IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH

P.O. Box 158, Lakeland, LA 70752 Parish Office: 627-5124 | Religious Education Office: 627-5819

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STAFF

Pastor: Rev. C. Todd Lloyd Deacon: Bob McDonner Business Manager: Patti Aguillard Religious Education: Dina Tunstall Music Coordinator: Jody Doucet

MASS TIMES

Saturday Vigil: 4:00 PM Sunday Masses: 7:00, 9:00, and 11:00 AM Daily Masses: Tues. 6:00 PM & Wed.-Sat. 8:00 AM Care of the Sick: For emergencies please call immediately. Eucharist is brought to the sick weekly. Families of those who are sick are encouraged to notify the Parish Office as soon as possible. Reconciliation: Tues. 5:30 PM & Sat. 3:00 PM Marriage: Couples are asked to contact the priest at the beginning of the period of engagement or at least six months prior to the projected date of marriage. Baptism: Celebrated monthly. Please contact the Parish Office during early months of pregnancy. Baptism preparation is required.

Scriptures for the Week

BLESS OUR TROOPS Please remember all of our troops overseas, especially members of Immaculate Conception Parish Family:

Lance Corporal Metoyer, Marines; P.F.C.; SPC; Timothy J. Loucks, Corporal U.S. Marine; Lance Corporal Gary R. Major, Jr., Corporal; Private First Class; Captain Jordan Morirs; Lieutenant Stephen Burleigh, Jr.; MT2 Jacob Lamotte; Sgt. Greg Silva, Army; Jules Craig Cifreo Air Force.; Samuel Edward Guidroz, Navy; Quinton T. Gaspard, P.F.C., Army.

Collection $ 10,825.00

Your Stewardship

Trevor Allement, Barbara Andre, Gary Aucoin, Joyce Aucoin, Herbert Brown, Inez Bueche, John David, Shannan Everett, Veronica Fusulier, Robert Geier, Jr., Garrett Grafia, Alfred Gremillion, Myrtle Ann Gremillion, Susie Gremillion, Deborah Fountain, Earl Jarreau, Sr., Laura Jarreau, Lillie Betty Jarreau, Reid LaComb, Kay Lee, Larry Lee, Gail Metz, Sheldon Moses, Linda Olinde, Landon Pickinson, Dottie Purpera, Horace Ransome, Lou Sherman, Sonny Trabeaux.

This Week at I.C.C.

4/7 Fairgrounds Easter Egg Hunt

@ 2pm.

4/9 Rel. Ed Grades 1st & 2nd @ 5:30pm. Ladies Auxiliary Meeting @ 6:30pm.

4/10 Rel. Ed Grades 3rd-5th @ 5:30pm.

4/12 Stations of the Cross @ 6pm.

Monday: Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 [41c-62]; Ps 23:1-6; Jn 8:12-20 Tuesday: Nm 21:4-9; Ps 102:2-3, 16-21; Jn 8:21-30 Wednesday: Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95; Dn 3:52-56; Jn 8:31-42 Thursday: Gn 17:3-9; Ps 105:4-9: Jn 8:51-59 Friday: Jer 20:10-13; Ps 18:2-7; Jn 10:31-42 Saturday: Ez 37:21-28; Jer 31:10, 11-13; Jn 11:45-56 Sunday: Lk 19:28-40 (procession);Is 50:4-7; Ps 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24; Phil 2:6-11; Lk 22:14 — 23:56 [23:1-49]

A new 6 Week Bible Study

is starting soon!

Walking with Mary: A Biblical Journey from Nazareth to the Cross will take place every Thursday starting April 11-May 16. There will be a morning session beginning after the 8am mass and a 6pm evening session in the parish hall.

We ask that you please purchase your own copy of the book, Walking with Mary: A Biblical Journey from Nazareth to the Cross , by Edward Sri.

Let us join together as we embark on this journey to a deeper understanding of our Catholic faith.

Fill A Prescription

The St. Vincent de Paul “Fill a Prescription Drive” is accepting donations. The container will be on the table in the back of church until the end of April. Your donations help provide medication to the needy.

KC & LADIES AUXILIARY ANNUAL FUNDRAISER DINNER

Friday, April 12th 11am – till

Shrimp Stew Includes Potato Salad, Green Beans,

Bread & Dessert $8 per plate

In Christ, Among the many traditions of Catholicism,

there are some that are more important than others. There are those that we sometimes refer to as “capital T” Traditions to distinguish their impor-tance. These are Traditions that have to do with arti-cles of faith and cannot change. For example, the Marian Dogmas (Perpetual Virgin, Mother of God, Immaculate Conception, Assumption) are Traditions that Catholics must ascribe to and cannot change. These are referred to as Traditions because they are handed down to us throughout the ages of the Church since the apostolic period and are professed to be di-vinely revealed, but are not necessarily explicitly present in Scripture. Incidentally, Scripture is itself a form of Tradition. These Traditions are distinguished from other traditions that are customs and disci-plines. These are things that can and have changed at times in the Church. An example is the required ab-stinence of meat on Fridays. It is a custom to do this, but it is not based on some objective truth that is re-quired for salvation. It is a practice that we as a Church community have dedicated ourselves to. It is a communal sacrifice.

The traditions that are mostly customs and disciplines are still important. They are meant to help us live faithful lives as part of a community, with an identity that separates us from the world. The best of them are also related to very important beliefs – both of what is true, and how we are supposed to live. For instance, priestly celibacy is a tradition of the west-ern/Latin church which demonstrates our belief that Jesus was himself a celibate; that radical detachment from the world is necessary and possible; that total commitment to Christ and his Church is needed; and that human beings will one day be “unmarried” in heaven, and all married to Christ.

Of course, there are less important traditions that are still beautiful and interesting; such as the dress code of clerics, or the role of art and architec-ture in the Church, or use of Latin, or worn religious articles, or burning of candles at home, or agricul-tural production of monasteries.

Every family has its own customs that shape it and give it identity. Some families wear matching pajamas as Christmas, or take a family vacation to the same places, or name their children similarly. Some even have their own way of speaking and com-municating important things. So too, the family of the Church has customs that help form and maintain

Vacation Bible School

Date: June 10th-14th Time: 9:00am-Noon

Must be pre-registered before June 1, 2019.

For more information, please contact the Office of Christian

Formation at 627-5819.

our identity. When family traditions slip away, that is a sign that the cohesion of that family is slipping away. Unlike individual families, the Church family must not lose her identity, because her mission is to call the world to holiness and salvation through Jesus Christ. If she is not identifiable or distinguishable from the world, then she cannot do that.

All Catholics should commit themselves, first and foremost to the apostolic and Traditional faith of the Church, which are immutable and universal. But we should also commit ourselves to those unique tra-ditions that distinguish us, that help form our com-munity, and that call us beyond a merely worldly life. Please consider how to better embrace the rich traditions of the faith so that as members of the Catholic family we might excel in our faith and draw the world into the Church family.

Totus Tuus, Fr. Todd Lloyd

4th Annual I.C.C Taste Fair

Fiesta on the Bayou

When: Saturday, May 4th Time: 5:30pm-10pm

Where: Church Fair Grounds Tickets: $25

Come Join The Fun!!!