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Sunday, January 24, 2021 Fr. Mark P. Ledoux Pastor Carencro Catholic School January 24, 2021 ORDINARY TIME “Come after Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” ~Mark 1:17 P.O. Box 40/102 N. Church Street, Carencro, Louisiana, 70520 . Phone: 337-896-9408 . Fax: 337-896-9414 . Email:[email protected] . www.sprcc.org St. Peter Roman Catholic Church Mission Statement . o` e Our mission is to proclaim the Kingdom of God by living the Gospel PARISH of Jesus Christ through Word, Sacrament, and Service as taught by the Roman Catholic Church. St. Peter Parish is a community of SACRAMENTS dedicated Catholics centered on the Eucharist, which is the source and the summit of all that we do and hope to become. Approved August 19, 2014 SACRAMENT OF THE MOST HOLY EUCHARIST As a parish, the Holy Sacrifice of the OFFICE HOURS: The Parish Office is closed until further notice. All parish business is being conducted via phone or email only. Mass is central to who we are and what we do. Regular Mass Times are listed on the front of the bulletin. Please contact the office for special Mass Parochial Vicar times during Lent and Holy Days of Obligation. To Father Nathan Comeaux . 896-9408 receive formation for First Holy Communion, Parish Secretary, Bulletin Editor & Safe Environment Coordinator contact the Parish Office, 896-9408. Patricia Blumrich . .. .. .. 896-9408 Faith Formation Secretary, Parish Receptionist SACRAMENT OF CONFESSION Nicole Ducharme . 896-9408 Essential to the Christian Life, the Sacrament of Confession is where we come into Cemetery Manager contact with Christ who wishes to heal and bless us. Cindy Courville. 896-9408 Regular Confession is an integral part of practicing Parish Bookkeeper our Faith and experiencing the peace and joy of a Susan Ducharme. 896-9408 personal relationship with Jesus. The Sacrament of Carencro Catholic School Principal Confession is offered on Wednesday evenings at Devin Soeseno . 896-8973 5:30pm – 6:30pm in the church. If you need to receive the Sacrament of Confession for the first Perpetual Adoration Coordinators time, contact the Parish Office, 896-9408. Gloria Matte . .. .. 658-3759 Melinda Devillier . .. .. 896-1334 SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Welcome Committee Chairperson Through the waters of Baptism, the new Nancy Stelly . .288-2472 Christian enters the Church and is given Eternal Neocatechumenal Way Life. To have your infant baptized, please contact the Parish Office at least 2-4 months prior to the John McConnell . 280-4267 baby’s due date so that there is enough time to Natural Family Planning complete preparation for the Sacrament. Kirk & Jessica Guilbeau. .. 886-1437 Parents should be registered, Pro-Life Coordinator participating members of the Parish Family. Margaret Vidrine . .896-4637 Proposed Sponsors (Godparents) should be Come, Lord Jesus Coordinator attending Mass regularly. Both parents and sponsors Melinda Devillier . .. .. 896-1334 receive a Baptismal Packet which must be Catholic Daughters completed and received before attendance at a Baptismal instruction class is scheduled. A Jill Fontenot . 896-9408 Baptismal date is determined after all Church St. Anne Society requirements are satisfied. Madeline S. Braquet. 896-8703 If you are a parent or an adult seeking the Bonne Mort Society Sacrament of Baptism, please contact the Parish Noreen Breaux . ... 896-8780 Office, 896-9408. Knights of Columbus SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE (3rd Degree) Mark Prejean, Grand Knight . 277-4215 In the beginning, God created mankind th (4 Degree) Duane Prejean, Faithful Navigator . [email protected] as one, male and female. Christ elevated this union Altar Servers to the level of a Sacrament, an image of His own love Matt Arceneaux . [email protected] for His Bride, The Church. Our Parish Family is Kyle Leger. [email protected] made up of many beautiful marriages who enrich the St. Vincent De Paul . 896-9499 Church and the world. Couples discerning the God’s Little Dusters vocation of Holy Matrimony should contact the Rose Richard . .. 896-6278 Parish Office to begin the journey of preparing for their new life together no later than 6-9 months prior Usher Coordinator to the desired wedding date. Wilbert Lacombe. .. 896-9615 Cub Scout Pack 497 SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING OF Cassandra Underwood. 318–787-9017 THE SICK AND FUNERAL/BURIAL Prayer Line ARRANGEMENTS Debbie Young. 280-6662 The Church and her Sacraments Unplanned Pregnancy accompany us at every moment of our life. When For Free Confidential Counseling . .. .. 289-9366 we are very sick or nearing the end of this life, we receive the healing of Christ through Anointing of the Sick. Please contact the Parish Office, 896-9408, Parish Pastoral Council Members to make an appointment. Allen Latour, Chairperson; Jason Guidry, Vice-Chairperson; Carolyn Huval, Secretary; Also, contact the church office before you contact anyone else in making funeral Randal Caffery, Janet Stelly, Nancy Stelly, Richard Tietz, Margaret Vidrine arrangements. We are here to guide you through that Linus Cortez, Finance Committee Chair most difficult time. Burt Arceneaux, Debbie LaFleur, Parish Trustees NEW PARISHIONERS WELCOME Register at: www.sprcc.org. Or call the parish office. VOLUME 1284 SAINT PETER ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH NUMBER 1285 THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME January 24, 2021 THIS WEEKEND: SUNDAY OF THE WORD OF GOD SUNDAY OF THE WORD OF GOD The Sunday of the Word of God, instituted by Pope Francis and to be held every year on the third Sunday of Ordinary Time,1 reminds us, pastors and faithful alike, of the importance and value of MARK YOUR Sacred Scripture for the Christian life, as well as the relationship between the word of God and the liturgy: “As Christians, we are CALENDAR one people, making our pilgrim way through history, sustained by the Lord, present in our midst, who speaks to us and nourishes MONDAY – JANUARY 25 us. A day devoted to the Bible should not be seen as a yearly 6:30AM – Mass event but rather a year-long event, for we urgently need to grow in 7:00AM – Patriotic Rosary our knowledge and love of the Scriptures and of the Risen Lord, TUESDAY – JANUARY 26 who continues to speak His word and to break bread in the 6:30AM – Mass community of believers. For this reason, we need to develop a WEDNESDAY – JANUARY 27 closer relationship with Sacred Scripture; otherwise, our hearts 6:30AM – Mass will remain cold and our eyes shut, inflicted as we are by so many 5:30-6:30PM – Confessions [Church] forms of blindness”.2 THURSDAY – JANUARY 28 1 Cf. FRANCIS, Apostolic Letter Motu proprio Aperuit illis, 6:30AM – Mass 30 November 2019 FRIDAY – JANUARY 29 2 FRANCIS, Aperuit illis, n. 8; VATICAN COUNCILII, 6:30AM – Mass Constitution Dei Verbum, n. 25 SATURDAY – JANUARY 30 “God’s word, listened to and celebrated, above all in the Eucharist, 4:00PM – Mass nourishes and inwardly strengthens Christians, enabling them to SUNDAY – JANUARY 31 CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK BEGINS offer an authentic witness to the Gospel in daily life”. 7:00AM, 9:00AM Cf. FRANCIS,Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii gaudium, n. 174 Holy Mass available for viewing at the following sites: ~ Excerpted from the Congregation for Divine Worship and the + www.diolaf.org Discipline of the Sacraments, + www.ewtn.com 17 December 2020. Listen on Catholic Radio: Robert Card. Sarah + 90.5FM Prefect + 1230AM Also televised on E.W.T.N. and on www.ewtn.com: “Ignorance of Scripture is + The Holy Rosary – 8:30pm + The Chaplet of Divine Mercy – 2:00pm ignorance of Christ.” ACTS OF SPRIRTUAL COMMUNION ~ St. Jerome It has long been a Catholic understanding that when circumstances prevent one from receiving Holy Communion, it is possible to make an Act of Spiritual Communion, which is a source of grace. Spiritual Communion is an ardent desire to receive Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament and lovingly embrace him at a time or in circumstances when one cannot receive Him in sacramental Communion. The most common reason for making an Act of Spiritual Communion is when a person cannot attend Mass. Acts of Spiritual Communion increase our desire to receive sacramental Communion and help us avoid the sins that would make us unable to receive Holy Communion worthily. SPIRITUAL COMMUNION PRAYER My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things and I desire to receive You in my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen. JANUARY: MONTH OF THE HOLY NAME OF JESUS – There is no HOLY FATHER’S PRAYER INTENTION FOR JANUARY name more powerful than the name of Jesus. The Catechism sums up the power of this name beautifully: “The name ‘Jesus’ contains all: God and Human Fraternity man and the whole economy of creation and salvation. To pray ‘Jesus’ is May the Lord give us the grace to live in full to invoke Him and to call Him within us. His name is the only one that contains the presence it signifies. Jesus is the Risen One, and whoever fellowship with our brothers and sisters of other invokes the name of Jesus is welcoming the Son of God who loved him and religions, praying for one another, open to all. who gave Himself up for him”. (CCC #2666) 00 JANUARY IS PRO-LIFE MONTH “If people spent an hour a week in Eucharistic Adoration, abortion would be ended.” ~St. Teresa of Calcutta “A great prayer for life is urgently needed, a prayer which will rise up throughout the world. Through special initiatives and in daily prayer, may an impassioned plea rise to God, the Creator and lover of life, from every Christian community, from every group and association, from every family and THURSDAY, JANUARY 21 – FRIDAY, JANUARY 29 Nationwide Annual Pro-life Novena, 9 Days for Life, from the heart of every believer.” Join thousands of Catholics nationwide in the annual pro-life ~Pope Saint John Paul II, Evangelium vitae, 100 novena, 9 Days for Life, Thursday, January 21 – Friday, January 29.
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