Baptisms: Call the of ice two months in advance to schedule an appointment. Marriages: Call at least six (6) months in advance for pre-marriage instruction. Reconciliation: Every Sat. 3:15pm - 4:10pm or by appointment during the week. Anointing of the Sick: Available anytime, please call of ice to make arrangements. Holy Orders: Interested in priesthood or deaconate, please contact Msgr. Daniel Torres 439-7400 Ext. 220

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Sat. Anticipated Mass 4:30 pm Sunday 8:00 am & 10:30 am Tuesday - Friday 8:00 am Holy Days of Obligation 8:00 am & 6:00 pm

Mailing Address: 5383 Elliott Road Lake Charles, Louisiana 70605 (337) 478-3845 Fax: (337) 477-2828 Of ice Hours: Mon. - Thu. 8:30a -12N, 1:00 - 4:30pm Friday - 8:30a - 12N Of iceisclosedfrom12N-1pmforlunchwww.smdpcatholic.com Incaseofemergencies:(337)478-3845(leaveamessage,someonewillbepaged) Main Church 5495 Elliott Rd. Granger/Vincent Multi-Purpose Complex 5326 Elliott Rd.

Reverend Monsignor Jace Eskind jace.eskind@lcdiocese.org Deacon Richard Donahoe rdonahoe@smdpcatholic.com Jackie Goodwill - Administrative Assistant jgoodwill@smdpcatholic.com Pat Foy - Of ice Manager pfoy@smdpcatholic.com Kellie Onxley - Bookkeeper konxley@smdpcatholic.com Joe Whitbeck - Dir. Communications/Facilities/IT jwhitbeck@smdpcatholic.com Leah Arnaud - Records/Receptionist larnaud@smdpcatholic.com Jenny Bellow- Religious Ed. Coordinator - Grades 1-4 jbellow@smdpcatholic.com Melanie Lubrano - Religious Ed. Coordinator - Grades 5-8 mlubrano@smdpcatholic.com Becky Clements - Religious Ed. Coordinator - Grades 9-12 bclements@smdpcatholic.com Terri Wainwright - Religious Ed. Secretary twainwright@smdpcatholic.com Annie Whitbeck - Youth Director youth@smdpcatholic.com Pam Fontenot - Music Ministry/Liturgy Chris Miller - Choir Director

MASS SCHEDULE

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SMdP PARISH LEADERSHIP Parish Trustees

Pastoral Council

Finance Council

W.J. Lechtenberg Veronica Miller

Sally Daigle Mary Kaye Eason

Cindy Hanks Eva Hibbing

Cynthia Honore’ Roland Morton Michael Webre

Stephen Liles David Bruchhaus

Mike Eason David Ieyoub

Tina Higgins Johnette Szydlo Shively Verrette

Upcoming 2nd Collections

Aug 9 - Eastern Europe Aug 16 - SMdP Religious Education Sep 6 - Debt Reduction/Building Fund Sep 13 - Catholic University of America Sep 20 - Bishop Services Appeal

Jay & Verna White; John Thomas Savoie; Sylvia Elender (B); Irvin Broussard Kenneth O'Blanc

MASS PRAYER INTENTIONS Aug2-Aug9,2020

Sat., Aug 1 4:30 am Sun., Aug 2 8 am 10:30 AM Tue., Aug 4 8 am Wed., Aug 5 8 am Thu., Aug 6 8 am Fri., Aug 7 8 am Sat., Aug 8 4:30 pm Sun., Aug 9 8 am 10:30 am

Gregg Foreman; Marvin Paggen

Trey Dupus; Paul Reggie (A)

Parishioners of St. Martin de Porres Thomas H. Morrissey; Herman Clavier & Karen Fontenot Rene Vera, Jr. & Quin Charles Vera

Ifyouhavea familymemberdeployedor serving in themilitary,pleasesubmit their names to our “Pray forPeace”military prayer list. Thesenameswillbe lefton the list for the coming yearand removedonlyonyourrequest.Calltheparishof iceat478-3845andaskforLeah.Ty Fuselier Jarron Glass Jeffery Paul Langley

Riley Morris Ronald L. Thompson, II

Jerry Miller (A) & Family; Bernard Kadlubar (B) Lester Gaspard (B), LeRoy "Lee" LeBlanc, Abbie & Irby Gaspard Curley & Joyce Guidroz; Charmaine Simon Gorham; Harvey, Beverly & Kevin Adams Parishioners of St. Martin de Porres John Thomas Savoie; Roy Price (A); Peter Tran Thai Son & Joseph Tran Ho

After three weeks of hearing Jesus preach and teach in parables, we now move into the next chapter of Matthew’s gospel, one in which Jesus performs the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and ishes. Unlike some of the parables from last week and the week before, which are found only in Matthew, the story of the multiplication of the loaves and ishes is in each gospel, and in both Matthew and Mark the miracle happens twice! (Mark6:32-44;8:1-10;Matt14:13-21;15:32-39). Many scholars will posit that precisely because of the multiple attestation of this miracle, the event is rooted in some historical event in the life of Jesus. This event was retold a number of times, with various pieces of the story being accented or downplayed, as well as connections made with the Old Testament prophet Elisha and the Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples. Indeed the gospel story as we have it makes it nearly impossible to reconstruct the historical event, as the story had been the subject of theologizing for some time prior to being written down, and then again by those who wrote it down—the evangelists themselves. For those who have a familiarity with the Old Testament, the connection to Elisha (2Kgs4:42-44) seems clear. In that story, the prophet tells his servant to give bread to the people so they can eat. The servant objects that the bread is not enough for the number of people who need to eat. Elisha merely repeats his command and says, ForthussaystheLORD:youwilleatandhavesomeleftover (2Kgs4:43). The connection between that story and what we have in Matthew seems crystal clear. The evangelist, or somebody who told the story before him, made the connection between Jesus’ acts and those of Elisha. And yet there is a connection to the Last Supper too. Four verbs serve as the link between the multiplication story and Jesus’ actions the night before he died. In both settings, Jesus takesbread, saysablessing, breaks the bread, and gives it. Both the eucharistic tones and the allusions to Elisha are clear. Jesus’ actions are those of a prophet and so much more. The Gospel of John uses the story to launch into the bread of life discourse, but in Matthew, we have the narration of the miracle without any such extended discourse on the part of Jesus. We are reminded by this miracle story, a version of which appears six times in the gospels, that Jesus feeds the hungry and in so doing is a model for his followers to do the same.

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PRAY FOR THE SICK Carol Bertrand Jace Boyd Bob Gary Elnora Granger Verla Guidry Ron Harrington Hilda Leblanc Elaine LeDay Alfred Moore Curtis Primeaux Sheila Thibodeaux Jimmy Vickers

MASS READINGS Aug 3 - Aug 9

Mon., Aug 3 - Jer 28:1-17; Ps 119:29, 43, 79, 80, 95, 102; Mt 14:22-36 Tue., Aug 4 - Jer 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22; Ps 102:16-21, 29, 22-23; Mt 14:22-36 Wed., Aug 5 - Jer 31:1-7; Jer 31:10-12ab, 13; Mt 15:21-28 Thu., Aug 6 - Dn 7:9-10, 13-14; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 9; 2 Pt 1:16-19; Mt 17:1-9 Fri., Aug 7 - Na 2:1, 3; 3:1-3, 6-7; Dt 32:35cd-36ab, 39abcd, 41; Mt 16:24-28 Sat., Aug 8 - Hb 1:12 — 2:4; Ps 9:8-13; Mt 17:14-20 Sun., Aug 9 - 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-13a; Ps 85:9-14; Rom 9:1-5; Mt 14:22-33

ATTENDING MASS DURING THE PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS

REMINDERS/SUGGESTIONS

• It’s highly recommended you wear a mask if you attend Mass (removeonlyforcommunion) • If you are not feeling well, please DO NOT attend Mass • DO NOT use the drinking fountains • DO NOT use the baptismal font (ifwaterisinfontitisforbaptismuseonly)

• If you use the bathrooms, wash your hands thoroughly and use the provided hand sanitizer as well • If attending Mass sit only in the labeled seating areas • If your kids are small and active during Mass, please consider watching Mass in the church parking lot or watching the Facebook video at home.

• Please avoid touching the pews or other church surfaces unnecessarily (staffmembersmustthoroughlydisinfectaftereachMass.)

• Adoration Chapel is open. Please follow cleaning protocol found inside chapel

The Bishop’s dispensation from the obligation toattendMass remains in effect for the faithful of theDioceseofLakeCharles.

OUR DEEPEST NEEDS The word of God serves up a tremendous feast for us today. Isaiah beckons all who hunger and thirst to come to the Lord for satisfaction. The psalmist cries out, “The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs” (Psalm 145:16). Saint Paul tells us that nothing can separate us from the love of God. Finally, in the Gospel, we hear the story of the miraculous feeding of over ive thousand peo-ple from a mere ive loaves and two ish. Most of us have our material needs met on a day-to-day basis. These scrip-tures, nevertheless, have much to say to the contemporary believer. We must ask ourselves, “Where are my deepest hungers? Where are my thirsts?” After material needs are satis ied and, in some cases, over-satis ied, many people still experience a deep longing for spiritual balance and well-being. As the loaves and ish are multiplied in today’s Gospel, perhaps our prayer can be a longing for the satis-faction of the deepest needs that only God can ill. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

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Parish Of ice Closed at 12N on Fridays StartingJune1-Sept.4

Starting June 1, the parish of ice will close at 12N on Fridays during the Summer months. During the Summer, the parish of ice will operate from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM (Closed 12N -1p), Monday - Thursday, Fridays from 8:30 AM - 12N. The week of September 7, the parish of ice will resume regular business hours of 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday. As usual, you can leave emergency messages on the of ice voice mail and a staff member will be paged. HURRICANE PROTECTION

PRAYER

Recited at all Masses from June 1 - November 30

Medjugorje Messages from Mary

Messages Interpreted and updated regularly at: https://www.medjugorje.com/ & https://marytv.tv/ Monsignor Eskind and the parish of ice staff would like your help knowing when fellow parishioners are sick, in the hospital, need prayer, or having surgery etc. Please have an immediate family member call the church of ice at 478-3845 and let us know. The staff and/or Msgr. Eskind would like to follow-up and check on our in irmed brothers and sisters.

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Adoration Chapel is Open The church adoration chapel has re-opened with restrictions. Each visitor must sign in at the chapel and clean everything touched in the chapel. Cleaning supplies are available in the chapel. Only one person can use the chapel. The entry code is available by calling the parish of ice at 478-3845.

NO MEETINGS UNTIL FURTHER

NOTICE SMdP Parish is suspending church meetings again until further notice. With the rapid local increase in Covid-19 cases the risk of exposure is too high to have public gatherings outside of Mass.

The SMdP Outreach Ministry is asking parishioners to help provide needed supplies for several of our church family members. Cash donations and, or complete school list donations would be appreciated. If you are interested in adopting a parish child or know of a parish family who could benefit from this program, please contact the church office at 478-3845. Donations can be dropped off at the parish office.

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PRAYER AND HUMILITY Arm yourself with prayer rather than a sword; wear humility rather than fine clothes.

—St. Dominic

1. Please follow the directions of the Ushers to ensure as safe and smooth an experience as possible. 2. Please back into the parking place for an easier low during the distribution of Holy Communion. 3. Remain in your vehicle at all times. There will be no bathroom access. 4. You may participate in the celebration of Mass via your personal device (phone, iPad, etc.). There is also the possibility of listening on FM 94.9. This may also be helpful for a better sound if you are participating via live stream. (NofreeWi-Fiaccess) 5. Once Mass has concluded in the Church, the Communion Ministers will be under the Porte-Cochere to distribute Holy Communion. 6. The Ushers will direct vehicles, 2 at a time, to proceed South (towards the Church) and drive under the Porte-Cochere. 7. Approaching the Porte-Cochere, there will be a station to collect your jars of peanut butter (2nd Sunday of the month) and a station to collect your stewardship offering. 8. The irst vehicle will approach the station where Fr. Jace will be standing. The second vehicle will approach the station where Deacon Donahoe will be. We will distribute Holy Communion to every person in the vehicle who is able to receive. Communionisstronglyencouragedinthehand.9. Once everyone in the vehicle has received Holy Communion, Fr. Jace will signal for the vehicles to proceed to exit via Elliott Road. 10. Once these vehicles have departed, the Ushers will direct the next two vehicles to approach the Porte-Cochere.

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