Pastor: Very Rev. John G. Restrepo, O. P., V.F. pastor@stdparish.org

Parochial Vicar: Rev. Wm. Scott Daniels, O.P. 482-4156 ext 203

Deacon: Rev. Mr. John S. Pippenger 610-3858 Deacon: Rev. Mr. Jody Fortunato 232-3032

Dominicans in Residence Bro. Roger A. Shondel, O.P.

Very Rev. Thomas Condon, O.P., Provincial Rev. Eduardo Gabriel, O.P. Rev. Martin Gleeson, O.P.

Rev. Manuel Solorzano, O. P. Rev. David Keong Seid, O.P. Very Rev. David Caron, O.P.

Very Rev. Philip Neri Powell, O.P., Prior Rev. Dominic Joseph Colangelo, O.P.

775 Harrison Avenue New Orleans, LA 70124 (504) 482-4156 Fax: (504) 488-0906

www.stdominicparish.com

Religious Education Coordinator/PSR Mr. John Smestad, Jr., M.R.E. 486-9731

Sacristan: Mr. Joseph Monistere Maintenance Supervisor: Mr. Troy Cavilear 975-3137

Special Events Coordinators: Annette Wherritt & Mary Arnemann 486-2824

Wedding Coordinator: Mrs. Sandy Sanchez 205-601-9245

St. Dominic School 6326 Memphis Street

New Orleans, LA 70124 482-4123

Principal:

Dean of Lower School: Shannon Landreaux Dean of Upper School: Erin Streva

School Operations Manager (Bursar): Amanda Kay

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After Hours Emergency Number (504)-427-9507

ADULT CHOIR Timothy Todd Simmons tkecsimmons@sbcglobal.net ADULT FAITH FORMATION COORDINATOR Mrs. Sandy Sanchez 205-601-9245 ALTAR SERVERS George Voulgarakis 451-4544 CONTEMPORARIES Beverly McSweeney 296-1236/833-0035 CYO John Smestad, Jr., M.R.E. 813-3003 DOMINICAN LAITY Donna Woods, O.P. 985-774-6473 EMMAUS RETREAT MINISTRY Men's: Brad Murret 481-8012/288-1480 EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Pat Levy 439-1615 EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS/HOME VISITOR Richard Kethley 570-0260 FAMILY LIFE /EVENING FOR THE ENGAGED Deacon John and Linda Pippenger 610-3858 FATHERS’ CLUB

Mason Long 559-5777 FINANCE COMMITTEE Fred Yoder 415-4242 FRIENDS OF ST. VINCENT dePAUL Tom Judd 985-612-7987 HAITI PARTNERSHIP Mark Ripple 616-7144 HOLY NAME SOCIETY Fr. Scott Daniels, O.P. 482-4156 HOMEBOUND & SICK MINISTRY Deacon Jody Fortunato 232-3032 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Bill Boesch 583-3531 LAY CARMELITES Glenda Wire 487-0567 LAY PRESIDERS Charlotte Crusta 427-8905 LECTORS COMMITTEE John Keenan 812-1634

MONDAY NIGHT ROSARY Jo-Ann Testa Hebert 288-0717 MOTHERS’ CLUB Natalie Sander 621-9903 Kristi Simon 232-0839 PASTORAL COUNCIL Diane Frank 343-3659 PERPETUAL EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Fr. John 482-4156 PRAYER BLANKETS Debbie and Ron Landry 259-6003

PRAYER LINE 453-8894

RESPECT LIFE Leslie Adams 318-230-9805 RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) Brian Cerruti,cerrutib@gmail.com 256-1043 ROSARIANS Barbara Cina 453-8894 ROSARY ALTAR SOCIETY Geri Landry 288-0320 SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT Jarred Trauth 304-9617 ST. MARTIN de PORRES SOCIETY Ben Hicks 444-8205 ST. MONICA PRAYER GROUP Dolores Masson 835-5033 SUBSTANCE ADDICTION MINISTRY (SAM) Mic Hartenstein 494-4787 USHERS COMMITTEE

Victor J. Welker 284-8377 VOCATIONS PROMOTER

Michelle Midkiff 400-6546 WOMEN OF STS. MARTHA & MARY

Kelley Hebert 616-0559 YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY Nich & Mariah Sandoval yam@stdparish.org

Parish Ministries and Contact Persons

Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil Mass 4:00 PM

Mass care (Babysitting) ages 9 mos. and up during the 10:30 Mass in the Siena Room.

Daily Masses and Rosary:

Reconciliation Saturday 8:00 AM and 3:00 PM

Matrimony Arrangements must be made at least eight months in advance. Contact one of the priests or deacons of the parish.

Baptisms By prior arrangement.

Baptism Classes: Contact the Parish Office to register.

First Communion: For students not attending St. Dominic school, contact the PSR Office by the summer before second grade begins to make arrangements.

director for more information.

St. Dominic Church Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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The Samaritan woman said to him, “How can you, a Jew, ask me, a Samaritan woman, for a drink?” Jesus answered and said to her, “If you knew the gift of God and who is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.” - John 4:9a, 10

We give the definition of ourselves over to so many things. We allow our society, friends, family, work, social groups, ethnicity, and even institutions define, classify, and color how we perceive ourselves. When we listen predominantly to the voices of others, we lose touch with what is happening within our own inner voice. If we listen carefully within, we can easily discover that we are in want and need. We know our incompleteness and also know that loneliness, sadness, and self-images can propel us outward in attempts to fill those gaps. We can become not only victims of our own prejudices but can find ourselves overly self-indulgent in things that can only satisfy for a short time, if at all. It is no wonder that money and power are things that are so fervently sought after. As long as we can keep a steady supply going, the illusion of fulfillment and satisfaction can falsely persuade us as craftily as a master magician’s act. We live with illusions not truth. It is no wonder, then, that some of the wealthiest folks are also really the unhappiest. Whether we admit it, the lies we live and pursue will ultimately expose our superficiality. We all have to wrestle with who we are and what gives our lives purpose and meaning. Learn to listen more deeply, not to what others are saying about you, but to what God is echoing in your heart. We can easily get confused and misunderstand,

not only about who we are but who God is. Even the disciples and the Samaritan woman at the well missed the point Jesus was trying to make. There is only one Person who can satisfy the deepest yearnings and longings of our hearts — Jesus the Messiah. It is not the work of corporate America that will lead us to happiness or greatness but the work of the soul. We continue to resist acknowledging this and are happier in our world of misunderstanding and illusion. The life-giving water we truly need doesn’t come from the source of a well but from the Source of Life. Only God can reveal the truth of our sinfulness, the superficiality of our pursuits, and the illusions we hold so dear. Only Jesus can save us from ourselves and give us what we really need. If only our heads can catch up with where our hearts know they need to be, then will we find real contentment and life!

March 8, 2020 ACH March 4 $ 13,824.41 Envelopes $ 6,027.50 Loose $ 4,579.00 Maintenance $ 3,487.07 Ash Wednesday $ 20.00 $ 27,937.98

Dear Parishioners and Friends of St. Dominic Church: We are almost half way through Lent. I hope that it is truly a time for conversion and repentance. Jesus said: “Be merciful as your heavenly Father is merciful!” Then why are we so hurtful and unforgiving towards others? As the pastor of St. Dominic Church, I ask you to please be careful with what you post on social media for others to see and read. Once it is posted, it is impossible to retract. To prevent any posted regrets, just pray for others. I have seen some social posts that I would deem as inappropriate and not very Christ-like. This is a great Lenten practice for all of us to have: “love one another as Christ loves us!” Fr. John and Fr. Scott

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ST. JOSEPH ALTAR in Church. The Altar will be blessed after the 5:30 PM Mass on Wednesday, March 18. You may view the Altar March 19, 8:00 AM until 6:00 PM and March 20, 8:00AM until Noon.

MASS INTENTIONS WEEK OF MARCH 14-20, 2020

SATURDAY, MARCH 14TH 8:30 AM ST. MONICA PRAYER GROUP 4:00 PM JOSEPH TU TRAN (D) MICHAEL MC NALLY (FOR HEALING) MARIE & A.J. GIORLANDO (L) MILDRED & JOSEPH LAURENT (D) DEAN LAURENT (D) VIRGINIA & SYLVESTER WITTE (D) MARIA & LANSING LAURENT (D) PHILIP J. DORSEY (D) JOE LAMBERT (D) JOSEPH A. ADOUE (D) CLOTILDE VARGAS (D) EDWARD VARGAS (D) NOELLE VARGAS, JR. (D) GILBERT ST. GERMAIN (D) BONNIE SCHULTZ & FAMILY (L & D) SOULS IN PIRGATORY VINCE “ROCKY” RUSSO (D) MARGARET CAMPBELL (D) VIC JENKINS (D) KEITH O’CAIN (FOR HEALING) SUNDAY, MARCH 15TH 8:00 AM PRO-POPULO 10:30 AM MARJORIE HARTENSTEIN (D) JACOB CAMINITA FAMILY MARY C. GREENLEE (D) ARLIE A. GREENLEE (D) ARLIE A. GREENLEE, JR. (D) GERALDINE RODRIGUE (D) JEAN DAVIS AITKEN (D) GEORGE & JEAN MARIE AITKEN (D) MAE LESTELLE & JOSEPH ALBERT PRIEZ (D) HENRIETTA VICTOR (L) DOUG ECKERT (D) LOUIS SANNINO (D) 12:15 PM EARL A. NOBLE, JR. (D) 5:30 PM JIM HALL (L) MONDAY, MARCH 16TH 8:30 AM MARY KHANH T. TRAN (D)) 5:30 PM ALINE MARY WEBRE DASTUGUE (D) TUESDAY, MARCH 17TH 8:30 AM LOUIS L. LASSALLE,, SR. (D) 5:30 PM CAROLYN MYERS (D) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18TH 8:30 AM DARIA DUREL KATHMANN CHANEY (D) 5:30 PM LINDA S. GUASTELLA (D) THURSDAY, MARCH 19TH 8:30 AM JOSEPH TU TRAN (D) 5:30 PM MARY ALICE ISENBERG (D) FRIDAY, MARCH 20TH 8:30 AM CLAIRE SCHEYD (D) 5:30 PM MARY KHANH T. TRAN (D)

The parish will hold STATIONS OF THECROSSin Church onMondays by the schoolchildrenat2:15PMandeachFridayofLentimmediately following the 5:30 PMMass bytheLayPresiders.R : Everyday before weekdayMasses,onSaturdaysat8:00AMand3:00PM,andeachWednesdayofLentfrom4:30-5:30PMinChurch.

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THIS WEEK JOIN US

RCIA CLASS - Tuesday, March 17, 7:45 PM in Aquinas Hall. MEN OF ST. JOSEPH meet every Wednesday at 6:30 AM in the Siena Room. For more information, contact Drew Brownlee at 678-570-1459 or visit www.menofstjoseph.com. ST. MONICA PRAYER GROUP will meet every Saturday at 8:30 AM Mass. All are invited to join us to pray for family members who have strayed from the Church. For more information, call Dolores at 835-5033.

JESUS OUR JOY LAY CARMELITE COMMUNITY MARCH 18

Are you a lay woman or man discerning a call to a greater awareness of God's loving presence, a more fruitful prayer life, and a deeper commitment to Jesus Christ? Consider joining the Jesus Our Joy Lay Carmelite Community. We meet on the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 10:00-3:00 in the church office Siena Room. You are welcome to attend a meeting. If interested or want more information, call one of the following: Glenda Wire 504-487-0567; Victoria Laurent 504-259-0990; Yvonne Viguerie 404-245-7005; Kathy Signorelli 504-874-4030; Sr. Angele Marie 504-432-0600.

The CYO will have its Mass & Monthly Meeting with 5:30 PM Mass in St. Dominic Church and a meeting in the gym from 6:30 -8:15 PM on Sunday, March 15. We hope to see all members there; all interested teens are invited. The St. Dominic CYO co-ed volleyball team is participating in the spring Archdiocesan league. CYO members on the team are reminded to mark their calendars; other CYO members, friends, and family are encouraged to come out and support the team. Please go to www.stdominiccyo.org for the game schedule.

ST. JOSEPH ALTARS

6875 West End Blvd. Thursday, March 19

Altar Blessing at 11:30 AM with Fr. John Meal served starting at 12:30 PM - till.

St. Francis Xavier Church 444 Metairie Rd.

Wednesday, March 18- 9am- 6:00pm Thursday, March 19- 9:00am- 5:00pm 11:30am- Public Feeding in Cafeteria

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 2 Kgs 5:1-15b; Ps 42:2, 3; 43:3, 4; Lk 4:24-30 Tuesday: Dn 3:25, 34-43; Ps 25:4-51b, 6, 7bc, 8-9; Mt 18:21-35 Wednesday: Dt 4:1, 5-9; Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19- 20; Mt 5:17-19 Thursday: 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29; Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22; Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a Friday: Hos 14:2-10; Ps 81:6c-11ab, 14, 17; Mk 12:28-34 Saturday: Hos 6:1-6; Ps 51:3-4, 18-21ab; Lk 18:9-14 Sunday: 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Ps 23:1-6; Eph 5:8-14; Jn 9:1-41[1, 6-9, 13- 17, 34-38]

NEW BOOK ST. DOMINIC SPIRITUAL/INSPIRATIONAL BOOK CLUB is reading “Before and After” by Judy Pace Christie. Our next meeting will be Thursday, March 26, at Barbara Murphy’s house (6633 Memphis St.). The book club is very informal, open to all, no registration. For more information, call Kathleen Puglia at 486-1024.

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Next week, our parish will take up The CATHOLIC R E L I E F S E R V I C E S COLLECTION (CRSC). Funds from this collection provide food to the hungry, support displaced refugees, and bring Christ's love and mercy to all people here and abroad. Next week, please

give generously to the CRSC and help Jesus in disguise. Learn more about the collection at www.usccb.org/catholic'relief.

This is to invite parishioners of St. Dominic Parish to participate in the upcoming DVD series, "33 Days to Merciful Love". Group meetings will be on Mondays, from March 16 to April 13, at 7PM, in the St. Benilde Teen Center, 1901 Division Street, Metairie. The series culminates in a consecration to Divine Mercy on Sunday, April 19, 2020,(Divine Mercy Sunday) at 3PM, as part of the St. Benilde Divine Mercy Sunday Celebration. The cost is $10.00 for materials. Contact person is Val Hebert at valencemen@aol.com or 504-427-0327.

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Please pick up your Fair Tickets in the vestibule of church.

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Our parish has Reconciliation each Wednesday of Lent

from 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM.