ST. MARY OF THE PINES CATHOLIC CHURCH

November 17, 2019

1050 Bert Kouns Industrial Loop Shreveport, LA 71118

Office 687-5121 • Rectory 687-1818 • Fax 687-5124 www.stmaryshreveport.org Email: stmops@bellsouth.net

Rev. Michael Thang’wa F.M.H.

Pastor

Kim Long, Director of Religious Education Carol Garceau, Secretary

Tanyau Bracey, Office Assistant Tom Ticich, Music Coordinator

Jenny Hebert, Organist Catherine Deal, Housekeeper

Dan Cezar, Custodian MASSES: Tuesday through Friday 8:30 a.m. (Please note: No Monday Mass) Saturday (Vigil) 4 p.m.; Sunday 8:30 a.m. and Sunday Spanish Mass 11:30 a.m. CONFESSION: Saturday 3 p.m. until 3:45 p.m. and by appointment. BAPTISM: Call the office to schedule a preparation class after which a Baptism date can be scheduled. ADORATION: Following 8:30 a.m. Mass on Tuesday until Holy Hour which is 5 p.m. until 6 p.m. GIFT SHOP: Sunday 10 a.m. until 1 p.m., and Monday through Friday 1 p.m. until 3:30 p.m.

CHURCH OFFICE: Monday through Thursday 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Friday—8:30 a.m. until 12 noon.

We the people of St. Mary of the Pines are unified by our Baptism to fulfill the mission of the Catholic Church: to proclaim the works of God and to live as Jesus taught.

Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we will improve our lives by continuing to understand the teachings of the Catholic Church, sharing with the poor, providing support for our young people, the sick and the lonely, worshipping with reverence and enthusiasm, providing stewardship for the gifts God has committed to our care, and celebrating together as a Christian family.

Saturday 4:00 P.M.. St. Mary’s Parish Family + Jennifer Osherowitz + Sestilia Poli + Artie Sepulvado Sunday 8:30 A.M. + Pete Metoyer 11-17 + Avelina Jimenez + Arnette Stanaland Ritchel Stanaland 11:30 A.M. + Spanish Mass Monday 8:30 A.M. No Mass Tuesday 8:30 A.M. + Clothilda LaCour + Artie Sepulvado Wednesday 8:30 A.M Maryalice Owen Thursday 8:30 A.M. + Martha Remedies Friday 8:30 A.M. Scarlato/Moser Families Saturday 4:00 P.M. St. Mary’s Parish Family + Annamma Joseph + Sr. Maria Louisa Sunday 8:30 A.M + A.J. Rinaudo 11-24 + Luis P. DeSouza + Liza Macaballug + William Laroux 11:30 A.M. Spanish Mass

November 9 & 10, 2019

Bldg. Fund $ 342.00 SVDP $ 177.00 Parish Charities $ 30.00 Campaign for Human Development $ 2.00 All Saints $ 63.00

******************* Tithe: Weekly Collection needed $ 9,269.51 Actual Collection $ 6,932.93

Mass Intentions for the Week

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: 1 Mc 1:10-15, 41-43, 54-57, 62-63; Ps 119:53, 61, 134, 150, 155, 158; Lk 18:35-43 or (for the memorial of the Dedication) Acts 28:11-16, 30-31; Ps 98:1-6; Mt 14:22-33 Tuesday: 2 Mc 6:18-31; Ps 3:2-7; Lk 19:1-10 Wednesday: 2 Mc 7:1, 20-31; Ps 17:1bcd, 5-6, 8b, 15; Lk 19:11-28 Thursday: 1 Mc 2:15-29; Ps 50:1b-2, 5-6, 14-15; Lk 19:41-44 Friday: 1 Mc 4:36-37, 52-59; 1 Chr 29:10bcd, 11-12; Lk 19:45-48 Saturday: 1 Mc 6:1-13; Ps 9:2-4, 6, 16, 19; Lk 20:27-40 Sunday: 2 Sm 5:1-3; Ps 122:1-5; Col 1:12-20; Lk 23:35-43

Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time

November 17, 2019

Sing praise to the LORD with the harp, with the harp

and melodious song.

— Psalm 98:5

St. Vincent de Paul Society Reflection Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time

The Gospel predicts end times; our challenge though is to live faithfully now. St. Vincent often asked this simple question: “What would Jesus Christ do, if he were in my place now? Ask yourself “What would Jesus Christ do?” and then put your gift in the collection so that those who are suffering will be able to celebrate Thanksgiving.

The holidays are a busy time! The company that publishes our bulletin has changed the printing schedule accordingly. We normally submit the bulletin content for printing every Tuesday, and the copies are returned

to us on Friday. For the rest of the year, we’ll have to submit content a week earlier. So, all groups & com-mittees need to turn in their holiday announcements to the parish office at least 3 weeks in advance in order to be included. Thanks so much for your help with making our parish bulletin as complete & accurate as possible.

Second Collection: Nov. 23/24—Campaign for Hu-man Development. Please be generous.

Mass Attendance: November 9th & November 10th

4:00 p.m.—125; 8:30 a.m.—221 11:30 a.m.—138

Sonny Canatella, Ted Canatella, Chris Redmon, Cheryl Hopkins, Jimmie & Char-lotte Carter, Jenny Booras, Joseph Olah, John Gauthier, Willie Martinez, Tom Trawick, Cole Pasquier, Cotton & Doris

Ebarb, Hazel Ebarb, Letha Davis, Dave Buckley, Kevin Leone, Greg Remedies, Dale Ebarb, Dianne Keene, Doug Hill, Mike Roy, Frankie Gilpin, Shelia Ann Sey-mour, Noah Mortimore, James & Charlotte Garcia, James P. Garcia, Scout Pylant, Janice Newson, Theresa Varghese, Adele Serio, Preston Roberts, Dominic Gust, Danny Hunter, Bob Davis, Dennis Malmay, Rita McCain, Viola Pieske, Kevin King, Sam Marsala, Irene Fontenot, Glenda Hall, M/M Richard Dimes, Mitchell Kern, Eddie Sanders, Tanyau Bracey, Concetta Jacks, Kathy Scrog-gins, Howard Paddie, Helen Paddie, Randy Brooks, Jo-Ann Ray, Joe Ebarb, Anthony Pignato, Grover Colvin, Delores Cooks, Alicia Garcia, Andrea Dicarlo, Huey Beene, Jude Elmore, Annette H. Harris, Edna Tyson, Monica Alexander, Joyce Thomas, Cynthia Maxie, David Bartholomew, Jr., Dan Johnson, Eloise Mammarelli, Charles Vergo, Joe Ponseigo, Maryalice Owen, James Hull, Taylor Devers, Denise Wells, Robert Henderson, Jeanne Toups, Sheila Davidson, David Brown, Valerie Smith, Arlene Trant, James Lundon, Ricky Jordan. PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL OF THE ABOVE & FOR ALL WHO HAVE ASKED FOR OUR PRAYERS.

Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church is hav-ing a Thanksgiving Raffle on Sun., Nov. 24. First Prize is a 50” TV, and 2nd Prize is a Tablet PC. Tick-ets are $2.00. Winner Need Not Be Present To Win. All Proceeds benefit OLBS Church. For more infor-mation, call Our Lady of Blessed Sacrament Church @ 222-3790. Tickets also available at St. Mary’s Parish Office.

“We need Turkeys for Thanksgiving”

Thank You...Thank You… for all of the food and money donated over the past months. This is a special request for 35 turkeys for Thanksgiving Baskets for families in need. Many of the families can-

not cook the extremely large turkeys, so smaller turkeys weighing 10-12 lbs. work best. Thanks again for your generosity. St. Vincent De Paul Society “God Loves a Cheerful Giver” II Corinthians 9:7

The ladies of St. Ann’s in Stonewall will host the luncheon/meeting of the Catholic Women’s League at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, 522 East Flournoy Lucas Rd. on Tuesday, December 10, 2019. Registration will start at 9:30 a.m. & the meet-ing will start promptly at 10:30 a.m. Cost of the lunch-eon is $10.00. Please bring a new unwrapped toy for either a boy or girl for Christmas to be donated for Toys for Tots charities. Canned goods & used cloth-ing will be collected for the host Church Charity of their choice. Please bring your “White Elephant” gift items in a gift bag. These items will sell for $.50 Call Letitia Miles @ 686-6113 for reservations by December 3rd. Our guest speaker will be from Mary’s House.

CRAFT FAIR AND GUMBO COOK-OFF The Knights of Columbus, Marian Council #3779 will host a Black Saturday Craft Fair, Nov. 30 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. The fair will be at the KC Hall at 5853 Buncombe Road. Come out and get your unique and cherished Christmas presents at this fair. They will also be hosting a Diocesan Gumbo Cook-off the same day. Gumbo will be available for sale as well, so come out and get the best Sausage and Chicken Gumbo in North Louisiana. Teams from this event will compete at the state level in January. Anyone interest-ed in renting a booth at the Craft Fair, please call Mary Cadwell at (318) 426-0952.

ST. MARY OF THE PINES

10 WEEK CLUB

TICKET PRICES: $1.00 EACH or $10 FOR A BOOK OF 10 TICKETS Each ticket is good for every drawing!

DRAWING DATES PRIZES AWARDED November 17, 2019 $50.00 $25.00 $10.00 November 24, 2019 $50.00 $25.00 $10.00 December 1, 2019 $50.00 $25.00 $10.00 December 8, 2019 $50.00 $25.00 $10.00 December 15, 2019 $1000.00 $500.00 $250.00

Peter Claver

St Peter Claver (1581 – 164) was born into a devout Catholic farming family at Verdu, Spain. He received a good education and excelled in his studies, obtaining a degree from the University of Barcelona. At 20, St Peter joined the Jesuits where he met St Alphonsus Rodriguez who encour-aged him to join the missions.

In 1610, the Spanish slave trade was thriving when St Peter arrived at Cartagena for a six-year missionary training period. Seeing the suffering of the slaves, he was deeply disturbed by their harsh treatment. When the slaves became his personal ministerial responsibility, he met the slave boats as they arrived in port, boarded the filthy and packed vessels and offered his limited help, including medicine, food and human contact. His work didn’t end there. He also maintained links with the slaves as they were sold and then helped them when they were sent to the many diverse places of labor.

It is estimated that St Peter personally baptized around 300,000 people and administered to count-less others. He became known as the Apostle of Cartagena.