St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church

PARISH NEWS

The Rectory/Parish Offices will be CLOSED on Monday, February 24 (Lundi Gras) & Tuesday, February 25 (Mardi Gras).

 

Ash Wednesday, February 26
Mass with Distribution of Ashes
6:30 AM, 8:30 AM and 7:00 PM
Prayer Service with Distribution of Ashes
      12:15 PM


40 CANS FOR LENT

Throughout this Lenten season the SMM Knights of Columbus will be collecting canned goods to help the Social Apostolate, which uses approximately $1,000 in food each month.  The goal is to have every SMM family donate one canned good for each of the 40 days in Lent. Donations may be dropped off at the table near the main entrance to Church, please make sure donated food items have not expired.  Last year’s collection was 1600lbs.

  
 
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Fridays in Lent in Church
 February 28 & Good Friday at 7:00 PM
March 6, 13, 20 & 27 at 2:30PM & 7:00 PM
CYO LIVING WAY of the Cross
Friday, April 3 at 8:00 PM


COUPLE PRAYER SERIES

Do you think it’s a good idea to pray with your spouse, but don’t know where to start? Join us at St. Mary Magdalen for a six-week Couple Prayer Series during Lent. It will be on Thursday nights beginning on February 27^th to April 2^nd. All married and engaged couples are invited! Cost is $25 per couple. Onsite babysitting will be provided ($5 per child up to $15/family).
To register, visit  https://nolacatholicfla.regfox.com/coupleprayer
Questions? Email spitre@arch-no.org
 

MEN’S CLUB CRUISE/BIKE NIGHT

Please join us for our monthly car and bike cruise night on Friday, February 28. Visit with old friends, or make new ones while you walk around and enjoy classic and (some not so classic) cars and bikes. While you are here, you can buy tickets for our 50/50 raffle which also includes giveaways every 30 minutes for tools and car products. We also have food, drinks and music. We are located in the St. Mary Magdalen Church Parking lot, on the northeast corner of Airline Park and W. Metairie.
 

JUST SO YOU KNOW....FEBRUARY 29 is LEAP DAY!

Leap days are needed to keep our calendar in alignment with the Earth's revolutions around the Sun. It takes the Earth approximately 365.242189 days – or 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 45 seconds – to circle once around the Sun. This is called a tropical year. Without an extra, or intercalary, day on February 29 nearly every four years, we would lose almost six hours every year. February 29, also known as leap day or leap year day, is a date added to most years that are divisible by 4, such as 2016, 2020, and 2024. A leap day is added in various solar calendars, including the Gregorian calendar standard in most of the world. Lunisolar calendars instead add a leap or intercalary month. Enjoy your Leap Day activities!!!!!!

LENT
EXPOSITION/ADORATION, CONFESSIONS & MASS
Wednesdays: March 4, 11, 18, 25 & April 1

All are invited to Exposition/Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament from 5:30-6:30PM in the Chapel. Also during this time, Confessions will be available. Celebration of the Mass will conclude the evening of prayer at 6:30 PM.
 

ABIDE IN ME PRAYER PROGRAM

The Marian Servants® Of Our Father’s Love are offering  “Abide In Me” – A prayer program based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, starting Wednesday mornings March 4-April 29,2020 (9weeks), 9:15-10:30am in the St. Jude Building.  Come join us in learning to pray with Scripture in a personal way.  For more information, contact Patsy Ricau (504)813-4327.

MEN’S CLUB LENTEN FISH FRYS
Fridays, March 6 & 20
5:30-8:00 PM

Stop by for a "bite" at this great event in Massett Hall and support the parish! Fish, shrimp or combo dinners served with hot potatoes, coleslaw & bread ($9); Crawfish pies ($3), gumbo ($4) & cheese pizza ($2 per slice). Soft Drinks & Beer  will also be available. To-Go and Drive-Thru orders also available (Cardinal Street & Horseshoe lots).
 

BORN TO RUN 2020
Join the St. Mary Magdalen Cougars Born to Run Team

Please join our St. Mary Magdalen Cougars team for the Woman's New Life Clinic Born to Run event on Saturday, March 7, 2020 which starts at the lakefront by Landry's.  Our SMM school students, their families and our SMM parishioners are teaming up for this walk/run event to benefit the Woman's New Life Clinic, which provides life-affirming counseling and medical services to women facing unplanned pregnancies.   Our team flyer with details of the event can be found here.   $35 Registration fee.  The direct link to join our team is https://www.classy.org/team/275862
 

DIAPER DRIVE for ACCESS

The K.C. Ladies Aux. is sponsoring a “Diaper Drive” to benefit Catholic Charities ACCESS program on the weekend of March 7 & 8. All sizes are needed, especially the larger size. Baby wipes are also needed. Donation boxes will be located at all church entrances. If you prefer, gift cards will also be accepted. Thank you in advance.
 

BUNCO FUN AFTERNOON

Join us on Sunday, March 8th for some parish fellowship and fun in Massett Hall playing Bunco. Door opens at 2 PM and game starts at 2:30 PM. Cost is $5 and 1 unexpired food item for social apostolate. Soft drinks and water provided. Please bring your own party food to share. Must be 21 to play.

St. Mary Magdalen Parish Mission Statement

St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church is called to foster a welcoming community, to form disciples for Jesus Christ and to joyfully evangelize.

Unifying Vision: Walking together with Christ, igniting the Spirit within, living God’s Call.

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SAVE THE DATE
The 2020 SMM Fair
will be
September 25, 26 & 27

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St. Mary Magdalen Catholic School
NOW REGISTERING-All grade levels
PK - 7th grade
Please contact the office 
for more information
504-733-1433

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RECTORY OFFICE REQUEST:
PLEASE HELP US UPDATE OUR RECORDS

PARISHIONERS: Do we have your current phone number and/or email address???  Please send your updated info to bcroy@arch-no.org or call 733-0922.
 

2019 CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS

All contributing parishioners will receive their 2019 statement of contributions to the Church in the mail. Call rectory office (733-0922) or email bcroy@arch-no.org  if you have any questions.
 

2020 DONATION ENVELOPE BOXES

Donation envelope box sets for those parishioners who requested them are available for pickup from the rectory office, Monday-Thursday during regular business hours (9AM-4PM).
 

PARISH SCAM ALERT

Some parishioners have recently received text messages or emails supposedly from Fr. Chris asking for monetary or gift card donations. Please do NOT fall for this scam as Fr. Chris would never solicit any type of donation in this manner.

 PARISH ADVOCATES for PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

SMM Parish Advocates for Persons with Disabilities are Shirley Bertucci and Cindy Graham.  In keeping with the mission of the Archdiocesan Commission, we at SMM want to ensure that individuals with disabilities and their families are full, active participants in all aspects of our church community. 
If you or a family member is a person with a disability and: 

• Would like to know about accessibility at SMM
• Have questions or concern about inclusion in our parish
• Have suggestions about how we can improve participation in the life of our parish as a person with a disability,

we want to hear from you. Please contact Shirley Bertucci shirlb2c@cox.net or Cindy Graham  grahamo@cox.net

 

SUPPLIES FOR SEMINARIANS

The KC Ladies Auxiliary are continuing their drive to collect toiletries and school supplies for the seminarians who attend Notre Dame Seminary. This is done throughout the year. Please drop off these items and supplies in the box located by the Cardinal St. door.

 

ALTAR SOCIETY NEEDS VOLUNTEERS

The SMM Altar Society is looking for volunteers of all ages to help with the weekly light cleaning of the church (mainly dusting in Sanctuary, Sacristy, statues, etc).  Volunteers are assigned to a team that commits to help one weekend a month (teams rotate). Call Kitty Marzoni at 812-8648 for more information or to sign-up to help.