Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church

901 East Elm Street Crowley, LA 70526

Tel.: (337) 783-3498 Fax: 783-7444

Website: www.ihmcrowley.org Email: parish@ihmcrowley.org

Parish Office Hours

Monday & Friday: 8 am - noon Tuesday - Thursday: 8 am - 4 pm

Closed Holidays

New Parishioners: Welcome! Please call or come by the Parish Office for registration.

The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass

Saturday (Anticipated): 4 pm Sunday: 8 am, 10 am, & 5 pm

Tuesday - Friday: 6:30 am Saturday: 8 am

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday: 2:45-3:45 pm 30 min. before all other Masses or by request

Sacrament of Baptism, Anointing of the

Sick and Funeral Arrangements

Please see website or contact the Parish Office.

Sacrament of Marriage

Couples must contact Pastor at least six months prior.

Eucharistic Adoration

Thursday 7 am - 4 pm in Seelos Chapel

Perpetual Help Rosary and Novena

Tuesday 6 am - Rosary 6:15 am - Novena

Ascension of the Lord

Behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age. (Matthew 28:20)

Parish Staff

Rev. Fr. Jason Vidrine Pastor Deacon Joshua LeBlanc, Deacon Mrs. Joan Trahan Office Manager

Mrs. Janice Trahan Parish Life Coordinator Mr. James Franke Pastoral Assistant

IHM CCD Program

Grades Pre-K – 8th and 9th -10th 1st/3rd Sundays, 9 am - 10:45 am

(Includes Holy Mass from 10 am - 10:45 am)

11th Grade (Confirmation) 1st/3rd Sundays, 11:15 am - 1:15 pm

Come, Lord Jesus

Monday at 6:00 pm in the Parish Office

Legion of Mary Tuesday at 6:00 pm in the Parish Office

Cor Jesu Adveniat Regnum Tuum

Adveniat per Mariam Heart of Jesus, Your Kingdom Come, Come Through Mary

~ From the Pastor ~ “My heart’s desire and prayer to

God for them is that they may be saved.” Romans 10:1

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Mes chers amis, On this feast of Our Lord’s Ascension into Heaven, we celebrate the fact that humanity - our human nature - is forever united to God and in His holy presence. This great mystery gives us hope…that we who are Christ’s body - will one day be fully joined to Him, the Head. As the Apostles watched Our Lord ascend into the skies, they heard Him tell them to wait for His Father to fulfill the promised gift of the Holy Spirit. And so, as the Acts of the Apostles tells us, they gathered with Our Lady in the Upper Room with great faith. On this Solemnity of the Ascension, our gaze is directed toward the great feast of Pentecost. Let us fix our gaze to Heaven where Christ Jesus is ascended, and with Our Lady’s powerful intercession, we prepare our hearts to receive the gifts of the Holy Spirit anew. Come, Holy Spirit, come by the means of the powerful intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, your well-beloved spouse! It was so great to be able to return to the church for Holy Mass last weekend. We must always remember the grace of being able to join together for Sacred Worship in the church and do so with love as faithfully as we can. We can’t ever take it for granted, as I hope we learned during the Quarantine. In two weeks, we will welcome Stephen Melancon, our Seminarian who will serve IHM this summer. Please keep him and all of the other Seminarians of our Diocese in your prayers as they finish the academic year in the seminary and prepare to serve in Parishes for the summer. Dans le Coeur Immaculé de Marie, Fr. Vidrine

Gospel Summary (Matthew 28: 16-20)

The Gospel reading today concludes the Book of Matthew. It was at this point that Jesus, knowing he was about to return to the Father, commissioned the apostles to carry the message of

the Good News into the whole world. They would baptize, make more disciples, and teach the message Jesus had taught them. Jesus made it clear that his ascension did not mark an

absence; he would always be with them. This Gospel message is the foundation of the Church and makes clear what we are

called to do and be.

Reflection for Families

We don’t need to go to the four corners of the earth to be missionaries. We are called as parents to the same mission as the apostles. We are the first and most significant teachers of our children. We bring them to baptism and show them the

Good News. Not only our actions speak to our children about what we believe and how we hope they live Christian lives,

but our efforts to prepare them for the sacraments and come to the Lord’s table every week helps them know the full depth of

our faith.

Bringing the Gospel Into Your Family

During the past weeks we have been reminded often by Jesus that he will not leave us alone. Sometimes it’s hard to explain

to children where someone is who we can’t see. Like the people in the early Church we have faith, but we also have

doubt. As if it were a scavenger hunt, let family members look for places they find Jesus this week. In what way can your

family help others know Jesus’ presence?

~~~RCL Benziger~~~

Offertory Collection for May 17 - $4,593.25 Building Fund - $170.00

Many thanks to all who have continued to give to our church during this time! Thank you for trusting the Lord.

Ascension of the Lord - May 24, 2020

Masses for the week May 23, 2020 – May 30, 2020 Saturday, May 23, 4PM – Lilly M. Johnson Also remembered in prayer: Sunday, May 24, 8AM – Blake Frey Also remembered in prayer: James Simon, Paul & Zena Leger Norris J. Matthews, Mary Helen Hundley 10AM – Lester Racca (1st Annv on 25th) Also remembered in prayer: Wayne T. Istre, Mary Racca, Leroy Racca, Jessie Racca, Barbara Racca Hoffpauir 5PM – IHM Parish Family Also remembered in prayer: Ernest Primeaux Tuesday, May 26, 6:30AM – Jack Lambert, Sr. Wednesday, May 27, 6:30AM – Margaret Myers Cormier Thursday, May 28, 6:30AM – Callie Broussard Fruge Friday, May 29, 6:30AM – Grace Cradeur Saturday, May 30, 8AM – Camila Ann Satchell ____________________________________________________

+ The Sanctuary Lamp is burning this week for:

Charles “Danny” Hebert & Family

Blessed Seelos Chapel Sanctuary Lamp burning for: For all 2020 Graduates

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Please pray for our friends who are sick.

Sara Welch, Hazel Seaux, Brooke Habetz, Noah Faul, Leona Spell, Clyde Simon, John Simon, Paula Jameyson, Donna R. Royer, Neal Romero, Mildred Picard, Michelle Guidry, Helen Spell, Kathy Doucet, Donald Mire, Jimmy DuBose, Vera Pool, Abby Foreman, Doug Marshall, Rita Johnson, Elizabeth Betty Spallino, Ed Johnson, Joe Hargrave, Judy Perrodin, Connie Spell, Lynn Broussard, Martha McGinn, Linda K. Duhon, Richard Parish, Thelma Richard, Mildred Sonnier, Walter Schmid, Harry Richard, Ulysses Bertrand, Albert “Butch” Schexnaider, Terry Knight, Lynn LeFleur, George & Irene Dill, Sandra Smith, Sadie Smith, Shirley Schexnaider, Gwendolyn Spell, Suzette A. Forrestier, Joey Morgan, Mildred Credeur, Melissa Edwards, Ronald Quebodeaux, Roland LeGros, Michael Herpin, Debra A. Broussard, Melissa Cormier, Eve Seaux, Richard Johnson, Debra Penn Broussard, Ellie Potier, Deborah Whittington, Laura LeLeux, Charles Broussard, Nola Abshire, US Military Personnel __________________________________________________

Readers & Extraordinary Ministers for May 30 – 31

Saturday – May 30 4PM R – Tracy Foster EM – David Grotefend, John Foster Sunday – May 31 8AM R – Greg Schmid EM – Mary Melanson, David Murrell 10AM R – Toni Romero EM – Eulalie Cormier, Celeste Henry 5PM R – Paula Martin EM – Meredith Raspberry

THE PARISH OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY, MAY 25TH

FOR MEMORIAL DAY Let us all remember the men and women who died so

that we may have our freedom! May they all rest in the Lord’s peace.

Reminder: those at home can continue to watch Holy Mass via tv or livestream:

EWTN - Sunday 7:00am; 11:00am; 6:00pm

KLFY - Mass from the Cathedral of St. John - Sunday 11:00am __________________________________________________ Attention CCD 2nd Grade Parents…CCD – 2nd graders will have two mandatory classes on Saturday, May 30th and Saturday, June 6th from 1:30PM – 3:30PM in the Parish Office. They will also attend 4:00PM Mass on these days. These classes are in preparation for 1st Communion, which will be held on June 13th. __________________________________________________ Luminary Rosary/Prayer Meeting…The Luminaries of Our Lady will gather on Wednesday, June 3rd. Doors will open at 6:15PM and we will begin at 6:30PM we will gather in Church instead of the Blessed Seelos Chapel. Women of all faiths are invited to join in this wonderful sisterhood in Christ. If you have questions, please call Jackie Broussard at 581-9367. We hope you can join us for prayer and praise! _________________________________________________

IHM SUMMER SEMINARIAN!

Stephen Melancon is the son of Randy and Ponnie Melancon and a native of Parks. He has nine siblings, 6 boys and 3 girls. After graduating from

John Paul the Great Academy in Lafayette, he decided to enter St. Joseph Seminary College (St. Ben’s) in Covington, LA as a Seminarian for the Diocese of Lafayette. He is sponsored by St. Joseph Church in Parks. Stephen just completed his second year of

discernment and formation at St. Ben’s. We look forward to him serving at IHM this summer! __________________________________________________ CATECHISM… “Our Father Who Art In Heaven”…”Father!”… Second, a humble and trusting heart that enables us “to turn and become like children”: for it is to “little children” that the Father is revealed. {The prayer is accomplished} by the contemplation of God alone, and by the warmth of love, through which the soul, molded and directed to love him, speaks very familiarly to God as to its own Father with special devotion. Our Father: at this name love is aroused in us…and the confidence of obtaining what we are about to ask…What would he not give to his children who ask, since he has already granted them the gift of being his children. Catechism of the Catholic Church (2785)