Calendar - May 24, 2014

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May 24-June 7

EVENTS
ST. EDWARD THE CONFESSOR, Founder’s Day Mass, June 1, noon. Following Mass, the Eddy awards will be presented, and there will be a reception with memorabilia. Former parishioners, priests, religious invited. Also, Summer Reading and Math Clinic, June 3-July 3 for students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Instruction from certified teachers. Pre-testing for placement is May 27-29. Classes are 50 minutes a day for five weeks during the morning. Cost: $300, plus a $25 registration fee. 4921 West Metairie Ave., Metairie. [email protected], 888-6353.

LATIN MASS, May 25, 12:30 p.m., St. Stephen Church (Good Shepherd Parish), 1025 Napoleon Ave., New Orleans. 899-1378.

MORNING OF REFLECTION FOR WOMEN, “Consoling the Heart of Jesus,” the practical application of reparation, May 31, 9:30-11 a.m., St. Peter Church’s St. Mary’s Hall, 125 East 19th Ave., Covington. Speaker: Msgr. Arthur B. Calkins. RSVP Pam Johnson, (985) 502-7266, [email protected] by May 29.

DAY OF PRAYER FOR HURRICANE SEASON, Louisiana bishops have designated June 6 as a day of prayer and fasting for protection during the hurricane season.

ST. MARY OF THE ANGELS, Family Movie Night, “Courageous,” June 7, 6:30 p.m., community center gym, 2225 Congress St., New Orleans. No outside food or drinks; refreshments will be sold. Chairs provided; bring blankets for lounging. Tickets: $2. 421-0763, email si [email protected].

OUT OF AREA
ST. CLARE SEAFOOD FESTIVAL, May 23-25. Rides, arts and crafts, seafood, burgers, live music; May 23: Roman Street, 4-6 p.m.; Bucktown All Stars, 7-10 p.m.; May 24: Neutral Snap, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; Race Car, 2-4 p.m.; Bag of Donuts, 5-7 p.m.; Flow Tribe, 8-10 p.m.; May 25: Tingstrom and The Exit 13, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; Ross Grisham Band, 2-4 p.m.; Relative Unknowns, 5-7 p.m.; Top Cats, 8-10 p.m. Free admission. 236 South Beach Blvd., Waveland, Miss. (228) 467-9275.

COMING…
ST. ANSELM, Vacation Bible School June 9-13, 8:30 a.m.-noon; snacks provided. “Parade Around the Our Father.” Ends with show for parents June 13 at noon. Pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. Students sixth grade and older can volunteer for service hours. Cost: $50 a camper. 306 St. Mary St., Madisonville. Snacks are incorporated into the curriculum each day. (985) 845-7342. Registration www.stanselmmadisonville.org.

ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW ORLEANS GOSPEL CHOIR, spring concert, June 8, 3 p.m., Corpus Christi/Epiphany, 2022 St. Bernard Ave., New Orleans.

2014 ARCHBISHOP LYKE CONFERENCE, celebrating the sacramental life of black Catholics, June 11-15, DoubleTree Hotel, 300 Canal St., New Orleans. Speakers: Archbishop Gregory Aymond; Bishop Joseph Perry, Archdiocese of Chicago; Houma-Thibodaux Bishop Shelton Fabre; Bishop Edward Braxton, Diocese of Belleville, Ill. Founders Andrew and Terri Lyke will present a workshop on keys to sacramental marriage and a relationship boot camp. Details: lykecon ference.org, (985) 287-0161.

HISPANIC APOSTOLATE, 2014 Hispanic Volunteers fund-raiser, June 13, 7 p.m.-1 a.m., Hispanic Apostolate cafeteria, 2505 Maine Ave., Metairie. Cheeses starting at 7 p.m., hot food from 8-10 p.m., wine, refreshments, live and silent auctions, music by Julio y Cesar. Dressy-casual attire. Tickets: $75 each in advance; no tickets sold at door. Various sponsor levels. Limit: 230 guests. 467-2550, 881-7645, email hispanicapostolatevol [email protected].

GOD’S SPECIAL CHILDREN, Families and Friends, next Mass June 15, 2 p.m., St. Francis Xavier Church, 444 Metairie Road, Metairie. Special guest: Deacon Larry Sutton, Ph.D., visiting from Pittsburgh. He has a child with autism and has created a program that trains high school students to assist with the religious education of the developmentally disabled. Deacon Sutton has authored a book.

NEW ORLEANS MEDICAL MISSION, June 20, 13th annual Mission Possible Gala, Generations Hall, 310 Andrew Higgins Drive, New Orleans. Patron party, 6:30 p.m.; gala 7:30-11 p.m. Cocktails, dining, silent auction, live auction. Entertainment by the Yat Pack. www.nomms.org.

SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL, 2014 Jazzin’ on the River IV fundraiser, June 28, 6-9 p.m. (cruising 7:30-8:30 p.m.) on Steamboat Natchez. Food, music, dinner, dance with music by the Dukes of Dixieland, silent auction, raffle and give-aways. www.svdpnola.org and click on 2014 Gala, 940-5031, ext. 10.

ST. KATHARINE DREXEL, Women’s Retreat, July 11-13, St. Augustine Seminary, 199 Seminary Drive, Bay St. Louis, Miss. Marianite Sister Judy Gomila, retreat master. Details: Viola Balancier 884-1447.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL, July 14-18, 9 a.m.-noon, for students entering first through fifth grade. $45 (include a T-shirt). Deadline to register: June 13. Location: St. Edward the Confessor, 4921 West Metairie Ave., Metairie. 888-0703, [email protected].