ST. BENILDE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
1901 Division Street • Metairie, Louisiana 70001
Church Office: (504) 834-4980 • Church Fax: (504) 834-4997 • Church Email: [email protected]
www.stbenilde.org
CLERGY Rev. Robert T. Cooper, Pastor Rev. H.L. Brignac, Sacramental Asst. Deacon Biaggio DiGiovanni Deacon Stephen Gordon Deacon Clifford Wright
BAPTISMS First and Third Sundays of the month at 12 Noon. Please call the Parish
Office for more information.
MATRIMONY Please contact a priest/deacon 8 months prior to your wedding.
FUNERALS Arrangements may be made at the Parish Office.
Sunday, August 28, 2016 Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
ORDINARY FAMILIES
EXTRAORDINARY FAITH
DEVOTIONS Holy Hour in Church
Monday, 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Following 7 a.m. Mass on Tuesday
NEWCOMERS Call the Parish Office to receive a New
Parishioner Registration Packet.
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY
St. Benilde Conference (504) 233-3246
ST. BENILDE SCHOOL Mr. Matt Downey, Principal
1801 Division Street • Metairie, LA (504) 833-9894
MASS TIMES Saturday Vigil … 4 p.m.
Sunday … 9:00, 11:00 a.m. & 6 p.m. Monday—Friday … 7:00 a.m.
Monday and Thursday … 5:30 p.m. First Saturday … 8:45 a.m.
HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION See Inside the Bulletin for Schedule
CONFESSION TIMES Saturday … 3:00—3:45 p.m. Sunday … 5:00—5:45 p.m. Monday … 6:00—6:45 p.m.
and by appointment at the Parish Office
DIVINE MERCY ADORATION CHAPEL Eucharistic Adoration from 7:00 p.m. Sunday
till 4:00 p.m. Saturday
Parish Motto—Building the Kingdom of God
Ministers of the Liturgy August 27 & 28, 2016
Saturday - 4 P.M. Intention: Marian & Auburn Quigley, Joseph Segari,
Reparations Sacred Heart, Flora Maria Be,
Patrick C. McKinney, Merle & Charles Dittmer,
Rose Marie Greco Federico, Barbara Burke,
Laura Eagan, George Spaulding,
Pete Fountain, Josephine Meyer
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion:
J. Rodosta, L. Segari
Cantor: Trish Foti
Sunday - 9 A.M. Intention: Ernestine Fontenot
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion:
K. Klapatch, R. Theriot, L. Director, C. Frederick
Song Leaders: Traditional Choir
Sunday - 11 A.M. Intention: Mike & Susan Buras (L), Edward Bolger,
Thomas Prunty, Hilton F. Daigle, Jr., JoAnn Meyer,
James E. Fitzmorris, Jr. (L), Daigle Family (L),
Dianne Z. Harrison, Melvin Ducote, Kelvin Ducote,
Lionel Scott, Jr., Joseph Donald Bernard,
Fr. Joseph Cazenavette (L)
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion:
N. Bostick, L. Frey, K. & M. Sorensen
Song Leaders: Contemporary Choir
Sunday - 6 P.M. Intention: Parishioners
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion:
J. Zeringue, T. Kettenring
Cantor: Lauren Gisclair Pianist: Beth Kettenring
Weekday Masses Monday 7:00 a.m. Don Rowan, Sr.
5:30 p.m. Wayne Kelly
Tuesday 7:00 a.m. Catherine Finnan
Wednesday 7:00 a.m. Gerald Hahn
8:15 a.m. Thanks to St. Raphael
Thursday 7:00 a.m. Kenneth Cocke
5:30 p.m. Sr. Therese Fletchinger SSND
Friday 7:00 a.m. Special Intention (L)
Saturday 8:45 a.m. Rosary & Altar Society
The Church Sanctuary Lamp burns in memory of
The Souls in Purgatory
The Blessed Mother
Votive Lamps burn
in memory of
Pete Fountain
Adoration Chapel
Sanctuary Lamp burns
in memory of
Stuart and Gloria Fourroux
Adoration Chapel Candles
burn in memory of
Deceased Parishioners
Altar Ladies Week of August 28
J. Dunn, C. Batt, L. Segari
Linens Large - B. McCloskey
Small - S. Roniger
The St. Joseph Votive Lamps
burn for the Repose of the
Soul of Fr. Frank Lipps
St. Benilde Catholic Church
The Altar Flowers are in memory of
Deceased Parishioners
Stewardship of Treasure Weekend of August 20 & 21
Envelopes ……………………………………$2,510.00
Loose ………………………………………….2,118.00
Electronic Giving ……………………………...400.00
Repairs & Maintenance ……………………….205.00
Msgr. Richaud Fund …………………………..171.00
Totaling ……………………………………..$5,404.00
Total from August 13/14…………………...$6,669.00
Total from the Feast of the Assumption…..$850.00
“Let us focus on generosity, or returning God’s gifts
with increase, through the generous sharing
of our time, talent and treasure.”
~ Fr. Cooper
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion
Sept. 3/4 4 PM R. Aucoin, C. Casente 9 AM M. Evola, P. Fleming, C. & R. Ayers 11 AM C. T. Pitre, J. Ackermann, J. Wright 6 PM A. Calongne, B. Henry
Parish Office Closed
For Labor Day
The Parish Office will be closed on
Monday, September 5, in observance of
Labor Day. We will reopen on Tuesday,
September 6, at 9 am.
Out Of Reverence For The Lord Jesus
who so generously shares with
us His Body and Blood in the
Eucharist, worshipers are
earnestly invited to remain with
the congregation until Mass is
concluded.
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CCD Registration
St. Benilde’s CCD Program is offered to pre-K3 through 12th
grade students not currently attending Catholic school. Classes begin on Sunday, Sept. 11, in the main school building. We teach religion from 9:45 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. Registration forms are available in the Church vestibule and in the Parish Office. The usual fee/tuition is $50 per student. For more information, please visit www.stbenilde.org/ccd or call Mary Kelly at 504-834-4980 ext. 113.
Priest Mass
Schedule
4pm
9am
11am
6pm
Sept. 3/4 Fr. H.L. Fr. Cooper Fr. Cooper Fr. H.L.
Sept. 10/11 Fr. Cooper Fr. Cooper Fr. H.L. Fr. H.L.
Sept. 17/18 Fr. H.L. Fr. H.L. Fr. Cooper Fr. Cooper
Sept. 24/25 Fr. Cooper Fr. H.L. Fr. H.L. Fr. Cooper
Fr. Cooper’s Corner
The Fire of God’s Mercy
During this extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, it is easy to focus on the mercy of God the Father. After all, the motto of this Jubilee is “Merciful like the Father” and perhaps the greatest illustration of God’s mercy — besides Calvary — is the love of the Father in the Parable of the Prodigal Son. Jesus’ mercy is likewise conspicuous. The Church invokes Him daily as the “Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world,” venerates Him as “Mercy incarnate” through the revelations given to St. Faustina, and ponders constantly how His heart, “moved with pity,” responded by teaching, feeding, healing, forgiving and sending out others to imitate His corporal and spiritual works of mercy. The Holy Spirit’s mission of mercy, however, is far less noticed. Like with many of the first Christians in Ephesus who told St. Paul, “We have never even heard that there is a Holy Spirit” (Acts 19:2), the Holy Spirit generally remains in the Church “the great Unknown,” as St. Josemaria Escriva called Him, and the “most neglected Person of the Blessed Trinity,” as Pope Emeritus Benedict quipped. This is unquestionably the case with regard to the Holy Spirit’s role in Divine Mercy. During the Last Supper Jesus taught us something extraordinary: “I tell you the truth, it is better for you that I go. For if I do not go, the Advocate will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you” (Jn 16:7). Jesus was affirming that it was better for us that He go and the Holy Spirit come than that Jesus stay and the Holy Spirit not come. The great joy is that as Christians we don’t have to choose between the second and third persons of the Holy Trinity: when we remain in loving communion with God, we can and do have both indwelling within us together with God the Father. But by these words, Jesus was indicating to us the extraordinary importance of the Holy Spirit in the Christian life to complete His merciful mission in us and through us in the world. A summary of the role of the Holy Spirit in salvation is given at the beginning of the most consoling words priests can say and anyone can hear: “God the Father of Mercies, through the death and resurrection of his Son, has reconciled the world to himself and sent the Holy Spirit among us for the forgiveness of sins.” The Holy Spirit has been sent for the forgiveness of sins. Jesus Himself stressed this point on Easter Sunday evening in words and action when He told the apostles, “Just as the Father sent me” — as the Lamb of God to take away the sins of the world — “so I send you,” breathed on them saying, “Receive the Holy Spirit,” and instructed them, “Whose sins you are forgiven them, whose sins you retain are retained” (Jn 20:21-23). The Holy Spirit is the one who makes possible our receiving the mercy God the Father sent God the Son to accomplish for us by His death and resurrection. And the Holy Spirit does this not merely through the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation but through all His works. The Holy Spirit came down as tongues of fire on the members of the Church precisely to help them and us “preach repentance for the forgiveness of sins… to all the nations” (Lk 24:47). The Holy Spirit teaches us to pray for forgiveness, coming “to the aid of our weakness for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit intercedes for us” (Rom 8:26). He helps us in all our prayer, including in the prayer of contrition. He does this by helping us to cry out “Abba, Father!” (Rom 8:15; Gal 4:6), since all sin can be summarized as treating the relationship with God the Father as lifeless: Jesus describes this as the root of sin in the Parable of the Prodigal Son, when the younger son anticipates his Father’s death by asking immediately for the inheritance that would pass to him at the Father’s demise (Lk 15:12). The Holy Spirit helps our relationship with the Father to come alive and
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to trust in His love and forgiveness. The Holy Spirit helps us to examine our conscience in the light of God by reminding us of all what Jesus taught us (Jn 14:26) and leading us into all the truth (Jn 16:13), opening us up to the various ways we need God’s mercy. And He helps us to live consistently with God’s mercy as a true “Temple of the Holy Spirit” (1 Cor 6:19). He strengthens us to put to death “life according to the flesh” so that we might live to the full the Christian “life according to the Spirit” (Rom 8:4-12; Gal 5:16-25). In the beautiful Veni, Sancte Spiritus Sequence the Church chants before the Gospel on Pentecost, we praise and implore the Holy Spirit for mercy. “Without your mercy,” we sing, “there’s nothing good in man, nothing not toxic,” before we beg, “Cleanse in us what is dirty, drench what is dry, heal what is wounded, bend what is rigid, ignite what is frigid, and correct what is misguided.” After those six preparatory acts of mercy, we finish by asking Him to fill us with His seven-fold Gift of wisdom, knowledge, understanding, prudence, reverence, awe and courage (Is 11:1) so that we might obtain mercy’s reward of virtue, salvation, and unending heavenly joy. To say, “Come, Holy Spirit,” is to ask for mercy! The Holy Spirit has indeed been sent by the Father and the Son to complete God’s mission of mercy, to help us to seek it, receive it and share it. Let us thank the Holy Spirit for this work and give Him permission to complete it in us and through us.
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September Calendar
Sept. 1 CALM—7 p.m.—Church Sept. 3 Rosary & Altar Society Mass and Meeting Legion of Mary—2:05 p.m.—Parish Office Sept. 4 Parish Council—7 p.m.—Parish Office Sept. 7 Radio Rosary—5:45 p.m.—Library Young Adult Group—7 p.m.—Teen Center Sept. 8 Bible Study—6:15 p.m.—Teen Center Sept. 10 Legion of Mary—2:05 p.m.—Parish Office Sept. 11 Holy Name/Men’s Club Mass & Breakfast Confirmation Meeting—noon—Cafeteria Sept. 13 Chers Amis—7 p.m.—Cafeteria Sept. 14 Archdiocesan-wide Confessions—5 to 6:30 p.m.
Grandparents’ Club—7 p.m.-Cafeteria Sept. 15 Bible Study—6:15 p.m.—Teen Center Sept. 17 Legion of Mary—2:05 p.m.—Parish Office Sept. 17/18 Hospitality Weekend—Hosted by St. Benilde Faculty and Staff
Sept. 18 BINGO—noon-Cafeteria Sept. 19 Men’s Club—7:30 p.m.—Cafeteria Sept 20-22 Priests’ Convocation Sept. 20 SVDP—6:30 p.m.—Parish Office Home & School—7 p.m.—Cafeteria Sept. 22 Bible Study—6:15 p.m.—Teen Center Sept. 24 Legion of Mary—2:05 p.m.—Parish Office Sept. 25 CYO Car Wash—8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sept. 27 Advisory Council—7 p.m.—Faculty Lounge
RCIA Information
The R.C.I.A.(Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) is a set of sessions to share with others the truths of the Catholic faith. The program is open to those who have never been baptized, baptized Christians seeking to become Catholic, and Catholics desiring a better knowledge of their faith. Weekly meetings are held on Mondays, beginning September 12, at 7:30 p.m., in the library. Please call the Parish Office for more information.
New Confirmation Candidates
Attention High School Sophomores and Juniors, and
anyone interested in receiving the Sacrament of
Confirmation. Anyone who is currently a
sophomore or older, and their parents, should attend
an informational meeting on Sunday, September 11,
at 12 noon, in the cafeteria. Registrations forms may
be found on the parish website, and in the Parish
Office. They may be returned to either the School or
Parish Office. Please note, the Archdiocese of New
Orleans requires two consecutive years of religious
instruction before Confirmation. For more
information, please contact Cecilia Wilson at 504-782-
8943 or by email at [email protected]
The Online Giving (E-Giving) program is a convenient way to practice responsible financial stewardship by using electronic funds transfer (EFT). Through Online Giving, all contributions to St. Benilde Parish will be made via an automatic payment (ACH - bank draft) from your checking account.
Once your Online Authorization Form is
completed and you are properly enrolled, monthly
donations to the regular Sunday Collection, the
Repairs and Maintenance Fund, or the Msgr.
Richaud Endowment Fund become automatic.
To Enroll in our Online Giving Program, visit the parish website: www.stbenilde.org