Calendar - August 25, 2012

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Aug. 26-Sept. 2

PARISHES
    MARY QUEEN OF VIETNAM, Knights of Columbus-sponsored picnic, Aug. 26, 12:30 p.m. Free food (hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken nuggets), space walks, water slides, games. 14001 Dwyer Blvd., eastern New Orleans.
    ST. ANGELA MERICI, Knights of Columbus Council 9007, spaghetti and meatball dinner, Aug. 26, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. $8 includes spaghetti and meatballs, bread. Dine-in or take-out; drinks, desserts sold. Msgr. Kern Center (gym), Pomona at Beverly Garden Drive, Metairie. 
    SACRED HEART OF JESUS, Knights of Columbus Council 10645, annual spaghetti and meatball dinner, Aug. 26, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Rouquette Hall, 28088 Main St., Lacombe. $8 includes spaghetti and meatballs, green peas, salad, bread, dessert; take out or dine in.
    ST. CHARLES BORROMEO, Men’s Club Fellowship Day, Aug. 26, Mass, 8:30 a.m.; sign in and social. Top Chef judging, 10 a.m.; meal, 11 a.m.; silent auction, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Music, Oldies But Goodies Dance Club, raffles. (985) 764-6383. Tickets in advance: $7 adults 18 and older; $5 children 6-17; free for age 5 and under. (Add $1 at door.)
    ST. EDWARD THE CONFESSOR, “Revelation: The Kingdom Yet to Come,” study on the book of Revelation. Mondays from 7-9 p.m., Sept. 10-Nov. 26. Registration deadline: Aug. 27. Also, “An Hour of Intercession for Priests, Deacons and Religious,” every second Wednesday of the month, 9:30-10:30 a.m. in church. 4921 West Metairie Ave., Metairie.
    ST. PETER, Covington. Festival of Praise for Families, Aug. 29, 6:30-8 p.m., St. Mary’s Hall. Performers: guitarist Eric Cedor, vocalists Kitty Cleveland Rogers and Kara Klein. Also, “Studying the Catechism Biblically,” an apologetics and Scripture Bible study with Jimmy Seghers beginning Sept. 10, 7 p.m. or Sept. 12, 9:30 a.m. St. Mary’s Hall. $35 adults, $60 a couple. Bring a Bible and copy of “The Catechism of the Catholic Church.”
    ST. JOHN BOSCO, adoration chapel extends its hours to Mondays beginning after 7 a.m. Mass to 7:30 a.m. before Saturday Mass. Commit to an hour or register to be a substitute, 340-0444. 2114 Oakmere Drive, Harvey.

EVENTS
    BURGERS, BOURBON AND BEER, benefit for Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana, Aug. 26, 4-7 p.m., Generations Hall, 310 Andrew Higgins Drive, New Orleans. Slider-sized burgers from top local restaurants paired with specialty bourbon, beer, gelato. Tickets: $35 in advance at www.no-hunger.org, Second Harvest Food Bank, 700 Edwards Ave., Harahan; $45 at door.
    LATIN MASS, Aug. 26, 12:30 p.m., St. Stephen Church at Good Shepherd Parish, 1025 Napoleon Ave., New Orleans. Celebrant: Jesuit Father William J. Farge. Mass intention will be for repose of the soul of celebrated New Orleans soprano Marguerite Piazza who died Aug. 2. 899-1378.
    MEMORIAL SERVICE/GRIEF PRESENTATION, Aug. 26, 3 p.m. Father Randy Roux and grief counselor Janice Bodet, presenters; followed by reception. Greenwood Funeral Home, 5200 Canal Blvd., New Orleans.
    GOSPEL CHOIR FESTIVAL, Aug. 26, 3 p.m., second annual celebration of word and music from various church choirs sponsored by St. Mary of the Angels Gospel Choir.  3501 North Miro St., New Orleans. 945-3186.
    MASS FOR THE RELIGIOUS LIBERTY OF THE UNITED STATES, Aug. 27, St. Francis Xavier Church, 444 Metairie Road, Metairie. 6 p.m. rosary; 6:30 p.m. praise/worship led by Mark Griswold; 7 p.m. Mass, celebrant Josephite Father Joseph Doyle. Music: Jamie Diliberto, Mark Griswold; 8 p.m. Medjugorje Holy Hour.  themirgroup@aol.com, 849-2570.
    ST. LEO THE GREAT, school reunion for all classes. Sept. 22, 7-10 p.m., Deutsches House, 1023 Ridgewood Drive, Metairie. $45 a person includes food, wine, beer (11 imported and domestic on tap), juices, soda, water. Cash bar for hard liquor. Mail checks payable to “Cash”  to J.A. Paulin, 2508 Margie, Metairie, La 70003. Include class year, phone number. Deadline: Aug. 31. Email: reta2@att.net.
    LORD, TEACH ME TO PRAY, three-part prayer series based on Ignatian Spirituality. 12-week Part 1: Praying Christian Virtues; Part 2: My 19th Annotation; 14-week Part 3, Discernment and Gifts of the Spirit. Men’s session begins Aug. 28; women’s groups begin week of Sept. 10. www.lordteachmetopray.com, 833-3470.

COMING
    ST. ANGELA MERICI, “Bring a Friend” to the SALA ladies auxiliary’s “Meet and Greet Welcome Wine and Cheese,” Sept. 4, 7 p.m., Msgr. Kern Center, 901 Beverly Garden Drive, Metairie.
    PORNOGRAPHY SEMINAR, “Pointers for Priests on the Problem of Pornography,” Sept. 4-6, Community of Jesus Crucified Retreat Center, 420 North Main, St. Martinville, La., or Oct. 2-4, St. Joseph Abbey, 75376 River Road, St. Benedict. Presenter: Dr. Monica Hidalgo Breaux, a social worker named the 2010 Catholic Social Worker of the Year. Cost: $350. Register: joy@drmonicabreaux.com. 
    ARCHDIOCESAN SPIRITUALITY CENTER, “What Is Man That You Should Be Mindful of Him? You Have Crowned Him With Honor and Glory,“ discussion of male spirituality with presenter Deacon Dan R. Dorsey, Sept. 4, 11, 18, 25, 7-8:30 p.m., Archdiocesan Spirituality Center, 2505 Maine Ave., Metairie. Cost: $40. Register: asc.arch-no.org, 861-3254; “Relax, Pray and Stretch” Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28, 10-11:30 a.m., to keep mind, body and spirit in harmony, Dominican Sister Dorothy Trosclair, also at Archdiocesan Spirituality Center. Cost: $40 for series or $10 a class. “Discerning God’s Presence in Every Moment of the Day: five two-hour sessions on Christian Decision Making,” using St. Ignatius of Loyola rules of discernment to pray with, study and apply to life. Presenter: Dominican Sister Noel Toomey, Sept. 19, 26, Oct. 3, 10, 17, 7-9 p.m.,  Archdiocese of New Orleans Northshore Pastoral Center. 69090 East Hwy.190, Covington. Cost: $50. Register: http//asc.arch-no.org, (985) 641-2286.
    EXPLORING THE MASS, “The Mass: Sacrifice, Meal and Divine Encounter,” a time of reflection for the laity through video, live presentations, reflections. St. Margaret Mary, 1050 Robert Blvd., Slidell, Sept. 5, 7-9 p.m.; Northshore Pastoral Center, 69090 East Hwy. 190, Covington, Sept. 6, 7-9 p.m.; St. Rita, 2729 Lowerline St., New Orleans, Sept. 20, 7-9 p.m.; St. Jerome, 2402 33rd St., Kenner, Sept. 22, 10 a.m.-noon; Visitation of Our Lady, 3500 Ames Blvd., Marrero, Sept. 26, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; St. Anthony of Padua, 4640 Canal St., New Orleans, Sept. 29, 10 a.m.-noon; St. Charles Borromeo, 13396 River Road, Destrehan, Oct. 2, 7-9 p.m.; St. Peter Claver School Hall, 1020 N. Prieur St., New Orleans, Oct. 4, 6-8 p.m.; Our Lady of Prompt Succor, 2320 Paris Road, Chalmette, Oct. 6, 9-11 a.m.; St. Benilde, 1901 Division St., Metairie, Oct. 16, 7-9 p.m.; Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 8968 Hwy. 23, Belle Chasse, Oct. 17, 7-9 p.m. Office of Worship, 861-6300.

KUDOS
    ST. ANGELA MERICI, Knights of Columbus Council 9007 in Metairie, elected new officers for the 2012-13 year. They are: Justin Douglass Jr., grand knight; Carroll Van Geffen Jr., deputy grand knight; Glenn Scorsone, chancellor; George Thomas, recorder; Walter Lowe, financial secretary; Albert Armstrong, treasurer; Bart Dornier, advocate; Brian LeCompte, warden; David Lorio, inside guard; Larry DeBlieux, outside guard; and trustees Carl Koppeis, first year; David Lorio, second year and Glenn Scorsone, third year.
    SHARISSE SCINEAUX, a 1986 Dominican High School graduate and former WDSU-TV associate producer, won an Emmy for “Outstanding Achievement Television Programming Excellence Public/Current/Community Affairs” from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for a year-long project called “Rachel’s Challenge” which she produced with colleagues at WXIA-TV,  Atlanta, Ga., about the first teen killed in the 1999 Columbine High School shooting.