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THE CONFESSOR A Publication of St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church
Events, dates and times published here are subject to change. OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2020
40 Days for Life Campaign From September 23 through November 1,
the greater New Orleans Pro-Life community and the
Archdiocese of New Orleans will be participating in the
40 days for Life Campaign. Please make a personal
commitment to pray and/or fast throughout these 40 days.
You may write your commitment to place on the board in
the back of church.
St. Edward Parish will host an all-night adoration vigil
for the success of this campaign beginning at 10 p.m. on
Wednesday, October 7 and ending at 10 a.m. on
Thursday, October 8 in our Adoration Chapel. Our Parish will also participate in sidewalk prayer at the
Women’s Health Care Center, 2701 General Pershing
Street in New Orleans on Thursday, October 8 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Registration for both of these events can
be made by calling Barbara Rosolino at 885-5761 for the
sidewalk prayer on October 8 or Sheila Butler at 889-0334
to sign up for adoration on the night and morning of October
7-8. You may also sign up after all the Masses on Respect
Life weekend, October 3-4. Registration is preferred, but
you may join us on the sidewalk at General Pershing or in
St. Edward’s Adoration Chapel without signing up.
Pending COVID-19 Safety Group Gathering
Regulations, St. Edward School will host an Open House
for parents of prospective new students in grades Pre-K1
through 7th on Thursday, November 19, at 9 a.m., and
again at 7 p.m. As the date approaches, look for all the
details in the weekly bulletin and on the school website
(www.steddyschool.com). Should we be unable to host
visitors, we will put together a virtual open house tour.
Student Application Policy for 2021-2022:
Early application for new students begins on November 19,
2020. A non-refundable fee of $25 is due with your
application. If your child is accepted, the $25 fee will be
applied to the annual registration fee.
Early acceptance decisions will be made on or about
January 29, 2021. Tuition rates for 2021-2022 will be
announced in January 2021.
Application forms may be obtained in the school and
Parish Offices, or online at www.steddyschool.com.
Take Me Out To the Cochon
St. Edward’s Cochon de Lait is a tradition in our
community offering entertainment, enjoyment and
continuity. As we await approval and guidelines from state
and local officials regarding community gatherings during
this pandemic, plans are in progress for a very special
Cochon de Lait. Please look for updates on our
website (steddy.org), in our weekly bulletins and
announcements made in church.
The 55th annual Cochon de Lait begins on Friday,
October 16, at 6 p.m. We welcome all volunteers! Their
time and talents are needed in all areas before, during, and
after the fair to ensure success:
• Help set up during the evenings the week prior to the fair;
• Volunteer in a game or food booth; • Solicit donations
and fair sponsors; • Donate prizes (gift certificates; silent
auction items; new/clean stuffed animals; promotional
items such as pens, key chains, etc.)
To offer your help, please contact:
Chairman Steve Gueydan ............................... 214-8638
Co-Chairman Alicia Millet ............................. 473-3784
Construction Chair Tony Catalanotto ........... 920-9138
Game Booths Chair Missy Rousset ................ 427-9508 Or call the Parish Center at 888-0703
Statement by the Louisiana
Conference of Catholic Bishops
The Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops strongly
supports the Love Life Amendment, which would
successfully amend the Louisiana constitution and thereby
continue to strengthen our commitment to end abortion in
our state. Citizens of our state will have the opportunity to
affirmatively state that they “Love Life” on November 3—
the same day as our presidential election—by favoring this
amendment.
As Catholics, we are called to ensure that life is indeed
valued and that the dignity of all is upheld. This is the
foundational principle of our social teaching and must be
intentionally considered in all that we do.
Passage of the Love Life Amendment would have a dual
effect. Primarily, it will ensure that the state of Louisiana
cannot establish a right to abortion at present or if Roe v.
Wade is overturned in the future. Secondly, it will prohibit
the funding of abortion through taxpayer dollars within our
constitution. Without such an amendment the invalidation of
the many anti-abortion laws we have all advocated so
strongly for in Louisiana remains a possibility.
The Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops therefore
enthusiastically supports the Love Life Amendment, and
encourages all to approach this initiative with a formed
conscience and a commitment to defend the sanctity of
human life and uphold the dignity of all people.
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Drive Thru to Pick Up
Your Cochon Dinners!
The Cochon Dinners will be served under the Pavilion
on Sunday, October 18, beginning at 9 a.m. There are
no pre-sale tickets. The dinners will include roast pork,
dirty rice, green beans, salad and bread. Drinks, beer,
cracklin and desserts will also be available for purchase.
Drive thru pick up for Cochon Dinners will be
available on Sunday, October 18, from 9 a.m. to 11
a.m. only in the back of the Parish Center.
To Drive Thru: travel west on Park Drive (toward
Transcontinental), turn into the circle driveway in the
back of the Parish Center; order; pay; receive your
dinners; exit on Park Drive toward Transcontinental.
30 GAME BOOTHS
MUSIC EACH NIGHT
BEGINNING AT 8 p.m.
$$$ Raffle $$$ DRAWING AT
8:30 PM SUNDAY
$1000.00 - 1ST PRIZE
$500.00 - 2ND PRIZE
$250.00 - 3RD PRIZE
SATURDAY EVENTS!
2:30 p.m.—Mass for fair workers
7 p.m.—Blessing and
lighting of the Cochon fire
To purchase T-shirts, visit or call
the Parish Center at 888-0703
(Race this year will be for St. Edward
students only and held during school.)
FOOD BOOTHS
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY
Hamburgers Pizza Hot Dogs Nachos
Cracklin’ Chicken Strips Hot Sausage
French Fries Funnel Cakes Coke Beer
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
Fried Catfish & Shrimp Dinners & Po-Boys
Crawfish Pies & Jambalaya
SATURDAY NIGHT
Pork Special (Roast Pork, Cajun Potatoes & Bread)
Our 55th Annual COCHON de LAIT
Friday, October 16: Kicking off at 6 p.m. and running until Midnight
Saturday, October 17: Noon to Midnight, a full 12 hours of fun, music and food!
Sunday, October 18: The Grand Finale! Noon to 10 p.m.
Donations
The Silent Auction booth is
always a big attraction at the
fair! If you are able to donate
new items for auction, please
bring those donations to the
Parish Center
WORLD’S LARGEST COCHON! Sold under the Pavilion AND
at our Drive Thru Service (9:00—11:00 a.m. only)! Dinners include roast pork, dirty rice, green beans, salad and French bread.
Dinners served
Sunday at 9:00 a.m.
Drive Thru!
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STEAM NEWS: Our annual New Member Social
was a great success! Our next General Membership
Meeting will be on Wednesday, October 7 at 7 p.m. in the cafeteria. The STEAM Mass is October 11 at 10 a.m.
Wear your STEAM shirts and lend a hand. Check the
website at www.STEAMevents.org for details on all of our
upcoming exciting events! Be an active part of the Cochon de Lait! Help staff a
booth and benefit the parish! Contact a board member (see
page 1) to help. Many hands are needed before, during and
after the fair.
LADIES COUNCIL NEWS: Our General
Meeting is on Thursday, October 8 at 7:30 p.m in the
cafeteria and the Ladies Council Mass will be on Sunday,
October 11 at 10 a.m. Please join us for both!
Trunk or Treat is tentatively
scheduled for October 24. Details will
be sent out soon!
Mass on Thanksgiving Day, November 26, will be celebrated at
9 a.m. only. The bread and wine to be
used at your Thanksgiving meal may be
brought to Mass to be blessed that
morning or at the 6 p.m. Mass on November 25.
Our St. Vincent de Paul Society is asking for monetary
donations at this time so they may continue their charitable
works for those in need. Financial donations may be placed
in the poor boxes in the back of church. Everyone should
have adequate and appropriate time to give thanks to God
for the many blessings that He continues to shower on our
homes, our families and our nation. Happy Thanksgiving!
National Vocation Awareness Week National Vocation Awareness Week is an annual
week-long celebration of the Catholic Church in the United
States dedicated to promote vocations to the priesthood,
diaconate and consecrated life through prayer and
education, and to renew our prayers and support for those
who are considering one of these particular vocations.
During the week of November 1-7, we encourage all
Catholics to take time to pray for vocations; reflect on our
own vocation and strengthen our personal relationship with
Christ; and educate our young people about the importance
of silent prayer and taking the time to truly listen to God's
voice in our hearts.
May we use this week to especially keep in prayer those
clergy, religious, and consecrated seculars closest to us,
and express to them our support for their vocation, their
ministry and their lives: Fr. Joseph, Fr. Kevin,
Deacon Steve, Deacon Tim, Sister Julia, Sister Loan,
Sister Elizabeth and Sister Mai.
The Annual Giving Tree
The first Sunday of Advent is November 29. Advent is a time of prayerful and patient
preparation for the celebration of Jesus’ birth
over 2000 years ago. It is also a time to
prepare our hearts for a greater interior
reception of Jesus’ presence now as well as prayerful
anticipation for Jesus’ Second Coming. We observe this
season through acts of prayer, penance, and—not least of
all—almsgiving.
Each week throughout Advent, parishioners are invited
to take an ornament from our annual Giving Tree. Each
week’s ornament offers a means to share our blessings
with others. As we will see, by giving we also receive.
First week of Advent – November 28-29
These ornaments will have a name or description of
someone for whom you are asked to purchase a gift. The
names of those in need come from Hope House, an
archdiocesan ministry serving the poor in the St. Thomas/
Irish Channel community. Please bring your gift to church
on the weekend of December 5-6.
Second week of Advent – December 5-6 This week’s ornament specifies a particular type of canned
good or household item needed to stock our Food Pantry
operated by our St. Vincent de Paul Society. Boxes will
be available in the back of church on the weekend of
December 12-13 to receive your food gifts.
Third week of Advent – December 12-13 This week, we select an ornament that cites a quotation
from Scripture. Place this ornament in a prominent place in
your home, perhaps the dinner table, where you can read it
often, reflect and pray on it, and share in the family circle
just what it means to us and to our lives.
Fourth week of Advent – December 19-20 Our holiday preparations should be all completed. Take the
time now to reflect on the birth of Jesus and let His love
shed light on all that you do in the year ahead.
It is extremely important when you select a gift ornament
that you make your purchase as soon as possible. We
want to ensure that all gifts are returned so that no one is
without a gift.
Please wrap the gift securely, taping the ornament to the
front with the name showing, and place it under the tree
or bring it to the Parish Center.
Not Too Late for RCIA Life has many storms—distressful relationships, jobs, poor
health; situations where we feel our powerlessness. If you
know someone, unbaptized or baptized in a non-Catholic
Christian tradition, who is searching for strength and
understanding to weather such squalls, invite them to seek
the perspective the Catholic Church offers. RCIA sessions
are held on Tuesdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Parish
Center. Please contact Trevor Huster at 888-0703 or
thuster@steddy.org for more information on RCIA (for
teens and adults) or RCIC (for children ages 7-13).
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St. Edward the Confessor Church
4921 West Metairie Avenue
Metairie, LA 70001
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GENERAL PARISH INFORMATION
PARISH STAFF
Pastor: Rev. Joseph Man Tran
Parochial Vicar: Rev. Kevin T. DeLerno
Deacons: Steven J. Koehler
Timothy G. Meaut
School Principal: Dr. Thomas E. Becker, Jr.
Director of Religious Ed.: Trevor D. Huster
ADDRESSES , TELEPHONES AND E-MAIL
Parish Office: 4921 West Metairie Ave.
Metairie, LA 70001-4466
(504) 888-0703; (504) 455-5443 FAX
E-mail: stedward@steddy.org
Parish Website: www.steddy.org
School: 4901 West Metairie Ave.
Metairie, LA 70001-4496
(504) 888-6353; (504) 456-0960 FAX
E-mail: stedschool@steddy.org
School website: www.steddyschool.com
SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE
Vigil (Saturdays) at 4 p.m.
Sundays at 8 a.m., 10 a.m., 12 noon and 4:30 p.m.
WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE
Mondays through Fridays at 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Saturdays at 8:30 a.m.
Holy Days of Obligation follow special schedules. See weekly bulletin.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturdays at 2:30 p.m., Sundays at 4 p.m., Monday through Friday at
5 p.m., and by appointment.
THE CONFESSOR For information on submitting articles for The Confessor, call the Parish
Center at 888-0703 or email Joanna Whitcomb (jwhitcomb@steddy.org).
The Archdiocese of New Orleans is inviting you to
participate in the annual day of Catholic giving on
Tuesday, December 1 (Giving Tuesday), a global day of
giving. Secure, tax-deductible donations will be accepted
on iGiveCatholic.org during a 24 hour period, and
St. Edward School will be participating along with many
other Catholic parishes, schools, ministries and not-for-
profit organizations.
St. Edward School celebrates its 55th Anniversary this
year, and what better time to support them than by giving
back through your generosity at this event. Many of us can
look back to the excellent education and moral
development that our sons, daughters, grandchildren or
other relatives received in the past with Sister Mary de
Lourdes and her faculty. Please consider donating back so
that this excellent education can continue with Dr. Tom
Becker and his faculty, some of whom have been here
many years and some who are also former St. Edward
graduates.
To donate, go to www.iGiveCatholic.org on Tuesday, December 1, from 12:01 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. You will
need a credit card to donate online. The minimum donation
is $25.00. St. Edward the Confessor School will be most
appreciative of any donation you can make.
Advanced giving will be available from November 16
through November 30. Be sure to check the “I’m a new
donor” box, as we will receive a prize if we have the most
new donors.
Save the date: Tuesday, December 1st.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1
ALL SAINTS DAY
REGULAR MASS SCHEDULE
8 a.m., 10 a.m., 12 Noon and 4:30 p.m.
Adoration and Benediction
follows the 4:30 p.m. Mass
Eucharistic Adoration
October and November bring thoughts of Fall. As the
seasons change, we are invited to change as well; not just
outer changes like our clothing or appearances, but inner
changes of the heart. The word “FALL” can remind us of
how that kind of change happens–by falling on our knees
and falling more in love with Jesus! We can change, not
by our own power and strength, but with the help of Jesus.
We can fall away from sin in repentance and turn to God in
adoration; fall away from complaining and turn to God in
thanksgiving for His blessings; turn away from self-
seeking and ask for the grace to do His will; fall away from
anxiety and grow in peace. Jesus can change us from the
inside out. Now, that is real change!
We have all had to deal with changes recently. You are
invited to try a new fresh approach to leave behind the old
and discover new grace, strength and peace. Begin your
change of heart by visiting Jesus and spending time with
Him in our Adoration Chapel on Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. We are in need of
another committed adorer on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. and
Fridays at 2 p.m. Please call Sheila Butler at 889-0334.