Monday, September 24, 2012

The Ordination of Deacon Dwayne Joubert




With praise to Almighty God, St. Landry Church is happy to announce the ordination of Deacon Dwayne Joubert.  Deacon Joubert was ordained on August 18, 2012 at the Cathedral of St. John in Lafayette.  He and his wife Mary are natives of Opelousas, and have one daughter, Sarah.  We congratulate them, along with Deacon Joubert's parents, Bernard and Lois (who are also St. Landry Church parishioners).

Deacon Joubert's ordination comes after five years of preparation which included academic studies, service projects, and of course, prayer.  Our parish celebrated his ordination after the 10am Mass on August 19th with a reception at Opelousas Catholic cafeteria.  We thank all those who made the reception such a beautiful event for our parish community.

Deacon Joubert was assigned by Bishop Jarrell to our parish, and commenced his duties as deacon immediately after ordination.  He will work primarily in the areas of liturgy and liturgical ministers, and youth activities.  We pray that Deacon Joubert has many happy years in him ministry of service as a deacon!

For photographs from his first weekend's homily, please click here.

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