Calendar - February 17, 2024

EVENTS

OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL LAY CARMELITE COMMUNITY No. 1902,  community meeting, Feb. 18, noon-2:30 p.m., St. Francis Xavier Parish Center, 444 Metairie Road, Metairie. Catholics in good standing at least 18 years old invited. Call Dottie Watson, (504) 339-4298

GRIEF TALK SERIES, “I Am Beloved, Not Broken,” Lenten Prayer Time, on Tuesdays from Feb. 20 to March 26 at 6 p.m., Cenacle on the Lake, 5500 St. Mary St., Metairie. Register: Cost is $25 for materials and book by Redbird Ministries. Register at neworleansretreats.org or call (504) 267-9604. And, also Mondays during Lent at Mary Queen of Peace, 1501 West Causeway Approach, Mandeville. Register at the parish, (985) 626-6977 or call Jewell at (985) 778-6277.

DIVINE MERCY PARISH, yarn wig-making service project to help children battling cancer, Feb. 20 and Feb. 29, 10 a.m.-noon; March 14, 4-6 p.m.; March 16, 2-4 p.m. Parish Community Center, 4337 Sal Lentini Pkwy., Kenner. To volunteer or make a donation: www.divinemercyparish.org/yarn. Also, Men’s Club Cook-off/Car Show, March 2, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. car show; noon-4 p.m. cook-off. Teams compete for “Best Tailgate Dish” and “Best Cajun Comfort Dish.” Music: The Benchwarmers. Tickets: bit.ly/3SQkMDM.

WOMEN OF FAITH,  presents “Sr. Suellen Tennyson: Hear Her Compelling Testimony” Feb. 22, 7 p.m. A Marianite nun, she was abducted from her mission home in West Africa in April 2022 and held captive for five months before being freed. St. Clement of Rome Church, Cleary at West Esplanade avenues, Metairie.

ST. PETER PARISH, 125 East 19th Ave., Covington, will host a talk, “How to Pray the Mass Better,” by liturgist Chris Carstens, director of the Office of Sacred Worship in La Crosse, Wisconsin, professor at the Liturgical Institute and Adoremus Bulletin editor, Feb. 22, 6:30-7:30 p.m., in the church.

FORUM FOR CAREGIVERS OF ELDERLY PATIENTS, free seminar, Feb. 24, 9 a.m.-noon, to educate about the increasing need for support because of the growing elderly population. Dementia/Alzheimer specialists and a podiatrist will give presentations; Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans and the Council on Aging in New Orleans will be on site to provide resources to caregivers. Greater St. Stephen Morton Hall, 5600 Read Blvd., New Orleans.

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL, Archdiocesan Council of New Orleans, holds annual Friends of the Poor Walk/Run fundraiser, March 2 at Harahan Playground, 6601 10th St., Harahan. Registration is from 8:30-9:30 a.m., with the one-mile walk beginning at 9:30 a.m. Vincentian conferences raise money and awareness for those in need and help pay for rising costs in rent, utilities, food and more. Register at www.fopwalk.org.

SYMPHONY CHORUS OF NEW ORLEANS celebrates the earth through song, “Paul Winter’s Earth Mass – Missa Gaia,” March 3, 3 p.m., St. Mary’s Assumption Church, 923 Josephine St., New Orleans. Tickets: SymphonyChorus.org and at the door.

SCHOOLS

ST. MARY’S DOMINICAN, Alumnae Association annual Easter Egg Roll with crafts, photos with the Easter bunny and a butterfly release, March 9, 10 a.m-noon. Attendees should bring their own Easter basket. Hunt begins at 11 a.m; snacks and beverages provided. $35 a family includes three adults; each additional adult is $5. Registration required: bit.ly/49q13QU. Also, “Spend a Days” for fifth and sixth graders: Feb. 28; March 19, 22; April 10, 11, 12, 16, 25, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., grades 5-6. Registration required: https://bit.ly/3ODRXrU. Destination Dominican, for girls in sixth grade, March 8, 6-9 p.m., with dinner provided: https://bit.ly/4bwP4Tt.

MOUNT CARMEL ACADEMY, Spring Fling, March 23, patron party at 6:30 p.m., gala at 8 p.m., at the Audubon Tea Room. Featuring live and silent auctions and music by the Mixed Nuts. $175 patron ticket $100 main event. Tickets: bit.ly/40IZMB0.

KUDOS

BROTHER MARTIN HIGH SCHOOL honored Michael H. Lynn Jr. ‘04 with the Brother More Schaefer, S.C. award for his commitment to excellence in instruction, student formation and demonstration of Christian witness inside and outside of the classroom. Lynn holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of New Orleans and a master’s in education from LSU-Shreveport. He serves as co-moderator of student council and is the director of faculty formation in the educational charism of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart. Johnny LeBourgeois ’73 received the Founders Medal for his passion and commitment through service to the school. He has coordinated class reunions, served on the Alumni Board and raised funds. Faculty members recognized for  years of service: David Falati, Michael Lemmon (40 years); Justin Fleetwood (30 years);  Loralie Condon, Matt Lambert ’98, Leo Lowder, Chris Vicknair (20 years).