St Anthony Church

Monsignor enjoyed judging the gumbo cook-off at St. Anthony School yesterday.

Bishop Marshall will celebrate 8:20 mass this Friday! Please join us if you can. We would like to pack the church for the Bishop on the feast day of the Immaculate Conception (a Holy Day of obligation).

Last night we celebrated the Investiture of Monsignor Scott Chemino and Monsignor James Ferguson as Chaplains to His Holiness. It was a beautiful Vespers ceremony at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral by Bishop Marshall followed by a lovely reception. Congratulations Monsignor Chemino! You are such a blessing to our church and community.

Thank you to all of the parishioners that filled the church!

Please help them to reach their goal for this campaign! All donations go straight to the school.

🥳We are HALF WAY to our goal of $1000!

Please help us to reach our goal before the end of the day!

⭐️All donations will go directly to our needed and necessary internet upgrade for our 1st and 2nd grade classrooms.

All donations made today will go directly to SAS.

Please consider a one time gift today !

The direct link to donate to SAS is here: https://alexandria.igivecatholic.org/donate?campaign_id=185127

Please consider making a donation to our school or church. No amount is too small. Click the link below.

Catholic Schools Giving Day is today! SAS is thankful for the blessing of families that entrust us with their most precious gifts and for a safe, loving environment in which we are able to help them excel both academically and in their faith!

Your generous donations also allow us to keep SAS both affordable and accessible to all families, those currently enrolled as well as those considering Catholic education.

Please consider a one time gift to help us continue to educate children and grow their faith. With our top notch curriculums and one on one educational time, our students are exceeding our expectations.

Our Giving Day appeals page is linked here: https://alexandria.igivecatholic.org/donate?campaign_id=185127

Your faithfulness in giving to our school helps to ensure its sustainability and future growth.

Thank you to our parishioners for your support of this event.

What an unbelievable experience for these student athletes.

$10 a ticket! Don’t miss this delicious gumbo!

🥣🍲Gumbo 2 Geaux 🥣🍲

We are getting lots of questions about how this will work. Just bring your tickets from 4:30-6:30 and we will serve you gumbo. This replaces our Fall dinner fundraiser.

The competition will end prior to serving. It’s not too late to enter a team!

Gumbo weather is here!!

Purchase your gumbo tickets from any SAS student. It’s going to be delicious!!

Tickets are $10 each.

Check out this video that our teens saw at the end of our program tonight.

Confession is indeed a place of victory!

Join us for our annual Penance service on December 13th.

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We are so proud of these young future leaders of our Catholic faith. LifeTeen was outstanding tonight because these teenagers are so engaged in diving deeper and learning about their faith. Tonight was all about the Sacrament of Reconciliation and what a gift it is to us.

Thank you to Mrs. Denise Riche for a providing a feast for these kids. It was delicious!

November Life Teen will be in the Brother Francis Center from 6-7:30 on November 15th.

Monsignor Chemino is SO proud of all of these little saints.

All Saints Day Mass Schedule:
7:30
8:20
12:00
6:00

This is for all of our Catholic Teens Alive youth group members and their friends!

St. Mary’s Church in Cottonport is bringing Teen ACTS to Avoyelles parish for the first time and the applications are out. This transformative retreat is for 9-12th graders and will take place December 28-31 at Maryhill.

Parents, please encourage your teens to apply. They will not want to miss this opportunity to deepen their faith. It’s so much fun!

If you need an application emailed to you, drop your email below.

Catholic Teens Alive Life Teen Event: The Wedding Feast of the Holy Lamb

What a fun “Wedding Feast” we shared tonight with our teenagers!

We enjoyed a beautiful explanation and representation about when we receive the Eucharist we become one with God just like in marriage we become one with our spouse.

Monsignor Chemino also explained Adoration: what it means, what his garments mean, why he wears special ones, what the monstrance is and it’s purpose during Adoration of the Holy Eucharist.

We enjoyed a beautiful meal prepared and provided by community members. Thank you all!

✨These teenagers are deeping their faith and it is so special to witness.

Congratulations Matthew.

On Monday, October 9, Alexandria seminarian Matthew Bonner was instituted into the ministry of acolyte, a step toward ordination to the diaconate and the priesthood. The Most Reverend Edward Burns, Bishop of Dallas, celebrated the Mass of Institution in the newly renovated chapel of Notre Dame Seminary. Matthew is piictured here with Bishop Burns and Father Joshua Rodrigue, Rector of Notre Dame Seminary. Congratulations, Matthew and thank you for your commitment to discerning the call to priesthood.

Today, Tuesday the 17th, we are asked by Bishop Marshall to spend the day in prayer and fasting for the Holy Land. The Bishops of the Holy Land are also suggesting that we attend Adoration. You are all invited to come spend time in our Adoration Chapel.

This weekend we showed the second part of our Eucharistic Revival Series. If you missed it, check it out here. Please share.

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Our next LifeTeen meeting is next Wednesday!

In case anyone wants to watch the video shown at mass this weekend to start our “Eucharistic Revival Series”, here it is.

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SO much fun at our Life Teen kick off event tonight!

These kids had a blast playing water style capture the flag. It was followed by a BEAUTIFUL explanation of what the rosary is, what it means, why we pray it, how we pray it, and why it matters. (Ask your teen about if they were there)

We hope your kids loved it as much as we did. Thank you to all of our volunteers and all of those that donated.

Reminder! Tomorrow night!

Join us for our Life Teen Kick Off event!

✨Wednesday, September 13th
✨6:00 pm
✨At the St. Anthony School Field

We can not wait to kick off our Life Teen program! All 9th-12th graders are invited to attend. This is also the first night of CCD. Bring your friends because it’s going to be a blast! We are going to have some messy fun!

💦💧wear old clothes
💦💧bring a towel

Bring a friend!

Grandparents join us! We will start with Mass at St Anthony Church, then donuts and juice will be served in the gym after.

Come out and see your grandchildren’s amazing school!

Join us for our Life Teen Kick Off event!

✨Wednesday, September 13th
✨6:00 pm
✨At the St. Anthony School Field

We can not wait to kick off our Life Teen program! All 9th-12th graders are invited to attend. This is also the first night of CCD. Bring your friends because it’s going to be a blast! We are going to have some messy fun!

💦💧wear old clothes
💦💧bring a towel if you’d like

Bishop Robert Marshall is pleased to announce that Diocese of Alexandria Catholic Schools have earned system-wide accreditation by Cognia™, a nonprofit organization that provides quality assurance for schools, school districts, and education service providers.

Bishop informed the principals yesterday during the 2023-2024 School Mass at St. Frances Cabrini Church.

Cognia (formerly AdvancED), nationally recognizes districts that meet rigorous standards that focus on productive learning environments, equitable resource allocation that meet the needs of learners, and effective leadership. Earning accreditation from the Cognia Global Accreditation Commission means that the system and all of its schools are accredited, and that the Diocese of Alexandria School System is recognized across the nation as a school system that meets Cognia Standards of Quality, and maintains a commitment to continuous improvement.

“Systems accreditation as conferred by the Cognia Global Accreditation Commission provides the Diocese of Alexandria Schools a nationally recognized mark of quality for our school system and each school within our system,” shared Bishop Robert Marshall. “It demonstrates to our community our commitment to excellence, our openness to external review and feedback, and our desire to be the best we can be on behalf of the students we serve.”

To earn accreditation from Cognia, a school district also must implement a continuous process of improvement, and submit to internal and external review. School systems in good standing can maintain their accreditation for a five-year term.

Dr. Mark A. Elgart, president and CEO of Cognia, stated, “Cognia System Accreditation is a rigorous process that focuses the entire school system and its community on the primary goal of preparing lifelong learners in engaging environments where all students can flourish. Diocese of Alexandria schools are to be commended for demonstrating that it has met high standards, is making progress on key indicators that impact student learning.”

Cognia is the parent organization of the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI), Northwest Accreditation Commission (NWAC) and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI). Parents and interested community members can learn more about the Cognia Accreditation at cognia.org.

About Cognia
Cognia offers accreditation and certification, assessment, professional learning, and improvement services to institutions and other education providers. The result of the merger of AdvancED and Measured Progress, Cognia was formed to bridge the gap between school evaluation and student assessment. As a global nonprofit working in over 80 countries, our 36,000 institutions serve and support nearly 25 million students and five million educators every day. Cognia serves as trusted partner in advancing learning for all learners. Find out more at cognia.org.

About the Diocese of Alexandria Schools
Some of our schools had been individually accredited through Cognia; this system-wide accreditation renews and expands that recognition. The eight schools of the Diocese of Alexandria are Holy Savior Menard Central High School, Alexandria; St. Frances Cabrini School, Alexandria; Our Lady of Prompt Succor School, Alexandria, St. Mary’s Catholic School, Natchitoches; Sacred Heart School, Moreauville; St. Joseph School, Plaucheville; St. Mary’s Assumption School, Cottonport and St. Anthony of Padua School, Bunkie.

Happy birthday Monsignor Chemino!! We hope that you are having the best day.

Please join us on Saturday and help us to get the school ready for the new year.

🗣️Reminder: our clean up day is THIS Saturday! We can’t wait to see everyone!

Parents, grandparents, community members, and staff members are all needed and welcome to join us for this event!

Please mark your calendars. Let’s get our school ready for the school year. Sign up here and let us know if you can make it: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdQ6KFSJyTc-OVEJ6XLGEqVhF6K3ovoXsodbiJxVDq3WjPjwQ/viewform

We are in need of pressure washers. If you are willing to loan us your pressure washer and/or help us to pressure wash parts of our school, please contact Mrs. LaPoint.

Things that are needed:
🌟pressure washing
🌟tree trimming
🌟replacing swing set chains
🌟weeding flower beds
🌟general cleaning
🌟sprucing up flower beds

Please share!

Parents, you can drop off your child’s school supplies on August 9th from 12:00-3:30.

Please join us that night with your families at 6:00 in the gym for a Blessing of the Scool.