Calendar - September 30, 2017

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PARISHES

ST. PIUS X, Mothers’ Club meeting, Oct. 3, 7 p.m., gym. Also the Fall Festival and Haunted House, hayride and pumpkin patch, Oct. 20, 6-10 p.m., with live music by local band GRaDU. The Fall Fest continues Oct. 21, from 11 a.m.- 7 p.m., with games and activities for children, raffles, food. 6600 Spanish Fort Blvd., New Orleans, 282-2811, www.stpiusxnola.org.

ST. ANN CATHOLIC SCHOOL,“Blast off into Space” annual Family Fest, Oct. 6, 5-11 p.m.; Oct. 7, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Music from Paris Avenue, The Wiseguys on Friday; Benchwarmers and No Idea on Saturday. New middle-school student lip sync battle. Auction tent, $1,500 raffle drawn Oct. 7 at 10 p.m.; one-mile Space Race and Bubble Run, bingo, games, food, beverages by the Men’s Club, Drago’s oysters and seafood dinners Oct. 6 in the cafeteria. 455-8383. Men’s Club meeting, Oct. 16, 7 p.m., cafeteria. Walk-through tours for prospective students Oct. 16, 23 and 30 at 9:30 a.m. and every Monday morning school is in session, in school office, 4921 Meadowdale St., Metairie. Home and School Club’s Trunk or Treat, Oct. 21, 7-9 p.m., in the schoolyard, open only to current students and families. www.stannschool.org.

BLESSED TRINITY, women’s activities: Hat weekend at all Masses Sept. 30, Oct. 1; Women’s Day Oct. 8 at 3 p.m., 4230 South Broad St., New Orleans.

MOST HOLY TRINITY, Catholic Social Thought series continues Oct. 2 with Sidney Garmon, LCSW, speaking on criminal justice. Light dinner served starting at 6:45 p.m.; talk begins at 7:15 p.m. Babysitting provided with advanced reservations. Parish’s family life center, 501 Holy Trinity Drive, Covington. (985) 892-0642.

ASCENSION OF OUR LORD, fall bereavement presentation, Oct. 8, 1:30 p.m., “End of Life Issues, Hospice Care and the Catholic Directives” with speakers: Mount Carmel Sister Paula Derise, chaplain at Notre Dame Hospice;
Kaley Brand, LMSW, bereavement coordinator and social worker at Notre Dame Hospice. Refreshments follow in church foyer. Sponsored by the parish Bereavement committee. 1900 Greenwood Drive, LaPlace.

BLESSED FRANCIS XAVIER SEELOS, a special Mass in Spanish will be celebrated Oct. 8 at noon by Father José Lavastida, to pray for the people of Puerto Rico who have been devastated by recent Hurricane Maria. Those native to Puerto Rico are especially invited to attend. The church is located in Bywater at 3037 Dauphine St. in New Orleans.

EVENTS

MISSIONARIES OF ST. THERESE, 72nd Anniversary Rose Petals Mass, celebrating the Feast Day of St. Therese of Lisieux, the “Little Flower” Sept. 30, 11 a.m. with light reception following Mass, St. Matthew the Apostle Church, 10021 Jefferson Hwy., River Ridge. Celebrant: Father James Jeanfreau, archdiocesan director of the Propagation of the Faith. Email [email protected], visit www.archnomo.org, call 577-4711.

CENTER OF JESUS THE LORD, Oct. 6 first Friday adoration, eucharistic celebration; Oct. 6 at 7:30 p.m. to Oct. 8 at 8 a.m., Covenant Community Retreat at Carmelite Spirituality in Lacombe; children’s liturgy, Oct. 8; Respect Life event Oct. 13, 20-27. Finally, on Oct. 21, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., picnic in City Park. Details: [email protected].

MAGNIFICAT BREAKFAST, Metairie chapter, Oct. 7, 9 a.m.-noon, Best Western Plus Landmark Hotel, Chateau Ballroom, 16th floor, 2601 Severn Ave., Metairie. Speaker: Catholic singer, songwriter, music minister Lorraine Hess. Cost: $20 by check or $22 online by Oct. 5. Send checks payable to Magnificat Metairie, c/o Lisa Winter, 5537 Janice Ave., Kenner, LA 70065.
www.magnificat-ministry.org.

ACCESS PREGNANCY & REFERRAL CENTER, Dine out fundraiser, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 4-11 p.m., Ye Olde College Inn, 3000 South Carrollton Ave., New Orleans. Dine-in or take out. Percentage of sales donated to support women and families in need.

SCHOOLS

ARCHBISHOP RUMMEL, Parent-Booster Club sponsors annual Return to Severn, Sept. 29, 5:30-10 p.m., 1901 Severn Ave., Metairie, with food, activities for the kids, homecoming presentations, Raider Band, Chapellette and Cheerleader performances and traditional lighting of the bonfire. Students, families, alumni, and friends invited. The club’s annual “Sip, Shop and Socialize,” Oct. 20, 6-10 p.m. on campus with Rummel items along with other items and gifts (apparel, home décor, yard art, artwork, and jewelry, etc.), food and drinks sold.
COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC SCHOOL COOPERATIVE CLUBS (CCSCC), general meeting, Oct. 9, 6:30 p.m. with registration at 6 p.m., St. Angela Merici School gym, 835 Melody Drive, Metairie. Religion in the Home workshop; Claire Gallagher, St. Mary’s Dominican campus minister, will speak on “Why the Mass Matters” and why it is important for families to attend Mass together. Refreshments served. 837-2790.

LOYOLA INSTITUTE FOR MINISTRY (LIM), hosts a talk by Dr. Philip Krey, scholar and president emeritus of the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Oct. 12 at 7 p.m., Nunemaker Hall on campus. Krey authored “The Catholic Luther: His Early Writings” (Paulist 2016).

ST. RITA, Harahan, Home and School Association-hosted living rosary with students, Oct. 13, 2 p.m., in church. Part of the parish Rosary Congress Week. Seventh-grade students will hold candles to represent the decades of the rosary as the school prays the rosary.

ST. CHARLES CATHOLIC HIGH, Comet-for-a-Day visits for prospective students Oct. 13, 16, 27 or Nov. 1 or 3 at 9 a.m. Registration required at stcharlescatholic.org under admissions. Also, Annual Alumni Cook-off, Oct. 13, in conjunction with homecoming. Lead chef must be an SCC alumni, and contestants supply their own ingredients or secure a sponsor to pay for ingredients. SCC will provide serving dishes and utensils. Food may be cooked offsite but should be cooked on Oct. 13 and ready to serve at 5:30 p.m. Chefs wishing to cook on SCC grounds are welcomed beginning at 10 a.m. Cooking booths will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis. First place receives a chef’s paddle decorated by St. Charles Catholic High’s art class. Admission: four taster bowls for $10, one bowl for $5. Signup: www.stcharlescatholic.org, [email protected]. (985) 652-3809, ext. 119.