Mary, Mother of Jesus Catholic Church 9323 Highway 165 South, Woodworth, Louisiana
Rev. John Pardue, Pastor
Church Mailing Address: P. O. Box 408
Rev. Blake Deshautelle, In Residence 2120 Coulee Crossing, Woodworth, LA Mailing Address: P. O. Box 408, Woodworth, LA 71485 Telephone: (318) 445-7554 frjohnpardue@gmail.com
Office Hours: TWTh 8:00-noon (318) 487-9894 or 767-6508 Secretary/Bookkeeper: Laura Callico, mmjwoodworth@att.net Cantor/Music Director: Priscilla Gadel, priscilla.s@prodigy.net
Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, September 25, 2011
CALENDAR Saturday, September 24 4:00 pm Mass - Rena Truxillo + Sunday, September 25 8:00 am Mass - Valorie Clayton + 2:00-4:00 pm - Boy Scout Meeting - Hall 5:30 pm Mass - For the People Monday, September 26 No Mass 6:00-7:00 pm - Cub Scout Meeting - Hall Tuesday, September 27 7:00 am Mass - Elizabeth Parker + 6:00 pm - Men’s Prayer Group - Hall Wednesday, September 28 7:00 am Mass - Joseph Andre Busch, Sr. + 6:00 pm - CCD classes - Cumella Hall Thursday, September 29 7:00 am Mass - Vincent Luccioni + 5:30 pm - Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Friday, September 30 7:00 am Mass - Carl Bess, Jr. + Saturday, October 1 9:00 am Mass in Honor of the Blessed Mother 4:00 pm Mass - For the protection of unborn human persons Sunday, October 2 8:00 am Mass - Josh Johnson + 5:30 pm Mass - For the People Sanctuary Candle burns in memory of Valorie Clayton OFFICE HOURS this week will be Wednesday Thursday Friday 8:00 am to noon (After this week, we’re back to normal.)
Dear Parishioners, Another expression that we will see changed in the Liturgy is also in the Creed. We currently say that we believe, in “...all that is seen and unseen.” This will be changed to “...of all things visible and invisible.” The car I formerly owned, for example, is not something I can see at the moment. Someone else owns it. If I drove to the new owner’s house, I could see it again. But the Creed is saying something far more radical. We believe that there are entities or beings who are invisible. No one on earth can see them. God is invisible but I believe in him anyway. But he is not the only one who is invisible. The saints and angels are invisible. Grace is invisible. Heaven is invisible. There is a whole world that is invisible. The visible world is supported and maintained by the invisible. The invisible realities are where we are all headed. But we must be careful not to think that invisible means less real. That is where we must change our attitude about what is most important and most real. God is invisible, and yet it is upon him that everything visible and invisible depends. Sincerely yours, Father John SHEPHERD CENTER OCTOBER FOOD DRIVE The Shepherd Center is asking for your help. The Shepherd Center is a ministry of last resort for people who do not qualify for assistance through other programs. Many of the individuals and families we help are working people who have temporarily fallen on hard times. Assistance includes food, emergency shelter, rental and utility payments, furniture, clothing and the well-known Christmas Cheer Program. Throughout the month of October, Mary, Mother of Jesus will sponsor a collection of protein for the food pantry at the Shepherd Center. This includes tuna, canned meats, peanut butter, etc. There will be a basket in the vestibule of the church to collect donations. Please be as generous as possible. - Bobbie Long