October is Pro-Life Awareness Month, plus events for Catholic men, young adults and the entire community fill the calendar.
October 2009 Calendar of Events
THEOLOGY ON TAP
Topic: DOES HEALING HEALTHCARE
REQUIRE A MIRCALE?
Speaker: Dr. Elmore Rigamer is the
medical director for Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans
The U.S. Catholic Bishops have called on
Catholics to be informed about Catholic principles and teachings that should
guide any reform of healthcare in the United States, especially as neither
political party nor ideology adequately reflects the total Catholic position. Thursday,
October 1 at 6 pm; Mid-City Lanes Rock ‘n Bowl.
FEAST OF BLESSED FRANCIS XAVIER SEELOS
A Mass in honor of Blessed
Francis X. Seelos’ Feast Day will be celebrated on Sunday, October 4, at
1:00p.m. at the National Seelos Shrine/St. Mary’s Assumption Church (919
Josephine Street at Constance Street/Irish Channel). There will be an
opportunity to venerate Fr.Seelos’ relic and one on one intercessory prayer
will also be available starting at 11:45a.m. The church is wheelchair
accessible and free parking will be available.
For more information call 504-525-2495.
HOLY SPIRIT HEALING
RETREAT
Fr. Mike Snyder, A.P., Pat
Guizerix and Al Mansfield will lead a Holy Spirit Healing Retreat October 2-4,
at Lumen Christi Retreat Center in Schriever, Louisiana. The theme is,
“The Healing Love of Jesus”. This weekend will be “intensely Eucharistic”
with times of adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, celebration of Mass, talks
and personal prayer ministry. The retreat is sponsored by the Catholic
Charismatic Renewal of New Orleans (CCRNO), an Office of the Archdiocese of New
Orleans. This retreat is open to married or single men and women, all are
welcome. For more information or to register please call CCRNO at 504-828-1368
or visit www.ccrno.org.
RED MASS
The St. Thomas Moore Catholic
Lawyers Association will sponsor the annual Red Mass to invoke the power of the
Holy Spirit upon members of the judiciary and attorneys in the Archdiocese of
New Orleans on Monday, October 5 at 9:30 am at St. Louis Cathedral. New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond will be
the main celebrantand Shreveport Bishop Michael Duca will be the homilist.
CHRIST IN THE CITY
The next Christ in the City will
be held Tuesday, October 6 at the Notre Dame Seminary Chapel on Carrollton
Avenue at 7 pm. Christ in the City is an
evening of Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction for Catholic young
adults. A priest is always available for confessions during the event
held the first Tuesday of every month. A social hour follows at Ye Olde College
Inn.
THEOLOGY ON TAP
Topic:
CALLED TO BE IN THAT NUMBER
Speaker: Sr. Doris Goudeaux SSF is the promoter of the
cause of canonization of Mother Henriette Delille, Servant of God, foundress of
the Sisters of the Holy Family.
Come explore the place of
saints in our Catholic tradition, and take a closer look at the canonization
process through the story of Mother Henriette Delille of New Orleans. Thursday,
October 8 at 6pm; Mid-City Lanes Rock ‘n Bowl.
THEOLOGY ON TAP
Topic: CAUGHT BETWEEN SATURDAY NIGHT &
SUNDAY MORNING
Speaker: Jason Angelette works at
Willwoods Community, an organization of Catholic couples committed to providing
programs and resources to support sacramental marriage. Jason also co-hosts the archdiocesan program
Issues & Faith on WLAE Television, and is a presenter for Dumb Ox
Productions.
Our
speaker will explore the difficult position that many young adults find
themselves in: caught between two competing social circles - one passionately
religious and other luke-warm and mostly secular. How can Catholic young adults bridge that
divide? Thursday, October 15 at 6 pm; Mid-City Lanes Rock ‘n Bowl.
MEN’S MORNING OF SPIRITUALITY
Catholic men of all ages are invited to the
Men’s Morning of Spirituality on Saturday, October 17 from 9am to 12:30 pm at
St. Rita Church in New Orleans. Archbishop
Aymond will celebrate Mass, priests will be available for confessions, there
will be time for Eucharistic Adoration, and a talk by Dan Spencer, The Battle for Sexual Integrity which will focus on chastity, purity, physical integrity and
anti-pornography. Also Jason Angelette, Director of the Willwoods Community
Faith and Marriage Ministry will give his personal faith witness.
YOUNG
WOMEN’S SUMMIT
All young Catholic women are invited
to attend the Young Women's Summit, sponsored by the Office of Black Catholic
Ministries on Saturday, October 17 in the Xavier University Ballroom. The
keynote address will be: "God, Why Me?" and will focus on examining
and deepening your relationship with God. Workshop topics include: My
Fabulosity; Being the Beyonce of Prayer; Stand Firm in Your Faith; and Why am I
Catholic?. Mass will be celebrated by Fr. Anthony Bozeman, SSJ, pastor of St.
Raymond and St. Leo Parish. For more information go online to www.obcm-no.org or call (504) 861-6207.
WORLD MISSION SUNDAY
World
Mission Sunday - a Eucharistic celebration for all the missions of the world
will be observed on October 18, 2009. The second collection in all parishes
is destined for a common fund of solidarity distributed in the Pope’s name, by
the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, among the Missions and
missionaries of the world. A special commissioning for all missionaries
will be held at the 11:00a.m Mass at the St. Louis Cathedral.
BEGINNING EXPERIENCE FOR SEPRATED, DIVORCED OR WIDOWED CATHOLICS
The archdiocesan Family Life
Apostolate will sponsor a Beginning Experience weekend October 23 – 25 at the
Lumen Christi Retreat House in Houma, Louisiana. Beginning Experience is a powerful, positive
and spiritual weekend program designed to help separated, divorced and widowed
people make a new beginning in their lives: a time to begin again. For an
application, please call Tammy Gilber at (504) 250-1869. Space is limited
and registration is required.
MASS FOR VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE
Most Reverend Alfred Hughes,
Archbishop Emeritus of New Orleans will celebrate a special Mass to pray to end
violence in our streets on Sunday, October 25 at 11 am at St. Louis
Cathedral. All are invited to worship in
solidarity with those in our community who have been touched in any way by
violence, and to pray for an end to this evil that plagues our city. Those who
have lost a loved one to violence are asked to bring a picture or symbol to
represent the presence of the loved one in memory, in prayer and in love. A
candlelight vigil will immediately follow in Jackson Square.
THEOLOGY ON TAP
Topic:
WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT?
Speaker: Archbishop Emeritus Alfred C.
Hughes is recently retired after serving as Archbishop of New Orleans from
2002-2009
Pope
Benedict XIV has chosen love as a central topic in his two first
encyclicals. We’ll have an opportunity
to learn about the purpose and place of a papal encyclical through a look at
Deus Caritas Est and Caritas et Vertitate. Thursday, October 22 at 6 pm;
Mid-City Lanes Rock ‘n Bowl.
CATHOLIC FOUNDATION ANNUAL DINNER
The Catholic Foundation's Annual Dinner
will be Thursday, October 29 at 6 pm at the Hilton Riverside. The event will feature keynote speaker Ralph
Martin, host of "The Choices We Face" on EWTN. At the dinner,
Betty Lauricella will be honored with the Pope John Paul II award for
outstanding service to the local Catholic Church. Guests are asked to consider
sponsoring a local priest's attendance this year in honor of the Year for
Priests. Tickets are $125 per person.
For more information call (504) 596-3045.
RETROUVAILLE WEEKEND FOR TROUBLED MARRIAGES
The Family Life Apostolate of the
Archdiocese of New Orleans will host a Retrouvaille weekend October 30 –
November 1 at the Lumen Christi Center in Houma. Retrouvaille is a program designed to provide
help and support to married couples who are undergoing difficulties in their
relationship. Sponsored by the Catholic Church, the program is open to couples
of all faiths and has proven successful to couples who are troubled and
stressed, or who have grown cold and distant.
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