The Twenty-Ninth Sunday In Ordinary Time
October 17 - October 18, 2015
PARISH NEWS TOPS Weight Loss Meeting
Additional Weekend Collection
Monday, October 19th 5:30PM - Cumella Hall Cost is $32.00 per year Everyone is welcome to attend!
Today we celebrate World Mission Sunday and its mission to spread the Gospel to the ends of the earth. Please support World Mission Sunday by giving generously to the Society for the Propagation of the Faith.
Novena For Life - Week 7
Homemade Side Dishes For Sale
Tuesday, October 20th 6:00PM
Mary, Mother of Jesus Catholic Church Parish Offices Monday - Thursday 8:00AM to 2:00PM 9323 Highway 165 South - P. O. Box 408, Woodworth, Louisiana 71485 Phone - (318) 487-9894/Fax - (318) 445-0436 www.diocesealex.org/churches/mary-mother-jesus-woodworth
Tuesday, October 20th 6:00PM - Cumella Hall For all boys grades 1 - 5
Cornbread dressing w/chicken will be on sale for $20, carrot soufflé for $15 and sweet potato casserole for $15. This is a ONE TIME ONLY event. Orders must be received by October 24th and picked up by November 14th . Call or email the parish office to place your order.
2120 Coulee Crossing Road, Woodworth, LA 71485 (318) 487-9894 - fatherpaul@priest.com
Religious Education Class
MMJ Companions
Deacon Patrick McCusker, Permanent Deacon
Cub Scout Pack 9323
If you are a primary caregiver, and need someone to sit with your loved on due to a temporary, outside commitment you may have, please call the Church office at (318) 487-9894 so we can arrange for an MMJ Companion to help you out.
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Wednesday, October 21 Supper: 5:30PM; Class: 6:00PM to 7:00PM
Choir Rehearsal Our parish choir meets in church every Sunday at 9:45AM. Everyone is welcome to join us!!!
PARISH STAFF Rev. Paul M. LaPalme, Pastor
(318) 443-2145 - psmccusker.yahoo.com
Kathy Rachall, Secretary/Book k eeper
(318) 487-9894 - mmjwoodworth@suddenlinkmail.com
Michelle Lemoine, Director, Religious Education (318) 305-3898 - mblemoine1@gmail.com
Priscilla Gadel, Director of M usic (318) 442-2245 - priscilla.s@prodigy.net
Dr. Mary DeVille, Organist
(318) 487-9894 - cruella249@aol.com
Matt Brundrett, Y outh M inister
(225) 274-5196 - Matt.brundrett@gmail.com
Katie Upton, Y outh M inister
(318) 308-9991 - katie.gralapp@gmail.com
CJ Fuqua, Janitorial & M aintenance
(318) 487-9894 - mmjwoodworth@suddenlinkmail.com
Sunday Morning Coffee Fellowship Sign up sheets are now available for November, December and January. If you would like to assist in this ministry by providing a light “breakfast” following the 8:00AM Sunday Mass, please contact Mrs. Bobbie Long at (318) 442-3578.
Prayer Shawl Ministry rd
Monthly on the 3 Wednesday 10:00AM - Cumella Hall Contact Gerry Craft at (318) 448-3152
Parish Directory Participating families will receive a free 8x10 portrait (in time for Christmas giving) and a free directory. Kick -off calls to begin the week of October 19th. Onsite sign-up for portrait sittings will begin Saturday, October 24th in the narthex before and after every weekend mass and continue until Sunday, November 22nd. Information for online sign-up will be forthcoming. Portrait dates and times are:
Thank You To Angela and Bill Massey for providing the protective safety fence around the new air conditioning unit recently installed in our hall.
December 3rd & December 4th 2:00PM - 9:00PM December 5th 10:00AM - 5:00PM If you have any questions, please call Betty Morris at (318) 447-4031. 4
CUB SCOUT MEETING Tuesday, October 20th (see page 4) NOVENA FOR LIFE Tuesday, October 20th (see page 4) RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASS Wednesday, October 21st (see page 4)
Worldwide Marriage Encounter
Sacraments of the Church
Successful marriages don’t work on automatic pilot – at least not for long. Like a garden, they require constant attention: fertilizing, watering, and weeding. Join us for a Worldwide Marriage Encounter and discover God’s plan for joy, romance and passion in your marriage. The next available WWME weekend is at the Tracy Center in Baton Rouge Oct. 30-Nov. 1. For more information or to register go to LAMSWWME.org or call Jack & Angel LaBate, 470297-8560 or at jackandangel@bellsouth.net
Reconciliation/Confession 30 minutes before every weekend Mass for 15 minutes. Baptism Celebrated during any weekend Mass or on Sunday afternoons. Contact the church office. Holy Matrimony Contact the pastor at least six months in advance. Anointing of the Sick and Communion Calls Please call the office when a parishioner is confined at home, is in the hospital, or placed in a nursing home or hospice. Holy Communion is brought weekly to all shut-ins. Mass of Christian Burial All arrangements should be made directly with the funeral home who will then contact the church.