At St. Charles Borromeo

On Saturday, September 3, our SCB Parish will be participating in the Five First Saturdays Devotion requested by Our Lady of Fatima. Confession will be available beginning at 7:30 am (and continuing as long as necessary),
we will begin praying the Rosary at 7:30 am, and we will celebrate Mass at 8:15 am. We invite you to join us for the Intention of seeking reparation for sins, to console the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and for peace in the world. Please come and pray with us. After Mass, please stay for coffee and
juice and join in fellowship and community.
 

Basics

The Five First Saturdays devotion is one of the principal points of the Fatima message. It centers on the urgent need for mankind to offer reparation and expiate for the many injuries that the Immaculate Heart of Mary suffers from the hands of both impious and indifferent men.

On the First Saturday during 5 Consecutive Months, the Devotion consists of:
1.   Going to Confession,
2.   Receiving the Sacrament of Holy
      Communion,
3.   Saying five decades of the Rosary,
4.   Meditating for 15 minutes on the
      mysteries of the Rosary.

All this offered in REPARATION for the sins of blasphemy and ingratitude
committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
 

More Information

The First Five Saturdays Devotion is not a one and done. It is a continuing Devotion each First Saturday of the month. If you came in August, great, keep coming each month, and when you’ve completed five months, you can start over again with another set of five months. If you missed August, no problem,
start in September. If you start and then miss a month, just start over again. If you are out of town, go to Mass on First Saturday whenever you are. Every First Saturday you spend praying the Rosary, in Communion, and in
Confession, is a good in itself. Don’t give up just because you miss a First Saturday.

On Confession, it is valid to satisfy the Devotion “if done within a period of eight days before or eight days after the first Saturday” or “it can even be within many more days, provided they are in the state of grace when
they receive” Communion “and have the intention of offering reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.”

Source: americaneedsfatima.org

Preparations for our Tri-Centennial Celebration are underway.  Four sub-committees have been formed (Spiritual, Plublicity, Social & Historical).   This year-long celebration will begin with our Family Day Picnic on Sunday, Nov. 6th, 2022.  Many events will be planned throughout the following twelve months building up to the Big Celebration Day on Saturday, Nov. 4th, 2023.
Please visit this website and Facebook to keep up with upcoming events. 

  Did you know…   we have a rare glimpse of parish life mid 19th century because of our own
talented Fr. Paret, pastor 1848-1869? His Pre Civil War watercolors with painstaking details have
delighted historians as they study the details of the times along the River Road in St. Charles Parish. Fr. Paret took his sketchbook with him when he returned home to Pelussin, France in 1869. As providence would have it, his descents rediscovered this treasure in an old trunk in 1987. On the occasion of our Tricentennial year, we will permanently install 9 of his watercolors on the holy ground of their origin. Stand by for the BIG REVEAL at our upcoming Family Day on Nov. 6.
Let us, before we die, gather our heritage and present it to our children. Unknown


 

As we approach the 300th year celebration of St. Charles Borromeo Church Parish we are looking for pictures from our church history to share with our church family. If you have any old or recents photos you would like to share please scan them and forward them to scbfamilyphotos300@yahoo.com

 

                     Women’s Retreat Dates – October 13 – 16, 2022

SCB ACTS Corner

The next Women’s SCB ACTS Retreat is scheduled for October 13 - 16, 2022
at Lumen Christi Retreat Center in Schriever, LA. Please email
actsofscb@gmail.com for an application or stop by the Parish Office.

One of our goals for ACTS is to be of Service to our parish, community and Catholic Faith. SCB is missioning the ACTS Retreat on behalf of
ACTS Missions in San Antonio to other parishes in the Archdiocese of New Orleans. So far, we have six (6) parishes to add members to this
movement of our Faith! Over 500 people have attended one of these retreats in our Archdiocese and are now active within their parishes in all
ministries!

If you have attended an ACTS retreat in the past and would like to be added to our list to help with our missioning efforts, please contact us at
actsofscb@gmail.com. If you need to update your previous information with ACTS, please send an email to actsofscb@gmail.com.

The ACTS Retreat, an acronym for Adoration, Community, Theology, and Service, began in the 1980’s in San Antonio, TX. Presented by lay
Catholics with the support of a Spiritual Companion and Clergy, the goals are to strengthen our faith, renew ourselves spiritually, and to build community
within our church parish. SCB has been part of ACTS since 2016.

Applications available here, at the church office or Call Marie Gilmore at 504-430-8860.

Nowhere in the New Testament can you find a designated percentage of income a person should set aside as a tithe; but only says gifts should be “in keeping with income” (1 Corinthians 16:2). Some in the Christian church have taken the 10 percent figure from the Old Testament tithe and applied it as a “recommended minimum” for Christians in their giving. The New Testament talks about the importance and benefits of giving. We are to give as we are able. Sometimes that means giving more than 10 percent; sometimes that may mean giving less. It all depends on the ability of the Christian and the needs of the church. Every Christian should diligently pray and seek God’s wisdom in the matter of participating in tithing and/or how much to give (James 1:5). Above all, tithes and offerings should be given with pure motives and an attitude of worship to God and service to the body of Christ. “Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver” (2 Corinthians 9:7). (Cautious Note: Read the biblical account of the 1st tithe to God—The story of Cane and Able) Recently, you may have noticed that we have been making a push towards our “Direct Debit Program” where parishioners can set up a monthly transfer of funds from your own account directly into the church account. You choose the amount of the monthly transfer to be processed either on the 15th or the 30th of each month. This simplifies your giving process & more importantly, is consistent with “Giving of Your First Fruits” because God desires us to prayerfully commit to Him first; not whatever might be left of our monthly budget. 

Direct Debit Information and Form
 

The St. Charles Borromeo Fountain of Youth is a unique Youth Ministry Program open to all young people in St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church Parish in grades 5 – 12. Junior High Program is for 5th – 7th grade students and High School Program is for 8th – 12th grade students. This program offers young people the opportunity to get together with their peers, develop meaningful friendships, make lasting memories and learn to become one community in Christ.

The goal of the Youth Ministry Program of St. Charles Borromeo Church Parish is to provide a place for the young people to learn about God, serve others, share their faith, grow spiritually, develop meaningful friendships and discover who they are in their relationship to Christ. Our hope is that they will grow in love and faith and be made aware of what is needed in our Christian community.

Registration Packet


SCB FOY Catholic Youth Organization - Our Goal is to form life long disciples of Jesus

JR. CYO (Grades 5-7) meet every Sunday 6-8 PM in the St. Matthew Room - September - December

SR. CYO (Grades 8-12) meet every Sunday 6-8 PM in the St. Matthew Room - September - December

Parish School of Religion & Confirmation Registration

The Parish School of Religion is now accepting registrations for students in
Kindergarten through 10th grade for the 2022 - 2023 school year.

Students who are entering 11th grade and wish to -receive the Sacrament of
Confirmation should complete an application and return it to the parish office.
There will be a mandatory Confirmation meeting for candidates and parents on
Sunday, August 7th at 7 p.m. in the Borromeo Room. Confirmation classes
will begin on Sunday evenings from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. starting on August 14th.

Registration Form
CCD Calendar