Serving the Catholic Communities of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Our Lady of Perpetual Help Rev. J. Cary Bani Pastor Deacon Angelo ‘Zeke’ Nola PARISH MAIL ADDRESS: P.O. Box 1249 11485 Ferdinand Street St. Francisville, LA 70775 PHONE NUMBERS: 225-635-3630 225-635-2344 (Also Fax number) WEBSITE: www.felicianacatholic.org EMAIL: olmcchurch@bellsouth.net MOUNT CARMEL St. Francisville, LA Administrative Assistant: Sharon Ristroph Religious Education: Boyd RickNewman, Beben, Director Director Mary Godke, Coordinator WEEKEND LITURGIES: Saturday Reconciliation: 4:45 PM - Mount Carmel Saturday Vigil: 5:30 PM - Mount Carmel Sunday Masses: 8:30 AM - Perpetual Help 10:30 AM - Mount Carmel WEEKDAY LITURGIES: Tuesday: 5:30 PM - Mount Carmel Friday: 7:30 AM - Mount Carmel Lenten Fish Fry Immediately after Way of the Cross on the Fridays of Lent, the Knights of Columbus will be selling Catfish Dinners in Catholic Hall. $8.00 per plate Dine In or Take Out Serving 6:00 to 7:30 pm Dinner Include: Fried or Grilled Catfish French Fries or Potato Salad Coleslaw & Bread Soft Drink or Water Dessert Proceeds benefit the charities of Knights of Columbus #7856 THE FELICIANA CATHOLIC SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 2011 Contribution Statements Pictorial Directory Update Ifyouwouldlikeacopyofyour2011contribution statementpleasecalltheparishoficeat635Ǧ3630 oremailatolmcchurch@bellsouth.net. Weareintheprocessofinalizingthepictorialdirectory.Ifyouand/oryourfamilywereunavailableforoficialportraittaking,andyouwouldlike tosubmitapictureforthedirectory,pleasedoso assoonaspossible.Eitherdropbytheparishofice ofemailtothechurchat ̷ǤǤ Mardi Gras Brunch Everyoneisinvitedtoattendthe MardiGrasBrunchintheparish hallatOurLadyofPerpetualHelp onSunday,February19th,immediatelyafterthe8:30amMass. Pleasejoinus! Parish Office Closed TheparishoficewillbeclosedMondayandTuesday,February20&21 fortheMardiGrasholiday.Ifyouhave anemergencypleasefollowtheinstructionsontheoficevoicemail. Ash Wednesday Mass Schedule February 22, 2012 Massanddistributionof asheswilltakeplaceat: 12noonatOurLadyof PerpetualHelp 6:00pmatOurLady MountCarmel Way of the Cross TheWayoftheCrosswillbeheldontheThursdays ofLentatOurLadyofPerpetualHelpChurchat 5:00pmandontheFridaysofLentat5:30pmat OurLadyofMountCarmelChurch. Lenten Booklets Thisweekend,inthevestibule,we willhavecopiesof“TheLittleBlack Book”and“TheMagni&icatLenten dzavailableforyourLentenrelections.Pleasetakeacopyof oneortheother.Alsoavailablewill becopiesof“TheLittlePurple Book”forchildren. A Vocation View: InSunday'sGospel,peoplehavedificultybelieving thatJesuscanforgivesins.Throughthesacrament ofreconciliationwehaveapowerfulsignofGod’s mercy,understandingandforgivenessforthose whoaresorryforthesinfulnessoftheirlives.A priestbecomesGod’sministertovisiblyassure thoseseekingforgivenessthatGod’smercyis theirs.IfyouthinkGodiscallingyoutoaChurch vocation,contactFr.MattLorrainat225Ǧ͵͵Ǧ8778 oremailhimat̷ǤȀ Ǥ 1st Annual Rotary Club Feliciana Green Festival 2012 February 25 Noon to 7 pm West Feliciana Sports Park Greens Cooking Contest & Green Queen Pageant FUN EVENTS iGqGGrSGyGjG iGqGGrSGyGjG m GiGyGGp˅GiGnG m GiGyGGp˅GiGnG mGMGkSGtSGhSG[oGiGwGzG mGMGkSGtSGhSG[oGiGwGzG l GjGMGˈnˉGzGwG l GjGMGˈnˉGzGwG mGtGpGjGUGkGkGGYY\U`ZZU`\_\G mGtGpGjGUGkGkGGYY\U`ZZU`\_\G G ~GmGmGw GmT ~GmGmGw GmTyG yG VOL. 21, NO. 7 FEBRUARY 19, 2012 Stewardship Offerings January 29, 2011 MountCarmel Envelopes(57)ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤ̈́͵ǡͶͷ ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤ̈́Ͷͺͷ PerpetualHelp Envelopes(20)ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤ̈́ͳǡͺͳͲ ǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤǤ̈́ͳͶͻ READINGS FOR THE WEEK February19Ȅ25,2012 ǣ Is43:18Ǧ19,21Ǧ22,24bǦ25/2Cor1:18 Ǧ22/Mk2:1Ǧͳʹ ǣ Jas3:13Ǧ18/Mk9:14Ǧʹͻ ǣ Jas4:1Ǧ10/Mk9:30Ǧ͵ ǣ Jl2:12Ǧ18/2Cor5:20ǦǦ6:2/Mt6:1Ǧ6, ͳǦͳͺ ǣ Dt30:15Ǧ20/Lk9:22Ǧʹͷ ǣ Is58:1Ǧ9a/Mt9:14Ǧͳͷ ǣ Is58:9bǦ14/Lk5:27Ǧ͵ʹ ABBEY YOUTH FESTIVAL March 10, 2012 RESTLESS: My Soul Rests in God Alone Withspecialguests: MarkHart ǯ MotherAdela ArchbishopAymond PleasejoinOurLadyofMount Carmel’sYouthGroupatAbbeyYouthFest,March10, ʹͲͳʹǨ CallDonnaGordytoregister ʹʹͷǦ͵ʹͶǦͶͶͶͷ Flowers on the Altar MountCarmelȄFebruary19 Mike&LindaBabininmemoryof theirsons. February26ȄNolowersduring PerpetualHelpȄFebruary19 CherylEwinginmemoryofImaMatthies. February26ȄNolowersduringLent STEUBENVILLE, OHIO THEEI8HTHDAY JUNE29ȂJULY1,2012 TraveltotheCampusofFranciscanUniversityin Steubenvilleforanamazingweekend! Opento8ththrough12graders! Allinterestedadultsmustalsoregister. Registrationcloseswhentripisfull! FormoreinformationcallDonnaGordy ʹʹͷǦ͵ʹͶǦ4445or ̷Ǥ Women’s Bible Study TheBibleStudygroupmeetsonTuesdaysat10 am.WearestudyingtheSundayLiturgy,having smallgroupdiscussion,andprayertime.It’snottoo latetojoinin! ContactMicheleHardinformoreinformation ͷ̷ Ǥor936ǦʹͲǤ Religious Ed Update ReligiousEducationClasseswillresumeforgrades Ǧ11onWednesday,February29.Weappreciate everyone’spatienceaswereorganizethings! NoClassonAshWednesday,butweencourage allstudentsandparentstoattendMassat12 noonatPerpetualHelpor6pmatMountCarǤ BENNETT Feliciana Chiropractic Center Roxanne C. 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