May 6, 2012 - Fifth Sunday of Easter Baptisms Parents are encouraged to call the Church during pregnancy to avoid de- lays of the sacrament 406 East Pinhook Road Lafayette, LA 70501-8727 Phone: (337) 237-0988 Fax: (337) 233-8868 Rev. M. Keith LaBove, Pastor www.stpat.org Weddings Arrangements must be made at least six months in advance to allow time for preparation 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
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May 6 , 2012 - Fifth Sunday of Easter
Baptisms
Parents are encouraged to call the Church during pregnancy to avoid de-
lays of the sacrament
406 East Pinhook Road Lafayette, LA 70501-8727
Phone: (337) 237-0988 Fax: (337) 233-8868 Rev. M. Keith LaBove, Pastor
www.stpat.org
Weddings
Arrangements must be made at least six months in advance to allow time
for preparation
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
Thursday, May 10 -- Easter Weekday 7:30 AM: Ewing Latimer
Friday, May 11--Easter Weekday 7:30 AM: Dr. Charles Stewart
Altar Flowers In Loving Memory of:
Dr. Tommy Comeaux and Dorinne
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: First Friday of the month 7:00
a.m.
Shamrocks—Friday, May 11: No cleaning.
Let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth.
— 1 John 3:18
Foreign Mission Appeal
Every two years, we are asked to welcome an appeal
for assistance with the work of the Gospels in foreign
missions. (This is, of course, in addition to our annu-
al Heifer Project.) This year, we will be receiving a
member of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, Fr.
Charles Goliath, OSFS, who is a native of Namibia.
The order has missionaries at work in South Africa,
Namibia, Benin, Brazil, Uruguay, Mexico, India, Ec-
uador, Colombia, Haiti, Ukraine, Philippines and the
U.S. Virgin Islands. The missionary will be at all
our Masses next weekend, May 12-13, and a se-
cond collection will be taken up for their
work. Please be generous, and thank you for your
kindness.
Pastor Away
Fr. Keith will be taking some time away for vacation,
and will be out of the parish from Sunday, May 13th.
Through Friday, May 25th. Please keep him in your
prayers for a safe arrival and return.
Holy Hour for Vocations
Please join us for our monthly “Holy Hour for Vo-
cations and the Spiritual Renewal of All Priests” on
Monday, May 7, from 6:00—7:00 p.m., at St. Pat-
rick Church. This is an excellent opportunity to
spend one hour each month in prayer before the
Blessed Sacrament, and pray for our Priests, Dea-
cons, Religious, and Seminarians. All are welcome!
Calendar for Priests
The Serra Club of Lafayette invites us to pray for a
priest each day. The May calendar is available on
the table at the main entrance of the church.
Retreat Information
Our Lady of the Oaks Retreat House in Grand
Coteau, LA, is offering the following retreats:
Mid Week Retreats for Women: June 25 – 27;
November 5-7
Weekend Retreats for Women: May 3-6, May 10-
12, May 31—June 3, June 28-July 1, October 11–
14. Nov. 29-Dec. 2, Dec. 6-9
Please call 337-662-5410 for a reservation form and
application or visit their website:
wwwourladyoftheoaks.com
“Gently Worn” School Uniforms Needed
“School Uniform Outreach” will continue to collect
and process used uniforms. Various agencies will
distribute the uniforms to the needy children in the
Lafayette Parish Schools. Please bring your chil-
dren’s outgrown uniforms to church ASAP. Uni-
forms are being processed for the 2012-13 school
year. The need is great! Sizes 4-20 and all adult
sizes are needed. Shirts: red, white and navy blue,
black and green. Pants/Shorts: navy blue, black and
khaki-traditional style.
Engaged Couples
Spend a weekend away form the cares and distrac-
tions of everyday living. Attend a Catholic engaged
Encounter Weekend in preparation for your mar-
riage. Upcoming weekends dates are: Lake Charles,
May 18-20. For fee schedules, other dates and to
learn more visit our website at
www.lafayettecee.org or call Jimmy & Tammy Ber-
geron at 337-706-8880
In today’s Gospel, Jesus says that God is glorified
when a disciple, grafted in Christ, produces abun-
dantly and bears much fruit. The disciple must then
be a good steward of that abundance.
Hospital Ministry Opportunity
We are looking for a couple of people who would
be interested in ministering Communion to patients
at the Heart Hospital of Lafayette. There are possi-
bilities for visitation either on weekdays or week-
ends, during the day of course. If you think you
might be able to be of service to the sick in this
way, please call the office.
Pilgrimage to Eastern Canada, July 9 –15, 2012
Join Spiritual Director Fr. Bill Melancon and other
Acadiana Area Pigrims to Montreal & Quebec City
to visit St. Joseph, Oratory, Notre Dame Basilica,
the Shrine of Our Lady of the Cape, the Srine of St.
Anne de Beaupre, Parc de la Montmorency, and
much more! Explore and learn about our Acadian
heritage by adding on our Halifax extension.
While in and around Halifax, visit Peggy’s Cove,
St. Mary’s Cathedral Basilica, Port Royal, and
Grand Pre. Space is limited. For more information
call 337-291-1933.
Aquinas Institute Summer Courses
The Aquinas Institute of Lafayette offers college-
level courses in Scripture, Theology, and Philoso-
phy. Courses beginning in June include Introduc-
tion to New Testament Greek and Theology of the
Trinity. Courses can be taken either for credit or
audit. Tuition is $75 for audit or $250 for credit.
Registration ends May 11. Register by calling 261-
5500 or on-line at www.diolaf.org/aquinasintitute.
Circle of Friends
Single adults in Acadiana, ages 30 and up, can find
a venue of fellowship and speakers every Tuesday,
except the third Tuesday of the month, at 7 p.m.
Supper Club provides a monthly social at a local
restaurant on the 3rd. Tuesday of every month. For
more information or about the meetings or to be
added to the email list, please call the Office of
Marriage and Family Life at 261-5653 or
www.catholiclifefellowshipnetwork.webs.com
STEWARDSHIP OF THE PAST WEEK Our Response to God’s Generosity to Us
Offertory………………….$ 4,003.98 Thank you!
Date
Saturday, May 12
4:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 13
8:30 a.m.
Sunday, May 13
10:00 a.m.
Lectors
Angie Kovacs Kenneth Phillips Linda Garber
Eucharistic
Ministers
Peggy Spruill
Candis Thompson
Rosalind Allen
Geneva Phillips
Patsy Robicheaux
Maggie Sonnier
Kenneth Broussard
Madeline Simon
Phyllis Roy
Server
Alockie Noel Mary Kramer Debra Carroll
Ushers
Oren Spruill
Janelle Venable
Rachelle Trahan
Keith Toups
Jenny Feehan
Lionel Jeanmard
Liturgical Roles for May 2012
From the Pastor’s Desk
“This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad.” When I think of Easter, this is one of the
first phrases that come to mind. It is actually the refrain for the responsorial psalm on Easter Sunday. The phrase re-
mains for me a reminder of what Easter is about, not only on Easter Sunday, but throughout the Easter Season. I mention that because each year, I find it sometimes difficult to hold on to the focus of Easter. It’s a long sea-
son, stretching for almost two months. And it always seems that once we’ve survived Lent, and celebrated Easter, it
just feels like it is time to move on. Yet, Pentecost is coming, but we’ll deal with that when we get there. How do we continue to celebrate Easter for all those weeks?
What is strange is that Advent and Lent don’t seem to present the same challenge. While both are shorter than
the Easter season, it seems that it’s just easier to keep the energy going. That said, the feasts concluding both those
seasons (Christmas and Easter) are a bit more significant in most of our lives. So if this is the day the Lord has made, what if I don’t feel like rejoicing? How do you keep rejoicing week
after week after week? Well, if we’re talking about the exultant joy of the first believers as they discovered that the
tomb was empty, I don’t think anyone could maintain that. But perhaps there is a quieter kind of rejoicing, not quite so overflowing with emotion.
Consider the first part of our opening phrase. This is the day that the Lord has made. This is true of Easter
Sunday, but it is also true of each and every day of our lives. There would be no day (or night!) had not our God loved us enough to pour forth the fruits of creation. What this means is that no matter what happens today, or tomorrow, or
the day after, it is a day that the Lord has made. He has had a hand in each day from the very beginning. Implicit in
that recognition is a certain dependence on the providence of God that calls forth from us a genuine humility. No mat-
ter what I make of this day, no matter what choices I make, no matter what I accomplish, it is still a day that the Lord has made.
What if something happens that doesn’t make me feel like rejoicing? Then I recall what Jesus went through to
get to that Easter day that the Lord has made. In this way I connect whatever is happening to what God accomplished through the death and the rising of Jesus. The day that the Lord has made is a day of victory of God’s love over sin and
