St. Henry Catholic Church

Office is Open with limited in-person interaction. Church business will be conducted over the phone.
Normal business hours have resumed.
For after hours emergencies,
call 337-436-7223.
 La Oficina esta cerrada al Publico. Asuntos de la Iglesia pueden ser atendidos por telefono de Lunes - Jueves 9am-12pm. Para emergencias despues de esas horas llamar al 337-436-7223.

Monday - Thursday: 8am-4:30pm (Lunch 12-1pm)
Friday: 8am-12pm
Office will be closed on Wednesdays from 11am-1pm

UPDATE FROM THE PASTOR

Dear Parishioners,
May the peace of the Lord be with you always! I pray that as we continue to recover from the pandemic and shutdown that you and your families are well in body, mind, and soul. I have good news. Sign-up is no longer required to attend Mass at St. Henry’s!
The State is relaxing some of the restrictions on social distancing in churches. (Only “moderate” distancing is required now.) More pews will be open with every other pew taped off to allow for moderate distancing. You will also be able to enter from any of the three entrances. While this is good news, the virus is still around, and we should continue to take common sense precautions. The elderly and other high-risk individuals should exercise prudence when deciding to go out in public. The north wing of the church will continue to be set up to allow for full social distancing with only every three pews open. Please save the pews on the north side for the elderly and other at-risk parishioners. Facemasks are still strongly encouraged except when receiving Holy Communion. Please be considerate of your neighbor. Stay home if you or anyone in your house are sick. The dispensation from the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation remains in effect for the faithful of the Diocese of Lake Charles.
Other restrictions previously announced remain in effect. There is still no exchanging of the Sign of Peace. The Holy Water fonts remain empty. The missaletes and hymnals are removed from the pews. The collection basket will not be passed so ushers are not needed. Please continue to place your offering in the baskets in the vestibules. For those who still cannot make it to Mass, you may continue to mail your offering or drop it through the mail slot in the office door. You may also continue to give online at sthenry.church. Throughout the shutdown, our parishioners truly stepped up. While the collections did go down, we still did very well considering the situation. I have lifted the freeze on non-essential spending, but we will continue to proceed conservatively. There are several needs in the Parish that will require some spending soon. Our fundraiser to replace our savings following the mortar project remains a priority.
Bishop Provost recently administered the Sacrament of Confirmation to our high schoolers and on the Vigil of Corpus Christi, we celebrated First Holy Communion for our second graders. On Trinity Sunday, we welcomed Stephanie Pitre and Corie Young into the Roman Catholic Church through the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Communion.
If any homebound parishioners would like to begin receiving Holy Communion again, please call the church office. For the time being, only myself and the deacons are bringing Communion to the homebound so you may not be able to receive as often as you are accustomed to.
I look forward to seeing more of you in church as we continue to gradually reopen. May the Lord keep you and your families in His loving care.
Our Lady, Star of the Sea, pray for us!                                                            St. Peter Claver, pray for us!
St. Henry, pray for us!

Yours in Christ, 
Very Rev. Matthew L. Cormier,                                                                        Pastor, St. Henry Catholic Church