Mass Schedule

Saturday: St. Charles Church: Reconciliation 3:15 PM

Vigil Mass 4:00 PM

Sunday: St. Charles Church 7:30 & 10:30 AM

Christ the King Mission in Bellevue: 9:00 AM

Weekdays: St. Charles Church: Mon & Fri 6:15 AM;

Wed 8:00 AM; Tues & Thurs 5:00 PM

Sacrament of Baptism: Parents or guardians of infants or children to be baptized should call the church and schedule a meeting with a priest or deacon at least one month prior to baptism date. Instruction class is on the first Sunday of the month. Baptisms are celebrated on the following Saturday. Sacrament of Marriage: Call the church office at least six months prior to the anticipated date of the wedding. Anointing of the Sick: Anytime during office hours. Call for an appointment. Communion to the Sick: Please call the church office when someone is unable to attend Mass and wishes to receive Communion. Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday 3:15-3:45 PM and any time during office hours. Please call the office for an appointment.

Parish Manager: Darrell Burleigh Secretary: Mary Ann Matte

Religious Education 662-5271 Email: stcharlesrec@gmail.com Director: Secretary: Linda Senegal

Altar Server Contact Melissa Stoute 277-8768 Angell Jordan 945-2454

Music Leaders: Jewel Trosclair Stephen Joubert

St. Charles Borromeo Catholic ChurchParish founded in 1819 Church built in 1879

Pastor: Rev. Derrick Weingartner, S.J.

Associate Pastors: Rev. Clyde LeBlanc, S.J. Rev. Michael Wegenka, S.J.

Deacon: Deacon Herd Guilbeau

P. O. Drawer A (174 Church Street), Grand Coteau, LA. 70541

www.st-charles-borromeo.org 337-662-5279

Email: StCharles1819@gmail.com

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

January 27, 2019

The spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor.

We are a Sacrificial Giving Parish, Giving of our Time, Talent and Treasure. Our offertory contributions for last weekend were $7,748.00. Collected for our Building Fund was $532.00.

Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus In Vigil of First Friday, there will be Holy Hour of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament on Thursday, January 31st from 4:00-5:00 PM with our daily Mass being celebrated at 5:00 PM. All are encouraged to come and spend some quiet time with our Lord.

Marriage Anniversary Mass The annual Diocesan Marriage Anniversary Mass will be held on Sunday, February 10, 2019 at Holy Cross Church in Lafayette. The 2 PM Mass will be celebrated by Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel. Pre-registration no later than February 4, 2019 is required for all couples who wish to be honored as they celebrate 25, 40, 50, 60 or more years of married life during 2019. To register, Https://diolaf.org/marriage-anniversary-mass-registration.

St. Charles Borromeo Church is now accepting ap-plications for the position of Director of Religious Edu-cation. The DRE will be responsible for coordinating the parish’s first Reconciliation/first Communion, Six Steps to Easter, and Confirmation preparation programs, as well as adult catechetical programs. The DRE will also coordinate the Safe Environment program. This is a part-time position. If you are interested, please fill out an application and submit a cover letter and resume to the parish office as soon as possible.

Any adult interested in becoming Catholic or re-ceiving the Sacraments of Baptism, First Com-munion, or Confirmation is invited to inquire about the adult faith formation (RCIA) program that will take place from February until April 2019 at St. Charles Parish. The program is open to all adults who are interested in learning more about the Catholic faith, and topics will include divine revelation and Sacred Scripture, the Creed, the Sacraments, morality, and liturgy and prayer. It will be taught by Fr. Michael Wegenka and there will be ample time for questions and discussion. If interested, please contact the par-ish office and give your name and phone number as well as your availability to attend the class on Sundays at 5pm or Wednesdays at 7pm. Further information about the program will be made available in January. If you have any questions you can also contact Fr. Michael at wegenka@st-charles-borromeo.org.

The next Bible Study will begin on Wednes-day, February 6, 2019 and end on Wednesday, April 10, 2019. We will meet in the Education Building from 10 AM until 11:30 AM. The title of our study is Revelation: The Kingdom Yet to Come. This is an intriguing study that shows how the kingdom established by Christ in his Church is intimately connected with the King-dom of Heaven. You will discover what the mysterious figures and images of Revelation mean. If you would like to participate in this study, please call Paula Andrus at 337-296-4019 or email: paula.andrus@hotmail.com. The price of the workbook is $27. Please register by January 23rd to assure that you will have a workbook.

Worship Commission Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 29th at 9 AM in the rectory.

Thensted Center will be closed until February 18th for re-organization. For emergencies, some-one will be able to assist.

Catholic Schools Week is an Annual Cele-bration each year that takes place January 27th-February 2. The theme for this year’s National Catholic School’s Week is “Catholic Schools: Learn. Serve. Lead. Succeed.

6-Steps to Easter Registration for grades 7, 8, 9, & 10 will be held February 11th-15th at the Religious Ed Center from 9am-Noon, or online registration at st-charles-borromeo.org. Classes will be held March 6th thru April 11th. For more information, call 662-5279.

Jesuit Spirituality Center at St. Charles College, Grand Coteau, Louisiana Upcoming Directed Retreats: Do you feel a need to deepen your spiritual like? The Jesuit Spiritual-ity Center at Grand Coteau, Louisiana, announces these upcoming individually directed retreats: Silent, Individually Directed Retreats of 3,5, or 8 full days begin on the following dates: Monday, February 25—3 & 5 days only Monday, March 25 or Thur., March 28 Monday, April 8 or Thurs., April 11 Monday, April 29 or Thurs., May 2 Monday, May 13 or Thurs. May 16 Monday, May 27 or Thurs. May 30

For more information and to register for a re-treat, visit: jesuitspiritualitycenter.org.

Building Fund Envelopes are available on the table at the entrance of Church.

Minister Schedule - February 2-3

Vigil-Lector Jim Burleigh Communion Deacon Herd Guilbeau Melissa Stoute, Linda LeBlanc, Lou Santillo, Ada Barry

7:30-Lector Stephanie Richard Communion Amy Lowery, Cheri & Gary Dubroc Patrick Guilbeau, Patrick Williams Altar Server Darrell Burleigh, Dquaylon Moten Jasper James

10:30-Lector Darrell Cormier Communion Janice & Robert Fox, Amy Taylor Barbara Broussard, Kalina Cormier Altar Servers Isaac Rowell, Sophie Simon Amêlie Aucoin

God’s Housekeepers - February 2-3

Vernon & Amy Lowery Perry & Brenda Kennerson

Karlene Dugas Shirley McKinney

Coming Events T 29 9 AM Worship Commission Meeting 6 PM Chimes Choir Practice W 30 8 AM SIS School Mass 9 AM Patriotic Rosary TH 31 4 PM First Friday Exposition & Benediction S 2 9 AM Children’s Ministry T 4 6 PM Chimes Choir Practice W 5 8 AM SIS School Mass 9 AM Pro Life Rosary

TIME The holidays are well behind us; the year stretches out ahead. And what sort of year will it be? To judge by the words of Jesus in today’s Gos-pel, it will be “a year acceptable to the Lord.” And Jesus surely didn’t mean only the next three hun-dred sixty-five days facing his listeners at that time. When Jesus announced the “arrival” of God’s favor, it was a message for all time, for every year. Similarly, we read today in Nehemiah how the peo-ple gathered with solemnity to hear God’s word as though for the first time. They listened, and then fell to the ground and wept. But the prophet said, “Today is holy . . . do not be sad, and do not weep.” The “year acceptable to the Lord” is this year. The day that is “holy” is this day. The time to listen is now. What sort of year will you have? What sort of day? God’s help is always here. What you do with each day can be holy and acceptable to the Lord if you but listen to and act on God’s word.

Are you interested in full-time service? Do you want to work on the frontlines of social justice and live intentionally with other young leaders? You can put your faith into action with the Jes-uit Volunteer Corps. JVC places young profes-sionals across the country to create a more just and hopeful world. If you would like more infor-mation, please email Rob at rroa@justitvolunteers.org or visit https://www.jesuitvolunteers.org/howtoapplyl.

Altar Server Meeting and Training will be held Sunday, January 27, 2019 at 11:45 a.m. at St. Ignatius School Gym. Anyone interested in becom-ing an Altar Server is invited to attend. Lunch will be provided.

February 2, 2019