Calendar - April 13, 2024

EVENTS

OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL LAY CARMELITE COMMUNITY No. 1902, community meeting, April 14, noon-2:30 p.m., St. Francis Xavier Parish Center, 444 Metairie Road, Metairie. All Catholics in good standing, at least 18 years of age, interested in learning more about Lay Carmelites are invited. (504) 339-4298.

ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW ORLEANS GRIEF MINISTRY and Red Bird Ministries host a free grieving couples workshop, April 20, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., St. Luke the Evangelist Church, 910 Cross Gates Blvd., Slidell. For those who have experienced the loss of a child from pregnancy through adulthood. To register: www.redbird.love/calendar.

HISPANIC APOSTOLATE, Free Community Health Fair, April 20, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., 2525 Maine Ave., Metairie. Services include family practice doctor, pediatrics, vision screening, speech therapy, hearing test, free general screening, dental screening, glucose test, cholesterol test, HIV test, Hep B and C test, raffle and more. [email protected].

ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW ORLEANS Mass for Vocations, St. Louis Cathedral, April 21, 11 a.m. All priests, sisters, brothers, deacons, seminarians, postulants, novices and people of the archdiocese are invited to attend.

ECHO COMMUNITY (formerly Dumb Ox Ministries) fundraiser, Steamboat Natchez, April 26. Patron party, 5:30 p.m.; general admission 6 p.m. Includes dinner, open bar, live music, river cruise and silent auction. Tickets start at $50. Free shuttle available from St. Catherine of Siena Church, 105 Bonnabel Blvd. Metairie. Advance reservations are required. Echocommunity.us.

ARCHDIOCESAN COMMISSION FOR PEOPLE  WITH DISABILITIES, benefits planning workshop for children and adults with special needs, May 4, 8:30-11:30 a.m., St. Francis Xavier, 444 Metairie Road, Metairie. Carole Cuckell Neff will be the presenter.

ST. EDWARD THE CONFESSOR, STEAM Crawfish Cookoff, May 18, 5 p.m.-9 p.m., 4921 West Metairie Ave., Metairie. Crawfish with all the fixings, pizza, beer, soft drinks and desserts. Prepay, www.steamevents.org. For more info or to enter a team, [email protected].

MAGNIFICAT MARRERO/WESTBANK CHAPTER, breakfast, May 25, 9 a.m.-noon, Four Columns, 3711 Westbank Expy., Harvey. Featured speaker, Marianite Sister Suellen Tennyson. Tickets, Westbank Religious Supply or (504) 319-6788. Cost is $20.

SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL, community baby shower for mothers in need, now through May 25. Send donations (new, unopened newborn necessities) to 3500 Canal St., New Orleans or shop Amazon’s baby registry, Nourishing Louisiana. (504) 827-5842, ext. 102.

SCHOOLS

BROTHER MARTIN HIGH SCHOOL, Dionysians perform “Footloose” April 18, 20, 24 and 26, 7 p.m.; matinee April 20 and 27, 2 p.m, 4401 Elysian Fields Ave., New Orleans. Reserved tickets, $20; general admission, $15. Purchase at the door, cash or check. Reserve tickets, brothermartin.com/drama.

OUR LADY OF PROMPT SUCCOR, Tomato Fest, April 19 (5:30-11 p.m.), April 20 (11 a.m.-11 p.m.), April 21 (11 a.m.-10 p.m.), 2320 Paris Road, Chalmette. Bands performing all weekend. $5 gate fee, $65 weekend ride bands available, www.olpstomatofest.com

ST. CHRISTOPHER, Home and School Club Gala, April 20, 7:30 p.m., Loft 18, 3128 Metairie Road, Metairie. $75 per person, [email protected] and through the school.

COMING ...

THEOLOGY ON TAP, May 8, 15 and 22, 6:30-8 p.m, Fat Boy’s Pizza, 2565 Metairie Road, Metairie. Catholic Young Adults are invited to discuss dating and building strong relationships and marriages. The series is sponsored by the CYO/Youth & Young Adult Ministry Office and the Lake Area Young Adults Ministry of St. Dominic and St. Pius X parishes. For more information, visit nolacatholic.org/nolatotap or contact James Behan at [email protected].

IN-HOME MARRIAGE PREPARATION, June 8, 8:30 a.m-5 p.m, St. Joan of Arc Church, 529 W. 5th St., LaPlace. $140 per couple, materials and lunch are included. bit.ly/3nvuzPq or the Office of Marriage and Family Life (504) 861-6243, [email protected].

KUDOS

GOOD SAMS, non-profit Good Samaritan Ministry, anchored by St. Luke, St. Margaret Mary and Sts. Peter and Paul churches received a donation of $4,300 from Camellia City Chicks with Checks (Slidell Women’s Giving Circle).The donation will go directly to help those in need who come for help with paying bills of necessity, food, formula or other essentials.