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PARISH STAFF P Rev. Fr. Christopher Chike Amadi, S.S.J. P A A Mrs. Martha S. Creecy (985) 536-2613 ****************************************** P P C Mrs. Charlotte Hooker (504) 559-4573 P F C Mr. Edward Phillips (985) 536-2613 D R E Mrs. Myrtle Lucas (985) 536-2028 D Y M (CYO) Mrs. Tracy Watson (504) 296-7852 E M H C Mrs. Vanessa Noble (504) 220-7674 P W Mrs. Precious A. Joseph (985) 536-3115

RCIA CLASSES Any adult interested in joining the Catholic Faith or knowing more about the Catholic Religion should contact the parish Office to sign up for RCIA faith classes. ******************************************Announcements for the bulletin can be brought to the parish office, faxed or sent via email to olgchurch@arch-no.org The deadline to submit announcements to be placed in the bulletin is on Mondays by 12 noon.

MASS SCHEDULE 32ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

VIGIL MASSES

Saturday 4:00 PM Sunday 8:00 AM & 11:00 AM

WEEKDAY MASSES

Monday NO MASS Tuesday 6:00 PM Wednesday 5:00 PM Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 6:00 PM Sick of the Parish Thursday 8:30 AM Special Intentions Friday 8:30 AM Parish Mass Saturday 8:00 AM (1ST SATURDAY ONLY)

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Begins 1 Hour before each Mass and ends 15 minutes before Mass or by appointment anytime.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Parents and god-parents preparation is held on the 3rd Sunday of each month after the 11:00 a.m. Mass. Baptism will take place on the 4th Sunday of each month. Baptismal registration takes place ONLY at the Parish Office prior to baptism preparation class.

MARRIAGES Please notify the Priest at least six to eight months prior to planning the wedding.

PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK Please call the rectory if someone is sick or hospitalized.

FUNERALS Please call the rectory before making arrangements with the Funeral Director.

780 Hwy. 44 • P.O. Box 464 Reserve, Louisiana 70084

Rectory: 985-536-2613

Fax: 985-536-1819 Email: olgchurch@arch-no.org

website: olgcommunity.com

Parish Office Hours Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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PARISH MISSION STATEMENT Our purpose, at Our Lady of Grace Roman Catholic Church, is to provide a place of spiritual worship and growth for our members, our children, and all visitors. We wish to instill a spirit of prayer, integrity and generosity in each other, with a special concern for the poor, sick, elderly, disabled, the unborn and the weak. We especially encourage our parish members and organizat ions in their practice of the spiritual and corporal works of mercy with the poor and infirmed.

THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Agnes Hall, Joshua J. Morgan, Joseph Dupas, Olga Leblanc, Alethea Bardell, Kenisha Anderson, Leroy Houston, Joann Gray, Victoria Dominique, Michael Lipps, Ernest Morgan Jr., Catherine Twine Simon, Craig Watson, Michelle Marcadel, Cornel Jones, Montrelle Dennis, Romond Taylor, Devon Walker, Rosalee Sylvas, Donald Lipps, Donna C. Jackson, Sandra Simoneaux, Elizabeth Hebert, Sr. John Mary Jackson, Tierney Smith, Torriel Charde Smith, Karen Duhe-Wilson, James Jackson, Travis Thomas, Ceola Gerard, Gary Sylve, Arthur D. Parquet, Felton Parquet, Lorita Savoie, Shelia P. Melancon, Gloria Ferrygood, Chandra Johnson, Lindsay Marts, John Sylve, Sr., Sharon Parquet, Jeniffer Sylve Banks, Hilton Farlough, Monique Joseph, Theresa Fleming, Beverly Harris, Lois Gray, Wilhelmina Armour, Emile Rousseve, Amanda Cole, Johnny Bee Griffin, Thomas Parquet, Jr., Melvin Parquet, Tiana Roussell, Marjorie Schnyder Noble, Louise Joseph, Bryan Austin Plunket, Chesney Jones, Jr.

I always thought it took a lot of nerve for Elijah to beg that poor woman for a meal. Even though, during a long drought, she has only a bit of her food to give to her son, he still asks her to make a little cake for himself. It would be easier to understand if we heard the verse before this reading begins: God tells the prophet that he has “commanded a widow…to feed you.” (1Kgs 17:9)

Now the widow was not aware of this command. But she does as Elijah asked. That took even more faith than Elijah showed. She was afraid for herself and the boy. But she had enough faith to risk the last of her food to help someone else. She shows us that we are obeying God’s commands when we trust him. Most of those commands come not from a vision, but from someone’s cry for help.

I wonder how many good people have passed up a chance to do God’s will because they didn’t hear directly from God what to do. When you hear that a tornado destroyed a nearby neighborhood, do you hear God asking you to help? Do you hear God’s voice when you read in the bulletin that the food pantry is running low? When a storm knocks out the power on your block, do you think God is asking you to check on the elderly widow next door?

And if you do hear God calling in these examples, how do you respond? You can be like the rich people in the gospel and just give your ten percent. Or do you have the faith of the woman whose few cents were all that she had. It takes a lot of courage to trust God completely. Do you have what it takes?

SCRIPTURE VERSE: The Lord keeps faith forever, secures justice for the oppressed, gives food to the hungry.— Psalm 146:7

WEEKLY SCRIPTURE READING (NOVEMBER 11, 2018 TO NOVEMBER 17, 2018)

Sunday: 1 Kgs 17:10-16; Ps 146:7-10; Heb 9:24-28; Mk 12:38-44 [41-44] Monday: Ti 1:1-9; Ps 24:1b-4ab, 5-6; Lk 17:1-6 Tuesday: Ti 2:1-8, 11-14; Ps 37:3-4, 18, 23, 27, 29; Lk 17:7-10 Wednesday: Ti 3:1-7; Ps 23:1b-6; Lk 17:11-19 Thursday: Phlm 7-20; Ps 146:7-10; Lk 17:20-25 Friday: 2 Jn 4-9; Ps 119:1-2, 10-11, 17-18; Lk 17:26-37 Saturday: 3 Jn 5-8; Ps 112:1-6; Lk 18:1-8

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2018 4:00 PM Shirley Ann Johnson, Olivia Fenroy Carter, Vivian Tassin, Mary Ann Parquet, Willi Hall, Cecile Ogretta Wilson-Hall, Melvin Charles Hall, Joseph Bert Hall, Carl Michael Hall, Special Intentions, Agnes Hall (L), All White, Wilson, Hall Living & Deceased Fly, Albert Desselle, Joyce Vampran (L), Ricardo & Corin Wallace SUNDAY NOVEMBER 11, 2018 8:00 AM Our Lady of Grace Parishioners 11:00 AM Vivian Tassin TUESDAY NOVEMBER 13, 2018 6:00 PM Uchee Sylve WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 14, 2018 5:00 PM HOLY HOUR 6:00 PM Walter Gerard III, Walter Gerard, Jr. THURSDAY NOVEMBER 15, 2018 8:30 AM Parish Administrative Staff & Volunteers FRIDAY NOVEMBER 16, 2018 8:30 AM Dianne Sylve Lewis

OUR LADY OF GRACE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH RESERVE, LA

SANCTUARY LIGHT IN THE CHURCH The Sanctuary Light will be lit for:

Mr. & Mrs. Isadore Sylve Requested By: Carolyn & Eulice Garrett

From: November 1, 2018 to November 30, 2018

SANCTUARY LIGHT IN THE CHAPEL The Sanctuary Light will be lit for:

Olivia Fenroy Carter Requested By: The Louper Family

From: November 1, 2018 to November 30, 2018

Due to early submission of the bulletin, collections for the week of November 3-4, 2018 will be posted in next week’s bulletin.

BIBLE STUDY: Tuesday’s at 6:30 PM in the Fr. Joseph C. Rodney Parish Hall. All are invited and welcome to attend.

PRAYER FOR PROTECTION AGAINST STORMS AND HURRICANES

Our Father in Heaven through the intercession of Our Lady of Prompt Succor, spare us during this Hurricane season from all harm. Protect us and our homes from all disasters of nature. Our Lady of Prompt Succor, hasten to help us. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK Our Lady of Grace Church Parish continues to partner with Second Harvest Food Bank to distribute food to those in need. Food will be distributed from the Fr. Joseph C. Rodney Parish Hall Tuesday, November 20, 2018 from 500 PM to 7:00 PM.

SERRA CLUB A Serra Club is forming in the River Parishes. Serra Club is an organization established to promote and foster vocations to the priesthood and consecrated religious life. All Catholic men and women are invited to be charter members of the River Parishes Serra Club. A Representative of the forming River Parishes Serra Club will speak at each Mass on November 10 and 11, 2018. The Representative will be available after Mass to answer questions and provide additional information. All are invited to attend the next Club Meeting on November 15, 2018 at 7pm at St Charles Borromeo in Destrehan, La. The meeting will be in one of the meeting rooms located east of the Church.

BLUE MASS On Thursday, November 29, 2018 at 8:30 AM, Our Lady of Grace Church along with St. Joan of Arc Church will celebrate the Annual Blue Mass to honor the civil servants of St. John the Baptist Parish. It is truly an honor and a privilege to recognize and acknowledge the members of our community, Sheriff Department, Fire Department and all First Responders who provide safety and care to all citizens. We recognize and thank them for their dedication and commitment they demonstrate to a l l . Everyone is invi ted to par t icipate in the celebration.

CATHOLIC CAMPAIGN FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

Next week, our second collection will be for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. Over 43 million people in the United States live in poverty. This collection supports programs to empower people to identify and address the obstacles they face as they work to bring permanent and positive change to their communities. Learn more about the Catholic Campaign for Human Development at www.usccb.org/cchd/collection.

CROSS CATHOLIC OUTREACH Father Richard Kunzman will be visiting our parish next weekend to speak at all Masses on behalf od Cross Catholic Outreach which was founded to create a meaningful link between parishes in America and the priests and nuns working in the Church overseas in the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, Central and South America. Please see the flier on the bulletin board in the foyer of the church for additional information.