St. Christopher Church 309 Manson Ave. Metairie, LA, 70001

Phone (504) 837-8214 Fax (504) 837-8303

PARISH PRIESTS:

Rev. Frank Candalisa, Pastor

Rev. Raymond Igbogidi

PARISH DEACONS:

Deacon Charles Duke

Deacon Gerald “Jerry” Martinez

Deacon Philip McManamon

WEBSITE: www.stchristopherano.com

RECTORY: scmrectory@birch.net

Mrs. Janet Schluter, Secretary

Office Hours: 9 a..m.– 4:30 p.m., Mon. – Fri.

SCHOOL:

Mrs. Ruth Meche, Principal

3900 Derbigny Street - Office, 837-6871

Mrs. Mary Hicks and Millie Andry, Secretaries

SCS EEC 833-5591

SCS EEC ANNEX: 837-5929

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: 837-8214

MASS SCHEDULE:

Saturday (vigil), 4 p.m.

Sunday, 7:30, 9:30 & 11 a.m. (6 p.m. on 2nd Sunday)

Daily, 6:30 & 9:30 a.m., Mon., Tues., Thurs. & Fri. 9:30 a.m. only, Wed.

COMMUNION FOR THE SICK: Please call the Rectory when someone is unable to attend Mass for any length of time.

NOVENA: Tuesday, following the 6:30 a.m. Mass

BAPTISM: Anyone interested in receiving information concerning Baptism at St. Christopher Parish should go to our email at www.stchristopherano.com and download the required documents. Return the completed documents to scmrectory@birch.net.

MARRIAGES: Make arrangements six months in advance of wedding date with the priest.

PRAYER REQUEST LINE: To have your request included, call Theo Gomez at 301-2413.

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS: Before contacting the funeral home, please notify the priest as soon as possible when someone in the family dies. The parish church is the proper, preferred place for the Celebration of the funeral mass.

BEREAVEMENT AND SUPPORT GROUP

MINISTRY: Meeting on the 2nd Thursday of the month in the Parish Center. This ministry offers compassion and caring for those who have lost a loved one. For more information call Dianne Vasquez at 835-0540.

ADORATION CHAPEL: Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Call Jerry Cox a 828-4995.

ANOINTING OF THE SICK: 2nd Saturday of the

month after 4 p.m. Mass

CONFESSIONS: Saturday, 3 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.

Contact the rectory to make an appt. for other times.

www.stchristopherano.com

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This Weekend Saturday February 24-25, 2018 Saturday 4:00 p.m. Fr. Anthony Sunday 7:30am Fr. Raymond 9:30 am Fr. Anthony 11.00am Fr. Frank Monday: 6:30 am Fr. Raymond 9:30 am Fr. Heffner Tuesday: 6:30 am Fr. Raymond 9:30 am Fr. Anthony Wednesday: 9:30 am Fr. Anthony Thursday: 6:30 am Fr. Frank 9:30 am Fr. Anthony Friday: 6:30 am Fr. Frank 9:30 am Fr. Anthony Next Weekend March 3-4, 2018 Saturday 4:00 pm Fr. Anthony Sunday: 7:30 am Fr. Anthony 9:30 am Fr. Frank 11:00 am Fr. Anthony THIS CALENDAR IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

SATURDAY: Lorraine Darce, Charles Scallan, Bev-

erly Lambert, Ronald Lambert, Frank Canale, Cy Ca-

nale, Kippy Owens, Jr., Georgiana Gros Welch,

Ernest L. White, Sr., Ralph Boudreaux Sr., Liz &

Fred Zimmerman (Wedding Anniversary), Joseph R.

Chopin, Sr. (Birthday), Ruffin Songy

SUNDAY: Parishioners of St. Christopher, Alvine

Johnson, Odette, Lucas, Philip & Randy Breaux,

David Ball, Jerry J. Cox, Jr., Leon & Lucille Autin,

Johnny Fischer, Herbert & Juanita Coakley, Paul Ri-

dolfo, Michael M. & Ethel A. Lux, Thomas and

Dorothy Stengle, Ralph Boudreaux, Sr., Anthony

Oncale, Joseph Benigno, Harold Schwalb, Merrilline

K. Zuppardo & Lenny Zuppardo, ,Josephine Can-

dalisa, Frank Mart, Ronnie Gaudet, Jr., Betty Lou

Hammond, Ruffin Joseph Songy, Beryl Von Hoven,

Frank Mart, Ronald Edmong Jacob, Sr., Mr. & Mrs.

Michael Doyle, Jr., Eugene Cousins, Elizabeth Kuck-

elman, Anthony Lentini, Emelda Soroe (Birthday),

Ivy Arceneaux, Milton Arceneaux, Joyce Hotard, Carl

Arceneaux

MON: John & Ramona Clesi, Ray Wingerter (Death

Anniversary), Susan Sarniguet

TUES: Ronnie Schmitt, Susan Sarniguet

WED: Schade-Joanen Family, Ernest J. Rebaudo,

Rose Weilbaecher (Birthday), Doris Schexnaydre,

Emelda Soroe (Death Anniversary)

THUR: Purgatorial Society, Jerry Tamborella

(Birthday), Lucille Richard

FRIDAY: Ernest L. White, Sr., Mary M. Simmons,

Robert Dell and Family

Masses are $5.00, you may place your request in the

collection basket, call the rectory at 837-8214 or mail

to 309 Manson Avenue, Metairie, La 70001. Please

indicate if the person is living or deceased. If you wish

a card sent to the family, there is a $0.75 charge.

Collections 2/17-2/18/2018 Envelopes : $ 3,675.00 L00se: $ 1,951.01 Catholic Charities $ 684.00 Loose $ 1,134.00 Termite $ 96.00 Africa $ 330.00 TOTALS $ 7,870.01

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FLOWERS ON THE ALTAR -

No Flowers during Lent.

Early Childhood Annex

If you are using Church Support Envelopes, there are envelopes edged in red in your box. There are

envelopes in the back of church to use

for the Early Childhood Annex or you

may get some at the rectory if you are

not using the envelopes. When making a donation to Early Ed.

Annex, please indicate your name and Early Ed. Annex on the

envelope.

Sanctuary Light

The Sanctuary Light is burning in memory of Shirley Dunn (Birthday).

FLOWERS FOR 2018 are available. Sanctuary Lights are sold out.

Do you know???That you can say “Congratulations” or “Happy

Birthday” or “Happy Anniversary” by sponsoring the flowers on the

altar? Send a Special message here! Contact the rectory to reserve

Flowers.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS invite you to join them at That’s Amore at West Metairie and Clearview on Tuesday, February 27 for their fund raiser from 4 to 9 pm. Take a night off from cooking.

St. Christopher Altar Society will hold a Morning of Reflection on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 starting at 9:00 a.m. with the Rosary in Church, followed by Mass. The Speaker will be Artist Tony Manzella. He will speak about his painting “My Jesus with the Blue Eyes. Call 504-858-3366 for more information. Refreshments following.

STATIONS OF THE CROSS are on Friday nights at 6:30 p.m. All are invited to attend.

THE OBEDIENCE OF ABRAHAM AND JESUS

God tested Abraham by asking not for an ordinary sacrifice, which would have been a partial burning with the meat divided between God and the people and eaten by those who sacrificed, but for a holocaust, a total burning of the sacrificial animal. This type of sacrifice consecrated the entire offering to God alone. This is what God was asking of Abra-ham in offering his only son, Isaac. When Abraham demonstrated his obedience, that was enough. This story from today’s scriptures foretells the completion of the blood sacrifices of the old covenant in the new covenant: the blood of God’s own Son, offered to us on the cross and in the Eucharist. Abraham’s obedience foreshadows the obedience of Jesus to God’s promise of salvation. The obedience of Abraham is rewarded in the birth to him, through Isaac, of many nations. The obedience of Jesus is rewarded in the salvation of all people for all time.

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TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading — The sacrifice of Abraham, our father in faith (Genesis 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18).

Psalm — I walk before the Lord, in the land of the living (Psalm 116).

Second Reading — God did not spare his own Son (Romans 8:31b-34).

Gospel — This is my beloved Son (Mark 9:2-10).

The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Dn 9:4b-10; Ps 79:8, 9, 11, 13; Lk 6:36-38

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 20:1-17 [1-3, 7-8, 12-17]; Ps 19:8-11;

1 Cor 1:22-25; Jn 2:13-25

Alternate readings (Year A): Ex 17:3-7;

Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Rom 5:1-2, 5-8;

Jn 4:5-42 [5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42]

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: Second Sunday of Lent;

Penitential Rite for Candidates for Full

Communion

Wednesday: Purim (Jewish observance) begins at sunset

Friday: Abstinence; First Friday;

World Day of Prayer

Saturday: St. Katharine Drexel; First Saturday

Second Sunday in Lent

PLEASE NOTE

Advertiser of the Week

Golden Wedding Anniversary Celebration—The Archdiocesan Golden Wedding Anniversary celebration will take place on Sunday, June 10, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. in St. Phillip Neri Church in Metairie. The celebration will not be a Mass, but a prayer service. All participants must register through their parish. To register, please call the rectory at 837-8214 prior to March 2, 2018.

St. Christopher Bereavement and Support Group Ministry will meet on Thursday, March 8 at 6:15 pm in the Parish Center. Our Guest Speaker will be Dr. Rick Landry, Ph.D. and his topic will be “Mistaking Guilt for Grief.” All are invited to at-tend.

BLUE & WHITE NIGHT –The 15th Annual Blue & White Night Gala will be held at the Alexander Room on March 3, 2018 with entertainment from Bag of Donuts!! Special thanks to our title Sponsor, Peake BMW for their support. Tickets are available at the School Office.

Mardi Gras Beads-The School will be collecting Mardi Gras beads for Strive, Inc. once again this year! They are a private nonprofit organization which provides employment and vocational train-ing to men and women who are intellectually dis-abled, giving them opportunities to earn income.

FISH FRY-St. Christopher Mens Club will have a Fish Fry on March 16 and March 23 in the gym be-ginning at 6:00 p.m. Come on over and enjoy a de-licious dinner for the whole family.

ST. CHRISTOPHER OUTREACH HELP LINE

We continue to make food available for our parish-ioners in need.

During the following weeks of Lent, we wish to ask each household to bring one food item with them to Mass and place them in the baskets at the entrance alcove of church. This will help us greatly to prepare our monthly baskets especially with Easter coming.

We are low on tomato sauce and spaghetti, cans of Chef Boyardee, chili, various beans, tuna, fruit and meat like chicken, Vienna sausage and spam. We are also very low on peanut butter and jelly. We regularly use packs of grits, oatmeal, ramen noodles, macaroni and cheese, rice and pasta mixes and regular size boxes or bags of cereal. We are also out of bags of beans and rice, soups and drinks like Kool aid, lem-onade and tea bags.

Your generosity is and always will be appreciated es-pecially by those who ask us for food and help.

If you are in need of assistance, call 831-7691 and leave a message.

WEBSITE St. Christopher the Martyr Catholic Church website can be visited at this address: www.stchristopherano.com—it’s a one-stop place for you to stay connected to our church parish. On the home page you will find upcoming events and an-nouncements, the mass schedule and contact infor-mation for clergy and staff. There are also pages that provide information about our mission and history, resources, sacraments, faith formation, ministries, parish calendar (including the schedule for lectors and extraordinary ministers), gallery of pictures and contact information for all offices, ministries. We hope you enjoy browsing the website and that you find it easy to navigate and pleasant to use.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

FAMILY OF THE MONTH

FEBRUARY 2018

AL & MARTHA ABILA