Mass Intentions

12/19 5 pm Dutch and Cathy Amann †Christof and Constance Bolotte †Harold Carriles †Winston and Ruby Gagnard †Marilyn Galivan †Eugene Guidry †Ulysses and Emily Guidry †Jimmy LeBlanc †Jarrel Tullos

12/20 8:30 am †Rita Berthelot Eddie Boudreaux †Connie Bychurch †Jimmy LeBlanc †Audrey Morel Lenny Morel

12/20 11 am The Parishioners

12/21 6 pm †Jack Atchley

12/23 6 pm Grace Ibarra

12/24 6 pm †Boos, Olivier, Dupont and Didier families Katie McCain †Meghan Millette †Jimmy Richoux †Torry Richoux

12/24 10 pm The Parishioners

12/25 10 am †Tyler Crowe

The Sanctuary Lamp will burn

December 20 - 26

in memory of

Jimmy LeBlanc

by request of

Buttons and Carol LeBlanc

Stewardship Corner

Last week’s collection: $3,281.76

Building Fund total: $74,094.00

Thank you for your sacrificial giving.

Pastor Rev. Peter Hammett, OSB

Sacramental emergencies (985) 237-0972

Office (985) 839-4040 Monday-Friday, 8 am-4:30 pm Fax: (985) 839-2429

Parish Email holyfamilychurchfranklinton @yahoo.com

Mailing / Physical Address 1220 14th Ave (at Bickham St) Franklinton, LA 70438

Weekend Masses Saturday Vigil: 5 pm Sunday: 8:30 and 11 am La Misa en Español: 5 pm (el último domingo de cada mes)

Weekday Masses Monday and Wednesday: 6 pm Thursday and Friday: 9 am (no weekday Mass on Tuesday)

Confessions Saturday 3:30 - 4:15 pm and by appointment

Eucharistic Adoration First Friday of every month 9:30 am - 4:30 pm

Director of Religious Education and Baptismal Seminar Renée Herbert: (985) 630-1121

Marriages

Contact Fr Peter at least six months before your planned wedding date.

Bulletin Deadline Wednesday, noon.

H O LY F A M I LY C A T H O L I C C H U R C H

website: http://www.holyfamilyfranklinton.com

Fourth Sunday of Advent ◊ December 20, 2015

2016 Mass intention book is open

Please bring or mail your Mass in-

tention list to the office so we can

start scheduling Masses for 2016.

No Mass intentions will be scheduled

from previous lists, so even if you

have given us a list in the past, you

should submit a new one.

From our Pastor:

In this sacred season,

as we pray

“Come, Lord Jesus,”

may we truly rejoice in the gift

of being loved so completely

by the Father.

May we fall in silence

before the mystery of Jesus,

God made flesh in our midst.

May the life of the Spirit

that came upon Mary

at the conception of Jesus

fall into each of our hearts.

Pray!

Rejoice!

Fall silent, and be glad!

Christmas blessings, Fr. Peter, OSB

Christmas Mass Schedule

Christmas Eve, December 24:

6 pm and 10 pm

*there is no midnight Mass*

Christmas Day, December 25:

10 am

Please keep in your prayers: Ace Alleno, Rita Anderson, Britney Angelona, Lauren Authement, Leo Baracco,

Pat Barber, Darryl Bonner, Katie Bulloch, Marvin Bush, Ashley Code, Susan Corkern, Byron Coulon, Ann Cowart, Josh DeMelo,

Carl Dick, Bob and Judy Gardebled, Byron Gast, June Georgusis, Loretta Grabert, Cody and Hannah Haynes, Kathy Hebert,

George Hingle, Cliff Kass, Sylvia Kirksey, James Kruebbe, Howard Lambremont, Wendell Lang, Keith Lauber, George Lorio,

Lois Mackenroth, Katie McCain, Agnes Moore, John Moragas, Lenny and Helen Morel, Glen Morgan, Lisa Morlas, Chris New-

man, Timothy Polkey, Bobby and Marilyn Prestenbach, Jim Rasch, Christina Rome, Danny Sanders, Birtieree Schilling, Bunny

Stall, McKenna Scroggs, H.L Sumrall, Robert Thomas, Kaye Varnado, Rachel Walker, Althea Welch, June Westmoreland, our

police officers and our military

Seasonal Events

December 20 - January 3

12/20 Parish Christmas Celebration, 5 pm Tree Blessing and Lighting Lessons & Carols CCD Nativity Play Parish Supper hosted by KCs

12/23 Confessions 5:15 - 5:45 pm

12/23 Church Decorating 6:30 pm

12/24 Christmas Caroling at Nursing Homes, Heritage Manor 9 am Good Samaritan 10:30 am

12/24 Christmas Vigil Mass 6 pm

12/24 Christmas Mass During the Night 10 pm * there is no midnight mass *

12/25 Christmas Mass 10 am

12/26 Vigil Mass for Sunday 5 pm

12/27 Sunday Masses 8:30 am and 11 am

12/27 Men’s Group Breakfast 9:30 am All are invited

12/31 Vigil Mass for Solemnity of Mary 6 pm

1/1/16 Solemnity of Mary Mass 10 am Holy Day of Obligation

1/2 Vigil Mass for Sunday 5 pm

1/3 Sunday Masses 8:30 am and 11 am

Christmas celebration this evening

Bring your family -- Holy

Family’s big Christmas

celebration is tonight!

We’ll begin at 5 pm, out

front, for the blessing and

lighting of our Christmas

tree. We’ll move into the

church for Lessons & Car-

ols, followed by CCD’s

Nativity Play. Then we’ll

join in a Family Christmas

Dinner in the hall. Bring

your best side dish to

share; meat and drinks

will be provided. We’d

love for you to come!

Help Center appeal

Holy Family has been

asked to continue donat-

ing canned tuna to go

into the boxes distributed

by the Help Center. They

are looking for the water-

packed tuna in 5-oz cans.

Tuna is especially useful

because it is a lean pro-

tein that does not require

cooking. Thank you for

your ongoing generosity

with food items and

monetary donations.

Men’s Group cooks for us next Sunday morning

The monthly Parish

Breakfast will take place

next Sunday, Dec 27, af-

ter the 8:30 Mass. Next

Sunday is the patronal

feast of our parish, the

Feast of the Holy Family.

How fitting to celebrate

by relaxing, enjoying

each other’s company,

and sharing a meal to-

gether.

Prepare the way

There’s one more oppor-

tunity for the Sacrament

of Reconciliation before

Christmas. Fr Peter will

hear confessions this

Wednesday, Dec 23,

from 5:15-5:45 pm. Let

the rough and winding

ways of our hearts be

made level and straight

for the coming of Jesus.

Religious Education notes

CCD classes resume on

Sunday, January 10.

Y-Prep resumes on

Wednesday January 13.

Mary said,

“Behold, I am

the handmaid of the Lord.

May it be done to me

according to your word.”

~ Luke 1:38