Epiphany of the Lord - St Agnes Parish Jefferson Louisiana

St. Agnes Parish
The Epiphany of the Lord ● January 4, 2015
www.stagnesjefferson.org
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m.
Sunday: 8:00, 9:30, & 11:00 a.m.
Holy Days Vigil: 6:00 p.m.; Day of: 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 Noon
Weekdays: 8:00 a.m.
ADORATION: Every Monday evening at 7:00 p.m.
NOVENA: ST. JUDE: Tuesday mornings immediately following 8:00 a.m.
Mass; OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP: Every Other Tuesday, 7:00
p.m.
CONFESSIONS: Saturday, 3:00 - 3:45 p.m. Weekdays: Any time by
request.
BAPTISMAL SEMINAR: is held on the second (2nd) Tuesday of each
month at 7:30 p.m. in the Rectory. Parents should contact the Rectory as
soon as possible before their child is Baptized. The parents and godparents
must attend the seminar before the Baptism of their child.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Second Sunday of each month. Parents are
expected to attend the ceremony with their child.
SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY: Arrangements must be made 6 months in
advance by the bride and groom in person. Call one of the parish priests
before coming. Couples must attend one of the pre-marriage preparation
courses.
HOLY COMMUNION FOR SICK & SHUT-INS: Holy Communion will be
brought to the home. Please call the rectory when someone is ill and unable
to come to church. Prayers may be requested for the sick and the elderly.
Also call the rectory when someone is in the hospital.
THE SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING OF THE SICK: The sacrament is
administered upon request to those seriously ill, permanently handicapped,
very elderly and those undergoing major surgery.
FUNERALS: The family of the deceased should please consult the
parish staff, concerning the time and place of the funeral before making
commitments with the undertaker. The normal setting for the Funeral Mass
is the Parish Church.
NEWCOMERS: We are happy to have you. Welcome - Please fill in one of the
census cards at the front entrance of the church.
St. Agnes Parish Mission Statement
St. Agnes Parish strives to be a GOD-centered Catholic Community,
serving the needs of its people through active love, devotion and
prayer. We strive to bring the kingdom to all in harmony, nurturing
and extending family values united in celebrating Christ’s love.
By seeking God’s will, we embody His love, by recognizing our
individual talents, determining to evangelize and giving good example.
Weekly Bulletin
Church/Rectory Address
3310 Jefferson Highway
833-3366 or 833-4118 • Fax: 834-1532
After Hours Emergency Only
830-4504
E-mail
[email protected]
Pastor
Fr. Bac-Hai Viet Tran
Assistant Priests
Fr. Carroll Heffner
Fr. Adrian Hall
Fr. Vinh Luu
Deacons
Piero Caserta 837-0847
Frank DiFulco 737-1068
Administrative Secretary
Sabrina Haynes
Financial Secretary
Marilyn Castle
Parish Maintenance Technician
Pedro Menendez
Building Committee
Steve Morgan
Finance Council
Jack Truxillo 833-2457
CCD/Wedding Coordinator
Kelly Wilbert 952-4343
CYO Director
Corinne Hebert 444-3469
Parish Council
Kay Leger 481-7914
RCIA
Karen Metternich 833-2477
School
3410 Jefferson Hwy., 835-6486
Principal
Michael Buras
Secretary
Tina Pierce
Cafeteria
834-3531
Marquette Activity Center
834-9333
Adult Choir...................... Every Sunday 8:45 a.m.–PLC
1st Tuesday of the Month at 7:30 p.m.–Church
Altar Society ........................ Quarterly, P.L.C. 8:00a.m.
Boomers and Beyond
............................ Second Wednesday, MAC 6:30 p.m.
Boy Scouts ............Every Tuesday, Cafeteria 7:30 p.m.
Brownie Troop 263 ...................... Every other Tuesday,
School Scout Room–6:30 p.m.
C.C.D........................ Sunday, School 9:30 - 10:45 a.m.
Co-operative Club ................... As Scheduled 7:00 p.m.
Cub Scouts ................Third Friday, Cafeteria 7:00 p.m.
C.Y.O/Jr. CYO
..................Sundays as Announced, in MAC, 6:00 p.m.
Finance Council................ Quarterly, Rectory 6:30 p.m.
Holy Name Society
.................Second Sunday, MAC After 8:00 a.m. Mass
Knights of Columbus .................. Even Months, Second
Thursday, School Library 5:00 p.m.
Marian Auxiliary ...................... Third Tuesday 3:00 p.m.
Men’s Club .................. Third Thursday, MAC 7:00 p.m.
Parish Council ........... First Tuesday, Rectory 6:30 p.m.
School Board..........Fourth Tuesday, Rectory 6:30 p.m.
St. Agnes Vocal Ensemble (S.A.V.E)
.......................................... Thursdays, P.L.C 7:00 p.m.
St. Vincent de Paul
.......... Every Second & Fourth Monday, PLC 6:30 p.m.
Ushers ...............................Quarterly When Announced
ST. AGNES PARISH
JEFFERSON, LOUISIANA
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PRIESTS’ SCHEDULE
Weekends of January 3-4, 2015 and January 10-11, 2015
They were overjoyed at seeing the star, and on entering the
house they saw the child with Mary his mother. They
prostrated themselves and did him homage. Then they
opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold,
frankincense, and myrrh. - Mt 2:10-11
READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF
JANUARY 4, 2015
Sunday:
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Next Sunday:
Is 60:1-6/Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6/Mt 2:1-12
1 Jn 3:22--4:6/Mt 4:12-17, 23-25
1 Jn 4:7-10/Mk 6:34-44
1 Jn 4:11-18/Mk 6:45-52
1 Jn 4:19--5:4/Lk 4:14-22a
1 Jn 5:5-13/Lk 5:12-16
1 Jn 5:14-21/Jn 3:22-30
Is 55:1-11 or Is 42:1-4, 6-7/1 Jn 5:1-9
or Acts 10:34-38/Mk 1:7-11
THE WEEK AHEAD
SUNDAY, January 4, 2015 - Adult Choir Practice,
8:45am in the PLC; 8:00am Mass; 9:30am
Mass; 11:00am Mass
Saturday, January 3, 2015
4:00pm: Fr. Bac-Hai
Deacon: None
Saturday, January 10, 2015
4:00pm: Fr. Vinh
Deacon: DiFulco
Sunday, January 4, 2015
8:00am: Fr. Heffner
Deacon: None
Sunday, January 11, 2015
8:00am: Fr. Heffner
Deacon: DiFulco
9:30am: Fr. Hall
Deacon: Caserta
9:30am: Fr. Hall
Deacon: Caserta
11:00am: Fr. Vinh
Deacon: Caserta
11:00am: Fr. Vinh
Deacon: Caserta
COFFEE & DONUTS
Please join us for coffee and donuts after all Masses
THIS weekend, January 3-4, 2015. This is a great
way to start the new year, by coming out and meeting
and greeting your fellow parishioners.
THANK YOU
FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!
Fr. Bac-Hai, Fr. Heffner, Fr. Hall, Fr Vinh and the
parish staff would like to thank everyone who gave
donations and gifts to them during this Christmas
Season. All your thoughts, prayers and blessings
were greatly appreciated. May God Bless all of you
throughout this New Year!
YOUR WEEKLY SACRIFICE TO
THE CHURCH
December 28, 2014
MONDAY, January 5, 2015 - Daily Mass 8:00am; Holy
Hour Eucharistic Adoration, 7:00pm in
Church
DUE TO EARLY PUBLISHING
THERE IS NO WEEKLY SACRIFICE REPORT
TUESDAY, January 6, 2015 - Daily Mass 8:00am;
Novena to St. Jude after 8:00am Mass
Thanks to everyone who picked up their offering
envelopes and a special thanks to those who signed
up to receive offering envelopes.
WEDNESDAY, January 7, 2015 - Daily Mass 8:00am
Thank you for your generosity. “For where your treasure is, there
also will your heart be.” Matthew 6:21
THURSDAY, January 8, 2015 - Daily Mass 8:00am; St.
Agnes Vocal Ensemble (S.A.V.E.)
practice, 7:00pm in the PLC
FRIDAY, January 9, 2015 - Daily Mass 8:00am
SATURDAY, January 10, 2015 - Daily Mass 8:00am;
Confessions 3:00-3:45pm; Sunday Vigil
Mass 4:00pm
SUNDAY, January 11, 2015 - 8:00am Mass; 9:30am.
Mass; 11:00am Mass
THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD
JANUARY 4, 2015
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Greeting you with love and blessings from God. How was your week? Finally, everything is getting back to “normal.”
Christmas and New Year of 2014 are over. So, this weekend is the first week after New Years Day. So far we are four days
into 2015. How do you feel? Better or worse? Richer or Poorer? Younger or not so young? Did you make any New Years
Resolutions? So far, did you keep it? Or did you already break it? Don’t worry, we still have many, many more days to make
it up again. Whatever happens, I just want you to be healthy, healthy, healthy, happy and lucky for the New Year.
Most of us have a tendency at the beginning of a New Year to make a resolution. Early in January is always filled with resolve
but by the end of February that resolve is often turned to regret. So, a few years ago I remember in the Times Picayune there
were ten tips given out for setting a New Years Resolution that would help us to actually stick with it. I found it to be very
interesting and so real, so I am going to share it with you again.
1. Set smart goals. The first problem is that we make statements for our resolutions and not goals. Such as, I want to lose
weight. That is not a goal. They said, instead we should say, “I want to lose five pounds or ten pounds by the end of April.”
That’s a goal. Be more specific about what we want.
2. Envision the end result. Setting a goal is just the first step. The second step is envisioning what the end result would
look like. Such as, if your goal is to fight less with your spouse, you need to say to yourself, “I know my goal will be
accomplished when such a thing happens.” You should make a mental picture of yourself and make it appealing. The mental
picture can range from a snapshot of yourself sporting a new beach body to an image of your newly organized kitchen.
3. Create a timeline. Getting fit, organizing your home, spending more time with your loved ones, paying off a debt, etc.,
etc., is clearly the most common New Years Resolution we have. But that it is why it is important to set a timeline. To help us
to stay in focus. Suppose if your goal is to get organized, promise yourself you will have your bedroom closet cleaned by the
end of March. Or paying off the debt at the beginning of September.
4. Define your motivation. No goal can be met without proper motivation. The tougher the task, the more motivation you
will need. Take time to define why you want to lose that weight or why you want to stay in close contact with your family
members. Write down your reasons, and then give yourself regular reminders of them. Always surround yourself with
motivation. Such as, if the Victoria Secret swimsuit catalog inspires you to exercise, then take a page and tape it to your
bathroom mirror, or select a photo of your grandparents or your loved one if that helps you to remember to call them.
5. Get your tools ready. It is so easy to put off your tasks when you don’t have the supplies ready. So, sit down and write
out the tools you need to achieve your goals. Then you don’t have an excuse not to do it.
6. Block out time. Make sure that you have time to do it everyday and stick with it. Organize your schedule everyday. No
matter what happens, if it is raining, sunny, sleet, flood, hurricane or snow.
7. Know your weakness. The best way to deal with temptation is to get away from it. Don’t let it get close to you. Suppose
you like sweets, don’t go to the chocolate shop and say that I just want to try to handle my temptation.
8. Identify your strength.
Identify the bright spots and examine the behavior that is surrounding them.
9. Find a partner or a support group.
accountability.
Commit to your goal with a friend or find a support group. It will help you with
10. Get help from a professional. Most of us believe that we can do it alone. That is why we fail. A trainer’s help is always
better than by yourself. Try it on your own for a few times, and if it doesn’t work, then it is time to get help.
And may I add another goal to this list, 11, be faithful to God and make God a priority of your life, because no matter what you
have and what you achieve, if you don’t have God in your life you have nothing, regardless of whatever you achieve in this
life, or how important you are in society. Everything we have is a gift from God, and you know that God can give and God can
take it away. So enjoy what you have and more importantly share what you have with others who are less fortunate than you.
We checked into this life with an empty hand, and we will check out of this life with an empty hand. I hope this resolution will
help you as much as myself. God Bless.
Fr. Bac-Hai
THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD
JANUARY 4, 2015
PARISH COUNCIL
The January Parish Council Meeting will be on Tuesday,
January 6 at 6:30pm in the Rectory Meeting
Room. Meetings are open to everyone.
Please contact Kay Leger if you would like something
added to the agenda.
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
THANKS YOU!!
The St. Vincent de Paul Society thanks all members of St.
Agnes Parish and School for their generous support for
donations of food, toys, and gifts which were distributed to
the poor and homebound during the Christmas season.
Many baskets, and many, many toys were able to be
distributed to the needy and homebound in our parish
through your kind spirit. Thank you very much!
May God Bless You!
St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. Agnes
THANK YOU FROM THE LADIES
ALTAR SOCIETY
Many compliments were received on the appearance of the
decorations in the church at Christmas. This could not be
possible without the financial help of you, our parishioners
who donated so generously. We thank you very much.
If anyone is interested in helping with the floral decorations
in church throughout the year, please call Joy Arnoult at
466-3233. We could use your expertise and talents. Even
if you do not know anything about floral arranging, and
would love to help, we would love to have you.
ST. AGNES CONFIRMATION
Our St. Agnes Parish eleventh graders will make their
Confirmation on Saturday, February 28, 2015 at
4:00p.m. with Archbishop Gregory Aymond officiating. A
reception will follow in the Marquette Activity Center for the
Confirmation Candidates and their Families. Please keep
our Confirmation Candidates in your prayers.
The Confirmation retreat will be held on SATURDAY,
January 10, 2015 from 9:00am - 12:00 noon.
Rehearsal for Confirmation is on Sunday, February 1st
after 11am Mass.
THANK YOU!
Fr. Adrian Hall and Deacon Piero Caserta would like to
thank all of you, our parishioners, for your generosity,
kindness, work and love shown to them as they celebrated
their 50th and 25th anniversaries. Please keep them in
your prayers as they will do you. Thank you very much!
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WHAT IS RCIA?
RCIA - Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults
This is a process, established for the universal Church for
individuals to become Catholic and receive the sacraments
of initiation - Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist. This is a
spiritual journey and takes place through stages over a
period of time. It is a restoration of the early church from the
first three centuries before the custom of infant baptism.
Who is it for?
1) People who desire to be baptized
2) People baptized in another Christian religion
(i.e.: Lutheran, Baptist, etc.) and desire to
become Catholic
3) A person who has been baptized in the Catholic
faith but is in need of one of the other
Sacraments of Initiation – First Communion or
Confirmation
·
If you fit into any of the above and desire to become
Catholic or receive the graces of the other Sacraments of
Initiation, call our pastor, Fr. Bac-Hai at 833-3366 or our
RCIA Coordinator, Ms. Karen Metternich at (504) 833-2477.
HOLY SPIRIT WOMEN’S RETREAT
Sr. Briege McKenna, OSC and Fr. Kevin Scallon, CM, will
be the featured speakers at the annual Holy Spirit Women’s
Retreat from January 16-18, 2015 at the Hilton Hotel in
Lafayette, LA. The theme is “I Thirst.” Sr. Briege and Fr.
Kevin are known worldwide for their teaching and healing
ministry with laity and priests. Sr. Briege was miraculously
healed of rheumatoid arthritis as a young woman and sent
around the world to minister God’s healing love. Her book
Miracles Do Happen is a best-seller, and Fr. Kevin is also
an author of I Will Come Myself and has produced many
beautiful CDs. Also on the program are Deacon Larry
Oney, a dynamic preacher, author and businessman, his
wife, Andi Patti Mansfield and the CCRNO Team.
This retreat is sponsored by the Catholic Charismatic
Renewal of New Orleans (CCRNO) and serves hundreds of
women from the N.O. area. Weekend and Saturday
commuters are welcome.
Register online at
www.ccrno.org or call (504) 828-1368.
SHRINE OF OUR LADY OF
PROMPT SUCCOR
The Ursuline Sisters and the Archbishop of New Orleans
Invite you to honor the Solemnity of Our Lady of Prompt
Succor, the Bicentennial Eucharistic Celebration of
Thanksgiving for the Miraculous Victory in the Battle of New
Orleans. January 8, 2015 at 4 o'clock in the afternoon
National Votive Shrine of Our Lady of Prompt Succor, 2701
State Street, New Orleans, LA. Reception to follow.
THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD
JANUARY 4, 2015
Evelyn Adams, Abby Adams,
Lillian Becker, Adam J. Boubede
& Family, Gerald & Lee
Boudreaux,
Marilyn
Castle,
Ruby Dufauchard, Sabrina Haynes, Ernie Knott, Hazel
Knott, George Lampard, Jr., Bud & Sarah Leger, Cecilia &
Paul Kerry Patin, Sr., Hazel Patin, Crystal Polar, Jean &
Joseph Merrill Porche, Maximus Porche, Beverly Puglia,
Lydia Sanchez, Bob & Janice Stanley, David Wilbert
PRAYER LIST HAS CHANGED
Beginning in January, 2015 at the end of each year, we will start a
NEW prayer list. You will have to call the rectory or send in your
requests to add a loved one to the prayer list.
The Prayer List will be good for ONE YEAR.
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MASS INTENTIONS
SATURDAY, January 3, 2015
4:00 p.m. Audrey Landry Chiro,
Cyprian
Casadaban, Lloyd W. Seither, Claude
& Marcelle Haydel, Becker & Walt
families, George Lampard, Elsie
Engeron
SUNDAY, January 4, 2015
8:00 a.m. Paul Edward Reeder,
9:30 a.m. Elva, Felicien & Amelia Parent, Henry
Joseph Steudlein, Jr., June Stockfleth,
Claire Eliska “DiDi” Reilman,
11:00 a.m. Parishioners
SAVE THE DATE
ST. AGNES YOUTH FEST 2015
12:00pm - 5:00pm
Family Fun For All Ages
Games, Rides, Activities, Food, Beer, Music,
Arts & Crafts - plus a whole lot more!!
*******
ST. AGNES GALA - 2015
The Spring Gala has moved to
FALL
Save the Date
NOVMEBER 6, 2015
Keep a bright watch for more information to come
this Summer!
THE SANCTUARY CANDLE
In Loving Memory of
PRIESTS and DEACONS
of St. Agnes Parish
MONDAY, January 5, 2015
8:00 a.m. Claire Eliska “DiDi” Reilman, GarciaRusso Families, Earl Russo, Sr.
TUESDAY, January 6, 2015
8:00 a.m. Albert & Mary G. Schof, Ernest & Roxie
Rodrigue
WEDNESDAY, January 7, 2015
8:00 a.m. Claire Eliska “DiDi” Reilman,
THURSDAY, January 8, 2015
8:00 a.m. Purgatorial Society, Ruby & Gay
Elizabeth Grabert, George Lampard, Jr.
FRIDAY, January 9, 2015
8:00 a.m. Claire Eliska “DiDi” Reilman,
SATURDAY, January 10, 2015
8:00 a.m. Jeanette Barrilleaux
Please Pray the Rosary Daily for World Peace!
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WEDDING BANNS
Ryan Waguespack
and
Emily Perone
Please remember those who have died, especially
JEANETTE BREAUX BARRILLEAUX. May her soul
rest in peace.

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