Calendar - January 7, 2012

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Jan. 7-14

PARISHES
    ST. ANSELM, Catholics Returning Home, six-week session, beginning Jan. 9. St. Joseph Hall, 306 St. Mary St., Madisonville. (985) 845-1610, email [email protected]. Also, Knights of Columbus baby bottle drive Jan. 14-15. Proceeds support pro-life causes.
    ST. ANN, Home and School meeting, Jan. 9, 7:30 p.m., cafeteria; Jan. 16, 7 p.m., Men’s Club meeting, cafeteria.
    ST. PETER, sixth annual Festival of Life, Jan. 14, 5-9 p.m., St. Mary’s Hall, 125 East 19th Ave., Covington. (985) 892-9353.

EVENTS
    TOTUS TUUS, Archdiocese of New Orleans Vocation Office priesthood discernment gathering with prayer, reflection, meal, Jan. 7, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Notre Dame Seminary, 2901 South Carrollton Ave. Open to men, college age and older and high school seniors. Topic: “Fatherhood… Priesthood Style.” 861-6298, e-mail
[email protected].
    BRIDGE TO NAIM, meeting for recently bereaved widows and widowers, Jan. 10, 10:30 a.m., St Angela Merici Church conference room, 835 Melody Drive, Metairie.
    NAIM, NAIM/KENNER/ST. PHILIP NERI, widowed persons meeting, Jan. 11, 7 p.m., parishioners center, 6500 Kawanee Ave., Metairie, 466-3637.
    FUN UNDER THE FRESCOES, Margie Perez concert, Jan. 11, 6-8 p.m., sponsored by the Friends of Saint Alphonsus, 2025 Constance St., New Orleans. Beverages by  Gordon Biersch and Nacho Mama’s. Next concert, March 14, Crescent City Celtic Band and the McTeggart Irish Dancers. Tickets: $10 and include three complimentary beverages.  Memberships starting at $25 include admission to every concert.
    ARCHDIOCESAN SPIRITUALITY CENTER, discernment workshop, Jan. 12, 19, 26, Feb. 2 and 9, 7-9 p.m. Presenter: Dominican Sister Noel Toomey. Fee: $50. Also, “Eucharist Heart of the Church,” with Dominican Sister Dorothy Trosclair, Jan. 16, 23, 30, Feb. 6 and 13, 7-8:30 p.m. Fee: $50. 2901 S. Carrollton Avenue. Registration required, asc.arch-no.org, 861-3254.
    PROUDLY PRO LIFE DINNER, Jan. 12, 6 p.m. cocktails, 7 p.m. dinner, Chateau Golf and Country Club, 3600 Chateau Blvd., Kenner. Tickets: $100 each. Benefits     ACCESS Pregnancy and Referral Centers and Woman’s New Life Center. (866) 463-5433. www.prolifelouisiana.org.
    Mass of Remembrance, in Creole language on the second anniversary of the Haitian earthquake, Jan. 12, 7 p.m., St. Katharine Drexel Church, 2015 Louisiana Ave., New Orleans.

OUT OF AREA
    ROSARYVILLE SPIRIT LIFE CENTER, Taize prayer service, Jan. 12, 7 p.m. Candlelight contemplative prayer consisting of silence, scripture readings, simple chants and a bringing of your cares and thanksgiving to the cross. 39003 Rosaryville Road, Ponchatoula. (225) 294-5039, [email protected].
    ST. JOSEPH SPIRITUALITY CENTER, Spiritual Spa Day, Jan. 14, 9 a.m.-noon, St. Joseph’s Academy Dining Hall, 3080 Kleinert Ave., Baton Rouge. Presenter: Patti Clement. Fee: $35. Goal: To pamper your soul with three presentations. (225) 383-3349.   
    Holy Spirit Women’s Retreat, Jan. 27-29, Hilton Hotel, Lafayette. Keynote speaker: Oblate Father Richard McAlear. Other speakers: Deacon Larry Oney,  Magnificat founder Marilyn Quirk, author and speaker Patti Mansfield. Sponsor: Catholic Charismatic Renewal of New Orleans. www.ccrno.org; (504) 828-1368.

COMING…
    FATHER SEELOS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION, Jan. 15, 1 p.m., National Seelos Shrine/St. Mary’s Assumption Church, 919 Josephine St. Redemptorist Father Byron Miller, vice postulator of his cause for canonization, will celebrate healing Mass and sacrament of anointing. Reconciliation, veneration of missionary crucifix relic at 11:45 a.m. with one-on-one intercessory prayer. Free wheelchair accessible parking. 525-2495.
    ST. GENEVIEVE, new church dedication Mass, Jan. 15, 10 a.m. Celebrant: Archbishop Gregory Aymond. Reception follows in parish hall. 58203 Hwy. 433, Slidell.
    ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA, healing Mass, Jan. 16, 7 p.m., with Eucharistic adoration and benediction. 4640 Canal St., New Orleans.
    COVENANT OF LOVE, monthly date nights for married couples wanting stronger marriages, beginning Jan. 17, 6:30-8 p.m., with speakers Jan and Lloyd Tate exploring “Families of Origin.” Childcare provided. St. Peter Office of Marriage and Family Life. St. Mary’s Hall, 125 East 19th Ave., Covington. Future dates: Feb. 14, March 20, April 24, May 15. (985) 892-9353, [email protected].
    CATHOLIC DIALOGUE ON IMMIGRATION, Jan. 17, 6-9 p.m. Organized by Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans and Jesuit Social Research Institute (JSRI), St. Anthony of Padua school auditorium, 4640 Canal St., New Orleans. Purpose: to bring together Catholics with varying views on immigration to listen respectfully to others’ perspectives and experiences and learn about the church’s teaching on immigration. RSVP: [email protected], 592-5692.
    LOUISIANA LIFE MARCH, second annual march for life marking 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision. Held in Baton Rouge beginning at the old State Capitol, proceeding down 4th Street to new State Capitol, Jan. 21, 10 a.m.-noon. Discounts on transportation. (866) 463-5433, www.lalifemarch.com.