Our Lady of Grace Roman Catholic Church 780 Hwy. 44 • P.O. Box 464 Reserve, Louisiana 70084 Rectory: 985-536-2613 Fax: 985-536-1819 Email: [email protected] _______________ Parish Office Hours Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM ________________ PARISH MISSION STATEMENT Our purpose, at Our Lady of Grace Roman Catholic Church, is to provide a place of spiritual worship and growth for our members, our children, and all visitors. We wish to instill a spirit of prayer, integrity and generosity in each other, with a special concern for the poor, sick, elderly, disabled, the unborn and the weak. We especially encourage our parish members and organizations in their practice of the spiritual and corporal works of mercy with the poor and infirmed. PARISH STAFF Pਁਓਔਏ਒ Rev. Fr. Christopher Chike Amadi, S.S.J. Dਅਁਃਏ਎ Rev. Mr. Larry Oney (985) 652-2714 Pਁ਒ਉਓਈ A਄਍ਉ਎ਉਓਔ਒ਁਔਉਖਅ Aਓਓਉਓਔਁ਎ਔਓ Mrs. Terry Mitchell (985) 536-2613 Mrs. Martha S. Creecy (985) 536-2613 P਒ਉ਎ਃਉਐਁ਌ Mrs. Precious A. Joseph Sਃਈਏਏ਌ Oਆਆਉਃਅ: (985) 536-4291 Sਃਈਏਏ਌ Fਁਘ: (985) 536-4250 Email: [email protected] ****************************************** Pਁ਒ਉਓਈ Pਁਓਔਏ਒ਁ਌ Cਏਕ਎ਃਉ਌ Mrs. Charlotte Hooker (504) 559-4573 Pਁ਒ਉਓਈ Fਉ਎ਁ਎ਃਅ Cਏਕ਎ਃਉ਌ Mr. Todd Keller (985) 359-6996 Dਉ਒ਅਃਔਏ਒ ਏਆ Rਅ਌ਉਇਉਏਕਓ E਄ਕਃਁਔਉਏ਎ Mrs. Myrtle Lucas (985) 536-2028 Eਘਔ਒ਁਏ਒਄ਉ਎ਁ਒ਙ Mਉ਎ਉਓਔਅ਒ਓ ਏਆ Hਏ਌ਙ Cਏ਍਍ਕ਎ਉਏ਎ Mrs. Beverly Harris (985) 651-0344 P਒ਏਃ਌ਁਉ਍ਅ਒ਓ ਏਆ ਔਈਅ Wਏ਒਄ Mrs. Precious A. Joseph (985) 536-3115 RCIA CLASSES Any adult interested in joining the Catholic Faith or knowing more about the Catholic Religion should contact the parish Office to sign up for RCIA faith classes. ****************************************** Announcements for the bulletin can be brought to the parish office, faxed or sent vie email to [email protected] The deadline to submit announcements to be placed in the bulletin is on Monday’s by 12 noon. MASS SCHEDULE 5TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME FEBRUARY 8, 2015 VIGIL MASSES Saturday Sunday 4:00 PM 8:00 AM & 11:00 AM WEEKDAY MASSES Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday NO MASS 6:00 PM 5:00 PM Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 6:00 PM Sick of the Parish 8:30 AM Special Intentions 8:30 AM Parish Mass 8:00 AM (1ST SATURDAY ONLY) SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Begins 1 Hour before each Mass and ends 15 minutes before Mass or by appointment. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Parents and god-parents preparation is held on the 3rd Sunday of each month after the 11:00 a.m. Mass. Baptism will take place on the 4th Sunday of each month. Baptismal registration takes place ONLY at the Parish Office prior to baptism preparation class. MARRIAGES Please notify the Priest at least six months prior to planning the wedding. PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK Please call the rectory if someone is sick or hospitalized. FUNERALS Please call the rectory before making arrangements with the Funeral Director. 5TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME FEBRUARY 8, 2015 SATURDAY 4:00 PM Jesus was starting to become very popular, at least with the ordinary people. They had seen how he had cured the sick and cast out demons. The gospel has one unusual sentence about those demons: Jesus did not let them speak “because they knew who he was.” (Mk 1:34) Apparently, the demons would have identified him as the Son of God. Jesus knew the people would not understand this and try to proclaim him as their king. Jesus had no intention of living as a worldly king, in comfort and riches. In fact, he came to free people from needing wealth and power. Popularity and wealth do not interest St. Paul, either. When he preaches the gospel, the good news of Christ’s resurrection (and ours), he needs no other recompense. (1 Cor 9:18) All he wants is to share eternal life. He specifically refuses to be paid for his preaching, to show that he will be rewarded by Christ. So what do you hope for; what is your goal in life? Do you only feel secure when you have saved enough money and invested it wisely? Do you need other people to make you happy? Or at least a few hundred Facebook friends? Or are you like Job in the first reading: having no hope of escaping a life of drudgery? He eventually found that only by trusting God can anyone be happy, even when things go wrong. We can follow Paul’s example of love for all people no matter who they are. Paul’s love was not to make others like him. He genuinely wanted to bring the good news to them: by his love for them, Paul showed that God loves them even more. He knew the gospel requires a change of heart, so his love for others helped them to be more open to change. Let us ask the Lord to fill us with his love, so that we can help each other to hear the good news. SCRIPTURE VERSE: [The Lord] tells the number of the stars and calls them by name.— Psalm 147:4 EBRUARY 7, 2015 Willi Hall, Cecile O.W. Hall, Joseph Bert Hall, Melvin Charles Hall, Beatrice Ben, Percy Dune, All Hall, Wilson, White Families, Edwin Sorina & Fly, Thanks giving for Answered Petitions (L), Agnes Hall & Special Intentions (L), Cyble Moton SUNDAY FEBRUARY 8, 2015 8:00 AM Patricia Sterling (L), Eva Sylve 11:00 AM Louis Anderson, Jr. TUESDAY FEBRUARY 10, 2015 6:00 PM Our Lady of Grace Parishioners & Families WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 11, 2015 5:00 PM HOLY HOUR 6:00 PM More Vocations to the Josephites THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12, 2015 8:30 AM Ms. Lois Gray, John Sylve FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13, 2015 8:30 AM Our Lady of Grace School & Parishioners WEEKLY SCRIPTURE READINGS (FEBRUARY 8, 2015—FEBRUARY 14, 2015) Sunday: Jb 7:1-4, 6-7; Ps 147:1-6; 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23; Mk 1:29-39 Monday: Gn 1:1-19; Ps 104:1-2a, 5-6, 10, 12, 24, 35c; Mk 6:53-56 Tuesday: Gn 1:20 — 2:4a; Ps 8:4-9; Mk 7:1-13 Wednesday: Gn 2:4b-9, 15-17; Ps 104:1-2a, 27-28, 29bc-30; Mk 7:14-23 Thursday: Gn 2:18-25; Ps 128:1-5; Mk 7:24-30 Friday: Gn 3:1-8; Ps 32:1-2, 5-7; Mk 7:31-37 Saturday: Gn 3:9-24; Ps 90:2-6, 12-13; Mk 8:1-10 Agnes Hall, Joshua J. Morgan, Alan Wheeler, Joseph Dupas, Olga Leblanc, Alethea Bardell, Anita Perrilloux, Carolyn Cole, Kenisha Anderson, Leroy Houston, Joann Gray, Christine Gagnier, Rudy Sylvain, Victoria Dominique, Margie Collins, Lucille Adams, Brianna Nicholas, Paul Vampran, Catherine Anderson, Hilton Francois, Michael Lipps, Ernest Morgan Jr., Joseph Torregano, Catherine Twine Simon, Trellious Wilkes, Craig Watson, Michelle Marcadel, Cornel Jones, Montrelle Dennis, Romond Taylor, Shirley Johnson, Devon Walker, Rosalee Sylvas, Rosemary Pidgeon, Donald Lipps, Donna C. Jackson, Sandra Simoneaux, Elizabeth Hebert, Sr. John Mary Jackson, Tierney Smith, Torriel Charde Smith, Yasmin Linton, Mary Ann Parquet, Karen Duhe-Wilson, James Jackson, Travis Thomas, Ceola Gerard, Fr. Joe Calamari, Kantrell Collins, Audrey Gregorie, Albert French, Gary Sylve, Brenda Ursin, Arthur D. Parquet, Felton Parquet, Lorita Savoie, Shelia P. Melancon, Gloria Ferrygood, Lois Clement, Chandra Johnson, Lindsay Marts, Dianne Sylve Lewis, John Sylve, Sr., Sharon Parquet, Jeniffer Sylve Banks OUR LADY OF GRACE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH RESERVE, LA LENTEN RETREAT IN DAILY LIFE Would you like to experience Sacred Scripture—not jus study it? Do you have a deep desire to grow in your faith and prayer life? Are you seeking a deeper relationship with the Lord through prayer? Would you like to experience a directed retreat without interrupting your daily life? If your answer is “Yes” then a Lenten Retreat in daily life may be for you. Participants are asked to attend an opening and closing session, pray daily at home and meet with a trained spiritual director weekly. The opening session at the Archdiocesan Spirituality Center, 2501 Maine Avenue, Metairie, LA will be held on Sunday, February 22, 2015 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. The closing session will be held on Thursday, March 26, 2015 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. Register on the web at http://asc.arch-no.org or by telephone at the Archdiocesan Spirituality Center at 504-861-3254. The cost is $40.00 (adjustments can be made). Please register by February 13, 2015. THE WORD AMONG US The WORD Among Us will be available in the foyer of the Church beginning the weekend of February 14-15, 2015. The book is for daily readings and meditation throughout the period of Lent from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday. Please pick up your copy in the foyer of the church. WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER MARRIED COUPLES: Valentine’s Day is coming! You’re thinking roses or candy, but shortly after, the roses are wilted and the candy is gone. Why not do something that will last a lifetime! Escape from the busyness of your hectic lifestyle and endless obligations and spend some very special time together. Attend a Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend and give each other the gift of yourself. The weekend focuses on effective communication techniques, which will enhance the intimacy of your relationship. The next available Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend is March 6-8, 2015 at the Tracy Conference Center in Baton Rouge. For more information call (800) 5865469, email [email protected] or go online at www.wwme-section5.org. Our Lady of Grace Pastoral Council will meet on Tuesday, February 10, 2014 at 7:00 PM in the school library. All are invited and welcome to attend and observe the meeting. SANCTUARY LIGHT IN THE CHURCH The Sanctuary Light will be lit for: Alvin Baxter & Marguerite Perrilloux Leche Requested By: Yvonne Leche-Perkins From: February 1, 2015 to February 14, 2015 SCHOOL NEWS Our Lady of Grace School is currently taking registration enrollment for PK3 thru Kindergarten. Applications are available in the school office. There are applications available for the free tuition through ACE Scholarship program. A completed application, 2015 residency verification (light or water bill), and 2014 Income verification (W2 form) information should be provided with the application. OLG is also seeking to start a PK2 program. All who are interested should submit applications so that class size and staff might be determined. Please contact the school at 985-536-4291 for more information. — Mrs. Precious Joseph, Principal FIRST LENTEN FISH FRY DINNER FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2015 OLG SCHOOL CAFETERIA 11:00 AM TO 4:00 PM—DONATION $8.00 Tickets will continue to be on sale before and after each Mass on the weekend of February 14 & 15, 2015. Please see the list of items needed for donations toward our Lenten Dinners in the foyer of the Church. Cash donations and volunteers are also needed. SANKOFA LENTEN DAY OF REFLECTION Join Black Catholics from Southern Louisiana for a day of reflection on where we have been, where we are and where we are headed. The day of reflection will be held on Saturday, February 28, 2015 at St. Mary’s Academy Gymnasium, 6905 Chef Menteur Hwy, New Orleans, LA from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. The registration fee of $15.00 per person will be paid by the church parish. Anyone interested in attending the day of reflection should contact the parish office at 985-536-2613 no later than February 9, 2015. Please see the flier on the bulletin board in the foyer of the church for more information. JANUARY 31-FEBRUARY 1, 2015 SUNDAY OFFERING $ 6603.00 BIBLE STUDY: Tuesday’s at 7:00 p.m. in the cry room of the church. All are invited and welcome to attend. SANCTUARY LIGHT IN THE CHAPEL The Sanctuary Light will be lit for: Requested By: From: