Sunday March 10 8:00 AM & 10:00 AM

8:00 AM—Carol Boudreaux; Roy & Lydia Fontane; Jessie & Laura Breaux; Cecilia LeBlanc (Anniv); Joseph & Wade Credeur; Nollis Trahan; Matthew Ryan Young (Anniv) 10:00 AM—Ulysse, Leoria C. & Alfin Bearb & Fly.; Andrea D & Eloi Menard, Jr. & Fly.; Uris, Eddie, Alexander & Jesse Dupuis & Fly.; Ivan & Dora T. Gaspard; Amie Gaspard; Barrett & Terry Rouley; Larry Welsh; Ronnie, Sherrie & Voliet Gaspard; Bercie B. Alleman; Joey Theriot; Donald & Mitze Thibodeaux; Calvin Babineaux; Steve Thibodaux; M/M Clayous Royer; M/M Ronnie Decuire; M/M Glenn Vidrine; Lydia Dugas; Whitney Babineaux; Alice Faye Babineaux; Peggy Gautreaux; Camille Trahan; Theodore Lance; Lillian Campbell; Leonard Campbell; Myrna Campbell; Jeremay Martin; Steve Babineaux; Buddy Babineaux; Lurby Clark

Monday March 11 NO MASS

Tuesday March 12 6:30 AM

Special Intentions

Wednesday March 13 6:30 AM

Adam & Martha Sonnier

Thursday 6:30 AM

5:30 PM—Way of the Cross Claude LeBlanc, Jr.; Special Intentions; Souls in Purgatory For Illness: Doug LeBlanc

Sunday March 17 8:00 AM & 10:00 AM

Regular Collection

Second Collection Bishop’s Services Appeal

First Sunday of Lent March 10, 2019 “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart.” — Romans 10:8

M/M Alfred Hebert; M/M Whitney Vincent; Jack Ambrose; Mary Alice Hebert; Clerphe J. Broussard; George N. Hebert; John Hebert; Jessie Lachausee; Joseph & Maisel Duhon; Adam & Martha Sonnier; Aldon Duhon

MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday March 9 4:00 PM

ALMSGIVING, PRAYER, FASTING, AND TEMPTATION

As we begin our season of fasting, prayer, and almsgiving, the reading from Deuteronomy reminds us of our duty of almsgiving, that we “set [our offerings] before the Lord, [our] God, [and] shall bow down in [God’s] presence” (Deuteronomy 26:10). The reading from Romans refers us to our prayer, reminding us that “The word

is near you, in your mouth and in your heart . . . For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved” (Romans 10:8, 13). These are comforting words, and encourage us to ask God for what we need and to aid us in our prayer. Finally, the Gospel of Luke shows us a fasting Jesus, who was tempted as we are, and who knows what it means to be human. Someone once said that temptation arises when you’re tired and weary, and the devil comes along and makes a per-fectly reasonable suggestion. Jesus shows us that, with his help, we too can overcome our temptations, reasonable as they may sound. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Saturday March 16 4:00 PM

M/M Alfred Pellerin; M/M Armand Richard; Darrell Pellerin; Hillary Pellerin; Verna Dronet; Donald Ray Simon, Sr.; Joseph & Maisel Duhon; Adam & Martha Sonnier; Kerney & M/M Wilson Bourque; Ernest & M/M Joseph Hollier; Mary Melba & M/M Sidney Trahan; Aldon Duhon

STEWARDSHIP: Thank you for your generosity in supporting our Parish.

MASS INTENTIONS

8:00 AM—Carol Boudreaux; Roy & Lydia Fontane; Jessie & Laura Breaux; Melina Doucet; Joseph Doucet; Seth Comeaux; Janice Cloteaux; Martha Sonnier (B’day); Joseph & Wade Credeur; Nollis Trahan 10:00 AM—Dudley Earl Duhon; Estina & Onezime Abshire; M/M Rene Simon & Fly.; Leodis & Amenth Trahan; Men & Women in Armed Services; All Souls away from Church to come back; The Holy Father, Priests & Bishop; All Souls who had died; The Rosary Group & Fly.; Darleen Benoit; Lurby Clark

$ 5,250.00

$ 550.00

This weekend’s Second Collection is for the Black & Indian Missions.

PAST AND FUTURE “There is no saint without a past—and no sinner

without a future.”—Anonymous

Friday March 15 6:30 AM

March 14

Paul Miller

Next weekend’s Second Collection is for St. Basil Insurance & Improvements.

St. Basil Youth Group The St. Basil Youth Group will meet next Sunday,

March 17, 2019, from 5:00—7:00 p.m. in the Church Hall. All members are encouraged to

attend and bring a friend!

Easter Flower Donations We are now accepting donations for Easter Flowers. Please place donations in an enve-lope and drop into the Collection Basket or bring to the Rectory during office hours. To make a donation in memory of a loved one, please write their name (s) clearly. We will list the names in a future Bulletin on or after Easter.

Black and Indian Mission Collection Today, our parish will take up the 134th annual Black and Indian Mission Collection. Our support of this collection helps build the Church in African Ameri-can, Native American, and Alaska Native Communi-ties from coast to coast, (including our Diocese.) Schools, parish religious education programs, and diocesan ministries depend on your generosity to help them spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ! You can help meet unmet needs with a generous contribution today. Thank you for your support.

Monday: Lv 19:1-2, 11-18; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mt 25:31-46 Tuesday: Is 55:10-11; Ps 34:4-7, 16-19; Mt 6:7-15 Wednesday: Jon 3:1-10; Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19; Lk 11:29-32 Thursday: Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25; Ps 138:1-3, 7c-8; Mt 7:7-12 Friday: 1 Pt 5:1-4; Ps 23:1-3a, 4-6; Mt 16:13-19 Saturday: Dt 26:16-19; Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8; Mt 5:43-48 Sunday: Gn 15:5-12, 17-18; Ps 27:1, 7-9, 13-14; Phil 3:17 — 4:1 [3:20 — 4:1]; Lk 9:28b-36

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: First Sunday of Lent; Rite of Election; Rite of Calling the Candidates to

Continuing Conversion; Rite of Sending; Daylight Saving Time begins;

Girl Scouting Sunday Monday: Julian Calendar Lent begins

Friday: Abstinence

Prayer Calendar for Priests March 2019

March 9 - 15, 2019 3/9 — Rev. Clinton Sensat 3/10 — Rev. Bryce Sibley 3/11 — Rev. Gregory Simien 3/12 — Rev. Brent Smith 3/13 — Rev. Cedric Sonnier 3/14 — Rev. John Stacer, SJ 3/15 — Rev. Joseph Stemmann Pray for them daily. A new list will be posted each week. Prayer— Eternal Father, we lift up to You these and all the Priests of the world. Sanctify them, Heal and Guide them. Mold them into the likeness of Your Son, Jesus, the Eternal High Priest. May their lives be pleasing to You. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

CCD REGISTRATION Registration for the 2019-2020 Sessions will take place

on both days from 6:00—7:00 PM. Monday, March 18, 2019 Tuesday, March 19, 2019

For all new registrants, a copy of Baptismal Certificate (Not Birth Certificate) will be required when registering. New parishioners entering a child in a grade level besides 1st Grade, will need CCD records from former parish. These will be the only dates we will register students. Parents/Guardians need to come on only one of the registration dates as new year Session Information Flyers will be handed out. After March 19th, registration will be closed, except for new parishioners. Early registrations help us to know how many Books to order. We will NOT take phone regis-trations. Registration Fee is $20 per child. We need and thank you for your cooperation.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Jambalaya Fundraiser This Weekend!! The KC’s Annual Jambalaya Fundraiser is this

Sunday, March 10, 2019 from 9:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m. in the Church Hall.

Tickets are still available to purchase after all Masses until time of Event.

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME Daylight Savings Time begins this Sunday, March 10, 2019.

Don’t forget to set your clocks ahead 1 hour!

Little Black Meditation Booklets for Lent and The Word Among Us Books are now available for free. They are locat-ed on the bookshelf near the Candles in back of Church. Limit 1 each per family please.

Rice Bowl Campaign Rice Bowl Boxes are now in the Vestibule. They give us an opportunity to practice one of the three major activities of Lent—Almsgiving. Prayer and Fasting are the other two activities.

Catholic Relief Services, which sponsors “Operation Rice Bowl” is an excellent organization. 93% of their income actually goes to help feed the poor and provide spiritual training. During Lent, all Fridays are days of abstaining from meat for Catholics throughout the world. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of abstinence, and also days of fasting for those who are between the ages of 14 to 59 years old.

Altar Server Training There will be a training for current and new altar servers on Satur-day, March 16, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. in Church. Any boy or girl who has made their First Communion up to the 12th Grade is able to participate in this ministry. If you want to participate in this minis-try but cannot make the training, please call the office (984-2179) and a training will be arranged.

COME LORD JESUS! Come Lord Jesus! is a program based on Prayer, Scrip-ture, Eucharist and Community as in Acts: 2:42. It evan-gelizes it members in small faith communities as Jesus did. Members meet weekly to reflect upon and discuss the Sunday Scripture Readings. St. Basil has two Come Lord Jesus! Groups: Beloved —meets every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Contact person is Joan Broussard, 337-303-4210. Precious In the Sight of God —meets every Thursday at 6:00 p.m.. Contact person is Brenda Lagneaux, 337-277-1528. Those seeking to join either Group are invited to call the contact person for further information. Please join us for our 2nd Anniversary Mass this Sunday, March 10, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.