St. Benilde Catholic Church

The St. Benilde Men’s Club invites all Dads, Grandfathers, Uncles, and Friends to participate in a FREE single elimination Cornhole Toss Tournament on Sunday, August 20th at 1:00 pm (Tournament starts at 2:00 pm) in St. Benilde School Yard. Complimentary Food, Music, and Refreshments will also be provided. Come out and enjoy the fun that the St. Benilde Men’s Club is famous for having. It’s a great way to meet the other men in the Parish and to get involved with the Men’s Club.

St. Benilde’s CCD Program is offered to pre-K4 through 12th grade students not currently attending Catholic school. Classes begin on Sunday, Sept. 11, in the main school building. We teach religion from 9:30 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. Registration forms are available in the Church vestibule and in the Parish Office. The usual fee/tuition is $50 per student. For more information, please visit www.stbenilde.org/ccd.

Attention High School Sophomores and any Juniors who did not register last year and are interested in receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation: Anyone who is currently a sophomore or older, and their parents, should attend an informational meeting on Sunday, August 20th at 12 noon, in the cafeteria. Registration forms may be found on the parish website and in the Parish Office. They may be returned to either the School or Parish Office. Please note, the Archdiocese of New Orleans requires two consecutive years of religious instruction before Confirmation. For more information, please contact Cecilia Wilson at 504-782-8943 or by email at cwilson@stbenilde.com.

We are excited to announce the Little Flowers Girls Club and the Blue Knights Boys Club starting at St. Benilde this year! Both groups will meet once a month for an hour, from 4:30 –5:30 PM. Little Flowers will meet in the School Library; Blue Knights will meet in the Teen Center. The clubs are open to children age five (5) and up. We will learn about saints, virtues, complete projects and crafts, and grow in friendship as we grow in faith. The first meeting is scheduled for September 29. For more information or to register, for Little Flowers please contact Casey Sprehe at (504) 583-4465 or caseysprehe@gmail.com; and for Blue Knights Kevin Sprehe at (504) 669-7271 or sprehe19@gmail.com.

The Archdiocese of New Orleans will offer a writing workshop for persons seeking an annulment in the Catholic Church or for persons responding to an annulment. The workshop will be held in the St. Benilde Teen Center in Metairie. The series will be for five (5) Tuesdays, September 12, September 19, September 26, October 3, and October 10, 2017. Hours are 7:30 PM -9:00 PM. The materials for the series cost $25.00. To register go to our website http://www.arch-no.org/offices/family-life-apostolate/#annulments. For more information, please call Cathy, 504-861-6243.