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
Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
RESPONSORIAL PSALM Ps 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18
Is 55:6-9 / Phi 1: 20c-24, 27a / Mt 20:1-16a
SEPTEMBER 18, 2011
VOLUME XXV, ISSUE 39
The Lord is near to all who call upon him.
Stewardship: Time, Talent & Treasure Sept. 17 4:00 p.m. E. Min.: Dorothy Coutee, Cheryl Chambers, Henry Tauzin Sept. 18 11:00 a.m. E. Min.: Mike Friday, John Denny, Theresa Vallien 5:00 p.m. E. Min.: Mark Adkins, Melanie McCain, Cheryl Stoker
Lector: Madeline Meziere Lector: Krisiti Ware Lector : Renee Rivers
Oct. 8 4:00 p.m. E. Min.: Dorothy Coutee, Henry Tauzin, Jean Gill Oct. 9 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
Sept. 24 4:00 p.m. E. Min.: Henry Tauzin, Jean Gill, Dorothy Coutee Lector: Wendy Llorens Sept. 25 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
Oct. 15 4:00 p.m. E. Min.: Rose Tauzin, Cheryl Chambers, Henry Tauzin Lector: John Durham Oct. 16 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
Oct. 1 4:00 p.m. E. Min.: Rose Tauzin , Henry Tauzin, Dorothy Coutee Oct. 2 11:00 a.m. E. Min.: John Denny, Mike Friday, Gladys Monette 5:00 p.m. E. Min.: Mark Adkins, Patrick Coco, Melanie McCain
Oct. 22 4:00 p.m. E. Min.: Jean Gill, Dorothy Coutee, Rose Tauzin Oct. 23 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: Angela Rachal Lector: Theresa Vallien Lector : Renee Rivers
Lector: Wendy Llorens 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 September 11, 2011 Gratitude & Generosity are Hallmark Christian Virtues!
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'" You too go into my vineyard.'" - Matthew 20:4 In today's Gospel we see how much Our Lord wants us to be co-workers with Him. Just as the Master went out repeatedly to invite more workers into his vineyard, so Our Lord continually calls us to participate more fully in the Church. Life on earth is short. How many times does God have to call us, before it is too late? Even the workers who entered the vineyard late were paid well. Do we want to be left standing alone in the marketplace for all eternity because we failed to fulfill our jobs as Christian stewards?
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.
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 09-17 Saturday 09-18 Sunday 09-18 Sunday 09-19 Monday 09-20 Tuesday 09-21 Wednesday 09-22 Thursday 09-23 Friday 09-24 Saturday 09-25 Sunday 09-26 Sunday
Altar Society Charismatic Prayer Group Wednesday Night Supper High School Confirmation RCIA Maintenance & Grounds Adoration Chapel
Phyllis Andry Moneta Vallien Mercadel Our Parish Family
Monette & Barras Family Frank Aaron Rickey Prestenbach
***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
Franciscan Healing Conference Calendar 09-19 Monday • High School Confirmation Class: 4:30 p.m. • CCD Registration and Parent Meeting: 6:00 p.m. 09-20 Tuesday • Charismatic Prayer Meeting: 6:15 p.m.—8 p.m. 09-21 Wednesday • Wednesday Night Supper: 6:30 p.m.
Special Collections •
The annual Franciscan Healing Conference, sponsored by Two Hearts Gospel Ministry and Franciscan House of the Holy Spirit, will be held on Sept. 24, 2011 from 9 a.m.—8 p.m., at Maryhill Renewal Center in Pineville, LA. The theme of the conference is “The Miracle Power of Intercession.” We will look at ways we can strengthen our own intercessory prayer and we will spend time interceding together for all we hold in our hearts. Cost for the conference is $30. No meals provided. Rooms available for those in need ($34/night). Go to http://www.jimandchristygootee.com for more info. “The fervent prayer of a righteous person is very powerful.” (JAMES 5)
Sept. 18 Building Fund
The bulletin is now online at h p://www.diocesealex.org/churches/holy-cross-natchitoches
In Your Jr. High Face
Wayne Weible to Speak in Alexandria Diocese
St. Frances Cabrini Church will host In Your Junior High Face 2011 on Saturday, Oct. 1 from 9:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. for all junior high students. We will help your junior high youth begin to experience the joy of worship and good Catholic values in a friendly manner. Featuring Steve Allgeyer as the entertaining keynote speaker, Kelly Lombardi as the music and worship leader, and Father Jose RoblesSanchez as the Mass celebrant. Register by Sept. 23 and the cost is $20 per person; register after Sept. 23 and the cost is $25. For more information, call 318-445-4588 or email lizhines@cabrinichurch.com or go to www.cabrinichurch.com
Renowned author speaker on Medjugorje will be speaking at different churches in the diocese Sept. 30-Oct. 3. He will be at St. Anthony’s in Natchitoches on Sunday, October 2. For details, call the rectory at 318-352-2559.
Pro-Life Novena for Unborn Babies The Pro-Life Novena for Unborn Babies is a special nine days for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass to be offered and the Rosary to be prayed for the following intention: For the protection of unborn human persons.
You may be a part of the Sept. 29 – Oct. 7 Pro-Life Novena for Unborn Babies by doing one or both of the following: The Women’s Resource Center, a pregnancy assistance medical • Have Mass offered at least one time on any day between clinic, will host its annual Celebration of Life Gala on Thursday, Sept. Sept. 29- 30; Oct. 1-7 22 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at the Natchitoches Events Center in Natchitoches. The guest speaker will be Blythe Newsome, a radio • Pray one Rosary each day from Sept. 29- Oct. 7 The intention for all Masses and Rosaries is: For the protection show host, columnist, and single mother of six children. Within an of unborn human persons. Registration for Masses and 18-month period, Blythe and her children faced divorce, a death to Rosaries may be done by going to cancer, losing a home, and starting a new career. In 2008, her family www.SaintMichaelTheArchangelOrganization.org was featured on an episode of “Super Nanny.” Blythe offers insight, encouragement, and hope to young women. Tickets are $25 and Volunteer Opportunities for Radio Maria The need for volunteers is on-going. Please call if you can help with may be purchased by calling 318-357-8888. any of the following: The Woman-to-Woman Catholic Conference • Broadcast Saturday Mass at 4 p.m. No broadcasting experience The Woman-to-Woman Catholic Conference will be held on Saturnecessary. We show you what to do. Very easy. Sign up for one Saturday, October 15 at the Cajundome Convention Center, Lafayette, LA. day a month. Johnnette Benkovic, host of EWTN’s Women of Grace, will be the • Run the Control Board. Running the control board means answering featured speaker. Through a series of three talks, Benkovic will bring the on-air phone and clicking the computer mouse to transfer the call. women to an understanding of the unique and important role they Very simple. We need volunteers for two time slots on Saturday:10play in their family, faith, and society. With compassion and guid10:30 a.m. and 3:30-5:00 p.m. To volunteer, call Shellie at 318-561ance, Mrs. Benkovic helps women recognize that they are the moral 6145. leaders of society. America Needs Fatima Public Crusade Tickets can be purchase now through October 8. The cost is $40 per Every year, America Needs Fatima promotes a Rosary Crusade person and includes lunch. Tickets will not be sold at the door. asking Catholics everywhere to pray the rosary as a group in a public Women of all faiths are welcome to attend. Doors open at 8:00 a.m. place on Oct. 15 to promote the message of Fatima. Between 10-15 and the conference begins at 9:00 a.m. The conference will conclude Rosary Rallies were held last year in the Diocese of Alexandria. To plan one in your area, go to http://www.americaneedsfatima.org with Holy Mass. Those scheduled already include: For more information or to register, please visit www.catholicwomensconference.org or call Michelle Roberts at 337- Oct. 15: 12 noon, on front lawn of CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital (close to Surgical Center parking lot). 356-6971.
Celebration of Life Gala
Words from Our Adoration Chapel • Just One Hour Can Change Our World "Every time I hear anyone speak of the Sacred Heart of Jesus or of the Blessed Sacrament I feel an indescribable joy. It is as if a wave of precious memories, sweet affections and joyful hopes swept over my poor person, making me tremble with happiness and filling my soul with tenderness. These are loving appeals from Jesus who wants me wholeheartedly there, at the source of all goodness, his Sacred Heart, throbbing mysteriously behind the Eucharistic veils... I love to repeat today 'Sweet Heart of my Jesus, make me love You more and more.'" - POPE JOHN XXIII, Journal of a Soul 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, Theresa Bayonne, Buster Beaudion, Michael Beaudion, Samaria Bellow, Denise Bessard, Marjorie Blackston, Lisa Boydstun, Selina N. Brooks, Olga Carnahan, James Carroll, Dwayne Carter, Michael Carter, Nicholas Carter, Gertrude Chelette, Josephine Chelette, Jenny Choate, Peggy Clanton, Christopher Conant, Jeanie Cotton, Raamses Coutee, Ted Cross, Stoney Crow, Mary Darby, Betty Davenport, Sue Dearman, Terrel Delphin, Donnie Desadier, Matthew Brian Dodson, Talia Epidendio, Janet Ernst, Tom Foshee, Sam Fowler, Angy Freyburg, Sonny Fuller, Joan Gahagan, Vickie Gahagan, Jerry Garza, Kenneth Geaslin, Otis Ray Gilcrease, Kenny Goodwin, Jada Grace, Charles Hampton, Jr., Donald Harris, Carla Haworth, Edward Hernandez, 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, 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, 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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