Pastor: Rev. Msgr. J. Robert Romero

Parochial Vicar: Rev. Fr. Matthew Hebert

Deacon: Deacon Gary Gaudin

Seminarian: Riley Maturin

MaSS TIMES ScHEDulE:Monday, Wednesday, Friday 6:15 a.m.

Tuesday & Thursday 12:00 p.m.Saturday Vigil 4:00 pm

Sunday 7:00, 9:00, 11:00 am & 6:00 pm (life Teen Mass)

Pa R I S H S Ta F FTrustees Mr. Karl Aucoin Ms. Jan Ward

Parish Office Staff Mrs. Rhoda Huckaby Mr. Rodney Sonnier

Parish Social & community Ministry Deacon Gary Gaudin, Director

Parish council chairperson Mr. James ‘Jr.’ Bergeron

Music Mr. Rodney Sonnier, Director Mrs. Laura Lombas, Organist

Faith Formation...............457-7505 Mrs. Angie Aguillard, Director Mrs. Jennifer David, Assistant

Spiritual Direction Mrs. Phyllis Pere

S T. E D M u n D c aT H O l I c S c H O O l

Mr. Charles Hazard, Principal

Office: 351 W. MagnoliaTelephones: 457-2592 / 457-5988

St. Edmund P.T.c. PresidentMrs. Michele Richard

310 West Vine avenue ~ P.O. Box 31 ~ Eunice, louisiana 70535 ~ 337.457.5285 www.facebook.com/stanthonyeunice ~ Website: www.stanthonyeunice.org ~ Email: stanthony@stanthonyeunice.org

Visit: www.formed.org St. anthony of Padua passcode is GZPZMF

Dear Parishioners of St. anthony of Padua church & annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary church,

Men’s ACTS RETREATWe are happy today to welcome the Men’s ACTS Retreat [April 4 – 7, 2019] at the 11:00 a.m. return mass. I appreciate all parishioners’ concerns and prayers for the retreat. I also appreciate those who made

the retreat. Let us be one in thanking and praising God for His good work in our lives.

Confessions before the Easter TriduumWe have a Tri-Parish Lenten Penance Service in Eunice on Monday, April 14, 2019 at St. Anthony Church at 6:00 p.m. We ordinarily have confessions on Saturday at St. Anthony beginning at 3:00 p.m. ending 15 minutes before the 4:00 p.m. mass. Confessions are heard before other masses at both Annunciation and St. Anthony 30 minutes before masses and ending 15 minutes before mass. e last day for confessions before the Easter Triduum is Wednesday, April , 2 . Confessions resume on Easter Monday, April 22, 2019. Parishioners are encouraged to prepare for the Easter Triduum and Easter by striving to meet Jesus in the Sacrament of Reconciliation that is Confession before the Easter Triduum.

CRS Rice BowlsContinuing our Lenten Journey, please keep the CRS Rice Bowls in mind. Visit crsricebowl.org to view videos of people whose lives are touched by your support of CRS Rice Bowl. You can also find fun activities for your family. As Lent comes to a close, please place your Rice Bowl sacrificial contribution in an envelope. A second collection will be taken up next Sunday, April / , 2 . We ask you to place your sacrificial contribution in this second collection at both Annunciation and St. Anthony. May God bless you for your loving sacrifice!

WHY DO WE DO THAT? –CATHOLIC LIFE EXPLAINED

Question: Lent always seems to help me renew my relationship with God and strengthen my religious practice. Do you have any suggestions as to what I could do to achieve that the rest of the year?

Answer: The obvious answer may seem to be to do whatever you do during Lent all year-round. But part of the power of Lent is that we focus as a community on renewing our faith and preparing for Easter. Our Lenten practices have a purpose and a goal. Therein lies the secret. When we focus our efforts on one virtue, try to change one bad habit, or seek to deepen our understanding of one aspect of faith, we focus our efforts and give our full attention to what we are trying to accomplish. We tend to

be more successful achieving our goals. More importantly, it has a ripple effect in our lives: one thing changes or is added to the spiritual mix of our lives and many aspects are changed.

All too often, we leave our spiritual growth to chance and the practice of faith to habit, and then wonder why we have no sense of growth or progress. Think of it in terms of exercise. We walk, lift weights, and bend and stretch to attain the maximum benefit from what we do. In addition, to keep those benefits, we eat healthful food and get enough vitamins and rest. Spirituality requires the same kind of attention: we pray, fast, read the Bible, receive sacraments, and do charitable work to maximize the benefits of practicing faith. Keeping Lent year-round keeps us in spiritual shape!

Gospel for the Fifty Sunday of Lent, Year C – John : -

“The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery and made her stand in the middle.” The episode of the woman caught in adultery is a powerful story. We have perhaps all felt as the woman has at some point in our lives, surrounded by those who would condemn us. The beauty of Christ’s mercy at the end is clear ... and a welcome relief as we all struggle to be good and holy people. But have we ever imagined ourselves on the edge of the circle? Have we pictured ourselves in the sea of dusty robes? Perhaps, we hope, we’re hovering at the edge of the circle of judgment. But we’ve all been there.How easy it is to be righteous when someone else’s reputation is at stake. When the small child is acting up in the grocery store or on the plane. When another company has a scandal break or a major error sets back their profits. Could it be easy to pick up the stone and feel its weight and mass in our hands? Because if we’ve got a stone in our hands, our own righteous category is clear. Our judgment is our insurance that we won’t be on the receiving end of the criticism. If we can point out a wrong, surely we are firmly in the right.

“’Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her’ ... they went away one by one.” This Lent, not only are we invited to receive God’s mercy, but to show God’s mercy. As the season begins to wind to a close, consider those in your life you tend to judge the most harshly. What is one concrete way you can drop your stone?

QUESTIONS OF THE WEEKFirst Reading – Isaiah : -2 - During Israel’s captivity in Babylon (circa 550 B.C.), the Lord revealed to Isaiah

Sunday, april 14Palm Sunday of the Passion of the lord

7:00 a.m.: St. Anthony Parishioners; Chase Ryan Manuel; Lurline Fuselier; Carl & Peggy (Liv.) Comeaux;

9:00 a.m.: Frankie LaFleur; Tony Fuselier (Anniversary of Death); J.D. & Marshall Arabie; Haidee DeRouen (Liv. - Birthday); Gracie Zaunbrecher

11:00 a.m.: Jessie (Liv.) & Jane Courville; M/M Johnny Godeaux; Loreta Godeaux; James & Ruth Marvin; Jeffery Babineaux; M/M Sidney Babineaux; Dean Godeaux family (Liv.); Barbara Ledet (Liv.); M/M Irving Ledet; Corey Landreneau

6:00 p.m.: Joan Schatzle McManus; Ronald S. McManus

Fifth Sundayof lent

Vol. 52, No. 14

April 7, 2019

Stewardship to St. anthony of Padua church

Msgr.’s article continued...

March 31, 2019Sunday’s Offertory .....................................................$5,829.00Mailed-In Offertory .....................................................1,555.00Online Giving ..................................................................465.00Total Offertory for the week ......................................$7,849.00catholic Relief Services ................................................$204.00

Weekly Average 2019 ..........................................$9,909.46

children’s contribution ...................................................$5.25

* Extra prayers ............................................................ Matthew* Praying for Nany Jane Ellen Ulery .................. Shawna, Reese, Ariana & MacKenzie

Number Registered Parish Families.....................................1508Number of Envelopes Used................................................131Number of Children’s Envelopes Used .................................. 2

Thank you for your generosity.Please remember St. Anthony Church

& St. Edmund School in your will.

Monday, april 86:15 a.m.: Pilar Parrie; Mario & Brenda Castro family (Liv.)

Tuesday, april 912:00 p.m.: Frankie LaFleur; Paul Rozas; Donald & Helen Tanner

Wednesday, april 106:15 a.m.: Emily Gothreaux

Thursday, april 1112:00 p.m.: Vila B. Henry (Anniversary of Death)

Friday, april 126:15 a.m.: Gracie Marie Zaunbrecher

Saturday, april 134:00 p.m.: Merita Guillory; Norris Young; Beth Sylvester; Newton Thibodeaux; Carl Comeaux; Cindy Miller; Jeane Miller; Donald & Helen Tanner; M/M B.H. McMullen

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Masses for the Week

The Stations of the Cross are celebrated at St. Anthony Church on Fridays during Lent at 12:00 p.m. At Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church the Stations are celebrated on Fridays of Lent at 5:30 p.m.

Stations of the cross

the future restoration of Israel: “Remember not the things of the past ... see, I am doing something new!” When have you experienced a new beginning in your own spiritual journey?

Second Reading – Philippians 3:8-14 - In speaking of his past experiences as a person who has come to faith in Jesus, St. Paul tells the Philippians that he has “been taken possession of by Christ Jesus.” Who are some people in our faith community that exhibit a similar depth of faith?

Gospel Reading – John 8:1-11 - The religious leaders of Jerusalem tried to trap Jesus with a specific teaching on condemning adultery under the Mosaic Law. But Jesus countered with a stunning example of God’s mercy. When have you shown mercy toward another over judgment?

caTHOlIc QuOTES - “The end for which we are created invites us to walk a road that is surely sown with a lot of thorns, but it is not sad; through even the sorrow, it is illuminated by joy.” - Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati

Please pray for: Jane Ellen McGee Ulery, Gerald LeJeune, Jackie Young, Frank McGee, Peggy Brasseaux, Tyler Bertrand, Norma Diaville, Kami Fontenot, Chance Hundley, Jennifer LaFleur Manuel, Simone

Vige, Bradley Bertrand, Joseph Van Ortego, Linda Gaudin, Clifford & Faye Campbell, Loretta Miller, Ashley Bordelon, Raven Dupre, Claude DeVillier, Ann Duran, Craig Durbin, Lucien Montelaro, Philip Montelaro, Colleen Landreneau, Joan Burson, Earline Prather, Catherine Landry, Elijah Landry, Hazlyn Brown, Dale Zaunbrecher, Cade Kaiser, Elsie Stelly, John LeJeune, Debra Shilow, Kamie Thorton, Belinda Ashford, Jackie Courville Deshotel, Emily Miller Johnson, Eugene Thibodeaux, Larry Dale Thibodeaux, Christina Thibodeaux, Pearl Thibodeaux, Trish Elkins, Anna Lee Thibodeaux.

Pray for our troops & peace in the world!

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Monday, april 8Daily Mass -- 6:15 a.m.St. Edmund High School Mass -- 9:00 a.m.Elementary Faith Formation -- 4:00 p.m.Jr. High Faith Formation -- 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday, april 9That Man Is You -- 5:30 a.m. at Parish Hall.Daily Mass -- 12:00 p.m.Pastoral Council Meeting -- 6:00 p.m. in Rectory.Holy Week Choir Practice -- 6:00 p.m. in Church.

Wednesday, april 10Daily Mass -- 6:15 a.m.St. Edmund Elementary School Mass -- 9:00 a.m.R.C.I.A. -- 7:00 p.m. at St. Thomas More Hall.

Thursday, april 11Daily Mass -- 12:00 p.m.

Friday, april 12Daily Mass -- 6:15 a.m. Nursing Home Masses -- 9:30 a.m.Way of the Cross -- 12:00 p.m. noon in Church.

Saturday, april 13First Communion Retreat -- 9:00 a.m. at school cafeteria.Confessions -- 3:00 p.m. Anticipated Sunday Mass -- 4:00 p.m.ladies altar Society Bake Sale this weekend.

Sunday, april 14Masses: 7:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.Life Teen Mass -- 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, april 13, 20194:00 p.m. Fr. Hebert Dcn. Gary Gaudin,

Vergie Ardoin, Donnie DarbonneCliff Miller, Barry Soileau

Maghon Manuel Juliette Broussard, Robert BroussardVivi Broussard, Kaidynce Manuel

Sunday, april 14, 2019 7:00 a.m. Msgr.

RomeroBrad Miller,Ken Richard, Denise LeBouef

Genny Dischler Lexie Aguillard, Andrew DaigleAriana Manuel, MacKenzie Manuel

9:00 a.m. Fr. Hebert Doug Marcantel,Jason Bertrand, Kelly Bertrand

Candy Atteberry Hannah Benoit, Rebecca BenoitNicholas Bertrandt, Peyton LaCombe

11:00 a.m. Fr. Hebert Dcn. Gary Gaudin,Glenn Brown, Lynn PavichAngelle Driggs, Michael Driggs

Tim Fontenot William & Wesley Driggs, Anna FrugeMc: Needed Thurifer: Jack Miller

6:00 p.m. Fr. Hebert Kim Miller,Angie Aguillard, Rickey Aguillard

Lynda Perrodin John Patrick Fruge, Garet HebertLindsy Hebert, Brad Miller Jr.

For a list of Catholic Churches & Mass Times when traveling,

please visit:www.parishesonline.com

Priest, Extraordinary lay Ministers of Holy communion, lectors & altar

Ministers of Prayer Meetings & Events

Adorers thank Jesus for the following favors: 1) Daughter’s good counselor. 2) Grandson’s successful surgery.Adorers needed for the following hours starting at: Sun. 11 am; Tues. 6 am; Wed 2 am, 8 am; Thurs. 7 pm; Sat. Midnight to 1 am; 10 am, 2 pm, midnight. Prayer Partners Needed: Sun 3 pm; Mon 8 am, 10 am; Wed 8 am; Fri 7 am; Sat. 7 an, 3 pmTo commit one hour - call Brenda castro 457-7965.

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Perpetual adoration

Any St. Anthony parishioner interested in singing for Holy Week Masses can join this choir. We need both MalE & FEMalE voices. For more info, call Rodney Sonnier at 457-5285. The last rehearsal is scheduled for: Tuesday, april 9 at 6:00 p.m. in church.

Holy Week choir

Easter DecorationsYou may wish to make a donation

towards paying for Altar flowers and decorations for the church. Your donation (in a separate envelope) can be put into any collection basket or dropped off at the Rectory. If you would like to make the donation in memory of a loved one (living or deceased), please write their names on the envelope. All names will be published in the Easter Bulletin.

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St. anthony churchHoly Week Schedule

Tri-Parish lentenPenance Service

Monday, April 15 at 6:00 p.m.at St. Anthony Church

confessions...

Confessions will nOT be scheduled after Wednesday (April 17)

Confession schedule resumes Monday (April 22)

Holy Week Mass Schedule Monday & Wednesday -- Mass @ 6:15 a.m.

Tuesday -- Mass @ 12:00 p.m.

Holy Thursday -- april 18 Mass of the lord’s Supper @ 6:30 p.m.(Adoration is suspended for the Easter Triduum --

Chapel will close at 6:00 p.m. on Holy Thursday and will reopen at 7:00 a.m. on Easter Monday.)

Good Friday -- april 19 Service @ 3:00 p.m.

(Day of Fast & Abstinence)

Holy Saturday -- april 20 Easter Vigil Mass @ 8:00 p.m.

(No 4:00 p.m. Mass & No Confessions)

Easter Sunday -- april 217:00, 9:00 & 11:00 a.m.

** No 6:00 p.m. Life Teen Mass **

St. anthony of Padua Men’s a.c.T.S. Retreat

april 4-7, 2019Retreatants:

Team:

Dcn. Ken ArnaudChris Baudin

Brandon BeardFr. Kevin Bordelon

Gabriel C. BourgeoisEdmund CaswellMark ComeauxRhen Comeaux

Carl DaigleEric Duos

Chris FeuchtRandy Fontenot

Jake FourneratBrett Garcille

Adam GloriosoDustin Guillory

Phillip M. GuilloryKyle Hebert

Bob HensgensCade HowellDon LaFleur

Jacques LandryBlaine LavergneJordy LeJeune

Jeff MarcantelAnthony Papillion

Pat RainvilleLogan Richard

Pat RichardBrant Taylor

Toby J. ThibodeauxJustin C. Turner

Joe VoitierTrey Wimberley

Ryan YoungWade Zaunbrecher

“Give me Mercy Oh God, For You are my Strength” Joel 2:13c, Ps43:2a

Michael AndrusJason BertrandMark Bertrand

Rex BrownDonnie DarbonnePhillip DeVillier

Clay FeuchtJ. Paul Fontenot

Joel FontenotTim S. Fontenot

Fred FrugeRichie Gaspard

Dr. Bob GuilloryDavid Guillory

Clint HebertTony HebertLloyd Hollier

Dustin HuckabyJude JohnsonClark LaFleur

Bernard LeBouefSem. Riley Maturin

Anward Mayeaux, Jr.Cliff MillerBrad MillerJoel Miller

Aaron PoussonBenny Reed

David ReedDonnie Richard

Ken RichardScotty RichardWayne Richard

Ben SmithBrett Smith

Joseph ThibodeauxMark TriplettEric Vizena

Christain WalkerJames WallaceHuey WybleRandy Young

Byron ZaunbrecherJames ‘Jr.’ Bergeron

DirectorRyan Mayeaux

Co-DirectorMsgr. J. Robert Romero

Spiritual DirectorCharles Feucht

Spiritual Companion

Peter MillerCo-Director