PARISH OFFICE HOURS

Monday, Wednesday & Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Tuesday & Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Closed on Holidays

SPECIAL DEVOTIONS

Perpetual Help Novena Prayers: Tuesday after 6:00 a.m. Mass

Benediction: 1st Friday after 6 a.m. Mass 1st Saturday before 8:00 a.m. Mass

Healing Mass: In honor of St. Charbel 22nd of every month at 6 p.m.

Pro-Life Mass: 2nd Tuesday of the month at 5:30 p.m.

Adoration Chapel: Open Daily Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Holy Hour for Vocations:

1st Saturday of every month 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

January 26, 2020 • 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

749 EAST BOULEVARD BATON ROUGE, LA 70802

• Parish Office: 225-383-4127 • Fax: 225-383-4154

• Email: saintagnesbr2@gmail.com or saintagnes58@gmail.com • Website: www.stagnesbr.com

Catholic Church

MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday Vigil .............................................................. 4:00 p.m. Sunday ................. 8:00 a.m., 9:15 a.m. (Tridentine), 11:00 a.m. Monday–Friday………... 6:00 a.m. (also 5:30 p.m. during Lent) Saturday ....................................................................... 8:00 a.m.

CONFESSIONS: Before daily Mass and Saturday morning Mass. Also, Saturdays 3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. or by appointment.

BAPTISMS: Contact the Parish Office.

MARRIAGES: Engaged couples should contact the Pastor six months before the wedding date for preparations.

PARISH STAFF Rev. Charbel Jamhoury Pastor Rev. J. Clifton Hill, C.S.Sp. In Residence Rev. Joey F. Angeles In Residence Mrs. Kitty Blanchard Bookkeeper/Secretary Child Protection Coordinator Mr. Michael Sanders Bulletin/Website Mr. Allen Taylor Coord. of Religious Education

Mr. Keith Manley Security/Sacristan

Mrs. Nancy Hendrick Cantor

Ms. Carla Landry Latin Choir Director

Mr. Daniel Blanchard Organist

Miss Christi Atkinson Pianist

Mr. Danny Atkinson Guitarist

Mr. Eric LeDuff Facilities Service Manager

SAINT AGNES

DONATIONS FOR January 11th & 12th

Regular Collection 8,083.00 Repairs/Replacements 4,714.00 Capital Campaign 3,571.00 Other 462.00 ————— Total $ 16,830.00

DONATIONS FOR January 18th & 19th

Regular Collection 6438.16 Repairs/Replacements 1,615.00 Capital Campaign 909.25 Other 760.10 ————— Total $ 9,722.61 Year to date amount allocated for Capital Campaign: $151,138.96

My dear parishioners and friends, “Peace be with you!”

As we continue our weekly meditations on the Eucharist, I would like to start with the Pope St. John Paul II who many times during his audiences spoke about the Eucharist as “the sacrament of the church’s unity, banquet of communion with God, and source of the Church’s life, etc…” In the Eucharist, he said, “Christ gives us his body and blood as food and drink, under the appearance of bread and wine, just as during the Paschal meal at the Last Supper. Only through the Spirit, the giver of life, can the Eucharistic food and drink produce in us "communion," that is to say, the salvific union with Christ crucified and glorified”. In his encyclical Dominum et Vivificantem, St. John Paul II said: "Guided by the Holy Spirit, the Church from the beginning expressed and confirmed her identity through the Eucharist….It was completely animated by the Holy Spirit who enlightened the believers to understand the Word, and gathered them together in charity around the Eucharist”. Again in the same encyclical already quoted we read: "Through the Eucharist, individuals and communities, by the action of the Paraclete-Counselor, learn to discover the divine sense of human life" (n. 62). They discover the value of the interior life, realizing in themselves the image of the Triune God. This is always presented to us in the books of the New Testament and especially in St. Paul's letters, as the alpha and omega of our lives.” Christ, by his Divine and living Spirit, allows to each member of the Church to participate and receive the fullness of divine’s life through the action of the Holy Spirit who dwell within by the grace of our baptism. The Church is the door of God’s Divine life, and at the center of the Church we can find the Eucharist, “where Christ is present and active in humanity and in the whole world by means of the Holy Spirit”. To be continued…

From Fr. Charbel… 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time January 26, 2020

Mass Intentions

Mon (27) 6:00 am Jerry & Carolyn Nezat Tue (28) 6:00 am List of the Deceased Wed (29) 6:00 am Elizabeth Badeaux Meyers Ethel M. Babin Thu (30) 6:00 am Rose Brian ad intentionem dantis Fri (31) 6:00 am St. Agnes Clergy & Staff ad int. Sat (1) 8:00 am Gerry Newman, Jr. (Vigil) 4:00 pm Rick & Joanne Cummings Family Elizabeth Badeaux Meyers Sun (2) 8:00 am For the Parishioners (Latin) 9:15 am Glynn LeBlanc 11:00 am Mary & Milton Broussard

Vocation View

Jesus proclaimed this theme: “Reform your lives!” Are you bold enough to reform your life and proclaim the Good News– perhaps as a priest, sister, or brother? If so, contact Fr. Andrew Merrick at 336-9778 or amerrick@diobr.org

St. Agnes Adoration Chapel

St. Agnes has completed its renovations to the Adoration Chapel. Stop in, visit for a moment’s peace; listen and pray in the presence of Our Lord. Offer a prayer of thanksgiving for Mr. Eric LeDuff

for sharing his time and talents with our parish and making this improvement possible. We are truly blessed!

Youth Choir

Rehearsals for the St. Agnes Youth Choir have resumed. The choir is open to all 3rd-12th graders. Practices are every Tuesday at

5:30pm. The choir will sing once a month at 11am Mass. Contact Nancy Hendrick at nancyhendrick@mac.com

Reason precedes Faith

The loss of reason has led to our loss of Faith. Physicist and Thomist Dr. Anthony Rizzi discusses with Fr. Pacwa on EWTN Live Jan. 29th at 7pm how Catholicism is a physics-first religion and, even more surprisingly, how our deep problems stem from a neglect of physics!

Pro-life quote

“When we consider that women are treated as property it is degrading to women that we should treat our children as property to be disposed of as we see fit.” - Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Announcements

Second Collection - Church in Latin America St. Agnes Food Pantry - Please consider helping serve the Food Pantry Thursday, Feb. 6 at 8AM in the cafeteria. Knights of Columbus - selling $20 football board squares for the Super Bowl. Proceeds benefit the Security Fund. Dr. Edward Sri - well-known Catholic author giving three talks in the BR area. Visit https://learn.evangcatbr.org/rsvp/

Meetings For January 27 - February 2

Tue - Legion of Mary 9:00am PSR Classes 4:00-5:15pm Youth Choir Practice 5:30pm in cafeteria Wed - Latin Choir Practice Sat - Apologetics 11am PSR building

Sanctuary lamp

The sanctuary lamp in church burns this week in memorial of Hazel & Raymond Blanchard; in the chapel it burns for a special intention. If you would like to have the sanctuary lamp burn in

memory of a loved one, please contact the parish office.

Membership drive of altar society

The Altar Society annual membership drive will begin January 1st and end February 9th. Dues are $20/year. Each additional member from the same household has a membership fee of only $5. Envelopes are located on tables by the entrances of church. Fill out the information requested, then place the envelope and contribution in the collection basket. If you’ve never been a member, please consider joining now. If you are unable to work, please join as an inactive member and become our prayer source for the success of the society and the needs of our parish.

Women’s Day of Prayer & healing

Are you or someone you know suffering the loss of a child through abortion? You’re not alone. A Day of Prayer & Healing for women who have experienced abortion will be held on Saturday, February 8th from 9am-5pm. For information and registration, call 325-3459 or email EnteringCanaan@diobr.org All inquiries are confidential.

Wedding Anniversary celebration 2020

This year the celebration is at St. Thomas More Church on February 23rd at 2pm. Couples reaching their 25th, 50th, 65th or greater anniversary at any time during 2020 are invited to attend the Anniversary Mass celebrated by Bishop Duca with a reception to follow in the STM Activity Center. The deadline is February 6th. Call the parish office to register or email mgernon@diobr.org

Baby Bottle Campaign

WNLC has begun its fundraising project for providing resources and assistance to expecting mothers. Their mission promotes the

sanctity of life and the dignity of women. Please take home a baby bottle located in the bins and when you return to church, simply drop the bottle back. WLNC has saved over 2,100 lives from abortion and their work is entirely dependent on private donations. Become an active part of saving lives in our community– aid their mission!

3rd Sunday in O.T. (Latin: 3rd Sunday after Epiphany) January 26, 2020

Italian Market

Muffulettas

Specialty Meats

Hot Boudin

3869 Government Street Baton Rouge, LA 70806 225.218.4361

CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS St Agnes Church #003550 749 East Boulevard Baton Rouge, LA 70802 TELEPHONE 225-383-4127 CONTACT PERSON Michael Sanders EMAIL: saintagnes58@gmail.com SOFTWARE MSPublisher 2016 Adobe Acrobat 2017 Windows 10 TRANSMISSION TIME Monday 4:00 PM SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION January 26, 2020 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 4 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS