Holy Family: A Family of Faith - Parish Bulletin -

Port Allen, Louisiana 70767

THIS WEEK SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25 9:00 am - PSR - Jubilee Hall TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27 9:30 am - Coffee & Prayer - Marian Hall 5:00 pm - Mass WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28 5:00 pm - Mass 6:00 pm - The Light is on For You (Reconciliation) Daily Chapel THURSDAY, MARCH 1 8:00 am - School Mass 6:00 pm - Rosary - Chapel FRIDAY, MARCH 2 Dr. Seusse Birthday - Read Across America - Pre-K4 - 3rd Grade 7:40 am - HF School Stations of the Cross - Church 12:00 noon - Mass 5:00 pm - Stations of the Cross 5:30 pm - KC Fish Supper SATURDAY, MARCH 3 3:00 – 3:30 pm - Confession Daily Chapel 5:00 pm - Sacrament of the Sick Following 4:00 pm Mass SUNDAY, MARCH 4 10:30 am - Children’s Liturgy of the Word

UPCOMING DATE TO NOTE FRIDAY, MARCH 9 & SATURDAY, MARCH 10 HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL BEAR FAIR THURSDAY, MARCH 15 6:30 pm - Taize Service - Church

March 15th at 6:30 pm Holy Family Catholic Church

This is a service to uplift all of us; to know the wood of the cross

Is a loving gift of Jesus.

Come with your trauma, your tragedy, loss of spouse or child, divorce, abortion,

loss of job security, and other crosses of everyday life and leave it at the cross.

Celebrate that we are loved. Celebrate that we are precious.

All faiths are welcome!!

Reverend David E. Allen, Pastor Reverend Ryan Hallford, Parochial Vicar

Deacon Minos Ponville, Jr. Jennifer LeJeune, Religious Ed. Director

Michelle Cagle, Office Manager Karen Ardoin, Bookkeeper/Secretary

Michael Comeau, School Principal Leigh LeBlanc, Pre-K3 Director

Church Office Address: 474 N. Jefferson Avenue Mail to: P.O. Box 290, Port Allen, LA 70767

Church E-mail address: holyfamilycathol@bellsouth.net

MASSES: Saturdays: 4:00 p.m. Vigil Mass

Sundays: 8:00 & 10:30 am Tuesday - 5:00 pm (Novena following)

Wednesday - 5:00 pm, Thursday - 8:00 am, Friday - 12:00 noon

Phone: (225) 383-1838 Additional Information on Website: holyfamilycathol@bellsouth.net Fax: (225) 383-1839

TAIZ PRAYER SERVICE: PRAYER AROUND

THE CROSS

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 Abraham 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. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

SYMPATHY In your kindness and compassion, please pray for the souls of Sr. Flavia Reed, former principal of Holy Family School, Lesli Barnett, sister of Ricky Barnett & Jim Barnett, Lucretia Thibodeaux, grandmother of Leah & Clem Courville, Dale Babin, wife of Glen Babin, mother of Randi Babin, daughter of Margaret Falcon, sister of Randall & Rodney Falcon, daughter-in-law of Jane Babin, who recently died in the Lord. May they rest in eternal peace.

MARRIAGE HELP Retrouvaille (pronounced retro-vi) has helped tens of thousands of couples at all stages of disillusionment or misery in their marriage. For confidential information or to register for the upcoming program beginning with a weekend on March 16-18, call 225-993-2443, email: retrovibrcomcoor@gmail.com or visit www.HelpOurMarriage.com

PRE-K3 REGISTRATION Pre-K3 will hold registration for the 2018-2019 school year

during the month of February. Applications may be found online at holyfamilypreschool3.com or obtained from the pre-K3.

Please call (225) 343-6541 with any questions.

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]

Your ways, O Lord, make known to me; teach me your paths. — Psalm 25:4

A VOCATION VIEW Second Sunday of Lent – February 25, 2018

Lent: the springtime of the soul...is a time to make a new covenant with God, develop new signs of our relationship with our creator. Go into your own desert and discover what God is asking of you. If you think God is calling you to a Church vocation, call or email Father Andrew Merrick at 225.336.8778, framerrick@gmail.com, or visit, www.diobr.org/vocations.

STEWARDSHIP OF FINANCE COLLECTION COUNTERS - Monday, February 26

Janet Hotard, Leonard Dodd, James L. Hebert.

COLLECTION REPORT for Monthly Automatic Bank Draft February 10, 2018

General Collection – 57 Givers - $ 6,872.00

Total Jubilee: The Next Step - 46 Givers - $ 2,611.00

** A total of 60 families are participating **

COLLECTION REPORT for February 11, 2018 General Collection – Identified Givers - $ 6,782.00

Unidentified Givers - $ 289.00 Total General Collection - $ 7,071.00

Total Jubilee: The Next Step Collection - $ 2,863.00

COLLECTION REPORT for February 18, 2018 Because of the President’s Day holiday, the collection will be listed in the following bulletin.

EVENTS OF NOTE WOMEN’S SILENT RETREAT Registration has now begun for an all woman, silent, preached retreat at the Archdiocese of New Orleans Retreat Center, formerly known as The Cenacle. This April 6-8 retreat will feature Fr. Matt Linn as guest speaker. His topic is "Healing our Mind and Heart with Jesus' Parables." This retreat will deal with the dynamics of anger, fear, guilt and shame so they will become drivers for new life. Group Prayer and healing of emotion exercises will be featured with each session. The minimum suggested donation for the retreat is $225.00. For more information or to register, please contact: Claudette St. Amant, Retreat Captain, 225-769-3410.

ST. PATRICK LENTEN MISSION- Signed and Sealed with the Cross - Monday, February 26 - Wednesday, February 28 at 7:00 pm, St. Patrick Church. Each evening is centered around a Liturgy of the Word and a 45-minute homily. The service lasts exactly one hour. On Wednesday evening a reception will follow in the Parish Family Center. St. Patrick Catholic Church 12424 Brogdon Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70816 - 225/753-5750

ST. JOSEPH ALTAR Holy Family Parish is again hosting a St. Joseph Altar on March 17th. Father David will bless the altar at 2:30, followed by the rosary and feeding of the Saints. We will begin feeding the public at 4:30. All are welcome. If you are interested in making a donation, helping, donating a casserole, cake or candy, please contact Sue Blanchard at (225) 573-0919 or Jo Ann Dodd (225) 955-5815.

SACRAMENT OF THE SICK The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick will be held immediately following the 4:00 pm Mass on Saturday, March 3rd. We invite everyone who would like to be anointed to attend the Mass and stay after. All are welcome!

GENTLE HANDS MINISTRY RETREAT

SAVE THE DATE... for a half-day retreat for those who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, or the loss of a child of any age. It will be held Saturday, March 3, 9:00 am - 12:00 noon at St. Aloysius Church in the Gonzaga Hall. Free and open to all denominations and faiths. Couples are encouraged to attend together. A light breakfast will be served. Gentle Hands is a ministry of St. Aloysius Parish that supports those who have suffered miscarriage, stillbirth, or the loss of a child. To register or for more information, e-mail: 4Gentlehands@gmail.co

MEN’S STEAK SUPPER 32nd Annual Catholic of Pointe Coupee Men’s Steak Supper will be held on Thursday, March 1, 2018 at 6:30 pm at St. Mary’s Parish Hall Please contact the Business Office for additional information and/or tickets – 225.638.9313

CONFESSIONS: Saturdays: 3:00 to 3:30 pm or any day by appointment. BAPTISMS: Couples should contact the parish office during pregnancy to register for a Baptism

Seminar (usually held every other month, even numbered months). Godparents also must attend a Baptism Seminar.

MATRIMONY: Couples must contact priest at least SIX months before making other arrangements. SICK CALLS: Parishioners are urged to contact priest to inform him of persons who are ill. SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Offered at daily Mass or privately to those

who are facing surgery or illness. Call the office. NEW PARISHIONERS: Are requested to contact the Parish Office to register as parishioners. ADORATION: Tuesday & Wednesday - 5:30 - 8:30 pm; Thursday & Friday - 9:00 am - 12 Noon

OUR MISSION STATEMENT Holy Family Parish is a loving, caring community of devoted and committed Catholic Christians. Our mission purpose is to spread and deepen the Kingdom of God among all people. Our aim is to carry out this mission through our strong tradition of faith and family, through a strong sacramental and liturgical life, through a total Catholic educational program, through a ministry to the social needs of the community and through evangelization.

A MESSAGE FROM FR. DAVID Ash Wednesday, I preached about the sweet flavor of the “ruby red shrimp” and how so very deep into the water you must go to catch them.. Lent is our time to cast our prayer nets deeper into our hearts to strengthen the sweetness of our relationship with the Lord. It takes work, commitment, criticism at times and sacrifice. On that day which was also Valentine’s our country suffered another senseless act of inhumane violence, with the shooting in FL. Since Columbine there have been more than 300 mass shootings in churches, schools and public gatherings the U.S. The cost has been thousands of innocent lives; destroyed no less violent than abortion itself, yet we have become almost immune. This should be one of the most pressing issues of “Right to Life” in our church and country.

One minister wrote these 5 points of prayer following the FL shootings. 1. Pray for peace and comfort for those directly affected 2. Pray for a change in the environment of attacks on churches & schools 3. Pray for a unity of political parties and families against violence. 4. Pray for people to be more compassionate to humanity 5. Pray for people to come back to God.

These are important but or they enough? Isn’t it time to be proud of words like values, discipline, integrity, compromise, respect amid diversity and acknowledgement of a higher power, God. Yes, we need better health care; especially mental health but that doesn’t remove our responsibility to report the dangerous or the unbalanced even within our own families. ENOUGH excuses, we need solutions. Prayer must be accompanied by visionary action and courage. Prayer on our knees, that doesn’t promote active change isn’t enough. We can talk and set up planning commissions for years without action and it just remains a dream. Look at how many times the government has done studies on our need for a new bridge, yet here we are with no action, a growing traffic problem and less highway safety.

I don’t know the answer but I do feel CHANGE begins in the HOME. We need the nuclear family be restored, as much as possible. It is the place where we first meet the Lord and his Gospel, “love as I have loved you. Take up a cross and follow me”. Chirst was never satisfied with violence and hatred. Families and our Church can be the sources of radical change for the good. They are our primary means to resurrected and glorious life. It’s why at Holy Family we pray the Prayer for Racial Harmony each week.

This Second Sunday of Lent is St. Mark’s account of the Transfiguration. As it was good for Peter, James & John to know Christ’s change is a “radical change”, we need to become a source of this change. Take God’s words actively to heart this week, “this is my beloved Son. Listen to him” Mk. 9:7.

Some prayer actions during this Lent that may inspire a deeper response are the Stations of the Cross, Adoration Time, The Light Is On For You and Taize Prayer Around The Cross, (healing service) March 15th at 6:30 PM.

Enough is Enough! Go deeper into your prayer this Lent and become active in radical changes “respecting life” especially for the very innocent.

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