Mary, Mother of Jesus Catholic Church

9323 Highway 165 South, Woodworth, Louisiana

Rev. John Pardue, Pastor Church Mailing Address: P. O. Box 408
2120 Coulee Crossing, Woodworth, LA 71485 Church Office Hours: TWTh 8:00-noon (318) 487-9894
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 408 Secretary/Bookkeeper: Laura Callico, [email protected]
Telephone: (318) 445-7554 Cantor/Music Director: Priscilla Gadel, [email protected]
[email protected]

The Baptism of the Lord, January 9, 2011

CALENDAR Dear Parishioners,

Saturday, January 8 Today we celebrate the feast
4:00 pm Mass - Joseph Andre Busch, Sr. + of the Baptism of the Lord!
Sunday, January 9 He was baptized in order to
8:00 am Mass - Msgr. J. Guy Lemoine, Guy and make the waters of baptism
Rosa Lemoine, Jack and Alma Lohman, Holy for us. By our Baptism
Mat Lohman + we enter the Church, the
Breakfast after 8:00 Mass in Cumella Hall Holy People of God. What
5:30 pm Mass - For the People an honor for each one of us
to enter this society that
Monday, January 10 makes up the Mystical Body
No Mass of Christ. It is our task to
Noon - St. Joseph Guild lunch in Hall reveal Jesus to the world, to
6:00-7:00 pm - Cub Scout Meeting - Hall spread the Gospel.
Tuesday, January 11
There is more than one way
7:00 am Mass - Sr. Marie Joseph, OCD
to serve in the ministry of sharing our faith with others. We
Wednesday, January 12 should look at every church activity as having somewhere in it
7:00 am Mass - Sr. Michelle, OCD the possibility of entering into a deeper friendship with the
6:00 pm - CCD classes in Cumella Hall Lord, and having the potential for us to bring someone new to
Jesus. What an enormous opportunity!
Thursday, January 13
7:00 am Mass - Col. Goldie Ladner + God has placed us all together in this place and in this moment
5:30 pm - Adoration of the Blessed in time for a reason. There are no accidents. Together we will
Sacrament see the presence of God as we worship and as we spread the
7:00 pm - Book Discussion Club meeting Gospel message. But we must do it together. I don’t have all
Friday, January 14 the ideas about how this can be accomplished. But Jesus is pre-
7:00 am Mass - Sr. Camille, OCD sent and active in his Church and he wants us to know what we
should be doing. He has sent the Holy Spirit to each of us to
Saturday, January 15 help us realize his love and his plan for our individual lives.
4:00 pm Mass - Marcelle P. Busch +
Sunday, January 16 I am, therefore, asking you to dream and to dream big. What
8:00 am Mass - Murriel Jones + would you like to see happening at Mary, Mother of Jesus
5:30 pm Mass - For the People Church? Don’t be afraid of thinking of something new or differ-
ent. What would you like to do?
Sanctuary Candle Toward that end, I am hoping to visit the homes of all the fami-
burns in memory of lies in the parish. My main goal is to get to know you better.
Msgr. J. Guy Lemoine But I would also like for you to share your ideas about how we
can make Mary, Mother of Jesus Church a better place to wor-
OFFICE HOURS THIS WEEK ship God.
The church office will be open
Sincerely yours,
Wednesday and Thursday this
week.
Father John
Laura will attend a Parish
Data System workshop at St. Rita all day
Tuesday.
 CATHEDRAL CONCERT SERIES
REGULAR COLLECTION 01/02/2011 The St. Francis Xavier Cathe-
Average Weekly Expenses Last Qtr $2,846.00 dral Music Concert Series will
Last Weekend’s Collection $1,851.00 present “Amahl and the Night
Church Vocations $50.00 Visitors” on Sunday, January
Building Fund (gifts since 7/1/10) $20,843.20 16 at 7:30 pm. The concert is
free and open to the public.
Thank you for your generosity!
DAY OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY

WINTER MISSION IN BUNKIE The Diocese of Alexandria and the Epis-

copal Diocese of western Louisiana will
St. Anthony Church in Bunkie will present a winter host a major ecumenical service in rec-
mission entitled Massive Exchange: Changing the Old ognition of the nationwide Week of
for the New with Mike Chiasson. The mission will be Prayer for Christian Unity. The
held Thursday and Friday, January 13 and 14 at 2011 prayer event will be hosted at St.
6:00 pm. Everyone is invited to experience an awak- James Episcopal Church in Alexan-
ening through vision, purpose and passion. Come get dria on Thursday, January 20 at 7:00 pm. Catho-
inspired and dream big! Childcare will be available. lics and friends are cordially invited to attend. For
more details, contact Fr. Scott Chemino at 445-6424,
AMICUS CLUB RODEO ext 204, or [email protected] .

The 49th Annual Amicus Club Rodeo

HEART OF THE NATION SUNDAY TV MASS
will be held Friday and Saturday,
January 21-22, 2011 at the Rapides On January 2, the
Parish Coliseum at 7:30 pm both Heart of the Nation
nights and also at 2:00 pm on Satur- Mass began airing
day. Tickets are $10. All proceeds will nationwide on the
benefit St. Mary’s Residential Training School. Ion network. In Al-
exandria, you can watch the Sunday Mass on TV at
8:30 am on DirecTV’s Channels 305 and 347 or on Dish
WE PRAY FOR THOSE AMONG US ... Network’s Channels 216 and 217. For more informa-
tion, go to www.heartofthenation.org .
ACUTELY ILL: Beverly Aleshire, Lovie Bennett,
Marie Busch, Frances deLaunay, Walter Deptula, Jr.,
Clydine Gordon, Judy John, Janice Lohman,
Donald Parker, Sean Redmond, Caroline READINGS FOR NEXT WEEKEND
Roy, Chuck Saucier, Coralie Tano, Connie Is 49: 3, 5-6; Cor 1: 1-3; Jn 1: 29-34
Ray Teutsch, Gary Treme.
CHURCH INFORMATION
SICK OR RECOVERING: Pat Boudreaux,
Andre Busch, Anna M. Busch, Barbara Busch, Joseph WEEKEND MASSES: Saturday 4:00 pm. Sunday 8:00 am & 5:30 pm
T. A. Busch, Juanita Busch, Kevin Busch, Thomas WEEKDAY MASSES: 7:00 am Tuesday thru Friday.
HOLY DAY MASSES: as announced.
Busch, Linda Butler, Ed Carroll, George Coker, Betty FIRST SATURDAY MASS: 9 am in Honor of the Blessed Mother.
Daigle, Kenneth Desoto, Butch Doiron, Andre Dupre, BAPTISM PREPARATION: e-mail or call pastor to schedule.
Patsy Fremin, Robert Hall, Linder Holland, Brenda MARRIAGE PREPARATION: e-mail or call pastor to schedule first
Holloway, Richard Kelly, Sean Lemoine, Audrey appointment at least six (6) months in advance.
FUNERAL SERVICES: only the funeral home may schedule. When
Lowe, Boo Maddox, Merlyn Maillian, Sr. Regis making arrangements, have director call pastor personally.
Maillian, Clementine Matherne, Michael McGuire, CONFESSION: 30 mins before weekend Masses; any time on request
Michelle McGuire, Yessica McGuire, Phillip Morris, ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Upon request.
LaVern Moser, Gayle Odum, James Odum, Dana HOSPITALIZATION: e-mail or call pastor at any time, give pa-
tient’s name, hospital and room number.
Parker, Mary Reed, Karen Rambo Roberts, Francis SERIOUS ILLNESS, DEATH, DYING: call pastor at any time.
Snoddy, Timmy Wise.
OF COUNSEL TO OUR PASTOR
HOMEBOUND: Susan Brouillette, Anita Guillot,
PASTORAL COUNCIL: Butch Doiron,
Jane and Michael Juneau, Janice Lohman.
Brad Gadel, Priscilla Gadel, Runnie Hunter, Rodney Lamkin,
Bobbie Long, Grant Ogaard
(Use a pew envelope to add or remove names or call
Laura at 487-9894.) FINANCE COUNCIL: Ed Carroll; Chuck Reich, Trustee;
Pat Brister; Gary Delaney, Trustee