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Mass in observance of Independence Day will be celebrated on Thursday, July 4th at 7:00 AM and 5:30 PM. The Adoration Chapel will close at 11:59 PM on Wednesday, July 3rd and will reopen at 7:30 AM on Friday, July 5th. The Parish Office will be closed on Thursday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day. We will reopen on Friday, July 5th at 9:00 AM.

My name is Maggie Sunseri, and I have been hired to take over the position as St. Benilde Parish Secretary/Administrative Assistant, replacing Nancy Carollo who is retiring at the end of July. My husband Todd and I have been married for twenty-two years. We have two children. Our son, Cody, is seventeen and is going into his junior year of high school at Rummel. Our daughter, Katie, is eleven years old and is going into 6th grade at St. Christopher. Todd owns a lawn care business here in Metairie. I was a stay at home mom until Katie was 18 months old. It was at that time when I started working at Our Lady of Divine Providence Church, where I was the office manager. I stayed at Our Lady of Divine Providence for three years before an opportunity opened for me to work in the offices of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. I worked at the archdiocese for five years serving as an administrative assistant for Bishop Shelton Fabre, Bishop Fernand Cheri and Archbishop Gregory Aymond. I am excited about the opportunity to work with Fr. Matthew Johnston and to get to know and serve all of you.

PROVIDING MEALS AFTER SURGERIES, ILLNESSES, NEW BIRTHS, AND FAMILY LOSSES ... HOW IT WORKS: Our goals is to provide meals for three weeks, every other night, for families/individuals in need. This period will occasionally be extended or shortened depending on the particular need. All coordination is started by email and a web-based scheduling tool (mealtrain.com) is used to organize ministry volunteer sign up. The meals ministry coordinator will send out an email with the details of the need, including a link to the online scheduling tool and any special dietary needs. Ministry members can then choose to sign up and deliver either a home-cooked or store bought meal. For more information or to sign up, please contact ministry coordinator Audrey Huck at either [email protected] or (985) 705-4513.

I extend my personal congratulations to Preston and Gloria Cifreo and Connie Casente, the recipients of the 2019 Order of St. Louis IX Medallion, for their outstanding service and commitment to both St. Benilde Catholic Church and to the local Church in the Archdiocese of New Orleans. This award recognizes the lay faithful who, by their loving service to the Church in and of New Orleans, continue to spread the Good News of the Gospel to all whom they encounter. Congratulations to all of you on this most deserved honor and recognition! ~ Fr. Cooper

Camp Benilde provides a safe, fun, and exciting environment for children ages 3 to 12. It will be open for 7 weeks during the summer of 2019 from June 3 to August 2. For more information, please visit: www.stbenilde.com/summer-camp

On the weekend of June 22nd and 23rd, Fr. Cooper will deliver his Farewell Homily at all the Masses as he prepares to leave us for his new assignment at Divine Mercy Parish. A Farewell Reception will be held in the cafeteria after the 11 AM Mass. Everyone is invited.

St. Benilde's Vacation Bible School invites you to assist them with their Kid to Kid Project. The older kids will be working with a non-profit organization called The Magic Yarn Project. They will assist in making decorative yarn wigs for children battling cancer. We will be holding a yarn sale after all masses during the weekend of June 15 & 16. For $5 you can purchase a bundle of yarn to be used to make Disney style wigs for the children's tender heads. There will be sample wigs on display. If you want to learn more about this please reference www.themagicyarnproject.com/louisiana.Thank you in advance for your cooperation.