November 23, 2014 - Solemnity of Jesus Christ the King

Baptisms

Parents are encouraged to call the Church during pregnancy to avoid de-

lays of the sacrament

406 East Pinhook Road Lafayette, LA 70501-8727

Phone: (337) 237-0988 Fax: (337) 233-8868 Rev. M. Keith LaBove, Pastor

Parish Website: www.stpat.org

Weddings

Arrangements must be made at least six months in advance to allow time

for preparation

Office Hours

Monday – Thursday: 8:30 am – 3:00 pm; Friday 8:30 am – 12 noon

Celebration of the Eucharist

Saturday: 4:00 pm – Sunday: 8:30 & 10:00 am Monday through Friday: 7:30 am

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday: 3:00 – 3:30 pm and Weekdays: 7:15 am

Welcome to St. Patrick Church

Solemnity of Jesus Christ the King

November 23, 2014

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Saturday, November 22--Vigil of the Solemni-

ty of Jesus Christ the King

4:00 PM: Mike Guilbeau;

Monty & Pierre Montagnet; Paul LeBlanc

Sunday, November 23--Solemnity of Jesus

Christ the King

8:30 AM: In Thanksgiving to God; Mary

Jane Belfie (living); Special Intention; Mac

10:00 AM: Parishioners of St. Patrick’s

Monday, November 24--St. Andrew Dung-

Lac, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs; Last

Week in Ordinary Time

7:30 AM: Bella Hernandez; Agnes Duplechain;

Gussie Hernandez

Tuesday, November 25--St. Catherine of Alex-

andria, Virgin and Martyr

7:30 AM: Carmen Murillo;

Christi Ana Alvergue; Adam Hernandez

Wednesday, November 26--Weekday (Msgr. C. Mallet)

7:30 AM: Dr. Tommy Comeaux & Dorinne;

Col. Clark Comeaux & Catherine (living);

Col. Kimberly Fedele (living)

Thursday, November 27--Thanksgiving Day

7:30 AM: Mary Broussard;

Pat & Jessie Gardner; Albert M. Hebert

Friday, November 28--Weekday

7:30 AM: Dr. Charles Stewart

Altar Flowers In Memory of:

Monty & Pierre Montagnet

Non-Liturgical Devotions

Daily Rosary: Monday - Friday 6:55 a.m.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena: Tuesday

7:15 a.m.

Rosary for Priests: Wednesday 7:00 a.m.

Chaplet of Divine Mercy: Thursday 7:15 a.m.

Pro-Life Rosary: 1st. Friday of the month 7 a.m.

Shamrocks—Wednesday, November 26: Glo-

ria Boudreaux; Maggie Sonnier; Stephanie

Bacque; Jossette Delahoussaye; Charlotte Privat

Photos

For those interested, pictures from Fr. Keith's lat-

est travels are available at www.keithlabove.com

Come and See!

Have you ever thought about priesthood or religious

life? Then join us for an informative day at Our Lady

of Sorrows Retreat Center (103 Railroad Ave. St.

Martinville) on Saturday, November 29th, from 9

a.m. to 3 p.m. Includes Mass, Confessions, Adoration

of the Blessed Sacrament, and testimonies from men

& women who have responded in faith to a religious

vocation. There is no cost and no registration is re-

quired. Please bring a brown bag lunch. Participants

under 18 years of age should be accompanied by a

parent or guardian. For more information call Fr.

Champagne, CJC at (337) 394-6550.

Save the Date

Mark your calendar and plan to attend our parish

Christmas Party on Sunday, December 14th, after

the 10 a.m. Mass.

Thanksgiving Day Our Thanksgiving Day Mass will be on Thursday, No-

vember 27, at 7:30 a.m. We will have a collection for

United Christian Outreach.

Holy Hour for Vocations

Please join us for our monthly “Holy Hour for Vocations

and for the Spiritual Renewal of All Priests” on Monday,

December 1, from 6:00-7:00 p.m. at St. Patrick Catholic

Church, 406 E. Pinhook Road. Bishop Michael Jarrell

will lead the Holy Hour. Recitation of the Rosary begins at 5:30 p.m. All are welcome to join in these prayers for vo-

cations and perseverance of vocations to the priesthood and

religious life, sponsored by the Serra Club of Lafayette.

The Light is On for You

On all the Wednesdays of Advent from 6:30-8:00 p.m., St.

Patrick and all the parishes of the Diocese of Lafayette will be open for individual confession. Please make plans to

come on Advent Wednesdays and spread the word of this

special outreach of mercy to those you know.

2014 Parish Advent Missions—Central Region

St. Edmond Catholic Church, 4131 West Congress St.,

Lafayette, LA 70506. “A Journey through Advent—Using Scripture”, Tuesday’s: November 25; December 2, 9, &

16 — 10:00 a.m. each morning. Presenter: Rev. Jerry Mes-

ley, In- resident Priest at St. Edmond. For more infor-mation, please call the Parish Office (981-0874).

Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, 2319 Johnston St.,

Lafayette, LA 70503. “The Depth of Mary’s Love”, No-

vember 28, from 4:00-7:00 p.m. November 29, from 8:00

a.m.—3:30 p.m. Presenter: Immaculee Illibagiza—

Missionary, Author, Speaker, Survivor of Rwandan Geno-cide. For more information, please contact Renee Helmer

(278-9257) or renee4immaculee@aol.com

Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church, 145 Martin

Luther King, Jr. Drive, Lafayette, LA 70501, “Healing

Mass”, December 2 — 6:00 p.m. in Church. Celebrant:

Rev. Manny Fernandez, Pastor, St. John Catholic Church, Henry. For additional information, please call Kaffy Belvin

(233-1591).

St. Anne Catholic Church, 201 Church Street, Younsgs-

ville, LA 70592. “LA Right to Life Presentation”, Decem-

ber 4, — 6:30 p.m. in Church; “Parish Advent Mission” , December 8 — 6:30—8:00 p.m. in Church. Confessions

6:00 p.m. in Church. Presenter: Mr. Chad Judice, Husband,

Father, Retreat Leader, Teacher and Coach, National

Speaker, Award Winning Author. For more information, please contact Debbie Miller (856-8212 or pas-

toralaide@stannechurch.net)

Food for the Journey

The Central Region of the Diocese of Lafayette pre-

sents “Food for the Journey”, a monthly lunchtime

speaker series designed to help Catholics live out our

faith in our daily lives. Our speaker for December is Rev. Glenn Meaux, Director of the SOLT Haiti Mis-

sion in Kobonal, Haiti. “Food for the Journey” will be

held on Tuesday, December 2, at Hotel Acadiana, 1801 W. Pinhook Road, beginning at 12:00 noon. An

optional lunch buffet is available beginning at 11:30

a.m. Cost is $12.00 and includes meal, drink dessert and tip. All are welcome to come “eat and be fed”-

please bring a friend! Pre-registration is not re-

quired. For more information, please call Mary Ber-

geron (654-8682).

Bishop’s Services Appeal

Generous donations to the Bishop's Services Appeal will glorify the Lord by serving:

Poorer parishes allowing them to remain open.

Children from all walks of life who receive Catho-lic teachings in a Christ-centered environment.

Chaplains who care for the ill, the elderly, the lone-

ly, the dying, the grieving and those in prison.

Families so that they can be kept active and en-gaged in their faith.

Elderly priests so they can enjoy a peaceful and

dignified retirement. Seminarians so they can be well educated to serve

God's people.

Those who protect the sanctity of life from concep-

tion to death. Those who are home bound and rely upon the ra-

dio/tv ministry to receive the word of God.

These are but a few examples of how our pledges are used to glorify the Lord. Our parish goal is to have eve-

ry family participate to the best of their ability. If you

have not yet taken the opportunity to respond, we ask that you do so now. Please respond to Bishop Jarrell's

letter, by using a pledge envelope found here in church,

by giving online @ www.diolaf.org (click on online

giving) or by calling 337-261-5641.

STEWARDSHIP OF THE PAST WEEK

Our Response to God’s Generosity to Us Offertory……………………..$ 5,305.05

C.C.H.D……………………...$ 533.19 Thank You!

When the Son of Man comes in glory, may we be among

those who have fed the hungry, welcomed the stranger, and

clothed the naked. For Jesus tells us clearly that it is those who have demonstrated good stewardship by sharing their

gifts with the less fortunate who will receive God’s blessing

and inherit the kingdom.

Date

Saturday, November 29

4:00 p.m.

Sunday, November 30

8:30 a.m.

Sunday, November 30

10:00 a.m.

Lectors

Marguerite Montagnet Kenneth Phillips Brenda DeMette

Eucharistic

Ministers

George Eaton

Merrick Stelly

Harold Guilbeau

Geneva Phillips

Kay Hampton

Ted Hampton

Michael Doumit

Tami Petre

Debra Carroll

Altar Servers Rosalind Allen Glenn LaGrange Harry DeMette

Ushers

Oren Spruill

Joyce Stelly

Rachelle Trahan

Keith Toups

Joyce Stelly

Lionel Jeanmard

Liturgical Roles for November

Readings for the Week

Monday Rv 14:1-3, 4b-5; Ps 24:1bc-4ab, 5-6; Lk 21:1-4

Tuesday Rv 14:14-19; Ps 96:10-13; Lk 21:5-11

Wednesday Rv 15:1-4; Ps 98:1-3ab, 7-9; Lk 21:12-19

Thursday Rv 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:1-3, 9a; Ps 100:1b-5; Lk 21:20-28

Friday Rv 20:1-4, 11 — 21:2; Ps 84:3-6a, 8a; Lk 21:29-33

Saturday Rv 22:1-7; Ps 95:1-7ab; Lk 21:34-36

Sunday Is 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7; Ps 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19; 1 Cor 1:3-9;

Mk 13:33-37

From the Pastor’s Desk

Once more we find ourselves experiencing the transition from one liturgical year to another. This Sun-day, the Feast of the Christ the King, ushers us into the last week of the year, with the ‘New Year’ beginning with the First Sunday of Advent on November 30th. It is time to be purple (or violet) for a while.

Now I suspect all of us think of Advent as a season of preparation, which it most certainly is. If asked for what we are preparing, we might well respond, Christmas. It’s an obvious response, since all around us are the decorations of the Christmas season, cropping up as they have been since Halloween. (I saw a TV station was al-ready showing a Christmas movie this last Thursday night!)

But here is where it gets interesting. If one looks at the Scripture readings for Mass for the Advent sea-son, one sees no mention of or reference to the birth of Christ until December 17th, Wednesday of the Third Week of Advent, the ninth day before Christmas. Consider just the Sunday readings. The first Advent Sunday fo-cuses on warning us to be ready, for we know not the day nor the hour. The next two Sundays are all about the ministry of John the Baptist. Now John’s preaching was all about preparation, to be sure. But it came some 30 years after the Nativity, and was focused on being ready for the public ministry of Jesus. Not until the fourth Ad-vent Sunday do we hear anything about the birth of a child, as we listen to the story of the Annunciation.

Now it might seem that we are giving short shrift to Christmas, but we are not. We just don’t start cele-brating the birth of the Savior until, well, until Christmas. Then we have several weeks, with the Feast of the Holy Family and Epiphany, to celebrate Christ’s birth. (You can tell that the Christmas season has begun because the Christmas trees are already out at the curb and the home decorations are already up in the attic.)

What all this means to me is that the mystery we celebrate during these days really centers upon the com-ing of Christ into our midst. While the birth of a Savior is a truly glorious and heart-warming event, Christ comes to us in many, many ways. We do wait for his return at the end of time, we rejoice that the Virgin was with Child, we are instructed and guided by the public ministry and teaching for which John prepared the way. And at each and every Eucharist, we celebrate his Real Presence in priest and people, Word and Sacrament. We have much to celebrate.