Saint Louis Catholic Church 3640 Fred George Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32303

Office number (850) 262-8156 stlouischurch@embarqmail.com

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 9, 2020

We the family of St. Louis Catholic Church are committed to live the Words of Our Lord Jesus Christ. As brothers and sisters of Christ we reflect His light and share His Love. We welcome

all to join us on our journey back to our Heavenly Father.

Prayer Schedule Perpetual Novena of the Miraculous Medal:

Weds. after the 8:30 a.m. Mass

Eucharistic Adoration

Tues. - Fri. ……………………..7:30 a.m.- 8:30 a.m.

First Friday of the month .....9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Charismatic Prayer Group

Tuesday ……...………………………….....4:00 p.m.

Rosary

Before Morning Mass

Pro-Life Rosary

Saturday …………………………….........10:00 a.m.

Reconciliation

Saturday ………………………….3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

By appointment: 850-262-8155

Parish Office

Monday through Friday

9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Parochial Administrator

Fr. Alberic Lazerna, OSB

Phone: (850) 262-8155

alazerna@stlouistallahassee.org

Parochial Deacons

Deacon Joe Jacobs

jacobsjosephw@gmail.com

Deacon Nelson Madera nelmadera@embarqmail.com

Parochial Secretary

Neida Castillo

Phone: 850-262-8156

neida41@embarqmail.com

Director of Religious Education (DRE)

Catherine Anderson Smith

Phone: 850-262-8157 dre@stl.ptdiocese.org

Music Ministry

John Martin

jmartin@stlouistallahassee.org

Website

www.stlouiscatholicchurch.org

Schedule of Masses

Tuesday and Thursday*…….6:00 p.m.

Wednesday and Friday……..8:30 a.m.

Saturday Vigil………………...5:00 p.m.

Sunday Mass……8:30 a.m. and 10:30* a.m.

(Latin Mass on Thursdays and 1st Sunday of the Month*)

Matthew 14:22-23

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 9, 2020

Saturday, August 8 St. Dominic, Priest 5:00 p.m. Edward Veccia (†) Richard Sullivan (†)

Sunday, August 9 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary

Time 8:30 a.m. St. Louis Parish 10:30 a.m. Kim Glass (I)

Tuesday, August 11 St. Clare, Virgin 6:00 p.m. Frank Rotolante (I)

Wednesday, August 12 St. Jane Frances de Chantal,

Religious 8:30 a.m. Christopher Bozik (I) Svit Belova (I)

Thursday, August 13 Sts. Pontian, Pope, and Hippolytus,

Priest - Martyrs 6:00 p.m. Elizabeth Bock (†)

Friday, August 14 St. Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and

Martyr 8:30 a.m. All Men and Women in Military

Service (I)

Saturday, August 15 The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 5:00 p.m. St. Louis Parish

Sunday, August 16 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary

Time 8:30 a.m. Edward Bock (S) 10:30 a.m. Deceased members of the Madera and Castaño Families

Deceased - (†) Sick - (S) Special Intention - (I) Birthday - (B) Anniversary - (A)

Mass Intentions

ALTAR FLOWERS

IN MEMORY OF

Richard Sullivan

Edward Veccia

By

Chris Sullivan

From the Desk of

Father Alberic

Dear St. Louis Community, The Gospel has something to do with faith that focuses on Jesus. But Peter’s faith in today’s Gospel is in crisis and our faith too. St. Peter’s faith, as well as ours, may have been strong from the start; we are so very enthusiastic and eager to live it, but as doubts, difficulties in life, trials and troubles set in, our faith wavers. How to make our faith focus on Jesus? Our attachment to Jesus must be unequalled. We must not love our fathers and mothers or brothers and sisters and children more than Him. Sometimes in our lives, those people who are close to us could be our obstacles in serving God. I know of a wife who, when she was still single, was so active in church activities. But when she got married, she hoped that she could become more active together with her husband. She was wrong. Her husband became an obstacle to her relationship with God. Sometimes even going to Mass on Sundays would be the cause of their quarrels. I think her husband was selfish. He wanted the time with his wife to be devoted to him alone. I am hoping that each one of us should not be an obstacle for others in their serving the Lord. Rather let us make ourselves instruments for others who are serving Him.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

Adoration time for the First Friday of

the month has been changed. It is

now 9:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m.

Adorers are needed for the three

expanded morning hours.

UPCOMING MEETINGS

Pastoral Council:

August 11 at 7:00 p.m.

Finance Committee:

August 13 at 7:00 p.m.

ST. LOUIS FEAST DAY

Tuesday the 25th of August is the Feast Day of St. Louis, our patron. The nine Masses before his Feast Day will serve as novena

Masses in honor of St. Louis. A special Mass on his Feast Day will be celebrated at 8:30 a.m. There will be coffee and donuts after the Mass. There will be no 6:00 p.m. Mass that day.

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 9, 2020

HELP US STAY

UP-TO-DATE!

Have you changed your phone number or e-mail ad-

dress since you registered in the parish? Have you

moved? Please send your updated information to

stlouischurch@embarqmail.com or call 262-8156.

CHURCH FLOWERS The Flower Ministry is an important part of creating

a beautiful environment for worship. Would you like

to donate money for flowers for a special weekend?

Your donation could be in remembrance of a loved

one or a special occasion in your life. Call the office

to get details.

ATTENTION! VOLUNTEERS!

The Religious Education Program needs more vol-

unteers. Anyone interested should contact Catherine

Anderson Smith by e-mail dre@stl.ptdiocese.org.

MINISTRY LEADERS

If you are a leader of any Ministry at St. Louis or

desire to be, I would like to speak with you.

We are preparing a Ministry and Leader contact list

to make available to anyone who might be interested

in joining a Ministry. The Ministries in our parish

are crucial to supporting our parish family and assur-

ing that we can achieve our parish goals.

Please, if you are a leader for any of our Ministries,

contact Terry Cross at tmholl@comcast.net or 850-

556-8973 and give me your contact information so

we can be sure to list you on our roster. Thank you

for all your hard work.

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Peace of Christ!

We must ask for your help at this time. During the

summer, the parish’s bank account is usually at its

lowest point. On Friday July 17th, the people who came

for morning Mass discovered there had been a serious

water leak overnight. The plumbing for one of the

toilets had broken, soaked the ceiling and walls, and

flooded the south side of the church. The plumbing has

been repaired, the carpet dried out, and holes were

drilled into some walls to prevent mold. The building

will be okay, but it is truly an untimely expense.

A church home for several hundred families can expect

a certain amount of “unexpected” expenses. Through

your generosity, St. Louis is on a better financial

footing than we have been in the recent past. Still we

have not been able to build up the cushion most

parishes have for handling these emergencies. Along

those lines, many parishes have already met their CSA

goals for the year. We are on our normal track to

surpass our goal, but this is starting to feel like treading

water instead of working toward a worthy goal.

Participating in the CSA is one way to build up the

larger Catholic Church, at least the one that runs from

Perry to Pensacola and is filled with people we know

and love.

We know that some people are struggling financially

right now. However many of us are still being blessed.

Jesus has gathered us together to build up his church

and spread his blessings to the ends of the Earth. We do

not have to journey quite that far to participate in our

personal missions, but we do need to work together to

succeed. Jesus has a role for each of us, and he has

given us a gift to share with those we love.

In St Louis,

Greg Brown,

Chair, Finance Committee

Fr. Alberic Lazerna, OSB

Administrator

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 9, 2020

Saturday, August 8 St. Dominic, Priest 5:00 p.m. Edward Veccia (†) Richard Sullivan (†)

Sunday, August 9 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary

Time 8:30 a.m. St. Louis Parish 10:30 a.m. Kim Glass (I)

Tuesday, August 11 St. Clare, Virgin 6:00 p.m. Frank Rotolante (I)

Wednesday, August 12 St. Jane Frances de Chantal,

Religious 8:30 a.m. Christopher Bozik (I) Svit Belova (I)

Thursday, August 13 Sts. Pontian, Pope, and Hippolytus,

Priest - Martyrs 6:00 p.m. Elizabeth Bock (†)

Friday, August 14 St. Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and

Martyr 8:30 a.m. All Men and Women in Military

Service (I)

Saturday, August 15 The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 5:00 p.m. St. Louis Parish

Sunday, August 16 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary

Time 8:30 a.m. Edward Bock (S) 10:30 a.m. Deceased members of the Madera and Castaño Families

Deceased - (†) Sick - (S) Special Intention - (I) Birthday - (B) Anniversary - (A)

Mass Intentions

ALTAR FLOWERS

IN MEMORY OF

Richard Sullivan

Edward Veccia

By

Chris Sullivan

From the Desk of

Father Alberic

Dear St. Louis Community, The Gospel has something to do with faith that focuses on Jesus. But Peter’s faith in today’s Gospel is in crisis and our faith too. St. Peter’s faith, as well as ours, may have been strong from the start; we are so very enthusiastic and eager to live it, but as doubts, difficulties in life, trials and troubles set in, our faith wavers. How to make our faith focus on Jesus? Our attachment to Jesus must be unequalled. We must not love our fathers and mothers or brothers and sisters and children more than Him. Sometimes in our lives, those people who are close to us could be our obstacles in serving God. I know of a wife who, when she was still single, was so active in church activities. But when she got married, she hoped that she could become more active together with her husband. She was wrong. Her husband became an obstacle to her relationship with God. Sometimes even going to Mass on Sundays would be the cause of their quarrels. I think her husband was selfish. He wanted the time with his wife to be devoted to him alone. I am hoping that each one of us should not be an obstacle for others in their serving the Lord. Rather let us make ourselves instruments for others who are serving Him.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

Adoration time for the First Friday of

the month has been changed. It is

now 9:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m.

Adorers are needed for the three

expanded morning hours.

UPCOMING MEETINGS

Pastoral Council:

August 11 at 7:00 p.m.

Finance Committee:

August 13 at 7:00 p.m.

ST. LOUIS FEAST DAY

Tuesday the 25th of August is the Feast Day of St. Louis, our patron. The nine Masses before his Feast Day will serve as novena

Masses in honor of St. Louis. A special Mass on his Feast Day will be celebrated at 8:30 a.m. There will be coffee and donuts after the Mass. There will be no 6:00 p.m. Mass that day.

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 9, 2020

HELP US STAY

UP-TO-DATE!

Have you changed your phone number or e-mail ad-

dress since you registered in the parish? Have you

moved? Please send your updated information to

stlouischurch@embarqmail.com or call 262-8156.

CHURCH FLOWERS The Flower Ministry is an important part of creating

a beautiful environment for worship. Would you like

to donate money for flowers for a special weekend?

Your donation could be in remembrance of a loved

one or a special occasion in your life. Call the office

to get details.

ATTENTION! VOLUNTEERS!

The Religious Education Program needs more vol-

unteers. Anyone interested should contact Catherine

Anderson Smith by e-mail dre@stl.ptdiocese.org.

MINISTRY LEADERS

If you are a leader of any Ministry at St. Louis or

desire to be, I would like to speak with you.

We are preparing a Ministry and Leader contact list

to make available to anyone who might be interested

in joining a Ministry. The Ministries in our parish

are crucial to supporting our parish family and assur-

ing that we can achieve our parish goals.

Please, if you are a leader for any of our Ministries,

contact Terry Cross at tmholl@comcast.net or 850-

556-8973 and give me your contact information so

we can be sure to list you on our roster. Thank you

for all your hard work.

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Peace of Christ!

We must ask for your help at this time. During the

summer, the parish’s bank account is usually at its

lowest point. On Friday July 17th, the people who came

for morning Mass discovered there had been a serious

water leak overnight. The plumbing for one of the

toilets had broken, soaked the ceiling and walls, and

flooded the south side of the church. The plumbing has

been repaired, the carpet dried out, and holes were

drilled into some walls to prevent mold. The building

will be okay, but it is truly an untimely expense.

A church home for several hundred families can expect

a certain amount of “unexpected” expenses. Through

your generosity, St. Louis is on a better financial

footing than we have been in the recent past. Still we

have not been able to build up the cushion most

parishes have for handling these emergencies. Along

those lines, many parishes have already met their CSA

goals for the year. We are on our normal track to

surpass our goal, but this is starting to feel like treading

water instead of working toward a worthy goal.

Participating in the CSA is one way to build up the

larger Catholic Church, at least the one that runs from

Perry to Pensacola and is filled with people we know

and love.

We know that some people are struggling financially

right now. However many of us are still being blessed.

Jesus has gathered us together to build up his church

and spread his blessings to the ends of the Earth. We do

not have to journey quite that far to participate in our

personal missions, but we do need to work together to

succeed. Jesus has a role for each of us, and he has

given us a gift to share with those we love.

In St Louis,

Greg Brown,

Chair, Finance Committee

Fr. Alberic Lazerna, OSB

Administrator

PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS

Eternal God... Bless your Church with holy and faithful priests, deacons, brothers and sisters. Give those you have called

to the married state and those you have chosen to live as single persons in the world, the special graces that their lives

require. Form us all in the likeness of your Son so that in him, with him and through him we may love you more deeply

and serve you more faithfully, always and everywhere. With Mary we ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Holy King St. Louis, worthy son of our Holy Father St.

Francis and patron of the Third Order, intercede for me

with our Heavenly Father.

Obtain for me the grace to follow in thy footsteps, to be

always a dutiful child of St. Francis, and to observe ex-

actly, all the days of my life, that holy rule which thou

loved so ardently and kept so faithfully.

Be my guide and protector, so that I may never stray from

the path of virtue but increase daily in holiness and perfec-

tion, and finally merit to be numbered among the chosen

ones of our Seraphic Father in Heaven. Amen.

O God, Who didst exalt blessed Louis Thy Confessor

from an earthly realm to the glory of Thy Heavenly king-

dom: grant, we pray Thee, that by his merits and interces-

sion we may be made heirs of the King of Kings, Thy Son

our Lord Jesus Christ, Who liveth and reigneth for ever

and ever. Amen

PRAYER FOR CORONAVIRUS

WELCOME to all new parishioners! If you have not registered, please fill out the following information. Once it’s com-

pleted, you can simple detach and drop it in the collection basket, drop it off at the office during regular hours, or mail it

in to us. You can also use this form to update you information or let us Know that you are moving.

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