Sacraments

Baptism: On Sundays immediately following the 10:00 AM Mass. Parents must call the Parish Office to schedule a meeting. Matrimony: Couples must contact the priest no less than six months prior to the proposed date of the wedding. Anointing of the Sick: Please contact the parish office during office hours; after regular office hours the parish phone system will direct your call.

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Diocese of Lafayette, LADiocese of Lafayette, LADiocese of Lafayette, LADiocese of Lafayette, LA

6 May 20186 May 20186 May 20186 May 2018

MASS SCHEDULE

Sunday at 8:30am

Saturday Anticipated: 4:00pm

Sunday: 7:00am, 10:00am & 5:00pm

Mondays 12:10pm Wednesdays 9:30 Nursing Home & 12:10pm St Ann Church

Tuesdays & Thursdays 5:30pm

First Friday: 12:10pm First Saturday: 9:00 am Reconciliation/Confession:

Saturday: 3-3:45pm Sunday: 4:15-4:45pm Mon & Wed: 11:40-12:00pm Thursday: 5-5:20pm

Other times by appointment.

Parish Staff

Pastor: Fr. Billy Massie

Secretary/

Safe Environment: Anna Walker

Bookkeeper: Curt Miller

DRE/Youth Minister: Angie Granger

St Francis Center: Cora Chretien

Housekeeper: Denise Fontenot

Office Hours: Mon-Thurs 8:00 AM-4:00 PM

Friday: 8:00 AM - 12:00 noon

Closed for Lunch 12—1 PM

716 6th Street Mamou, LA 70554 EMAIL: catholicmamou@gmail.com

Parish Phone: (337) 468-3159 St Francis Ctr (337) 468-3559 Parish Fax: (337) 468-3427

www.saintannmamou.org www.facebook.com/St-Ann-Catholic-Church-1763424573982195/

St Ann’s is offering a program for those who are suffering from divorce/separation. The program is based on the Catholic’s Divorce Survival Guide and is a 12 week series that will meet on Friday’s from 6 ~ 7 pm in the St Ann Religious Ed Bldg starting on May 11, 2018. The cost for the program is $30. For more info and to register call the parish office 468-3159.

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PAR I SH PAR I SH PAR I SH PAR I SH NNNN EW SEW SEW SEW S Quote from the early church fathers Love encompasses the other commandments

by Ephrem the Syrian (306-373 AD

"This is my commandment." Have you then only one precept? This is sufficient, even if it is unique and so great. Nevertheless He also said, "Do not kill" (Matthew 19:18) because the one who loves does not kill. He said, "Do not steal," because the one who loves does even more - He gives. He said, "Do not lie," for the one who loves speaks the truth, against falsehood. "I give you a new commandment" (John 13:14). If you have not understood what "This is my commandment" means, let the apostle be summoned as interpreter and say, "The goal of His commandment is love" (1 Timothy 1:5). What is its binding force? It is that of which [the Lord] spoke, "Whatever you want others to do to you, you should do also" (Matthew 7:12)."Love one another" in accordance with this measure, "as I have loved you." That is not possible, for you are our Lord who loves your servants. But we who are equals, how can we love one another as You have loved us? Nevertheless, He has said it... His love is that He has called us His friends. If we were to give our life for You, would our love be equal to Yours?... How then can what He said be explained, "As I have loved you"? "Let us die for each other," He said. As for us, we do not even want to live for one another! "If I, who am your Lord and God, die for you, how much more should you die for one another."

(excerpt from COMMENTARY ON TATIAN'S DIATESSARON 19.13)

QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK Question for Children: In what ways do you experience God’s love, offered to you through family, friends, and teachers?

Question for Youth: Jesus commanded us to love one another. Who is most in need of your love and kindness right now? How can you be more loving to those most in need this week?

Question for Adults: Concretely, how do you show love to others?

St Ann $4,854.27

Holy Spirit $ 747.00

Total Both $5,601.27

St Ann Loan Balance $ 894.80 April 2018

A STEWARDSHIP MOMENT Jesus calls His disciples His “friends” and commands them to love one another as He has loved them. We are called to be stewards of this friendship; to love one another as Jesus loves us. Do we give serious attention to what this love requires of us? Does this require us to actively seek the welfare of others? What is the price of this friendship with the Lord?

FREE CONCERT

Gail Archer will give an organ recital on May 6th at 2:30 pm at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, in Lafayette. She will play works by Bach, Schumann, Reger and others. Ms Archer is a Grammy-nominated, internationally renowned concert organist and recording artist. The concert is free and open to the public

WHY DO WE DO THAT? CATHOLIC LIFE EXPLAINED Question: What are the fruits of the Holy Spirit? Answer: St. Paul first enumerates these in the Letter to the Galatians. There are twelve of them. They are charity, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, generosity, gentleness, faithfulness, modesty, self-control, and chastity. He explains in chapter 5 the proper use of freedom. The Galatians were divided within the community and the result is a litany of vice and corruption. The law of love had been set aside and in its place greed, selfishness, division, and other diseases of the spirit are given free reign. These are the evils that enslave us, denying us the basic freedom we need to live our faith. Freedom is not a license to give in to the baser drives of our being, but rather an ability to choose the higher gifts and the life of faith. It is not a freedom from, but rather a freedom for. We are freed from the slavery of sin for the life of faith. The virtues St. Paul lists are the very ones that we often associate with saints, who live these virtues in extraordinary ways in very ordinary lives. The fruits of the Spirit are the way we measure our growth in holiness and in faith. The Catechism of the Catholic Church describes the fruits of the Holy Spirit as perfections that the Spirit forms in us as “the first fruits of eternal glory” (#1832). In other words, these are the virtues that are the result of living our faith and bringing it to perfection.

Cassie Goudeau// Helen Bogard// Anna Villiere Espree// Esther Gradney Deculus// Weber & Freddie Parron fam, living & deceased/ K J Ardoin fam, living & deceased// Greg Manuel II// John P Smith Jr family, deceased// Priscilla Tate

ALL PARISHIONERS

Priscilla Douget fam, living & deceased// Dot Fontenot// Joanne Smith Heard/ John P Smith Jr family, deceased// Viel & Mavis Vidrine fam, living & deceased// Valerie Fontenot// Bonnie & Jeanard Fontenot// Gracie Zaunbrecher// Donald & Winnie Soileau// Ora Manuel// Brooke Renee Saucier// Vergie Thibodeaux// Gilbert & Lillian Guillory fam, liv & dec// John Burkeman Young Sr// Darlene Granger// Stafford Vidrine// Berkman Courville// Justin Courville// Rita Pearl Deshotel fam, liv & dec// Tom & Martha Knight// Kern Ardoin// Effie Menier// Butch Willis// Helen Pierrotti// Lolo Verrette//

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Thursday

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Charles William Massie, III//

Nursing Home Residents

Rick Soileau//

Justin Courville//

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Hospital Ministers

Tuesday: Faye Parrott Friday: Eloise Fruge

SILENCESILENCESILENCESILENCE Even before the celebration itself, it is a praiseworthy practice for silence to be observed in the church, in the sacristy, in the vesting room, and in adjacent areas, so that all may dispose themselves to carry out the sacred celebration in a devout and fitting manner.

For a list of Catholic Churches & Mass Times when traveling, please visit:

www.parishesonline.com

Danny LaHaye Jahn Montelaro Diana Pierrotti Frieda Tate

Mon 12:10 Tues 5:30 Wed 12:10 Thurs 5:30 1st Fri 12:10 1st Sat 9:00

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LECTOR Renee Walden Bill McBride Karen Aguillard Ginny Ardoin Bernella Manuel

Extra-Ordinary Ministers

Wanda Verrette Gracie Guillory Brenda Vidrine

Greg Aguillard

Katy

Loretta Guillory (S) Cynthia Deculus

Bernella Manuel

Altar Servers Gabrielle Fontenot Andrew Fontenot

Dawson Manuel

Adorers Needed In the Adoration Chapel to spend One Hour with Jesus

Sun 4A Mon 1A, Wed 2A Thur 1A Fri 2A & 3A; Sat 2A & 3A call Pat Ardoin @ 468-3495 or 360-1016

Mon 11A, Tue 8A & 10A, Wed 11

call Diana Pierrotti @ 831-0364

Sun 2P, Sat 1P & 4P

call Sandy Granger @ 831-0907

Fri 7P & 8P & 9P & 10P; Sat 6P & 11P call Jahn Montelaro @ 945-4813

General Coordinator: Gracie Guillory @ 468-5551

Ministers Schedules are available on the parish website, our Facebook page, and printed copies are available in the Sacristy.

CESTER YOUNG’S

Furniture - Appliances - Floorcovering

516 Sixth Street, Mamou, LA

Ph: 468-3249 Rob Duplechin, Owner

St. Ann Council 2675

Terral Aymond, Grand Knight

E.P.I.C. Insurance EVERYONES PERSONAL INSURANCE

CENTER, LLC Bridget Balfa Agent/Owner 1005 6th Street

337-468-EPIC(3742)

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CAROLINE M. MANUEL, DDS Specialist in Orthodontics Braces for Children & Adults

118 S. 2nd Street Eunice, LA 70535 337-457-4007

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Nadine M. Richardson, Owner 337-468-5015

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“FREE DELIVERY” 900 Sixth St Phone:468-5402

Kuts & Kurls

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113 9th St 468-3983 cell 817-614-3983

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For more information contact Don Vidrine

459-5951

506-2121

206 Jack Miller Rd, Ville Platte

Ginger Delafosse, OD

Family Eye Care Eye Exams

Contact Lenses Glassess

KELLY P. TATE

Attorney at Law

1212 East Street Mamou, LA 70554-0280

(337)468-5271 (337)468-5773

REED’S PHARMACY

Hallmark Cards & Gifts We accept all Medical Cards - Phone: 468-5207

Vidrine Community Clinic Wayne LaHaye, M. D. Nick LaHaye, M. D. Marcel LaHaye, M. D. Stephen Nason, M. D.

4940 Vidrine Road (337) 506-3500

Gregory M. Savoy, M. D.,APMC 1508 Cajun Drive, Suite B, Mamou

Mamou Office: 468-5309

130 Hospital Dr, Oakdale Oakdale Office 318-335-3501

Seeing Patients on Wednesdays in Mamou

Monday & Tuesday & Wednesday mornings in Oakdale

Attorney F. Peter Savoy, III 337-278-6964

1705 Poinciana, Mamou Open 7 days a Week Marvin Lyons, 337-468-2100

St Francis Center & Food Bank Tuesday & Thursday 9am -1pm 468-3559

Ville Platte—Mamou—Pine Prairie

Member FDIC

Ardoin’s Funeral Homes 468-5231

www.ardoinfuneralhomes.com

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Avon Products

Mae Dora Noel, Sales Rep

ANYTIME, ANYWHERE

ANY PLACE & ALWAYS

468-5907

Aucoin & Associates, Inc. Consulting Engineers Land Surveyors

433 N. C. C. Duson St, Eunice, LA

Phone: 457-7366 Fax:457-1565

CESTER YOUNG’S Furniture - Appliances - Floorcovering

516 Sixth Street, Mamou, LA

Ph: 468-3249 Rob Duplechin, Owner

Deshotels’ Floor Covering

Free in Home Consultation & Estimates

Roderick Deshotels’ Owner

Melody Y. Pierrotti Sales (337) 831-3372

609 Main St. Mamou, LA 337-468-5274

NORTHSIDE VETERINARY HOSPITAL TIM DESHOTEL, DVM

Phone: (337) 457-9999 440 Hwy. 13

24 Hrs. Availability Eunice, LA 70535

Rita Deloach, Asst Vice President/Branch Manager

Red’s Operators, Inc

P.O. Box 296

Mamou, La

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1001 6th Street Mamou

Phone: 468-3394

Hours: M-F / 7 AM - 5:00 PM Sat 8 AM—Noon

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