St. Matthew the Apostle

December 15, 2019—Third Sunday of Advent Fr. M. Tran, Pastor; Fr. Francis Offia, Parochial Vicar 10021 Jefferson Hwy, River Ridge, LA 70123 (504) 737-4537 www.stmatthewtheapostle.net [email protected] @SMAParish Page 2

Readings for the Week of Dec. 15, 2019 This Week at St. Matthew Sun: Is 35:1-6a, 10/ Ps 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10 [Is 35:4]/Jas Rectory Office Hours: M-F 9am-4pm 5:7-10/Mt 11:2-11 Church 737-4537, 737-2662 Mon: Nm 24:2-7, 15-17a/Ps 25:4-5ab, 6 and 7bc, 8-9 School 737-4604 Fax 737-4033 [4]/Mt 21:23-27 Tue: Gn 49:2, 8-10/Ps 72:1-2, 3-4ab, 7-8, 17 [cf. 7]/Mt Time & Talent Ministries SUNDAY 12/15-Third Sunday of Advent 1:1-17

Worship Ministries Retirement Fund for the Religious Collection Wed: Jer 23:5-8/Ps 72:1-2, 12-13, 18-19 [cf. 7]/Mt 1:18- Pastoral Council Rep.-Cathy Ganucheau 7:00, 9:00, 11:00 AM & 6:00 PM Masses 25 Altar Servers Thu: Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a/Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17 [cf. Barbara Hebert 737-4537 11:00 AM Bless Baby at Mass Holy Name Society 1:00 PM Boy Scout Mtg in MBC Conf Rm 8]/Lk 1:5-25 Bill Siegel 737-5782 4:00 PM Confirmation Class in Youth Bldg Fri: Is 7:10-14/Ps 24:1-2, 3-4ab, 5-6 [cf. 7c and 10b]/ Divine Mercy Alida Wyler 738-9380 Evangelization Brian Comboy 737-4537 4:30 PM HS CCD in C4 Lk 1:26-38 Floral Committee 737-4537 6:00 PM Cub Scout Mass & Party Sat: Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a/Ps 33:2-3, 11-12, 20- Music Glen Ganucheau 466-1475 Our Lady’s Ladies Prayer Groups 21 [1a; 3a]/Lk 1:39-45 Pat Guggenheimer 737-0122 MONDAY 12/16 Ushers 737-4537 of Mary Jean Gaul 232-5700 6:00 & 9:15 AM Daily Mass Rosary Groups 737-4537 6:55 PM Elementary CCD in School Third Sunday of Advent Children’s Liturgy Team 737-4537 Sacred Heart Ministry Dania 738-6924 7:00 PM St. Vincent de Paul Mtg in MBC Conf Who did you come to see? A version of this Education & Vocation Ministries Pastoral Council Rep.-Alida Wyler TUESDAY 12/17 question is posed by Jesus many times in Elem. CCD & VBS Mary Elvir 737-7210 6:00 & 9:15 AM Daily Mass the . He asks it of Andrew and John H.S. CCD Jim Donovan 884-8296 RCIA & Margaret Penick 738-7027 10:00 AM Legion of Mary in Convent when they begin to follow him. He asks it of Friday AM Study 3:45-5:15 PM Band Practice in Youth Bldg in the garden of the resur- Barbara Hebert 737-0328 6:00 PM RCIA in C4 rection. He asks it in today’s . “What Come Lord Jesus A. Arcement 737-6578 7:00 PM Come Lord Jesus in MBC did you go out to the desert to see?” There Catholic Couples Stiebings 738-7687 is something innately human about “seeing.” Vocations Deacon Jerry Clark WEDNESDAY 12/18 Animals have eyes - some with much more Service Ministries 6:00 & 9:15 AM Daily Mass powerful vision than our own - but that’s Pastoral Council Rep.-Bill Siegel Altar Society Carla Segura 738-1335 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM School Christmas not the kind of seeing Jesus is talking about. Knights of Columbus Pageant in Church We could phrase the question several other Harold Baur 739-1250; 416-4032 Missionaries of St. Therese 6:30 PM Pier Ministry Word Alive in C3 ways. “What are you looking for?” “What are Gayle 737-5818, Patricia 400-3186 you longing for?” “Whom do you seek?” SMA Cares 737-4537 Social Justice Deacon Wayne Lobell THURSDAY 12/19 St. Vincent De Paul Soc. 737-4537 6:00 & 9:15 AM Daily Mass It is in seeing for ourselves that our suspi- Collection Counters 737-4537 10:00 AM-7:00 PM Adoration cions or hypotheses are confirmed, that our Family Life Ministries 12:00 PM Rectory closes for the day today desires discover their fulfillment, and that we Pastoral Council Rep. 3:45-5:15 PM Band Practice in Youth Bldg Ladies Cancer Ministry 737-4537 can rest for a moment in certainty. John the CYO-Fr. Francis Offia 737-4537 Baptist sought certainty of Jesus’ identity. Home & School Assoc. 737-4604 FRIDAY 12/20 “Are you the one who is to come, or should Family Life Deacon Nathan Simoneaux 6:00 AM Daily Mass Men’s Club 737-4604 or 737-4537 we look for another?” Jesus sends word to JOY-Just Older Youths 737-4537 9:15 AM School Mass him based on the testimony of sight, obser- Marriage Enrichment Chuck & Bridget Stiebing 738-7687 vations of the mighty deeds Jesus has be- SATURDAY 12/21 Right to Life S. Kenning 737-9776 gun to work. “Go and tell John what you Scouting 737-4537 9:15 AM Daily Mass Family Fall 737-4537 hear and see.” Youth Ministry - Matt’s Cats 737-4537 4:00 PM Vigil Mass Young Adults-Pier Ministry 737-4537 God recognizes our desire to see. In the PASTORAL STAFF SUNDAY 12/22-Fourth Sunday of Advent Fr. Joseph M. Tran, Pastor 7:00, 9:00, 11:00 AM & 6:00 PM Masses Incarnation, the Word is made flesh. The Fr. Francis Offia, Parochial Vicar 9:00 AM Pray Me a Story in PK2 Bldg invisible is made visible. The supernatural is Wayne Lobell, Deacon made manifest in an infant who can do little Nathan Simoneaux, Deacon Jerry Clark, Deacon more than the most natural of movements Dianne Varisco, Finance as he feeds, cries, sleeps. We don’t need to Linda King, Parish Secretary Please remember to wait for Christmas to see God. The work of Dawn Fitzsimmons, Parish Coordinator God is all around us. Those blinded by Mary Elvir, Elementary Rel. Ed. return your Joanne Caldcleugh, PCL (Parish Tree gifts, with “regain their sight.” People overcome back- Catechetical Leader) tag attached, by grounds of poverty and violence to make Glen Ganucheau, Music Ministry world-changing contributions. Addicts grow Tony Bonura, Principal December 15. and heal. Truth is spoken, and people listen. Jim Paci, Vice-Principal Rhonda Foret, Academic Asst. Principal Let’s pray for the grace to see God’s move- Thank you! ment in our lives this week. How have you Disability Advocates: Ann Lupo 275-7508 seen the work of God? 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Celebrant and Liturgical Minister Schedule for December 21 & 22, 2019

Sunday Celebrant/Deacon Sacristan Lector A/B EOM AS 12/21 4:00 PM Fr. Francis Hebert Lupo/Lagarde Hebert/J.Flowler/J.Fowler 7 12/22 7:00 AM Fr. Joseph R. Leonhard Daigle Donovan/L.Fowler/Gordon 8 12/22 9:00 AM Fr. Joseph Comboy Comboy/Segura Segura/Cardinale/Gioia 9 12/22 11:00 AM Fr. Joseph L.Flores Rhode/Rubio Geiling/Johnston/Keller 10 12/22 6:00 PM Fr. Francis Berrigan Berrigan/Finney Lorenzo/Montero/Oubre 11

(Schedule is subject to change)

Prayer to St. Matthew

May we be helped, Lord, by the prayers of Your Holy Apostle and Evangelist, Matthew. May his intercession obtain for us the graces which we cannot merit for ourselves, through Our Lord Jesus and His Mother, Amen.

First Communion & First Reconciliation Important Dates Mass Schedule • Parent Meeting - January 14, 7 PM • First Reconciliation - February 4, 7 PM Christmas Eve • Day with Jesus - April 17 • First Communion - April 18, 9:15 AM 4:00 PM

Please contact the Rectory with any questions, 737-4537, or if 6:00 PM your 2nd grader is not enrolled in St. Matthew School or CCD. Midnight In your charity, please pray for the souls of

Ken Caldcleugh Christmas Day Winnie Schilling Stella Thornton Virginia Weber 7:00 AM 9:00 AM who died recently, and for all who mourn them.

11:00 AM THANK YOU!! Thank you to the wonderful parishioners who helped exchange the missal and song books in each pew. This is done on a quar- New Year’s Eve terly basis and we always need help.

6:00 PM Pray Me A Story Pray Me a Story for PK thru 4th grade will meet on Sunday, New Year’s Day December 22, at 9:00 AM in the PK-2 Building next to the 9:00 AM MBC. We’ll have story, prayer time, donuts, chocolate milk, and a craft. Please RSVP to [email protected] or text your 11:00 AM child’s name to 504-275-7508. Children must be potty-trained to attend. Page 4

Silver Wedding Anniversary Celebration

Starting in 2020, the Archdiocese of New Orleans will host an annual wedding anniver- sary celebration for those couples who have been married for 25 years. The 2020 Silver Anniversary celebration will take place on Sunday, March 22, 2020 at 3:00 PM at St Joseph Church in New Orleans. This event is only for couples married in the year 1995 in celebration of their 25th Wedding Anniversary. To register contact St. Matthew at 737-4537 or [email protected].

St. Matthew Knights of Columbus Delivery to Nursing Home

You’re Invited to Help

The Knights of Columbus would like to invite parishioners who are available to help deliver gifts to the Southeast Louisiana War Veterans Home in Reserve, LA. Volunteers will meet at Dot’s Diner on Jefferson Hwy. in River Ridge on Thursday, December 19, at 9:00 AM then caravan to the Veterans Home to deliver items they’ve raised money for over the year. All are welcome. Page 5

January 10, 4-6pm January 18 Lock-In, 4pm-Midnight February 7, 4-6pm March 6, 4-6pm April 3, 4-6pm May 1, 4-6pm

Retrouvaille Weekend for Troubled Marriages Retrouvaille is a program designed to provide help and support to married couples who are undergoing diffi- culties in their relationship. Sponsored by the Catholic Church, Retrouvaille is open to couples of all faiths. It has proven helpful to couples who are troubled and stressed, or if the relationship has grown cold and distant. The next Retrou-vaille Weekend will be January 10-12, 2020, at the William J. Kelly Retreat Center in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. For registration or additional information, please go to: https://www.helpourmarriage.org/or email [email protected].

Evening of Healing and Song All are invited to Divine Mercy Church on Friday, December 20, 2019, 7:00-8:00 PM for an even- ing of healing and song to ask for the interces- sion of the to pray for our own fam- ily during this Advent season. We will be praying not only for physical healing but for any broken- ness any family might be experiencing. The night will culminate in a prayer for healing and that families might be set free from past hurts, disappointments, misunderstandings, anxiety and worry that many families experience during the holiday season. All children of every age are welcome. Sponsored by the Divine Mercy New Life Prayer Group & Legion of Mary in collabo- ration with Deacon Larry & Andi Oney of Hope and Purpose Ministries. Page 6

December 14-20, 2019 CYO

NEWS SATURDAY, December 14 9:15 AM: Maria Nhi Thi Nguyen 4:00 PM: Lloyd J. Abadie, Sr., Simoneaux Family, Larmeu CYO Bible Study every Wed • Dec. 17 Beads and Beignets Mass Fridays 6am PJs after • Dec. 20 Tacky Sweater Bonanza Family, Joseph, Annie, & Mike Ferrara & Family, Tommy Treuting, Joseph & Bernice Abadie & Monthly Mingle & Rec Night • Dec. 22 Christmas Caroling Deceased Abadie Family Members, Claude & smacyo.com Irena Labat & Joseph Lassare, Lee Ascani, Edna Coy, Ann T. Gauthier, Sterling & Tatiana Tyler, Pier Ministry/Young Adult Celie & George Zuvich, Charles Stephens, Jr., Scott Neville, Albert Bordes, Jr., Eva Miller Word Alive Wednesdays 6:30 PM in the Convent Jessup, Rose & Pete Weaver, James Tanory, https://www.facebook.com/PierMinistry/ Darryl Keeter, Claire Carstens Ann 504-430-1389 SUNDAY, December 15 Knights of Columbus 7:00 AM: Kathleen Compton Knight of the Month for November 9:00 AM: Parishioners of St. Matthew the Apostle 11:00 AM: Daisy Desposito, Desposito & Estelle Family, Steve Geiling Katherine Terrebonne, Doris Estelle, Floyd F. Terranova, Jim Besselman, Mr. & Mrs. Frank M. Carriere, Teddy & Marie , Lucy Clesi, Do- CHURCH OFFERINGS ris & Ernie Arms, James I. Mitchell, Isabel Arms, Nov 30 & Dec 1, 2019 Joseph Wood, Sidney & JoAnn Perkins, Envelopes $15,130.52 Campaign Phase III Aubrey Pitre, Lucy Cashio, Connie Burkenstock, $ 542,094.56 Al Bordes, Jr., Carroll Himel, Levisa Johnson, Loose 1,408.55 Bldg. & Maint 2,208.00 Donna Crull, Karen Arena, Matthew Gleuck iGiveCatholic - $5,200 6:00 PM: Ruby Newton $18,747.07

Thank you for your generous offerings. “For where your MONDAY, December 16 treasure is, there also will your heart be.” ~ :21 6:00 AM: Annette B. Camnetar & Berdou Family 9:15 AM: Helen Schexnaydre

Please call the rectory at 737-4537 TUESDAY, December 17 if you have a prayer request, older 6:00 AM: Maria Nhi Thi Nguyen than one month, to renew. 9:15 AM: Mary Provenzano, Geraldine W. Terranova, Harnett & Walsh Family Elizabeth Ruffin, Almaree Abadie, Angela Perron, Lynn & Lewis Hanna- man, Ron & Susan Cram, Carolyn Toca, Narcile Cole, Glynn Esteves, Mac WEDNESDAY, December 18 Carr, Jeanne Fabacher, Karla Gonzales, Jennifer Matherne, Suzanne Ad- 6:00 AM: Maria Nhi Thi Nguyen ams, Linda , Mary Lou Suarez, Ruth Fontenelle, Darlene Montal- bano, John Conti, Sr., Terry Eggleston, Ryan Logan, Margaret O’Brien, 9:15 AM: Rosemary & Edward Holmberg Vincent Ganucheau, Charlie Coulon, Rodney Harris, Winnie Schilling, Vincent Lobue, III, Becky Heffner, Beverly Jeansonne, Michael Montero, THURSDAY, December 19 Greg Ganucheau, Ida Ganucheau, Mary Catherine Wellman, Leslie Si- 6:00 AM: Deceased Members of Tibbetts & Milazzo mon, Abby Perez, Payton Lambert, Keith Melancon, Hudson Joseph , Andrew Rucker, Smith Family, Woodruff Family, Barbara W. Family Barrosse, Linda Gregson, Judith Morter, Adrian Romani, Michael Moffatt, 9:15 AM: Kendall Springman Jr., Clark Family, Ann Rucker, Emmet Manuel, Denise Balint, Joseph Pas- salaqua, Peggy Bourgeois, Little Winnie Schilling, Louella Graves, FRIDAY, December 20 Peschlow, Infant James David Price, Karl Clark, III, Shannon Maisano, Kimberly Tucker, Hanna Falkenberg, Jai Eshete, Shirley G. LeBlanc, Mi- 6:00 AM: Charles S., Grace P. & Charles G. Palmisano, chael Leeds, Christopher Monistere, Millie Zylicz, Susan Galkowski, Don Michel & Pitfield Family Pastor, Kevin & Garrison Schilling, Bryan & Susan Burkenstock, Anna 9:15 AM: Don Loehr Marie Olivier, Eddie Benoit, Sr., Diana Friedel, Kelly & Michael Hebert, Jan Treuting, Chris & Linda Arms, Buddy Brewer, Joseph Maisano, Sha- ron Miller, Michael & Kelly Hebert, Gerri & Eddie Bergeron, Kathleen SATURDAY, December 21 Berzas, Jenny Manale, Cody Duhon, Dan Kehoe, Camille Marino, John 9:15 AM: Eva & Charles Chaisson Viguerie, Gene Bourg, Paul DiGiovanni, Marie Gauthier, Brent Toca, Her- man Dutreix, Blakely Menzel, Darlene Chopin, Michelle Dutreix, Debbie Doll, Don King, Braeden King, Margie Lentini, Holly Clark, Hank Gudlach, Brian Rodick home Remodeling HAIR improvements AL BOURGEOIS co., inc. Carpentry PLUMBING & REPAIRS NAILS A-ZA-Z Painting Let Our Jobs Do The Talking SKIN Replacement 504-738-9128 windows Day 486-5731 Night 835-9007 738-6128 Member Angie’s List & BBB Termite Repairs 24 Hr. Emergency Service 9401 D Jefferson Hwy Tharp Sontheimer Funeral Home THIS SPACE IS 1600 N. Causeway Blvd - Metairie 504-835-2341

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