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MASS TIMES
Saturday.……………………………… (Vigil) 4:00pm
Sunday................. 8:30am, 10:30am, 7:00pm
............................................. (Spanish) 3:00pm
DAILY MASS
Mo, Tu, Th, Fri……………………………….. 8:30am
Wednesday…………………………………….6:00pm
CONFESSIONS
One half hour before each Mass daily
and Sundays.
PERPETUAL ADORATION
CHAPEL—Open 24 hours daily.
Mass
Schedule
VERY REV. WALTER AUSTIN, V.F.
Pastor
985-630-2837
REV. MR. THOMAS ST. PIERRE
Deacon
REV. MR. DAVID FARINELLI, LPC,
LMFT
Deacon
Our Clergy
February 24, 2019
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Parish Directory Parish Office: 799 Fairway Drive
LaPlace, LA 70068
985-652-2615 phone
985-652-7291 fax
www.aolparish.org
Office Hours: M-F 9:00am - 4:00pm
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Dawnell Anders
BUSINESS MANAGER
Linda Biven
SECRETARY/SACRAMENTAL
RECORDS
Amarna Englert
ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY
Cindy Grosse
PARISH SCHOOL OF RELIGION
COORDINATOR
Andree Gurdian
YOUTH MINISTRY COORDINATOR
Emily Gurdian
ASCENSION OF OUR LORD SCHOOL
Toni Ruiz, Principal: 985-652-4532
PASTORAL COUNCIL PRESIDENT
Michael Abbate: 985-652-5041
SYNOD IMPLEMENTATION
COORDINATOR
Susie Lanza: 504-650-0496
Mass Intentions
Monday, February 25 8:30 am Carol M. Vicknair
Tuesday, February 26 8:30 am Zulma Williams
Wednesday, February 27 6:00 pm Larry Clarke
Thursday, February 28 8:30 am Florence Keller
Friday, March 1 • First Friday • World Day of Prayer 8:30 am Priscilla Ho man
Saturday, March 2 • First Saturday 4:00 pm Stuart Torres, Jeanne Guidry, Fryoux & Roussel Families, E.J. & Edna Guidry, Conrad & Betty Hymel, Scott Du , Deacon Paul & Philip Dupuy, Edith Layton, Henry & Florence Forsythe, Rauch & Stumpf Families, Diane Pickering, Frank & Shirley Drexel, Special Intentions
Sunday, March 3 • 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30 am James Trosclair, Sr., Mary & Maurice St. Pierre, Mr. & Mrs. Lance Poche, Harold Strehle, Connie Thornton, Annette Poche, Anthony St. Pierre, Claudia Mauberret, Barbara Mondello, Frank & Angelina Purpera, Sr., Cody Lucia, Gwen Booth, Irving & Norma Vial, Special Intention 10:30 am Terry Labat 3:00 pm (en espanol) Our Parishioners & Henry Harris, Jr. 7:00 pm NO MASS
VIGIL LIGHT FOR FEBRUARY�
In memory of Bruce & Evan Simoneaux
CHAPEL CANDLES BURN FOR: Healing for Pat Carambat
February 24, 2019
WE ARE GLAD YOU ATTENDED MASS WITH US!
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PICK UP A WWWWELCOMEELCOMEELCOMEELCOME CCCCARDARDARDARD
FROM THE BACK OF CHURCH AND LET US KNOW
HOW WE MAY SERVE YOU.
Lenten Retreat in Daily Life
Would you like to experience Sacred Scripture—not just study it?
Do you have a deep desire to grow in your faith and prayer life?
Are you seeking a deeper relationship with the Lord through prayer?
Would you like to experience a directed retreat
without interrupting your daily life?
If your answer is
“Yes”
A LENTEN RETREAT IN DAILY LIFE MAY BE FOR YOU!
Archdiocesan Spirituality Center, 2501 Maine Ave., Metairie
Opening Session: Sunday, March 10, 2019, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Personal prayer with Scripture for approximately 30 minutes a day
Weekly private guidance by experienced spiritual directors.
Please register by Friday, March 1, 2019
Cost: $40 (Adjustments can be made.)
Register on the web: http://asc.arch-no.org or telephone (504) 861-3254
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Ascension of Our Lord Statement of Faith
Ascension of Our Lord is a Catholic Church, in full union with the Church in Rome. We are dedicated to, and are under the
"Authority of our Holy Father, and therefore, accept and embrace all of the teachings of the Magisterium of the Church".
We invite all to worship with us in the confidence of knowing that our Church and doctrines were established by God
through Jesus Christ, empowered by the Holy Spirit and safeguarded by His Church, which is One, Holy, Catholic and
Apostolic. (Established July 1979)
Around Our church & Our Community
Willwoods Married Couples Retreat�
March 16th � 17th �
St. Joseph Abbey’s �
Christian Life Retreat Center�
Going on a Married Couples Retreat does not mean
that something is failing but rather it is a falling into
the graces of our Lord. It’s giving you and your
beloved the opportunity to find rest, strength, and
enrichment. A!ending one annually is a great way to
deepen and renew your love for God and each other!�
Register at www.FaithandMarriage.org�
FEED THE HUNGRY
SCHEDULE
Please place food in the
pantry baskets in Church.
Schedule based on last name.
Mar 2/3- D/E/F
Mar 9/10 - G/H/I
Mar 16/17 - J/K/L
Mar 23/24 - M/N/O
Mar 30-31 - P/Q/R/S
Abbey Youth Fest
Abbey Youth Festival will be held
on Saturday, March 23rd. All
high school students are invited
and confirmation students
should make every effort
to attend. Forms can be found
in the back of church by the sign in books and on the
Parish Website.
Forms and payment are due back to the parish
office by March 1st.
Save the Date
Steubenville on the Bayou - June 14-16
All students who will be entering 8th - 12th grade next
school year are invited to attend Steubenville on the
Bayou in Houma this June. The Steubenville Youth
Conferences are an outreach of Franciscan University
that help teens encounter the love of Christ every
summer. If you are interested in attending, please
e-mail Ms. Emily at [email protected].
The Hope & Faith Cancer Support Ministry
will continue the “Square One”
Healing Cancer Coaching program
Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at 6:30 pm
Ascension of Our Lord Church
Parish Office Conference Room
The Theme for Module 5 is
“How to Detox Your Body and Your Environment”
Summer Camp at Camp Abbey
Camp Abbey Summer Camp is a one-week sleep-over
camp run by the Archdiocese of New Orleans. Campers
at Camp Abbey make lifelong friends, great memories
and grow in their relationship with Jesus! Activities
include: Arts & Crafts, Archery, Swimming, Hiking,
Boating, Sports, Camping, Prayer, Mass, Reconciliation
and Adoration. Campers must be completing 2nd-8th
grades. Boys Camp weeks are June 2-8, June 9-15,
June 16-22 and June 23-29. Girls Camp weeks are
June 30-July 6, July 7-13, July 14-20 and July 21-27.
Registration opens February 25. $409 per week –
all inclusive. Visit www.campabbey.org for more info or
to register.
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Parish Calendar
Monday, February 25 6:00-7:30pm PSR 6:30-8:00pm Oremus Prayer Study - Church
Tuesday, February 26
Wednesday, February 27 6:30pm Hope & Faith Cancer Support Mtg. - Parish OAce 7:00pm Spanish Ministers Training - Church cry room 7:00pm RCIA
Thursday, February 28 12:30pm Hearty Meal 7:00pm Spanish Bible Study - Church cry room
Friday, March 1 8:30am School Mass 12:15pm School Early Dismissal
Saturday, March 2 • Team 1
Sunday, March 3 • Team 1
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Perpetual
Adoration
Chapel
Adorer NeededAdorer NeededAdorer NeededAdorer Needed Tuesdays 8Tuesdays 8Tuesdays 8Tuesdays 8----9pm9pm9pm9pm
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Jesus wants you to do more than Jesus wants you to do more than Jesus wants you to do more than Jesus wants you to do more than go to Mass on Sunday! go to Mass on Sunday! go to Mass on Sunday! go to Mass on Sunday! “Our communal worship at Mass must go together with our personal worship of Jesus in Eucharistic adoration in order that our love may be complete.” (Pope John Paul II, Redeemer of Man)
Sacraments
BAPTISMSBAPTISMSBAPTISMSBAPTISMS: Baptismal seminars are held on the first Tuesday of each month in the Parish OAce at 7:00pm. Please call the Parish OAce to pre-register.
WEDDINGSWEDDINGSWEDDINGSWEDDINGS: Couples must contact the priest at least six months prior to the preferred date of the wedding.
ANOINTING OF THE SICKANOINTING OF THE SICKANOINTING OF THE SICKANOINTING OF THE SICK: Please call the Parish OAce or 985-630-2837 (evenings).
HOLY COMMUNION TO THE HOLY COMMUNION TO THE HOLY COMMUNION TO THE HOLY COMMUNION TO THE HOMEBOUND: HOMEBOUND: HOMEBOUND: HOMEBOUND: To be added to the list, please call the Parish OAce.
FUNERALSFUNERALSFUNERALSFUNERALS: Family must make arrangements with the priest prior to making final arrange-ments with the funeral home.
Journey Through Lent with Jesus
We welcome you to participate in the
fullness of these sacred days with Jesus.
Ash Wednesday Ash Wednesday Ash Wednesday Ash Wednesday ---- March 6thMarch 6thMarch 6thMarch 6th Mass and Ashes: 8:30am & 6:00pm
Communion Service and Ashes: 12:00noon
Lenten FridaysLenten FridaysLenten FridaysLenten Fridays KC Council #9623 Fish Fry
7:00pm Stations of the Cross, Communion Service, Divine Mercy Chaplet
Married CouplesMarried CouplesMarried CouplesMarried Couples’ ’ ’ ’ Way of the CrossWay of the CrossWay of the CrossWay of the Cross Wednesday, March 13th, 6:30pm at St. Joan of Arc Church
Led by Deacon Richard & Diane Abbondante
Lenten Morning of PrayerLenten Morning of PrayerLenten Morning of PrayerLenten Morning of Prayer Saturday, March 23rd, 9:00am in Church
Presenter: Deacon Jesse Watley
Archdiocesan Night of ConfessionArchdiocesan Night of ConfessionArchdiocesan Night of ConfessionArchdiocesan Night of Confession Wednesdays, March 27th, April 3rd, & April 10th Confessions available before & after 6:00pm Mass
The Parish Office will be closed on
March 4th & 5th for Mardi Gras.
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February 24, 2019
7th Sunday in Ordinary Time
“Do to others as you would
have them do to you ”
Luke 6:27-38
The readings today talk about forgiving and letting
go. When Nelson Mandella became president of South
Africa, his government ended the decades old practice
of apartheid. During those years of white rule, many
atrocities and acts of injustice occurred against the
majority native African populace. Rather than use their
new power to reek revenge on those whites who had
caused such hardships, Mandella’s government set up
a ‘Truth Commission.’ The purpose of this commission
would be to investigate past wrongs by hearing the
complaints of the victims and having the perpetrators
face their accusers. All those brought before the
commission received amnesty for their crimes but they
had to admit to their wrongs.
Many experts believe that this commission went a
long way in helping South Africa transition from a
minority white to a majority black rule and help put to
rest the evils of apartheid. By not inflicting the type of
injustice on the whites that the natives experienced,
they stopped the cycle of violence. Victims felt
vindicated hearing their attackers admit wrong and the
whites in authority felt humbled by admitting what they
did was wrong.
The same idea went into Dr. Martin Luther King’s
program of non-violence. By refusing to resort to
violence in reaction to violence inflicted on them, blacks
got their civil rights without creating a new cycle of
violence.
Scriptures point out the value of forgiveness and
letting go. In the first reading David could have slain
King Saul and became king. But that would only justify
someone else killing him for the same reason. Even
though Saul wanted to kill David, David’s refusal to get
even stopped things from getting even more out of
hand.
In the gospel Jesus gives a series of admonitions
on the importance of forgiveness and letting go. When
we forgive a past hurt we do not do it out of concern
for the other person alone. We do it because it is good
for us.
Fr. Walter Austin�
Readings for the Week
Sunday: 1 Sm 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23/Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 8,
10, 12-13 [8a]/1 Cor 15:45-49/Lk 6:27-38
Monday: Sir 1:1-10/Ps 93:1ab, 1cd-2, 5 [1a]/Mk 9:14-29
Tuesday: Sir 2:1-11/Ps 37:3-4, 18-19, 27-28, 39-40 [cf. 5]/
Mk 9:30-37
Wednesday: Sir 4:11-19/Ps 119:165, 168, 171, 172, 174, 175
[165a]/Mk 9:38-40
Thursday: Sir 5:1-8/Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6 [40:5a]/Mk 9:41-
50
Friday: Sir 6:5-17/Ps 119:12, 16, 18, 27, 34, 35 [35a]/
Mk 10:1-12
Saturday: Sir 17:1-15/Ps 103:13-14, 15-16, 17-18 [cf. 17]/
Mk 10:13-16
Next Sunday: Sir 27:4-7/Ps 92:2-3, 13-14, 15-16 [cf. 2a]/1 Cor
15:54-58/Lk 6:39-45
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Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church
I sometimes spend more money than I should. I make
decisions based upon my wants and not my needs. Those
actions can create a financial difficulty or circumstance where
more sacrifice is needed. Instant gratification or selfish
impulses can create havoc in one's bank account, marriage, or
family. All these issues to deal with simply because I wanted
what I wanted and I got it. Yes, it sounds like the actions of a
child.
However, I know I am not alone. We all can easily find ourselves
acting in this manner. This is why it struck me to listen once
again to the words of Jesus when he says, "Do to others as you
would have them do to you." The words are reminiscent of
another of Jesus' phrases, "Love your neighbor as yourself."
The problem is that too often I would like for others to fulfill my
wants instead of needs, and I can seemingly love myself by
doing what I already mentioned above.
A stewardship way of life means that I wisely steward what I
have, and I cannot give what I do not have. Have you ever given
someone a present you couldn't afford and think that was love?
It wasn't. We don't show love by giving what we do not possess.
We show love by meeting another's needs and by sharing our
very self with them. At our core, what we long for from others
more than anything else is love. Would I have others give me
lavish gifts and shower me with empty compliments or would I
have them give to me something much more valuable: the love
in their hearts? In turn, I need to love myself more by realizing
that no purchase will offer
fulfillment more than the love of
God shown to me in Christ Jesus.
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