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St. Clement of Rome Parish One of the 100 Great Catholic Parishes of the United States |
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4317 Richland Avenue, Metairie, Louisiana 70002 | Phone (504) 887-7821 | Fax (504) 454-3906 | stclement@archdiocese-no.org |
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Bulletin Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 18, 2010 • Click here to read the current bulletin in a PDF format. • Click here to read this past week's bulletin in a PDF format. • Click here to receive the bulletin by e-mail every week. To view the above documents, you'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader™. If you don't have Acrobat Reader, you can download it now for free. • Click here for a facilities request form. • Click here for names of parish staff members, contact information, etc. (HTML file) Parish calendar Every Saturday/Sábado Confessions in church from 3 to 3:45 p.m. Rosary in church, 3:30 p.m. Every Sunday/Domingo Confessions in church from 5 to 5:45 p.m. Saturday/Sábado, July 17 • Single and Single Again dance in the gym, 8 p.m. to midnight • Knights of Columbus installation of officers in church, 5 p.m. • Engaged Encounter in room 1 of the Parish Center, 5:30 p.m. • Engaged Encounter babysitting in room 4 of the Parish Center, 5:30 p.m. • Knights of Columbus installation reception in the gym, 6 p.m. Sunday/Domingo, July 18 • Romanettes dance team practice in the gym, 9 a.m. Monday/Lunes, July 19 • Band camp in the gym, 9 a.m. • Campaña Virgen Peregrina Schoenstatt in room 3 of the Parish Center, 4 p.m. • Romanettes dance team practice in the gym, 6:30 p.m. • Monday Night Scripture in the Parish Center conference room, 7 p.m. • Single and Single Again Bible study in room 4 of the Parish Center, 7 p.m. • Spanish Marian group in room 2 of the Parish Center, 7:30 p.m. • Monday Night Disciples in room 1 of the Parish Center, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday/Martes, July 20 • Band camp in the gym, 9 a.m. • Life Teen and Noon Choir practice in church, 5 p.m. Wednesday/Miercoles, July 21 • Band camp in the gym, 9 a.m. • Men of MIR prayer group in room 1 of the Parish Center, 11:45 a.m. • Father Nile's talk in church, 6:30 p.m. • Boys and girls basketball practice in the gym, 6:30 p.m. • Legion of Mary meeting in room 2 of the Parish Center, 6:45 p.m. • Choir and brass practice in church, 7 p.m. • Boy Scouts in room 1 of the Parish Center, 7 p.m. Thursday/Jueves, July 22 • Band camp in the gym, 9 a.m. • St. Anthony Ministry in room 4 of the Parish Center, 9 a.m. • Handbell practice in church, 7 p.m. • Peace In Our Hearts Always prayer group in room 1 of the Parish Center, 7 p.m. Friday/Viernes, July 23 • Band camp in the gym, 9 a.m. • Small Christian Community in the Parish Center conference room, 10 a.m. • Romanettes dance team practice in the gym, 6:30 p.m. New prayer group Peace In Our Hearts Always A new prayer group for cancer patients and anyone with a serious illness meets at St. Clement of Rome every Thursday in the Parish Center from 7 to 8 p.m. This group is also open to caretakers or family and friends of the sick. Please join us as we pray, share, and open our hearts to God's divine mercy and embrace the love that Our Mother, Mary, wishes to impart on each of us. For more information, contact Madeleine at mwixx148@aol.com or (504) 452-5217 or Carol at (504) 832-0057. Weeknights with Father Nile! Next Wednesday will be our final "Weeknight" for a little while. I hope to begin again sometime soon — possibly September. The topic for our grand finale will be "The Beauty of Catholicism — Our Uniqueness and Culture." In this discussion I will talk about elements of our faith which are uniquely Catholic and where they come from — Purgatory, Prayer to Saints, etc. If you want anything in particular, feel free to e-mail me at frnilegross@gmail.com. Also, when we begin this project again, I had in mind to do more of a unified study of the faith — perhaps a book study. Let me know your thoughts. I wish to thank those who have been able to attend these weeknights. Your support has been a blessing. I hope that you have learned as much as I have over these weeks. Most importantly I hope that your faith has been nourished in the process. With many blessings, Father Nile Black and Indian Mission collection: July 17-18 Please be generous in this weekend's second collection Today, each of us is asked to support the church's evangelization efforts among African Americans and Native Americans. Your financial contribution supports Catholic communities on reservations, in rural areas and inner cities. Your financial support funds evangelization programs that are strengthening the faith, continuing the legacy and sharing the mission with children and adults here at home. Please be generous in your support. For more information, go to www.blackandindianmission.org Collections Week of July 11, 2010 • Stewardship: $15,068.47 • Missions: $18.09 • St. Anthony Ministry: $783.76 • Black and Indian Missions: $3,345.98 We would like to thank all those who generously support our parish. (Agradecemos a todos que apoyan generosamente a nuestra parroquia.) Pray for / Orar por . . . • The newly baptized: — Drew Noel Zastrow, son of Steven and Korie Zastrow. — Bradley James LaMonte, son of Kenneth and Jennifer LaMonte. We welcome her into the St. Clement of Rome family. • The sick / los enfermos: Josefa Aguilar, Neil de Alteriis, Tammy Anclade, Ferry Becnel, Angie Bernard, Joyce Bernard, Thomas Blatt, Amy Buras, Patrick Carter, Peggy Cashio, Albertina Castillo, Wilfredo Castro, Maria Angelica Corcio, Ana Crespo, Thomas Wayne Deupree, Shawn Englade, William Fallon Sr., Renee Filostrat, Marvin Firmin, José Antonio Garcia, Carol Gassen, Steve Grand, Msgr. Robert Guste, Cindy Haro, EmilyAnn Heine, Kassi Herot, Rita Hof, Elise Huth, Christina James, Tonie Kaliseh, Marion W. Lala, Mary Enos Lambert, Anna Landreneau, Brian Leader, Brenden Maestri, Gilberto Newmann III, John Noto, Leonel Orellana, Salvador Panzeca, Camille Reynolds, Denis Rivera, Mario Ruiz, Albert Saputo, Alexa Schexnaildre, Paul Schuster, Jennifer Sonnier, Sandra Strauser, Jacqueline Suarez, Kleo Tonglet, Andy Troyer, Chelsea Umbach, Dolores Urtecho, Timothy Villanueva, May Wixom, Kenneth Young and Michelle Zemizi. May they regain their strength and find comfort as a result of our prayers / Que recuperar sus fuerzas y encontrar la comodidad, como resultado de nuestras oraciones. Pray for our seminarians The best way of supporting our New Orleans seminarians is by praying for them. Please pray this week for: Brian Howard. Mass intentions Saturday, July 17 8:15 a.m. — Fernando and Alfonso Hernandez † 4 p.m. — Brian Brennan, James Buras †, Anti-Abortion, Holy Souls in Purgatory, Joyce Perret †, Leon Perret and family, Bernie Fenger †, Arthur Burress Jr. †, Charles Cusimano †, Domenica Cusimano, the Humphries family, Catherine Lambert † Sunday, July 18 8 a.m. — James Buras † 10 a.m. — Ed and Ginger Gall, Rita Hotstream †, John Smuck, Scott Williams, Melvin Triay Jr. † and Jane Triay †, Dominic Congemi, Annabel Livaudais †, Charlye Inbau †, Vincent Cefalu †, the Montelepre family, Arthur Burress Jr. †, Henry LeBlanc †, Monica Carroll †, Eva Couvillion †, Sister Lynda Rink †, Caterina Coronna †, Concetta Augello † Noon — All parishioners 2 p.m. — Toribia Hydee Ferreira †, Manuel Antonio Garcia †, Rosa Maria Alvarez †, Cliff Tallman † 6 p.m. — Marguerite and John Henton † Monday, July 19 8:15 a.m. — Fr. Luis Rodriguez Tuesday, July 20 8:15 a.m. — St. Clement of Rome Guild 6 p.m. — Charles Rogers † Wednesday, July 21 8:15 a.m. — Rita Hotstream † 6 p.m. — Jose Maria Gonzalez Thursday, July 22 8:15 a.m. — Nettie Palermo 6 p.m. — Jewel Avett † Friday, July 23 8:15 a.m. — Inez Black † — denotes deceased Bereavement ministry Finding your way through grief Our parish has a bereavement group which meets the first and third Tuesday of each month. For more information call Carol Weaver at (504) 889-6681. |
Holy Spirit Men's Retreat Holy Spirit Men's Retreat will be July 30–August 1 at Lumen Christi Retreat House in Schreiver, La. The theme will be: "Fight the Good Fight of Faith." Speakers are Father Bill Henry and Deacon Larry Oney. Cost is $170 per person which covers registration, meals and accommodations. For more information call (504) 828-1368, fax (504) 831-5810 or e-mail info@ccrno.org. Cleaning Angels Help us to keep our church clean; dedicate two hours of your time during office hours. Anyone is welcome. Please call Blanca for more information at (504) 887-7821. Young people can earn service hours. Basketball camp The 2010 Bright Booster Basketball Camp will be Monday, August 2 through Friday, August 6. The camp is open to boys and girls ages 7-12. Cost: $100 per student. Camp site will be Bright Playground, 3401 Cleary Ave. in Metairie. For more information call Ray Berni at (9850 227-3813 or Tom Littleton at (504) 838-1037. Archdiocesan Natural Family Planning classes The Natural Family Planning has proven itself to be safe, effective, and a moral way for couples to plan their families. It is a method which respects the meaning of human sexuality as God created it and thus marital love is enhanced and strengthened. Come join the class series that Family Life Apostolate is offering in the Sympto-Thermal Method of Natural Family Planning conducted by Caroline Sholl of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. The dates of the class series are July 22, August 5, August 19 and September 16. The classes will be held at St. Dominic Parish in New Orleans. Pre-registration is required the cost is $100. For more information and registration please call: Family Life Apostolate at (504) 861-6243. Vocations chalice Are you interested in helping to promote vocations in our Archdiocese? We are looking for families who would be interested in taking the chalice home for a week and praying for vocations. Along with the chalice will be a book of prayers that will guide the family over six days in praying for vocations. We will present the chalice to the family after Mass on Sunday. The following dates are available: October 10-October 16 October 24-October 30 October 31-November 6 November 7-November 13 December 5-December 11 December 12-December 18 December 19-December 25 December 26-January 1 If you are interested please call Jackie at the Parish Center, (504) 887-7821. Confirmation 2010-2011 Last chance to register for Confirmation: All incoming 11th graders wishing to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation at St. Clement are invited to register for our special preparation activities, beginning in September. Registration materials are available at the Parish Center. Please pray for our troops Please pray for the protection of all our troops who are stationed in the Middle East, especially / Por favor oren por la protección de nuestras tropas que están en el Medio Oriente, en particular: Tyler Brewer Astin, Patrick Bossetta, Drew Bouysou, Bobby Brandt, Thomas P. Brewer II, Ian Erickson, Eldhen Fajardo, Eric Favre, Michael Gonzales, James Krottner, Michael Shane LeBlanc, Dimian A. Lozano, Chris Munguia, Brennan Penders, Michael W. Pretus, Troy A. Pridemore, Ryan Ruiz, Rodd Ruiz and Jeff Stackhouse. If you are a family member of one of our soldiers on our military list, please call Jackie at the Parish Center to update the contact information. The phone number is (504) 887-7821. If you would like to add a person to this list, please submit the following information to the Parish Center: • Name and rank • Branch of service • E-mail address • Relationship to person requesting Information needed on the person requesting prayers: • Name and address • Phone number Sunday's readings • First Reading — Abraham and Sarah show hospitality to messengers of the LORD (Genesis 18:1-10a). • Psalm — He who does justice will live in the presence of the Lord (Psalm 15). • Second Reading — Paul speaks of the stewardship given to him to complete the word of God, the mystery hidden from ages past (Colossians 1:24-28). • Gospel — Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things. Mary has chosen the better part (Luke 10:38-42). Readings for the week July 19-July 25 • Monday: Mi 6:1-4, 6-8; Mt 12:38-42 • Tuesday: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20; Mt 12:46-50 • Wednesday: Jer 1:1, 4-10; Mt 13:1-9 • Thursday: Jer 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13; Jn 20:1-2, 11-18 • Friday: Jer 3:14-17; Mt 13:18-23 • Saturday: Jer 7:1-11; Mt 13:24-30 • Sunday: Gen 18:20-32; Ps 138; Col 2:12-14; Lk 11:1-13 Don't be anxious © Copyright, J.S. Paluch Co. One can wonder how Luke's Gospel passage today might have been different if Mary, not Martha, had been the one to complain to Jesus, if Mary had said "Lord, look at her! Here you are sharing your wisdom and all she can think about is supper." Jesus may have noted, as Luke does, that Martha was burdened with much serving. Later in his writings, this same evangelist will describe in Acts how the early community set aside people whose ministry it is to see to the serving at table. As a fully human person, Jesus knew the human needs that had to be tended. He doesn't deny this, nor does he chastise Martha for her working in service. He chides her for being anxious and worried. How can Martha — or any of us — be anxious or worried about the serving that needs to be done when we do it in the context of the Lord's will and wisdom? The Church has done more than any other institution to bear the heavy burdens of serving the ill, the uneducated, the suffering; has been "Martha" to countless of the little ones whom Christ told us were his very presence. But the Church has borne the burdens of service from the position of Mary: at the feet of the Lord, listening to and being guided by his word. Saints, special observances Sunday: Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Tuesday: St. Apollinaris Wednesday: t. Lawrence of Brindisi Thursday: St. Mary Magdalene Friday: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Saturday: St. Sharbel Makhluf; Blessed Virgin Mary RCIA inquiry sessions Persons interested in joining the Catholic Church or baptized Catholics wanting to complete their initiation (Eucharist and/or Confirmation) are invited to call Fr. Nile Gross at (504) 887-7821 for information about the process. If anyone knows someone who may be interested, please invite them also to call and speak to Fr. Nile. This program is available to anyone seven years of age and older — children, teenagers, young adults, late bloomers. All that is required is a desire to learn more about the Catholic faith and the openness to hear God's call in one's life. Mercy Among the attributes of God, although they are all equal, mercy shines with even more brilliance than justice. — Miguel de Cervantes Adorers needed Adorers are needed for the Adoration Chapel on Saturdays from midnight to 1 a.m. Come and spend an hour with the Lord. Please call the Parish Center at (504) 887-7821 if you can assist. Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time / July 18 It is [Christ] whom we proclaim, admonishing everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone perfect in Christ. — Colossians 1:28b Living stewardship now Copyright © 2009, World Library Publications. All rights reserved. Develop the habit of thanking people whose work often goes unnoticed, such as supermarket cashiers, postal and delivery people, office cleaners, and fast-food servers. Assist with debt reduction Purchase gift certificates for ACME Oyster House, Breaux Mart, Honey Baked Ham, Krispy Kreme, Parran's, Robért's and Zuppardo's. It's easy and convenient — no additional money out of your pocket! You purchase the gift cards at face value, and the parish gets a percentage toward our debt reduction fund. Also, we have other business gift cards that you can order and it will take less than a week to get them to you. Watch for more available gift cards coming soon! Join our parish Persons interested in becoming members of St. Clement of Rome Parish should click here for a copy of the form in a PDF format. (To view the form, you'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader™. If you don't have Acrobat Reader, you can download it now for free.) We want you to get to know about the parish and begin to be active in "One of the great one hundred Catholic Parishes in the United States." We will send you a Welcoming Package which includes a census registration form to be returned to us. If you can't access the PDF file, print on a sheet of paper the name of the head of your household, your address, city and zip code. Then you may drop the paper in the collection basket, mail it or drop it off at the Parish Center. Thanks!!! |
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