ST. HUBERT CATHOLIC CHURCH www.sthubertgaryville.org

Second Sunday of Advent December 9, 2018

MASS INTENTIONS Saturday 8 4:00 p.m. Ronald & Norma Fremin, Ronnie Fremin, Sheldon & Annie Fremin, Elsie Cambre, Nelwyn Jacob,

Harold Vicknair, Frank & Elsie Cambre, Lannie & Karen Cambre, Luisa Olivier, Earl & Pearl Madere, Perry Levet

Sunday 9 7:00 a.m. Paul Haydel, Lenore Oubre

Sunday 9 10:00 a.m. St. Hubert Parishioners

Tuesday 11 8:00 a.m. Mr. & Mrs. Horace Waguespack, Sr.

Wednesday 12 8:00 a.m. The Poor Souls in Purgatory

Thursday 13 8:00 a.m. Ray A. Hymel, Sr.

Friday 14 8:00 a.m. Mr. & Mrs. Steven Simoneaux, Sr.

Saturday 15 4:00 p.m. St. Hubert Parishioners

Sunday 16 7:00 a.m. Raini Scioneaux, Brennan Clement, Lenore Oubre

Sunday 16 10:00 a.m. Frances & Pete Falgoust, Mabel Ory, Betty Ramagos

PRAY FOR OUR SICK Judy Toups, Dawn Dottolo, Dale Tamplain, Ronnie Heltz, Jimmy Bourgeois, Beverly Brady, Brady LeBoeuf, Scolastie St.

Pierre, Fay Marse, R.W. Stoker, Chris Heltz, Margaret Volion, Steve Tregre, Carolyn Tregre, Stephen Ocmand, Gregg Kruse, Heather Landry, Robin Bourgeois, Cathy Borne, Mary Falgoust Martin, Tony Monica, Ethel Champagne,

Clarence Marse, Donna Duhe, Jenny Torres Madere, Nelwyn Torres, Walter Lambert, Sr., Dina Grimellion, E.J. Doming, Gwen Miano, Leona Miano, Jonathon Perret, Carol Miano Elfer, Andrew Best, Vivian Hymel Fisher, Earl Gorio, Ethel

Trosclair, Ranney Wilson, Joanna LeBlanc, Justin Lopez, Amelia Gautreau, Pat Landry, Heather Landry, R.J. Tregre, Janice Millet, Jessica Millet

If you would like to add a name, please call the Parish Office at 535-3312.

4:00PM Saturday

Dec. 8, 2018

7:00AM Sunday

Dec. 9, 2018

10:00AM Sunday

Dec. 9, 2018

4:00PM Saturday

Dec. 15, 2018

7:00AM Sunday

Dec. 16, 2018

10:00AM Sunday

Dec. 16, 2018

Servers Alyssa Duhe

Lectors Cindy Monica Carl Monica Youth Readers Hannah Duhe Carl Monica Amelia Gautreau

Communion Ministers

Cindy Monica Marion Becnel Jennifer Duhe Pauline Roussel

Home Bound Communion

Deacon Garland & Pauline Roussel Lionel & Lindy LeBouef

Collection Counters

Odile Ryan, Betty Vicknair, Gail Maus Garrette Trosclair, Pat Landry

Sanctuary Candle in memory of Gary Roussel, Sr. 12/2/19 Offering $2714.00 Flowers $135.00 Clarion $25.00 Maintenance $371.00

Church Roof Fund loan $74,552.78 We will have a second collection on Dec. 8 & 9 for the Retirement Fund for Religious.

Stewardship Moment

In today’s second reading, Saint Paul prays with joy and confidence for his friends in the Christian

community at Philippi. He is encouraged that the community has partnered with him to proclaim the

Gospel. He sees Christ’s active presence and plan of salvation at work in the community. God’s

overarching plan is unclear to us. But when we see evidence of God working through others, doesn’t it

give us reason to hope that Christ is alive among us? Does the witness of others help our own prayer lives?

Does it inspire us to be partners with others in promoting the Gospel? Food for thought in this second week

of Advent.

Food Donations needed We are continuing to support families in our area who are struggling financially by providing

nonperishable pantry staples during the Advent season. Donations of instant mashed potatoes, pastas, Mac and cheese, and corn bread mixes are gratefully appreciated. Please place your food items in the

food box next to the Activity table. Thank you for your generosity.

ST. HUBERT CATHOLIC CHURCH www.sthubertgaryville.org

Second Sunday of Advent December 9, 2018

SCHOOL OF RELIGION

WE WELCOME all of our School of Religion Students to 10:00

a.m. Mass this Sunday.

Students will sing and serve as ministers for the Mass.

End of Fall CLASSES / CHRISTMAS SOCIAL: Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018,

6:00 to 7:00 p.m. PLEASE NOTE: The CHRISTMAS SOCIAL is from

6:00 to 7:00 p.m. (Food, drinks, and snacks will be served.)

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS: NO CLASSES from Dec. 19, 2018, through Jan.

7, 2019.

Classes will resume Tuesday, January 8, 2019.

On December 15, 2001, Deacon Garland Roussel, Jr. was ordained

a permanent Deacon, and thus, received the Sacrament of Holy

Orders at St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans. For the last

seventeen years, Deacon Garland has proclaimed the Gospel,

preached homilies, performed baptisms, witnessed marriages,

served as the pastoral coordinator for the Southeast Louisiana War

Veterans Home, and held funeral liturgies and graveside services.

He has also served as the St. Hubert School of Religion Director for

many years. We would like to congratulate Deacon Garland on

this ordination anniversary and thank him for his years of

dedication and service to St. Hubert’s Parish.

Organization/Event Place Date Time Bible Sharing Parish Hall Mon. 12/10 5:30pm

School of Religion Parish Hall Tues. 12/11 7:00pm

Breakfast with Santa Parish Hall Sun. 12/16 10:30am

Rosary Armada Day Chapel Tues. 12/25 8:15am

December 9, 2018 Second Sunday of Advent

AWAITING THE SALVATION OF GOD The world does not seem big enough to contain the

jubilation of the first reading. In the Gospel reading, the

Roman empire isn’t big enough, either. The great powers

of Rome are named and made to stand waiting for the

arrival of God’s salvation. And we find Paul meditating

joyfully on what really matters.

According to Baruch, the city of Jerusalem is like a

person standing on tiptoe looking for God’s salvation,

which is coming from the east. Those who were led

away on foot, heads down, now come back, a proud

people. Why, the very way is smoothed out. The path is

lined with fragrant, lush trees.

It can’t get any better than this, can it? Well, yes, it

can. For a voice calls out in the desert. Here is the

beginning of the salvation of God. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — Take off your robe of mourning and

misery; put on the splendor of glory from God

(Baruch 5:1-9).

Psalm — The Lord has done great things for us; we are

filled with joy (Psalm 126).

Second Reading — I am confident that the one who

began a good work in you will continue to complete it

until the day of Christ Jesus (Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11).

Gospel — The winding roads shall be made straight, and

the rough ways made smooth (Luke 3:1-6). 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.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Is 35:1-10; Ps 85:9-14; Lk 5:17-26

Tuesday: Is 40:1-11; Ps 96:1-3, 10ac, 11-13;

Mt 18:12-14

Wednesday: Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab;

Jdt 13:18bcde, 19; Lk 1:26-38 or Lk 1:39-

47, or any readings from the Common of

the Blessed Virgin Mary, nos. 707-712

Thursday: Is 41:13-20; Ps 145:1, 9-13ab; Mt 11:11-15

Friday: Is 48:17-19; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Mt 11:16-19

Saturday: Sir 48:1-4, 9-11; Ps 80: 2ac, 3b, 15-16,

18-19; Mt 17:9a, 10-13

Sunday: Zep 3:14-18a; Is 12:2-6; Phil 4:4-7;

Lk 3:10-18

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Second Sunday of Advent

Monday: International Human Rights Day

Tuesday: St. Damasus I

Wednesday: Our Lady of Guadalupe

Thursday: St. Lucy

Friday: St. John of the Cross

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION

Look around most Catholic churches, and you will

discover an image of John the Baptist, often in the old

baptistery, or in a window near where the font is or was

located. He has two feast days in the calendar: one

commemorating his birth, and the other his death. There

are only three nativities in our calendar: for Jesus, for

Mary, and for the Baptist. John’s birthday is reckoned

according to the schedule given in Luke’s Gospel of the

angel’s announcement to Mary. The angel tells her that

her cousin Elizabeth is in the sixth month of pregnancy,

and so Mary hastens to help her. Reckoning Christmas

as December 25, we count backwards nine months to

March 25 for the Feast of the Annunciation. Then we

count forward three months to June 24 for John the

Baptist’s birth. Halfway to Christmas, his nativity gives

ample reason for rejoicing in the summer, and his

symbols of fire and water are used playfully in bonfires

and dives into the sea. Even at the polar opposite of

Christmas in the calendar, the energy of Christ’s birth in

the Incarnation provides cause for rejoicing. —James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

RICHES

Riches are the instrument of all vices, because they

render us capable of putting even our worst desires into

execution. —St. Ambrose

YET TO DO

One never notices what has been done; one can only

see what remains to be done. —Marie Curie

Second Sunday of Advent

December 9, 2018

God has commanded

that every lofty mountain be made low.

— Baruch 5:7