St. Cletus Catholic Church

As we prepare for the new school year at St. Cletus Catholic School, beginning the first full week of August, so register now, all Catholic children who aren’t attending a Catholic school need to register with their Parish School of Religion.

St. Cletus Catholic Church offers CCD classes for Kindergarten through 8th grade on Sundays, beginning August 25th, at 10 AM, between the 9 and 11 AM Masses.

For 9-12th grades we partner with several other Catholic Churches in the Westbank High School of Catholic Religion, which meets at St. Martha Catholic Church on select Saturdays.

All 11th graders (and 12th graders who aren’t confirmed) are invited to register for the Sacrament of Confirmation.

Registration for all of these will be Sunday, August 4 and 11, 9:30 AM - 12:15 PM in Jerome Hall.

For more information, visit our website:

CCD - Confraternity of Christian Doctrine Sacrament of Confirmation

Here’s version 2 of the flyer. The first one said August 222. Mea culpa.

A message from the Bolognas who are currently visiting the Children's Home in Uganda:

Cookie & Francis arrived the morning of the 10th of July having flown since the 8th.
They arrived at St Cletus Children's Home to the rousing greeting of some 3 to 400, who came to celebrate this special occasion on the 10th.
Today we celebrate several major events:
1. We are celebrating 25 years or so ago this Children's Home was founded by Michael & Juliet Masembe. It started very small but grew through the support of many.

2. We are celebrating 20 years or so ago, Momma Cookie and Papa Francis adopted us and have sponsored many of the children.

3. We are celebrating the Great gift of St Cletus Parish in New Orleans, who adopted us in 2015, for their 50th Anniversary, and changed our world forever through their incredible generosity.

4. We are celebrating the 11th graduating class from the St Cletus Tailoring University. Founded by the Deans of the University, Francis and Cookie, who championed the need for a Vo-Tech school for girls. They saw that girls were graduating from HS, not getting jobs, and ending up on the streets.

5. And finally, we are celebrating a very special day, July 10th, 53 years ago, Momma Cookie and Papa Francis said, I do!

The books I mentioned at Mass this weekend, about who Jesus really is according to the Bible, tradition, and history, are below. We don't want to have a case of mistaken identity with Jesus; it could have major and eternal consequences.

Counterfeit Christs by Trent Horn
https://shop.catholic.com/counterfeit-christs-finding-the-real-jesus-among-the-impostors/

The Case for Jesus by Dr. Brant Pitre
https://catholicproductions.com/collections/brant-pitre/products/the-case-for-jesus-signed-by-dr-pitre

Counterfeit Christs: Finding the Real Jesus Among the Impostors In Counterfeit Christs, Trent looks at eighteen phony versions of Jesus that we encounter today. Some are the creation of non-Christians: like skeptics who dismiss Jesus as a fictional composite of ancient myths, secular humanists who think he was just a Nice Man, or adherents of other religions who...

Due to the 4th of July Holiday, The Shawl Ministry will meet on Tuesday, July 9th at 5:30PM in the Annex. See you then.

We’re looking for a new Director of Religious Education. Please, share this post so we can get the word out.

https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/chalmette-la/carmella-christian-11874750

Carmella attended the 9 am Mass regularly. She led the rosary before the Mass. She will be missed by all. She was always faithful.
May eternal rest be granted to her. Prayers for her family!

Carmella Christian Obituary - Chalmette, LA Celebrate the life of Carmella Christian, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of St. Bernard Memorial Funeral Home & Gardens.

I found this ciborium in the back of the cabinet in Church a while back, but the cross on the cross on the lid broke off at some point and it needed some help. After filing down the sharp tab on top, cleaning, polishing, and lacquering, it’s ready to go back into service.

According to the engraving on the bottom, it was donated by Anthony M. Mauro, Sr, who was a parishioner of St. Cletus. If you know anything about him, please put it in the comments below.

National Eucharistic Revival:

In order to highlight the place of the Mass and the Most Holy Eucharist in the Catholic faith, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops have been working on a three-year process of Eucharistic Revival for the Catholic Church in the United States. The goal of the Revival is to allow the Holy Spirit to stir up in our hearts a greater love for the real presence of the Lord in the Eucharist and a desire to share that love with the world. The third year of this revival, when the Revival comes to our local parishes, begins on the Feast of Corpus Christi (the Body and Blood of Christ), on June 2, 2024.

For more information on how St. Cletus Catholic Church will be participating in the Eucharistic Revival, visit our special website for the Revival:

Eucharistic Revival To the members and families of St. Cletus Catholic Church and School and all those Catholics, Christians, and non-Christians who live in lower Gretna, LA:

If you missed our talk on the Mass, called Teaching the Mass: A Step-by-Step Walkthrough of the Roman Catholic Mass. We talk about preparing for Mass, the rites and prayers of the Mass, and praying the Mass.

Teaching the Mass: A Walkthrough of the Roman Catholic Mass This video is a walkthrough of the Holy Mass of the Roman Catholic Church, including preparing for Mass, rites and prayers of the Mass, praying the Mass, rol...

This Wednesday 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM.

Respect Life Ministry Meeting
Monday, April 22, 2024, 6:30PM
St. Cletus Church Annex Building

We will set our calendar and plan activities. Please bring ideas and any thoughts you have for the ministry.

Also, if you are able, please bring a package of diapers. The diapers will be donated to the Archdiocese Pregnancy Center.

St Cletus' Respect Life Ministry Born to Run Team 2024 supporting the Women's New Life Clinic.

Friday, April 26, is the Feast of St. Cletus, our titular feast, we’ll have our regular morning Mass as a memorial for St. Cletus, but we’ll also have a special Mass in the evening, at 6:00 PM, at which we’ll bless a new altar for the Adoration Chapel. That Mass, weather permitting, will be in the recess yard behind the school, under the covered basketball court.

Happy Easter! Alleluia, He is risen! Alleluia!

At the Easter Vigil Mass tonight we welcomed a new member of the Catholic Church, John, who's confirmation name is Peter.

Our choir, altar servers, and readers dis a great job, as well as Dcn. Pat. If Indisn't see you tonight, I hope to see you tomorrow for Easter Sunday Mass at 7:30, 9:00, or 11:00 AM.

Since next Sunday is Palm Sunday, Fr. Bryan is asking anyone who has palm plants to bring their palms to Church this week, by Saturday morning, and leave them under the port-o-cacher on the Claire Ave side of Church. It’s appreciated, but not necessary, that they be cleaned. Anyone who can help clean and trim the palms should gather at Church on Saturday, March 23, at 9 AM.

https://www.stcletuschurch.com

Join St. Cletus Catholic Church and the Woman’s New Life Clinic for Born to Run New Orleans.

Join us for our Lenten Mission…

Here’s St. Cletus Catholic Church’s schedule for this Lent and Holy Week, including Stations of the Cross, our Parish Mission, and Mass times for Easter.

Due to the rain and heavy flooding, we're cancellinf the Men's Gathering at St. Cletus Church Rectory this evening.

St. Cletus Catholic Church has a new Youtube page where we’ll be posting videos on Catholic theology, the sacraments, blessings and devotions, and Bible studies. We only have a few videos up now, but we plan to post semi-regularly. We have short-form videos as well as long-form videos, like this presentation On the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick.

On the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick is a Catholic sacrament for those in danger due to serious illness or old age. In this presentation, I’ll present the ...

Join us for a men’s gathering at St. Cletus rectory. The previous annoucement had the wrong date, we’ll actually meet on February 3, 2024 at 7 PM.