Mercy Alive in Ordinary Time Vol

JUNE 28, 2020 XIII SUNDAY MERCY ALIVE IN ORDINARY TIME VOL. 43 N O. 26 Photo by Darlene Aguillard All peoples, clap your hands. Cry to God with shouts of joy! – ENTRANCE ANTIPHON THIS WEEK Recycled Uniform Sale SATURDAY JUNE 27 Drop off Friday, June 26th 3:00 - 5:30 pm 8:00 am ...... Daily Mass Sale Day Saturday, June 27th 8:30 - 11:30 am 3:00-3:45 pm .... Confessions–St. Gabriel OLOM School - Old Gym 4:00 pm .... Vigil Mass 5:00-5:45 pm .... Confessions–St. Gabriel Come on out to the Summer Recycled Uniform Sale 6:00 pm ...... Vigil Mass sponsored by the OLOM Home and School Association. Drop off your clean, labeled uniforms for sale on Friday, June 26th in the old school Gym. Items not sold SUNDAY JUNE 28 can be picked up by 11:30 am on sale day. Check out 7:00 am ...... Mass the school website for details about the sale, pricing 9:00 am ...... Mass suggestions, and label template. Face masks are 10:30 am ...... Mass required when entering the building. 12:00 pm ...... Mass 6:00 pm ...... Mass For more information, contact: Ms. Kristi Siemann MONDAY JUNE 29 [email protected] 8:00 am .... Daily Mass 12:00 pm .... Daily Mass Second COLLECTION TUESDAY JUNE 30 Peter's Pence 12:00 pm ...... Daily Mass 6:00 pm .... Daily Mass On The COVER Pictured with Fr. Cleo Milano are 2nd graders Liam WEDNESDAY JULY 1 Perrault, Emilia Davros, Ava Keown, and Lucien 8:00 am .... Daily Mass Myers masked and ready to celebrate their First Holy 12:00 pm .... Daily Mass Communion. THURSDAY JULY 2 8:00 am .... Daily Mass Marriage Encounter WEEKEND 12:00 pm .... Daily Mass Have you ever thought about attending a Marriage Encounter FRIDAY JULY 3 Weekend? 7:30 am .... First Friday Devotion 8:00 am .... Daily Mass Would you like to rekindle 12:00 pm .... Daily Mass the romance and passion in your marriage? Improve your communication skills? Well, now is the time. And, you can do it from the comfort of your own home! Prayer LINE Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the July 17-19 For Prayer Line requests, contact: weekend will be presented virtually. Registration will Ms. Genie Ogden: (225) 293-2367 or be limited to 10 couples. So, dust off the computer, Ms. Carroll Benedetto at [email protected] charge up the iPad or table and sign up. You can register online at www.lams-wwme.org or call Gary & Susie Muñoz at (225) 439-3384. 2 OUR LADY OF MERCY PARISH BEHIND THE VEIL SAINTS PETER AND PAUL BY: FRED GWIN On June 29th, the Church celebrates the Feast Day of Saints Peter and Paul. This feast day is very meaningful to me. You see, last year, I was in Medjugorje on June 29th and was to attend the all English Mass that day at Saint James Church located in the heart of the town. Well, I was asked by the celebrant to read one of the readings at Mass. The Church was packed for the service. To say that I was excited was putting it mildly. So, let’s see what we can find out about these two icons of the Church. Well of course Saint Peter was one of the original twelve apostles but before that he was a fisherman in the Sea of Galilee. Jesus told Peter that He would make him a “fisher of men” instead. In reading the accounts in the Gospels, Peter was not always the one that most of us might have expected to lead. From the Bible stories, Peter seemed a bit high spirited, a little too “hot under the collar” and rather argumentative at times. However, Jesus molded him and despite some rough edges and early denials, surely demonstrated those leadership qualities that Jesus saw in him. Peter was designated as “the rock” upon which Jesus would build His Church and Peter was given the “keys” to the kingdom, thereby naming him the first head of the Church. Paul, actually named Saul, was a Roman citizen and came along after Jesus was crucified. Saul made it his mission to lead soldiers through the villages searching for Christians to persecute. In those early years, families of Christians were trying to band together to worship the Lord, to follow His teachings and to share the good news of the Last Supper with those who were baptized and believed. One day, while traveling to Damascus to persecute some Christians, Saul was struck down and blinded. In a vision, Saul was confronted by Christ. That encounter caused a total transformation in Saul. He was later baptized, regained his eyesight and changed his name to Paul. This transformation was so dramatic that he later became one of the other significant “rocks” of the early Church. Paul’s teachings to the Gentiles (non-Jews) probably did more to spread the good news of Christ than any other single thing in the early days of the Church. Paul’s writings to the Gentiles form the bulk of the New Testament works after the Gospel writings of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Peter and Paul both preached to the Gentiles and worked together on occasion. Peter is frequently referred to as Cephas in the letters of Paul. Peter is considered the first Pope of the Catholic Church, while Paul is considered by many to have helped define Christianity for the Gentile community. This feast day honors the martyrdom of the two saints sometime between AD64 and 67. Peter was crucified upside down because he felt unworthy to die as Jesus. Paul on the other hand was a Roman citizen so he could choose beheading instead and is believed to have died that way. While the church recognizes that they may not have died on the same day, tradition says that this is the day that they were both martyred in Rome by Emperor Nero. Saints Peter and Paul, pray for us! BATON ROUGE, LA 3 GARDEN OF PEACE COLUMBARIUM Dear Faithful Mercy, The Columbarium Garden of Peace has now received final approval of Bishop Duca and the Diocese. Work has now begun on this beautiful addition to our campus. In accord with the Diocesan policy four contractors were selected to bid on the columbarium project. They were Deumite Construction, Cangelosi-Ward, Arkel, and Charles Carter. The low bid was submitted by Arkel who has been awarded the contract. We are grateful to all of these fine companies and we are excited to work with Arkel. Pre-construction sales along with the contributions of three faithful Mercy families have made this project totally self-funded. There is no funding used from Traditions For Tomorrow for either construction or maintenance of the Columbarium Garden. The construction fence has already gone up and demolition and construction has begun. Please note this fence is for safety purposes during construction time. In the interest of serving our Church Family, and because of the COVID-19 effects on our economy, the pre-construction pricing of cremation niches will remain until construction is complete. Thus, at this present construction time, there will be no price increase. Please note that cremation burials are significantly less expensive than traditional burials. The Mercy Columbarium Garden is open to everyone – Catholic and Non-Catholics; Parishioners and Non-Parishioners alike. You may make a personal appointment; or have any questions answered over the phone by speaking with Michelle Schroeder at the Church Office at (225) 926-1883, [email protected]. The events of the pandemic will not stop the vision of Mercy and our Future together! The Columbarium Garden was the third piece of our Master Plan – Phase 1. WE DREAMED IT, WE PROMISED IT, AND WE ARE DELIVERING IT. The design has been created by Pete Newton of Newton Landscape Group, Coleman Partners Architects, Dale Songy and Joe Saffiotti, and Johnny Fife of Arkel Construction. I am very excited to move forward in our great vision for Mercy. Fr. Cleo OUR LADY OF MERCY, PRAY FOR US! 4 OUR LADY OF MERCY PARISH Called to Action GARDEN OF PEACE NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION FINAL RESTING PLACE IN SACREDNESS, DIGNITY, AND RESPECT The Mercy Columbarium Garden of Peace is open to all parishioners and non-parishioners, Catholic and non- Catholic. Columbarium niches are available in two sizes - each cremain niche holds a space for two persons. They are $5000 for a small niche and $7500 for larger urn niches. Please know the Columbarium Garden of Peace is totally self-funding and uses NO TOP-OFF Traditions for Tomorrow funds for either construction or maintenance. There is no greater gift one can give to family than planning final arrangements that fulfill one's specific wishes and take the burden off of others. Call the Church Office to make your appointment - (225) 926-1883 BATON ROUGE, LA 5 Called to Action MASS INTENTIONS MASS INTENTIONS It is time to begin scheduling Mass Intentions for 2021. The Mass Intention Book opened on June 1st for next year. In the past, we have been meeting one-on-one on the first day of June, but, because of COVID-19, we will be unable to meet with each person. Please fill out the Mass Intention Form from the Bulletin (found on the next page) or you may also pick up a form at the Parish Office and return it to Ms. Brenda Brown by mail, bring it back to the Parish Office, or you may drop it into the collection basket at any weekend Mass clearly marked “Mass Intentions 2021.” Please make sure you have your name, address, and telephone number filled out on the form in case there are any questions about your requests.

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