JUNE 30, 2019 13TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Our Lady of Divine Providence Church

1000 N. Starrett Road, Metairie, LA 70003

Voice of Providence

Rev. Mike Mitchell Pastor

Mr. Roberto Angeli, Mr. Dan Cordes, Mr. Roberto Garcia

Deacons Steve Morris

Business Manager Kathleen O’Rourke

Administrative Assistant Earl Gervais

Director of Religious Education Rosie Doll

Outreach Director Jim Young

Facilities Manager

Office Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday - Friday

Church Office 466-4511

Church Fax 466-4858

Website: www.oldp.org

email: oldpparish@archdiocese-no.org

SICK & HOMEBOUND: Call for a priest to visit or for Commun-ion to the homebound.

INFANT BAPTISM: English: Call Church Office to schedule Seminar and Baptism at least 2 months in advance.

MATRIMONY: Consult with parish priest first, at least six (6) months prior.

WEEKEND SCHEDULE

Saturday 9:00 a.m. 1st Saturday of every Month

4:00 p.m. English 6:00 p.m. Español

Sunday 8:00 & 10:00 a.m. 12:00 & 6:00 p.m.

English

WEEKDAY SCHEDULE

Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. Mass

Tuesday Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena

follows 9:00 a.m. Mass

RECONCILIATION Saturday

3:00 – 3:45 p.m. English 5:15 – 5:45 p.m. Spanish

Sunday 5:15 – 5:45 p.m. English

Anytime by request

DID YOU KNOW? You can visit Jesus 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in

our Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Chapel

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UPDATE OF THE FRONT OF THE CHURCH

OLDP updates Recently we were blessed to have a stone garden bench donated to our Parish, by one of our Parishioners, which I had installed in front of the Our Lady of Divine Providence statue. Thank you to our parishioner for the donation of the bench. I think it makes a nice addition.

Also, I have ordered a St. Joseph Statue for our Adoration Chapel. It is a statue with St. Joseph carrying Jesus. I realized that we didn’t have a St. Joseph statue in the Adoration Chapel and the one in the Church is St. Joseph the Worker not a statue with Jesus. In the past, for Fa-ther’s Day, we had moved our St. Joseph the Worker statue into the Sanctuary but I thought that a

statue with Joseph carrying Jesus would be more appropriate.

Once the statue arrives we will keep it in the Adoration Chapel and bring it out in June, as we do with Mary’s statue in May, displaying each statue in the Main Church Sanctuary.

The cost of the St. Joseph Statue will be about $400.00. If anyone would like to make a donation toward the cost of the statue as a memorial or in thanksgiving, please contact the Church Office: 466-4511.

On Wednesday, July 3rd, I will be celebrating the 9th Anniversary of my assignment to OLDP as Pastor. That means that I will begin my 10th year on July 4th!

Some have asked when my Art Show and Auction will be. Some thought they missed it, since it has been ei-ther the last week of May or the first week of June in the past. Because it has been difficult for many to come in June, with vacations, graduation, and other events, I have decided to move the Art Show and Auction to October. If anyone is interested in helping plan the next Art Show and Auction, please contact me at the Church Office, this includes those who have helped with the Art Show in the past. We want this one to be even better than the past and so we need some ideas. Thank you.

God bless you, Fr. Mike

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This Week in Our Parish

SUNDAY, JUNE 30 • Masses, 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 12 Noon,

6:00 p.m., Church

MONDAY, JULY 1 • Come Lord Jesus, 7:00 p.m., Church Office

TUESDAY, JULY 2 • “Truth”, Come, Lord Jesus, 10:00 a.m.,

Alice Perrien House • “Bread of Life”, Come, Lord Jesus, 12:00-

2:00 p.m., Ki y Klaus House

WEDNESDAY, JULY 3 • Clay, Come Lord Jesus, 10:00 a.m., Provi-

dence Hall • Alhambra Darro Caravan #29, 7:00 p.m.,

St. Lawrence Room

THURSDAY, JULY 4 • 4th of July - Interdependence Day • Church Office Closed for 4th of July Holi-

day

FRIDAY, JULY 5 • TMIY, 6:15 a.m., St. Lawrence Room • Witness, Come Lord Jesus, 10:00 a.m.,

St. Lawrence Room • Ven Senor Jesus, 7:00 p.m., Providence

Hall

SATURDAY, JULY 6 • 1st Saturday Mass, 9:00 a.m., Church • Vigil Masses 4:00 p.m. & 6:00 p.m. Span-

ish, Church • Apple Pie & Ice Cream a er all Masses in

honor of Independence Day • Alhambra Stars and Stripes Dinner &

Dance, 7:00 p.m., Bahan Center

This Week in Our Parish Con nued

SUNDAY, JULY 7 • Masses, 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 12 Noon,

6:00 p.m., Church • Apple Pie & Ice Cream a er all Masses in

honor of Independence Day

The Church Office will be closed on Thursday, July 4th

in observance of Independence Day.

Have a fun, safe 4th of July!

1st Saturday Mass

Join us this Saturday and every 1st Saturday of the month for the

9:00 a.m. Mass in Church In Honor of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

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Saturday June 29 4:00 p.m. FOR ALL PARISHIONERS

Sunday June 30 8:00 a.m. Christopher Auxillien, Ruth Auxillien

Joseph Catanese, Zachary Dubose Sue Himel Teel Healing of Baby Judah Strong Intentions of Enda Eileen Byrne

10:00 a.m. Blanche Cabrian Edmund & Antionette Federer Felix G. Fischer, Elaine Hall Anthony J. LaPorte Michele Mahne Laux Ron Shannon, Sr., Ron Shannon, III Roger Tassin, Rene Veron In Thanksgiving to St. Jude In Thanksgiving for Great Health of E.B. 12:00 p.m. Deacon Sylvester Adoja Deni Ann C. Gereighty Kenny Margavio, Claire McCabe Dottie Schaefer 6:00 p.m. Christian Meisner Friedman Healing of Quinn Dantagnan

Monday July 1 9:00 a.m. Intentions of Enda Eileen Byrne

Intention of Kathleen Susie Byrne Tuesday July 2 9:00 a.m. Cheryl Fourcade George Williams & Family

Wednesday July 3 9:00 a.m. Intention of Helen Cyprian Byrne

Intention of Tanya Thomasie

Thursday July 4 9:00 a.m. Intention of Helen Cyprian Byrne

Intention of Katherine Desjardins

Mass Intentions — Continued

Friday July 5 9:00 a.m. Sacred Heart

Saturday July 6 9:00 a.m. In Honor of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - June 30, 2019 “No one who sets a hand to the plow and looks to what was left behind is fit for the

kingdom of God.” — Luke 9:62

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PARISH MINISTRY

ALTAR SERVERS...Open to boys and girls, grade 4 through high school seniors, willing to commit for an entire school year. Altar Servers are trained to assist at parish liturgies. They participate in service projects and fun activities throughout the year. Contact Deacon Dan Cordes at 466-4511.

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

CHRISTIAN FREEDOM Today’s second reading from the letter to the Galatians focuses on freedom. Freedom can mean different things to different people. We pride ourselves in this country on the fact that we enjoy freedom, which is guaranteed by our con-stitution. To be free, to some people, means that they may do whatever they please. Through baptism, Christians live in the freedom of the children of God. It is the way we use this freedom that is at the heart of the scriptures we hear

today. What is central to true Christian freedom is found in today’s second reading. There, Saint Paul writes that “the whole law is fulfilled in one statement, namely, You shall love your neighbor as yourself” (Galatians 5:14). Freedom, in the Christian sense, has a forward-looking thrust. It is true that in baptism we are freed from sin, but there is also freedom for something. And that something is love of neighbor.

HOW DO WE SPEND OUR FREE TIME?

The first reading and Gospel for today tell stories about people who want to dwell in the past. Chris-tian freedom means that, once the past is taken care of, we move forward toward a future where we can use our freedom to love our neighbors. Too often we are barraged with advertising that tries to tell us exactly how to use our freedom. We should be spending our free time in shopping malls. We should be freely spending our money on SUVs, boats, larger and larger homes, and the biggest-screen TV. We should be spending our leisure time traveling to exotic places. Christian freedom means something quite distinct from these values, espoused by so many in our society. Today the scriptures call us to use our freedom to make this world a better place for the poor and needy. Today is one of those days when the Christian message is clear, con-cise, and quite easy to grasp. Putting this into practice is the challenging part for all of us. Copyright © 2006, World Library Publications. All rights reserved.

YOUR HELP IS NEEDED! Dear Friends, Our newest Parishioners, Dan and Kristy Mar-shall, who came into the Church at Easter here at OLDP, are in need of assistance. Both are blind and living at Metairie Manor on Transcon-tinental. They would like to come, regularly, to the 10:00 a.m. Mass, but to do so would mean having some assistance to help them with transportation.

They may also, occasionally, need assistance with doctor visits, too.

If several people could work out a schedule to assist them that would be wonderful.

They do not want to be an undue burden on an-yone so if more than one person, or group, could assist them that might make it a lot easi-er.

If you can help, please call Dan at (225) 892-7055 or Kristy at (504) 906-5765

Thank you, Fr. Mike

Next weekend, July 6 & 7 The Parish Activity Committee

will be serving Apple Pie & Ice Cream

after all Masses in celebration of the 4th of July

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THOUGHT OF THE DAY

FREEDOM Those who deny freedom to others

Deserve it not for themselves. —Abraham Lincoln

Living Stewardship Now

Are other languages spoken in your parish? Try learning phrases so that you can greet and thank pa-rishioners whose mother tongue is not English, or vol-unteer as a teacher for an English as a Second Lan-guage program. Copyright © 2009, World Library Publications. All rights reserved.

More pictures from the Spring Fest Volunteers’ Party in next week’s Bulletin.

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READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Gn 18:16-33; Ps 103:1b-4, 8-11; Mt 8:18- 22 Tuesday: Gn 19:15-29; Ps 26:2-3, 9-12; Mt 8:23- 27 Wednesday: Eph 2:19-22; Ps 117:1bc-2; Jn 20:24-29 Thursday: Gn 22:1b-19; Ps 115:1-6, 8-9; Mt 9:1-8; or, for Independence Day, any readings from the Mass “For the Country or a City,” nos. 882-886, or “For Peace and Justice,” nos. 887-891 Friday: Gn 23:1-4, 19; 24:1-8, 62-67; Ps 106:1b- 5; Mt 9:9-13 Saturday: Gn 27:1-5, 15-29; Ps 135:1b-6; Mt 9:14- 17 Sunday: Is 66:10-14c; Ps 66:1-7, 16, 20; Gal 6:14-18; Lk 10:1-12, 17-20 [10:1-9]

With compassion and concern we pray for those in need of our prayers: Lori Alfano, Michael Alfano, Karl Barker, Con-nie Bassemeir, Phyliss Begault, Harold

Bologna, Bradley Boovy, Willie Boye, Renee Bergeron, Dan Bristol, Robbie Brown, Reid Butler, Judy Bush, Jeneen Cal-lais, Rev. Ronnie Calkins, Kaylee Campo, Nancy Campeaux, Adele Canova, Claire Carbo, Janice Childress, Carson Coen, Casey Coen, Pearl Coli, Carolyn Crowall, Emma Davis, Jerry Davidson, Adam Delaune, Carol Dogan, Gary DeSalvo, Nancy & Denis Eschmann, Sue Estapa, Jeraldine Fast, Brandon Foto, Jude Foto, Sr., Marilyn Fekete, William Fekete, Linda Fortado, Leon Giaccone, Bob Gaudet, Darlene Gravis, Don-ald Gray, Emily Gray, Anna Guale, Jim Halibut, Wyatt Hawley, Harold Heller, Marie Harrell, Larry Hymel, Joshua Ivy, Har-old Juneau, Larry Kangas, Christine Kennedy, Jeanne Ken-nedy, Shannon Lambert, Catherine Landry, Baby Elijah David Landry, Steve Lemoine, Eddie Mahne, George Mazzeno, Pa-tricia Matherne, Margarite Michel, Brian Mills, Richard Min-ton, Kenny Molony, Paulette Motely, Jacob Lopez-Nunoz, Rita Olivio, Charlene & Marlon Parris, Darryl Patton, Anthony ‘Bubby” Pellittere, Kevin Price, Patricia Rachel, Jeanne Ri-card, Marsha Robert, Robert Rockvoan, Melanie Rogers, Manuel Rotolo, Garland Ruiz, Chris Sachatano, Gina Salito, David Slatinsky, Steve Samrow, Rose Maria Santos, Charlie Sapia, Cheryl Schaff, Peter Schaff, Susan Schaff, John Schultz, Luca Scocerria, Erma Scudari, Antoinette Silver, Jackie Sison, Pat Slate, Evan, Karen & Sean Smith, Mary Smith, Seth Smith, Rita Slaney, Joyce Sonnier, Jude Soto, Angela Spencer, Linda Speziale, Jim Stennet, Don Turley, Jr., Nicholas Dale Tynes, Sherry Vicknair, Toni Wahl, Rock Whit-field, Foster Wimberly.

Prayer line: Joan 237-5760

Enthronement of the Sacred Heart ~ Would you like to have the En-thronement of the Sacred Heart in your Home? Every Catholic Home should have this devotion. It will help to make your home a place of prayer and bring your fam-ily closer together with each other and with Jesus. To find out more about the En-

thronement contact the Church Office 466-4511.

TITHES & OFFERINGS

June 16, 2019 Envelopes ……………………………… $ 4,867.00 Loose …………………………………… $ 921.89 Total……………………………………… $ 5,788.89

Online Offerings……………………… $ 674.05

Grand Total…………………………… $ 6,462.94

Weekly Assessment to Archdiocese……………………… ($ 3,444.00)

Tuition Assistance ………………… $ 1,171.86