Pastor: Rev. Msgr. J. Robert Romero

Parochial Vicar:Rev. Fr. Travis Abadie

Deacon: Deacon Gary Gaudin

St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church

MAss scheDule:Monday, Wednesday, Friday

6:15 a.m. Tuesday & Thursday

12:00 p.m.saturday Vigil 4:00 pm

sunday 7:00, 9:00, 11:00 am & 6:00 pm (life Teen Mass)

310 West Vine aVenue ~ P.o. Box 31 ~ eunice, louisiana 70535 ~ 337.457.5285 www.facebook.com/stanthonyeunice ~ WeBsite: www.stanthonyeunice.org ~ email: stanthony@stanthonyeunice.org

Visit: www.formed.org st. Anthony of Padua passcode is GZPZMF

PA R i s h s TA F FTrustees Dr. Ben Miller Mr. Karl Aucoin

Pastoral council Mr. Tad Richard, Chairman

Parish Office Staff Mrs. Rhoda Huckaby Mr. Rodney Sonnier

Parish social & community Ministry Deacon Gary Gaudin, Director

Music Mr. Rodney Sonnier, Director Mrs. Laura Lombas, Organist

Faith Formation...............457-7505 Mrs. Angie Aguillard, Director Mrs. Jennifer David, Assistant

spiritual Direction Mrs. Phyllis Pere

custodial Technician Mr. Henry Rozas

Rectory housekeeper & cook Mrs. Jennifer O’Neill

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Mrs. Laurie DoucetPrincipal

Office: 351 W. MagnoliaTelephones: 457-2592 / 457-5988

st. edmund Advisory council Dr. Jamie Thompson, Chairman

st. edmund P.T.c. Mrs. Kelly Manuel, President

st. edmund Academic Booster clubMrs. Auburn Brown, President

Dear Parishioners of st. anthony of PaDua church & annunciation of the BlesseD Virgin mary church,

Spring FairSt. Edmund School’s Spring Fair is this week. Please come out and join the fun, great togetherness and reunions for both parishioners & School alumni & friends.

Church Picnic at St. Anthony and Inclement Weather

As the Weather People forecasted inclement weather for last weekend, the St. Anthony Family Picnic was postponed for a latter time to be announced. It was good that we listened to the forecasters. The lightening affected St. Anthony’s lights. We had to do the 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. masses in candle light. In the middle of the 11:00 a.m. mass the electrician was able to manually set the dimmer panel to 30% illumination. After mass he was able to get it to 100 % illumination. At Annunciation there was no electric on the church campus. So the 9:00 a.m. mass was conducted by candlelight. One farmer mentioned that all he needed was one inch of rain. He got 12 inches instead. The lightening and rain were in great supply last weekend. We were very fortunate to be able to attend mass, to thank God for our blessings and to get our lives focused on the week ahead. May God’s blessings continue on us, as Jesus waits for our invitation to walk with us in our journey to the Heavenly Father.

Update on Diocesan Centennial CampaignAs Annunciation and St. Anthony were both in the Pilot Phase of the Diocesan Centennial Capital Campaign, we have received the second installment in our 30% rebate on February 17, 2017. Annunciation’s second rebate is $2,797.45, bringing the total rebates thus far to $6,638.66. St. Anthony’s second rebate is $29,751.04, bringing the total rebates thus far to $68,629.56. I thank all parishioners taking part in the Campaign. Please keep praying that everyone is able to fulfill his or her pledge. This is a very impressive outcome. We have much to be grateful. Thanks-be to God and may God continue to bless each and everyone!

ACTS RETREAT CELEBRATES 30TH ANNIVERSARYOn April 1-2, 2017, the Acts Retreat celebrated their 30th Anniversary in San Antonio, Texas. It began in Selma, Texas outside of San Antonio in 1987. ACTS Missions was organized in 1997 to oversee further development of the ACTS Retreat worldwide. Today, the ACTS program is in 74 dioceses in six countries. More than a million people have participated in the ACTS Retreats. Annunciation and St. Anthony share in this accomplishment with 14 retreats completed serving nearly 500 people. It is good that we all play a part in helping people come closer to God and Church.

New Diaconate Formation Program Begins for Diocese of Lafayette

Bishop Deshotel has approved the next Inquiry Phase Program of Permanent Deacons to begin in January 2018. If we have any men at either Annunciation or St. Anthony who are interesting in serving the Church as a Deacon, please come speak to me [Msgr. Romero]. The Office of Permanent Diaconate is currently pre-interviewing men for the Inquiry Phase. Together we can begin to discern your call and seek council from the Diaconate Office. First, one has to be already serving and busy in our parish, as the Deacon is one who serves. Other qualifications follow:

· Be a fully initiated Catholic – Baptized and Confirmed· Have a vibrant and living Catholic faith as evidence in daily life· If a convert, must have been baptized or received into the Catholic

Church for at least five years· If married, be in a valid sacramental marriage not less than five years· Have a stable marriage and family life· Have the support of his wife and children· Have a high school education, GED or higher degree· Be in good physical and psychological health· Be sponsored by a parish with pastor’s endorsement· Be involved in non-liturgical parish ministry· At the time of admission to the period of Aspirancy, the applicant

must be at least 31 years old· Must be a maximum age of 60 years old

Gospel for the Fourth Sunday of Easter, Cycle A - John 10:1-10

“Whoever enters through me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture.” Jesus uses the image of a gate today to help us understand how we are to relate to him. He is our path to “pasture,” in other words, to the peace and prosperity that we long for. He shows us the way to find all that we need right there before us.

Some people, however, may think that it is better to avoid the trouble of finding the gate and thus choose to enter another way instead. But Jesus says, “Whoever does not enter a sheepfold through the gate but climbs over elsewhere is a thief and a robber.” Although this is all cast in the gentle terms of an analogy about sheep, the message is actually rather stern. Jesus is telling us that if we do not follow him, we are taking the wrong course of action. He is not suggesting a kind of relativistic principle that says, “Following me is one of many good options.” No. He is telling us that in order to “have life and have it more abundantly,” we must follow the path that goes by way of Christ.

This is not always the easiest path to follow. It might mean taking the long way around a situation instead of a shortcut. It might mean waiting a little while to get to that pasture instead of hopping the fence and finding it on our own terms. Insisting on using the gate may also make us look like fools to those around us. But to be truly faithful followers of Jesus, we need to trust that his way is the best way. We need to trust that, by letting him lead, we will ultimately end up in the best possible pasture. In our culture, it is becoming less and less popular to believe in one true religion, but as Christians we know that Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life.

Questions for the WeekJohn 10:1-10 - Jesus speaks of himself metaphorically: “I am the gate for the sheep.” What does this image imply to you? Acts 2:14a, 36-41 - At the end of Peter’s Pentecost speech, we hear “three thousand persons” were baptized. What do you think the people found so compelling in Peter’s words? 1 Peter 2:20b-25 - How does Peter connect our suffering to the suffering of Christ?

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fourth sunDay of easter

Vol. 50, No. 19May 7, 2017

steWarDshiP to st. anthony of PaDua church

April 30, 2017sunday’s offertory ....................................................$7,357.00Mailed-in offertory ........................................................750.00Total offertory for the week .....................................$8,107.00catholic home Missions ...............................................$501.00

Weekly Average 2017 ..........................................$9,902.33

children’s contribution .................................................$10.50

* Helped Grandpa ........................................................ Matthew* Helping Granny & Paw ................................... Shawna, Reese, Ariana & MacKenzie

Number Registered Parish Families.....................................1494Number of Envelopes Used.................................................130Number of Children’s Envelopes Used .................................. 3

Thank you for your generosity.Please remember St. Anthony Church

& St. Edmund School in your will.

Monday, May 86:15 a.m.: Maria del Pilar Parrie; Burson families (Liv.); Gracie Zaunbrecher (Liv.)

Tuesday, May 912:00 p.m.: Hilda M. Roche; Rita Rozas Broussard; Gracie Zaunbrecher (Liv.); Merita Guillory

Wednesday, May 106:15 a.m.: Enos & Gertrude Fontenot; Richarda Villalba; Nola & ‘Blackie’ Roy; Gracie Zaunbrecher (Liv.)

Thursday, May 1112:00 p.m.: Chad Abadie; Gracie Zaunbrecher (Liv.)

Friday, May 126:15 a.m.: Chad Abadie; Gracie Zaunbrecher (Liv.)

masses for the Week

saturday, May 134:00 p.m.: Beth Sylvester; Newton Thibodeaux; Shirley Janot; M/M C.A. Penn; Louis & Amelia Fontenot family; Gladys & Howard Landreneau; Belle Gillette; Jeanne & Cindy Miller; Rena Brunet; M/M Selden Fontenot; M/M Stewart Rozas; Kirk Stelly; Leon Stelly; M/M Austin Sanders; M/M Oscar Comeaux; Gracie Zaunbrecher (Liv.); Mary Lou Boone; Earline Fontenot; Dea Manuel; M/M Willie Belfour; Merita Guillory; Judy & Charles (Liv.) Francois; Dorothy Jane Huckaby; Hilda Chaumont

sunday, May 14 -- Mother’s DayFifth sunday of easter

7:00 a.m.: St. Anthony Parishioners; Marie M. Christ; Mildred Schatzle, daughters and daughter-in-law (Liv.); Lillie C. Young; Hilda M. Roche; Carla M. Miller; Maddie Courville; Amelia Fruge; Kathy Fruge (Liv.); Becky Fruge (Liv.); Thelma Vige; Orelia Vige; Marie Jacobs; Pat Schneider; Vernell Soileau; Carole Fuselier

9:00 a.m.: Mrs. Willie Roy Fontenot; Carole Sue & Debbie Hargroder; Wilda Hollier; Willie Mae Fuselier; Ross Michael Andrus; Frankie LaFleur; Dolice Young; Ben & Eva Miller; Beatrice O. Leonards; M/M Johnny Godeaux; Loreta Godeaux; James & Ruth Marvin; Jeffery Babineaux; M/M Sidney Babineaux; Dean Godeaux family (Liv.); J.D. & Marshall Arabie; Leonie Sumrall; Lenice Fontenot; Mary Harrington; Lillie McGee; Mrs. A.F. McGee, Sr.; Mrs. Amos Durio Sr.; Vila B. Henry; Edna Balfa; Melanie Arnaud; Johnny & Ruth Manuel; Miller / Aucoin families; Eunice Normand; Maddie Courville; Florence Normand; Eliza Belle Bordelon; Eura Mae Hebert; Dula Devillier; Elaine Abshire; Julius Bischoff; Anna & Thomas Manuel; Annie F. Montelaro; Marie R. Fruge; Peggy Bordelon Landry; Dorothy Summerlin; Edith Ransom; Bessie Courville; Dale Francois (Birthday - Liv.); Rosalind Chachere (Liv.); Merita Guillory; Pauline Johnson; Bathile Landreneau; Marie Fruge; Edia Bass; Mary & Red Foret

11:00 a.m.: Gloria Fontenot; Judge Nilas & Lillie Young; Blake Feucht; Julius Bischoff; Chad Abadie; Liz Moreau

6:00 p.m.: Lorraine Granger

Please pray for: Sheila DeRouen, Gail Landreneau, Delores Labbie, Logan Landry, Cody Lalonde, Mary Lou Guillory, Agnes ‘Chickie’ McGee, Susan Boone, Darlene Faul, Diane Derouen,

Nelwyn Moore, Clyde Fruge, Dana Dubois Guthrie, Rene Duplechain, Alida Berzas, Belinda Francois, Anita Maser, Mark Hunter Vidrine, Ed Dietz, Gracie Zaunbrecher, Mary LeJeune, Joseph Van Ortego, Madeline Montelaro, Lenard Craig, Stephanie Bergeron Guillory, Craig Durbin, Linda Gaudin, Leroy Vige, Amanda Prather, Dr. F.J. DeRouen Jr, Jo Ann DeRouen, Mary Brignac, Jason Duran, Louetta Labbie, Charles Francois, John Duplechin, Rodger Gillard, Shane & James Francois, Angie Guillory, Mallory Ortego, Mary Montelaro, Joan Burson.

Pray for our troops & peace in the world!

For a list of Catholic Churches & Mass Times when traveling,

please visit:www.parishesonline.com

Priest, extraorDinary lay ministers of holy communion, lectors & altar serVers

saturDay, may 13, 20174:00 p.m. Fr. Abadie Dcn. Gary Gaudin,

Janice Aguillard, Kayla Fontenot,Michael Lombas, Barbara Thibodeaux

Nikki Sonnier Madison Comeau, Ariana Manuel,MacKenzie Manuel, Aiden Veillon

sunDay, may 14, 20177:00 a.m. Msgr.

RomeroKen Richard,Brad Miller, Norma Diaville

Randall McElwee Brad Miller, Clay Miller,Kate Miller, Mary-Helen Miller

9:00 a.m. Fr. Abadie Rachel Andrus,Denise LeBouef, Stephanie Manuel

Rachel Smith Anna Chapman, Christopher Fuselier,Brennan Manuel, Trent Thibodeaux

11:00 a.m. Fr. Abadie Dcn. Gary Gaudin,Samantha Bertrand, Alicia LaFleur,Dr. Scott Eckholdt, Deborah Eckholdt

Tony LaFleur Payton Brown, Ashton Eckholdt, Vincent Thibodeaux Mc: NeededThurifer: Phillip Thibodeaux

6:00 p.m. Fr. Abadie Kim Miller,Jeff & Angel McGee

Lynda Perrodin Phillip Fontenot, Ava Warner,Chloe Warner, Laura Grace Warner

ministers of Prayer meetings & eVents

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Monday, May 8Daily Mass -- 6:15 a.m. Bible Study -- 10:00 a.m. & 6:00 p.m. in Parish Hall.

Tuesday, May 9Daily Mass -- 12:00 p.m.

Wednesday, May 10Daily Mass -- 6:15 a.m. St. Edmund All School End of Year Mass -- 8:00 a.m.S.G.S. -- 6:00 p.m. in Parish Hall.

Thursday, May 11Daily Mass -- 12:00 p.m.

Friday, May 12Daily Mass -- 6:15 a.m. Nursing Home Masses -- 9:30 a.m.

saturday, May 13Confessions -- 3:00 p.m.Anticipated Sunday Mass -- 4:00 p.m.Life Teen Bake Sale weekend.

sunday, May 14Masses: 7:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.Life Teen Bake Sale weekendLife Teen Mass. -- 6:00 p.m.

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happy Days Registration Form:Dates: Monday, June 12th to Friday, June, 16th

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Parish hallGrades: Any child entering Kindergarten through 5th Grade

Fee: $15.00 per child Drop this form at the Faith Formation Office -- or -- Rectory Office

or mail to: St. Anthony Happy Days; P. O. Box 31; Eunice, LA 70535

child’s name: ______________________________________________________________ Grade entering 2017-2018: ________________ Parents: __________________________________________________________________ Address: __________________________________________________________________ home Phone: ________________________ Work Phone: _______________________ emergency name & Phone: __________________________________________________

Please bring a bag of cookies - or - a 3 liter bottle of Hawaiian punch.DUE TO ALLERGIES -- please, NO cookies with peanut butter or nuts.

St. Edmund Catholic School Spiritual Development Daily Prayer Weekly Mass Celebrations Daily Catechism Classes Adoration Rosary Campus Ministry Team Nativity – Live Action Prayer Service Way of the Cross – Live Action Prayer Service Class Retreats (7-12) Works of Mercy – Community / World Needs Based Projects Curriculum Reading – (K-8)Journeys Series Math (PK-5) Singapore & Big Ideas / (6-12) Go Math Curriculum Enhancements Religion- (PK – 8) Be My Disciples / Accelerated Reader (9-12) Didache Series ACT Mastery Prep Louisiana Core 4 Curriculum DARE Dual Enrollment Opportunities Music

Physical Education (Daily) 2 Libraries Technology Quiz Bowl Team Extra Curricular ACT 22+ Club Athletic teams (Grades 5 - 12)

Football, Volleyball, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Tennis, Golf, Track

FBLA Literary Rally National Honor Society Jr. Beta Club Student Council