Calendar - September 8, 2012

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Sept. 8-15

PARISHES
    ST. ANGELA MERICI, Come and See monthly Bible study beginning Sept. 11, 7-8:30 p.m., in the parish board room. Facilitated by Marilyn Heap, 835-9373.

EVENTS
    NAIM, Kenner/St. Philip Neri chapter, monthly meeting, Sept. 12, 7 p.m., St. Philip Neri Parishioners’ Center, 6500 Kawanee Ave., Metairie. 467-2683.
    TOTUS TUUS, Archdiocese of New Orleans Vocation Office hosts free gathering Sept. 15, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Vianney House of Discernment, 2925 South Carrollton Ave., New Orleans, behind Notre Dame Seminary. Totus Tuus is open to men, high school seniors, college age and older who are discerning the possibility of priesthood. Presentation, discussion on steps in discerning a vocation, an overview of the Totus Tuus Program, prayer, reflection, a meal included. 861-6298, email  [email protected].

COMING…
    CATHOLIC CONCERT SERIES, second free concert “Journey in Faith,” Sept. 21, 5:30-9 p.m. Lafreniere Park, main pavilion. Featured: Holy patriotic rosary with St. Mary’s Dominican High School Choir and Trish Foti Genco, 6-7 p.m.; Genco and friends, 7-8 p.m.; Glorious featuring Joe Randazzo with praise and worship music, 8-9 p.m. Bring chairs, blankets refreshments. Organizers: the MIR Group. 650-7575.
    MOUNT CARMEL ACADEMY, 23rd annual Golf Classic, Sept. 24, English Turn Country Club. 11:30 a.m. shotgun start, preceded by lunch. Scramble format, limited to 144 players. In addition: restaurant tastings on course and a steak dinner at end. Two hole-in-one prizes: $10,000 cash and new BMW give-away. Corporate, team, individual registrations: $750, $600, $150 respectively. 288-7626, www.mcacubs.org.
    ST. RITA, Knights of Columbus, fourth annual car show, Sept. 29, 6-9 p.m., St. Rita, schoolyard, 7100 Jefferson Hwy., Harahan. 628-1992.
    DIVINE MERCY, parish Seafood Festival, Oct. 12, 6-10 p.m.; Oct. 13, 10 a.m.-10 p.m.; Oct. 14, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton site, 4119 St. Elizabeth Drive, Kenner.
    NOTRE DAME SEMINARY GALA, Oct. 20, 6 p.m. patron party followed by gala, live and silent auctions, cocktails, dinner, musical entertainment, jewelry raffle from 7:30-10:30 p.m. 2901 South Carrollton Ave., New Orleans. Individual tickets: $100. Reservations: 866-7426, www.ndsgala.org.
    LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, Presidential Centennial Guest Series 2012-13, 7 p.m., Loyola’s main campus. Sept. 20: Archbishop Gregory Aymond, Roussel Hall; Oct. 22: Centennial Concert with the Wynton Marsalis Quintet, featuring the nine-time Grammy-winning New Orleans native, Roussel Hal l. (Tickets: $10 Loyola students; $15 Loyola faculty/staff; $25 general admission; $40 preferred seating; $75 preferred seating with artist’s reception after concert.) Jan. 16: Marist Father James Heft, president of the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies at the University of Southern California (Nunemaker Auditorium); Feb. 19: Jesuit Father Michael Garanzini,  president of Loyola University Chicago and secretary of higher education for the Society of Jesus (Nunemaker Auditorium); Feb. 26: New Orleans native Cokie Roberts, political commentator for ABC News and NPR contributor (Roussel Hall); March 18: Jesuit Father James Martin, New York Times bestselling author and culture editor of America magazine (Nunemaker Auditorium); April 17: Nicholas Carr, 2011 Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times bestselling author of “The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains” (Roussel Hall).
    SHRIMP BOIL COOK-OFF, second annual event sponsored by St. Peter, Covington, Dad’s Club, Sept. 22. (985) 892-1831, ext. 8.
    CENTER OF JESUS THE LORD, Healing retreat, Oct. 18-21, Magnificat Center of the Holy Spirit, 23629 Faith Road, Ponchatoula. $220 a person to sleep; $175 to commute, with balance paid by Oct. 1. $60 for Friday or Saturday only. Limited space. www.centerofjesusthelord.org. Also, Nov. 17: community picnic at the Magnificat Center in Ponchatoula.  Details/registration: 529-1636.
    PILGRIMAGE TO NATIONAL LEADERS AND MINISTRIES CONFERENCE, Nov. 1-4, 2012, in San Antonio, Texas. By bus with pickup locations on the West Bank, Metairie and Center of Jesus the Lord. Cost ranges from $330-580, depending on number of people in a room. $100 deposit due at registration; balance due by Oct. 1. 367-7515, 234-9243.
    AZUCAR BALL, 22nd annual black-tie fund-raiser for New Orleans Hispanic Heritage Foundation (NOHHF), Nov. 16, 7 p.m. patron party with food by John Besh, 8 p.m. general admission. Theme: “Noche de Carnaval, Mardi Gras World with mini parade, stilt walkers, dancers, performers, magicians, musicians, music by Rumba Buena and Julio y Cesar, silent auction, food by New Orleans’ finest restaurants, and cigar, scotch and whiskey bars. Proceeds benefit NOHHF’s scholarship fund for high school students. Tickets: $150, ball; $200 for patron party and ball; $75 for age 35 and younger. 636-0107, 523-2600, www.nohhf.org.

REUNIONS
    ST. JOSEPH ACADEMY,  Class of 1963, 50-year reunion, April 13, 2013 weekend. Spouses/guests invited  April 13, 7 p.m.,  with Mass, cocktails, Holy Cross High School, 5500 Paris Ave., New Orleans. Alumnae brunch, April 14, 10 a.m., Chateau Golf and Country Club. Mimi Flotte Culotta, 283-7123,  [email protected].