St. Benilde Catholic Church

This is faith formation through group meetings. Meetings consist of song, prayers, and discussion on Scripture, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and the writings from the Diary of St. Faustina. As a small Christian community, members have the opportunity for spiritual growth and a deeper understanding of our merciful Lord. Meetings begin on Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 7pm, and will continue on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month in 2019. Meetings will be held in the St. Benilde Parish Office Meeting Room. Meetings will follow the format outlined by the Cenacle Formation Manuals. Members will need to provide their own Holy Bible and the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Cenacle Formation Manuals and the Diary of St. Faustina will be provided. For more information, please contact Val Hebert at valencemet@aol.com or at 504-427-0327. Additional information may be found on our website: www.stbenilde.org/divine-mercy-cenacle

Please join us on Friday, January 25, at 7 PM, in the St. Benilde Teen Center for a showing of the movie Paul, the Apostle of Christ. In the movie, St. Luke ventures into Rome to visit St. Paul, who is awaiting his execution. Their faith challenged an empire. Their words changed the world. Snacks and refreshments will be available. For more information, please contact Val Hebert at valencemet@aol.com or at (504) 427-0327.

Make your plans now to join us for the Fifth Annual Men’s Club Chili Cook-Off Trifecta on Saturday, January 26th. Teams begin cooking at 8:45 AM, with gates opening to the public starting at 12:00 PM, with the best tasting chili in the South ready by 12:30 PM. A gate charge of $10 (children 10 and under are free) gets you unlimited tastings, great music and inflatables for the kids. If you would like to enter a team, please contact Dax Barret at 504-931-7489 or David Mocklin at 504-352-6124, or email sbschilicookoff@outlook.com.

The Father/Son Program for 11-14 Year old boys and the Mother/Daughter Program for 10-12 year old girls will be held in the St. Pius X Gym (boys) and Cafeteria (girls) on March 13, 2019. The purpose of these programs is to foster open communication between parent and child and to provide sexuality information and fertility appreciation in a Christ-centered atmosphere of love. The cost is $25.00 for parent/guardian and one child. Pre-registration is required. Mother/Daughter-- https://nolacatholicfla.regfox.com/motherdaughter. Father/Son-- https://nolacatholicfla.regfox.com/fatherson.

All senior citizens are invited to attend our Senior Prom/Masquerade Dance on Saturday, February 16th, from 5:30 to 8:30 PM in the Cafeteria. A King and Queen will be crowned. Dress is casual or masquerade. Food and drinks will be served. The entry fee is $5/person. For more information, please contact John Stiegman at (504) 382-4081.

St. Benilde Boy Scout Troop 227 will hold its annual Spaghetti and Meatball Dinner on Sunday, February 3. Dinners will be available for eat-in or take-out, from 10 AM - 2 PM, in the cafeteria. The cost is $7 in advance or $8 at the door. Subs will also be on the menu. Pre-sale tickets will be sold at all the Masses on the weekend of January 19/20. This fundraiser helps defray the cost of summer camp. Hope to see you there!

Join us as we embark with Bishop Robert Barron for this engaging presentation concerning the seven deadly sins, those great spiritual blocks that inhibit our flourishing in relationship with God and one another. Based on Dante’s writings, the seven deadly sins correspond to the seven levels of Dante’s Mt. Purgatory. Pride, envy, anger, sloth, gluttony, avarice, and lust are all presented as patterns of dysfunction within us that lead to unhappiness. However, Bishop Barron shows us how to counteract these seven sinful patterns through a conscious process of opposition, which are the “seven lively virtues." The seven lively virtues offer antidotes to each sin and help set us on the right path to healing and happiness. All sessions will be held on Tuesday evenings at 7pm beginning on February 19th in the St. Benilde Teen Center. The cost of the group retreat is $10. Please make checks payable to St. Benilde Catholic Church. Preregister by contacting Val Hebert at 504-427-0327 or valencemet@aol.com.

Come join the class series that the Office of Marriage and Family Life is offering in the Sympto-Thermal Method of Natural Family Planning conducted by Mrs. Gayle Rizzo of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. The dates of the class series are January 26, February 9, February 23 and March 9. The classes will be held at St. Dominic Parish in New Orleans. Pre-registration is required and the cost is $100. For more information and registration please call the Office of Marriage and Family Life, (504)861-6243.