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-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
RESPONSORIAL PSALM Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5
Prv 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31 / 1 Thes 5:1-6 / Mt 25:14-30 or 25:14-15, 19-21
NOVEMBER 13, 2011
VOLUME XXV, ISSUE 47
Blessed are those who fear the Lord.
Stewardship: Time, Talent & Treasure 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
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
Dec. 10 4:00 p.m. E. Min.: Dorothy Coutee, Cheryl Chambers, Henry Tauzin Lector: Angela Rachal Dec. 11 11:00 a.m. E. Min.: Mike Chatelain, Diane Chatelain, Gladys Monette Lector: Kristi Ware 5:00 p.m. E. Min.: Mark Adkins, Melanie McCain, Cheryl Stoker Lector : Renee Rivers
Lector: Madeline Meziere Lector: Kristi Ware Lector: Melanie McCain
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
Lector: Theresa Vallien Lector: Melanie McCain
Dec. 17 4:00 p.m. E. Min.: Henry Tauzin, Jean Gill, Dorothy Coutee Lector: Madeline Meziere Dec. 18 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
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 November 6, 2011 Gratitude & Generosity are Hallmark Christian Virtues!
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“Well done, my good and faithful servant…Come, share your master’s joy.” - Matthew 25:21 The master’s words of praise and welcome for the servant who used his talents well are the same words that each of us hopes to hear when we meet God face to face. “Well done, my good and faithful servant...Come, share your master’s joy. We use our “talents” well when we live simply, make God a priority in our lives and share our gifts with others. 4:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. NO MASS 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.
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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 11-12 Saturday 11-13 Sunday 11-13 Sunday 11-14 Monday 11-15 Tuesday 11-16 Wednesday 11-17 Thursday 11-18 Friday 11-19 Saturday 11-20 Sunday 11-20 Sunday
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***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
Calendar 11-14 Monday • High School Confirmation Class: 4:30 p.m. • CCD: 6:00 p.m. 11-15 Tuesday • Charismatic Prayer Meeting: 6:15 p.m.—8 p.m. 11-16 Wednesday • Wednesday Night Supper: 6:30 p.m.
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In Your Face 2011
Women’s Catholic Charismatic Conference
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
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 Catholic Classics Advent Series The Office of Religious Formation and Training will present an Ad- $35.00 on Friday night only. Please call Diane Ardoin at 318-419vent series made up of presentations on the faith by captivating 1547 or Donna Swisher at 318-613-0202 for more information. Rick Miller to Speak Catholic priests. The schedule includes: Avoyelles Deanery: John Rick Miller, founder of the international Mission For the Love of St. Paul the Apostle Church, Mansura, 6 pm by Fr. Chad Partain God Worldwide, will speak at the Main Chapel of Maryhill Renewal Advent Reflection Series Center in Pineville on Friday, Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. The program begins • Nov. 30 the Rosary at 6 p.m., the talk at 7 p.m., Mass at 8 p.m., followed by • Dec. 14 / Dec. 21 the First Friday night vigil (which will be bilingual). Spanish translaEastern Deanery: tion will be provided. For more information call Eve James at 318 St. Edward Church, Tallulah, 6 pm by Fr. Ferre D’Cruz 352-4391, tekejames@gmail.com or Fr Martin Laird 318 964-2921, Advent Reflections martinlaird@gmail.com. Or http://www.fortheloveofgodworldwide.org/ • Nov. 30 / Dec. 7 Advent Retreat—St. Augustine • Dec 14 St. Augustine Catholic Church will be having an Advent Renewal and Natchitoches Deanery: Awakening Retreat on Dec. 9 - 11 at 6:30 p.m. each evening. The Nativity of the BVM, Campti, 9:30 am by Fr. Ryan Humphries featured speaker is Fr. Edward B. Branch, BA, M.Div., D.Min., CathThe Meaning of the Mass olic chaplain for the Atlanta University Center. The retreat will include • Nov. 8 / Nov. 15 sacramental talks, activities, music and the Eucharistic celebration • Nov. 22 everyday. This is an opportunity to prepare for a graceful Christmas.
New Programs on Radio Maria
Two priests from the Diocese of Alexandria are the hosts of two newly created programs on Radio Maria: • Fr. Ryan Humphries – a six-week series on the new translation of the Roman Missal • Fr. Chad Partain – St. Philomena and the work of the national St. Philomena organizations. Every Friday, beginning Nov. 18 at 5 p.m.
Special Collections For nearly 40 years, the Catholic Campaign for Human Development has worked alongside poor and low-income people to identify their needs and create long-lasting change. We have lifted millions of Americans above the poverty line through the support of CCHD. Now more than ever, CCDH needs support from you in the local parishes. Remember that 25 percent of the collection remains in our diocese for local anti-poverty efforts. Please be generous next weekend.
"Out of the darkness of my life, so much frustrated, I put before you the one great thing to love on earth: the Blessed Sacrament....There you will find romance, glory, honor, fidelity, and the true way of all your loves upon earth, and more than that: death: by the divine paradox, that which ends life, and demands the surrender of all, and yet by the taste (or foretaste) of which alone can what you seek in your earthly relationships (love, faithfulness, joy) be maintained, or take on that complexion of reality, of eternal endurance, that every man's heart desires," -- J.R.R. TOLKIEN 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, Alma Fernandez, 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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