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Vol. XXXIX No. 12 ~ Fourth Sunday of Lent ~ March 22, 2020 CHURCH OFFICE HOURS Monday‒Thursday: 8:00 AM‒12 Noon & 1:00‒4:00 PM Friday: 8:00 AM‒12 Noon Rev. Andre’ Melancon, Pastor [email protected] Rev. Paul Birdsall, Associate Pastor [email protected] Deacon Jimmy Brunet, Deacon [email protected] Deacon James Lefevre, Deacon [email protected] Deacon Gerald Rivette Retired Vicki Breaux, Bookkeeper / Parish Secretary [email protected] Amy Brunet, Receptionist / Secretary [email protected] Wanda Fos, Children's Ministry / Coordinator of Youth Formation (K8th) [email protected] June Gonzales, Church Environment Al Hargis, Custodian Rebecca Landry, Coordinator of Youth Formation / Safe Environment Coordinator [email protected] Ramona Portero, Marketing PR / Coordinator of Youth Formation [email protected] Maria Vice, Pastoral Council President Diocese of HoumaThibodaux Sexual Abuse Outreach Line (985) 8730026
ST BERNADETTE CATHOLIC SCHOOL (985) 8723854 309 Funderburk Avenue Houma, LA 703641895 Lydia Landry, School Principal Elise LeBoeuf, Asst. Principal Repent, Believe and live the Gospel MONDAY, MARCH 23rd 6:30 AM Mass C Readings for the week of March 15, 2020 6:00 PM Mass Sunday: Ex 17:37/Ps 95:12, 67, 89/Rom 5:12, 58/Jn 4:542 or 4:515, 19b26, 39a, 4042 TUESDAY, MARCH 24th 6:30 AM Mass C Monday: 2 Kgs 5:115b/Ps 42:2, 3; 43:3, 4 [cf. Ps 6:00 PM Mass 42:3]/Lk 4:2430 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25th Tuesday: Dn 3:25, 3443/Ps 25:45ab, 6 and 7bc, 89 6:30 AM Mass C [6a]/Mt 18:2135 6:00 PM Mass C Wednesday: Dt 4:1, 59/Ps 147:1213, 1516, 1920 [12a]/Mt 5:1719 THURSDAY, MARCH 26th 6:30 AM Mass C Thursday: 2 Sm 7:45a, 1214a, 16/Ps 89:23, 45, 6:00 PM Mass C 27 and 29/Rom 4:13, 1618, 22/Mt 1:16, 1821, 24a or Lk 2:4151a FRIDAY, MARCH 27th 6:30 AM Mass C Friday:Hos 14:210/Ps 81:6c8a, 8bc9, 1011ab, 14 and 17 [cf. 11 and 9a]/Mk 12:2834 SATURDAY, MARCH 28th 4:00 PM Vigil Mass C Saturday: Hos 6:16/Ps 51:34, 1819, 2021ab [cf. Hos 6:6]/Lk 18:914 SUNDAY, MARCH 29th M 5th Sunday of Lent Next Sunday: 1 Sm 16:1b, 67, 1013a/Ps 23:13a, 7:00 AM Mass C 3b4, 5, 6 [1]/Eph 5:814/Jn 9:141 or 9:1, 69, 1317, 9:00 AM Mass C 3438 11:00 AM Mass C 5:30 PM Mass C Palm Sunday Weekend ~ In light of Governor John Bel Edwards issuing March 24th & 25th an Executive Order on March 13th asking If you have palms you would like to donate for people to refrain from attending gatherings of Palm Sunday, please bring freshly cut cleaned more than 250 people in an effort to prevent palms beginning on Monday, March 19th. Palms can be the further spread of the Corona virus. Bishop placed between the Rectory and Herbert Hall. Fabre stresses the importance for us as people of faith and citizens of Louisiana to cooperate with the Governor’s order for the health and If you would like to make a wellbeing of our community. St. Bernadette donation toward Easter decorations in memory of a loved one, please has suspended all events in the parish with the forward the name you want exception of Mass until further notice. remembered and your name, along Please stay informed with updated information with your donation, to the New Life Center Attention Vicki. Names through the HoumaThibodaux Diocese will be published in the Family website at htdiocese.org and our website at Messenger after Easter. stbernadettechurchhouma.com
our Shutins, the homeless & unemployed of the area, those in our parish community who need physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual healing, & all the deceased members of St. Bernadette parish and Bob Bateman, Kayla Guidry, Gilda Guillory, Koby Kiffe, Maci Neal, Veralee Pontiff, Arlene Smith, Joslynn Watts, Olga Falgout, Karen Davis, Jerry Kurtz, TerrinRay Hebert, Lucy Mahler, Danny Hymel, Peter Waguespack, Sally Pertuit, Pat Boudoin, Michael Economides, Daryl LaBruyere, Patricia LaBruyere, Pamela Rodrigue, Marilyn Dominque, Jonathan Kaiser, Charlene F. LeBlanc, Tim Kufel, Lucien Bergeron, Ronald Bergeron, Ryan Bergeron, Breaux family, Kaela Carino, Ross Deroche, James Dishman, Mark Domangue, Ray Henry, Heath Louviere, Charles Price, Lorraine Stone, Drusella Valure, Vivian Hebert Schoultz, Shaylie Griffin, Roy Bergeron, Agnes Carino, Vera Cole, Debbie Himel, Mike LeBlanc, Rissa Duplantis, Sheryn Weaver, Christin Hirsch LeBoeuf, Cory LeBlanc, Claudia Guilliot, Charles “Chuck” Cain, McKenzie Marciante, Renee’ Grabert, Ade laida “Lali” Pena, Marie Bouzigard, William Besse March 22, 2020 BThis week, we take up The Catholic Relief Services Collection to help Jesus in disguise. This collection helps six Catholic agencies to provide struggling communities with relief and support and to work for peace and reconciliation among our marginalized brothers and sisters here and around the world. Please prayerfully consider how you can support the collection. Learn more about the collection at www.usccb.org/catholicrelief. BDay Camp 2020 ~ Registration for Campers will be announced on St. Bernadette’s Facebook page and on our website at stbernadettechurchhouma.com. Day Camp flyers can be found in the gather area, or on the church website at stbernadettechurchhouma.com. BMeet Maria Ana. Maria Ana and her brothers receive one meal a day at school, so that they can focus on achieving their dreams. How was education important for your future? How can you we ensure that all young people have a chance to be educated? Visit crsricebowl.org for more. BThe Bread or Stones Campaign for child wellbeing (Mt. 7:9) is a program of the Louisiana Interchurch Conference (LIC).This statewide campaign is holding the firstBread or Stones Coordinator Trainingon Friday, April 3 in the evening, ending around midday on Saturday, April 4 at the Wesley Center in Woodworth, LA (south of Alexandria). Attendance (including room and board) is free, but limited. Bread or Stones Coordinators are volunteer church members who have amoral commitmentto improve the lives of the children of Louisiana and a passion for bringing about change. Coordinators are networked and supported through the Louisiana Interchurch Conference (LIC). If you are interested in learning more about this campaign or the workshop please contact Rob Gorman at 8050372 or [email protected]. BVolunteers Needed: Anyone (Adults & Teens 6th M 12th graders) interested in volunteering to help with First Eucharist Receptions (dates to be announced), the Mother Daughter Tea (May 5th 8th), or Summer Fun Ministry (June / July), should contact Mrs. Wanda at the Church Office at 8791506. Safe Environment training must be completed in order to volunteer. BPlease know that Father Andre’ is grateful for the response that St. Bernadette parish has shown to the 2020 annual Bishop’s Appeal. Thus far our parish has reached 32.65% of our parish appeal goal. The appeal is something that our parish supports and Father would like to see the support from our parishioners continue to grow. Your gifts are supporting our 13 seminarians, caring for our 17 retired priests, youth formation and religious education, and Catholic education. Vital ministries to our diocese that support each of us. On behalf of Bishop Fabre, St. Bernadette parish thanks all who have made their commitment and strongly encourages all of our parishioners to participate in such a worthy cause. If you have not yet made your commitment and would still like to do so, there is still time as you can return your commitment card in the offertory, or simply mail it to the diocese in the provided envelope, or you may also visit www.htdiocese.org/bishopsappeal to make your gift online. If you would like more information about the 2020 Appeal, please contact the Annual Bishop’s Appeal Office at 9858503122 or email [email protected].
Sunday, March 8, 2020 Safe, Secure & Convenient To begin Parish Soft Online Giving: Year Goal……….$570,000.00 • Visit our parish website at Weeks (7/1/19 6/30/20) 52 stbernadettechurchhouma.com Goal per week….$ 10,961.54 Rounded to……..$ 11,000.00 • Click on Parish Soft Online Giving • Sign In then Register for an account. Individual Givers (190)...... ………...…….$ 5,920.00 • Choose the fund or funds you wish to donate to and the Unidentified Givers……...…………….…. 1,997.63 amount of the donation, then choose recurring if this SBS …………………………………….… 191.37 gift is recurring and Submit. Add your payment Online Givers………………….….…….. 5,576.83 information and save to your account. Submit and you Total…………….….….…...... ………... $ 13,685.83 are all done. Weekly Goal Amount………...$ 11,000.00 • Sign out. Over this week…………$ 2,685.83 • Once submitted, you will receive a welcome email Over year to date……….$ 30,772.37 and a thank you for your donation email. Building Fund ……...………………..…. $ 429.00 For more information call Vicki Breaux in Online Givers…...….....…..…………..… 320.00 the Church Office @ 8791506 Total…………….….….…...... … $ 749.00 Youth Formation News www.saintbernadettepandas.org (Formerly CCD or Religious Ed.)
As per the direction of Governor K - 5th Grades Edwards and the Office of Catholic Elementary Youth Formation (EYF) schools, St. Bernadette School will K5th Grade Schedule Reminder: be closed until April 13th. During this time our students will be doing ~ All Youth Formation classes and activities distance learning. have been suspended until further notice. Please stay updated through our Facebook and Website pages.
EDGE Ministry/Jr High Ministry Young Disciples Schedule Reminder: Dismissal is now at 8:05 pm. EDGE Schedule Reminder: ~ Young Disciples sessions have been suspended until further notice. We ~ All EDGE classes and activities will keep you updated through have been suspended until further Remind App messages. notice. Please stay updated through our Facebook and Website pages. In this time of need, we invite all the faithful to seek together the maternal intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe, and we share this prayer with Sacramental Preparation you: Holy Virgin of Guadalupe,Queen of the Angels ~ Our First Eucharist Candidates have been and Mother of the Americas.We fly to you today preparing all year to receive Jesus for the as your beloved children. We ask you to intercede for us with your Son, as you did at the first time through Holy Communion. We wedding in Cana. will reschedule our First Eucharist Retreat Pray for us, loving Mother, and gain for our and Ceremony as soon as the pandemic has nation and world,and for all our families and subsided. More information will follow. loved ones, the protection of your holy angels, that we may be spared the worst of this illness. For those already afflicted,we ask you to obtain Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention the grace of healing and deliverance. Hear the Catholics in China We pray that the Church in cries of those who are vulnerable and fearful,wipe China may persevere in its faithfulness to the away their tears and help them to trust. Gospel and grow in unity. In this time of trial and testing,teach all of us in the Church to love one another and to be patient and kind. Help us to bring the peace of Jesus to our land and to our hearts. We come to you with confidence,knowing that you truly are our compassionate mother, health of the sick and cause of our joy. Parishioners are asked to pray for our First Shelter us under the mantle of your protection, Eucharist candidates as patiently await the keep us in the embrace of your arms,help us date for them to Celebration of being able always to know the love of your Son, Jesus. to receive Jesus for the first time through Amen. Holy Communion. Youth Time to Register for Religious Ed. 2020/2021 Registration letters will be sent to current students this month for the 2020/2021 Religious Education session. Please check that all information is accurate, if not, correct or fill in any missing information, and return the form with payment through mail or drop it off at the church office (during regular hours or through the mail slot in the door). Early registration enables us to: have enough teachers; have a workbook for each child on the first day of class; and offer you discounted EarlyBird Registration prices, which ends May15th. All Future 1st Graders Students: 20202021 YF Registration will begin this month. Bring a copy of the child’s baptism certificate when you come to the office to register for the first time. Please share this information with others who may have a child going into 1st Grade in the Fall (1st Grade YF is required for First Eucharist Sacrament Preparation in the 2nd Grade). Congratulations to all of our Confirmation Candidates who received the Sacrament of Confirmation
Lauren “Peregrine” Andre’ Ethan “Cecilia” Authement Abigail “Catherine” Benoit Sophie “Isabella” Benoit Myra “Marie” Berthiaume Joseph “Paul” Bui Alexis “Catherine” Cayette Julia “Elizabeth” Champagne Brynn “Anne” Daigle Bennett “Jude” DiSalvo Brady “John” Drury Sierra “Luke” Duncan Abigail “Maria” Fanguy Lauren “Agatha” Fitch Annelle “Catherine” Fletcher Allie “Laura” Fontenot Caroline “Margaret” Francis Katelyn “Elizabeth” Hall Mary “Margaret” Hebert AlleighRae “Cecilia” Kaluza Kagan “Matthias” Landry Nicholas “John” Landry Julien “Julian” LeCompte Kathryn “Monica” Ledet Madison “Monica” Ledet Hannah “Elizabeth” Leonard David “Anthony” Marcel Christian “Paul” Maynard Kathryn “Anne” Melancon Emma “Claire” Moreau Andy “Joseph” Nguyen Jamie “Francis” Patterson Isabelle “Ann” Pellegrin Kara “Juliana” Pellegrin Allison “Grace” Price Brianna “Lucy” Pullaro Madison “Teresa” Richoux William “Cecilia” Schilling Brandon “Sebastian” Sharpe Collin “Sebastian” St. Germain Raegan “Agatha” Stroud Gavin “Michael” Tabor
Jack “Joseph” Theriot Adeline “Catherine” Trahan Marah “Marie” Trahan ADULT CANDIDATES Keri “Joan of Arc” Matherne Kevin “Michael” Fitzgerald WEEKLY March 29, 2020 Fifth Sunday in Lent Monday, March 23rd John 11:145 6:30 AM Special Intentions 6:00 PM Special Intentions “Lord, if you had been here, my brother Tuesday, March 24th would not have died.” 6:30 AM Special Intentions When Jesus arrived at Bethany, a small village 6:00 PM Special Intentions approximately four miles southeast of Jerusalem, he Wednesday, March 25th received that greeting from both Martha and Mary, the 6:30 AM Beverly Chamberlain sisters of Lazarus. Their greetings reveal both faith and 8:15 AM Special Intentions doubt; faith that Jesus could have prevented the death of 6:00 PM Beverly Chamberlain, Lily Mae Danos Lazarus and doubt that he Thursday, March 26th could now do anything about 6:30 AM Special Intentions it. Jesus understood. Jesus 6:00 PM Almus J. Boudreaux, Jr. taught Martha and Mary what he would later teach Thomas, Friday, March 27th “Do not persist in your 6:30 AM Special Intentions unbelief, but believe”(John Saturday, March 28th 21:27). If we do not occa- 4:00 PM Richard Grabert, Wilma P. Breaux, Joan Earles sionally doubt our faith, we Sunday, March 29th M 5th Sunday of Lent may not have a faith to doubt. Jesus uses this whole epi- 7:00 AM P. J. & Vivian Landry sode to teach all of us that we must be good stewards of 9:00 AM Gerald Valure, Elizabeth Jeanne Romero, our faith. When we have doubts, do we let them linger Christopher Do and fester, or do we try to resolve them by seeking the 11:00 AM Catherine C. Popay, Thomas Ocker counsel of our clergy, studying the teachings of our 5:30 PM Thomas Ocker Church, or discussing them with a spiritual director or someone we can trust? If not, we may sink deeper into our doubt and jeopardize our faith. Sanctuary Light In Loving Memory of Thomas Wade Ocker for the 1st anniversary of his death donated by his Great Grandparents Ken and Toni Landwehr
Please remember those who have died especially Laura Janette “Mike” Rivette. May she share in the glory of eternal life. May her family and friends find consolation in their faith.
Please welcome our newest sister who joined our family through the waters of Baptism. May the joy of her Baptism increase with her growth in the Lord. Dallas Jade Smith Catholic Charities assists low income workers with the payment of minor car repairs when they are having I AM YOUR POOR BOX trouble getting to and from work due to brakes, I am your poor box. I stand alone in the back of alternators, belts, starters, etc. that need to be changed. The car must be registered in the name of the person who your church ready to greet you, yet you coldly pass is employed, they must have insurance on their vehicle, me by. You look upon me just as a box of wood, but and be receiving SNAP (Food Stamp) Benefits. For more I have a heart it is the heart of throbbing humanity. information, please contact Jennifer Gaudet at 8760490. I am hungry always and forever hungry, while man threads the earth. You do not know, will never know, what I accomplish for your brothers and sis- ters in need. I am humble and teach my followers that all is vanity “But to serve God and Him alone.” I am the most powerful and the easiest prayer in the world: “Amen I say to you, as long as you did it for one of these the least of my brethren, you did it For updated information going on in our for me.” I bring a smile to the sad heart. I keep your Parish join our Remind group by texting brothers and sisters from despair. Without you I am @stbern1 to 81010 helpless. Any questions contact Ramona at I am your poor box, all alone in your church. 9858791506. Please remember me.
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