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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.
Mass
Schedule
VERY REV. WALTER AUSTIN, V.F.
Pastor
985-630-2837
REV. MR. THOMAS ST. PIERRE
Deacon
REV. MR. DAVID FARINELLI, LPC,
LMFT
Deacon
Our Clergy
August 25, 2019
Twenty-first Sunday
in Ordinary Time
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Parish Directory Parish Office: 799 Fairway Drive
LaPlace, LA 70068
985-652-2615 phone
985-652-7291 fax
www.aolparish.org
Office Hours: M-F 9:00am - 4:00pm
BUSINESS MANAGER
Linda Biven
SECRETARY/SACRAMENTAL RECORDS
Amarna Englert
ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY
Cindy Grosse
PARISH SCHOOL OF RELIGION
COORDINATOR
Andree Gurdian
YOUTH MINISTRY COORDINATOR
Emily Gurdian
ASCENSION OF OUR LORD SCHOOL
Toni Ruiz, Principal: 985-652-4532
PASTORAL COUNCIL PRESIDENT
Michael Abbate: 985-652-5041
SYNOD IMPLEMENTATION
COORDINATOR
Susie Lanza: 504-650-0496
Mass Intentions
Monday, August 26 8:30 am Jack Townsend
Tuesday, August 27 • St. Monica 8:30 am Bruce & Evan Simoneaux
Wednesday, August 28 • St. Augustine 6:00 pm Vivian & Lionel Fisher, Jr.
Thursday, August 29 • The Passion of St. John the Baptist 8:30 am Rick Gaille
Friday, August 30 8:30 am Tony D’Amico, Jr.
Saturday, August 31 4:00 pm Dolores Dottolo, Stuart Torres, Weimer Family, Scott Du-, Aubrey Coniglio, E.J. & Edna Guidry, Conrad & Betty Hymel, Thelma Clement
Sunday, September 1 • 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time • World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation 8:30 am James Trosclair, Sr., Mary & Maurice St. Pierre, Mr. & Mrs. Lance Poche, Harold Strehle, Connie Thornton, Annette Poche, Anthony St. Pierre, Claudia Mauberret, Gwen Booth, Irving & Normal Vial, Henry Harris, Jr., Melvin Powell, E.J. & Zola Martin, Doug Sicard, Sidney Arcement 10:30 am Hollinger “Holly” Morton, Jr. 3:00 pm (en espanol) Our Parishioners 7:00 pm Rick Gaille
VIGIL LIGHT FOR AUGUST�
In memory of Bruce & Evan Simoneaux
CHAPEL CANDLES BURN FOR: In Memory of Bruce & Evan Simoneaux and The Waguespack & Simoneaux Families
August 25, 2019
FEED THE HUNGRY Schedule
Please place food in the pantry baskets in
Church. Schedule based on last name.
Aug 31/Sept 1 - J/K/L
Sept 7/8 - M/N/O
Sept 14/15 - P/Q/R/S
Sept 21/22 - T/U/V
Sept 28/29 - W/X/Y/Z
Any Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion who would be interested in bringing Holy Communion to the Homebound, please contact the Parish O?ce. We have many elderly or
ill parishioners who are homebound and desire to receive Holy Communion weekly, and we are in need of more EMHCs to help with this important ministry. If you are not currently an EMHC and are interested in becoming one, please see the information on the next page about the upcoming Liturgical Ministry Workshops.
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Children’s Liturgy of the Word
(Kindergarten - 3rd grade)
Children’s Liturgies will resume
September 15th!
Join us on the 3rd Sunday of each month as we
prepare a special liturgy for the children of our
parish at 10:30 am Mass.
Is God calling you
to serve as an
Extraordinary
Minister of Holy
Communion?
The Archdiocese has released the
Fall 2019 Liturgical Ministry Workshop schedule.
If you are interested in this ministry or interested
in becoming a reader or commentator at Mass,
please call the Parish Office.
Attendance at a Liturgical Ministry Workshop is
required to be part of our Parish Liturgical Ministries.
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will continue the “Square One” Healing Cancer
Coaching program
Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at 6:30 pm
Piovan Parish Hall
The Theme for Module 8 is
“How Exercise and Rest Activate Healing”
In Module 8, you will learn how to get the optimal
amount of exercise and rest to improve your odds of
healing cancer or preventing it. Topics include: the best
exercise for your immune system; practical ways to
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Parish Calendar
Monday, August 26 6:00pm PSR
Tuesday, August 27
Wednesday, August 28 6:30pm Hope & Faith Cancer Support Meeting - PPH 7:00pm Spanish Ministers Training - Church
Thursday, August 29 8:30am School Mass 12:30pm Hearty Meal 7:00pm Spanish Bible Study - PPH
Friday, August 30
Saturday, August 31 • Team 3
Sunday, September 1 • Team 3 4:00pm Hispanic Community Meet & Greet with Fr. Galvez after 3pm Mass - PPH
Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Good friends find pleasure in one another’s company. Let us know pleasure in the company of our best Friend, a Friend who can do everything for us, a Friend who loves us beyond measure. Here in the Blessed Sacrament we can talk to Him straight from the heart.
- St. Alphonsus de Liguori
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 School of ReligionParish School of ReligionParish School of ReligionParish School of Religion Our Parish School of Religion is off to a great start.
Classes for students, in grades 1-12, who are not
enrolled in a Catholic school are held every Monday evening. If you
haven’t enrolled yet, it’s not too late!! For more information, contact the
Parish Office or email Andree Gurdian at [email protected].
The 2019-2020 class schedule and registration form are available at
www.aolparish.org/psr or in the back of Church.
Registered participants of the upcoming Bible
Study may pick up their books at the Parish
Office prior to the start of classes or may pick
them up on the first day of class, Sept 9/10.
All classes will be held in Piovan Parish Hall
MEN’S ACTS RETREAT
Ascension of Our Lord and St. Joan of Arc
Catholic Churches
September 26-29, 2019
Lumen Christi Retreat Center
We would like to invite all men of the parish to experience
an extraordinary weekend!
Please visit our Parish Website for more information on the retreat
and to print a registration form.
FORMS AND DEPOSITS ARE DUE SEPTEMBER 6, 2019.
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August 25, 2019
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
“Some who are last will be first, and
some who are first will be last. ”
Luke 13:22-30
The readings for this 21st Sunday in Ordinary time
are filled with visions of the Church, as well as insights into
what it is to be a good steward. The Lord often asks us to
step back and look at the larger perception of life, while
not losing sight of our ultimate calling and goals.
The Gospel reading today starts with a question:
“Lord, will only a few people be saved?” Jesus offers only a
simple reply: Strive to enter through the narrow gate.
Many will try to enter and will not be able. When the
Scriptures use the term “steward” they mean good use of
all of our abilities for a single purpose. Good stewards
know there is only one, narrow gate. Not everything will
fit. This narrow gate has no room for our
accomplishments. No room for our money. No room for
our possessions. No room for anything else but those
who’ve been good stewards of the Gospel. We can’t
custom build our own gates either. There is only one,
narrow gate that happens to be open for a time, but for
how long? What is our plan of action to get through that
gate?
We hear that some seem to view commitment in
terms of having eaten with Jesus and heard him preach. It
reminds me of John Gray’s definition of the term ‘friend’ in
his book Men Are From Mars and Women Are From
Venus. Men consider anyone whom they might have more
than a casual acquaintance as a friend. Women consider a
‘friend’ someone to whom they confide all of their secrets.
Jesus tells his followers that a decision to follow him
means a total unconditional commitment.
That decision must come now. We cannot wait until
the last minute to decide if we will follow Jesus, then it will
be too late. We do not know when Jesus will come or when
God will call us home. When that moment comes and we
find ourselves not prepared, we won’t get a second
chance?
Fr. Walter Austin�
Readings for the Week
Sunday: Is 66:18-21/Ps 117:1, 2, [Mk 16:15]/Heb 12:5-7,
11-13/Lk 13:22-30
Monday: 1 Thes 1:1-5, 8b-10/Ps 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a and
9b [cf. 4a]/Mt 23:13-22
Tuesday: 1 Thes 2:1-8/Ps 139:1-3, 4-6 [1]/Mt 23:23-26
Wednesday: 1 Thes 2:9-13/Ps 139:7-8, 9-10, 11-12ab [1]/Mt
23:27-32
Thursday: 1 Thes 3:7-13/Ps 90:3-5a, 12-13, 14 and 17 [14]/
Mk 6:17-29
Friday: 1 Thes 4:1-8/Ps 97:1 and 2b, 5-6, 10, 11-12
[12a]/Mt 25:1-13
Saturday: 1 Thes 4:9-11/Ps 98:1, 7-8, 9 [9]/Mt 25:14-30
Next Sunday: Sir 3:17-18, 20, 28-29/Ps 68:4-5, 6-7, 10-11 [cf.
11b]/Heb 12:18-19, 22-24a/Lk 14:1, 7-14
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When I speak and write, I mention my family quite often.
Those of you who have been reading these reflections for the
past 5+ years — or who have read my books — may think
you know them. When I travel, I do get asked about my
family by those who have entered my life through the words
on a page. My hope is that by sharing stories about my family
and life the reader gets a chance to see himself or herself in
the story as well. Then the point being made in the article or
reflection can take on stronger meaning because it hits
home. However, no matter how much I write about my
family and how much you read about them, you will only
have a glimpse as to the real people. It will take an actual
relationship with one of them to get you to the point where
you can say you know them.
That is the same way with Jesus. First, more Catholics need to
read more and learn more about Jesus. Bible studies should
be the norm and not the exception in our lives. Second, too
many of us in the Church can explain who Jesus is from our
past formation classes and reading, but we do not actually
know him. Jesus is not a topic, a theological term, or simply a
historical figure. He is a real being who is alive! He is not
dead, but alive! He calls us to do more than read about him.
He calls us into an intimate relationship with him. We grow in
relationship with Jesus by worshipping at the Mass, spending
time with him in adoration, resting in him in the quiet, and by
having the Jesus in us meet the Jesus
in others. If you do not know him
personally, get to know him. I would
love for you all to meet my family in
person someday, but I would much
rather you get to know Jesus instead.
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