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The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Holy Day of Obligation. Vigil Mass will be celebrated at 5:30pm on Friday, December 7th. Mass on Saturday, December 8th will be at 9:00am.

The 2019 Mass Book is now open. Mass intentions are $5 each. The sanctuary lights and candles in Church and in the Adoration Chapel are $10 each and burn for the week. The weekly altar flowers may be purchased for $120. Please note, we do not carry over intentions from year to year.

Tuesday, November 27th, is the #iGiveCatholic Day of Giving. Monies raised during this 24-hour period will benefit St. Benilde School by providing funds for scholarships, financial aid, capital improvements, new technology, and much more. You may donate online by visiting: https://neworleans.igivecatholic.org/organizations/st-benilde-school.Every gift of $25 or more will go further with $34,000 of matching funds provided by the Whitman Family Foundation! For question or additional information, please contact St. Benilde principal, Thomas Huck, by email at [email protected] or by phone at 504-833-9894. Thank you for your generosity.

Just in time for the Advent Season, we invite you to join us for the motion picture “Silent Night.” Learn the true story behind the most popular Christmas carol of all times. This 90-minute film is an inspiring story of faith, hope and perseverance. The movie will be shown on Friday, November 30, at 7 PM in the Teen Center. Snacks and refreshments will be available. For more information, please contact Val Hebert at [email protected] at 504-427-0327.

On the weekend of November 24th and 25th, the Daughters of St. Paul will be at all the Masses with a display of books and religions articles. Please make plans to stop by after Mass to support the work and ministry of the sisters. Why has Pauline Books and Media become one of the most trusted Catholic publishers in the U.S.? The Daughters of St. Paul are passionate about the new evangelization and the power of the media to permeate society with the word of God and the hope brought by Jesus Christ.

On the weekend of November 17th and 18th, we will kick-off our annual Baby Bottle Campaign to assist the Woman’s New Life Center. Baby bottles will be available after all the Masses. Please return your baby bottle filled with a donation the following weekend, November 24th and 25th. Thank you for your continued generosity as we support the life, faith, and family!

Fr. Cooper will celebrate a special Thanksgiving Day Mass on Thursday, November 22nd at 9:00 am. Thanksgiving Day is a special time to remember the blessings we have received from God, so that we can be a more thankful people every day. The reasons for having grateful hearts make up a long litany: the gift of life itself, faith in a God who loves us and is very near to us, good health, loving family, caring friends, opportunities to serve, food on our tables, roofs over our heads. Yes, we have our times of doubt, our aches and pains, our family conflicts, and our economic struggles. But in spite of all these challenges, we are incredibly blessed! There will be no 7:00 am or 5:30 pm Mass on Thursday, November 22nd. The Adoration Chapel will close at 11:59 PM on Wednesday, November 21st and will reopen at 7:30 AM on Friday, November 23rd. The Parish Office will be closed on Thursday, November 22nd and Friday, November 23rd in observance of Thanksgiving Day. We will reopen on Monday, November 26th at 9:00 am.

Everyone is invited to an organ concert on Friday, November 16, at 7 PM in Church. Jared Croal, our Church Organist, will be playing works by the great composers such as Bach, Handel, Mozart and more. Admission is free; however, donations will be accepted. All proceeds will benefit the University of Holy Cross Theology Club. Thank you for your generosity.

Thanks to everyone who took a grocery bag to help St. Vincent de Paul with the Christmas baskets for the needy in our parish. The deadline to return bags is Friday, November 16th. Filled bags may be returned to either the church foyer or the Parish Office. If anyone still needs a grocery bag to fill, you may pick up one in the Parish Office.

The Archdiocese of New Orleans will offer a writing workshop for persons seeking an annulment in the Catholic Church or for persons responding to an annulment. The workshop will be held in St. Rita of Cascia’s Msgr. Champagne Complex in Harahan. The series will be for three (3) Saturdays, November 24, December 1 and December 8, 2018. Hours are 8:30 AM –noon. The materials for the series cost $25. To register go to our website https://nolacatholicfla.regfox.com/annulment-writing-workshop-novemberdecember-2018. For more information, please call Cathy, 504-861-6243.

Hurricane Michael has left families in the panhandle of Florida homeless and without the basics of food and water. In the popular vacation community of Panama City, there is still no electricity or water in the community. While many of the reports are focused on the beaches and beach communities, there is great need inland where there are residents and a higher level of poverty. We in the Archdiocese of New Orleans know the impact of generosity in storm recovery. The following are some ways we can help the people of the Florida Panhandle: Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida has set up a website that lists the needs of the area as well as volunteer opportunities. They estimate they will need 75 volunteers, 7 days a week for several months to work in recovery. For those wanting to help, go to https://ccnwfl.org/ to find out what collections are being accepted and how to sign-up to volunteer. For anyone with family or who know of families or individuals that have been displaced by Hurricane Michael and are now in New Orleans, Catholic Charities case managers are available to help. Please call (504) 227-3440. Those wanting to send a monetary donation to assist in the recovery may send a check for Hurricane Michael Relief to the Archdiocese of New Orleans, 7887 Walmlsey Ave., New Orleans, LA 70125.