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PARISH OFFICE ~ 799 Fairway Dr., LaPlace, LA 70068 | 985-652-2615

SCHOOL ~ 985-652-4532 | PreK2 through 7th Grade | www.aolcrusaders.org

Mass

Schedule

VERY REV. WALTER AUSTIN, V.F.

Pastor

aolpastor@gmail.com

985-630-2837

REV. MR. THOMAS ST. PIERRE

Deacon

tjstpierre@yahoo.com

REV. MR. DAVID FARINELLI, LPC,

LMFT

Deacon

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Our Clergy

June 14, 2020

The Most Holy Body and Blood

of Christ

MASS TIMES

Saturday.……………………………… (Vigil) 4:00pm

Sunday................. 8:30am, 10:30am, 7:00pm

............................................. (Spanish) 3:00pm

DAILY MASS

Mo, Tu, Th, Fri……………………………….. 8:30am

Wednesday…………………………………….6:00pm

CONFESSIONS

One half hour before each Mass daily

and Sundays.

PERPETUAL ADORATION

CHAPEL—Open 24 hours daily.

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Parish Directory Parish Office: 799 Fairway Drive

LaPlace, LA 70068

985-652-2615 phone

985-652-7291 fax

aolparishoffice@gmail.com

www.aolparish.org

Office Hours: M-F 9:00am - 4:00pm

BUSINESS MANAGER

Linda Biven

aolparishoffice@gmail.com

SECRETARY/SACRAMENTAL RECORDS

Amarna Englert

aolrectory@gmail.com

ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY

Cindy Grosse

aolpublisher@gmail.com

PARISH SCHOOL OF RELIGION

COORDINATOR

Andree Gurdian

andreemgurdian@gmail.com

YOUTH MINISTRY COORDINATOR

Emily Gurdian

aolcyo@gmail.com

ASCENSION OF OUR LORD SCHOOL

Toni Ruiz, Principal: 985-652-4532

PASTORAL COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Michael Abbate: 985-652-5041

michael.abbate54@yahoo.com

SYNOD IMPLEMENTATION

COORDINATOR

Susie Lanza: 504-650-0496

slanza@lancoconstruction.com

Mass Intentions

WE WILL CONTINUE TO LIVE-STREAM DAILY MASSES AND THE 10:30 SUNDAY MASS. THESE CAN BE VIEWED ON THE AOL FACEBOOK PAGE OR ON OUR PARISH WEBSITE. Monday, June 15 8:30 am Living & deceased members of the Rockel & Roussel Families

Tuesday, June 16 8:30 am Je�rey & Patrick Cupit

Wednesday, June 17 6:00 pm Jack Townsend

Thursday, June 18 8:30 am Therese & Foster Cambre

Friday, June 19 • The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus 8:30 am John Rauch, Jr., Thiel Bueto

Saturday, June 20 • The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary 4:00 pm John Rauch, Jr., Stuart Torres, Clarence & Myrtle Torres, Norman & Verna Millet, Rosalind Huston, Deborah Acosta, Jessica Fournet, John & Rory Growl, E.J. & Edna Guidry, Conrad & Betty Hymel, Crayon & Lato Families, Joseph Heier, Melvin Powell, Jackie Ragusa, Thiel Bueto, Fisher & Melancon Families, Special Intention, Father’s Day Mass Intentions

Sunday, June 21 • 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time • Father’s Day 8:30 am Cynthia & Martin Naquin, Nancy Freitas, Gwen Booth, Joseph & Verlie Marks, Irving & Norma Vial, Robert “Bob” Handy, Peter Tran Thanh, Souls in Purgatory, Special Intention, Father’s Day Mass Intentions 10:30 am Vivian & Lionel Fisher, Jr., Maude Hymel, Father’s Day Mass Intentions 3:00 pm (en espanol) Our Parishioners, Father’s Day Mass Intentions 7:00 pm Peggy Farinelli, Father’s Day Mass Intentions

June 14, 2020

VIGIL LIGHT FOR JUNE�

In memory of Huey Waguespack

CHAPEL CANDLES BURN FOR�

In memory of Merlene St. Pierre

Jesus, King of Kings and Lord of Lords,Jesus, King of Kings and Lord of Lords,Jesus, King of Kings and Lord of Lords,Jesus, King of Kings and Lord of Lords, you hold dominion over heaven and earth.you hold dominion over heaven and earth.you hold dominion over heaven and earth.you hold dominion over heaven and earth. Jesus, Prince of Peace, Jesus, Prince of Peace, Jesus, Prince of Peace, Jesus, Prince of Peace, deliver us from all violent tendencies,deliver us from all violent tendencies,deliver us from all violent tendencies,deliver us from all violent tendencies, from the temptation to do harm, from the temptation to do harm, from the temptation to do harm, from the temptation to do harm, from isolation, injustice, and all that would from isolation, injustice, and all that would from isolation, injustice, and all that would from isolation, injustice, and all that would divide and lead to destruction.divide and lead to destruction.divide and lead to destruction.divide and lead to destruction.

Jesus our brother, by your redemptive power, we have been Jesus our brother, by your redemptive power, we have been Jesus our brother, by your redemptive power, we have been Jesus our brother, by your redemptive power, we have been adopted as sons and daughters of your Father, the Living God.adopted as sons and daughters of your Father, the Living God.adopted as sons and daughters of your Father, the Living God.adopted as sons and daughters of your Father, the Living God. May we remember our common humanity May we remember our common humanity May we remember our common humanity May we remember our common humanity and labor together to build a more just world.and labor together to build a more just world.and labor together to build a more just world.and labor together to build a more just world. Jesus, Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, Jesus, Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, Jesus, Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, Jesus, Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, grant us peace. Amen.grant us peace. Amen.grant us peace. Amen.grant us peace. Amen.

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Around Our church & Our Community

Vacation Bible School

at St. Joan of Arc

JULY 6 - JULY 10, 2020

Welcome to Parachute with the Angels

Kids will check-in with St. Catherine, pick-up their flight

plan, and meet their very own Guardian Angel! They

will encounter exciting characters from the Bible whose

lives were transformed by the angels. Who knows?

They may meet Mary, the Queen of Angels on the way!

Kids will have a soaring good time! Register online

at sjachurch.com/vacation-bible-school. Fees will be

collected at a later date. For more info, contact the SJA

Religious Education Coordinator, Linda Monistere at

985-651-1072 or email dre@sjachurch.com.

Congratulations to all

Class of 2020

High School and College Graduates!

We are proud of you!

Jose Almazon

Pamela Almazon

Jaqueline Amador

Julisa Amador

Landon Bourgeois

Kameron Bowden

Matthew Castro

Aubrie Diaz

Jhoana Felipe

John Fernandez, IV

Grayson Fontenot

Kyndal Griffin

Sadie LeBlanc

Jaren Lumar

Ashley Medina

Alex Miguel

Mikaela Miguel

Andre Nadier

Eduardo Nunez

Pierre Rauch

Brooklyn Villemarette

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The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

Perpetual

Adoration

Chapel

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Sacraments

BAPTISMSBAPTISMSBAPTISMSBAPTISMS: Baptismal seminars are held on the first Tuesday of each month in the Parish OAce at 7:00pm. Please call the Parish OAce to pre-register.

WEDDINGSWEDDINGSWEDDINGSWEDDINGS: Couples must contact the priest at least six months prior to the preferred date of the wedding.

ANOINTING OF THE SICKANOINTING OF THE SICKANOINTING OF THE SICKANOINTING OF THE SICK: Please call the Parish OAce or 985-630-2837 (evenings).

HOLY COMMUNION TO THE HOLY COMMUNION TO THE HOLY COMMUNION TO THE HOLY COMMUNION TO THE HOMEBOUND: HOMEBOUND: HOMEBOUND: HOMEBOUND: To be added to the list, please call the Parish OAce.

FUNERALSFUNERALSFUNERALSFUNERALS: Family must make arrangements with the priest prior to making final arrange-ments with the funeral home.

Parish Calendar

Monday, June 15

Tuesday, June 16 7:00pm River Parishes Serra Club Meeting - St. Charles Borromeo

Wednesday, June 17 6:30pm KC General Meeting - Old School Library

Thursday, June 18 7:00pm Spanish Bible Study - Piovan Parish Hall

Friday, June 19

Saturday, June 20 • Team 3 4:00pm KC Corporate Communion - Church

Sunday, June 21 • Team 3 • Father’s Day

LIVING THE LITURGY LIVING THE LITURGY LIVING THE LITURGY LIVING THE LITURGY ---- INSPIRATION FOR THE WEEK They recognized him in the breaking of bread. This was the amazing revelation or epiphany that occurred on the Road to Emmaus. Bread that had been transformed into the Body of Christ opened the eyes of the disciples and showed them who was really with them. Their hearts were burning. Sometimes we struggle with our belief in the Eucharist because we make it too much of an intellectual challenge. If God’s divinity was wed to humanity in the incarnation of Christ, then why is it not possible for God to take simple elements of bread and wine and transform them into his Body and Blood? AArm your faith today that the Eucharist you receive is God Himself. Become what you eat and allow God to embrace your soul and touch that part of you that no one else can touch. ©LPi

REFLECTREFLECTREFLECTREFLECT - QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK First ReadingFirst ReadingFirst ReadingFirst Reading Moses reminds the Israelites of how God’s miraculous gifts of manna (bread) and water (early images of the Eucharist) helped them through their trials and tribulations. How would you explain to a friend how the Eucharist sustains you through diAcult times? Second ReadingSecond ReadingSecond ReadingSecond Reading Paul spoke of how the believers in Corinth celebrating the Eucharist were engaged in an act of “participation” in the Body and Blood of Christ. How do you imagine the Corinthians reacting to this description? Gospel ReadingGospel ReadingGospel ReadingGospel Reading We hear in today’s Gospel the closing remarks from Jesus’ Bread of Life discourse. As a Christian who believes in the Eucharist, how would you answer the Jews’ original question: “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” ©LPi

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June 14, 2020

The Most Holy

Body and Blood of Christ

“I am the living bread that came

down from heaven; whoever eats

this bread will live forever; and the

bread that I will give is my flesh for

the life of the world.”

John 6:51-58

"I received from the Lord what I handed on to you."

These words of St. Paul remind us that we do not grow up in

a vacuum. We reflect the example of those we love and

respect. We cannot begin to understand who we are as

Catholic Christians unless we understand and identify with

our story. For the apostles, the story of our Christian faith

focused on the last several days of Jesus' life. His Passion,

Death and Resurrection left such a profound impact on their

lives that it formed the basis of our Christian story. Later they

would celebrate this story in a ritualized form that became

our present-day Mass.

Paul in writing to the Corinthians criticizes their

CELEBRATION of their sacred STORY. The Corinthians would

gather for the Eucharist and the wealthy people would bring

their own food and wine and get drunk and boisterous while

neglecting the poor. Paul reminds them by in effect saying,

'Remember your story, and so make sense of your rituals.

Your celebration of this story will lead you further into the

Christians experience.’

"I received from the Lord what I handed on to you." I

want to take a moment to acknowledge the importance of

those we honor next weekend, our Fathers. We did not grow

up in a vacuum. Just as our Catholic faith reflects 2000 years

of handed down tradition, so we as individuals reflect the

beliefs and examples of our parents.

When we gather together as a family of faith the Mass

helps shape us as Catholics by teaching us about our faith

and preparing us to go into the world to proclaim the Good

News of Jesus Christ.

The Liturgy of the Word gives us the story of who we

are and where we have come from as a People of God.

Scripture gives us our history, our values, and norms.

In the Liturgy of the Eucharist, we experience in a

meal-like setting the core of our faith. We receive from the

One Bread and One Cup, the One Body and Blood of Christ.

Fr. Walter Austin�

Readings for the Week

Sunday: Dt 8:2-3, 14b-16a/Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20 [12]/1

Cor 10:16-17/Jn 6:51-58

Monday: 1 Kgs 21:1-16/Ps 5:2-3ab, 4b-6a, 6b-7 [2b]/Mt 5:38-

42

Tuesday: 1 Kgs 21:17-29/Ps 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 11 and 16 [cf. 3a]/

Mt 5:43-48

Wednesday: 2 Kgs 2:1, 6-14/Ps 31:20, 21, 24 [25]/Mt 6:1-6, 16-18

Thursday: Sir 48:1-14/Ps 97:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7 [12a]/Mt 6:7-15

Friday: Dt 7:6-11/Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8, 10 [cf. 17]/1 Jn 4:7-

16/Mt 11:25-30

Saturday: 2 Chr 24:17-25/Ps 1 Sm 2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8abcd [cf. 1]/Lk

2:41-51

Next Sunday: Jer 20:10-13/Ps 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35 [14c]/Rom

5:12-15/Mt 10:26-33

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Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church

The Heart of Stewardship

What else is there to give when one has already given away

one’s body and one’s life? What more can one say or do to

demonstrate love for another when all that one had has been

given to another? This total giving of self to loved ones cannot

be trumped by flowery words or material gifts that are fleeting.

This is the ultimate in love. This is the love Jesus had for us on

the way to his Passion, at the institution of the Holy Eucharist.

This is the love he has for us daily in the celebration of the

Mass on altars in every church, in every city, in every nation on

earth. No one can give more. No one can ask for more. This is

the true heart of Christian stewardship.

If you take the time to gaze upon your God in the simplest of

forms and begin to reflect on what has actually taken place

with bread and wine becoming the presence of the Divine, then

you can begin to understand true humility, sacrifice, and love.

And when you have the privilege to take that Real Presence into

your body at the meal where you are an honored guest, you

become one with the One who is the embodiment of

stewardship.

Then, you must ask yourself, “How can I even begin to reflect

the love that I have encountered at this feast?” The answer is

you can begin with the simple actions of the day: where will you

go, whom will you meet, and in what work will you partake?

Jesus Christ has shown that the greatest gift ever given can be

disguised in this world in a piece of bread. By joining your body

to His, He can now

transform human hearts,

not by grand acts, but by

everyday acts, by everyday

people, practicing Everyday

Stewardship.

-Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS

Father’s Day Mass Intentions

The Father’s Day Mass Remembrance offerings

may be returned in the offertory collection,

mailed to the Parish Office, or dropped in the

secure mailbox outside the office door. Please

return no later than June 15th.

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