We will celebrate Father Charles’s 50th Birthday on March 9th. Please bring your favorite dish for a Pot – Luck Celebration following the 5:30 p.m. Mass.
Join us for the Men’s Club annual FISH FRIES February 23, March 8, & March 22 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. CURBSIDE TO GO or DINE IN $12 FISH OR SHRIMP PLATE includes: green beans, corn on the cob, dinner roll Tickets may be purchased from any member, after Masses on February 17/18, March 2/3, March 16/17, at the fish fry, on the link online
Lenten Reflections, 2024 Presented by Fr. Justin Arockacancy, SVD Saturday, March 2nd from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. St. Benedict Parish Hall Join us, please. No registration or entrance fee; good will offering only. Light refreshments served.
Each year churches across the Archdiocese of New Orleans take up a second collection benefitting Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans. Your support in this collection provides crucial funds that enable Catholic Charities to be a source of hope and help for over 70,000 individuals and families each year. This year, the second collection benefitting Catholic Charities will be held next weekend, February 24/25.
Our parish and Catholic Communities throughout the United States do something amazing each Lent. We come together to pray, fast and give alms-and by doing so we help lift families and communities out of poverty and put them on a path toward resilience, prosperity and stability. That’s the CRS Rice Bowl effect. Rice Bowls will be available for pick-up in the back of church beginning this weekend. Inside the bowls are suggested prayers, readings and facts about the work of Catholic Relief Services.
YOU ARE INVITED to Our Parish Christmas Party Friday, February 2 6:00 p.m. February 2nd is also the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life. At the party we will also honor the various vowed religious who live in our parish, and in a special way, welcome the “new” Marianite sisters who will be moving into our parish.
Congratulations to Rosemary DeLaune for being selected to receive the Order of Saint Louis Award this year. The Order of St. Louis IX award was established in 1975 to honor those laypersons who have made an extraordinary contribution of their time and talents to local churches in the Archdiocese of New Orleans. Since its establishment, more than 10,000 individuals have received the medallion for their Christ-like service. Archbishop Aymond will confer the award on Rosemary on Sunday, March 3rd.
The Archdiocese of New Orleans has scheduled a second collection to help support Catholic Schools. The collection will take place on January 27/28, the kickoff of Catholic Schools Week. This collection supports the Champions of Catholic Education fund, which is dedicated to helping more families afford the cost of a Catholic Education
Our Parish Christmas Party will be held on Friday, February 2, 2024, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, also known as Candlemas Day or “Little Christmas”
The Lunch Ministry collected enough items for numerous Christmas Baskets. Baskets were delivered and greatly appreciated by all who received them. THANK YOU for your support.
Thank you to everyone who made our Christmas liturgies beautiful and inspiring. From the music ministry to the ushers, deacons to the lectors, and everyone else who assisted, your commitment to the liturgy is very much appreciated. Thanks also to the members of the Altar Society and Men’s Club who helped decorate the Church. In a special way, we would like to thank Betty Lemoine who coordinated the poinsettias and who coordinates the flowers on the altar every week of the year.
There will be a second collection at Mass on Christmas for various chaplaincies and archdiocesan ministries. This collection helps cover the salaries and expenses of Hospital and Hospice Chaplains, Chaplains at Nursing Homes and High Schools, and those involved in retreat ministries. We have already been assessed $10,500 for this. Please be generous.
Next weekend, the Third Sunday of Advent, is Bambinelli Sunday. The Roman Church tradition is to bring the baby Jesus (Bambinelli) from each of your Nativity sets at home, and place him in front of the altar before Mass. At the end of Mass there is a special blessing over the Bambinelli to then bring back to your home in preparation for our celebration of Christmas.
Mail bins have been placed at the entrance of the church to begin collecting your Christmas Cards for those in our community in Long Term Care, Nursing, and Rehabilitation Homes. Please include the “thoughts and prayers from the Parishioners of St. Benedict Parish” in your Christmas greeting/signature. Place your Christmas cards in the mail bins no later than Wednesday, Dec. 13th.
The Lunch Ministry is collecting canned vegetables, instant mashed potatoes, easy mac and cheese, and stuffing to place in our Annual Christmas Baskets. Please drop your non-perishables off at the Catechetical Center before December 19th.
Angel Tree gifts are due back next weekend, Sunday, December 3rd. Gifts need to be unwrapped and placed in gift bags. Please make sure the Angels are securely attached to the gift bags. The Angels are the only way we have of identifying the recipients of the gifts. Gifts will be sorted Sunday, December 3rd and distributed Tuesday, December 5th.