CLARION HERALD
December 3, 2005 11
Parish Potpourri:
(From preceding page)
p.m… The school will have an open house
Jan. 25.
ST. ANDREW THE APOSTLE: Christ-
mas caroling will be held Dec. 18 at 7 p.m…
Confirmation will be Dec. 17.
ST. ANGELA MERICI: Parishioners
are asked to meet on Dec. 18 at 6 p.m. in the
Msgr. Kern Center for Christmas caroling.
A dinner will follow in the Kern Center.
ST. ANN (Metairie): Immaculate Con-
ception Masses are Dec. 7 at 6:30 p.m. and
Dec. 8 at 6:30, 8:45, 10:15 a.m. and 6:30
p.m… Anyone wishing to make contribu-
tions for educational materials may contact
Leslie Bruno, educational coordinator,
at lbruno@stannschool.org... Giving Tree
gifts of prayer for St. Ann School and the
people served by Hope House, who both
suffered great losses, will be collected at
weekend Masses through Dec. 18.
ST. ANTHONY (Gretna): The parish
will host an Advent Mission Dec. 5-8, led
by Redemptorist Father Bill Adams
and Deacon Bill Warren. The theme
will be “Welcoming the Savior into Our
Lives.” The mission will start at 7 p.m. and
conclude with Mass at 8:30 p.m. For more
information, call 368-6161.
ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA (New
Orleans): The parish has been celebrating
Sunday Mass since October.
ST. BENILDE (Metairie): The Men’s
Club will celebrate Mass Dec. 4 at 9 a.m. A
breakfast meeting will follow in the cafete-
ria… The Children’s Christmas Boutique
will take place in the Teen Center Dec. 6-
9… The Cher Amis, the parish’s over-50s
group, will hold its Christmas party and
potluck in the cafeteria Dec. 6 at 7 p.m...
The Men’s Club will hold its meeting and
Christmas social in the cafeteria on Dec.
12 at 7:15 p.m.
S T. C H A R L E S B O R R O M E O
(Destrehan): Gifts purchased by parish-
ioners for residents of Ormond Nursing
Home will be delivered by members of the
parish’s youth group on Dec. 18. The pro-
gram will begin with an 11:30 a.m. lunch
served by the young people and continue
with a Christmas party featuring Santa and
performances by the parish’s adult choir.
ST. CHRISTOPHER THE MARTYR
(Metairie): The parish Holy Name Society
will attend the 7 a.m. Mass Dec. 11 and
have its monthly meeting after Mass... The
radio rosary broadcast will be Dec. 11 at
5:30 p.m. in the parish hall.
ST. CLEMENT OF ROME (Metairie):
A Spanish Mass celebrating the Feast of
the Immaculate Conception will take place
Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. in the church. Father Joe
Krafft will be the celebrant… The Co-op
Club will sponsor Breakfast with Santa
Dec. 11 from 9 to 11 a.m. in the Ralph Car-
roll Complex.
ST. CLETUS (Gretna): The Mass
schedule for the Feast of the Immaculate
Conception is as follows: vigil on Dec. 7
at 7 p.m.; Dec. 8 at 9 a.m. and 12:15 p.m.
There will be no 7 p.m. Mass on Dec. 8…
Parishioners who would like to volunteer
to work on the 2006 St. Joseph Altar are
Deaneries I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VII, IX, X, XI, XII
invited to attend a potluck meeting Dec. 13
at 6 p.m. in St. Jerome Hall.
ST. DOMINIC: The first post-Katrina
Mass inside St. Dominic Church, cel-
ebrated on Nov. 27, was attended by 1,300
parishioners. A reception followed in the
schoolyard. Pastor Dominican Father
Donald Dvorak announced that there will
be a regular Sunday Mass at 10:30 a.m. for
the time being… The parish’s Supper and
Substance group will meet Dec. 10 at 5:30
p.m. at St. Albert the Great Student Center
on the campus of Southeastern University
in Hammond… The Mothers’ Club will
hold its Christmas Luncheon at the Loews
Hotel Dec. 16 at 11 a.m.
ST. EDWARD THE CONFESSOR
(Metairie): The Knights of Columbus will
hold a Blood Drive Dec. 11 from 9 a.m. to
2 p.m. in the cafeteria. The KC will also
sponsor a Turkey Fry Dec. 17. Ten-pound
average turkeys, priced at $35 each, may be
ordered and paid for in advance by calling
228-3270 or 442-3536… Students will per-
form at Celebration in the Oaks on Dec. 13
at 6 p.m… Christmas Caroling Under the
Pavilion will take place Dec. 18 at 7 p.m.
S T. E L I ZABETH ANN SETON
(Kenner): Masses are once again being cel-
ebrated in the church, which has a new roof
and flooring. The temporary Mass schedule
is as follows: vigil at 4 p.m.; Sunday Masses
at 8 and 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
ST. FRANCES CABRINI: The water
level inside the church reached the base of
the elevated marble altar.
ST. FRANCIS XAVIER (Metairie):
Archbishop Alfred C. Hughes will
be the main celebrant at the 4 p.m. vigil
Mass Dec. 10 in the church to mark the
80th anniversary of the school. A reception
will follow in the gym, with lots of school
memorabilia. Deacon Ed Coudrain will
also be honored for 25 years of service to
the church.
ST. GENEVIEVE (Slidell): Masses are
on Saturday (vigil) at 5 p.m. and Sunday
at 9 and 11 a.m. in the Parish Hall…. The
parish office is not yet operational, but mes-
sages are being received for St. Genevieve
parish by Renee Lemoine at St. Margaret
Mary parish. St. Genevieve parishioners
may leave a message at (985) 643-6124.
ST. GERTRUDE (Des Allemands):
The parish’s traditional Christmas Play is
slated for Dec. 16 and 17 at 7 p.m. in the
church. The final performance will be fol-
lowed by a Christmas Tree blessing in the
church and a social inside the Father Mac
Community Center.
ST. HENRY: A “Welcome Back Block
Party” will be held on Dec. 10 from 1 to
6 p.m. in the Parish Hall. On hand at the
party will be representatives from Entergy,
the Mayor’s Office, the Sewerage and Water
Board, Bell-South, the Sanitation Depart-
ment and Cox Cable, the latter which will
provide hot dogs and soft drinks. City
Council representatives Oliver Thomas
and Reneé Gill Pratt are also scheduled
to attend. The gathering will include a 4
p.m. Mass in the church, and feature a
gift presentation from the parish to police
officers in the Second District.
ST. JOACHIM (Marrero): Breakfast
with Santa for children ages 10 and under
will take place in the Parish Life Center
Dec. 10 at 9 a.m. Parents are asked to bring
a wrapped gift, costing between $5 and $10,
tagged with their child’s name for distribu-
tion by Santa Claus. Participants are also
asked to donate hygiene items for a collec-
tion that will be forwarded to American
troops overseas.
ST. JOAN OF ARC (LaPlace): The St.
Joan of Arc Christmas Celebration, featur-
ing a living nativity and performances by
the school band and the children’s choir,
will take place Dec. 17 at 7 p.m. in the Fam-
ily Life Center… A Penance Service will
follow the 5:30 p.m. Mass on Dec. 20… The
CYO welcomes youth ministers Joey and
Adele Schweitzer. Daughter of Divine
Providence Sister Pier Carla Barone,
formerly at St. Mark in Chalmette, will
assist at the school as liturgy coordinator
and as DRE for the parish.
ST. JOAN OF ARC (New Orleans):
Marie Brulé Garibaldi, a mother of
nine children and active volunteer in local
Catholic and civic organizations for years,
recently died at age 90 in Minnesota, where
she had been evacuated due to the hurri-
cane. A graduate of Corpus Christi Gram-
mar School and McDonogh 35 High School,
she was the first African-American recipi-
ent of the Archdiocese of New Orleans’ Re-
gina Matrum (Mother of the Year) Award.
She was named Grand Lady of the Knights
of Peter Claver at St. Joan of Arc as well as
a member of the Sodality and Altar Society.
She also served as president of St. Joan of
Arc School’s Parent Teachers Association
and was chair of the church’s bazaar… The
school, which is combining with Our Lady
of Lourdes, has 107 students, and more are
expected to enroll in January.
ST. JOHN BOSCO (Harvey): There
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will be a living nativity following the 5 p.m.
Mass on Dec. 17.
S T. J O H N O F T H E C R O S S
(Lacombe): The annual Angel Tree is
now set up at the rear of the church. Each
paper angel ornament has a child’s age
and gender. Parishioners may take one
(or more) of these ornaments, buy a gift,
wrap it, take the paper angel to the box and
return it to the church. This year Father
Gil Martin, pastor, hopes to distribute 350
gifts… A special one-hour prayer service
for the Immaculate Conception/Mystical
Rose will be held Dec. 8 at noon. This
service is for priests and religious… Vigil
Mass on Saturday is celebrated at 4:30 p.m.
Sunday Masses are at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m.
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST (Folsom):
Father William Bilinsky will conduct a
parish mission Dec. 12-16 beginning at 7:30
p.m. with the celebration of Mass. A pen-
ance service, incorporated into the mission,
will be held on Dec. 16.
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST (Paradis):
A Christmas party for adult parishioners
will take place in the Parish Hall Dec. 9
from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.
S T. J O S E P H T H E W O R K E R
(Marrero): The parish will host a
Westbank Deanery penance service Dec.
11 at 6 p.m.
ST. MARK (Ama): The parish will hold
a New Year’s Eve party for parishioners
from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the Father Cote
Center. There will be a raffle, food and
beverages and a disc jockey. Advance tickets
are $15 per couple; admission is $20 at the
door.
ST. JULIAN EYMARD: The parish is
having a Christmas party Dec. 17 in the
church cafeteria from 7 to 11 p.m. There
will be drinks, wine, food and music by the
City Boys band. Admission is $5 for adults
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