Calendar - April 30, 2022

EVENTS

CANNONBALL CONVERSATIONS, lunchtime speaker series hosted by Immaculate Conception Parish, continues May 3 after the noon Mass, with former federal prosecutor Tania Tetlow, J.D., outgoing Loyola University New Orleans president, speaking on “How to Hear God's Voice Without Need of a Cannonball.” The 45-minute presentation will livestreamed on the parish YouTube channel. 130 Baronne St., New Orleans.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor, school play, Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast Jr.,” May 6, dinner performance beginning at 6 p.m. requiring pre-ordered $30 tickets by May 3; and performances May 7, at 12:30 and 6:30 p.m., $10 until May 6, $15 after. Cafeteria, 2305 Fenelon St., Chalmette. (504) 271-2953. Parish Tomato Festival  May 13-15 food (oysters, BBQ shrimp, etc.), live entertainment, games, rides, annual children’s pageant (May 14), Miss, Teen, Junior pageants May 15. 2320 Paris Road, Chalmette. $5 gate fee; Parish students and children age 10 or younger get in free. Pay-one-price ride armbands: $30 a day or $85 all weekend. www.olpstomatofest.com.

HALOS, monthly meeting for those who have lost loved ones to drugs or suicide, May 9, 7 p.m., St. Margaret Mary, 1501 Robert Road, Slidell. Info: Donna Oster (985) 201-2143

ST. JOSEPH ABBEY SEMINARY COLLEGE ABBEY OPEN, golf tournament, May 12, Covington Country Club, 200 Country Club Drive. $125 individual, $500 team. Sponsorships range from $100-$3,000. Register at: sjasc.edu/2022-golf-tournament. Proceeds support seminarians studying for the priesthood at St. Joseph Seminary College.

IGNATIAN VOLUNTEER CORPS, information sessions, May 12, 12:30 p.m. and May 17 at 11 a.m. at Loyola University Ignatius Chapel. Ignatian Volunteer Corps (IVC) is a service and spirituality program for retired men and women based on the teachings of St. Ignatius of Loyola. Daily Mass celebrated at noon both days. ivcusa.org/neworleans or call Lisa at (504) 264-3438.

TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD garage sale with baked goods, May 14, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., and May 15, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. in the gym behind church, at Mendez and Mandeville  streets in New Orleans. Garage sale donations can be dropped off May 12-13, 2-6 p.m., and individually wrapped baked goods May 13-14. Volunteers needed. Details: (504) 288-3264.

ST. ROCH CHAPEL AT ST. ROCH CEMETERY, rededication of renovated chapel, May 14, 10 a.m. 1725 St. Roch Ave., New Orleans.

ASCENSION DEPAUL FOUNDATION, annual Champions FORE Health Golf Tournament, May 16, Bayou Oaks South Course at City Park, 1040 Filmore Ave., New Orleans. Registration/lunch at 10:45 a.m.; noon shotgun start. Festivities include a putting contest with sisters from the Daughters of Charity, closest-to-pin and longest-drive competitions. Proceeds benefit increased access to health care and men’s health issues such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Register at www.AscensionDePaulFoundation.org; Charles Hession at (504) 212-9509, email charles.hession@dcsno.org.

MARIAN CONCERT, May 17, 7 p.m. hosted by Holy Name of Jesus Church. Giovanni Battista Pergolesi's “Stabat Mater” and other Marian-themed selections with soloists Nicole Heinen, Irini Kyriakidou, Rachel Looney and Claire Shackleton. Admission by donation. Contact Colleen Maher cmaher@hnjschool.org. 6367 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans.

FRIENDS OF ST. ALPHONSUS presents finale of “Concerts on Constance” with sextet Patrice Fisher and Arpa, May 18, 7-8:30 p.m. Musical  influences of New Orleans, Brazil and Cuba, featuring  Fisher (harp, composer, leader); Fran Comiskey (piano); Betsy Braud (flute); Juan Soto Brown (bass); Orlando Solorzano (percussion); and Carlos Valladares (cajón). St. Mary’s Assumption Church, 923 Josephine St., New Orleans. Tickets: $15 ($20 at the door) at bit.ly/3jdeYl8.

PROJECT LAZARUS annual Guardian Angel Award Gala, “Reunion,” May 20, Ace Hotel, 600 Carondelet St., New Orleans. A three-course meal, cocktails and live auction. This year’s Guardian Angels Award goes to Gary Schiro and Jane Wilbert, and a posthumous award to Cleveland Guillot. The event will also commemorate past executive director Steve Rivera. Co-chairs are Marianite Sister Judy Gomila and Danny Akers. Single tickets are $175; sponsorships available; bit.ly/3rfKeV9.

JUBILEE MASS for priests, deacons and religious, May 22, 3 p.m., St. Rita Church, 2729 Lowerline St., New Orleans. ANNULMENT WRITING WORKSHOP, one-night free annulment writing seminar, May 24, 7-8:30 p.m., St. Anthony Community Activity Center, 234 Angus Drive, Luling. Open to those seeking on having previous Catholic marriages annulled. Speaker: Deacon Drea Capaci, with ministry members available to answer your personal case questions on a one-on-one basis. Call the archdiocesan Office of Marriage and Family Life (504) 861-6243.

DIOCESAN PRIESTHOOD AND RELIGIOUS LIFE DISCERNMENT RETREAT, “Chosen,” June 3-5, featuring Father Josh Johnson and Sister of the Holy Family of Nazareth Josephine Garrett. Men and women ages 18-40 are invited. St. Joseph Abbey, 5376 River Road, Covington. Register: www.diobr.org/vocations.

ST. ANGELA MERICI, class of 1974 reunion, June 4, 7 p.m., in the gym. Tickets/information: Cindy Marcell Rigamer (504) 427-5183 or the church office.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL, “Cathletics: Training to be Champions for Christ,” June 6-10, 9 a.m.-noon, St. Clement of Rome, 4317 Richland Ave. at West Esplanade Avenue, Metairie. (504) 887-7821; ribarra@scrparish.org. Registrations on parish website, www.scrparish.org. Volunteers are needed.

OUR OF AREA
 

THE ST. LOUIS IX ART SOCIETY and Franciscan Experience Summer Institute, showcase of faith-inspired works by Louisiana artists, May 6, 5:30-9 p.m. St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 15208 LA Hwy. 73, Prairieville. Main programming 7 p.m. with opening prayer, presentation on Catholicism and art, panel discussion with presenting artists Abigail Reller, Norman Faucheux, Jaclyn Warren, Andrew Coleman, Blair Piras, Jacob Zumo, Barbara Brocato and Deborah Luke. Event includes charcuterie table, bar,  live music. Tickets are $20 (single), $30 (couple) in advance at bit.ly/3xKNlbE; At door: $30 (single), $40 (couple).

KUDOS

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ST. ELIZABETH’S GUILD, which financially supports children’s programs of Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans such as Padua House, St. John the Baptist Head Start, Cornerstone Kids and Therapeutic Family Services, held its first in-person Volunteer Activists Awards Luncheon in two years on March 25. Volunteer Activists of 2022 were Cindy Williams Bowman, Christine Thompson Briede, Nancy Carpenter Colomb, Carrel Epling, Jeanne Pregeant Gallo, Marian Gibbs, Wallace James Landry III, Kathleen “Kat” Mayer and Cindy Finley Nolan. Named to the guild’s Hall of Fame were Ellen B. Frischhertz and Fred J. Lipps Jr. (posthumously).