Saturday 3:30 to 4:00 15 minutes before
Mass on Sunday - daily before weekday Masses - other times by appointment.
Baptism
Sundays 2:00 p.m. Please call the Rectory
2 weeks prior to set an appointment
Communion For The Sick
Please call the Rectory when someone is
unable to attend mass for any length of time
Matrimony
Arrangements must be made with one of the
priest at least six (6) months prior to you wedding. A definite date
for a wedding may be set only after an appointment with one of the priest.
SATURDAY:Welcome Fr. Hoang Minh Tuong(Pronounged Fr. Wong)Our new Pastor
4 p.m.
Vigil Mass
August
1, 2010
SUNDAY:
9 a.m.
,
10:30 a.m.
, and
5 p.m.
Mass
Dear
Parishioners,
I just would like to say thank you for the going away event at the
KC Home in my honor. I thank the ladies who planned and executed. Thanks
to the Knights for all their help and thanks to all who gave a gift. It is
truly appreciated. You are all in my daily prayers and remember my motto
– “always leave them laughing.”Fr. Bernie
CATHOLIC
CRUISE TO
WESTERN CARIBBEAN
Come and sail away on a
7-Night Catholic Exotic Wesern
Caribbean
Cruise with Fr. Brendan Murphy October 24th – 31st,
2010 on the Carnival Valor out of Miami, Fl. Ports of Call: Grand Cayman,
Cayman Island, Isla Roatan, Belize, Cozumel (Mexico). Prices begin at
$1,069 for two passengers which includes all port fees and taxes. Daily
Mass and Rosary offered. Deposits of only $50 per person will reserve your
cabin. Space is limited. For further info or to register, contact Doug or
Eileen at 860-399-1785 or dpayttc@aol.com.Thanks and God Bless,Doug.
WELCOME FR. HOANG MINH TUONG
St. Louis King of
France
parishioners would like to welcome Fr. Hoang Minh Tuong, (pronounced
Fr. Wong) as he likes to be called. He will arrive
Saturday, July 31, 2010
, and will celebrate the
4 p.m.
Vigil Mass, for his first Mass as Pastor of St. Louis King of
France
Church
.
Fr. Hoang was born
September 24, 1969
in
Viet Nam
. As a young boy, he and his family fled the Communist Regime in
Viet Nam
, and moved to the
United States
in 1984. They settled in New Orleans East. He attended local schools at
that time. He went to high school at
Seminary
High School
in
New Hampshire
.Then he moved back to the
New Orleans
area and attended St. Joseph Seminary in
Covington
,
La.
till 1997. He then enteredNotre
Dame Seminary for four years, graduated and was ordained
June 2, 2001
.
Fr. Hoang started out as Parochial Vicar at St. Mark’s in
Chalmette
for three years. Then he spent one year at St. Andrew the Apostle in
Algiers
,
La.
From there he went to Our Lady of Prompt Succor in
Westwego
,
La.
for two years. After leaving Westwego, he has been at St. Anselm in
Madisonville
,
La.
till the present time. The move to St. Louis King of
France
Church
will be Fr. Hoang’s first assignment as Pastor. We are very blessed to
be selected as the parish where Fr. Hoang will celebrate his first Mass
as our Pastor. We pray that his journey with us will be long and
prosperous.
PASTORAL COUNCIL SUGGESTION BOX
The
next Pastoral Council Meeting will be on Tuesday, August
3rd, at
7:00 p.m.
in the Rectory. Here is your opportunity to offer your ideas for
discussion. Please use the following, or just use any note paper and
place in an envelope marked For Parish Council and drop in the
collection basket. I would like the Parish Council to discuss or
consider the following:
School
Website
St.
Louis King of France School has a new Web Site. This site will
continue to list parish news and events. You can visit the School
Web Site at https://slkf.eduk12.net/
Anyone
wishing to place an ad on the T shirt for the next festival, please contactChristine Bonura at 343-5068 or Leslie Delacroix at 256-9172.
The dates of the festival are October 22, 23 and 24, 2010.
The committee is looking for the following: produce, janitorial supplies,
electricians and sponsors.If you
can help or wish to donate an item for the festival, please call Starr Puipuro
at 452-1660 or George Delpidio at 329-5874.
THE
COUNT DOWN TO THE SEAFOOD FESTIVAL IS 15 WEEKS AWAY.LET’S MAKE THIS YEAR THE BEST FESTIVAL WE’VE EVER HAD!!!!!
CAREER
OPPORTUNITY
The
Knights of Columbus are seeking young men for a career opportunity,
representing their insurance program as a Field Agent. We offer a
complete benefits package with this full-time position. In order to
qualify, one must be eligible for membership in the Knights of Columbus.
For more information, please contact Terry Kennedy, General Agent at
985-649-2703. Resumes may also be faxed to 985-643-9789 or e-mailed to Terry.kennedy@kofc.org,
or mailed to Kennedy Agency,
104 Village St.
, Ste. B,
Slidell
,
La.
We
are presently updating our Parish files and registered parishioners will
receive their Church Offertory Envelopes in August. If you are asked to be
a sponsor for Confirmation or a Godparent in another parish, you are
expected to present a letter from your pastor to show that you are a
practicing Catholic and a registered member of St. Louis King of
France
. This form can also be used for updating information and can be placed in
the Collection Basket.
NAME_________________________________________
ADDRESS_____________________________________
CITY______________________ZIP CODE____________
PHONE
NUMBER________________________________
WORLD
WIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER
The
next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend at the
Tracy
Retreat
Center
in
Baton Rouge
is
Dec. 4-6, 2009
. For more information or to register, call (toll free) 1-888-469-3735
or Email: registration@wwme-nogl.com
or Web Site: www.wwme-nogl.com.
New
Website Contract
We
will be changing host for our web site. The cost of the host will
be reduced from $25 a month to $5 a month. We will still keep our
domain name: stlouiskingoffrance.com
I have posted a page with pictures of the damage to SLKF. We
were lucky to be on the dry side of the 17th. Street Canal but we did get
some wind damage. Please visit our Katrina
Storm Damage Gallery
St. Louis King of France is located on the corner of
Lake Ave. and Poplar. If you need directions please click on the map
below.
