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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 ****************************************** 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 olgchurch@arch-no.org The deadline to submit announcements to be placed in the bulletin is on Mondays by 12 noon.

MASS SCHEDULE 23RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

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 Parish Office if someone is sick or hospitalized.

FUNERALS Please call the Parish Office 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: olgchurch@arch-no.org

website: olgcommunity.com

Parish Office Hours Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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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.

TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

Agnes Hall, Joshua J. Morgan, Joseph Dupas, Olga Leblanc, Alethea Bardell, Kenisha Anderson, Leroy Houston, Joann Gray, Victoria Dominique, Michael Lipps, Ernest Morgan Jr., Catherine Twine Simon, 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, Gary Sylve, Arthur D. Parquet, Felton Parquet, Lorita Savoie, Shelia P. Melancon, Gloria Ferrygood, Chandra Johnson, Lindsay Marts, John Sylve, Sr., Sharon Parquet, Jeniffer Sylve Banks, Hilton Farlough, Monique Joseph, Theresa Fleming, Beverly Harris, Lois Gray, Wilhelmina Armour, Emile Rousseve, Amanda Cole, Johnny Bee Griffin, Thomas Parquet, Jr., Melvin Parquet, Tiana Roussell, Marjorie Schnyder Noble, Chesney Jones, Jr., Edward Scioneaux, Sr., Angela Jones-Howard, Joseph & McCloud Family

St. Paul must have understood today’s Gospel very well. Like Jesus, he knew what being a disciple would cost. It landed him in prison. Yet he seems to have no regrets; he accepts that imprisonment as part of his discipleship. Also like Jesus, he is not afraid to ask others to take that discipleship seriously. And he is not ashamed to ask a favor: Would Philemon accept his runaway slave, Onesimus, back into his home? Not just as a slave, but as a member of his family. He shamelessly calls himself a prisoner for Christ five times in the short letter (three times in our reading). If that didn’t tug Philemon’s heartstrings, Paul also calls himself an old man.

In the Gospel, Jesus talks about the cost of discipleship. Paul takes that a step further; he reminds us to accept that cost freely. He could have ordered his friend to free the slave. Paul was an apostle, a leader in the early church. Instead of giving an order, he called on Philemon to respond freely to his request. Perhaps we can learn from that example.

Like Paul, when Jesus commands us to love one another, he leaves us free to accept that challenge. Remember, he always says, “Love one another, as I have loved you” (John 13:34). Jesus was never compelled to cure anyone or forgive their sins. No one ordered him to feed the hungry with loaves and fishes or raise Lazarus from the dead. Yet how often do we go to church because we were told we have to? Do we volunteer for the picnic only because the pastor twists our arm? Or do we love Jesus so much that we volunteer to help without being asked? Do we love Jesus enough to invite others to follow him?

We can live life just doing what we have to. Or when Jesus offers us a new motive—love for God because God loves us—we can choose to follow him freely. In John’s Gospel, there is no Agony in the Garden. He shows us that Jesus chose to obey his Father and willingly took up the cross. Let us ask the Spirit to fill us with the freedom to love.

SCRIPTURE VERSE: Fill us at daybreak with your kindness, that we may shout for joy and gladness all our days.— Psalm 90:14

WEEKLY SCRIPTURE READING (SEPTEMBER 8, 2019 TO SEPTEMBER 14, 2019)

Sunday: Wis 9:13-18b; Ps 90:3-6, 12-17; Phlm 9-10, 12-17; Lk 14:25-33 Monday: Col 1:24 — 2:3; Ps 62:6-7, 9; Lk 6:6-11 Tuesday: Col 2:6-15; Ps 145:1b-2, 8-11; Lk 6:12-19 Wednesday: Col 3:1-11; Ps 145:2-3, 10-13ab; Lk 6:20-26 Thursday: Col 3:12-17; Ps 150:1b-6; Lk 6:27-38 Friday: 1 Tm 1:1-2, 12-14; Ps 16:1b-2a, 5, 7-8, 11; Lk 6:39-42 Saturday: Nm 21:4b-9; Ps 78:1bc-2, 34-38; Phil 2:6-11; Jn 3:13-17

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 7, 2019 4:00 PM Shirley Ann Johnson, Donnie Johnson, Mary Ann Parquet, Shelton Clark, Jr., Shelton Clark, III, Dardnella Clark, Karen Clark Tassin, Willi Hall, Cecile Ogretta Wilson-Hall, Melvin Charles Hall, Joseph Bert Hall, Carl Michael Hall, Agnes Hall (L), Special Intentions, Hilton Francois SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 8, 2019 8:00 AM Our Lady of Grace Parishioners 11:00 AM Louise Joseph TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 2019 6:00 PM Stafford Clark WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 5:00 PM HOLY HOUR 6:00 PM Lowery Lennix, Sr. & Anita Perrilloux THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 8:30 AM Our Lady of Grace Parishoners FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 2019 8:30 AM Special Intentions

OUR LADY OF GRACE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH RESERVE, LA

SANCTUARY LIGHT IN THE CHURCH The Sanctuary Light will be lit for:

Mr. & Mrs. Lionel Joseph/Mr. & Mrs. Stafford Clark Requested By: The Thomas Family

From: September 1, 2019 to September 30, 2019

SANCTUARY LIGHT IN THE CHAPEL The Sanctuary Light will be lit for:

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AUGUST 31, 2019 TO SEPTEMBER 1, 2019 REGULAR COLLECTION $4790.00 BUILDING FUND $1903.00 TOTAL $6693.00

BIBLE STUDY: Tuesday’s at 6:30 PM in the Fr. Joseph C. Rodney Parish Hall. All are invited and welcome to attend.

POPE FRANCIS PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR SEPTEMBER

UNIVERSAL— POLITICIANS, SCIENTISTS AND ECONOMISTS

That politicians, scientists and economists work together to protect the world’s seas and oceans.

PRAYER FOR PROTECTION AGAINST STORMS AND HURRICANES

Our Father in Heaven through the intercession of Our Lady of Prompt Succor, spare us during this Hurricane season from all harm. Protect us and our homes from all disasters of nature. Our Lady of Prompt Succor, hasten to help us. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

CATHOLIC COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN Next week, our special collection is for the Catholic Communication Campaign. This campaign connects people with Christ in the United States and in developing countries around the world through the Internet, television, radio, and print media. Fully 50% of funds collected remain here in the Archdiocese of New Orleans to fund local communications efforts. Your support helps spread the Gospel message! To learn more, visit www.usccb.org/cc

18TH ANNUAL COMMUNITY MASS & PICNIC SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

The 18th Annual Community Mass & Picnic is scheduled for Sunday, September 29, 2019 at 10:00 AM. Please note that there will be no 8:00 AM or 11:00 AM Mass that day. However, the 4:00 PM Vigil Mass will take place on Saturday. This years theme is “The Mission of the Family: Love is Possible” Our guest speaker will be Rev. Chester P. Smith, S.V.D., a missionary priest of the Bowman-Francis Ministry Project. T– Shirt orders are now being accepted and order forms are available in the foyer of the church. The deadline to place your order is September 8, 2019. Donations are also being accepted. Please see the donation list on the bulletin board in the foyer of the church. Anyone wishing to make a monetary donation can pick up an envelope from the information rack in the foyer of the church.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be offered during the evening of Wednesday, September 11, 2019 beginning at 5:00 PM. Please consider taking advantage of this opportunity to invite the healing Christ into your heart with his promise of forgiveness and reconciliation.

CCD REGISTRATION CCD Registration for the 2019-2020 school is ongoing. Registration forms can be picked up in the foyer of the church or from the parish office between the hours of 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM Monday through Thursday. All forms should be brought to the parish office or can be brought to CCD class on Sunday, September 8, 2019. The registration fee is $25.00 per student for grades K-12th. CCD Classes begin on Sunday, September 8, 2019, from 9:15 AM to 10:45 AM. After September 8, 2019, the registration fee will be $35.00 per student. PLEASE NOTE: CCD students make first communion in second grade. However, the students should have attended First grade religion class. 2020 Confirmation registration is also ongoing. Registration forms can be picked up in the foyer of the church or from the parish office.

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