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January 8, 2017 - The Epiphany of the Lord
Rev. M. Keith LaBove, Pastor Parish Website: www.stpat.org
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 Epiphany of the Lord January 8, 2017
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Saturday, January 7--Vigil of The Epiphany of the Lord 4:00 PM: Dr. & Mrs. Leonard Rolfes; Waldo & Mary Thibodeaux; Floyd & Allison Wilkerson; Stephen Ross Guillory; Jan Flynn Sunday, January 8--The Epiphany of the Lord 8:30 AM: Phil Simon; Bud & Euna Arce-neaux 10:00 AM: Parishioners of St. Patrick’s Monday, January 9--The Baptism of the Lord 7:30 AM: Robin Roy (liv.); Dee Boudreaux (liv.) Tuesday, January 10--First Week in Ordi-nary Time 7:30 AM: Esther Metz
Wednesday, January 11--Weekday 7:30 AM: Dr. Tommy Comeaux & Dorinne; Col. Clark Comeaux & Catherine (living); Col. Kimberly Fedele (living) Thursday, January 12--Weekday 7:30 AM: Shannon Doucet (living) Friday, January 13--Saint Hilary, Bishop and Doctor of the Church 7:30 AM: Dr. Charles Stewart Christmas Poinsettias In Loving Memory of: Dr. & Mrs. Leonard Rolfes; Dr. Tommy Comeaux & Dorinne; Larry Lampo; Bannon Braun; Christopher Landry; Monty & Pierre Montagnet; Sidney Begnaud; Henry Bourdier & Elzia Lavergne Family
Non-Liturgical Devotions Daily Rosary: Monday - Thursday 6:55 a.m. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena: Tues-day 7:15 a.m. Rosary for Priests: Wednesday 7:00 a.m. Chaplet of Divine Mercy: Thursday 7:15 a.m. Pro-Life Rosary: 1st Friday of the month 7 a.m. Shamrocks—Friday, January 13: Stephanie Bacque; Josette Delahoussaye; Martha Thomp-son; Karen Gambel; Melanie Campbell. On Retreat Fr. Keith will be out of town for retreat from Monday, January 9th through Friday, January 13th. Please keep him in your prayers. Christmas Gratitude Many thanks from Fr. Keith for the Christmas card greetings and gifts received from so many!
Monday, January 9 The Baptism of Jesus by John is a pivotal event in which the Spirit not only descends from the heavens but propels Jesus into his public ministry. Out Bap-tism does the same. We are anointed by the Spirit to serve others, to live our lives publicly as sons and daughters of the living God. May we reflect the pow-er of the spirit as did Jesus by “going about doing good”. Take a moment this week to look at the Icon of the Bap-tism of the Lord hanging in the baptistery of our Church. It is an antique Byzantine Icon of the Baptism of the Lord, from Russia. Let us pray to remain faithful to our call to discipleship and our own baptismal promis-es as we walk the journey of life, imitating Christ in all that we say and do along the way.
Gratitude List As we find ourselves wrapping up one year and beginning another, it seems appropriate to reflect on blessings and to give thanks. So we offer thanks: -- For all of you who bless us with the gift of your presence, Sunday after Sunday, and even during the week; -- To all our ministers who go the extra mile by showing up when scheduled, and arranging their holiday plans to serve at our Holyday Masses; -- To the Decorating Elves who beautify our church and edify us with their handiwork; -- To our vocalists and accompanists, who help us make such pretty music, week after week and especially at Christ-mas; -- To all who are so generous, to our weekly collection, to our building fund, to the special collections that keep pop-ping up, and to special needs like our Heifer project. Marriage Enrichment “Living Christ in Your Marriage”: Join Jim Schellman for a day of formation for married couples to deepen their mar-riage covenant in Jesus Christ. Inspired by the Catechume-nal Model of adult formation, couples will have the oppor-tunity to focus their hopes, dreams, worries and sufferings on Christ. The full day of workshop will be held at the Imaculata Center; Saturday, February 4, 2017 from 9:00am-4:30pm. The cost of the retreat is $75 which will include your lunch and all supplies. Pre-registration is required. Deadline to register is January 20, 2017. Go to www.diolaf.org/marriage-enrichment or call 261-5653 to register. Food for the Journey Due to the early date of the first Tuesday of January 2017, the January session of “Food for the Journey” will not be held. Our February session of “Food for the Journey” is scheduled for Tuesday, February 7, 2017. Information on the February session will be forthcoming. Thank you for your understanding!
Come, Lord Jesus! We have an active group that meets on Tuesdays, at 6 pm, in the classroom directly behind the Church (across from the restrooms). Anyone interested who missed the previous meetings is welcome to attend, even if you are not sure about continuing. Resources for the program are available for purchase at the Come, Lord Jesus! office at 1804 West University Ave, Lafayette. Call: 337-233-6277 March for Life The Knights of Columbus Council #7557 will sponsor a Pro-Life Walk on Saturday, January 14th., 2016, at 8:30 am. The presentation will begin inside Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Broussard by Lori McGrew followed by a blessing from Father Keith Ruskoski. The Rosary and prayers will be prayed during the march through Broussard to St. Joseph Church and the return to the Parish Life Cen-ter. Refreshments will be served after the march.
Christmas Project Heifer International One More Week Left to Donate
You may continue to donate to Heifer International through next weekend January 14 & 15th. After that your donations will be sent to benefit families around the world. Make checks payable to St. Patrick Church. 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/ Baby Items-Women's Center Some of you may have noticed that the 'bassinet' for baby items is now out every weekend. This is to make it easier for those who want to support new mothers in bringing their children into the world, at the Women's Center and their maternity home. Here is a list of items that are always needed: Paper towels; Liquid washing detergent (baby & adult); 13 gal trash bags; Deodorant; Windex; Pledge; Lysol; Shampoo; Condi-tioner; Bath Soap; Liquid dish washing gel; Ziplock bags; Gift cards for maternity clothes, etc.; Baby pow-er & lotion; Diaper rash ointment; Baby wash; Diapers (size 4 & 5). Add one or two of these items to your shopping list each month, leave it in the car, and drop it off when you come to church. We will publish this list once a month. Icon Workshop/Retreat The Diocese of Lafayette Office of Worship is spon-soring a week-long residential icon painting workshop at the Jesuit Spirituality Center in Grand Coteau, LA., from January 30—February 5, 2017. Instructor is Dmitri Andreyev of the Prosopon School of Iconology. Participants will leave with a completed icon of St. Michael the Archangel, Leader of the Heavenly Hosts. Cost is $1,230.00 and includes room and board for the week, 36 hours of painting instruction, and all art sup-plies. For more information, please contact Faye Drob-nic at [email protected] or call 337-261-5554 or 337-344-7031. Second Collection next Weekend Next week, the second collection will be for the Church in Latin America. Latin American Catho-lics are often characterized by their warm, humble, and passionate hearts. They have been blessed by a rich culture as well as natural resources. However, poverty and violence are still major obstacles in their daily lives. Your support helps give hope to people in the region, especially the youth who seek to live faith. It is more important than ever that we support the Church in Latin America and the Caribbean. STEWARDSHIP OF THE PAST WEEK Our Response to God’s Generosity to Us Offertory………………………… $ 3,220.00 Building Fund…………………… $ 1,382.00 Heifer International……………….$ 5,085.00 (to date) Thank You!
Date
Saturday, January 14 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, January 15 8:30 a.m.
Sunday, January 15 10:00 a.m.
Lectors Robert Andrus Kenneth Phillips Phyllis Roy
Eucharistic Ministers
Rosalind Allen Janell Venable George Eaton
Geneva Phillips Ted Hampton Kay Hampton
Jerry Boudreaux Dee Boudreaux Debra Carroll
Altar Servers Harold Guilbeau Mary Kramer Andre Arceneaux
Ushers Kevin & Daylan Phillips William & Stephanie Bacque Ben Berthelot Lionel Jeanmard
Liturgical Roles for January
Readings for the Week
Monday Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or Acts 10:34-38; Ps 29:1-4, 3, 9-10; Mt 3:13-17
Tuesday Heb 1:1-6 and 2:5-12; Ps 8:2ab, 5, 6-9; Mk 1:14-20 and 1:21-28
Wednesday Heb 2:14-18; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; Mk 1:29-39
Thursday Heb 3:7-14; Ps 95:6-11; Mk 1:40-45
Friday Heb 4:1-5, 11; Ps 78:3, 4bc, 6c-8; Mk 2:1-12
Saturday Heb 4:12-16; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mk 2:13-17
Sunday Is 49:3, 5-6; Ps 40:2, 4, 7-10; 1 Cor 1:1-3; Jn 1:29-34
From the Pastor’s Desk
We find ourselves already at the conclusion of our Christmas season, with the Feast of the Epiphany this weekend, and the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord on Monday, Jan. 9. So we hark back to Christmas Eve, and the words of Pope Francis in his homily in St. Peter’s Basilica at Christmas Mass:
“It is a night of glory, that glory proclaimed by the angels in Bethlehem and also by us today all over the world. It is a night of joy, because from this day forth, and for all times, the infinite and eternal God is God with us: he is not far off, we need not search for him in the heavens or in mystical notions; he is close, he has been made man and will never distance himself from our humanity, which he has made his own. It is a night of light: that light, prophesied by Isaiah (cf. 9:1), which would illumine those who walk in darkness, has appeared and enveloped the shepherds of Bethlehem (cf. Lk 2:9). . . .
“With this sign the Gospel reveals a paradox: it speaks of the emperor, the governor, the mighty of those times, but God does not make himself present there; he does not appear in the grand hall of a royal palace, but in the poverty of a stable; not in pomp and show, but in the simplicity of life; not in power, but in a smallness which surpris-es. In order to discover him, we need to go there, where he is: we need to bow down, humble ourselves, make our-selves small. The Child who is born challenges us: he calls us to leave behind fleeting illusions and go to the essence, to renounce our insatiable claims, to abandon our endless dissatisfaction and sadness for something we will never have. It will help us to leave these things behind in order to rediscover in the simplicity of the God-child, peace, joy and the meaning of life. . . .
“Let us allow ourselves also to be challenged and convened tonight by Jesus. Let us go to him with trust, from that area in us we feel to be marginalized, from our own limitations. Let us touch the tenderness which saves. Let us draw close to God who draws close to us, let us pause to look upon the crib, and imagine the birth of Jesus: light, peace, utmost poverty, and rejection. Let us enter into the real Nativity with the shepherds, taking to Jesus all that we are, our alienation, our unhealed wounds. Then, in Jesus we will enjoy the flavour of the true spirit of Christmas: the beauty of being loved by God. With Mary and Joseph we pause before the manger, before Jesus who is born as bread for my life.
“Contemplating his humble and infinite love, let us say to him: thank you, thank you because you have done all this for me.”
