LAKE CHARLES — The Diocese of Lake Charles will continue its monthly series, "An Afternoon with Christ," on Sunday, June 11, the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, also known as the Feast of Corpus Christi. The afternoon will begin at 2:30 p.m. with a Eucharistic Procession on the grounds of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 935 Bilbo Street. All seven churches of the North Central Deanery will be participating.
Following the procession, the Very Rev. Ruben Buller, V.G., Pastor of the Cathedral, will share a reflection inside the church at 3:00 p.m. on the importance of Eucharistic Adoration.
As part of the National Eucharistic Revival, the goal of "An Afternoon with Christ" is to help people foster a habit of spending time with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. After Father Buller's reflection, the afternoon will end with Benediction to conclude at 3:30 p.m.
Church parishes in the North Central Deanery include the Cathedral, Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, St. Henry Catholic Church, and St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic Church, all in Lake Charles; St. Raphael Catholic Church in Iowa, and St. Theodore Catholic Church in Moss Bluff.
The schedule of presenters through January of 2024 are as follows, all on Sundays at 2:30 p.m.:
• June 11 — Very Rev. Ruben Buller, V.G., Rector, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Lake Charles
• July 16 — Canon Jean-Marie Moreau, Rector, St. Francis de Sales Oratory in Sulphur, Institute of Jesus Christ Sovereign Priest
• August 13 — Rev. Samuel Bond, Parochial Vicar, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception; Director of Liturgy for Diocese of Lake Charles
• September 10 — Very Rev. Aubrey Guilbeau, Pastor, St. Theodore Catholic Church in Moss Bluff; Vicar for Clergy
• October 8 — Very Rev. Keith Pellerin, Pastor, Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church in Jennings; Dean of the East Deanery
• November 12 — Very Rev. Rojo Koonathan, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church in Lake Charles; Dean of the South Central Deanery
• December 3 — Rev. Michael Beverung, Parochial Vicar, Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church in Sulphur
• January 14, 2024 — Rev. Trey Ange, Pastor of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jennings
For more information on “An Afternoon with Christ,” call the Cathedral office at 337-436-7251. The Cathedral is located at 935 Bilbo Street in Lake Charles.
