St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church

JOIN US FOR A CONSECRATION TO ST. JOSEPH
SUNDAY JUNE 20th FATHER’S DAY!
CONSECRATION WILL BE AFTER 10:30 MASS

33 DAY PREPARATION STARTING WED. May 19th ENDING SUNDAY JUNE 20th FATHER’S DAY!
CONSECRATION WILL BE AFTER 10:30 MASS
 

 For daily recordings during the preparation visit the SMM Consecration to St. Joseph page.

“If Joseph was so engaged, heart and soul, in protecting and providing for that little family at Nazareth, don’t you think that now in heaven he is the same loving father and guardian of the whole Church, of all its members, as he was of its Head on earth?” -VENERABLE POPE PIUS XII

 For more information, you may call Patsy at 504-813-4327 or email her at mailto:pricau@cox.net.

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Mass obligation to be restored June 6
(Please note exceptions for those who are vulnerable, homebound, hospitalized, etc)

Click here for the Archbishop's Letter.

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To help us journey and pray through the year of the Eucharist and St. Joseph. Subscribe to stay tuned:

Archdiocese content (click here)
https://nolacatholic.org/eucharist

• Art Contest
• Eucharistic Lecture Series
• Understanding the Mass
• Prayers to St. Joseph

Church attire should reflect our respect for God

Important Notice April 6, 2021

Beginning Tuesday April 6th Father Chris will be live streaming the 8:30 AM morning Mass.  We are working to get the settings so that the live stream and past live streams will be available here on the website, but issues have arisen.  Mass will begin at 8:30, as will the live stream.  Should you not be available to watch the live stream it will be saved to Father's Youtube channel for later viewing as with all his past videos.
Your patience with all of this is greatly appreciated as we add this feature to the website.
To watch a live stream in real time click here. Once concluded, that Mass will go to the archive.
For the archive of live stream Masses click here.
Father's YouTube channel that has been in use the past year -click here.

 
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Monthly Explanation of the Mass: 

 
The term creed, comes from the Latin credo, meaning “I believe,” and the first creed we profess is at baptism, through which we enter into the family of God, the Church, which is the Body of Christ. When we pray the Creed at Mass, we state our belief in God 1) the Father, 2) the Son, and 3) the Holy Spirit, and then we profess faith in 4) the Church. What we profess is what we celebrate!
 
The Creed is our response in faith to God who has just spoken to us in the Readings – it is our joyful YES to God’s Word and our acceptance of his invitation to life with Him. In the Creed, we each recommit ourselves to God, to our beliefs, and to a life of discipleship.

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SMM is teaming with St. Matthew the Apostle (River Ridge)  to host bunco games.  The first event will be June 13 at St. Matthew  in their hall next to the front of church. Doors open at 2pm, play starts at 2:30, $5 to play.

The next event will be July 11 at SMM in Massett Hall.  Doors open at 2pm, play starts at 2:30, $5 and 1 can or dry food item (unexpired) to play. Soft drinks and water provided.  Please bring your own party food to share.

You must be 21 to play.

Future dates at SMM are September 19th and November 21st.

Arms Wide Open (AWO)

For the past two years our Arms Wide Open (AWO) Bereavement Ministry has ministered to families as they cope with the loss of a loved one.  Our members contact the family of the deceased to assist with planning the funeral Liturgy, and, if possible, attend the funeral.   We also keep in touch with the family of the deceased to offer prayers and spiritual support for the year following the funeral.  We are seeking compassionate parishioners to join us in this Ministry.  If you can help or would like more information, email the parish office. mailto:smmchurch@arch-no.org    

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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St. Mary Magdalen Catholic School
NOW REGISTERING-All grade levels
PK 1 - 7th grade
Please contact the office 
for more information
504-733-1433

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 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.

To contact the Victims Assistance Coordinator, Joey Pistorius
call (504) 861-6253 or email VAC@archdiocese-no.org.

Archbishop Aymond Letter of Promulgation

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Parish School of Religion

The Parish School of Religion Program is for students in 1st-11th grades who are not currently attending a Catholic elementary or high school. 
Due to the pandemic, classes will not meet in person every week. Rather, as the first educators in faith of their children, parents will oversee the online guided instruction provided by the textbook publisher and supplemented by the PSR teachers. Students will complete one lesson per week on their own time and submit the completed work through the PSR email address smmpsr@arch-no.org

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