Faithful Friends
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Faithful FriendsNew group just created 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 1st 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]
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Minutes from April meeting
Good morning everyone!!Just a few things were discussed at the meeting on Monday before we enjoyed food, drinks and socializing with everyone!Please put these dates on your calendar, more information will follow for eachSaturday JUNE 13TH - We will celebrate Fr. Bob's 60th year of ordination. It will be a casual gathering, at 11 AM in Masset Hall, to celebrate an INCREDIBLE milestone for an AWESOME person!!! He is very excited and can't wait to see everyone and eat some hot dogs!!!!!! Besides hot dogs with all the fixings thier will be drinks and cake. I was once told it's not a party unless you have cake!! There will be no Mass.SUNDAY OCTOBER 4TH - St. Francis of Assisi Blessing of the Animals Day - Your pets will be blessed at an outdoor event from 2-5 PM. You will be able to sign up your pet after Masses at the end of September. Only those pre-registered will be able to receive a St. Francis of Assisi metal.SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24TH - Craft FairWe will have a meeting in the next few weeks to discuss the possibility of having another garage sale. If we decide to have one we will NOT ACCEPT CLOTHES. Once we have our meeting I will let you know what was decided (if you would like to attend the meeting let me know). REMEMBER ONE MAN'S TRASH IS ANOTHER'S TREASURE!!!!Have a great weekendDeborah -
Upcoming Events
See Minutes for updated information. This group will hold fundraising events. Any members can suggest, volunteer, and/or lead events.
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Future events
May 4 : Regular Meeting
June 13 : Fr. Bob's 60th year of ordination celebration
Oct 4 : St. Francis of Assisi Blessing of the Animals Day
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Past Events 2026
Fish Frys 
First Fish Fry of the year was a huge success. With Everyone's help we were able to donate $5,800 toward SMM capital campaign. Lots of good food, fellowship, and fun. Thanks to Bronwyn Myer and Lynette Driscoll for pictures.Sponsored by Faithful Friends, it was more than that. Quote from Deborah Bradbury said it best "Good morning and THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!! The number of volunteers that came out last night was INCREDIBLE!! We have not had that kind of support in a long time, and it was AWESOME!!! So many organizations and ministries showed up and we all worked together for OUR parish!! St. Mary Magdalen Strong!"Link to Pictures from Second Fish FrySecond fish fry was March 27th. More info to come. From Deb "Thank you to everyone who came out and participated in our last fish fry. We could not have done it without everyone's contributions. Whether you cooked the food, served the food, donated a sweet, worked the drive thru, worked the ticket table, sold sweets, drinks or pizza, set up, cleaned up, bought meals. etc. we could not have done it without you. With everyone's help we contributed a total of $10,600.00 from both fish frys to the capital campaign. Now we have a goal to beat next year!!"
Link to More Pictures from First Fish FryMardi Gras at Metairie Manor 
On January 25th, Faithful Friends hosted a Mardi Gras Social at Metairie Manor (Fr. Bob’s Crib). It was a wonderful event with decorations, snacks, drinks, beads, and Mardi Gras gifts. It was well attended by about 50 of the residents. They enjoyed bingo , raffles, fellowship, and fun. Everyone one them walked away a Mardi Gras umbrella, vase, or decoration and some extra snacks for later.Thanks to Milly Williams for organizing and leading this event. Thanks to additional members from Faithful Friends and members of Milly's family who helped. Special thanks to Gary Landry for was the voice for BINGO. Thanks to Lorraine Mylie for helping me with pictures.Metairie Manor was extremely thankful to Faithful Friends for giving residents such joy and fun.Link to more picturesUnfortunately Fr. Bob did not feel up to an appearance. We missed him and continue to pray for a complete recovery.Epiphany King Cake Celebration
Sunday, January 4, 2026 after all Sunday Masses the SMM Faithful Friends hosted a fellowship get together, which was well attended. There was king cakes and beverages for all. Link to pictures from after the morning mass at 8:30 below Thank you to everyone who came out. King Cake came from Party Palace in Kenner at 51 23rd street ( 504-466-2378 ).Link to More Pictures -
Past Events 2025
December meeting. Meeting was held on Monday December 1st in Massett Hall. Lisa Daigrepont is the very excited winner of the Blue Dog/Drew Brees poster!!! Faithful Friends sponsored the SMM CRAFT FAIR Saturday, October 25. It was a huge success. About 53 different craft vendors sold all kind neat stuff. There were 3 food truck vendors and SMM Faithful Friends members also sold food. A good steady crowd of shoppers and eaters came throughout the day to look, buy, and enjoy ; picking up some early Christmas gifts. Many parishioners helped and enjoyed fellowship with many they see in church every Sunday.Link to PicturesThanks to Nikki Cook, Rhonda Castillo, and Babette Staunton for the leadership and for the many other SMM parishioners who helped. We made $4,460.24for the church.
Faithful Friends members FALL CLEAN-UP of St. Mary Magdalen Campus on Saturday, October 11, 2025. Such great and loving work resulting in such a beautiful church grounds. Getting ready for the upcoming Craft Fair On Saturday October 25 from 8AM-5PM.
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Faithful Friends Kick Off Meeting was Monday August 4th. Great turnout ! Was around 90 parishioners who attended. Many more who could not attend indicated they were interested in joining.There was lots of food and beverages. Thank you to all who brought food items and a Big Shout to Susan Landry for the excellent Lasagna that was the featured food item.Thanks to intern committee members who are guiding us through the early stages of this new organiation.LINK TO MORE PICTURES
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SMM Community Sale (6/14/25)
"Another Man's Treasure"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.
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