February 21, 2016 - Second Sunday of Lent

Rev. M. Keith LaBove, Pastor Parish Website: www.stpat.org

stpat.org@gmail.com

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

Baptisms

Seminars are held every other month - register

by calling the office. At-tendance is suggested

during pregnancy.

Anointing of the Sick The Church recom-

mends this sacrament for those who are grave-

ly ill or in danger of death. Call the priest to

arrange a visit.

Weddings

Arrangements must be made at least six

months in advance to allow time for prepara-

tion and planning.

406 East Pinhook Road Lafayette, LA 70501-8727

Phone: (337) 237-0988

Welcome to St. Patrick Church

Second Sunday of Lent

February 21, 2016

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Saturday, February 20--Vigil of the Second Sunday of Lent 4:00 PM: Cecil & Eva Mae Hebert; Dr. & Mrs. Leonard Rolfes; Bernadette Ogden; M/M/ Alfred Hitter, Sr.; M/M Eugene Montagnet, Sr. Sunday, February 21--Second Sunday of Lent 8:30 AM: Robert Chastant & Evelyn; Eddie Upton; Dr. Almore (Doc) Bordelon; Nick & Earl Chiasson; John Broussard, Jr.; Jonathan Ross 10:00 AM: Parishioners of St. Patrick’s Monday, February 22--The Chair of St. Peter the Apostle 7:30 AM: Sally Kirk Tuesday, February 23--St. Polycarp, Bishop and Martyr 7:30 AM: Joyce Hadley

Wednesday, February 24--Lenten Weekday 7:30 AM: Dr. Tommy Comeaux & Dorinne; Col. Clark Comeaux & Catherine (living); Col. Kimberly Fedele (living) Thursday, February 25--Lenten Weekday 7:30 AM: Mike Guilbeau Friday, February 26--Lenten Weekday 7:30 AM: Dr. Charles Stewart Friday—7:00 a.m.

The Lord

is my light and my salvation; whom should I fear?

— Psalm 27:1

Non-Liturgical Devotions Daily Rosary: Monday - Thursday 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. Stations: Fridays During Lent 7:00 a.m. Shamrocks—Friday, February 26: Jerry & Dee Boudreaux; Betty Fournet; Charlotte Privat. Works of Mercy Tune in to our Diocese's Sunday morning televi-sion program, Tell the People, (Sundays at 11 a.m. on KATC-TV3) to hear Fr. Keith's reflec-tions on the corporal works of mercy in the light of the Passion of Christ. The series continues through Easter Sunday.

Twenty-four Hours for the Lord In observance of the Jubilee Year of Mercy, and in response to Pope Francis’ request, the following events are scheduled for March 4-5, 2016: On Fri-day, March 4th, confessions will be heard from 5 – 6 pm. At 6 pm we will have the Stations of the Cross for a Year of Mercy, with a homily on “Mercy on the Way to the Cross”. Following the Stations, confes-sions will be heard until 7:30 p.m. On Saturday, March 5th, confessions will be heard from 9 – 11 am. The church will remain open for private prayer until 4 pm Mass. As usual, confessions will be heard from 3 – 3:30 p.m. 4 pm Mass will be that of the 4th Sunday of Lent, with a homily on “Mercy and the Prodigal Son”. All are invited. Volunteers Needed Would you like to participate in the Washing of the Feet, Holy Thursday, March 24th, at 6 pm? Please call the office at 237-0988

Lenten Daily Masses: Monday through Friday: 7:30 a.m. Way of the Cross: Fridays 7:00 a.m. “Godspell” Spring Musical The Teurlings Catholic High School Drama Department will be presenting its 2016 spring musical, " Godspell " , which is based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew. Performances will be on February 25, 26, 27 at 7:00 P.M. and on February 28 at 2:00 P.M. at Angelle hall on the ULL campus. Tickets are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for students and can be purchased at the door. For further infor-mation, call Teurlings Catholic at 235-5711 ext.229. Food for the Journey The Central Region of the Diocese of Lafayette presents “Food for the Journey”, a monthly lunchtime speaker series designed to help Catholics live out our faith in our daily lives. Our speaker for March is Rev. Msgr. Ronald Brous-sard, Pastor of Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church, Carencro, and Pastor of St. Martin de Porres Cath-olic Church, Scott. “Food for the Journey” will be held on Tuesday, March 1, at Wyndham Garden Lafayette (formerly “Hotel Acadiana”), 1801 W. Pinhook Road, be-ginning at 12:00 noon. An optional lunch buffet is availa-ble for purchase beginning at 11:30 a.m. All are welcome to come “eat and be fed”- please bring a friend! Pre-registration is not required. For more information, please call Mary Bergeron (654-8682). Lenten Mission – St. Anthony, Lafayette St. Anthony Catholic Church, 615 Edison Street, Lafayette, will hold a Lenten Mission on March 7 & 8 at 7:00 p.m. The theme of the Mission is “Be Merciful Like Your Father is Merciful”. Presenters will be Rev. Hampton Davis, Pas-tor of Our Lady Queen of Peace – March 7; and Rev. Ches-ter Arceneaux, Pastor of Cathedral of St. John the Evange-list – March 8. For more information, please call the Church Office (234-5855). Heifer Project Recognition On display near the main entrance of the Church is a plaque we received this week. This is in recognition of your gener-osity to our Christmas project, donating $11,665 to those served through Heifer International. Who knows how many people will be impacted. We are grateful. Rice Bowls Rice Bowl containers are available under the stairwell near the main entrance. 25% of your donations are returned to our Diocese, to be used to assist the needy in our local area and the other 75% is used by Catholic Relief Services to assist the poor throughout the world.

St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast Our Annual St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast will be cele-brated on Saturday, March 12th., at the Petroleum Club, 111 Heymann Blvd., at 8:00 a.m. Once again the cooks, artisans, craftsmen, seamstress, gardeners, etc., who wish to provide a door prize are encouraged to begin their project. Gift certificates from store own-ers are also accepted. Please NOTE: it is not neces-sary to provide a door prize. Rather this is a way to share one’s gifts and talents with the members of our church community. Please sign the tablet at the back of the church if you are planning to attend as we need to know how many to prepare for. CJC Lenten Mercy Series The Community of Jesus Crucified Lenten Mercy Se-ries will be given by Fr. Michael Champagne, CJC, at Mater Dolorosa Chapel, 103 Railroad Ave. in St. Mar-tinville. The talks will be held on Fridays March 4, 11, and 18 from 7:00 – 8:30 PM. Topics include The Sacrament of Mercy, The Corporal Works of Mercy, and The Spiritual Works of Mercy. There is no charge and no registration necessary. Call the Community of Jesus Crucified at (337) 394-6550 for info. By-YOUR MERCY Family Mercy Fest! Bring your family and enjoy a unique Festival of Mer-cy on the banks of beautiful Bayou Teche in St. Mar-tinville on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 3, from 8am - 8pm. There will be talks on the J ubilee of Mercy and on Mother Teresa. The day will include praise in song from the Immaculate Heart of Mercy Gospel Choir as well as Bayou Mercy Praise and Worship Band. An outdoor Mass will be held at the Hour of Mercy, 3pm. Confession will be available throughout the day. The special Mother Teresa Expo will be available for viewing as will relics of Mother Tere-sa. The day will end with an outdoor showing of the Life of Mother Teresa. For more information visit Fete-Dieu du Teche on Facebook, visit our website at www.fetedieuduteche.org or call (337) 394-6550. STEWARDSHIP OF THE PAST WEEK Our Response to God’s Generosity to Us Offertory………………………$ 4,687.85 Ash Wednesday (Needy)…...…$ 969.51 Thank You! The second collection today is for the Catholic Church in Central and Eastern Europe and for the needs of the Black and Indian Missions.

Date

Saturday, February 27 4:00 p.m.

Sunday, February 28 8:30 a.m.

Sunday, February 28 10:00 a.m.

Lectors Harold Guilbeau Gerrie McGovern Pyllis Roy

Eucharistic Ministers

Candis Thompson Merrick Stelly Janell Venable

Ted Hampton Kay Hampton Maggie Sonnier

Leroy Abshire Barbara Abshire Janeth Harrington

Altar Servers George Eaton Mary Kramer Debra Carroll

Ushers Kevin & Daylan Phillps Donald & Scottie Vallot Robin Roy Lionel Jeanmard

Liturgical Roles for February

Readings for the Week

Monday 1 Pt 5:1-4; Ps 23:1-3a, 4-6; Mt 16:13-19

Tuesday Is 1:10, 16-20; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23; Mt 23:1-12

Wednesday Jer 18:18-20; Ps 31:5-6, 14-16; Mt 20:17-28

Thursday Jer 17:5-10; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 16:19-31

Friday Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a; 17b-28a; Ps 105:16-21; Mt 21:33-43, 45-46

Saturday Mi 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 103:1-4, 9-12; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32

Sunday Ex 3:1-8a, 13-15; Ps 103:1-4, 6-8, 11; 1 Cor 10:1-6, 10-12; Lk 13:1-9

From the Pastor’s Desk

I just had the opportunity to watch the video of the press conference welcoming our new bishop-elect, Bishop Douglas Deshotel. It was announced on February 17th that Bishop Deshotel would be succeeding Bishop Michael Jarrell, who has served as our bishop for the last 14 years. The appointment will be effective on April 27th, with ceremonies of Reception and Installation to be held at the Cathedral.

Though his entire priestly service has been offered in the Diocese of Dallas, Bishop Deshotel (currently auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Dallas) was born and raised in Basile, and attended high school seminary here in Lafayette at Immaculata Seminary High School, before continuing his studies in Dallas. He will be the seventh bishop of Lafayette since the Diocese was established in 1918. Of the first six bishops, 4 were Louisiana natives, including Bishops Jeanmard, Schexnayder, Frey and Jarrell. The other two, bishops O’Donnell and Flynn, came to us from Missouri and New York respectively.

In some ways, it feels rather comforting to have a ‘native son’ return to us as our bishop. During the press conference in response to a question from Bishop Jarrell, Bishop Deshotel confirmed his Cajun roots (offering webbed feet as proof) and mentioning sausage, tasso and roux as items he as regularly brought back with him to Dallas. At the same time, even though he regularly visits family in Basile, having been away for all these years, he also spoke of much that he will need to learn about the Diocese, recognizing that much has changed since he lived here as a youth.

Yet welcoming a new bishop coming to us from Dallas is also a reminder of the universality of the Church. Certainly having been born in the Diocese of Lafayette makes him one of us in a special way. Yet had our new bishop come to us from Indonesia, Africa or even Argentina (!), he would still be ‘one of us’, since we remain unit-ed with Catholics throughout the world by a common faith and a common hope of salvation, in and through our shared belief in Christ our Savior.

Receiving a new bishop is always a momentous event in the life of any local church. We prepare to leave behind the familiar leadership and pastoral care provided by Bishop Jarrell, and what lies ahead remains as al-ways shrouded in mystery. Certainly many things will remain the same, and hopefully some things in need of transformation and growth will be changed. But as has been true since 1918, the Diocese remains a strong com-munity of Catholic faith, sustained by God’s Holy Spirit. The love of Christ urges us on!