April 26, 2015 - Fourth Sunday of Easter

Baptisms

Seminars are held every other month - register by calling the office. Attend-ance is suggested during pregnancy.

406 East Pinhook Road Lafayette, LA 70501-8727

Phone: (337) 237-0988 Rev. M. Keith LaBove, Pastor

Parish Website: www.stpat.org — stpat.org@gmail.com

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

Welcome to St. Patrick Church

Fourth Sunday of Easter

April 26, 2015

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Saturday, April 25--Vigil of the Fourth Sun-

day of Easter

4:00 PM: Mike Guilbeau;

Julia Phillips; Wallace & Romaine Venable

Sunday, April 26--Fourth Sunday of Easter 8:30 AM: Lorraine Day;

Roberto & Betty Perea & Bobby

10:00 AM: Parishioners of St. Patrick’s

Monday, April 27--Easter Weekday 7:30 AM: Joyce Weilbaecher; Lucy LeBlanc;

Brian Callier

Tuesday, April 28--St. Peter Chanel, Priest

and Martyr; St. Louis Grignon de Montfort,

Priest

7:30 AM: Dana Guidry (living); Eva Mae

Hebert (living); Patsy Robicheaux (living)

Wednesday, April 29--St. Catherine of Siena, Vir-

gin and Doctor of the Church

7:30 AM: Dr. Tommy Comeaux & Dorinne;

Col. Clark Comeaux & Catherine (living);

Col. Kimberly Fedele (living)

Thursday, April 30--St. Pius V, Pope

7:30 AM: Joyce Hadley;

Margie Edwards (living); Rozellyn Romano

Friday, May 1--St. Joseph The Worker

7:30 AM: Dr. Charles Stewart

Altar Plants

In loving memory of:

Len & Yvonne Courcier

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: 1st. Friday of the month 7 a.m.

Shamrocks Needed!

The holiest of moments often requires mundane

preparations. Our Shamrocks are men and wom-

en who are available to do a light cleaning of our

church (dusting, vacuuming, etc.) on select Fri-

day mornings, after the 7:30 a.m. Mass. We need

more people to participate in this Ministry, please

call the office at 237-0988 if you can help.

Shamrocks—Friday, May 1: Gloria Bou-

dreaux; Maggie Sonnier; Stephanie Bacque;

Charlotte Privat.

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month

“We, as a Church, have made a collective commit-

ment to the prevention of child abuse, across the

spectrum—physical, sexual, emotional, and even

spiritual,” offers Vicar General Msgr. W. Curtis Mal-

let, JCL, VG. … Preventing child abuse is about re-

specting the God-given dignity of each person, espe-

cially those who are most innocent and vulnerable.

Child abuse is an often hidden cancer which must be

cured by light and love. God’s grace follows those

who protect his little ones.”

To report Child Abuse, please call: 1-855-4LA-KIDS

(1-855-452-5437). If suspected abuse is related to a

diocesan/church/school program, please call the Di-

ocesan Victim Assistance Coordinator Sister Kath-

leen Farrelly, O. Carm, LSCW, SSWS at 337-398-

2987, as well as the vicar general at 337-261-5613 or

337-735-9451.

Holy Hour for Vocations Please join us for our monthly “Holy Hour for Vocations

and for the Spiritual Renewal of All Priests” on Monday,

May 4, from 6:00-7:00 p.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church,

406 E. Pinhook Road. Recitation of the Rosary begins at 5:30 p.m. All are welcome to join in these prayers for vo-

cations and perseverance of vocations to the priesthood and

religious life, sponsored by the Serra Club of Lafayette.

Prayer for the Persecuted, Monday, May 18th

Join us on at St. Pius X, 6 - 7 pm, to pray for all of those in Syria and Iraq who have been mercilessly persecuted by

ISIS. Millions of our brothers and sisters have been forced

to flee their homes and lives due to violence. Many end up

in refugee camps, but even more seek shelter in abandoned and dilapidated buildings. Children are unable to go to

school and families are often without basic living essen-

tials. However, with God there is hope. Let us lift those who are suffering in prayer, where we know they will not

be forgotten, and pray that God will change the hearts of

those in ISIS. We will also learn from the Southeastern di-rector of Catholic Relief Services, Cullen Larson, how our

Church is changing lives in these regions in our name, and

the action we can take to ensure that this work continues.

Married Couples’ Retreat—June 5 — 7th.

The Community of Jesus Crucified is hosting a silent re-

treat for Married Couples. The retreat aims at a more pro-found living of the marriage sacrament. Fr. Michael Cham-

pagne is the retreat director with married couples also giv-

ing talks. The retreat will be held at Our Lady of Sorrows

Retreat Center (103 Railroad Ave., St. Martinville) begin-ning at 7pm on Friday June 5 and ending with a Corpus

Christi procession at 3pm on Sunday June 7. There is no

cost for the retreat but couples must register in advance by calling Cheryl Moss at (337) 453-2385.

Open House In Observance of the Year of Consecrated

Life—Sundays May 24, June 28, July 26, Aug. 30, Sep.

27, Oct. 28, Nov. 22, Dec. 27

Get a close-up view of the Consecrated Life and gain a Ple-

nary Indulgence. Pray Midday Prayer and Evening Prayer with the Community of Jesus Crucified (Midday prayer

11:45 am; Evening Prayer 6:15 pm). The Gate and Chapel

will open from 8:30 am till 6:30 pm at Our Lady of Sor-rows Retreat Center, 103 Railroad Avenue, St. Martinville.

For more information, call Fr. Michael Champagne (337-

394-6550). Every year on the Fourth Sunday of Easter we hear a Gospel

story in which Jesus proclaims that he is the Good Shepherd, so

this Sunday has come to be called Good Shepherd Sunday. For

this reason today is also the World Day of Prayer for Vocations.

Let us pray for all the good shepherds in our lives and for all

those who are discerning their vocation.

Food for the Journey The Central Region of the Diocese of Lafayette pre-

sents “Food for the Journey”, a monthly lunchtime

speaker series designed to help Catholics live out our

faith in our daily lives. Our speaker for May is Rev. Bryce Sibley, Pastor of Our Lady of Wisdom Church &

Catholic Student Center. “Food for the Journey” will

be held on Tuesday, May 5, at Hotel Acadiana, 1801 W. Pinhook Road, beginning at 12:00 noon. An op-

tional lunch buffet is available for purchase beginning

at 11:30 a.m. All are welcome to come “eat and be fed”- please bring a friend! Pre-registration is not re-

quired. For more information, please call Mary Ber-

geron (654-8682).

Food for the Journey Seminary Burse

In celebration of the 10-year Anniversary of “Food for

the Journey” and with great gratitude, the Central Re-gion of the Diocese of Lafayette has created a “Food

for the Journey Seminary Burse” through the Office of

Vocations and Seminarians. Donations for seminary burses are placed in a trust fund, with interest used to

pay for the education of men preparing for the priest-

hood. To contribute, please make check payable to

“Diocese of Lafayette” (with notation “Food for the Journey Seminary Burse”) and mail to Office of Voca-

tions, Diocese of Lafayette, 1408 Carmel Drive, Lafa-

yette, LA 70501. For more information, please call Mary Bergeron (654-8682).

Men of God Retreat—May 29—May 31st.

The Community of Jesus Crucified is hosting a silent retreat for Men. The retreat will address the call to ho-

liness and reflect upon the means provided by the

Church to become real men of God. The retreat will be led by Fr. Michael Champagne, CJC at Our Lady of

Sorrows Retreat Center (103 Railroad Ave., St. Martin-

ville) beginning at 7pm on Friday May 29 and ending on Sunday May 31 at about 3pm. There is no cost for

the retreat but register early as space is limited. For

information and to register call Vic Guidry, 824-3045.

STEWARDSHIP OF THE PAST WEEK

Our Response to God’s Generosity to Us

Offertory……………………..$ 4,312.42 Catholic Home Missions……..$ 553.41 Thank You! The second collection next weekend will be for our

Building Fund.

Date

Saturday, May 2

8:00 p.m.

Sunday, May 3

8:30 a.m.

Sunday, May 3

10:00 a.m.

Lectors

Marguerite Montagnet Kenneth Phillips Robin Roy

Eucharistic

Ministers

Merrick Stelly

Kathy Kalweit

Geneva Phillips

Ted Hampton

Kay Hampton

Kenneth Broussard

Madeline Simon

Janeth Harrington

Altar Servers Rosalind Allen Melinda Voorhies Phyllis Roy

Ushers

George Guidry

Joyce Stelly

Donald Vallot

Fred Vallot

Jenny Feehan

Lionel Jeanmard

Liturgical Roles for May

Readings for the Week

Monday Acts 11:1-18; Ps 42:2-3; 43:3, 4; Jn 10:1-10

Tuesday Acts 11:19-26; Ps 87:1b-7; Jn 10:22-30

Wednesday Acts 12:24 — 13:5a; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Jn 12:44-50

Thursday Acts 13:13-25: Ps 89:2-3, 21-22, 25, 27; Jn 13:16-20

Friday Acts 13:26-33; Ps 2:6-11ab; Jn 14:1-6

Saturday Acts 13:44-52; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 14:7-14

Sunday Acts 9:26-31; Ps 22:26-28, 30-32; 1 Jn 3:18-24; Jn 15:1-8

From the Pastor’s Desk

What is our story? How did we come to be the Church we are today? Earlier this week I ran across this passage from the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, from the Second Vatican Council. I find it speaks eloquently of all that God has accomplished in our midst, the mysteries we celebrate every Sunday:

“In his desire that all men should be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth, God spoke in former times to our forefathers through the prophets, on many occasions and in different ways. Then, in the fullness of time he sent his Son, the Word made man, anointed by the Holy Spirit, to bring good news to the poor, to heal the broken-hearted as the physician of body and spirit and the mediator between God and men. In the unity of the person of the Word, his human nature was the instrument of our salvation. Thus in Christ there has come to be the perfect atone-ment that reconciles us with God, and we have been given the power to offer the fullness of divine worship.

“This work of man’s redemption and God’s perfect glory was foreshadowed by God’s mighty deeds among the people of the Old Covenant. It was brought to fulfillment by Christ the Lord, especially through the paschal mystery of his blessed passion, resurrection from the dead and ascension in glory: by dying he destroyed our death, and by rising again he restored our life. From his side, as he lay asleep on the cross, was born that wonderful sacrament which is the Church in its entirety.

“As Christ was sent by the Father, so in his turn he sent the apostles, filled with the Holy Spirit. They were sent to preach the Gospel to every creature, proclaiming that we had been set free from the power of Satan and from death by the death and resurrection of God’s Son, and brought into the kingdom of the Father. They were sent also to bring into effect this saving work that they proclaimed, by means of the sacrifice and sacraments that are the pivot of the whole life of the liturgy.

“So, by baptism men are brought within the paschal mystery. Dead with Christ, buried with Christ, risen with Christ, they receive the Spirit that makes them God’s adopted children, crying out: Abba, Father; and so they become the true adorers that the Father seeks.

“In the same way, whenever they eat the supper of the Lord they proclaim his death until he comes. So, on the very day of Pentecost, on which the Church was manifested to the world, those who received the word of Peter were baptized. They remained steadfast in the teaching of the apostles and in the communion of the breaking of bread, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people.”