Calendar - March 10, 2018

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March 11-24

EVENTS

MASS FOR THE ELDERLY AND INFIRM, and those who serve them, March 11, 11 a.m., with Archbishop Gregory Aymond. St. Louis Cathedral.

INSTITUTIONALLY AGGRAVATED, an ensemble-devised performance that imagines an exchange between civil rights activists Bayard Rustin and Brendan Behan on achieving equality, self-determination and freedom. March 9-10, 7:30 p.m. Directed by Lisa Flanagan and community artist Brian Moore and performed by Xavier students Kerrione Lewis and Nicholas Reese. Nissan Room on the sixth floor of the Xavier University Library Resource Center, 7525 Dixon St., New Orleans. Tickets sold at door: $3 general public, free with Xavier ID or online at http://www.xula.edu/performancestudies.

IMMIGRATION: A CATHOLIC PERSPECTIVE, Martin Gutierrez, division director for Immigration and Refugee Services of Catholic Charities will speak on immigration at Mary Queen of Peace, March 13 at 7 p.m. Father John Tran, pastor, will also share his story of coming to the United States. Question-and-answer session and refreshments. 1501 West Causeway Approach, Mandeville. (985) 202-0232.

CHRIST THE KING, Lenten seafood dinner March 16, 5-7 p.m. Fried fish or fried stuffed shrimp or shrimp stew dinners $7. Dinners include fries, coleslaw, roll. Drinks, desserts sold separately. Dine in or takeout. Sponsored by the Holy Name Society. 535 Deerfield Road, Terrytown. 361-1500.

ASCENSION OF OUR LORD, fish fries, March 16, 23, 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Fried or grilled filets with Cajun-boiled corn, potatoes. $8 for an adult plate (2 filets); $6 for a child’s plate (1 filet). Additional fish filets sold. 1809 Greenwood Drive, LaPlace, in front of Ascension School.

FEAST OF ST. PATRICK, celebrated March 17, 11:30 a.m. Mass sponsored by  The Hibernians. St. Patrick’s Church, 724 Camp St., New Orleans.

ST. AGNES CHURCH (Jefferson), four-day Lenten Mission, “A Spirituality for Relationships,” March 19-22. Presenter: Capuchin Franciscan Father Simeon Gallagher of Philadelphia. Explaining the fundamental aspects of spiritual development reflected through the lens of relationships: faith, prayer, conversion and community. March 19, “Sustaining Good Relationships: Faith as Foundation” Hebrews 11:1-16; March 20: “Communication in Relationships: “Prayer as Model” Psalm 23; March 21: “Breaking Relationships: Sin as Interpersonal” Romans 7: 14-27; March 22: “Building Better Relationships: Graces for Growth”1 Cor. 12:12-26. All at 7 p.m. 833-3366.

AMERICAN LEGION, Post 175 Band, a 60-piece orchestra founded in 1928 with professional and amateur musicians, will perform March 19 at noon at the St. Joseph Altar at St. Stephen’s Church, 1025 Napoleon Ave., New Orleans. This band has been performing at St. Joseph altars for more than 20 years. This is the fourth performance at St. Stephen’s.

ST. CLETUS CHURCH, Lenten Mission “New Beginnings, Back to Basics,” March 19-21, 7-8:30 p.m., with returning presenter Deacon Glenn Harmon of Glenn Harmon Ministries of Hemet, California. Mission designed to strengthen relationships with God, the church and one another.

ST. CHRISTOPHER ALTAR SOCIETY, Morning of Reflection, March 20, rosary at 9 a.m. followed by Mass and speaker Tony Manzella who will discuss his painting, “My Jesus Has Blue Eyes.” Refreshments will be served. 858-3366. 309 Manson Ave., Metairie.

DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY FOUNDATION NEW ORLEANS, seventh annual “Keeping Our Promises” gala, March 23, patron party with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, 7-8 p.m.; gala 8-11 p.m. Messina’s at the Terminal, 6001 Stars and Stripes Blvd., New Orleans. Live entertainment, food, drinks, silent auction and presentation of the Inspired Cross Award. Proceeds support Daughters’ mission to provide high-quality, compassionate care, with special attention to those struggling. Gala tickets start at $100. Details: 212-9544, www.501auctions.com/daughtersofcharitygala.

ST. MARY MAGDALEN, 22 CYO members perform a  “Living Way of the Cross,” March 23, 8 p.m. in church.

COME AND SEE VOCATION DISCERNMENT WEEKEND, March 23-25, for high school juniors, seniors and college-age men at St. Joseph Seminary College, Covington, Louisiana. For men interested in the priesthood and learning more about seminary life. Availability limited to first-come, first-served basis. 861-6298; email [email protected].

IN-HOME MARRIAGE PREPARATION, for mentor couples to be trained by Jan and Lloyd Tate, March 24, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Our Lady of the Rosary Church in New Orleans. Cost: $125 a couple. Register: https://nolacatholicfla.regfox.com/in-home-marriage-prep-mentor-training-march-24-2018.

ST. ANSELM, Breakfast with the Easter Bunny, March 24, 8-11 a.m., Weseman Center, 306 St. Mary St., Madisonville. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by the St. Anselm Knights of Columbus. Call parish office, (985) 845-7342.

SCHOOLS

ST. DOMINIC, Mothers’ Club general meeting, March 13, 7 p.m., the Cannery, 3803 Toulouse St, New Orleans.

ST. MARY’S ACADEMY, Alumnae Crawfish Boil, March 17, 4-7 p.m. All-you-can-eat, boiled crawfish, corn, sausage, turkey necks, $20 an adult in advance, $25 at the door; $10 children 6-12; free to children age 5 and younger.  Available for additional purchase: hot dogs, hamburgers, nachos, desserts, beer, lemonade, sodas, water. Parade of prizes $1 a ticket. Special appearance by alumnae band and marching unit. St. Mary’s Academy Maria Hall. 245-0200.

GOOD SHEPHERD NATIVITY SCHOOL, 16th annual golf tournament, March 23, Audubon Park. Two shotgun-start flights – 8 a.m. and 1 p.m.; $10,000 giveaway, $1,000 cash hole-in-one contest. $200 single player; sponsorships available. Tee-off party March 22, 5:30-8 p.m.  Call 598-9399 or visit www.thegoodshepherd.org.

BROTHER MARTIN HIGH, Lenten Friday Night Fish Fry, March 23, 4:30-7:30 p.m. School’s Benson Mall, 4401 Elysian Fields Ave., New Orleans. www.brothermartin.com.

ST. ELIZABETH ANN SETON, Home and School Association, annual Gala and Auction, March 23, Chateau Country Club, 3600 Chateau Blvd., Kenner. Doors open at 7 p.m. Raffles, silent and verbal auctions, prizes ranging from dinners out at local restaurants, jewelry, art work, class-themed baskets, food, open bar, music by Burgers and Fries. 501auctions.com/seas or call the school at 468-3524.