SAINT AGNES · From Fr. Charbel… Pentecost Sunday May 20, 2018 My Dear parishioners and friends, Peace be with you! “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.

PARISH OFFICE HOURS

Monday, Wednesday & Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Tuesday & Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Closed on Holidays

SPECIAL DEVOTIONS

Perpetual Help Novena Prayers: Tuesday after 6:00 a.m. Mass

Benediction: 1st Friday after 6:00 a.m. Mass

1st Saturday before 8:00 a.m. Mass

Healing Mass: In honor of St. Charbel on the 22nd of every month at 6p.m.

Adoration Chapel: Open Daily

Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Holy Hour for Vocations: 1st Saturday of every Month

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

May 20, 2018 • Pentecost Sunday

SAINT AGNES 749 EAST BOULEVARD

BATON ROUGE, LA 70802

• Parish Office: 225-383-4127 • Fax: 225-383-4154

• Email: [email protected] or [email protected]

• Website: www.stagnesbr.com

Catholic Church

MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday Vigil .............................................................. 4:00 p.m. Sunday .................. 8:00 a.m., 9:15 a.m. (Tridentine), 11:00 a.m. Monday–Friday ............................................................ 6:00 a.m. Saturday ........................................................................ 8:00 a.m.

CONFESSIONS: Before daily Mass and Saturday morning Mass. Also, Saturdays 3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. or by appointment.

BAPTISMS: Contact the Parish Office.

MARRIAGES: Engaged couples should contact the Pastor six months before the wedding date for preparations.

PARISH STAFF

Rev. Charbel Jamhoury

Pastor

Rev. J. Clifton Hill, C.S.Sp. In Residence

Rev. Joey F. Angeles

In Residence

J. Tommy Traylor Permanent Deacon

Mrs. Kitty Blanchard

Bookkeeper/Secretary

Child Protection Coordinator

Mrs. Eileen Carroll Receptionist/Bulletin/Web Site

Mrs. Donna Davis

DRE/Youth Group

Mr. Keith Manley

Security/Sacristan

Mrs. Nancy Hendrick

Ms. Cristal Hebert Cantors

Ms. Carla Landry

Latin Choir Director

Mr. Daniel Blanchard

Mrs. Mary Broussard

Organists

Miss Christi Atkinson Pianist

Mr. Danny Atkinson

Guitarist

Mr. Eric LeDuff Facilities Service Manager

WEEKEND OF MAY 26 & 27

Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m. Fr. Charbel

Sunday: 8:00 a.m. Fr. Charbel 9:15 a.m. (Latin) Fr. Hill 11:00 a.m. Fr. Charbel

Due to unforeseen circumstances, clergy assignments may change.

DONATIONS FOR May 12 & 13

General Fund 6,542.00 Repairs & Replace 2,399.00

Mother’s Day 662.00 Other 430.00

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Total $10,033.00

From Fr. Charbel… Pentecost Sunday May 20, 2018

My Dear parishioners and friends,

Peace be with you!

“Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” And when He said

this He breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit”.

This Sunday we celebrate the feast of Pentecost, meaning fiftieth in Greek. Fifty days have passed

since Easter. Fifty days of joy, of confidence and abundance, but also days marked by uncertainty.

The Lord who appeared to the apostles was unrecognizable but also recognizable, and the disciples

knew that it was the Lord Jesus who appeared to them and ate with them after His resurrection. The

disciples were instructed to remain patient, awaiting the coming of the Paraclete, of the Comforter, to

remain with us forever. The perpetual comforter that the Lord promised to us is with us now.

Pentecost is not just a Sunday celebration; is not just a season or annual feast for us. Certainly not!

Pentecost is not simply a fact or event that we commemorate. Surely not! Pentecost is our beginning,

our ever-present moment, the birthday of the Church. Whatever it is that we face in our lives,

whatever our problems and difficulties in life, the Holy Spirit is interceding for us and also present to

us, to transform everything and inspire us, so that God's work within us can be revealed.

So wherever we are today and however our lives are going, the Spirit of God is with us. Inspired by

His action in our lives, we receive the courage to lift up our hearts with the hope and the confidence

that the same Spirit, the Spirit of the risen Lord, will fill us and make us new.

Here is the mission of the comforter in our lives, to conform us to Christ; to help us to be Christ for

others, for our neighbors and brothers in Christ, so that we can begin to live the new life promised by

His coming. The Holy Spirit helps us individually but also helps us in and through the Church, the

living body of Christ. Before Jesus died, He established a "community" of believers and gave that

"community" apostles, teachers and leaders...It was on this "community", the Church, that the risen

Lord sent the Holy Spirit. This is why Pentecost is considered the birthday of the Church.

Pentecost is a time given to us to open our hearts, minds and souls to this great gift to the Church,

and to know how the Spirit desires to work in each one of us. We need to talk, so the Spirit can speak

through us; We need to talk so others can hear the same Spirit.

Happy Feast of Pentecost.

In Cristo,

Fr Charbel

Mass Intentions

Mon (21) 6:00 am Catherine Modicut Tue (22) 6:00 am List of the Deceased

6:00 pm Healing Thomas Dunn, Jr.

Wed (23) 6:00 am Luke LeBlanc Family, James Melancon Thurs(24) 6:00 am Mary Grey, Ad. Int. Fri (25) 6:00 am Hubert, Sr. & Marion Ricard

Sat (26) 8:00 am Louis Guidry 4:00pm Vigil Shirley Bowler, Ad. Int. Sun (27) 8:00 am For the Parishioners

9:15 am Latin Damien Bonanno 11:00 am Daniel LeBlanc

Vocation view - Pentecost Sunday

The confused and fear-filled Apostles were totally changed by the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, as they became powerful and dynamic proclaimers of their faith in Jesus Christ. God calls Priests and Religious to serve Him and to serve others, especially by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit in today’s Church. If you feel a call to a Church vocation, visit www.diobr.org/vocations and contact Fr. Andrew Merrick at 225-336-8778 or email him at amerrick @diobr.org

Legion of Mary Membership

“The month of May, in our rich Catholic heritage and tradition, is celebrated as one of the months dedicated to the honor of the Mother of God.” As Catholic Christians, we have a duty to glorify the Thrice-Holy God in every aspect of our lives! The members of Our Lady of the Rosary Praesidium, LEGION OF MARY, delight in sharing a “Church-approved, Christo-centric” way to do just that!! Blessings abound when we serve Our Lady’s interest… which always direct us to Our Lord Jesus Christ. Please find joy-inducing membership information on the tables at all church entrances.

Announcements

Second Collection: Altar Society

Meetings For May 21 - May 27

Mon Altar Society, 9:15 am in the Meeting Room

Tue Legion of Mary, 9am in the Meeting Room

Healing Mass, 6pm

Thurs Weight Mngt., 10am in the PSR Bldg. Choir Practice, 6-8pm in the Church

Sat Apologetics, 11am in the PSR Bldg. Sun Latin Mass Group, 11am in the Meeting Room

the Sanctuary light

The sanctuary light in the main church will burn this week in loving memory of Margaret Saizon Lange. The sanctuary light in the chapel will burn for the prospective members of OLORosary Praesidium, Legion of Mary.

Sanctuary light Memorials

Donations may be made in memory of your loved one(s) to sponsor the sanctuary lights in the main church and/or in the adoration chapel. The large lamp in the church is $18 for 2 weeks and in the adoration chapel it is $5 for one week. Please contact the parish office: by phone 225-

383-4127 or email [email protected] or send a letter with your check to: 749 East Blvd., BRLA 70802 if you would like to sponsor the sanctuary lights.

St. Vincent De Paul Community Pharmacy

The St. Vincent De Paul Community Pharmacy wishes to thank the Clergy and parishioners of St. Agnes Catholic Church for truly giving hope to the Poor of our community with the gift of a love-donation

towards their pharmacy bills.

Pro-Life Action - Feeding the poor

The St. Agnes Food Bank would like to say thank you to the parishioners who have donated food to the St. Agnes Food Bank. Your generosity this month alone helped to feed 40 of our St. Agnes neighborhood families. We continue to need

canned vegetables, cereal, dry beans and 1lb packages of spaghetti. Please bring your donated items, no perishable items, and place them in the food barrel at the back of church. May God bless you!!

St. Charbel healing Mass

St. Agnes will host its monthly St. Charbel Healing Mass on Tuesday, May 22, at 6pm. Confessions are

heard before Mass and light refreshment will be served in the cafeteria after Mass. Anointing with the oil from the tomb of St. Charbel will be available immediately after Mass for all who wish to be anointed. Everyone is invited to join us as we pray to God for healing through the intercession of St. Charbel.

Pentecost Sunday (Latin: Pentecost, Pg. 295) May 20, 2018

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