Calendar - August 2, 2014

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PARISHES

MARY: A BIBLICAL WALK WITH THE BLESSED MOTHER, registration deadline now for DVD series with Dr. Edward Sri, Wednesdays at 7 p.m. for eight weeks starting Sept. 10. Filmed in Holy Land at the grotto of Mary’s home, the cave where Christ was born and other rarely seen places. The DVD teaches about Mary’s earthly life, her joys, sorrows and how she works in our lives today, drawing us closer to Jesus. Divine Mercy new parish center, 4337 Sal Lentini Pkwy., Kenner. Cost: binder-style study set is $32, payable at registration. Dennise, 450-9760; dennise kearney@allengooch.com; Christi Kirkikis, 481-6876. 

OUR LADY OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE, Mass Aug. 10, 10 a.m., to celebrate feast of St. Lawrence. Social follows. All former parishioners of St. Lawrence the Martyr Church invited. 1000 North Starrett Road at West Metairie Ave., Metairie.

ST. ANDREW THE APOSTLE, tickets reservations for a chance at a 2014 Honda Accord LX. Tickets: $25 each or six for $100. Visit: standrewparish.net. Drawing: Sept. 20 at 9:30 p.m. at St. Andrew the Apostle/Gulf Coast Bank Superfest (hours from 10 a.m.-10 p.m.), 3101 Eton St., Algiers. Winner need not be present. 393-2334, skleefisch@sasno.org.

EVENTS

LOCKS OF LOVE, 15th annual Cut-athon, Aug. 3, noon-5 p.m., Lakeside Shopping Center, center court, Causeway at Veterans Memorial boulevards, Metairie. All haircuts: $15; come with clean, dry hair. T-shirts designed by Locks of Love recipient Mary Grace: $10 or free if 10 or more inches of hair cut. Locks of Love, a public, non-profit organization provides vacuum-fitted hairpieces to disadvantaged children ages 6-21 suffering from long-term medical hair loss. New hairpieces are provided every 18 months. Each hairpiece requires four to six months to manufacture and is made from up to 10 ponytails donated. Monetary donations are tax-deductible. www.locksoflove.org.

ST. MONICA MINISTRY, meeting Aug. 6, after 5:30 p.m. Mass, and Aug. 16 after the 8:30 a.m. Mass. This group prays for family members who do not practice their faith. St. Dominic Church, 775 Harrison Ave., New Orleans.

MAGNIFICAT, West Bank, ministry to Catholic Women, breakfast, Aug. 9, 9 a.m.-noon, Knights of Columbus Hall, Archbishop Blenk Council 1905, 475 Franklin St., Gretna. Tickets: $15 through Aug. 6. No tickets sold at door. Speaker: Genevieve “Jenny” Richard. 341-6558, 233-1115. For a ride, call 394-0346.

TRIDUUM FOR SAINT PHILOMENA, Aug. 9-11, with confessions and litany of the saints at 6:30 p.m., followed by Mass at 7 p.m. nightly. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 1908 Short St., Kenner. 464-0361.

CHARISMATIC RENEWAL WESTBANK, prayer meeting, rosary and healing service every second and fourth Wednesday, Aug. 13 with celebrant Father Joe Palermo; Aug. 27 with Father Michael Nam; and Sept. 10 with Father Ronald Miller. Rosary at 7 p.m. followed by Mass. Infant Jesus of Prague, 700 Maple St., Harvey.

IGNITE PRAYER & HEALING SERVICE, Aug. 15, 7-9 p.m. Mandeville Trailhead, 675 Lafitte St. Music by Kara Klein (vocalist); Raymond “Moscott” Burgess (Gospel) and Lynette Cortez (praise); healing prayer, Fathers Chris and Kevin De­Lerno. Bring a chair or blanket. Sponsored by the Marian Servants of the Precious Blood of Jesus.

CHRIST THE GOOD SHEPHERD EUCHARISTIC MINISTRY, Mass followed by eucharistic procession around the church, Aug. 17, 11 a.m. Celebrant, Father John Restrepo, pastor, St. Anthony of Padua Church, 4640 Canal St., New Orleans.

SYMPTO-THERMAL METHOD OF NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING, new series begins Aug. 23 and continues Sept. 6, 20 and Oct. 25. Conducted by Patrycia Black and Gayle Rizzo of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. St. Margaret Mary Parish, Slidell. Preregistration is required. Cost $100. Information and registration at Family Life Apostolate office, 861-6243.

SHARING PROGRAM FOR SENIORS. St. Francis Xavier Parish, hosts summer luncheon, Aug. 27, noon (doors open 11:45 a.m.), St. Joseph Hall, 446 Metairie Road. $10 for luncheon where fall class schedule, new instructors will be introduced. Reservation forms available for upcoming events, including September Saints luncheon, November dessert party, Christmas luncheon at Metairie Country Club; “Empowering Our Seniors” fair, Oct. 15; and Broadway dancing group performs a three-minute dance. Participants in senior activities need not be St. Francis Xavier parishioners. Sharing Program costs $45 a year. cpritchard@stfrancisxavier.com.

WORLD YOUTH DAY 2016, a 10-day trip to Krakow, Poland, for celebrations, catechesis, candlelight vigil and liturgy with Pope Francis. Trip is being planned by the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry (CYO), in the Archdiocese of New Orleans. It is open to young adults (at least 18 years old by July 22, 2016). Side trips will be made to Auschwitz concentration camp and Wadowice, the birthplace of St. John Paul II. Cost: $3,850 a person and includes transportation, registration, lodging, tour guide, travel insurance, 18 out of 30 meals. Space limited. www.yamarchno.org. Deposits due August 2014. Chelsea Colomb, ccolomb@arch-no.org, 836-0551, ext. 3229.

OUT OF TOWN

MASS OF PETITION, marking 55th anniversary of the death of Charlene Marie Richard, Aug. 8, 6 p.m., St. Edward Church, Richard, La. Celebrant: Father Bill Melancon. Rosary at 5:30 p.m. Reception follows in parish hall. (337) 684-5991.

KUDOS

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS INSTITUTE FOR MINISTRY, and its distance-learning extension program, LIMEX, received on May 21 the Catechetical Award, the highest award from the National Conference for Catechetical Leadership for its contribution to religious education and its graduates’ success in becoming leaders in the church’s catechetical ministry locally and worldwide.

ST. AUGUSTINE HIGH, Dean Baquet, a 1974 St. Augustine graduate and Pulitzer Prize winner, was named executive editor of the New York Times, one of the most prestigious jobs in journalism. Baquet is the first African-American to serve in The New York Times’ top position; he was the first African-American to lead a top U.S. newspaper when named editor of the Los Angeles Times in 2005.
While attending St. Augustine, Baquet was an active contributor to the school newspaper, The Knight.