Learn more about the Mass, our most intimate encounter with Jesus Christ, through a presentation in three-parts every other Monday morning (9:30 AM) or Wednesday evening 6:30 PM) beginning June 16th and ending July 16th. Questions? Call Judy Scholzen @ 504-206-8776. Click on this box for specific details.

Mark your calendars to register for the 2025-2026 St. Mary Magdalen Parish School of Religion and High School of Religion. Registration will take place the weekends of August 16-17 and August 23-24, after all Masses. For more information please contact Melanie S. Gaumond at [email protected] or 504-766-8163. Click on this box for more information.

The 2026 St. Mary Magdalen HIGH SCHOOL CONFIRMATION CLASS is forming now for juniors in high school who desire to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation beginning with sacramental formation classes in September. If you are interested in either opportunity, please contact Melanie S. Gaumond, Director of Religious Education at [email protected] or (504)766-8163. Click on this box for more details.

CATHOLIC GAME NIGHT MONDAY, June 23 AT 7:00 PM By popular demand, The Catholic Card Game will be featured at our sixth Catholic Game Night (CGN) on Monday, June 23, at 7:00 PM, in the Discipleship Center. Teams of 4-6 players will compete in this sentence completion game that both teaches us about our faith and makes you cry with laughter! Doors open at 6:45 PM, and games start at 7:00 PM. Drinks and lite snacks included. Must be 18 or older to play. Click on this box for more information.

"Another Man's Treasure" Community Sale to benefit SMM Capital Campaign Saturday, June 14, from 8 AM - 3 PM in Massett Hall Cafeteria. Donations will be accepted the weekend of June 7-8, and Friday, June I3 in the cafeteria. To volunteer or for questions call or email Susan Arthur at 504-495-8359 or [email protected] Click on this box for full details including exact drop off times.

You are invited to A WINE & CHEESE SOCIAL in St. Mary Magdalen Discipleship Center on Tuesday, June 10, at 6:30 PM, for a discussion about the Benefits of Pre-planning as it relates to our Catholic faith and funeral planning. Call Cynthia Davidson at (504)388-5601 for additional information.

The Semi-annual Five Day St. Jude Novena of Hope will take place at St. Mary Magdalen Church from June 2 - June 6, 2025. The Rosary, Novena Prayers, and Confession will be offered daily beginning at 11:45 a.m. The Rosary, Novena Prayers, Confession, and Mass will be offered nightly beginning at 6:00 p.m. Click on this box for full details.

The morning presentation on the importance of the Pope in the Catholic Church has been rescheduled for Monday, June 2, at 9:30 am (coffee and fellowship at 9:15) No registration necessary. Questions? Call Judy Scholzen at 504-206-8776.

Join us on Sunday, June 1, in Massett Hall Cafeteria to play Bunco. Doors open at 2 PM. Cost is $5 and an unexpired food item for the Social Apostolate. Must be 21 to play. Click on this box for full details.

Spend some quality time together enriching your marriage at the SMM Parish Married Couples Retreat at the Cenacle on the Lake in Metairie on the weekend of June 7-8, 2025. Click on this box for details and registration information.

Spiritual Adoption Baby Shower & Diaper / Wipe Drive To Benefit Access Pregnancy May 17 & 18 and May 24 & 25 Hosted by KC Ladies’ Auxiliary & Respect Life Ministry. Drop off diapers, wipes, baby blankets, and baby clothes (newborn to toddler) at all Church Entrances and Respect Life Alcove.

The SMM KC Ladies' Auxiliary will sponsor a Rosary-making Workshop on Sunday, May 18, from 2- 4 PM in Massett Hall Cafeteria. Learn to make a knot rosary, a slide pony bead rosary, and a rice bead rosary. Please register at [email protected] so there will be adequate supplies on hand.

First among the pilgrimage sites the 2025 Jubilee Year is St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. Using a special digitized format, you are invited to join St. Mary Magdalen parishioners for a presentation of St. Peter’s Basilica: an AI-Enhanced Experience on Monday, May 19th, at 9:30 AM and repeated at 6:30 PM in the Discipleship Center. To register, please email [email protected]. Click on this box for more details.

The SMM Parish May Crowning will take place on Sunday, May 4th, at the 10:30 AM Mass. Children, families, and parishioners are invited to bring flowers and join the procession to crown Our Lady.

The entire Church mourns the death of our Holy Father, Pope Francis. In the coming days, Masses will be offered for the repose of his soul in churches throughout the world. Communities and individuals will ask God to bestow his infinite mercy on the man who served the Church as the Bishop of Rome. Click on this box for a link to the USCCB for a Novena in Memory of Pope Francis. The novena should be prayed from April 26 through May 4.

On Sunday, May 4th, the SMM KC Ladies’ Auxiliary invites you to Coffee & Donuts in Massett Hall Cafeteria following the morning Masses.

The KC Ladies' Auxiliary invites you to a Sit n Paint on Sunday, May 4, from 2 - 4 PM, in Massett Hall Cafeteria. Cost of the canvas is $20. Please register by April 30 at [email protected] or by calling 504-214-8604 or 504-666-9400.

On Good Friday is St. Mary Magdalen's Way of the Cross Annual Walk visiting nine historic churches from Uptown to Downtown. The Group from St. Mary Magdalen will begin at St. Stephen's Church on Napoleon Avenue . Anyone wanting to join in should meet with Wayne Guy at 7:45am in front of the St Stephens to begin the 5.3 mile journey. All books will be provided. Streetcar or Public Service bus can return you to St. Stephen’s about noon.

Palm Sunday Masses: Regular weekend Mass Schedule / Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper at 7:00 PM / Good Friday Solemn Service at 3:00 PM; Stations of the Cross at 6:30 PM / Holy Saturday Easter Vigil Mass at 8:00 PM / Easter Sunday Masses at 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM, 6:00 PM

This Novena starts on Good Friday, April 18, and continues daily until Saturday, April 26th. Schedule is as follows: Good Friday, April 18,, 2:00 PM in the chapel. April 19-20, pray the novena on your own. April 21-26, in the chapel after the 8:30 AM Mass. Come pray with us as we deepen our love of God and His Divine Mercy!