Calendar - November 27, 2021

EVENTS

OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL, live Nativity with live animals, Nov. 27, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Chapel, 190 East Service Road, Covington. Children are invited to dress as their favorite saint or Nativity animal. Photos available with live Nativity (donations accepted). Prizes, 50/50 drawing, crafts, face painting and baked goods.

CHRIST IN THE CITY, eucharistic adoration followed by social hour for young adults in their late teens, 20s and 30s, Nov. 30, 7 p.m., at Notre Dame Seminary Chapel, 2901 South Carrollton Ave., New Orleans. (Replaces scheduled Dec. 14 evening.) Upcoming evenings are Jan. 4, Feb. 1 and March 8. Details: yam@arch-no.org.

LEGION OF MARY, centennial Mass, rescheduled to Dec. 4, 10 a.m. Celebrant will be Archbishop Gregory Aymond. St. Christopher the Martyr Church, 309 Manson Ave., Metairie.

NEW YOUNG ADULTS APOSTOLATE at St. Mary Magdalen open to those 20 to 40 years old, Dec. 4, 6-7:30 p.m. Focused on the Annunciation and Visitation, with contemporary Christian music by Jamie Liberto and Tongues of Fire, confession and adoration. Marian Servants prayer teams available at evening’s end. A meet-and-greet with food and wine held in Massett Hall, 6425 West Metairie Ave., Metairie. RSVP: SMMYoungAdults@arch-no.org; text, (504) 910-2JOY(569).

NEW ORLEANS CHILDREN’S CHORUS, Winter concert for three ensembles of singers ages 5-16, Dec. 5, 2:30 p.m., Munholland United Methodist  Church, 1201 Metairie Road, Metairie. Admission: $10 a person; tickets sold at the door. Details: (504) 482-2883, email nocc787@hotmail.com.

​​ YOUNG ADULT ONLINE TRIVIA NIGHT, Dec. 7, 6:30 p.m. Theme: “St. Joseph.” Teams up to 5 members can register at bit.ly/nolayamtriviateam. Details: contact James Behan, associate director for Young Adult Ministry and Marriage and Family Life, yam@arch-no.org.

BROTHER MARTIN, Band Christmas concert, Dec. 7, 6 p.m., Robert M. Conlin Gym at Brother Martin, 4401 Elysian Fields Ave., New Orleans. Crusader Chorus Christmas Concert, Dec. 9, 6:30 p.m., Our Lady of the Rosary Church, 3368 Esplanade Ave., New Orleans.

CANNONBALL CONVERSATIONS, first Tuesdays monthly through July. Jesuit Father Thomas Greene, Jesuits USA Central/Southern Province provincial, discusses “From Prosecutor to Priest: One Jesuit’s Journey with Ignatius,” Dec. 7, 12:30 p.m. The Loyola Institute for Ministry, citywide Ignatian Year Celebration Committee and Immaculate Conception Church co-host this lunchtime Ignatian Year spiritual discussion. Immaculate Conception Church, 130 Baronne St., New Orleans. It will be livestreamed on Immaculate Conception’s YouTube channel and Facebook.

SEVENTH ANNUAL PROCESSION OF MARY, Dec. 8, 6 p.m., praying the rosary under oaks outside St. Charles Borromeo Church, 13396 River Road, Destrehan. Mass follows. If inclement weather, procession will be in church. (985) 764-6383.

UNIVERSITY OF HOLY CROSS new Winter Fest, Dec. 10, 2-8 p.m. with an ice skating rink, food, winter games, smores station and activities. 4123 Woodland Drive, Algiers. www.uhcno.edu.

DUMB OX MINISTRIES, Advent retreat for adults of all ages, “And The Word Became Flesh,” Dec. 11, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., prayer, reflection, music to prepare for Christ at Christmas. Archdiocese of New Orleans Retreat Center, 5500 St. Mary St., Metairie. Cost: $50, includes light breakfast and lunch. Register: DumbOxMinistries.com/Retreats.

FEAST OF ST. LUCY (Santa Lucia), Mass, 94th annual Mass honoring the patron saint of eye diseases, Dec. 11, 4 p.m., St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 1139 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., New Orleans. A St. Lucy relic will be offered for veneration. The feast of this third-century Virgin Martyr of Syracuse, Sicily, also will be celebrated on the northshore at a High Latin Mass, Dec. 13, 6 p.m., by Father Damian Zablocki with Latin hymns, Gregorian chants in Tridentine tradition and a St. Lucy relic for veneration. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Latin Mass Chapel, 4465 Hwy. 190 East Service Road, Covington.

MAGNIFICAT, Metairie chapter breakfast, Dec. 11, 9 a.m.-noon with Josephite Father Sidney Speaks, pastor St. Joseph Parish in Marrero, as speaker. New Orleans Airport Hilton, 901 Airline Drive, Kenner. Tickets: $25 by reservation only through Dec. 8. Online at https://bit.ly/3DlACwc.

PRAYING FOR NEW ORLEANS HOMELESS, interfaith prayer service with Archbishop Gregory Aymond and ministers of other faiths, Dec. 13, 6 p.m., St. Joseph Church, 1802 Tulane Ave., New Orleans. Fellowship and simple reception follow in the church vestibule. Details: surodrigue@cox.net.

HALOS (Healing After Loss to Overdose or Suicide), at St. Margaret Mary will meet  Dec. 13, 7 p.m. in the parish Evangelization Building (E-building), 1050 Robert Blvd., Slidell. (985) 643-6124.

LIGHT OF THE STABLE, Christmas concert, caroling and children’s activities event, Dec. 17 at 7 p.m., inside and on the grounds of Divine Mercy Church, 4337 Sal Lentini Pkwy., Kenner. Hot chocolate bar, donuts, cookie-decorating and craft-making.

NIGHT OF REFLECTION, Dec. 17, 6:30-7:30 p.m., St. Christopher School children perform a Nativity play with meditations about Christ by Deacon Philip McManamon. St. Christopher the Martyr, 309 Manson Ave., Metairie.

KUDOS

ARCHBISHOP CHAPELLE students Viviann Dang, Anna Catherine Nussbaum, Sara Rohli and Madison Wolfe earned the AP Capstone Diploma during the 2020-21 school year. They earned at least a 3 or higher in AP Seminar, AP Research and on four additional AP Exams.

ST. MARY’S DOMINICAN, five students earned academic honors from the College Board’s National Recognition Programs. Seniors Jasmine Ferrier and Kayla Prevost have been designated as College Board National African-American Recognition Program Scholars. Recognized as College Board National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholars are senior Katherine Gomez and juniors Kiley Rousselle and Abi Scanlan.