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ST. BENILDE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

1901 Division Street • Metairie, Louisiana 70001

Church Office: (504) 834-4980 • Church Fax: (504) 834-4997 • Church Email: [email protected]

www.stbenilde.org

CLERGY Rev. Robert T. Cooper, Pastor Rev. H.L. Brignac, Sacramental Asst. Deacon Biaggio DiGiovanni Deacon Stephen Gordon Deacon Clifford Wright

BAPTISMS First and Third Sundays of the month at 12 Noon. Please call the Parish

Office for more information.

MATRIMONY Please contact a priest/deacon 8 months prior to your wedding.

FUNERALS Arrangements may be made at the Parish Office.

Sunday, July 10, 2016 Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

ORDINARY FAMILIES

EXTRAORDINARY FAITH

DEVOTIONS Holy Hour in Church

Monday, 6:00-7:00 p.m.

Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Following 7 a.m. Mass on Tuesday

NEWCOMERS Call the Parish Office to receive a New

Parishioner Registration Packet.

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY

St. Benilde Conference (504) 233-3246

ST. BENILDE SCHOOL Mr. Matt Downey, Principal

1801 Division Street • Metairie, LA (504) 833-9894

MASS TIMES Saturday Vigil … 4 p.m.

Sunday … 9:00, 11:00 a.m. & 6 p.m. Monday—Friday … 7:00 a.m.

Monday and Thursday … 5:30 p.m. First Saturday … 8:45 a.m.

HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION See Inside the Bulletin for Schedule

CONFESSION TIMES Saturday … 3:00—3:45 p.m. Sunday … 5:00—5:45 p.m. Monday … 6:00—6:45 p.m.

and by appointment at the Parish Office

DIVINE MERCY ADORATION CHAPEL Eucharistic Adoration from 7:00 p.m. Sunday

till 4:00 p.m. Saturday

Parish Motto—Building the Kingdom of God

Ministers of the Liturgy July 9 & 10, 2016

Saturday - 4 P.M. Intention: Mr. & Mrs. Charles Montgomery, Sr.,

Hubert LaBorde, Auburn Quigley, Calvin Tozel,

George Spaulding, Joseph Segari, Flora Maria Be,

Special Intention (L), Patrick C. McKinney,

Merle & Charles Dittmer, Rose Marie Greco Federico

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion:

A.& P. Delaup

Cantor: Trish Foti

Sunday - 9 A.M. Intention: Parishioners


J. Tusa, P. Cifreo, K. Klapatch, R. Theriot

Song Leaders: Traditional Choir

Sunday - 11 A.M. Intention: Dianne Z. Harrison, James Whelan,

Raymond Goodrich, Mary Comberrel, Melvin Ducote

Fr. Joseph Cazenavette (L), Special Intention (L),

Membreno/Thibodeaux Family (L), Kelvin Ducote

Joseph Donald Bernard, Detective David Michel, Jr.


P. & Serio, C. & T. Pitre

Song Leaders: Contemporary Choir

Sunday - 6 P.M. Intention: A. J. Hardy


A. Calongne, B. Henry

Cantor: Lauren Gisclair Pianist: Beth Kettenring

Weekday Masses Monday 7:00 a.m. Bill C. Johnson

5:30 p.m. Ray Dunn

Tuesday 7:00 a.m. Special Intention (L)

Wednesday 7:00 a.m. Ellwood Soupenne

The Church Sanctuary Lamp burns in memory of

The Souls in Purgatory

The Blessed Mother

Votive Lamps burn

For Protection During the

Hurricane Season

Adoration Chapel

Sanctuary Lamp burns

in memory of

Stuart & Gloria Fourroux

Adoration Chapel Candles

burn in memory of

Ellwood Soupenne

Altar Ladies Week of July 10

J. Dunn, C. Batt, L. Segari

Linens Large - A. Duersel

Small - G. St. Germain

The St. Joseph Votive Lamps

burn in

Thanksgiving for a Prayer

Answered

St. Benilde Catholic Church

The Altar Flowers are in memory of

Deceased Parishioners

Stewardship of Treasure Weekend of July 2 & 3

Envelopes …………………………………….7,541.00

Loose ………………………………………….4,109.00

Electronic Giving ………………………………357.00

Repairs & Maintenance …………………….2,353.00

Msgr. Richaud Fund …………………………..208.00

Totaling ……………………………………..14,568.00

“Let us focus on generosity, or returning God’s gifts

with increase, through the generous sharing of our time,

talent and treasure.” ~ Fr.

Cooper

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

July 16/17 4 PM K. Hartdegan, L. Segari 9 AM C. Rispoli, B. Soleto, J. & G. Rojas 11AM J. Ackermann, J. Wright, D. Childers, R. Meece 6 PM M. Drawe, D. Powers

Register online www.ccrno.org or call 504-828-1368

For lunch, you must pre-register by Noon, July 27

Special price for Youth 14-35 (includes lunch) $10.

CATHOLIC CHARISMATIC

RENEWAL OF

NEW ORLEANS

P.O. Box 7515, Metairie, LA 70010-

7515 [email protected]

Out Of Reverence For The Lord Jesus

who so generously shares with

us His Body and Blood in the

Eucharist, worshipers are

earnestly invited to remain with

the congregation until Mass is

concluded.

St. Benilde Catholic Church Volume 34 Issue 28


Quieting Room

We are blessed to have many children in our Parish. They and their parents are most welcome to participate fully in the celebration of Mass. The community needs to be patient with parents trying to teach their children how to behave in Church. Parents need to be mindful of how and when to teach such lessons. During the celebration of Mass, the Quieting Room is intended to serve as a place of refuge for parents whose children need to be removed from the assembly. It is NOT an alternative seating area where adults can talk or children simply play or munch on cereal. It is important that children be taught proper Church discipline and etiquette. Therefore, parents with children who are able to be seated in the Church are kindly asked not to take up the space in the Quieting Room from those parents who may find their children need a "timeout."

Fr. Cooper’s Corner

The Prodigal Son

In the Parable of the Prodigal Son, the most famous short story of all time, Jesus highlights the extraordinary celebration that takes place in heaven whenever a wayward son or daughter returns home to the Father’s love: God the Father embraces the child, restores the child to full dignity, slaughters the fatted calf, throws a massive celebration, and invites everyone else to join the feast. Right before this parable and intrinsically connected to it, Jesus presents the parables of the Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin, in which He underscores that “heaven rejoices more for one repentant sinner than for 99 who never needed to repent.” Those are truly shocking words, a reality we could never believe unless it came from the lips of Truth incarnate: insofar as the only one who never needed to repent, because she never sinned, was the Blessed Virgin Mary, and we know how much she pleased God by the continuous fiat of her life. Jesus is declaring that whenever God is able to reconcile a son or a daughter, His joy is, in a sense, almost 100 times greater. How can that be? Jesus gives us a hint. The reason why the Father throws such an over-the-top celebration for the return of the prodigal son who had squandered not just half of his property but the treasure of their relationship was, he said, “because my son was dead but has come to life again, he was lost but has been found.” Every parent of multiple children should be able readily to relate to this. No matter how pleased a mom or dad would be with a child who always obeyed, loved, and acted honorably, that could not compare with the joy a parent would feel if a child who had been abducted, run away from home, or lost at sea, all of a sudden appeared at the family doorstep safe and sound. It could not compare with the joy a parent would feel who, having seen a child flat-line, all of a sudden saw the monitor re-ignite minutes later.

The joyful truth that Jesus is underscoring is that every reconciliation is a true resurrection, when a child dead through “mortal sin” is spiritually resuscitated. This is one of the reasons why it is fitting that Jesus established the Sacrament of Penance on Easter Sunday evening. Whenever the Sacrament of Penance is celebrated as it ought to be, heaven celebrates as if it were Easter Sunday! And God wants us to have that joy, the joy of having our soul brought back to its baptismal splendor, the joy of having all our sins taken away by the Lamb of God and replaced by His Risen Life. But why, we can ask, is there a need for a marathon session of around-the-clock confessions like the 24 Hours of the Lord? Why the need for similar outreaches like the “Light is On For You” initiatives in various dioceses on Lenten Wednesday nights, or the Reconciliation Night held each year near the Feast of the Triumph of the Cross in September in this local Church?



The reason there is a need for something “spectacular” is because the ordinary way of offering the Sacrament of Reconciliation has not been reaching everyone who needs God’s mercy. A 2008 CARA study sponsored by the US Bishops showed that only 26 percent of adult Catholics say they go to Confession the minimum of once a year. 30 percent go less than once a year and 45 percent never go. Of those who attend Mass every Sunday, 23 percent say they go to Reconciliation less than once a year and 15 percent report never going. This obviously isn’t because sinning has stopped but because many Catholics treat the Sacrament as an optional part of the faith: 62 percent of Catholics, including 54 percent of regular Sunday Mass-goers, say that they can be good Catholics without going to Penance. In short, there’s a crisis with regard to the Sacrament of Reconciliation, a crisis tied to the loss of the sense of sin, poor preaching and sacramental catechesis, inconvenient hours and busier schedules, rejection of Catholic teaching on specific moral issues, and the novel idea that we have a right to receive Holy Communion no matter what the state of our soul. The Church announces special outreaches like the Reconciliation Nights, therefore, not only to try to reach the lost sheep on the peripheries but also those in the pews.

Men’s Emmaus Retreat July 15-17, 2016

The retreat, sponsored by St. Dominic Catholic Church, is open to all men. Put aside the “hustle and bustle” of daily life and attend the upcoming men’s Emmaus retreat the weekend of July 15-17, 2016. The retreat is held at Rosaryville Spirit Life Center and retreat house in beautiful, peaceful Ponchatoula, Louisiana. This retreat is based on the scripture passage “The Road to Emmaus” (Luke 24: 13-35) and is an uplifting experience that has a profound effect on men’s lives. The retreat begins at 5 PM Friday and ends after the 5:30 PM Mass on Sunday. Please don’t ignore this opportunity but pray on it instead. Something special definitely awaits you at Rosaryville. Questions or Concerns? For additional information, please contact Norm Madere at (504) 481-0411 or Rick Valadie (504) 267-4944.

St. Benilde Catholic Church Volume 34: Issue 28


Have you been wanting to play a more active role in sharing the Catholic faith? Do you have an hour a week to spare? If so, we are looking for a high school-level CCD teacher (catechist) for our 2016-2017 program. Classes run from September 11, 2016 through May 7, 2017, on most Sundays, from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. Class size is about 12 students. There are short courses available this summer to obtain credit toward catechist certification. There is also a teacher’s manual and additional resource material available to you. There is publisher workshop that you can attend to help you prepare for the lessons. To be a catechist you must be a practicing Catholics at least 18 years of age who are willing to share your faith with children and progress toward certification. You must meet the Archdiocese of New Orleans safe environment criteria. If you would like more information, please call Mary Kelly at 834-4980 ext. 113, or 616.2823.

THE PRIESTHOOD

To any young man in our parish who is discerning a call to the priesthood or who feels some attraction to priestly life and ministry, I would be happy to hear from you and delighted to talk with you. Know that I pray for you daily and that I am ready to support you in your vocational journey. I invite all members of our parish family to become personally and actively involved in the effort to identify men with apparent qualities for priesthood and encourage them to discern the will of God in their lives. Let us recommit ourselves to fervent prayer that the call of Christ the High Priest will echo in the hearts of the next generation and that it will be nurtured and sustained so as to grow and

flourish. ~Fr. Cooper

Eucharistic Adorers Needed

For the past 10 years, we have been blessed to have Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration here at St. Benilde Parish. Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration is the adoration of Jesus Christ present in the Holy Eucharist. The Eucharist is displayed in a special holder called a monstrance, and people come to pray and worship Jesus continually throughout the day and the night. Come to our Perpetual Adoration Chapel and spend some time with our Lord. He is waiting there to embrace you, lovingly and mercifully! If you would like to become a committed adorer, please contact Joy Rojas at (504) 834-5525 or visit the parish website:

www.stbenilde.org/eucharistic-adoration

Let’s Stay Connected!! Facebook: Robert Cooper

Twitter: @FrRobertCooper

Instagram: frrobertcooper



The Online Giving (E-Giving) program is a convenient way to practice responsible financial stewardship by using electronic funds transfer (EFT). Through Online Giving, all contributions to St. Benilde Parish will be made via an automatic payment (ACH - bank draft) from your checking account.

Once your Online Authorization Form is

completed and you are properly enrolled, monthly

donations to the regular Sunday Collection, the

Repairs and Maintenance Fund, or the Msgr.

Richaud Endowment Fund become automatic.

To Enroll in our Online Giving Program, visit the parish website: www.stbenilde.org

July 10, 2016

Monday Is 1:10-17; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23; 10:34 — 11:1

Tuesday Is 7:1-9; Ps 48:2-8; Mt 11:20-24 Wednesday Is 10:5-7, 13b-16; Ps 94:5-10, 14-15; Mt 11:25-27 Thursday Is 26:7-9, 12, 16-19; Ps 102:13-14ab, 15-21;

Mt 11:28-30

Friday Is 38:1-6, 21-22, 7-8; Is 38:10-12abcd, 16;Mt 12:1-8 Saturday Mi 2:1-5; Ps 10:1-4, 7-8, 14; Mt 12:14-21 Sunday Gen 18:1-10a; Ps 15:2-5; Col 1:24-28; Lk 10:38-42

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