Dear Parishioners and Friends of Our Lady of Guadalupe,
     Happy Father’s Day to all our Fathers, Grandfathers, Godfathers and those who have been a Father to us. God bless each of you and be assured of our prayers and remembrance of you at today’s Mass.
    In the Gospel for today Jesus is in the boat with his disciples. A great storm came up and the waves were breaking over the boat. Their boat was filling up. Jesus was asleep and they woke Him.
    Jesus said: “Why are you terrified, do you not yet have faith?” As we see Jesus calms the storm and says: “Quiet, Be Still.”
     Whenever I read this Gospel , I imagine Jesus saying to each of us:”Why are you  terrified?.” What frightens you? What storm are you experiencing? We all have our fears. We often feel like the disciples in the boat…..are we going to drown !
   Jesus says to us…“Quiet, Be Still”…..have faith in Me I have come to calm your fears and to give you courage. Let us bring our fears and those things that terrify us to the Lord today and let Him calm our fears and give us the strength and courage to get through any storm.
   God bless you and have a Blessed Week,
Fr. Tony
 



                Returning to the Table                                         
In a letter to the Catholic faithful of the Archdiocese of New Orleans dated May 1, 2021, New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond invites all Catholics to “come to the table” by returning to regular Sunday Mass attendance beginning Sunday, June 6, 2021, the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ, known as Corpus Christi. 

                         St. Jude Annual Fund Raiser                                        in Memory of Mr. Sal Cannatella, is Saturday August 28th from 1-4 at               Finn McCools 3701 Banks St. New Orleans. 
The prizes are $1,000.00, $500.00, Bar-B-Q Grill, 55-inch TV, Basket filled with Perfume/Cologne and Gift cards from New Orleans Restaurants. We will have food and entertainment by Mr. Joe Denone.                                                                                         Any parishioner who would like to distribute and share the tickets with their family and  friends contact Donna Voros (504)457-6540 or pick them up in the gift shop. We are in  need of those who are willing to share these tickets.  The tickets are one for $3.00 and four for $10.00.
 
Our next Pre Cana  is Saturday July 10th at 9am. We will meet here at St. Jude. You must attend if you are planning to get married here at St. Jude Church.                                                                               Contact Fr. Tony to register.
 
                                                                                                                                                                      
   Reboot! Refresh! Renew! Renew!                                                         This is a conference  that will be held on June 25th and 26th at Divine Mercy Parish in Kenner, LA.  Join us in our mission to share the grace of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit.  Advanced registration is required: the cost is 45/per person. For more information or to register the website is                                                                       https://ccrno.org/reboot-refresh-renew                                                         The Scripture inspiration is from Isaiah 43:19 “See, I am doing something new!”                                                                                               Looking forward to seeing you there!                               
 
 

 Oblate Associates                                                                                       will meet on Saturday, July 10^th beginning with Mass at 7AM followed by a light breakfast in the St. Jude Hall.  Anyone interested in becoming an Oblate Associate, please join us.

BIBLE SHARING

Weekly Wednesday Bible sharing has begun after the 7A.M. Mass. The meeting is held in the St. Jude Hall, with masking and                   social-distancing. All are invited to attend and participate.                                

The Archdiocese of New Orleans has Catholic Counseling Services available to anyone who is in need of  counseling. Call  (504) 861-6245 for more information.