After every Mass the weekend of August 1-2, The Bethlehem Nativity Group will be selling olive wood religious items hand-crafted by Christian families in the Holy Land. These sales provide job opportunities and a source of income so that Christian families can live and work with dignity in their home land amid the ongoing conflict in the Holy Land.

Our SMM Used Book Sale last weekend was a great success! Thanks to all who came by to browse through the school library, buy a few books, and recall happy memories of St. Mary Magdalen School. A $1,000 donation has been made to our SMM Capital Campaign from the sale of the books. Click here for more news.

Fr. Chris will be on vacation for the next two weeks (July 20-Aug. 1). If you need a priest during that time, please contact one of our neighboring parishes. Fr. Chris has arranged for other priests to cover the regularly scheduled daily and Sunday Masses during his absence.

The Adult Faith Formation Ministry invites you to a six-part presentation on the teachings of St. Thomas Aquinas to guide us in saintly virtue on August 3, 5, 10, 13, 17, 19, and 24. All sessions will be from 6:30-8:00 PM in the Discipleship Center. Click here for more information.

Volunteers are needed to help plan our new parish directory! Our 2005 directory is woefully out of date. Volunteers are needed to assist with organizing photography appointments for parishioners. No special experience is required. If you are interested in volunteering or would like more information, please contact the parish office at 504-733-0922. Click here for details.

Come browse a wonderful collection of former school library books for sale on Saturday, July 18, and Sunday, July 19, from 9 AM - 2 PM. Pricing: $0.50 per book or 3 for $1.00. Fill a brown paper grocery bag for $5 or fill a box for $10. Located in the parish library, upstairs above the church. Click here for more information. DONATE THOSE LARGE BROWN PAPER BAGS CLUTTERING UP YOUR PANTRY TO THE BOOK SALE. DROP THEM OFF IN THE CONTAINER BY THE PARISH OFFICE DOORS.

On July 19, we will celebrate the feast day of St. Mary Magdalen (transferred from July 22). All Masses the weekend of July 18-19 will include the the readings for the Feast of St. Mary Magdalen and a special final blessing. Our annual feast day reception will be held at a later date. Click here for more information about St. Mary Magdalen.

If you will be a junior in high school for the 2026-27 school year and you desire to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation, please email our DRE , Melanie S. Gaumond, at [email protected] to request a registration form. Once registered, you will be contacted with more detailed information. Click on this box for more information on the Sacrament of Confirmation.

Spend some relaxing time this summer learning about our Catholic saints. Join the Adult Faith Formation Ministry for a presentation on St. Francis of Assisi on Wednesday, July 15, at 6:00 PM in the Discipleship Center.

Sisters from the Daughters of St. Paul/Pauline Books & Media will be here before & after all Masses on the weekend of July 11-12 providing a Catholic Book Fair. Items available for purchase include a selection of Catholic Bibles, books on prayer, Lives of the Saints, and spiritual readings for all ages in both English and Spanish. Click on this box for more information.

Come join us as we learn about the Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary and “The Age of Mary”. Every Monday in July from 9:15 - 11:00 AM in the Discipleship Center. Click here for more information.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness, … with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor." Declaration of Independence - July 4, 1776

Our next Catholic Game Night (CGN) will be held on Monday, June 29, at 7:00 PM in the Discipleship Center (doors open at 6:45pm). The game this time is "Catholic Trivia." Come out and enjoy a fun way to learn more about our faith. Catholic Games Night brings us closer... one question at a time.

As part of the Missionary Cooperation Plan, Fr. Michael Akpoghiran, OP from the Dominican Province of Nigeria will celebrate the weekend Masses on June 27 - 28. Father will speak about the work of the Dominican Priests and Brothers who serve God’s people in Africa where Catholicism is growing more rapidly than in any other part of the world. The second collection will be for the support of their ministries.

Peter's Pence is the annual worldwide collection to support the charitable works of the Holy Father. The Peter's Pence Second Collection at St. Mary Magdalen will be taken on the weekend of June 20-21, 2026. Special Second Collection envelopes are available at all church entrances. Click here for more information.

Every household in the Archdiocese of New Orleans is invited to enthrone the Sacred Heart of Jesus in their home the weekend of June 13-14. Obtain a simple 8X10" frame for the image and designate a place of honor for it in your home. The images of the Sacred Heart will be blessed and distributed in every parish of the Archdiocese during Masses on June 13-14. Click for more details.

Congratulations, Fr. Bob, on your 60th Anniversary of Ordination to the Priesthood! June 11, 1966, the Feast of St. Barnabas. There will be a parish celebration later in the summer once the new air-conditioner in Massett Hall is installed.

The SMM Adult Faith Formation Ministry invites you to learn more about the Holy Mass at a special presentation on Wednesday, June 10, at 6:30 PM in the SMM Discipleship Center.

A Holy Hour before the Blessed Sacrament will be held at St. Mary Magdalen Chapel and in every parish of the Archdiocese of New Orleans on June 4, from 6:00 - 7:00 PM. The Holy Hour will mark the beginning of the novena leading to the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart. Click on this box for a copy of the Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

The Semi-annual Five Day St. Jude Novena of Hope will take place at St. Mary Magdalen Church from June 1 - June 5, 2026. The Rosary, Novena Prayers, and Confession will be offered daily beginning at 11:45 a.m. The Rosary, Novena Prayers, Confession, and Mass will be offered nightly beginning at 6:00 p.m. Click on this box for full details.