CATHOLIC CHURCH CHAPEL

Charlene Marie Richard 1947-1959

August 15, 2021

The Twentieth 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.

ST. EDWARD ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH SACRAMENT OF PENANCE 1463 CHARLENE HIGHWAY 30 Min before each weekday mass. CHURCH POINT, LA 70525 Saturday 3:00pm—3:50pm PHONE: 337-684-5991 WEBSITE: www.stedward-richard.org CEMETERY SALES 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 14 August 15, 2021 4:00 PM Kelly Hebert (1st Anniv of Death), Alphonse and Lydia Babineaux, The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Harold and Clara Richard and Daughters, Shawn and Paul Boone Families-Liv & Dec., Elise & Esteve Boone Family-Living & Dec. They are courageous, wise women who ground us, Kylie Reed (B’day), Aaron John Richard, focus us, and inspire us. They are the good mothers Dene’ and Maddox Culton, who walk with us and light our way. They teach us Sonya LeJeune Dwyer SUN, AUG 15 life lessons and help us heal and navigate through 7:00 AM Bea and Deanna Daigle challenges and difficulties. We need people to point SUN, AUG 15 the way. Sometimes, these wise ladies are not our 8:45 AM M/M Elwood D. Soileau biological mothers but women in our lives, who SUN, AUG 15 through their strong and faithful presence, anchor us 10:30 AM M/M Olan LeJeune (His 19th Ann of death 8/16) Felton LeJeune, Bea Daigle, and remind us that we are loved. We need these Deanna Daigle, Mark C. Link, women. Human beings do their best when they have Patrick and Philip Doucet, Ian Kyle Miller MON, AUG 16 cheerleaders in their lives. They show us that even 6 PM People of the parish when facing despair there is always a brighter tomor- TUE, AUG 17 row. 9 AM For an end to the pandemic THU, AUG 19 Jesus needed his mother. She had to be that faithful 6 PM Missions and Missionaries of the World anchor, that guiding presence, in his life. Jesus need- FRI, AUG 20 9 AM Lima Doucet, All Souls In Purgatory ed to be affirmed and encouraged just like any other human being and Mary had to be there, right by his side, doing precisely that. Even when her heart was

pierced as he was nailed to a tree, she did not give up hope. Most certainly, she continued to wait, watch, MESSAGE FROM hope, and love until he took his final breath. That’s OUR PASTOR what mothers do. Even when their heart breaks, they persevere. In light of the resurgence of COVID-19 in and around our area, I find it necessary as pastor to urge our parishioners in charity to consider receiving the COVID vaccination if Today, our Blessed Mother is our cheerleader once you haven’t yet (with the approval of your personal again. Taken up to heaven in body and soul, she physician) for not only your own personal well-being but points to and directs us toward our final destiny. Life also for the continued good health of our community. I personally received my vaccine back in March and eternal waits! Any disappointment, fear, or anxiety continue to be in excellent health. I remind us that both can be set aside as she gently reassures us of God’s Bishop Deshotel and the Holy Father (and now your love and promise. Always a mother filled with grace pastor) have assured the Christian faithful that receiving the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine, while not obligatory, is and hope, she calls us to reaffirm our faith in God ethically and morally acceptable since they were not and in the gifts we have each been given. We can directly derived from the compromised cells of an aborted persevere and do what we need to do to live life well, child. In love, I sincerely request each of you who have with faith, hope, and love as our guiding lights. resisted receiving the vaccine to honestly reconsider receiving the vaccine if you are able to receive it. With Knowing who we are and who we will one day be- great faith, I am willing to stand before the throne of God come helps us to better chart the course and direction and take full responsibility of this request in service to the of our earthly lives. Looking to the example of our people of God. Blessed Mother, we receive the assurance we need. May God keep us all in good health and deliver us safely from this ongoing pandemic. Fr Korey LaVergne, Pastor ©LPi

THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY AUGUST 15, 2021

While at Prayer, Please Remember STEWARDSHIP Jerry Albertelli, Rachel Aguillard, Allen Andrepont, John Arabie, 08-01-2021 Earl Arceneaux, Carrol Ardoin, Michael Ardoin, Tammy Ashford, Troy Ashford, Mae Austin, Greg Baronet, David and Robin Barry, St. Edward...…………..……….………………..……$3,434.00 Rachael Bellard, Heath Bergeron, Charles and Barbara Boone, Phillip Boone, Ryker Boone, Terri Boone, Cody Boudreaux, St. Thomas……………………….…..…………….….1, 067.00 Evelyn Bourgeois, Marie Bourque, Michelle Bradley, Debra Breaux, James Breaux, Isiah Broussard, Gavin Brown, THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY Leo & Cynthia Burleigh, Juan Butler, Laddy Butler, Dot Chapman, IN SUPPORTING OUR PARISH Olivia Clark, Sandra Clement, Alyssa Cormier, Bernice Cormier, Jackie Crawford, Leroy Daigle, Mary Doucet, Velma Doucet, Wanda Doucet, George Dugas, John Dugas, Linda Duos, PRAYER FOR BEATIFICATION Haylee Dupre, Kenneth Edwards, Mildred Edwards, John Kirk Feucht,

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

Berna Richard, Isabelle Richard, Reynold Richard, Ronald Richard, Follow our website for Stevie Richard, Tasha Richard, Bob Robinson, Debbie Rodriguez, The Charlene Richard Foundation as another avenue Carolyn Romero, Keith Romero, Paige Rozas, Pere’ Rozas, to support the cause and updates on the process. Audry G. Rushing, Nancy Schmidt, Shane Smith, Kaylee Stephens, @ www.CharleneRichardFoundation.com Andrew Thibodeaux, 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 15, 2021

Sunday: Vigil: 1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2/Ps 132:6- 7, 9-10, 13-14 [8]/ 1 Cor 15:54b-57/Lk 11:27-28 Day: Rv Dear God, Today I come to you in prayer Lord, asking 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab/Ps 45:10, 11, 12, 16 you to help my child(ren) experience peace this year. I [10bc]/1 Cor 15:20-27/Lk 1:39-56 pray they will not worry about things they cannot control, Monday: Jgs 2:11-19/Ps 106:34-35, 36-37, 39-40, 43ab but that You will guard their hearts and minds and keep and 44 [4a]/Mt 19:16-22 them trusting in You. ... In Jesus name I pray, Tuesday: Jgs 6:11-24a/Ps 85:9, 11-12, 13-14 [cf. 9b]/ Amen. Mt 19:23-30 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wednesday: Jgs 9:6-15/Ps 21:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 [2a]/ Follow our St. Edward-Richard Facebook Mt 20:1-16 Thursday: Jgs 11:29-39a/Ps 40:5, 7-8a, 8b-9, 10 Page for most current updates. [8a and 9a]/Mt 22:1-14 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Friday: Ru 1:1, 3-6, 14b-16, 22/Ps 146:5-6ab, 6c-7, 8-9a, 9bc-10 [1b]/Mt 22:34-40 Saturday: Ru 2:1-3, 8-11; 4:13-17/Ps 128:1b-2, 3, 4, 5 SIGN UP FOR PUSH NOTIFICATIONS: [4]/Mt 23:1-12 Go to: rmd.at/4f227e and follow instructions-or- Next Sunday: Jos 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b/Ps 34:2-3, 16-17, 18-19, 20-21, 22-23 [9a]/ Text the message @4f227e to the number 81010. Eph 5:21-32 or 5:2a, 25-32/Jn 6:60-69

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