THIS WEEK

SUNDAY, AUGUST 15 8:00 am - Mass 10:30 am - Mass

TUESDAY, AUGUST 17 5:00 pm – Mass 9:30 am - Coffee & Prayer - Marian Hall 5:45 pm - Pastor’s Bible Study - Marian Hall

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18 5:00 pm – Mass 9:30 am - Staff Meeting

THURSDAY, AUGUST 19 8:00 am – Mass 6:00 pm – Rosary– Chapel

FRIDAY, AUGUST 20 12:00 pm –Mass

SATURDAY, AUGUST 21 3:00 – 3:30 pm - Confession Daily Chapel 4:00 pm - Mass

SUNDAY, AUGUST 22 8:00 am - Mass 10:30 am - Mass

Phone: (225) 383-1838 Additional Information on Website: holyfamilychurchpa.org Fax: (225) 383-1839

Reverend Ryan Hallford, Pastor Deacon Minos Ponville, Jr., Permanent Deacon

Jennifer LeJeune, Religious Ed. Director Melissa Herpin, Administrative Assistant

Karen Ardoin, Bookkeeper/Secretary Alise Ashford, School Principal Leigh LeBlanc, Pre-K3 Director

Church Office Address: 474 N. Jefferson Avenue Mail to: P.O. Box 290, Port Allen, LA 70767

Church E-mail address: info@holyfamilychurchpa.org

MASSES: Saturdays: 4:00 p.m. Vigil Mass

Sundays: 8:00 & 10:30 am Tuesday - 5:00 pm (Novena following)

Wednesday - 5:00 pm, Thursday - 8:00 am, Friday - 12:00 noon

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A Family of Faith

Holy Family Catholic Church 474 N. Jefferson Avenue, Port Allen, Louisiana 70767

Holy Family Parish Potluck Picnic SUNDAY, AUGUST 29th

-ALL ARE INVITED-

“For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” Matthew 18:15-20

Join us for the 15th annual Holy Family Parish Potluck Picnic! Come worship with us at 10:30 AM Mass and afterwards join us for fellowship in the Parish

Hall. Cake, soft drinks and paper products will be provided. We ask that you bring, but not obligated, your favorite appetizer, salad, vegetable, meat or bread.

Feel free to bring copies of your recipe! You can drive thru the Parish Hall and someone will collect your dish before

mass starting at 10 am.

For more information, contact Jennifer LeJeune at 336-4463 or jlejeunehfc@gmail.com.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Jgs 2:11-19; Ps 106:34-37, 39-40, 43ab, 44; Mt 19:16-22 Tuesday: Jgs 6:11-24a; Ps 85:9, 11-14; Mt 19:23-30 Wednesday: Jgs 9:6-15; Ps 21:2-7; Mt 20:1-16 Thursday: Jgs 11:29-39a; Ps 40:5, 7-10; Mt 22:1-14 Friday: Ru 1:1, 3-6, 14b-16, 22; Ps 146:5-10; Mt 22:34-40 Saturday: Ru 2:1-3, 8-11; 4:13-17; Ps 128:1b-5; Mt 23:1-12 Sunday: Jos 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b; Ps 34:2-3, 16-21; Eph 5:21-32 [2a, 25-32]; Jn 6:60-69

Want a quick and easy way to access the readings? Check out our website at holyfamilychurchpa.org

for a link to the daily readings online.

STEWARDSHIP OF FINANCE COLLECTION COUNTERS - Monday, August 16, 2021

Ruth Stanley, Carla Bergeron, Philipa Blair

COLLECTION REPORT for August 1, 2021 General Collection – Identified Givers - $ 6245.00

Unidentified Givers - $ 569.30 Total General Collection - 6814.30

Total Jubilee: The Next Step Collection - $ 2298.00

Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. -Luke 1:42

THE DESTINY OF ALL MORTAL FLESH The celebration of today’s feast on a Sunday is unusual on our Roman Catholic calendar. Our observance of the Lord’s Day is held in such high esteem that few other feasts replace it. Occasionally there is a feast—usually of one of the saints—in which the saving power of God in Christ is so uniquely focused that the Roman rite deems it worthy of celebration on the Lord’s Day. Today is such a feast. Yet some are surprised at the brevity of the dogma in its entirety: “We pronounce, declare and define it to be a divinely revealed dogma: that the Immaculate Mother of God, the ever Virgin Mary having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul to heavenly glory.” The Roman Catholic Church never defined any specifics or particulars about the event itself. It is not in the scriptures. There are no verifiable eyewitness accounts. At its core, the dogma reveals in Mary the destiny of all mortal flesh, and reinforces our creedal belief in resurrection of the body. This feast strengthens our faith, defined last week in Hebrews as the realization of things hoped for. We find, in Mary, that realization of what we all hope for, what Paul today affirms: “In Christ shall all be brought to life” (1 Corinthians 15:22). Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

A VOCATION VIEW The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The Gospel asks for us: "How can Jesus give us His flesh to eat?" Our lack of knowledge does not prevent us from being

lured into the mystery. The mystery makes it all the more appealing when we say in faith, "My LORD and my

God!" In faith we can respond also to God's invitation to be His priest or religious. If you can, contact Father

Josh Johnson at (225) 336-8778, jjohnson@diobr.org, or visit www.diobr.org/vocations

RECITATION OF THE ROSARY The rosary is recited at 6:00 p.m. on Thursdays in the daily chapel. Everyone is invited to come and pray.

Prayer Line If you have a prayer request and would like to add someone

to the payer line, please contact one of the following Prayer Line contacts: Lynn Carr: 383-9747, Dora Alford: 344-0661,

Lenora LeBlanc: 975-1930

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AUTOMATIC BANK DRAFTING Each with his own gift, in proportion to the blessing

which the Lord, your God, has given to you. Deuteronomy 16:17

Giving is an act of prayer, offered in thanksgiving to a gracious God who has—in Christ—freely given us all things. Join the 74 families who are using and loving this service to make their monthly contributions. You can rest assured that this service is safe. It is handled through our bank’s online banking system, which uses up to date security and anti-fraud verification systems. Forms are available at church as well as on our website for you to fill out, attach a voided check and return it to the church office by either placing it in a sealed envelope labeled “Automatic Bank Draft” and drop it in the collection at mass or mail it or bring it to our office.

RCIA INQUIRY MEETING RESCHEDULED! ARE YOU SOMEONE OR DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO….

♦ Has expressed an interest in becoming Catholic? ♦ Has a child over the age of seven who has not been

baptized? ♦ Was baptized Catholic as a child, but has not celebrated

the Sacraments of Eucharist or Confirmation? We at Holy Family are offering opportunities to learn more about our Catholic faith. We want to hear from you. To schedule a time to meet or for more information, please call

Deacon Minos at the church office, 225-383-1838, or email deaconminos@ponville.org.

COFFEE AND PRAYER ALL ARE INVITED to come and bring a friend, to our next Coffee and Prayer scheduled for Tuesday, August 17th, at 9:30 am in Marian Hall. Please contact Jennifer LeJeune at 336-4463 or jlejeunehfc@gmail.com for more information.

CONFESSIONS: Saturdays: 3:00 to 3:30 pm or any day by appointment. BAPTISMS: Couples should contact the parish office during pregnancy to register for a Baptism

Seminar (usually held every other month, even numbered months). Godparents also must attend a Baptism Seminar.

MATRIMONY: Couples must contact priest at least SIX months before making other arrangements. SICK CALLS: Parishioners are urged to contact priest to inform him of persons who are ill. SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Offered at daily Mass or privately to those

who are facing surgery or illness. Call the office. NEW PARISHIONERS: Are requested to contact the Parish Office to register as parishioners. ADORATION: Tuesday & Wednesday - 5:30 - 8:30 pm; Thursday & Friday - 9:00 am - 12 Noon

OUR MISSION STATEMENT Holy Family Parish is a loving, caring community of devoted and committed Catholic Christians. Our mission purpose is to spread and deepen the Kingdom of God among all people. Our aim is to carry out this mission through our strong tradition of faith and family, through a strong sacramental and liturgical life, through a total Catholic educational program, through a ministry to the social needs of the community and through evangelization.

COUNT DOWN TO OUR 100TH YEAR CELEBRATION

We are gearing up for our 100th year celebration to be held on September 12, 2021 with a special 100th Anniversary Mass at 2 PM with Bishop Duca being the celebrant, and a family friendly reception

to follow in the Parish Hall. There will be NO 10:30am Mass that morning.

We encourage everyone to come out for the 2PM Mass.

Please mark your calendar and make every effort to attend this special occasion as we Remember our Past, Celebrate our

Present and Secure our Future.

A Family of Faith For 100 Years

5 Weeks

FEAST OF FAITH The Shape of the Eucharistic Prayer

Our Eucharistic Prayers originated in the traditional Jewish meal prayers known as berakah, which were prayers of thanksgiving used at meals. Over the centuries, the Christian thanksgiving, or Eucharist, gradually took shape. While in the East the Eucharistic Prayers (called anaphora) took many forms, in the Roman Church there was for many centuries just one Eucharistic Prayer, called the Roman Canon (now known as Eucharistic Prayer I). Almost all Eucharistic Prayers include the same basic elements. They begin with thanksgiving and acclamation. Then there is an epiclesis, as the priest calls down the Holy Spirit upon the gifts. Then follows the institution narrative and consecration, as the words that Jesus spoke at the Last Supper are repeated. After the consecration, we remember in an explicit way all that Christ has done for us—this is the anamnesis, or remembering. The prayer concludes with the offering, the intercessions—prayers for the Church, our leaders, ourselves—and a final doxology of praise. The reforms of the Second Vatican Council enriched our liturgy with additional Eucharistic Prayers, including both ancient texts (Eucharistic Prayer II is based on the most ancient of all existing Eucharistic Prayers) and new compositions. —Corinna Laughlin, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

ARE YOU A REGISTERED PARISHIONER?? If you are living in our parish and are not a registered parishioner, you are invited to contact the Church Office to register. Once registered, you will receive the bulletin and monthly contribution envelopes as well as any other correspondence sent out from our Church Office. Please call the Church Office at 383-1838.

PASTOR’S BIBLE STUDY Come and join our Pastor, Fr. Ryan, for his weekly

“Pastor’s Bible Study”. The Bible Study will be held on

Tuesday evenings in Marian Hall at 5:45pm. It will consist of

discussions and prayers based on the upcoming readings and gospel

for the week. Everyone is Welcome and

encouraged to attend.

That Man is You! is an interactive men’s program that combines the latest findings of modern science with the teachings of the Church and the wisdom of the saints to develop authentic male leaders capable of transforming themselves, their families and greater society. Join us for food, fellowship and faith starting September 10, 2021 at Holy Family Catholic Church. All men are welcome. To Learn more contact Joe DuBoulay at (225)

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