Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church

901 East Elm Street Crowley, LA 70526

Tel.: (337) 783-3498 Fax: 783-7444

Website: www.ihmcrowley.org Email: parish@ihmcrowley.org

Parish Office Hours

Monday & Friday: 8 am - noon Tuesday - Thursday: 8 am - 4 pm

Closed Holidays

New Parishioners: Welcome! Please call or come by the Parish Office for registration.

The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass

Saturday (Anticipated): 4 pm Sunday: 8 am, 10 am, & 5 pm

Tuesday - Friday: 6:30 am Saturday: 8 am

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday: 2:45-3:45 pm 30 min. before all other Masses or by request

Sacrament of Baptism, Anointing of the

Sick and Funeral Arrangements

Please see website or contact the Parish Office.

Sacrament of Marriage

Couples must contact Pastor at least six months prior.

Eucharistic Adoration

Thursday 7 am - 4 pm in Seelos Chapel

Perpetual Help Rosary and Novena

Tuesday 6 am - Rosary 6:15 am - Novena

SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

His mother said, “Do whatever He tells you.”

(John 2: 5)

Parish Staff

Rev. Fr. Jason Vidrine Pastor Mrs. Joan Trahan Office Manager

Mrs. Janice Trahan Parish Life Coordinator Mr. James Franke Pastoral Assistant

IHM CCD Program

Grades Pre-K – 8th and 9th -10th 1st/3rd Sundays, 9 am - 10:45 am

(Includes Holy Mass from 10 am - 10:45 am)

11th Grade (Confirmation) 1st/3rd Sundays, 11:15 am - 1:15 pm

Redemptorist Catholic School

Mrs. Cynthia Habetz, Principal Grades Pre-K – Eighth

(337) 783-4466 www.redemptorist-catholic.org

Cor Jesu Adveniat Regnum Tuum

Adveniat per Mariam Heart of Jesus, Your Kingdom Come, Come Through Mary

~ From the Pastor ~ “My heart’s desire and prayer to

God for them is that they may be saved.” Romans 10:1

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Mes chers amis,

Now that the Christmas season has concluded, we return to the Church’s Liturgical season called Tempus per Annum, literally, the Time through the Year, known as Ordinary Time. During this season, we do not celebrate any particular event in the life of Our Lord Jesus (such as we do at Christmas, Easter, etc.). Rather, we accompany Him through His public ministry in the Gospel as He preaches, teaches, heals, and forgives sins, gradually revealing fully who He is as the Son of God and Savior of sinners.

On this Second Sunday of Ordinary Time, we are presented with Our Lord’s first miracle at the wedding of Cana. We see Jesus’ divine power – He is able to change water into wine. At the same time, we see Mary’s motherly care. It is because of her that Jesus performs this miracle. Because she believed that Jesus could do it and instructs His disciples to trust in Him, He performs this miracle and people begin to believe in Him. We see again here that the Blessed Virgin Mary’s only role is to lead all people to her divine Son, Jesus Christ, the Lord. As the Immaculate Conception, the whole of her life was conformed to God and His holy will. And as our Mother, she continues to tell us as she did His disciples: “Do whatever He tells you!” Let us listen to her maternal guidance and receive her motherly love so that we may do the Lord’s will in all things.

This past Friday, January 18, 2019, hundreds of thousands of people marched peacefully and prayerfully on our capital in Washington, D.C., in the annual March for Life, calling for the overturn the unjust Supreme court decision of Roe vs Wade that has permitted millions of innocent children to be brutally murdered through abortion. Think about so many mothers and fathers of those aborted children who continue to suffer the effects of this evil. In all the dioceses of the United States, January 22, is observed as a particular day of penance for violations to the dignity of the human person committed through acts of abortion, and of prayer for the full restoration of the legal guarantee of the right to life. It’s a day of fast and abstinence. Please join in the prayer and fasting this Tuesday for this most important cause of life!

Dans le Cœur Immaculé de Marie, Fr. Vidrine

Gospel Summary

John 2: 1-11

While the Wedding in Cana is a familiar story, it only appears in John’s Gospel. Scholars call it the first of Jesus’ signs. Mary, Jesus’ mother, observed that the

wine was running low at a wedding feast she and Jesus were attending. She didn’t specifically ask Jesus to do something about the situation, but he understood the

implication. He instructed the servants to fill six stone jars with water and then take some to the waiter in

charge. The waiter was surprised that the bridegroom had saved the best wine for last. The servants were

surprised because they knew the jars were filled with water and they had witnessed something remarkable.

Reflection for Families

The point Jesus wanted to illustrate by performing this sign was to introduce a change. Many scholars interpret

the wedding as the new age and the huge stone jars represent the magnitude of the wonder. There is great abundance in the story and that is the message of the new order Jesus promises – God lavishes us with his

abundant love and we come to know that love through Jesus.

Bringing the Gospel Into Your Family

Change is often good for us. Jesus brought about a good change in the world. Think about some changes your

family can make (or has already made) like rearranging furniture, breaking a routine, or going on vacation. Talk together about how these changes excite you, cause you

to grow, or give you a different view of things.

~~RCL Benziger~~ _____________________________________________

Just a reminder; we are always in need of people for the Adoration Chapel on Thursday. Please consider this as

the New Year begins. Maybe this is something you could add to your weekly schedule. Stop in the Chapel at any time on Thursday or call the Parish Office to setup an hour. Anytime you can spend with the Lord is special,

no matter how long or how short the time is. The Lord is always waiting!

__________________________________________________ Offertory Collection for January 13 – $5,074.75 Building Fund – $105.00 Many thanks to all who give to our church as an act of faith. Thank you for trusting the Lord.

The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time - January 20, 2019

Masses for the week January 19, 2019 - January 26, 2019 Saturday, Jan. 19, 4PM – Elia R. Broussard (Annv) Also remembered in prayer: Robert “Robbie” Broussard, II, Robert Broussard, Orillia & Adris Richard, J. D. Nolan, Edwin & Justin Broussard, Helen Spell Sunday, Jan. 20, 8AM – Eva & Henry Hargrave Also remembered in prayer: Blake Frey 10AM – Victoria Credeur (BD) Also remembered in prayer: Halle MaKay Thompson, C. J., Alice & Carlton Prevost, Johnny Quebodeaux, Ida S. Hanagriff 5PM – Parishioners of Immaculate Heart of Mary Also remembered in prayer: Tuesday, Jan. 22, 6:30AM – Ida Bertrand (BD) Wednesday, Jan. 23, 6:30AM, 8:15AM (School Mass) – Elizabeth C. Dartez (SI) Thursday. Jan. 24, 6:30AM – Betty S. Trahan Friday, Jan. 25, 6:30AM – Ken Thompson Saturday, Jan. 26, 8AM – Priest of the Diocese of Lafayette _____________________________________________________

+ The Sanctuary Lamp is burning this week for:

Ida Bertrand (BD on 22nd)

Blessed Seelos Chapel Sanctuary Lamp burning for: Yvonne John (BD)

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Please pray for our friends who are sick.

Cheri Schexnayder, Lily Johnson, Sara Welch, Judy Abshire, Hazel Seaux, Judith Perry, Tammy Saltzman, Wayne Istre, Brooke Habetz, Clyde Simon, Laura Thomas Boullion, Herman Doucet, Noah Faul, Allen J. Gauthreaux, Alton Abshire, Neal Romero, Mildred Picard, Michelle Guidry, Jaxon Regan, Jimmy DuBose, Toni Brown, Doug Marshall, Leona Spell, Kathy Doucet, Aline Hayes, Isaac Trahan, Iris Hollier, Betty Spallino, Linda Doucet, Margie Breaux, M. J. Martin, Rodney LeBlanc, Albert “Butch” Schexnaider, Shirley Schexnaider, Milton Trahan, Donald Mire, Ben Martin, Susie Faul, J. B. Dronet, Edith Gauthreaux, Nick Gossen, Roxanne LeGros, Roxie LaPointe, Ramona Credeur, John Simon, Abby Foreman, Rita Johnson, Gerald & Roylene Landry, Joe Stewart, Marque Moreaux, Gwendolyn Spell, Debbie LeMaire, Callie Trahan, Velma Broussard, Martha McGinn, Tony Suire, George & Irene Dill, Bonnie Vaughn, Mike Ritchie, Paula V. Broussard, Benjy Arledge, Elijah Senegal, Willie Lowery, Ada “Johnnie” Hebert, Olivia Cormier, Brantlee Foreman, Charles Broussard, Ethel Rose T. Brossett, Paul Saltzman, Sharon Stewart, Tony Leger, Ruby Kimball, Dorothy Dailey, Debra Cormier, Linda Duhon, Melba & Larry Broussard, John O’Donnell, US Military Personnel ________________________________________________________

Readers & Extraordinary Ministers for Jan. 26 – 27

Saturday – January 26 4PM R – David Grotefend EM – Terri Hoffpauir, Delphine LeJeune Sunday – January 27 8AM R – Michelle Puissegur EM – Ella Sonnier, Tim Monceaux 10AM R – Marion Martin EM – Priscilla Leonards, Chad Chaisson 5PM R – Maddie Foster EM – John Foster _____________________________________________________

God’s Housekeepers for January 25 Mary Alice Pastor & Lucille Guidry

Coffee & Donut Hostess / 8AM / January 27 Claire Miciotto

The Parish Office will be closed Monday, January 21st

In observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.

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RCS News…Redemptorist Catholic School will host a blood drive Tuesday, January 22 from 11AM – 5PM. Please help spread the word. United Blood Services has a registration form online at www.bloodhero.com, click on donate blood. It’s Super Bowl Time!!!...RCS has decided to have a football pool for Sunday, February 3, 2019. Cost will be $100 per square. Pay out winnings will be $1,000 for 1st, 2nd, 3rd quarter and final score. If you have any questions or if you would like to purchase a square, please contact Taylor Bertrand, Melissa or Jade in the school office (783-4466). Your support is always appreciated! __________________________________________________

If anyone would be interested in sewing prayer blankets, please contact the Parish Office. We now have one person sewing blankets but if we could get

one or two more people willing to sew for us it would be a blessing. Thank You!

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The weekend of February 16th and 17th IHM will host a Bake Sale to benefit Vacation Bible School. At this time, we are asking if anyone would like to donate bake goods to please contact Janice at the Parish Office. We would like to know about how many baked items we will have for all Masses that weekend. Your help and support are greatly appreciated. __________________________________________________ CATECHISM… The Way Of Prayer… In communion with the holy Mother of God… Medieval piety in the West developed the prayer of the rosary as a popular substitute for the Liturgy of the Hours. In the East, the litany called the Akathistos and the Paraclesis remained closer to the choral office in the Byzantine churches, while the Armenian, Coptic, and Syriac traditions preferred popular hymns and songs to the Mother of God. But in the Ave Maria, the theotokia, the hymns of St. Ephrem or St. Gregory of Narek, the tradition of prayer is basically the same. Mary is the perfect Orans (pray-er), a figure of the Church. When we pray to her, we are adhering with her to the plan of the Father, who sends his Son to save all men. Like the beloved disciple we welcome Jesus’ mother into our homes, for she has become the mother of all the living. We can pray with and to her. The prayer of the Church is sustained by the prayer of Mary and united with it in hope.

Catechism of the Catholic Church (2678, 2679)