Feast of Don Bosco · 1/26/2020 · We, as members, of Don Bosco’s family by virtue of our...
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“If one is to do good, one must have a little courage, be ready for sacrifice, deal affably with all and never slight anybody. By following this method I have always had significant success, in fact, marvelous success.” -- Don Bosco aka St. John Bosco ST. JOHN BOSCO CATHOLIC CHURCH January 26, 2020 Feast of Don Bosco
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“If one is to do good, one must have a little courage, be ready for sacrifice, deal affably with all and never slight anybody. By following this method I have always had significant success, in fact, marvelous success.” -- Don Bosco aka St. John Bosco
ST. JOHN BOSCOCATHOLIC CHURCH
January 26, 2020Feast
of D
on B
osco
The Pastor Jots It Down…
My dear parishioners of St. John Bosco,
As we near the solemn liturgical feast of St. John Bosco on Friday, January 31st, our Salesian Parishes in Harvey will be celebrating this weekend and the next: this weekend at St. John Bosco at the 11am Mass followed by a spaghetti dinner served by the Knights of Columbus in the Family Life Center and next Sunday at the 10:30am Family Mass at St. Rosalie followed by a balloon launch after Mass. All are welcome to both celebrations. Salesian parishes have the privilege to celebrate this feast on either the Sunday before or the Sunday after the liturgical feast so that as many parishioners as possible will be able to pause and remember and endeavor to imitate this “giant of sanctity” as Don Bosco was called by Pope Pius XI at his canonization on Easter Sunday 1934. On the centenary of his death in January 1998, Pope John Paul II declared Don Bosco the Father and Teacher of Youth. In writing about this great honor given to Don Bosco, the then Rector Major of the Salesians, Fr. Egidio Vigano, wrote in a circular letter to the Salesians: “In this title in fact we can see condensed, unified and set out, the main values of the living heritage left us by Don Bosco:
his kind of holiness: practical love; his choice of a field of apostolic activity: youth; his strategy of approach: the preventive system; his program of action: education; the secret of his success: his intui-tive knowledge of the juvenile heart.”
We, as members, of Don Bosco’s family by virtue of our membership in the Salesian Parishes of St. Rosalie and St. John Bosco are called to imitate the living heritage of our Father and Founder: to strive for holiness through the practical love of God and neighbor; to have a predilection for the young and the desire to assist/educate them through the practice of the preventive system to become good Christians and good citizens.
There is a Latin saying, “nemo dat, quod non habet” – “no one gives what one does not have”.
The greatest gift we can give to the young of our parish, the children within our parish boundaries, our children and grandchildren is the gift of our holiness. If we are not holy or striving for holiness, we can’t transmit this precious gift to others.
Today on this feast, let us commit/recommit ourselves to leading holy lives – a great gift to those we meet in daily life.
God loves you!
St. John Bosco Catholic Church Served by the Salesian of Don Bosco
2114 Oakmere Dr. Harvey, LA 70058 504.340.0444
Fr. Mark Hyde, SDB Pastor
Fr. George Hanna, SDB Fr. Greg Fishel, SDB
Fr. Wilgintz Polynice, SDB Parochial Vicars
Kevin Steel Deacon
MASS SCHEDULE: Monday—Friday 7:00 am Saturday 8:00 am Saturday Vigil 5:00 pm Sunday 7:30, 9:00 & 11:00 am 5:00 pm
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Saturday: 4:00 - 4:45pm Sunday: 10:15 - 10:45am
Golden
Wedding
Anniversary
Celebration The Archdiocesan Golden Anniversary
celebration will take place
Sunday, June 7, 2020 at 3:00 PM
in St. Philip Neri Church in Metairie.
Please Note:
This year’s celebration will not be a
Mass, but a Prayer Service.
Attendance at Mass for the Sunday
obligation
will have to be met within one’s
respective parish.
(To register, please contact the parish rectory at
340-0444 before March 11, 2020)
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Date: Saturday, February 8, 2020 Registration/Check in
9:00 - 9:30am Time: 9:30 - Noon
Place: Café Hope at Timberlane Country Club
1 Timberland Dr., Gretna La. 70056
Tickets: $20.00 On sale Now, thru Feb. 3, 2020
Tickets available from:
Westbank Religious Supply House (504) 341-6558
Mary’s Helper (Marrero) (504)348-7729
By mail, postmarked by Feb. 3, 2020
Send your name and phone number with check payable to Magnificat
Westbank to: Cindy Delger 231 10th St
Gretna, La 70053
“Glorify the Lord with me. Let us
together extol His name.”
Psalm 34:4
SAINT JOHN BOSCO CHURCH
“FAMILY BINGO”
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2020
DOORS OPEN 6PM-STARTS 7PM
TOTAL GIVEAWAY—$1200.00
$10.00 BUY IN FOR 20 GAMES
FOOD & DRINKS AVAILABLE FOR
PURCHASE
2114 OAKMERE DR., HARVEY
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The Sanctuary Candle is in memory of
Joseph Vu Quoc Tuan
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Celebration of the Eucharist is in memory of
Peter John Paul Nguyen
W ’ S There will be a
Women’s Society meeting on January 27th at 6:30pm. All women in the parish
are invited to attend.
R The Rosary is said every
Thursday morning at 10am. Please come and join us!
Mass Intentions
Jan 25 8am Conversion of Poor Sinners
5pm In Honor of Blessed Francis X Seelos
+Rose H. Abdon (AOD)
+Rosita Valencia (AOD)
+Abdon & Quiaoit Families
+Wayne Delaune
+Vincent J. Rotolo (AOD)
+Vincent C. Rotolo (AOD)
+Vincent “Buddy” Rotolo (AOD)
+Jacqueline G. Guillot
+Vicente Nguyen Van Ky
+Peter John Paul Nguyen
+Joseph Lai Duc Anh
+Fr. Michael Fraser
+Cheryl Perry Smith
+John Baptist Tuan Nguyen
Jan 26 7:30am +Talamo & Termine Families
9am Parishioners of St. John Bosco Church
11am Mrs. Beverly Reuther
Mr. Richard Bagnetto
+Paul Louis Nguyen Dinh Dzung
+Charles & Genevieve Darsey
+Theresa Cindy Cao (MOB-day 1/3)
+Mr. C G Reuther
5pm +Penelope Solis
Jan 27 7am +Milton Rodriguez
Jan 28 7am +Daniel A. Rodrigues (MOB 1/31)
Jan 29 7am +Rosario “Boogie” Termine
Jan 30 7am Special Intentions
Jan 31 7am Happy Birthday Any Rea
Feb 1 8am Conversion of Poor Sinners
5pm Rosie Catubig, For fast recovery
+Neil J. Folse, Jr.
+Daly Hymel
+Paul Louis Nguyen Dinh Dzung
+Wayne Delaune
+Mathew Foret
+Oren Beaux, Sr.
+Jacqueline G. Guillot
+Doug Trauth, Sr.
+Penelope Solis
+Joseph Vu Quoc Tuan
+Peter John Paul Nguyen
+Joseph Lai Duc Anh
Feb 2 7:30am Thanksgiving to St. Jude
+Estelle & William Allen
+Marilyn DeBlanc
9am Parishioners of St. John Bosco
11am +Paul Louis Nguyen Dinh Dzung
5pm +Special Intentions
Submissions to the Parish Bulletin are welcome. Please submit all material at least ten (10) days prior - [email protected].
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From January 24-30 please pray for
Br. Simon Song who is in practical
training at Archbishop Shaw High School in Marrero, La.
He is originally from New York.
