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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.