Stewardship Corner

Last week’s collection: $3,710.00

Building Fund total: $82,379.00

Thank you for your sacrificial giving.

H O LY FA M I LY C AT H O L I C C H U R C H

http://www.holyfamilyfranklinton.com

Easter Sunday ◊ March 27, 2016

The Sanctuary Lamp will burn

March 27 - April 2

in memory of

Lloyd Gutierrez

by request of

René and Jan LaBorde

Pastor Rev. Peter Hammett, OSB

Sacramental emergencies (985) 237-0972

Office (985) 839-4040 Monday-Friday, 8 am-4:30 pm Fax: (985) 839-2429

Parish Email holyfamilychurchfranklinton @yahoo.com

Mailing / Physical Address 1220 14th Ave (at Bickham St)

Franklinton, LA 70438

Weekend Masses Saturday Vigil: 5 pm Sunday: 8:30 and 11 am La Misa en Español: 5 pm (el último domingo de cada mes)

Weekday Masses Monday, Wednesday: 6 pm Thursday, Friday: 9 am (no weekday Mass on Tuesday)

Confessions Saturday 3:30 - 4:15 pm and by appointment

Eucharistic Adoration First Friday of every month 9:30 am - 4:30 pm

Director of Religious Education Renée Herbert: (985) 630-1121

Marriages

Contact Fr Peter at least eight months before your planned wedding date.

Bulletin Deadline Wednesday, noon.

Mass Intentions

3/26 8 pm The Easter Vigil Darlene Bullock †Harold Carriles †Marilyn Galivan Camryn Jordan Frank and Jean Lugo Brooks Moore †Robert Vishno

3/27 8:30 am †Betty Boasso

†Randall Boasso †Faye d’Aquin Anne Millette Kirsten Mosher †Jarrel Tullos

3/27 11 am The Parishioners

3/28 6 pm Kaye Varnado

3/30 6 pm A.J. Gilardi

3/31 9 am †Chris Ullo

4/1 9 am Christopher Darbonne

Prayer for our new Catholics

God of mercy,

you wash away our sins in water,

you give us new birth in the Spirit

and redeem us in the blood of

Christ your Son.

As we celebrate his resurrection,

increase our awareness of these

blessings

and renew your gift of life within us.

May the Easter sacraments we have

received

live forever in our minds and hearts.

We ask this in the name of Jesus the

Lord. Amen. Alleluia!

From our Pastor

Christ is risen!

He knocks at the doors of our

hearts daily. He seeks to enter in

and dwell with us.

And he sends us out from our or-

dinary, daily lives to announce to

those around us that he lives, that

he longs to transform our lives

and, through us, our world.

Jesus lives and is with us!

Rejoice!

Fr. Peter, OSB

Public viewing of Fox’s recent The Passion: New Orleans

Bring your blankets or your folding

chairs to the courtyard this Wed

3/30 at 7 pm for an outdoor show-

ing of the Tyler Perry musical de-

picting Jesus’ final hours. This will

be a unique and uplifting family

event -- we hope you can make it.

Please pray for: Ace & Marilyn Alleno, Rita Anderson, Lauren Authement, Burt Aymond, Janet Baham, Darryl Bonner, Ed Bou-dreaux Sr, Susan Corkern, Ann Cowart, Bob Ettle, Charles Foster, Teresa Fox, Byron Gast, Bonnie Herbert, Sylvia Kirksey, James Kruebbe, Neal Langham, Frank & Jean Lugo, Aimee MacIver, Bob MacIver, Lois Mackenroth, Billie Magee, Allen Matherne, Katie McCain, Betty Meche, Pam Miller, Susan Millette, Lenny & Helen Morel, Marilyn Prestenbach, Stacie Romero, Danny Sanders, McKenna Scroggs, Travis Smith, Suzy Stall, H.L. Sumrall, Robert Thomas, Joanne Thorp, Kaye Varnado, Rachel Walker, Donald Westmoreland, our military and first responders.

Rice Bowl returns

The preferred way to return your

Rice Bowl is to bring it to the parish

office anytime after Easter Sunday.

We especially ask:

Please do not return your Rice Bowl

to church at the Easter Vigil or on

Easter Sunday.

We simply cannot accommodate

them with the larger than normal

attendance on those occasions.

Thanks for helping us out.

Help Center needs...

Sometime soon, please pick up a

few of the following items for the

Food Bank:

18- or 42-oz oats (round canisters)5 oz canned tuna (in water)

16-18 oz peanut butter

Items may be dropped off in the

parish hall. Thank you.

Upcoming Events

3/27 EASTER SUNDAY Mass at 8:30 am and 11 am

3/28 Combined Councils 6:30 pm

3/29 Scripture Study 7 pm prep: chapters 20-21

4/1 First Friday Eucharistic Adoration 9:30 am - 4:30 pm

please support our KCs: jambalaya lunches

$5 per plate

Franklinton Farmers Market

Friday April 1, 10 am - 2 pm

Attention, 2nd grade parents:

First Reconciliation (Confession)

had to be rescheduled. The new

date is Saturday, April 2, at 10 am.

Please have your child eat a good

breakfast and arrive at church a

few minutes early. Following their

confessions, the Communion re-

treat will be held (lunch included).

Your squeaky-clean children will

be ready to be picked up at 1 pm.

In the Apostle’s Creed, what do we

mean, Jesus “descended into hell”?

What happened between his death

and his resurrection?

God has fallen asleep in the flesh and he has raised up all who have slept ever since the world began. God has died in the flesh and hell trembles with fear. He has gone to search for our first parent, as for a lost sheep. Greatly desiring to visit those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, he has gone to free from sorrow the captives Adam and Eve, he who is both God and the son of Eve. [He] approached them bearing the cross, the weapon that had won him the vic-tory. At the sight of him Adam, the first man he had created, struck his breast in terror... Christ took him by the hand and raised him up, saying: “‘Awake, O sleep-er, and rise from the dead, and Christ will give you light.’ I am your God, who for your sake have become your son. Out of love... I now command all who are held

in bondage to come forth, all who are in darkness to be enlightened, all who are sleeping to arise... I did not create you to be held a prisoner in hell. Rise from the dead, for I am the life of the dead. Rise up, work of my hands, you who were cre-ated in my image. Rise, let us leave this place, [for] I who am life itself am now one with you... The bridal chamber is adorned, the banquet is ready, the eternal dwelling places are prepared, the treasure houses of all good things lie open. The kingdom of heaven has been prepared for you from all eternity.”

From a second century homily, author unknown:

No choir rehearsal this week :)

Due to the extra

hours we‘ve clocked

in the past several weeks, the

choir is off on March 30. Weekly

rehearsals resume next Wed 4/6.

Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! Happy Easter!

¡Cristo ha resucitado! ¡Sí, él ha resucitado! ¡Aleluya! ¡Feliz Pascua!

First Friday Eucharistic Adoration

this Fri 4/1, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm

Sign up for an hour

on the sheet near the doors...

or just come

for as long as you are able.