Baptisms: Call the of ice two months in advance to schedule an appointment. Marriages: Call at least six (6) months in advance for pre-marriage instruction. Reconciliation: Every Sat. 3:15pm - 4:10pm or by appointment during the week. Anointing of the Sick: Available anytime, please call of ice to make arrangements. Holy Orders: Interested in priesthood or deaconate, please contact Msgr. Daniel Torres 439-7400 Ext. 220

SACRAMENTS PASTORAL STAFF Emergency 478-3845

Sat. Anticipated Mass 4:30 pm Sunday 8:00 am, 10:30 am Tuesday & Thursday 5:00 pm Wednesday & Friday 8:00 am Holy Days of Obligation 8:00 am & 6:00 pm

Mailing Address: 5383 Elliott Road Lake Charles, Louisiana 70605 (337) 478-3845 Fax: (337) 477-2828 Of ice Hours: Mon. - Fri. 8:30a - 12N, 1:00 - 4:30pm Of iceisclosedfrom12N-1pmforlunchwww.smdpcatholic.com Incaseofemergencies:(337)478-3845(leaveamessage,someonewillbepaged) Main Church 5495 Elliott Rd. Granger/Vincent Multi-Purpose Complex 5326 Elliott Rd.

Reverend Monsignor Jace Eskind jace.eskind@lcdiocese.org Deacon Richard Donahoe rdonahoe@smdpcatholic.com Jackie Goodwill - Administrative Assistant jgoodwill@smdpcatholic.com Pat Foy - Of ice Manager pfoy@smdpcatholic.com Kellie Onxley - Bookkeeper konxley@smdpcatholic.com Joe Whitbeck - Dir. Communications/Facilities/IT jwhitbeck@smdpcatholic.com Leah Arnaud - Records/Receptionist larnaud@smdpcatholic.com Denise Donahoe - Director of Religious Education ddonahoe@smdpcatholic.com Jenny Bellow- Religious Ed. Coordinator - Grades 1-4 jbellow@smdpcatholic.com Melanie Lubrano - Religious Ed. Coordinator - Grades 5-8 mlubrano@smdpcatholic.com Becky Clements - Religious Ed. Coordinator - Grades 9-12 bclements@smdpcatholic.com Terri Wainwright - Religious Ed. Secretary twainwright@smdpcatholic.com Annie Whitbeck - Youth Director youth@smdpcatholic.com Pam Fontenot - Music Ministry/Liturgy Chris Miller - Choir Director

MASS SCHEDULE

P P - Wekeepinprayerourlovedoneswhoaredeployedtoserveinmilitaryforces,aswellastheirfamilies.

Upcoming 2nd Collections

June 7 - Debt Reduction/Building Fund June 14 - Bishop Services Appeal June 28 - Holy Father - Peter Pence July 5 - Debt Reduction/Building Fund July 19 - Solidarity - Church in Africa

Jay & Verna White; John Thomas Savoie; Sylvia Elender (B); Irvin Broussard Kenneth O'Blanc

MASS PRAYER INTENTIONS May30-June7,2020

Sat., May 30 4:30 am Sun., May 31 8 pm 10:30 AM Tue., June 2 8 am Wed., June 3 8 am Thu., June 4 8 am Fri., June 5 8 am Sat., June 6 4:30 pm Sun., June 7 8 am 10:30 am

Raymond & Bernadette Price, Charles & Kathleen Duhon & Eric Jones; Ellis & Edma & Willie (B) Domingue & Family, Michelle & Nanette P. Rougeau & Nicholas Soileau

For our elderly or anyone who is suffering from anxiety & depression

Parishioners of St Martin de Porres Msgr. Ronald Groth Rene Vera, Jr. & Quin Charles Vera

Ifyouhavea familymemberdeployedor serving in themilitary,pleasesubmit their names to our “Pray forPeace”military prayer list. Thesenameswillbe lefton the list for the coming yearand removedonlyonyourrequest.Calltheparishof iceat478-3845andaskforLeah.Ty Fuselier Jarron Glass Jeffery Paul Langley

Riley Morris Ronald L. Thompson, II

In gratitude and prayers for all our frontline workers For all our graduates, First Communion and newly baptized or received into the church Curley & Joyce (B) Guidroz; Charmaine Simon Gorham; Linwood Durrett Parishioners of St Martin de Porres Roy Price; Peter Tran Thai Son & Joseph Tran Ho; Thomas H. Morrissey

Parish Of ice Closed at 12N on Fridays StartingJune1-Sept.4

Starting June 1, the parish of ice will close at 12N on Fridays during the Summer months. During the Summer, the parish of ice will operate from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM (Closed 12N -1p), Monday - Thursday, Fridays from 8:30 AM - 12N. The week of September 7, the parish of ice will resume regular business hours of 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday. As usual, you can leave emergency messages on the of ice voice mail and a staff member will be paged.

The church concludes the Easter season with the feast of Pentecost, ifty days after Passover. In so doing the church is following our “elder brother in faith” (the Jewish people, according to Pope St. John Paul II). The feast of Pentecost was a Jewish feast of new grain, new wine, the irst fruits of the harvest. It was held ifty days after Passover, thus the (albeit Greek) name Pentecost, which means ifty. The book of Acts tells us that it was on this feast that Peter was emboldened by the Holy Spirit to speak to the Jewish pilgrims who had assembled in Jerusalem that day. As Luke tells it in Acts, it was on that day that the Spirit was given to the disciples and also poured out onto the crowds who were listening to Peter preach. But our gospel reading is not from Acts (as it is not a gospel) nor is it from Luke (the author of Acts). Instead, we have a reading from the Gospel of John whereby Jesus gives the gift of the Holy Spirit. The episode in the Gospel of John in today’s gospel happens on Easter Sunday evening. It is on that day that Jesus gives the disciples the gift of the Holy Spirit in a graphic, nearly sacramental way—by breathing on them. Jesus’ presence brought joy to the disciples whose spirits needed revivi ication after the tragic events that had so recently transpired. Whether the handing on of the Spirit happened on Easter Sunday evening as John says, or on Pentecost as Luke says, the key theological point is that the Spirit was given to the early Christian community. The Spirit has been with the church, the community of disciples, ever since. In fact, the same spirit is alive in each of our congregations and parishes. Rather than a historical event trapped in the past, the handing on of the Spirit continues to happen quite regularly in the lives of believers, and that ultimately is what the feast of Pentecost celebrates: thepresenceoftheSpiritinthelivesofbelievers.

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PRAY FOR THE SICK Carrie Burch Jonathon Burch Bob Gary Elnora Granger Ron Harrington Elaine LeDay Julie Mere Mary Ellen Pauley Dorothy Rogers Timothy Sebastien Sheila Thibodeaux Jimmy Vickers

MASS READINGS June 1 - June 7

Mon., June 1 - Gn 3:9-15, 20 or Acts 1:12-14; Ps 87:1-3, 5-7; Jn 19:25-34 Tue., June 2 - 2 Pt 3:12-15a, 17-18; Ps 90:2-4, 10, 14, 16; Mk 12:13-17 Wed., June 3 - 2 Tm 1:1-3, 6-12; Ps 123:1b-2; Mk 12:18-27 Thu., June 4 - 2 Tm 2:8-15; Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-10, 14; Mk 12:28-34 Fri., June 5 - 2 Tm 3:10-17; Ps 119:157, 160, 161, 165, 166, 168; 1-6; Mk 12:35-37 Sat., June 6 - 2 Tm 4:1-8; Ps 71:8-9, 14-15ab, 16-17, 22; Mk 12:38-44 Sun., June 7 - Ex 34:4b-6, 8-9; Dn 3:52-55; 2 Cor 13:11-13; Jn 3:16-18

ATTENDING MASS DURING THE PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS

REMINDERS/SUGGESTIONS

• If you are not feeling well, please DO NOT attend Mass • DO NOT use the drinking fountains • DO NOT use the baptismal font (waterinfontisforbaptismuseonly)

• It’s highly recommended you wear a mask if you attend Mass (removeonlyforcommunion) • If you use the bathrooms, wash your hands thoroughly and use the provided hand sanitizer as well • If attending Mass sit only in the “Green” labeled seating areas • If your kids are small and active during Mass, please consider watching Mass in the church parking lot or watching the Facebook video at home.

• Please avoid touching the pews or other church surfaces unnecessarily (staffmembersmustthoroughlydisinfectaftereachMass.)

• Adoration Chapel is closed until further notice

The Bishop’s dispensation from the obligation toattendMass remains in effect for the faithful of theDioceseofLakeCharles.

Monsignor Jace Eskind

Happy33rdAnniversaryofOrdination

MayyoucontinuebesustainedbyHisgrace,andmayyourlifeinGod’sservicealwaysbe illedwithjoy.

Saturday,June6,2022

1. Please follow the directions of the Ushers to ensure as safe and smooth an experience as possible.

2. Please back into the parking place for an easier low during the distribution of Holy Communion. 3. Remain in your vehicle at all times. There will be no bathroom access. 4. You may participate in the celebration of Mass via your personal device (phone, iPad, etc.). There is also the possibility of listening on FM 94.9. This may also be helpful for a better sound if you are participating via live stream. (NofreeWi-Fiaccess) 5. Once Mass has concluded in the Church, the Communion Ministers will be under the Porte-Cochere to distribute Holy Communion. 6. The Ushers will direct vehicles, 2 at a time, to proceed South (towards the Church) and drive under the Porte-Cochere. 7. Approaching the Porte-Cochere, there will be a “station” to collect your jars of peanut butter(2nd Sunday of the month) and a “station” to collect your stewardship offering. 8. The irst vehicle will approach the station where Fr. Jace will be standing. The second vehicle will approach the station where Deacon Donahoe will be. We will distribute Holy Communion to every person in the vehicle who is able to receive. Communionwillonlybedistributedinthehand.9. Once everyone in the vehicle has received Holy Communion, Fr. Jace will signal for the vehicles to proceed to exit via Elliott Road. 10. Once these vehicles have departed, the Ushers will direct the next two vehicles to approach the Porte-Cochere. 11. Please provide feedback about this experience on the St. Martin de Porres Facebook page. It will help us to provide the best experience we can in these circumstances.

Parking Lot Mass & Communion Watch Mass in the Church Parking Lot, Tune to 94.9 FM