Mary, Queen of Peace Catholic Church ........................Bossier City, Louisiana Saint George Catholic Church .......................................Coushatta, Louisiana 4 May 2008

Scheduled Liturgical Ministries

Mass Intentions

Saturday (5/03)

4:00 p.m. Vigil � Blanche DeFayette � Marshall Hughes

Sunday (5/04)

S.G. 8:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m.

For the souls in purgatory. � William Stuart Caplis

Tuesday (5/06)

7:30 a.m. � Sadie Yvonne Newport

Wednesday (5/07)

7:30 a.m. For Christian unity.

Thursday (5/08)

7:30 a.m. � Dr. Murphy Yearwood

Friday (5/09)

7:30 a.m. For Church vocations.

Sanctuary Lamp Ad honorem

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our first communicants.

Prayer Requests Remember in prayer those who are sick, that they may receive the healing that they need whether it be physical, mental, or spiritual.

Michael Acurio, Ermelinda Amaral, Jeanine Chamberlin, William Cole, Joe Cramer, Edward Culliton, Kyle Dempsey, Isabelle Feliciano, Robbie Fisher, Robert Gentry, Joe Green, Tracy Hendricks, Benée Irwin, Susan Jagot, George Johnson, Shannon Johnson, Ronnie Lafitte, Michelle Ludwigson, Camden Orr, Joann Sampson, Katie Lynn Shokley, Becky Sterba, Mary Ann White, Brett Wynn, Ferrel Zeller, and all those who care for and love them.

If you or a family member wish to be placed on the prayer list, please telephone the church office. The list will begin anew at the start of each month. Also, if you know of a parishioner who is hospitalized please telephone the church office. Privacy laws make it difficult for us to get the names from the hospital. Thank-you.

Requiescat in Pace†

Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis.‡

Dallas Wilson

“And what wilt thou do with my heart, O Christ?” —Saint John's dying words as he was being disemboweled.

* To the honor of † Rest in peace ‡ Grant them eternal rest, O Lord, and may everlasting light shine upon them.

Readings for the Week

Sunday Acts 1:12-14; Ps 27; 1 Pt 4:13-16; Jn 17:1-11a Monday Acts 19:1-8; Ps 68; Jn 16:29-33 Tuesday Acts 20:17-27; Ps 68; Jn 17:1-11a

Wednesday Acts 20:28-38; Ps 68; Jn 17:11b-19 Thursday Acts 22:30; 23:6-11; Ps 16; Jn 17:20-26

Friday Acts 25:13b-21; Ps 103; Jn 21:15-19 Saturday Morning: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31; Ps 11; Jn 21:20-25

Vigil: Gn 11:1-9 or Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b or Ez 37:1 14 or Jl 3:1-5; Ps 104; Rom 8:22-27; Jn 7:37-39

Sunday Day: Acts 2:1-11; Ps 104; 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13; Jn 20:19-23

OHN Houghton, first martyr of the English Reformation, was born in Essex,

graduated with degrees in law, served 4 years as a parish priest, then became a

Carthusian and prior of the Charterhouse of London. Opposing Henry VIII’s

Acts of Succession and Supremacy, he was arrested and refused to swear the Oath of

Supremacy. When the oath was modified to include the phrase “in so far as the law

of God permits,” John signed and was released. Later parliament required that the

original, unmodified oath be signed. John was arrested and thrown in the Tower.

True to his vow of silence, he did not defend himself, refused to cooperate or sign.

The jury found no malice, but when threatened with prosecution, they found John

guilty of treason. Dragged through the streets, he was hanged, drawn, and

quartered. Parts of his remains were on display throughout London. Pope Paul VI

canonized him in 1970 as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.

Last Week’s Collections and Attendance

Weekend of 20 April 2008

Mary, Queen of Peace

Operating Fund $

Owed on Building ($543,348.84)

Saint George

Operating Fund $

Thank-you for your generosity. Attendance

MQOP

Saint John Houghton (1487 – 1535)

Protomartyr of the English Reformation.

Feast: 4 May Saint George

Mary, Queen of Peace Saint George This Week’s Ministries

Saturday, 3 May 2008 Sunday, 4 May 2008 Sunday, 4 May 2008

Extraordinary Ministers R. Vay, P. Plette, L. Plette,

M. Price & G. Price S. Turberville, M. Blocker, B. Irwin,

B. Krumtum, & A. Salley W. Twilligear, J. Prater, & R. Mabile

Lectors G. McVicar & D. Shelton D. Lavoie & N. Lavoie B. Shelton & C. Mabile

Presentation of Gifts TBD TBD TBD

Children’s Liturgy ▬ TBD ▬

Altar Servers TBD TBD ▬

Ushers TBD TBD ▬

Cantor P. Busi M. Zapczynski P. Busi

Organist C. Stewart L. Wilson L. Wilson

Mary, Queen of Peace Saint George Next Week’s Ministries

Saturday, 10 May 2008 Sunday, 11 May 2008 Sunday, 11 May 2008

Extraordinary Ministers J. Perry, l. Lyle, M. Caplis,

M. Hunt, & P. Spoor C. Culliton, T. Kruse, J. Prest, A. Breaux,

P. Mills, & J. Mills W. Twilligear, J. Prater, & R. Mabile

Lectors T. Perry & P. Wiggins R. Jackson & L. Mayo F. Auer & D. Auer

Presentation of Gifts TBD TBD TBD

Children’s Liturgy ▬ TBD ▬

Altar Servers TBD TBD ▬

Ushers TBD TBD ▬

Cantor P. Busi M. Zapczynski P. Busi

Organist C. Stewart L. Wilson L. Wilson

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The Ascension of the Lord “And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.”

A Reflection from Our Pastor Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The description of the Ascension of our Lord in the Acts may prompt some of us to ‘look up’ to locate heaven somewhere in the galaxy. God is not up, God is not even out, He is within us. The Ascension of Jesus is to be understood as his departure from us in a visible manner to the glory of his Father. He returned to the glory of the Father so that he may be more perfectly with us. The presence of Jesus among us is a reality we shouldn’t lose sight of. Our Lord is present in the Eucharist sacra mentally. He is also truly in our hearts, though we don’t see the glory of God in any visible manner. Jesus goes away from us visibly during the ascension, but he returns to our hearts invisibly. In Luke’s view, Jesus took forty days after the resurrection to ascend to his Father. Forty is a number of perfection and completeness in the Hebrew tradition: the Israelites spent forty years in the desert; the prophets and Jesus himself fasted for forty days; King David reigned for the same number of years, and so on. Paul tells the Ephesians (1:17 – 23) that the cosmic Christ is far superior to all spiritual and angelic beings. The Church is the fullness of Christ for Paul. Everything that is Christ belongs to the Church as everything that is the Father belongs to Christ. Christ has entered the Father’s glory in order that he might convey this fullness to His Church. Thus, the Ascension is a MYSTERY and not a historical event. The mystery is: The Lord physically and visibly has departed from us in order that He may come to us in His fullness. We have to take part in the life of the Church in all its forms to enter into the glory that the Lord has destined for us.

Fr. Joseph Ampatt

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Mary, Queen of Peace Saint George

Sunday (5/04)

Reconciliation Mass

10:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m.

Reconciliation Mass

8:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m.

Monday (5/05)

Communion Service Boy Scouts 205 Choir Practice

7:30 a.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:15 p.m.

Tuesday (5/06)

Mass Food Pantry

Mass – River View

R.C.I.A.

Ladies’ Guild

7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m.

1:30 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

6:30 a.m.

Wednesday

(5/07)

Mass

Sr. Adults

Adult Ed. MS – HS PSR

7:30 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.

Ware Reconciliation

Mass

4:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m.

Thursday

(5/08)

Mass Food Pantry

Adoration

Pastoral Council

Benediction

7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

8:00 p.m.

Friday

(5/09)

Mass 5/18 Bull. Deadline

7:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m.

5/18 Bull. Deadline 11:30 a.m.

Saturday

(5/10)

1st Communion Retreat Reconciliation

Mass

9:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.

A Rare Event! The Diocese of Shreveport invites you to attend the Ordination and Installation of Msgr. Michael Duca as the Second Bishop of Shreveport. This will take place at noon on Monday, the 19th of May 2008 at the Shreveport Convention Center. A reception will follow. While all are invited, the diocese requests a head count. Please telephone our church office at (318) 752-5971 within the next couple of days if you plan on attending. This is a great, historical moment for our diocese since we have never experienced an episcopal ordination here.

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Youth Day on Cross Lake Come one, come all! We have all the necessities for a day filled with a whole lot of fun. There will be lots of activities, from boating, tubing, skiing, volleyball, bingo, and more. And of course there will be time to sit back and eat hamburgers and hot dogs. So grab your friends and family and

meet us on Saturday, 24 May 2008 at Sacred Heart Church; 4736 Lyba Street; Shreveport, Louisiana; at 10:30 a.m. for some fun in the sun on Cross Lake. The more the merrier! Requirements for the day: 1) Permission slips signed by parents, and 2) An adult to supervise for every 5 people under the age of 17. Please telephone Deacon Clary Nash, (318) 207-0234, for more information and registration. Sponsored by Sacred Heart Church for all Catholic Youth Groups.

Protecting God’s Children

If you are, or will be, involved in any ministry involving children you must participate in the Diocese of Shreveport’s Protecting God’s Children program. The following sessions have been scheduled St. Paschal’s in West Monroe, Tuesday, 20 May at 6:00 p.m.; 14 May Catholic Centre

in Shreveport (every second Wednesday) at 6:00 p.m. Prior to attending a session you must register online at www.virtus.org.

Job Opening The Catholic Centre is looking for a receptionist. The hours Are 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday (Rare weekend work). Must have experience with a PBX (phone system). Requires light computer work (with MS Office), a pleasant personality, and reliability. Send resume to Human Resources, Catholic Centre, 3500 Fairfield Avenue, Shreveport, LA 71104

Retrouvaille Retrouvaille of Alexandria is pleased to announce a weekend in

September for couples who are struggling or hurting in their marriages. Retrouvaile (pronounced reh•troo•'vī, meaning

“rediscovery”) is Catholic in origin and orientation, but is open to all married couples regardless of religious background. For

further information telephone (318) 445-2401, ext. 225, or visit the website at www.retrouvaille.org. All information is

confidential.

Prayer Brunch The Magnificat, Nowela Chapter is sponsoring a prayer brunch on Saturday, 17 May 2008 at 10:30 a.m. in Kilpatrick Hall of Saint Jude Church. Guest speaker is Chris Beevers from Shreveport. Admittance is $12 and reservation must be made prior to May 14 by calling either Sandy Chapman, (318) 459-3777; Barbara McAlister, (318) 747-7029 or Helen Langley, (318) 746-6223. No admittance will be sold at the door. Please no children.