Calendar - March 2, 2024

The following are additions to the fish fry list previously published in the Clarion  Herald. For an up-to-the-sizzle fish fry list for parishes across the archdiocese, go to www.clarionherald.org.

ALL SAINTS, 300 Ptolemy St. (back of church), New Orleans. Senior Knights and Ladies of Peter Claver Ladies Auxiliary Unit 36 host March 1; All Saints Men of Vision host March 8, 15 and 22, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. or until sold out. Fried fish, mac and cheese, peas, potato salad, $15; extra fish, $8; drinks, $1.

CHRIST THE KING, 535 Deerfield Road, Terrytown. March 8, 15, 22, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Fried fish, fries, coleslaw and roll, $10; gumbo, coleslaw and roll, $10; fried fish, fries, coleslaw, small gumbo and roll, $15; fried shrimp po-boy, $12, or with fries, $14.

HOLY FAMILY, 155 Holy Family Lane, Luling. KC Council 9933 sponsors Lenten dinners March 8 beginning 5 p.m. in the Parish Center. $12 plates will be shrimp étouffée with rice, salad and bread. Desserts will also be available.

OUR LADY OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE, 8617 W. Metairie Ave., Metairie. March 1, 8, 15 and 22, drive-thru only in parking lot, 4 p.m. until sold out. Fried fish or crawfish platters, including corn, potatoes and roll, $10; crawfish pies, $4; shrimp étoufée with rice, $7 a pint; bread pudding, $3. (504) 466-4511.

OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE/ST. JUDE, 410 Basin St., New Orleans, in St. Jude Hall. March 1 and 15, 10:30 a.m-3 p.m. Fish, mac and cheese, potato salad, vegetable, bread, cake and water, $10. Hosted by the Knights of Peter Claver Council No. 394.

OUR LADY OF LOURDES, 2621 Colonial Blvd., Violet. March 1, 8, 15, 22, 5-8 p.m. Fried fish, shrimp or combo with fries, bread and one choice of coleslaw, potato salad, jambalaya, Cajun potatoes, green beans or baked macaroni, $13; $2 side orders. Bowl of seafood pasta, $6, or seafood gumbo, $8.

OUR LADY STAR OF THE SEA, 1835 St. Roch Ave., New Orleans, KPC Father Peter J. Kenny Council No. 123 hosts a fish fry March 1, 8 and 22.

ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA, 4640 Canal St., New Orleans. March 15 and 22, 5:30-8:30 p.m. in the school auditorium. Dinners are $12. Take-out is available.

ST. BENILDE, 1901 Division St., Metairie, March 1 and 8, 5 p.m. for pre-orders, 5:30 p.m. for walk-ups. Fish or shrimp plate, with boiled corn and potatoes and bread $12; combo plate, $15; Thai shrimp taco, $8; seafood gumbo, $5; fries, $4; cheese pizza, $2. March 8 is drive-thru only.

EVENTS

PRAYER WARRIORS OF ST. JOAN OF ARC, gather for Mass, eucharistic adoration, confession and the rosary on the first Saturday of each month (March 2), 10 a.m.-noon, St. Mary Magdalen Church, 6425 West Metairie Ave,. Metairie. Father Christian DeLerno Jr. is the Mass celebrant and the group’s spiritual director. (504) 883-5783

SYMPHONY CHORUS NEW ORLEANS, “Missa Gaia – Earth Mass” by Paul Winter, March 3, 3 p.m. St. Mary’s Assumption Church, 923 Josephine St., New Orleans. Tickets: symphonychorus.org or at the door.

OUR LADY STAR OF THE SEA, 1835 St. Roch Ave., New Orleans, Lenten Revival, “The Power of Prayer,” by Divine Word Father Leon Ngandu,                                                                                                  March 3, 10 a.m. Mass; March 4 and 5, 6-7:15 p.m.

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF WOMEN, March 8, 6 p.m., for women 18 years and older. Speakers include: Mariana Montero and Dr. Roy Salgado. Then, a Day for Fathers, March 19, 6 p.m. Hispanic Apostolate, 2550 Maine Ave., Metairie. Register: www.apostoladohispano.org. (504) 467-2550.

UNIVERSITY OF HOLY CROSS, third annual Crawfish Boil Cook-off, March 9, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Cook-off is open to all teams. Registration fee: $125 includes five entry wristbands; teams are required to purchase and boil a minimum of four sacks of crawfish from the onsite vendor. All-you-can-eat crawfish from teams with corn, potatoes, sausage and more is $25 pre-paid; $30 at the gate. Children 10 and under receive free entry. Go to www.uhcno.edu/crawfish. COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC SCHOOL COOPERATIVE CLUBS (CCSCC), Lenten evening of reflection, “Do You Need Signs and Wonders to Have Faith?” with guest speaker Deacon Lawrence Houston, March 11, 7 p.m., St. Edward the Confessor Church, 4921 West Metairie Ave., Metairie. All are welcome. Tricia O’Connor, (504) 913-5365.

ST. CHRISTOPHER, Bereavement and Support Group Ministry meeting with guest speaker Paige Rahn, a certified thanatologist as well as a bereavement coordinator for Heart of Hospice, March 14, 6:15 p.m. She will discuss “Grief is Love – Navigating Your Grief Journey.” Parish Center, Manson at Derbigny streets, Metairie.

ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS, annual St. Patrick’s Day Mass, March 15, 9:30 a.m., St. Patrick Church, 724 Camp St., New Orleans.

NOTRE DAME SEMINARY, annual gala and auction, March 16 at the seminary, 2901 South Carrollton Ave., New Orleans. Patron party at 6 p.m.; gala from 7-10 p.m. Sponsorships and individual tickets are available online at www.bidpal.net/NDSGala. (504) 866-7426, ext. 374, or email [email protected].

SABADO MILAGRO (Saturday Miracle), with Padre Pedro Nunez and Salvador Gomez, March 16, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Jefferson Performing Arts Center, 6400 Airline Drive, Metairie. $20 donation. (956) 424-5405; (504) 467-2550.

GREEK-CATHOLIC LITURGY, March 17, 4 p.m. Mass celebrated by Father Damian Zablocki, to honor ancestors and those of Arbëreshë heritage who have left their impact on New Orleans, across Louisiana and beyond. St. Mary’s Italian Church, 1116 Chartres St., New Orleans.

DIVINE MERCY PARISH, 38th annual Eagle Gala, “A Night at the Races,” March 23, Chateau Golf and Country Club, 3600 Chateau Blvd., Kenner. Tickets are $100 each through March 22; $115 at the door: bit.ly/484UXo9. Also, annual Seder Meal celebrating Christianity’s Jewish roots, March 26, 6:30 p.m., in the Parish Community Center. Cost is $20. Register by March 15 at bit.ly/3w3yF92.

ST. PIUS X PARISH blood drive, March 24, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., in the gym, 6666 Spanish Fort Blvd., New Orleans.

RISEN JESUS PARTY, April 6, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., for children ages 3-7. Celebrating the resurrection of Jesus in song, crafts, coloring, an Easter egg hunt and refreshments. Storytime is at 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Daughters of St. Paul, Pauline Books and Media, 4403 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie. RSVP: [email protected]. (504) 887-7631

RACHEL’S VINEYARD RETREAT, weekend for those hurting from abortion or miscarriage, April 5-7, with Father Robert Cavalier and facilitators Pam Richard and Donna Scheuermann. $195 a person. Register: Richard, (504) 460-9360, [email protected]; Scheuermann, (504) 258-9183, [email protected]; facebook.com/rvrNOLA

ASCENSION DEPAUL FOUNDATION, 10th annual Keeping Our Promises Gala, celebrating the 190th anniversary of the Daughters of Charity, April 13, 8 p.m. Gala preceded by a 7 p.m. patron party. “Inspired Cross” honorees: Daughter of Charity Sister Bonnie Hoffman, Phyllis Taylor of the Patrick Taylor Foundation and the Hotel Dieu School of Nursing Alumni Association. The Higgins Hotel, 1000 Magazine St., New Orleans. Tickets: (504) 212-9509 or register at bit.ly/49f3AgM.

BEAUTIFULLY & WONDERFULLY MADE, second annual afternoon tea for girls in fifth through seventh grades and their mothers to celebrate femininity, April 13. Doors open at 1 p.m., with event from 1:30-3:30 p.m. $40 for one daughter, $45 for two or more with moms. St. Benilde cafeteria, 1901 Division St., Metairie. Details: [email protected] or register online by April 3 at https://stbenilde.org/mother-daughter-tea.

ST. JOSEPH CHURCH & SHRINE, 610 6th St., Gretna, presents its second annual, Women’s Day of Reflection, April 20, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Daughter of St. Paul Sister Tracey Dugas will lead talks to explore Mary as the first disciple and her examples of prayer, contemplation and discernment. Lunch and refreshments served. Free admission. Registration limited to 200 women: stjosephgretna.com.

SCHOOLS

DE LA SALLE, Run for the Roses, Maroon and White Gala, March 23, 7 p.m. Single gala tickets are $60 or $100 with patron party. Tickets: one.bidpal.net/dls/welcome.

KUDOS

XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA appointed Dr. Marguerite S. Giguette, a university community member for more than 30 years, as the senior vice president of academic affairs and provost. For 17 years, Giguette served in the Office of Academic Affairs and, most recently, as senior associate provost, chief institutional research officer and as liaison to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. Giguette also taught of Loyola New Orleans and Tulane universities.