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June 29, 2014 - Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles
Baptisms
Parents are encouraged to call the Church during pregnancy to avoid de-
lays of the sacrament
406 East Pinhook Road Lafayette, LA 70501-8727
Phone: (337) 237-0988 Fax: (337) 233-8868 Rev. M. Keith LaBove, Pastor
Parish Website: www.stpat.org
Weddings
Arrangements must be made at least six months in advance to allow time
for preparation
Office Hours
Monday – Thursday: 8:30 am – 3:00 pm; Friday 8:30 am – 12 noon
Celebration of the Eucharist
Saturday: 4:00 pm – Sunday: 8:30 & 10:00 am Monday through Friday: 7:30 am
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday: 3:00 – 3:30 pm and Weekdays: 7:15 am
Welcome to St. Patrick Church
Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles
June 29, 2014
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Saturday, June 28--Vigil of Saints Peter and
Paul, Apostles
4:00 PM: Mike Guilbeau;
Judith A. White & The Arceneaux Family;
Hebert & Benoit Families
Sunday, June 29--Saints Peter and Paul, Apos-
tles 8:30 AM: Bella Hernandez;
Agnes Duplechain; Gussie Hernandez;
Junius Ledet; Shelby Kerry (living)
10:00 AM: Parishioners of St. Patrick’s
Monday, June 30--Weekday
7:30 AM: Claire & Jerome Bourque, Sr.
Judy White; George Martin
Tuesday, July 1--Blessed Junipero Serra,
Priest
7:30 AM: Lionel & Cecile Pitre
John LaMarque
Wednesday, July 2--Weekday (Msgr. Charles Mallet)
7:30 AM: Dr. Tommy Comeaux & Dorinne;
Col. Clark Comeaux & Catherine (living);
Col. Kimberly Fedele (living)
Thursday, July 3--St. Thomas, Apostle
7:30 AM: Della & Johney Peck
Friday, July 4--Independence Day
7:30 AM: Dr. Charles Stewart
Altar Plants
In loving memory of:
Len & Ivonne Courcier
Daniel Sonnier Family
Non-Liturgical Devotions
Daily Rosary: Monday - Friday 6:55 a.m.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena: Tuesday
7:15 a.m.
Rosary for Priests: Wednesday 7:00 a.m.
Chaplet of Divine Mercy: Thursday 7:15 a.m.
Pro-Life Rosary: 1st. Friday of the month 7 a.m.
Shamrocks—Wednesday, July 2: Donna
Guilbeau; Patsy Robicheaux; Gerrie McGovern;
Charlotte Privat
Through all the earth their voice resounds,
and to the ends of the world, their message.
— Psalm 19:5
Prayer for Hurricane Season
O God, Master of this passing world, hear the humble voices
of your children. The Sea of Galilee obeyed your order
and returned to its former quietude. You are still the Master of
land and sea. We live the shadow of a danger over which we
have no control: the gulf, like a provoked and angry giant, can
awake from its seeming lethargy, overstep its conventional boundaries, invade our land and spread chaos and disaster. Dur-
ing this hurricane season we turn to you, loving Father. Spare
us from past tragedies whose memories are still so vivid and
whose wounds seem to refuse to heal with the passing of time.
O Virgin, Star of the Sea, Our Beloved Mother, we ask you to
plead with you Son in our behalf, so that spared from the calam-
ities common to this area and animated with a true spirit of grat-
itude, we will walk in the footsteps of your divine Son to reach
heavenly Jerusalem where a stormless eternity awaits us.
Amen.
Bishop Maurice Shexnayder
Food for the Journey The Central Region of the Diocese of Lafayette presents
“Food for the Journey”, a monthly lunchtime speaker series
designed to help Catholics live out our faith in our daily
lives. Our speaker for July is Rev. Kevin Bordelon, Asso-ciate Pastor at Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, incom-
ing Director of the Office of Ongoing Formation of Priests
and current Director of the Office of Vocations and Semi-narians for the Diocese of Lafayette. PLEASE
NOTE: Our Seminarians will join Father Bordelon and
introduce themselves as part of this presenta-tion. “Food for the Journey” will be held on Tuesday,
July 1, at Hotel Acadiana, 1801 W. Pinhook Road, begin-
ning at 12:00 noon. An optional lunch buffet is available
beginning at 11:30 a.m. Cost is $12.00 and includes meal, drink dessert and tip. All are welcome to come “eat and be
fed”- please bring a friend! Pre-registration is not re-
quired. For more information, please call Mary Bergeron (654-8682).
Geaux Conference for College Students Geaux therefore and make disciples of all Cajuns! College
students from UL Lafayette and throughout the state, in-
cluding incoming freshmen, are invited to attend Geaux
Conference, August 15-17, 2014. Geaux Conference is a retreat and Catholic leadership weekend designed to help
all college students jumpstart their semester and connect
with other students. Keynote speakers and lab sessions will be led by nationally recognized speakers including Father
Mike Schmitz of the Diocese of Duluth, Father Bryce Si-
bley, Pastor and Chaplain of Our Lady of Wisdom Church
and Catholic Student Center on the UL Lafayette Campus, and Paul George, Director of UL Catholic Campus Minis-
try and Youth Evangelist. Musical guests at the event are
the singer/songwriter duo Greg & Lizzy! Geaux Confer-ence Registration and information for overnight accommo-
dations can be found at ragincajuncatholics.org/geaux. The
Conference will take place at Our Lady of Wisdom Church and Catholic Student Center on the UL Lafayette Campus.
UL Students living on-campus will qualify for early
move-in if registered for Geaux Conference BEFORE
July 15th. For more information, or to schedule an inter-view with Paul George, Campus Minister, or Father Bryce
Sibley, Chaplain of the Catholic Student Center, please
contact MaryHernandez at 337.232.8742 or [email protected].
Freedom Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for
themselves and under a just God cannot long retain it. —Abraham Lincoln
Holy Hour for Vocations Please join us for our monthly “Holy Hour for Voca-
tions and for the Spiritual Renewal of All Priests” on
Monday, July 7, from 6:00-7:00 p.m. at St. Patrick
Catholic Church, 406 E. Pinhook Road. Recitation of the Rosary begins at 5:30 p.m. All are welcome to join
in these prayers for vocations and perseverance of vo-
cations to the priesthood and religious life, sponsored by the Serra Club of Lafayette.
Healing Hearts “Healing Hearts” is A NEW SUPPORT GROUP for
women whose relationships have been affected by por-
nography or sexual addiction of a loved one. Meetings
are held in the evening during the week for 1 hour and 30 minutes, in Lafayette. This is a highly confidential
group. Confidentiality statement must be signed by all
members before the place and time of meeting will be disclosed. Please call 337-404-6113 Voicemail and the
group facilitator will return your call as soon as possi-
ble.
Retreat Information
Our Lady of the Oaks Retreat House in Grand Coteau,
LA, is offering the following retreats:
Mid Week Retreats for Women: June 30– July 2; November 3-5
Weekend Retreats for Women: May 8-10; May 29-June 1; June 26-29;
November 13-16; December 4-7
Married Couples Retreat: September 5-7; October 25-26 Please call 337-662-5410 for a reservation form and
application or visit their website:
wwwourladyoftheoaks.com
“Women of Light and Wisdom: The Gifts of Hilde-
gard of Bingen and Julian of Norwich” Spend a relaxing day at Our Lady of the Oaks and soak
in the wisdom of these saints of prayer. Presented by
Lyn Doucet on Tuesday, August 12, from 9:00 a.m.—
3 p.m. at Our Lady of the Oaks Retreat House, Grand Coteau, LA. Explore the words and images of these
holy women as you reconnect with God and yourself.
Dress comfortably and bring a journal and lunch. To register, please fill out a reservation form and mail it in
with the $25.00 fee. Visit online at
www.ourladyoftheoaks.com and click on “retreats” to print a form. For more information, please contact the
Retreat House office at (337) 662-5410.
STEWARDSHIP OF THE PAST WEEK Our Response to God’s Generosity to Us
Offertory…………………….$ 4,195.80 Thank you!
Date
Saturday, July 5
4:00 p.m.
Sunday, July 6
8:30 a.m.
Sunday, July 5
10:00 a.m.
Lectors
Angie Kovacs Kenneth Phillips Andre Arceneaux
Eucharistic
Ministers
Joy Borel
George Eaton
Peggy Spruill
Geneva Phillips
Marla Davis
Maggie Sonnier
Leroy Abshire
Barbara Abshire
Tami Petre
Altar Servers Janell Venable Melinda Voorhies Phyllis Roy
Ushers Oren Spruill
Joyce Stelly
Raymond Garry
Anne Pitre
Jenny Feehan
Lionel Jeanmard
Liturgical Roles for July
Readings for the Week
Monday Am 2:6-10, 13-16; Ps 50:16bc-23; Mt 8:18-22
Tuesday Am 3:1-8; 4:11-12; Ps 5:4b-8; Mt 8:23-27
Wednesday Am 5:14-15, 21-24; Ps 50:8-13, 16bc-17; Mt 8:28-34
Thursday Eph 2:19-22; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Jn 20:24-29
Friday Am 8:4-6, 9-12; Ps 119: 10, 20, 30, 40, 131; Mt 9:9-13
Saturday Am 9:11-15; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14; Mt 9:14-17
Sunday Zec 9:9-10; Ps 145:1-2, 8-11, 13-14; Rom 8:9, 11-13; Mt 11:25-30
From the Pastor’s Desk
I saw an article this morning about Ikea (a foreign company) raising the minimum wage it pays to its em-ployees in the United States. This is just one more item in the on-again, off-again discussion about raising (or not) the federal minimum wage for our nation. I have no stock in Ikea, and have never been in one of their stores, but one thing about the article caught my Catholic eye: They are using a “living wage calculator” to set the mini-mum wage in different markets. That is heartening.
As I’ve been following the debate on this issue, I sometimes think we need to make a distinction between a ‘full-time job’ and ‘full-time paid work’. What’s the difference? A ‘full-time job’ would pay a living wage. Any paid work that does not pay enough for the worker to afford the basic necessities of life (food, shelter, clothing, health care) might be many things, but it is not a ‘job’ in the ethical sense of the word.
One reason I think this is important is that in this case, as in practically every discussion of raising the minimum wage, there is inevitably the counter argument that a higher wage will cost jobs. But it really won’t, in the sense that we are talking here. It may result in a reduction of positions that offer ‘full-time paid work’, but not many real ‘jobs’ will be lost. The federal minimum wage, currently pegged at $7.25 per hour, has not been raised since 2009, and food service workers (waitresses, etc.) haven’t received an increase in their base pay ($2.13 per hour) in 20 years. Does anyone think that there is any place in our country where working 40 hours a week at minimum wage will enable one to pay for rent, food, clothing and health care?
The church has a clear teaching that any employer has a responsibility to pay a just wage. A just wage has two components. One is that all persons are paid at the same rate for the same work, rejecting discrimination. The second component is that the wage be a ‘living wage’. Even as the Church affirms that each person has a re-sponsibility to provide the necessities of life for themselves and their family, the same teaching affirms that the economy must be structured such that all full-time paid work is actually a full-time job. That job will compensate the employee in such a way that he or she will be able to live up to their responsibilities. If that is not happening, then there is something wrong with the economic system, and it needs to change.
This justice-based teaching of the Church on the issue of a just wage is not about economic theories, or market dynamics, or free trade or any of those things. It is about persons, and about the dignity and rights and responsibilities of persons. Those persons need a job — not just paid work.