St. Christopher the Martyr Catholic Church 309 Manson Ave., Metairie, LA, 70001
Phone (504) 837-8214 Fax (504) 837-8303
PARISH PRIEST:
Rev. Raymond Igbogidi, Pastor
PARISH DEACONS:
Deacon Charles Duke
Deacon Philip McManamon
WEBSITE: www.stchristopherano.com
RECTORY E-MAIL: [email protected]
Stephen Berthelot, Secretary
Office Hours: 9:00 a.m.– 4:30 p.m., Mon. – Fri.
SCHOOL:
Mrs. Ruth Meche, Principal
3900 Derbigny Street - Office, 504-837-6871
Mrs. Mary Hicks and Mrs. Millie Andry, Secretaries
SCS EEC: 504-833-5591
SCS EEC ANNEX: 504-837-5929
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: 504-837-8214
MASS SCHEDULE:
Saturday: (Vigil), 4 p.m.
Sunday: 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m. (6 p.m. 2nd Sunday)
Daily: 6:30 & 9:30 a.m., Mon., Tues., Thurs. & Fri. 9:30 a.m. only, Wed.
COMMUNION FOR THE SICK: Please call the Rectory when someone is unable to attend Mass for any length of time.
NOVENA: Tuesday, following the 6:30 a.m. Mass
BAPTISM: Anyone interested in receiving information concerning Baptism at St. Christopher Parish should go to our website at www.stchristopherano.com and download the required documents. Return the completed documents to [email protected].
MARRIAGES: Make arrangements six months in advance of wedding date with the priest.
included, call Theo Gomez at 504-301-2413.
the funeral home, please notify the priest as soon as
the Parish Center. This ministry offers compassion and caring for those who have lost a loved one. For more information call Dianne Vasquez at 504-835-0540.
ADORATION CHAPEL: Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Call Jerry Cox at 504-458-3152 or Marlene Baquie at 504-913-5911.
ANOINTING OF THE SICK: 2nd Saturday of the month after 4 p.m. Mass.
CONFESSIONS: Saturday, 3:00 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. Contact the rectory to make an appointment for other times.
www.stchristopherano.com E-mail: [email protected]
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Next Weekend, Nov. 7-8, 2020 Sat, 11/14: 4:00 pm Msgr. Taormina
Sun, 11/15: 7:30 am Msgr. Taormina 9:30 am Fr. Thomas 11:00 am Fr. Thomas Mon, 11/16: 6:30 am Fr. Thomas 9:30 am Fr. Thomas
Tue, 11/17: 6:30 am Fr. Thomas 9:30 am Msgr. Taormina
Wed, 11/18: 9:30 am Fr. Kevin Delerno
Thu, 11/19: 6:30 am Fr. Thomas 9:30 am Msgr. Taormina
Fri, 11/20: 6:30 am Fr. Thomas 9:30 am Msgr. Taormina
Next Weekend, Nov. 21-22, 2020 Sat, 11/21: 4:00 pm Fr. Thomas
Sun, 11/22: 7:30 am Fr. Thomas 9:30 am Fr. Thomas 11:00 am Msgr. Taormina
THIS CALENDAR IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Saturday, 11/14: Ronald & Beverly Lambert, Frank and Cy Canale, Kippy Owens, Jr., Edward Joseph Bourgeois, William “Billy” Simon, Sister Rita Schwarzenberger, Mary D. Quaid, Jemaine Leigh Abila Halvorson, Steven A. Weber, Joey Schweitzer, Georgiana Gros Welch, Michael M. and Ethel A. Lux.
Sunday, 11/15: Missa Pro Populo (All Parishioners of St. Christopher), Jerry Cox, Jr., David Ball, Sharon Gremillion Long, Kenneth Kiebert, Sr., Thomas and Dorothy Stengle, Paul J. Ridolfo, Warren and Alvine Johnson, Jack Chopin, Sr. (Birthday), Louise E. Chaupin, Odette Breaux, Lucas Breaux, Randy Breaux, Philip Breaux, Louise S. Chopin, Marc Garcia, Jemaine Leigh Abila Halvorson, Joseph Schweitzer, Herbert Coakley, Michael Coakley, Juanita Coakley, Anne H. Doyle, Vincent Cinquigranno, Ernest L. White, Sr., The Abila Family, and Shirley Oster.
Monday, 11/16: John and Ramona Clesi, Ronald E. Jacob, Sr. (Birthday), and Charles Reagan (Birthday).
Tuesday, 11/17: Ronnie Schmitt, The Abila Family, and Lydia Tierney (Birthday).
Wednesday, 11/18: Schade-Joanen Families, Joe Barnett.
Thursday, 11/19: Rhys Quinn.
Friday, 11/20: Ernest L. White, Sr., Shirley Oster, Michelle Quigley (Birthday), and Fr. H.J. Adams (Death Anniversary).
November 7-8, 2020 Envelopes………………………………….$3,659.50 Loose………………………………………..$1,043.01 TOTAL………………………….…………..$4,702.51 Repairs & Maintenance………………$620.00
D. Gaubert
B. Gros
C. Meche
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Sanctuary Light
Is burning for
To a Special Person In My Life
SAINTS
AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES
Sunday: Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Monday: St. Margaret of Scotland; St. Gertrude.
Tuesday: St. Elizabeth of Hungary.
Wednesday: Dedication of the Basilicas of Ss. Peter and Paul; St. Rose Philippine Duchesne.
Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Blessed are you who fear the LORD.
- Psalm 128:1a
USE YOUR TALENT
Having only modest talent is no excuse for not using it. Think what the morning would be like if
only talented birds sang!
—Anonymous
LIVING PRAYER
Who prays as they ought will endeavor to live as they pray.
—Anonymous
Flowers on the Altar
In honor of
Lucas and Odette Breaux Ronald E. Jacob, Sr. (Birthday)
FLOWERS & SANCTUARY LIGHTS
If you would like to reserve a weekend, please contact the rectory by phone 504-837-8214 or via email at [email protected].
It is a wonderful way to say “Congratulations,” “Happy Birthday,” “Happy Anniversary,” etc.
The cost for flowers is $40. Checks for flowers should be made payable to “St. Christopher Altar Society.”
The cost for sanctuary lights is $10. Checks for sanctuary lights should be made payable to “St. Christopher Church.”
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: Rv 1:1-4; 2:1-5; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 18:35- 43.
Tuesday: Rv 3:1-6, 14-22; Ps 15:2-5; Lk 19:1-10.
Wednesday: Rv 4:1-11; Ps 150:1b-6; Lk 19:11-28, or (for the memorial of the Dedication Acts 28:11-16, 30-31; Ps 98:1-6; Mt 14:22-33.
Thursday: Rv 5:1-10; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Lk 19:41- 44.
Friday: Rv 10:8-11; Ps 119:14, 24, 72, 103, 111, 131; Lk 19:45-48.
Saturday: Rv 11:4-12; Ps 144:1b, 2, 9-10; Lk 20:27-40.
Sunday: Ez 34:11-12, 15-17; Ps 23:1-3, 5-6; 1 Cor 15:20-26, 28; Mt 25:31-46.
TODAY’S READINGS
First Reading — The woman who fears the LORD is to be praised (Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31).
Psalm — Blessed are those who fear the Lord
(Psalm 128).
Second Reading — Brothers and sisters, you are children of the light (1 Thessalonians 5:1-6).
Gospel — Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities (Matthew 25:14-30 [14-15, 19-21]). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.
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NOVEMBER
FAMILY OF THE MONTH
Each month, the Knights of Columbus present this award to recognize a deserving family for their outstanding contributions to St. Christopher Parish and School.
The Mark and Kathy Choina Family has been selected as the November 2020 Family of the Month.
Mark and Kathy play such a vital role and contribute greatly to the growth and vitality of our parish. Mark has generously lent his time and strong leadership skills at every level within St. Christopher Parish. He serves as Vice Chairman of the Pastoral Council, as President of the School Board Advisory Committee from 2015 to present, and he served as Cubmaster of the Cub Scouts, Pack 117, from 2012 to 2017. He is also a member of the Men's Club, and he and Kathy are Eucharistic ministers. Kathy, a teacher at Brother Martin, has kindly assisted with the CYO. Their two sons, Andrew and Matthew, are both alums of St. Christopher School.
We are so grateful for the Choinas’ tireless commitment to serving God within our parish and thank them for sharing their love and faith. May God richly bless them!
SAINT ROSE PHILIPPINE DUCHESNE (1769-1852) Pope Benedict once declared himself struck by how remarkably diverse our American saints are—some native born: Mother Seton, Katherine Drexel, Kateri Tekakwitha; most, like many Catholics today, immigrants: Padre Serra, Bishop Neumann, Mother Cabrini, Rose Philippine Duchesne. When the French Revolution that dispersed her convent ended, Rose joined the Religious of the Sacred Heart,
volunteering for their United States mission, opening the first free school west of the Mississippi. Only after lengthy service as Superior did Rose—now seventy-one—realize her life’s dream, undertaking a mission among the Potawatomi Indians. When some worried about her advanced age and failing health, the Jesuit mission leader overruled them: “She must come! She may not be able to do much work, but she’ll bring the mission success by praying for us!” Frustrated by her inability to learn their languages, Rose nevertheless “spoke” to the Native Americans by her prayerful presence before the tabernacle. “Quah-kah-ka-num-ad,” they named her, “Woman-Who-Prays-Always”—their way of bestowing the title the Church would later make official: saint! —Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
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2020 NOVEMBER CALENDAR
Date Time Event
11/15 9:30 am Family Mass (Donuts served in gym following Mass)
11/16 10:15 am Legion of Mary Mtg. (Church)
11/17 9:00 am Altar Society Rosary, Mass, and Meeting (Mtg in Parish Center following Mass)
11/17 6:00 pm Cub Scout Pack 117 Meeting (Parish Center)
11/20 9:30 am School Mass (Grades 3 & 4)
11/20 7:00 pm Knights of Columbus Rosary (Church)
11/20 7:00 pm Baptism Seminar (Parish Center)
11/23 10:15 am Legion of Mary Mtg. (Church)
11/23 7:00 pm Men’s Club Meeting (Gym)
11/26 THANKSGIVING DAY
11/27 7:00 pm Knights of Columbus Rosary (Church)
11/30 10:15 am Legion of Mary Mtg. (Church)
ST. CHRISTOPHER’S OUTREACH
PROGRAM IS HERE TO HELP THOSE IN NEED!
Our Food Pantry is in need of restocking, especially during the pandemic we are facing today. We welcome food donations, which may be placed in the foyer of the Church or brought to the rectory. Many people within our parish are requesting assistance, today, more than ever.
WE ARE ESPECIALLY IN NEED OF PEANUT BUTTER & JELLY in regular size. The boxes we give out are 12” x 12” x 18”, so we are limited to regular-size items. Please remember to check expiration dates and keep in mind that, unfortunately, we do not have the space or capability to handle cold products.
If you are in need of assistance or know anyone in need of assistance, please call the Outreach Program phone line at 504-831-7692 and leave a message. We thank you on behalf of our parishioners who are in need.
May God bless us and keep us all healthy.
ADORATION CHAPEL
The Adoration Chapel is open Monday-Friday from 7:00 a.m. to
1:00 p.m. Thank you to all the new and current weekly adorers and substitutes.
We can now begin filling the hours with a second adorer! A special appeal is being made for an
Extraordinary Eucharistic Minister to repose the Blessed Sacrament and close the Adoration Chapel
on Fridays.
If you are interested in being an adorer or a sub, please contact the Rectory at 504-837-8214.
Thank you!
CHANGE OUR LIVES
The letters of Paul to the Thessalonians are among his earliest writings, and are driven by his belief and the belief of the entire early Christian community that the return of Christ was imminent, and that devoting time or attention to anything else was foolish.
As time progressed, this fervor subsided a bit. Today we may wonder, when we hear these readings about the coming end-times, if we should take them to heart, if we really believe that Christ still may come upon us as a “thief at night” (1 Thessalonians 5:2). Does this mean that we are to stop our long-range goal-setting, get rid of our yearly calendars and planners, or stop putting money in the college education fund? Of course not. What it does mean is that we need to change our lives, living like children of the light and illuminating the world around us with the light of the gospel. Then, on that day, when the details of our daily living become unimportant, we will be ready to find our peace and security in Christ Jesus. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
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504-837-8214