March 22, 2015 - Fifth Sunday of Lent

Baptisms

Seminars are held every other month - register by calling the office. Attend-ance is suggested during pregnancy.

406 East Pinhook Road Lafayette, LA 70501-8727

Phone: (337) 237-0988 Fax: (337) 233-8868 Rev. M. Keith LaBove, Pastor

Parish Website: www.stpat.org

Weddings

Arrangements must be made at least six months in advance to allow time

for preparation

Office Hours

Monday – Thursday: 8:30 am – 3:00 pm; Friday 8:30 am – 12 noon

Celebration of the Eucharist

Saturday: 4:00 pm – Sunday: 8:30 & 10:00 am Monday through Friday: 7:30 am

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday: 3:00 – 3:30 pm and Weekdays: 7:15 am

Welcome to St. Patrick Church

Fifth Sunday of Lent

March 22, 2015

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Saturday, March 21--Vigil of the Fifth Sunday

of Lent

4:00 PM: Mike Guilbeau;

Jules, Isola & Bart LeJeune; M/M Eugene Mon-

tagnet, Sr.; M/M Charles Bachus;

Dr. & Mrs. Pierre Silvan

Sunday, March 22--Fifth Sunday of Lent 8:30 AM: Lorraine Day;

10:00 AM: Parishioners of St. Patrick’s

Monday, March 23--Lenten Weekday

7:30 AM: Mike Guilbeau

Tuesday, March 24--Lenten Weekday

7:30 AM: Toni Doumit Kalifeh

Wednesday, March 25--The Annunciation of the

Lord

7:30 AM: Dr. Tommy Comeaux & Dorinne;

Col. Clark Comeaux & Catherine (living);

Col. Kimberly Fedele (living)

Thursday, March 26--Lenten Wekeday

7:30 AM: Julia Phillips

Friday, March 27--Lenten Weekday

7:30 AM: Dr. Charles Stewart

Friday—7:10 a.m.

I will place my law within them

and write it upon their hearts;

I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

— Jeremiah 31:33

Non-Liturgical Devotions

Daily Rosary: Monday - Friday 6:55 a.m.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena: Tuesday

7:15 a.m.

Rosary for Priests: Wednesday 7:00 a.m.

Chaplet of Divine Mercy: Thursday 7:15 a.m.

Pro-Life Rosary: 1st. Friday of the month 7 a.m.

Shamrocks—Friday, March 27: Gloria Bou-

dreaux; Maggie Sonnier; Staphanie Bacque; Jo-

sette Delahoussaye

Gratitude

Fr. Keith wishes to thank all of you for the birth-

day wishes and gift, grateful for the generosity of

so many.

After the Breakfast

Our yearly breakfast gathering in honor of our patron

saint, St. Patrick, was a success, as always. We thank

the faithful organizers who make this event possible

each year, as well as those who attended and graced

the gathering with their presence. We congratulate

Jerry and Dee Boudreaux who this year received

the Shamrock Award in recognition for their service

to our church and community. Fr. Keith’s talk can be

found at our website stpat.org.

Antique Fair in Washington

Visit Washington, LA on April 10th – 11th for the

spring Antique Fair. Parking will be available at Im-

maculate Conception Catholic Church for a suggest-

ed $5.00 donation. BBQ sandwiches and drinks will

be sold as well. Help Immaculate Conception defray

expenses from rebuilding after the fire.

St. Edmond Catholic Church - “Parish Lenten Mission” 4131 West Congress St., Lafayette

Presented by Fr. Kevin MacDonald, Redemptorist Priest,

from March 23 through March 26 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

For additional information, please call the Parish Office (981-0874 or secretary@st-edmond.org

St. Paul the Apostle – Lenten Mission 326 South Washington St., Lafayette

All are invited to attend the Parish Lenten Mission at St.

Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, Lafayette, on March 24,

25 & 26 at 7:00 p.m. The Mission will be presented by

Rev. Ted Parker of Detroit, Michigan. For more infor-

mation, please call the Church Office (235-0272).

Oremus—A Guide to Catholic Prayer

Do you find it easy to pray? For most of us, prayer be-

comes a source of frustration as we struggle to calm our minds and to find even a few minutes to pray. In our busy

lives, prayer is seen as a luxury, when in reality it is at the

foundation of a healthy spiritual life. The good news is that you can overcome your difficulties with prayer, and it is

easier than you might think. Over the course of 8 weeks,

the Oremus study program teaches you the essentials of an

effective and fruitful prayer life. Oremus is A Guide to Catholic Prayer, 8 part Study by Fr. Mark Toups, held at

Holy Cross Church, Administrative Building (A) Grace

Room, Wednesdays beginning March 25, 6:30—8:00

p.m., and will be facilitated by Debra Carroll. Please call

Debra to register: 337-962-2648; cost is $15 for a work-

book.

VITA to Train Volunteer Tutors

VITA (Volunteer Instructors Teaching Adults) will hold its

next tutor training workshop in its downtown location, 4th. Floor, Whitney Bank Building, 905 Jefferson St., Suite

404, on Wednesday, March 25th, 9:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m.

For more information or to register, please contact the of-fice at (337) 234-4600, or email at vitala@bellsouth.net

Fostering and Adoption

Did you know that there are presently over 600 children in foster care in the Lafayette area? These children need

homes. If you think you might be interested in fostering or

adopting unwanted or uncared for children in our area or if you would like to be of assistance to these children in some

other way, contact I AM, a program offered by Immaculate

Heart of Mary Church. I AM stands for Increasing Adop-tive Measures. The program's purpose is to raise awareness

of the need for help with children in foster care and ulti-

mately to find a loving home for each one of them. For

more information, call the IHM church rectory at 337 235 4618.

The Triduum: Save the Dates As we approach the conclusion of our Lenten season,

we prepare to celebrate the Triduum. Make plans now

to attend the three services that are the great celebra-

tions of our redemption in Christ. Thursday, April

2nd, 6 pm: Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper. Fri-

day, April 3rd, 3:00 pm: Commemoration of the

Lord’s Passion. Saturday, April 4th, 8 pm: The Easter Vigil of the Lord’s Resurrection. These are the celebra-

tions for which we prepare all through Lent. Mark your

calendar so that you can participate in these three holi-est celebrations of the Church year.

Confession Opportunities

Just a reminder that in addition to our regularly sched-uled confession times (see the front of the bulletin),

there is one Opportunity for Confession left, scheduled

for next week in the Central Region: on Thursday,

March 24th, from 6:00– 7:00 p.m. at St. Bernard

Church, Breaux Bridge. All are encouraged to receive

the Sacrament of Reconciliation in preparation for Easter Sunday. Please note that after Wednesday of

Holy Week (April 1), there are no scheduled confes-

sions until after Easter.

4th Annual Boiling with the Bishop Crawfish Boil

Join us for our 4th Annual Boiling with the Bishop

Crawfish Boil, benefiting Catholic Services of Aca-diana, on Saturday, March 28, at 6:00 p.m. on the

Vermilion River near Ruffino’s. Parking is available

behind IBERIABANK ATM. Tickets are $50/person

and can be purchased online at www.catholicservic.org/boiling. Sponsorships availa-

ble! Please contact sclement@catholicservice.org.

Celebrate Holy Week and Easter with EWTN

Learn more about your Faith during the holiest time of

the year with EWTN’s first-rate movies, documen-taries, musicals, children’s programs, and much more!

Join in the celebration of Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica in

Rome or at the majestic Basilica of the National Shrine

of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. Get program details at www.ewtn.com & visit

www.ewtn.com/channelfinder to find a station near

you!

If you participated in Operation Rice Bowl

during the season of Lent, please bring the Rice Bowls with you next weekend.

STEWARDSHIP OF THE PAST WEEK

Our Response to God’s Generosity to Us Offertory……………………..$ 4,612.13

Catholic Relief Services……..$ 1,014.00 Thank You!

Date

Saturday, March 28

4:00 p.m.

Sunday, March 29

8:30 a.m.

Sunday, March 29

10:00 a.m.

Lectors

Dana Phillips—Narrator

Kathy Kalweit—Speaker

Susan Cain —Narrator

Gerrie McGovern—Speaker

Andre Arceneaux—Narrator

Robin Roy—Speaker

Eucharistic

Ministers

Kathy Kalweit

Harold Guilbeau

Peggy Spruill

Ted Hampton

Kay Hampton

Suzanne Lavergne

Kenneth Broussard

Madeline Simon

Janeth Harrington

Altar Servers Janell Venable Fred Vallot Phyllis Roy

Ushers

Oren Spruill

Joyce Stelly

Keith Toups

Rachelle Trahan

Lionel Jeanmard

Joyce Stelly

Liturgical Roles for March

Readings for the Week

Monday Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 [41c-62]; Ps 23:1-6; Jn 8:1-11

Tuesday Nm 21:4-9; Ps 102:2-3, 16-21; Jn 8:21-30

Wednesday Is 7:10-14; 8:10; Ps 40:7-11; Heb 10:4-10; Lk 1:26-38

Thursday Gn 17:3-9; Ps 105:4-9: Jn 8:51-59

Friday Jer 20:10-13; Ps 18:2-7; Jn 10:31-42

Saturday Ez 37:21-28; Jer 31:10, 11-13; Jn 11:45-56

Sunday Is 50:4-7; Ps 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24; Phil 2:6-11; Mk 14:1 — 15:47 [15:1-39]

From the Pastor’s Desk

Back in the days surrounding the beginning of this Lenten season, I remember saying in one of my homi-lies, “I don’t know what God has in store for you this Lent.” I still don’t know that. Truth be told, I’m not even sure exactly what God is doing with me during this season of grace, but I’m working on it. Hopefully, you perhaps have some idea of where God has been leading you, and what God’s grace has been stirring around in your heart.

Perhaps your Lent has gone very well this year. Perhaps you’ve not only been spending more time in prayer, but your prayer has even gotten richer and deeper. Perhaps you’ve been able to reach out to someone in need, and in the process become a more charitable person. Perhaps you’ve actually given something up, totally and completely, throughout these days of Lent, and maybe you’re thinking that you can keep that going after the purple of Lent has been stored away. I really hope any or all of those things have been part of this desert time.

It’s also quite possible that your Lent hasn’t gone quite that well. Perhaps things started out with sincere intentions and honest commitments. Then life happened, or you got busy, or you forgot, or it just seemed to take too much effort to get to Mass every single day (or even one extra day a week!) Perhaps that favorite food or en-joyable activity has some how wormed it’s way back into your life or onto your plate, and you just don’t know what you’re going to do. If I had to guess, this second kind of less than Olympic level Lenten observance may be more the norm. If so, I’d offer two thoughts.

The first is, quite simply, Lent isn’t over. Whatever has happened since Ash Wednesday, the days be-tween now and Easter can be different. Maybe 14 days is easier for us to manage than 40! Recommit to what you decided, or choose some other path. In either case, strive to make the most of what’s left of this season of grace. Whatever we’ve been doing, or not doing, God hasn’t thrown up his hands and walked away.

The second is particularly fitting if you feel like you’ve just failed. I’d suggest, embrace the failure. If you decided that that you were going to give something up, for example, and just couldn’t do it, then let that experi-ence become a moment of grace. What life has taught you is that you are incomplete — that you do not have within you the power or strength or self-discipline to transform your own life. You have come face to face with your need for God. Let the failure and shortcomings be both motivation and opportunity to once more surrender to God in your need. Quite simply, ask for God’s help. Then do it again. And again, and again. You get the picture.

You and I alone are not enough. Let this Lent teach us about our abiding need for God.