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PARISH OFFICE ~ 799 Fairway Dr., LaPlace, LA 70068 | 985-652-2615
SCHOOL ~ 985-652-4532 | PreK2 through 7th Grade | www.aolcrusaders.org
Mass
Schedule
VERY REV. WALTER AUSTIN, V.F.
Pastor
aolpastor@gmail.com
985-630-2837
REV. MR. THOMAS ST. PIERRE
Deacon
tjstpierre@yahoo.com
REV. MR. DAVID FARINELLI, LPC,
LMFT
Deacon
dpkc333@yahoo.com
Our Clergy
June 7, 2020
The Most Holy Trinity
MASS TIMES
Saturday.……………………………… (Vigil) 4:00pm
Sunday................. 8:30am, 10:30am, 7:00pm
............................................. (Spanish) 3:00pm
DAILY MASS
Mo, Tu, Th, Fri……………………………….. 8:30am
Wednesday…………………………………….6:00pm
CONFESSIONS
One half hour before each Mass daily
and Sundays.
PERPETUAL ADORATION
CHAPEL—Open 24 hours daily.
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Parish Directory Parish Office: 799 Fairway Drive
LaPlace, LA 70068
985-652-2615 phone
985-652-7291 fax
aolparishoffice@gmail.com
www.aolparish.org
Office Hours: M-F 9:00am - 4:00pm
BUSINESS MANAGER
Linda Biven
aolparishoffice@gmail.com
SECRETARY/SACRAMENTAL RECORDS
Amarna Englert
aolrectory@gmail.com
ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY
Cindy Grosse
aolpublisher@gmail.com
PARISH SCHOOL OF RELIGION
COORDINATOR
Andree Gurdian
andreemgurdian@gmail.com
YOUTH MINISTRY COORDINATOR
Emily Gurdian
aolcyo@gmail.com
ASCENSION OF OUR LORD SCHOOL
Toni Ruiz, Principal: 985-652-4532
PASTORAL COUNCIL PRESIDENT
Michael Abbate: 985-652-5041
michael.abbate54@yahoo.com
SYNOD IMPLEMENTATION
COORDINATOR
Susie Lanza: 504-650-0496
slanza@lancoconstruction.com
Mass Intentions
WE WILL CONTINUE TO LIVE-STREAM DAILY MASSES AND THE 10:30 SUNDAY MASS. THESE CAN BE VIEWED ON THE AOL FACEBOOK PAGE OR ON OUR PARISH WEBSITE. Monday, June 8 8:30 am Vivian Scioneaux
Tuesday, June 9 • St. Ephrem 8:30 am Zulma Williams
Wednesday, June 10 6:00 pm Vivian & Lionel Fisher, Jr.
Thursday, June 11 • St. Barnabas 8:30 am John Rauch, Jr.
Friday, June 12 8:30 am Steve Navarre, Tom & Teresa Bautsch
Saturday, June 13 • St. Anthony of Padua 4:00 pm John Rauch, Jr., Stuart Torres, Louis & Georgina Andry, E.J. & Edna Guidry, Conrad & Betty Hymel, Thiel Bueto, Rosalie Lucia Sander, Irving & Norma Vial, Melvin & Nellie Powell, Jackie Ragusa, Deacon Paul & Philip Dupuy, Edith Layton, Fran Millet, Fisher & Melancon Families, Special Intentions
Sunday, June 14 • The Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ 8:30 am Gwen Booth, Harold Strehle, Connie Thornton, Annette Poche, Anthony St. Pierre, Claudia Mauberret, Mr. & Mrs. Lance Poche, Mary & Maurice St. Pierre, Fr. Benny Piovan, Maude Hymel, Vivian & Lionel Fisher, Jr., Joseph & Verlie Marks, Merlene St. Pierre, Emanuel & Doug Sicard, Nancy Freitas, Kimberly Clement, John Williams, Mari Nguyen, Special Intention 10:30 am Cynthia Naquin 3:00 pm (en espanol) Our Parishioners 7:00 pm Peggy Farinelli
June 7, 2020
VIGIL LIGHT FOR JUNE�
In memory of Huey Waguespack
CHAPEL CANDLES BURN FOR�
In memory of E.J. & Zola Martin, Clarence & Shirley Frost, & Steve & Nancy Valure
Special Collection – June 14th
Collection for the Archdiocese for the Military Services
Next week our parish will take up the Collection for the Archdiocese
for the Military Services, USA (AMS). The AMS relies solely on private
donors in support of its mission, “Serving those who serve” and its ministry to
provide the same pastoral care and services to Catholics serving in the United
States Armed Forces, enrolled in U.S. Military Academies, undergoing treatment
at any of the 153 Department of Veterans Affairs’ Medical Centers, working in
civilian jobs for the federal government beyond U.S. borders, and the families of
these populations, as does any other Catholic diocese. While the salaries and
retirement of Catholic military chaplains are paid for by the U.S. Government,
the AMS receives no funding from government or the military for its programs
and services, including the Co-Sponsored Seminarian Program, which provides
priests for home dioceses and for the military chaplaincy. To learn more, go to
www.milarch.org/nationalcollection.
First Holy Communion
Parish Mass & Celebration
Saturday, June 13th
at 4:00pm Mass
Sunday, June 14th
at 3:00pm Mass (Spanish)
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Even in the midst of the COVID-19 restrictions, our Parish Community comes together
to pray and serve.
Around Our church & Our Community
Vacation Bible School
at St. Joan of Arc
JULY 6 - JULY 10, 2020
Welcome to Parachute with the Angels
Kids will check-in with St. Catherine, pick-up their flight
plan, and meet their very own Guardian Angel! They
will encounter exciting characters from the Bible whose
lives were transformed by the angels. Who knows?
They may meet Mary, the Queen of Angels on the way!
Kids will have a soaring good time! Register online
at sjachurch.com/vacation-bible-school. Fees will be
collected at a later date. For more info, contact the SJA
Religious Education Coordinator, Linda Monistere at
985-651-1072 or email dre@sjachurch.com.
Drive thru May Crowning
Feeding the Elderly &
Homebound
Reopening of the
Adoration Chapel
Cooking for our
Community
Our Lady of Fatima Rosary
Feast Day Rosary
Class of 2020
Graduates’ Mass
Sunday, June 14th at 10:30am
Attention all Class of 2020 Graduates!
Ascension of Our Lord Parish would like to honor all
of our High School and College Graduates of 2020.
We want to celebrate your accomplishments! Please
join us on Sunday, June 14th at 10:30am Mass, either
in person or via the Facebook live stream. We will
have a special gift from AOL for each graduate. RSVP
forms are on the table in the back of Church and also
on our Church Facebook page. Please fill out the
form and share our Facebook post so that others can
submit their information as well. Congratulations!
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The Most Holy Trinity
Perpetual
Adoration
Chapel
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Sacraments
BAPTISMSBAPTISMSBAPTISMSBAPTISMS: Baptismal seminars are held on the first Tuesday of each month in the Parish O>ce at 7:00pm. Please call the Parish O>ce to pre-register.
WEDDINGSWEDDINGSWEDDINGSWEDDINGS: Couples must contact the priest at least six months prior to the preferred date of the wedding.
ANOINTING OF THE SICKANOINTING OF THE SICKANOINTING OF THE SICKANOINTING OF THE SICK: Please call the Parish O>ce or 985-630-2837 (evenings).
HOLY COMMUNION TO THE HOLY COMMUNION TO THE HOLY COMMUNION TO THE HOLY COMMUNION TO THE HOMEBOUND: HOMEBOUND: HOMEBOUND: HOMEBOUND: To be added to the list, please call the Parish O>ce.
FUNERALSFUNERALSFUNERALSFUNERALS: Family must make arrangements with the priest prior to making final arrange-ments with the funeral home.
Parish Calendar
Monday, June 8 7:00pm Pastoral Council - Parish O>ce
Tuesday, June 9
Wednesday, June 10
Thursday, June 11
Friday, June 12
Saturday, June 13 • Team 2 11:00am Rosary for Peace - Church 4:00pm First Holy Communion Parish Mass - Church
Sunday, June 14 • Team 2 10:30am Graduates’ Mass - Church 3:00pm Spanish First Holy Communion Parish Mass - Church
LIVING THE LITURGY LIVING THE LITURGY LIVING THE LITURGY LIVING THE LITURGY ---- INSPIRATION FOR THE WEEK Today we celebrate the Divine dance, a perfectly choreographed interplay of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Together they dance and move as one though three unique Persons with distinctive, yet harmonious, patterns and steps. They provide a mirror into our soul. Within each one of us, the Divine dance continues, and the music of God’s love continues to inspire, sustain, and recreate us with every step and melody. Can you hear the music that the Triune God is playing? Where is the dance leading you? Our minds can never truly understand or know God. But our hearts can seek and find Him. From beginning to end, God is one and, at the same time, Creator, Redeemer, and Sanctifier. God’s holy Trinitarian dance is calling you to holiness. Join in and dance! ©LPi
REFLECTREFLECTREFLECTREFLECT - QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK First ReadingFirst ReadingFirst ReadingFirst Reading In Moses’ appeal to the Lord to remain with the Israelites despite their sinfulness, God reveals his fidelity and mercy. Where do you see these aspects of God in your life journey? Second ReadingSecond ReadingSecond ReadingSecond Reading We hear today one of the earliest New Testament references to the Holy Trinity in Paul’s closing remarks to the Christians in Corinth. For Paul, the Trinity embodies grace, love, and fellowship. What insight does this oKer us about our Triune God? Gospel ReadingGospel ReadingGospel ReadingGospel Reading This well-known text from the Gospel of John reveals to us God’s self-sacrifice for our salvation. Why do you think so many people reject or simply ignore this oKer of eternal life from God? ©LPi
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June 7, 2020
The Most Holy Trinity
“God did not send his Son into
the world to condemn the world,
but that the world might be
saved through him. ”
John 3:16-18
How can we explain One God in Three Divine Persons so
that others might understand it? How can you define and
explain the incomprehensible? In fact, you can't. The Jewish
understanding of God reflected a relationship one might have
with a loving parent. Parents give us life. Teach us the ways of
faith. Inspire us to do good. God exists to give us life, teach us
His ways and inspires us to do good.
As the Church expanded into the Greek world, our
understanding of God took on a Greek mentality. Unlike the
Jews who were content with believing in only that God exists.
The Greeks prided themselves on their intellectual reasoning
and trying to define even the undefinable. Hence the Greek
mind needed to define God. The One God became Creator,
Word and Spirit. The Trinity became a dogma of our faith.
Our understanding of God can be as complicated as
One God in Three Persons or as simple as a loving Creator
who made us in His own image and likeness, gave us His Son
to die on the Cross for our sins, and gives us His Spirit to fill
us with His peace and forgiveness.
Fr. Walter Austin�
Readings for the Week
Sunday: Ex 34:4b-6, 8-9/Dn 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56 [52b]/2 Cor
13:11-13/Jn 3:16-18
Monday: 1 Kgs 17:1-6/Ps 121:1bc-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 [cf. 2]/Mt 5:1
-12
Tuesday: 1 Kgs 17:7-16/Ps 4:2-3, 4-5, 7b-8 [7a]/Mt 5:13-16
Wednesday: 1 Kgs 18:20-39/Ps 16:1b-2ab, 4, 5ab and 8, 11 [1b]/
Mt 5:17-19
Thursday: Acts 11:21b-26; 13:1-3/Ps 65:10, 11, 12-13 [2a]/Mt
5:20-26
Friday: 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-16/Ps 27:7-8a, 8b-9abc, 13-14 [8b]/
Mt 5:27-32
Saturday: 1 Kgs 19:19-21/Ps 16:1b-2a and 5, 7-8, 9-10 [cf. 5a]/
Mt 5:33-37
Next Sunday: Dt 8:2-3, 14b-16a/Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20 [12]/1
Cor 10:16-17/Jn 6:51-58
©Liturgical Publications Inc
Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church
Where is that guy with the rainbow wig holding a “John 3:16”
sign in the end zone at NFL football games? Younger
readers may not have any idea what I am talking about! You
used to see this guy on TV all the time wearing “Jesus Saves”
shirts and holding his sign. Most thought he was a harmless
guy, but now he is serving multiple life sentences for taking
hostages at a hotel near LAX in 1992. His name is Rollen
Stewart and he believed — and continues to believe while in
prison — that Jesus’ second coming is imminent. His
extreme actions were meant to make people take notice
and listen to him. Now he sits behind bars, and most in the
world see his name as nothing more than an answer to a
trivia question.
It is a sad story when people hurt others or use extreme
methods in the name of God. Mr. Stewart’s belief that
simply getting people to listen to his message is the most
important step in their salvation is misguided. His poor
stewardship should stand in stark contrast to our good
stewardship. Our actions, seasoned at times with our
words, should be the evidence people need to see the
transformative power of Jesus Christ. We do believe that he
is indeed coming again. But once you have committed
yourself to him and live in his life on earth, when he returns
is not our main concern. We are ready whenever that time
comes, and hopefully, we can help others be ready as well
by our example.
-Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS
Pope FrancisPope FrancisPope FrancisPope Francis’ ’ ’ ’
June Prayer Intention June Prayer Intention June Prayer Intention June Prayer Intention The Way of the HeartThe Way of the HeartThe Way of the HeartThe Way of the Heart
We pray that all those who suKer may find their way in life, allowing themselves to be touched by the
Heart of Jesus.
Father’s Day Mass Intentions
The Father’s Day Mass Remembrance
offerings may be returned in the offertory
collection, mailed to the Parish Office, or
dropped in the secure mailbox outside
the office door. Please return no later
than June 15th.
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