Parish Staff

January 1, 2020- Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God

+ Students return to school on Monday, January 6th

If you have any questions or concerns regarding CCD, please contact the Director of Religious Education: Tiffany Tate Alfred  Phone: 363.5167  Email: olqasdre@centurytel.net

Click on the link below to download the CCD registration form:

+ Grades 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

+ 2nd Grade/First Communion

+ Grades 9, 10, 11/Confirmation

Click here for the Elementary CCD schedule of classes

Click here for the High school CCD schedule of classes 

+ 2020 Diocesan Pro-Life Rally/March/Prayer Service: January 18, 2020 

RALLY: at Parc International

9:00am-10:45am 

MARCH: to the Cathedral

10:45am-11:30am

SERVICE: at the Cathedral

11:30am-12:30pm

MARCH: to the Federal Court and conclusion

12:30pm-1:00pm

For more information, please call (337)261-5598, Diocese of Lafayette Pro-Life Apostolate.

+ Learn more about your Catholic faith by taking an Aquinas Institute Course! Spring 2020 Courses are now open for registration! Do you desire happiness?  Then you want to take Fr. Ben Pitre’s course on living the virtues.  THE 280 Catholic Moral Principles will address what it means to live life in Christ. The class will meet at Our Lady of Wisdom Catholic Student center in Lafayette on Monday evenings from 6-8:45pm beginning January 13th and ending May 4th.  Fr. Randy Moreau will teach THE 370 The New Testament on Thursday evenings at John Paul the Great Academy from 6-8:45pm beginning January 16th and ending May 7th.  Saint Jerome said that Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ.  Register to audit or take his class for credit to learn of Christ in the New Testament.  For more information on these course offerings or to register, contact Fr. Michael Champagne, CJC at (337) 395-6550, email at frchampagne@yahoo.com or visit us at www.aquinaslafayette.org

January- Month of the Holy Name of Jesus

The month of January is traditionally dedicated to the Holy Name of Jesus. After the Blessed Virgin Mary conceived by the Holy Spirit, the angel Gabriel appeared to St. Joseph and told him that the Child’s name should be called Jesus, meaning “God Saves.” According to Jewish law, on the 8th day after his birth a male child was to be circumcised, receive his name, and become a full member of God’s covenant people. According to the old Roman liturgical calendar, the Feast of the Circumcision of Jesus was celebrated on January 1st, eight days after Christmas, the same day that He was given His sacred name. Currently we celebrate the Solemnity of the Mother of God on January 1st and honor the Holy Name of Jesus on January 3rd. For Catholics, Jesus’ sacred name is the object of a special devotion symbolized by the monogram “IHS,” (sometimes called a Christogram), which is the first three letters of the Greek spelling of His name.

The Diocese of Lafayette has partnered with Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio, to give everyone in the diocese access to workshops that can help in their religious formation. Although some of the workshops are geared towards teachers, many simply give information on topics that many of us want to know more about (i.e. the Eucharist, Mary, New Testament, Old Testament).

The Office of Catechetics has a short 3 minute video on their webpage that will direct you on how to create an account. Click Here to watch the video and begin to create your account!

Our parish has already been placed in the system, so all you have to do is create your personal account. We believe this is a wonderful opportunity for us to grow in our faith.

Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish Announcements

**Attention Parents! When children need to use the restroom while at Mass, please accompany them! Sometimes there are people walking off the streets, hanging around which could be a danger to your children. Please be safe, rather than sorry!

+ Children’s Liturgy (Sundays at 10:00am Mass): The children’s liturgy teachers have requested that we limit it to 4 year olds through 1st graders. So 2nd graders and older should stay in church.

+ We have Sacred Heart prayer books available at the rectory for $5.00.

+ A.A. Meetings: Open A.A. Meeting every Monday at 12:00 noon in the Fr. Verbis Lafleur Meeting Room at Sacred Heart Church.

+ The Perpetual (24 hours) Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is available to us at Mercy Regional Hospital Chapel. If you are interested in becoming a regularly scheduled adorer or a substitute adorer, please call Theresa Attales (337)363-1852 or Julius Bischoff (337)290-1133. 

+ We would like to remind our parishioners that if you or a family member are sick or physically unable to attend Mass, please contact our office. We can connect you with one of our Homebound Ministers to bring you the Eucharist at home.

December 29, 2019

December 25, 2019- Christmas Day

December 15, 2019

December 8, 2019

December 1, 2019

Parishioners For Life—Motivating Members to Help End Abortion

The following are resource recommendations from the Diocese Office of Marriage & Family Life:

Divorce & Annulment:

+Catholic Divorce Survival Guide: diolaf.org/divorcerecovery

+Office of Tribunal: diolaf.org/tribunal

+Beginning Experience: beginningexperience.org

Grief/Bereavement:

+ A Catholic Journey Through Grief: diolaf.org/grief

+ Companions Along the Journey (support group, Scott area): (337)654-8917

+ Grief Share (support group, Broussard area): (337)837-1864

+ LA Grief Support Group (New Iberia area): (337)367-8003

+ St. Monica’s Society (support group for widowed women, Lafayette area): (337)235-0465

+ Healing House (Hope for Grieving Children): healing-house.org; (337)234-0443

+ Hospice of Acadiana (support group): (337)232-1234

Infertility/NFP:

+ diolaf.org/nfp

+ USCCB webpage on infertility: usccb.org/issues-and-action/marriage-and-family/natural-family-planning/resources/infertility

+ catholic-fertility@yahoogroups.com

Marriage Enrichment:

+ World Wide Marriage Encounter: wwwme.org

+ For Your Marriage: foryourmarriage.org

Mental Illness:

+ National Alliance for the Mentally Ill: name.org

Pregnancy & Infant Loss:

+ elizabethministry.com

+ aplacetoremember.com

+ nationalshare.org

+ maddiesfootprints.org

Struggling Marriages:

+ Retrouvaille Weekend: A program for troubled marriages. The weekend provides a safe setting; encouraging couples to learn communication in marriage in a respectful manner. Visit the website for more information and to register www.helpourmarriage.com.

+ Codependents Anonymous (a fellowship of men and women whose common purpose is to develop health relationships: (337)261-5607

Suicide Survivors:

+ diolaf.org/suicide-survivors

+ Jacob Crouch Foundation: injacobsmemory.org

+ American Association of Suicidology: suicidology.org

+ American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: afsp.org

+ Suicide Awareness Voices of Education: save.org

+ Yellow Ribbon Program (Prevention of Teen Suicide): yellowribbon.org