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Congratulatons to St Anthony on its 102nd AnniversaryBackForwardPauseCaption
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Spaghetti and Meatball Dinner
Tickets will be on sale in the rear of St. Joseph Church
starting Monday, June 20 at 12:10 mass, after all weekend masses,
and in Church Office
WORLD YOUTH DAY 2023 | LISBON, PORTUGAL
HERE WE GO!
The Archdiocese of New Orleans CYO / Youth & Young Adult Ministry Office has finalized its arrangements and is organizing a pilgrimage to Lisbon, Portugal fromJuly 29 – August 7, 2023 for young adults 18 years of age and over to attend the global World Youth Day celebration with Pope Francis. The pilgrimage will include a 1-day trip to the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima.
For more information on pricing and other questions, please visit [nolacatholic.org/wyd2023]nolacatholic.org/wyd2023 or e-mail yam@arch-no.org.World Youth Day 2023 Informational Webinar
Interested in joining the World Youth Day group, but want to learn more?
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
6:30 PM
James Behan, Associate Director for Young Adult Ministry and Marriage and Family Life, will host an informational webinar on Wednesday, June 29th at 6:30 PM to explain what to expect and answer questions.
A copy of the video will be linked tonolacatholic.org/wyd2023 following the meeting.
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What does pro-life mean to you? Are you an active right-to-life advocate? Are you new to the pro-life conversation? Have you heard the term tossed around, but don’t really know what it means?
PULSE Immersion is for YOU! Our PULSE Immersion Weekends are student retreats that answer the question "What does it mean to be pro-life?"
With engaging speakers and testimonies, students will be educated on the pro-life issues and inspired to make a difference. With hands-on activism, games, our famous PULSE CoffeeHouse, and a number of field trips and onsite activities, students will have a blast!
All high school and college-aged students are welcome, so grab a friend and head over to ProLifePulseLa.com to register today!
Making summer plans now? Save this Date!
PULSE Leadership Institute
July 11-15 in Baker, near Baton Rouge
Sponsors for the St. Anthony Centennial
A & W Catering
Capdebosq’s Catering Service
Gattuso’s
Kim Cadres
Café 615 - Da Wabbit
China Doll
Olive Branch, Algiers
Joe Toomy
Knights of Columbus–Archbishop Blenk Council 1905
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HOLY LAND PILGRIMAGE
Holy Land, Jerusalem Pilgrimage October 2022
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w/Fr. Gary Copping $4,677 from Nola
October 23-Nov.1, 2022
Nothing brings the Gospels to life like a Catholic Holy Land Pilgrimage Tour to the Holy Land and Jerusalem. During the course of the pilgrimage tour, you will walk in the Footsteps of Jesus, the Virgin Mary, and the Apostles, visiting and celebrating daily Mass in the most important Shrines and Basilicas of Christianity. You will visit the Basilica of the Annunciation, where the Angel of the Lord
appeared to the Virgin Mary, and she professed her Magnificat. You will visit Bethlehem and celebrate the birth of Christ at
the Church of the Nativity. During this Holy Land Pilgrimage tour, you will have the opportunity to renew your baptismal vows at the
Jordon River and your wedding vows in Cana, where Jesus performed His first Miracle. You will spend two days around the Sea of
Galilee where Jesus began His ministry, preaching to thousands as He gave His sermon of the Mount of Beatitudes, and miraculously
fed the multitudes with fish and loaves of bread. The highlight of the Holy Land Pilgrimage Tour will be in Jerusalem where you will
pray in the Garden of Gethsemane and experience the Lord’s Passion along the Via Dolorosa, (the Way of the Cross) on the way to
the Church of the Holy Sepulchre which marks the place where Jesus was put to death on Calvary, and was buried and rose again!
Visits to Mount Tabor, Sepphoris, Bethany, and Jericho are just some of the other places that you will visit on this pilgrimage.
Get the details and book online| www.catholicjourneys.com/copping | or call 800-715-6670
COMMUNITY CENTER
FOR LIFE
"For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made...Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them." Psalm 139:13-14, 16, ESV
Sanctity of Human Life www.westbankpregnancy.org @wbpregnancy @wbpregnancy 504-227-9090
ABOUT COMMUNITY CENTER FOR LIFE
Community Center for Life is a 501(c)3 pregnancy resource center dedicated to walking alongside women and families facing unplanned pregnancies and saving the life of the unborn. By providing education, counseling, and resources, we desire to help them to thrive before, during, and after the pregnancy. In all we do, we seek to love our neighbors as God commands us and first demonstrated to us through Jesus Christ. Refer women and families facing unplanned pregnancies to Community Center for Life or your local pregnancy resource center.
WAYS YOU CAN HELP
1 Refer women and families facing unplanned pregnancies to Community Center for Life or your local pregnancy resource center.
https://pregnancytestingwestbank.com/
2 Pray for women and families facing unplanned pregnancies, for the unborn at risk of abortion, for post-abortive women suffering in silence.
3 Volunteer. CCL presents various volunteer opportunities for Christians who love the
LORD and the gift of life.
4 Give. Make one-time donation or support us monthly. To give now, text PROLIFE to 53555
539 Lafayette Street, Gretna, LA 70053
This year they conducted 1,146 appointments. 161 of them were pregnancy tests. Out of those, 50 clients were considering abortion. But by the end of the year, 41 of 50 had changed their minds! They also performed 42 ultrasounds, 161 additional prenatal and postnatal support visits, and 743 parent support visits for families with children under 4 years.
Your support makes a life-changing impact in our community, and we thank God for you!St. Joseph Restoration Fund Major Contributors of $5,000 or More
St. Joseph Women’s Club
Gretna Historical Society
China Doll Restaurant
Karen Meyers
Gulf Coast Bank & Trust
German-American Cultural Center Jefferson Historical Society of LA
John & Anne Kulakowski
Gretna Community Transportation Company
Kenneth & Darnell LeBlanc
Italian-American Society
Gretna Police Benevolent Association The Estate of Charles C. & Louise D. Lyons
Arthur & Brenda Lawson
Rev. Fr. Gary Copping, Pastor
Robert Gelpi
Lois LaBruzza Wiley & Raylyn Beevers Wesley & Shayna Beevers Morvant
Stan & Judy Salathe
Mary Ribaul Bose
Kenneth & Gayle Alfortish
David & Susan Kalil
Thomas “Skip” & Lauren McGinnis Marille & Barbara Faucheux
Kirk Jones & Family
Joel Durkes In Memory of John L Marchese
Brett J. Lawson
In Memory of Hon. Henry Garland Sullivan, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph F. Toomey
In Memory of Dr. Mary Grace Curry
Ted & Gail Heine
The Daul Family
In Memory of Kendall E. Alforthish
In Memory of Darryl F. Alfortish
Bonnie Geers CuculluWe thank all our Contributors, both great and small, for their gifts of charity.
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Parish Events
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June 29 - August 12
St. Joseph Ladies Retreat August 12, 13, 14 Shrine of Our Lady of Hope Catholic Retreat Center (formerly St. Mary of the Pines) Chatawa, MS Cost: $250 per person If you would like to attend, please contact Linda LaBorde at 504-458-6562 Someone will be in the back of St. Joseph Church to answer questions after masses starting this weekend.Read More -
June 29 - July 3
Sarah Jane McMahon, an acclaimed soprano soloist, will perform a “Stars, Stipes and Summertime Tunes” Concert on Sunday, July 3, 2022, at 3:00 pm at St. Francis Xavier Church, 444 Metairie Rd., Metairie, LA. The Concert will feature patriotic songs and classic American Music. Sarah Jane McMahon performs leading roles with opera companies and symphony orchestras locally and worldwide, and is the Director of Sacred Music/Cantor at St. Louis Cathedral. She will be joined by Accompanist, Linden Uter, who is Music Director and Can-tor at St. Francis Xavier and one of the ‘Victory Belles’ at the New Orleans World War II Museum. Admission to the Concert is free. A Good Will Offering will be taken. The St. Francis KCs will serve free hot dogs and fixings from 1:15 – 2:30 pm under the Parish Pavilion. For further info, call the Church at 504-834-0340.Read More -
July 2 - July 30
Willwoods' "Faith and Marriage Supper and Substance" will be held on July 30, 2022 at the Rock'n'Bowl on Saturday July 30, 2022.Read More -
Saturday, July 2
If you struggle with infertility, you may feel like you’re in a lonely, desert place. But you are not alone! The Archdiocese of New Orleans and Springs in the Desert are partnering to offer a one-day retreat for women on Saturday, August 27 at St. Pius X Catholic Church. Wherever you are on the path of infertility, we invite you to join us for reflections on different aspects of the infertility experience, to receive encouragement and some practical suggestions for strengthening your relationship with God and your spouse, and to pray and share community with others on this same path. Saturday, August 27 - St. Pius X Catholic, New Orleans 9am until 3pm - Lunch and a light breakfast are provided Please join us for Mass at 8am in the Church Learn more and register at https://springsinthedesert.org/nola/ It is our honor to walk with you!Read More -
Saturday, July 2
Sometimes one of the biggest obstacles in front of an individual returning to school or beginning years after finishing high school is the cost of tuition. The state of Louisiana this year passed a law creating the MJ Foster Promise Program. This grant was created to assist students over 21 who did not attain a degree and want to receive an education in certain fields. Fire and Emergency Services is one of those fields. Students and prospective students can go to this link https://www.lsue.edu/financialaid/foster-promise.php to start the process of receiving funding. If you have any questions about the MJ Foster Program contact the office of Financial Aid at 337-550-1282. If you or any of your members have any questions about the Fire and Emergency Services Program at LSUE, you can contact me Rodolphe Toranto by email at rtoranto@lsue.edu or phone at 337-550-1364.Read More -
Saturday, July 2
Sound good in the shower? Can you carry a tune? Do you have one good note that you can sing? We can use you to sing in our Choir at St Joseph. Both Men And Women are needed. Practices are Wednesday nights and the choir generally sings at the 9:30am Mass on Sunday. Our talented and most excellent Organist, Cantor, and Music Instructor (Ms Kristin Albarado) will bring out the best in you and your voice. Please consider joining our Holy Family Singers and sharing your talent with our community. If interested, please call Parish Office for information or see Kristin after weekend Masses or just show up for Wednesday night rehearsals.Read More -
Saturday, July 2
ST. JOSEPH CHURCH & SHRINE BACK TO SCHOOL DRIVE SATURDAY, JULY 30 9AM – NOON DRIVE UP ONLY CORNER OF 7TH & NEWTON STS. Open to kids in Grades K-5 only Frist come first serve while supplies last Kids must be in vehicle to receiveRead More -
Saturday, July 2, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
On First Saturdays, the Rosary will be prayed after Mass. ++ The Five First Saturdays devotion is one of the principal points of the Fatima message. It centers on the urgent need for mankind to offer reparation and expiate for the many injuries that the Immaculate Heart of Mary suffers from the hands of both impious and indifferent men. On the First Saturday during 5 Consecutive Months, the Devotion consists of: 1. Going to Confession, 2. Receiving the Sacrament of Holy Communion, 3. Saying five decades of the Rosary, 4. Meditating for 15 minutes on the mysteries of the Rosary. All this offered in REPARATION for the sins of blasphemy and ingratitude committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary.Read More -
Sunday, July 3, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
St Joseph Church has the 3:00 slots on Sundays and Mondays at the Gretna Bingo Palace. Please come out to play BINGO and support our Church.Read More -
Monday, July 4
As you examine your life, you might find yourself reflecting on plans to care for your family should the unexpected happen. A Will allows you to choose how to distribute the assets that you have accumulated during your lifetime, and a charitable bequest in your Will provides the flexibility to use part of these assets for the charities that mean the most to you. You can have it both ways: Ensure the financial well-being of your family and provide for the nonprofits, just like St Joseph Church & Shrine and St Anthony Church-Gretna, that you love. If you’re interested in helping sustain our Catholic heritage for future generations, the Catholic Community Foundation (CCF) can help. Please contact CCF Executive Director Cory J. Howat at chowat@ccfnola.org or 504.527.5778 for more information about how to remember St Joseph Church & Shrine and St Anthony-Gretna in your Will.Read More -
Monday, July 4
In honor of the Ignatian Year celebrating the 500th Anniversary of St. Ignatius's conversion and the 400th of his canonization, Immaculate Conception Jesuit Church downtown will host "Cannonball Conversations," a lunch-time speakers series every first Tuesday through July, featuring prominent voices on faith, finding your path, and bringing about positive change. The inaugural speaker will be Loyola Institute for Ministry graduate and Loyola Press author Becky Eldredge on Tuesday November 2 at 12:30 (after the noon Mass). The title of her talk is "Ignatian Spirituality: Seeing All Things New in Christ."Read More -
Monday, July 4
Archdiocesan Spirituality Center Internship in Spiritual Direction If you have a desire to be trained to do the ministry of spiritual direction, please come and learn the process, prerequisites and structure of the two-year Internship offered by the Archdiocesan Spirituality Center at the virtual meeting being held on Monday, July 25, 10am or 6:30pm. You may register on our website: nolacatholic.org/asc or telephone (504) 861-3254.Read More -
Tuesday, July 5
The Heroic Men Ambassador Program is a new and exciting program meant give you the tools to share Heroic Men with your Diocese, Local Men’s Conference, Parish, and Men’s Group! There are four areas of concentration for the ambassador program, Parish, Diocesan, Conference, and Peer to Peer: Parish Ambassador: The Mission of a Heroic Men Parish Ambassador is to help connect your Pastor, men’s group, and parish to Heroic Men. Diocesan Ambassador: The Mission of a Heroic Men Diocesan Ambassador is to help connect your diocese to Heroic Men. Conference Ambassador: The Mission of a Heroic Men Conference Ambassador is to represent Heroic Men at your area Men’s Conference. Peer to Peer Ambassador: The Mission of a Heroic Men Peer to Peer Ambassador is to share Heroic Men with their friends and family. Learn More About AmbassadorsRead More -
Tuesday, July 5
STRIVE is a powerful, 21-day porn detox that helps men understand why they go to porn and equips them with the knowledge, tools, and accountability needed to quit. The best part: it's absolutely FREE for the entire 21 days. ++ https://www.strive21.com/ministry-resources ++Read More -
Tuesday, July 5, 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Please come and join us at St Anthony Church -- Gretna -- on Tuesday mornings at 8:00 AM before Mass to pray the Rosary. Let us pray together for: the end of COVD; the sick, the dying, the abused, those suffering from abortion, the aborted, souls in purgatory, the conversion of sinners; those caught in human trafficking; peace in the world; compassion, understanding; and your special intentions.Read More -
Tuesday, July 5, 6:30 PM
In this novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help (also known as Our Mother of Perpetual Help from this icon pictured on the left) we pay tribute to the Blessed Virgin Mary in asking for her assistance. This picture of the Blessed Mother with her Divine Son above has helped her provide strength, comfort and even miracles to the faithful for centuries! Come join us for Mass and Novena.Read More -
Wednesday, July 6
Al Mansfield, Coordinator -- Office Hours MWF 10-5 -- 1901 Division St Metairie LA -- CCRNO Prayer Meeting and Mass 7:30 pm Every Wednesday at St Benilde -- Youth Prayer Meeting at Rummel Raider Room at 7:30 pm Sunday Nights.Read More -
Wednesday, July 6
On Saturday, July 30, 2022, the Faith and Marriage Supper and Substance will be held at the Rock'n'Bowl. And on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, the Willwoods Community Prayer Breakfast will be held at the Metairie Country Club.Read More
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Wednesday, July 6
Have you lost your spouse due to Divorce, Death or Separation? Having difficulty coping? Help is on the way. The Beginning Experience Ministry under the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Marriage and Family Life Office will begin a 10-week program called “Coping With Life Alone” to help those struggling to cope with this loss. The program begins on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, and continues each Wednesday thru August 3, 2022, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. at St. Angela Merici Church, 901 Beverly Garden Drive, Metairie. The cost is $40. Call Ms. Joey at 504-812-3300 to register and for questions. Participants will be accepted until 6/15/22.Read More -
Wednesday, July 6, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Come Lord Jesus! Bible Study -- In St Anthony Parish Office/Hall -- Thursdays at 10:30 in St Anthony Rectory ++ Also at 1 pm St Joseph has their CLJ in the St Joseph Social Room ++There is another group for Young Adults that meets on Thursdays at 6:30pm at 31 Derbes Drive, Gretna LA +++ Please join us for one, two, or all three ++ It’s a program that was developed in the Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA in the late sixties and early seventies by Father Conley Bertrand, a parish priest. Graced with a love for prayer and Scripture and an ardent zeal, he sought to communicate these qualities to his parishioners. Come, Lord Jesus! is the fruit of many years of prayer, reflection on Sacred Scripture, and experimentation. This inspiring program is a complete study of the Sunday Readings, including Gospels (Be My Witness), Epistles(Love One Another) and the Old Testament(Give Glory to God) in three separate volumes. Following the Liturgical Calendar and utilizing the Catechism of the Catholic Church, members grow in sanctification through prayer, Scripture, Eucharist, and Christian community.Read More
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- UNBOUND + donate or select a child, youth, or elder to sponsor.
- Online Giving To St Joseph Church And Shrine -- $$
- Online Giving to St Anthony Church -- $$
- Read Online Clarion Herald Here
- Click Here For Past Bulletins
- Formed.org -- like NetFlix(R) for Catholics -- Join for free
- GRETNA GLANCE -- YOUR GUIDE TO ALL THINGS GRETNA
- St Anthony School Gretna LA
- Purchase A Commemorative Brick In Our Holy Family Garden
- Become A Knight of Columbus -- Online Application
- Become a Volunteer Firefighter at David Crockett Steam Fire Company No. 1
- Find A Mass Wherever You Are @ DiscoverMass.com
- Safe Environment Website For The Archdiocese Of New Orleans
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Mother Church Cookbook For Sale
The Mother Church Cookbook Is the Perfect gift for Mom, mother's to be, or anyone that likes to cook or is forced to cook.Founded in 1857, St. Joseph Church in Historic Gretna is the “Mother Church” of 14 Catholic parishes in West Jefferson all the way to Grand Isle. Built in 1927, this building is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places.
The Mother Church needs your help. She needs a “face-lift” and major “do-over.” The protective sealant over the stucco on the exterior of the church is crumbling and a minimum of 80% of the sealant must be removed and re-applied, with a paint job to follow. Work on the auditorium is needed as well.
The cookbook benefits the $500,000 Restoration Fund needed to return the Mother Church to her former beauty!
Thank you for your help.
To order, go to top line of this website and click on Mother Church Cookbook or, if you are on a cell phone, look to the left for the three vertical bars on top of each other and click the bars.
Prayer for a Stewardship Parish
Dear Heavenly Father,
My parish is composed of people like me; I help make it what it is.
It will be friendly, if I am.
Its pews will be filled, if I help fill them.
It will do great work, if I work.
It will make generous gifts to many causes, if I am a generous giver.
It will bring other people into its worship and fellowship, if I invite and bring them.It will be a parish of loyalty and love, of fearlessness and faith, and a parish with a noble spirit, if I, who make it what it is, am filled with these same things.
Therefore, with Your help, O God, I shall dedicate myself to the task of being all things that I want my parish to be.
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- Tuesday: 6:30 PM English English EN Perpetual Help Novena said during mass
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Parish News
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June 24
CONSECRATION OF PARISHES TO THE PIERCED HEARTS OF JESUS AND MARY OH SACRED HEART OF JESUS, you have loved humanity to the extreme of allowing yourself to be pierced, becoming a living fountain where abundant graces of salvation and of conversion flow. From your open Heart flows, with power and strength, the Blood and the Water which purify, transform, vivify and liberate us. It is from your Pierced Heart, visible sign of your love, that life flows as an ever-flowing torrent of grace which brings fecundity to the world. It is from your Heart opened by the lance, and moved by your love and mercy, that the Church, –your Spouse, your Mystical body and our Mother–, is born filled with your grace, holiness and fecundity as a perennial sacrament of your presence and seed of your unending Reign. Today, as pastor of these parishes and in communion with the faithful entrusted to me, I consecrate to your Most Sacred Heart, the parishes of St Joseph Church and St Anthony Church . We acknowledge, by this act of consecration, our desire to live in communion of love with your Eucharistic Heart, center and pillar of the life of the Church. We dispose ourselves to the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit, who seeks to transform us and to give to us a heart like Your own. May we enter into the school of your Heart so as to acquire the virtues of humility and meekness; of obedience and self-denial; of generosity and sincere charity. Protect us from all sin, selfishness, error and indifference. Living within your Heart and allowing ourselves to be transformed by your love, may these parishes be a channel of grace, light, truth, justice, peace, mercy and charity for the world so in need. Consecrated to your Heart, we dispose ourselves to fulfill your merciful designs and to construct with authentic holiness and with fruitful, apostolic work, the civilization of love and life: the Reign of your Heart. OH IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY, spiritually pierced at the foot of the Cross as a result of your perfect and indissoluble communion with the Heart of Jesus. Your Heart was also opened in order to receive, in virtue of your spiritual maternity, the Mystical Body of Christ, born from the Pierced Heart of your Son. Your Immaculate and Sorrowful Heart, receives the Church in the person of St. John the Apostles so that you may take care, nourish, protect and accompany Her, with the same dedication which you had with your Son. To you, Virgin Mother, the Pierced Heart of Christ commissioned to protect with your attentive, maternal Heart, the Church, destined to advance the Kingdom of God in history, in the face of great battles and dangers. Today, the parishes of St Joseph Church and St Anthony placing themselves in the person of St. John, receive with profound gratitude, your maternal mission in the life of the parish and in the life of each faithful. We consecrate ourselves to your Immaculate Heart and we ask you, who are the living school of total consecration and dedication to the Heart of Jesus, to teach us to love the Heart of your Son without divisions; to listen to Him with complete openness and docility; to obey Him with diligence and exactness; to actively cooperate with responsibility in the designs of His Heart in the historic moment in which we live. Guard us and defend us in your Immaculate Heart, sure refuge of sinners. Protect us from all that can separate us from the love of the Heart of Christ and from His Will. Defend us, with your maternal care, from all the dangers against our eternal and present life. OH HEARTS OF JESUS AND MARY, Hope of Humanity! Today, these parishes consecrate themselves completely to the love of your Hearts. Today we dispose ourselves to lift on high, as if on a luminous banner, the names of Jesus and Mary. From our littleness, we desire to participate in the merciful designs which the Pierced Hearts are manifesting in the Church and in humanity. Having been consecrated to the Pierced Hearts of Jesus and Mary, we renew with greater love, fidelity and zeal, our commitment towards the call for a New Evangelization received from our Holy Father, Pope St. John Paul II. We renew our commitment towards holiness and coherence of life and to the faithful and enthusiastic proclamation of the truth, taught to us by the Magisterium of the Church. May this consecration result in fruits of conversion, charity, justice, peace, generosity and mercy in each one of us. May the Two Hearts establish their reign of love in each heart, in the priests, religious, laity committed in service and in each one of us, for the greater good of the entire Church. Amen.Read More -
June 16
THAT MAN IS YOU! is an interactive men’s program focused on the development of male leadership in the modern world. It combines the best research from science with the teachings of the Catholic faith and the wisdom of the saints to develop the vision of authentic men capable of transforming themselves, their families and greater society. The Vision of Man Fully Alive enables men to experience authentic freedom as sons of God. Through living the three-fold mission of abiding presence, joyful service and loving sacrifice, their hearts and homes will experience the joy that God desires. To sustain them on their spiritual journey, the men will be led directly to the three spiritual foods that Christ himself proclaims: The Eucharist, The Word of God, and The Will of God. EXPERIENCE THE POWER OF TRANSFORMATION AS YOU DISCOVER: • Eight new speakers, new personalities, and new topics, while still building on the foundational formation of the first three years of TMIY formation. • The path to authentic spiritual freedom, the beauty of the Eucharist, and the power of the Holy Spirit in action from a passionate and dynamic Franciscan Friar. • A deeper understanding of each of the four gospels from one of the best theologians in the world. • An epic real life story from the underground mafia of London to the heights of spiritual freedom. • The secrets of superabundant relationships from one of the world’s experts on purity and chastity. • Intellectual clarity on the misconception that causes the largest percentage of Catholics and all Christians to abandon their faith. • The harmony of faith and science from one of the foremost leaders in this field. • The personal journeys and spiritual implementation from three men who have over 25 years of combined TMIY experience and contemplation. • A systematic and uniquely personal plan for every man, no matter where they are in their spiritual life. Please join us for Breakfast September 9th at 5:45am. We will begin our presentation at 6:15am, followed by Small Group Discussion. We will have you out by 7:30am. TMIY runs 13 consecutive Fridays in the Fall and, after a brief break for the Holidays, will run 13 consecutive Fridays in the Spring. REGISTER FOR THIS FREE PROGRAM ONLINE AT WWW.TMIY.ORGRead More -
June 13
Teens Encounter Christ (TEC) is a three-day retreat weekend based on the Paschal Mystery where teens and young adults are invited to enter into a deeper, loving, and personal relationship with Christ through activities, prayer, and small group discussions. TEC is a retreat experience with an approach designed for teens and young adults who have completed at least the second semester of the sophomore year of high school. In summer of 2022, there are two opportunities to attend a TEC retreat. TEC 142 will be held June 25th-27th, and TEC 143 will take place July 30th-August 1st. All retreats are held at Rosaryville Retreat Center in Poncha-toula, LA, and the cost to attend is $120. To register to attend a summer TEC retreat, visit www.tecneworleans.com/applications. Questions? Email tecneworleans@gmail.com.Read More -
June 13
The Altar Server Awards Mass was held on June 1 at St. Rita Church in New Orleans. This year’s recipients were: Carter Magness – St. Anthony Ivana Sercovich – St. Joseph Congratulations and thank you for your service and dedication to both of our churches.Read More -
June 12
Dear Parishioners, On behalf of Unbound, thank you very much for welcoming us to your parish. Our hearts are full of gratitude for the generosity you have shown to the children, youth and the elders in our sponsorship program. Through your willingness to partner with Unbound, your parish community has taken steps toward a closer walk with Jesus in the name of the poor. We pray that members of your parish community who answered the call to sponsorship will be richly blessed by their experience. TABLE OPTIONS PREMIUN TABLES OF 6 GOLD LEVEL – ROUND TABLE OF 6 – LEVEL I SEATING $500.00 SILVER LEVEL – ROUND TABLE OF 6 – LEVEL II SEATING $300.00 BRONZE LEVEL – OBLONG TABLE OF 8 $ 160.00 INDIVIDUAL SEATS $20.00 Makes checks payable to Gretna Community Association and mail to PO Box 2681 Gretna, LA 70054 For more info, please call 504-432-7618 All checks must be received by June 13, 2022 to be included in the program.Read More -
May 7
Congratulations to: Francesca Arostegui, Adam Gattuso, Trenton Johnson, Mylena Le, Emma LeBouef, Alora McCastle, Dakota Miller, Alina Murillo, and Hollis Thierry on their First Communion (4/30/22) and Hanna Miller, Kevin Morvant, and Erica Evans on their recent reception of The Sacrament of Confirmation (3/16/22).Read More -
May 3
How sponsorship works When you sponsor through Unbound, you offer a hand up — not a handout — to a family working to lift themselves out of poverty through hard work, initiative and hope. Your monthly contribution of $40 directly benefits the specific individual you sponsor to help meet their basic needs. But your sponsorship does so much more. With your support, our program empowers sponsored individuals and their families with tools to achieve self-sufficiency. Local staff members work with sponsored families on how to best use their benefits to achieve personal and family goals. This may include resources for: Nutrition Health care Education and skills training Improved living conditions Seed capital for a small business or farm Thanks to your support and encouragement, families are able to invest in their children's education, develop livelihoods and become active community participants. Over time, they rely less on sponsorship and more on their own income-generation activities.Read More -
May 3
The Archdiocese of New Orleans recognized 25 Distinguished Alumni from the Catholic School System to receive an Award for being a Distinguished Alumnus(ae). These distinguished men and women have achieved much in spreading Gospel values and serving witness to Christ's love as they continue to grow the mission by their respective schools throughout the world. • From St. Anthony School, Rory Cadres. He graduated from St. Anthony School in 1975 and recently retired from the US Postal Service. He is a dedicated parishioner and frequently volunteers for activities and duties associated with the church and school. Currently, he is a lector, usher and serves an altar server as needed. He is also on the St. Anthony Pastoral Council and assists with the yearly Bonanza to raise funds for the parish. Prior to the pandemic, he served as a mentor to middle school students through the Isaiah 43 mentoring program. He is also a member of the Knights of Columbus Archbishop Blenk Council 1905 that serves our parish and school. He is a devout Catholic and dedicated husband, father, and uncle. He is always willing do whatever needs to be done to keep the parish going strong. His hard work and dedication are truly valued. Currently, Mrs. Patti Waddell is Principal and the Pastor is Father Gary Copping.Read More -
April 7
The Notre Dame Seminary Programs for Laity is excited to announce that we have adopted a new curriculum for the Institute for Lay Ecclesial Ministry (ILEM) and Master of Arts in Pastoral Leadership (MAPL) programs! Under this new curriculum, students can earn a MAPL degree in as few as three years while enrolled on a part-time basis. Furthermore, all accepted students are eligible to receive the Handing on the Faith Scholarship, which reduces tuition by 75%! The next ILEM/MAPL cohort begins this Summer 2022, with an application deadline of Monday, May 2nd, so now is the time to consider furthering your formation and education for the good of our local Church with the same professors and in the same place as our future priests and deacons. For more information, contact the NDS Programs for Laity Office at layprograms@nda.eduRead More -
July 21
Nothing brings the Gospels to life like a Catholic Holy Land Pilgrimage Tour to the Holy Land and Jerusalem. During the course of the pilgrimage tour, you will walk in the Footsteps of Jesus, the Virgin Mary, and the Apostles, visiting and celebrating daily Mass in the most important Shrines and Basilicas of Christianity. You will visit the Basilica of the Annunciation, where the Angel of the Lord appeared to the Virgin Mary, and she professed her Magnificat. You will visit Bethlehem and celebrate the birth of Christ at the Church of the Nativity. During this Holy Land Pilgrimage tour, you will have the opportunity to renew your baptismal vows at the Jordon River and your wedding vows in Cana, where Jesus performed His first Miracle. You will spend two days around the Sea of Galilee where Jesus began His ministry, preaching to thousands as He gave His sermon of the Mount of Beatitudes, and miraculously fed the multitudes with fish and loaves of bread. The highlight of the Holy Land Pilgrimage Tour will be in Jerusalem where you will pray in the Garden of Gethsemane and experience the Lord’s Passion along the Via Dolorosa, (the Way of the Cross) on the way to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre which marks the place where Jesus was put to death on Calvary, and was buried and rose again! Visits to Mount Tabor, Sepphoris, Bethany, and Jericho are just some of the other places that you will visit on this pilgrimage. Get the details and book online| www.catholicjourneys.com/copping | or call 800-715-6670Read More
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Welcome to St. Joseph Catholic Church
Since 1857, when Fr. Thaddaeus Anwander, CSSR, celebrated the first Mass in Gretna on Christmas Day, until the present time, God has blessed our St. Joseph Parish with dedicated priests, religious nuns, and laymen and women, to carry on the life of St, Joseph Parish.
May this Website help us to acknowledge our past, to recognize our brothers and sisters in Christ of the present, and to unite our parish family ever more in the future. -
Today's Readings / Lecturas Del Día
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Confession Times
- Tuesday: 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM and on request
- Saturday: 3:00 PM to 3:45 PM and on request 4:15 PM to 4:45 PM AT ST ANTHONY (also available by appointment during week)
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Adoration Times
- Monday: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Rosary and Adoration take place 1 hr before Noon Mass M-F
- Tuesday: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Rosary and Adoration take place 1 hr before Noon Mass M-F
- Wednesday: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Rosary and Adoration take place 1 hr before Noon Mass M-F
- Thursday: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Rosary and Adoration take place 1 hr before Noon Mass M-F
- Friday: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Rosary and Adoration take place 1 hr before Noon Mass M-F
- 1st Friday: 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM AT ST ANTHONY after mass, along with novena to Sacred Heart
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Word on Fire
