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We will have Liturgy of the Word on Sunday, December 23rd, but not on Sunday, December 30th due to the New Year Holiday. Sessions will begin again on January 6, 2019.

Due to the Christmas and New Year Holidays there will be no Child Church on Sunday, December 23rd or Sunday December 30th. Sessions will begin again on Sunday, January 6, 2019.

Please send your phone number and email information to Janell Weber at (504) 416-3950 or email— janellmweber@gmail.com if you are interested in helping decorate the Church for Christmas. We need your help and cooperation.

Donations are now being accepted for Poinsettias and Christmas flowers to help decorate the church for the Christmas Season. A church envelope titled “Christmas Flowers” has been mailed to you. Please return your donation no later than December 21, 2018. As in the past, your name and that of your deceased loved one or your “thanksgiving intention” will be posted on the bulletin board in the back of the church. Thank you in advance for helping make our Church a beautiful place in which to worship during this blessed and holy season.

“Be the Hands” Service Committee is a newly forming committee here at SCB. It is a committee that will assist the parish staff on an as needed basis. Volunteer opportunities may include: serving food, setting up tables & chairs, or helping with any parish activity that is going on. Volunteers will be contacted on a rotating basis, so your commitment can be as little as or as much as you like. Please consider joining this newly formed committee by emailing Melanie Hebert at mamhebert@bellsouth.net or calling at 504-799-8618.

Thousands of children around the world grow up without a family to call their own. The SCB Fountain of Youth minsters to some of these children on their mission trips to Mexico. We invite you to help share that mission with us and bring Christmas to one of these children. Please select an ornament off of the tree and place cash or check (payable to SCB FOY) in the attached envelope and place in the collection basket at Mass by Sunday, December 16, 2018. Please keep the ornament with the child’s picture to hang on your own tree to remind you to pray for him/her every day. A young adult group is going after Christmas to celebrate Christmas with the orphans. Imagine the smiles on their faces and the twinkle in their eyes of these beautiful children as we celebrate Jesus’ birth together. Thanks for believing in the youth and young adults of St. Charles Borromeo Parish and for helping us to bring Christmas to God’s children in another part of the world.

Fulfill a senior’s wish and purchase a needed item for those in our local nursing home, Ormond Nursing and Care Center. We have obtained the names of 150 residents. Their ‘wish’ will be placed on an ornament on our “GIVING TREE” which will be located at the entrance of the church. PLEASE return wrapped gifts with the ornament taped to the package in order to identify the recipient no later than Sunday, December 2, 2018. Gifts should be returned to the parish office or under the tree in the entrance to the church. Please do not take an ornament if you cannot meet the deadline. Fountain of Youth members will have a party with Santa and his elves to deliver the gifts.

Our Adoration Chapel is in need of substitutes from 12 am—6 am. Please consider 1 hour/week by calling Mike Hebert @ 764-9459 or Ronald Rodrigue @ the parish office at 764-6383.

SCB Ministry of Care is in need of food items for the pantry: boxed items such as mac and cheese, hamburger helper, rice-a-roni, instant potatoes, peanut butter, breakfast items & vienna sausage. Thanks so much for all your help. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Humble Helpers is a new ministry at St. Charles Borromeo Church. It was created to help our parishioners who lack the means necessary to make their environment safe due to illness, surgery or lack of resources. We are prepared to provide services such as light housekeeping, organizing, etc. If you or you know of someone who is in need of help, please contact the church office. Our ministry consist of 5 people at this time. If you are interested in volunteering with this ministry, contact the church office.

St Vincent de Paul is in need of food items for the pantry: boxed items such as mac and cheese, hamburger helper, rice-a-roni, instant potatoes, peanut butter, breakfast items & vienna sausage. Thanks so much for all your help. Any help is greatly appreciated.

ARE YOU OR A FAMILY MEMBER BEING ADMITTED INTO THE HOSPITAL? If you or anyone in your family is being admitted into the hospital for surgery or a procedure, please notify the Parish Office at (985) 764-6383. Fr. Mixie or Fr. Jude will make every effort to visit you during your stay to meet your spiritual needs and to support you during this difficult time.

Anyone interested in exploring the possibility of becoming Catholic or inquiring about the Catholic Church is invited to join us for RCIA. RCIA stands for the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. It is the process by for Adults Which the non-baptized and those baptized Christians of other faiths wishing to become Catholic can be brought into full com­munion with the Catholic Church through the sacraments of initiation - Baptism, Eucharist, and Confirmation. It is also for any adult baptized Catholic, who has not yet cele­brated the Eucharist and/or Confirmation. RCIA will meet on Wednesdays at 7 PM in the Borromeo Room. If you are interested in finding out more about the RCIA and joining us this year, please contact Ron Schumann at 504 -909-6209, email proenginr@aol.com.

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The 2019 Mass Book for Mass Intentions will open on Thursday, July 5th during our normal office hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Each person requesting Mass Intentions will be allowed three individual Sunday and three individual weekday Masses. There is no limit on the request for multi-intention Masses. Mass request forms with instructions and Archdiocesan Policies and Parish Policies will be placed in the back of the church next week. Please use these forms if possible as it will speed up the process and shorten you’re waiting time. As in the past, orders will be taken on a first come first serve basis. All mail and telephone request will be the last Masses entered that day. If you have any questions beforehand, please do not hesitate to call us at 764-6383.

Did you every wonder who cleans, washes and irons the Altar cloths used at all the Mases each day? These are the special ladies: Linda Bonck Cheryl Cloudet Marie Ettienne Brenda Guillot Mary Ricks Pattie Schlorff They each have two months in the year to preform this service and sometimes share duties due to sickness, etc. More details on this group will appear in “The Lamb” publication.

The Ministers of Hospitality (Ushers) are in desperate need of new members, especially for 6:00 pm Mass. If you would like to help, please call the Parish Office at (985) 764-6383.

On behalf of all of the members of our St. Joseph Altar Society Ministry, we extend deep appreciation and gratitude to our St. Charles Borromeo parishioners and family. The Altar this year was a great success. We served hot food for the first time this year and served about 250 people. We visited the homebound this year and delivered shoebox altars lovingly created by our 3rd grade students. All left over food - pasta, red sauce, casseroles, cakes, cookies, canned goods, bread and fresh vegetables were delivered to Bridge House and Grace House. These facilities were deeply grateful for the generous donations. None of this is possible without the loving support of our parish. We thank you and can't wait to present it again next year.