Calendar - January 12, 2013

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Jan. 11-20

SCHOOLS
    ST. PHILIP NERI, Men’s Club and the Ladies’ Co-Operative Club annual Mardi Gras dance, Jan. 11, 8-11 p.m.; doors open 7 p.m. Parishioners’ Center, 6500 Kawanee Ave., Metairie. Band: Chee Weez. $25 ticket at door includes hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine, soft drinks.
    ARCHBISHOP CHAPELLE, Parents’ Club Gala Committee meeting, Jan. 14, 6:30 p.m., library.
    ST. GENEVIEVE, concert by Catholic singer/songwriter and recording artist Lorraine Hess with her contemporary band, Jan. 13, 5 p.m. 58203 Hwy. 433, Slidell. Her three CDs, including newest “Cradle in Bethlehem,” on sale.
    ARCHBISHOP SHAW, Memorial Masses, Jan. 16, 7 p.m., Jan. 17, 9:15 a.m., for Brother Dave Verrett. Verrett Hall, 1000 Barataria Blvd., Marrero.

PARISHES
    ST. PETER, seventh annual Festival of Life, silent auction, raffle, door prizes, music by Boogie Falaya, Jan. 12, 5-9 p.m. St. Mary’s Hall, Covington. Admission: $35 family ticket; $7 adults; $3 children ages 3-9; free under age 3. Proceeds benefit St. Peter High School Youth Group.
    ST. EDWARD THE CONFESSOR, Ladies’ Council monthly meeting, Jan. 16, 7:30 p.m., cafeteria. Jan. 17, 9 a.m.: Ladies’ Council-sponsored Grandparents’ Day for pre-kindergarten ages 3 and 4, in church. Ladies’ Council Mass, Jan. 20, 10 a.m.
    ST. ANGELA MERICI, Knights of Columbus Council 9007 spaghetti and meatball dinner, Jan. 20, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Msgr. Kern Center (gym), Pomona at Beverly Garden Drive. Cost: $8 each with meatballs and spaghetti, salad, bread. Drinks,  desserts for sale. Dine-in or take-out service.

EVENTS
    MLK DAY ON, NOT OFF, Jan. 21, sponsored by the offices of Black Catholic Ministries, Racial Harmony, Religious Education, Catholic Schools Office, CYO and Young Adult Ministry and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. A day of service beginning with a prayer service at Jesuit High School led by Archbishop Gregory Aymond followed by multiple service work sites. Registration deadline: Jan. 14. Call 861-6207, email: [email protected], 861-6207.
    PEOPLE PROGRAM, registration, Jan. 15, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., two locations 6201 Stratford Place, Algiers (394-5433) or 2240 Lakeshore Drive., New Orleans (284-7678). Non-profit organization open to those 50 and older looking for creative ways to spend leisure time. There are approximately 500 members ranging in age from 50-96. More than 140 courses offered including nutrition, dance, language, computer, stress management, New Orleans History, music, etc. Cost: $150 a semester, unlimited classes on both sites.
    PROUDLY PRO LIFE, awards dinner, Jan. 17, Chateau Golf and Country Club. Drinks, 6 p.m.; dinner, 7 p.m. Archbishop Alfred Hughes will receive a Proudly Pro Life award; former St. Michael Special School principal Jane Silva honored posthumously. Cost: $100. prolifelouisiana.org.
    LORD, TEACH ME TO PRAY, three-part Ignatian prayer series for men and women, beginning the week of Jan. 14. Part I, “Praying Christian Virtues,” is 12 weeks. Different days and times for men and women. www.lordteachmetopray.com or Dominican Father Martin Gleeson at 717-8770.
    LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS, Centennial speaker series continues with Marist Father James Heft, president of the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies at the University of California, Jan. 16, 7 p.m., Danna Student Center St. Charles Room. Topic: “The Church, Bishops and Theologians: A Dynamic Tension.” www.loyno.edu/2012, 861-5888.
    ARCHDIOCESAN SPIRITUALITY CENTER, “Eucharist Heart of the Church,” presented by Dominican Sister Dorothy Trosclair, Jan. 16, 23, 30, Feb. 6, 10-11:30 a.m., Archdiocese of New Orleans Northshore Pastoral Center 69090 East Hwy. 190 Service Road, Covington. Register: http://asc.arch-no.org, (985) 641-2286. Cost: $40. Also, “Your Sorrow is My Sorrow” book by Joyce Rupp, Jan. 31, Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28, March 7, 14, 21, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Facilitator: Janet Trahan, associate director, Archdiocesan Spirituality Center, 2505 Maine Ave. Metairie. Register: http://asc.arch-no.org, 861-3254. Cost: $50.
    OUR LADY OF WISDOM Healthcare Center, Wisdom and Wellness Fair,  Jan. 18, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Health screenings, consultations, healthy lifestyle education, hourly door prizes, flu shots, complimentary therapeutic massages. Special presentation at 3 p.m. on “Genes, Aging and Public Health” by Dr. Michal Jazwinski, Ph.D., director of Tulane’s Center for Aging, reception follows. 5600 Gen. De Gaulle Dr. 304-5440,  www.olwhealth.org.
    LOURDES VIRTUAL PILGRIMAGE EXPERIENCE, Jan. 20, 6 p.m., Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, 28088 Main St., Lacombe. North American Lourdes Volunteers presents “Wash of the Water” of Lourdes, touch the grotto rock, eucharistic blessing, plus a bottle of Lourdes water.
This year Pope Benedict XVI has granted a plenary indulgence for those experiencing
Lourdes in the Virtual Pilgrimage. (985) 882-5229.

OUT OF TOWN
    ST. JOSEPH SPIRITUALITY CENTER, retreat by Jesuit Father Mark Thibodeaux, Jan. 19, 9 a.m.-noon, St. Joseph’s Academy’s Mother Alice Hall in Baton Rouge. Requested fee: $40. (225) 383-3349, [email protected].