Together With Christ, For Our Future

The CONFUSION of Pope Francis
A YouTube video worth your time; watch it here:

October 2025 Jubilee Pilgrimage

Join Fr. Vincent Dufresne and some of your fellow cluster parishioners on a pilgrimage to Italy.  See flyer here.


Quo Vadis 2024

The Office of Vocations will be hosting its annual Quo Vadis Retreat for 5th through 8th grade boys at Camp Abbey in Covington.   For more information or to register, see flyer here.

 


Cluster Blood Drive, October 6, 2024

You're invited!  Join us for a day filled with gratitude and appreciation for your lifesaving contributions.

 


SCAM ALERT!!!!
Please DISREGARD any request that you get saying Fr. Vincent needs assistance--this is a HOAX.  Fr. Vincent would NEVER request assistance this way---"If they can't SEE my lips moving, it's not me!"

 

Anonymous Contacts

Dear Parishioners,

Different people, parishioners and non-parishioners alike, choose to contact the Pastoral Center for a huge variety of reasons, from the most simple to the most complicated.  

However, often enough I receive “anonymous” contacts – that is, a letter, note, phone message, etc. – without any indication of who the sender might be.  In such cases there is no way for me to respond directly to these persons. 

I care about each parishioner, truly, each person, and I want to provide all that I can within reason and within my abilities.  But, I will never be able to assist individuals who remain anonymous.

God bless,

Fr. Vincent


Our iGiveCatholic Online Fund Raiser is Tuesday, December 3, 2024.  


Announcements for the Week of October 6, 2024
 
  1. As a reminder, each Sunday, the children will come up to the altar to bring their offertory gift when the collection is taken up. (NOTE: St. Joseph's 10am Mass is when they return from children’s church).

  2. Our Cluster Blood Drive is Sunday, October 6 from 9am-2pm in St. Peter Chanel Cafeteria. Let’s try to be as successful as our last blood dive to cover our cluster.  Thank you.

  3. There will be no mass Tuesday through Thursday, Oct 8-10, as all priests of the Baton Rouge Diocese will be at Priest Formation.

  4. Next weekend, October 12/13, is healthcare professionals weekend. We encourage all doctors, nurses, and health care professionals to attend Mass for a special blessing.  Please be sure to invite family and friends who are health care professionals.

  5. The Catholic Daughters of America Courts St. Michael and St. Joseph will sponsor the Public Square Rosary for America Needs Fatima on Saturday, October 12 at Noon. You are invited to join them on the grounds of St. Michael Church in Convent or the Knights of Columbus in Lutcher.

  6. The Book of Remembrance will be out in all Churches next weekend. As a reminder if you have already placed a love one’s name in the book previously, there is no need to do so again. 

  7. Eucharistic Minister Training for all churches will be held at Our Lady of Prompt Succor at Lutcher on Monday, Oct. 21 and Thursday, Oct. 24. This is for all current and new ministers.

  8. On the weekend of October 25-27, 2024, the Office of Vocations will be hosting its annual Quo Vadis Retreat for 5th through 8th grade boys at Camp Abbey in Covington, Louisiana. Fathers are encouraged to attend with their sons. Fliers are available in the back of church.

  9. Fr. Vincent is planning an October 2025 Jubilee Year pilgrimage to Italy. If you are interested, the flyer is at the entrance of each church as well as on the cluster website.

 

Sunday Readings and Homilies can be seen on our YouTube chanel here: Channel content - YouTube Studio

 

 

St Michael

6476 Highway 44
Convent, LA
established 1831

 St Joseph

2130 Rectory St (Hwy 44)
Paulina, LA
established 1900

 Sacred Heart

615 Main St, 
Gramercy, LA
established 1961

Weekend Schedule

Sunday
  Confession    7:00 - 7:50 AM

  Mass              8:00 AM

 

Weekend Schedule

Saturday
   Confession    3:00 - 3:50 PM

   Vigil Mass     4:00 PM

Sunday
   Mass             10:00 AM

Weekend Schedule

Saturday
   Mass              6:00 PM 

Sunday
   Confession    4:00 - 4:50 PM

   Mass              5:00 PM

Our Lady of Prompt Succor Chapel

3250 Louisiana Avenue
Lutcher, LA
established 1927

Weekday Schedule 

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday   7:00 AM (Lutcher)

Wednesday                                         5:30 PM (Lutcher)

 

News & Events

 

Please see attached letter concering cemetery space availability.


Dear Friend of St. Michael: 

The St. Michael Church Building and Maintenance committee, in its continued efforts to maintain and restore the historical St. Michael the Archangel Church and its buildings, announces the 2024 Fundraising Drive.  Activities to raise funds are ongoing and the Church Building and Maintenance Committee is excited about accomplishing its goals.  The debt on the Church Hall has been settled and currently preliminary work on the restoration of the Rectory is underway; however, costs are enormous and sometimes seem far beyond our reach.  Support from our friends is greatly needed if this beautiful facet of St. James Parish history is to be preserved.   

We truly appreciate the contributions from generous people like you who help us tremendously with our fundraising efforts.  We ask that you continue to contribute as you have in the past with cash donations or with any other contribution you might so graciously make to compliment any of the events which will be announced throughout the rest of this year.  Please use the contribution form to help us properly thank you and may God bless you and yours. 

 

Sincerely, 

St. Michael Building and Maintenance Committee


The Sunday Mass at 10:00 AM at St. Joseph Church is now being live-streamed. Each weeks mass will be on the Facebook page until the next Sunday's mass is aired. The readings and Homily from each Sunday will be available on The Catholic Church of East Saint James YouTube channel.

Our live-streamed 10:00am Mass on FaceBook is offered for the spiritual enrichment and benefit of any and all viewers.  However, it CANNOT fulfill the moral obligation to attend Sunday Mass.  Because of their disability, the sick and infirmed are automatically dispensed from this obligation; this Mass is explicitly for their benefit.  All others without a factual impediment are always under moral obligation to attend Sunday Mass.

We are in need of volunteers to help with the live-streaming. It is only for videoing at mass and is a simple process. Several volunteers will allow a schedule so that no one is asked too often. Please contact Gordon Jenkins or the Pastoral Center to volunteer or for more information.

 


The prayers and a prayer card are available. Choose the approriate link.

 


St. Joseph Cemetery Crucifix Restoration project is completed. The new cross and its base has been erected. 


ST. MICHAEL GROTTO

We are happy to announce that we are able to reopen St. Michael’s Lourdes Grotto for more regular visits.  Now open daily from 9:00am to 4:00pm.  Please remember to use the handicap ramp side door to enter and exit the church. 


PERPETUAL ADORATION

Our Perpetual Adoration Chapel is opened at Prompt Succor Chapel.  If you or someone you know would be willing to sign up for an hour, please contact Jason Amato or Bobby Lear.


LOOK FOR THE NEW MASS STIPENDS POLICY UNDER .../MINISTRIES/SPIRITUAL LIFE AND WORSHIP


The Search


Further Information about religious services to parishioners:

BAPTISMS

Please contact Mrs. Missy Laurent at the Pastoral Center.

FUNERALS

Please contact your Funeral Home and the Pastoral Center to coordinate these services.

WEDDINGS

Please contact the Pastoral Center for details.

ANOINTING OF THE SICK / COMMUNION TO THE HOME-BOUND

Please contact the Pastoral Center for a priest to address these needs.


St. Vincent DePaul Thrift Stores in Lutcher is open.

We will strive to operate our Food Pantry on our designated days taking into account the health and well-being of our volunteers and clients. We will continue to provide emergency services as need through the Catholic Church Pastoral Center at 225-869-5751 or St. Vincent DePaul at 225-869-1078 leaving a message. 


Sacred Heart Church is in need of volunteers to clean the church. Anyone interested should contact the Pastoral Center, 225-869-5751.


Is your marriage going down the right road . . . or is it a little off track?  Life can be difficult, and so can the challenges you face in marriage.

Does the distance between you seem wide? Are you already separated? Looking for a better way? Retrouvaille can help and offers hope for a better relationship.  Retrouvaille is a peer ministry of volunteer couples that can help you learn the tools of healthy communication, build intimacy and heal, just as they have done in their own marriages. Retrouvaille is Christian-based, and Catholic in origin, but welcomes couples of all faiths as well as non-religious couples.  Retrouvaille can help get your relationship back on track.  For more information about the upcoming local Retrouvaille Weekend program for couples, (October 4 - 6, 2024) contact: Randall and Robin Bellard @ 225-271-4092 or visit our website:  HelpOurMarriage.org


Are you between the ages of 18-30 and have been longing for a deeper relationship with God, but don't know where to start or searching for friends with the same passion for Christ?? Join the River Road Catholics Young Adult Ministry for an opportunity to grow closer to God through prayer, worship, community, bible study, service, and friendship. Visit our Facebook for more information: River Road Catholics YAM.


For the Stewardship of Ministry page click here 


You can now learn about and join the Knights of Columbus online at KofC.org/JoinUs

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PO Box 129

2130 Rectory Street
Paulina, LA 70763-0129

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