42021 Highway 621 Gonzales, LA 70737 A People Set Apart

February 19, 2017

Parish Staff Pastor ……………….......…...Rev. Rubin Reynolds Administrative Assistant….........….Julie Carpenter Administrative Assistant…….……..Sandy Dardeau Administrative Assistant ……………....Lynn Dodge Bookkeeper/Director MDO.….Renae Schexnaydre Business Manager ………..........Heather Melancon Consultant on Call ………….....Sammy Chestovich Director of Christian Formation….........Mary Kruse Liturgical Coordinator……………..…...Cecile Haley Maintenance Supervisor …..……....…..Ron Duhon PSR Secretary …………….………..Sharon Buquoi Asst. Director MDO ……….……………Vicki Poché

Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil Mass:.……......…..……...…4:00 pm Sunday Masses …..............8:00, 9:30 & 11:00 am Monday, Wednesday - Friday…...….........8:30 am Tuesday—Communion Service …............8:30 am

Reconciliation Saturdays: 3-3:30 pm and before daily Mass. Other times by appointment with priest.

Parish School of Religion Principals: Patricia Sanchez……...……....…....….High School Flory Reynolds……......... Middle & Primary School

Parish Office Hours Monday - Thursday…..............8:00 am to 5:00 pm Friday……………………………….8:00 am to Noon

Telephones Parish Office…..……….....….….… (225) 647-8461 Fax………………………....…..........(225) 647-5125 E-mail:…….……...…....…..........stmark@eatel.net

New Parishioners: Please complete the registration form which can be found on our website and return to the parish office.

Church Certificates: For all sacramental certificates, contact Julie Carpenter at 225-647-8461

Sacrament of Baptism: Baptisms are held the First Sunday of each month, following 11:00 a.m. Mass. Parents of infants and children under age 7 are to attend 1 Baptism Seminar. (If pregnant, attend as early as possible during the pregnancy.) Baptism Seminars are held on the Tuesday following the first Sunday of the month at 6:30 pm. *Baptism of children 7 years and older must go through the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults adapted for Children. Contact Mary Kruse at 225-647-8461

Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA): For adults inquiring about becoming Catholic and baptized Catholics who lack Confirmation and Holy Communion, contact Donna Chestovich at 225-938-0985.

Sacrament of Matrimony: Couples need to contact the parish office six months prior to their planned wedding date.

Christian Burial: Families should contact the parish office, as soon as possible, prior to making other funeral arrangements.

Pastoral Care of the Sick: Contact the office in regards to those who are seriously ill, hospitalized and homebound. Emergency calls are made immediately.

Vocations for Priesthood and Religious Life: Contact the office of Vocations and Seminarians at 225-336-8779 or visit their website at www.diobr.org.

Prayer Line Request: Contact the Parish Office……225-647-8461 Visit our website: www.stmarkgonzales.org for vital information or like us on Facebook

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Schedule of Events

Note: Including Renovations

$ 3,824.00 $ 6385.70 $ (2,561.70)

Building Fund

February 2017

Monthly Note -/+

Fiscal Year 2016—17: Stewardship of Treasure 32nd Sunday, February 5, 2017

Thank you for your generous stewardship contributions.

Weekly Budget - /+

Offertory $ 11,313.00 $ 12,917.00 $ (1,604.00)

Maintenance $ 2,642.00 $ 3,125.00 $ (483.00)

Pop Coin $ 67.00 $ 67.00

Total $ 14,022.00 $ 16,042.00 $ (2,020.00)

2/18-19 All Masses Stewardship of Finance

All Masses Baby Bottle Distribution

2/21 9:00 am Blue Army

10:00 am Moms & Tots

6:00 pm Adult Choir

6:30 pm KC & Ladies Auxiliary

2/23 6:00 pm Bible Study

2/24 9:15 am Sewing with Charity

2/25 All Masses Fair Ticket Sales

All Masses Lenten Meal Ticket Sales

All Masses Baby Bottle Pickup

Friday, March 3rd will be our first Lenten Meal Dinner which will be Shrimp Stew, Salad and Bread. Tickets are $10.00 each, and only 150 tickets will be sold each week. Tickets will be available before and after all masses next weekend and in the parish office.

New Parishioners January, 2017

Mr. Michael Hughes & Dustin

M/M Ismael Franco & child

M/M Carlos Minor

M/M Ruston Zeller

Mrs. Celeste Walker

Announcements

Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time February 19, 2017

Be holy, for I, the LORD, your God, am holy. — Leviticus 19:2b

ATTENTION PSR PARENTS PSR REGISTRATION

PSR Registration packets will NOT be mailed out this year for Summer PSR (grades 1-8) or High

School PSR for 2017-18 school year. Packets will be available at each of the doors of the

church, in the parish office, and online at www.stmarkgonzales.org.

If you register online, fees may also be paid online. Students who will be entering 1st grade in 2017

(except Catholic School students) are expected to attend PSR this summer, May 30th—June 9th

PARKING LOT UPDATES: You may soon notice new Entrance and Exit signs in the main church parking lot.

Coming from Black Bayou toward the church, it will be ‘Entrance’, ‘Exit’, ‘Entrance’ and ‘Exit’. Please watch and follow the new sign instructions when entering or leaving the parking lot.

1 *Kara Adam 16 Keith Gravois

2 Michael Patten 17 Nezida Jarreau

3 Edna Leary 18 Byrne Cambeilk

4 Jeremy Courtade 19 John Castagnetta

5 Fr. Christian DeLerno 20 Inana Kuntz

6 Tyrone Domonique 21 **Heather Ross

7 **A.J. Labello 22 Stephanie DeBarbieris

8 Henry Pulizzano 23 Steward’s Building

9 Katie Bourgeois, Jr. 24 Tony Ghirardi

10 Stephen Richardson 25 Christine Fetter

11 Oliver Joseph 26 Lauren & Jerry Richard

12 Pregnancy Problem Ctr. 27 Carla Coffin

13 Elaine Hepting 28 **Mickey Lemoine

14 **Torri Barber 29 Larry Knight

15 Dawn Pontillas 30 Kim Waguespack

31 Matt Heroman

KC Charity Calendar January 2017 Daily Winners

* $ 1,000.00 Winner - ** $100.00 Winner All other winners were $20.00

Congratulations to the 10 St. Mark winners

Junior Youth Meeting February 19th—3:30 pm

Open to all 4th - 7th grade students—In the Pavilion Dana Millet—Junior Youth Director

Senior Youth Meeting March 5th—6:00 pm

Open to all students grades 8th—12th—In the Pavilion Garrett Tregre—Senior Youth Director

Primary Youth Group March 12th—12:30 pm

Open to all 2nd & 3rd grade students— Small Meeting Room in the Activity Center

*** Remember to bring your bag lunch!Cydney Gautreau—Primary Youth Director

Guide Book & Directory Advertising Opportunity

We are in the process of updating our annual Guide Book & Directory for the church. This book will contain everything pertinent to our church: the various ministries, organizations, committees, activities, functions and events plus a complete directory of all members. This book is being provided and direct-mailed to each family at no cost to our church, and it is again being subsidized by local businesses that advertise. If you own or manage a business and would like to find out about advertising in our book, please call the Church Office at 225-647-8461.

Recent survey results by Guide Book Publishing show that 92.1% of families would rather patronize a Guide Book & Directory advertiser over a non-advertiser. It “will pay” to advertise in our Guide Book & Directory.

Mark Your Calendar AARP 55 Alive Driving Class

Saturday—March 18th 8:00—Noon

Watch for more information in next week’s bulletin.

Sacrificial Giving Mirrors the Gi of God’s Son

We are pleased to enter the Stewardship of Finance phase of our Total Stewardship program and invite you to give prayerful a en on to the material you receive regarding this important aspect of spiritual stewardship. The Scriptures connect the concepts of generosity and sacrifice, encouraging us to think of the example of Jesus Christ, and the great gi of God’s Son. God addressed our need for forgiveness and salva on by giving his very best, an act of extravagant mercy, and Jesus gave his all. In Christ, we learn that giving is sacrificial.

Mercy Surrounds Us.

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April 21, 22 & 23rd Let’s Ring in the Spring!

Our 2017 Festival will be here before you know it! How can you help? Consider the following:

Become a Sponsor, or ask your favor ite business to be a sponsor ! Sponsor-

ships are very important to the overall success of the festival. Forms are available in the parish office. Feel free to pick one up!

Donate items for the auctions! We will once again have a Live Auction, as well as a Silent Auction for the fair. We are in need of items for both! Donate something from your business. Your name, or company name will be listed on the item , so it’s advertisement! Don’t own a business? Ask your favorite business to donate! Or...you can donate something of your own! Individual donations are greatly appreciated! We will gladly accept your items. The auction committee will decide if it will best suit the Live Auction...or the Silent Auction.

Donate items for the Fair Store! Hand-crafted items are greatly appreciated.

We also will accept new items, or “like new.” We are also looking for children’s toys. The kids love to shop in the store too! (Again, please only donate NEW or LIKE NEW items! All donated items can be dropped off in the parish office.

Sell Raffle Tickets! We have tickets available to pick up in the par ish office.

We are asking that each family sell one book for each raffle. Quilt Raffle tickets are $1 each with 10 in the book. Triple Play Raffle tickets are $5 each with 10 in the book. Books of tickets are available in the parish office and will also be avail-able after all Masses February 25 & 26 weekend.

Volunteer to Help! It takes all of us doing our par t to make our festival a suc-

cess. We will have a sign up form in next weekend’s bulletin. Please prayerfully consider donating your time for our festival. It’s a wonderful way to get to know more of your parish family. We need each of you! If you have limitations, we will be more than happy to accommodate you!

T-shirts for the festival are now on sale in the Parish Office.

Children’s sizes are $10 each and Adult sizes are $15

Brenda & Rita Breaux First Reading — Take no revenge and cherish no grudge; love your neighbor as yourself. (Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18).

Psalm — The Lord is kind and merciful (Psalm 103).

Second Reading — You are the temple of God, and holy (1 Corinthians 3:16-23). Gospel — Offer no resistance; love your enemies (Matthew 5:38-48). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

DIVINE WISDOM The Lord’s message, through Moses, was to “take no revenge and cherish no grudge . . . love your neighbor as yourself” (Leviticus 19:18). We might think, “Great in theory, but not always realistic!” Then Jesus in

today’s Gospel goes even further. Take a slap in the face and then turn the other cheek? Treat enemies the same as friends? Again, we’re tempted to think that those are nice ideals, but not very practical in the “real world.” Paul echoes Jesus when he tells the Corinthians that what passes for human wisdom is absurdity to God. Divine wisdom casts sunshine on the good and the bad, showers rain on the honest and the dishonest—without distinction. We must examine our wisdom and common sense to see how they compare to the wisdom of God, and make adjustments accordingly. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

Monday: Sir 1:1-10; Ps 93:1-2, 5; Mk 9:14-29 Tuesday: Sir 2:1-11; Ps 37:3-4, 18-19, 27-28, 39-40; Mk 9:30-37 Wednesday: 1 Pt 5:1-4; Ps 23:1-3a, 4-6; Mt 16:13-19 Thursday: Sir 5:1-8; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Mk 9:41-50 Friday: Sir 6:5-17; Ps 119:12, 16, 18, 27, 34, 35; Mk 10:1-12 Saturday: Sir 17:1-15; Ps 103:13-18; Mk 10:13-16 Sunday: Is 49:14-15; Ps 62:2-3, 6-9; 1 Cor 4:1-5; Mt 6:24-34

Readings for the Week (Year A)

Today’s Readings The Sanctuary Light

Saturday, February 18, 2017 4:00 p.m. Allen Young fly., Andrew Schexnaydre, Lucy Poirrier Ducote, M/M Herman Bercegeay, M/M Charles Powers, Sr., George Powers, Doc & Margaret Bryant, and for our Parish Family (living and deceased). Sunday, February 19, 2017 8:00 a.m. Morgan Kenneth & Mary Rose Trahant 9:30 a.m. Cade Poma 11:00 a.m. For the People of St. Mark Parish Monday, February 20, 2017 8:30 a.m. Memorial Guild Tuesday, February 21, 2017 8:30 a.m. Mass/Diving Mercy

Wednesday, February 22, 2017 8:30 a.m. Our Parish Family (living and deceased). Thursday, February 23, 2017 8:30 a.m. Open

Friday, February 24, 2017 8:30 a.m. Holy Souls in Purgatory

Saturday, February 25, 2017 4:00 p.m. JoAnn Sanchez, Audrey Sanchez Watts, Bernice Templet Sanchez, Clarence ’Slick’ Sanchez and for our Parish Family (living and deceased).

Sunday, February 26, 2017 8:00 a.m. Wilma ‘Theresa’ Medine 9:30 a.m. For the People of St. Mark Parish 11:00 a.m. Pearl & Hubert Kolb

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