Dear Parishioners and Friends of Our Lady of Guadalupe,
       Recently I was watching part of the Academy Awards, one of the presenters  was Tyler Perry. He gave one of the most outstanding speeches. I hope that one day I can get a copy of it. He talked about Hatred. He said that he cannot hate. He doesn’t hate people who are of different races, he doesn’t hate those of different ethnic backgrounds, he doesn’t hate           people who are different.  He went on to say I don’t hate our men and women in blue.  He said Hatred is an evil and prevents us from our real purpose in life and that is to LOVE.
    This is the very message of Jesus in today’s gospel:”As the Father loves me, so I also love you. Remain in my love. If you keep my commandments you will remain in my love….” He goes on to say:”There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for our friends”.  Each of us can tell who our friends are….they are the ones who are with us when we are in need and feel alone.
   Yes, love is the Answer for our world. Sad to say, hatred and those who hate seem to speak loud. We have to be much louder in our voices and actions to tell the world that love is the only way we will have true joy and peace.
   How will each of us respond to the Lord’s Call to Love today?

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. 

 Archbishop Gregory’s letter reminds us that our obligation to attend mass in person will be restored on Sunday, June 6^th. We have received 120 responses to our church survey on how to create a safer environment as we increase seating in the church. The majority selected the option to divide the church in half….with ½ of the church maintaining social  distancing (every other pew blocked off) and the other ½  of the church with no pews blocked off. Beginning with this Sunday we will be implementing the results of this survey. Thanks  to all who responded.

 

KPC Ladies Auxiliary Virtual Fundraiser 

Our Lady of Guadalupe  KPC Ladies Auxiliary is hosting a 4-day virtual fundraising event from Thursday, June 10, 2021 - Monday, June 14, 2021 to raise money so that they can continie to support the many community activivities that the Ladies are involved in such as their work with homeless women and children, literacy and social justice.  You can help the Ladies raise much needed funds by going to https://popup.doublegood.com/s/50guds37 and purchasing delicious popcorn.  50% of every dollar spent will go to the Ladies Auxiliary to assist them with the work they are doing in the community.


First Holy Communion for our children will be on Sunday, June 6^th at the 9:30am Mass.
 

 Adult Confirmation----any adult who desires to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation, please   contact Fr. Tony at (504) 525-1551. The Adult Confirmation will take place on  Sunday, May 23^rd at 3PM at St. Louis Cathedral. There are several sessions that Fr. Tony will conduct prior to receiving the Sacrament.
 

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.