St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish 4700 PINEDA STREET • NEW ORLEANS, LA 70126

CHURCH LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF LOUISA DR AND PINEDA – 5029 LOUISA DR.

PHONE 504 282 0296 • FAX 504 288 8585 •

WEB PAGE ADDRESS www.stgabe.net • EMAIL ADDRESS stgabriel@bellsouth.net

NEW PARISHIONERS: Welcome! Please fill out a Registration Form in church or on the webpage. Also, all parishioners please

complete the form to notify us of your change of address, telephone number, or email. The form can be placed in the collection

basket, given to an usher, or sent to the office.

CONFESSION (Reconciliation): Saturday 3:30 p.m. Sunday 10:00 a.m. or any time by appointment.

BAPTISM: Parents must call the parish office at least 3 months prior to the Baptism. Baptism is ordinarily celebrated on the

second Sunday of the month.

PARISH SCHOOL OF RELIGION (PSR): provides religious formation for youth Pre-K through high school. PSR meets Sunday mornings at 9 a.m., September thru May.

MARRIAGE: As soon as a decision to marry is reached, an appointment should be arranged by the couple with the priest to begin the process of marriage preparation. This should be at least 1 year in advance of the anticipated wedding date. Reservations should not be made with a reception hall before setting the date and time of the wedding with the church.

VISITATION OF THE SICK: Please inform the parish office when someone is sick, shut-in, or hospitalized, and unable to attend

mass.

FUNERAL: When a member of the family dies, please notify the priest as soon as possible, before making arrangements with

the funeral home.

PASTORAL TEAM:

Pastor: Rev. Douglas A. Doussan

Pastoral Associate: Sr. Kathleen Pittman, C.S.J.

Pastoral Associate: Mrs. Michele Bergeron

Parish Secretary: Mrs. Belinda W Rodgers

MAINTENANCE STAFF:

Mr. Willie Daniel

Mr. Christopher Patin

MASS SCHEDULE:

Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m.

Sunday: 10:30 a.m.

Daily: 8:30 a.m.-Mon. – Thurs. in Daily Chapel

OFFICE HOURS:

Monday: 11:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Tuesday - Friday: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

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ST. GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL PARISH BULLETIN APRIL 15, 2012

MESSAGE TO ST. GABRIEL PARISH FAMILY

The grace, peace and love of Our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you!

HE IS RISEN! ALLELUIA!!

Prayer For The

Second Sunday of Easter

Jesus, Savior,

We stand in awe at the mystery of your dying and rising.

We wonder at the depths of your love for us.

May all peoples of the earth

receive the good news of your gospel

and may we live in the joy of Easter life.

We sing with all creation: Hail, O Light of Christ!

Welcome, Risen Lord! Amen.

This week is the first week of the great feast of Easter, a time to rejoice in the new life we have received through the

resurrection of the Lord Jesus. It’s a time for joy and celebration and also a time for reflection on the meaning of the Easter

sacraments: Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist. For the newly baptized especially, this is a time to reflect on “the

mysteries”, an ancient term for the sacraments.

When we were baptized, we were plunged into the mystery of Christ’s death and resurrection. This first sacrament

establishes the motif of our whole lives. We are continually called to die to sin and rise to fuller life in Christ. When our

life on earth comes to an end, the community recalls our baptism at the beginning of the funeral rite, as they celebrate our

final embrace of death and resurrection.

From start to finish, our life in Christ is marked by dying and rising. And it is our faith in the resurrection that gives us the

courage to embrace death again and again. As Peter’s preaching reminds us, God overcame the evil perpetrated by those

who crucified Jesus. God can overcome the evil in our lives too. God’s power even destroyed the power of death and raised

Christ to new life, so we know that the little deaths we endure can also lead us to new life.

We might well echo the words of the psalmist: “You will show me the path to life, fullness of joy in your presence, the

delights at your right hand forever.” - Lawrence Mick, Liturgist

THANK YOU

Again we want to say a very sincere thank you to all of those who participated in any way in making our Triduum and

Easter celebrations so beautiful and meaningful. We are so blessed at St. Gabriel to have so many dedicated and gifted

ministers who are always so ready to use their time and talents to make our special days and celebrations so meaningful

and joyous! This is for, not only our liturgical ministers, but also for those in the RCIA, Baptism Ministry and PSR who

prepared those to be baptized and those to be received into the church, those who prepared our grounds, cared for the plants

in church, decorated the church, prepared the reception after the Easter Vigil and took responsibility for any other of a

multitude of tasks. Thanks to all of you for your wonderful generosity.

In the Peace of the Risen Christ,

Father Doug Sister Kathleen Michele Bergeron

Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina Saturday, April 21, 2012 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

This prayer workshop is a repeat of one held during Lent and very favorably received. It will introduce the

method of Centering Prayer. Through this practice of silent prayer we develop a deeper relationship with

God by opening our whole being to God’s presence and action within us. The workshop will conclude with

an experience of Lectio Divina (praying the Scriptures). The presenters are Vivien and Edward Michaels who have been

the local coordinators of Contemplative Outreach for the last 10 years. There is no cost for participation.

Please sign up on the sheets on the entrance tables around the Church so we may get an estimate of the numbers

who plan to attend.

Weekly Report

Mass attendance:

April 7, Vigil 272

April 8, Sunday, 10:30 373

Total attendance: April 7 & 8 645

Collection: $ 13,583.11

Capital Campaign: $ 1,873.00

4:00 p.m., Saturday, April 14, 2012

Herbert Baudy, Jr. 10:30 a.m., Sunday, April 15, 2012

Edna Coleman Helen Larche

George Rieras

After 8:30.a.m. Mass, Monday – Thursday

Recitation of the Rosary

8:30 a.m. Mass Monday, April 16, 2012

Edgar M. Williams, Sr.

8:15 a.m. Tuesday Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena

If you wish to request a mass for a deceased loved one,

the request must be in the office no later than the

Monday before the weekend you wish the Mass

offered.

Sanctuary Light

For the week of

April 15

Burns for

Lottie Roubion

Sick and Shut-In Parishioners

Please pray for Clara Carey, Deacon Melvin Jones,

Armand Mercadel Sr., Augusta Mogilles, Glenn

Mogilles, David D’Antoni, Lawrence Guimont, Dave

Bartholomew, Alvin Thymes, Aaron, Marguerite and

Alice Gilyard and all those listed in the Book of the

Sick.

Living the Gospel During this grace-filled Easter season, what steps

can you take to allow the resurrection of Jesus to

give you “new boldness and courage to believe,”

and to share this good news with others?

Congratulations Andre’ Shelby, Jr. on Alpha and Beta Honor Roll, 3.95

GPA, in top 5 of class! Keep up the good work!

Today was once called in Latin “Dominica in albis,” or

“Sunday in White,” because the church was full of newly

baptized Christians wearing their white baptismal

garments. Another old title, best forgotten, is “Low

Sunday.” There’s nothing low about this festive Sunday

in Easter, the eighth day since the first “Alleluia” rang

out. In Christian tradition, the number eight is a symbol

of fulfillment, transition, breaking through the seven-day

rhythm of life to a new way of being. That is why many

baptismal fonts have eight sides. The greatest feasts of

our calendar are always extended for eight days, called

an “octave.” In a way, this means that this first week of

Easter is really considered to be one great day. This

octave day of Easter sees the best features of Easter still

vibrant: joyful alleluias, lush spring flowers everywhere,

sprinkling with water, and a lavish table where the Lord

gives us himself as bread and wine.

For Orthodox Christians, today is the Easter feast,

since their tradition requires that the Christian Passover

cannot begin until the days of the Jewish Passover are

ended. —James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

SAVE THE DATE

Tuesday, May 1, 2012 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish Hall

ALL Parish Youth Ages 13 – 18

Giving Tree Our Giving Tree is up with 100 little angel ornaments representing 100 children in need. If your family would like to adopt one of these children for Christmas:

please take the angel off the tree this weekend,

record the angel’s number and your name before you leave church keep the angel ornament to attach to the gift,

purchase a gift for the child identified on the angel and

bring it back, wrapped, on the weekend of December 17 - 18. Please remember to attach the angel to the gift when you return it. Please do not give money as a gift.

St. Gabriel the Archangel Church April 15, 2012

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION

Still Point Theatre Collective/St. Gabriel Collaboration

April 15, 2012

Hello to the St. Gabriel Community! I am the Founding Director of Still Point Theatre

Collective, a Chicago-based community of artists who use theater to educate, inspire, and

challenge our communities to action. At a NOCERCC convention in February of 2011, I heard

Fr. Doug and Sr. Kathleen share the modern day resurrection story of how all of you in the St.

Gabriel community had come together to rebuild after the Katrina floods destroyed your church

and your homes. I was so moved by the presentation. I found myself mulling over the idea of

creating an original touring play so that people all across the country could have the opportunity

to be inspired by your story as well. The idea stuck with me, and so I contacted Fr. Doug and Sr.

Kathleen to discuss it. They were very supportive.

Today we formally begin our journey together, and I couldn’t be more grateful. I will be getting

to know you better as I begin interviewing members of the church in coming months to create

the script. If you have any questions at all about the project or about Still Point Theatre

Collective, or if you would just like to come say hello, I will be available after today’s mass. I

will also have a sign-up sheet at the table for those who are interested in being interviewed. I am

so grateful to Fr. Doug, Sr. Kathleen, and to all of you, for allowing me the privilege of telling

your story.

Sincerely,

Lisa Wagner-Carollo

Still Point Theatre Collective

Scripture Readings

for the Week

In Memory O f Adams, Britton & Thomas Families

Clarence August

Ethel & Herbert Baudy, Sr, & Herbert Baudy, Jr.

Andrew, Dorothy & Bruce Bergeron

Oscar & Irma Bluain

Brown & Porter Families

Ernest Campbell

Ruth & Lester Doussan, Lester Jr. & Tom

Elouise Gabriel Ford & Julietta Ford Knight

Br. Martin Joseph Fragala, CFC

Alton G. Harris Sr. & Odile L. Harris

Melvin S. Jones

Samuel Lee Jr.

Malone and Williams Families

Mayo, Cunningham & Greene Families

Mary-Berenice Mc Call

George S. Robertson, Jr.

Howard L. & Nelda G. Rodgers

The Valeary Family

Alphonse Joseph Woods

Letria Washington, Carters, Paytons, Jacksons

Winnier Family

Clifford & Rachel Young & Beverly Y. Thompson

If any parishioner would like to list the names of their deceased loved ones, please complete an In Memory Of envelope,

which are on the entrance tables or call the parish office to make arrangements.

Saturday, April 14 9:30 a.m. St. Vincent de Paul Conference Rm.

10:00 a.m. Children’s Ministry Meeting Rm. 1

10:30 a.m. KPC Ladies Conference Rm.

Auxiliary

11:00 a.m. Pontilly Meeting Parish Hall

4:00 p.m. Vigil Mass

After Mass Health & Wellness Conference Rm.

Screening

Altar Society Cake Church

Sale

Sunday, April 15 9:00 a.m. RCIA Conference Rm.

First Eucharist Chapel

Seminar

PSR Classes Admin Bldg.

Bible Study Parish Hall

10:30 a.m. Mass

After Mass Health & Wellness Conference Rm.

Screening

Altar Society Cake Church

Sale

Monday, April 16

9:00 a.m. Food Distribution for Church Parking

Seniors Lot

6:30 p.m. ACT Conference Rm.

Wednesday, April 18 6:30 p.m. Bible Study Parish Hall

Thursday, April 19

11:00 a.m. Trumpeteers’ Mtg. Conference Rm.

Saturday, April 21

9:00 a.m. Social Justice Meeting Rm.2

10:00 a.m. Centering Prayer Chapel

4:00 p.m. Vigil Mass Church

Sunday, April 22

9:00 a.m. RCIA Conference Rm.

PSR Classes Admin Bldg.

Bible Study Parish Hall

10:30 a.m. Mass

Old Fashioned Tent Revival

“It’s a Love Thing”

April 15-18, 2012 Nightly

Location: Hunter’s Field

1600 North Claiborne Ave. and St. Bernard Ave.

Sponsored by St. Raymond and St. Leo the Great Catholic Church

Sun., April 15

Reading I

Reading II

Gospel

Acts 4:32-35Col 3:1-4

1 Jn 5:1-6

Jn 20:19-31

Mon., April 16 Reading I

Gospel

Acts 4:23-31

Jn 3:1-8

Tues., April 17 Reading I

Gospel

Acts 4:32-37

Jn 3:7b-15

Wed., April 18 Reading I

Gospel

Acts 5:17-26

Jn 3:16-21

Thurs. April 19

Reading I

Gospel

Acts 5:27-33

Jn 3:31-36

Fri., April 20 Reading I

Gospel

Acts 5:34-42

Jn 6:1-15

Sat., April 21 Readings

Gospel

Acts 6:1-7

Jn 6:16-21

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