Saturday 4pm Mass @ Saint Joseph’s (March 31) Virginia Frioux; Sammy Romero; Dorothy T. Latiolais; Millard, Mike & Tommy Eldridge; Melvin Dugas, Roy Berard, Sr. & R.L. Berard; Delma Judice, Jr.; Timothy James Tauzin, Elmire Tauzin fly.; Marie Bergeron fly.; Trey Judice & Enoe Judice family; Lloyd Broussard; Ed Broussard; Louis Suard; Sully Berard, Sr. fly.; Frank & Mary Moulis; Robert Dauterive; Anthony & Gertrude Lopez fly. & Emily Aucoin; Carbo, Louviere & Broussard fly’s.; Louto Gondron; M/M Renell Broussard, Cereda Broussard, Ernie Dugas
Sunday 7am Mass @ Saint Joseph’s (April 1) Rita & Tony Chataignier & Inez Borel; Maude Granger & M/M Francis Granger; Gladys Ronsonet & fly.; M/M Walter Granger; Jade Standridge & Francis & Rachel Vaughn; Leed & Mabel Gondron; Loto Louviere, Sr. & Kenneth Louviere, Francois Guillot; Stan, Robin & Van Judice; Louto Louviere, Sr., Kenneth Louviere, & Francois Guillot; Anthony & Gertrude Lopez fly. & Emily Aucoin; Collins & Doris Louviere & Will Roberts; Ida & Francis Hebert; Herrle & Maude Spiess & Allen Rosen; St. Joseph & Special Intention; Joe Boudreaux, St. Jude special intention
Sunday 10am Mass @ Saint Joseph’s (April 1) Mitch Breaux; Betty Aucoin & Fred Breaux; Darnelle Warfel; May & Stanley Ransonet; Rita Walet & family; Felix & Yola Trahan & Brian; Thomas Van Brocklin; Rena & Charles Semard; Earl & Bernice Prince & Dennis Crochet fly.; Jeanette “Jan “ Crochet; Phillip Hebert, Sr. & sons
Sunday 7pm Mass @ Saint Joseph’s (April 1) Ed Broussard; Sully Berard, Sr. & fly; Lloyd Berard, Amy S. Latiolais, Brad Berard; Donald “D.J.” Thibodeaux, Dillon Ronsonet; Henrietta Penton; Alfred & Margaret Judice (A&D); Louis “Nego” & Lita N. Judice & parents
Monday 6:45am Mass @ Our Lady of Victory (April 2) For the Community; Lloyd Broussard
Tuesday 6:45am Mass @ Our Lady of Victory (April 3)
Wednesday 6:45am Mass @ St. Joseph’s (April 4) Lloyd Broussard; Laurence & Didier Gonsoulin; M/M Elmo Landry; Jennie & Julius Ransonet, Leslie Dressel; Mary Fredrick; Gerald Breaux
Thursday 7pm Mass @ St. Joseph’s (April 5) Holy Thursday Lloyd Broussard; Sis Provost, Special Intention; Ethel Meaux & Jules JeBlanc, Lester A. Decuir & Parris Decuir; S.J. Granger
Friday 3pm Service @ St. Joseph’s (April 6) Good Friday
St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Coteau Holmes will sponsor its annual Passion Play “Watch the Lamb” on Palm Sunday (April 1st) and Good Friday (April 6th) with both performances beginning @ 7:30pm. All are invited to take part!
The Man-to-Man Catholic Men’s Conference will feature guest presenters Dr. Alan Keyes, Danny Abramowicz, and RADIX musical group. The event will be held on Saturday, April 14th, @ St. Thomas More High School in Lafayette. For more information please visit www.mantomancc.com or call 981-7703.
The members of our St. Joseph Ladies Altar Society are reminded to please submit your 2007 membership dues. Dues envelopes are available at the entrances of our Church.
Our annual St. Joseph Church Bazaar will be a ONE DAY event this year (Saturday, June 9th). Please mark your calendars now and plan to join us for the fun!
The Council on Aging Meals Program is in need of 60+ volunteers to help out. Please call Judy Judice @ 229-6728.
Catholic Engaged Encounter is a quiet weekend away from the cares and distractions of everyday living; presented by married couples and a priest who tell their real life stories about the sacrament of Matrimony. Upcoming weekends are April 20-22 and June 1-3. For more info visit www.ceelafayette.org or call Jeremy & Melissa Douet @ 991-9386.
One of the electric candle racks in our Church lobby has been repaired after being vandalized. Please insert $2 and then press the red button located near the candle that you wish to light. The other candle rack should be repaired soon.
Vesper Prayers will be prayed on the first Sunday of each month @ 5pm @ St. Joseph’s Church. Please join us on Sunday, April 1st, to join in these beautiful prayers of our Church!
HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE April 2nd, 3rd, 4th: Confession opportunity 6pm-8pm
Holy Thursday (April 5th): Mass of Lord’s Supper 7pm Adoration 8pm - 12midnight
Good Friday (April 6th): Comm. Svc. /Way of Cross 3pm
All parishioners are invited on Holy Thursday from 8pm-midnight for Adoration following the Mass of the Lord’s Supper @7pm. Organizations are asked to attend at scheduled times. This is only a guide. If you cannot make your designated time, you may attend at any other time.
8pm-9pm - Altar Society, Catholic Daughters, Choir and Altar Servers 9pm-10pm - Lectors and Extraordinary Ministers, Religion Teachers 10pm-11pm - Eucharistic Adorers and all other organizations 11pm-12midnight - Knights of Columbus
Our Baptismal Seminar is held on the 2nd Monday of each month at the Our Lady of Victory Life Center. Parents & Godparents must attend this class before the Baptism of their baby. The next class is scheduled for Monday, April 9th, @ 6:30pm. Please call our Church Office to register.
Sunday, April 15th, is Divine Mercy Sunday. Please join us for a Holy Hour of prayer from 3pm - 4pm at St. Joseph’s Church as we ask for God’s continued Grace and Mercy. We will pray the Holy Rosary, the Divine Mercy Chaplet, and sing songs of praise to our Lord in the company of our Savior, Jesus Christ, truly present in the Most Blessed Sacrament. For more information please call our Church Office. (The Divine Mercy Novena begins on Good Friday. Copies of the Novena are available in the lobby of our Church)
The Loreauville Cub Scouts Poboy Sale will take place on Sunday, April 15th, at the Loreauville High School old gym from 11am-1pm. For tickets call 229-8524 or 277-6755. The annual Garage Sale will be held from 8am till.
The pilgrim statues of Our Lady of Fatima will be at the homes of Fran & Joel Dugas fly. And Sylvia & L. J. Girouard. If you would like one of the pilgrim statues to visit your home call Sylvia @ 229-6166 or Carolyn @ 229-6492.
Our Sanctuary Lamp this week burns in memory of Lois J. & Wilton Lasseigne.
The Vocations Chalice will be in the home of Enola Vital & family this week. Lord Jesus, please send us many more holy priests, sisters, and brothers to serve your people!
The Diocese of Lafayette requires each Church Parish to offer Parish Council elections every April. If you would like to serve our Church in this important capacity, please submit your name to our Church Office (229-4254). Our Parish Council meets every other month at our rectory for about an hour.
Our St. Joseph’s Eucharistic Adoration Chapel is currently in need of prayer partners to spend time with our Lord Jesus Christ. Please call Karen Breaux @ 229-6440 or Brenda Berard @ 229- 4564 for more information.
Our Saint Joseph Eucharistic Adoration Chapel will close on Holy Thursday (April 5th) @ 12noon and re-open on Monday (April 9th) @ 6am.
The Secular Carmelite Community of St. Joseph, Guardian of Carmel, invites you to join them on Saturday, April 28th, from 9am-10am at the Carmelite Monastery in Lafayette for a presentation entitled, The Beatitudes: Pathway To Eternal Happiness.
Stewardship of Finance March 25, 2007 Regular Offertory: 5,257.00 Catholic Relief Services Collection 683.00 Total: 5,940.00
Thanks for your continued support of the work of our Church!