Parish Staff

The Year of St. Joseph in the Diocese of Lafayette has begun and will continue through May 1^st. We are celebrating the 150^th anniversary of St. Joseph being declared the Patron of the Universal Church.  Our own St. Joseph Church in Ville Platte is one of the pilgrimage sites where the plenary indulgence can be obtained by visiting and praying at the church. The plenary indulgence requires Holy Communion that day, prayers for the Pope and confession within 20 days for venial sins, for mortal sins confession must be done before.

When is the best time to visit St. Joseph Church?

1. On the 1^st Saturday of each month and/or the 19^th of each month. (For this reason, our 8:00am first Saturday Masses will be done at St. Joseph Church.)
2. Every Sunday morning at the 8:30am Mass
3. Every Wednesday evening at 6:00pm for the St. Joseph devotion (prayers to St. Joseph, rosary, Litany, etc. will be recited).
4. Schedule an appointment by calling our office!

St. Joseph, pray for us!

  *On Saturday, February 6th, our 8:00am morning Mass will be at St. Joseph Church instead of Sacred Heart.  

+ January 3, 2021- The Epiphany of the Lord 

+ Catholic Engaged Encounter – Spend a weekend away from the cares and distractions of everyday living.  Attend a Catholic Engaged Encounter Weekend.  The weekend is open to any engaged couple wanting to prepare for a deeper more meaningful life together in a marriage recognized by the Catholic Church according to its Church law. Upcoming weekend dates are August 7-9, September 18-20, November 13-15, January 8-10.  For cost of weekends, other dates, and to learn more, visit our website at  www.ceelafayette.org or contact Paul & Carolyn Trahan at (337)254-8947 or cee.trahan@gmailcom.

+ Divorce Recovery – Are you or someone you know suffering or has suffered from the breakdown of their marriage and family? Our Lady of Fatima Church will provide a 12 week series of the Catholic Divorce Support program. Topics that will be discussed are shock, denial, anger, grief, forgiveness, money, dating, remarriage, and so much more. For more information, please contact our facilitator Greg Broussard at 337-412-0349.

+ Natural Family Planning classes available  via Zoom. Several classes are starting soon. Please contact Leslie Johnson to sign up at Jljohnson786@gmail.com or (337)331-5598.

+ New Life Pregnancy Center:- If you would like to make a donation to the New Life Pregnancy Center, please send your donation to 1415 7th Street Suite H in Mamou, LA 70554

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 

Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish Announcements

+ Church Office Hours:

8:00am -4:00pm Monday – Thursday

8:00am – 12:00 noon on Fridays

(closed 12:00-1:00pm for lunch)  

+ Neal Lartigue, Chief of Police, asked all the churches to disseminate information about the 2016 Department of Justice findings regarding the police department, especially regarding investigative holds. Click here to view the information.

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