Calendar - July 11 - Aug. 27, 2021

EVENTS

GOD’S SPECIAL CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND FRIENDS, Mass July 11 at 2 p.m. St Francis Xavier, 444 Metairie Road, Metairie.

JESUIT BLUE JAY FISHING RODEO has been rescheduled to July 17, with weigh-in festivities at John Ryan Stadium from 2-4 p.m. Previous registrations will be honored. For rodeo details, call chairman Mike McMahon at (504) 650-1700.

ST. HENRY MASS AND REUNION July 17, beginning with a 4 p.m. Vigil Mass at St. Henry Church, 812 Gen. Pershing St., New Orleans, followed by a free reunion party until 8 p.m. at Grit’s Bar, 530 Lyons St., New Orleans. Donations accepted to defray costs. Raffles for restaurant gift certificates. Email [email protected] or call (504) 891-3410.

NOTRE DAME SEMINARY (NDS) EUCHARISTIC LECTURE SERIES, next talk July 21 is “The Eucharist and Poetry” with Dominican Father Phillip Neri Powell, director of homiletics at Notre Dame Seminary. Begins with half-hour of eucharistic adoration at 5:30 p.m., followed by a lecture and Q&A from 6-7 p.m. Schulte Auditorium at the seminary, 2901 South Carrollton Ave., New Orleans. RSVP by July 21 at 5 p.m. for in person or virtual access. Visit https://nds.edu/els/.

HISPANIC APOSTOLATE, job fair, July 23, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. (504) 305-5901. Also, a back-to-school, drive-thru supplies giveaway, July 24, 10 a.m.-noon, for children in kindergarten to sixth grade. Children must be present in the car. 2525 Maine Ave., Metairie. Details: (504) 467-2550.

ST. JUDE Summer Novena, July 24-Aug. 1, with guest speaker Oblate Father Juan Gaspar speaking on  “Examples for the Journey: Re-Discovering the Witness Given by Faith-Filled People” during Masses Monday through Friday (July 26-30) at 7 a.m. and noon; Saturdays, July 24 and 31 at 7 a.m., noon and 4 p.m.; and Sundays, July 24 and Aug. 1 at the 7:30, 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. and 1 and 6 p.m. Masses. Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 411 North Rampart St., New Orleans. The novena is live-streamed daily at noon and Sundays at 9:30 a.m. on Facebook and the parish website www.judeshrine.com. Call (504) 525-1551 for more information.

DAY OF PRAYER AND RECOLLECTION, New Orleans Discalced Carmelites, July 31, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Discalced Carmelite Father Jerome Earley will speak on John of the Cross and the love of God. Lauds and Mass will be celebrated. Bring a brown-bag lunch; drinks and snacks provided. St. Dominic Church, 775 Harrison Ave., New Orleans. Call (504) 296-4110.

THE WOMAN’S NEW LIFE CLINIC presents “Mission to the Holy Spirit,” five consecutive nights of Mass and sacred music, Aug. 9-13 at St. Stephen Church, 1025 Napoleon Ave., New Orleans. Nightly confessions from 6:15-6:45 p.m., music at 6:30 p.m. and Mass at 7 p.m. A healing service will follow the Aug. 13 closing Mass. Principal Mass celebrants: Archbishop Gregory Aymond, Msgr. Christopher Nalty, Father Lawrence Murori, Jesuit Father John Brown and Father Anthony Odiong. Musical performances by Sarah Jane McMahon, Jesse Reeks, Trey Cassels, Brian Morgan, Casey Candebat, Kristin Albarado, Eric McCrary and the Our Lady of Guadalupe Choir. Sponsored by Sociedad de Hombres Pecadores. All collections will benefit The Woman’s New Life Clinic. Nightly livestreams at www.goodshepherdparishnola.com. Information: Deacon Rich Eason, (504) 319-5214.

UPCOMING

ABBEY ART WORKS, at St. Joseph Abbey in Covington, invites painters of any medium to a five-day independent artist retreat, Aug. 23-Aug. 27 in air-conditioned studio space and the outdoors, weather permitting. Registration: is $750 ($700 for Guild of St. Luke members), includes four nights’ accommodations and meals. Not recommended for beginners since there are no instructors. Register: www.saintjosephabbey.com/retreat-august or call Lynette Kendall at (985) 892-3473,  [email protected].