New group to include all community members in St. Mary Magdalen Parish and the Airline Park area. We are primarily a an all-inclusive group of men & women that is also family friendly. We hope to hold events that will bring the community together socially. A few things that we have discussed: Movie nights, bingo, corn hole tournaments, game nights, dinners, adult socials, family socials, seafood dinners, family picnics, and outdoor Masses. We are excited about this new group and hope you will join-in with the fun! If you have any questions, contact Deborah Bradbury (504-236-7541) or Babette Staunton (504-343-1964).
 
Meetings every 1^st Monday of the month at 6:30 pm ( new time ) in Massett Hall (Cafeteria).  All adults invited.  Bring your favorite food item to share and your own beverage of choice.  Water, ice, and paper products will be provided.  We are also planning to hold many fun-filled events for adults and our families. Attend a meeting to socialize and enjoy some good food with good friends.  

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us: [email protected]      
or call  Deborah 504-236-7541 or text Babette 504-343-1964.

The following is from Deborah's most recent email :

Thank you to everyone who came to the September meeting/social.  Sorry that this email is so long but I want to recap what we discussed about our three upcoming events.

1. Fr. Bob’s Ordination Celebration Sunday October 4^th, we will start with 10:30 Mass then a reception in the cafeteria.  Fr. Bob has requested that the menu stay simple.  We will have hot dogs with chili and cheese and chips.  We will also have water, soft drinks and two super large cakes (If you were at the meeting I suggested that we ask people to donate sweets, but it was decided that cakes would be better so we will NOT need sweets donated).  The men’s club will cook and serve the hot dogs from the kitchen steam table.   We have no way of knowing how many people to expect, but we are expecting A LOT because everybody loves Fr. Bob!!  We will need help with the following;

Set up on Saturday (time to be determined)
Serving drinks
Cutting and serving the cakes
Trash

Keep the crowd moving, meaning if the cafeteria gets too crowded, we may have to ask people to rotate from inside to outside to let everyone have some time with Fr. Bob.  We will set up some tables under the breezeway for the overflow.
 
Bernie Regel has volunteered to take pictures but if you take some and would like to share them with us you can either text them to Bernie at (504) 920-8390 or email at [email protected].  Depending on the number of pictures not all pictures may be posted.

Clean up (we will not be using the cafeteria for the pet blessing, but we will need to make sure it is ready for school Monday morning.

I you have any questions you can reach me at this email or my cell phone 504-236-7541
 
PLEASE NO GIFTS! CARDS ARE ACCEPTABLE.  WE WILL HAVE A BOX SET UP FOR THE CARDS TO BE PUT IN.
 
 
2. Pet Blessing Sunday October 4^th 3:00 to 5:00 – Registration starts at 3:00 and the blessing is at 3:30. We will need help with directing people, trash and a few other miscellaneous tasks.  Please email Karen Murray at [email protected] if you have questions or need an application.  All are welcome, all pets must be leashed at all times.  
 
3. Craft Fair Saturday October 24^th 9-2 (we will have one more meeting/social before the craft fair, Monday, October 5^th at 6:30 in the cafeteria - we will have the Saints/Atlanta game on the TV). If you have questions before, please reach out to Nikki Cook at [email protected] or 504-606-5715 or Rhonda Castillo at 504-606-7778.  Below is a list of subcommittees with brief descriptions that Nikki and Rhonda have set up.  If you want to be on a subcommittee, please let Nikki or Rhonda know.  If you have a high school student who needs service hours, please contact Rhonda. There is a link on the website for the application.  
 
Sign up Committee
a)      Donuts/coffee (we will need someone to pick up the donuts, make coffee and make sure the table stays stocked)
b)     Booths coming in
c)      Two people working the check in table for vendors to sign in and receive their packet and lanyards


Set-Up Committee
a)      Mark off booth areas, day before
b)     Set up tables in the cafeteria for people to eat and cool off (there will be no booths in the cafeteria
c)      Tablecloths on tables
d)     Make sure the vendors who rent tables have one in their booth


Sign Committee
a)    Contact parishioners who had a sign on their lawn last year and confirm they want one this year. Once the signs are ready we will announce a day and time people can pick them up.  We want to make sure the signs are spread around on a lot of different streets.  As we did last year, we want all of the signs back so we can reuse them.  
b)     Putting up signage around the campus directing people where to go for vendors, bathrooms, food, etc.
 
Clean-Up Committee
a)      Clean cafeteria before and after show
b)     Keeping up with the trash during and after show
c)      Making sure everything on the backfield is picked up before the children return to school on Monday.

Communications Committee
a)      Facebook
b)     Website
c)      Radio
d)     Bulletin
e)      Newspaper
f)        Businesses
g)      Flyers
 
Miscellaneous Jobs
a)      Walking around to the vendors taking food/drink orders, then bringing it back to them. (Some vendors don’t/can’t leave their booths)
b)     Directing people coming in (even though we will have signs, some people will need help)
c)      Selling drinks on the backfield
d)     Selling 50/50 tickets
e)      Parade of prizes

The SMM Community Sale was the first event under this newly formed "Faithful Friends". More than $6330 was collected during the Community Sale; all of which went towards the SMM capital campaign. Yes, the money collected was great, but the community togetherness was just as important. Thanks to Susan Arthur for the initial idea and the leadership. Thanks to key leaders Babette Staunton, Regina Fleming, and Nancy Dicharry who helped her. Thanks to the over 40 different parishioners, who rolled up their selves and helped at various times. Thanks to the congregation for an overwhelming amount of great donated items and for coming out and supporting this effort!  Lots of fun, fellowship, and great new friendships happened during the planning, organization, and operation of this event.

Below are some pictures from this event. ​
Additional Link to more Pictures