July 24, 2016 - Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

July 24, 2016

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Saturday, July 23--Vigil of the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 4:00 PM: Cecil & Eva Mae Hebert; Dr. & Mrs. Leonard Rolfes; Johnny Leon Ducote; Verna & Wiley Romero; Mrs. Ruth Stelly Houston; Nolan John Sahuc; Mrs. Gretchen Warner; Louise Celeste Gouaux; Monty & Pierre Montagnet; Willis Noel Sunday, July 24--Seventeenth Sunday in Or-dinary Time 8:30 AM: Robert Chastant & Evelyn; Eddie Upton; Dr. Almore (Doc) Bordelon; Nick & Earl Chiasson; Phil Simon; Bud & Euna Arceneaux 10:00 AM: Parishioners of St. Patrick’s Monday, July 25--St. James, Apostle 7:30 AM: Mike Guilbeau Tuesday, July 26--Saints Joachim & Anne, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary 7:30 AM: Joan Braungart

Wednesday, July 27--Weekday 7:30 AM:Dr. Tommy Comeaux & Dorinne; Col. Clark Comeaux & Catherine (living); Col. Kimberly Fedele (living) Thursday, July 28--Weekday 7:30 AM: Verna & Wiley Romero Friday, July 29--St. Martha 7:30 AM: Dr. Charles Stewart Altar Flowers In memory of: Monty & Pierre Montagnet

You were buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him

through faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead.

— Colossians 2:12

Non-Liturgical Devotions Daily Rosary: Monday - Thursday 6:55 a.m. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena: Tues-day 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, July 29: Jerry & Dee Boudreaux; Daniel & Charlotte Privat. Gently Worn School Uniforms Needed Gently Worn School Uniforms are once again being collected for needy children in the Lafa-yette Parish Schools. Please bring your chil-dren’s outgrown uniforms to church as soon as possible. Sizes 4-20 and all adult sizes are needed. Shirts: red, white and navy blue, black and green. Pants/Shorts: navy blue, black and khaki-traditional style. The need is great!

Prayer and Action

O God, who gave one origin to all peoples and willed to gather from them one family for yourself,

fill all hearts, we pray, with the fire of your love and kindle in them a desire

for the just advancement of their neighbor, that, through the good things which you richly bestow upon all,

each human person may be brought to perfection, every division may be removed,

and equity and justice may be established in human society. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

-- Collect, Votive Mass for the Progress of Peoples, The Ro-man Missal

CCD Students from St. Patrick’s who would like to attend CCD Program—all grades, First Communion and Confirmation, need to register at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 818 12th. St., Lafayette. Registration begins July 25 until Au-gust 4, 2016; at IHM CCD Office: Mondays, Tuesdays, & Thursdays, 8:30 am.—11:30 am and 1:30 pm —4:00 pm No registrations accepted on Wednesdays and Fridays. Late registration begins Monday, August 8, 2016 and a $20.00 late fee will be added to the registration fee. Stu-dents will be accepted on a first come first serve basis. All new students must have their baptismal certificate on the day of registration. For fees and additional information please call: 235-6323. 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 August is Rev. Joseph Campion, SSJ, Pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Breaux Bridge. “Food for the Journey” will be held on Tuesday, August 2, at Wyndham Garden Lafayette (former ly “Hotel Acadiana”), 1801 W. Pinhook Road, beginning at 12:00 noon. An optional lunch buffet is available for pur-chase 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 Ber-geron (654-8682). 2016 Black Catholic Men’s Conference Please join us for the “2016 Black Catholic Men’s Confer-ence” to be held on Saturday, August 6, 2016, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon (with lunch) at St. Joseph Catholic Church (Bishop Perry Learning Center), 232 St. DePorres Street, Broussard, LA 70518. Our theme is “Faithful, Fear-less and Fruitful”. Keynote Speaker will be Rev. Roy Lee, Ph.D., of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Cost is $25.00 per person and includes lunch. Registration Forms are availa-ble by calling St. Joseph Catholic Church (337-837-6218) and will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis through Thursday, August 4, or until sold out. Registra-tions will be not accepted at the door. For more infor-mation, please call Fr. Thomas James, SVD (337-380-9713). Marriage Enrichment with Jim Schellman Join Jim Schellman for a day of formation for married cou-ples to deepen their marriage covenant in Jesus Christ. In-spired by the Catechumenal Model of adult formation, cou-ples will have the opportunity to focus their hopes, dreams, worries and sufferings on Christ. The full day of workshop will be held at St. Pius X Parish Life Center on Saturday August 27, 2016 from 9:00am-4:30pm with the option to attend Mass at 5pm. The cost of the retreat is $75 which will include your lunch and all supplies. Please pre-register through our website, .www.diolaf.org/marriage-enrichment Deadline to register is August 19th.

Centennial Campaign Results This week we will wrap up our announcements regard-ing our participation in our Diocesan Centennial Cam-paign, as we prepare to celebrate 100 years as a Dio-cese in 2018. Other parishes will be taking up their turn into 2017, and we invite you to continue to pray for the Campaign's success. Here at St. Patrick, we are pleased to announce that your pledged contributions totaled $361,700, well over our or iginal goal of $235,000. Thirty percent of that will be returning to our parish. We know that many of you committed to a 5 year or one time gift that is a true sacrifice for you. Because over 50% of funds collected are going into endowments, your sacrifices will be benefiting the people of the Diocese of Lafayette for decades to come, "Building Our Future Together". We do remind you that donations to the Campaign are not collect-ed here in the parish. Please use the envelopes that are provided to you, and send your contribution directly to the Campaign office. And again, Thank you. Holy Hour for Vocations Please join us for our monthly “Holy Hour for Voca-tions and for the Spiritual Renewal of All Priests” on Monday, August 1, from 6:00-7:00 p.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 406 E. Pinhook Road. Recitation of the Rosary begins at 5:30 p.m. All are welcome to join in these prayers for vocations and perseverance of vo-cations to the priesthood and religious life, sponsored by the Serra Club of Lafayette. Upcoming Retreats—Jesuit Spirituality Center A Retreat with St. Therese of Lisieux-Presenter, Robin Hebert—Thursday, Sep. 29—Sunday, October 2. Fee: $250—A Day of Reflection for Married Cou-ples: An Ignatian Prayer Journey—Easton & Robin Hebert, Presenters. Sat., Nov. 12, 9:00 am—4:00 pm. $50 per person (Lunch Included). For an application form to register, and for all retreat information, includ-ing Individually-Directed Retreats, visit website jesuitspiritualitycenter.org, or call 337/662-5251. Healing Hearts “Healing Hearts” is a Support Group for women whose relationships have been affected by pornography or sexual addiction of a loved one. Meetings are held in the evening during the week for 1 hour and 30 minutes, in Lafayette. This is a highly confidential group. Con-fidentiality statement must be signed by all members before the place and time of meeting will be disclosed. Please call 337-404-6113 Voicemail and the group facilitator will return your call as soon as possible. STEWARDSHIP OF THE PAST WEEK Our Response to God’s Generosity to Us Offertory………………………$ 5,244.37 Cath. Comm. Cam.……………$ 681.00 Thank You!

Date

Saturday, July 30 4:00 p.m.

Sunday, July 31 8:30 a.m.

Sunday, July 31 10:00 a.m.

Lectors Janell Venable Susan Cain Brenda DeMette

Eucharistic Ministers

Peggy Spruill George Eaton Rosalind Allen

Larry Lewis Suzanne Lavergne Maggie Sonnier

Andre Arceneaux Jean Arceneaux Debra Carroll

Altar Servers Oren Spruill Mary Kramer Harry DeMette

Ushers Kevin & Daylan Phillips Donald & Scottie Vallot Jenny Feehan Lionel Jeanmard

Liturgical Roles for July

Readings for the Week

Monday 2 Cor 4:7-15; Ps 126:1bc-6; Mt 20:20-28

Tuesday Jer 14:17-22; Ps 79:8, 9, 11, 13; Mt 13:36-43

Wednesday Jer 15:10, 16-21; Ps 59:2-4, 10-11, 17-18; Mt 13:44-46

Thursday Jer 18:1-6; Ps 146:1b-6ab; Mt 13:47-53

Friday Jer 26:1-9; Ps 69:5, 8-10, 14; Jn 11:19-27 or Lk 10:38-42

Saturday Jer 26:11-16, 24; Ps 69:15-16, 30-31, 33-34; Mt 14:1-12

Sunday Eccl 1:2; 2:21-23; Ps 90:3-6, 12-14, 17; Col 3:1-5, 9-11; Lk 12:13-21

From the Pastor’s Desk

Earlier this week, I ran across the following on a web page promoting Ignatian spirituality: “There’s something about the experience of receiving Holy Communion that enthralls me. I love walking up

to the altar slowly, with the community, each person holding on to his or her own struggles and then at the final mo-ment opening our hands. I find it to be so childlike and vulnerable. Opening my hands can actually be somewhat scary. I’m leaving it all out there, surrendering all of my control. I get nervous when I’m in line, but I find myself expe-riencing God’s healing touch in my own two hands when I receive the host. After this, the only prayer that’s left for me to utter is, “Thank you.”

“It’s with these open hands—through my sense of touch—that I am able to encounter God’s unmerited love in a very real and tangible way. It has always been a space for God to touch not only my hands but more importantly my heart. The sacrament challenges me to let go of my unrealistic expectations, to break out of the shell of my own selfishness, and most of all, to be patient with myself. Although I can sometimes trick myself into working all day, when I go to Mass with my hands open, I receive a tangible reminder that God has much bigger and better plans for me.” (Jurell Sison)

I mention the spirituality of St. Ignatius Loyola (as we approach his feast on July 31) because this reflec-tion is so in keeping with his admonition to “find God in all things”, including human touch. That very possibility is heightened by the fact of the Incarnation, as the only begotten Son of God was made Flesh, and God became in time one who could touch and be touched. Time and again, Jesus used touch as part of his healing ministry, lay-ing hands upon those who were ill and blind and lame and troubled. Yet at the same time we must recognize that not all human touch is healing. The open hand can so quickly become the closed fist, and the gentle caress can be transformed into a slap across the face.

Perhaps precisely because not all touch is of God does the image of “open hands” offer to us a special mo-ment of grace. When coming up for Communion, as the writer above points out, the hands that are open are poised to receive. These same open hands are also empty, symbolizing the heart’s craving and hunger for the God of life and love. There is also a certain vulnerability in these open hands — with hands open and extended before us, it is impossible to grab and hold, but only to accept and receive.

Let our open hands be a sign of our open hearts, especially as we receive the Lord.