February 28, 2016 - St. Mark Catholic Church

42021 Highway 621 Gonzales, LA 70737
A People Set Apart
Parish Staff
Pastor ……………….....…..Rev. Rubin Reynolds
Administrative Assistant….......….Julie Carpenter
Administrative Assistant…..……..Sandy Dardeau
Bookkeeper………………….Renae Schexnaydre
Business Manager ……….......Kathleen LoCicero
Consultant on Call …………..Sammy Chestovich
Director of Christian Formation…......Mary Kruse
Maintenance Supervisor …..……..…..Ron Duhon
Pastoral Associate ...…...…..….Robin Richardson
PSR Secretary ………………........Sharon Buquoi
Jr. Youth Director ……………....…...Dana Millet
Sr. Youth Director……………...….Garrett Tregre
February 28, 2016
Mass Schedule
Saturday Vigil Mass:.…….....………...…4:00 pm
Sunday Masses …..............8:00, 9:30 & 11:00 am
Monday, Wednesday - Friday…...…........8:30 am
Tuesday—Communion Service …...........8:30 am
Reconciliation
Saturdays: 3-3:30 pm and before daily Mass.
Other times by appointment with priest.
Parish School of Religion Principals:
Patricia Sanchez…….……....…...….High School
Flory Reynolds……..... Middle & Primary School
Parish Office Hours
Monday - Thursday…............8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Friday……………...…….....…...8:00 am to Noon
Telephones
Parish Office…..………..…….… (225) 647-8461
Fax……………………...…..........(225) 647-5125
E-mail:…….……...…..…..........stmark@eatel.net
New Parishioners: Please complete the registration form which can be found on our website and return to the parish office.
Church Certificates: For all sacramental certificates, contact Julie Carpenter at 225-647-8461
Sacrament of Baptism: Baptisms are held the First Sunday of each month, following 11:00 a.m. Mass. Parents of infants and children
under age 7 are to attend 1 Baptism Seminar. (If pregnant, attend as early as possible during the pregnancy.)
Baptism Seminars are held on the Tuesday following the first Sunday of the month at 6:30 pm. *Baptism of children 7 years and older must go
through the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults adapted for Children. Contact Mary Kruse at 225-647-8461
Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA): For adults inquiring about becoming Catholic and baptized Catholics who lack Confirmation
and Holy Communion, contact Donna Chestovich at 225-938-0985.
Sacrament of Matrimony:
Christian Burial:
Couples need to contact the parish office six months prior to their planned wedding date.
Families should contact the parish office, as soon as possible, prior to making other funeral arrangements.
Pastoral Care of the Sick: Contact the office in regards to those who are seriously ill, hospitalized and homebound. Emergency calls are
made immediately.
Vocations for Priesthood and Religious Life: Contact the office of Vocations and Seminarians at 225-336-8779 or visit their website at
www.diobr.org.
Prayer Line Request:
Contact the Parish Office……225-647-8461
Visit our website: www.stmarkgonzales.org for vital information or like us on Facebook
Schedule of Events
March 1
9:00 am
Blue Army
10:00 am
Moms & Tots
6:00 pm
Adult Choir Practice
6:30 pm
KC Officer’s Meeting
10:00 am
Small Faith
Tuesday, March 8……...St. Theresa, Gonzales
6:00 pm
RCIA
6:30 pm
Fair Committee
Wednesday, March 9…...St. Michael, Convent
6:30 pm
Parish Council
Thursday, March 10……Holy Rosary, St. Amant
6:00 pm
Bible Study
Tuesday, March 15…….St. Mark Gonzales
March 4
6:00 pm
Soup, Stations, & Sacrifice
Thursday, March 17……St. John, Prairieville
March 5
4:00 pm
RCIA 2nd Scrutiny
March 2
March 3
Schedule of area Lenten Parish Reconciliation Services:
All Services will begin at 7:00PM
SORRY! Saturday, February 27
Senior Citizen Bingo has been canceled.
A Vocation View
When called by the Lord, Moses immediate response was
“Here I am”. If you feel that God is calling you, call or
email Fr. Matt Dupre at 225.336.8778, mdupre@diobr.org,
or visit, www.diobr.org/vocations.
Third Sunday of Lent
February 28, 2016
Merciful and gracious is the
Lord, slow to anger and abounding in kindness.
— Psalm 103:8
As part of our parish’s Total Stewardship program, we are pleased to turn our emphasis to the
Stewardship of Finance. The Five Giving Principles will help structure our generosity and each
person’s prayerful participation in the work of
ministry and service.
Five Giving Principles include the following:
Giving is planned.
Giving is proportionate.
Giving is sacrificial.
Giving is free.
And giving is an act of prayer.
By God’s grace, we are Equipped to Build the
Kingdom. Let’s grow together.
Fiscal Year 2015—16: Stewardship of Treasure
32nd Sunday, February 7, 2016
Weekly
Budget
- /+
Offertory
$ 12,562.00
$
11,826.92
$
735.08
Maintenance
$ 3,004.00
$
2,730.77
$
273.23
Pop Coin
$
$
45.90
Total
$ 15,611.90
$
1,054.21
Building
Fund
Envs, loose
cks, ACH &
2nd collection
45.90
January
2016
$ 4,081.56
$
14,557.69
Monthly Note
$
5,694.70
Thank you for your generous
stewardship contributions.
-/+
$ (1,613.14)
RCIA ELECT PARTICIPATE
IN THE SCRUTINIES
We ask our parish family to continue to pray for
the RCIA elect as they participate in the scrutinies
and continue their journey of faith.
All of us are called to continuing conversion
throughout our lives, so we join with the elect in
scrutinizing our own lives and praying to God for
the grace to overcome the power of sin that still
infects our hearts.
The Scrutinies will be at the following Masses:
The next stop on our CRS Rice Bowl journey is the African nation of Rwanda, where we’re reminded to care for
the unborn. This week we pray for pregnant mothers, that
they may have the medical and nutritional support they
need to raise healthy, thriving children.
Visit crsricebowl.org for more information.
1st Scrutiny - Sunday, February 28 – 9:30 am
2nd Scrutiny – Saturday, March 5 – 4:00 pm
3rd Scrutiny – Sunday, March 13 – 11:00 am
Join us once again for an
Evening of Delightful Dining
There will be a basket in the vestibule after each of
the above Masses containing “Prayer Stones” with
the name of each elect on them. Please take one
and pray for our Elect.
Chef John Folse Presents:
The “Spirit” of St. Mark
Cost $75 per person
Thursday, March 17 at 7:00 pm
A Morning with the Blessed Mother
March 1, 2016 marks the 2nd
Anniversary of the A Morning
with
the
Blessed
Mother
devotion. The gathering will be
held at 10:00 a.m. at the home of
Betty & Shelby Robert, 40143
Loosemore Road, beginning with
recitation of the rosary. Fr. Charlie Landry,
pastor of St. Gabriel Catholic Church, will be the
guest speaker. Full lunch to be served for
nominal fee. All are invited to attend; any
questions, call 225-647-6114 or 933-9508.
Divine Mercy News
Our Tuesday night Mass and
Novena is now in the Chapel of
Adoration through to completion of
the 9 weeks. The time will remain
the same: Mass at 6PM and the
Chaplet of Divine Mercy after. The
only thing that has changed is the
location; from Church to the Chapel. Thank you for
your commitment and understanding.
St. Mark Mother’s Day Out
Beginning September 2016
9 – 12 with extended day option ‘till 1:30
for children ages 2 , 3, and 4
(4yr olds must be 4 after September 30)
2 - 3 - 5 day availability
classes are filling quickly!
REGISTER YOUR CHILD WHILE THERE IS STILL SPACE AVAILABLE.
April 1, 2 & 3rd
Triple Play Raffle Tickets
One Ticket = 3 Chances to Win!
Drawings to be held each night of the fair.
Friday night—Apple I-pad Mini 4
Saturday Night—50” Smart TV
Sunday Night—Custom BBQ Pitt, Donated by Hebert Steel.
We are asking each parish family to sell one book of 10 tickets.
Books are available for pick up in the parish office. Ticket cost $5 each.
Quilt Raffle
Tickets are also available in the parish office for our Quilt Raffle. Picture of quilt coming soon!
More information about the 2016 Festival can be found on our Facebook page. Light Lane Festival
& flyers are available on the bulletin board in the church entrance and in the parish office.
Fair Sponsors - James Leblanc 225/717-5436 Kathleen LoCicero @
stmarkmgr@eatel.net, 225/647-8461
Raffle Items-Debbie Beaucoudray 225/931-9840 or
dbeaucoudray@bellsouth.net
Fair Store Items & Volunteers
Stacey Savoy 225/647-4323 or sasavoy@eatel.net
Flyers for Mini-Pot Competition, Super Sweets Competition, Car Show, &
Sponsorships available in Parish Office and entrance to church.
St. Mark Lenten Schedule
All Masses—Services—Events for Lent will be held in
the Church
WAY OF THE CROSS
♦ 8:30 am— After all Friday morning Masses
♦ 6:30 pm— Station, Soup & Sacrifice w/Comm.
Service on Mar. 4, 11, & 17
♦ 3:00 pm— Good Friday, March 25
ST. MARK LENT RECONCILIATION
♦ 7:00 pm— Tuesday, March 15
TAIZE SERVICE
♦ 7:00 pm— Monday, March 21
HOLY THURSDAY—MASS OF THE LORD’S
SUPPER
♦ 7:00 pm— Thurs. , Mar. 24 Washing of the Feet
ADORATION CHAPEL
♦ The Adoration Chapel will be closed from 6:00 pm
Thurs., March 24 until 10:00 pm Sat., March 26.
GOOD FRIDAY (CELEBRATION OF THE
LORD’S PASSION)
♦ 3:00 pm— Friday, March 25
EASTER VIGIL—HOLY SATURDAY
♦ 8:00 pm— Saturday, March 26
EASTER SUNDAY— RESURRECTION OF
THE LORD
♦ Sunday, March 27— Regular Mass Times
8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 AM
1st Eucharist Prep Day
Parents, please mark your calendars.
Saturday, March 12th. Sign in at 8:45 AM
At least 1 parent and student are to attend.
Presentation from 9-11 AM in Activity Center.
YEAR OF MERCY: MORE WAYS TO BE MERCIFUL
Practicing mercy in our lives actually does take
practice.
The Pharisees saw this and said to his disciples,
“Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
He heard this and said, “Those who are well do not need a
physician, but the sick do. Go and learn the meaning of the
words, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ I did not come to call
the righteous but sinners.” Matt, 9: 11-13
God, who is merciful, desires our mercy. Each
month we will offer ways to keep to mercy during
the Jubilee Year. Try randomly selecting one each
week and putting it into practice. Be creative!
February
8) Be mindful of your behavior online. Is that post
designed to improve your image … and leave others
feeling bad? Are you hammering people in order to
serve your anger and humiliate others?
9) Have masses said for the living: friends and family
members, even strangers you read/hear about, who are
having a hard time.
10) Be generous enough to allow someone to help you;
people need to feel needed.
11) If you didn’t mean to be a pain in the neck to
someone, admit you were and ask the person to forgive
you.
12) Take a tip from Cardinal Timothy Dolan and carry
around $5 Starbucks and McDonald’s gift cards for the
homeless.
13) Take time in prayer to contemplate the good
qualities of someone who is difficult for you. Do the
same for each member of your family.
14) Send a card, flowers, gift or note to someone on the
six-month anniversary of his or her loved one’s death.
By then, most people have stopped recognizing their
grief yet grief is still very real.
2016 PSR SUMMER DATES
Parents, please mark your calendars.
Summer PSR dates are:
Tuesday, May 31st— Friday, June 10th.
Hope this helps with vacation planning.
Junior Youth Meeting
Sunday, February 28 12:00 pm
Sunday, March 6
3:30 pm
Open to all 4th - 7th grade students
Senior Youth Meeting
Sunday, March 6
6:00 pm
High School PSR Dates– 2016
6:00—8:30 p.m.
March 13, 2016
April 10, 2016
Today’s Readings
The Sanctuary Light
First Reading — The LORD God appears to Moses
and directs him to go and deliver the Israelites from
Egypt (Exodus 3:1-8a, 13-15) or Exodus 17:3-7.
Dagan, Tadd, M/M Adrian “Red” Fife and
M/M Leo Ricca
Psalm — The Lord is kind and merciful (Psalm 103) or
Psalm 95.
Masses for the Week
Second Reading — We are not to grumble like the
people with Moses in the desert (1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 1012) or Romans 5:1-2, 5-8.
Saturday, February 27, 2016
Gospel — If you do not repent, you will all perish
4:00 p.m JoAnn Sanchez, Clarence ‘Slick’ Sanchez,
Andrey Sanchez Watts, Paul & Victoria Sanchez, J.B.
Templet, Sr., Elmire Templet, Clarence ‘Kyle’ Waguespack,
Diana DuBois and for our Parish Family (living and
deceased)
(Luke 13:1-9) or John 4:5-42 [5-15, 19b-26, 39a,
40-42].
The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997,
International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved
“I AM”
Kindness and mercy are what the enslaved people of
Israel needed, and they came in the form of deliverance.
They came through a leader, Moses, who was once
plucked from the Nile River and was now herding his
father-in-law’s sheep in the land of Goshen. The bush
that burned but was not consumed shows us that God is
inexhaustible mystery.
Moses’ awe and deference are mixed with a touching
conversational tone as he seeks to learn God’s name.
And God sweetly responds. The somewhat abstract “I
AM” distinguishes the God of Abraham and Isaac and
Jacob from the minor gods in the territory who “are not.”
They are helpless, powerless, and useless. Moses is to
step out into an amazing future, and God will be there
with outstretched arm. Just go and see, God seems to
say.
Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
8:00 a.m. For the People
9:30 a.m. Ann Braud
11:00 a.m. Cade Poma
Monday, February 29, 2016
8:30
Dale Verhien.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
6:00 p.m. Hellen Patin
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
8:30 a.m. Dagan, Tadd, M/M Adrian “Red” Fife, M/M
Leo Ricca and for our Parish Family (living and deceased)
Thursday, March 3, 2016
8:30 a.m. Elliott , Georgie and Mattie Contine
Friday, March 4, 2016
8:30 a.m. LaRae Roberts.
6:00 p.m. Communion Service
Readings for the Week (Year C)
Monday:
Sunday, February 28, 2016
2 Kgs 5:1-15ab; Ps 42:2, 3; 43:3, 4;
Lk 4:24-30
Dn 3:25, 34-43; Ps 25:4-5ab, 6, 7bc, 8-9;
Mt 18:21-35
Dt 4:1, 5-9; Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20;
Mt 5:17-19
Jer 7:23-28; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Lk 11:14-23
Hos 14:2-10; Ps 81:6c-11ab, 14, 17;
Mk 12:28-34
Hos 6:1-6; Ps 51:3-4, 18-21ab; Lk 18:914
Jos 5:9a, 10-12; Ps 34:2-7; 2 Cor 5:1721; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 Alternate readings
(Year A): 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Ps
23:1-6; Eph 5:8-14; Jn 9:1-41[1, 6-9, 13
-17, 34-38]
Saturday, March 5, 2016
4:00 p.m The Courville, Manuel & Soileau flys.,
Lummis Norwood, Wilma Medine, Janell Poche and for our
Parish Family (living and deceased)
Sunday, March 6, 2016
8:00 a.m. For the People
9:30 a.m. Charles Buquoi
11:00 a.m. Elma Bourgeois
The Sanctuary Light and Weekend Mass
Intentions are included in the Lector’s
Welcome which begins 5 minutes prior to
each Mass.
NEW: The Masses for the Parish Purgatorial
Society will be included in the new title for
our Parish Family (living and deceased) .