St. Benilde Catholic Church

Please join us on Wednesday, July 25, for a showing of The Way. This is a powerful, inspirational story about facing challenges while navigating our ever-changing and complicated life journey. The movie will be presented in the Teen Center at 6:30 PM. Refreshments will be available. For more information, please contact Val Hebert at valencemet@aol.com or (504) 427-0327.

As we commence Our 50th Year of Catholic Education at St. Benilde Catholic Church, you are invited to share in the joy and happiness of THE CELEBRATION OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST on the occasion of the installation of MR. THOMAS EDWARD HUCK as the eleventh Principal of ST. BENILDE CATHOLIC SCHOOL by THE REVEREND ROBERT T. COOPER, Pastor, on Sunday, August 12th at 11:00AM as St. Benilde Catholic Church. A Welcome Reception will follow in the cafeteria.

We are in need of Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion for weekend Masses and for Homebound Communion. Two workshops for new ministers have been scheduled: July 21 and August 18, from 9 AM to 1 PM, at the Archdiocesan Administration Building, 7887 Walmsley Ave., New Orleans. If you feel called to this ministry, you must get Fr. Cooper’s permission before registering with the Parish Office.

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

We express our gratitude to one of our parishioners (who has asked to remain anonymous) for donating the new Sacred Heart of Jesus statue for our Church building. The statue is from the 1920’s and has been salvaged from a shuttered Church in the Northeast. It was originally crafted by the prestigious Daprato Statuary Company. The parish is currently in the process of securing a proper pedestal for the statue. We are continuing the work of beautifying our Church building and sanctuary as we build a worthy dwelling place for our God. The people of St. Benilde parish have taken great care in providing for the Lord’s House. If you would like to make a memorial gift to assist in our continued efforts in beautifying our Church building, please contact Fr. Cooper at the Parish Office.

Work for the installation of the new Church organ will last for the entire months of June and July. We apologize for any messiness during installation and thank you for your understanding as we may have to alter our liturgical music and practices to accommodate the installation process. Our new organ will be dedicated in memory of our long-time, faithful organist – Mrs. Miriam Whitman.

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