St. Benilde Catholic Church

Due to the Priest Convocation there will be no School Mass on Wednesday, September 19. Otherwise, we will follow our normal weekly Mass schedule. Please pray for our priests during these days of prayer, reflection and study.

Following Pope Francis’ call for congregations to move beyond church walls, the Archdiocese of New Orleans sponsors a monthly Peace Prayer Walk in different parts of the Archdiocese. Please join us on Tuesday, September 25, from 6 to 7:30 PM, when participants will walk from St. Benilde Church to Archbishop Rummel High School praying for peace and an end to violence in our community.

St. Benilde Parish will participate in the international 40 Days for Life campaign to end abortion. This year the campaign runs from September 25th through November 3rd. St. Benilde is committed to adopting October 27th to pray outside the Women’s Health Care Centre, located at 2701 General Pershing Street in New Orleans. We invite you to pledge at least one hour in prayer with us. Members of the St. Benilde Pro-Life Committee will be available after all the masses on the weekend of October 6th & 7th with more information and the sign-up schedule. For more information, please call Deacon Cliff Wright at 834-9706 or Sandra Brady at 885-3780.

St. Benilde Parish is looking to fill a part-time (approximately 16-19 hours per week) maintenance position. Duties would include maintenance projects, grounds keeping, and janitorial work. Compensation based on skill set and experience. If you are interested in the position, please contact Fellman Mire at the Parish Office: 504-834-4980.

Workshops for new ministers will be held this fall. Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion: September 15, Archdiocesan Administration Bldg.,7887 Walmsley Ave., New Orleans; October 13, St. Ann Church and Shrine, 3601 Transcontinental Dr., Metairie; October 27, Archdiocesan Administration Bldg, 7887 Walsmley Ave., New Orleans; November 17, St. Joseph Church, 1802 Tulane Ave., New Orleans, December 1, Archdiocesan Administration Bldg., 7887 Walmsley, Ave., New Orleans. Lectors: October 20, St. Clement of Rome Church, 3101 Eton St., Metairie. All workshops are from 9 AM until 1 PM. You must get Fr. Cooper’s permission before registering with the Parish Office.

Little Flowers and Blue Knights will meet again one Friday a month September-May at St. Benilde. The clubs are open to boys and girls 5yrs old and up. They will learn about a saint and virtue in a fun way and do a craft or activity to correspond with it. Those with girls Interested in Little Flowers should email Casey at caseysprehe@gmail.com and those with boys interested in Blue Knights should email Kevin at sprehe19@gmail.com.

The long held dream to construct a grotto at St. Benilde honoring Our Lady is about to become a reality. The 10’ X 12’ grotto will be located on the side of Church near the Adoration Chapel. Plans are for it to be constructed from old New Orleans pavestones and stones that were used for ballast. It will include benches and be accessible 24 hours a day. We need your help to raise $7,000 to complete the project. We hope to get the construction started this summer. All donations are welcome. Please make checks payable to St. Benilde Church and indicate it is for the grotto. Your generosity is greatly appreciated