October 11, 2015 - Twenty –Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Rev. M. Keith LaBove, Pastor Parish Website: www.stpat.org

stpat.org@gmail.com

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

Baptisms

Seminars are held every other month - register

by calling the office. At-tendance is suggested

during pregnancy.

Anointing of the Sick The Church recom-

mends this sacrament for those who are grave-

ly ill or in danger of death. Call the priest to

arrange a visit.

Weddings

Arrangements must be made at least six

months in advance to allow time for prepara-

tion and planning.

406 East Pinhook Road Lafayette, LA 70501-8727

Phone: (337) 237-0988

Welcome to St. Patrick Church

Twenty-Eigth Sunday in Ordinary Time

October 11, 2015

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Saturday, October 10--Vigil of the Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 4:00 PM: Mike Guilbeau; Cecil & Eva Mae Hebert ; Charles Menard; Dr. Leonard Rolfes; Justin Voorhies (living) Sunday, October 11--Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30 AM: Eugene Bergeaux; Frank Garber; Robert Chastant & Evelyn; Eddie Upton; Joseph & Eldie Woods; Warren & Kerry Mcgovern 10:00 AM: Parishioners of St. Patrick’s Monday, October 12--Weekday—Columbus Day 7:30 AM: Dr. Leonard Rolfes

The word of God is living and effective, sharper than any two-edged sword.

— Hebrews 4:12a

Tuesday, October 13--Weekday 7:30 AM: Francis Stutes Wednesday, October 14--St. Callistus I, Pope and Martyr 7:30 AM: Dr. Tommy Comeaux & Dorinne; Col. Clark Comeaux & Catherine (living); Col. Kimberly Fedele (living) Thursday, October 15--St. Theresa of Jesus, Vir-gin and Doctor of the Church 7:30 AM: Ewing Latimer, Jr. Lucille & Ewing Latimer, Sr. Friday, October 16--St. Hedwig, Religious; St Margaret Mary Alacoque, Virgin 7:30 AM: Dr. Charles Stewart Altar Flowers In loving memory of: Warren & Kerry McGovern

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—Friday, October 16: Donna Guilbeaux; Susan Cain; Andre Arceneaux; Mar-tha Thompson. Christopher Columbus was the wor ld’s most re-markable salesman. He started out not knowing where he was going. When he arrived, he didn’t know where he was. And when he returned, he didn’t know where he had been. And he did it all on a big cash advance and he received a repeat order. —Anonymous

Prayer for Hurricane Season

O God, Master of this passing world, hear the humble voices of your children. The Sea of Galilee obeyed your order

and returned to its former quietude. You are still the Master of land and sea. We live the shadow of a danger over which we have no control: the gulf, like a provoked and angry giant, can awake from its seeming lethargy, overstep its conventional boundaries, invade our land and spread chaos and disaster. Dur-ing this hurricane season we turn to you, loving Father. Spare us from past tragedies whose memories are still so vivid and whose wounds seem to refuse to heal with the passing of time. O Virgin, Star of the Sea, Our Beloved Mother, we ask you to plead with you Son in our behalf, so that spared from the calam-ities common to this area and animated with a true spirit of grat-itude, we will walk in the footsteps of your divine Son to reach heavenly Jerusalem where a stormless eternity awaits us. Amen. Bishop Maurice Shexnayder

Food for the Journey – Tuesday, October 13 The Central Region of the Diocese of Lafayette presents “Food for the Journey”, a monthly lunchtime speaker series designed to help Catholics live out our faith in our daily lives. Our speaker for October is Rev. Neil Pettit, Associ-ate Pastor of Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Lafa-yette. “Food for the Journey” will be held on Tuesday, Oc-tober 13 (due to Diocesan Clergy Meeting on October 6), at Wyndham Garden Lafayette (formerly “HOTEL ACADIANA”), 1801 W. Pinhook Road, beginning at 12:00 noon. An optional lunch buffet is available for pur-chase beginning at 11:30 a.m. All are welcome to come “eat and be fed”- please bring a friend! Pre-registration is not required. For more information, please call Mary Ber-geron (654-8682). Food for the Journey Seminary Burse In celebration of the 10-year Anniversary of “Food for the Journey” and with great gratitude, the Central Region of the Diocese of Lafayette has created a “Food for the Jour-ney Seminary Burse” through the Office of Vocations and Seminarians. Donations for seminary burses are placed in a trust fund, with interest used to pay for the education of men preparing for the priesthood. To contribute, please make check payable to “Diocese of Lafayette” (with nota-tion “Food for the Journey Seminary Burse”) and mail to Office of Vocations, Diocese of Lafayette, 1408 Carmel Drive, Lafayette, LA 70501. For more information, please call Mary Bergeron (654-8682). Somebody’s Calling My Name! Have you ever thought about priesthood or religious life? Maybe you haven’t but would like to know more? Then join us for a Day of Recollection on Vocations at Our Lady of Sorrows Retreat Center (103 Railroad Ave. St. Martin-ville) on Saturday October 17 from 9 AM to 3 PM. Topics will include: helps to discern a vocation, religious and dioc-esan priesthood, nuns and consecrated virgins, religious brothers, and much more. Mass will be celebrated at 12 noon. There is no cost, and no registration is required. Please bring a brown bag lunch. Participants under 18 years of age should be accompanied by a parent or guardi-an. For more information call Fr. Champagne, CJC at (337) 394-6550. All Souls Day – Outdoor Mass & Blessing of the Graves St. Genevieve invites all to an Outdoor Mass & Blessing of the Graves on Monday, November 2, at 10:00 a.m. at Cal-vary Cemetery, 355 Teurlings Drive @ Carmel Drive, Lafayette. Everyone is invited to celebrate Mass with the students from Teurlings Catholic High School and St. Gen-evieve Middle School. Please bring your lawn chairs. For questions, please call St. Genevieve Church (234-5147).

Pastor Vacation Fr. Keith will be leaving town on vacation with Fr. Mike Guidry after the last Mass on Sunday, Oct. 4th, and will be out through Friday, Oct. 16th. Please pray for their safe travels. He will also be on retreat in Moss Bluff the third week of October, from Monday evening, Oct. 19th, through Thursday, Oct. 22nd. Reminder—Baby Items Next weekend is time to bring baby items to be given away to those mothers who choose life for their babies. Always needed: diapers for infants and sizes 3, 4 & 5; wipes; body wash; baby lotion, diaper bags. Also needed: sterilizers; strollers; car seats (new). The kind-ness of your donations help this ministry. Mass of Hope and Thanksgiving A special “Mass of Hope and Thanksgiving” will be held on Tuesday, October 20, at 7:00 p.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 415 Robley Drive, Lafayette, for all (men, women and loved ones) who have been affected by any type of Cancer. Please join us for this special occasion. Light refreshments will be served after Mass in the Vestibule of Church and you may reg-ister for door prizes. There will be a Basket of Prayer Intentions. For more information, please call 984-9636 or visit www.holycrosslafayette.com. TCH Open House All parents and students who are considering Teurlings Catholic High School for the 2016-2017 school year are invited to join in for TCH Open House—Thursday, November 12th in the school gym. Tours begin at 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00 p.m. If you have any questions, please contact Maria Hanes in the Admis-sions Office at 235-5711 Ext. 1, or mhanes@tchs.net. Bishop’s Services Appeal The 2015 Bishop’s Services appeal theme is We are Called, and it summons us to action. As Catholics, We are Called to be His hands of service, His voice of hope, His heart of charity. We are Called to share our gifts with others because each of us has encountered Jesus on the road to the Father’s house. This weekend is Education Weekend. Your personal sacr ifice and generosity to the Appeal will mean so much to so many; and your kindness will be rewarded. May St. Patrick parish respond generously. STEWARDSHIP OF THE PAST WEEK Our Response to God’s Generosity to Us Offertory……………………..$ 3,753.06 Building Fund………………..$ 2,920.00 Thank You!

Date

Saturday, October 18 4:00 p.m.

Sunday, October 19 8:30 a.m.

Sunday, October 19 10:00 a.m.

Lectors

Angie Kovacs Susan Cain Michael Doumit

Eucharistic Ministers

Janell Venable Peggy Spruill Kathy Kalweit

Ted Hampton Kay Hampton Geneva Phillips

Robin Roy Tami Petre Jean Arceneaux

Altar Servers Rosalind Allen Fred Vallot Andre Arceneaux

Ushers

Joyce Stelly Oren Spruill

William & Stephanie Bacque Joyce Stelly Lionel Jeanmard

Liturgical Roles for October

Readings for the Week

Monday Rom 1:1-7; Ps 98:1-4; Lk 11:29-32

Tuesday Rom 1:16-25; Ps 19:2-5; Lk 11:37-41

Wednesday Rom 2:1-11; Ps 62:2-3, 6-7, 9; Lk 11:42-46

Thursday Rom 3:21-30; Ps 130:1b-6ab; Lk 11:47-54

Friday Rom 4:1-8; Ps 32:1b-2, 5, 11; Lk 12:1-7

Saturday Rom 4:13, 16-18; Ps 105:6-9, 42-43; Lk 12:8-12

Sunday Is 53:10-11; Ps 33:4-5, 18-20, 22; Heb 4:14-16; Mk 10:35-45 [42-45]

From the Pastor’s Desk

The Holy Father, Pope Francis, had so much to tell us during his recent visit. I want to use this space for a few weeks to highlight a few snippets of his remarks, perhaps tempting you to explore more deeply. Videos and transcripts remain accessible through our parish website, stpat.org. Below is a quote from his remarks during the interreligious Prayer Service at Ground Zero, (9/25) recalling the tragic events of 9/11.

“Here, amid pain and grief, we also have a palpable sense of the heroic goodness which people are capable of, those hidden reserves of strength from which we can draw. In the depths of pain and suffering, you also witnessed the heights of generosity and service. Hands reached out, lives were given. . . .

“This place of death became a place of life too, a place of saved lives, a hymn to the triumph of life over the prophets of destruction and death, to goodness over evil, to reconciliation and unity over hatred and division.

“In this place of sorrow and remembrance I am filled with hope as I have the opportunity to join with leaders representing the many religious traditions which enrich the life of this great city. I trust that our presence together will be a powerful sign of our shared desire to be a force for reconciliation, peace and justice in this community and throughout the world. For all our differences and disagreements, we can experience a world of peace. In opposing every attempt to create a rigid uniformity, we can and must build unity on the basis of our diversity of languages, cultures and religions, and lift our voices against everything which would stand in the way of such unity. Together we are called to say “no” to every attempt to impose uniformity and “yes” to a diversity accepted and reconciled.

“This can only happen if we uproot from our hearts all feelings of hatred, vengeance and resentment. We know that that is only possible as a gift from heaven. Here, in this place of remembrance, I would ask everyone to-gether, each in his or her own way, to spend a moment in silence and prayer. Let us implore from on high the gift of commitment to the cause of peace. Peace in our homes, our families, our schools and our communities. Peace in all those places where war never seems to end. Peace for those faces which have known nothing but pain. Peace throughout this world which God has given us as the home of all and a home for all. Simply PEACE. Let us pray in silence. (a moment of silence) In this way, the lives of our dear ones will not be lives which will one day be forgotten. Instead, they will be present whenever we strive to be prophets not of tearing down but of building up, prophets of reconciliation, prophets of peace.”

Too many places, where war never seems to end.