured speaker. Through a series of three talks, Benkovic will bring women to an understanding of the unique and important role they play in their family, faith, and society. With compassion and guid-ance, Mrs. Benkovic helps women recognize that they are the moral leaders of society.

Tickets can be purchase now through October 8. The cost is $40 per person and includes lunch. Tickets will not be sold at the door. Women of all faiths are welcome to attend. Doors open at 8:00 a.m. and the conference begins at 9:00 a.m. The conference will conclude with Holy Mass.

For more information or to register, please visit www.catholicwomensconference.org or call Michelle Roberts at 337-356-6971.

Wayne Weible to Speak in Alexandria Diocese Renowned author speaker on Medjugorje will be speaking at different churches in the diocese Sept. 30-Oct. 3. He will be at St. Anthony’s in Natchitoches on Sunday, October 2. For details, call the rec-tory at 318-352-2559.

Pro-Life Novena for Unborn Babies The Pro-Life Novena for Unborn Babies is a special nine days for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass to be offered and the Rosary to be prayed for the following intention: For the protection of unborn human per-sons.

You may be a part of the Sept. 29 – Oct. 7 Pro-Life Novena for Un-born Babies by doing one or both of the following: • Have Mass offered at least one time on any day between Sept. 29- 30; Oct. 1-7

• Pray one Rosary each day from Sept. 29- Oct. 7 The intention for all Masses and Rosaries is: For the protection of unborn human persons. Registration for Masses and Rosaries may be done by going to www.SaintMichaelTheArchangelOrganization.org

Volunteer Opportunities for Radio Maria The need for volunteers is on-going. Please call if you can help with any of the following: • Broadcast Saturday Mass at 4 p.m. No broadcasting experience

necessary. We show you what to do. Very easy. Sign up for one Satur-day a month.

• Run the Control Board. Running the control board means answering the on-air phone and clicking the computer mouse to transfer the call. Very simple. We need volunteers for two time slots on Saturday:10-10:30 a.m. and 3:30-5:00 p.m. To volunteer, call Shellie at 318-561-6145.

America Needs Fatima Public Crusade Every year, America Needs Fatima promotes a Rosary Crusade asking Catholics everywhere to pray the rosary as a group in a public place on Oct. 15 to promote the message of Fatima. Between 10-15 Rosary Rallies were held last year in the Diocese of Alexandria. To plan one in your area, go to http://www.americaneedsfatima.org Those scheduled already include:

Oct. 15: 12 noon, on front lawn of CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital (close to Surgical Center parking lot).

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