St. Benilde Catholic Church

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.

Please join us on Friday, July 12, at 7 PM in the Teen Center for Hand of the Master: The Art and Life of Dom Gregory De Wit. Driven by his Benedictine work ethic and his won deep love for God, Dom Gregory De Wit created a vast body of art that spans across Europe and the United States. However, not everyone approved of his style, and his strong personality could be a divisive as his art. This filmmaker tells the compelling story of a man whose works point to an even higher creator. Light refreshments will be available. For more information, please contact Val Hebert at valencemet@aol.com or (504) 427-0327.

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 amseghers@gmail.com or (985) 705-4513.