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The Altar Society would like to thank the congregation for their generous support of our flower fund. Without your help, we could not keep fresh flowers in the church every week. Our bake sales help pay for candles, banners and other accoutrements used in church that we pay for. We appreciate all of your support. Thank You

It's Choir Time The Heavsenly chorus of OLPH will resume rehearsals once again in preparation for Holy Week. Adult parishoners 18+ years of age are welcome to sing. Rehearsals will be held in chucrh on Thursday evenings, 7:00 PM, on the following dates: March3, 10, 17, 24, 31, & April 7, (masks required.) They will be singing for the following: Palm Sunday, April 10, 11:00 AM, Holy Thursday April 14, 7:00 PM; Good Friday, April 15, 3:00 PM; Easter Vigil April 16, 8:00 PM; and Sunday April 24, 11:00 AM Mass, For information pleasecontact Music Ministry, Debbie Fagnano, through the Parish Office.

2022 Archdiocesan Golden Wedding Aniversary Celebration Sunday, June 26, 2022 - 3:00p.m. - St. Philip Neri (Metarie) Each couple will receive a certificate and picture with Archbishop Aymond. This event is for couples married 50 years or more (1972 and earlier.) Please register by contacting the parish ofice by Friday, March 11. Please Note: This celebration will not be a Mass, but a prayer service. Attendence of Mass for Sunday obligation will have to be met within one's parish .

Newly Baptized In Christ OLPH would like to welcome our new parishioners that were baptized in January: Nina Marija Dardar; daughter of Timothy and Marija Dardar; Everleigh Anne Butz, daughter of Louis & Viktorija Butz; Johan Ante Tesvich, son of Ante & Sarah Tesvich; Christian Ellis Augustine, son of Christopher & Jessica Augustine; and Maci Grace Alphonso, daughter of Michael Alphonso, Jr. & Christal Berthelot.

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— April The Lord is my light and my salvaion whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strenght of my life of whom shall I be afraid? Ps 27:1

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.

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.

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.