DECEMBER 8, 2019 SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT Our Lady of Divine Providence Church 1000 N. Starrett Road, Metairie, LA 70003 Voice of Providence Rev. Mike Mitchell Pastor Mr. Roberto Angeli, Mr. Dan Cordes, Mr. Roberto Garcia Deacons Steve Morris Business Manager Kathleen O’Rourke Administrative Assistant Earl Gervais Director of Religious Education Jared Croal Director of Youth Ministry Rosie Doll Outreach Director Jim Young Facilities Manager Pat Usner Early Childhood Program Director Office Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday - Friday Church Office 466-4511 Church Fax 466-4858 Early Childhood Program 466-0591 Website: www.oldp.org email: [email protected]SICK & HOMEBOUND: Call for a priest to visit or for Commun- ion to the homebound. INFANT BAPTISM: English: Call Church Office to schedule Seminar and Baptism at least 2 months in advance. MATRIMONY: Consult with parish priest first, at least six (6) months prior. WEEKEND SCHEDULE Saturday 9:00 a.m. 1st Saturday of every Month 4:00 p.m. English 6:00 p.m. Español Sunday 8:00 & 10:00 a.m. 12:00 & 6:00 p.m. English WEEKDAY SCHEDULE Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. Mass Tuesday Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena follows 9:00 a.m. Mass RECONCILIATION Saturday 3:00 – 3:45 p.m. English 5:15 – 5:45 p.m. Spanish Sunday 5:15 – 5:45 p.m. English Anytime by request DID YOU KNOW? You can visit Jesus 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in our Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Chapel
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DECEMBER 8, 2019 SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT Our Lady of Divine Providence Church
SICK & HOMEBOUND: Call for a priest to visit or for Commun-ion to the homebound.
INFANT BAPTISM: English: Call Church Office to schedule Seminar and Baptism at least 2 months in advance.
MATRIMONY: Consult with parish priest first, at least six (6) months prior.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Saturday 9:00 a.m. 1st Saturday of every Month
4:00 p.m. English 6:00 p.m. Español
Sunday 8:00 & 10:00 a.m. 12:00 & 6:00 p.m.
English
WEEKDAY SCHEDULE
Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. Mass
Tuesday Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena
follows 9:00 a.m. Mass
RECONCILIATION Saturday
3:00 – 3:45 p.m. English 5:15 – 5:45 p.m. Spanish
Sunday 5:15 – 5:45 p.m. English
Anytime by request DID YOU KNOW? You can visit Jesus 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in
our Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Chapel
DECEMBER 8, 2019 SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT
OLDP updates Thank you to our Knights of Columbus, and others who helped, for putting up our out-door Nativity Scene and the giant Christmas Tree. Thank you to Steve Morgan for a wonderful Advent Mission this past week. Just a reminder that the “Name the Fest” Contest is now open to everyone in our Parish, men, women, and children. There are contest fliers on the back tables of the Church as well as in the bulletin. If your theme idea is selected you can win “2” armbands to ride the rides,
all weekend of the Fest, and a Fest T-Shirt. Entries must be received in the Church office no later than Mon-day, December 30, 2019. Also, this year we are trying something new. We are calling it: “Fill the Fence for the Fest” and it is an opportunity to demonstrate our OLDP Parish Pride. We would love to see our fence covered with signs this year. Signs can be in memory of a loved one, to sponsor a business, to acknowledge the Blessed Mother, to root for the Saints or LSU or Tulane, for answered Prayer, to wish someone a Happy Birthday or Anniver-sary, to promote your ministry or organization or school, etc. Each sign will cost $100, the same as our booth sponsor signs. Please fill out one of the forms on the back tables of the Church and send your sign design info to the church with your $100 check made out to Our Lady of Divine Providence. There is no limit to how many signs you can have on the Fence. The only limit is when the fence is full. I plan on doing 3 signs to start things off, with my $300 donation for the signs. Our “Fill the Fence for the Fest” promotion will be going on through March, so you have plenty of time. How cool would it be if we could completely cover our fence for when visitors come to our 2020 Spring Fest? Next weekend is our 2nd Collection for Building & Maintenance. Since we just had another roof repair costing $1,904.00 and had to replace one of our heavy duty outside Church Windows, that protect the stained glass windows costing $925.00, any donations to help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your continued generosity for our Church needs.
Second Sunday of Advent December 8 The earth shall be filled with knowledge of the L , as water covers the sea.
— Isaiah 11:9
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Saturday December 7 4:00 p.m. Delores Abadie, Arnold Eitmann Catherine & Peter Ciaccio Jake & Weddel Eitmann John & Jane Eitmann Andrew Kerley, Linda Lemoine Kenny Margavio, Ed Rodriguez Bubby Tapie, Mike Tarantino Roger Tassin Sunday December 8 8:00 a.m. William Blakley, Jerry Charrier Eugene & Roxie Farve Bill Friedman, Edward Laizer Estelle Laizer, Louise Laizer Thelma Laizer, Sr., Douglas Plauché George Rafferty, Marilyn M. Volk Intention of Foster Children 10:00 a.m. Mack Ackermann, Cheryl Fourcade Bill Friedman, Elaine Hale Eileen LaPorte Mustacchia Tom & Lorraine Nenos Douglas Plauché, Mike Tarantino Ron Shannon, Sr., Ron Shannon, III Intentions of the Giordano Family 12:00 p.m. FOR ALL PARISHIONERS 6:00 p.m. Ruth & Bim Phillips Monday December 9 9:00 a.m. Brett & Hymel Families Intention of Kathleen Susie Byrne Tuesday December 10 9:00 a.m. George Williams & Family Intentions of Helen Cyprian Byrne Wednesday December 11 9:00 a.m. Robert I. Johnson Intentions of Helen Cyprian Byrne Thursday December 12 9:00 a.m. Bill Friedman Intentions of Sr. Enda Eileen Byrne Friday December 13 9:00 a.m. Douglas Plauché In Thanksgiving to St. Philomena
Help the Altar Society decorate our church for Christmas with flowers in memory of a loved one. A beautiful book will house the names of all those being remembered and will be placed at the Altar starting December 24 until
January 12, the Christmas Season. On the week-ends of December 7 & 8 and December 14 & 15 A table will be set up in the Narthex along with enve-lopes. Please put the name or names of the people you want to remember on the envelope (please print), put your donation in the envelope and place it in the basket on the table or in the collection bas-ket. There will also be envelopes on the back ta-bles in the Church and you can put them in the col-lection baskets. Help will be needed to decorate the Church for Christmas on Monday, December 23 at 10:00 a.m., following the 9:00 a.m. Mass.
DECEMBER 8, 2019 SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT
PARISH MINISTRY
Seniors ~ The Silver Wings ministry is a senior citizen group which meets at 10:00 a.m. on the first Tuesday of the month. Meetings are held in the St. Lawrence Room. The meetings focus on perform-ing spiritual and corporal works of mercy as well as enjoying social activities throughout the year. For those 55 years and older, contact Janice Tassin at 467-3571.
The OLDP Food Pantry is in need of Christmas Dinner Foods such as: stuffing mix, canned sweet pota-toes, green peas, cranberry sauce, etc. Thank you for your donations now and throughout the year.
THOUGHT OF THE DAY POSSIBILITIES
Nothing is impossible for God and his Blessed Mother.
—Don Bosco
Enthronement of the Sacred Heart ~ Would you like to have the Enthrone-ment of the Sacred Heart in your Home? Every Catholic Home should have this devotion. It will help to make your home a place of prayer and bring your family closer together with each other and with Jesus. To find out more about the En-
thronement contact the Church Office 466-4511.
The Sanctuary Candle burns this week in memory of
Gracie Tompkins
Men’s Emmaus Retreat ~ Put aside the “hustle and bustle” of daily life and attend the men’s Em-maus retreat the weekend of January 24-26. The retreat is held at Rosaryville Spirit Life Center and retreat house in beautiful, peaceful Ponchatoula, Louisiana. The retreat is based on the scripture passage “The appearance on the road to Em-maus” (Luke 24: 13-35) and is an uplifting experi-ence that has a profound effect on men’s lives. The retreat begins at 5:00 p.m. Friday and ends after the 5:30 p.m. mass on Sunday. Round trip transporta-tion is provided from St. Dominic Church, New Orle-ans. Please don’t ignore this opportunity but pray on it instead. You register for the retreat online at this website: https://catholicretreatcenter.org/upcoming-events/mens-emmaus-july/
We offer our condolences to the family of
Ruth Barnes Jerry McGuinness Bertha Smith
DECEMBER 8, 2019 SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Second Sunday of Advent
MODERN-DAY JOHN THE BAPTISTS Have you ever wondered what John the Baptist might look and act like if he were to appear today? Each of us has probably encountered someone in our lives who prepared a way that the Lord could use to come into our presence. We often think of people like Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta, who certainly pre-pared the way for the Lord as she ministered to the poorest of the poor in the streets of India. We also think of the saints who throughout the ages have risked their lives to announce the message of salva-tion that comes through belief in the death and resur-rection of Jesus Christ. Have you ever been John the Baptist for anyone? Have you ever prepared the way of the Lord for someone in your life?
UN JUAN BAUTISTA DE NUESTROS DÍAS ¿Te has preguntado alguna vez qué facha
tendría san Juan Bautista o cómo actuaría si apareci-era en nuestros días? Probablemente, cada uno de nosotros se ha cruzado alguna vez en su vida con al-guien que ha preparado un camino por el que el Señor podría entrar a nuestra vida. A menudo pensamos en personas como la beata Teresa de Calcuta, que sin lugar a dudas preparó el camino del Señor al servir a los pobres más abandonados en las calles de la India. También nos acordamos de otros santos que, en el transcurso de los siglos, han arriesgado sus vidas por anunciar el mensaje de la salvación, el cual tenemos por creer en la muerte y resurrección de Cristo. Y tú, ¿has sido alguna vez un Juan Bautista en la vida de otra persona? ¿Has preparado alguna vez el camino para que el Señor entre en la vida de alguien que conoces?
PREPARANDO EL CAMINO PARA EL SEÑOR
Semana tras semana, cada vez que venimos a Misa, nos encontramos con personas que nos ayudan a preparar el camino del Señor. Aquellas que prestan el servicio de hospitalidad al dirigirnos hacia nuestros asientos, o saludando a los que van llegando, nos hacen sentir bienvenidos y nos ayudan a prepararnos para nuestro encuentro con el Señor. Cuando los músicos nos dirigen en el canto de entrada, sus talentos musicales también preparan el camino para ese encuentro. Cuando los lectores, diáconos y sacer-dotes proclaman la palabra viva de Dios, otro camino hacia el Señor se abre ante nosotros. Cuando el sacer-dote proclama las oraciones sagradas de la Misa, está abriendo el camino para que la presencia sacramental de Cristo entre a nuestro corazón. Creemos que el Se-ñor Jesús es el renuevo que brotó del tronco de Jesé, el cumplimiento de la profecía de Isaías. Tal vez cada uno de nosotros puede ser un Juan Bautista moderno, si continuamos fertilizando la tierra para que el Señor Jesús retoñe y crezca de modos nuevos y cada vez más sorprendentes. Podemos cumplir el ministerio de Juan Bautista para los que buscan la senda en la que puedan encontrarse con el Señor.
With compassion and concern we pray for those in need of our prayers: Lori Alfano, Michael Alfano, Karl Barker, Connie Bassemeir, Phyllis Begault,
Tommy Bittel, Jr., Harold Bologna, Willie Boye, Renee Bergeron, Carol Boovy, Dan Bristol, Robbie Brown, Reid Butler, Judy Bush, Jeneen Callais, Rev. Ronnie Calkins, Kaylee Campo, Nancy Campeaux, Adele Canova, Claire Carbo, Janice Childress, Carson Coen, Casey Coen, Pearl Coli, Carolyn Crowall, Adam Cusimano, Quinn Dantagnan, Emma Davis, Jerry Davidson, Adam Delaune, Llyod Delaune, Nancy & Dennis Eschmann, Sue Estapa, Jeraldine Fast, Brandon Foto, Monique Foto, Jude Foto, Sr., Marilyn Fekete, William Fekete, Linda Fortado, Leon Giaccone, Bob Gaudet, Darlene Gravis, Donald Gray, Emily Gray, Anna Guale, Jim Halibut, Wyatt Hawley, Harold Heller, Marie Harrell, Rene Hernandez, Trudy Hodgson, Alexander Howell, Larry Hymel, Joshua Ivy, Harold Juneau, Larry Kangas, Christine Kennedy, Jeanne Kennedy, Shannon Lambert, Catherine Landry, Baby Elijah David Landry, Steve Lemoine, Regina Lussier, Eddie Mahne, George Mazzeno, Patricia Matherne, Margarite Michel, Rosa Millano, Brian Mills, Richard Minton, Kenny Molony, Margie Molony, Paulette Motely, Harland Northcott, Jacob Lopez-Nunoz, Rita Olivio, Charlene & Marlon Parris, Darryl Patton, Anthony ‘Bubby” Pellittere, George Pritchard, Michelle Pritchett, Patricia Rachel, Jeanne Ricard, Marsha Robert, Robert Rockvoan, Melanie Rogers, Manuel Rotolo, Abbey Roux, Garland Ruiz, Chris Sachatano, Gina Salito, David Slatinsky, Steve Samrow, Rose Maria Santos, Charlie Sapia, Cheryl Schaff, Peter Schaff, Susan Schaff, John Schultz, Luca Scocerria, Erma Scudari, Antoinette Silver, Jackie Sison, Pat Slate, Evan, Karen & Sean Smith, Mary Smith, Seth Smith, Rita Slaney, Joyce Sonnier, Jude Soto, Angela Spencer, Linda Speziale, Jim Stennet, Kathy Stubbs, Don Turley, Jr., Nicholas Dale Tynes, Sherry Vicknair, Candy Volk, Toni Wahl, Rock Whitfield, Foster Wimberly.
