PENTACOST SUNDAY-5/4/08

THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM
“They have kept your word.”

This seventh Sunday of Easter is somewhat like the proverbial "calm before the storm." The Lord Jesus has ascended into heaven and Pentecost has not yet occurred. Rather than immediately taking up Jesus' command to go out to all the nations, the disciples gather in the upper room "with some women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers" (Acts 1:14). There they all devote themselves to prayer. The Gospel recounts the great prayer for the disciples that Jesus offered to his Father in heaven. If the words of Jesus while he was on earth finally began to sink in for the disciples, then gathering to pray was certainly the right choice, for the second reading lets us all know that to follow Christ means to have a share in his sufferings.


READINGS FOR THE WEEK~~~~~~~~
Monday: Acts 19:1-8; Jn 16:29-33
Tuesday: Acts 20:17-27; Jn 17:1-11a
Wednesday: Acts 20:28-38; Jn 17:11b-19
Thursday: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11; Jn 17:20-26
Friday: Acts 25:13b-21; Jn 21:15-19
Saturday: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31; Jn 21:20-25
Sunday: Vigil: Gn 11:1-9 or Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b or Ez 37:1-14 or Jl 3:1-5; Ps 104;
Rom 8:22-27; Jn 7:37-39
Day: Acts 2:1-11; Ps 104; 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13; Jn 20:19-23

 

 

The Sanctuary Light will burn this week at St. John’s in memory of Merle and Delores Dunn. From May 3rd through May 9th, the SBJ Sanctuary Light will burn in memory of Tyler Craig.

Our Deepest Sympathy goes out to the loved ones and families of the following: Edgar J. Major, III, husband of Annette Major; Della Brignac Bill, mother of Sharon Butler; Nicholas Branca, brother of Diane Rouchon, Evelyn Mixon, wife of Gene Mixon, and Lane Laborde, cousin of Doris King.

USHERS/SERVERS NEEDED FOR MASS We are still in need of Mass Stewards for the Saturday Vigil and 7am Masses. If you can serve as usher or Altar Server, contact Ric Smith at 654-5778 for scheduled training.

 

 

 

1ST EUCHARIST PICTURES ARE IN
Please pick up pictures from the Church vestibule after each weekend Mass.

 

Stewardship Offering - St. John’s

 

Identified Contributions $ 6,356.00
Unidentified Contributions $ 360.74
Total $ 6,716.74
U.S. Catholic Missions $ 501.00
Legacy of Faith thru 04/27 $ 1,865.00
Capital Campaign, to date $ 1,117,985.08

Stewardship - Our Lady
Identified Contributions $ 2,808.87
Unidentified Contributions $ 28.00
Total $ 2,913.75
U.S. Catholic Missions $ 120.00
 

UpLIFTD The Women’s Community Rehabilitation Center (WCRC) is a non-profit organization committed to reshaping the lives of mentally disabled women and providing them with the hope and tools they need to re-enter society as productive, fullfilled members.

WCRC is asking people to volunteer their time by teaching a craft, mentoring or providing the center with the supplies it needs to carry out its day-to-day activities.
If you are interested in helping out with this worthy cause, please call 336-0000 or send an e-mail to Ms. Kristi Bourgeois at kbourgeois@upliftd.org.

 

50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION FOR ST. ISIDORE - BAKER
On Sunday, May 18, the congregation of St. Isidore will celebrate 50 years as a parish. They’ll begin with music at 10 am, mass at 10:30am & a Pot-Luck Luncheon at 11:30am . Congratulations St. Isidore!

 

Mass Stewards - 5/10-5/11/08 5 PM Vigil May 10, 2008 EM1C Pat Metcalf EM 2C Doris King EM 3H Mitzi Tolentino Lector1 Vanessa Vince Lector 2 Phil Slaughter Server 1 Ethan Downs Server 2 Daniel Goyer Usher 1 Joe Vince Usher 2 Glen Desselle Usher 3 Al Phillips Usher 4 Darrell McClung 7AM Sun May 11, 2008   EM 1C Jelly Tolentino EM 2C Claude Walz EM 3C Billy Kline Lector 1 Bernice Whitley Lector 2 Lynn Buzhardt Server 1 Jordan Kline Server 2 Newman Matte Usher 1 Ed Bridwell Usher 2 Sam Vince Usher 3 Scott Buzhardt Usher 4 Frank Millican 11 AM Sun May 11, 2008 EM 1 C K. Cunningham EM 2C Alicia Perilloux EM 3H John Poole EM 4H Paul Owen EM 5C Nita Poole EM 6C Marie Nicosia EM 7H Dora Kane Lector 1 Sharon Lea Lector 2 Ric Smith Server 1 Ethan Downs Server 2 Gr Cunningham Usher 1 Hubie Owen Usher 2 Brian Ducote Usher 3 Don Hymel Usher 4 Mack Lea   Please find a replacement if you are unable to serve as scheduled.  Thank you.

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE May 4th, 7th Sunday of Easter SJB -7 am Mass, Coffee & Pastry to follow -10 am, Chaplet of Divine Mercy & Rosary –11 am, Mass –12 Noon, Altar Society Bake Sale OLA - 8:20 am, Choir - 9 am, Mass May 5th, Monday SJB -6:30 pm Boy Scouts, Classrooms -6:30 pm, Intercessory Prayer Group, Chapel -7 pm, Boy Scouts, Gym OLA- No activities planned May 6th, Tuesday -5 pm Children’s Choir -6 pm Adult Choir -7 pm Praise & Worship Band practice OLA -6 pm Reconciliation -6:15 pm Rosary -6:30 pm Mass -7 pm Choir practice May 7th, Wednesday SJB -7:30 am Mass -7 pm Confirmation, OLA & St. John’s May 8th, Thursday SJB -6:30 pm, Men’s Club -7:30 am Mass -7 pm Boy Scouts, Classroom 1 OLA-No activities planned May 9th, Friday SJB -7:30 am Mass, Chaplet of Divine Mercy follows OLA-No activities planned May 10th, Saturday SJB -4 pm, Reconciliation -5 pm, Vigil Mass OLA-No activities planned May 11th, Sunday, Pentacost SJB -7 am, Mass -10 am, Chaplet of Divine Mercy & Rosary -11 am Mass, *May Crowning begins at 10:45 am OLA -8:20 am, Choir -9 am, Mass, May Crowning ~Please remember to genuflect  2008before you enter the pew in Church and always remain prayerfully silent in the presence of Our Lord~

 

CENACLE RETREAT
Please contact Margaret Crochet at 654-2416 if you are interested in attending the Cenacle Retreat from June 6-8, in Metairie

 

WHAT HAS HAPPENED AND WILL HAPPEN AMONG THE YOUTH AT ST. JOHN’S & OUR LADY

✟ VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL - Tuesday, May 27th through Friday, May 30th, 2008, from 9 am till Noon. Register at the Office of Religious Education at 654-5885. All adults who can help with VBS are asked to attend an orientation meeting on Wednesday, May 7, at 10 am. All confirmation candidates who will commit their time to this project should call the office to be scheduled. VBS service will earn candidates 16 hours toward their required service plan.

✟ CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS YEAR’S YOUNG ADULTS WHO WERE CONFIRMED on April 30th:

Charles Ronald Behrnes, III (St. Jude)
Andrew Blake Bellard (St. Anthony)
Jill Michelle Bernard (St. Juliana of Liege)
Kelly Elizabeth Blackledge (St. Monica)
Clinton James Bourgeois (St. Benedict)
Madelyne Marie Cambre (St. Jude)
Edwin Rodgers Capone (St. Patrick)
Laura Ann Clesi (St. Cecilia)
Jessica Rose Coarsey (St. Agnes of Rome)
Trey Michael David (St. Michael the Archangel)
Alexis McCall Day (St. Elizabeth of Hungary)
Elizabeth Denean Hardy (St. Elizabeth Ann Sexton)
Shannon Claire Holliday (St. Anne)
Casey Ryan Hurst (St. Neot)
Megan Genelle Hyatt (St. Rita)
Maggie Leigh Joyner (St. Valentine)
Jordan Harrison Kline (St. Joseph)
Mary Katherine Myrick (St. Catherine of Bologna)
Catherine Ann Owen (St. Rose of Lima)
Camron Michael Pierce (St Michael the Archangel)
Devin Earl Roberts (St. Miltiades)
Taylor Martin Scott (St. Francis Xavier)
Lance Wilson Selders (St. Benedict the Black)
Angelle Marie Sibley (St. Mary Magdeline)
Kayla Nicole Stevenson (St. Francis of Assisi)
Larry James Taylor (St. John the Baptist)
Charles Frederick Vaccaro, Jr. (St. Jude)
Haley Elizabeth Weaver (St. Claire)
Tyler James Wigger (St.Peregrine)
 

✟ STEWARDS NEEDED FOR YOUTH MASS. If you are interested in serving in the monthly Youth Mass, held on the 3rd Sunday of each month–at the 11 am Mass–please contact the Office of Religious Education to be scheduled. Currently, we are in need of Mass Stewards for May through December. Ages 11 through 17 can participate.

✟ REGISTRATION FOR RELIGIOUS ED - has begun. Please come to the Office of Religious Ed. to register your family, Monday through Wednesday, from 9 am until 3 pm.

UPCOMING SPECIAL DIOCESAN COLLECTIONS FOR SJB & OLA
 

The annual collection for Catholic Communication will be held May 17/18th

 

USHERS/SERVERS NEEDED FOR MASS
We are still in need of Mass Stewards for the Saturday Vigil and 7am Masses. If you can serve as usher or Altar Server, contact Ric Smith at 654-5778 for scheduled training.