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St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish 4700 PINEDA STREET • NEW ORLEANS, LA 70126

CHURCH LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF LOUISA DR AND PINEDA – 5029 LOUISA DR.

PHONE 504 282 0296 • FAX 504 288 8585 •

WEB PAGE ADDRESS www.stgabe.net • EMAIL ADDRESS stgabriel@archdiocese-no.org

PASTORAL TEAM: MASS SCHEDULE:

Pastor: Rev. John Payne, J.C.L. Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m.

Pastoral Associate: Mrs. Michele Bergeron Sunday: 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Parish Secretary: Mrs. Belinda Rodgers Daily: 8:30 a.m.-Mon. – Thurs. in Daily Chapel

OFFICE HOURS:

MAINTENANCE STAFF: Monday: 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Mr. Willie Daniel Tuesday - Thursday: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Mr. Christopher Travis Patin

NEW PARISHIONERS: Welcome! Please fill out a Registration Form in church or on the webpage. Also, all parishioners please

complete the form to notify us of your change of address, telephone number, or email. The form can be placed in the collection

basket, given to an usher, or sent to the office.

CONFESSION (Reconciliation): Saturday 3:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Sunday 10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. or any time by appointment.

BAPTISM: Parents must call the parish office at least 3 months prior to the Baptism. Baptism is ordinarily celebrated on the

second Sunday of the month.

PARISH SCHOOL OF RELIGION (PSR): provides religious formation for youth Pre-K through high school. PSR meets Sunday mornings at 9 a.m., September thru May.

MARRIAGE: As soon as a decision to marry is reached, an appointment should be arranged by the couple with the priest to begin the process of marriage preparation. This should be at least 1 year in advance of the anticipated wedding date. Reservations should not be made with a reception hall before setting the date and time of the wedding with the church.

VISITATION OF THE SICK: Please inform the parish office when someone is sick, shut-in, or hospitalized, and unable to attend

mass.

FUNERAL: When a member of the family dies, please notify the priest as soon as possible, before making arrangements with

the funeral home.

ST. GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL PARISH BULLETIN

January 3, 2016

Solemnity of the Epiphany

Children, as we all know, love stories. So do we. The infancy narratives surrounding the birth of Jesus Christ are

filled with wondrous stories. The legendary story of Gaspar, Melchior and Balthazar, the three Wise Men, is a

story that invites us to be as little children once again and with awe, reverence, and wonder to enter into the

world of Mystery, there to receive God’s revelation.

The gifts of the Magi are meant to express our human awe and reverence at the true inner nature of the Christ

child. Worldly powers, represented by the Three Kings, along with their powers of government over peoples, are

placed at His feet. Gold, the currency of kings, is given to Him. Frankincense is the gift given to priests, bringing

us into contact with the world of mystery and transcendence. Myrrh is an ointment used in the preparation of a

body for burial; its significance being quite obvious in terms of this child’s destiny, as well as our own human

destiny.

If Christmas is all about God coming to us to seek us out, then Epiphany is all about our seeking out the God

who has come among us. The Wise Men offer us great wisdom and a gift that is priceless for they show us how

to be seekers of the mystery of a baby who offers salvation to all. As Pope Francis has said: “Let us ask the Lord

to let us undergo that same journey of conversion experienced by the wise men. Let us ask Him to protect us and

to set us free from the temptations which hide the star...To let us know ever anew God’s mystery, and not to be

scandalized by the “sign” which points to “a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger” (Lk 2:12),

and to have the humility to ask the Mother, our Mother, to show Him to us.”

In the Peace and Love of Our Lord!

Father John Michele Bergeron

SCRIPTURE READINGS Monday 1 JN 3:22–4:6; PS 2:7BC-8, 10-12A;

MT 4:12-17, 23-25

Tuesday 1 Jn 4:7-10; PS 72:1-2, 3-4, 7-8; Mk

6:34-44

Wednesday 1 Jn 4:11-18; PS 72:1-2, 10, 12-13;

Mk 6:45-52

Thursday 1 Jn 4:19–5:4; PS 72:1-2, 14 and

15bc, 17; Lk 4:14-22

Friday 1 Jn 5:5-13; PS 147:12-13, 14-15,

19-20; Lk 5:12-16

Saturday 1 Jn 5:14-21; PS 149:1-2, 3-4, 5-6A

AND 9B; JN 3:22-30

Sunday IS 42:1-4, 6-7; PS 29:1-2, 3-4, 3 , 9-

10; ACTS 10:34-38; LK 3:15-16, 21-

22

King Cake Party in the Parish Hall after all Masses This weekend Jan 2 & 3

Weekly Report Mass Attendance: December 19, Saturday Vigil 65

December 20, Sunday, 8:00 am 41

10:30 am 202

December 24, Christmas Vigil 260

December 25, Christmas Day

December 26, Saturday Vigil 56

December 27, Sunday, 8:00 am 45

10:30am 158

Stewardship: Saturday Vigil $ 897.00

Sunday 8:00 am $ 537.00

Sunday 10:30 am $ 5,635.00

Christmas Vigil &

Christmas Day $ 5,243.00

Saturday Vigil $ 795.00

Sunday 8:00 am $ 814.00

Sunday 10:30 am $ 7,972.00

Total Collection $ 21,893.00

Online Giving $ 1,762.95

Total Stewardship $ 23,655.95

Building Fund: $ 350.00

4:00 p.m., Saturday, January 2, 2016

Peace

Herbert Baudy, Jr.

8:00 a.m., Sunday, January 3, 2016

For all parishioners

10:30 a.m., Sunday, January 3, 2016 Anthony R. Cuillier, Sr., Joseph Lee Sullivan, Jr.

David and Edna Coleman, Mary Ellen Bluain Harris

8:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Lawrence C. Coulon

8:30 a.m., Thursday, January 7, 2016

Armand Charbonnet

After 8:30.a.m. Mass, Monday – Thursday,

Recitation of the Rosary

8:15 a.m., Tuesday Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena

Sanctuary Light

For the week of

January 3, 2016

Mary Ellen Bluain Harris

MEMORIALS FOR DECEASED LOVED ONES

We are accepting renewals and new memorials to appear in

the parish bulletin. If you wish to have your loved ones remembered in this way, either individuals or as a family,

please pick up an envelope for this purpose on one of the

entrance tables. The offering for the year is $100.00.

If you have Good News you would like to share with the

parish, please email it to stgabriel@archdiocese-no.org

and put Good News in the subject line.

Please Pray for Sick and

Shut-In Parishioners Please pray for Judith Adams, Gwen Armstrong, Mary

Bonapart, Sr. Kathleen Driscoll, Harry & Joyce Eves,

Ethel George, Alice Gilyard, Victor Gordon, Lynne

Guimont, Miriam Haydel, Brandi Hebert, Yvonne

Keys, Shirley McIntyre, Madeline Pipkin, Mary

Provost, Marlene Reeves, George Robertson, Eric

Stevens, Woodrow Still, Eddie Triggs, King Wells,

Byron Wright, Christopher Young and all those listed in

the Book of the Sick.

CHRISTMAS FLOWERS

Thanks to all who donated so generously for

our Christmas flowers.

Donations were made in memory of: Narrvare Wood

Jones and Muse Families

W. Charles Keyes, Jr.

Joseph Bernard Millon

Clementine Family

Pulley, Easton Knox Families

The Deceased Members of the Altar Society

Marrero, Pepin and Darensbourg Families

Candace King

Baudy & Delille Families

Arthur, Sr & Austin Anderson

Agnes & Ernest Campbell

Deacon Melvin Jones & Miguel Jones

Mary Ellen Bluain Harris

Clifford & Rachel Young,

Beverly Y. Thompson

Malone and Williams Families

John Stanley Cuillier, Sr.

Hermina Blossom

Earline Blossom

Pauline Cuillier

Leanidous Jr. & Letria Washington

Philip J. White, Sr.

Henry, Andrew & Robert Johnson

Jones and Bluain Families

Triggs and Vinnett Families

Special thanks to Mr. & Mrs. James Martin for

their generous donation.

St. Gabriel the Archangel Church Solemnity of the Epiphany January 3, 2016

St. Gabriel’s Maintenance Ministry is sponsoring a cookout on January 17. Tickets are $10 for a scrumptious meal of grilled chicken, red beans and rice, dessert and a soft drink. Tickets are on sale after all Masses this weekend. Don’t wait until the last minute-- Get your tickets EARLY!!!

Archdiocese Retreat Center Upcoming

Programs To register for any program or for information, please

contact the Retreat/Hospitality Coordinator, Susan

Halligan at shalligan@arch-no.org, (504) 267- 9604 or

1-866-937-9170.

Tue, Jan 12 2016 - Day of Reflection presented by

Fr. Anthony Rigoli. Explore how to find peace in

your life through forgiveness. Cost: $35.00.

Tue, Jan 19 2016 - Thomas Merton: Discovering

God Within presented by Rev. Doug Doussan,

Cost: $35.00.

Fri, Jan 22 2016 - Sun, Jan 24 2016 - Practicing

Mercy: Kissed by Mercy, Embraced by Love .

Presented by Rev. Philip Chircop, S.J. Preached

Silent Retreat. Cost: $350.00

Fri, Jan 29 2016 - Sun, Jan 31 2016 - Family of

Patterns: Blessings, Burdens and Bedlam

presented by Rev. Joe Krafft. Preached Silent

Retreat, Cost: $350.00

Fr. John will be on vacation from January 4 – 12.

Please pray that he has an enjoyable, blessed time

and returns refreshed and renewed.

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Saturday, Jan 2 4:00 p.m. Vigil Mass Church

Sunday, Jan 3 8:00 a.m. Mass Church

After

10:30 a.m. Mass Church

Thursday, Jan 7 11:00 a.m. Trumpeteers Mtg. Conf. Rm.

Saturday, Jan 9 11:00 a.m. Pontilly Meeting Parish Hall

2:00 p.m. Children Ministry Mtg. Rm. 1

4:00 p.m. Vigil Mass Church

Sunday, Jan 10 8:00 a.m. Mass Church

9:00 a.m. PSR Classes Resume Admin. Bldg.

RCIA

10:30 a.m. Mass Church

After Mass Altar Society Mtg. Conf. Rm.

Jan 9 Children’s Ministry, 2 pm

Conference Room

Monday January 11 Individual, Family &

Group Registrations due for

MLK Day of Service

Life’s most persistent question is “What are

you doing for others?” said Dr. Marin Luther

King. The MLK Day ON /Not Off of

Service is an annual day of volunteering in our

community! It happens on January 18 beginning with a

prayer service at Jesuit High School in New Orleans

led by Archbishop Gregory Aymond (7:30 am).

Volunteers will be assigned to community projects

throughout the Archdiocese of New Orleans.

Projects include planting seedlings, replacing regular

light bulbs with energy efficient light bulbs, painting

and sprucing up homes and schools.

Who can participate? High school student

groups, youth groups, ministry groups, families,

organizations and individuals are encouraged to join

us! All groups must be registered in advance by

January 12.

How do you register? To register with St.

Gabriel contact Mrs. Doris Banks; to register as an

individual, family, or group and for more information

contact the Office of Black Catholic Ministries, (504)

861-6207, email atholics@arch-no.org or download

the forms at http://obcm.arch-no.org.

In Memory O f

Arthur M. Anderson, Sr. & Austin M. Anderson

Joseph & Joyce Baptiste

Ethel & Herbert Baudy, Sr., & Herbert Baudy, Jr.

Oscar & Irma Bluain

Ernest & Agnes Holmes Campbell

Mayo, Greene & Cunningham Families

Shelia Wells Davis

Ruth & Lester Sr., Lester Jr. & Tom Doussan

Emily Thomas Evans

Clifford J. & Dolores D. Francis

Nile J. & Dardanella D. Hamilton

Marguerite Holmes Johnson

Kenneth M. Jones

Melvin C. Jones

Miguel Gerard Jones

Brenda Bernadette Joseph

Elouise G. Ford & Julietta F. Knight

Samuel Lee, Jr.

Mary Berenice McCall

Augusta & Herlin Mogilles Sr.

Kimberly Nicole Perry & Alcee Joseph Perry

George Robertson Jr.

Howard & Nelda Rodgers

Clifford & Rachel Young & Beverly Y. Thompson

The Valeary Family

Leanidous C. Jr & Letria Washington

Malone & Williams Families

Earle, Donna, Glenn Sr., & Glenn Jr. Winnier

Alphonse Joseph Woods

If any parishioner would like to list the names of their deceased loved ones, please complete an In Memory Of

envelope, which can be found on the entrance tables or call the parish office to make arrangements.

Food for Seniors Food for Families/Food for Seniors provides monthly nutritional food boxes to seniors who are 60 years old or older and meet Federal Income Guidelines. The next distribution date has been moved to January 25th due to the MLK holiday. Please let your friends know. ALL Clients are requested to update registration (re-register) by the end of January. This is to ensure that you continue to qualify for the program.

Providing affordable housing

for seniors for more than 45

years.

1000 Howard Ave., Suite 100

New Orleans, LA 70113

Phone: 504-596-3460

Fax: 504-596-3466

TTY 800-846-5277

www.christopherhomes.org

BUSINESS ADVERTISEMENTS NEEDED – Do you own your own business or know of someone

who does? Then why not prayerfully consider renewing or placing an ad in our weekly

bulletin? If you or someone you know would be interested in advertising in the bulletin please

contact the parish office at (504) 282-0296.

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Remember

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Memorial Ad On This Page

Of The Church Bulletin. Call

the Parish Office, for details,

504 282 0296

WOULD YOU LIKE TO

PLACE AN AD HERE?

Contact the Parish Office

@504-282-0296

St. Gabriel Parish

Hall available

for rental! Contact the Parish Office

@504-282-0296

Refer A Business to Place It’s

Ad Here.

Contact the

Parish

Office at

504 282 0296 or

stgabriel@archdiocese-no.org

Pope Francis’ January Prayer Intentions

Universal: That sincere dialogue among men and women of different faiths may produce the fruits of

peace and justice.

Evangelization: That by means of dialogue and fraternal charity and with the grace of the Holy Spirit,

Christians may overcome divisions.

“Justice shall flower in his days, and profound

peace…”

From Psalm 72

January 14th - THE WORLD WAR II MUSEUM

will be hosting a FREE OPEN HOUSE from 6-8pm to

highlight the exhibit

“FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHT TO FIGHT:

THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN WWII”

Providing affordable housing

for seniors since 1966.