- We are still in need of Sacristans. Please discern your calling to this ministry. Call the Pastoral Center when Jesus calls you.
- Several projects within our Cluster require additional financial support and are listed in our bulletin and on our Church website iGive Catholic Campaign. Our December 2025 iGive Catholic campaign brought in $4,595 in donations. You can still make donations to help complete these projects through our online iGiveCatholic campaign for each church. Or, you can write a check to the appropriate church and put the envelope in the collection basket or bring it to the Pastoral Center. Thank you.
- St. Joseph Church needs volunteers to help the current ladies clean the church. Please call the Pastoral Center to volunteer.
- Registration for 2026 Fall Elementary PSR is currently open and will continue through Friday, July 17. Forms are at the main entrance of each church, the Pastoral Center, and on the cluster website.
- Thank you for your donation to our cluster blood drive last Sunday, May 17. We reached our goal of 25 units and an extra 5 units to cover our cluster.
- The KC chicken dinner is next Sunday, May 31. Proceeds will benefit St. Vincent DePaul.
- The Pastoral Center will be closed Monday, May 25, in observance of Memorial Day.
- Thursday, June 11th at 6:00pm at the St. Peter Chanel Cafeteria, Fr. Laz’s will host an Indian Meal Fundraiser to help raise funds for sending young women in India to school. Receiving an education can help prevent human trafficking among these young women. It costs $350 to send one young lady to school for a year. Join us for a traditional Indian meal, good company, and a worthy cause. We suggest a donation of $25:00 per person. We hope to see you there!
- Kindly read our church bulletin for additional events in our Parish Cluster.
Homilies can be seen on our YouTube channel 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.
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.
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
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 March 27 - 29, 2026 local Retrouvaille Weekend program for couples, contact: Randall and Robin Bellard @ 225-271-4092 or visit our website: HelpOurMarriage.org
Formed
FORMED has gone through some changes and is getting rave reviews. Check out the new website and all it has to offer.
Please sign up for FORMED by clicking the icon and finding the parish of East St James
Then watch the feature video for this weeks reading. During the Homily you will hear how the Readings and the videos promote God's Plan.
https://app.formed.org/app/browse
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Mailing Address
Our Mailing Address
Pastoral Center
PO Box 129
2130 Rectory Street
Paulina, LA 70763-0129
Office Hours
Our School
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Events
- May 20 2026 6:30 pm - St. Joseph Pastoral Council
- May 22 2026 8:00 am - Pastoral Center Closed
- May 24 2026 10:00 am - Children's Church
Staff
- Fr. Lazaru "Laz" Panthagani, Pastor
- Fr. Rajesh "Raj" Pereira, Associate
- Deacon Randy Clement, Deacon Assistant
- Mrs. Paula Poche, St. Peter Chanel Principal
- Mrs. Crystal Faucheux, Receptionist
- Mrs. Lori Taylor, Secretary/Census/Sacramental Records
- Mrs. Missy Laurent, HS DRE/Confirmation/Youth Ministry/Bapt. Prep./Lay Ministry Coordinator
- Ms. Amy L. Babin, SH/SJ Elementary PSR DRE
- Ms. Ashlyn St. Pierre, SH/SJ Elementary PSR Assistant DRE
- Mrs. Jackie Copponex, SM Jr/High PSR DRE
- Ms. Carol Ann Rome, SM Elementary PSR DRE
- Mrs. Tammy Martin, SJ & SH Finance
- Ms. Allison Badeaux, SM Finance/Payroll/HR
- Ms. Donna Rochon, Cemetery/Facilities/Website Coordinator
- Mrs. Harriet Melancon, Bulletin Editor/Adult Confirmation
- Mr. R J St. Pierre, Maintenance Supervisor
- Mr. Gordon Jenkins, Project Manager
