St. Elizabeth Church Bulletin St. Jules PO Box 1, 119 Hwy 403 phone: 225-473– 8569 PO Box 38. 7165 Hwy 1 Paincourtville, LA 70391 email: [email protected] Belle Rose, LA 70341 Website: sesjchurch.com November 15, 2020 33nd Sunday of Ordinary Time St. Elizabeth of Hungary Patroness of St. Elizabeth Church and School, Paincourtville

St. Elizabeth of Hungary, also known as St. Elizabeth of , was born in Hungary on July 7, 1207 to the Hungarian King Andrew II and Gertrude of Merania. As soon as her life began, she had responsibilities from being a royal pressed upon her. While Elizabeth was young, her father arranged for her to be married to Ludwig IV of Thuringia, a German nobleman

Elizabeth's mother, Gertrude, was murdered in 1213, when Elizabeth was just six-years-old. From this point on, Elizabeth's perspective on life and death dramatically changed and she sought peace with prayer. Happiness was returned to her young life in 1221 when she was formally married to Ludwig, whom she deeply loved. Together the couple had three beautiful children, the third entering the religious life, becoming of a German convent.

Elizabeth continued to live a life full of prayer and a service to the poor. Ludwig, who was now one of the rulers of Thuringia, supported all of Elizabeth's religious endeavors even though she was a part of the royal court. She began to lead an austerely simple life, practiced penance, and devoted herself to works of chari- ty. She used her royal position to advance her mission for charity.

In 1223, Franciscan arrived in Thuringia and taught 16-year-old Elizabeth all about 's ideals. She then forth decided to live her life mirroring his. She wore simple clothing and set aside time every day to take bread to hundreds of poor people in her land. Ludwig and Elizabeth were politically powerful and lived with a remarkable generosity toward the poor.

In 1226, when disease and floods struck Thuringia, Elizabeth took to caring for the victims. It is said she even gave away the royal's clothing and goods to the afflicted people. Elizabeth had a hospital built and pro- vided for almost a thousand poor people daily.

St. Elizabeth of Hungary Pray for us. May His Name be Glorified Fr. Tomi Attribution: catholic.org

WEEKEND MASSES Saturday: 4:00 PM - St. Elizabeth Sunday : 8:30 AM - St. Jules, 10:30 AM - St. Elizabeth and 6:00 PM St. Elizabeth Oct 4th —Dec 20th

WEEKDAY MASSES Monday: 6:00 PM - St. Jules, Tuesday: 7:45 AM - St. Elizabeth, Thursday: 6:00 PM - St. Jules, Friday 7:45 AM - St. Elizabeth

CONFESSIONS Saturday 3:00 to 3:50 and 30 min before every weekday Mass or by appointment ADORATION Monday—5:00 pm at St. Jules, Thursday - 5:00 pm at St. Jules, Friday—7:00 am at St. Elizabeth Administrator: Rev Tomi Thomas, IMS, Deacon Associate: Ehren Oschwald Director of Religious Education: Heather Labat, Music: Emma Prejean, Housekeeper: Sharon Landry Admin Assistant: Wendy Ourso, Bookkeeper: Claire Blanchard SISTERS OF THE CONGREGATION OF THE MOTHER OF CARMEL: Phone: (985) 369-7069 Office Hours 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri THANKSGIVING DAY Thanksgiving Mass (No Music): 7am at St. Jules, Adoration: 8 am at St. Elizabeth Thanksgiving Mass: 9am at St. Elizabeth On Thanksgiving Day, before the Thanksgiving feast, before the family celebrations, I would encour- age all of you to attend Mass. The Lord is the first One to whom we need to thank, because without Him, we have nothing. Without Him, we are nothing. After Mass, we will have a loaf of Blessed Bread for your Thanksgiving table – a gift from your Church. Do not forget to pick one up! Those who would like to bring food baskets to be blessed can bring them to the Church. We will have a special collection to support of the needs of the church on Thanksgiving Day. Flowers for the Thanksgiving Altar I request all families to bring flowers from your yard to be placed in front of the Altar, as a sign of our gratitude to the Lord for giving us a bountiful harvest, and from sparing us from all the hurricanes this year. There will be vases left in front the altar in which you can place the flowers prior to Mass. Please encourage children to bring flowers and arrange in the vase. Food to be Blessed and Food Donations Bring food that you want to be blessed to Mass. Also if you have any canned goods or non perishable items to donate to the needy, you can place them in the large boxes at the Sanctuary. Meeting of All Ministers There will be a meeting of All Youth and Adult Ministers serving at the Mass as Extra Ordinary Minis- ters of Holy Communion, Lectors, Ushers and Sacristans on Tuesday, November 17 at 8:30 am at St. Elizabeth Church, or on November 17 at 6pm at St. Jules Church. You need to attend just one of the meetings. At this meeting, we will ask you to sign up for the Christmas Masses.

The Bishop’s Annual Appeal 2020 / 2021 I UNDERSTAND that our extended season of difficulty has brought you strain and fatigue, a persistent sense of loss to many, and the burden of uncertainty to everyone. It is appropri- ate that we pause a moment and ask God to send the Holy Spirit into our hearts to refresh our spirit with renewed hope. With this renewed hope, even though we may feel like we are in a small boat tossed about by the waves, we are able to fix our feet on the solid ground of our timeless Catholic faith and feel the support of the faithful love of God for each of us re- vealed in the Word made flesh, Jesus Christ. Sustained by this Blessed Assurance, we are not afraid and we faithfully move forward to Continue the Mission. + Bishop Michael G. Duca

Tuesday, November 17th

We will celebrate St. Elizabeth Feast day with Mass at 7:45 am at St. Elizabeth Church.

November 28th and 29th

First Sunday of Advent: Anointing and Praying over the people after every weekend Mass.

St. Elizabeth & St. Jules Ministers Schedule If you are not able to serve your scheduled time, please call someone to take your place* Entire schedule is posted on https://sesjchurch.com/liturgical-ministers EUCHARISTIC SACRISTANS DATE TIME READERS ALTAR SERVER USHERS MINISTER

11/21/20 Saturday Jamie Barry Adalyn LeBlanc Linda Volunteer St. Elizabeth 4:00 Louque Aucoin Ashleigh LeBlanc Aucoin PM Lucy LeBlanc Patsy Daigle Volunteer 11/22/20 Sunday Tommy Marian Aiden, Austin & 8:30 AM Volunteers St. Jules Joffrion Landry Anderson Paine Diane Brennan Blanchard Volunteer 11/22/20 Sunday Liz George Liz George LeBlanc Kaleb Falcon St. Elizabeth 10:30 AM Addison Falcon

Marian

Those who have already made their consecration to Mary in the past and those who would like to do the consecration to Mary this year are encouraged to attend consecration to Mary on Saturday, December 12th after the 4pm Mass at St. Elizabeth church on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe’. You can use either “33 days to Morning Gory” or “Totus Tuus” to help you prepare. Food Bank Volunteers Needed • Thursday, November 19th to set up for food bank, please arrive at 9:00 am. • Saturday, November 21st to distribute food. Please arrive around 8:15 am. Please call office if you can help at 225-473-8569

Harvest Festival Drawing November 15, 2020—After the 10:30 Mass at St. Elizabeth Church

Second collection next weekend “Campaign for Human Development” November 8, 2020 Mass Online Total 2019 Collection Same Week St. Elizabeth Regular Collection $2,137.00 $580.00 $2,717.00 $2,807.25 Improvement Fund $280.00 $280.00 St. Jules Regular Collection $1,561.00 $1,635.00 $3,196.00 $3,894.00 Improvement Fund $115.00 $125.00 $240.00 This week the sanctuary light donation is in memory of: Saturday, November 21 St. Elizabeth: +Ruth Dupre, Rene Landry, Percy Landry, Jr. 4:00 PM - Eric “CoCo” Rousseau, Mr. and Mrs. St. Jules: For the People Roy Rousseau, Sr., Brittany Landry. +Ruth Dupre, Simon and Elmina B. Landry, Elaine Mass Intentions Landry, Joseph “JoJo” LeBlanc, Marilyn L. LeBlanc. Lyn LeBlanc Judy, Jeanette D. Saturday, November 14 LeBlanc, Pierre N. “Molo” LeBlanc, Leslie 4:00 PM - +Taylor Talbot, Rachel Morris, “Poochie” LeBlanc Eric Morris, Kent and Margaret Morris,

Paul Daigle, Sr. and Family Sunday, November 22 Sunday, November 15 8:30 AM - Thomas J. and Erna B. Richard. 8:30 AM - Thomas J. and Erna Richard, Rose and Charles Malarcher, +Julie Blanchard Percy Landry, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Lugger Acosta, Felix and Vivian Simoneaux and Fami- Sedotal, Mr. and Mrs. Enaux Blanchard, ly, Norbert Landry Family, Marie and John Lawrence E. Bergeron, Sr. Family, Antho- LeBlanc ny R. Grisaffe Family, Philip and Eva Simoneaux Family, Felix and Vivian Simoneaux and Family, Gilbert 10:30 AM - For the People Blanchard, Cleve Landry, Leonard and Bessie Simoneaux, Emmet, Sr. and Dan- 6:00 PM - Edward McGettigan ny, +Freddie and Denise Fernandez, +Hayward Fernandez, John LeBlanc, Ma- rie LeBlanc, Family of Norbert Landry, Please Pray For: Hayward Guillot

Robert Brower, Sandy George, Special 10:30 AM - Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Le- Blanc, Justileon, Lena and Jerry Request, Dorthy Caballero, Percy Falcon, Blanchard, Charles Blanchard, Jr. and Kathleen Rousseau, Max Prejean, Brayden Hood, Lauren Duiery (Special Intention), Beth Phelonese Blanchard. Boudreaux, Jake Daigle, Johnny LeBlanc, Tim 6:00 PM - For the People of the Parish Smith, Sr. and Family, Tommy L Smith, Jr., Mr.

Daryl Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Brett Smith, Gaige Ad- Monday, November 16 ams, Shirley Hebert, Polly Johnson, Warren 6:00 PM - Unification Day of CMC, Dugas’, Kayla Buchen, Scott P. Falcon, Trey +Rene Landry Prejean, Maggie Plauche, Margaret Law, Steven Tuesday, November 17 Gauthe’ 7:45 AM - Feast of St. Elizabeth FM Radio for weekend Masses Thursday, November 19 For those who want to participate in 6:00 PM - +Una Caballero the Mass from your car, just tune Friday, November 20 your radio to FM 90.9 from the park- 7:45 AM - Deceased members of CMC ing lot. Communion will be brought order to your vehicle.