Mass Intentions

12/26 5 pm †Harold Carriles †Marilyn Galivan †Estelle Machella

12/27 8:30 am The Parishioners

12/27 11 am †Diane Gennusa Launo Moore

12/28 6 pm †Kathryn Arthur

12/30 6 pm Kaye Varnado

12/31 6 pm †Harold Carriles †Gloria Murray

1/1/16 10 am The Parishioners

From our Pastor

Very heartfelt thanks are due to so many who made possible our special litur-

gies, festive gatherings, and other events of the past week.

Thank you to those who lovingly cleaned our church and those who decorat-

ed it to enhance the joy of the season.

Thank you to our liturgical ministers and musicians for your prayerful contri-

bution to our Masses and our Lessons and Carols.

Thank you to parents, teachers, and all who helped our children portray the

Christmas story so warmly and sweetly in their Nativity play.

Thank you to those who worked so hard to coordinate, purchase, decorate,

cook, serve, clean, and put away everything we needed and used for our par-

ties and celebrations.

And our joy and celebration of Jesus’ birth has been shared with the wider

community as well:

Thank you to everyone who joined in Christmas caroling at the nursing homes.

Thank you to the Friends of St Francis and all who donated gifts and money

towards our Angel Tree. Together we provided gifts to 11 families - enough

for every child to receive not one but two gifts!

Holy Family is a generous and loving family, and we have been truly blessed.

For that we are grateful.

May your 2016 be Spirit-filled. Fr. Peter, OSB

The Sanctuary Lamp will burn

December 27 - January 2

in memory of

Kathryn Arthur

by request of

Buttons and Carol LeBlanc

Pastor Rev. Peter Hammett, OSB

Sacramental emergencies (985) 237-0972

Office (985) 839-4040 Monday-Friday, 8 am-4:30 pm Fax: (985) 839-2429

Parish Email holyfamilychurchfranklinton @yahoo.com

Mailing / Physical Address 1220 14th Ave (at Bickham St) Franklinton, LA 70438

Weekend Masses Saturday Vigil: 5 pm Sunday: 8:30 and 11 am La Misa en Español: 5 pm (el último domingo de cada mes)

Weekday Masses Monday and Wednesday: 6 pm Thursday and Friday: 9 am (no weekday Mass on Tuesday)

Confessions Saturday 3:30 - 4:15 pm and by appointment

Eucharistic Adoration First Friday of every month 9:30 am - 4:30 pm

Director of Religious Education and Baptismal Seminar Renée Herbert: (985) 630-1121

Marriages

Contact Fr Peter at least six months before your planned wedding date.

Bulletin Deadline Wednesday, noon.

H O LY FA M I LY C AT H O L I C C H U R C H

website: http://www.holyfamilyfranklinton.com Feast of the Holy Family ◊ December 27, 2015

Stewardship Corner

Last week’s collection: $3,328.20

Building Fund total: $73,887.00

Thank you for your generosity.

Download the Holy Family

Parish app today!

Text the word APP to phone

number 88202.

Or visit the Apple or Android

app store and search for

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It’s that simple.

Upcoming Events

12/31 Vigil Mass 6 pm for Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God holyday of obligation

1/1/16 Mass 10 am for Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God holyday of obligation

1/4 Combined Councils 6:30 pm

1/5 Scripture Study 7 pm read chapter 12

1/10 Coffee Social 9:30 am

1/10 CCD classes resume 9:40 am

1/11 Oblates of St Benedict 5 pm

1/13 Y-Prep classes resume 6:30 pm

1/14 Friends of St Francis 9:30 am

1/14 KCs 7 pm

1/19 Scripture Study 7 pm read chapters 13 & 14

Please keep in your prayers: Ace Alleno, Rita Anderson, Britney Angelona, Lauren Authement, Leo Baracco,

Pat Barber, Darryl Bonner, Katie Bulloch, Marvin Bush, Ashley Code, Susan Corkern, Byron Coulon, Ann Cowart, Josh DeMelo,

Carl Dick, Bob and Judy Gardebled, Byron Gast, June Georgusis, Loretta Grabert, Cody and Hannah Haynes, Kathy Hebert,

George Hingle, Sylvia Kirksey, James Kruebbe, Howard Lambremont, Wendell Lang, Keith Lauber, George Lorio, Lois Macken-

roth, Katie McCain, Agnes Moore, John Moragas, Lenny and Helen Morel, Glen Morgan, Lisa Morlas, Chris Newman, Timothy

Polkey, Bobby and Marilyn Prestenbach, Jim Rasch, Christina Rome, Danny Sanders, Birtieree Schilling, Bunny Stall, McKenna

Scroggs, H.L Sumrall, Robert Thomas, Kaye Varnado, Rachel Walker, Althea Welch, June Westmoreland, our police officers

and our military

2016 Mass intention book is open

Please bring or mail your Mass in-

tention list to the office so we can

start scheduling Masses for 2016.

No Mass intentions will be sched-

uled from previous lists, so even if

you have given us a list in the past,

you should submit a new one.

One more present for you

Holy Family Parish has a Christmas

gift for you: a brand new calendar

to mark the brand new year. Each

family may pick one up after all Masses this weekend and next, or

you may come in and get yours

from the parish office during regu-

lar hours.

CCD classes resume

Sunday, January 10.

Y-Prep resumes

Wednesday, January 13. Combined Councils 12/28 meeting has been

rescheduled to Monday, 1/4, 6:30 pm

No hay Misa en español este mes

La próxima Misa en español serà el 31

de enero a las 5 pm. ¡Invita a tus ami-

gos!

Blessed Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa)

Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved,

heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,

bearing with one another and forgiving one another;

as the Lord has forgiven you, so must you also do.

And over all these put on love.

~ Paul’s Letter to the Colossians 3:12-14 (today’s Second Reading)

KC Scholarships for college-bound seniors

Each year, the Knights of Columbus award their Catholic Youth Leadership

Scholarship to an outstanding Catholic boy and girl. Applications are

downloadable from the KCs’ state website: www.louisianakc.org under

CYLA. The instructions must be carefully followed. Applications must be

completed and turned in by Sunday 1/31/16 to Mr Sid Zeringue. He will

also be able to answer any questions. You can reach him at 839-5146.

Lector workbooks are here

The lector workbooks for the new li-

turgical year have arrived. They may

be picked up in the office any week-

day, 8 am-1 pm, 2-4:30 pm. If you are

interested in serving Holy Family as a

lector, or as an usher or Extraordinary

Minister, please contact Judy Rabuffo,

839-4563 or 985-515-4004.

Mass schedule this week

Friday, January 1, is the Solemnity

of Mary, Mother of God, a holyday

of obligation. Masses will be at 6

pm on Thursday, December 31,

and 10 am on Friday, January 1. If

you’re off this week, check out the

weekday Mass schedule in the

sidebar on page 1.

Donation envelopes for 2016

Members of Holy Family’s Stew-

ardship Committee are currently

distributing next year’s offering

envelopes. Please pick yours up

today. If you have not previously

used envelopes, you can still stop

by their table and get on board. If

you prefer to donate online, go

into Holy Family’s app and select

Giving. Or visit our website and

click on Online Giving.