May 25, 2014 - Sixth Sunday of Easter

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

Sixth Sunday of Easter

May 25, 2014

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Saturday, May 24--Vigil of the Sixth Sunday

of Easter

4:00 PM: Mike Guilbeau; Irving Domingue;

Judith A. White & the Arceneaux Family;

Pierre & Monty Montagnet;

Albert John Boudreaux

Sunday, May 25--Sixth Sunday of Easter 8:30 AM: Bella Hernandez; Agnes Duple-

chain; Gussie Hernandez; Rita B. Keller;

John Broussard (living); Drew Broussard (living)

10:00 AM: Parishioners of St. Patrick’s

Monday, May 26--St. Philip Neri, Priest

7:30 AM: Sick of the Parish

Tuesday, May 27--Easter Weekday

7:30 AM: Charles Ray, Sr.

Wednesday, May 28--Easter Weekday (Msgr. Charles

Mallet)

7:30 AM: Dr. Tommy Comeaux & Dorinne;

Col. Clark Comeaux & Catherine (living);

Col. Kimberly Fedele (living)

Thursday, May 29--Easter Weekday

7:30 AM: Sick List

Friday, May 30--Easter Weekday

7:30 AM: Dr. Charles Stewart

Altar Flowers

In loving memory of:

Pierre & Monty Montagnet

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—Friday, May 30: Donna Guilbeau;

Patsy Robicheaux; Gerrie McGovern; Charlotte

Privat.

Dear God, on this day, bless those who have given their time, talents,

and in some cases their lives, to protect our freedoms.

Guide them in their tours of duty. Comfort the wounded and their families.

Remind us to appreciate their sacrifices. Amen.

Two positions available for Teurlings Catholic

High School

Certified Chemistry teacher & Certified Science

teacher (Biology/Physical Science). Must be state

certified and meet all Diocese of Lafayette require-

ments for employment. Salary depends on degrees

and experience. Additional duties as head cross coun-

try coach and assistant girls basketball or softball

coach are available. Resume’, transcript, and copy of

state certification should be sent to Marty Heintz, As-

sistant Principal, 139 Teurlings Dr., Lafayette,

LA 70501; fax 337/234-8057; or email

mheintz@tchs.net.

Holy Hour for Vocations Please join us for our monthly “Holy Hour for Vocations

and for the Spiritual Renewal of All Priests” on Monday,

June 2, 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 vo-

cations and perseverance of vocations to the priesthood and

religious life, sponsored by the Serra Club of Lafayette.

For African-American Men

A day of recollection for African-American Men will be offered on Saturday, June 7, from 8:00 a.m. to 3 p.m. in

St. Charles Chapel at St. Charles Borromeo Parish, 174

Church St., Grand Coteau, LA, 70584. Registration cost

$20 for adults, $10 for youth. For more information con-tact: Elroy Broussard, 337-354-6941; Joseph Cotton, 337–

356-7304; St. Charles Church Rectory, 337-662-3298

Registration forms are available on the table at the entrance of church.

Quo Vadis Camp 2014 Attention all Catholic young men ages 14-25: do you know

where your life is going? The Lord Jesus has a specific

plan for your life, a particular path to be and to do some-

thing great for his kingdom! Come discover what it is at the Third Annual Quo Vadis Days Camp. At QVD you will

spend time with other young men your age serious about

hearing the Lord's voice in their lives and following him. These are blessed days of prayer, fun, and fraternity. You

will learn to pray better and make great friends. QVD is led

by priests and seminarians of the Diocese of Lafayette and

is sponsored by the Diocesan Office of Vocations. QVD will be held from Tuesday, June 24th to Thursday, June

26th at Our Lady of Sorrows Retreat Center in St. Martin-

ville. There is no cost to attend the camp. Ask your parish priest for registration information or contact Father Kevin

Bordelon at the Office of Vocations, perebor-

delon@gmail.com or 261-5690.

Retracing the Footsteps of Jesus

Fr. Aron Melancon will be leading a pilgrimage to the Ho-

ly Land, October 15-24, 2015. In this nine –day spiritual adventure pilgrims will walk the footsteps of Jesus and ex-

perience holy places like Bethlehem, Nazareth, Cana,

Mount of Olives, Mount Carmel, Gethsemani, the Holy Sepulchre, the via Dolorosa and many, many others. For

more information, contact Kayla Raffary at Magnificat

Travel, 291-1933.

Meetings

Al-Anon meetings are held weekly on Tuesday at 10:00

a.m., and Thursday at 10:30 a.m., at St. Patrick’s Parish Hall. Meetings are open to anyone wishing to attend. Al-

coholics Anonymous meets there at 7 a.m. on Monday

through Friday (open), and at 8 am on Saturday (closed).

Food for the Journey The Central Region of the Diocese of Lafayette pre-

sents “Food for the Journey”, a monthly lunchtime

speaker series designed to help Catholics live out our

faith in our daily lives. The speaker for June is Rev. Conley Bertrand, Founder and Director of Come, Lord

Jesus! “Food for the Journey” will be held on Tues-

day, June 3, at Hotel Acadiana, 1801 W. Pinhook Road, beginning at 12:00 noon. An optional lunch buf-

fet is available beginning at 11:30 a.m. Cost is $12.00

and includes meal, drink dessert and tip. All are wel-come to come “eat and be fed”- please bring a friend!

Pre-registration is not required. For more information,

please call Mary Bergeron (654-8682).

Prayer Service at the Start of Hurricane Season

A special “Prayer Service at the Start of Hurricane Sea-

son” will be held on Tuesday, June 3, 2014, at 6:30 p.m. at Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Lafayette.

All are invited to attend this evening of prayer spon-

sored by the Cathedral and supported by the Central Region. Rev. Chester Arceneaux, Rector of the Cathe-

dral, will lead the Prayer Service and give the homily.

This “Prayer Service at the Start of Hurricane Season”,

along with services being held in the West, North, and South Regions, is open to all and provides an area-wide

opportunity for prayer and awareness at the start of

Hurricane Season, which begins June 1, 2014, and con-tinues through November 30, 2014. For more infor-

mation, please call the Cathedral (232-1322) or contact

Mary Bergeron (654-8682 or Mbergeron@diolaf.org).

For complete details on the services in the West, North and South Regions, please visit www.diolaf.org.

Additional Services at the Start of Hurricane Season West Region – “Mass Offered Before Hurricane Sea-

son” – Thursday, May 29, at 6:30 p.m. at Our Lady of

Lourdes Catholic Church, Erath; North Region - “Ecumenical Hurricane Prayer Service” – Thursday,

May 29, at 6:30 p.m. at St. Thomas More Catholic

Church, Eunice; South Region – “Ecumenical Prayer

Service” – Thursday, May 29, at 6:30 p.m. at St. Jo-seph Catholic Church, Loreauville. For more infor-

mation, please visit www.diolaf.org.

STEWARDSHIP OF THE PAST WEEK

Our Response to God’s Generosity to Us

Offertory…………………….$ 4,965.64 Thank you!

The second collections next weekend is for our

Building Fund.

Those who obey the commandments, Jesus says in to-day’s Gospel, are the ones who really love Him. Does

my stewardship reveal my love for Jesus?

Date

Saturday, May 31

4:00 p.m.

Sunday, June 1

8:30 a.m.

Sunday, June 1

10:00 a.m.

Lectors

Dana Phillips Kenneth Phillips Monica Mullins

Eucharistic

Ministers

Joy Borel

George Eaton

Peggy Spruill

Geneva Phillips

Ted Hampton

Kay Hampton

Leroy Abshire

Barbara Abshire

Janeth Harrington

Altar Servers Merrick Stelly Fred Vallot Phyllis Roy

Ushers Oren Spruill

Joyce Stelly

Rachelle Trahan

Keith Toups

Lionel Jeanmard

Joyce Stelly

Liturgical Roles for May

Readings for the Week

Monday Acts 16:11-15; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Jn 15:26 — 16:4a

Tuesday Acts 16:22-34; Ps 138:1-3, 7c-8; Jn 16:5-11

Wednesday Acts 17:15, 22 — 18:1; Ps 148:1-2, 11-14; Jn 16:12-15

Thursday Acts 18:1-8; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 16:16-20

Friday Acts 18:9-18; Ps 47:2-7; Jn 16:20-23

Saturday Zep 3:14-18a or Rom 12:9-16; Is 12:2-3, 4-6; Lk 1:39-56

Sunday Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9; Eph 1:17- 23; Mt 28:16-20

From the Pastor’s Desk

We conclude our 3 part series from Pope Francis’ encyclical Lumen Fidei, with this third segment on how faith

leads us necessarily to seek justice, and work for the common good of all:

50. In presenting the story of the patriarchs and the righteous men and women of the Old Testament, the Letter to the Hebrews highlights an essential aspect of their faith. That faith is not only presented as a journey, but also as a

process of building, the preparing of a place in which human beings can dwell together with one another. The first

builder was Noah who saved his family in the ark (Heb 11:7). Then comes Abraham, of whom it is said that by faith he dwelt in tents, as he looked forward to the city with firm foundations (cf. Heb 11:9-10). With faith comes a new reliabil-

ity, a new firmness, which God alone can give. If the man of faith finds support in the God of fidelity, the God who is

Amen (cf. Is 65:16), and thus becomes firm himself, we can now also say that firmness of faith marks the city which God

is preparing for mankind. Faith reveals just how firm the bonds between people can be when God is present in their midst. Faith does not merely grant interior firmness, a steadfast conviction on the part of the believer; it also sheds light

on every human relationship because it is born of love and reflects God’s own love. The God who is himself reliable

gives us a city which is reliable. 51. Precisely because it is linked to love (cf. Gal 5:6), the light of faith is concretely placed at the service of jus-

tice, law and peace. Faith is born of an encounter with God’s primordial love, wherein the meaning and goodness of

our life become evident; our life is illumined to the extent that it enters into the space opened by that love, to the extent

that it becomes, in other words, a path and praxis leading to the fullness of love. The light of faith is capable of enhanc-ing the richness of human relations, their ability to endure, to be trustworthy, to enrich our life together. Faith does not

draw us away from the world or prove irrelevant to the concrete concerns of the men and women of our time. Without a

love which is trustworthy, nothing could truly keep men and women united. Human unity would be conceivable only on the basis of utility, on a calculus of conflicting interests or on fear, but not on the goodness of living together, not on the

joy which the mere presence of others can give. Faith makes us appreciate the architecture of human relationships be-

cause it grasps their ultimate foundation and definitive destiny in God, in his love, and thus sheds light on the art of building; as such it becomes a service to the common good. Faith is truly a good for everyone; it is a common good. Its

light does not simply brighten the interior of the Church, nor does it serve solely to build an eternal city in the hereafter;

it helps us build our societies in such a way that they can journey towards a future of hope.