Calendar - March 20 - April 2, 2021

SCHOOLS

URSULINE ACADEMY, Spaghetti Fest, March 20, noon-4 p.m. at the school’s Nashville Avenue carport. Spaghetti dinners, sangria, margaritas, raffles and student-made projects available. Meals picked up via drive-thru on Nashville. Proceeds will help Ursuline thank its teachers, religious sisters, dining staff, maintenance crew, groundskeepers and security officers for working tirelessly throughout the pandemic.

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS, Loyal Day Drive-In Movie, “Grease,” March 24, gates (6325 Cromwell Place near Mercy Hall)  open at 6:30 p.m.; movie starts at 7 p.m. $25 a car; $50 a car plus Loyola Loyal Day gift. Register at: bit.ly/3r9W7K9. Names of all vehicle occupants required, all viewers must wear a mask, restrooms available in Mercy Hall, sound comes from FM transmission to car radios. Bring your own snacks. Details: Office of Alumni Engagement at (504) 861-5454.

ST. MARY’S ACADEMY, seventh annual Alumnae Association drive-by crawfish boil, March 27, 2-4 p.m. Proceeds benefit Legacy Sisterhood scholarship. Pre-orders only. Three choices: the $30 “Henriette Sack” (five pounds of crawfish, four potatoes and two corn); the $20 “6905 Sack” (three pounds of crawfish, two potatoes, one corn); and additional items, including two turkey necks and one sausage for $5 a bag. 6905 Chef Menteur Blvd., New Orleans. (504) 245-0200.

CABRINI HIGH’s annual “Night Under the Stars” fundraiser is being held virtually this year through March 27 at 8 p.m. Auction items available include artwork, jewelry, themed speciality baskets, gift certificates and more. Online bidding portal at www.bidpal.net/cabrini. For more information, email Carol Martin, special events director, at [email protected].

ACADEMY OF OUR LADY, annual “Basket & BBQ Bash,” March 27, noon to 3 p.m. on campus, 5501 West Bank Expy., Marrero. BBQ lunch, raffled gift baskets, pictures with the Easter Bunny. Advance lunch tickets available for $10. Online sale of raffle tickets through March 24. Visit theacademyofourlady.org/basket-bbq.

JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL, Jesuit Golf Classic, April 9, Bayou Oaks in City Park. Online registration now open. Morning and afternoon rounds available. COVID restrictions in place. Four-Jay scramble with breakfast, to-go lunch, beverages, to-go post-tournament jambalaya. Winning golfers receive prizes and Jesuit-themed tee gift. Details: bit.ly/3qDotM1.

EVENTS

ST. ANSELM, 306 St. Mary St., Madisonville. Saturday, March 20, 8:30-11 a.m., Knights of Columbus “Breakfast with the Easter Bunny” in St. Joseph Hall. Free event; registration not required. 306 St. Mary St., Madisonville. www.stanselmparish.org.

COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC SCHOOL COOPERATIVE CLUBS, Lenten Evening of Reflection, March 22, 7-9 p.m., presented by Deacon Phil McManamon, “Walk with Mary from the Manger to the Cross” at St. Christopher the Martyr Church, 309 Manson Ave., Metairie. 

ST. AGNES, Lenten mission, “The Freedom to Believe: Becoming an Adult Catholic,” with guest speaker Capuchin Father Simeon Gallagher, March 22-25, 7 p.m. The mission explores the challenge of growth in faith using Scripture, 12-step recovery programs and the writings of St. Ignatius of Loyola. 3310 Jefferson Hwy., Jefferson. (504) 833-3366

CATHOLIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, “It’s Not Your Money, Finding the Peace of Putting God First,” virtual workshop, March 24, 7-8:15 p.m. Author Joseph B. Galloway presents an engaging “world says” versus “God says” exchange about finances. Registrants receive a free copy of Galloway’s book of the same title. Sign up by contacting Callie Kamath at [email protected], (504) 527-5788 or https://bit.ly/3bxvkCk.

ST. THERESA OF AVILA, Stations of the Cross, every Friday during Lent after the 12:10 p.m. Mass, ending March 26, 1401 Erato St., New Orleans, (504) 525-4226, [email protected]. 

LOUISIANA RIGHT TO LIFE, PULSE weekend, March 25-28, Camp Istrouma, 25975 Greenwell Springs Road in Greenwell Springs (outside Baton Rouge). Students learn from and engage with Louisiana pro-life advocates discussing pro-life persuasion, adoption, pro-life activism  at your school, PULSE Game-of-Games and PULSE Coffeehouse talent show. The next PULSE weekend is April 9-11 at Camp Abbey in Covington. Registration is $75. Visit ProLifeLouisiana.org or call 1 (866) 463-5433.

MAGNIFICAT, ministry for Catholic women’s Westbank chapter, hosts a breakfast March 27 with Father Gary Copping, pastor of St. Joseph Church and Shrine in Gretna. Breakfast begins at 9:30 a.m. Cafe Hope at Timberlane Country Club, 1 Timberlane Drive, Gretna. Tickets are $20. Mailed reservations to Cindy Delger, 231 10th St., Gretna 70053 due by March 20. Phone reservations accepted until March 24 with payment at the door. Call (504) 341-6558 or (504) 913-4903.

EASTER BUNNY PICTURES, for adults, children, families and pets, March 28, 9:30 a.m. until after 10:30 a.m. Mass. Donation: $6 for a 5x7, $15 for three 5x7s or two 5x7s and a digital copy. Outside Massett Hall and the A building, St. Mary Magdalen, 6425 West Metairie Ave., Metairie. Social distancing practiced. Sponsored by St. Mary Magdalen Knights of Columbus Ladies’ Auxiliary and CYO.

CAFÉ RECONCILE, open house opportunities March 29, April 26, June 1 and June 28, 9-11 a.m. or 2-4 p.m. For details about Café Reconcile’s free job-training program or to make an appointment to participate, contact [email protected] or (504) 934-1640; www.cafereconcile.org.

DIVINE MERCY PARISH, night of healing March 30 beginning with a 6:30 p.m. Mass followed by a healing service with eucharistic adoration and prayer. Led by Father Anthony Odiong. Details: https:// www.divinemercyparish.org/events/time-to-rebuild-awaken-night-of-healing.

HOLY NAME OF JESUS, in-person and virtual Taize prayer, reconciliation, March 31, hnjchurch.org, 6367 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, [email protected].

ST. BERNARD CHURCH, April 2, Good Friday rosary walk 1 p.m., services at 3 p.m., 2805 Bayou Road, St. Bernard, (504) 281-2267, [email protected].

ARCHDIOCESAN SPIRITUALITY CENTER hosts three April Zoom events: No. 1, “Faith Companioning” with presenters Teresian Sister Gloria Murillo and Bonnie Chase, April 7, 14, 21, 28, May 5, 12, 19, 6-8:30 p.m. Registration deadline: March 31. Cost: $125. No. 2, “God’s Presence Within You, Me, Us,” April 16, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. No. 3, “Prayer Tools for Young People: Cultivating Space for an Encounter with God,” April 24, 6-9 p.m. Register on the web https://nolacatholic.org/asc, email  [email protected] or call (504) 861-3254.