Fundraiser Results Are In

Greetings Everyone,
Mr. Dalton called me today and informed me that the overall results landed us a little over $200.00, which I consider a huge success.
Keep praying for the funds we need to come in!

Chick-Fil-A Fundraiser at the Mall Tonight

Just a reminder about our fundraiser.
If you can at all make it, please show up between 5 and 8.
Could I have please have some of you give me a particular time that you will be there.
I'd just like to know if someone could go at 5, 6, and 7 PM.
I'd just like to know that someone will be there to thank those who show up.
It's a bit short notice, so it's OK if I don't get it all nailed down.
Thanks!
God love you!

A Closer Look at the Second Commandment

December 15, 2013 at 12:00pm

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"It is not what enters one’s mouth that defiles that person; but what comes out of the mouth is what defiles one" (Matthew 15: 11).

4 Distinctions 

1. Swearing
What is it exactly? Swearing: calling upon God to witness what we say or promise
Why is swearing a sin? It isn't always a sin at all, depending on the conditions. The intent of the Scripture quote below is for men "to be so truthful that men could believe them without need of oath to confirm what they say" (http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11176a.htm).
When is it a venial sin? When we use God as our witness in trivial matters of conversation. This is because we are treating God very disrespectfully, as if he is subject to our trivial considerations and not the object of our devotion. Reverence for the name of God is the ultimate principle being broken here. Treating that name lightly leads to the mortal sins of blasphemy and especially perjury (swearing falsely). 

"But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath, but let your “Yes” mean “Yes” and your “No” mean “No,” that you may not incur condemnation" (James 5: 12)

2. Blasphemy (the following is taken almost entirely fromhttp://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02595a.htm, because the content is so clear):
What is it exactly? Blasphemy: "gross irreverence towards any person or thing worthy of exalted esteem... Blasphemy is of its whole nature (ex toto genere suo) a mortal sin, the gravest that may be committed against religion."
Why is this a sin? Because I owe God all thanks and no contempt. All He has done is out of infinitely true love and my inability to recognize that is only because of my own wretchedness. 
Why doesn't this apply only to God? For instance, "O my God" is a blasphemy when used as an explitive, but so is "Sacre bleu!", which means "Sacred blue" in French and is a symbolic use of the Blessed Virgin Mary as an explitive. The exalted status of Mary and all the saints is simply because of their closeness to God and so the use of them as expletives is also because of their closeness to God. Therefore, using holy people and things as expletives is the sin of blasphemy. 
When is it venial? When it is more of a knee-jerk reaction, rather than a conscious action, especially in the case of a person who has already been admonished and is trying to defeat a bad habit, but still slips up on occasion.
When is it mortal? When it is a conscious action condemning God and speaking of God as cruel or unjust; consciously speaking of God as a creation of man; and/or when it is any for of contempt towards God. 

"You shall not invoke the name of the LORD, your God, in vain. For the LORD will not leave unpunished anyone who invokes his name in vain" (Exodus 20: 7).

"But whoever blasphemes against the holy Spirit will never have forgiveness, but is guilty of an everlasting sin" (Mark 3: 29).

3. Cursing
What is it exactly? Cursing: "to call down evil upon God or creatures, rational or irrational, living or dead" (http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04573d.htm)
Not a sin per se: God cursed the serpent in the garden of Eden. It is a sin to curse created things, because those things are works of God. An excommunication is a sort of curse and is within the power of ecclesiastical authorities to exercise, due to Christ and is accounted for in the Gospels according to John 20: 21-23 and Matthew 18: 17-18. 
Why is it considered a sin? Because God is not my personal hit man. I shouldn't treat God as my tool of vengeance. That is not love. That is hatred and using God as a tool for hatred.  
When is it venial? Often. It is venial in the cursing of the dead. It is venial when it is due to ignorance and when it is a curse of some trivial ill. 
When is it mortal? Any time it is directed towards parents and grandparents; any time it is directed towards saints and holy things; any time it is a curse of some grave calamity upon a person, place or thing. 

"but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless the Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings who are made in the likeness of God. From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. This need not be so, my brothers. Does a spring gush forth from the same opening both pure and brackish water?" (James 3: 8-11).

4. Obscenity

What is it exactly? Obscenity: the saying of foul or unseemly things
Why is it a sin? It is a sin because it is the result of a sort of gluttony of the mouth. When I spend my time pouring thoughtless and inappropriate words out of my mouth without considering the scandal, I am more likely to use my mouth as a source of scandal for others. This makes the use of my mouth an occasion of sin, rather than an occasion of blessing. Therefore, obscenity is a sin.
When is it venial? most of the time.
When is it mortal? When the culprit knows that it is leading said culprit to the more grave forms of sin and utters obscenities anyway. 

"No foul language should come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for needed edification, that it may impart grace to those who hear" (Ephesians 4: 29).

"no obscenity or silly or suggestive talk, which is out of place, but instead, thanksgiving" (Ephesians 5:4).

Regarding the Required Hoodies for the March

Salvete fratres,

It was brought to my attention that there is a required hoodie to buy for the March for Life.
I called Ms. T and spoke with her about it.
I let her know there would certainly be 2 people in our group who can't afford it and that we're still raising money for those who do not have the funds for such a trip.
She told me that those who simply can't afford it should not worry about it.
It is required for those who can.
I can, so I will pay my $25.00.
She was also concerned about the fact that I had to be told by y'all about the hoodies and said that this isn't the first alert that the message is not going out, so she will look into that.
She also said that there is a meeting in the letter that was sent out.
If someone would be so kind as to inform me of the nature of that meeting, I would greatly appreciate it.

God speed!

David Hardey

December Meeting Minutes

JuvLC meeting minutes 12-8-13 (Immaculate Conception, whoop whoop!!)

·        Julia is having fun as secretary and will have the edited Juv. meeting prayers and tonight's minutes to David by tonight! ---NO, tomorrow night! :)

·        The much-anticipated Juventutem LC banner is perty much set and ready to be made; just waiting on money.

·        BAKE SALE

o       Dec. 21-22 at Our Lady of Prompt Succor in Sulphur

o       Mass times are: (Saturday vigil) 5:00 pm and (Sunday) 8:00 and 11:00 am.

o       List was made of what cool and tasty treats each will bring.

o       Those working the bake sale will need to congregate 15-20 mins before the end of appointed Mass(es)*

o       List of who will work at which Mass

§         Mary Catherine and Danielle: 5:00 P.M. Vigil

§         Grant, Heidi & Julia: 8:00 A.M.

§         Mary Catherine, Amy & Danielle: 11:00 A.M.

o       FOOD DROP SPOT: 2 OPTIONS

§         5:35 P.M. at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church

§         Contact Mary Catherine or Danielle to give either one of them the baked items beforehand.

o       Julia's writing an announcement (which she will give to Grant) and making a poster.

·        CHIK-FIL-A

o       Wed. Dec. 18 at Prien Lake Mall 5:00-8:00 pm

o       ERR'BODY ADVERTISE!!!

Julia get the heck to Putt-Putt

November Meeting Minutes

JuvLC  11-17-13 Meeting Minutes

• Julia is officially the new secretary, lol!
• Fr. Richard has graciously agreed to let us do fundraising at OLPS in the form of a bake sale!!!  Danielle's in charge of coordinating that.
• We have a $1000 (at least) goal for fundraising for M4L (March for Life) (for which the deadline by which to get $ in is Jan. 5).
•      --Chik-Fil-A fundraiser is a go!  We have only to set a date, which will probably be some near Tuesday.  It'd also be cool if we can do this fundraiser a second time.
• Somebody came up with the fantastic idea to get a JuvLC banner! that we can bring to cool things (like M4L, Chartres, etc.) and represent with.  Paul is in charge of getting a banner together.
• Julia's gonna make corrections with the JuvLC meeting prayers.

 Next Meeting: December 8, so heads up!!!

Juventutem Meeting This Sunday

Whoa! Another meeting is upon us. See y'all after Mass. It's a little early this month, to account for Thanksgiving break. 

• I hope to use this meeting to improve communication, because there may be a lot going on, but communication definitely needs an overhaul.
• We'll be discussing what money we need to raise, all leads that have come about for how to raise it and establish a leadership to execute the tasks. 
• We'll be discussing other various ways to promote our identity from the excellent ideas from among our ranks. 
• We'll conclude with how we can go about achieving those goals.

Just a reminder about the meeting tomorrow. See you after Mass! Also, bring your registration forms to hand in to me at the meeting along with the deposit $

September Meeting Agenda

September 22 Meeting Agenda

• Tennis  
• Movie Night: For Greater Glory???
•  Holy Hour Update
• I have not set up future holy hours.
• Next month, we’ll go to a perpetual adoration chapel and I will send out a request
• from Father T for November,
• Father C for December,
• the Cathedral for January,
• and Father Richard for February.
• T-shirt Update
• March for Life
• Catechesis: we will use Churchmilitant.tv for our future catechesis.
• We will draw on this for our apologetics. We will do this in our down time after holy hours (which I still need to schedule)
• Any other questions, comments, and concerns???
• The next meeting will be October 27

August Meeting Minutes

August Meeting Minutes

·         Book Study: Wednesdays at 6:30 P.M. at Books-a-Million.

·         Tennis: Come Watch Heidi beat me in tennis at the McNeese tennis court on Sunday, September 8th, after Mass.

·         Movie Night: A Man for All Seasons at Heidi’s House on September 1 after Mass

·         Holy Hour Update

o   Don’t forget: 9/10: Our Lady of Prompt Succor Church. 

o   Hang Out time will be at the church as well. 

·         We will begin to go to perpetual adoration chapels to pray together. 

o   I still haven’t established a schedule for this

·         The Holy Hour with Father Conner last night was a truly excellent time. Thanks to everyone who made it great

·         T-shirt Update: I am still in the phase of difficulty. I’ll try to get some work on this done this week.

·         March for Life: I am having an impossible time getting a hold of Miss T.

o   Julia is in charge of communicating with Ms. T in order for me to get what I need

§  I’m not doing all this planning if I don’t have a practical checklist to work with and I’m not doing a guessing game.

·         Catechesis: we will use Churchmilitant.tv for our future catechesis.

o   We will draw on this for our apologetics. We will do this in our down time after holy hours (which I still need to schedule)

·         Julia Falgoust was appointed to organize the holy hour with the cathedral in order for the bishop to have a date to come and lead us.

Lucas mentioned that we will be busy as a Juventutem group with cleaning the church by sweeping, mopping, and cutting the grass. This is just a reiteration that I will leave that project to him for communication between the parish and our youth group. Thank you, Lucas!

Juventutem Hosts A Movie Night!!!

Date: September 1, 2013

Time: After Mass

Movie: A Man for All Seasons

Location: Heidi's House

Movie Description
A king without a conscience. A man without fear: Winner of 6 Academy awards including Best Actor, Best Director and Best Picture (1966)! Sir Thomas More (Paul Scoefield), England's Roman Catholic Chancellor, is forced into a difficult position when corrupt King Henry VIII (Robert Shaw) demands his approval to divorce his wife and marry his mistress. Torn between his conscience and duty to the crown, Sir Thomas chooses to say nothing, sparking the rage of the king. What unfolds is a battle of will packed with palace intrigue, political brinksmanship and the fate of man, church and country. In the end, his silence spoke loudest of all.

August Meeting Agenda

August Meeting Agenda

·         Book Study: Wednesdays at 6:30 P.M. at Books-a-Million.

·         Tennis: I’ve got my own equipment! So I’m going to be there each Sunday

o   However, I want to propose a movie night: A Man for All Seasons

·         Holy Hour Update

o   Don’t forget: 9/10: Our Lady of Prompt Succor Church. 

o   Hang Out time will be at the church as well. 

o   We will begin to go to perpetual adoration chapels to pray together. 

o   I will establish a schedule for this

·         The Holy Hour with Father Conner last night was a truly excellent time. Thanks to everyone who made it great

·         T-shirt Update: Same as last month

o   I’m back at my office, so I will be able to send the T-Shirt information to Kitty Clark to help us out with that. 

o   Once and invoice is granted, money for it will be collected. 

o   Again, this will still be a slow process, since the beginning of the school year is one of the really stressful parts of my job and requires many extra hours at the office.

o   I am still in the phase of difficulty. I’ll try to get some work on this done this week.

·         March for Life: I am having an impossible time getting a hold of Miss T.

o   I need some of you who are in Ms. T’s circle to communicate with her, so that I can get a checklist of all the things I need to prepare in order to get this done.

o   I’m not doing all this planning if I don’t have a practical checklist to work with and I’m not doing a guessing game.

·         Monthly reminder of what is expected of active Juventutem Members:

o   Definition of an Active Member = someone who takes part physically and not only in spirit in the activities of a Juventutem chapter.

o   Spiritual Committments:

§  Every Day: pray for the sanctification of youth, especially for other members of Juventutem.

§  Every Week: enter a church or oratory at least once to adore Our Lord present in the tabernacle. This may be any day and it may be during Mass as well.

§  Every Year:  

·         Hearing Holy Mass in the extraordinary form at least once, but for us, we have decided to go as often as possible. 

·         Going to Confession at least once.      

·         Taking part in some Juventutem activity

·         Catechesis: we will use Churchmilitant.tv for our future catechesis.

o   We will draw on this for our apologetics. We will do this in our down time after holy hours (which I still need to schedule

Lucas mentioned that we will be busy as a Juventutem group with cleaning the church by sweeping, mopping, and cutting the grass. This is just a reiteration that I will leave that project to him for communication between the parish and our youth group. Thank you, Lucas!