Calendar - June 10, 2023

PARISHES

ST. PETER, 125 E. 19th Ave., Covington, will celebrate its 28th annual Feast of Corpus Christi Solemn Mass and eucharistic procession, June 11, 11:30 a.m. beginning with Mass, then the procession. Reserved seating for religious; those unable to process will pray special litanies in the church. Details: (985) 892-2422.

ST. MATTHEW THE APOSTLE, Mass for the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, June 16 at 6:30 p.m. Father Lee Poche, will be the main celebrant; Jamie Diliberto & Tongues of Fire perform. Confessions at 5:45 p.m. Additionally, a Sacred Heart chaplet and novena began June 7 and is being recited after 9:15 a.m. Masses.

ST. CHRISTOPHER THE MARTYR annual Memorial Mass, July 13 at 6 p.m., for those who died from July 1, 2022-June 30, 2023, and their families. Mass will be followed by a reception. Families may bring a small remembrance to place in front of the altar. 3924 Derbigny St., Metairie.

EVENTS

OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL LAY CARMELITE COMMUNITY 1902, will meet June 11 from noon-2:30 p.m., at the St. Francis Xavier Parish Center, 444 Metairie Road, Metairie. Catholics in good standing, at least 18 years of age, interested in learning more about Lay Carmelites are invited. Call Dottie Watson at (504) 339-4298.

JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION June 17, noon-4 p.m., at Tuba Fats Square, 1600 St. Philip St., New Orleans. The Office of Black Catholic Ministries organizes a community commemoration/festival featuring musical acts, activities and community resources.

RETROUVAILLE WEEKEND for troubled marriages, June 23-25, at the William J. Kelly Retreat Center in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, sponsored by the Catholic Church but open to all faiths. Register: www.helpourmarriage.org or email [email protected].

STARS, STRIPES AND CLASSIC AMERICAN TUNES, free concert, July 2 at 3 p.m., with soprano soloist Sarah Jane McMahon, director of sacred music and cantor at St. Louis Cathedral, and friend Linden Uter, music director and cantor at St. Francis Xavier Church. Concert will feature patriotic and popular tunes from American theater. St. Francis Xavier Knights of Columbus will serve free hot dogs and fixings from 1:15-2:30 p.m. under the parish pavilion, 444 Metairie Road, Metairie.

BAR-B-QUE CHICKEN DINNERS, July 9, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., $10 includes chicken, baked beans, Cajun-boiled corn and a roll. Major credit/debit cards, personal checks, cash accepted. Credit card orders call (504) 462-3668. Sponsored by Knights of Columbus Council 9623. Under the white tent at Ascension of Our Lord School, 1809 Greenwood Drive, LaPlace.

MINISTRIES

THE GOOD SAMARITAN MINISTRY is accepting applications June 28 and July 1, 9 a.m.-noon, and July 5, 4-7 p.m., for its annual school supply program for the 2023-24 school year. Open to children in pre-K through eighth grades registered in Slidell, Pearl River and Alton schools. The first 200 children will receive a backpack and school supplies for their grade and school. Families must provide a current SNAP benefits printout (as an income test) listing children covered, including the last four numbers of their Social Security number and birthdate and have a current photo ID. Applications are taken at St. Luke the Evangelist Church, classrooms D and E in the Family Life Center, 901 Cross Gates Blvd., Slidell. Contact: Good Samaritan Ministry, (985) 641-6421.

IN-HOME MARRIAGE PREP TRAINING, July 29, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Our Lady of the Lake, 312 Lafitte St., Mandeville. Open to couples interested in being mentors to Catholic engaged couples. Presenters: Lloyd and Jan Tate, authors of The In-Home Marriage Preparation program. Café Mamma Margaret cafeteria on site. $140 per couple includes materials and lunch. Register: bit.ly/3nvuzPq or contact the Office of Marriage and Family Life at (504) 861-6243 or [email protected].

SCHOOLS

BROTHER MARTIN HIGH SCHOOL, prospective males who are rising sixth and seventh graders invited to Crimson & Gold Night, June 17, 2-6 p.m. for snacks, games, special prizes and to meet future Crusaders for the classes of 2029 and 2030. T-Shirts, gym shorts and tennis shoes are recommended. Entrance at the gym on St. Aloysius Drive (Stephen Girard). Pre-registration: bit.ly/3WMV43y. Details: (504) 283-1561, ext. 3022 or bit.ly/3oShbcd.

KUDOS

KIM VAZ-DEVILLE, Ph.D., professor of counseling and education at Xavier University of Louisiana, was among 3.3% of applicants to be named a Harvard Radcliffe Institute’s 2023-24 class of fellows. A Radcliffe fellow can pursue ambitious projects for a full year in a vibrant interdisciplinary setting amid the resources of Harvard. Vaz-Deville, a Lillian Gollay Knafel Fellow, will write “The Art of Resistance: Sacred Visual Creations of New Orleans’ African American Mardi Gras Maskers,” a book that chronicles the story of maskers informed by spiritual practices outside mainstream Christianity who expand traditional black masking subject matter. During the Carnival season, African-American maskers adorn themselves with regalia showcasing themes of racial trauma. Over the past 60 years, and with controversy, some began to characterize their practices as having an overt spiritual dimension. Her book draws on a decade of ethnographic and participant observation and chronicles these expansions to traditional black masking subject matter designed to produce awareness among revelers of their community’s African and Afro-Caribbean heritage and shared global struggles.