ST. JUDE THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH Established 1966 9150 Highland Road Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70810 (On the Corner of Highland Road and Gardere Lane)
St. Jude the Apostle Church, as a Catholic Faith Community, strives to spread the love of Christ by embracing our diversity of God-given gifts celebrated in prayer, sacraments, Eucharistic worship, fellowship, religious education, and service to the local and world community. –St. Jude Parish Advisory Council: March 15, 2006 Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time June 13th & June 14th, 2015
Kits for Kidz School Supplies for the Needy
St. Jude is again partnering with the Gardere Initiative to raise funds to buy school supplies for underprivileged kids in our area.
Each kit of essential school supplies cost $13.00. The kits include items such as: folders, notebooks, paper, scissors, rulers, pens, Crayons, etc.
A second collection will be taken up on June 28th to help purchase kits. Checks can be made out to St. Jude with Kits for Kidz in the ‘for’ section. If you’d like additional information, please call Carol Goldsmith at 767-4053.
Thank you for your continued support and help. PLEASE BE GENEROUS.
Daily Masses Parish Contact Information
Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 8:15am Parish Office Phone 225-766-2431 Tuesday at 5:30pm (followed by Benediction and Adoration) Parish Office Fax 225-766-0722 Wednesday at noon also School Phone 225-769-2344 Parish Website www.stjudecatholic.org Weekend Masses School Website www.stjudebr.org Saturday 4:00pm Vigil Sunday at 8:00am, 9:45am, and 11:30am Fr. Trey Nelson, Pastor [email protected] Deacon James Morrissey, [email protected] The Sacrament of Reconciliation Director of Administration
Saturdays from 3:00pm-3:45pm Emergencies: after hours, please call 766-2431 and follow the or by appointment directions given on the voice mail message. FROM THE TEE BOX A Few Thoughts from Our Pastor
From the Tee Box! June 13-14, 2015 The Eleventh Sunday in
Ordinary Time YOUNG ADULTS: Do you have too
Dear Friends: much going on? Are you searching This weekend we welcome to our parish a for the right road? Do you feel pulled in representative of the Piarist Fathers. The Piarist a million directions? Fathers were founded by St. Joseph Calasanctius in Rome in 1617. In addition to the vows of You’re not the only poverty, chastity, and obedience, the Piarists take one! a fourth vow to educate youth. They operate between 195 and 200 schools in 32 countries around the world. One of those schools in located Come to the Seekers’ in the Appalachian region of eastern Kentucky. Retreat retreat created We are asking for your support in helping us not just for people in only in our educational work in Appalachia but their 20s and 30s also in our many outreach programs designed to help those living in poverty in the mountains. The and explore what’s three Piarists stationed in eastern Kentucky Sponsored by Young important in your life, Adult Ministry of Baton minister to the Catholics in four counties who Rouge Diocese what you are looking number less than 1/2 of 1% of the population. An for, and where God estimated 25% of the population of the State of Kentucky lives below the poverty line. I invite all fits in. of us to prayerfully consider helping the Piarists in this important effort. Where: St. Jude the Apostle Church
When: Saturday, August 15, 2015 Also, along with the continued construction on our new ministry building, we have taken care of Time: 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM a few repair needs here in the parish. I thank Cost: $35/person
Deacon James for coordinating these: repairs to Register at charisminitries.org our parking lot, a new roof on the rectory and parish office, and repairing the driveway at the Deadline: August 8, 2015 rectory. And, as always, thanks to all of you for your financial stewardship! Questions: Contact Sister Ily at 225.757.6095
Have a great week! or [email protected]
Sincerely,
Fr. Trey Nelson Pastor
The Brown Bag Project St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church
Family Life Ministry is sponsoring a brown bag lunch giveaway for the Gardere Initiative on June 22, 23, 24, 25 & 26. WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Lunches include just 5 items Are you looking to make a difference in the community this summer? While many of us are blessed to enjoy a ack? summer of relaxation and vacations, many area children What to p who depend on school lunches, do not have access, or the means, to have a nutritious meal. What a great Sandwich opportunity to teach our family that there are MANY families in Baton Rouge that do not have the same ______blessing as we do! A brown bag filled with lunch items, Peanut butter and honey or peanut is a simple way to bring hope to these children. butter works best. Sandwich should be in a ziplock bag.
Fruit Family Life Ministry has committed to assisting the ______Brown Bag Offering Group in providing 1,000 lunches One piece of fruit. (200 per day) for five consecutive days in June—22, 23, 24, 25 & 26th. These lunches will be served during Granola Bar various Gardere Initiative activities. ______Any brand or flavor granola bar
Sweet We ask that families work together to assemble the ______lunches, and by pledging the number of lunches you Any individually wrapped sweet. commit to make. Can you pledge 10, 20 or 30 lunches? Does not need to be homemade. You can make a difference! Ex. Little Debbie cake, cookies, To sign up and pledge lunches, or if you have questions, brownies, Rice Krispy treats, etc. please contact Marie Johnson at 703-307-2946 or email [email protected]. Beverage Thank you. ______One bottle of water or juice box. Drop Off Times: 6/21—5:00-5:45 p.m. Place all items, including 6/22—5:00-5:45 p.m. drink, in paper bag & 6/23—5:00-5:45 p.m. bring to St. Jude hall on 6/24—5:00-5:45 p.m. drop off dates/times. 6/25—5:00-5:45 p.m. Congratulations Fr. Mike on Family Choices: TransiƟons in Aging celebrating your 48th Saturday, August 29th — 9:00-3:00pm anniversary of Ordination Catholic Life Center, Main Auditorium into the Priesthood. You are Cost: $15, $20 for walk-ins an inspiring influence on us Lunch Provided all because of the prayerful and positive attitude you have always exhibited, and The Family Choices series, presented by the your continued dedication to the Diocese of Baton Rouge, is offering a dynamic one day conference devoted to the transi ons Catholic church. Your constant smile associated with aging. Please plan to join us for reminds us all of God’s precious gift of this Spirit-filled day of support, educa on and being good-natured. encouragement. You are an important part of our St. CEU credit hours will be awarded to Social Jude family and we all appreciate your Workers for a endance of the en re program willingness to serve us in your and comple on of the post program evalua on. retirement. Thank you and best wishes The number of hours is pending approval by the for a blessed anniversary. Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners.
Register online at www.MFLDiobr.org, or call the Office of Marriage & Family Life at 225-242-0323. MARRIED AND IN Volunteers needed! If you would like to help, LOVE…MOST OF THE TIME! please call the Office of Marriage & Family Life for more informa on. All married couples are invited to spend a day learning and laughing together to strengthen their marriages. This one-day marriage Culture of Life ReflecƟon: It is really so: the purpose enrichment program will cover such topics as: of our lives is to reveal God to men. And only where TALKING IN THE SAFE ZONE or how to have God is seen does life truly begin. Only when we meet AFFECTION ALL DAY or how to CONFRONT SO the living God in Christ do we know what life is. We EVERYONE WINS. The program is a great are not some casual and meaningless product of evoluƟon. Each of us is the result of a thought of God. opportunity to look at the positive side of your Each of us is willed, each of us is loved, each of us is marriage and learn new techniques for necessary. deepening your connection to one another and to God.
--Pope Benedict XVI, Saturday, July 18th April 2005, InauguraƟon Mass Homily 9AM-3:30PM St. Jean Vianney, Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Schools 16166 S. Harrell’s Ferry Rd. Special Education Program $40-Lunch included P. O. Box 2028 Free Childcare Baton Rouge, LA 70821-2028 To register, www.mfldiobr.org Telephone: 225-336-8735 FAX: 225-336-8711
For more information, 225-242-0323 Special Education and Dyslexia Lab services are expanding in Catholic Schools of the Baton Rouge Diocese. Visit csobr.org to learn more. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
SUNDAY, JUNE 14
8:00 am VBS Set-Up-Activity Center 9:45 am Nursery-St. Michael Room 5:00 pm Boy Scout Meeting-Hall
MONDAY, JUNE 15
9:00 am Vacation Bible School-Activity Center READINGS FOR THE WEEK 5:00 pm St. Vincent de Paul Client Meeting-Hall Monday: 2 Cor 6:1-10; Ps 98:1, 2b, 3-4; TUESDAY, JUNE 16 Mt 5:38-42 9:00 am Vacation Bible School-Activity Center Tuesday: 2 Cor 8:1-9; Ps 146:2, 5-9a; Mt 5:43-48 7:00 pm Choir Practice-School Music Room Wednesday: 2 Cor 9:6-11; Ps 112:1bc-4, 9; WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 9:00 am Vacation Bible School-Activity Center Thursday: 2 Cor 11:1-11; Ps 111:1b-4, 7-8; Mt 6:7-15 6:30 pm Choir Practice-Church Friday: 2 Cor 11:18, 21-30; Ps 34:2-7; THURSDAY, JUNE 18 Mt 6:19-23 9:00 am Vacation Bible School-Activity Center Saturday: 2 Cor 12:1-10; Ps 34:8-13; Mt 6:24-34 FRIDAY, JUNE 19 Sunday: Jb 38:1, 8-11; Ps 107:23-26, 28-31; 9:00 am Vacation Bible School-Activity Center 2 Cor 5:14-17; Mk 4:35-41 SATURDAY, JUNE 20
7:00 pm KC Banquet-Hall MASS INTENTIONS SUNDAY, JUNE 21 MONDAY, JUNE 15 9:45 am Nursery-St. Michael Room 5:00 pm Boy Scout Meeting-Hall No Mass TUESDAY, JUNE 16 5:30 pm Peter Dragna
The kingdom of God is like a WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 mustard seed. Christ has sown the 8:15 am For the People seed of your vocation within you. 12 Noon Burt J. Helouin
Might it be to grow in holiness as THURSDAY, JUNE 18 a priest, deacon or in the 8:15 am Thomas E. & Golda R. Patrick consecrated life? If you feel God is calling you to be one, call or email Father Matt Dupré at FRIDAY, JUNE 19 225.336.8778, [email protected], or visit, No Mass www.diobr.org/vocations. SATURDAY, JUNE 20 4:00 pm Herbert Juneau Isadore Bleba Jim & Karen Theriot For Prayer Request Call our Beck Family Prayer Line,766-3668 or 766-3736 Joseph Philippe Paul Serio Peter Dragna Joseph Jackuback SUNDAY, JUNE 21 8:00 am Mrs. & Mrs. William Smith 9:45 am Mr. & Mrs. Amedee C. Hebert 11:30 am Ellen Resweber