St. Isidore Harvester 5657 Thomas Road

Baton Rouge, LA 70811

(225) 775-8850

www.s sidorecommunity.org

St. Isidore the Farmer Catholic Church Serving Baker and surrounding areas

Vol. 52 ~ December 1, 2019 ~ No. 49

Daily Mass Schedule

Saturday Vigil 4 PM Sunday 7:30 AM & 10:30 AM Monday Communion Service 8:30 AM Tuesday 6 PM, followed by Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena, Chaplet of Divine Mercy, and Exposi on & Benedic on of the Blessed Sacrament Wednesday 7:15 AM Thursday 6 AM Friday 7:15 AM, followed by Adora on, un l 5:00 PM Rosary and Eucharis c Benedic on

Parish Staff

Father Frank Bass - Pastor Tommy Benoit - Deacon Shelley Joseph - Deacon Chad Canady - Maintenance Kara LeBlanc - Social Jus ce/ Special Events/ Bulle n Jason McCrory - Liturgy Michael McMullen - Facili es Manager Roxanne Mabile - Administra on Monice Oliphant - Religious Forma on/ Youth

Office Hours: Mon.-Thurs.—8 AM to Noon, 1 PM to 4:30 PM; Friday—8 AM to 12 PM

The Altar Guild will be selling religious articles in the narthex following the 10:30 AM Mass this Sunday. Be sure

to stop by their table to see what wonderful items they have!

Worship Schedule

Saturday, November 30 St. Andrew, Apostle 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM: Reconciliation. 4:00 PM Mass: Kenneth & Gladys Mayers, Michael Gaspard, Carol Gaspard, Edith Kerry, James “Gator” Bates.

Sunday, December 1 1st Sunday of Advent 7:30 AM Mass: The People of St. Isidore. 10:30 AM Mass: Joseph Cambre, Jeffrey Lamana, Donald Mansur, Donald Dowty Family, The Holy Souls in Purgatory.

Monday, December 2 8:30 AM Communion Service.

Tuesday, December 3 St. Francis Xavier 4:45 PM - 5:45 PM: Reconciliation. 6:00 PM Mass: Randall DeBenedetto. 6:30 PM: Novena & Chaplet of Divine Mercy followed by Eucharistic Benediction.

Wednesday, December 4 St. John Damascene 7:15 AM Mass: Norman Landry.

Thursday, December 5 y 6:00 AM Mass: Norman Landry.

Friday, December 6 St. Nicholas. 7:15 AM Mass: Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus 8:45 AM–5:00 PM: Adoration. 5:00 PM: Rosary & Eucharistic Benediction.

The Sanctuary Candle burns this week for

Xw|à{ eÉzxÜ Contributions 11/10/2019

Regular Collection: $12,821.00 Parish Maintenance Fund: $1,481.00

Unidentified Collection: $755.00

11/17/2019 Regular Collection: $8,900.00

Parish Maintenance Fund: $650.00 Unidentified Collection: $626.00

Thank you and may God bless your stewardship.

Our Sympathy for…

The Bridges family, on the death of their loved one, Alice Bridges, who passed away Monday, November 4th.

Family Advent Night

Practice for the Nativity Play will be December 8th in the Ott Center following 10:30 AM Mass (11:30—1:30). Advent Night will be Wednesday, December 11th at 6:15 PM in the Ott Center. We will enjoy a nativity play put on by the Children in Ministry. Snacks and beverages will be provided. We hope you will join us as we celebrate this Christmas season.

Men’s Christmas Choir The Men’s Christmas Choir rehearses at 6 PM on Mondays in the church. All men are invited to join rehearsals. They will sing at the Christmas Day Mass at 9 AM.

Mass Intention and Sanctuary Light

The Mass Intention and Sanctuary Light Calendar is open to request Masses or sanctuary candles for the months of January through June 2020 Please stop by the church office to request a Mass or a sanctuary candle for your loved one.

Christmas Toy Drive & Food Drive

Our annual Toy Drive will begin November 24th. Please choose a tag off the Angel Tree in the narthex, and return the wrapped gift to the narthex by December 9th. Remember to tape the tag you selected from the Angel Tree to the outside of your wrapped gift.

Our Food Drive also begins on November 24th and runs through December 2nd. Please bring the food item that corresponds to your last name from the list below:

A-C: Macaroni & Cheese (family size or 4 pack); D-F: Flour, Sugar; Cake mix, Icing G-J: Cooking Oil (half gallon), Cranberry Sauce; K-M: 5 lb. Bag of rice N-P: Sugar, Flour; Q-S: Cornbread Mix (Jiffy 4 pack or family size) T-Z: Corn, Stuffing, Sweet peas.

Our St. Vincent de Paul Society is also accepting monetary donations.

Seniors Christmas Luncheon All those 50 and older: bring your favorite dish and share good cheer, good friends, and an excellent meal. The luncheon is December 4th at 11:30 AM in the Isidore Center. Call Kara LeBlanc in the parish office for more information on this annual event.

Lunch with the Day Trippers

The Day Trippers will be going to Central City Steak and Seafood on Tuesday, December 3rd for lunch at 11:30 AM. Please call Kara LeBlanc in the church office to reserve your spot.

Prayer for Vocations

Gracious and loving God, inspire men and women of the Diocese of Baton Rouge to hear and respond to

your call to minister in the Church.

Open the hearts of many faith-filled disciples to serve as devoted priests, deacons, religious sisters and brothers, who will spend themselves for your

people and their needs.

Bless those who now serving with resolve and perseverance. Grant that their faith and example may

encourage others to follow in their path. Through Christ our Lord.

Amen

Do What You Can

The reading from the prophet Isaiah this Sunday contains a remarkable prediction--the end of war between nations (Isaiah 2:4). So why hasn't it been fulfilled? We can look to the second reading and the Gospel for some hints.

Both readings talk about being awake and ready for our salvation (Romans 13:12) or the coming of the Son of Man (Matthew 24:39). Being awake doesn't mean consuming lots of coffee or turning the music volume all the way up. Paul calls it "putting on the Lord Jesus Christ" as a soldier would put on armor before a battle. He even mentions rivalry and jealousy as attitudes to avoid. What if we not only avoided them, but also taught our children to avoid them? What if everyone eventually learned not to be jealous and hateful?

We are a long way from ending all wars. There are still people who teach hate to the poor instead of helping to feed them. There are still people who get rich selling the weapons of war. This brings us back to the first reading, in which Isaiah speaks of beating swords into plowshares. Instead of trying to stop all wars, could we at least show forgiveness to someone who has hurt us? Maybe we need to be ready to share our faith. Maybe we have to be awake to any opportunity to show God's love to those around us. If we can just be patient with other people's faults and weaknesses, we may not stop all wars, but we will be prepared for the coming of the Prince of Peace. Tom Schmidt, (c) J. S. Paluch Co.

Coffee & Donuts with the KCs Join the Knights of Columbus in the Isidore Center this Sunday after the 7:30 AM Mass for coffee and donuts!

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