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Message from Father Charles
Welcome to Saint Benedict Catholic Church! I am delighted that you have stopped by our website to find out more about our parish.
At St. Benedict’s we know that we are all individual parts of the mystical Body of Christ. The real beauty of our church is our parishioners. The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches: “When his visible presence was taken from them, Jesus did not leave his disciples orphans. He promised to remain with them until the end of time; he sent them his Spirit. As a result communion with Jesus has become, in a way, more intense: ‘By communicating his Spirit, Christ mystically constitutes as his body those brothers of his who are called together from every nation.’”
This is precisely manifested in the parish setting where we receive the Body and Blood of Christ, listen to the Word of God proclaimed, find forgiveness of our sins in Reconciliation, communal support, and ways to give life to our faith. The parish church is a living, breathing entity because in it God interacts with His people. We invite and encourage you to join us as we pray, work, and play together: we hope that this will be your experience of St. Benedict’s and that you will find warmth and hospitality here in a spiritually and emotionally nourishing environment.
We are all on a journey in life seeking to walk with Christ, and I invite you to come along and walk with us on the journey. Our parish is proud to offer many opportunities for parishioners to come together in faith. If there is anything we can do to help you in your journey to grow closer to God, please do not hesitate to contact us.May you always experience God’s endless love and boundless blessings!
Sincerely yours in Christ,
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News and Events
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Next weekend is Bambinelli Sunday (12/11 and 12/12). Please bring the baby Jesus (Bambinelli) from each of your Nativity sets and place him in front of the altar before Mass for a special blessing.Read More
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Gifts need to be unwrapped and placed in gift bags. Please make sure the Angels are securely attached to the gift bags. The Angels are the only way we have of identifying the recipients of the gifts. Gifts will be sorted Sunday, Dec. 5th and will be distributed on Tuesday, Dec. 7th.Read More
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Starting next weekend, December 4/5 mail bins will be placed at the entrance of the church to begin collecting your Christmas Cards for those in our community in Long Term Care, Nursing, and Rehabilitation Homes. Please as many Christmas Cards as you like... Please include the “thoughts and prayers from the Parishioners of St. Benedict Parish” in your Christmas greeting/signature. The outside of the envelope can be left blank or you may write, “Merry Christmas”. Please place your Christmas cards in the mail bins no later than Wednesday, December 15th. The Card will be distributed on Friday, December 17th and Saturday, December 18th by the Deacons.Read More
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A collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious Appeal will be held December 11/12. Elderly religious need your help. More than 32,000 senior Catholic sisters, brothers, and religious order priests live in the United States. Through prayer, love, and sacrifice, they established Catholic schools, hospitals, and more. Yet years of serving for little or no pay have left a shortage in retirement funding. Your gift helps their religious communities furnish necessities such as medications and nursing care. It also helps ensure younger members can continue the good works of their elders. Please be generous.Read More
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The 2022 workbooks are now available in the usher’s room for all Lectors.Read More
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CalendarDecember 2021
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 28Month View November 28, 2021297:00p KC Choir PracticeMonth View November 29, 2021-
Read MoreMonday, November 29, 7:00 PM
30Month View November 30, 202118:45 Lunch Ministry5:00p Sacrament of ReconciliationMonth View December 1, 20212Month View December 2, 20213Friday Adoration After 8am MassMonth View December 3, 2021-
Read MoreFriday, December 3
4Blessing of December Marriages at Mass4:00p Sacrament of ReconciliationMonth View December 4, 20215Blessing of December Marriages at all MassesCoffee and Donuts After all MassesAngel Tree Gifts DueMonth View December 5, 202166:30p KC Choir PracticeMonth View December 6, 2021-
Read MoreMonday, December 6, 6:30 PM
78:00 Angel Tree Gift DistributionMonth View December 7, 2021-
Read MoreTuesday, December 7, 8:00 AM
8Mass of the Immaculate Conception 8 am and 7 pmParish Office Closed8:45 Lunch Ministry5:00p Sacrament of Reconciliation6:00p Family Faith FormationMonth View December 8, 202197:00p Men's Club MeetingMonth View December 9, 2021-
Read MoreThursday, December 9, 7:00 PM
10Friday Adoration After 8am MassMonth View December 10, 2021-
Read MoreFriday, December 10
11Retirement Fund for Religious AppealBlessing of Home Nativity Bambinelli at all Masses4:00p Sacrament of ReconciliationMonth View December 11, 202112Retirement Fund for Religious AppealBlessing of Home Nativity Bambinelli at all Masses11:45 Family Faith FormationMonth View December 12, 2021136:30p KC Choir PracticeMonth View December 13, 2021-
Read MoreMonday, December 13, 6:30 PM
149:00 Altar Society MeetingMonth View December 14, 2021-
Read MoreTuesday, December 14, 9:00 AM
158:45 Lunch Ministry5:00p Sacrament of ReconciliationMonth View December 15, 202116Rosary for Peace after 8am MassMonth View December 16, 2021-
Read MoreThursday, December 16
17Friday Adoration After 8am MassMonth View December 17, 2021-
Read MoreFriday, December 17
184:00p Sacrament of ReconciliationMonth View December 18, 2021-
Read MoreSaturday, December 18, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
19Month View December 19, 2021206:30p KC Choir PracticeMonth View December 20, 2021-
Read MoreMonday, December 20, 6:30 PM
21Month View December 21, 2021228:45 Lunch Ministry12:00p Parish Office Closes at Noon7:00p Deanery Penance Service at Most Holy TrinityMonth View December 22, 202123Parish Office ClosedMonth View December 23, 2021-
Read MoreThursday, December 23
24Christmas Vigil Masses 4 pm and 7 pmParish Office ClosedMonth View December 24, 202125NO VIGIL MASS9:00 Christmas Day Mass 9 am4:30p NO Sacrament of ReconciliationMonth View December 25, 202126Month View December 26, 202127Parish Office Closed6:30p KC Choir PracticeMonth View December 27, 202128Parish Office ClosedMonth View December 28, 2021-
Read MoreTuesday, December 28
29Parish Office Closed8:45 Lunch Ministry5:00p NO Sacrament of ReconciliationMonth View December 29, 202130Parish Office ClosedMonth View December 30, 2021-
Read MoreThursday, December 30
31Parish Office Closed5:30p Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God Vigil MassMonth View December 31, 202114:00p Sacrament of ReconciliationMonth View January 1, 2022-
Read MoreSaturday, January 1, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Online giving is now available for St. Benedict Church!
Online giving will allow you to donate to our general collection, our building fund, and our ministries. (The ability to give to Second Collections will be added later.)
Donations can be made by checking account or through Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, Debit Card, or Check Card. Donations can be scheduled as a one-time gift or a recurring gift.
Click on the link below to set up an account and make a donation.
Please call the parish office if you need assistance.
Thank you for your generosity! -
Office Hours
Parish office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday.
If you need to contact the Parish, please call 985-892-5202 or send an email to:
office@stbencov.org
Father Charles is available to visit anyone who is homebound.
If you have a sacramental emergency and are in need of Father Charles, please call the office and if the voicemail answers, please follow the prompt and press “2” to be routed to the emergency line. -
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Prayer for Medical ProfessionalsLord Jesus,
you came into the world to heal our infirmities
and to endure our sufferings.
You went about healing all
and bringing comfort to those in pain and need.
We come before you now in this time of this pandemic
asking that you sustain health care workers
and medical professionals
that they may have strength in body,
courage in spirit,
steadfastness in moments of exhaustion or pain,
and hope in the midst of desolation.
Uphold them, we pray,
and restore those already afflicted with the Coronavirus
by the grace of your healing and deliverance,
so that united more closely to your family, the Church,
we all may give praise and honor to your name.
Amen. -
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