April 19, 2015 - Third Sunday of Easter

Baptisms

Seminars are held every other month - register by calling the office. Attend-ance is suggested during pregnancy.

406 East Pinhook Road Lafayette, LA 70501-8727

Phone: (337) 237-0988 Rev. M. Keith LaBove, Pastor

Parish Website: www.stpat.org — stpat.org@gmail.org

Weddings

Arrangements must be made at least six months in advance to allow time

for preparation

Office Hours

Monday – Thursday: 8:30 am – 3:00 pm; Friday 8:30 am – 12 noon

Celebration of the Eucharist

Saturday: 4:00 pm – Sunday: 8:30 & 10:00 am Monday through Friday: 7:30 am

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Welcome to St. Patrick Church

Third Sunday of Easter

April 19, 2015

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Saturday, April 18--Vigil of the Third Sunday

of Easter

4:00 PM: Mike Guilbeau;

Jules, Isola & Bart LeJeune; Phil Simon;

Bud & Una Arceneaux;

Monty & Pierre Montagnet;

Simone Rick & Family; Doris Campbell (living)

Sunday, April 19--Third Sunday of Easter

8:30 AM: Lorraine Day

10:00 AM: Parishioners of St. Patrick’s

Monday, April 20--Easter Weekday 7:30 AM: Joyce Weilbaecher; Lucy LeBlanc;

Brian Callier

Tuesday, April 21--St. Anselm, Bishop and

Doctor of the Church

7:30 AM: Joyce Hadley;

Margie Edwards (living); Rozellyn Romano

Wednesday, April 22--Easter Weekday

7:30 AM: Dr. Tommy Comeaux & Dorinne;

Col. Clark Comeaux & Catherine (living);

Col. Kimberly Fedele (living)

Thursday, April 23--St. George, Martyr; St. Adal-

bert, Bishop and Martyr

7:30 AM: Dana Guidry (living); Eva Mae Hebert

(living); Patsy Robicheaux (living)

Friday, April 24--St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen,

Priest and Martyr

7:30 AM: Dr. Charles Stewart

Altar Flowers

In loving memory of:

Pierre & “Monty” Montagnet

Altar Plants

In loving memory of:

Len & Yvonne Courcier

Non-Liturgical Devotions

Daily Rosary: Monday - Friday 6:55 a.m.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena: Tuesday

7:15 a.m.

Rosary for Priests: Wednesday 7:00 a.m.

Chaplet of Divine Mercy: Thursday 7:15 a.m.

Pro-Life Rosary: 1st. Friday of the month 7 a.m.

Shamrocks—Friday, April 24: No cleaning.

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month

The entire month of April is dedicated to heightening

awareness of Child Abuse Prevention efforts

throughout the nation. Educating ourselves and our

children on this subject is a serious matter, but there

is also a more lighthearted way that you can help

raise awareness to help guide others to appropriate

resources that can be used to better prepare us all.

You, your family, church and school communities

can make your very own “Pinwheels for Prevention”

during a special craft time. A printable pinwheel tem-

plate is available online at www.pcal.org (the website

for Prevent Child Abuse Louisiana). To report Child

Abuse, please call: 1-855-4LA-KIDS (1-855-452-

5437). If suspected abuse is related to a diocesan/

church/school program, please call the Diocesan Vic-

tim Assistance Coordinator Sister Kathleen Farrelly,

O. Carm, LSCW, SSWS at 337-398-2987, as well as

the vicar general at 337-261-5613or/735-9451.

Train Up a Child

The Challenge of Christian Parenting

As a parent you recognize that raising children in today’s

world is a challenge. How do you uniquely raise your chil-

dren so they become responsible Christian men and wom-en? “Train Up a Child: The Challenge of Christian Parent-

ing” will be presented by Daniel Jurek, M.Min, M.A., on

Tuesday, April 28, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Our Lady of Fatima Church (Knight Hall), Lafayette. This workshop

will explore your important role as a Christian Parent and

offer some strategies and solutions you need to fulfill this vocation and mission. Early Registration $25, at the Door

$30. For more information or to register, please call 993-

1960 or email dan@paxrenewalcenter.com

Teresian Birthday Bash – Lectures Honoring the 500th

Birthday of St. Teresa of Avila

Our Lady of Sorrows Retreat Center (103 Railroad Avenue, St. Martinville) is offering a “Teresian Birthday Bash” hon-

oring the 500th Birthday of St. Teresa of Avila on Fridays

from 7:00-8:30 p.m. as follows: May 8 – “An Introduction to the Life of St. Teresa of Avila”; May 15 – “The Book of

Her Life”; May 22 – “The Interior Castle”; June 12 – “The

Way of Perfection”; June 26 – “Other Writings of St. Tere-

sa of Avila”. There is no cost to attend and no registration is required. Lectures will be held in Mater Dolorosa Chap-

el. For more information, please call Fr. Michael Cham-

pagne (394-6550).

Married Couples’ Retreat—June 5 — 7th.

The Community of Jesus Crucified is hosting a silent re-

treat for Married Couples. The retreat aims at a more pro-found living of the marriage sacrament. Fr. Michael Cham-

pagne is the retreat director with married couples also giv-

ing talks. The retreat will be held at Our Lady of Sorrows Retreat Center (103 Railroad Ave., St. Martinville) begin-

ning at 7pm on Friday June 5 and ending with a Corpus

Christi procession at 3pm on Sunday June 7. There is no cost for the retreat but couples must register in advance by

calling Cheryl Moss at (337) 453-2385.

Open House In Observance of the Year of Consecrated

Life—Sundays April 26, May 24, June 28, July 26, Aug.

30, Sep. 27, Oct. 28, Nov. 22, Dec. 27

Get a close-up view of the Consecrated Life and gain a Ple-nary Indulgence. Pray Midday Prayer and Evening Prayer

with the Community of Jesus Crucified (Midday prayer

11:45 am; Evening Prayer 6:15 pm). The Gate and Chapel will open from 8:30 am till 6:30 pm at Our Lady of Sor-

rows Retreat Center, 103 Railroad Avenue, St. Martinville.

For more information, call Fr. Michael Champagne (337-

394-6550).

Mother’s Day of Reflection with Patty Schneier The Office of Marriage and Family Life will sponsor

the Mother’s Day Retreat at St. Edmond Church Hall,

9:00 am—2:00 pm. Mass will be celebrated; lunch is

provided; cost is $25.00 Pre-registration is required by Friday, April 24, 2015. Go to diolaf.org/marriage for

more information and to register.

Prayer for the Persecuted, Monday, May 18th

Join us on at St. Pius X, 6 - 7 pm, to pray for all of

those in Syria and Iraq who have been mercilessly per-secuted by ISIS. Millions of our brothers and sisters

have been forced to flee their homes and lives due to

violence. Many end up in refugee camps, but even

more seek shelter in abandoned and dilapidated build-ings. Children are unable to go to school and families

are often without basic living essentials. However, with

God there is hope. Let us lift those who are suffering in prayer, where we know they will not be forgotten, and

pray that God will change the hearts of those in ISIS.

We will also learn from the Southeastern director of Catholic Relief Services, Cullen Larson, how our

Church is changing lives in these regions in our name,

and the action we can take to ensure that this work con-

tinues.

Men of God Retreat—May 29—May 31st.

The Community of Jesus Crucified is hosting a silent retreat for Men. The retreat will address the call to ho-

liness and reflect upon the means provided by the

Church to become real men of God. The retreat will be

led by Fr. Michael Champagne, CJC at Our Lady of Sorrows Retreat Center (103 Railroad Ave., St. Martin-

ville) beginning at 7pm on Friday May 29 and ending

on Sunday May 31 at about 3pm. There is no cost for the retreat but register early as space is limited. For

information and to register call Vic Guidry, 824-3045.

Pilgrimage to the Holy Land

Retracing the Footsteps of Jesus

Fr. Aaron Melancon will be leading a pilgrimage to the

Holy Land October 15-24, 2015. In this nine-day spir-itual adventure, pilgrims will walk in the footsteps of

Jesus and experience holy places like Bethlehem, Naz-

areth, Cana, Mount of Olives, Mount Carmel, Geth-semani, The Holy Sepulchre, the via Dolorosa and

many, many others. For more information, contact

Kayla Raffary with Magnificat Travel at 291-1933

STEWARDSHIP OF THE PAST WEEK

Our Response to God’s Generosity to Us

Offertory……………………..$ 5,408.15 Thank You! The second collection this weekend is for the Catholic

Home Missions .

Date

Saturday, April 25

8:00 p.m.

Sunday, April 26

8:30 a.m.

Sunday, April 26

10:00 a.m.

Lectors

Harold Guilbeau Larry Lewis Michael Doumit

Eucharistic

Ministers

Janell Venable

Rosalind Allen

Peggy Spruill

Gerrie McGovern

Maggie Sonnier

Susan Cain

Leroy Abshire

Barbara Abshire

Brenda DeMette

Altar Servers George Eaton Fred Vallot Debra Carroll

Ushers

Oren Spruill

Joyce Stelly

Rachelle Trahan

Keith Toups

Robin Roy

Lionel Jeanmard

Liturgical Roles for April

Readings for the Week

Monday Acts 6:8-15; Ps 119:23-24, 26-27, 29-30; Jn 6:22-29

Tuesday Acts 7:51 — 8:1a; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6, 7b, 8a, 17, 21ab; Jn 6:30-35

Wednesday Acts 8:1b-8; Ps 66:1-3a, 4-7a; Jn 6:35-40

Thursday Acts 8:26-40; Ps 66:8-9, 16-17, 20; Jn 6:44-51

Friday Acts 9:1-20; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Jn 6:52-59

Saturday 1 Pt 5:5b-14; Ps 89:2-3, 6-7, 16-17; Mk 16:15-20

Sunday Acts 4:8-12; Ps 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 29; 1 Jn 3:1-2; Jn 10:11-18

From the Pastor’s Desk

The lilies have faded. They lasted, in a fashion, for less than two weeks. And the Easter Season is far from over. What shall we do? Please be assured, I’m not blaming the lilies. But these beautiful white flowers, so sym-bolic of the joy and beauty of Easter Sunday, can only do so much. Even without them, we need to continue to celebrate Easter for five more weeks. What shall we do?

Just the other day, I had a conversation with someone about how to sustain the joy of Easter. We don’t seem to have this issue with either Advent or Lent. Advent is shorter, as is Lent, and with both, we are preparing for an event that fills us with anticipation. Whether it be the promise-filled image of the woman with child or the discipline of self-denial, celebrating those two seasons all the way through seems easier.

Meanwhile, Easter is our longest season. And rather than feeling like a season of preparation, it seems more focused on the past event. The long grass where we hid the Easter eggs has been neatly trimmed several times, the Easter candy is long gone, and we finally got rid of all those boiled eggs. Then the rituals of spring come rushing upon us, as graduation invitations arrive in the mail, final exams are looming over tentative stu-dents, and all the anxieties of prom afflict juniors and seniors. What shall we do?

In the Easter Message (Urbi et Orbi) from Pope Francis that we quoted last week, he reminds us that the Lord’s Resurrection is the very culmination of the Gospel. “If Christ were not raised, Christianity would lose its very meaning.” That makes Easter rather important. But in that same message, the Holy Father does something else that may point us in the right direction.

Part of his message is a litany of prayers for the needy and suffering: the hungry, the vulnerable, those exploited and abandoned, the sick and dying, those driven from their homes by violence, etc. These are not a de-scription of the world on that first Easter morning. They are needs that exist all around us today. Pope Francis celebrates Easter by taking up the cause of the needy and the forgotten — those who have not yet experienced in their lives the victory of Christ over sin and death.

Maybe that’s why we need such a long Easter season. Christ is risen indeed, yet so much of the world is still shrouded in darkness, and his light is not shining there. Even in our own hearts, there are those dark corners that cry out for the light of Christ, that we might find freedom. We celebrate Easter even as we strive to make the victory of love a reality in our own lives and in the lives of our brothers and sisters.