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St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish 4700 PINEDA STREET • NEW ORLEANS, LA 70126
CHURCH LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF LOUISA DR AND PINEDA – 5029 LOUISA DR.
PHONE 504 282 0296 • FAX 504 288 8585 •
WEB PAGE ADDRESS www.stgabe.net • EMAIL ADDRESS [email protected]
PASTORAL TEAM: MASS SCHEDULE:
Pastor: Rev. John Payne, J.C.L. Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m.
Pastoral Associate: Mrs. Michele Bergeron Sunday: 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Parish Secretary: Mrs. Belinda Rodgers Daily: 8:30 a.m.-Mon. – Thurs. in Daily Chapel
OFFICE HOURS:
MAINTENANCE STAFF: Monday: 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Mr. Willie Daniel Tuesday - Thursday: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Mr. Christopher Travis Patin
NEW PARISHIONERS: Welcome! Please fill out a Registration Form in church or on the webpage. Also, all parishioners please
complete the form to notify us of your change of address, telephone number, or email. The form can be placed in the collection
basket, given to an usher, or sent to the office.
CONFESSION (Reconciliation): Saturday 3:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Sunday 10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. or any time by appointment.
BAPTISM: Parents must call the parish office at least 3 months prior to the Baptism. Baptism is ordinarily celebrated on the
second Sunday of the month.
PARISH SCHOOL OF RELIGION (PSR): provides religious formation for youth Pre-K through high school. PSR meets Sunday mornings at 9 a.m., September thru May.
MARRIAGE: As soon as a decision to marry is reached, an appointment should be arranged by the couple with the priest to begin the process of marriage preparation. This should be at least 1 year in advance of the anticipated wedding date. Reservations should not be made with a reception hall before setting the date and time of the wedding with the church.
VISITATION OF THE SICK: Please inform the parish office when someone is sick, shut-in, or hospitalized, and unable to attend
mass.
FUNERAL: When a member of the family dies, please notify the priest as soon as possible, before making arrangements with
the funeral home.
ST. GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL PARISH BULLETIN
January 3, 2016
Solemnity of the Epiphany
Children, as we all know, love stories. So do we. The infancy narratives surrounding the birth of Jesus Christ are
filled with wondrous stories. The legendary story of Gaspar, Melchior and Balthazar, the three Wise Men, is a
story that invites us to be as little children once again and with awe, reverence, and wonder to enter into the
world of Mystery, there to receive God’s revelation.
The gifts of the Magi are meant to express our human awe and reverence at the true inner nature of the Christ
child. Worldly powers, represented by the Three Kings, along with their powers of government over peoples, are
placed at His feet. Gold, the currency of kings, is given to Him. Frankincense is the gift given to priests, bringing
us into contact with the world of mystery and transcendence. Myrrh is an ointment used in the preparation of a
body for burial; its significance being quite obvious in terms of this child’s destiny, as well as our own human
destiny.
If Christmas is all about God coming to us to seek us out, then Epiphany is all about our seeking out the God
who has come among us. The Wise Men offer us great wisdom and a gift that is priceless for they show us how
to be seekers of the mystery of a baby who offers salvation to all. As Pope Francis has said: “Let us ask the Lord
to let us undergo that same journey of conversion experienced by the wise men. Let us ask Him to protect us and
to set us free from the temptations which hide the star...To let us know ever anew God’s mystery, and not to be
scandalized by the “sign” which points to “a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger” (Lk 2:12),
and to have the humility to ask the Mother, our Mother, to show Him to us.”
In the Peace and Love of Our Lord!
Father John Michele Bergeron
SCRIPTURE READINGS Monday 1 JN 3:22–4:6; PS 2:7BC-8, 10-12A;
MT 4:12-17, 23-25
Tuesday 1 Jn 4:7-10; PS 72:1-2, 3-4, 7-8; Mk
6:34-44
Wednesday 1 Jn 4:11-18; PS 72:1-2, 10, 12-13;
Mk 6:45-52
Thursday 1 Jn 4:19–5:4; PS 72:1-2, 14 and
15bc, 17; Lk 4:14-22
Friday 1 Jn 5:5-13; PS 147:12-13, 14-15,
19-20; Lk 5:12-16
Saturday 1 Jn 5:14-21; PS 149:1-2, 3-4, 5-6A
AND 9B; JN 3:22-30
Sunday IS 42:1-4, 6-7; PS 29:1-2, 3-4, 3 , 9-
10; ACTS 10:34-38; LK 3:15-16, 21-
22
King Cake Party in the Parish Hall after all Masses This weekend Jan 2 & 3
Weekly Report Mass Attendance: December 19, Saturday Vigil 65
December 20, Sunday, 8:00 am 41
10:30 am 202
December 24, Christmas Vigil 260
December 25, Christmas Day
December 26, Saturday Vigil 56
December 27, Sunday, 8:00 am 45
10:30am 158
Stewardship: Saturday Vigil $ 897.00
Sunday 8:00 am $ 537.00
Sunday 10:30 am $ 5,635.00
Christmas Vigil &
Christmas Day $ 5,243.00
Saturday Vigil $ 795.00
Sunday 8:00 am $ 814.00
Sunday 10:30 am $ 7,972.00
Total Collection $ 21,893.00
Online Giving $ 1,762.95
Total Stewardship $ 23,655.95
Building Fund: $ 350.00
4:00 p.m., Saturday, January 2, 2016
Peace
Herbert Baudy, Jr.
8:00 a.m., Sunday, January 3, 2016
For all parishioners
10:30 a.m., Sunday, January 3, 2016 Anthony R. Cuillier, Sr., Joseph Lee Sullivan, Jr.
David and Edna Coleman, Mary Ellen Bluain Harris
8:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Lawrence C. Coulon
8:30 a.m., Thursday, January 7, 2016
Armand Charbonnet
After 8:30.a.m. Mass, Monday – Thursday,
Recitation of the Rosary
8:15 a.m., Tuesday Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena
Sanctuary Light
For the week of
January 3, 2016
Mary Ellen Bluain Harris
MEMORIALS FOR DECEASED LOVED ONES
We are accepting renewals and new memorials to appear in
the parish bulletin. If you wish to have your loved ones remembered in this way, either individuals or as a family,
please pick up an envelope for this purpose on one of the
entrance tables. The offering for the year is $100.00.
If you have Good News you would like to share with the
parish, please email it to [email protected]
and put Good News in the subject line.
Please Pray for Sick and
Shut-In Parishioners Please pray for Judith Adams, Gwen Armstrong, Mary
Bonapart, Sr. Kathleen Driscoll, Harry & Joyce Eves,
Ethel George, Alice Gilyard, Victor Gordon, Lynne
Guimont, Miriam Haydel, Brandi Hebert, Yvonne
Keys, Shirley McIntyre, Madeline Pipkin, Mary
Provost, Marlene Reeves, George Robertson, Eric
Stevens, Woodrow Still, Eddie Triggs, King Wells,
Byron Wright, Christopher Young and all those listed in
the Book of the Sick.
CHRISTMAS FLOWERS
Thanks to all who donated so generously for
our Christmas flowers.
Donations were made in memory of: Narrvare Wood
Jones and Muse Families
W. Charles Keyes, Jr.
Joseph Bernard Millon
Clementine Family
Pulley, Easton Knox Families
The Deceased Members of the Altar Society
Marrero, Pepin and Darensbourg Families
Candace King
Baudy & Delille Families
Arthur, Sr & Austin Anderson
Agnes & Ernest Campbell
Deacon Melvin Jones & Miguel Jones
Mary Ellen Bluain Harris
Clifford & Rachel Young,
Beverly Y. Thompson
Malone and Williams Families
John Stanley Cuillier, Sr.
Hermina Blossom
Earline Blossom
Pauline Cuillier
Leanidous Jr. & Letria Washington
Philip J. White, Sr.
Henry, Andrew & Robert Johnson
Jones and Bluain Families
Triggs and Vinnett Families
Special thanks to Mr. & Mrs. James Martin for
their generous donation.
St. Gabriel the Archangel Church Solemnity of the Epiphany January 3, 2016
St. Gabriel’s Maintenance Ministry is sponsoring a cookout on January 17. Tickets are $10 for a scrumptious meal of grilled chicken, red beans and rice, dessert and a soft drink. Tickets are on sale after all Masses this weekend. Don’t wait until the last minute-- Get your tickets EARLY!!!
Archdiocese Retreat Center Upcoming
Programs To register for any program or for information, please
contact the Retreat/Hospitality Coordinator, Susan
Halligan at [email protected], (504) 267- 9604 or
1-866-937-9170.
Tue, Jan 12 2016 - Day of Reflection presented by
Fr. Anthony Rigoli. Explore how to find peace in
your life through forgiveness. Cost: $35.00.
Tue, Jan 19 2016 - Thomas Merton: Discovering
God Within presented by Rev. Doug Doussan,
Cost: $35.00.
Fri, Jan 22 2016 - Sun, Jan 24 2016 - Practicing
Mercy: Kissed by Mercy, Embraced by Love .
Presented by Rev. Philip Chircop, S.J. Preached
Silent Retreat. Cost: $350.00
Fri, Jan 29 2016 - Sun, Jan 31 2016 - Family of
Patterns: Blessings, Burdens and Bedlam
presented by Rev. Joe Krafft. Preached Silent
Retreat, Cost: $350.00
Fr. John will be on vacation from January 4 – 12.
Please pray that he has an enjoyable, blessed time
and returns refreshed and renewed.
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Saturday, Jan 2 4:00 p.m. Vigil Mass Church
Sunday, Jan 3 8:00 a.m. Mass Church
After
10:30 a.m. Mass Church
Thursday, Jan 7 11:00 a.m. Trumpeteers Mtg. Conf. Rm.
Saturday, Jan 9 11:00 a.m. Pontilly Meeting Parish Hall
2:00 p.m. Children Ministry Mtg. Rm. 1
4:00 p.m. Vigil Mass Church
Sunday, Jan 10 8:00 a.m. Mass Church
9:00 a.m. PSR Classes Resume Admin. Bldg.
RCIA
10:30 a.m. Mass Church
After Mass Altar Society Mtg. Conf. Rm.
Jan 9 Children’s Ministry, 2 pm
Conference Room
Monday January 11 Individual, Family &
Group Registrations due for
MLK Day of Service
Life’s most persistent question is “What are
you doing for others?” said Dr. Marin Luther
King. The MLK Day ON /Not Off of
Service is an annual day of volunteering in our
community! It happens on January 18 beginning with a
prayer service at Jesuit High School in New Orleans
led by Archbishop Gregory Aymond (7:30 am).
Volunteers will be assigned to community projects
throughout the Archdiocese of New Orleans.
Projects include planting seedlings, replacing regular
light bulbs with energy efficient light bulbs, painting
and sprucing up homes and schools.
Who can participate? High school student
groups, youth groups, ministry groups, families,
organizations and individuals are encouraged to join
us! All groups must be registered in advance by
January 12.
How do you register? To register with St.
Gabriel contact Mrs. Doris Banks; to register as an
individual, family, or group and for more information
contact the Office of Black Catholic Ministries, (504)
861-6207, email [email protected] or download
the forms at http://obcm.arch-no.org.
In Memory O f
Arthur M. Anderson, Sr. & Austin M. Anderson
Joseph & Joyce Baptiste
Ethel & Herbert Baudy, Sr., & Herbert Baudy, Jr.
Oscar & Irma Bluain
Ernest & Agnes Holmes Campbell
Mayo, Greene & Cunningham Families
Shelia Wells Davis
Ruth & Lester Sr., Lester Jr. & Tom Doussan
Emily Thomas Evans
Clifford J. & Dolores D. Francis
Nile J. & Dardanella D. Hamilton
Marguerite Holmes Johnson
Kenneth M. Jones
Melvin C. Jones
Miguel Gerard Jones
Brenda Bernadette Joseph
Elouise G. Ford & Julietta F. Knight
Samuel Lee, Jr.
Mary Berenice McCall
Augusta & Herlin Mogilles Sr.
Kimberly Nicole Perry & Alcee Joseph Perry
George Robertson Jr.
Howard & Nelda Rodgers
Clifford & Rachel Young & Beverly Y. Thompson
The Valeary Family
Leanidous C. Jr & Letria Washington
Malone & Williams Families
Earle, Donna, Glenn Sr., & Glenn Jr. Winnier
Alphonse Joseph Woods
If any parishioner would like to list the names of their deceased loved ones, please complete an In Memory Of
envelope, which can be found on the entrance tables or call the parish office to make arrangements.
Food for Seniors Food for Families/Food for Seniors provides monthly nutritional food boxes to seniors who are 60 years old or older and meet Federal Income Guidelines. The next distribution date has been moved to January 25th due to the MLK holiday. Please let your friends know. ALL Clients are requested to update registration (re-register) by the end of January. This is to ensure that you continue to qualify for the program.
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for seniors for more than 45
years.
1000 Howard Ave., Suite 100
New Orleans, LA 70113
Phone: 504-596-3460
Fax: 504-596-3466
TTY 800-846-5277
www.christopherhomes.org
BUSINESS ADVERTISEMENTS NEEDED – Do you own your own business or know of someone
who does? Then why not prayerfully consider renewing or placing an ad in our weekly
bulletin? If you or someone you know would be interested in advertising in the bulletin please
contact the parish office at (504) 282-0296.
Check out
Remember
Your Loved
One with
A
Memorial Ad On This Page
Of The Church Bulletin. Call
the Parish Office, for details,
504 282 0296
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PLACE AN AD HERE?
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@504-282-0296
St. Gabriel Parish
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for rental! Contact the Parish Office
@504-282-0296
Refer A Business to Place It’s
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Pope Francis’ January Prayer Intentions
Universal: That sincere dialogue among men and women of different faiths may produce the fruits of
peace and justice.
Evangelization: That by means of dialogue and fraternal charity and with the grace of the Holy Spirit,
Christians may overcome divisions.
“Justice shall flower in his days, and profound
peace…”
From Psalm 72
January 14th - THE WORLD WAR II MUSEUM
will be hosting a FREE OPEN HOUSE from 6-8pm to
highlight the exhibit
“FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHT TO FIGHT:
THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN WWII”
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