Sixth Sunday of Easter

May 6, 2018

The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist . 914 St. John Street, Lafayette, LA 70501-6701 . 337-232-1322 . saintjohncathedral.org

Very Rev. Chester Arceneaux, VF

RECTOR OF CATHEDRAL PARISH

Rev. Patrick Broussard

PAROCHIAL VICAR

Rev. Cyprian Eze

IN RESIDENCE

Deacon George Jourdan

PARISH DEACON

Mrs. Brittany Primeaux

PARISH SECRETARY RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

OFFICE MANAGER RECEPTION CCS/PARISH FAMILY LIFE ACCOUNTING SACRISTAN

Mrs. Danielle B. Huval

Ms. Sasha Massey Mrs. Laura R. Denny Mr. Thomas J. Niel

Mrs. Gesina Arnold Mrs. Andrea Polito Mr. Mike G. Breaux

SACRED MUSIC CEMETERY COMMUNICATIONS

DIRECTOR/ORGANIST CANTOR MASS INTENTIONS SUPERINTENDENT & EVANGELIZATION

Mr. Brady LeBlanc Mr. Adam Conque

Mrs. Janice McNeil Mrs. Joan Landry Mr. Marlon Woods Mrs. Kay Aillet Mr. Stanford Joseph

CATHEDRAL-CARMEL

MUSUEM CURATOR GIFT SHOP MAINTENANCE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

MAY 6, 2018 I SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

VOLUME 72 • NUMBER 18

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9:00 The Children’s Liturgy of the Word 9:00 & 11:00 Babysitting is available in the Cathedral Center Grace Suite for children ages 6 months—3 years.

It is the usual practice for each one of us to say that he or she is the cause of friendship: "Every friend will say, 'I started the friendship'" [Sir 37:1]. And so many people attribute to themselves the cause of God's friendship when they attribute to themselves, and not to God, the source of their good actions. Our Lord rejects this by saying, you did not choose me. He is saying in effect: Whoever has been called to this sublime friendship should not attribute the cause of this friendship to himself, but to me, who chose him or her as a friend. First, he mentions the gratuitous choice of God; secondly, he sets forth for what they have been chosen, that you should go and bear

fruit.

He appointed them to bear fruit. This fruit is the fruit of conversion to the faith, as in Paul's first journey, "In order that I may reap some harvest among you as well as among the rest of the Gentiles" (Rom 1:13); or an interior and spiritual fruit, as in his second journey, "The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace" (Gal 5:22); "My blossoms became glorious and abundant fruit" (Sir 24:17).

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Join us in our parish mission this week at any of the above events. Do you see a need missing from our mission that Jesus is asking you to help fill? Give us a call at the parish office. 337-232-1322.

YC-Youth Center CC-Cathedral Center CH-Cathedral Hall

SUNDAY 5/6

MONDAY 5/7

TUESDAY 5/8

WEDNESDAY 5/9

THURSDAY 5/10

FRIDAY 5/11

SATURDAY 5/12

LITURGY & SPIRITUALITY

FAITH FORMATION

PARISH OUTREACH

WORKS OF CHARITY & COMMUNITY OUTREACH

ADMIN AND DEVELOPMENT

We, the Congregation of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church of the Diocese of Lafayette, acknowledge Jesus as Lord and find in His person and mission our truest identity. Obedient to the promptings of the Spirit, we acknowledge His life and ministry; His dying and rising as profound expressions of the Father’s constant love for all people. We faithfully join Him as ministers in His kingdom. Our mission involves the total restoration of humanity and the salvation of the whole person. Our response to this mission finds expression in programs that promote healing and unity in every aspect of the human person. Like Jesus, we seek to express solidarity with the poor and the oppressed, striving all the while to remove from ourselves and Church structures whatever promotes inequality, injustice and oppression.

MONDAY – May 7, 2018 – Easter Weekday Jack C. Skains, Jr. (A), Michel Franz Bertuccci, Dr. Frem F. Boustany, Jr., Nazira & Harold Elias, Elaine E. Thomas, C. L. (Ray) Campbell, Michael & Stevens Walsh TUESDAY – May 8, 2018 – Easter Weekday Dr. L. B. Long, Souls In Purgatory, Special Intentions WEDNESDAY – May 9, 2018 – Easer Weekday Rebecca Bragg Marcantel, Donald James LeBlanc, Sr., Julie Deshotels Jardell, Beverly Bernard Elaine Calamia, Dr Kenneth Anthony LaFleur THURSDAY – May 10, 2018 – The Ascension of the Lord All Souls List, Alice Boustany, Stephen John Gauthier, Edmond M. Reggie, Mereline Moresi FRIDAY – May 11, 2018 –Easter

Weekday Melvin R. Boesch, Michael Allen, M/M Salvatore Piccione (Her A) SATURDAY – May 12, 2018 – Easter Weekday – Vigil Jack Denny, A. J. Antione, Millie & Roy Martin, Sturlese & Savoie Families, Jesse J. Luquette, Carrie Durand, Edgar G. Mouton, Jr., Sue Ann Voorhies, Gerard Thomas, Sr., Gaston & Lucille Landry, Trudy Sturlese Heflin, Hubert “Red” Dumesnil, Sr., SUNDAY – May 13, 2018 – THE ASCENSION O F THE LORD – Mother’s Day Congregation, McElligott & Roy Families, Ussay Pellerin, Diana Lee Gesser, Leo Pirmeaux, Tom J. Stoma, Jr., E. G. Minnie McHenry, Everly Bernard, Nancy S. Giglio, Joy P. Vincent, Dr. Sallye Jean Toniette, Mrs. Ruth Sandlin, Susan & Gerald Gaudet, Catherine Arceneaux, Connie Fugler & Kakki Purslow, Ed & Keith Borne & Grandparents, Lois Lambert Baum, Madelle Lockard, Bessie Ancelet,

Corine Credeur, Jesse J. Luquette, Ernestine Robin, Louise & Josephine Lavergne, Authorine Miller Fontenot & Family, Bergnaud, Rodemacher, Pellessier, McBride Families, Cinderella Bondy & Dtrs., Dr. & Mrs. Roy Guilliot, Sr., M/M Louis Carl Kiehl, Jr., Helsome R. Belsome, Butcher, Richard, Bourgeois & Hotard Families, Karen S. Cordova, Irene Schoofs, Blanchet, Comeaux, & Girouard Families, Broussard, Comeaux & Savoy Families, Bertha Abshire, Sotola, Cascio & Berggreen Families, Aline Prejean, Hazel Larcade Prejean, Laurence Comeaux DeBllanc, Charles, Cecile, David & Chuck Walker, Bernice LaCour Trahan, Una P. Trahan, Irene A. LaCour, Families of A. Dennis Landry, G. A. Rodemacher, Remy Landry, Richard, Odon & Virgie Families, Cynthia LeBanc Rogers, Ralle Mary Castille, Celeste Herpin, Herpin & Castille Families, Special Intentions, Fernest & Laurence Derouen, John Patrick Kelly, Sr., Mrs. Beatrice Boustany,

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Acts 16:11-15; Ps 149:1b-6a,

9b; Jn 15:26 --

16:4a

Acts 16:22-34; Ps 138:1-3, 7c-8; Jn 16:5-11

Acts 17:15, 22 -- 18:1; Ps 148:1

-2, 11-14; Jn 16:12-15

Acts 18:1-8; Ps 98:1-4; Jn

16:16-20

Acts 18:9-18; Ps 47:2-7; Jn

16:20-23

Acts 18:23-28; Ps 47:2-3, 8-

10; Jn 16:23b-28

Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9;

Eph 1:17- 23 or Eph 4:1-13 [1-

7, 11-13]; Mk 16:15-20

“Many signs indicate that still today the Blessed Virgin desires to exercise through this same prayer that maternal concern to which the dying Redeemer entrusted, in the person of the beloved disciple, all the sons and daughters of the Church: “Woman, behold your son!” (Jn19:26). Well-known are the occasions in the nineteenth and the twentieth centuries on which the Mother of Christ made her presence felt and her voice heard, in order to exhort the People of God to this form of contemplative prayer. I would mention in particular, on account of their great influence on the lives of Christians and the authoritative recognition they have received from the Church, the apparitions of Lourdes and of Fatima; these shrines continue to be visited by great numbers of pilgrims seeking comfort and hope.”

-St. John Paul II, Rosarium Virginis Mariae 2002

Mae Helen Ackal

Cheryl Luke

Marilyn Borne

Joycelyn Cortese

Carolyn Abdalla

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BAPTISMS Baptisms are held following the 4:00 p.m. Mass on Saturday and the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday. Please visit our website for more information and call 6-8 weeks in advance. B

MARRIAGES Please visit our website for more information and call 8-12 months in advance.

ANOINTING OF THE SICK IN EMERGENCIES, CALL AT ANY TIME. INTERSTED IN JOINING THE CHURCH? CALL THE OFFICE AND ASK ABOUT THE RCIA PROGRAM

Join Fr. Patrick Broussard for his Book Study on

The Creed Wednesday Nights, May 9, and 16 in Cathedral Hall at 6:00pm

Visit saintjohncathedral.org to learn more and listen to previous classes

George & Sylvia Bell, Charlotte Domingue Giroir, Reed & Ryals Family, Walter, Sr., Ella & Chester Vincent, Lucille M. Hebert, Janet Pitt Stemmans, M/M L. A. Berger, M/M Van Harry, Sr., Beth Stemmans, Dr. & Mrs. Zerben Bienvenu, Douglas Trumps, Nicole Leigh Murphy, Hilda

Ann LaBorde, Donald Paul LaBorde, Janis Champagne Bader,

Mrs. Della Langlinais, Huval, Mrs. Bertie Guhman, Hilda Greenmean, Beverly DeVille, Laura L. Guidry, Rita Rozas Broussard, Beverly Oliver, Louise B. Oubre, Frances Ducharme, Breaux-Broussard & LeBlanc-Jourdan Families, Trudy Sturlese Heflin, Mary & Helen Domingue, Sidney & Blanche

Voorhies & Son Edward, Special Intentions, Ralph Cairns, Mrs. Marcelle Citron, Raleigh Campbell, Jeremy Norwood, Norman Alden Briggs, Julie Deshotels Jardell, James Dale Landry, Dr. Kenneth LaFleur, Edmond Mouton, Necia O’Flarity Fisher, Neva Frayer, Edna Trueting, Audrey Lopez.

Are you expecting a child? Do you have a child that needs baptism?

Are you hoping to be a Godparent?

Call the office to see if this class is right for you.

337-232-1322

At the 9:00am Mass this Sunday, the team that will lead the upcoming Men’s ACTS retreat will be commissioned in their service to the parish.

These men will meet over the next 13 weeks to prepare an amazing experience for the men of our parish. The Men’s ACTS retreat is in

August, with a women’s retreat to follow in October.

General Offertory $21, 309.14

Specific Ministries $2, 081.85

Eastern European Church

$1, 487.00

Total: $24, 877.99

General Offertory $17, 978.00

Specific Ministries $871.00

Catholic Home Missions

$992.00

Total: $19, 841.48

Upcoming Second Collections

MAY 6 Cathedral Hall MAY 13 Parish Religious

Education

HopeAfterAbortion.org; Project Rachel, 888-456 HOPE (888-456-4673)

Rachel’s Vineyard, 877-HOPE 4 ME (877-467-3463)

National Helpline for Abortion Recovery, 866-482-LIFE (866-482-5433)

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PRO-LIFE BABY BOTTLE CAMPAIGN THIS WEEK

A pro-life fundraising campaign will conclude next weekend to benefit

our local pregnancy resource center and the operation of a state licensed

maternity home for homeless, pregnant women. ALL OF THE

SERVICES ARE FREE OF CHARGE.

Together, they will provide pregnancy testing, consulting, ultrasound imaging, STD (sexually transmitted disease) and abstinence education, shelter, food, and other services to pregnant women in need. Baby bottles will be available after all Masses and may be returned the following weekend with a donation.

Please be generous to this worthwhile cause.

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!

If you have ideas about how we can grow as a Parish Community in the coming year, please

share your ideas with one of our Parish Advisory Council Members or

someone on Cathedral Staff

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL REGISTRATION OPEN for JULY 9-13

visit saintjohncathedral.org to register

MAY 14 KC Business Meeting 6:30pm in KC Hall

MAY 15 Survivors of Suicide Suppor t Group 6:00pm in Youth Center

MAY 16 The Creed: Professing the Faith Through the Ages with Fr . Broussard 6:00pm in Cathedral Hall

MAY 18 CCS 8th Grade Awards 8:15am at Cathedral-Carmel School

MAY 19 New Beginnings: A Journey to Healing 5:00pm in Cathedral Center

MAY 19 Catholic Charismatic Renewal Mass for the Vigil of Pentecost with Bishop Douglas Deshotel 7:00pm

MAY 20 CCS 8th Promotion Mass 3:00pm

MAY 21 Padre Pio Prayer Group Rosary 11:00am

MAY 25 CCS 7th Grade Awards 8:15am

MAY 26 Transitional Diaconate Ordination 10:00am

MAY 27 Sasha Massey Spr ing Recital 6:00pm in Cathedral Hall

MAY 28 Parish Office Closed for Memor ial Day

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The Ladies Altar Society of St. John the Evangelist Church in Henry, LA is inviting all Altar Society members throughout the Diocese of Lafayette to pray with them, privately at home, a novena to St. Anne. The novena will begin on Wednesday, July 18 and end on Thursday, July 26, which is the feast day of St. Anne and St. Joachim. On the final day, July 26, members are invited to attend mass at St. John the Evangelist Cathedral in Lafayette at 12:05 in honor of the Centennial year of our diocese. This year’s petition entitled “Don’t Quench the Spirit”, may be ordered from the shrine by calling # 1-418-827-3667 or by mail at the address listed: Secretariat of the Shrine 9797 Sainte Anne Boulevard Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré QC G0A3C0 More details will follow next month, but you are encouraged to order novena booklets now.. Sincerely, Bonnie Broussard

President, St. John’s Ladies Altar Society

Meetings are held on the third Saturday of every month in the Cathedral Center at 5:00pm.

FOOD FOR THE JOURNEY

The Central Deanery of the Diocese of Lafayette presents “Food for the Journey”, a monthly lunchtime speakers series designed to help Catholics live out our faith in our daily lives. Our speaker for May is Rev. Anthony Anala, SVD, Pastor of St. Paul the Apostle Church, Lafayette. “Food for the Journey” will be held on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at River Oaks Catering and Event Center Lafayette, 520 East Kaliste Saloom Road, beginning at 12:00 noon. An optional buffet is available for purchase beginning at 11:30 a.m. All are welcome to come “eat and be fed” – please bring a friend! Pre-registration is not required. For more information, please call Danielle Huval (232-1322).

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MONDAY

5/7

TUESDAY

5/8

WEDNESDAY

5/9

THURSDAY

5/10

FRIDAY

5/11

SATURDAY

5/12

SUNDAY

5/13

Priests Rev. Lloyd Be-

noit

Rev. Paul

Bergeron

Rev. Conley

Bertrand

Rev. Kenneth

Bienvenu

Rev. Paul

Bienvenu

Very Rev.

William

Blanda, VF

Rev. How-

ard Blessing

Seminarians Brent Didier Cameron

Domingue

Philip

Domingue

Rev. Mr. Blake

Dubroc

Dcn. Daniel

Didier

Dcn. Sammy

Diesi

Dcn. Chris

Doumit

Deacons Dcn. Mike

Crain

Dcn. Harry

Darce

Dcn. Ken David Dcn. James

Davis

Dcn. Jerome

Collins

Dcn. Frank

Cormier

Dcn. James

Cormier

Religious Sr. Margaret

Ohlenforst,

MHS

Sr. Judith

Hebert, O.

Carm

Sr. Leah Sellers,

O. Carm

Sr. Janet Le-

Blanc, O. Carm

Sr. Evelyn

Mire, O. Carm

Sr. Teresa

Margaret

Toups, O.

Carm

Sr. Kathy

Farrelly, O.

Carm

DIOCESAN PRAYER CALENDAR FOR CLERGY, SEMINARIANS, AND RELIGIOUS