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Calendar - October 30, 2021
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Oct. 31-Dec. 3-4, 2021
EVENTS
BLESSED FRANCIS X. SEELOS PARISH, International Food Festival, Oct. 31, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Cuisine from various countries including Nicaraguan roasted and fried meat, carne asada, tres leche desserts. Drive-thru event. 3037 Dauphine St., New Orleans’ Bywater neighborhood off St. Claude Avenue.
CHILDREN’S ADVOCACY CENTER/HOPE HOUSE, will host “Men Who Cook!” gala, Nov. 7, 4-7 p.m., Justice Center parking garage rooftop, 601 North Jefferson Ave., Covington. Wine, beer, prizes, entertainment by Tyler Kinchen and The Right Pieces. More than 15 St. Tammany and Washington parish “celebrity cooks” will compete to fight child abuse and trafficking on the northshore. Tickets: $70 a person or $125 a couple at www.cachopehouse.org/events. In Jesus’ Name Foundation will match Hope House donations up to $50,000.
ST. ANN CHURCH AND SHRINE, 50th anniversary, Nov. 7 at 4 p.m. Archbishop Aymond will be the main celebrant. 3601 Transcontinental Drive, Metairie.
UNIVERSITY OF HOLY CROSS, 25th annual prayer breakfast Nov. 11 at 7:30 a.m. at English Turn Golf & Country Club. Individual tickets sold through Oct. 28. Speaker: Rev. Dr. Page Brooks, founder and CEO of the Restoration Initiative for Culture and Community. Tickets: bit.ly/UHCPrayerBreakfast or call (504) 398-2206.
ST. CHARLES BORROMEO, golf tournament “Fun, Fellowship and Fore,” rescheduled for Nov. 12 at Cypress Lakes Country Club, 10 Villere Drive, Destrehan. Information and team sign-up: Beth Berner, (504) 237-1715.
ST. PHILIP NERI DRAMA CLUB, play “Mystery on 13th Street,” by Shari Potter, on Nov. 12, 7:30 p.m.; Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m. General admission tickets sold at the door starting one hour before the show. $8 for adults and $5 for children (12 and under). Cash and checks only. 6500 Kawanee Ave., Metairie.
ECHO, Theology of the Body Mini-retreat for young adults ages 19-35, Nov. 12-14, Camp Abbey, Covington. Echoretreats.com.
ST. BENILDE screens “The Scarlet and the Black” movie with Gregory Peck, Nov. 12, from 7-9:15 p.m., in the cafeteria. The movie is about a Vatican official, Msgr. Hugh O’Flaherty, who wages a secret campaign to hide thousands of Jews and POWs in Nazi-occupied Rome during WWII. Light snacks and refreshments available. 1901 Division St., Metairie. Details: Val Hebert at [email protected] or (504) 427-0327.
THE ST. LOUIS IX ART SOCIETY, inaugural Catholic Art Showcase was rescheduled to Nov. 14, 1-4 p.m. at Notre Dame Seminary’s Schulte Auditorium, 2901 South Carrollton Ave., New Orleans. A free gallery-style exhibit of artwork executed by the society’s six core artists and by invited clergy and seminarians. Opening prayer at 2 p.m. by society chaplain, Jesuit Father John Brown. A presentation on “Catholicism and Art” by professor Jordan Haddad and an artist panel discussion led by Abigail Reller follow. Recommended $5 donation at door appreciated to support the new society. Details: [email protected].
OUR LADY OF LOURDES, Slidell, will host two presentations on Recovery From Addictions and Unhealthy Attachments. On Nov. 16 at 6 p.m., Scott Weeman, author of “The Twelve Steps and the Sacraments: A Catholic Journey Through Recovery,” and director of Catholic in Recovery, will share his personal testimony and how the sacraments buoyed him in his recovery. On Nov. 30 at 6 p.m., Mary Lou McCall will speak on the dangers of substance abuse and her personal experience with recovery through the help of her Catholic faith. Both presentations will be in the church, 400 Westchester Blvd., Slidell. Sessions will be livestreamed at www.facebook.com/ollparishslidell or the YouTube channel of Our Lady of Lourdes.
YEAR OF THE EUCHARIST, lecture series continues with Father Niles Gross, Nov. 17, discussing eucharistic devotions, and Archbishop Alfred Hughes on Dec. 15 ending the series with a discussion about “The Eucharist and the future of the Church.” Eucharistic adoration begins at 5:30 p.m., followed by the lecture and a question-and-answer session from 6-7 p.m. Registration is online at www.nds.edu/ELS. Notre Dame Seminary’s Schulte Auditorium, 2901 South Carrollton Ave., New Orleans. Socially distanced in-person and virtual options available for attendance.
EVENING OF ORGAN MUSIC, honoring St. Cecilia, Nov. 17, 6:30 p.m., featuring the music of Buxtehude, Frescobaldi, J.S. Bach, Franck and Bonnet with organist B. Andrew Mills. St. Patrick’s Church, 724 Camp St., New Orleans, Free admission.
ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CHURCH, organ dedication concert with Dr. Jennifer Pascal, Nov. 21 at 3 p.m. The parish will dedicate its Cornel Zimmer Organ Builders’ Opus 155 pipe organ. Pascal is titular organist and director of music at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York. 631 State St., New Orleans.
ACCESS JAZZ BRUNCH, Nov. 28, Audubon Tea Room, 6500 Magazine St., Audubon Park. Doors open at 11 a.m. with program and lunch at noon. Auction, special recognition for St. Angela Merici Parish in Metairie. Ticket purchase deadline: Nov. 22 at https://bit.ly/2YeTixX. This is the largest fundraiser for Pregnancy Services (formerly ACCESS), a pregnancy support program of Catholic Charities New Orleans. Attendees must show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours of entry.
SPRINGS IN THE DESERT, retreat for women experiencing infertility, Dec. 3-4, Archdiocese of New Orleans Retreat Center, 5500 St. Mary St., Metairie. Free, but donations encouraged to defray costs. Space is limited to allow for social distancing. Sponsored by the Archdiocese of New Orleans’ Office of Marriage and Family Life. Details/registration: https://nolacatholicfla.regfox.com/springs2021
LEGION OF MARY, Centenary Mass celebrating its 100th anniversary of founding in Ireland, Dec. 4 at 10 a.m. Celebrant: Archbishop Gregory Aymond. Location: St. Christopher the Martyr Church, 309 Manson Ave. (off Cleary and Airline), Metairie.
SCHOOLS
ST. ELIZABETH ANN SETON, seventh annual “Sweet-n-Shop,” Nov. 11, 6:30-9 p.m. Sponsored by the Home and School Association. 4335 Sal Lentini Pkwy., Kenner. Email [email protected].
DE LA SALLE HIGH SCHOOL, annual sports “Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony,” Nov. 17, 6:30-8:30 p.m., the CAVS Center, 5300 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans. Inductees are Samantha Ball, class of 2008; Garland Gillen, class of 1995, who will receive the Brother Ambrose LeBlanc, FSC Community Services to Sports Award; and Marcus Jasmin, class of 2000. Those with Maroon jackets receive free entry; others, it’s $25. Business attire. http://www.delasallenola.com/sports-hall-of-fame/
ST. PAUL’S SCHOOL, inaugural Oktoberfest, Dec. 4, 5-9 p.m. Contests for stein-carrying, pretzel-whistling and strudel-eating; dancing, live entertainment and authentic, Bavarian food. General admission: $5; Children age 6 and under get in free. 917 South Jahncke Ave., Covington. Tickets: saintpaulsschool.salsalabs.org/oktoberfest2021/index.html.
OUTSIDE AREA
QUIET RETREAT, with common prayer and opportunity for spiritual direction, Nov. 8 at 3 p.m.-Nov. 10 at 1 p.m. with spiritual directors Mercy Sister Terry Falco and Sister of Mount Carmel Barbara Breaud. Morning and evening prayer and Communion service. Beach House, 831 North Beach Blvd., Waveland. $180 includes six meals, private room for two nights. Call Sister Terry at (985) 859-7792.
OTHER
CATHOLIC BIKE RIDE, Mike Branley, a parishioner of Our Lady of the Lake Church in Mandeville, is trying to gauge interest in a weekly bike ride along Lake Pontchartrain in Old Mandeville. He plans to meet 90 minutes before sunset, starting at the gazebo on the lake across from 2129 Lakeshore Drive in Old Mandeville. The ride would include a stop for a Bible study. Details: Mike Branley (504) 233-8913.
OLD URSULINE CONVENT MUSEUM has reopened with an addition of the St. John Paul II Room to the exhibit, “The Church in the Crescent: Three Hundred Years of Catholicism in New Orleans.” The museum, 1116 Chartres St., New Orleans, is open Mondays and Thursdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Visit: https://www.stlouiscathedral.org/convent-museum
KUDOS
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL 9623, Ascension of Our Lord Parish in LaPlace has awarded its “Knight of the Year” to Yancy Forsythe, financial secretary for the council. Forsythe was involved with the admission degree team and numerous community programs such as assisting COVID-19 families who were quarantined in their homes.