Saint Benedict Catholic Church 20370 Smith Road Office: 985-892-5202 Email: [email protected] Covington, LA 70435 Fax: 985-892-4211 Website: stbenedictchurchcovington.com Social Assistance Requests: 985-214-6237 Facebook www.facebook.com/stbencov

Pastor EUCHARIST: Rev. Fr. Charles J. Benoit, O.S.B., J.C.L. CHURCH OFFICE HOURS: Saturday Vigil: 5:30 p.m. ([email protected]) Monday through Friday Sunday: 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Deacons 8:45 a.m. – 4 p.m. Tuesday – Friday: 8 a.m. Rev. Mr. Daniel Musso ([email protected]) RECONCILIATION: Wednesday: 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. Rev. Mr. Ellis Iverson ([email protected]) Saturday: 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. MASS INTENTIONS

Parish Secretary Tuesday, January 22 (8 a.m.) First Friday: Mrs. Channon Horner ([email protected]) +Charmaine Hebert Adoration: 8:30 a.m. - noon

Parish Catechetical Leader (PCL) Wednesday, January 23 (8 a.m.) Holy Hour: 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. Mrs. Lisa Johnsen ([email protected]) +Charmaine Hebert Third Thursday: Youth Minister Thursday, January 24 (8 a.m.) Rosary for Peace: 7 p.m. Mr. Bobby Thomas (985-373-5198) Marcella Strecker

Friday, January 25 (8 a.m.) MARRIAGE: RCIA +Gino Gambacorta Please contact the church Deacon Ellis Iverson ([email protected]) Saturday, January 26 (5:30 p.m.) office at least six (6) months +Ann Lavedan, +Anna Balogh, prior to the desired date of Lunch Ministry +Rosella Margeson, +Rod Rotolo the wedding. Mrs. Janie Ellis ([email protected]) Mrs. Anna Bienvenu +George & Lavergne Novak, SACRAMENT OF THE SICK: ([email protected]) +Bob & Jane Ayerst, +Ed Laraja, Jodie Doucet, +Henry Edler, Any Catholic who is in Communion Ministers +Ashley Edler, +Nancy Williamson, danger due to age or health, Mrs. Susan Desilva ([email protected]) +Mary Williamson, Tony Mingo, or anyone undergoing +Linda Carrodus, +Walter Blaize, Sr., medical procedures and feels Communion to the Sick +Edward Ansardi, Sr., +Ray C Ansardi, Sr. the need for the Sacrament of Mr. Art Seghers (985-867-5831) Sunday, January 27 the Anointing of the Sick, Lectors 8:00 a.m. please contact Father Charles. Mrs. Darlene Bertrand +Ruth Prattini Kreeger, It is the parish’s custom to do ([email protected]) +Deceased Parents & Family Members of anointings during the daily Daughters of Divine Providence, Mass, but they can also be Ushers +Deceased Benefactors of Daughters of administered privately. Mr. Melvin Calderone Divine Providence For emergencies, please ([email protected]) 10:30 a.m. call the parish office Blanket Ministry Parishioners of St. Benedict (892-5202) and follow the Mrs. Jackie Edrington prompt for emergencies. ([email protected])

Men’s Club BAPTISM: Mr. Melvin Calderone, President Baptisms are coordinated by ([email protected]) STEWARDSHIP – JANUARY 13TH Deacon Danny. Please email Altar Society [email protected] Mrs. Dianne Daniel, President Weekly Collection: $7,950 or contact the office to begin ([email protected]) Building Fund Offertory: $1,850 preparations. Seminars are Poor Box $5 of Columbus Council 3061 held on the last Monday of Mass Attendance: 645 the month at 7 p.m. Mr. John Scholl, Grand Building Fund on Deposit $18,105 ([email protected])

January 20, 2019 ~ Second Sunday in Ordinary

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REFLECTION SECOND COLLECTION

Since today is the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, The Archdiocese of New Orleans has scheduled a last Sunday must have been the first. We didn’t second collection to help support Catholic Schools. realize it because it was also the feast of the Baptism The collection will take place next weeked, January of the . Through baptism, we each became 26/27, the kickoff of Catholic Schools Week. This members of the Body of Christ, the Church. It may collection supports the Champions of Catholic seem quite “ordinary,” but it certainly is not, as our Education fund, which is dedicated to helping more baptism was the occasion of our rebirth in the Spirit. families afford the cost of a Catholic Education. OF

As we celebrate Ordinary Time today, may we realize ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS the extraordinariness of God’s grace. Statements were mailed on Friday, January 11th to BULLETIN CHANGES anyone who made a financial contribution during The printer has recently doubled the cost of printing 2018. THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS the weekly Bulletin and nearly quadrupled the cost of SUPPORT! If you should see any discrepancies with printing the calendar and any other insert. In to your statement, please call the parish office at 985- be good stewards of our finances, we will no longer 892-5202. print a monthly calendar until we change bulletin GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY companies. We will be having a new Bulletin CELEBGRATION company beginning g early Spring and there is an opportunity to purchase ads to cover the cost of the Each year the Archdiocese of New Orleans honors Bulletin. If you are interested in purchasing an ad or a Catholics who will be celebrating their 50th, 60th and memorial on the back of the new Bulletin, please call 70th Anniversary in 2019. The Archdiocesan Golden the office at 985-892-5202. The monthly calendar can Anniversary celebration, which is a Prayer Service will be downloaded on the parish’s newly-improved take place on Sunday, June 2nd at 3:00 p.m. in St. website: www.stbenedictchurchcovington.com under Philip Neri Church in Metairie. To register, please call “News & Events.” the parish office at 985-892-5202 before March 1st.

MEETINGS BEREAVEMENT/GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP

RCIA will meet on Tuesday, Jan. 22nd at 7 p.m. For anyone mourning the loss of a loved one, feelings Little Flowers will meet on Sunday, Jan. 27th at 3 p.m. of sadness, despair, anger, hopelessness and

loneliness can seem impossible to manger. But many CYLA AWARD find comfort in the support they receive from others who have traveled or are traveling a similar journey. DO YOU KNOW A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR, To help people navigate through the journey of GRADUATING IN MAY 2019, WHO IS ACTIVE IN grieving a loved one who has died, Saint Benedict SERVICE TO THE CHURCH, SCHOOL, AND Catholic Church will be offering a bereavement/grief COMMUNITY? Please, urge that student to apply for support group for parishioners. the Knights of Columbus Catholic Your Leadership Award. Information and application packets are The group will meet for 8 weeks on Thursday at 10 th available at St. Benedict Church, Covington High, a.m., beginning on Thursday, February 7 . There is Archbishop Hannan, St. Scholastica, St. Paul’s, and no cost for the group (the church will cover the cost from Grand Knight John Scholl (985-246-6714). of all materials needed for the group), but we ask that Applications are due by January 25, 2019. you please pre-register by calling the parish office at 985-892-5202 or emailing the office at THE PARISH OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED [email protected] so that we may have enough

st materials for everyone in the group. Monday, January 21 in observance to Martin Luther Day. We will return to our regular hours on RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Tuesday, January 22nd. Students in the lower grades 1-6 will meet BAPTISM SEMINAR Wednesday, January 23rd at 6:00 p.m. Students in the upper grades 7-10 will meet on Sunday, February 10th Will be held on Monday, January 28th at 7 p.m. in the at noon for class. Catechetical Center. Preferring nothing whatsoever to Christ!