Mary, Queen of Peace Catholic Church ........................ Bossier City, Louisiana
Saint George Catholic Church ....................................... Coushatta, Louisiana
9 March 2008
Scheduled Liturgical Ministries
Mary, Queen of Peace
This Week’s
Ministries
Saturday, 8 March 2008
J. Perry, L. Lyle, M. Caplis,
M. Hunt, & P. Spoor
T. Perry & P. Wiggins
TBD
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TBD
T. Perry, J. Perry, R. Lagasse, & K. Reyes
P. Busi
C. Stewart
Extraordinary Ministers
Lectors
Presentation of Gifts
Children’s Liturgy
Altar Servers
Ushers
Cantor
Organist
Mary, Queen of Peace
Next Week’s
Ministries
Saturday, 15 March 2008
N. Lavoie, D. Grimaldi, D. Lavoie,
L. Marabella, & R. Vay
B. J. Boubelik & G. McVicar
TBD
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TBD
N.Ferlito, G.Procell, J.Fesmire, & M.Emmer
P. Busi
C. Stewart
Extraordinary Ministers
Lectors
Presentation of Gifts
Children’s Liturgy
Altar Servers
Ushers
Cantor
Organist
 Eula Hebert
S.G. 8:30 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
For our children.
 Joycelyn Straub
For an increase in priestly
vocations.
For the health and piety of our
priests.
For our children.
7:30 a.m.
For Pope Benedict XVI.
7:30 a.m.
Ad Honorem *
all holy children.
Prayer Requests
Remember in prayer those who are sick, that they may receive the healing that they need
whether it be physical, mental, or spiritual.
Michael Acurio, Ermelinda Amaral, Jeanine Chamberlin, William Cole,
Joe Cramer, Marie Faires, Isabelle Feliciano, Robbie Fisher, Tracy Hendricks,
Benée Irwin, Norma Kaylor, George Johnson, Shannon Johnson, Ronnie Lafitte,
Joann Sampson, Katie Lynn Shokley, Micah Simon, Slocum family,
Becky Sterba, Donald Taylor, Brett Wynn, and Ferrel Zeller
and all those who care for and love them.
B. Flores & J. Shaw
Crader family
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P. Busi
L. Wilson
Sunday, 16 March 2008
R. Mabile, W. Twilligear, & J. Tracy
J. Tracy & J. Crader
Irwin family
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P. Busi
L. Wilson
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Ez 37:12-14; Ps 130; Rom 8:8-11; Jn 11:1-45
Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 or 13:41c-62; Ps 23; Jn 8:1-11
Nm 21:4-9; Ps 102; Jn 8:21-30
Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95: Dn 3:52, 53,54, 55, 56; Jn 8:31-42
Gn 17:3-9; Ps 105; Jn 8:51-59
Jer 20:10-13; Ps 18; Jn 10:31-42
2Sm7:4-5,12-14a,16Jer 31:10-13Rom4:13,16-18,22Mt1:16,18-21, 24
Mt 21:1-11; Ps 22; Is 50:4-7; Phil 2:6-11; Mt 26:14—27:66
AINT Dominic Savio was one of ten children of a blacksmith and
seamstress. He was a protégé of Saint John Bosco. An altar boy at
age 5, he entered the Oratory School preparatory to becoming a
priest at 12. Dominic was well-liked and pious, his health forced
him to give up his dream of the priesthood and he died at age 15.
His dying words: “What beautiful things I see!”
His birthplace is now a retreat house for teenagers; the home where he grew up in
Morialdo, Italy is now a retreat house for children. The final house in which he
lived is the home in Mondonio where the Savio family moved when he was 10, and
where he eventually died. Here one can see his father’s metal shop, and his
mother’s tailoring shop. His tomb is in the basilica of Mary, Help of Christians in
Turin, Italy, not far from the tomb of his mentor, teacher, and biographer, Saint
John Bosco.
Last Week’s Collections and Attendance
If you or a family member wish to be placed on the prayer list, please telephone the church
office. The list will begin anew at the start of each month. Also, if you know of a parishioner
who is hospitalized please telephone the church office. Privacy laws make it difficult for us
to get the names from the hospital. Thank-you.
Weekend of 2 March 2008
Mary, Queen of Peace
Requiescat in Pace†
Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis.‡
Beatrice Williams, Pat Stoute, Phil Slocum
Second Collection
There will be a second collection on Easter Sunday, March 22 and 23 2008 to
benefit Diocese of Shreveport Church Vocations. Please be generous.
Model for God-loving boys and pupil of St. John Bosco, you died prematurely,
but you had already attained mature spiritual wisdom. Your kindness won you
many friends, but your love above all sought the Master who is present in our
tabernacles. His praises you eucharistically sang. Make us holy like you, for the
love of Jesus, our most loving Master. Amen.
In honor of
Rest in peace
‡
Grant them eternal rest, O Lord, and may everlasting light shine upon them.
Operating Fund
$4,291.54
Catholic Relief
Operation Rice Bowl
St. Vincent de Paul
Owed on Building
$1,136.40
$193.54
$500.00
($565,586.29)
Saint George
Prayer to Saint Dominic Savio
†
R. Mabile, W. Twilligear, & J. Tracy
Readings for the Week
4:00 p.m. Vigil
Sanctuary Lamp
*
Sunday, 9 March 2008
Saint George
Sunday, 16 March 2008
S. Turberville, M. Blocker, B. Irwin,
B. Krumtum, & A. Salley
C. Barrow & W. Williams
TBD
T. Landry & E. Darwin
TBD
S.McGarry,D.McGarry, D.Faulk & J.Darwin
M. Zapczynski
L. Wilson
Mass Intentions
Saturday
(3/08)
Sunday
(3/09)
Tuesday
(3/11)
Wednesday
(3/12)
Thursday
(3/13)
Friday
(3/14)
Saint George
Sunday, 9 March 2008
D. Simon, D. Drudge, K. Gordon,
M. Gordon, H. Jones, & M. Akins
B. Krumtum & T. Irwin
TBD
M. Beiger & J. Hardin
TBD
T. Akins, S. Noone, H. Curley, & C.Koestner
M. Zapczynski
L. Wilson
Operating Fund
$994.00
Catholic Relief
Building Fund
$114.00
$410.00
Thank-you for your generosity.
Saint Dominic Savio
(1842 – 1857)
Patron of boys and choirs.
Feast 10 March
Attendance
MQOP
Saint George
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Fifth Sunday of Lent
“Did I not tell you that if you believe you will see the glory of God?”
A Reflection From Our Pastor
My dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
This weekend we celebrate the third Scrutiny with our Elect. The theme for this Sunday is Death and Resurrection: death to sin and
resurrection to new life. Our first reading is the famous vision of the “dry bones” (Ezekiel 37:12 – 14). This is a foretaste of Easter— a
proclamation of resurrection to new spiritual life, to the life of grace through the sacrament of baptism. Paul says: “But if Christ is in you,
although the body is dead because of sin, the spirit is alive because of righteousness. If the Spirit of the One who raised Jesus from the
dead dwells in you, the One who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also, through his Spirit dwelling in you”
(Romans 8 – 11).
The gospel passage is the story the raising of Lazarus (John 11:1 – 41). John alone tells this story. This is the last of the seven signs in
the “Book of Signs” that is the first part of John’s gospel. The symbolic meaning of the story is evident in the words Jesus addressed to
Martha: “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he should die, will come to life; and those who live and
believe in me will never die” (vs. 25 & 26). Through His death and resurrection, communicated to us in baptism, we have a true
resurrection to the life of grace. Thus Jesus fulfills the role of the Messiah. Let us prepare ourselves to celebrate Easter with joy and hope.
Fr. Joseph Ampatt
Inside Our Parish
Mary, Queen of Peace
Sunday
(3/09)
Adult Education
K-5 P.S.R.
Reconciliation
Mass
Youth Group–
Play rehearsal
Parish Mission–
Includes Mass
Communion Service
Boy Scouts 205
Choir Practice
Mass
Food Pantry
Mass – C.O.
R.C.I.A.
Mass
M.S.-H.S. – P.S.R.
Youth Group–
Play rehearsal
Mass
Food Pantry
Eucharistic Adoration
Pastoral Council
Benediction
Mass
3/16 Bull. Deadline
Stations of the Cross
Reconciliation
Mass
Youth Passion Play
Monday
(3/10)
Tuesday
(3/11)
Wednesday
(3/12)
Thursday
(3/13)
Friday
(3/14)
Saturday
(3/15)
What’s SVdP?
Saint George
9:50 a.m.
9:50 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
12:15 p.m.
Reconciliation
Mass
Parish Mission–
Includes Mass
at MQOP
8:00 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
3:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
7:30 a.m.
6:00 p.m.
6:15 p.m.
7:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
1:30 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
7:30 a.m.
6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
7:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
3:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
7:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
6:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) offers
tangible assistance to those in need on a person-toperson basis. It is this personalized involvement that
makes the work of the Society unique. This aid may
take the form of intervention, consultation, or often
through direct dollar or in-kind service. An essential
precept of the Society's work is to provide help while
conscientiously maintaining the confidentiality and
dignity of those who are served. Some 12 million
persons are helped annually by Vincentians in the United States. These are some
of the services Vincentians provide for those who are poor and in need:
Emergency financial assistance; Food programs; Services to those in any way
challenged; Rent/mortgage assistance; Embracing the lonely, forgotten, and
alienated. If you would like to become involved in this great ministry please
telephone the church office (318) 752-5971.
Fry Day Abstinence
The Knights of Columbus are having a Fish Fry every
Friday night in Lent from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at the
K.C. hall. Price: $7.00 for adults and $5.00 for children.
3/16 Bull. Deadline
Stations of the Cross
11:30 a.m.
6:00 p.m.
Spring Cleaning &
Lunch
Youth Passion Play
at MQOP
9:00 a.m.
Altar Servers
Last Sunday was Altar Server Appreciation Day and a
Training Session. As a result, we welcome two new altar
servers: Amanda Elizabeth Emmer and Savannah Lagasse. There will be
another opportunity for altar server training coming up in May.
This Sunday!
Mary, Queen of Peace’s Lenten Parish Retreat,
“FINDING LIGHT AMID THE DARKNESS” Is this
Sunday, 9 March starting at 3:00 p.m. with Fr. Pike
Thomas of Saint Jude Catholic Church. The Gospel of
John is filled with imagery of light and darkness and
becomes a sort of mirror for us as we pick our way
through life’s shadows. Fr. Pike says, “In the few hours
we are together, I will invite you to use this Gospel to
find and follow the Light.” Bring your Bibles so that we
can meditate on the Scriptures in spiritual talks, common and individual prayer,
and discussion. Schedule: Talks and discussion, Supper, Wrap-up talks, and
Mass.
Food Pantry
Your Christ The King / Saint Jude / Mary, Queen of Peace /
Saint George Food Pantry is currently in need of Peanut Butter
and Jelly.
Via Crucis
MQOP and SG parishes offer The Way of the Cross Fridays in
Lent at 6:00 p.m. No devotion helps us more literally obey Christ’s
injunction to take up our cross and follow Him.
Passion Play
The annual Mary, Queen of Peace Passion Play has been
scheduled for this weekend Saturday, 15 and Sunday, 16 March
2008 at 6:00 p.m. This is presented by our Middle School and High
School Youth Group. Admission is free; donations will be
accepted. Food will be provided preceding the Saturday show only.
Outside Our Parish
Religious Goods
Saint Mary of the Pines Gift Shop has just received a new
shipment of religious articles and gift items for all occasions,
especially: Baptism, First Communion, Confirmation, and R.C.I.A.
Shop early while the selections are plentiful. They offer
complimentary gift wrapping. Stop by after Mass on Sunday or
weekdays, Monday – Friday, from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 pm.
2008 Stewardship Appeal
Thus far, 5% of the families of Mary,
Queen of Peace have pledged $ 4,638 and
10% of the families of Saint George have
pledged $783 to do our part in supporting
the 2008 Diocesan Stewardship Appeal.
We are now attempting to bring our rôle in
this important effort to closure. If you have
not yet made your gift in support of our
Appeal, please take time to do so today, and remember that the Appeal calls for a
unified effort from every person capable of providing a pledge. With the help of
everyone, we should easily reach our MQOP pledge goal of $ 39,000 and our SG
pledge goal of $5,000. Let your gift to this year’s Appeal reflect your desire to
act as God’s hands here in our community. If you need a brochure, pledge card,
or return envelope, they can be found in the narthex. Please ask an usher if you
do not find one available. Gifts can also be made on-line at www.dioshpt.org.