St. Christopher the Martyr Catholic Church |
| 309 Manson Avenue, Metairie, Louisiana 70001 Phone: 504-837-8214 |
Sunday: 7:30, 9:30, and 11 a.m. (6 p.m. on 2nd Sunday, CYO) Mon., Tues., Thurs., & Fri.: 6:30 and 9:30 a.m. Wednesday: 9:30 a.m. Feast: 6:30 a.m, 9:30 a.m., and 6 p.m. Confession: Saturday, 3:00-3:45 p.m. Contact the rectory to make an appointment for other times. Sacrament of the Sick: Second Saturday of the month following the 4 p.m. Mass Adoration Chapel: Mon.-Fri., 8:00-1:00 Novena: Tues., following the 6:30 a.m. Mass |
| MASS SCHEDULE |
Rev. Frank Candalisa, Pastor e-mail: pastor@stchristopherano.com Rev. Raymond Igbogidi, Parochial Vicar e-mail: raygidi@yahoo.com Deacon Charles Duke e-mail: ewduke@msn.com Deacon Phil McManamon e-mail: pmcmanam@yahoo.com Ms. Janet Schluter, Secretary e-mail: scmrectory@outlook.com |
| CLERGY AND STAFF |
| RECTORY OFFICE HOURS: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 504-837-8214 |
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| May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Our condolences go out to family and loved ones. |
| St. Christopher Parish is developing enhanced paper and digital communication capabilities. You can help us by providing us with your information. Use this link to set up your personal user name and password for the database. |
| Precious in His Sight |
| Adoration Chapel |
| We welcome into the faith community of St. Christopher our newest members, who received the Sacrament of Baptism on April 7, 2019: Paisley James Pisciotta, son of Timothy Paul Pisciotta and Stormie Lynn Willoz, and Evan Paul Taylor, son of Steven Craig Taylor and Tara Lynn Trosclair. We also congratulate Clinton Christopher Landry, who received First Communion and was confirmed on Saturday, April 20, 2019. May God's grace and blessings received through this Sacrament guide them throughout their lives! |
| June 16, Father's Day June 18, 9:30 a.m., Altar Society Rosary and Mass (no meeting) June 20, 7 p.m., Knights of Columbus meeting June 22, 3-6 p.m., Vatican Exhibition of Eucharistic Miracles, Parish Center June 23, 7:30-1:00, Vatican Exhibition of Eucharistic Miracles, Parish Center June 27, 7 p.m., Men's Club meeting June 28, 7 p.m., Knights of Columbus Patriotic Rosary June 29, 4 p.m., Vigil Retirement Mass and Retirement Party for Fr. Frank, gym July 4, 7 p.m., Knights of Columbus meeting July 9, 6 p.m., Outreach Ministry meeting July 10, 10 a.m., Mission Rosary Makers meeting, Parish Center |
| A “Gift” is offered to all members of St. Christopher Parish. Spending only one hour with OUR LORD in the Blessed Sacrament can be a way to clear your mind and help you live a better life. Come join in adoration of OUR LORD. The hours are 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday through Friday. Information is on the table at the entrance to church, or you may direct any questions to Jerry Cox at 458-3152. Please help us to keep our Adoration Chapel open. Thank you and God bless. |
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| "Prayer Room" on Our Web Site |
| In the words of Alfred Tennyson, "More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of." There is a new Resources page on our site that is focused on prayer, where we, as St. Christopher parishioners, can learn about and join together in praying for each other's concerns and intentions. You are invited to contribute your intentions (large and small, your thanksgiving or your needs) so that we may all join in lifting them in prayer. Quiet time with God spent thanking Him, seeking His will, listening . . . is a gift that you give yourself! May our relationship with God be strengthened, and may our capacity to love and be loved increase as our hearts reach out to each other. |
| Knights of Columbus Family of the Month |
| Each month, the Knights of Columbus present this award to recognize a deserving family for their outstanding contributions to St. Christopher Parish and School. The Anthony and Laura Hagsette Family has been selected as the June Family of the Month. Anthony and Laura have contributed much of their time and been such an asset to St. Christopher School and Parish. Anthony has served on the St. Christopher School Board and has the personality and ability to get others involved in projects in which he is the leader. Anthony and Laura have been greatly involved in Blue and White Night and received the St. Christopher School Special Achievement award from Ms. Meche. They have also served as leaders of the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts Troop 269, with all three of their sons having achieved the rank of Eagle. We appreciate your dedication and for sharing your love and faith so actively on behalf of our parish! May God richly bless you and your family! |
Friends, in today’s Gospel Jesus uses the images of
salt and light to show how we are to bring salvation to
the world. In our rather privatized and individualistic
culture, we tend naturally to think of religion as
something for ourselves designed to make our lives
richer or better. Now, there is a sense in which that is
true, but on the biblical reading, religiosity is like salt,
light, and an elevated city: it is meant not for oneself
but for others.
Perhaps we can bring these two together by saying
that we find salvation for ourselves precisely in the
measure that we bring God’s life to others. The point
is that we followers of Jesus are meant to be salt,
which effectively preserves and enhances what is best
in the society around us. We effectively undermine
what is dysfunctional in the surrounding culture.
We are also light by which people around us come to
see what is worth seeing. By the very quality and
integrity of our lives, we shed light, illuminating what is
beautiful and revealing what is ugly. The clear
implication is that, without vibrant Christians, the world
is a much worse place.
Peace,
Bishop Robert Barron
salt and light to show how we are to bring salvation to
the world. In our rather privatized and individualistic
culture, we tend naturally to think of religion as
something for ourselves designed to make our lives
richer or better. Now, there is a sense in which that is
true, but on the biblical reading, religiosity is like salt,
light, and an elevated city: it is meant not for oneself
but for others.
Perhaps we can bring these two together by saying
that we find salvation for ourselves precisely in the
measure that we bring God’s life to others. The point
is that we followers of Jesus are meant to be salt,
which effectively preserves and enhances what is best
in the society around us. We effectively undermine
what is dysfunctional in the surrounding culture.
We are also light by which people around us come to
see what is worth seeing. By the very quality and
integrity of our lives, we shed light, illuminating what is
beautiful and revealing what is ugly. The clear
implication is that, without vibrant Christians, the world
is a much worse place.
Peace,
Bishop Robert Barron
| Gospel Reflection |
| Matthew 5:13-16 |
| Retirement of Fr. Frank and Installation of Fr. Raymond |
| On Saturday, June 29, 2019, there will be a 4 p.m. Vigil Retirement Mass for Father Frank Candalisa, our Pastor. A Retirement Party will follow in the school gym. At the 11 a.m. Mass on Sunday, July 14, 2019, Father Raymond Igbogidi will be installed as new Pastor of St. Christopher the Martyr Parish. A Welcoming for Father Raymond and Farewell Send-Off to Father Frank will follow the Mass in the school gym. Both parties will include music, food, and refreshments. Please plan to celebrate both special events! And kindly keep both men in prayer throughout this transition. |
| St. Christopher Outreach Ministry |
| We are very thankful for all the support by our parishioners. Without your help, we would not be able to provide the assistance needed. We are probably as low on food as we have ever been. We are in need of boxes or bags of cereal, beans and rice, spaghetti, macaroni and cheese, pasta and rice mixes, grits, oatmeal, and ramen noodles. We also need cans of tuna, chicken, Vienna sausages, spam or similar products, fruit, peanut butter and jelly, soups, tomato sauce, gravy in packs or bottles and drink mixes like tea bags, Kool- Aid, hot chocolate, and Crystal Light. Please help us by checking “current best” by dates. If you are in need of assistance, call 831-7692 and leave a message. We will return your call. May God bless all of you. |
| New Church E-mail Address |
| St. Christopher Church now has a new e-mail address and will no longer be found at birch.net. The new address is scmrectory@outlook.com, as also noted on the bulletin cover. Please update our contact information in your address book and direct all messages to our new e-mail address. Your messages are important to us. Thank you for keeping our information up to date! |
| Donald Philip Tabor, May 10, 2019 Gertrude Carr Fiorella, May 17, 2019 Alma Lavaune Mulford Dwyer, May 27, 2019 |
| Flowers and Sanctuary Lights |
| Flowers and sanctuary lights for 2019 are available. The open weeks for the flowers on the altar are July 20-21, August 3-4, 10-11, 24-25, August 31-Sept. 1, the entire month of September and October, November 2-3, and November 16-17. What a beautiful way to remember relatives or someone special (living or deceased)! You could say “Congratulations,” “Happy Birthday,” or “Happy Anniversary.” Please call 837-8214 to reserve a weekend. The cost is $40, made payable to “St. Christopher Altar Society." |
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| Vatican International Exhibition Photographic Exhibition of the Church-Approved Eucharistic Miracles of the World |
| St. Christopher the Martyr Parish Presents, on the Feast of Corpus Christi: |
With an extensive assortment of photographs and historical descriptions, the exhibition presents some of the principal Eucharistic Miracles that have taken place throughout the ages in various countries of the world and which have been recognized by the Church. By means of the panels, one can “virtually visit” the places where the miracles occurred. |
| Saturday, June 22, 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Sunday, June 23, 7:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Parish Center |
| New Seminarian |
| Please welcome Andy Gonzalez, a Seminarian with the Archdiocese who will be assisting at St. Christopher for the next two months. |
| 2019 St. Louis Awards |
| Congratulations to Vance and Jeanne Ott and Marcelino and Ruth Garcia, who were awarded the Order of St. Louis IX medal for St. Christopher Parish on Sunday, May 19, 2019, at St. Joseph Church. Archbishop Gregory Aymond presented the awards. The Order of St. Louis IX award was established in 1975 to honor those members of the laity who have contributed their time and talents to the church. In the past 44 years, more than 10,000 men and women have received the medallion as a token of thanks for their Christlike service to the church. We thank the Otts and Garcias for their service to St. Christopher Parish and compliment them on receiving this honor that is truly deserved by both couples. |
| Lost and Found |
| There are many items that have been left in church and are on the shelf on top of the poor box under St. Anthony. The items include rosaries, umbrellas, etc. Please check to see if any of the items belong to you. |
| Annual Memorial Mass |
| The St. Christopher Bereavement and Support Group Ministry Annual Memorial Mass will be held July 11, 2019, at 6 p.m. The deceased from the parish and support group members are recognized during the service. Loved ones are encouraged to bring a small remembrance of the deceased to place on a table in front of the altar. Personal items must be collected same day. A reception will follow the Mass. For more information, please call Diane Vasquez at 504-835-0540. |
| Altar Society Installation of Officers and Luncheon |
| On May 17, 2019, The Altar Society Installation of Officers and Luncheon took place at The Quarterview Restaurant. The Officers for 2019-2020 are Gail Giardina, President; JoAnn Matherne, Vice-President; Elayne Solis, Recording Secretary; Pat Gonsoulin, Treasurer; and Marie Hagstette, Corresponding Secretary. We are so grateful for the service of our Altar Society! |
| Patriotic Rosary |
| We will be reciting a Patriotic Rosary, sponsored by the St. Christopher Knights of Columbus, on Friday, June 28, 2019, at 7 p.m. A reception will follow in the Parish Center. |
