St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church P. O. Box 428 13396 River Road Destrehan, LA 70047 985-764-6383
est. 1723 Christmas Pageant Pictures The Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary the Mother of God (Holy Day of Obligation) Vigil Mass on Wednesday, December 31st @ 4:30 p.m. Masses on Thursday, January 1st @ 7:00, 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. There will be no 6:00 p.m. Mass on New Year’s Day LITURGICAL MINISTERS NEEDED Masses: Readers & Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist are needed for New Year’s Day Masses. Please sign in at the sacristy. Childchurch or Children’s Liturgy of the Word There will be no Childchurch or Children’s Liturgy of the Word on Sunday, Jan. 4th. December Calendar January Calendar ADVENT PROGRAM 2008 2009 Church Calendars: The 2009 Religious Art Calendars will be distributed as part of the Eucharistic Liturgies for the Feast of the Epiphany, January 3 & 4, 2009. A special Thanks to Mayeux’s & York A/C & Heating for sponsoring this year’s calendar. Also on this Sunday we will be distributing an Epiphany Home Blessing to dedicate our homes. The ceremony of the blessing and a piece of chalk is being provided to each family, courtesy of Anthony and Nicole Landreneau. Traditionally families write over the doors of their homes the names of Caspar, Melchior, and Baltzar, (20 + C M + B + 09), that by their “intercession we receive health of body and protection of soul,” throughout this new year. ----------------------------------------- TheDailyMass.com The Daily Mass at St. Louis Cathedral is now available to people around the world. Each day’s morning Mass as celebrated at St. Louis Cathedral may be seen on demand, 24 hours a day by logging on to www.TheDailyMass.com. The mysteries of teh Rosary will soon follow. ----------------------------------------- CONGRATULATIONS Archbishop Hughes has accepted Gerard Gautrau for entrance into formation as an Aspirant to the vocation of Permanent Deacon. Gerard and his wife Laura and their three children Preston, Douglas and Meredith, have been members of our Parish since 1981. Over these past years, Gerard has been an active member of our parish as a CCD Teacher, Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion and is a member of the Men of Manresa. We promise him our full and prayerful support in his formation to a life of service to the Church. ----------------------------------------- Beginning Experience Separated, Divorced, and Widowed—Applications are now being taken for the next Beginning Experience Weekend, which will be held February 6-8, 2009, at the Carmelite Spirituality Center in Lacombe, Louisiana. Beginning Experience is a powerful, positive, and spiritual weekend program designed to help separated, divorced and widowed people make a new beginning in their lives; a time to begin again. For an application, please call Joey (504) 812-3300 or Judy (504) 858-1287. Please callas soon as possible to reserve your spot as space is limited. ----------------------------------------- Married Couples Retreat Would you like to break away with your spouse for a weekend and spend quality time enriching your marriage? Then join the upcoming Willwoods Married Couples Retreat at St. Joseph Abbey Christian Life Center. The retreat begins on Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. and goes through till 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 25, 2009. The theme of the retreat is Hope! The retreat will be led by Retreat Master; Father Thomas Perrier O.S.B., and by speaker couples; Deacon Mark and Judeyanne Coudrain, Marlon and Rovira Charlene, and Patrick and Susie Veters. If you are interested in attending or would like more information please call Jason Angelette at (504) 830-3716 or visit online at www.willwoods.org. There are no fees for the Married Couples Retreat. Suggested donation for the retreat is $185.00. Pre-registration deposit is $50.00. Please make checks payable to the Christian Life Center. ----------------------------------------- The Adoration Chapel URGENT ADORER NEEDED - Our Perpetual Adoration Chapel Ministry urgently needs an adorer for 2:00 a.m. Saturday morning and 5:00 p.m. Friday evening. Please call Mike Hebert at 764-9459. We desperately need your help! Please consider this ministry. Please consider helping.	Parish Staff/Contact Information Mass Schedule Church History Special Services Weekly Bulletins Directions School Website Fountain of Youth Parish Religious Education/CCD Other Links Jenny - News & Updates ----------------------------------------- Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow! ---------------------------------------- Thanks and Appreciation We want to say a sincere word of thanks to all who helped to make our Christmas liturgies so special and meaningful. We are particularly grateful to our song and music ministry, and all our liturgical ministries, at all the Masses, including the gym, and to all who helped decorate our church and gym. Thank you for making the Christmas Season both inspiring and prayerful. ----------------------------------------- ACADEMIC GAMES is selling "Keep Christ in Christmas" car magnets for $5. Please contact the school office to make your purchase. --------------------------------- Annual Adult Appreciation Dinner: We extend our sincere thanks to everyone who is active in any ministry in our parish. It is your commitment of time & energy in our various ministries that has enabled us to meet the needs of many & witness to the presence of Christ among us. To show our appreciation, we invite you & your spouse to our Annual Adult Appreciation Dinner on Saturday, January 3, 2009. The night will begin with a social in the Borromeo Room at 5:30 p.m., followed by a sit-down steak dinner at 6:30 p.m. in the gym. Please RSVP the Parish Office before Wednesday, January 2nd so that we can make adequate arrangements. Please pass this information to others who are active and encourage them to RSVP. This is always a beautiful night for our community and everyone’s attendance enhances our gathering. --------------------------------- UPDATE ON CAPITAL CAMPAIGN “Out of Site-Out of Mind” This old saying seems to hold true with a lot of things but we must not let it pertain to the incomplete downstairs of the Msgr. John N. Phuc Education Center. Although the building might look finished on the outside, these photos show that there is still much to be done on the inside. Don’t forget your pledge! Help us create a safe environment for our children. ----------------------------------------- Visitation to Area Churches Our annual visitation to area churches will be on Tuesday, December 30, 2008. Traveling in a comfortable air-conditioned bus, we will depart St. Charles Borromeo at 7:45 a.m. and return at 5:00 p.m. There will be an optional Mass at 7:00 a.m. Our itinerary for the day is: St. Rita of Cascia Church, Holy Name of Jesus Church, St. Francis of Assisi Church, National Shrine of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, St. Peter Claver Church, all in New Orleans, Lunch at Piccadilly Restaurant on Jefferson Highway, St. Agnes Church, Jefferson, St. Catherine of Siena Church, Metairie & Coffee at Café Du Monde, on Veterans Memorial Blvd. The cost is $40.00 which includes everything except lunch. Reservations will be accepted with the payment of $40.00 at the Parish Office. ----------------------------------------- MARCH FOR LIFE MARCH FOR LIFE IN WASHINGTON D.C.—January 20-25, 2009 STAND UP FOR RESPECT OF ALL LIFE—HELP STOP ABORTION Thousands of Catholics, especially young people, gather annually in Washington, D.C. to make a statement against the Supreme Court’s Roe V. Wade decision & in favor of respect for all human life. The trip includes a Rally and March for Life from the National Mall to the Supreme Court, tour of Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institutions, the Capital, etc., Respect Life Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception at Catholic University of America & a reception with Louisiana’s pro-life members of Congress. Cost is $550 / person & includes airline transportation, lodging at the Comfort Inn & Suites & all activities & admissions. We will depart on Wed. Jan. 20, 2009 & return on Sun. Jan. 25, 2009. School absence letters will be sent to all high schools of all participants. If interested a $200 non-refundable deposit is due by Wed. Oct. 1, 2008. For more information, contact Mrs. Janeen at (985) 764-6383.
NEW YEAR’S BLESSING PRAYER Lord, you who live outside of time, we ask your blessing this New Year’s Day (Eve) upon your gift to us of time. Bless our clocks and watches. May they make us aware of the miracle of each second of life that we experience. May they help us not to miss that which is important, while you keep us from machine-like routine. May we ever be free from being clock watchers and instead become time lovers. Bless our calendars, these ordered lists of days, weeks and months, of holidays and holydays, fasts and feasts— all our special days of remembering. May our calendars remind us of birthdays and other gift-days, as they teach us the secret that all life is meant for celebration. Bless, Lord, this new year, each of its 365 days and nights. Bless us with new moons and full moons. Bless us with happy seasons and a long life. Grant to us, Lord, the New Year’s gift of a year of love and grace. Amen. May this New Year be one of grace and blessing for each and all—from our Parish Staff.

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