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ST. MATTHEW THE APOSTLE CHURCH July 25, 2021 | 17th Sunday In Ordinary Time
MASS TIMES Daily Mass
M-F 6am, 9:15am; Sat. 9:15am Rosary before daily 9:15 Mass
Sunday Masses
4pm Vigil (Sat) 7am, 9am, 11am, 6pm (Sun)
PHONE DIRECTORY
Rectory 737-4537 Fax 737-4033 School 737-4604 Fax 738-7985 NEW PARISHIONERS Please fill out a parish census, found in the foyer of the Church (or online) and return it to the Rectory or place in collection basket.
RECONCILIATION Friday: after 6 am Mass; before 9:15 am Mass; Saturday: 3:00-3:45pm
Various evenings throughout the year. Or by appointment. HOLY HOUR PROGRAM Adoration Thursdays 10:00am-7:00pm Perpetual Help Novena Tuesdays 9:45am ROSARY Every Monday evening at the outdoor Mary statue at 6:15pm. Before daily 9:15am Masses in Church, Monday through Saturday.
RCIA The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is the process of welcoming new members to our faith. Classes are Sep-tember through May. BAPTISM Most Sundays immediately after the 11:00 AM Mass. Please call 737-4537 in advance to register and make arrangements. MARRIAGE Consult parish priest at least eight months prior to planned date of marriage. If you would like your wedding announced in the bulletin please call 737-4537.
CONFIRMATION Through our parish and High School CCD Program. Please call 737-4537. FUNERALS Please call the Rectory. Funerals along with wakes and visitations in Church are encouraged. HOSPITAL VISITATION We appreciate knowing when a parishioner is in the hospital. SACRAMENTS AT HOME Communion Tuesdays or Thursdays of each week. The Sacrament of the Sick as requested. www.stmatthewtheapostle.net
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WEEKLY PRAYER
Readings for the Week of July 25, 2021
SUN 7/25 2 Kgs4:42-44/Ps145:10-11,15-16,17-18[cf. 16]/ Eph 4:1-6/Jn 6:1-15 MON 7/26 Ex32:15-24,30-34/Ps106:19-20,21-22,23[1a]/Mt 13:31-35 TUE 7/27 Ex 33:7-11;34:5b-9,28/Ps103:6-7,8-9,10-11,12-13 [8a]/Mt13:36-43 WED 7/28 Ex 34:29-35/Ps99:5,6,7,9[cf. 9c]/Mt13:44-46 THU 7/29 Ex40:16-21,34-38/Ps84:3,4,5-6a and 8a,11 [2]/Jn 11:19-27 or Lk10:38-42 FRI 7/30 Lv23:1,4-11,15-16,27,34b-37/Ps81:3-4,5-6,10- 11ab[2a]/Mt13:54-58 SAT 7/31 Lv25:1,8-17/Ps67:2-3,5,7-8 [4]/Mt 14:1-12 SUN 8/1 Ex16:2-4,12-15/Ps78:3-4,23-24,25,54[24b]/Eph 4:17,20-24/Jn6:24-35
Observances for the Week of July 25, 2021
Sunday: 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: Sts. Joachim and Anne, Parents, Blessed Virgin Mary Thursday: St. Martha Friday: St. Peter Chrysologus, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Saturday: St. Ignatius of Loyola, Priest Next Sunday: 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
St. Matthew Schedule Rectory Hours 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
SUNDAY 7/25 - 17th Sunday Ordinary Time 7:00, 9:00, 11:00 AM & 6:00 PM Masses MONDAY 7/26 6:00 & 9:15 AM Daily Mass 6:15 PM Monday Patriotic Rosary TUESDAY 7/27 6:00 & 9:15 AM Daily Mass 7 PM CLJ WEDNESDAY 7/28 6:00 & 9:15 AM Daily Mass THURSDAY 7/29 6:00 & 9:15 AM Daily 10:00 AM-6:00 PM Adoration 6:30 PM Bible Study FRIDAY 7/30 6:00 & 9:15 AM Daily Mass 9:45 AM - 11:00 AM Adoration 6:30 AM & 8:45 AM Confessions SATURDAY 7/31 9:15 AM Daily Mass 3:00 PM Confessions 4:00 PM Vigil Mass SUNDAY 8/1 - 18th Sunday Ordinary Time 7:00, 9:00, 11:00 AM & 6:00 PM Masses Missionaries of St. Theresa Raffle Tickets Sale after Masses
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This Week at St. Matthew
10021 Jefferson Highway River Ridge, LA 70123
Church 737-4537, 737-2662
School 737-4604 Fax 737-4033
Worship Ministries Pastoral Council Rep.-Cathy Ganucheau Altar Servers Barbara Hebert 810-6786 Holy Name Society Bill Siegel 737-5782 Divine Mercy Alida Wyler 390-6805 Evangelization Brian Comboy 737-4537 Floral Committee 737-4537 Music Glen Ganucheau 466-1475 Ushers 737-4537 Rosary Groups 737-4537 Sacred Heart Ministry Dania 738-6924 Education & Vocation Ministries Pastoral Council Rep.-Alida Wyler Elem. CCD & VBS Mary Elvir 737-7210 H.S. CCD Jim Donovan 884-8296 RCIA David & Margaret Penick 738-7027 Friday AM Bible Study Barbara Hebert 737-0328 Come Lord Jesus A. Arcement 737-6578 Catholic Couples Stiebings 738-7687 Vocations Deacon Jerry Clark Service Ministries Pastoral Council Rep.-Bill Siegel Altar Society Carla Segura 738-1335 Knights of Columbus Ralph Brandt 737-2732 Missionaries of St. Therese Stephanie 912-6666, Patricia 400-3186 SMA Cares 737-4537 Social Justice Deacon Wayne Lobell St. Vincent De Paul Soc. 737-4537 Collection Counters 737-4537 Hospitality Ministry Janiene 669-0115, Sheila 352-6184 Family Life Ministries Pastoral Council Rep. Ladies Cancer Ministry 737-4537 CYO-737-4537 Home & School Assoc. 737-4604 Family Life Deacon Nathan Simoneaux Men’s Club 737-4604 or 737-4537 Marriage Enrichment Chuck & Bridget Stiebing 738-7687 Right to Life S. Kenning 737-9776 Scouting 737-4537 Seniors JOY Ministry - 737-4537 Family Fall Festival 737-4537 Youth Ministry - Matt’s Cats 737-4537 Young Adults-Pier Ministry 737-4537
PASTORAL STAFF
Fr. Lee Poché, Pastor Fr. Francis Nguyen, Parochial Vicar Wayne Lobell, Deacon
Nathan Simoneaux, Deacon Jerry Clark, Deacon Dianne Varisco, Finance Kim Roberts, Parish Coordinator Linda King, Parish Secretary Lynley Kapesis, Rectory Assistant Becci Sheptock, D.R.E./Youth Minister Mary Elvir, Elementary Rel. Ed. Joanne Caldcleugh, PCL (Parish Catechetical Leader) Glen Ganucheau, Music Ministry Tony Bonura, Principal Jim Paci, Vice-Principal Rhonda Foret, Academic Asst. Principal Disability Advocates:
Ann Lupo 275-7508
Paget Bazile 337-303-8833
Prayer for Hurricane Season
Our Father in Heaven,
through the intercession of
Our Lady of Prompt Succor,
spare us during this hurricane season
from all harm.
Protect us and our homes
from all disasters of nature.
Our Lady of Prompt Succor,
hasten to help us.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time
St. Oscar Romero said, “We cannot do every-thing, and there is a sense of liberation in realizing that. This enables us to do some-thing and to do it very well. It may be incom-plete, but it is the beginning, a step along the way, an opportunity for the Lord’s grace to enter and do the rest.”
There were a group of ladies many years ago who made quilts. They were beautiful crea-tions reflecting inspirational designs artfully composed from the simple scraps of fabric each woman would bring to their individual pieces. There was no plan for the finished project as each finished work became the combined creation of what each woman con-tributed. They abounded in vibrant colors and dazzled the beholder with intricate pat-terns and their myriad textures. They were so beautiful that they became coveted family treasures passed from generation to genera-tion. Those women never realized the power of their work. Countless babies rested in the comfort of those quilts warmly nestled in the legacy of tradition they were fortunate to inherit. They adorned countless homes with their beauty and brought joy and solace to many faces.
We cannot do everything. We are not meant to. Our work in life is to contribute our indi-vidual piece, a piece that reflects the unique thumbprint we claim as our own. We only have to do small things well. Then, as St. Os-car Romero reminds us, the Lord’s grace will enter and do the rest. We have to trust that this is true just as those women trusted in the eventual beauty of their final work.
Eucharistic blessings are blessings that start small and multiply. We all come to life with only a few loaves of bread and a few fish. Not any single one of us has all that it takes to transform our world. Who knows what God will do with the little we have and how many will benefit from our kindness, compas-sion, wisdom, courage, conviction, love, warmth, zeal, faith, and hope? That young lad never dreamed that his few leftovers would do all that they did. God shows up in unexpected ways! Where would life’s adven-ture and fun be if it were any other way? Be-ing able to be part of bringing God’s creative, transforming healing to the world opens us up to wonder, awe, and excitement! We can all bring our little piece to the bigger work of God that can result in being a coveted jewel passed generation to generation. This is good news indeed!
Bread and wine transform into Christ’s Body and Blood, and we become what we eat. Trust that.
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Catholic Counseling Service
As a ministry of the Archdiocese, Catholic Counseling Service provides ongoing support to our local communi-ty through affordable, quality counseling with a unique perspective that upholds the richness of our Catholic faith. Making the decision to start counseling can be difficult. Let us accompany you on the journey by speak-ing confidentially with one of our intake coordinators. The intake coordinator will collect necessary information and match you with one of our counselors—who will contact you personally for an appointment. We provide services in three locations:
Main Office: 2814 S. Carrollton Ave., New Orleans, LA 70118 North Shore: 4465 Highway 190, East Service Rd, Covington, LA 70433 Laplace: 799 Fairway Dr., Laplace, LA 70068 To speak with someone or to make an appointment, please call Catholic Counseling Service at (504) 861-6245 or email us at [email protected].
Catholic Counseling Services
Anyone interested in counseling can speak to
an intake coordinator by calling Catholic Coun-
seling Services’ main office at 504-861-6245.
All calls are completely confidential. Catholic
Counseling Services is proud to continue its
mission of providing quality and affordable
counseling to the Archdiocese.
Bonco
SMA Cares is hosting an adult Bonco on Sunday, August 22, 2021, in the MBC. Doors open at 2:00 PM and games begin at 2:30 PM. $5 to play. Please bring food to share.
Missionaries of St. Therese Is
holding a $1,000 cash raffle to
raise money for mission work.
Tickets are $5.00 each or $20 for
5 tickets and will be sold outside
church July 31st & August 1st.
Drawing will be held on October 13th.
For more information, contact Lynn at 504-577-4711
In your charity, please pray for the souls of
Beverly Shivers Daphine Dufour Suzanne Adams
who died recently, and for all who mourn them.
Radio Rosary
Put on hold during the pandemic, the Radio
Rosary has started again at St. Matthew. The
scriptural rosary, sponsored by the Archdiocesan
Union of Holy Name Societies, has been continu-
ally broadcast at 6:00 PM on the
radio since 1946. Individual parish
Holy Name Societies have taken
their turn one day each month
reciting the rosary live on station
WVOG AM.
Our next two scheduled dates are
August 17 and September 30. All parishioners are
invited to participate. The Radio Rosary is said in
the MBC conference room starting at 6:00 PM -
please arrive no later than 5:45 PM if you want to
participate.
Welcome to the Catholic faith, Alexander Jacob Landry, who was recently baptized. Pictured with Kathryn Burkenstock, godmother, Jason and Elizabeth Landry,
parents, Fr. Sidney Speakes and Ryan Landry, godfather.
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Celebrant and Liturgical Minister Schedule for June July 17-18, 2021
Sunday Celebrant/Deacon Sacristan Lector EOMs AS 7/31 4:00 PM Fr. Francis/Simoneaux Knipper Kenning Deacon/Johnston/Keller/Lorenzo 7 8/1 7:00 AM Fr. McCann/Clark Cao Cao Deacon/Dalme 8 8/1 9:00 AM Fr. Francis/Clark Comboy Comboy Deacon/Montero/Oubre/Palmisano 9 8/1 11:00 AM Fr. Francis.Lobell L. Flores S. Finney Deacon/Penick/Penick/Centanni 10 8/1 6:00 PM Fr. Dominic Tran/Lobell Berrigan Berrigan Deacon/Rucker 11
(Schedule is subject to change)
Prayer to St. Matthew—May we be helped, Lord, by the prayers of Your Holy Apostle and Evangelist, Mat-
thew. May his intercession obtain for us the graces which we cannot merit for ourselves, through Our Lord
Jesus Christ and His Virgin Mother, Amen.
Thank you senior Halie Cao for your
10 years as an Altar Server. Good luck
at Loyola.
Knights of Columbus R.S.V.P Program in support of Seminarians.
Silent Women’s Retreats
Aug. 6 –8
Presenter: Matt Russo
“Dreaming of Pope Francis: A Better Future” - Pope Francis wrote "Let Us Dream" while he was locked down during the height of COVID-19. Using this book as a guide, various upheavals in retreat participants lives and in the world at large will be explored. In the final hours of this retreat, an inspiring and actionable blueprint for building a better world will be discussed and examined.
5500 St. Mary St., Metairie
Aug. 18-21
Presenter: Fr. Joseph Nassal, CPPS
“Breath of Life: Honoring the Mystic Within” - This retreat will explore how to honor the mystic within by becoming aware of the love that God has kindled in our hearts. When we live from this mystical center of prayer, we will be catalysts for compassion and care, reconciliation, and hope for one another and for our world.
To register, call the retreat office at 504-267-9604 or online at www.https://neworleansretreats.comretreats
Please call the rectory at 737-4537 if you have a prayer request, older than one month.
CHURCH OFFERINGS
July 11, 2021
Thank you for your generous offerings. “For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.” ~ Matthew 6:21
Visit https://www.stmatthewtheapostle.net/
for online giving information.
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Knights of Columbus Knights of the Month for July
Larry Jones Barry Bruff
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St. Matthew CYO Events
July 24-31, 2021
SATURDAY, July 24 9:15 AM: Rudy Perronne 4:00 PM: Mike Babin, Sr., Bill Beron, Jerry Engel, Vincent
Moscona, Lee Ascani, Tommy Treuting, Marjorie & Louis Cure, Janis Cure (Living), Sam & Jenny Schillage and Banister Family, Helen & Donald Pecot, Annie & Jacob Pabst., Sr., Lloyd J. Abadie, Sr., Anna P. Lohmann, Elaine & David Freeman (Living/Anniversary), Joseph, Annie & Mike Ferra-ra & Family, Joanne Zimmerman, Pat Besselman, O.L. Haas, Rudy Perronne, Geraldine & Floyd Terranova, Shirley LeBlanc, Jack Fallo
SUNDAY, July 25 7:00 AM: Deceased Members of Barbalich & O’Donnell
Family 9:00 AM: Parishioners of St. Matthew the Apostle 11:00 AM: Luke James Rabalais, Adele Kennedy, Mr. Frank
M Carriere, Jr., Floyd Terranova, Pat & Jim Bes-selman, Don Pastor, Martin David Hoang, Hugh “Tim” Rigney (Living), Jay Irving Scanlan (Living) and Family, Felix “Phil” Paul Babin, Drew Gillen, Joan Mistretta, Janet Robinson, Jim Fresh, Rudy Perronne, Flo Hecker, Michelle “Shelly” Cornay, Buddy Roemer
6:00 PM: Rudy Perronne MONDAY, July 26 6:00 AM: Chris Jacob Lafaye 9:15 AM: Sylvia Keller TUESDAY, July 27 6:00 AM: Doug & Shirley Joubert 9:15 AM: Don & Virginia Loehr WEDNESDAY, July 28 6:00 AM: Frank & Rosemary Ramsey (Anniversary) 9:15 AM: George Stoll THURSDAY, July 29 6:00 AM: Anniversary Blessing for Carla & Larry Segura 9:15 AM: Irma Buller FRIDAY, July 30 6:00 AM: Kendall Michelle Daigle 9:15 AM: Tim Rigney (Living) SATURDAY, August 1 9:15 AM: Rudy Perronne
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