THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!

February 10-14 IOTA: EGAN:

Offerings- $ 5,174.50 $ 973.00

Ash Wednesday- $ 852.00 $ 470.00

February 18, 2018 First Sunday of Lent

Sanctuary Lamps: St. Joseph: In Memory

of Mary Agnes Fabacher

Angel : In Memory of the

Myers & Guilbeau family

Angel: In Memory of

Mrs. Luna LaCasse

St. Michael: In Honor

of the LaCombe & Caswell

children

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Lv 19:1-2, 11-18; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mt 25:31-46

Tuesday: Is 55:10-11; Ps 34:4-7, 16-19; Mt 6:7-15

Wednesday: Jon 3:1-10; Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19; Lk 11:29-32

Thursday: 1 Pt 5:1-4; Ps 23:1-3a, 4-6; Mt 16:13-19

Friday: Ez 18:21-28; Ps 130:1-8; Mt 5:20-26

Saturday: Dt 26:16-19; Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8; Mt 5:43-48

Sunday: Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18; Ps 116:10, 15-19; Rom

8:31b-34; Mk 9:2-10

Upcoming Collections

Black & Indian Missions… Feb. 17 & 18

BSA… February 25

Maintenance Fund...March 4

Homebound Ministers:

Thursday, March 1

Audrey M & Heather Z

Chris L & Nell B

Church Cleaners~Feb. 19

St. Joseph—T-Man & fly

St. Michael–Troy P

Please pray for the sick of our parish– Roylene Landry, Sandra Richard, Velma Guidry, Greg Daigle, Fred Cart, Jane Lagasa, JoAnn & Lynn Hebert, Gracie Zaunbrecher, Herman Kibodeaux, Carol Sue Baronet, Greg Deville, Mary Reed, Sybil Fey, Ansley Pickett, Benjy Cart, Leonard Roy, Wendell “Pro” Bellon, Christine Cormier, Emma Dean Miller, George “Baby George” Guillory, Jr., Roger Fontenot, Shannon Sonnier,

Christopher Miller, Louise Leckelt

Tuesday, Feb. 20— 5:30 PM– EGAN– (L) Rev. Paul Osterele, SJ, Luke Johnson

Wednesday, Feb. 21—8:00 AM– IOTA– (L) Rev. Anthony Oskini, SJ, Andrew Killeen, In

Thanksgiving to the Holy Spirit by ABM, In Thanksgiving by Audrey & Raleigh (D) Rodney

Roy, Jappy Miller, Rose M. Lewis, Mary Agnes Fabacher

Thursday, Feb. 22— 7:00 AM- IOTA- (L) Rev. Jose Padinjarepeedika, CMI, Luke Kirk, Kaeley

Dufrane (D) Mable Cart Doise

Friday, Feb. 23— 7:00 AM– IOTA- (L) Rev. John Paul SJ., Hayden Lacour (D) J.F. & Julia

Clement

Saturday, Feb. 24- 4:00 PM– IOTA– (D) E.J. LeJeune, Steve Bellon, Ione & Ronnie

LeJeune, Priscilla Fontenot, Tim, Mary & Joel Pousson, Steve, Lorraine & Leven Pousson,

In Memory of Samantha LeDoux, Ray A. Hebert, Leta Hebert

6:00 PM– EGAN-(L) Rev. Donald Pelous, Joshua LaFleur (D) Carl &

Brent Hebert, Mary Ann Sensat, Tommy Pinson, Jack & Edna Oliver

Sunday, Feb. 25- 7:00AM– IOTA–All Parishioners

9:00 AM - EGAN–(L) Rev. Neil Pettit, Alex Lancon (D) John, Elaine & Kris

Bellon, Sam Dommert, Souls in Purgatory, Floyd LaCombe, M/M Philibert LaCombe, M/M

George Regan

11:00 AM– IOTA- (L) Amy & Martin (to match) (D) Ann Cheryl Cart, David,

Thelma & Lee McDaniel, Yolanda LeJeune, M/M Shelton LeJeune, Lloyd & Verna

Higginbotham, Souls in Purgatory, Rodney & Clarice LeJeune, Willie Myers

Feb. 24—25

St. Joseph

Lectors & Ministers:

Saturday 4:00 PM

L– Norma N

M–Norma N, Janice M

Sunday 7:00 AM-

L— Ronnie C

M–Ronnie & Gretchen C

Sunday 11:00 AM—

L– Jude L

M— Jude L & Connie L

St. Joseph: Altar Servers

Saturday– 4:00 PM-

Garrett S

Sunday– 7:00 AM–

Austin H

Sunday– 11:00 AM–

Nicholas G & Ashley M

St. Michael–

Lectors & Ministers

Saturday– 6:00 PM

L–Frances M

M– Frances M

Sunday—9:00 AM

L– Paula G

M– Wanda L

Pro-Life Corner

Vocation Cross—Jerry & Annie Pickett will receive the Vocation

Cross this week. If you would like to receive the cross, please sign up in foyer of the church.

Deacon Robbie would like to say thank you to all the

generous donations that were made towards my Peru Mission. Thank you so much! Deacon Robbie

ADORATION CHAPEL– THURSDAY AT 12 AM NEEDS TO BE FILLED. INTERESTED? PLEASE CALL THE OFFICE

UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS

Catholic Daughters- Tues., Feb 20 @12noon– Parish Hall

St. Joseph Altar Society– Mon. March 5 @ 3PM-Parish Hall

St. Michael CCD– Tues., Feb 20– K-5@4:45; 6-10 @5:45

St. Joseph CCD – Wed., Feb. 21- K-5@4:45; 6-10@5:45 Confirmation– 6-7PM Youth Group– Thurs., Feb. 22 @ 6PM– Parish Hall K .C. ‘s– Tues., Mar 13 @ 7PM- Egan Church Hall Confirmation Mandatory Retreat- Sat., Mar.17–All DAY

First Communion- Sun., April 8, 2018 @11AM– St. Joseph

Confirmation– Wed., April 11, 2018 @ 6PM– St. Joseph

Homemade Bread!

The St. Joseph Ladies Altar Society will be selling homemade bread on Saturday, March 10th. The donation is $6.00 a dozen. Tickets are on sale now and can be bought from any Altar Society member or in the church office. Pick up location will be at the Iota Elementary cafete-ria from 10AM to noon. If you would like to donate supplies to help defray the cost, please contact the office or Mrs. Judia.

The Catholic Daughters is sponsoring a Lenten weekly reflection on the book Perfectly Yourself by noted Catholic author Matthew Kelly, for any interested parishioners. The group will meet at 1:00PM on Mondays in the parish hall, from February 19– March

20. You are also encouraged to register for free daily Lenten reflections at: DynamicCatholic.com/BestLentEever. Catholic Daughters will have 20 com-plimentary copies of the book & study guides available for participants.

Shrimp Po-Boy Sale & Bingo

St. Francis will sponsor a po-boy sale and bingo on Friday, February 23. Pick up time will be 5PM– 7PM. Combo cost $8.00 and includes fried shrimp po-boy, chips and a drink. Tickets can be purchased from any

student or in the church office.

The bingo will begin at 6PM.

10 games to play and $25 prize per game

Black out game $50 prize

Rice Bowls are available in a box at the

church’s entrance for St. Michael & St. Joseph. Please take one if you wish to

participate in the Lenten program. Rice Bowls will be picked up on the weekend of March 17-18 at all

Masses. Please do not return the bowls until then.

What you give up for Lent can help others in need. Please consider participating in this program spon-

sored by Catholic Relief Services.

St. Francis School will hold new family registration will begin February 14th through February 28th.

St. Francis School offers a quality Catholic education with small class sizes and individual attention to

your child’s needs.

St. Francis does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, national or ethnic origin.

For more information or to request a tour, please call 779-2527.

Day of Prayer for Women

There will be a Lenten Day of Prayer for Ladies on Tuesday, February 27th at Our Lady of the Oaks Retreat House in Grand Coteau. It will begin at 9AM and end with Mass at 2:15PM. Cost is $25. For more information or to register, please call Our Lady of the Oaks at 337-662-5410.

The Tee-Mamou KC’s are sponsoring a Pork Steak Dinner w/trimmings on Sunday, February 25. Dinners can be

picked up at the Tee-Mamou KC Hall from 10:30AM to 12:30 PM. Tickets are on sale now for $8.00 or $10.00 at the door. If you would like to purchase a ticket, please contact Wayne Doucet at 250-1446.

Way of the Cross–

~after 5:30 PM Mass on Tuesday, Egan ~at 8:00 AM on Friday, Iota

~at 5:30 PM on Friday, Iota