Respect Life Sunday will be observed September 30-October 1, 2017. Good Shepherd Parish will be selling the 2018 Right to Life Calendars that weekend. The calendars cost $5.00 and portray pro-life themes in beautiful full color graphics. The proceeds will help all the good pro-life work of New Orleans Right to Life, CYO, and other parish organizations. For more information contact Jan Delcorral at 504-952-7277 or email Jan at jdelcorral@cox.net. … [Read more...]

On the week when we celebrate the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Archbishop Aymond has asked that every parish offer Confession for two hours. To that end, on Wednesday, September 13, 2017, Confessions will be heard beginning at 5:00pm until 6:30pm. … [Read more...]

Celebrating Food & Blessing Those Who Prepare and Serve It In New Orleans, faith, family, and food are uniquely tied together as part of the culture. On September 9, the Archdiocese of New Orleans will celebrate this with The Olive Mass bringing the community together with food, beverage and hospitality professionals for a prayerful gathering that celebrates food and blesses those who prepare and serve it. It’s a simple but profound celebration to recognize, thank and encourage everyone who makes coming together at the table worth celebrating. The Mass will be at St. Louis Cathedral at 10 am, Monday, September 9 with a reception immediately following. The homilist will be Monsignor Christopher Nalty. For more information, visit thetablefoundation.org/the-olive-mass … [Read more...]

Parking for Sunday Mass will be a little more difficult during the Church Restoration, but we are trying to make it better.  There are a limited number of spaces in the schoolyard, which we hope can go first to less mobile parishioners.  You can enter behind the rectory on General Pershing and walk through the gate by the school to get to the church.  We also have a temporary handicap ramp on the front of the church.  We will also do our best to free up the spots on Camp Street when they are not needed by the contractors.  Thank you for your patience! … [Read more...]

Occasionally, parishioners without transportation inquire at the parish office whether it is possible for another parishioner to give them a ride to and/or from Mass. If you need a ride to Mass, or you would be willing to provide transportation to a fellow parishioner, please contact the parish office at (504) 899-1378. … [Read more...]

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Sunday, June 18, 2017 Corpus Christi Mass and Eucharistic Procession. Vatican Exhibit of Eucharistic Miracles. We will have our annual Eucharistic Procession on Sunday, June 18 to show our belief in the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Most Blessed Sacrament. Afterwards we will have a fish fry and snowballs from Plum Street. If you can help with set-up, organization, ideas, food, drinks for this parish event, please contact the parish office (899-1378), Kathy Fayard (kfayard@yahoo.com), Phillip Bellini (pbellini@archdiocese-no.org), or Hunter Harris (417-6066). … [Read more...]

“Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.” (Mt 25:40) Here’s what your donations helped to accomplish during our last fiscal year: 2,671   Snack Packs - (Consists of one sleeve of Saltines, a small can of Vienna sausages, a small breakfast bar, health bar, peanut butter crackers, applesauce, diced fruit and a bottle of water).  This is to help an individual have the equivalent of a lunch meal. 454      Food bags are given to people who knock on the door and tell us they need food.  We try to give them canned items that will help for a couple of days.  We prefer to provide items that can be heated, i.e., red beans, hearty soups, rice, macaroni and cheese, pasta, fruit, and breakfast items (oatmeal, cereal, grits) if we have them … [Read more...]

Archbishop Aymond will present the Order of St. Louis Medallion to 256 members of the laity in ceremonies this Sunday at 3:00 PM in the St. Joseph Church, 1802 Tulane Ave. Our parishioners, Patrick Guise and Cindy Gainsburgh, will be among those honored. … [Read more...]

May 2017 That Christians in Africa, in imitation of the Merciful Jesus, may give prophetic witness to reconciliation, justice, and peace. Please pray for the intentions of the Holy Father! … [Read more...]