St. Benilde Catholic Church

The Annual Foodie Fest is Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 27th through 29th. Don’t miss the delicious food, family-friendly games, great music, and fellowship. The hours on Friday are 6 to 11 PM, Saturday from noon to 11 PM., and Sunday from noon to 9 PM. The Band Schedule: Friday Night (Louisiana Spice from 7:00 - 11:00 PM), Saturday Night: (Uptown Phunk from 7:00 - 11:00 PM) and Sunday Evening: (Category 6 from 5:00 - 8:00 PM). Come for the Food … Stay for the Fun!

An Informational/Orientation Meeting for the 2018 Pilgrimage to Rome, Southern Italy, and Sicily (October 6-20, 2018) with Fr. Cooper will take place on Saturday, November 11th at 5:00 PM at St. Benilde Church (immediately following the 4pm Vigil Mass.) Representatives from Magnificat Travel will discuss all the details and pricing for the pilgrimage. Just to “tickle” your taste buds …. We will be visiting: ROME, TIVOLI, MONTE CASSINO, SORRENTO, CAPRI, NAPLES, POMPEII, AMALFI, SALERNO, PAESTUM, CONSENZA, REGGIO CALABRIA, TAORMINA, CATANIA, SIRACUSA, PIAZZA ARMERINA, AGRIGENTO, CEFALU, PALERMO and MONREALE. This is an open invitation meeting, so please feel free to bring anyone who may be interested in journeying with Fr. Cooper. Please Email Carol Ingrassia for additional information: pilgrimages@frcooper.info

On All Souls Day we honor all of our deceased loved ones in a special way. Here at St. Benilde Church we will be remembering your deceased loved ones both on this day with the celebration of Holy Mass (Thursday, November 2nd) and at all of the Masses throughout the month of November. In that spirit, we invite you to inscribe the names of those you wish for us to remember and pray for on All Souls Day and during the Masses throughout the month of November on the special All Souls Remembrance Envelopes found in the vestibule of the Church. Please place your envelopes in the collection basket, the poor box or bring them to the Parish Office before November 1st. The suggested donation is $5.00 per name recorded on your envelop. Mass remembrance envelopes will remain on the altar throughout the month of November and names will be printed in the Parish Bulletin.

Come for the Food and Stay for the Fun at this year’s Foodie Fest October 27-29… and for added fun, enter for a chance to win $10,000 in the Foodie Fest Reverse Raffle! A $50 chance wins you a guaranteed 1/400 chance at winning $10,000. To learn more and to purchase your raffle doubloon, go to 501auctions.com/sbsgala. Chances can also be purchased in the parish and school offices during regular business hours.

With the calendar year almost over, please be reminded that many of you indicated during school registration in January 2017, that you desired to be a registered, active, and supporting (RAS) family of St. Benilde Parish. Thank you for your commitment to our parish and for your desire to support the work of the Church in proclaiming the Good News of the Gospel! Please note that to be recognized as a RAS family at St. Benilde Parish, a contribution level has been set at $520 per calendar year. This is a friendly reminder that if you do not maintain the status of a RAS family by December 31, 2017, you will have to pay a higher non-participation tuition rate per child for the 2018-2019 school year. This has been a long-standing policy of our parish and is consistent with our neighboring Catholic Churches in the Archdiocese of New Orleans. If you would like to check your current contribution level, please call the Parish Office at 834-4980.

Everyone is invite to join the Chers Amis on a road trip from November 26th through December 1st. The group will be visiting the Biltmore Estate in Ashville, North Carolina, touring the Blue Ridge Mountains, visiting the Jimmy Carter Presidential Museum in Atlanta and much more. Registration now being accepted. For more information, call Barra or Kay at (504) 834-7908.