April 4, 2021

WELCOME VISITORS!

St. Joachim Catholic Church We welcome you with joy and
invite you to register in our
Parish by filling out the “The Little Family Church in the Woods”

registration form in the office A 4, 2021 | R ! C H R !
lobby.

CELEBRATION OF THE
EUCHARIST
Saturday Vigil 4:00 pm
Sunday 8:30 & 10:30 am
Daily 12:00 pm Mon, Tues,
Thurs (’at-risk’ only), Fri

RECONCILIATION
30 minutes before weekend
Mass, Anytime by Appointment

NOVENAS
Tuesday 12:00 pm Our Lady of
Perpetual Help

ADORATION
1st Friday of each month
9:00 am—2:00 pm

STAFF 5505 Barataria Blvd, Marrero, LA 70072
Rev. G. Amaldoss Ph.D (504) 341-9226
Pastor

GUEST DEACONS [email protected] | www.stjoachimmarrero.org
Deacon Herman Williams
Deacon Cesar Carrillo

BAPTISM: Parents, please call
the Church office to begin the
process of preparation for bap-
tism.

FUNERALS: When a member
of the immediate family returns
to the Lord, before contacting
the funeral home, please notify
the Priest. Our office will con-
tact the Bereavement Ministry
to help provide comfort, care,
and support to your family.

MARRIAGE: Engaged couples
should make arrangements with
the Parish Priest or Deacon at
least six months in advance.

M D P W W S . J , W M I

Philip & Eve Mabile, Tommy Ipock,

The forty days following Lent, we are blessed with a 4/3 4:00 pm Steven Chiasson, Carlo Albarado,
Happy Easter!! Happy Easter to all of you!! Our pen- Earl Guidry, Breton Boudreaux, &
ance, discipline and alms giving these past forty days has Gwen Bourgeois
helped us overcome our weaknesses and find new life
in Jesus! Let us rejoice for He has risen as He prom- Elton Gautreaux Sr., Mr. & Mrs.
ised. You made a good effort to practice what the Lord Dallas Maillet, Mr. & Mrs. Clifton
has asked us to do. Easter is not one day --it is Easter 8:30 am Gautreaux Sr., Mr. & Mrs. Edgar
time, eight weeks of rejoicing with our Lord Jesus. Let 4/4 Scioneaux Sr., Elmore Temento, &
us rejoice this whole season. Let every Sunday be a Karen Ducote
Easter. Let us come to the Lord hungry and He will
feed us. 10:30 am Andrew Daigle, Kenneth & Theresa
Happy Easter to all of you and your families! Daigle

Love, 4/5 12:00 pm All sick members of our parish
Father Amal community

4/6 12:00 pm Silvia L. Perez, Jose Perez Sr., &
Jose Perez Jr.

4/8 12:00 pm Christy Perez & Rhonda Ducote

4/9 12:00 pm The benefactors and donors of our
parish community

4/10 4:00 pm Philip & Eve Mabile, Larry Este Sr.,
Gwen Bourgeois & Tommy Ipock

8:30 am The parish community
4/11

10:30 am Andrew Daigle & Brandon Leleaux

The Sanctuary Lamp Burns in
Loving Memory of
Karen Ducote
April 4—10

We would like to note that along with the Bordelons, Denise and Garrett
Mineo were also honored as recipients of the Order of St. Louis IX Medal-
lion for their devotion and dedication to St. Joachim’s parish community.
The Mineos and Bordelons were honored by Archbishop Aymond for their
devotion to the work to the Catholic Church on Sunday March 21st at St.
Catherine of Sienna Church in Metairie.
The Order of St. Louis IX award was established in 1975 to honor those members
of the laity who have contributed their time and talents to the church. In the past
42 years, more than 10,000 men and women have received the medallion as a
token of thanks for their Christ-like service to the church.

Sunday, April 4, 2021

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Easter Sunday

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1st Reading: “To him all the prophets bear witness, that everyone who
believes in him ill receive forgiveness of sins through his name.” (Acts 10:43)

Psalm: This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad. (Ps 118)
Or Alleluia.

2nd Reading: Think of what is above, not what is on earth. For you have died,
and your life is hidden with Christ in God. (Col 3:2-3)

Gospel: Then the other disciple also went in, the one who had arrived at the
tomb first, and he saw and believed. (Jn 20:8)

G M

Who are you? This question
was most assuredly asked of
Jesus on the day of resurrec-
tion and it is a question asked
of each of us. Our identities
can be described in so many
ways. We can start with our
gifts and our talents, expertise
and unique personality expressions. We can describe things we
like and things we prefer to set aside. As descriptive and captivating as these can be, none come close to our es-
sence, our real and true self. While accurate in their own right, the self who lives and interacts with the world is
the self we want others to see, the one we project. But there is much more to us just as there is much more to
Jesus.

Jesus could describe himself based on all of the same criteria we use for ourselves. After all, Jesus is totally hu-
man. With all that people witnessed and all that Jesus knew about his physical human self, his divinity also shined
forth. There was so much more to know about him. Whereas once Jesus was transfigured on top of a mountain
before his disciples’ eyes, so today he is transfigured before our eyes as he reveals his resurrected self as the
Christ. Alleluia, Christ is risen! His glorified presence stands before us showing us that we are all much more than
we see ourselves to be and show to others. We have a depth, purpose, and essence that go way beyond the su-
perficial treasures of our existence to the very core of who we are.

Within each one of us is a spark of Divine Love where creature and Creator meet, and we are known uniquely by
the name God whispers to us. It is not the earthly name that was given to us but the one that flows from Divine
Power and claims us as one who is special and chosen in God’s eyes. This is the self that will rise one day with the
eternal Christ of God and live eternally as God provides. This is the self that when free from all superficial con-
straints layered upon it in this life can discover and know freedom in a way never possible before. This is love lift-
ing us up and transforming us into who we really are, not who we want or need ourselves to be. Who are you? A
special, unique child of God who has been fashioned in God’s image, sustained by the power of God’s love and
kept eternally with the Blessed Trinity in heaven. Get to know this deeper, truer self as it is who you really are.©LPi

Yvonne Abadie, Barbara Adams, Peggy Alexie, Nina Arcement, David, Shane, Steve, & Vergie Allemore, Clarene & Helen
Balser, Laurette Barbier, Rene Baquerro, Terry Blanchard, Russell & Wade Bolotte, Rosemary Bonvillian, Riley Boudreaux,

Paulette Boulas, Allen Bourgeois, Robert Burns, Gregory Cannella, Jennie Carlson, John Celestin, Eugene Craig, Benny
Cernick, Carmen, Leroy, & Murphy Cortez, Louis D’Angelo, Sonny Dauser, Mildred DiPascal, Ethel Doiron, Elizabeth Ford,
C.J Fricke, Maggie Gautreaux, Tammy Giadrina, David Haydell, George Hartman, Jenny Higgins, Hinton Family, Evelyn Hull,

Gloria Hymel, Diane Landry, Jill Linberg, Felicia Lomonaco, Adam Matherne, Billy Mays, Gerald Meyers, Cyril & Ronnie
Michel, Alice Muscarello, Perrin Family, Colbert Plaisance, Reed Family, Keith Reinholt, Cindy Robertson, Frank Sauvinet,
Robert Schaefer, Terry Shaw, Doris & Sylvia Smith, Chip Steward, Darrell Sullivan, Maude Temento, Betty Thompson, Leisa

Walker, Jerry Walters, Cathy & Tommy White, Gary Western, Francis Wyble, Elizabeth Xavier

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Alleluia! Christ is risen! About today’s THE
feast, St. Augustine writes: “And he de- “DIVINE MERCY
parted from our sight that we might
return to our hearts and find him there. CHAPLET”
For he left us, and behold, he is here.”
Christ’s resurrected presence lives not This devotion to our Lord
only in the highest heaven but in the will begin on Good Friday
fragile human heart. Christ’s life inspires at 6:00 pm in the Church
us and moves us to see a future for
every human being and discover our and will continue for 9
true purpose and meaning. Every human days, ending on Divine
being has a desire to live, and this cry
can be heard within. There is a longing Mercy Sunday.
for a connection with Someone greater
than ourselves that gives an import to our existence that we cannot sup- Please join us each day
ply. Today, our deepest questions find answers. ©LPi to pray the Chaplet at 6

S pm in the Church.

A monetary gift is a service of love, not a contribution. Love should be our
motive and a dependence on Divine Providence part of our gift. This dispels
arrogance on the part of those who can give or resentment on the part of
those who must receive. Both are where they are to glorify God—one by

giving, another by receiving. —Mother Teresa

M 21, 2021 U 2 C M A

1st Collection (including online) $ 3,145.25 4/4 Church Cleaning 3/21 4:00 pm 60
Catholic Relief Services (including online) $ 363.25 4/1 Building Fund 3/22 8:30 am 50
Needed Weekly to Sustain Parish $ 4,000.00 68
10:30 am

Andrew Daigle Carlo Albarado Herbert Chaisson & Henry & Veronica Dawn
Love You Forever in Our Elsie Chaisson Graf Cookmeyer
Forever Acosta Boatwright
Hearts By Children & Forever in our
Wife, Children, & By Grandchildren Hearts By
Family
Grandchildren Wife, Children & By Maryann, Joe &
Family Elena

Steven Chiasson Tommy Ipock Philip & Eve Rosalie & Huey Ambrose &
Forever in Our Forever in our Mabile Este, Sr. Andriella Foret
By
Hearts Hearts Love you more By
By Mom, Ronnie & Debbie, Raina, Zach Debbie Gary, Cathy & Huey Cathy & Huey
Este, Jr.
Family & Eve Este, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. William Wendy Ann Mr. & Mrs. Peter & Rose Mary Roehl & Vivian
Guidroz
Lazaro, Sr. Kirkland Versie Wallace Vicari & Art Landry,
By Keith, Kathy &
By By By Jr. Family

William & Wynonia William & Wynonia William & Wynonia By Keith, Kathy &

Lazaro Lazaro Lazaro Family

Babson “BJ” Robert Josephine B. Parfait Victor & Shirley Reggie & Russell
LeBlanc Allemore, Sr. Forever in Our Rome
Hearts By Moore
Forever in Our By By Forever in Our
Hearts Wife Virgie & Children,
By Husband & Children Grandchildren & Hearts
Children Great Grandchildren By
Wife, Children &
Grandchildren Mama & Aunt Elena


Good and faithful God, you have given us so many people in our lives that have given us joy and solace. On this day we
ask you to remember our dearly departed, especially those above. Keep them close to you as we all wait for that day

when we all will come and worship in your presence. We ask this through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

We are soliciting people to honor their beloved departed by placing their name in this section. These spaces will remind others to
pray for your loved ones as we pray for them. Space is available for 1 year and Masses will be said in their honor monthly. There
is an offering amount of $100.00 per year.

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