Our Lady of Grace Roman Catholic Church PARISH STAFF Pਓਔਏ Rev. Fr. Christopher Chike Amadi, S.S.J. Pਉਓਈ Aਉਉਓਔਔਉਖਅ Aਓਓਉਓਔਔਓ Mrs. Martha S. Creecy (985) 536-2613 Ms. Valencia Dunn (985) 536-2613 ****************************************** Pਉਓਈ Pਓਔਏ Cਏਕਃਉ Mrs. Charlotte Hooker (504) 559-4573 Pਉਓਈ Fਉਃਅ Cਏਕਃਉ Mr. Edward Phillips (985) 536-2613 Dਉਅਃਔਏ ਏਆ Rਅਉਇਉਏਕਓ Eਕਃਔਉਏ Mrs. Myrtle Lucas (985) 536-2028 Dਉਅਃਔਏ ਏਆ Yਏਕਔਈ Mਉਉਓਔਙ (CYO) Mrs. Tracy Watson (504) 296-7852 Eਘਔਏਉਙ Mਉਉਓਔਅਓ ਏਆ Hਏਙ Cਏਕਉਏ Mrs. Vanessa Noble (504) 220-7674 Pਏਃਉਅਓ ਏਆ ਔਈਅ Wਏ Mrs. Precious A. Joseph (985) 536-3115 RCIA CLASSES Any adult interested in joining the Catholic Faith or knowing more about the Catholic Religion should contact the parish Office to sign up for RCIA faith classes. ****************************************** Announcements for the bulletin can be brought to the parish office, faxed or sent via email to [email protected]The deadline to submit announcements to be placed in the bulletin is on Mondays by 12 noon. MASS SCHEDULE SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT FEBRUARY 25, 2018 VIGIL MASSES Saturday 4:00 PM Sunday 8:00 AM & 11:00 AM WEEKDAY MASSES Monday NO MASS Tuesday 6:00 PM Wednesday 5:00 PM Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 6:00 PM Sick of the Parish Thursday 8:30 AM Special Intentions Friday 8:30 AM Parish Mass Saturday 8:00 AM (1ST SATURDAY ONLY) SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Begins 1 Hour before each Mass and ends 15 minutes before Mass or by appointment anytime. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Parents and god-parents preparation is held on the 3rd Sunday of each month after the 11:00 a.m. Mass. Baptism will take place on the 4th Sunday of each month. Baptismal registration takes place ONLY at the Parish Office prior to baptism preparation class. MARRIAGES Please notify the Priest at least six to eight months prior to planning the wedding. PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK Please call the rectory if someone is sick or hospitalized. FUNERALS Please call the rectory before making arrangements with the Funeral Director. 780 Hwy. 44 • P.O. Box 464 Reserve, Louisiana 70084 Rectory: 985-536-2613 Fax: 985-536-1819 Email: [email protected]website: olgcommunity.com Parish Office Hours Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM ________________ PARISH MISSION STATEMENT Our purpose, at Our Lady of Grace Roman Catholic Church, is to provide a place of spiritual worship and growth for our members, our children, and all visitors. We wish to instill a spirit of prayer, integrity and generosity in each other, with a special concern for the poor, sick, elderly, disabled, the unborn and the weak. We especially encourage our parish members and o r g a n i z a t i o n s in their practice of the spiritual and corporal works of mercy with the poor and infirmed.
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PARISH STAFF P Rev. Fr. Christopher Chike Amadi, S.S.J. P A A Mrs. Martha S. Creecy (985) 536-2613 Ms. Valencia Dunn (985) 536-2613 ****************************************** P P C Mrs. Charlotte Hooker (504) 559-4573 P F C Mr. Edward Phillips (985) 536-2613 D R E Mrs. Myrtle Lucas (985) 536-2028 D Y M (CYO) Mrs. Tracy Watson (504) 296-7852 E M H C Mrs. Vanessa Noble (504) 220-7674 P W Mrs. Precious A. Joseph (985) 536-3115
RCIA CLASSES Any adult interested in joining the Catholic Faith or knowing more about the Catholic Religion should contact the parish Office to sign up for RCIA faith classes. ******************************************Announcements for the bulletin can be brought to the parish office, faxed or sent via email to [email protected] The deadline to submit announcements to be placed in the bulletin is on Mondays by 12 noon.
MASS SCHEDULE SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT
FEBRUARY 25, 2018
VIGIL MASSES
Saturday 4:00 PM Sunday 8:00 AM & 11:00 AM
WEEKDAY MASSES
Monday NO MASS Tuesday 6:00 PM Wednesday 5:00 PM Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 6:00 PM Sick of the Parish Thursday 8:30 AM Special Intentions Friday 8:30 AM Parish Mass Saturday 8:00 AM (1ST SATURDAY ONLY)
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Begins 1 Hour before each Mass and ends 15 minutes before Mass or by appointment anytime.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Parents and god-parents preparation is held on the 3rd Sunday of each month after the 11:00 a.m. Mass. Baptism will take place on the 4th Sunday of each month. Baptismal registration takes place ONLY at the Parish Office prior to baptism preparation class.
MARRIAGES Please notify the Priest at least six to eight months prior to planning the wedding.
PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK Please call the rectory if someone is sick or hospitalized.
FUNERALS Please call the rectory before making arrangements with the Funeral Director.
PARISH MISSION STATEMENT Our purpose, at Our Lady of Grace Roman Catholic Church, is to provide a place of spiritual worship and growth for our members, our children, and all visitors. We wish to instill a spirit of prayer, integrity and generosity in each other, with a special concern for the poor, sick, elderly, disabled, the unborn and the weak. We especially encourage our parish members and organizat ions in their practice of the spiritual and corporal works of mercy with the poor and infirmed.
SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT FEBRUARY 25, 2018
Agnes Hall, Joshua J. Morgan, Allen Wheeler, Joseph Dupas, Olga Leblanc, Alethea Bardell, Kenisha Anderson, Leroy Houston, Joann Gray, Victoria Dominique, Brianna Nicholas, Paul Vampran, Hilton Francois, Michael Lipps, Ernest Morgan Jr., Catherine Twine Simon, Trellious Wilkes, Craig Watson, Michelle Marcadel, Cornel Jones, Montrelle Dennis, Romond Taylor, Devon Walker, Rosalee Sylvas, Donald Lipps, Donna C. Jackson, Sandra Simoneaux, Elizabeth Hebert, Sr. John Mary Jackson, Tierney Smith, Torriel Charde Smith, Karen Duhe-Wilson, James Jackson, Travis Thomas, Ceola Gerard, Albert French, Gary Sylve, Arthur D. Parquet, Felton Parquet, Lorita Savoie, Shelia P. Melancon, Gloria Ferrygood, Chandra Johnson, Lindsay Marts, Dianne Sylve Lewis, John Sylve, Sr., Sharon Parquet, Jeniffer Sylve Banks, Hilton Farlough, Monique Joseph, Theresa Fleming, Beverly Harris, Lois Gray, Susan Montufar, Carol Lennix, Wilhelmina Armour, Emile Rousseve, Amanda Cole, Johnny Bee Griffin, Thomas Parquet, Jr., Melvin Parquet, Tiana Roussell, Gary Davila
I used to wonder how God could lie to Abraham about sacrificing his son Isaac. But the story begins by telling us God put Abraham to the test. Abraham himself seems to know it’s a test—in verses left out or our reading, he tells the servants that he and Isaac will return after the sacrifice; he also tells Isaac that God will provide the offering. Apparently, I’m the only one fooled by God. I don’t know if I would have passed the test. I would have at least argued with God about it, begging him to spare my son. Yet in our second reading, St. Paul reminds us that God did not spare his own son. (Rom 8:32) He passed his own test. Jesus was sacrificed so that God could show us how much he loved us: By dying, Jesus showed us the promise of resurrection, which shows us that we can also have new life by the forgiveness of our sins. If God loves us so much that he gives his Son to die for us, why would he not forgive us? Or as Paul says, if He is on our side, who can hurt us? What does that tell us about life? You may have noticed that things don’t always go your way. We sometimes suffer for no apparent reason. We may lose someone we love through death. We may be tempted to lose faith when we see wars, killer tornados, terrorist attacks—if “God is for us,” why does he allow these things? Because he is still testing us. And not necessarily testing the victims of these troubles. If I get angry at God because I hear about someone’s death, I haven’t passed the test. Does that mean those tragedies are our fault? No, God gives everyone free will and some people choose to do wrong. And some accidents are just accidental; no one is necessarily at fault. God intervenes sometimes and lives are saved. Other times, God intervenes by saving us after death with our resurrection. But as long as people doubt God’s love, there will be tests. That’s why it is so important to proclaim the Kingdom: so that someday all people will know God’s love and not need to be tested.
SCRIPTURE VERSE: If God is for us, who can be against us?— Romans 8:31b
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 24, 2018 4:00 PM Shirley Ann Johnson, Willi Hall, Cecile Ogretta Wilson-Hall, Joseph Bert Hall, Melvin Charles Hall, Carl Michael Hall, Neja Hall & Children (L), Agnes Hall (L), Special Intentions, Lenda Wilson-Dunn (L), Lucille Adams, Margie Collins, Mamie Garrett, Clarence Sorapuru, Sr., Ethel Legaux Sorapuru, Clarence Sorapuru, Jr.,Mary Ann Parquet SUNDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2018 8:00 AM Damian Jones (L) 11:00 AM Our Lady of Grace Parishioners MONDAY FEBRUARY 26, 2018 6:00 PM Gary D. Sylve TUESDAY FEBRUARY 27, 2018 6:00 PM Lenda Wilson-Dunn (L) WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 28, 2018 5:00 PM HOLY HOUR 6:00 PM Donald J. Sylve THURSDAY MARCH 1, 2018 8:30 AM Eulice Garrett (L), Corin Wallace, Ricardo Wallace, Annabelle Claiborne 6:00 PM Marist Jones & Family (L) FRIDAY MARCH 2, 2018 8:30 AM Eric Garrett & Family 5:30 PM Damion Jones & Family (L) 6:15 PM STATIONS OF THE CROSS SATURDAY MARCH 3, 2018 8:00 AM Deceased Parishioners & Families
OUR LADY OF GRACE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH RESERVE, LA
SANCTUARY LIGHT IN THE CHURCH The Sanctuary Light will be lit for:
The Linton Family Living & Deceased Requested By: The Adams Family
From: February 1, 2018 to February 28, 2018
SANCTUARY LIGHT IN THE CHAPEL The Sanctuary Light will be lit for:
Living & Deceased Parishioners of OLG Church Requested By: Colbert & Aline Clark
From: February 1, 2018 to February 28, 2018
WEEKLY SCRIPTURE READING (FEBRUARY 25, 2018 TO MARCH 3, 2018)
Sunday: Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18; Ps 116:10, 15-19; Rom 8:31b-34; Mk 9:2-10 Monday: Dn 9:4b-10; Ps 79:8, 9, 11, 13; Lk 6:36-38 Tuesday: Is 1:10, 16-20; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23; Mt 23:1-12 Wednesday: Jer 18:18-20; Ps 31:5-6, 14-16; Mt 20:17-28 Thursday: Jer 17:5-10; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 16:19-31 Friday: Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a; 17b-28a; Ps 105:16-21; Mt 21:33-43, 45-46 Saturday: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 103:1-4, 9-12; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32
FEBRUARY 17-18, 2018 SUNDAY COLLECTION $4914.00 CATHOLIC CHARITIES $ 320.00 TOTAL $5234.00
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK Our Lady of Grace Church Parish continues to partner with Second Harvest Food Bank to distribute food to those in need. Food will be distributed from the Fr. Joseph C. Rodney Parish Hall on Thursday, March 8, 2018 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. and Thursday, March 22, 2018 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
POPE FRANCIS PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR MARCH
FORMATION IN SPIRITUAL DISCERNMENT: That the Church may appreciate the urgency of formation in spiritual discernment, both on the personal and communitarian levels.
BIBLE STUDY: Tuesday’s at 6:30 PM in the Fr. Joseph C. Rodney Parish Hall. All are invited and welcome to attend.
PLEASE SAVE THE DATE Our Lady of Grace Lenten Revival will be held on March 20-21, 2018. More information will be provided at a later date.
LENTEN MASS SCHEDULE Mass will be held DAILY during Lent including Monday’s and Saturday’s. Mass will be held at 6:00 PM on Monday’s and 8:00 AM on Saturday’s. Mass will also be held at 6:00 PM on Thursday’s and 5:30 PM on Friday’s.
PLEASE COME OUT AND JOIN THE COMMUNITY FOR STATIONS OF THE CROSS EVERY FRIDAY AT 6:15 PM BEGINNING FEBRUARY 16, 2018. ALL ARE WELCOME.
YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY MEETING The Young Adult Ministry (YAMS) will have a meeting/breakfast with Fr. Amadi, SSJ on Sunday, March 4, 2018 at 9:15 AM. All young adults, old and new members are welcome and encouraged to attend.
CHURCH IN CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE COLLECTION
This week our collection will be for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe. Your donation today helps restore the Church and build the future in over 25 countries still struggling to recover in the aftermath of communist rule. Funds from this collection help support reconstruction, education, formation, and poverty outreach. For more information, please visit www.usccb.org/ccee. Thank you for your generosity.
LENTEN EVENINGS OF CONFESSION On Wednesday, March 7, 14 and 21, 2018, all area Catholic Church Parishes will offer the Sacrament of Penance from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM. All are encouraged and welcome to come and experience God’s mercy an forgiveness through this Holy Sacrament on one of these Wednesday’s, or at another time during this Lenten Season.
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