ST. JOHN BOSCO CATHOLIC CHURCHMay 10, 2020

The Pastor Jots It Down…

My dear parishioners of St. John Bosco,

Greetings to one and all as we celebrate Mother’s Day giving thanks and praise to

Almighty God for the gift of our mothers…our mothers who gave us birth and have sustained

and nourished us throughout our lives.

Happy Mother’s Day to all our mothers, grandmothers, Godmothers and all those who

have exercised a motherly influence in our lives. May God ever bless them and reward them

for their efforts and sacrificial love for us.

Today, we can also reflect upon Holy Mother Church, who gave birth to us in Baptism

and continues to assist us throughout our lives with the sacraments which nourish and sustain

us. The sacraments, part of the Church’s liturgy, are signs of God’s love which give us grace

and assist us in giving praise and worship to God which is due Him.

The liturgy is the Church’s divine worship and its public prayer consisting of the seven

sacraments and the Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office). Of their very nature they benefit us

and deepen our love for God, if we celebrate them with the proper dispositions.

During this pandemic when we can’t safely gather in Church, there is the possibility of

joining in the Church’s Liturgy of the Hours. One resource is Divine Office.com (https://

divineoffice.org/welco of the me/ ) which gives both the text of the office as well as an audio

accompaniment. Anther resource is the iBreviary, an app that can be used on your cell phone

or iPad. This iBreviary also includes the Roman Missal with the Mass Prayers and Readings.

Recently we began offering the Sacrament of Reconciliation twice a week by drive

through, Wednesday evenings from 6:30pm-7:30pm and Sundays 10am-Noon at both church-

es; St. Rosalie by the day chapel doors and St. John Bosco at the main doors of the Church.

The end times are not hard and fast. Priests will continue to hear confessions past that time if

there are people waiting to go. This practice will be constantly evaluated, and changes made as

needed.

Since we are unable to attend the Liturgy

of the Mass due to the restrictions and directives

of both our Governor and Archbishop, we can

safely partake of the Sacrament of Reconcilia-

tion which by its very nature as liturgy blesses

us with God’s love and forgiveness as well as

expressing our praise for God.

Maybe now, God is asking us to reap the

benefits of more frequent reception of the Sacra-

ment of Reconciliation and thus renew ourselves

and the holiness of the Church.

God love you!

St. John Bosco Catholic Church Served by the Salesians of Don Bosco

2114 Oakmere Dr. Harvey, LA 70058 504.340.0444

Fr. Mark Hyde, SDB Pastor

MASS SCHEDULE: Monday—Friday 7:00 am Saturday 8:00 am Saturday Vigil 5:00 pm Sunday 7:30, 9:00 & 11:00 am 5:00 pm

Confession Schedule

Saturday: 4:00 - 4:45pm Sunday: 10:15 - 10:45am

IncomeWeekly Envelopes 171,602.75 Loose Collection 81,745.75 Collections at Special Devotion 15,364.00 Maintenance Collection 42,010.00 Votive Shrines, Misc. Goods, Etc. 3,620.00 Rentals, Leases, Royalties - School Rental 103,500.00 Fundraiser - Bingo 1,675.00 Interest Earned on Funds on Dep 4,614.00 Donations, Legacies, Gifts, etc 11,283.25 Religious Education Income 525.00 Mass Stipends 6,666.00 Baptisms, Weddings, Funerals 595.00 Miscellaneous Income 876.88 Sale of Parish Property 166,500.00 Total Income $ 610,577.63

ExpensesSalary Pastor & Associates, Extra Priests 43,360.10 Salary Administrative 35,189.55 Salary Janitorial 34,879.31 Salary Music 28,600.00 Salary Religious Education 0.00 Salary Youth Minister 6,300.00 Payroll Taxes 5,793.21 Health Insurance Cost 16,283.89 Retirement Expense 6,993.97 Sanctuary 9,529.14 Costs of Votives, Religious Goods 1,515.93 Church Office 4,643.89 Household Expenses - Priest Food Expenses 3,600.00 Professional Services 3,349.17 Utilities Rectory 3,358.27 Church 9,047.36 Residence 672.18 Cell Phone 892.17 Family Life Center 550.09 Total Utilities $ 14,520.07 Janitorial 1,406.63

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITIONJuly 2019 - March 2020

Auto 3,623.65 Conference & Travel 470.80 Ordinary Repairs 21,662.72 Social Welfare Ministry Expenses 4,323.00 Parish Socials & Community Events 32.76 School Support 4,900.00 Insurance Expenses 39,432.06 IT Expenses 78.39 Replace Furniture & Equip 8,224.00 Fundraisers - Bingo 221.27 Bank Charges 1,025.28 Payroll Fees 1,267.99 Miscellaneous 1,351.46 St. Rosalie Rent Share Distribution 44,169.94 Dues & Subscription 2,948.43 Gifts 940.45 Retreats 266.00 Deanery Expense 100.00 Youth Ministry 585.00 Direct Deposit Fee 105.13 Total Miscellaneous $ 50,466.41 Parish Share - Weekly Assessment 51,113.98 Clarion Herald Expense 2,638.36 New Construction 25,260.48 Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment - Church 7,724.90 Total Expenses $ 413,170.43 Net Operating Income $ 197,407.20

DONATIONS2020 2019 2020 2019

MARCH APRIL Weekly 18,301 14,287 Weekly 7,719 14,594 Maintenance 1,838 1,449 Easter 2,615 6,731 Online 4,020 2,848 Maintenance - 1,450 TOTAL 24,159 18,584 Online 6,645 2,601 Difference 5,575 TOTAL 16,979 25,376

Difference (8,397)

Mass Intentions

May 9 8:00am +Maria Tran Thi Niem

5:00pm +Paul Louis Nguyen Dinh Dzung

+Jacqueline G. Guillot

+Peter John Paul Nguyen

+Joseph Lai Duc Anh

+John Baptist Tuan Nguyen

+Theresa Cindy Cao

+Wayne Delaune

+Catherine Rice

+Nella Nunez

+Yolande Dugas

+Neil J. Folse, Jr., MOB

+Helen Saulino, MOB

+Dominico Nguyen Tuy Chuong

May 10 7:30am +Guillermo & Candida Calimlim

9:00am Parishioners of St. John Bosco

11:00am +Penelope Solis

5:00pm +Grace Forsythe Roussel

+Souls in Purgatory

+Anna Tran Thi Phuong

May 11 7:00am +Paul Nha Chu

May 12 7:00am +Maria Vieng Pham

May 13 7:00am +John Hop Tran

May 14 7:00am Parishioners of St. John Bosco

May 15 7:00am +Gerald McGittigan

May 16 8:00am +Maria Tran Thi Niem

5:00pm +May & Ruiz Families

+Jacqueline G. Guillot

+Penelope Solis

+Maria Nguyen Huy Chuong

+Peter John Paul Nguyen

+Joseph Lai Duc Anh

+Robert & Notile Klein

+Frances, Darlene & Donna Hefti

+Della & Charles Perry

+John Baptist Tuan Nguyen

+Theresa Cindy Cao

May 17 7:30am +Marilyn DeBlanc

9:00am Parishioners of St. John Bosco

11:00am +Paul Louis Nguyen Dinh Dzung

+Marie-Katie Ducote

+Joseph & Anna

+Souls in Purgatory

+Anna Tran Thi Phuong

May 18 7:00am Happy Birthday Holly Hecker

May 19 7:00am Parishioners of St. John Bosco

May 20 7:00am +Ha Xuan Du, AOD 5/21

Sanctuary Candle

is in memory of

Odele & Adele DeSoto

Bread and Wine

Celebration of the Eucharist is in memory of

Odele & Adele DeSoto

Submissions to the Parish Bulletin are welcome. Please submit all material at least ten (10) days prior to

office@saintjohnboscochurch.org.

Vocation Prayer Intention

May 8—14 please pray for

all those applying to enter

formation with the Salesians of

Don Bosco this year

Message from Fr. Mark ~ I am happy to present to you our parish financial report for the 1st nine months of this fiscal year. At first glance, it appeals to be quite healthy with a surplus as of now of $197,404.20. If you take away the one-time exceptional income from the sale of the resi-dence of $166,500, that leaves us with a surplus of only $30, 907.20. Now add to that the effects of the Covid 19 pandem-ic on our parish offertory. That leaves us with a picture that is not so rosy. As you can see even during the beginning of the pandemic in March, our income surpassed that of the previous year. This made me very happy! Increased giving/tithing was beginning to take hold in our parish. This trend would allow us to expand ministerial out-reach and do necessary maintenance that has been placed on hold. Then came April of 2020; our offertory fell some $8,000 short of the offertory of 2019. Looking ahead, it seems that we would have to do three things: Greater outreach to expand our parishioner base…

every parishioner must be an evangelizer Increased giving on the part of all parishioners Continue to seek ways of reducing expenses and

examine possible budgetary cuts. I am very grateful for those who been able to contin-ue parish support these days. A special shout out to those who are able and have increased their giving these days to help compensate for those who are unable to give.

God bless you! Stay safe!