CONTACTS

Rev. James Bach, Pastor, Cell.. ...............644-7780 Very Rev. John Talamo, Jr. V.F. Dean of Algiers/

Plaquemines Deanery

Deacon Dan Reynolds, ............................ 319-9126

Rebecca Berthelot, Secretary (home) ...... 436-6408

Pam Kamphuis, Music Director

& Min. Coordinator .................................. 452-9936

Judy Sherman, Min. Coordinator Asst. ... 496-3903

Fran Laudun, Custodian ......................... 392-5492

Jane Mix, DRE ........................................ 650-1247

Holy Spirit Cathol ic Church 6201 Stratford Place, New Orleans LA. 70131

Phone: 394-5492, Fax: 398-0901, Email: holyspirit@archdiocese-no.org Website: www.holyspiritchurchnola.org

4th Sunday in Ordinary Time, B, January 28, 2018

WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE

SATURDAY: 4:15-4:45 PM Confessions 5:00 PM Vigil Mass SUNDAY: 10:00 AM Mass

SACRAMENTS

and RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION:

Tuesday: 5:00 - 6:00 PM.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION:

Saturday: 4:15 - 4:45 PM Mon-Fri: 8:00 AM or by appointment.

MARRIAGE ARRANGEMENTS:

Contact the office six months in advance.

BAPTISM:

Baptismal seminar is required for Parents and

Godparents. Parents meet with the Pastor/Deacon.

Godparents must provide proof of Confirmation in the

Catholic Church.

WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE

MON 8:30 AM Mass TUE 8:30 AM Mass;

and Novena of Our Lady of Perpetual Help

WED 8:30 AM Mass THU 8:30 AM Mass

FRI 8:30 AM Mass and Adoration with Divine Mercy Chaplet

FIRST FRIDAY EVENINGS: 7:00 PM 6:30 PM Confessions; 7:00 PM Healing Mass with

the Anointing of the Sick; Heart2Heart Eucharistic

Adoration with the Divine Mercy Chaplet

Families: In Loving Memory of

Maria, Bob Dufrene, Sr.,

Ann & Mike Taranto

by Holy Spirit Parishioners

In Loving Memory of

Father Danny Digal Former Pastor

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N E X T W E E K E N D L I T U R G I C A L A S S I G N M E N T S

( Please find your substitute if you are unable to serve as assigned )

February

3 & 4

Mass Readings

Next Sunday

SAT

5:00 PM George Hero

Jeremaine Lewis

Mike Nedd Celia Smith

Deidre Charlot

Althea Nedd Estelle Gordon

First Reading: Job 7:1-4,

6-7

Psalm: Psalm 147

Second Reading: 1 Corin-thians 9:16-19, 22-23

Gospel - Mark 1:29-39

SUN

10:00 AM Gwen Jolly

Lolita Isom

Felix Garcia

Rosa Garcia Jill Stone

Herman Sherman

Zera Sherman

The people were astonished at Jesus' teaching. Mark 1:21-28

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My sisters and brothers in Christ, What does it mean to

speak with authority? In today’s Gospel,

the people recognize that there is both a

new teaching and a teaching with authority.

Jesus is able to proclaim the Word of God

in such a way that people could recognize

that it was truly the Word of God, and not

just some other spiritual teaching. Perhaps

all of us recognize that difference when we

hear really strong and clear preaching from

a priest who seems to be speak directly from the heart about

his own inner experience of Christ our Savior.

But it is not only the priest who is responsible for that. It is

every one of us who follow Jesus as our Lord. We must come

to have this inner experience by which we are completely

convinced that He is our Savior. That can happen in an

instance. And it can also take many years. Sometimes it

seems to be there and at other times it seems we have lost our

faith.

Yet as long as we remain faithful in seeking God and

striving to understand our Lord, we can place all our hope in

Him. The people in today’s Gospel could see and touch and

experience the Lord Jesus, even though they may not have yet

understood that He is God. They could sense His relationship

to God.

When we turn to the first reading, from the Book of

Deuteronomy, we can hear Moses speaking about his own

experience of God and his experience with the people who

followed him and trusted him. When they asked to hear the

Lord Himself, some tremendous experience happened and

they did not want to have that experience again. They

preferred to have a prophet who could speak in the name of

God.

And so we have a whole history of prophecy

given to us in the Hebrew Scriptures and

which speak so eloquently about this God

who loves us. Sure, there is a lot of killing

and mayhem and anger in those Scriptures,

but there is also that experience in the midst

of all of that of a God who actively looks for

us and wants us to share His life, a God who

seeks us out and desires our company. For us

Christians, following Christ, we hear the voice of this loving

God and we begin to recognize His presence in our lives. But

it often comes down to one simple question: do I believe that

Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God?

Once I believe in that, all of the scriptures begin to make

sense and the Church as well. Once I believe, I can begin to

allow the Scriptures and the Church to form me and to shape

the way that I look at the world. This is kind of healing,

similar to that in today’s Gospel. This healing takes all other

spirits out of me and allows the fame of God to spread

through this world.

Let us give thanks today for the gift of faith and ask that we

may always grow deeper in this faith and may always

acknowledge Jesus as the Christ, the Son of the living God.

© 2006 The Monastery of Christ in the Desert

T he 4 th S U ND AY , O r d i na r y , B

Ja nua r y 27 - Fe br uar y 4 ,

201 8

PLEASE PRAY FOR: Our Military and Families *

Aaron Q. Ward * Alexandra Harrison * Alton

Sterling * Anastasia Nedd * Ann Richardson *

Anna Chiasson * Arlene & Bob Eiswirth *

Aurolyn O’Neill * Bing’s Family * Brian & Kevin

Dickmann * Camila Leles * Carey’s Family *

Carlie Raley * Cecilia Lemelle * Code Family * Celestain Family *

Chanel & Lillic Smith * Colbert Family * Corey Brown * Craig

Hzydel * DaShawn Augustus * David Ortiz * Dee Glora * Denise

Wiltz * Donald Booth * Donalisa A. Jones * Eddie Mays * Edwin

Hameson, Sr.* Elizabeth Gale Hardy * Elizabeth Poole * Elren

Waddell * Ernest Miles * Eugene Brooks * Eugenia Augustus &

Family * Fabiola Bass & Family * Greg Haag * Gabe Jas Family *

Geneva C. Jones * Gwen Jolly * Harold Becnel, Jr. & Sr. * Hilda M.

Moceira * Isabella Becnel * James Johnson * Janet Gisleson * Jas

Family * Jennifer & Joe * Joe Sada * Jennifer Mitchem * Jordan *

Joseph Celesten, Jr. * Kim D. Davis * Joycelyn Albert * Judy

Severson * Kalia Borne * Liz Sass * Karen Perritt * Karen Bradshaw

* Kathy M. Deroche * Kliebert’s Family * LaSalle Family * Locke

Walters * Lois Dejean * Ron Juge * Lorraine Perret * Lottie Paulsen

* Lucien Charlot * Lupe Villareal * Pearl Nedd * Lynne Victor *

Lydwing Hurst * Mabel Meyer * Mable Johnson * Marie Nunez *

Marsha Bell * Martha Davis * Mary Berthelot * Mary Clo Carey *

Mary Landreneau * Melanie Evans * Meldon Woods * Micah

McDaniel * Michael G. Dumas * Nat Hill * Mike Simoneaux * Mr. &

Mrs. T. Schiro * Nettie Jackson * Noella Jackson * Peter Enchill *

O’Byrne Family * Odette Gisclair * Patricia Greine * Philando

Cashlle * Phoebe McPherson * Rachel Anselmo * Raynette Bonapart

* Robinson Family * Audrey Allen * Sarah Yarborough * Scott

Morrison * Selma Nicholl * Stella Coleman * Terrance Demas * Terry

Bravender * Theresa & Viktoria * Carole & Lee Baker * Karen

Reaves * Dave Burvant’s Family *

T H I S W E E K E N D

SAT 5:00 PM

01-27

For All Holy Spirit Parishioners, Maria Tua, Carol Cassreino, Le Tran,

Johnny & Family Deceased Members, Thanksgiving, Poor Souls,

& Conversion of Sinners

SUN 10:00 AM

01-28

Syliva Solano, Joseph Nguyen, John Matthews, Joseph Loi Tran, Vern Jenkins, Conversion of Sinners, &

Poor Souls

W E E K D A Y S

MON 8:30 AM

01-29 Johnny & Family Deceased Members, & Thanksgiving

TUE 8:30 AM

01-30 Maria Tua, & Deceased Members of

a Family

WED 8:30 AM

01-31 Ann Gill, Joseph, & Vern Jenkins

THU 8:30 AM

02-01 Maria Tua, & Deceased Members of

a Family

FRI 8:30 AM

02-02 Maria, & Joseph Loi Tran

N E X T W E E K E N D

SAT 5:00 PM

02-03

Maria Tua, Joseph Loi Tran, Carol Cassreino, Ngo & Nguyen Family

Living & Deceased, & Family

Deceased Members

SUN 10:00 AM

02-04

For All Holy Spirit Parishioners, John Matthews, Johnny & Family

Deceased Members, Family’s

Deceased Members, Conversion of Sinner, Thanksgiving, & Poor Souls

Sanctuary Candle: For All Our Military

Divine Mercy Candle: For Kenneth

Bonaparte

Mary Candle: For Elliot Glapion

To burn a candle in memory of your loved ones, call the office. A donation is $10 for a candle.

JANUARY 27 – FEBRUARY 2

Lillian Comeaux * Dana Schmitt * Eucharia Agwaramgbo *

Randy Dickmann * Winzioti Some * Jean Cunningham * Earl Galle *

William Wagner * Carroll Fortmayer * Nicole Hebert *

LEADERS

Leaders are like eagles. They

don't flock. You find them . .

. one at a time. --Anonymous

Thank you for your generosity

The average weekly Collections during

the 1st 4 months (July-Oct) was $3,083.73.

Our budgeted weekly collection

for this year is $3,500.00.

In order to meet our expenses,

Please kindly consider this shortfall

in your future contributions.

TRUE PROPHETS

In Deuteronomy today we hear that God's very words will

fill the mouth of a true prophet, but a false prophet will, in a

manner of speaking, put mere mortal words into God's

mouth.

In Mark's Gospel, we see Jesus teaching and healing as a

true prophet, one filled with the authority of God's own

voice. The whole history of our church is filled with both

true and false prophets. Some false prophets were extremely

popular and quite well-versed in scripture, and even held

positions of authority. But in today's Gospel we learn that

Jesus' fame spread because he taught with authority; he

wasn't an authority because he was popular or famous.

Elsewhere, we also learn from him, in his desert temptation

confrontations with Satan, that anyone can quote scripture,

even against God's purposes.

Today we hear that his authority was not like that of the

scribes, who held the official positions of religious authority

in his day. Our work is to do our best to discern the true

prophets in our midst, and to be true prophets as well. The

psalmist tells us how to do this: by not hardening our hearts

when God speaks. If we truly listen to God, it will be God's

very words filling our mouths.

Fr. Bach

♣ Friday February 2, 7:00 PM:

Healing Mass and

Eucharistic Adoration

with Divine Mercy.

♣ Sunday February 11,: Welcome Coffee &

Donut, After 10:00 AM Mass. ALL ARE

WELCOME!

♣ Wednesday February 14, Ash

Wednesday Masses are at 8:30

am & 7:00 pm

♣ Tuesday February 20,: THE

PARISH COUNCIL MEETING

♣ Saturday February 17,: Esprit Pot Luck

Dinner call Celia 812-4789 or Jill Stone 352-

3313

♣ Monday February 26,: Keeper of the Faith

at 12 noon Parish Life Center

Come, let us bow down in worship; let us kneel before the LORD who made us. -- Psalm 95:6