129 2nd Street, Natchitoches, LA 71457 Pastor & Director, Fr. Jason Gootee Assistant Campus Minister, Tommy Myrick Secretary, Lisa Powell
Bringing Christ to People and People to Christ Since 1909 Northwestern State University
Church Office: (318)352-2615 Fax: (318)352-8989 Fr. Jason’s Cell Phone: 318-447-4149 (for emergency only) Fr. Jason’s Email: jegootee@gmail.com Church Office Email: holycrosscm@gmail.com Office Hours: 8:30—3:-00 Catholic Websites Links: www.diocesealex.org www.masstimes.org www.catholic.org
Mass Schedule Tuesday Wednesday Friday Saturday Sunday
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Sacrament of Baptism By Appointment Sacrament of Matrimony At least 4 months in advance
Sacrament of Confession Saturday 3:00 pm—3:45 pm And by appointment
5:30 pm 5:30 pm 8:30 am 4:00 pm 11:00 am 5:00 pm
Anointing of the Sick By Appointment
Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
RESPONSORIAL PSALM Ps 131:1, 2, 3
Mal 1:14b-2:2b / 1 Thes 2:7b-9, 13 / Mt 23:1-12
OCTOBER 30, 2011
VOLUME XXV, ISSUE 45
In you, Lord, I have found my peace.
Stewardship: Time, Talent & Treasure Oct. 29 4:00 p.m. E. Min.: Dorothy Coutee, Cheryl Chambers, Henry Tauzin Lector: Madeline Meziere Oct . 30 11:00 a.m. E. Min.: Mike Friday, John Denny, Theresa Vallien Lector: Kristi Ware 5:00 p.m. E. Min.: Mark Adkins, Melanie McCain, Cheryl Stoker Lector : Renee Rivers
Nov. 19 4:00 p.m. E. Min.: Dorothy Coutee, Henry Tauzin, Jean Gill Nov, 20 11:00 a.m. E. Min.: Harriet Guyott, Mike Friday, John Denny 5:00 p.m. E. Min.: Patrick Coco, Mark Adkins, Cheryl Stoker
Lector: Madeline Meziere Lector: Kristi Ware Lector: Melanie McCain
Nov. 5 4:00 p.m. E. Min.: Henry Tauzin, Jean Gill, Dorothy Coutee Lector: Angela Rachal Nov. 6 11:00 a.m. E. Min.: Mike Chatelain, Diane Chatelain, Gladys Monette Lector: Susie Brooks 5:00 p.m. E. Min.: Don Barker, Mark Adkins, Cheryl Stoker Lector: Patrick Coco
Nov. 26 4:00 p.m. E. Min.: Rose Tauzin, Cheryl Chambers, Henry Tauzin Lector: John Durham Nov. 27 11:00 a.m. E. Min.: Theresa Vallien, John Denny, Gladys Monette Lector: Susie Brooks 5:00 p.m. E. Min.: Mark Adkins, Don Barker, Melanie McCain Lector: Renee Rivers
Nov. 12 4:00 p.m. E. Min.: Rose Tauzin , Dorothy Coutee, Cheryl Chambers Lector: Wendy Llorens Nov. 13 11:00 a.m. E. Min.: Harriet Guyott, Mike Friday, Gladys Monette Lector: Theresa Vallien 5:00 p.m. E. Min.: Mark Adkins, Patrick Coco, Melanie McCain Lector : Renee Rivers
Dec. 3 Dec. 4 11:00 a.m. E. Min.: Harriet Guyott, Mike Friday, Gladys Monette 5:00 p.m. E. Min.: Don Barker, Cheryl Stoker, Mark Adkins
Lector: Theresa Vallien Lector: Melanie McCain
Lectors please be sure to arrive at least 15 minutes before Mass to properly prepare for weekend Masses. Also we are in NEED of more Extraordinary Ministers.
Collection October 23, 2011
$3,126.00
Gratitude & Generosity are Hallmark Christian Virtues! “Whoever exalts himself will be humbled.” - Matthew 23:12 “Exalt” seems like such a pompous word. Who among us would put ourselves on a pedestal and sing our own glory? Yet, that’s what we do when we think that we get all the credit for our accomplishments. We must humbly acknowledge that all we have and all we do is a result of God’s blessings to us. Thus, we are called to give back to God in gratitude for all that He has given to us.
4:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. NO MASS 12:05 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. NO MASS 8:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
Sacristans
Lou Begnaud Dustin Dauzat Don Barker Jackie Jacoby Fr. Jason Gootee John Denny Kathy Friday Selma Nelken 4 p.m. 11 a.m. 5 p.m.
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Mass Intentions 10-29 Saturday 10-30 Sunday 10-30 Sunday 10-31 Monday 11-01 Tuesday 11-01 Tuesday 11-02 Wednesday 11-03 Thursday 11-04 Friday 11-05 Saturday 11-06 Sunday 11-06 Sunday
Altar Society Charismatic Prayer Group Wednesday Night Supper High School Confirmation RCIA Maintenance & Grounds Adoration Chapel
Roderick Outland Our Parish Family Mary Brossett All Saints Day (holy day of obligation) All Saints Day (holy day of obligation) All Souls Intention
Sadie Stroud
***Charismatic Prayer Meeting*** Are you looking for a deeper conversion, a more personal relationship with Jesus Christ, and a growth in holiness? Would you like to know more about the gifts of the Holy Spirit and how you can better serve the Lord and His people? If you are interested, please come to our Charismatic Prayer Meeting on Tuesdays at 6:15 p.m. held at Holy Cross Church.
Our Parish Family
Moneta Vallien-Mercadel Sadie Stroud
Calendar 10-31 Monday • High School Confirmation Class: 4:30 p.m. • CCD: NO CLASS 11-01 Tuesday • Charismatic Prayer Meeting: 6:15 p.m.—8 p.m. 11-02 Wednesday • Wednesday Night Supper: 6:30 p.m.
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Natural Family Planning
Parish Workday — November 12th
To help our married and engaged couples live out the teachings of the Church, we are pleased to offer Natural Family Planning courses by The Couple to Couple League, a Catholic organization. The first class session starts in early November (tentative start date November 8). For more information, call Chris and Lisa Guillet (318-471-0902) email them at ChrisandLisaGuillet@yahoo.com, or visit www.ccli.org.
Men of the parish...we need you!!! We have lots of work to do in the Via Dolorosa Prayer Garden. There was a lot of damage to the garden when the tree fell. We need help with the repairs of crosses, sprinkler system and fence. For more information or to help, please contact John Denny at 318-352-2615
In Your Face 2011
The Office of Religious Formation and Training will present an Advent series made up of presentations on the faith by captivating Catholic priests. The schedule includes:
St. Frances Cabrini Church will host In Your Face 2011 on Saturday, Dec. 3 from 9:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. for all high school youths. Come and relive the Steubenville South experience with us again this winter. Featuring Chris Padgett as the entertaining keynote speaker, Paul George as the host, Paul Hood as the music leader and Father Jose Robles-Sanchez as the Mass celebrant. Register by Nov. 25 and the cost is $20 per person; register after Nov. 25 and the cost is $25. For more information, call 318-445-4588 or email lizhines@cabrinichurch.com or go to www.cabrinichurch.com
Catholic Classics Advent Series
Avoyelles Deanery: St. Paul the Apostle Church, Mansura, 6 pm by Fr. Chad Partain Advent Reflection Series • Nov. 30 • Dec. 14 / Dec. 21
Women’s Catholic Charismatic Conference Eastern Deanery: The Diocesan Service Committee of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal of the Diocese of Alexandria is hosting a Women’s Catholic Charismatic conference on Saturday, November 19, 2011 at Maryhill Renewal Center in Pineville, LA. Registration will begin at 8:00 am and the conference will end with a vigil Mass at Maryhill at 5:00 pm. Speakers are Fr. Harold Imamshah, Aggie Neck, and Leslie Bertucci. The day is filled with praise and worship music, talks, workshops, and testimonies. The conference cost is $45.00 which includes registration, continental breakfast and lunch. Housing is available for $35.00 on Friday night only. Please call Diane Ardoin at 318-419-1547 or Donna Swisher at 318-613-0202 for more information.
St. Edward Church, Tallulah, 6 pm by Fr. Ferre D’Cruz Advent Reflections • Nov. 30 / Dec. 7 • Dec 14 Natchitoches Deanery: Nativity of the BVM, Campti, 9:30 am by Fr. Ryan Humphries The Meaning of the Mass • Nov. 8 / Nov. 15 • Nov. 22
Magnifcat
The NOWELA Magnificat Chapter of the Diocese of Shreveport will be hosting a brunch on Saturday, November 5, from 10:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. at the Activities Center at St. Jude Church, 3800 Viking Dr., All Souls Intentions Blanche & John LaCaze, Desiree & John, Sr. LaCaze, Jenny & Averest Rachal, Bossier City, LA. Guest speaker will be Martha Fitzgerald of ShreveMac MacLauren, Amanda Longlois, John Alford Rachal, Hugh Thompson, & port, LA. Tickets are $12.00 and reservations should be made prior Mary Britt by Shirley MacLauren to November 2, 2011 by calling either Barbara McAlister at (318) 747Gwen & Justin Baudoin, Mr. & Mrs. Otis Broussard & James W. Baudoin 7029 or Helen Langley at (318) 746-6223. Checks for the reservaby Mr. & Mrs. Gene Baudoin tions should be mailed to: NOWELA Chapter, 4686 Hwy 71, Shreveport, LA. Please make checks payable to: Magnificat-NOWELA Chapter. (Brochures are located in the foyer)
Words from Our Adoration Chapel • Just One Hour Can Change Our World "Jesus Veiled! let us kneel down before Him in adoring awe, while our Mother teaches us His beauty, and His sweetness, and His goodness, and His nearness. When we think we know Him we shall not know the half, and when we speak of Him we shall stammer as children do, and when our hearts are hot with love of Him, they will be cold in comparison of the love which is His due.. -- from The Blessed Sacrament, by Fr. Faber EUCHARISTIC ADORATION CHAPEL SIGN-UP FORMS ARE LOCATED IN THE BACK OF THE CHURCH AND IN THE CHAPEL OR PLEASE CALL KATHY FRIDAY AT 228-8559.
Neighborly Prayer Carrie Aaron, Deanna Allen, Judy Armstrong, Beth Atkins, Donald F. Barker, Sr., Theresa Bayonne, Buster Beaudion, Michael Beaudion, Denise Bessard, Marjorie Blackston, Lisa Boydstun, Olga Carnahan, James Carroll, Dwayne Carter, Nicholas Carter, Gertrude Chelette, Josephine Chelette, Jenny Choate, Peggy Clanton, Christopher Conant, Ralph Conant, Sr., Jeanie Cotton, Raamses Coutee, Ted Cross, Stoney Crow, Mary Darby, Betty Davenport, Sue Dearman, Terrel Delphin, John Denny, Donnie Desadier, Matthew Brian Dodson, Talia Epidendio, Janet Ernst, Tom Foshee, Sam Fowler, Angy Freyburg, Sonny Fuller, Joan Gahagan, Vickie Gahagan, Leroy, Gallien, Jean Garr, Jerry Garza, Kenneth Geaslin, Otis Ray Gilcrease, Kenny Goodwin, Jada Grace, Charles Hampton, Jr., Donald Harris, Carla Haworth, Sonia Hester, Sam Holden, Brenda Horn, Dwayne Horn, Emelle Howell, Jesse Jarvis, Emery Jones, Alice LaCour, Bobby Joe LaCour, Glenn LaCour, Aaron Michael LeBlanc, Willie Mae LeBrum,Rev. G. Stanley Lewis, Janice Licak, Ruby Lindley, Jean Llorence, Jayden E. Lodrigue, Jacie Logan, Pierce Longlois, Shirley MacLauren, Jeanett Manel, Bob MªGill, Randy Mayeaux, Dennis McClung, Carolyn Merrell, Thomas Metoyer, Owen Monette, Ernie Pichon, Renee Polk, Alton Rachal, Jr., Archie Rachal, Jr., Crystal Rachal, Felix Rachal, Sr., Felix Rachal, Jr., James R. Rachal, Sr., Norman Rachal, Holly Rafidi, Audrey Reaux, Greg Reed, Nick Remo, Edgar Rogé, Brenda Rose, Joe Sampite, Genevieve Santana, Tony Schneider, Arthur Sepulvado, John Shaw, David Simone, A. Sipes, Diane Snowden, Fraser Snowden, Leeroy Tobias, Elizabeth Trichel, Jenelle Van Calsem, Helen Walters, Frances Welch, Cynthia White, Alfred Wigely III, Johnny Williams & Wayne Williams. May God grant healing and comfort to the sick and purification through those who suffer for the sake of the Kingdom! Amen.
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