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On the weekend of October 1st and 2nd, Respect Life Sunday, the CYO will be selling 2017 Right to Life calendars after all the Masses. Calendars are $5 each. Proceeds help New Orleans Right to Life and the CYO. Thank you in advance for your support.

We need your help. Every year our St. Vincent de Paul Society works to provide Thanksgiving dinner for many of the less fortunate in our church parish. On the weekend of October 8th and 9th, grocery bags will be available in the Church foyer with a list of the most needed items attached. Please return food donations to either Church or the Parish Office. If you would like to make with a monetary donation of any amount instead, it would be greatly appreciated. The money may be left in the poor box, put into the regular collection marked “St. Vincent de Paul,” or brought to the Parish Office. Thank you very much for your continued generosity.

As most of you may already be aware, with the closing of the Metairie abortion facility, this year's 40 Days for Life Campaign's vigil will be held outside the Planned Parenthood facility located at 4636 S. Claiborne Avenue in New Orleans, from Sep. 28 through Nov. 6th. While our parish will not be adopting an entire day this year to pray outside the facility, we invite each of you and your families and friends to join another parish or group during these 40 days to spend at least one hour in prayer on any day(s) of the campaign. You can sign up at "40daysforlifenola.com" or contact the campaign office at 504-835-6520. Prayer cards will be available in the vestibule of the church; please join us in praying and/or performing some type of fasting each day to end the brutal deaths of God's precious creations.

Mark your calendar for the CYO Car Wash on Sunday, September 25. Drop off your car between 8 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., and the CYO will wash your car while you are attending Mass. Donations gratefully accepted.

Don’t miss our Annual Parish Bingo that the Home & School Association/Grandparents’ Club are sponsoring next Sunday, Sept. 18, from 12:30 until 2:30 p.m., in the cafeteria. Doors open at 12 noon. An entry fee of $10 includes four interchangeable bingo cards for adults and children age five and up. Children under five are admitted free and receive one card. There will be food, fun, and wonderful game prizes for all ages. Donations are still being accepted from prize sponsors. To donate or for more information, please contact Cherisse Heidingsfelder at 504-261-1529 or via email at [email protected]

Archbishop Aymond is asking all churches in the Archdiocese of New Orleans to have a light on in the confessional on Wednesday, September 14th as a sign that Christ is not only the light of the world but one who is eager to forgive and to heal us. St. Benilde Catholic Church will offer the Sacrament of Reconciliation on September 14th from 5:00pm-6:30p.m. If you have been away from the Sacrament of Reconciliation, we invite you to come back to God’s loving mercy and forgiveness.

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is sponsoring a “Friends of the Poor Walk” on Saturday, Sept. 24, at Laketown Park & Walking Path, Kenner. Onsite registration begins at 8 a.m. The one-mile walk will start at 9 a.m. Music and refreshments will be provided from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Overflow parking is available in the Treasure Chest Casino parking lot. Walkers are to solicit and collect pledges. Donations appreciated. This weekend (September 10th and 11th) SVDP members will be at all the Masses with more information, registration forms, and accepting donations. Forms for preregistration are also available in the Parish Office or online at www.FOPWALK.ORG. This is an important fundraiser for our SVDP because all money raised at St. Benilde stays in this Parish. Thank you for your generous support of our efforts to help the less fortunate in our Parish.

The Young Adult Group will meet Wednesday, September 7th, at 7 p.m., in the Teen Center. All young adults, aged 18 to 39 years old, are invited to join the group. Its purpose is to build relationships and grow in faith with other young adults in our parish and throughout the archdiocese.