Third Sunday of Easter

Dear Parishioners,

Next week we will take up the Catholic Home Missions Appeal. Home mission dioceses are those dioceses in the United States, its territories, and former territories that cannot provide basic pastoral services without outside help. Basic pastoral services include Mass, the sacraments, religious education, and ministry training for priests, deacons, religious, religious brothers, and lay people. Today, nearly 40% of dioceses in the United States and its territories are unable to fund the essential pastoral work their communities need. In the state of Louisiana, the dioceses of Houma-Thibodaux, Lake Charles, Alexandria, and Shreveport receive grants from the Catholic Home Missions Appeal. Your support of this appeal helps them meet these faith formation and sacramental needs. Please prayerfully consider how you can support this appeal.

Second grade students preparing to receive their First Holy Communion will be on retreat on Saturday, April 29th. Please keep these little ones and their teachers in your prayers.

I pray that you and your families continue to celebrate the joy of the Resurrection during the Easter Season.

Have a Blessed Easter week!