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SAINT JAMES CHURCH 6613 Highway 18St. James, LA
70086225.265.4210 : phone225.265.4225 : faxOffice Hours: Mon, &
Wed.7:30am - 2pmTue, Thur -8am - 3pmFri. - 8am -11am
OUR LADY OF PEACE CHURCH 13281 Hwy 644Vacherie, LA
70090225-265-3953:: phone 225-265-2507: fax Office Hours Mon-Fri -
8:00am - 4pm
SAINT PHILIP CHURCH 1175 Highway 18Vacherie, LA
70090225.265.4085 : phone225.265.9348 : fax.Office Hours: Mon-Fri -
9:00am - 12pm
CLERGYRev. Matthew
[email protected]. Brad
DoyleParochial [email protected]
Deacon Ricky Oubre (985)[email protected]
STAFF:Mr.Stephen CastilleDirector of
[email protected]
Ms. Stephenie AubertCoordinator of Religious
[email protected]
Ms. Claire Amedee [email protected]
Ms. Julie Chiasson [email protected]
Mrs. Carol Ann Hymel [email protected]
Ms Jeanie Hymelstjameschurch @canecatholics.com
Mrs. Gretchen Ketchensstjameschurch @canecatholics.com
FOR EMERGENCIES CALL:225-267-7210
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Back from Retreat! I had a great time on retreat. I went to the
desert north of Phoenix for 8 days in silence where the only times
I spoke were during Mass and at a spiritual direction meeting once
a day. Even though we were asked to pray 4 hours each day, there
were many hours left in the day. I wasn’t bored for a moment,
however, as I filled up the day with hiking, exercising, reading,
and playing music in the retreat chapel.
There are 300 days of clear skies each year in the Phoenix area.
Temperatures got into the high 90’s by the afternoon, but dawn and
dusk were much milder. One aspect of the climate fascinated me: the
dryness. Life without humidity looks a little different. Imagine
having a cold glass of water on your kitchen table without any
beads of water forming. I couldn’t believe my hands. When I first
poured cold water in a glass, I had to touch the glass every 5
minutes to be sure that it was still cool and dry.
Now for the spiritual aspect of the retreat. A few themes came
up in prayer again and again: the Lord’s infinitely intimate love,
trust in the Lord, and peace in the midst of the storms. Perhaps to
speak of a relationship with God as “intimate” is unusual. We
typically use “intimate” to describe the relationship between
spouses. While we may feel uncomfortable with that word, the Lord
isn’t afraid to get so close to us. On retreat, I prayed with Psalm
131 which describes trust as a child resting in his mother’s lap.
What a comforting image!
A passage that spoke volumes to me was our Gospel from
Pentecost, John 20:19-23. The Church has interpreted this as an
encounter of the Risen Christ with the 11 Apostles and their
commissioning to forgive and retain sins, especially in Confession.
I had three different scenes that came to me in prayer. In one
scene, I brought the weight of scandal in the Church to prayer.
There were many clerics present in the room when Jesus came. These
priests and bishops represented the betrayals that occurred in the
last 75 years in the US: preaching heresy, fostering dissent, abuse
and cover up of abuse. Jesus prayed forgiveness over this group. In
another scene, I was gathered with the priests of our diocese.
There were many locks on the door, representing different fears
(e.g., fear of false accusation, fear of the work load increasing
due to a priest dying or leaving active ministry). Jesus came in
the room and said again and again to each of these fears, “Peace.”
Finally, I imagined that I was alone in the upper room when Jesus
appeared. I shared with Him all my personal fears, and He showed
His wounds again and again as if to say, “Place your fears into my
wounds.”
Needless to say, I feel invigorated and refreshed. I hope to
participate in this or a similar retreat next year. Thanks for your
prayers!
Peace,Fr. Matthew
THE HOLY MASS -WEEKDAYS MON 8am Our Lady Of PeaceTUE 8am St.
Philip WED 8am Our Lady of Peace THU 8am Our Lady of Peace, 6pm St.
Philip FRI 8am St. James
THE HOLY MASS -WEEKENDS SAT 4pm OLOP
6pm St. PhilipSUN 8am St. James 10am OLOPSacrament of
RECONCILIATION
SUN 7:15-7:45am St. JamesSAT 3:00 – 3:45pm OLOPSAT
5:30 - 5:50pm St.PhilipIf you need to go to Confession outside one
of these times, please call the office
Sacrament of Baptism - Call Office to schedule
Sacrament of Marriage - call the parish at least six months in
advance before setting date or making preparations
Baptismal Seminar - 2nd Thursday of the month at St. Philip
rectory immediately following Mass (6:30pm) Call the office to
register at least one day prior to the class. Or you can register
on the website - www.canecatholics.com
PRAYER LINE St. JamesEnola Matherne 225.265.3820Myrna
Schexnayder 225.405.1590
St. PhilipCecile Hymel 225.265.7705
Our Lady of PeaceMarlene Webre 225-265-4528
TRAVELING CHALICE - 5-26 - Rudy and Charlene Gravois 6-2 - Ken
& Joycelyn Stein
Flowers and Sanctuary Candles Our Lady of Peace: Sanctuary
Candle - In Memory of Albert Simon &
Deceased Veterans by his family Adoration Chapel - In memory of
Bryan Becnel by Geralyn
Becnel & Family
St.Philip: Sanctuary Candle - In memory of Donna Adams by
Norman
and Jeanne Adams
St. James: Sanctuary - In memory of France and Milton Cayette,
Sr. by
Family
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FAITH FORMATION
Registration is now open for the 2018-19 school
year. Forms can be found on the tables at
the churches and on the website. You can mail them, place them
in the
collection or drop them off at the offices. There will be a $25
late fee on all registrations not received by
the deadline. (SP/SJ- 8/2, OLOP 7/27)
BAPTISMSBaptisms will be held at Our Lady of
Peace on June 10 at 10am Mass.Call the office to schedule.
Baptisms all be held at St. Philip and St. James are scheduled
as needed. Next Baptismal Seminar will be on
June 14 at St. Philip at 6:30pm. Please register at
♢ EXTRA! EXTRA! EXTRA! EXTRA! Prayer Groups/Bible Study Bible
Study @ OLOP - 9:15am - June 4, 2018
Men’s Prayer Group OLOP- 7:00am on Saturday, , 2018Charismatic
Prayer Meeting - Tuesdays at 7pm at OLOP
Rosaries, Adoration and Novenas The Rosary will be prayed before
all Masses at St. Philip and St. James and at the weekday Masses at
Our Lady of Peace during the month of May in honor of our Mother
Mary. Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help is prayed after the 8am
Mass at St. Philip on TuesdaysThe Scripture Rosary for Peace is
prayed at St. Philip at 5:10pm on Thursdays.Eucharistic Exposition
and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament follow the 6:00pm Mass at
St. Philip on First Thursdays.Recitation of Rosary at 7:30am at St.
James on Friday.sRecitation of Rosary for Priests at 8:30am at St.
James on Saturdays.
Choir Practices Tuesday
St. Philip Choir - 4:00pm Spirit of Praise - OLOP - 6:00pm
Thursday Gospel Choir - OLOP - 6:00pm
Gospel Choir - St. James - 6:30pm
Readings for this WeekMonday: 1 Pt 1:3-9; Ps 111:1-2, 5-6,
9-10c; Mk 10:17-27Tuesday: 1 Pt 1:10-16; Ps 98:1-4; Mk
10:28-31Wednesday: 1 Pt 1:18-25; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Mk
10:32-45Thursday: The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Zep
3:14-18a or Rom 12:9-16; Is
12:2-3, 4bcd-6; Lk 1:39-56Friday:St. Justin 1 Pt 4:7-13; Ps
96:10-13; Mk 11:11-26Saturday: Ss. Marce"inus and Peter; Jude 17,
20b-25; Ps 63:2-6; Mk 11:27-33Sunday: Ex 24:3-8; Ps 116:12-13,
15-18; Heb 9:11-15; Mk 14:12-16, 22-26
Happy Anniversary Fr. Brad Doyle
on the 3rd Anniversary of your Ordination to the Priesthood on
May 30.
Memorial Day is the day that’s set aside to
remember with gratitude and pride all those who served and died
for our
country and our freedom. May your day be filled
with memories and peace. God Bless America.
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Attention Parents of Students Entering 11th Grade If you have a
student entering the 11th Grade at any of the public, private or
Catholic schools in our area, please contact the church to make
sure they are included with the Confirmation Class.There will be a
meeting for the students and their parents (from all three
parishes) on May 29, 2018 at St. Philip Church Hall. Confirmation
students are expected to assist with our Cluster Vacation Bible
School for which they will acquire service hours.
Priest Appreciation Catholic Daughters Courts 2316 and 1504 are
sponsoring an opportunity to recognize and appreciate our priests,
deacon and seminarians. Envelopes are available in the chapel foyer
and in all three church for parishioners to write short notes of
appreciation, your promise of prayers or other gifts for Fr.
Matthew, Fr. Brad, Deacon Ricky or Seminarians Danny & Michael.
The envelopes should be placed in any collection basket prior on
the weekend of May 26 & 27. The presentations to the priests
and deacon will be at the 6:00pm Mass at St. Philip on June 2,
8:00am and 10:00am Masses on June 3 at St. James and Our Lady of
Peace. We will see to it that the Seminarians receive their
envelopes.(If you pickup an envelope from OLOP and want to add
Michael Graugnard, just write his name on the envelope).
Honduras Missioners For those interested in helping out the
college missionaries to Honduras, please make checks out to
"Missioners of Christ" and bring to any cluster office by Friday,
June 1.
In Loving Memory
Visit our website: www.canecatholics.com
Cluster Vacation Bible School
At Our Lady of Peace on Monday-Friday, June 18-22, from 8:30am
to 12 noon for
children entering pre-school through entering 6th grade. .
Registration forms are available on the tables at the entrance of
the church.All Registration Forms are available on the website
www.canecatholics.com under the
YOUTH tab.
Registration Deadline is Friday, June 1.
Scenes from the Pentecost Heritage Festival
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COLLECTION AMOUNT
Offertory $3,662.30
Commentator
ST. JAMESCOLLECTION AMOUNT
Offertory $3,565.00
Maintenance $170.00
Commentator $95.00
ST. PHILIPCOLLECTION AMOUNT
Offetory $5,916.00
Repairs & Replacements $475.00
Chapel $200.00
Commentator $145.00
Donald,Sr. & Genevieve Abadie Norman AllenRoland & Nell
AmedeeViola & Joseph Bartholomew & Fly.
Betty
Becnel
Bluebeck, Irene & Jamin Becnel Bryon Becnel Christopher
David Becnel Daniel Becnel
Dano & Diane R. Becnel
J. G. &
Marietta Becnel Joseph Lloyd Becnel
Joseph Marcel Becnel Maurice
Sr. & Daisy K. Becnel Mr. & Mrs. Jules E. Becnel Gustave
& Olga Becnel Roland & Honorine BecnelStephan Borne Emilca
& Hazel Bourgeois Francois & Lucille Brazan &
Fly.Gaspard & Ronnie Brazan Denis, Eve & Denis Jr. Chenier
Frederic Clarke Linda Stein ClarkEdward, Anna & Eddie Clement
Joseph “Lal” and Frances Constant Leslie Cortez
Lester, Lois &
Neil Cortez Terry & Bertha Cortez
Donald Delatte, Jr.John, Jr.,
Rene’ & Hilda Donald
Bernard, Esther & Karen Dumas Edwin
Joseph Dumas
Janet Becnel Folse
Reid & Jeanne Folse
Chance
& Doris Frazier
David Mark Granier Andrew Gravois
Edwin “Menew”
Gravois Eloise B. Gravois Jessica Rodrigue Busscher Honora
GravoisLynn & Lizzie Gravois & Fly.
Joseph N. Gros,
Jr.
Joseph Sr. & Olympe Gros Raymond L Gros, Sr. George Grow,
Jr.
Gillis & Mabel Guillot
Kelsey HymelLynn & Gayle
Hymel
John & Laura Isom and Family Willie & Josephine Isom
Eva
D. and Joseph I. James Warren A. Jeffery
Byron J. & Morris
Keller, Jr. Johnny J. & Jarran Keller Morris & Catherine
KellerOra Lee L. Keller
Francile Baker LabatAmy Laurent
Cecilia W.
Loup
Philip & Inez Marse
Thomas & Thelma Marse
Joseph,
Gladys & Ernest Narcisse Clamce & Alvin OubreEddie &
Therese Oubre Fly. Eugenia Steib Oubre
Freddie P. Oubre, Sr. family
Hurby J. OubreJoseph Sr. & Hilda Oubre family Herman
Reulet
Joyce Reulet
Lloyd Reulet family
Alwin Rodrigue
August &
Alice Rodrigue
Chester & Joyce W. Rodrigue Manuel Rodrigue
Todd
Rodrigue
Elodie Rome
O’Neil and Mary D. Rome
Roger & Eugene
Rome
V. J. Rome
Jerry Rougee
Lucien & Edna Rougee
Raymond
Rougee
Elmond J. Saul Family
Fernand & Lorne Schexnayder,Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Guy Schexnayder Willie Mae Smith Alvin Joseph
“Specky" Stein
Andre & Iona Steib
Benoit & Alice Steib
& Rashaud Charles SteibFlo, Regina, Mark, Donavon Steib Paul
& Alice I. Steib
Rosemond & Vivian SteibSylvester &
Vivian J. SteibBernice T. SteinLeonard J. Stein
Oscar Zeno, Sr.
& Larry
In Memoriam George Reulet
died on May 16, 2018Funeral and Burial at Our Lady
of Peace on May 18, 2019Belta Inness
died on May 16, 2018Funeral and Burial at Our Lady
of Peace on May 19, 2019Lee Zeringue
died on May 20, 2018Funeral and Burial at Our Lady
of Peace on May 23, 2018
Catholic Communication Campaign Collection - Today, we are
taking up the collection for the Catholic Communication Campaign
(CCC). Your support helps the CCC connect people to Christ, here
and around the world, through the internet, television, radio, and
print media. Half of the funds we collect remain in our diocese to
support local efforts. Be a part of this campaign to spread the
gospel message, and support the collection today! To learn more,
visit www.usccb.org/ccc.
Adorers needed for the following hours: SUN 3-4 am, 12 NOON –
1pm, 5-6pmMON 10 - 11am 3-4 pm, 4-5 pm WED 1-2 am THURS 1-2 AM, 2-3
am,FRI 1-2 am, 10-11pm, 12mid – 1 amSAT. 2-3 am, 3-4 am, 5-6 am,
4-5 pm, (2),5-6 pm, 9-10 pm, 10-11 pm
IN LOVING MEMORY
