june thirteenth sunday in ordinary time...2020/06/28 · 2 ministry in action we are thankful for...
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PARISH OFFICE ~ 799 Fairway Dr., LaPlace, LA 70068 | 985-652-2615
SCHOOL ~ 985-652-4532 | PreK2 through 7th Grade | www.aolcrusaders.org
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
June 28, 2020
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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.
"We hold these truths to be self�evident,
that all men are created equal, that they are
endowed by their Creator with certain �
unalienable Rights, that among these are
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."�
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We all know these words by heart. They are
from the United States Declaration of Inde-
pendence. However, are these words held
with the same reverence around the world
as they are held here at home? Sadly, no.
There are many places in the world where it
is a life�threatening endeavor to practice
one's faith, that faith that was given to each
human by that Creator who endowed us
with inalienable rights.�
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Let us take a moment to remember all those people in the world who are not free
to seek life, liberty or happiness.�
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Let us pray...�
O God,�
you willed that the Jewish people be free from slavery by their Egyptian �
captors.�
You will that all people should be free to worship you without fear�
and to celebrate their religious beliefs freely,�
even if they have not yet found you.�
Grant that those of us who live in this great nation�
will thank you daily for our freedom,�
and work for the freedom of others around the world�
that do not yet have the freedom to practice their faith openly and proudly.�
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We seek your wisdom where hatred abounds,�
and ask for humility to offer our good works to others who live in fear and �
bondage.�
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We ask all this through Christ our Lord,�
who frees us from sin and death through the wood of the cross. Amen.�
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Ministry in Action
We are thankful for our Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion who
bring Holy Communion to the Homebound, especially during this time of
uncertainty. Let us continue to pray for continued good health of these
ministers and for an end to the pandemic.
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
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
WE WILL CONTINUE TO LIVE-STREAM DAILY MASSES AND THE 10:30 SUNDAY MASS. THESE CAN BE VIEWED ON THE AOL FACEBOOK PAGE OR ON OUR PARISH WEBSITE. Monday, June 29 • Sts. Peter and Paul 8:30 am Fr. John Izral
Tuesday, June 30 • The First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church 8:30 am Dolores Fajardo
Wednesday, July 1 • St. Junipero Serra 6:00 pm Rick Gaille
Thursday, July 2 8:30 am John Rauch, Jr.
Friday, July 3 • St. Thomas • First Friday 8:30 am Steve Navarre, Tom & Teresa Bautsch
Saturday, July 4 • First Saturday • Independence Day 4:00 pm Norman & Verna Millet, Rosalind Hutson, Deborah Acosta, Jessica Fournet, Cynthia Naquin, Stuart Torres, Jeanne Guidry, E.J. & Edna Guidry, Conrad & Betty Hymel, John Rauch, Jr., Fisher & Melancon Families, George W. Ho3man, Frank & Shirley Drexel, Henry & Florence Forsythe, Fryoux & Roussel Families, Felix Grubbs, Audrey Roussel Vicknair, Dolores Fajardo, Glen Keating, Special Intention
Sunday, July 5 • 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30 am Gwen Booth, Maude Hymel, Nancy Freitas, Vivian & Lionel Fisher, Jr., Joseph & Verlie Marks, Irving & Norma Vial, Lester Savoie, Maxie & Mary Lee, Maxie Lee, Jr., Souls of all babies & the unborn, Special Intentions 10:30 am Henry Harris, Jr. 3:00 pm (en espanol) Our Parishioners 7:00 pm Peggy Farinelli
June 28, 2020
Please place food in the
pantry baskets in Church.
Schedule based on last name.
July 4/5 - W/X/Y/Z
July 11/12 - A/B/C
July 18/19 - D/E/F
July 25/26 - G/H/I
VIGIL LIGHT FOR JULY�
In memory of Norman & Verna Millet, Deborah Acosta, Jessica Fournet, & Rosalind M. Hutson
CHAPEL CANDLES BURN FOR�
Birthday Blessings for Patrick Morton & Kathy Pipitone
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Around Our church & Our Community
The Word Among Us
July/August
Edition
Complete Catholic Mass &
Daily Meditations
Available for $3 each at the
Parish Office and in the back
of Church
Vacation Bible School
at St. Joan of Arc
JULY 6 - JULY 10, 2020
Register online at
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Virtual Conference for Catholic Teens
Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church Hearty
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non-profit in the Community Bag Program for July.
The program is simple: For every reusable Community
Bag sold at the LaPlace Winn Dixie during the month of
July, Ascension of Our Lord Hearty Meal will receive a
$1 donation. So pick up a few and us help feed the
hungry. Thank you for your support!
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Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Perpetual
Adoration
Chapel
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Sacraments
BAPTISMSBAPTISMSBAPTISMSBAPTISMS: Baptismal seminars are held on the first Tuesday of each month in the Parish O@ce at 7:00pm. Please call the Parish O@ce 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 O@ce 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 O@ce.
FUNERALSFUNERALSFUNERALSFUNERALS: Family must make arrangements with the priest prior to making final arrange-ments with the funeral home.
The Parish Office will be closed on Friday, July 3rd
in observance of Independence Day.
Parish Calendar
Monday, June 29
Tuesday, June 30
Wednesday, July 1 7:00pm KC Planning & Director’s Meeting - Old school library
Thursday, July 2 7:00pm Spanish Bible Study - Piovan Parish Hall
Friday, July 3 • Parish O:ce Closed
Saturday, July 4 • Team 1 5:00pm Patriotic Rosary after 4pm Mass - Church
Sunday, July 5 • Team 1 4:00pm Meet & Greet with Fr. Galvez after 3pm Mass
LIVING THE LITURGY LIVING THE LITURGY LIVING THE LITURGY LIVING THE LITURGY ---- INSPIRATION FOR THE WEEK “Are you unaware that we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?” What do you understand these words to mean? Many see these words as an indication of what may come in eternal life. In actuality, they have more to do with our lives here and now. We are called to die to ourselves and o3er our lives as gifts given generously to others. It is not about us. We are asked to serve God and not continue in our service of sin. Life is about learning to do what we really do not want to do because it brings us deeper into the mystery of God, ourselves, and others. Learning how to accept and live with the “small deaths” and sacrifices we encounter teaches us how to live with and approach our final death. We can do so with a heart that has been touched by and is open to mercy or one that is self- focused and closed. ©LPi
REFLECTREFLECTREFLECTREFLECT - QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK First ReadingFirst ReadingFirst ReadingFirst Reading We hear how the prophet Elisha and his servant Gehazi repaid the Shunammite woman for her generous hospitality. When have you shown excessive generosity to another? Second ReadingSecond ReadingSecond ReadingSecond Reading Paul taught the Roman Christians that through Baptism, believers ful-ly participate in the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. How should this reality impact one’s day-to-day living? Gospel ReadingGospel ReadingGospel ReadingGospel Reading Jesus continues to teach his followers the challenges of discipleship. What do you find most challenging in following Christ? ©LPi
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June 28, 2020
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time
“Whoever does not take up his cross and
follow after me is not worthy of me.”
Matthew 10:37-42
In the first reading we find that a woman befriends the
prophet Elisha and shows him great hospitality. She invites
him into her home and provides for his material needs. In
return God will bless her with a child.
In the gospel Jesus talks about whoever receives a
prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s
reward, and so on. In both readings, we find that the
operative mindset for receiving blessings from God is to be
open to His Word. The prophets speak God’s word to the
people. Opening up to what the prophet says is in effect
listening to God. God speaks to us in many varied ways, i.e.
Scripture, worship, prayer, meditation, other people and so
on. Hearing God speak to us means that we must open
ourselves to listening to God.
In the second reading St. Paul says that “we who were
baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death.... If
we, then, have died with Christ we believe that we shall also
live with him.”
We all face moments of doubt in our lives. We face
decisions that put into question whether or not we are doing
God’s will. God does not give us clear and certain signs. The
whole process of discerning God’s will is much like the
analogy of making sausage, you just don’t want to see how
messy it is. But if we become like Christ in accepting the
crosses of life, we will find redemption in God’s healing love.
People struggle with major decisions in their lives. Many
people wonder if they have chosen the right person to marry.
Others, whether or not they have found the right job or
profession. Others question God’s presence when they face
tremendous adversity. We just don’t know. But recall the
words of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemene when He
begged God to spare Him of the Cross, “Not my will but your
will be done.”
Fr. Walter Austin�
Readings for the Week
Sunday: 2 Kgs 4:8-11, 14-16a/Ps 89:2-3, 16-17, 18-19 [2a]/
Rom 6:3-4, 8-11/Mt 10:37-42
Monday: Acts 12:1-11/Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [5b]/2 Tm 4:6-8,
17-18/Mt 16:13-19
Tuesday: Am 3:1-8; 4:11-12/Ps 5:4b-6a, 6b-7, 8 [9a]/Mt 8:23-
27
Wednesday: Am 5:14-15, 21-24/Ps 50:7, 8-9, 10-11, 12-13, 16bc-
17 [23b]/Mt 8:28-34
Thursday: Am 7:10-17/Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11 [10cd]/Mt 9:1-8
Friday: Eph 2:19-22/Ps 117:1bc, 2 [Mk 16:15]/Jn 20:24-29
Saturday: Am 9:11-15/Ps 85:9ab and 10, 11-12, 13-14 [cf. 9b]/
Mt 9:14-17
Next Sunday: Zec 9:9-10/Ps 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13-14 [cf. 1]/Rom
8:9, 11-13/Mt 11:25-30
©Liturgical Publications Inc
Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church
God Is Love
I was recently at a Catholic conference and had a
conversation with someone living in the thick of Hollywood
culture. He was Catholic and spoke of how hard it was to
live out his faith amid tremendous temptation and
negativity toward religion. He spoke about how going to
daily Mass helped to keep him centered and stay strong in
his faith. He was a great witness to living out one’s faith in
the face of disbelief.
One thing that he told me stood out above all the rest. He
spoke of his engagement to his fiancé and how important it
was to him that God was a major part of their relationship
and their lives as individuals as well. He told me he said
something to her like, “If you don’t love Jesus more than you
love me, this is never going to work.” What an amazing and
truly moving witness!
Songs and books are written about the intense longing one
human being can have for another. We can describe
another as meaning everything to us. We speak of wanting
to offer our complete selves to our beloved. However, true
love is about more than wanting to be with that person. It is
about wanting that person to know a love even greater than
theirs: the love of God. No
love can last without God. My
Hollywood friend knew this to
be the case. He showed his
true love for his wife-to-be by
sharing more than himself —
he shared the very One who
created love.
-Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS
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