Very Rev. Simon Peter Engurait, VG, Pastor Deacon Stephen Brunet Church Office : 446-6801 or 876-7975 Fax Line: 448-2764 CCD Office: 446-1985 E-mail address: stbridgetchurch@htdiocese.org Daily Masses: Monday— Friday 8:00 am

Saturday Vigil Mass: 4:00 pm Sunday Masses: 8:30 am & 10:30 am Confessions: Saturday: 3:00-3:50 pm Sunday: 7:30-8:25 am and 10:00-10:25 am For Adoration Chapel information call 985-446-6801 facebook.com/StBridget www.stbridget-htdiocese.org To report suspected abuse call 1-855-452-5437

St. Bridget Catholic Church 100 Highway 311 • Schriever, Louisiana

The Sanctuary Light burns in memory of:

January 20-26, 2019 Corbett & Ruby Richard by Janice &

Rogers Benoit and family January 27-February 2

Brandon Filardo by Mom & Dad

FINANCE COUNCIL: Fr. Simon Peter En-gurait, Jody Poiencot, Mike Richard, Nina Richard, Tracy Baudoin, Peggy Pitre, Deacon Stephen Brunet, Stacy Campbell

PASTORAL COUNCIL: Fr. Simon Peter Engurait, Amy Baudoin, Nicholas Billiot, Nina Billiot, Burnelle and Margaret Landry, Curtis Knight, Deacon Stephen Brunet

STRATEGIC PLAN IMPLEMENTATION TEAM: Father Simon Peter, Amy Baudoin, Nich-olas Billiot, Nina Billiot, Kellie Bishop, Claire Falgout, Mary Louviere, Bernadette Mabile, Mark Olin, Sharon Pollet, Fr. Mark Toups (Liaison).

For Church Support Envelopes

Call 985 446-6801

DA=Death Anniv. B= Birthday WA=Wedding Anniversary January 19 4:00 pm Jimmie Usey by family Bobby Domangue by Himel family Donnie Sonier by Donna Waguespack & family January 20 8:30 am Robert Crochet by Crochet family Fred LeBouef by Emily and family Marion Knight by Godfrey Knight January 20 10:30 am Diane Levron by Medrick and family Keith Babin by Mom, Dad, and family Jan 21-25, 2019 Rosella S. Karp, Marge K. Burke and Marie A. Eltz January 26 4:00 pm Kirvey & Vilrey “TV” (DA) Gagneaux Faye Seal, Vanessa Knight and families January 27 8:30 am Robert Crochet by Crochet family Jimmy Coupel by Diana and family January 27 10:30 am Keith Babin by Mom, Dad and family Diane Levron by Medrick and family

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time January 20, 2019

Nations shall behold your vindication, and all the kings your glory.

— 1saiah 62:2

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Heb 5:1-10; Ps 110:1-4; Mk 2:18-22 Tuesday: Heb 6:10-20; Ps 111:1-2, 4-5, 9, 10c; Mk 2:23-28, or any of a number of read-

ings for the Day of Prayer Wednesday: Heb 7:1-3, 15-17; Ps 110:1-4; Mk 3:1-6 Thursday: Heb 7:25 — 8:6; Ps 40:7-10, 17; Mk 3:7-

12 Friday: Acts 22:3-16 or 9:1-22; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Mk 16:15-18 Saturday: 2 Tm 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9 or

Ps 96:1-3, 7-8a, 10; Mk 3:20-21 Sunday: Neh 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10; Ps 19:8-10, 15; 1 Cor 12:12-30 [12-14, 27]; Lk 1:1-4; 4:14-21

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — As a bridegroom rejoices in his bride, so God rejoices in the chosen ones (Isaiah 62:1-5). Psalm — Proclaim his marvelous deeds to all the nations (Psalm 96). Second Reading — All the varied gifts in the Chris-tian community are from one Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:4-11). Gospel — Rejoicing at a wedding celebration in Ca-na, Jesus replenishes the wine supply (John 2:1-11). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

More ways to be involved At 7:40 am each morning the Liturgy of the Hours is said in the Day Chapel before mass. After Wednesday morning Mass the World Rosary is said in Church.. After Friday Morning Mass the 7 Sorrows Rosary is prayed.

ENSURING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR CHILDREN

My dear parishioners, last Sunday following the release of names of clergy of our Diocese with credible allegations against them of child sexual abuse, we heard an audio message from our Shepherd, Bishop Fabre, we received his pastoral letter “Light in the Darkness” and I gave a homily in which among oth-ers I made a commitment to ensure a safe environment for our children. In this section today, I would like to highlight, some of the key measures that are in place to ensure a safe environment for our chil-dren.

How does the Church protect children? The Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux is committed to healthy ministry, and seeks to utilize only competent, qual-ified, and responsible personnel. To that end, all clergy and diocesan employees as well as all volunteers who work with children have to undergo criminal background checks. They also have to receive “Save Environ-ment Training”. This is training on how to create a safe environment and how to recognize and report abuse. Children – especially those in Catholic schools and religious education programs – are educated about healthy relationships and boundaries in the context of Catholic moral teaching.

Furthermore, the Diocese complies with Louisiana State laws requiring that suspected child abuse be reported to civil authorities. Under Louisiana law any person who has reason to believe a child has been subjected to abuse must report the suspected abuse to civil authorities. If Church personnel are suspected of abuse, then the suspected abuse in addition to being reported to the authorities must also be reported to the Diocese’s Office of Child & Youth Protection (985-850-3140).

How does the Church respond to allegations of child sexual abuse? Today, as it has done for many years, the Diocese offers assistance towards healing to all victims who report allegations of abuse. If not yet reported, the Church immediately reports the matter to civil authorities. The Diocese also conducts an investigation, (presuming the accused is alive) and remains in ongoing communica-tion with law enforcement. If the allegation is deemed credible, the accused is permanently barred from minis-try and from serving in any capacity on behalf of the Diocese or any Catholic institution.

How does the Church help victims? The Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux has long been committed to the treatment and healing of those who have been harmed through abuse. The Diocese offers counseling assistance and pastoral services to victims who come forward. The Diocese also recognizes the importance of offering support to family members. This is done for as long as it is helpful, and regardless of the age of the incident through the Victims Assistance Coor-dinator (985-850-3172).

How does the Church ensure accountability in dealing with cases of abuse? In 2002, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops promulgated the Charter for the Protection of Children & Young People. This is the landmark document that spells out the Catholic Church’s commitment to protecting children and its zero tolerance policy for anyone who would harm children. It among others pro-vides for the establishment of an Independent Review Board that considers all allegations of abuse of minors by clergy.

Fr Simon Peter

My Dear people of God, The Christmas Season is now behind us and we move on with the graces we received from it! Therefore, welcome to the ‘Ordinary Time’ of the Liturgical Calendar. Ordinary Time began on Monday January 14, 2019 and will continue until Tuesday March 5, 2019 the day before Ash Wednesday and the beginning of the Lenten Season. The Ordinary Time will then resume when the Easter season ends, that is Monday June 10, the day following Pentecost Sunday and will end with the week of the Solemnity of Christ the King, November 24, 2019. Ordinary Time, comes in the heels of the Christmas Season where we celebrate the incarnation; the coming in the flesh of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The Christ Child, Emmanuel is God with us. I have always therefore viewed the Ordinary Time season as the time in which we bring to bear in our daily lives the mysteries the special seasons of Advent-Christmas and Lent-Easter. That means that we bring to bear in our daily lives the reality of the incarnation- Emmanuel, God is with us. We are therefore to experience and live out our daily lives with the inherent ups and downs with the awareness that, God is with us in it all. The readings offered to us as we begin Ordinary Time carry over some of the themes we considered dur-ing the Christmas season. During the Christmas season, we celebrated the new era God inaugurated through the birth of Jesus. Now we look deeply into our minds and hearts to see just how open we are to the demands of the New Year. Last Sunday we celebrated baptism of the Lord and the manifestation of the Holy Spirit. This Sunday we contemplate the various manifestations of that same Spirit in our own lives. When we do that, then we are brought to realize that this variety of Spirit-filled ministries is intended to be a source of Christian unity and not of fragmentation or division. We may be inclined to think of Pentecost as the one season of the Spirit, but in reality the newness of God always comes to us through the Spirit regardless of the season of the year. During the season of Advent, we saw that Mary was overshadowed by the Spirit; at the end of the Christmas season (last Sunday) we saw that the Spirit was present at the baptism of Jesus; and now we see that the new community brought to birth by God, manifests the presence of the Sprit within it through various ministerial gifts. The Spirit of God is active wherever God is present to create something new. In the second reading, St Paul reminds us that God always creates and bestows Spiritual gifts in extrava-gant variety. We see it in the world around us; we see it in the people who make up the world; we see it here in the gifts that are given to these people. All comes as a gift from God, but not all comes in the same way. There are different kinds of gifts and different forms of service and different workings. In the world of the old age, diversity could be divisive in that what one had could be a source of envy and jealousy in another. In the world of the new age, diversity should be unifying, one performs a service that is complemented by the service of another. It is in this way that the real glory of Jesus will be manifested. When this happens, the whole world will believe in Him. In the gospel reading, we are presented with a very important lesson on the role of Mary in the life of her son Jesus. In fact the gospel of John depicts Mary as involved at the beginning of Jesus’ ministry (as at the Wedding feast in the gospel reading) and again at the end of it (on Calvary). Mary is therefore intricately asso-ciated with the ministry of Jesus. In fact a look at the gospels reveals that she was involved at key moments in His life and ministry. She therefore needs to be involved in our own lives too. According to the Second Vatican Council: “A perfect model of this apostolic spiritual life is the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of the Apostles. While on earth her life was like that of any other, filled with labors and the cares of the home; always, however, she remained intimately united to her Son and cooperated in an en-tirely unique way in the Savior’s work. And now, assumed into heaven her motherly love keeps her attentive to her Son’s brothers and sisters, still on pilgrimage amid the dangers and difficulties of life, until they arrive at the happiness of the fatherland. Everyone should have a genuine devotion to her and entrust his life to her motherly care.” As we begin our journey through Ordinary Time, let us be reminded that God is with us and lets devote ourselves to our blessed mother, Mary. Thanks and God bless, Fr Simon Peter

Perpetual Adoration Chapel

St. Bridget is privileged to have a Perpetual Adoration Chapel. All have the opportunity to experience the real presence of Jesus. Let us treasure the chapel by patronizing it. We need to develop a Catholic habit of making regular visits to the chapel. All are invited to spend time with Jesus! Parents are encour-aged to stop in and visit Jesus with your chil-dren or spend some alone quiet time with Him.

Catholic Social Teaching: The person is not only sacred but also social. How we organize our society-in economics and poli cs, in law and policy-directly affects human dignity and the capacity of individuals to grow in community. Isaiah says he will not be quiet un l God’s glory is revealed – un l those who are forsaken or desolate are welcomed back and become again “my delight” and “espoused.” Paul says the glory of God can be found in the diver-sity of human gi s. We are in the midst of the week of Prayer for Chris-

an Unity and pray that all our religious faiths will help us to honor everyone’s gi s as a united commu-nity. The word of God proclaims a vision of the great feast where “all are welcomed,” where the human rights of all men and women are respected, where all peo-ple have enough to eat and drink, where all can en-joy the richness of God’s crea on, where all can find meaningful, rewarding work, where refugees and immigrants are received with respect, where chil-dren are treated with dignity and care, where peace and reconcilia on between na ons is pursued by all sides, where the whole human crea on is protected and cared for, where the gi s of all men and women are appreciated, where “all are welcomed.”

A VISIBLE GOD We find it difficult to convey ideas to people unless we can actually show them something, demonstrate what we mean. God, who is invisible and truly beyond human understand-ing, apparently faces the same difficulty. People want to see, not just listen to an idea. So God gave us Jesus Christ, God made visible in the world. During these past weeks we have seen how Jesus was revealed as an infant to the shepherds and the magi, and then began his adult “public life” at his baptism by John. Today’s Gospel reading tells us of his “first sign,” providing wine for the wedding guests at Cana. Of course, even Jesus, God made visible, was not always easily understood in his own day, nor is he even now. So we have to ponder what we see: the poverty and simplicity of his birth, his humility and openness before John the Baptist, his kindness and compassion toward people in their ordinary prob-lems, such as running short of wine at a wedding. Yet it is in coming to know Jesus that we come to know God. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Ministry for the Homebound

We are in need of Eucharist Ministers for the homebound of the parish. Any deputed minster for St. Bridget can per-form this very important minis-

try. If interest please notify the office at 446-6801. Thanks

February Breakfast Our next Pancake Breakfast will be held Sunday, February 3rd, 2019 in the Saint Bridget Community Annex from 9:00 am to 10:30 am. Please join us for breakfast and fel-lowship. 3 pancakes, 3 sausage links, milk or orange juice for $6.00, addi onal milk or orange juice is .50. Complimentary Coffee will also be served.

January 6, 2019 Envelopes $ 4096.00 Loose 1090.01 5186.01 Attendance 358

Thank You For Your Generosity

Prayer Line If you or someone needs to be added to the prayer line, call Nina Richard at 446-1206 or the rectory at 446-6801. In the charity of your prayers, please pray for the sick, elderly, and homebound. Please pray for: Elaine Ables, Andrew Adams, Sr.,Susan Arceneaux, Heidi Ardoin, Jacob Aucoin, Sara Aucoin, Elvin Ba-bin,Tommy Badeaux, Donald Banowetz, Chad Barri-leaux, Ronnie Bednarz, Chuck Beebe, Gertrude Be-noit, Judith Benoit, Fr. Paul Bergeron, Rosemary Besson, Mitzy Bettridge, Gretchen Bilello, Pat Bil-liot, Preston Billiot, Alvin & Gail Blanchard, Dennis Blanchard, Ronald Blanchard, Cody Bourgeois, Emi-le “Jay” Bourgeois, Patricia Bourgeois, Troy & Joan Bourgeois, Wade Bourgeois, Connie Bouterie, Beau Brassette, Dustin Brassette, Mark Brassette, Emma Del Broussard, Richard Broussard, Susan Caillouet, Randy Chiasson, Brad Clement, Bryce Comeaux, Jay & Tiffany Conner, Huey Cortez Sr., Martha Cortez, Randy Davis, Cary Davis, Jr., Barbara & Ronni Duhon, Alan Dunbar, Linda Ekiss, Avery “Brother” and Sonja Fonseca, Darin Fonz, Robin Ford, Marie Fournier, Alisa Frederick, Dante Galliano, Toby Gambarella, Leigh Ann Gardner, Carrie Gibbens Belinda Gil, Brandon Gil, George Gil, The Gil Fami-ly, Carrie Mae Givens, Austin Gros, Chad Gros, George Gros, Rosebella Gros, Vergie Gros, Kendra Guillot, Joy Hebert, Katie Hebert, Jerrell Hebert, Sr., Jessie Hoffpauir, Samara Holland, Kristen Koppel, Jackson LaFleur, Elmay Landry, Judie Landry, Joyce Landry, Craig Landry, Mark Landry, Barbara Nell Lapeyrouse, Allie LeBlanc, Chester Lecompte, Eve-lyn Leger, Tammy Babin Loney, Tim Long, Payton Martin, Rick Melancon, Asher Miller, Savannah Mil-ler, Emma Mire, Meghan Naquin, Misty Naquin, Shannon Naquin, Annie Ordoyne, Kara Pellegrin, Sherry Pennison, Lisa Pennison, Kenneth Pitre, James Pierce, Kip Pierce, Sharon Prejean, Ed Raidl, Kerri Reynolds, Bryce Richard, Ella Richard, Lorita Rodrigue, Susan Rodrigue, Cynthia Rogers, Danielle Samanie, Chester Sanchez, Karla Saunier, Kathy Sa-voie, Earline Simmoneaux, Penny Simmons, James Soileau, Louis Stevens, Melissa Tardiff, Trish Tem-plet, Cammie Thibodaux, Rudy Thibodaux, Lacey Thibodeaux, Thibodaux Family, Ronnie Thomas, Chris Toups, Joyce Toups, Ricky Turner, Sara Day Vignes, Allison Walters, and Anna Wooten. When the Lord has answered our prayers, notify the Rec-tory so that the name can be removed .

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION The cause of church unity is commended to Christians for prayer and action every year around this time. This week is not so much to focus on the many divisions within the Christian family, but on bonds of faith and mission. Even though Christians have always shown an inclination to fracture, spin off, and mutate into new expressions, recent history shows some new points of convergence and agree-ment. Catholics are more firmly rooted in the word of God, for example, and many Protestants are more likely to celebrate Communion than in years past. Some denominations are merging and pooling re-sources, and people from various traditions are col-laborating on projects. The call of this week is to be mindful of the di-versity of our traditions and customs while treasur-ing what we hold in common. The old advice to “lighten up” is good medicine, because sometimes our differences are delightful and amusing. If some-one says, “Let us pray,” a Catholic might close the eyes, bow the head and fold hands; a Protestant reach out and clasp hands with the person in the next chair; and someone belonging to an Orthodox tradi-tion might stand up with eyes wide open. Each has taken a different path, but the goal is always the same. This is a week not for focusing on the well�worn paths of divergence, but for mutual de-light in a common goal. —James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Catholic Charities is in need of volunteers to help prepare income tax returns for low income sen-iors, individuals and fami-lies. Only the simple tax forms are prepared & e-filed on IRS computer software . The income

tax site is run on the second floor of the Terre-bonne Main Library every Tuesday during tax season (February 5 – April 9) from 9am – 3pm. No prior tax experience is necessary – we will train you if needed. Please contact Jennifer Gaudet at 876-0490 if you can help out. Thank

LOOKING GOOD The best mirror is a friend’s eyes. —Gaelic proverb

Knights of Columbus

The KCS are the fraternal or-ganization of men serving the church parish with physical and spiritual needs. The KC's meet on the 4th Wednesday of the month in the Community Life Annex. The organization is open to Catholic men aged 18 and above. The next meeting is on January 23. Contact Ricky Billiot at 985-856-6868 for more de-tails.

Volunteers Needed

There is a need for volunteers to answer the office phone in the afternoons from 12-3pm. If interested call 446-6801 between 9 am and12 noon.

Abbey Youth Festival – March 23rd

Abbey Youth Festival is Saturday, March 23rd at St. Joseph Abbey in Covington. Youth in grades 8 – 12 are encouraged to attend. Fest is an all-day event! The $85 fee in-cludes, registration, T-shirt, 2 meals, snacks, and bus transportation. Youth interested in attending should see Miss Bernadette for a registration form. At least one fund raiser will be held in order to help defray the cost involved. Please pray for the success of the event as well as for the conference staff, speakers, youth, and youth ministers in at-tendance.

Weekly Giving Available Online! Are you tired of writing checks? Have you misplaced your envelopes? Online Giving is available for one-time and/or recurring do-nations. This means envelope users can contribute online and not worry about the actual envelope! A “comments” section is available for those who wish to add a note for the contribution. To make contributions, go to www.stbridget-htdiocese.org and click the Online Giving Tab on the Navigation Bar on the top of the page. The ‘Online Giving’ Screen will prompt for credit card or bank transaction and whether or not the donation is one-time or recurring. Once the donation is made, an email is sent to the donor and the parish. This provides both parishioners and non-parishioners a means of helping St. Bridget. Envelope us-ers will be credited with the donation made for tax purposes.

Court St. Bridget of Sweden Catholic Daughters celebrated its 20th Anniversary as a court January 17th. Many members received service awards for continuous years in the or-ganization. Awards were presented to Melissa Tardiff and Evelyn Tucker for 10 years continu-ous service years; Catherine Brown, Sandy Brunet, and Dot McNamara for 15 years contin-uous service. Ladies receiving 20 year service awards are Elaine Ables, Diana Bailly, Amy Baudoin, Beverly Baudoin, Dot Didier, Brenda Gibbens, Linda Hebert, Marlene Hebert, Janice LeBoeuf, Mary Louviere, Bernadette Mabile, An-gela Naquin, Wendy Ordoyne, Juanita Pongrance, Doris Samanie, Brenda Sonier, Edith Theriot, and Marie Wallace. Catholic Daughter membership is open to Cath-olic Women. Annual dues are $25 which in-cludes, state, local, national dues as well as in-surance. Court projects include donating to our Seminarian, CDA Kid (local children with special needs), providing the main dish for the funeral meals, Habitat for Humanity, Support for Aging Religious, and more. All women are encour-aged to attend a meeting and prayerfully con-sider joining the organization. For more infor-mation contact Bernadette Mabile or Sharon Pollet.