Pastor Reverend Cedric Sonnier Deacon Deacon Michael Crain Phone 337-981-3379

Office Hours Monday-Thursday: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, 1:00-4:00 PM Friday: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM

Masses Monday-Friday: Live Streamed 7:00 AM Sunday: Live Streamed 8:00 AM

Reconciliation Saturday: 3:00-4:00 PM Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 7:30—8:00 AM No Wednesday Morning Confessions

Baptism Expectant parents should register for Baptism Class four to six months before the child’s birth. Baptismal classes are held once every month. The deacon celebrates baptisms once per month on Saturday at 10:00 AM. Marriages Anyone interested in getting married at

Funerals To arrange a funeral at St. Mary Church, please call the Parish Office.

PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD APRIL 5, 2020

St. Mary Mother of the Church

419 Doucet Road, Lafayette, Louisiana 70503

www.stmarych.com

THIS WEEK No Morning Prayer

Monday - Friday, 7:00 AM Live Streaming Mass (view all day)

Sun Apr 5 Palm Sunday NO Public Masses 8:00 AM Live Streaming Mass (view all day) Tue Apr 7 NO Bible Study NO Bells NO Youth Group Wed Apr 8 NO Men’s Prayer Group NO 7:30 AM Confessions NO Grief Share NO Adult Vocal Choir Rehearsal Thu Apr 9 Holy Thursday NO 7:00 AM Live Streaming Mass NO 7:30 AM Confessions 7:00 PM Holy Thursday Live Streaming Mass Fri Apr 10 Good Friday NO 7:00 AM Live Streaming Mass NO 7:30 AM Confessions 9:00 – 10:00 AM Confessions 3:00 PM Good Friday Live Streaming Service Sat Apr 11 NO 3:00 – 4:00 PM Confessions 8:00 PM Live Streaming Easter Vigil Mass Sun Apr 12 Easter Sunday NO Public Masses 8:00 AM Live Streaming Mass (view all day)

MASS INTENTIONS

Mon April 6 7:00 Lil Holleman; Victor Devalcourt Tue April 7 7:00 Barbara A. Larriviere; Lil Holleman Wed Apr 8 7:00 Lil Holleman; Vicki Petitjean; Arthur J. Mire Family Thu Apr 9 7:00 PM Dr. Russell Romero; Art Barry; Lil Holleman; James Tooke Fri Apr 10 No Mass Today Sun Apr 12 8:00 St. Mary Parishioners M/M Herman Gesser Sr.; Merk, Lou & Mike Gaspard;

Rena & Andrew Broussard; Camille Hensarling (living) Janine Neck; Larry Lantier, Sr.; Barbara A. Larriviere; Lora Dee Guidry; Dolores Coleman; Paul Bergeron; Larry Guidry; Theresa Groves; Weber J. Borrell Jr.;

Toni Stonecipher (living); Wilson & Wilda Gannard; George Scott; Claude Roy LeBlanc; Betty Trahan; George H. Cole; Audrey Bertrand; Diana Gesser;

Bill Stonecipher; Andre Holloway; Marie Garrett; Maurice & Beverly Webb; Del & Emery Guidry;

Dr. Dean Keeley; Lawana Carlin; Lil Holleman; Ruby & Pershing Cashen; Jeff Wild; Art Barry; Dr. Russell Romero; Claylee Latour; Schoelen & Montesano Families

DIED IN CHRIST Melaine Sebastian, daughter of Tadrick & Rebecca Sebastian

OFFERTORY COLLECTIONS

OFFERTORY COLLECTION February Offertory $61,281.00

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS COLLECTION February $ 7,313.00

TOTALS: FEBRUARY 2020 Total Parish Income $68,594.00

APRIL 6-12 HAPPY BIRTHDAY

ST. MARY PARISHIONERS

Mon April 6 Wed April 8 Sara McKayVictoria Ackal Ty Aguillard Mina MorrisonJean-Paul Barras Mark Delcambre Gail RomeroMillie Chapman Jennifer Denton Robert SackAdele Chauvin Declan Homan Fri April 10Michael Doise Anna Hutchinson Bruce CartAshley Hebert Cole Lambert Cammi ColarelliVicky Manuel Mindy Monfra Jude LandryDanny West Carolyn Romero Nona LeBlancTue April 7 Susan Schwing Andre' PerronSeth Andrus David Welty Roxanne RichardMac Barousse Thu April 9 Richard SchneiderAlma Bouy Jacob Angelle Sat April 11Mark Bruno Stephanie Barras Adele HebertPatrick Cutbirth Leslie Corry Sun April 12Dee Guidry Lani Credeur Micah Bruce-DavisMacie HeinenClaudia Hutchison

Ambry Cruice Deborah Duhon

Michael BrunoRilee Cormier

James Hutchison Patricia Knight Claudette DoizeNicholas Newton Debbie Kremheller Irene Menard

Mitzi LeJeune

SICK IN THE PARISH

Please pray for: Thad Doucet; Alice Carlin; Vance Carlin; Jeannine Sibille; Carolyn Kreig; Carolyn Perron; Rita Schenck; Don Breaux; Buddy Moody; Bonnie Thompson; Judy Johnson; Anna Clare Melancon; Kasey Belgum; Jessica Farrington; Cile Martin; Mary Pat Keeley; Kirby Arceneaux.

GOD’S HOUSEKEEPERS

Purificator for April: Arthe Lambert Apr 9-10 Merella Palombo & Susan James Apr 16-17 Carol Long & Dee Irion

LITURGY

MASSES DURING HOLY WEEK Monday 7:00 AM Live Streaming Mass Tuesday 7:00 AM Live Streaming Mass Wednesday 7:00 AM Live Streaming Mass Holy Thursday 7:00 PM Live Streaming Mass Collection for St. Mary Charities No 7:00 AM Live Streaming Mass today Good Friday 3:00 PM Live Streaming Service Collection for the Holy Land No 7:00 AM Live Streaming Mass today Easter Vigil 8:00 PM Live Streaming Mass Easter Sunday 8:00 AM Live Streaming Mass All Live Streaming Masses may be watched all through the day.

MASS INTENTIONS All scheduled Mass Intentions for weekday Masses will still be offered. Saturday and Sunday Intentions will be offered at the 8:00 AM Live Streamed Mass. All new Sunday Intentions will hopefully be scheduled be-ginning in May.

CONFESSIONS DURING HOLY WEEK Confessions this week will be Monday and Tuesday 7:30—8:00 AM, and Good Friday, 9:00—10:00 AM. There will be NO Confessions Wednesday, Thursday, or Saturday this week.

ROSARY AND NOVENA Rosary and Novena on Fridays are cancelled until fur-ther notice.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

CCD ACTIVITIES All CCD Activities cancelled. VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL REGISTRATION & VOLUNTEERS St. Mary is offering Vacation Bible School, June 22-26.

Registration is now open online. Forms may also be picked up on the bulletin board on the right side of the Church in the hallway.

We are in need of your help! All ages 14 & up are welcome to help! For more information, please contact our coordinator Cody at stmary.edge.cody@gmail.com.

FAREWELL Shirley McCoy – after over 20 years of working for our church in the finance depart-ment and offering her sincere spirituality to all of us, Shirley has decided to retire from her official duties and begin a new phase of her life. Shirley has truly offered us much and has been a true stability for the parish over these many years. It was a joy to work with her. While we will truly miss her, we pray that retirement will suit her well and that she will enjoy good family time and fun with her friends (with ap-propriate social distancing of course).

May the Lord bless and keep you, Shirley, in His grace and show you new beauties of life. Of course we will see you around the parish as God will continue to use you in new ways. We are happy for you and wish you the best.

HOLY WEEK – as we begin Holy Week, we need to take time this week to reflect upon God’s redeeming love that touches each of our lives. Amid the many concerns and demands of life that exist right now, we must also reflect upon what God thinks of our soul. This statement should not make you feel guilty but sincere toward God. Remember how He silently walked the Way of the Cross and how He got up from His falls and how in the end He said, “It is completion”. Meaning His love is totally given in perfection. All so that you and I become better people.

It is not that God wants you to fix everything and do everything but that we become better reflections of God in the things that we do. May we pray this week, not to do more, but to live with care and sincerity strengthened by the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

May your ways, O Lord, be our ways in heart and mind.

PRAYER TO END CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC Pope Francis

O Mary, you shine continuously on our journey as a sign of salvation and hope. We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick. At the foot of the Cross you participated in Jesus’ pain, with steadfast faith.

You, Salvation of the Roman People, know what we need. We are certain that you will provide, so that, as you did at Cana of Galilee, joy and feasting might return after this moment of trial.

Help us, Mother of Divine Love, to conform ourselves to the Father’s will and to do what Jesus tells us: He who took our sufferings upon Himself, and bore our sorrows to bring us, through the Cross, to the joy of the Resurrection. Amen We seek refuge under your protection, O Holy Mother of God. Do not despise our pleas—we who are put to the test — and deliver us from every danger, O glorious and blessed Virgin. 3/15/2020