CATHOLIC CHURCH CHAPEL

Charlene Marie Richard 1947-1959

August 08, 2021

The Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

PARISH STAFF Pastor, Father Korey LaVergne…………...684-5991 Secretary, Jamie Gary Director of Ministries, Monica Rougeau….580-1579 Music Minister, Naomi Broussard………...288-2711

MASS SCHEDULE SAINT EDWARD CHURCH Saturday Vigil 4:00 p.m. Sunday 7:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Monday 6:00 p.m. Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Thursday 6:00 p.m. Friday 9:00 a.m.

SAINT THOMAS CHAPEL Saturday Vigil No vigil mass at this time Sunday 8:45 a.m.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM All parents must attend required Baptism Seminar prior to baptism. Please call Parish Office to Schedule your class.

SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Couples must contact Father Lavergne upon engagement or at least six month’s prior to your wedding date.

SACRAMENT OF PENANCE ST. EDWARD ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 30 Min before each weekday mass. 1463 CHARLENE HIGHWAY Saturday 3:00pm—3:50pm CHURCH POINT, LA 70525 PHONE: 337-684-5991 CEMETERY SALES WEBSITE: www.stedward-richard.org Please call the Parish Office and someone will assist you

ST. THOMAS CHAPEL LOCATION 802 TASSO LOOP • EUNICE, LA 70535

ST. EDWARD CHURCH & ST. THOMAS CHAPEL CHURCH POINT (RICHARD), LA MASS INTENTIONS GOSPEL MEDITATION - ENCOURAGE DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURE SAT, AUG 07 August 8, 2021 4:00 PM Harold and Clara Richard and daughters, 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Randy Bellard, Leo and Nita Picard, Raywood LeJeune (B’day 8/2), James Johnson The lens through which we view life makes a SUN, AUG 08 difference. It also determines who we choose to learn from and what we allow to shape our thoughts and 7:00 AM St. Edward Parishoiners, Bea Daigle, Deanna Daigle feelings. For many, life is simply what it appears to be, SUN, AUG 08 a given that either through evolution or some other 8:45 AM St. Thomas Parishioners, means just came to be. There is no apparent rhyme or James & Tessa Jordan, M/M Elwood Soileau reason to things and things can be dissected and SUN, AUG 08 understood only in terms of what they empirically 10:30 AM Felton LeJeune, Mark C. Link, Bert Guidry, present. To the person using this lens, a tree is a tree Chuck Guidry, Ian Kyle Miller, Philip Doucet and a flower is a flower. Their composition and Patrick Doucet, Bea Daigle, Deanna Daigle existence can be understood only to the extent that MON, AUG 09 current human knowledge allows. Through this lens, 6 PM For the sick and sufftering what gives life purpose and meaning? This lens has an TUE, AUG 10 essentially unknown beginning and definite end. Once 9 AM For an end to the Pandemic those are accepted, the middle becomes some kind of WED, AUG 11 (Charlene Richard Anniv. Mass) pursuit of happiness, with values and principles being 6 PM For the continuation of the cause for things that are self-created and found acceptable. canonization of Charlene Marie Richard THU, AUG 12 But there is a Divine lens that also exists and deserves 6 PM Charlene Richard mention. It is found when one stumbles upon faith and FRI, AUG 13 begins to see things differently. This lens is of God and 9 AM Missions and Missionaries of the world reveals a Divine Energy and Life that flows through and in all things. Faith then shows us that all that lives come from this one Source of Love. This is the only true lens that can give human beings the purpose and MESSAGE FROM meaning they desperately need. From this perspective, OUR PASTOR all of life is much more than what is immediately apparent! It now tells and reveals a story about God generous, creative, and unconditional love! The In light of the resurgence of COVID-19 in and around our area, I find it necessary as pastor to urge our parishioners unfolding of the human story is the unfolding of God’s in charity to consider receiving the COVID vaccination if story. What meaning our lives have when they are you haven’t yet (with the approval of your personal viewed as a part of God’s love affair with humanity! physician) for not only your own personal well-being but We are indeed special. also for the continued good health of our community. I personally received my vaccine back in March and The lens of our faith asks us to learn from Jesus Christ. continue to be in excellent health. I remind us that both Jesus, as the real Bread of Life, shows us our eternal Bishop Deshotel and the Holy Father (and now your destiny and completes and frames our lives. It is only in pastor) have assured the Christian faithful that receiving allowing ourselves to be taught by Jesus, that faith, the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine, while not obligatory, is hope, and love take on much greater importance. All ethically and morally acceptable since they were not the relationships in our lives are now structured and directly derived from the compromised cells of an aborted ordered using God’s primary commandment of love. child. In love, I sincerely request each of you who have Jesus, then, is not just some man who lived at some resisted receiving the vaccine to honestly reconsider point in history. Jesus is the incarnate Son of God who receiving the vaccine if you are able to receive it. With shows us the way, the truth, and the life. Using this lens great faith, I am willing to stand before the throne of God changes things up a great deal. Looking at the creation and take full responsibility of this request in service to the that surrounds you and the special unique people you people of God. love, what is God trying to teach you about His love for you and the eternal life He wants you to have? May God keep us all in good health and deliver us safely from this ongoing pandemic. ©LPi

Fr Korey LaVergne, Pastor

THE NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME AUGUSTS 08, 2021

While at Prayer, Please Remember STEWARDSHIP Jerry Albertelli, Rachel Aguillard, Allen Andrepont, John Arabie, 07-25-2021 Earl Arceneaux, Carrol Ardoin, Michael Ardoin, Tammy Ashford, Troy Ashford, Mae Austin, Greg Baronet, David and Robin Barry, St. Edward...…………..……….…………………..….$3,467.00 Rachael Bellard, Heath Bergeron, Charles and Barbara Boone, Phillip Boone, Ryker Boone, Terri Boone, Cody Boudreaux, St. Thomas……………………..…..…………….…….1,419.00 Evelyn Bourgeois, Marie Bourque, Michelle Bradley, Debra Breaux, James Breaux, Isiah Broussard, Gavin Brown, THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY Leo & Cynthia Burleigh, Dot Chapman, Olivia Clark, Sandra Clement, IN SUPPORTING OUR PARISH Alyssa Cormier, Bernice Cormier, Jackie Crawford, Leroy Daigle, Mary Doucet, Velma Doucet, Wanda Doucet, George Dugas, John Dugas, Linda Duos, Haylee Dupre, Kenneth Edwards, PRAYER FOR BEATIFICATION Mildred Edwards, John Kirk Feucht, Jackie Fontenot, Joseph Fontenot,

Lauren Fontenot, Lillie Fontenot, Maril Fontenot, Terry Fontenot, Our Father in Heaven, moved Ruth Frame, Odile Fulmer, Emile Garcia, Morris Gautier, Bert Guidry, by the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ, Brenda Guidry, Jimmy Guidry, Rita Guidry, Your Son and our Savior, we lift up Catherine & Don Guillory, Dana Guthrie, Judy Hawk, our hearts to You and ask that, if it be Connie & Woody Hays, Glenda Hebert, Christine Higginbotham, Your will, You grant our request. May Richard Horecky, Herman Hudson, T.K. Hulin, Tina Janise, Your servant and native of Louisiana, Sarah Jeanis, Patricia Johnson, Peyton Joubert, Dolores Labbie, Charlene Marie Richard, be raised to Martin LaCroix, Colleen Landreneau, John Lantier, Dianna Lavergne, Ivan Lavergne, Dolores LeBouef, Harper Grace Ledet, Kert Leger, sainthood by the Holy Father, Succes- Wilma LeJeune, Ronnie & Carrie Lemaire, Marvin Macip, sor of the Apostle St Peter, and visi- Thelma Macip, Al Malveaux, Benny Manuel, Ham Manuel, ble head of Jesus’ Church on earth. Jarrod Manuel Fly., Dennis Matte, Melissa Meaux, Mary Meche, We entrust this prayer to You through the inter- Myra Meche, Ricky Meche, Jacob Miller, Pauline Miller, cession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of Jesus, Leonard & Dawn Miles, Phillip Meyers, Tyler Myers, under her title by which she is known as the Patroness of Nathan Paul Olivier, Riley Orr, Shawnee Pearce, Patsy Chehotsky, Louisiana: The Immaculate Conception. Dagan Pitre, Mary Ann Pitre, Elmond Polard, Amanda Prather, Our Father...Hail Mary...Glory Be... Betrella Prather, Bella Richard, Berna Richard, Isabelle Richard, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Reynold Richard, Ronald Richard, Stevie Richard, Tasha Richard, Follow our website for Bob Robinson, Debbie Rodriguez, Carolyn Romero, Keith Romero, The Charlene Richard Foundation as another avenue Paige Rozas, Pere’ Rozas, Audry G. Rushing, Nancy Schmidt, to support the cause and updates on the process. Shane Smith, Kaylee Stephens, Andrew Thibodeaux, @ www.CharleneRichardFoundation.com Glen Thibodeaux, Rodney Thibodeaux, Scotty Thibodeaux, Victoria Valdatero, Tommy Young, Suzanne Wimberley ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~PLEASE HELP US KEEP OUR LIST UPDATED~

Readings for the Week of August 08, 2021

Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:4-8/Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [9a]/ Eph 4:30—5:2/Jn 6:41-51 Monday: Dt 10:12-22/Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20 [12a]/Mt 17:22-27 Tuesday: 2 Cor 9:6-10/Ps 112:1-2, 5-6, 7-8, 9 [5]/ Jn 12:24-26 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wednesday: Dt 34:1-12/Ps 66:1-3a, 5 and 8, 16-17 [cf. 20a and 10b]/Mt 18:15-20 Follow our St. Edward-Richard Facebook Thursday: Jos 3:7-10a, 11, 13-17/Ps 114:1-2, 3-4, 5-6/ Page for most current updates. Mt 18:21—19:1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Friday: Jos 24:1-13/Ps 136:1-3, 16-18, 21-22 and 24/ Mt 19:3-12 SIGN UP FOR PUSH NOTIFICATIONS: Saturday: Jos 24:14-29/Ps 16:1-2a, and 5, 7-8, 11 [cf. 5a]/Mt 19:13-15 Go to: rmd.at/4f227e and follow instructions-or- Next Sunday: Vigil: 1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2/Ps 132:6- Text the message @4f227e to the number 81010. 7, 9-10, 13-14 [8]/

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