Calendar - April 26, 2014

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EVENTS
CANDLELIGHT ROSARY, April 29, 5 p.m., Mount Carmel Academy, school’s grotto, Robert E. Lee Boulevard at Louisville Street, New Orleans. 288-7626.

NAIM CONFERENCE, Archdiocese of New Orleans general meeting, April 29, 6:30 p.m., St. Pius X multipurpose room, 6666 Spanish Fort Blvd., New Orleans.  Entertainment: New Orleans Banjos. For widowed persons.

NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER, May 1, noon-1 p.m., Kenner Veterans Memorial Park, 1801 Williams Blvd., Kenner. “One Voice United in Prayer.” An interdenominational gathering coordinated by Louisiana Aglow International, with local priests, pastors, laymen. St. Philip Neri Deacon Tom Lotz participates.

ARCHDIOCESAN SPIRITUALITY CENTER, “Lessons from St. Ignatius Loyola, lived by Pope Francis,” May 1, 8, 15, 9:30-11:30 a.m. or 7-9 p.m. Presenter: Deacon Dan R. Dorsey. Archdiocesan Spirituality Center, 2501 Maine Ave., Metairie. Register: http://asc.arch-no.org, 861-3254. Cost: $30. 2501 Maine Ave., Metairie, 861-3254. “A Spirituality of Dreams – A Personal Experience of God Through Dreams,” three-session workshop, May 5, 12, 19, 7-9 p.m. Presenter: Bonnie Chase, Archdiocese of New Orleans North Shore Pastoral Center, 69090 East Hwy. 190 Service Road, Covington. Cost: $30. Register: on web: http://asc.arch-no.org, (985) 641-2286, bonnie [email protected].

MAGNIFICAT, Metairie chapter breakfast for Catholic women, May 3, 9 a.m.-noon. Landmark Hotel, 2601 Severn Ave., Metairie. Tickets $20 through April 29. No tickets sold at door. Speaker: Lisa Flood, lawyer turned stay-at-home mom, Catholic television host and Catholic radio co-host. 466-2010. www.magnificat-ministry.net.

MARYITES PRETTY SHOES AND SACS, St. Mary’s Academy Honor Society and the MLK chapter of the National Honor Society collect new or gently worn shoes and purses now through May 9 for its sale, May 17, 10 a.m., 6905 Chef Menteur Hwy., New Orleans. Leftover items donated to charity.

MARY OF NAZARETH, May 13, 6:30 p.m., AMC Elmwood in Harahan. Seating begins at 5:45 p.m. Tickets: $10, must be purchased in advance at Mule’s Religious Store on David Drive, Metairie. 468-2919.

BEGINNING EXPERIENCE, international ministry for widowed and divorced under the Family Life Apostolate, weekend May 16-18, Rosaryville. 606-8024.

HANDICAPPED ENCOUNTER CHRIST, retreat, May 23-25, Archdiocese of New Orleans Retreat Center, 5500 St. Mary St., Metairie. Approximate cost: $100 (includes all meals Saturday, breakfast/lunch Sunday). Gospel-centered retreat bringing together disabled and non-disabled persons to raise awareness among disabled persons of the gifts they bring to the Christian community. Able-bodied persons gain insight into how they are handicapped. Carol Burke, 577-1415; Deanne Clesi, 427-6776; Peter Vujnovich, 421-1200.

2014 SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP, June 9-12, “Leadership and the Mission of Jesus.” It focuses on the centrality of schools and parishes to the church’s mission, which flows from Jesus’ mandate to evangelize, to announce in lives and words the Good News of God’s enduring love. Father Paul Manning, director of St. Paul Inside the Walls in the Diocese of Paterson, N.J., facilitates. Loyola University New Orleans in cooperation with Office of Catholic Schools, Office of Religious Education, Loyola Institute for Ministry. Cost: $200 includes breakfast, lunch on campus, final lunch at Restaurant August. Registration deadline: May 19. http://www.loyno.edu/lplc/catholic-educational-leaders.

SCHOOLS
HOLY NAME OF JESUS, Student Spring Art Salon, April 27, 1-3 p.m. Lemonade and treats served. 6220 LaSalle Place at Calhoun Street, New Orleans.

ST. MARY MAGDALEN, Parents’ Club board meeting, April 30, 6:30 p.m., cafeteria, 6425 West Metairie Ave., Metairie.

ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA, Men’s Club second annual “Old Metairie Crawfish Boil & Cookoff,” May 10, noon-10 p.m., Bonnabel at Metairie Road. All-you-can-eat boiled crawfish, jambalaya, hot dogs, three local bands, bounce house, games. Friendly competition for best crawfish. Advance tickets through May 5: $15 (adults), $10 (kids 6-12). $20 at event. Beer, refreshments sold. To purchase tickets or register a team: www.stcatherineshop.com/scs-events.

OUT OF AREA
ROSARYVILLE, Day of Prayer with Dominican Sister Rose Bowen, “New Resurrection Presence,” May 7, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., noon lunch. $35. Camp Kateri on Rosaryville grounds this summer with overnight options, day options, as well as various age options. Performing Arts Camp June 15-20, (youth aged 7-14). Camp Kateri Fun Sessions June 22-27, July 13-18 for youth ages 7-14. July 7-11 fun camp for younger youth ages 4-10. Discounts for multiple children, camp sessions. Beginning Experience, retreat for children who have experienced loss, July 20-25 for children ages 10-17. “Healing the Hurts of the Heart” charismatic retreat with Dorothea DeGrandis-Sudol, June 6-8. Cost: $100 commuters, $135 bunk house, $185 double occupancy, $215 private room. www.rosaryvillela.com.

COMING…
SPIRITUALITY IN THE CITY, series continues May 6 at the Jesuit Church of the Immaculate Conception, 130 Baronne St. with Tania Tetlow, the Felder-Fayard Early Career Associate Professor of Law and Director, Domestic Violence Clinic, Tulane Law School. She will speak on “The Spirituality of Survival: Ending Domestic Violence.”  It begins at 12:30 p.m. and includes a simple lunch at 12:15 p.m.  Free and open to anyone.

ST. VINCENT’S INFANT & MATERNITY GUILD, annual Spring Luncheon and Style Show, May 6, 11 a.m., New Orleans Airport Hilton, 901 Airline Dr., Kenner. Doors open at 10:30 a.m.  Msgr. Andrew Taormina will give invocation. Diapers and wipes for ACCESS Pregnancy and Referral Centers will be collected. Tickets: $35, by April 25. 301-4321. 

CATHOLIC COMMITTEE ON BOY SCOUTING, Archdiocese of New Orleans, religion award training program for Cub Scout and Boy Scout units, May 7, 7:30-9 p.m., Our Lady of Divine Providence Bahan Center, 1029 North Atlanta St., Metairie.

ST. RITA, Home and School Association, living rosary, May 7, 1:30 p.m., schoolyard.  Second and seventh graders host the rosary.