Calendar - January 14, 2017

Deadline: Submissions due Thursday
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Jan. 15-Feb. 17

OPEN HOUSES
 
ST. ELIZABETH ANN SETON SCHOOL, open house for parents of prospective students, Jan. 19, tours beginning at 6:30 p.m. from the church at 4119 St. Elizabeth Drive, Kenner. St. Elizabeth serves students in grades pre-K2 through seventh, and is a SACS-accredited school. Visit www.seasschool.org or call 468-3524.
 
ST. ANN SCHOOL, open house for prospective students and parents Jan. 23, 7:30 p.m., cafeteria. 4921 Meadowdale St., Metairie.
 
ST. CLEMENT OF ROME SCHOOL, open house, Jan. 26, doors open at 6:30 p.m., presentation at 7 p.m., followed by tours. 888-0386 or hroussel@scrschool.org. School tours at 8:30 a.m. Jan. 5, 12, and 19 or by appointment. Registration is Feb. 6, from 7 a.m.-6 p.m. 

SCHOOLS
 
ST. ANN, Men’s Club meeting, Jan. 16, 7 p.m., cafeteria. Also, Walk-through school tours for prospective students at 9:30 a.m. Jan. 19, Jan. 23 beginning in school office. Cub Scout open house for potential members, Jan. 23, 7:30 p.m., cafeteria; Cub Scout Pinewood Derby Jan. 28, 3:30-8:30 p.m.,gym. 4921 Meadowdale St., Metairie.
 
ST. ELIZABETH ANN SETON SCHOOL, Home and School Association general meeting, Jan. 24, 7:15 p.m., at school, 4119 St. Elizabeth Drive, Kenner. Fund-raising with Raising Cane’s when school is mentioned with purchases on this day. Current student re-enrollment deadline: Jan. 30. New student registration: Feb. 6, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at school.
 
ST. MARY’S DOMINICAN, annual Legacy Gala, “A Night for All Generations,” Feb. 10, patron party, 7-8 p.m.; gala, 8-11 p.m., The Cannery, 3803 Toulouse St., New Orleans. Cocktail attire. 865-9401.

PARISHES
 
ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA, Rosary Altar Society quarterly meeting open to all men and women, Jan. 15 after the 9 a.m. Mass. Rosary recited before Mass. Melancon Center behind church, 105 Bonnabel Blvd., Metairie.  Coffee, sweets served.
 
ST. ANSELM, continues its Bible study, Jan. 17, 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $25. Learn biblical roots of evangelization and new ways to share faith in this secular 21st century. Parish’s Weseman Center, 306 St. Mary St., Madisonville. (985) 845-7342.
 
OUR LADY OF GRACE, 80th anniversary opening Mass, Jan. 22, 10 a.m. with Josephite Superior General Father Michael Thompson as homilist. Archbishop Gregory Aymond will close the anniversary as Mass celebrant June 4 at 10 a.m. 780 Hwy. 44, Reserve. 536-2613; olg church@arch-no.org.
 
ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA, healing Mass, Jan. 23, 7 p.m. followed by healing service, eucharistic exposition and benediction. Free, lit parking behind church, 4640 Canal St., New Orleans.

EVENTS
 
THEOLOGY ON TAP, winter speaker series for young adults, gathering/drinks 6:30 p.m.; speaker 7 p.m., followed by discussion, networking. Jan. 19: “Mercy After Mercy” with Father Sidney Speaks; Jan. 26: “The Journey of the Soul” with Father Stephen Dardis. The Chimes Restaurant, 19130 Rogers Lane, Covington.
 
MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY ON, NOT OFF, Jan. 16 community service day for youth, sponsored by Office of Black Catholic Ministries, with Catholic Charities and Offices of Catholic Schools, Religious Education, Youth Ministry, Racial Harmony. To register, call 523-3755.
 
YOUNG CATHOLIC PROFESSIONALS, in their 20s and 30s, chapter launch meeting, Jan. 17, 7-9 p.m. at the Cannery, 3808 Toulouse St., New Orleans. www.ycpneworleans.org.
 
NEW ORLEANS RIGHT TO LIFE, 18th annual Proudly Pro-Life Award Dinner, Jan. 19, with cocktails at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m. Chateau Country Club in Kenner. Tickets: 442-9079, peggykenny@yahoo.com.
 
FREE CONCERT, with acclaimed composer, virtuoso pianist Eric Genuis featuring vocalist Kitty Cleveland, Jan. 19, 7 p.m., St. Peter Church in Covington. Free concert of original music and a presentation on beauty and music; love offering collected for Genuis’ expenses. Details on Genuis: www.ericgenuis.com.

LOYOLA OPERA THEATER, two-act opera, “Street Scene” by Kurt Weill, reflecting immigrant life in 1940s New York City. Performances: Jan. 20, 7:30 p.m.; Jan. 22, 3 p.m., Louis J. Roussel Performance Hall, 6363 St. Charles Avenue on Loyola’s main campus. Part of Loyola University New Orleans’ Montage Performing and Fine Arts series. Tickets: $40 preferred, $25 general admission, $15 students, seniors, Loyola faculty and staff. Email tickets@loyno.edu, buy at the door, or call the Loyola Box Office 865-2074.

IN HOME MARRIAGE PREPARATION, session for married couples interested in providing this one-on-one program for the engaged. Presenters: Lloyd and Jan Tate, Jan. 21, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, 400 Winchester Blvd., Slidell. Pastors may ask couples to register online at nolacatholic.org/events/in-home-marriage-preparation-training. Email couples’ names, contacts to asec@arch-no.org; call 861-6243. 

MOTHER-DAUGHTER HUMAN SEXUALITY PROGRAM, through the Archdiocese of New Orleans’ Family Life Apostolate, Jan. 22, 1-4 p.m., St. Peter Parish’s St. Mary’s Hall in Covington. Open to mothers and their 10- to 12-year-old daughters to learn about respect and appreciation for God’s gifts of human secularity and fertility. Speakers are experts in Theology of the Body, healthcare professionals. Cost: $25 for mother-daughter couples. (985) 893-2446; ore@stpeterparish.com. 

MAGNIFICAT HOUSE OF DISCERNMENT FOR WOMEN, Mmmm … night, Jan. 24, 6 p.m. “Introduction to Discernment in the Christian Life.” 2729 Lowerline St., New Orleans. 227-3203.

DEADLINES

EMMAUS RETREAT, for men, Jan. 27-29, 2017, Rosaryville Spirit Life Center in Ponchatoula, based on the Scripture passage “The appearance on the road to Emmaus” (Luke 24: 13-35). Retreat begins at 5 p.m. Friday and ends after 5:30 p.m. Mass Sunday. Round-trip transportation provided from St. Dominic Church in Lakeview. Registration: 481-0411.

VOCATION DISCERNMENT RETREATS, for single Catholic men and women ages 18-40 considering a vocation as a priest, sister, brother or lay person, at the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement at Graymoor, New York. Feb. 17-20, March 16-19, Oct. 19-22, Nov. 30-Dec. 3. Participants will learn discernment tools and hear how religiously vowed and lay persons came to hear God’s call and talk with other young adults. $100. www.atonementfriars.org/discern or contact Paul Krenzelok:  (845) 424-2122, pkrenzelok@atonementfriars.org. 

OUT OF TOWN

SUBIACO ACADEMY, shadow days, Feb. 10, March 10, April 7. Students will shadow classes, take campus tours and a placement exam. Outside of Fort Smith, Arkansas. (800) 364-7824, (479) 934-1034, email admissions@subi.org; website www.SubiacoAcademy.us.