Calendar - May 1 - June 26, 2021

EVENTS

NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING series using the SymptoPro™ Method from the Office of Marriage and Family Life will be taught by Kelly Donahue: May 1, May 15, May 29 and June 26, 9 a.m.-noon. Cost: $105, includes all classes and materials. Pre-registration required: bit.ly/2QxfK1Q.

HISPANIC APOSTOLATE ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW ORLEANS, outdoor Mass to honor immigrants May 1, 6 p.m., on Notre Dame Seminary lawn, 2901 South Carrollton Ave., New Orleans. Evening begins at 5 p.m. with Latin American dances. Bring lawn chairs, your country’s flag and face masks. Also, free 450 doses of Moderna vaccine available May 4, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; 150 doses of Pfizer vaccine on May 5, 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m.; and 150 doses of Moderna May 6, 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. 2525 Maine Ave., Metairie. To make an appointment, call (504) 467-2550.

INTERFAITH PRAYER SERVICE FOR WORLD REFUGEES DAY, May 2, 3 p.m., at the site of “Angels Unawares” statue on the lawn of Notre Dame Seminary, 2901 South Carrollton Ave., New Orleans.

HALOS (Healing After Loss to Overdose or Suicide), support group meeting May 10, 7 p.m., St. Margaret Mary, E building, 1050 Robert Blvd., Slidell. Details, (985) 201-2143, (504) 621-7864.

CHRIST IN THE CITY, Eucharistic adoration and reconciliation for young adults in late teens, 20s and 30s, May 4 and June 1, 7:15 p.m., St. Rita, 2729 Lowerline St. at Walmsley Avenue, New Orleans. Details: [email protected]. Christ in the City is sponsored by the Archdiocese of New Orleans’ CYO/Youth and Young Adult Ministry Office.

ST. JOSEPH ABBEY AND SEMINARY COLLEGE, offers a four-course meal for your mother and family at “The Seminarians’ Table,” a drive-thru fundraiser May 8, 4-5:30 p.m. Meals include a bottle of wine, a bouquet of flowers, Monk Bread, Monk Coffee and President-Rector Benedictine Father Gregory’s bread pudding. Proceeds will help purchase permanent benches and tables to surround the meditation fountain in the Pere Rouquette Library breezeway where students socialize, study and pray. Menu and ordering are available at www.saintjosephabbey.com/mom. Details: Scott Wallace at (985) 867-2235 or [email protected].

MISSIONARIES OF ST. THERESE, holds a morning of reflection and Mass May 12, 9-11 a.m., at Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 4337 Sal Lentini Pkwy., Kenner. Marianite Sister Judy gomia will speak on "You Can Be a Missionary Too," from Psalm 96:2 "Proclaim His Salvation Day after Day." Father Jimmy Jeanfreau, the archdiocesan director of the propagation of the faith will be the Mass celebrant. Details, call Lynn Schonberg at (504)-577-4711.

ALL SAINTS CHURCH, HOLY SPIRIT NOVENA: May 14, with Josephite Father Peter Weiss, pastor; May 17, with Josephite Father Henry Davis, pastor of Corpus Christ-Epiphany; May 18, with Deacon Lawrence Houston, principal of St. Joan of Arc School; May 19, with Josephite Father Stanley Ihuoma, pastor of St. Raymond/St. Leo the Great; May 20, with Father Tony Ricard, pastor of St. Gabriel the Archangel and St. Augustine School chaplain; and May 21, with Josephite Father Oswald Pierre Jules, pastor of St. David. Each night begins at 6:30 p.m. 1441 Teche St., New Orleans (Algiers).

EVENING OF PRAYER for our country, May 31, 6:30 p.m. Mass, followed by a patriotic rosary. Presented by Divine Mercy Parish’s Legion of Mary. It honors the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Details: bit.ly/3sO8oE5.

SCHOOLS

ST. RITA, Home and School Association (Harahan), hosts a schoolwide Boosterthon Fun Run, May 6. Pledges are made based on the number of laps students complete. The week kicks off April 29. Proceeds will create a STREAM (Science Technology Reading Engineering Arts and Mathematics) lab for students. Also, a Home and School Association (HSA) general membership meeting May 11, 6:30 p.m., gym, 7100 Jefferson Hwy., Harahan. Available board positions announced along with HSA-sponsored events and a slideshow presentation from teachers about the 2020-21 school year.  Social distancing and masks required for entry. To make a fun run donation or for either event, call (504) 737-0744.

LOYOLA CENTER FOR COUNSELING AND EDUCATION (LCCE), a sliding-scale mental health clinic for underserved New Orleanians, hosts a Bywater Garden Party fundraiser May 4 on Give NOLA Day at Bywater Art Garden or Bywater Art Gallery (if it rains), 3802 Dauphine St., New Orleans. Admission is any size donation (through May 4) and includes a night of art activities, massage, acupuncture, aromatherapy, a photo booth, etc.; food and drink sold. Visit: www.givenola.org/LCCE.