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ST. BENILDE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
1901 Division Street • Metairie, Louisiana 70001
Church Office: (504) 834-4980 • Church Fax: (504) 831-5810 • Church Email: [email protected]
www.stbenilde.org
CLERGY Rev. Robert T. Cooper, Pastor Rev. H.L. Brignac, Sacramental Asst. Deacon Biaggio DiGiovanni Deacon Stephen Gordon Deacon Clifford Wright
BAPTISMS First and Third Sundays of the month at 12 Noon. Please call the Parish
Office for more information.
MATRIMONY Please contact a priest/deacon 8 months prior to your wedding.
FUNERALS Arrangements may be made at the Parish Office.
Sunday, September 24, 2017 Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
ORDINARY FAMILIES
EXTRAORDINARY FAITH
DEVOTIONS Holy Hour in Church
Monday, 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Following 7 a.m. Mass on Tuesday
NEWCOMERS Call the Parish Office to receive a New
Parishioner Registration Packet.
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY
St. Benilde Conference (504) 233-3246
ST. BENILDE SCHOOL Mr. Matt Downey, Principal
1801 Division Street • Metairie, LA (504) 833-9894
MASS TIMES Saturday Vigil … 4 p.m.
Sunday … 9:00, 11:00 a.m. & 6 p.m. Monday—Friday … 7:00 a.m.
Monday and Thursday … 5:30 p.m. First Saturday … 8:45 a.m.
HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION See Inside the Bulletin for Schedule
CONFESSION TIMES Saturday … 3:00—3:45 p.m. Sunday … 5:00—5:45 p.m. Monday … 6:00—6:45 p.m.
and by appointment at the Parish Office
DIVINE MERCY ADORATION CHAPEL Eucharistic Adoration from 7:00 p.m. Sunday
till 4:00 p.m. Saturday
Parish Motto—Building the Kingdom of God
Ministers of the Liturgy September 23 & 24, 2017
Saturday - 4 P.M. Intention: Melissa Mendel Zimmerman, Rick Vitrano,
Dolores Fallon, Glenn Gennaro, Joyce Fontenelle,
Phil & Dawn Hebert (L), Flora Maria Be, James Jones,
Judith Theisges, Joseph Segari, George Spaulding,
Mary Cali Kerth & Jacob Kerth, Sr., Dale Forshag,
Bernadette Kisner, Patrick C. McKinney, Marisa Saborio,
Merle & Charles Dittmer, Lester Mastio, Sr.,
Dorothy Van Hoven, Rose Marie Greco Federico
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion:
J. Rodosta, L. Segari
Cantor: Trish Foti Organist: Jared Croal
Sunday - 9 A.M. Intention: Parishioners
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion:
C. Frederick, L. Director, R. Meche, B. O’Hara
Song Leaders: Traditional Choir
Sunday - 11 A.M. Intention: Ray Waguespack, Miriam Whitman,
Todd Hillburn, O’Sulivan & Zito Families,
Paul J. Hymel, Jr., Colgan Family, Daigle Families (L),
Joseph Donald Bernard, Dianne Z. Harrison,
George Bourgeois, James E. Fitzmorris, Jr., (L),
Mary & Melvin Ducote, Kelvin Ducote, Albert Cook,
Joyce Fontenelle, Poor Souls
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion:
S. Gordon, L. Peters, J. Hutchinson, J. Hutchinson
Song Leaders: Contemporary Choir
Sunday - 6 P.M. Intention: June & Marvin Ackermann (L)
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion:
J. Zeringue, T. Kettenring
Cantor: Lauren Gisclair Pianist: Beth Kettenring
Weekday Masses
Monday 7:00 a.m. Pierre Thibodeaux
5:30 p.m. Ray Waguespack
Tuesday 7:00 a.m. Pierre Thibodeaux
Wednesday 7:00 a.m. Arthur Triemer Family
8:15 a.m. Rev. Joseph Cazenavette (L)
Thursday 7:00 a.m. Pierre Thibodeaux
5:30 p.m. Vocations
Friday 7:00 a.m. Pierre Thibodeaux
The St. Joseph Votive Lamps burn for a
Favor Granted
The Blessed Mother
Votive Lamps burn
For Reparations for Sins
Adoration Chapel
Sanctuary Lamp burns
in memory of
Stuart and Gloria Fourroux
Adoration Chapel Candles
burn in memory of
Dianne Z. Harrison
Altar Ladies Week of September 24
M. Surcouf, L. Hart, Y. Morise
Linens Large - F. Alvarez Small - M. Oleksik
The Altar Candles
burn in memory of
Herbert Guerin, Sr.
St. Benilde Catholic Church
The Altar Flowers are in memory of
Deceased Parishioners
Stewardship of Treasure Weekend of September 16 & 17
Envelopes …………………………………...$2,843.00
Loose ………………………………………….2,819.00
Electronic Giving ……………………………...205.00
Repairs & Maintenance ……………………...410.00
Msgr. Richaud Fund …………………………...67.00
Totaling …………………………………….$6,344.00
Catholic Communications Collection…….$749.00
Totals from Sept. 9/10……………………..$7,252.00
“Let us focus on generosity, or returning God’s gifts
with increase, through the generous sharing of our time,
talent and treasure.”
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion
Sept. 30/Oct. 1 4 PM C. Casente, A. Delaup 9 AM C. & R. Ayers, M. Evola, P. Fleming 11 AM J. Ackermann, J. Wright, K. & M. Sorensen 6 PM A. Calongne, B. Henry
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Parish Motto—Building the Kingdom of God
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is sponsoring a “Friends of the Poor Walk” on Saturday, September 30, at New Orleans City Park Reunion Shelter & Festival Grounds. Onsite registration and check-in time begins at 9 AM. The one-mile walk will start at 10 AM. Music and refreshments will be provided from 10:30 AM to 1 PM. Walkers are to solicit and collect pledges. Donations are appreciated. SVDP members will be at all the Masses the weekend of September 23/24 with more information, registration forms, and accepting donations. Forms for pre-registration are also available in the Parish Office or online at www.FOPWALK.ORG. This is an important fundraiser for our SVDP because all money raised at St. Benilde stays in St. Benilde Parish. Thank you for your generous support of our efforts to help the less fortunate in our Parish.
October Calendar
Oct. 1 Bingo—1 PM—Cafeteria Oct. 2 RCIA—7:30 PM—Library Oct. 3 Parish Council—7 PM—Parish Office Annulment Workshop– 7:30 PM—Teen Center Oct. 4 The Mass—7 PM—Teen Center Oct. 5 Pro-Life Committee—6:15 PM—Library CALM—7 PM - Cry Room Surviving Divorce—7 PM—Teen Center Oct. 7 Rosary & Altar Society Mass and Meeting Legion of Mary—2:05 PM—Parish Office Oct. 8 Holy Name/Men’s Club Mass and Breakfast Sacramental Workshop #1—2 PM—Church/ SB Oct. 9 RCIA—7:30 PM—Library Oct. 10 Chers Amis—7 PM—Cafeteria Annulment Workshop—7:30 PM—Teen Center Oct. 11 Grandparents’ Club—7 PM—Cafeteria Oct. 12 Surviving Divorce—7 PM—Teen Center Oct. 13 Finding Fatima Movie—7 PM—Cafeteria Oct. 14 Legion of Mary—2:05 PM—Parish Office Oct. 16 Men’s Club—7:30 PM—Cafeteria RCIA—7:30 PM—Library Oct. 17 Safe Environment Training—6:30 PM—Cafeteria SVDP—6:30 PM—Parish Office Oct. 18 Walking Toward Eternity—7 PM—Teen Center Block Rosary—7 PM– Simoneaux Home Oct. 19 Surviving Divorce—7 PM—Teen Center Oct. 20 Trunk or Treat Little Flowers—4:30 PM—Library Blue Knights—4:30 PM—Teen Center Oct. 21 Legion of Mary—2:05 PM—Parish Office Oct. 21/22 Hospitality Weekend—Chers Amis/ Grandparents Oct. 22 Rite of Acceptance & Welcoming—11 AM—Church
Oct. 23 RCIA—7:30 PM—Library Oct. 24 Marriage & Enrichment—7 PM—Teen Center Advisory Committee—7 PM—Faculty Lounge Oct. 25 Walking Toward Eternity– 7 PM—Parish Office Oct. 26-29 Foodie Fest Oct. 26 Surviving Divorce—7 PM—Parish Office Oct. 27 Little Flowers—4:30 PM—Library Blue Knights—4:30 PM—Teen Center Oct. 28 Legion of Mary—2:05 PM—Parish Office Oct. 30 RCIA—7:30 PM—Library
Fr. Cooper’s Corner
The Maternal Ambassador’s Peace Plan
On May 12th, at the very time Pope Francis was arriving in Portugal to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the Fatima apparitions and the canonization of Saints Francisco and Jacinta Marto, something special was taking place at the United Nations: the Holy See and Portugal were jointly sponsoring a conference on the Fatima centenary and the enduring relevance of its message of peace. Every place in the 569-seat conference room was taken, with Ambassadors and delegates from scores of countries, senior and junior UN personnel, leaders of various non-governmental organizations, and hundreds of Fatima devotees, most of whom had traveled great distances. The guest of honor was Our Lady of Fatima, represented by one of the four original Pilgrim Virgin statues blessed by Pope Pius XII on the thirtieth anniversary of the apparitions in 1947. On December 8, 1952, the Statue came to the United Nations for the first time, brought by Msgr. Harold Colgan, founder of the Blue Army (now the World Apostolate of Fatima) into the Meditation Room in the UN where he led the Rosary in prayer for peace in the world and particular on the Korean Peninsula. Since then this particular image has traveled the world dubbed the “United Nations” International Pilgrim Statue. It was overwhelmingly moving, before and after the Conference, to see how Ambassadors, UN Staff and Security, and so many others lined up devoutly to touch the statue, to pray, to have a photo taken in the midst of tears. Ambassador Álvaro Mendonça e Moura of Portugal commented in his introductory remarks, “The image of Our Lady of Fatima here present [is not one] that simply waits for the devotion of a few. … The whole purpose of this Pilgrim Virgin is to accompany our whole voyage in life. It does not merely indicate the way; it walks alongside of us, transforming our physical walk into a spiritual one.” Archbishop Bernardito Auza, Papal Nuncio and Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the UN, added that since the statue’s first visit to the UN in 1952, “prayers for peace have been made before the image by literally millions of people throughout the United States, Canada and various other countries” and he urged that we implore Mary’s help to bring an end to the violence in Syria, Iraq, South Sudan, Somalia, Yemen, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eastern Ukraine and North Korea, and to the scourge of “terrorism,
religious, ethnic and racial persecution, totalitarian crackdowns, murderous drug cartels and organized crime, trafficking in persons and other forms of modern slavery, and various national insurgencies that have stained the world with blood and hatred.” The main purpose of the event, however, was not prayer or veneration — which took place afterward in the Church of the Holy Family across from the UN and the following day at St. Patrick’s Cathedral — but a study of what all people can learn from the “peace plan” Archbishop Auza said that the “maternal Ambassador of Peace” announced to the young shepherds. “Today, the Missions of Portugal and the Holy See to the UN are hosting this event inside a secular institution to discuss the message of Fatima,” noted one of the panelists, Anna Halpine, the Founder of the World Youth Alliance. “This is a clear sign that they believe that Fatima has something important to say to us, regardless of our religious status, and to say to the nations of the world. It has something in particular to say about peace in this institution dedicated to preventing the scourge of war.” Ambassador Mendonça e Moura underlined that Mary appeared in Fatima dressed in white because
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white is the color of peace. “History’s last word cannot be war. Our world’s destination cannot be separation but unity,” he added. “In Fatima there is no question of just wars, no delimitation of acceptable violence. The message is much more powerful: The idea that peace as such is possible, and that it is incumbent upon us to make it happen.” Archbishop Auza said that Mary’s “peace plan” involves four “universal lessons.” The first is the need for conversion, “to turn around, to change one’s way of thinking and living, to examine one’s thoughts, words, actions and inactions and see how, rather than building peace, fraternity and solidarity, they are dividing, or harming, or destroying.” Without conversion, he said, “peace will always remain an illusion.” The second is that “peace begins in the heart,” something seen in Mary’s call for consecration to her Immaculate Heart, a heart the future Pope Benedict once described as “stronger than guns and weapons” and “capable of changing history.” If the heart has no peace, the Nuncio commented, “it’s going to be very hard to be a peacemaker, builder and keeper. The person must be transformed. And it’s from that transformation that the revolution of peace flows.” The third universal lesson is about prayer, as we see in Mary’s summons of the shepherd children to pray and sacrifice for the conversion of others and specifically for Russia, which earlier in 1917 had begun to suffer the Bolshevik revolution. “Prayer,” said Archbishop Auza, “is an instrument of peace,” not just because “prayer transforms the one praying,” but because it also can “change the world outside,” as we see, for example, in the fruitfulness of the pastorinhos’ prayers for the conversion of Russia and for the survival of the “bishop in white” whom in the third vision of Fatima they saw would be shot. In these apparitions, Mary teaches that “in peace work, before action, as indispensable as that is, prayer and sacrifice must come first,” he said. The fourth and final lesson is about the need for the involvement of all in the work of peacemaking. “It’s astonishing,” said the Filipino prelate, “that Mary would preferentially come, not to heads of state or diplomats or religious leaders directly but to three simple children without much education and entrust them with a message, secrets and a special task for the cause of peace and for the good of souls and the world. The selection criteria shown by Mary reveals that everyone has a role, even those whom the world considers insignificant, incapable or too young. If the shepherd children could be chosen, and they could respond as wholeheartedly as they did, it’s a sign of what is possible for everyone.” Halpine underlined that point in her talk. “The little shepherds of Fatima remind us that peace is the task of each of us, and that none of us is too small or insignificant to contribute.” She continued, “Not much more than infants, in humble homespun clothes, without wit or wisdom or power, these children have instructed us in the ways of peace. And they have achieved them. Their approach is radically different from the approaches normally taken in the halls of the UN, but few, if any, here, can boast the successes in building peace that these three children have had.” Author Johnnette Benkovic, founder of Women of Grace, focused in the crucial role of women in making, building and keeping peace. She pondered the striking words with which Blessed Pope Paul VI concluded his “Address to Women” at the close of the Second Vatican Council: “Women of the entire universe, … you to whom life is entrusted at this grave moment in history, it is for you to save the peace of the world.” That mission comes from woman’s “feminine genius,” Benkovic said, from woman’s capacity to give birth to and nurture persons and peacemakers, a practical wisdom seen par excellence in the life of Our Lady. “Human life, its safekeeping, its protection, its nurturing, its flourishing — while the responsibility of both the masculine and the feminine person — is uniquely the province of the feminine,” she said. “It could be said that there will be no peace in the world unless [woman’s truly maternal] characteristics assume a greater influence in the day to day work of peace.” Archbishop Auza said at the end of his remarks that the centenary of Fatima is not principally about marking a series of events from the past, but on responding to its lessons in the present and future. “The message of peace that the shepherd children said the Lady from heaven brought, and the practices of conversion, transformation of heart, prayer and commitment she indicated,” he said, “are as important today for peace in the world as they were a century ago.” Let’s pray the peace plan brought by the maternal Ambassador of Peace to Fatima in 1917 echoes at the United Nations, and across the world, for many years to come.
St. Benilde Catholic Church Volume 35: Issue 39
Parish Motto—Building the Kingdom of God
St. Benilde Catholic Church
Parish Motto—Building the Kingdom of God
Priest Mass
Schedule
4pm
9am
11am
6pm
Oct. 7 & 8 Fr. Cooper Fr. Cooper Fr. H.L. Fr. H.L.
Oct. 14 & 15 Fr. H.L. Fr. H.L. Fr. H.L. Fr. Cooper
Oct. 21 & 22 Fr. Cooper Fr. Cooper Fr. Cooper Fr. H.L.
Oct. 28 & 29 Fr. H.L. Fr. H.L. Fr. Cooper Fr. Cooper
Healing Retreat for Men and Women
“Rise and be Healed”
September 29—October 1
Lumen Christi, Shriever, LA
Fr. Richard McAlear, OMI
On-Site Registration Fee 1 Queen or 2 twin beds, two people per room -
$200.00 per person Private room - $250.00 single occupancy
Married Couple - $400.00
Commuter: $125 for the Weekend $100 Saturday Only
Lumen Christi has increased the charge to
CCRNO, making it necessary for CCRNO to increase its fees.
Married couples will be assigned a
room with a queen bed.
Please call 504-828-1368 for more information or to register.
Don’t miss our Annual Parish Bingo that the Home & School Association/ Grandparents’ Club are sponsoring next Sunday, October 1, from 1 until 4 p.m., in the cafeteria. Doors open at 12:30. An entry fee of $10 includes four interchangeable bingo cards for adults and children age five and up. Children under five are admitted free and receive one card. There will be food, fun, and wonderful game prizes for all ages. Donations are still being accepted from prize sponsors. To donate or for more information, please contact Michelle Rose at 347-385-2953 or via email at [email protected]
Liturgical Workshops Scheduled
Workshops for new ministers will be held this fall:
Readers—Oct. 28, St. Clement of Rome, 4317
Richland Ave. Extraordinary Ministers of Holy
Communion—Nov. 4, St. Philip Neri Church, 6500
Kawanee Ave. Both are from 9 AM to 1 PM. You
must get Fr. Cooper’s permission before registering
with the Parish Office.
SEPTEMBER 24, 2017
ST. BENILDE CATHOLIC CHURCH – ID # 113850
1901 DIVISION ST.
METAIRIE, LA 70001
504-834-4980
NANCY CAROLLO
504-834-4980
MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAYS - 9 A.M. TO 3 P.M.
FRIDAYS - 9 A.M. TO 12 NOON
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:
