Monday, February 12NO MASS

Tuesday, February 13Harold Beard

Wednesday, February 14Josie Currier, Paula Spear,

Katie, Frank & Frances Pettito, Ida Tryniecki, Millie Guzzardo,

Vincent C. Vaccaro, Joseph Tuminaro, Mary Currier, Debbie Roger, Billy Higgins, Harold Beard

Thursday, February 15Michael “Mickey” Catalanotto,

R.D. & Elsie Bridges, Rose & James Webb,Josie Currier, Thomas Hudspeth,

Russell & Dot Thompson,Pamela, Vincent & Angelo Gaeta,

Morgan Lee, Dolores LeJeune,Paul Genco, Paula Spear, Wayne Spear,

Merlin Carmouche, Shirley Gabriel, Ida Tryniecki, Edwin Whitson,

Mildred Lasseigne, Mary Currier, John Alston, Phyllis Jackson,

Adam, Chelsey, Ava & Aubrey Coniglio, Billy Higgins, Harold Beard

Friday, February 16Lula Mae Lombardo

Saturday, February 17, 5:00pmClyde Wayne Spear

Sunday, February 18, 7:00amALL PARISHIONERS

Sunday, February 18, 11:00amJohn Vaccaro

Sunday, February 18, 7:00pmZeferino Flores

We, at St. Helena Catholic Church, are concerned with educating, directing, and

sustaining all who visit. In particular those whodraw near to the teachings and traditions of

Holy Mother Church. We strive to achieve this by utilizing the Cardinal Virtues of

Justice, Prudence, Temperance and Fortitude.

In Defenseof Mother Church

RECONCILIATION Confessions on Wednesdays from 4pm-6pm SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY 6 Months in Advance

PARISH OFFICE NOTIFICATION We are asking that you notify the Parish Office (748-9057) if a family member is ill, Homebound or Hospitalized. We will be most happy to administer the Sacraments if we are informed. Due to the Privacy Act, the hospital does not release any information and we have no way of knowing if someone is hospitalized unless a family member calls to let us know.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Feb. 13th Mardi Gras - Office Closed Feb. 14th Ash Wednesday 12pm, 6pm Mass Feb. 14th NO Youth Night Feb. 14th Valentine’s Day Feb. 16th Ways of the Cross 6pm Feb. 18th Rite of Sending - RCIA Feb. 21st Youth Night 6-8pm Feb. 23rd Ways of the Cross 6pm Feb. 28th Youth Night 6-8pm Mar. 2nd Ways of the Cross 6pm Mar. 7th Youth Night 6-8pm Mar. 9th Ways of the Cross 6pm Mar. 11th St. Joseph Altar Mar. 14th Youth Night 6-8pm Mar. 16th Ways of the Cross 6pm Mar. 16th-18th Oyster Festival Mar. 17th Abbey Youth Fest Mar. 23rd Ways of the Cross 6pm Mar. 25th Palm Sunday

Every Wednesday - Youth Night 6pm-8pmEvery Thursday - Bible Study 1pm

Every Thursday - Medjugorje Group Rosary at 6pm1st Tuesday - Knights of Colombus

2nd Tuesday - Catholic Daughters of America3rd Tuesday - St. Jude Bible Study

4th Monday - Holy Face Devotion 6pm

ST. HELENA TRAVELING PRAYER DEVOTIONIf you would like to sign up for the Traveling Prayer Devotion and host one

of the Marian statues in your home, please contact one of the following:

Catherine Calamari 504-236-8983 For St. Helena Families Yvonne Hulsey 985-969-5058 For Our Lost Souls in Purgatory Wendy Danna 985-687-8208 For The Return Of Our Lapsed Catholics Judy Williams 985-969-4511 For Our Church Parish

St. Helena’s Weekly SpotlightMass Intentions

BOB SCHMIDT, a Marriage and Family Therapist Please call Bob at (504)236-3457 or the Church Office to schedule an appointment.

There is a nominal fee involved.

TOURS & RETREATSSt. Helena offers Tours & Retreats of our beautiful Campus.

Please call Church Office to schedule.

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY 6 Months in Advance

Audio & Written versions of Father Mark’s Homilies are available on our website, www.sthelenachurch.net

PSR 2018 June 11th-22nd • Mark your calendars for next year.

We have Saturday Adoration in Chapel from 6am-6pm. If you would like to join, please call Catherine Callamari at 504-236-8983.

Abbey Youth Fest Saturday, March 17, 2018DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 12th!!! MUST HAVE REGISTRATION. Cost: $48 (includes food).

Open to all youth 8th-12th grade. Call Church Office if interested.

True Lenten DisciplineFast from judging others;Feast on Christ dwelling in them.Fast from emphasis on differences;Feast on the unity of all life.Fast from apparent darkness;Feast on the reality of all light.Fast from thoughts of illness;Feast on the healing power of God.Fast from words that pollute;Feast on phrases that purify.Fast from discontent;Feast on gratitude.Fast from anger;Feast on patience.Fast from pessimism;Feast on optimism.Fast from worry;Feast on God’s providence.Fast from complaining;Feast on appreciation.Fast from negatives;Feast on affirmatives.Fast from unrelenting pressures;Feast on unceasing prayer.

ATTENTION 2018 GRADUATESCDA Scholarship to be awarded in May to a graduating senior. For your application, contact Margaret Peak 225-931-5318 or Judy Williams 985-969-4511. Deadline is February 28th.

Full Of Grace

Lenten Season begins on Ash Wednesday, February 14th.Ash Wednesday - 12pm Noon Mass & 6pm Mass

OFFICE CLOSED MARDI GRAS DAY

MATER DOLOROSA CATHOLIC SCHOOLSTEAK DINNER AND DANCE

Saturday, February 17, 2018, tickets are $100 per couple.The “Top Cats” will perform. RSVP 985-878-4295

ST. JOSEPH ALTAR Sunday, March 11th, 2018Work days are scheduled for: February 15th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 26th. March 2nd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th. If you would like to help please contact Urusla Sherman at 985-517-2728.

“LIGHT IS ON FOR YOU’’

PENANCE SCHEDULE6pm-7:30pm

Feb. 21st Holy Ghost, Hammond Feb. 28th St. Helena, Amite Mar. 7th St. Joseph, Ponchatoula Mar. 14th St. Joseph, French Settlement Mar. 15th Our Lady of Pompeii, Tickfaw

Mar. 21st Mater Dolorosa, Independence

Mar. 22nd St. Margaret, Albany

CRS RICE BOWL

Join our faith community—and nearly 14,000 Catholic communities across the United States—in a life-changing Lenten journey of encounter with CRS Rice Bowl. Pick up your family’s CRS Rice Bowl from the back of Church. During the 40 days of Lent, place your contributions in your bowls.

Fast from hostility;Feast on non-resistance.Fast from bitterness;Feast on forgiveness.Fast from self-concern;Feast on compassion for others.Fast from personal anxiety;Feast on eternal truth.Fast from discouragement;Feast on hope.Fast from facts that depress;Feast on verities that uplift.Fast from lethargy;Feast on enthusiasm.Fast from suspicion;Feast on truth.Fast from thoughts that weaken;Feast on promises that inspire.Fast from shadows of sorrow;Feast on the sunlight of serenity.Fast from idle gossip;Feast on purposeful silence.Fast from problems that overwhelm;Feast on prayer that sustains.

Gift ShopMedals • jewelery • statues • books

Give something meaningful to your loved ones this Valentine’s Day.

THE ROSARY ALTAR SOCIETY OF HOLY GHOST

will sponsor its annual Day of Meditation Thursday, March 8, 2018, 8am-12:30pm.

Registration 7:30am in gathering area. Breakfast, silent meditation, Rosary, Mass, lunch.

Offering for the day is $20. Please call Bridget Fugarino at 985-320-8498

to RSVPno later than Friday, March 2nd.

COME SEE OUR ENLARGED GIFT SHOP!

"A Nation That Kills Its Own Children Is A Nation

Without Hope."-Pope John Paul II

Douglas Hill, Danielle Dillon, Eunice Van Zandt, John Silbernagel, Diane Gill, Marguerite Durnin, Rose Langlois, Mack Perkins Sr., Mark Voss, Rowland Heinich, Doris Wright, Vincent Baldassaro, Patty Palmisano, Father Jack Nutter, M. J. Kirby, Mary Lou Lee, Felix Lucito, Shirley Smith, Kenneth Hill, Gavin Cieutat, Angie Paretti, Robert & Sandy Nelson, Katelyn Delbasty, Lorie Delbasty, Ronnie Delbasty, Diann Delbasty, Abram Cantu, Wanda Miles, Josie Angelle, Lucinda Voight, Mya Arrazate, James Brocker, Toney Cantu, Lee Ann Shoffner, Koltyn Gafford, Richard Aaron, Ann Courtney, Elsie Major, Stephanie Compton, Tommy Copeland, John Dorsa, Sara Taulli, Woodrow Ford, Michelle Murphy, Micky Williams, Cindy Payne, Marina Cochrane, Jacob Wheat, Katherine Cheramie, Kathy Jo Thompson, Conner Corkern, Chris Paille, Paige Bernard, Sarah Quarles, David Easley, Barbara Davis, Ana Spiers, Wally Dees, Linda Brown, Janet & Gary Dees, Trey O’Brian, Christine Daniel, JoEllen Marten, Harold Brown, Delores LeJeune, Noah Easley, Loretta Hamberger, Geraldine DeLatte, Margaret Gill, Louis Costanza, Velma Joyce, Faye Castella, MaryBeth Ngo, Rosanne Mohilowski, Renee Miller, Heather Nicholas, Dorothy Hughes, Eric Lee, Nathan Donald, Ashley Donald, Ashlee Travis, Mary Cuti Hall, Jalyn Alredge

Please keep us in your Prayers

Please keep these brave service men and women in your prayers:

Larry Toups, Peter Vangjel, James Hoover, Dennis Toups, William Graham, Vince Owen, Brandon Thompson, Jerry Dyer, Jamie Cutrer, Eric Russell, James Sylvester, Mark Prine, Robert Tillwell, Chris Bennett, Dewayne Spears, Nic Edwards, Jake Cristina, Scott Swilley, Angie Swilley, Chris Brunet, Jacob Rankin, Lathen Campo, James Michael Dupuis, Daniel Mays, Jim Bravis Redmond Jr., Daniel Santora, Jerry Simmons, Lucas Edward Thigpen, John Accord, Rhase Riggins, Kurt Hogan, John Paul Castillo, Ryan Riggins, Cody Edwards, Christopher Zimmer, Sebastian Pisciotta, Cheyenne Rose Fortner, Samantha Schwartz, Cody Gilliland

Please call the Office if you would like to add someone to the above list of Service Men and Women.

Yvonne HulseyRealtor

Cell: (985) 969-5058 Office: (985) 318-1400Fax: (985) 318-1019

Email: yvonnehulsey@kw.com710 SW Railroad, Ste. C, Hammond, LA 70403

Each Office is Independently Owned & Operated

ROSELAND, LA985.748.9687

Ray Glasgow, R.Ph985-748-8191 • 1-800-598-9501

www.thrifttownrx.com512 N. 2nd St. • Amite, LA 70422 • ray@thrifttownrx.com

Professional CompoundingCenters of America

LIUZZA PRODUCE FARM

www.louisianastrawberries.net

CHARLES V. GENCO ATTORNEY AT LAW

108 East Mulberry StreetP.O. Box 956

Amite, LA 70422 Tel: (985) 748-8164 Fax: (985) 748-8165

EASTSIDE OUTDOORPOWER EQUIPMENT

Amite, LA748-9370

SALES & SERVICE(985)

(985) 748-5555

501(c)(3)Tax ID #47-5500681

Full of Grace, Inc.P.O. Box 1647

Amite, La 70422

Mark CampoVice President........

Mobile(985) 969.2760

mcampo@sbscopiers.com202 Market St.

Hammond, LHammond, LA 70401(985) 345.9515

1800 W. Causeway Appr.Ste. 108, Mandeville, LA 70471

(985) 626.1103

KENT VETERINARY CLINICOffice

985-748-8425985-748-4628P O Box 846

102 W. Factory St.Amite, LA 70422

Doug Kent, Jr., D.V.M. • Drew Doucet, D.V.M.

AMITE902 W. Oak St.

985-284-2265New Location601 W. Oak St.

www.bankfpb.com

Kay C. Moser, DDSFamily Dentistry

985-748-4652416 N. Second St. • Amite, LA 70422

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Weekend Masses Saturday Vigil, 5pm

Sunday Morning 7am & 11am Mass in Spanish - 7pmWeekday Masses

Monday - No Mass, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday - 12 NoonWednesday - 7amConfession

Wednesday 4pm-6pm, Every 3rd Wednesday - No Confessions, Adoration & Benediction

Friday after Mass

St. HelenaRoman Catholic Church

Parish Office (985) 748-9057

122 S. First Street Amite, La 70422

Office Hours Mon-Thur. 8:30am - 4:30pm

Fri. 8:30am - 12 noon

“If You wish, You can make me clean.” Mark 1:40

February 11, 2018

SIXTH SUNDAY OF

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