St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Served by the Missionaries of La Salette

4822 Carlyss Drive ~ Sulphur, LA 70665 PH 337-583-4800 ~ FAX 337-583-4818 ~ www.st-theresa-parish.org

Office Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 8am-4pm, Fri. 8am-12pm

Rev. Luke Krzanowski, M.S. Pastor

PARISH MISSION STATEMENT

WE, THE CATHOLIC FAITH COMMUNITY OF ST. THERESA OF THE CHILD JESUS, GUIDED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT, ARE COMMITTED TO

EVANGELIZATION, SHARING THE GOOD NEWS OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST, CELEBRATING THE EUCHARIST AND

CONTINUING THE FAITH FORMATION OF OUR COMMUNITY.

Rosary recited 30 minutes before Weekend Masses and following Wednesday morning Mass

Rev. Luke Krzanowski, M.S. - frluke@camtel.net

Deacon Keith Ellender - dke70663@yahoo.com Parish Staff Ann Guidry Office Manager/Bookkeeper stheresa1@camtel.net Diane Guillory Receptionist/Secretary stheresabulletin@camtel.net Angie Clark 583-4010 CCD Director stheresadre@camtel.net Kim Campbell 583-4802 MDO Director stheresamdo@camtel.net Renee Lainez Music Director Bryan Alexander Maintenance

Mass Schedule Saturday Anticipated Mass ~ 4:00 p.m. Sunday ~ 8:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. & 4p.m.

Daily ~ Tuesday - Friday ~ 8:00 a.m. Monday evening ~ 5:30p.m.

First Friday ~ 7p.m. First Saturday Mass ~ 8:00 a.m.

Holy Day Anticipated Mass ~ 6:00 p.m. Holy Day ~ 8a.m. and 6p.m.

Adoration: Wed. 8:30 a.m. - Thurs. 7:30 a.m.

Confessions: Mon. ~ 6:15 p.m. Wed. 6:00 p.m. Saturday ~ 3:00 p.m. (Or by Appointment)

Baptisms: Sundays following 10:30a.m. Mass (Family must be registered in the Parish).

Baptismal Classes: 1st Tuesday of each month 7:00 p.m. in the Library

Meet with Pastor prior to baptisms.

Marriage: Must be registered in the Parish. Call at least Six (6) months in advance for guidelines.

No date can be set prior to initial interview with Pastor.

Please call 583-4800 to register for all classes

Anointing of the Sick: If someone is seriously ill, hospitalized or dying, please call the Pastor.

Parish Ministries & Organizations

Pastoral Council Ronnie Dunn 558-7808 Roger Grimball 558-5232 Tony McCardle 558-7313 Steven Coco 563-9553

Finance Council Tammy Broussard 558-6030 Jake Gautreaux 558-6361 Darren McFarlain 558-5450 Doug Como 558-5714 Charlotte Trahan 583-2428

Trustees Charlotte Trahan 583-2428 Monique McLallen 515-8533

Extraordinary Ministers Cathy LeJeune 558-6026

Lectors Evelyn Chamblee 583-7133

Ushers Byron Chamblee 583-7133

Altar Servers Hubert Coco - hcoco@camtel.net

The Edge/Middle School Youth Laura & Scott Bowers 540-3919 or 274-9793

LifeTeen Ministry Brittny Menard - brittnymenard@gmail.com 583-4010 Home Communion Ministry Diana Vincent - 513-8509

Bon Ton Festival Ronnie Dunn - Chairman 558-7808 Bereavement Kathy Clark (Seasons of Hope) 583-9475 Linda Castille (Food) 583-2463 Liturgy Committee Ann Anderson 583-7460

New Mother's Ministry Cassy West 583-9705 Legion of Mary Angela LeBlanc 583-9720

Helping Hands Ronnie & Vicki Dunn 558-7808

Altar Society & Environment Carrol Portie 583-2256

Pro-Life Coordinator Shirley Leger 558-6531

Religious Articles June Broussard 583-7847 Children’s Mass Ministry Kathy Clark 583-9475

RCIA Ann Anderson 583-7460

Gabriel Project Heidi Guidry 912-1502

Please send all bulletin announcements & changes to stheresabulletin@camtel.net by Monday 4 PM

Parish Associations

Knights of Columbus Catholic Daughters Terry Hendrix 558-6423 Rebecca Link 526-8314 kchall8058@yahoo.com (Hall Rental)

A.C.T.S. Cursillo Troy Broussard 304-3024 Susan Broussard 558-6683 John Gatte 526-0665 Spiritual Director Mary Jane Field 558-5185

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 26 8am Mass

10:30am Mass 1:30pm Rosary at Cemetery

4pm Mass NO RCIA

NO 5-6:30pm

27

5:30pm Mass 6:15pm Confession 6:15pm Patriotic

Rosary

28 8am Mass

9am Legion of Mary 6:30pm KC Bingo

29 8am Mass

CCD 5:30-6:30pm EDGE 5:30-7:30pm

6pm Confession 6:30pm Choir 6:30pm Season of Hope

30 8am Mass

6:30pm Choir

1 8am Mass

5am TMIY

2 3pm Confession

4pm Mass

3 8am Mass

10:30am Mass

4pm Mass 5:15pm RCIA

LifeTeen 5-6:30pm

4

5:30pm Mass 6:15pm Confession

6:15pm Patriotic

Rosary

5 8am Mass

9am Legion of Mary 9amAltar Society mtg

6:30pm KC Bingo 7pm Baptism Class

6 8am Mass

CCD 5:30-6:30pm EDGE 5:30-7:30pm

6pm Confession 6:30pm Choir 6:30pm Season of Hope

7 8am Mass

NO Choir

6pm Mass

8 8am Mass

5am TMIY

6pm Mass

9 3pm Confession

4pm Mass

Saturday, November 25, 2017 4PM †Jerry & Dot LeBlanc †Tubby Trahan †Gus & Harold Herman †Pookie & Calvin Vallette †Mary Weber †Bill LeBlanc

Sunday, November 26, 2017 8AM †Maxine & India Billeaud (asst. living) David Richard †Bernice & Sarky Currie Cassie & Mike Ackel Families Living & Deceased †Kathy Murrell 10:30 AM For the members of St. Theresa Parish

4PM †Jim Dennis

Mon 5:30PM †Teresa Fuselier & Family Tues 8AM †Danny Gabbard Wed 8AM †Jackie Castille (1st ann.) Thurs 8AM †Lettie Burkholder Fri 8AM †Marlene & Gabrielle Manuel

Saturday, December 2, 2017 4PM †Simon, Bell & Dorothy Trahan †Tubby Trahan †M/M Villice Procell (wedding ann.) †Pookie & Calvin Vallette †Kathy Murrell

Sunday, December 3, 2017 8AM †Pee Wee Drounette David Richard †Bernice & Sarky Currie †Lettie Burkholder 10:30 AM For the members of St. Theresa Parish

4PM †Jim Dennis

Johnny Bertrand

Tony Dougherty

Sue Miller

Emily Palombo

Chris Salvo

Scott Dugas

Paul Bourgeois

Sandy Granger

Mark Weber

Special Intentions

Jeanette Stutes

Brenda Bertrand

Repose of the Soul

Ethel Kickel

November 12, 2017 Weekly Offertory

Envelopes………………….….$5684.00 Loose………………………...……$2669.90

Envelopes Mailed Out... 345 Envelopes Used…121

Thank You for Your Generosity!

OUR BSA STATUS REPORT BOX

Our BSA Parish Quota $27,296.00

Received YTD $11,574.11

Balance $14,956.20

Rosary at Cemetery

Rosary at Mimosa Pines Cemetery Sunday, November 26th, at 1:30pm for our departed loved ones.

COLLECTION CHANGE

Starting the 1st week of Advent, the beginning of the churches liturgical year, we will only pass the collection basket one time for both collections. So for the 2nd collection if you receive envelopes put it in the basket at that time, we are supplying SEC-OND COLLECTION envelopes in the foyers of the church for any loose monies or you can make note on your loose check. All of the other loose money will go toward the regular offertory. This will save time and disruption from the Mass.

Thank You.

Knights of Columbus Christmas Baskets

The Knights of Columbus are now collecting non-perishable foods and monetary donations for their Christmas Baskets. There is a box in the foyer.

Please be generous to the less fortunate.

God Bless!

For more information call Laura at 337-540-3919

or email at laurabowers75@gmail.com

Christmas Eve Sunday, December 24

4:00pm &10:00pm Mass

Christmas Day Monday, December 25

9:00am Mass (No Evening Mass)

New Year's Eve Sunday, December 31

4:00pm

New Year’s Day Monday, January 1st

9:00am Mass (No Evening Mass)

Christmas 2017

Christmas Eve falls on the 4th Sunday

of Advent this year. So to fulfill your

Sunday obligation for the weekend

you will need to go to Mass on Saturday,

December 23rd at 4pm, or on Sunday,

December 24th, at 8am or 10:30am Mass.

St. Theresa Ladies Christmas Social

On Saturday, December 2nd, at 5:30pm

Please join us at the Rectory for our annual Christmas gathering of friends.

A Special Treat! Our meal will be catered!

Please bring a $20. gift for our gift exchange.

Look forward to seeing you!! Your Altar Society Ladies

**Altar Society Ladies: your 2018 Annual Dues of $20. are due at this time.

Holy Day of Obligation December 8, 2015

The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Anticipated Mass - Thursday, Dec. 7th, at 6pm

Holy Day Mass - Friday Dec. 8th, at 8am and 6pm

The Church office is closed on Friday, December 8th.

Celebrating Children at St. Theresa Catholic Church

To the parents of young children, WELCOME, and may we suggest…

*Relax! God put the wiggle in children. Don’t feel you have to suppress it in His house. *Sit toward the front where it is easier for children to see and hear. *Quietly explain the parts of the Mass. Sing the hymns, pray and voice the responses. Children learn liturgical behavior by imitating you. *If you leave Mass with your child, feel free to do so, but please come back. As Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me; for such is the Kingdom of Heaven.” *For children that need a “quieting room” you may go to the side chapel or the front foyer.

To our parishioners… The presence of children here

Is a gift to the parish!

*They are members of this community, and a reminder our parish is alive and growing. *The way we welcome children here directly affects the way they respond to the Church, to God, and to one another. *Let them know they are at home in this house of worship. *Please welcome our children and give a smile of encouragement to their parents.

www.st-theresa-parish.org

St. Theresa Religious Article Store

Come by our St. Theresa Religious Article Store!

Everything is half price!!

Just in time for Christmas!!

Christmas At Sea Seafarers’ at the

Port of Lake Charles

Bath soap, knit caps, shaving cream, combs, lotion socks, deodorant , pens, toothpaste, disposable razors, playing cards, toothbrushes, mechanical pencils, prayer cards, wash clothes, hard candy, shampoo, work gloves, monetary donations are always welcome as well, to help purchase items needed for each bag. Items may be dropped off or checks mailed to the Stella Maris Seafarers’ Center, 150 Marine St. Box 10, Lake Charles, LA 70601 or call 436-1315 to have items picked up. Thank you for your generous support of this minis-try!

Adult Confirmation

When one receives the Sacrament of Confirmation, the Confirmation name is spoken and the Bishop puts Chrism Oil on the person’s forehead, says their name aloud, and then says, “Be sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit”. The person responds, “Amen”. Meaning, I do believe that I have received the gift of the Holy Spirit to enjoy its fruits and share it with others. Adult Confirmation classes will begin Sunday, De-cember 17th at 5:15pm, in the CCD Hall. Please call the church office to register. Any questions please call Keith Ellender at 528-0009.

The Bishop’s Gala

Saturday, December 9, 2017 Lake Charles Civic Center

Doors open at 6pm

Music provided by Ron Renfrow Orchestra 6:30-10:30pm

Silent Auction starts at 6:30pm

Proceeds Benefit Office of Communications, spreading the Catholic Faith through

Print and electronic media.

Tickets now on sale Diocese of Lake Charles 439-7400

Or call the church office at 583-4800

Prayer for Hurricane Safety

O God, Master of this passing world, hear the humble voices of your children. The Sea of Galilee obeyed your order and returned to its former quietude. You are still the Master of the land and sea. We live in the shadow of a danger over which we have no control: the Gulf, like a provoked and angry giant, can awake from its seeming lethargy and overstep its conventional boundaries, invade our land and spread chaos and disaster. During this hurricane season, we turn to You, O loving Father. Spare us from past trag-edies whose memories are still so vivid and whose wounds seem to refuse to heal with the passing of time. O Virgin, Star of the Sea, Our Beloved Mother, we ask you to plead with your son in our behalf, so that spared from the calamities common to this area and animated with a true spirit of gratitude, we walk in the footsteps of your Divine Son to reach the heavenly Jerusalem where stormless eternity awaits us. Amen.

† The Most Reverend Maurice Schexnayder 2nd Bishop of Lafayette

Saint Charles Center 2151 Sam Houston Jones Pkwy

Lake Charles, LA 70611

(337) 855-1232

Angels Past and Present Presented by Sr. Diane Depwe

Tuesday, Dec. 12th 6:00pm – 9:00pm

An Advent Evening Sing-a-Long: Carols, Hot Chocolate and Community

Presenters: Blake Bruchhaus and Fr. Whitney Miller Friday, December 15th 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Patriotic

Rosary

Place: St. Theresa Main Church Date: Every Monday Time: 6:15pm

“If My people who are called by My name, hum-ble themselves and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from Heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”

2 Chronicles 7:14

Seasons of Hope Bereavement Group

Have you lost a loved one and having a difficult time with your grief? St. Theresa’s Catholic Church Bereavement Committee is a dedicated group of people whose mission is to help you through your journey of grief. We meet on Wednesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. in the church office conference room. Please call any of the following people or the church office (583-4800) for more information.

Contacts are Kathy Clark at 794-8671, Mary Jane Field at 794-1818,

or Bo Finnie at 583-7498.

Logan Armistead, India Billeaud, Vernelle LeBlanc, Jim Wynn, Bridget Credeur Lonseth, Pat Stetz, Jr., Wesley Drost,

Erline Drounette, Preston Comeaux, Evelyn & Byron Chamblee, Jeanne Foreman, James Gaskin, Melba Gillard,

Willard Castille, Tracy Ellender Manard, Scott Dugas, Rudy Trahan, Burton Andrepont, Kimberlie Andrepont, Honora

Hlinsky, David Richard, A.J. Boullion, Precy Sevier, Ella Mae Miller, Jeanette Cormier, Elliot Erbelding, Zachary Mor-

gan, Neal Manuel, C.J. Kellebrew, Aubrie Reid, Emily Graves, Sabrina Frederick, Bo Finnie, Shirley Manuel, Jennifer

Carson Trouth, Ronald Borel, Kirsten Parish, Blaine Augustion, Louella Niter, Marie Guest, Vivian Carrier

Current Military The Legion of Mary will be giving military medal scapulars to anyone serv-ing active or reserve in our military. They are asking for the names and addresses of those serving along with a contact person’s name and phone number. Please call 583-7183 or give the information to the church office.

The Following Young Men and Women are Serving in the Armed Forces

Corey Badon, Michael Barger, Stephanie Berry, Kore’ Beverly, Anthony Bordelon, Randy Buchanan, Shannon Carri-er, Corey Chaisson, Sam Gillard, Eric Goodrich, Robby Guidry, Corey Hayes, Scott Heape, Jordan Jones, Billy Joy, Mark Leon, David McDaniel, Jason Dale McGee, Kent Wade McInnis, Christopher Naquin, Justin O’Quain, Jeremy Purvis, Patrick Shannon, Phillip Smith, Gabriel Lewis Thibodeaux, Christopher Trahan, Jacob Vincent, Derek Woods, Eric Young, Seth Kotra, Trey Bourgeois, Brian Broussard, M.R. Castille, Aaron Benoit, Glenda Stewart, Der-rick Jude Kellar, Shawn Baird, Ryan Baird, Colleen Austin, Brock Saltzman, Ryan Duhon, Matthew Devillier, Cody Pichnic, Christian Newell, Dillon Mark LaFleur, William Pearce, Randell Comeaux, Micheal Comeaux

All sick list names will be cleared every 3 months unless notified, please call the office to add any names.

Please call the office for any changes so we can keep this list up to date.

We are updating our sick list. Please call the church office to list your sick loved ones.