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Pope's Prayer Intentions for the Year 2022 February- For Religious Sisters and Consecrated Women We pray for all those suffering from religious discrimination and persectution; may their own right and dignity be recognized, which originate from brothers and sisters in the fuman family.

Bible Verses for the Year!  FORTITUDE—February   Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in the LORD! Ps 31:25

Throat Blessings at all Masses February 5 & 6

OLPH Ministry/Organization Spotlight Name: St. Vincent de Paul Society Who are we? Founded in 1833, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is a worldwide organization of lay Catholics, following Christ's call to setve the poor, the suffering and the deprived. Our founding activity, still pracited today, is the Home Visit. (Covid has changed this temporaily) Through these vsits, Vincentian members establish personal relationships with our negihbors in need not only providing assistance such as rent, utilities, food, or clothing, but also offering friendship, understanding and prayer. Our organization consists of local Conferences and Councils, which are supported and represented among the global Society’s membership by The National Council of the United States, and through today, the National Council provides resources, training, and spiritual formation for nearly 100,000 Vincentians in 5,000 Conferences and Councils across the country. Because “no work of charity is foreign to the Society,” Vincentians respond to many community and individual needs through programs such as disaster relief services, job training & placement, thrift stores, food pantries, housing programs, prison reentry, medical services, and many others, always seeking longer-term pathways out of poverty and towards the full flourishing of every person.

The 2022 Archdiocese of New Orleans Men's Conference will be held on Saturday, March 12, 2022 at St. Catherine of Siena, Metairie. All men of our parish are invited to attend! The day will include empowering speakers, prayer, Mass, and reconciliation to help men reflect on what it means to be "Sons of the Father." We hope this day fires up the men of our parish to grow their love for Christ, their families, one another, and take their place in the life of the Church!

Archdiocesan Silver Wedding Anniversary Celebraton will take place on Sunday March 27, 2022 at 3:00 p.m., in St. Josepn Church, New Orleans. If you will be celebrating your 25th Wedding Anniversary in 2022 (married in 1997) or were married between 1992- 1996 and wish to attend please register with the parish office no later than Tuesday January 18, 2022.

Our Lady's Library The library section of our church has been re-organized. Over the years, many people have donated books to our parish with the intention of sharing things they have been inspired by. We have created the left-most-shelves as a TAKE/BORROW section. Feel free to have a look and take whatever catches your eyes. When you are done, pass it on to someone else that may be inspired or simply return it for the net person.

Confirmation Preparation Classes The sacrament of Confirmation is confered in the Junor year of high school (11th grade) in the Archdiocesse of New Orleans. OLPH celebrates this sacrament in the Fall each year. There will be a Parent/Student Meeting on Wednesday January 12, 2022 at 7:00 PM in the church to go over all requirements for preparation for the sacrament. High School students in both Catholic and non-Catholic schools should attend and register for Confirmation as soon as possible.

First Reconciliation & First Holy Communion For all students recieving the sacraments of Reconciliation and Communion for the first time, there will be a parent meeting on Thursday January 13, at 6:00 PM in the church. At least one parent should attend. Registration forms for the sacraments will be collected along with a fee for the sacraments. The total fee is $50 ($25 for Reconciliation and $25 for Communion).

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Bible Verse for the Year! Fortitude October The spirit God has given us is no cowardly spirit, but rather one that makes us strong, loving, and wise. 2 Tim 1:7

St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry We are in need of certain items for our food pantry. If you are able to donate, please place items in our bin in the back of Church. Thank you for your help in feeding those in need.

Attention all attendees of the July 17th-18th Masses: We have been alerted that one of the attendees has been diagnosed positive with COVID. Please keep this person in your prayers. Due to the potential of exposure, please be cautious with any symptoms that you may have, and do not take them lightly.

Attention all attendees of the July 10th, 4 PM Vigil Mass: We have been alerted that one of the attendees has been diagnosed positive with COVID. Please keep this person in your prayers. Due to the potential of exposure, please be cautious with any symptoms that you may have, and do not take them lightly.

Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) and Adult Confirmation Do you or someone you know intrested in becoming Catholic? Are you over 18 and are interested in reciving the Sacrament of Confirmation? OLPH is reformatting how we prepare adults. Some preparation will be through the internent, some will be via zoom, and some will have the traditonal in person aspect.

Children's Liturgy - Sunday Dismissal Our Children's Liturgy program, also refered to as Sunday Dismissal, will be starting up again in September. We are in need of a few volunteers for this ministry. This dismissal happens durning the 11:00 Mass for children in kindergarten to second grade.

Celebration of Marriage On the weekend of June 26/27,2021 we celebrated those who wanted to have their marriges blessed.

OLPH Fair Flea-Market Please start saving your sellable items for our flea market to make it a succes! Donations will be collected at a later date. Thank You!

2021 Fair Chairs We are pleased to announce the 2021 Fair Chairs! Gena & BillBubrig, Jenny & Kevin Carpenter, Jeni & Ched Guidry, Karen & Mike Leonard, Eden & Matthew Tesvich, Breck & Michael Wilkins.

Dear Members of the OLPH Community, I am humbled and honored to introduce myself to you. It is with great excitment that I have accepted the position of principal of you school, and I would like to begin by thanking Fr. Kyle Dave, the search committee, and Dr. Ranell Houston for putting their trust in me.