There will be a meeting for the parents of 2nd graders regarding the Sacrament of First Communion on Monday, October 18, 2021, at 6:30 in church.

The next Home and School Club meeting will be on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, in the gym.

Trunk or Treat, benefitting the SCS 6th and 7th grade DC trip, will be held on Saturday, October 23, 2021, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the schoolyard.  This is such a fun and safe event for trick-or-treaters and those entering cars alike!  Concessions will be sold, and there are awards for Best Decorations!  Registration is $10 per vehicle, and you provide your own decorations and treats.  We will allow 50 cars in the yard - frist come, first serve!  Cars may begin to arrive at 5:15 p.m. but, for safety reasons, must be in the yard by 6 p.m. and then must stay in the yard until 9 p.m., when it is safe for vehicles to leave.
If you would like to enter your car, please call the school office or email Sherri Eck at seck@stchristopherschool.org.   There is also an entry form on page 5 of the bulletin.

The Altar Society will hold its annual raffle the weekend of October 23-24, 2021, before and after all Masses.  Tickets are $1.00 per chance, and winners will be contacted by phone.  Let's support these wonderful parishioners who work all year to beautify our church!

Christ in the City, an evening of Eucharistic Adoration for young adults of college age through 30s, will be held at the Chapel at Notre Dame Seminary, 2900 N. Carrollton Ave., on the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m.  A social hour will follow.  The remaining dates for 2021 are November 2 and December 14.  For more information, please contact James Behan, Associate Director for Young Adult Ministry, at  yam@arch-no.org.

The Men's Club will host a Tailgate Cookoff and Tailgaiting Party on Saturday, November 6, 2021, in the St. Christopher schoolyard (Johnson Street side).  Gates open at 1 p.m.  The cost is $10 for ages 13 and older,  $5 for ages 5 to 12, and free for ages 4 and under.  TEAMS WILL SHOW OFF THEIR CULINARY SKILLS AND COMPETE FOR YOUR VOTE FOR BEST TAILGATE DISH!!  YOU DECIDE THE WINNER!!
The SCMC will have soft drinks, water, and beer for purchase.
COLLEGE GAMES WILL BE SHOWN ALL DAY ON THE BIG PROJECTION SCREEN.  IT’S BEEN WAY TOO LONG, FOLKS.  BRING YOUR CHAIRS AND DON’T MISS OUT ON THE FUN!!!!!!!
If you are interested in entering a team, the cost is $100 per 4-person team.
Visit www.stchristopherm or e-mail mensclubscs@gmail.com for more details.

October is Respect Life Month.  Please enjoy this reflection entitled " St. Josepht:  Faithful Protector of Mother and Child, which is an excerpt from Pope Francis' Apostolic Letter "Patris Corde."
 

St. Christopher the Martyr Parish will celebrate our 75th Anniversary in the fall of 2022.  We are looking for volunteers to serve on the event planning committee.  The first meeting is tentatively set for October 2021.  If you are interested, please contact the rectory office at 504-837-8214 or via email at scmrectory@outlook.com.

Fr. Raymond and Deacon Phil are happy to inform Parishioners that Archbishop Aymond has graciously assigned Mr. Michael Cardella, who is a member of the 2022 Diaconate Formation Group, to our Parish. Mr. Cardella was instituted as an Acolyte on Tuesday, August 10, 2021.  Please read this message from Mr. Cardella and offer him and his family a warm welcome.

We are in need of extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion and lectors.  Participating in the liturgy in these roles involves a sharing of your faith, as you become an instrument by which the sacred Body of Christ is offered and His Word is proclaimed.  Extraordinary ministers distribute Holy Communion at Mass and to the sick or homebound of our parish.  "The General Instruction of the Roman Missal reminds us that when the Sacred Scriptures are read in the Church, God himself speaks to His people, and Christ, present in His own word, proclaims the Gospel."  Please consider an opportunity to serve the Lord and pray for His guidance.  If you would like to learn more or feel called to serve in either of these capacities, please contact the Rectory (837-8214) or Millie Moore (885-3973,   eom@stchristopherano.com).

We are sincerely grateful to The Chad Barcia Athletic Awareness Foundation for donating an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) to our church  in memory of Chad Barcia, who died in 2005 at the age of 17 while playing rugby for De La Salle High School.  May God bless the good work of the Foundation, and we continue to pray for the happy repose of Chad.

Congratulations to Charles Melancon on his induction as Grand Knight during the Installation Ceremony held on Thursday, June 17, 2021.  Brother Charles has been a rock for 4508 Council and the entire St. Christopher the Martyr Parish.  Charles continues to livestream and lead the Council Rosary on Friday evenings at 7 p.m.  Congratulations and much appreciation for Charles' tremendous dedication and assistance!

For the past 60 years, the Archdiocese of New Orleans Holy Name Society has been broadcasting nightly at 6:00 p.m. the Rosary on AM Radio Station 600.  Donations from listeners like you make it possible to keep the broadcast on air. If you would like to help, to donate via check, please make payable to “The Holy Name Society Rosary Guild” and simply place in the collection basket in church or mail to the Rectory at 309 Manson Ave., Metairie, LA 70001. To make an online donation, visit www.noauhns.org/Rosary, click on the “Home” tab, scroll down toward the bottom of the page, and click on the “DONATE” tab under the "Radio Rosary Fund." To Listen to the Radio Rosary online, visit the www.noauhns.org/Rosary.

An adorer is needed on Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.  Please consider being a regular or substitute adorer, as an hour spent with our Lord is an hour well spent.  If interested please contact the Rectory office at (504) 837-8214 or  scmrectory@outlook.com.

If you would like to reserve a weekend for flowers or sanctuary lights, please contact the Rectory at 504-837-8214 or scmrectory@outlook.com.  It is a wonderful way to say “Congratulations,” “Happy Birthday,” “Happy Anniversary,” etc. 
The cost for flowers is $40, with checks made payable to “St. Christopher Altar Society.”  Dates are still available in 2021 and beginning to fill up in 2022.
The cost for the sanctuary light is $10, with checks made payable to “St.
Christopher Church.” All weekend dates for 2021 have been reserved. We are now accepting reservations for 2022 weekend dates.

If you would like to volunteer to bring up the offertory at weekend Mass, please arrive at least 10 minutes before Mass begins and notify one of the Ushers.  It’s that simple!

If you would like to advertise in our church bulletin, please contact the rectory at (504) 837-8214 or scmrectory@outlook.com.  You may also contact Vince Liberto directly at J.S. Paluch, our publisher,  at (504) 250-9697 or libertov@jspaluch.com for more information.

     Please note this bulletin from the Archdiocese regarding the "Year of the Eucharist and Honoring St. Joseph, 2021."
     Beginning on the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord, January 10, 2021, the local Catholic Church has entered into the Year of the Eucharist, a time of renewal, healing, and communion. This year is dedicated to helping all of us, clergy, religious, and laity, grow in our relationship with Christ.
     We begin this important year on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord because baptism marks the beginning of our initiation into Jesus Christ, a lifelong journey toward union with Christ and one another. The Eucharist is communion with God. Christ nourishes us with his very Body and Blood so
that we can be joined more closely to him and to all humanity.
     Throughout this year, we will join with Catholics around the world to call upon the prayers and patronage of St. Joseph to help us more fully understand the meaning of the parts of the Mass, the theology of the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist, and the obligation we have as Catholics to participate in Mass on Sunday.
     As the universal church observes a special Year of St. Joseph as proclaimed by the Holy Father, we in the Archdiocese of New Orleans call upon St. Joseph’s powerful intercession to bring us closer to Jesus in the Eucharist.