The current regulations for Fasting and Abstinence during Lent are as follows: - Individuals between the ages of 18 and 59 are required to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday by having only one full meal and two smaller meals that together are not equal to a full meal. - All over the age of 14 are required to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and all Fridays in Lent. Click on this box for more information.

Mass with Distribution of Ashes at 8:30 AM and 6:00 PM. Prayer Service with Distribution of Ashes at 12:15 PM.

The second session of the ChristLife series will begin on Wednesday, April 9 at 6:30 p.m. in the Discipleship Center. This 7 week program is open to anyone who has already attended the Discover Christ session and also to anyone who has previously attended Alpha. Registration may be done online at [email protected] or call 504-813-4327.

Join us for CATHOLIC GAME NIGHT #5 on MONDAY, April 7, AT 7:00 PM in the Discipleship Center. Doors open at 6:45 PM. We’ll be playing Catholic Trivia with a Lenten twist. Bring your own team of 4 - 6 players or join a team there. Doors open at 6:45 PM, and games start at 7:00 PM. Must be 18 or older to play. As always, there's no admission fee, but please bring an unexpired food item for the SMM Social Apostolate. We will again have drinks, snacks, a 50/50 raffle, and a door prize raffle. "Catholic Game Night brings us closer - one question at a time!!"

Join us on Sunday March 30th for some parish fellowship and fun in Massett cafeteria 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.

God calls us ALL to intimate union with Him. Lent is the perfect time to re-evaluate our own participation, responsibility, and response to the invitation of Christ to grow in a deeper, more intimate union with Him through Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving. Click on this box for advice on finding and eradicating the root sins that prevent us from getting to God as shared by Fr. Chris on the 1st Sunday of Lent.

Bring Your Change to Church - a Capital Campaign "Fun"-raiser. Beginning March 22 through April 6, gather the spare change from your pocket or purse, your car, and your home then drop it in the containers near the church entrances. Help cover the rising cost of inflation on our Capital Campaign projects. Your small contribution can help SMM "change" for good!

On Saturday, March 22nd, beginning at 9:00 AM, the Altar Society invites you to come help them with the annual spring cleaning of the church & chapel. Bring rubber gloves (if you use them), a small wisk broom or pastry brush and soft rags for polishing.

As we near our Capital Campaign goal of One Million Dollars to renew our parish infrastructure, your pledge is still needed. St. Mary Magdalen Church, located at 6425 W. Metairie Ave. belongs to ALL her parishioners! If you have not already pledged, please consider a gift of $64.25 on a monthly, bi-monthly, quarterly, or semi-annual basis. Click on this box for more details regarding our 6425 Family Budget-Friendly Plan.

The weekend of March 8-9, SMM Capital Campaign folders will be available after all Masses for anyone who has not already received a campaign folder. If you have any questions or concerns, there will be a CAPITAL CAMPAIGN QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION on TUESDAY, MARCH 11, at 6:00 PM in the DISCIPPLESHIP CENTER. Click on this box for more information