Our Lady of Prompt Succor bulletin 11-27-11

OUR LADY OF PROMPT SUCCOR CATHOLIC CHURCH 2120 Elliott Street, Alexandria, Louisiana Tel: (318) 445-3693 Fax (318) 445-8471

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NOVEMBER 27, 2011

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Vol. XVII No. 1

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‘ LESSON S A N D CA ROLS’: OLPS has joined the City of Alexandria this year for the 12 Nights of Christmas.

Mark your calendars now for our annual “Lessons and Carols” Advent celebration on Wednesday, Dec. 7 from 6:30 to 7:30 P.M. in the Church. This celebration features all of our parish choirs plus reflections from the Sacred Scriptures for the season.

A reception will follow in Olinger Hall.

WWWWWWW CHRISTMAS MEMORIAL DONATIONS: Envelopes are available on the tables at the church doors or at the church office. Memorials must be received in the church office no later than Wednesday, December 14 to be printed in the Christmas bulletin. Envelopes may be placed in the collection basket or sent to the church office. Donations will be used to decorate the church during the Christmas season.

THE ALTAR SOCIETY LUNCHEON will be Friday, Dec. 9 from 11:30 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. at the home of Keith and Agnes Solon Ashby, 6421 Moody Oaks. Members, guests and inquiring parishioners are encouraged to attend. Please bring your favorite side dish. Celebrate the coming of our Lord with fun and fellowship.

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION: Thursday, Dec. 8 is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary and a holy day of obligation. The Vigil Mass will be on Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 5:30 P.M. in the Madonna Room. Holy Day Masses will be at 6:30 A.M., 8:00 A.M. (School Mass), 12:05 P.M. and 5:30 P.M. MASS WILL BE OFFERED IN THE MADONNA ROOM on Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 5:30 P.M. and on Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 6:30 A.M. and 5:30 P.M. due to set-up for Lessons and Carols. I apologize for this inconvenience and thank you for your patience. – Father Dan SANTA SHOP AT SACRED HEART in Pineville will be held on Saturday, Dec. 3 from 10:00 A.M. until 4:00 P.M. in the Activities Building. A variety of Christmas and baby items are available. Contact Megan at 794-6733.

WEEKLY PARISH EVENT CALENDAR Monday, Nov. 28 10:00 A.M. Outreach Prayer Group (L) 6:00 P.M. Rosary (Church) 6:30 P.M. Catholic Heart Work Camp meeting (OH) Tuesday, Nov. 29 3:00 P.M. St. Cecilia Choir (Music Room) 6:30 P.M. RCIA Pre-catechumenate (Life House) 7:00 P.M. Adult Choir (Music Room) Wednesday, Nov. 30 12:00 P.M. School Council (School) 4:00 P.M. Youth Band (ND) 5:00 P.M. Parish Supper (OH) 5:45 P.M. Joyful Noise Choir (Music Room) 6:30 P.M. Junior High (Life House) 6:30 P.M. CCD (School) 6:30 P.M. CCD Penance Service for grades 3-6 (Church) Thursday, Dec. 1 9:00 A.M. School Confessions for grades 3-4 (Church) 10:00 A.M. Rosary (Church) 4:00 P.M. Bear Cub Scouts (OH) Friday, Dec. 2 9:00 A.M. School Confessions for grades 5-6 (Church) 9:00 A.M. Altar Society (L) 10:00 A.M. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (Church) 3:00 P.M. Children’s Holy Hour (Church) 3:00 P.M. Brownie Girl Scouts (MR) Saturday, Dec. 3 8:30 A.M. Parish Donut Social sponsored by ACTS (L) 3:00 P.M. Central La. ‘Taste of Interfaith’ (Christian Love Baptist Church) Sunday, Dec. 4 9:15 A.M. ‘Sunday Morning Lagniappe’ Bible Study (L) 10:00 A.M. Coffee and Donuts (MR) 10:30 A.M. Children’s Liturgy (L) 11:30 A.M. Coffee and Sandwiches (MR) 2:30 P.M. Divine Mercy Chaplet and Rosary (Church) 4:15 P.M. ‘Sunday Evening Lagniappe’ Bible Study (L) 5:30 P.M. Children’s Liturgy (L) 6:30 P.M. Sandwich Social (MR) 7:00 P.M. High School Youth OH)

Madonna Room (MR) Lourdes (L) Fatima (F) Olinger Hall (OH) Notre Dame (ND) ADVENT, A JOYFUL TIME OF ANTICIPATION: Individuals, couples, or families are needed to light the candles of the Advent wreath at all Masses for the remaining Sundays of Advent Call Margaret at the church office (445-3693).

OLPS SCHOOL BULLDOG BYTES To help us cover the cost of educating your children, OLPS School always looks for fundraising opportunities that, we hope, do not add a financial burden to our parents. With that in mind, OLPS is starting a new fundraiser in the form of an online shopping program called SchoolStore.com. It’s easy! All you do is shop online at hundreds of popular online store locations and OLPS receives a percentage of your purchases! Start today!

Check out SchoolStore.com, choose Our Lady of Prompt Succor School from the school list, and start raising funds for OLPS today!

NOTE: While there is an online magazine store associated with SchoolStore.com (Family Book Store), we ask that you either go to QSP.com to place any magazine orders/renewals or wait until the OLPS Magazine Drive the first week of February. All magazine order/renewals placed online at QSP.com will be credited to the designated OLPS students for prizes and contests.

THE FLOWERS ON EACH SIDE OF THE TABERNACLE for this weekend are given in loving memory of FIELDING JAMES by Colt and Angie James, Sissy and Bart Jones and Becky and Bill Haten.

THE FLOWERS ON EACH SIDE OF THE TABERNACLE for the wedding of Anne McNeal and Charles Walton are in loving memory of JOE K. MCGINTY SR., EVIE MCNEAL, BENJAMIN F. WALTON, AND CHARLES CROUCH. THE FLOWERS BY OUR LADY OF PROMPT SUCCOR are given this week in loving memory of ELAINE BETAR MONSUR by Kelly Ann. THE ALTAR CANDLES will burn this week in loving memory of CHRIS DUPLECHAIN by his family.

THE SANCTUARY LIGHT will burn this week in loving memory of CHRIS DUPLECHAIN by his family. bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb

WELCOMING THE ROMAN MISSAL, THIRD EDITION Deepen, Nurture, Celebrate Based upon Roman Missal Formational Materials provided by the Secretariat for the Liturgy of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, copyright 2010(www.usccb.org/romanmissal).

Q: Why did the Holy Father choose to translate pro multis as “for many” and not as “for all”? What will this mean for the celebration of the Sacred Liturgy?

A: …the shift from “for all” to “for many” could be misunderstood as some sort of narrowing of the scope of Jesus’ salvific action…. [K]eep in mind the context of the narrative both in the Gospel and in the liturgical action. In the context of the Last Supper, Jesus was speaking to the Twelve, extending the reach of his sacrifice beyond the boundary of his closest disciples. In the context of the celebration of the Eucharist, the phrase “for you and for many” connects the particular gathered assembly with the larger sense of the Church in every time….

OLPS YOUTH HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH BAND rehearses on Wednesdays from 4:00 to 5:00 P.M. The band is open to anyone in ninth through twelfth grades. Come join us in the Lourdes Room.

JUNIOR HIGH: Our Junior High group (seventh and eighth graders from all schools) meets on Wednesday from 6:30 to 7:30 in the Life House. For more information, contact Kristine Antoon at 445-8473 or jrhigh@olpschurch.org.

HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH NEW S YOUTH GROUP: High School youth meet after the 5:30 P.M. Mass this Sunday. Contact John Lyons at 445-8473, ext. 213 or youth@olpschurch.org.

‘CHILDREN OF HOPE’: The next First Friday holy hour will be Friday, Dec. 2 from 3:00 to 4:00 P.M. in church. The program includes Eucharistic Adoration, prayers, music, rosary and meditations for children especially in grades two through six.

OUR SEMINARIANS: Brian Seiler, Pontifical College Josephinum, Columbus, OH; Dutch Voltz, Notre Dame Seminary, New Orleans, LA OUR CANDIDATES FOR THE PERMANENT DIACONATE: Benny Broussard, Todd Marye, Mike Young PLEASE PRAY for all our service men and women serving in Afghanistan and other parts of the world, and here at home, among them Peyton Abbott, Bill Aldridge, Paul Arbour, Chris Armstrong, Jesse Barth, Chad Bordelon, Beau Bradford, Chaplain Father John Brocato, Shawn D. Bryant, Gregory Carbo II, Orlando Carnales, Ray Constantino, Thomas Cooper, John V. Daigle, Mike Deville, Scott Deville, Dirk Erickson, David Fields, Chaplain Father John Gabriel, Christian Griffiths, Joseph Anthony Gonzales, Jr., Jesse Karinsny, Derrick Kozielski, Stephen Lee, Brandon McNamara, Christopher Nuss, Ledena Piper, Seth Sibley and Jared Slay. If you know someone serving whose name is not on our list, please contact the church office.

OLPS PARISH SUPPERS are held every Wednesday from 5:00 to 6:30 P.M. in Olinger Hall. The Knights of Columbus Council 8029 hosts and prepares the suppers. Meals are $4.00 per plate. Eat in or take out; you are encouraged to stay and eat in the Hall and visit with other members of our church family.

You may check the bulletin online at www.olpschurch.org for weekly updates on the parish supper.

Nov. 30 Menu: Pork loin, mashed potatoes, green beans and dessert.

FAREWELL LUNCHEON FOR SISTER CARLA BERTANI: A farewell luncheon for Sister Carla Bertani, O.L.S., will be held Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012 from 11:30 A.M. to 2:30 P.M. at the St. Rita Holy Family Center. Sister Carla has served as administrator of St. Mary’s Training School for many years. Tickets are $25 per person. RSVP by Jan. 2 by calling 445-6443, ext. 2106 or email bobbi.hess@stmarys-rts.org.

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK: Owen Anderson; John Aymond; Ruth Bergeron; Beverly Bohrer; Edd Bordelon; Virginia Brasseaux; Debbie Butler; Thomas Cain; Verna Carbo; Maci Callahan; Theresa Cataldie; Michael Chestovich; John Finley; Chuck Hardy; Kim Herrington; Jane Hundley; Bruce LaBorde; Levi Locicero; Aubrey Logan; Robert Maddox V; Maxine Meadows; Shannon Carter Mitton; Jerry Moreau; Linda Pratt; Willard Price; Jeffrey Riggs; Geneva Scarbrock; Eason Searcy; Jacob Smith; Addie Sylvia; Steve Tatum; Jo Ann Hebert Taylor; Barbra Vincent; Ruth Wallace; Scott Weisler; Father Bernard Zagst; and all the shut-ins of our parish.

OUR LADY OF PROMPT SUCCOR

Mailing Address: 401 21st Street, Alexandria, La. 71301

Church Office/Rectory Telephone: 445-­‐3693 Choir Director/Organist Telephone: 487-­‐8528 Life House Telephone: 445-­‐8473 Fr. Daniel P. O’Connor, V.F., Pastor Fr. Emmanuel Chinaka, Associate Pastor Fr. Chris Nayak, In Residence Mary Floyd, Parish Manager Annette Curley, Accountant/Margaret Shiver, Receptionist Sr. Virginia Lee Vanderlick, C.D.P., President of OLPS School Jo Tassin, Principal of OLPS School Sr. JoAnn DeLoach, M.S.C., Pastoral Associate Paul Hood, Director of Religious Education Linda Perot, Director of Music Ministry Josh Blakesley, Associate Director of Music Ministry John Lyons, Coordinator of High School Ministry Kristine Antoon, Coordinator of Junior High Ministry Sarah Duncan Mealer, Church Nursery Coordinator Brandon Callahan, Maintenance Supervisor Michael Upton, Finance Council Chair + Bill Aldridge, Pastoral Council Chair Mark Lemaire, School Council Chair SACRAMENTS/LITURGY/DEVOTIONS Mass: Saturday 4 PM Sunday 7, 9 & 10:30 AM; 5:30 PM (Nursery Available for 9, 10:30 AM & 5:30 PM for Newborns through 3 yrs.)

Weekdays: 6:30 AM & 5:30 PM Holy Day of Obligation: Vigil -­‐ 5:30 PM Holy Day: 6:30 AM; 12:05 P.M. & 5:30 PM Children’s Liturgy of the Word (For ages 4 -­‐ 8 yrs.)

Sundays at 10:30 AM Sacrament of Penance: Saturdays 3:00 -­‐ 3:50 PM and Weekdays before Mass Sacrament of Matrimony: Please contact the Priest no less than four months in advance in order for marriage preparation to begin.

Sacrament of Baptism: Baptismal Preparation Class quarterly.

Register in advance by calling the Church Office (445-­‐3693).

Baptisms are ministered by appointment.

Sacrament of Holy Eucharist: For the sick and homebound.

Contact Sister JoAnn DeLoach, M.S.C. at 445-­‐3693.

Anointing of the Sick: Please contact our Parish Priests at 445-­‐3693.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: The Blessed Sacrament is exposed from 9:00 AM -­‐ 5:00 PM every Friday in the Church.

RELIGIOUS FORMATION PROGRAMS CCD -­‐ Wednesdays during the School year, 6:30 -­‐ 7:30 PM Junior High -­‐ Wednesdays during the School year, 6:15 -­‐7:30 P.M.

VOLUNTEER NURSERY SCHEDULE FOR DEC. 4: 10:30 A.M. Mass: Meg Morrison READINGS FOR DEC. 4: Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11; Psalm 85; 2 Peter 3:8-14; Mark 1:1-8 SUNDAY LAGNIAPPE TOPICS ON DEC. 4: Lourdes Room, 9:15 A.M. – Fathers of the Church Lourdes Room, 4:15 P.M. – Acts of the Apostles IN MEMORY: Please pray those of our parish who have recently died and for the consolation of their families.

MASSES OF THE WEEK SUN., NOV. 27: 7:00 A.M. 9:00 A.M.

10:30 A.M. 5:30 P.M. MON., NOV. 28: 6:30 A.M. 5:30 P.M. TUES., NOV. 29: 6:30 A.M. 5:30 P.M. WED., NOV. 30: 6:30 A.M. 5:30 P.M. THURS., DEC. 1: 6:30 A.M. 8:00 A.M. 5:30 P.M. FRI., DEC. 2: 6:30 A.M. 8:00 A.M. 5:30 P.M. SAT., DEC. 3: 8:00 A.M. 4:00 P.M.

SUN., DEC. 4: 7:00 A.M. 9:00 A.M.

10:30 A.M. 5:30 P.M.

Our Parish Family David Ezernack; Bob Foster; Al Beach; Kenneth W. Heldt, Mary E, Heldt, Patricia A. Heldt; Dena Flynn; James Nelson; Living/deceased members of the Gueringer/Gagnard Families Mike Hussey Allen Goodwin Isidora Batiller Rebecca Price Lurline Mowad James Nelson Femy van Dillen Chris Duplechain Maria Batiller James Steven Hellweg Howard B. Gist, Jr. Jesse Hyde, Sr., Mae Hyde, William Hyde, Sr. Ryan Johnson Leland McCullough, Jr. Gregrio Batiller John Cangelosi, Jr.; Pat Hebert; Margaret Brasher; Adolph Dupont; Howard B. Gist Jr.; Hazel Van Mol; Joseph J. Bellais, Eastlyn Bellais McGinnis, James McGinnis Our Parish Family Tony Fiorenza; Al Beach; Howard B. Gist Jr.; Bob Foster; Gordon Ducote; Dave and Irene Dufour; W. J. Broussard Sr.; Dena Flynn; Kenneth W. Heldt, Mary E. Heldt, Patricia A. Heldt; James Nelson; Living/decease members of the Gueringer/Gagnard Families Chris Duplechain Jay Herrington

OLPS M INISTRY COM M ISSION OPPORTUNITIES BUILDINGS/MAINTENANCE: Chair – Steve Gauthier, 487-0309.

COMMUNICATIONS: Chair – Katie Flynn Vanderlick, 792-1939.

COMMUNITY SERVICES: Chair – Susan Harrison, 201-1177.

HOSPITALITY: Chair – Jenny Tassin 792-3953.

LITURGY: Chair – Chris Armstrong, 641-9916.

PARISH AND FAMILY LIFE: Chair – Stacey Besselman, 794-5807.

SPIRITUALITY/EDUCATION: Chair – Paul Mathews, 619-9406.

STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE: Michael Young, 308-3004.

GIFTS REPORT – CHURCH SUPPORT

Income needed for Nov. (four Sundays) Gifts on previous weekends in November Gifts given last weekend Amount still needed for November

70,000.00 37,097.00 13,964.00 18,939.00

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY ‘WHERE WE BELONG’ CAPITAL CAMPAIGN Campaign Goal 5,300,000.00 Pledged to Date 3,381,690.00 Collected to Date 1,622,738.00