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Gospel for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

“Quien Necesita tu Compasion ?”

St. Jude Parish

Social Outreach Awareness Day

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

9:00 am to 1:30 pm

(Beginning in Church)

Keynote Speaker

Mr. Michael Acaldo

Executive Director, St. Vincent de Paul of Baton Rouge

Every ministry is asked to register at least 2 delegates (from your ministry) for the day. Lunch will be served. Please call the Parish Office at 766-2431 to RSVP.

Please join us as we celebrate and make plans to strengthen our ministry to the needy!

Sr. Mary Ann Culotta will no longer work at St. Jude after July 1. If you would like to bid her farewell, please join us on Aug. 22 in the Activity Center after the 11:30 am Mass.

Need summer reading? Check out the St. Jude Library !

Return to the Church Again-Share the Joy of Easter

St. Jude Parish Mission Statement

Talking Bulletin

To open a .dss file, use this small Olympus download: DSS Multiplayer Lite for Windows. Once you have downloaded it, you will be able to open the Talking Bulletin.

Sunday Liturgy Schedule for Area Churches

DMA Bus Trip to New Orleans: Fr. Seelos Center and National WWII Museum: See the July 18 Bulletin link to make reservations....St. Jude Vacation Bible School children collected $434.75 for our Haiti Mission....Farewell to Sr. Mary Ann Culotta! If you would like to thank her for her years of wonderful service to St. Jude, join us on Aug. 29 after the 9:45 and 11:30am Masses in the Parish Hall...For prayer requests, call the St. Jude Prayer Line at 766-3668....MINISTRY DINNER: Sun., Aug. 22 in the Activity Center.....Include spiritual reading in your summer! Many titles are available in the Parish Library. Stop by during office hours........Rosary for Vocations: Wed. at 6pm in the church each week......If you visit our church, know that we are honored by your presence. Our parish offers preparation for sacraments, education for children and adults, social activities for all ages, assistance to those in difficulty, and comfort to the sick and those who mourn a loss. If we can be of service to you, do not hesitate to call on us at 766-2431.

Pastoral Team
Rev. Caye A. "Trey" Nelson, Pastor		fathertreynelson@gmail.com
Charmaine Biossat, Director of Ministries		ministry@stjudecatholic.org
Mary Rogers, Director of Religious Education		RelEduc@stjudecatholic.org
Director of Spiritual Formation
Deacon Frank E. Bains, Permanent Deacon
Deacon Curt Reeson, Permanent Deacon
Parish Office Staff Office Hours: Monday-Thursday, 8:30am-4:00pm (Closed from 12:30pm-1:30pm for lunch), and Friday, 8:30am-12:00noon
Jennifer Robeau, Office Manager
Cindi Langlois, Bookkeeper
Linda McVay, Receptionist-Secretary
Larry Waguespack, Director of Facilities		Maint@stjudecatholic.org
Warren Scott, Assistant to Director of Facilities.		Maint@stjudecatholic.org
Christie Guillory, Assistant to Director of Religious Education		christieg@stjudecatholic.org
Claudette St. Amant, Assistant to Director of Ministries and Director of Spiritual Formation		claudettes@stjudecatholic.org
St. Jude School
Karen Jakuback, Principal		kjakuback@stjudebr.org
Angelle Saia, Assistant Principal		asaia@stjudebr.org

Phones
Parish Office	Area code: 225	766-2431
Rectory		766-2434
Fax		766-0722
Parish Hall		766-5385
Activity Center		769-3899
School		769-2344
St. Jude Athletics
Liturgies
Sunday: 8:00, 9:45, and 11:30 am
Saturday Vigil: 4:00 pm
Holy Day Vigil: 6:30 pm
Holy Days: 9:00 am and 6:30 pm
Weekdays (in the Chapel): Monday, 7:00 am; Tuesday at 5:30 pm (followed by Novena, Benediction and Adoration), Wednesday, 7:00 am and 12:00 noon; Thursday, 7:00 am Wednesday Vocation Rosary: 6:00 pm in the Chapel
Sacrament of Reconciliation-Chapel
Saturday: 2:30-3:45 pm
Third Tuesday of the Month: 5:00-5:25 pm and by appointment

Parish Registration: All families should complete a parish census form through the Parish Office to be formally registered at St. Jude the Apostle Church.

Care of the Sick: Emergency calls are answered immediately, when possible. Call the Parish Office at 766-2431 for emergencies. Visits to the homebound are made on a regular basis by our priests and Eucharistic Ministers. Pleases notify the Parish Office when confined to hospital or home.

Anointing of the Sick is done by request for serious illness, prior to surgery, for the elderly, and at an annual service in the fall, as advertised in the bulletin.

Christian Burial: Families should contact the Parish Office for funeral arrangements.

Children's Liturgy of the Word and Sunday School/Nursery: These special ministries for children are available at 9:45 am Mass on Sundays.