Calendar – May 27, 2024

ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW ORLEANS, administrative offices will be closed May 27 in observance of Memorial Day. The offices will reopen on May 28 at 9 a.m.

ST. JOSEPH CHURCH, family day, June 2, 12:30 p.m. Picnic in the cool gym, corner of 7th and Newton streets, Gretna. Burgers, hot dogs, desserts and treats, games, face painting, crafts, cake walks, etc. Free event, open to the public.

ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW ORLEANS GOSPEL CHOIR, free spring concert, “Lift the Savior Up,” June 2, 3 p.m., Corpus Christi-Epiphany Church, 2022 St. Bernard Ave., New Orleans. Sponsored by the archdiocesan Office of Black Catholic Ministries. Goodwill offering will be taken up to support the choir’s ministry. 

ST. MARY MAGDALEN PARISH, St. Jude Society hosts a five-day St. Jude Novena of Hope, June 3-7 at St. Mary Magdalen, 6425 W. Metairie Ave., Metairie. The morning rosary begins at 11:45 a.m., followed by the novena at 12:15 p.m. The evening rosary begins at 6 p.m., followed by Mass and novena. Confessions will be heard 15 minutes before the novena. Call (504) 430-3701 for more information.

LOYOLA INSTITUTE FOR MINISTRY, Summer Institute for Catholic Educational Leadership focusing on mental health and spiritual well-being, June 3-4. For Catholic school administrators, priests, deacons, parish catechists, youth ministers and RCIA coordinators. Registration, $125, includes breakfast, lunch and parking. Co-sponsored by the Department of Catholic Education and Faith Formation. For more information, cnh.loyno.edu/lim/summer-institute.

 DAUGHTERS OF ST. PAUL, Holy Hour of Eucharistic Adoration, June 6, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Pauline Books and Media, 4403 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie.

IN-HOME MARRIAGE PREPARATION TRAINING, June 8, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., St. Joan of Arc Parish Family Life Center, 529 W. 5th St., LaPlace. Jan and Lloyd Tate will present a workshop for couples interested in being in-home marriage mentors. Cost is $140 per couple and includes lunch and materials. Visit https://bit.ly/3nvuzPq or contact the Office of Marriage and Family Life, at (504) 861-6243 or [email protected].

SCHOOLS

ARCHBISHOP SHAW HIGH SCHOOL, flea market, May 26, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; May 29, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; May 31, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; June 1, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., All Saints Hall, 1000 Salesian Way, enter through the door facing Barataria Boulevard. Donations will be accepted in All Saints Hall. For more information, call Sandra Smith at (504) 343-6916. 

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ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA PARISH, a day of reflection and renewal for married couples, July 20, 8 a.m. in the church, 234 Angus Drive, Luling. Lunch is included. Several speakers, including Father Michael Luxbacher. Visit stanthonyluling.org for details and registration.

DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS AND THE PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA are seeking volunteers for the National Veterans Wheelchair games, July 23-30 at various venues across the metropolitan New Orleans area. Volunteers can serve as athlete escorts, timekeepers, venue preparers, scorekeepers, local office workers and members of the planning team. Register, wheelchairgames.org/community/volunteer/

FETE-DIEU DU MISSISSIPPI procession will begin Aug. 14, 8 a.m. with a Votive Mass of the Holy Eucharist celebrated by Baton Rouge Bishop Michael Duca at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Baton Rouge. The procession follows the Mass with the Blessed Sacrament to the Mississippi River, where the 130-mile procession and blessing will continue downriver to New Orleans. The flotilla is scheduled to arrive Aug. 15 at approximately 4:30 p.m., with benediction on the levee at 5:15 p.m., followed by a procession into St. Louis Cathedral for a final blessing and a Mass of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary celebrated by Archbishop Gregory Aymond. The two-day festivities will conclude with a celebration in Jackson Square at 7:30 p.m. For a complete schedule of stops along the river, visit www.fetedieuduteche.org.

CENACLE ON THE LAKE (the former Archdiocese of New Orleans Retreat Center), “A Night on the Bayou,” a fundraising gala with Chef John Folse, Aug. 23, 6 p.m., cocktails and dinner at 7:15 p.m., Chateau Golf and Country Club, 3600 Chateau Blvd., Kenner. For tickets, bidpal.net/cenacle or call (504) 887-1420.