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PARISH OFFICE ~ 799 Fairway Dr., LaPlace, LA 70068 | 985-652-2615
SCHOOL ~ 985-652-4532 | PreK2 through 7th Grade | www.aolcrusaders.org
MASS TIMES
All Masses live-streamed on AOL
Facebook page and Parish Website.
Sunday.............................................. 10:30am
DAILY MASS
Mo, Tu, Th, Fri, Sat..………………………..8:30am
Wednesday…………………………………… 6:00pm
CONFESSIONS
By appointment only. Call Fr. Walter at
985-630-2837.
PERPETUAL ADORATION
CHAPEL - Closed until further notice.
Mass
Schedule
VERY REV. WALTER AUSTIN, V.F.
Pastor
985-630-2837
REV. MR. THOMAS ST. PIERRE
Deacon
REV. MR. DAVID FARINELLI, LPC,
LMFT
Deacon
Our Clergy
April 26, 2020
Third Sunday of Easter
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Parish Directory Parish Office: 799 Fairway Drive
LaPlace, LA 70068
985-652-2615 phone
985-652-7291 fax
www.aolparish.org
Office Hours: M-F 9:00am - 4:00pm
BUSINESS MANAGER
Linda Biven
SECRETARY/SACRAMENTAL RECORDS
Amarna Englert
ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY
Cindy Grosse
PARISH SCHOOL OF RELIGION
COORDINATOR
Andree Gurdian
YOUTH MINISTRY COORDINATOR
Emily Gurdian
ASCENSION OF OUR LORD SCHOOL
Toni Ruiz, Principal: 985-652-4532
PASTORAL COUNCIL PRESIDENT
Michael Abbate: 985-652-5041
SYNOD IMPLEMENTATION
COORDINATOR
Susie Lanza: 504-650-0496
Mass Intentions
LIVE-STREAM OF ALL MASSES CAN BE VIEWED ON THE AOL FACEBOOK PAGE OR ON OUR PARISH WEBSITE. Monday, April 27 8:30 am Cheryl Raphael
Tuesday, April 28 • St. Peter Chanel • St. Louis Grignion de Montfort 8:30 am Greg Entremont
Wednesday, April 29 • St. Catherine of Siena 6:00 pm John Rauch, Jr.
Thursday, April 30 • St. Pius V 8:30 am Eugene Buckley
Friday, May 1 • St. Joseph the Worker • First Friday 8:30 am John Rauch, Jr.
Saturday, May 2 • St. Athanasius • First Saturday 8:30 am Cynthia Naquin, Stuart Torres, Jeanne Guidry, Hazel Ory, E.J. & Edna Guidry, Conrad & Betty Hymel, John Rauch, Jr., Henry & Florence Forsythe, Rosalie Sander, Jackie Ragusa, Glen Keating, Debbie Jones, Joseph Heier, Dolores Fajardo, Frank & Shirley Drexel, Steve & Nancy Valure, Audrey Roussel Vicknair, Fryoux & Roussel Families, Special Intentions
Sunday, May 3 • Fourth Sunday of Easter 10:30 am Melanie Champagne, Joseph & Verlie Marks, Gwen Booth, Nancy Freitas, Georgette Scofield, Maxie & Mary Lee, Maxie Lee, Jr., Merlene St. Pierre, Joe Basurto, Pascal & Lucille Roques, Fe Laygo, Lester Savoie, Souls in Purgatory, Our Parishioners
April 26, 2020
Please place food in the
pantry baskets in Church.
Schedule based on last name.
May 2/3 - T/U/V
May 9/10 - W/X/Y/Z
May 16/17 - A/B/C
May 23/24 - D/E/F
May 30/31 G/H/I
VIGIL LIGHT FOR MAY�
In memory of E.J. & Zola Martin, Clarence & Shirley Frost, and Steve & Nancy Valure
Mother’s Day Mass Intentions
The Mother’s Day Mass Remembrance o<erings may be mailed to the Parish O=ce or dropped in the secure mailbox outside the o=ce door. We will have envelopes available in the back of Church and near the mailbox. Or you can include your o<ering and list of names in a regular envelope. Please remember to printprintprintprint the names of your living and deceased mothers to be remembered. Return no later than May 3rdMay 3rdMay 3rdMay 3rd.
Special Collection - May 3rd
Archdiocesan Priest Retirement Collection
The Archdiocese is truly blessed by the service of many holy
and dedicated priests, especially our retired priests, who have
served our Archdiocese so faithfully. We currently have over
fifty retired priests, many who continue to serve in our
Archdiocese in many ways.
The annual retirement collection is used to support the
medical and retirement expenses of these priests. Your
participation in this collection is a way to say “thank you” to our retired
Archdiocesan priests for their many years of service to us, the Church of the
Archdiocese of New Orleans. Your support will benefit the priests for many
years to come.
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Around Our church & Our Community
Parish School of ReligionParish School of ReligionParish School of ReligionParish School of Religion Our Parish School of Religion will not
resume traditional classes this school
year. Registration packets for next school year will be
available in the coming weeks. Questions? Email
Andree Gurdian at [email protected].
The Parish Office remains closed while the state
mandated stay-at-home order is in effect. If you are in
need of assistance, you may email us at
[email protected] or call Fr.
Walter at 985-630-2837. Please continue to
monitor our website aolparish.org and
Facebook page for updated information.
We Appreciate Your Support
Your generous contribution to support the mission and
ministries of Ascension of Our Lord parish has always
been greatly appreciated. Your stewardship is an act of
thanksgiving for all that God has done for you and your
loved ones. During the Coronavirus pandemic, we
cannot be physically together to celebrate the Holy
Mass but we can still make a gift of ourselves by
continuing to support our parish by electronic giving
through your bank, through the US
mail, or by dropping your offering in
the secure mailbox by the office door.
No gift is too small or insignificant. God
bless you in advance for your parish
support.
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““““Ten minutes a day can make Ten minutes a day can make Ten minutes a day can make Ten minutes a day can make all the difference in the world. all the difference in the world. all the difference in the world. all the difference in the world. The more time you spend in The more time you spend in The more time you spend in The more time you spend in the classroom of silence the the classroom of silence the the classroom of silence the the classroom of silence the more clearly you will hear the more clearly you will hear the more clearly you will hear the more clearly you will hear the voice of God in your life.voice of God in your life.voice of God in your life.voice of God in your life.””””
----Allen HuntAllen HuntAllen HuntAllen Hunt
Sacraments
BAPTISMSBAPTISMSBAPTISMSBAPTISMS: Baptismal seminars are held on the first Tuesday of each month in the Parish O=ce at 7:00pm. Please call the Parish O=ce to pre-register.
WEDDINGSWEDDINGSWEDDINGSWEDDINGS: Couples must contact the priest at least six months prior to the preferred date of the wedding.
ANOINTING OF THE SICKANOINTING OF THE SICKANOINTING OF THE SICKANOINTING OF THE SICK: Please call the Parish O=ce or 985-630-2837 (evenings).
HOLY COMMUNION TO THE HOLY COMMUNION TO THE HOLY COMMUNION TO THE HOLY COMMUNION TO THE HOMEBOUND: HOMEBOUND: HOMEBOUND: HOMEBOUND: To be added to the list, please call the Parish O=ce.
FUNERALSFUNERALSFUNERALSFUNERALS: Family must make arrangements with the priest prior to making final arrange-ments with the funeral home.
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April 26, 2020
Third Sunday of Easter
“And it happened that, while he was with
them at table, he took bread, said the
blessing, broke it, and gave it to them.”
Luke 24:13-35
The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains what the
Church teaches, everything from abortion to worship. The book
reflects nearly 2000 years of Church teaching. Yet that is not how
we started. We find the original teaching of the Church in the
first reading today. Peter on Pentecost stood up before the
people of Jerusalem and said: ‘God sent Jesus to suffer and die.
Jesus rose from the dead so that all who believe in Him might
have eternal life.’ That is the kerygma or core of our faith.
Yet to believe in something is one thing. To put that belief
into action is another. We as Catholics manifest our faith in many
ways: prayer, fasting, private devotions, corporal and spiritual
works of mercy and the list goes on. However, the focal point of
our relationship with God comes when we gather with the faith
community for Mass.
Mass embodies our experience with God. We meet God in
Word and Sacrament. Our participation at Mass allows us to put
our faith into action. While the Mass has developed over the
centuries, the Mass remains consistent to the key elements
found in today’s gospel. The two disciples on the road to Emmaus
heard that Jesus has risen from the dead. They are confused.
Along comes Jesus unknown to them. He first shows how
everything that happened fulfilled Scripture (Liturgy of the Word).
Next he reveals Himself in the breaking of the bread (Liturgy of
the Eucharist). Finally they rush back in the dead of night to tell
others of what they experienced.
The Mass represents the most important way that we as
Catholics experience God in our lives. All too often we as
Catholics focus on the Eucharist and neglect the Word. Both
elements help us encounter God. But there is a third part of the
Mass that many people seem to forget. This part gives the Mass
its name. At the end the priest blesses the people and then tells
them to Go forth and proclaim the love of God. In the Latin Mass
the priest would use the words, ‘Ite, Missa Est’ or ‘Go! You are
sent.’ As Christians we gather as community to worship and pray.
Nourished by the Word of God and the Body and Blood of Christ
we go forth to proclaim the Good News. We want to tell others,
as the two disciples did, of how we have come to know Jesus.
Our Catholic faith began simply. People, moved by their
experience of knowing Jesus Christ, gathered together to worship
and pray. They broke bread together. Then they went out and
told others of Jesus and what He taught. As the centuries
progressed the Church found it necessary to elaborate on these
core teachings. What has not changed has been what we believe.
For 2000 years that has remained the same. It is proclaimed
every time we celebrate Mass when we affirm that “Christ has
died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again.” That is the message
proclaimed 2000 years ago and the message we proclaim today.
The challenge comes in professing Christ not just with our lips
but with our very being.
Fr. Walter Austin�
Readings for the Week
Sunday: Acts 2:14, 22-33/Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11
[11a]/1 Pt 1:17-21/Lk 24:13-35
Monday: Acts 6:8-15/Ps 119:23-24, 26-27, 29-30 [1ab]/Jn
6:22-29
Tuesday: Acts 7:51—8:1a/Ps 31:3cd-4, 6 and 7b and 8a, 17
and 21ab [6a]/Jn 6:30-35
Wednesday: Acts 8:1b-8/Ps 66: 1-3a, 4-5, 6-7a [1]/Jn 6:35-40
Thursday: Acts 8:26-40/Ps 66:8-9, 16-17, 20 [1]/Jn 6:44-51
Friday: Acts 9:1-20/Ps 117:1bc, 2 [Mk 16:15]/Jn 6:52-59
St. Joseph the Worker: Gn 1:26—2:3 or Col 3:14-
15, 17, 23-24/Ps 90:2, 3-4, 12-13, 14 and 16
[cf.17b]/Mt 13:54-58
Saturday: Acts 9:31-42/Ps 116:12-13, 14-15, 16-17 [12]/Jn
6:60-69
Next Sunday: Acts 2:14a, 36-41/Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 [1]/1 Pt
2:20b-25/Jn 10:1-10
©Liturgical Publications Inc
Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church
The road to Emmaus is one of my favorite Gospel stories
because it shows a Jesus that is masterful at reaching people.
First, when he comes upon those walking on the road, he asks
them what they are talking about and then asks them to
explain. How often are we too eager to just start talking at
people when we feel they need to hear what we have to say?
Jesus offers an invitation for them to share first. Allowing them
to share first opens them up for what Jesus will do next.
Second, Jesus takes time to interpret for them the words of the
prophets. He gave them their turn, and now it is his. Not only
wise, but a movement of respect. After a long walk, they invite
Jesus to stay with them and dine. Third and finally, Jesus breaks
bread with them and they are able to see that he is no ordinary
traveler. He is the risen One. He could have just told them who
he was, but allowing them by their experience to uncover who
he was had the greater impact.
Jesus demonstrated to us in these actions how to be gracious
and impactful when sharing the good news. If we are to be
good stewards and fruitful disciples then we must imitate him
in this regard. This Easter season let us practice the following:
1) Allow others first to share what they have to say. 2) Then be
willing to take the time to explain fully or to the best of our
ability our faith. And 3) help
others find a way to experience
firsthand the message you have
shared. No one can understand
love without witnessing love. In
this way, your words and deeds
will become a pathway to Jesus
for others.
-Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS
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