Announcements

Catholic Schools Week Mass will be Friday, February 1, 2019, at St. Catherine of Siena in Metairie at 10:00 AM.

The Presbyteral Council will meet Thursday, February 7, 2019, at Notre Dame Seminary at 10:00 AM.

The Vietnamese New Year Festival Opening Ceremony will be Friday, February 8, 2019, at 6:30 PM at Mary Queen of Vietnam Church, 5069 Willowbrook Dr., New Orleans.

The celebration of World Day for Consecrated Life will be on Saturday, February 9, 2019, with Mass at 11:00 AM in the Mt. Carmel Academy Assembly Center, 7020 Louisville St, New Orleans.

The Ministerial Council will meet on Tuesday, February 26, 2019, at Notre Dame

Seminary at 9:00 AM.

This bulletin is also

available on the

Archdiocesan website,

www.nolacatholic.org

Pope Francis Prayer Intention

Respect Life Focus for February-

Human Trafficking

World Day for Consecrated Life

Celebration

Second Collection for Catholic

Charities

God’s Special Children Mass

Quarterly Mass for Persons with

Disabilities

Notre Dame Seminary Lecture

Employment Opportunities

January 30, 2019

SECTION I A MESSAGE FROM THE ARCHBISHOP

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Impelled by

Christ’s call

and inspired

by the Holy

Spirit through

the work of

the Ninth Gen-

eral Synod, the

ministries of

the Archdio-

cese of New

Orleans, in un-

ion with the

Archbishop

and with one

another, serve

the people of

the parishes,

schools and

organizations

of the archdio-

cese in ena-

bling them to

encounter Je-

sus and to wit-

ness with joy.

Mark Your Calendars

March 27, 2019 Confession available in all parishes

April 3, 2019 Confession available in all parishes

April 10, 2019 Confession available in all parishes

May 18, 2019 Transitional Diaconate Ordination

June 1, 2019 Priesthood Ordination May 16, 2020 Transitional Diaconate Ordination

May 30, 2020 Priesthood Ordination

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SECTION II ACTION REQUESTED

Pastors and parish secretaries are asked to please ensure response and follow-up on the items below

This February 7-14, 2019, we will celebrate National Marriage Week! The theme this year is Marriage: Made for a Reason and this annual observance is a great opportunity to reflect on what the gift of marriage is to our Church and our community.

The Office of Communications has made available some digital assets for you to use in parish media and social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You can find this digital toolkit online at https://nolacatholic.org/national-marriage-week. Please email amydi-az@arch-no.org or call (504) 596-3029 with any questions regarding this digital toolkit.

Please “Save the Date” for the next formation workshop for all disability advocates. The date is May 4, 2019, 9:00-12:00 at Transfiguration of the Lord Parish Gym. Our guest speaker will talk on Building Parish-Wide Support for Your Disability Ministry and Defining Disability and Identifying Appropriate Outreach Strategies.

Pastors are encouraged to identify an Advocate for Persons with Disabilities for their parish (who might or might not have a disability him/herself), if you have not already done so. The Parish Advocate Appointment Form can be found here.

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1) Clarion Herald: Summer Activities Special Section

To: Pastors/Administrators/Principals/Presidents/Camp Directors

In order to help parents make decisions on the summer camps, programs and activities that would be best for their children, the Clarion Herald will publish its annual SUMMER ACTIVITIES special supplement on SATURDAY, MARCH 16.

Please note the following EDITORIAL DEADLINES:

EDITORIAL DEADLINE/information (for FREE Public Service Announcements (PSAs):

When submitting information to the editorial department for the one-time free camp listing, the editorial deadline is FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15.

Please include the following: Name of camp Sponsoring organization Address Phone Email Camp details Camp fees and deadlines Camp director name(s)

For high school camps, please indicate sports-specific camps coordinated by members of school coaching staffs (i.e., baseball, basketball, weightlifting, etc.)

Submission of your best action shots from last year's camp (2 or 3 maximum, please) will be considered for publication as well. For internal use, please include name and phone number of person submitting information for further follow-up or clarification. This will not be published. Please submit BY FEBRUARY 15 to JONELLE FOLTZ at jfoltz@clarionherald.org (preferred) or EDITORIAL FAX: (504) 596-3020

2) For St. Joseph Altars:

To Pastors/Presidents/Principals:

The Clarion Herald will publish a listing of St. Joseph Altars to be held for public viewing at parishes/schools throughout the archdiocese. Please send the following information about parish/school altars in a reply to jfoltz@clarionherald.org:

Sponsoring parish/school/organization:

Date(s) open to the public:

Time(s) open:

Time of blessing:

If serving meals, time:

The submission deadline is FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2019.

The listings will be published in the SATURDAY, MARCH 9 issue.

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SECTION II ACTION REQUESTED

Pastors and parish secretaries are asked to please ensure response and follow-up on the items below

SECTION III PARISH PUBLICITY

Announcements below are made available for publicizing to parishioners via placement in parish bulletins, on parish websites and social media, or other appropriate means

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Respect Life Focus for February-Human Trafficking

Please join in our spiritual work of mercy-by praying our Novena to end Human Trafficking from Saturday, February 9th until Sunday February 17th. To receive daily email reminders to pray along, please visit…https://nolacatholic.org/novena-to-end-human-trafficking

Our corporal work of mercy-Let’s help the Free Indeed Home (safe house for girls ages 12-17 who have been victims of sex trafficking) with the items on their current wish list:

For any churches/groups - Vacuum cleaner, hair dryers, copy paper, bike helmets, Walmart, Rouses, Winn Dixie gift cards, light bulbs (especially ceiling insert bulbs), garbage bags, brooms, mops, and they also need foods that can be packed into lunches for the girls when they are traveling to medical appointments and educational requirements - non-refrigerated individual lunches, individual fruit/pudding cups, any snacks that can be packed in the lunches.

For churches/groups on the Northshore…dairy products, meats (especially hamburger, chicken, meats, lunch meats), bread, butter, eggs, milk, and cheese

Please contact the Respect Life Office to facilitate any donations (no drop-offs can be accepted) at respectlife@arch-no.org or 504-400-4824

Respect Life February Events

Would you like to learn more about Human Trafficking? Please consider joining us at our next quarterly Human Trafficking Basic Training on Tuesday, February 7, 2019, St. Anselm Parish's Weseman Center (Old Church), 306 St. Mary St. in Madisonville. Trainings include red flags of Human Trafficking, how to report it, and other measures you can take to fight Human Trafficking. FBI Special Agent Carollo will be presenting. Attendance is free and limited to those 18 years of age and older. For more information please contact the Respect Life Office at respectlife@arch-no.org. You may download a flyer here.

February 8th is International Day of Awareness and Prayer Against Human Trafficking. On this day we will again be going Silent on Social Media with the theme: “Don’t post…pray!”

For 24 hours, beginning at 12 midnight on February 8 do not use your social media, posting or viewing, until midnight on February 9. Traffickers often use social media to exploit their victims. Buyers often use social media to purchase the victims. Let’s go silent in solidarity with those who are being victimized and as a sacrifice to offer for all involved in Human Trafficking.

The feast day of St. Josephine Bakhita is February 8th. We will celebrate our first annual Mass for an End to Human Trafficking at St. Edward the Confessor, 4901 W Metairie AVE in Metairie. Confessions are at 5:00 PM, Rosary at 5:30 PM, Mass at 6:00 PM and special Human Trafficking prayer service at 6:30 PM.

February 9-17-Novena to end human trafficking (Spiritual Work of Mercy)

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SECTION III PARISH PUBLICITY

Announcements below are made available for publicizing to parishioners via placement in parish bulletins, on parish websites and social media, or other appropriate means

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Pope Francis’ February Prayer Intentions

Universal: For a generous welcome of the victims of human trafficking, of enforced prostitution, and of violence.

World Day for Consecrated Life Celebration

The Religious of the Archdiocese of New Orleans will gather to celebrate the World Day for Consecrated Life on February 9, 2019. This year the celebration will be hosted by the Sisters of Mt. Carmel at Mt. Carmel Academy Assembly Center, 7020 Louisville Street, New Orleans. All Religious of the archdiocese are invited.

We ask the parishes and schools of the archdiocese to help promote vocations to the Consecrated Life. Following are some possible suggestions:

Participate in your parish vocation committee. Highlight stories of people who live the consecrated life, especially those who serve in the local parish

or who entered from the parish. Promote awareness of the importance of discerning a possible religious vocation. Pray for all those who have made commitments in the consecrated life, and be sure to thank them.

May they continue to be inspired by Jesus Christ and respond generously to God’s gift of their vocation.

Invite members of institutes of consecrated life from your parish to serve as ministers for the liturgy. Invite members of institutes of consecrated life to speak to adults/children in religious education

programs or in school religion classes.

Please contact the Department of Religious at (504) 861-6281 for more information.

Second Collection for Catholic Charities-Archdiocese of New Orleans

The second collection at all Masses February 16-17, 2019 will be taken up for Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans. Your parish’s support in this second collection provides crucial funds that enable Catholic Charities to bring hope and support to those in need in our archdiocese.

Donations through this second collection enable Catholic Charities to help over 77,226 individuals and families each year. Donations provide life-giving services such as food deliveries for the elderly, care for the physically and developmentally disabled, support and care for new and expecting mothers, and so much more!

Please encourage your parishioners to join in this mission of service to the poor and vulnerable by supporting Catholic Charities with an open and generous heart. 95 cents of every dollar received goes directly to community services. If you are in need of additional collection envelopes or materials for this weekend, please contact Emily Patnode at epatnode@ccano.org or (504) 592-5681.

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NEWS AROUND THE ARCHDIOCESE

Following is news and information of general interest to the local Church

For any inquiries on the NolaCatholic e-Bulletin, please contact Pastoral Planning and Ministries at planningandministries@archdiocese-no.org.

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God’s Special Children

Please join us at our next Mass which is this Sunday, February 3, 2019, at 2:00 PM at St. Francis Xavier on Metairie Road. All are invited to attend.

Quarterly Mass for Persons with Disabilities

The Commission for Persons with Disabilities for the Archdiocese of New Orleans will host its quarterly Mass at St. David Church, 5617 St. Claude Ave., New Orleans on February 3, 2019, at 10:00 AM. The goal is to show how those with disabilities can become more involved in parish liturgical life. If you know anyone who would be interested in taking part, call Janet Pesce at 504-455-6801.

Notre Dame Seminary Lecture

Notre Dame Seminary presents the Annual Dathel and John D. Georges Lecture for Orthodox-Catholic Relations with Father Maximos Constas. The topic will be Maximus the Confessor: A Bridge Between the Churches on Wednesday, February 20, 2019, at 6:30 PM, at Schulte Auditorium at Notre Dame Seminary; admission is free and open to the public. You may download a flyer here.

Employment Opportunities

New Job Opportunities are currently listed on our HR page: https://nolacatholic.org/employment

This week’s new listings: Bookkeeper / Payroll Clerk, Our Lady of the Rosary Parish, New Orleans

Full-Time Secretary, St. Anselm Catholic Church/Madisonville, LA

Please refer to our Job-Link often and share with qualified referrals!