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June 1, 2014 - Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord

Baptisms

Parents are encouraged to call the Church during pregnancy to avoid de-

lays of the sacrament

406 East Pinhook Road Lafayette, LA 70501-8727

Phone: (337) 237-0988 Fax: (337) 233-8868 Rev. M. Keith LaBove, Pastor

Parish Website: www.stpat.org

Weddings

Arrangements must be made at least six months in advance to allow time

for preparation

Office Hours

Monday – Thursday: 8:30 am – 3:00 pm; Friday 8:30 am – 12 noon

Celebration of the Eucharist

Saturday: 4:00 pm – Sunday: 8:30 & 10:00 am Monday through Friday: 7:30 am

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday: 3:00 – 3:30 pm and Weekdays: 7:15 am

Welcome to St. Patrick Church

Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord

June 1, 2014

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Saturday, May 31--Vigil of the Solemnity of

the Ascension of the Lord

4:00 PM: Mike Guilbeau;

Albert John Boudreaux; Rudy Borel

Sunday, June 1--Solemnity of the Ascension of

the Lord

8:30 AM: Joseph & Eldie Woods;

Sidney & Elvina Bourdier Begnaud Family;

Bella Hernandez; Agnes Duplechain; Gussie

Hernandez; Rita B. Keller;

John Broussard (living); Drew Broussard (living)

10:00 AM: Parishioners of St. Patrick’s

Monday, June 2--Easter Weekday

7:30 AM: Sick of the Parish

Tuesday, June 3--St. Charles Lwanga & Com-

panions, Martyrs

7:30 AM: Charles Ray, Sr.

Wednesday, June 4--Easter Weekday (Msgr. Charles

Mallet)

7:30 AM: Dr. Tommy Comeaux & Dorinne;

Col. Clark Comeaux & Catherine (living);

Col. Kimberly Fedele (living)

Thursday, June 5--St. Boniface, Bishop & Martyr

7:30 AM: Sick List

Friday, June 6--Easter Wekday

7:30 AM: Dr. Charles Stewart

Altar Flowers

In loving memory of:

Sidney & Elvina Bourdier &

Begnaud Family

Non-Liturgical Devotions

Daily Rosary: Monday - Friday 6:55 a.m.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena: Tuesday

7:15 a.m.

Rosary for Priests: Wednesday 7:00 a.m.

Chaplet of Divine Mercy: Thursday 7:15 a.m.

Pro-Life Rosary: 1st. Friday of the month 7 a.m.

Shamrocks—Friday, June 6: Jerry & Dee

Boudreaux; Andre Arceneaux; Betty Fournet;

Charlotte Privat.

CJC Summer Saint Series on Lay Saints

Priests of the Community of Jesus Crucified at Mater

Dolorosa Chapel, 103 Railroad Ave. in St. Martin-

ville, will be conducting the talks, on Fridays June

6, 20, July 11, 25, and Aug. 1 from 7:00 – 8:30

PM. The lives, teachings, and works of certain lay

saints will be studied. Who are these lay persons who

became saints? How did they become saints? What

struggles did they have and how did they use them to

become holy? What can these lay saints teach us to-

day? There is no charge and no registration neces-

sary. Call Fr. Michael Champagne, CJC at (337) 394-

6550 for further information.

He was lifted up, and a cloud took him from their sight.

— Acts 1:9

Holy Hour for Vocations Please join us for our monthly “Holy Hour for Vocations

and for the Spiritual Renewal of All Priests” on Monday,

June 2, from 6:00-7:00 p.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church,

406 E. Pinhook Road. Recitation of the Rosary begins at 5:30 p.m. All are welcome to join in these prayers for vo-

cations and perseverance of vocations to the priesthood and

religious life, sponsored by the Serra Club of Lafayette.

For African-American Men

A day of recollection for African-American Men will be offered on Saturday, June 7, from 8:00 a.m. to 3 p.m. in

St. Charles Chapel at St. Charles Borromeo Parish, 174

Church St., Grand Coteau, LA, 70584. Registration cost

$20 for adults, $10 for youth. For more information con-tact: Elroy Broussard, 337-354-6941; Joseph Cotton, 337–

356-7304; St. Charles Church Rectory, 337-662-3298

Registration forms are available on the table at the entrance of church.

Quo Vadis Camp 2014 Attention all Catholic young men ages 14-25: do you know

where your life is going? The Lord Jesus has a specific

plan for your life, a particular path to be and to do some-

thing great for his kingdom! Come discover what it is at the Third Annual Quo Vadis Days Camp. At QVD you will

spend time with other young men your age serious about

hearing the Lord's voice in their lives and following him. These are blessed days of prayer, fun, and fraternity. You

will learn to pray better and make great friends. QVD is led

by priests and seminarians of the Diocese of Lafayette and

is sponsored by the Diocesan Office of Vocations. QVD will be held from Tuesday, June 24th to Thursday, June

26th at Our Lady of Sorrows Retreat Center in St. Martin-

ville. There is no cost to attend the camp. Ask your parish priest for registration information or contact Father Kevin

Bordelon at the Office of Vocations, perebor-

[email protected] or 261-5690.

Retracing the Footsteps of Jesus

Fr. Aron Melancon will be leading a pilgrimage to the Ho-

ly Land, October 15-24, 2015. In this nine –day spiritual adventure pilgrims will walk the footsteps of Jesus and ex-

perience holy places like Bethlehem, Nazareth, Cana,

Mount of Olives, Mount Carmel, Gethsemani, the Holy Sepulchre, the via Dolorosa and many, many others. For

more information, contact Kayla Raffary at Magnificat

Travel, 291-1933.

Meetings

Al-Anon meetings are held weekly on Tuesday at 10:00

a.m., and Thursday at 10:30 a.m., at St. Patrick’s Parish Hall. Meetings are open to anyone wishing to attend. Al-

coholics Anonymous meets there at 7 a.m. on Monday

through Friday (open), and at 8 am on Saturday (closed).

Food for the Journey The Central Region of the Diocese of Lafayette pre-

sents “Food for the Journey”, a monthly lunchtime

speaker series designed to help Catholics live out our

faith in our daily lives. The speaker for June is Rev. Conley Bertrand, Founder and Director of Come, Lord

Jesus! “Food for the Journey” will be held on Tues-

day, June 3, at Hotel Acadiana, 1801 W. Pinhook Road, beginning at 12:00 noon. An optional lunch buf-

fet is available beginning at 11:30 a.m. Cost is $12.00

and includes meal, drink dessert and tip. All are wel-come to come “eat and be fed”- please bring a friend!

Pre-registration is not required. For more information,

please call Mary Bergeron (654-8682).

Prayer Service at the Start of Hurricane Season

A special “Prayer Service at the Start of Hurricane Sea-

son” will be held on Tuesday, June 3, 2014, at 6:30 p.m. at Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Lafayette.

All are invited to attend this evening of prayer spon-

sored by the Cathedral and supported by the Central Region. Rev. Chester Arceneaux, Rector of the Cathe-

dral, will lead the Prayer Service and give the homily.

This “Prayer Service at the Start of Hurricane Season”,

along with services being held in the West, North, and South Regions, is open to all and provides an area-wide

opportunity for prayer and awareness at the start of

Hurricane Season, which begins June 1, 2014, and con-tinues through November 30, 2014. For more infor-

mation, please call the Cathedral (232-1322) or contact

Mary Bergeron (654-8682 or [email protected]).

For complete details on the services in the West, North and South Regions, please visit www.diolaf.org.

Two positions available for Teurlings Catholic High

School

Certified Chemistry teacher & Certified Science teach-

er (Biology/Physical Science). Must be state certified and meet all Diocese of Lafayette requirements for em-

ployment. Salary depends on degrees and experience.

Additional duties as head cross country coach and as-

sistant girls basketball or softball coach are available. Resume’, transcript, and copy of state certification

should be sent to Marty Heintz, Assistant Principal,

139 Teurlings Dr., Lafayette, LA 70501; fax 337/234-8057; or email [email protected].

STEWARDSHIP OF THE PAST WEEK Our Response to God’s Generosity to Us

Offertory…………………….$ 3,386.85 Thank you!

Date

Saturday, June 7

4:00 p.m.

Sunday, June 8

8:30 a.m.

Sunday, June 8

10:00 a.m.

Lectors

Angie Kovacs Gerrie McGovern Karen Begnaud

Eucharistic

Ministers

Joy Borel

Merrick Stelly

Janeel Venable

Patsy Robicheaux

Maggie Sonnier

Sarah Hamsher

Debra Carroll

Kenneth Broussard

Madeline Simon

Altar Servers Rosalind Allen Jacob Hamsher Nicholas Begnaud

Ushers Oren Spruill

Joyce Stelly

William & Stephanie Bacque Joyce Stelly

Robin Roy

Liturgical Roles for June

Readings for the Week

Monday Acts 19:1-8; Ps 68:2-3ab, 4-5acd, 6-7ab; Jn 16:29-33

Tuesday Tuesday: Acts 20:17-27; Ps 68:10-11, 20-21; Jn 17:1-11a

Wednesday Acts 20:28-38; Ps 68:29-30, 33-36ab; Jn 17:11b-19

Thursday Acts 22:30; 23:6-11; Ps 16:1-2a, 5, 7-11; Jn 17:20-26

Friday Acts 25:13b-21; Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20ab; Jn 21:15-19

Saturday Acts 28:16-20, 30-31; Ps 11:4, 5, 7; Jn 21:20-25

Sunday Acts 2:1-11; Ps 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34; 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13; Jn 20:19-23

From the Pastor’s Desk

I want to explore a bit some ideas I shared in a weekday homily this last Thursday. Many of our Gospels during this Easter season are taken from that ‘farewell discourse’ of Jesus in the latter chapters of John’s Gospel, where among other things, Jesus is trying to prepare his disciples for what was to come. At one point he told them, “you will weep and mourn, while the world rejoices; you will grieve, but your grief will become joy.” So, how does grief become joy?

The image I would offer is that of a horse, and more specifically that of a horse with blinders, like the ones who pull carriages around Jackson Square in New Orleans. With those blinders on, the horse sees only what is right in front of him, without distraction. He sees one path, one road, but none of the cars, buildings, flowers, paintings or people that are all around him. That’s what I think grief does to us. When we suffer the loss of the beloved, for a time, that is the only thing we can see. Our gaze is fixed effectively on what is not there, what was but no longer is. Life becomes empty, seemingly pointless, as we lament our loss, and long for what was. The blinders of grief block our view of all and everything else.

Healing means taking off the blinders, and looking around, even though it might be somewhat frightening and overwhelming at first. The most important point here is that we do not stop being a person who has lost the beloved, who has experienced grief and pain. On that first Easter Sunday, as the disciples rejoiced in the risen Lord, and as their grief began to become joy, they were still people who had hidden in that Upper Room in fear and despair. Walking with the risen Lord didn’t mean they hadn’t experienced the shattering of all their hopes and dreams, and they were still people who had lived through the emptiness of Holy Saturday. But come Sunday morning, they began to see more than that. Their blinders began to come off, and their grief began to be trans-formed by God’s grace into joy.

Speak to anyone, and I daresay that their life has not gone exactly as planned. Invariably there are bumps in the road, large and small, and too often the life we find ourselves living isn’t the life we expected, or desired. But if all we can see is what we never got, what we had and lost, or what we wish we had, then there will be no joy. Joy is found in the life we do have, with all the imperfections and disappointments which that implies.

Jesus came, and lived, and died, and rose, in order that he might turn our grief into joy. He is the one who can do that, if we open our eyes to the wonder and mystery of the life we do have. That is joy!