Parish News & Announcements

Craft Fair
The annual Craft Fair, sponsored by the St. Edward Ladies Council will be held on Saturday, November 13 from 9:00am to 5:00pm. Vendors interested in participating should Click Here for information and an application or you may call the Craft Fair message phone line at 45K-RAFT.
Lord, Teach Me to Pray
Lord, Teach Me To Pray is a three-part prayer series for women based on Ignatian Spirituality. Part I, Praying Christian Virtues, will be offered in our Parish Center on Wednesdays from 10 AM to Noon from September 15 through December 8. It helps women meet in a small group to deepen their prayer life and discover what to do for dryness and obstacles in prayer. It also introduces the different methods of Ignatian prayer: meditation, contemplation, and Consciousness Examen. Two trained facilitators will guide the group in prayer and help you to share your faith. Contact Lynda Leaber at 455-8292 for more information.
40 Days for Life
From September 22 through October 31, our community will be uniting with cities from coast to coast for a simultaneous pro-life campaign40 Days for Life. An all-night vigil for the success of this campaign will begin at 10 PM on Wednesday, September 29 and end at 7 AM on September 30 in the Adoration Chapel at St. Edward. Our parish will also participate in sidewalk prayer in front of the abortion clinic on Thursday, September 30 between 7 AM and 7 PM. Registration for participation in both events will take place following all Masses on the weekend of September 11-12. All are invited to both. If you will not be at St. Edward for sign-up weekend, you may call Barb at 885-5761 to sign up for the sidewalk vigil on September 30 or Sheila at 889-0334 to sign up for adoration on the night of September 29-30. If you cannot sign up for an hour, please come whenever you can. 40 Days for Life is an ecumenical, faith-based effort made up of three key components: Prayer and Fasting: inviting people of faith throughout our city to join together for 40 days of fervent prayer and fasting for an end to abortion Peaceful Vigil: standing for life through a 40-day around the clock legal and peaceful witness outside Louisianas largest abortion facility located in Metairie, 3044 Ridgelake Dr., near Lakeside Mall. Community Outreach: taking a positive, upbeat pro-life message to every corner of our city through media efforts, church presentations, door-to-door advocacy, and public visibility. The Archdiocesan Administrative Council has approved the participation of Catholic parishes and ministries in 40 Days for Life. If you have any questions, you may contact Peg Kenny at 834-5433 or by email at peggyfkenny@yahoo.com. You may also visit the 40 Days for Life website at www.prolifelouisiana.org for additional information and to sign up for any of the days between September 22 and October 31.
Cochon de Lait Race Registration
To print a Race Registration form Click Here
Cochon de Lait 2010
Dancing With the Pigs! Thats the theme of our 45th annual Cochon de Lait and Fair. It all kicks off on Friday, October 15th at 6:00 PM. There is a lot of work and preparation that still needs to be done. We will need volunteers in all areas. This is a great way to get involved in the parish and meet new people. Here are some of the Cochon chairpersons and their contact numbers. Please call one of them to offer your help today. Chairman Ted Zada&&&&&&&&.456-9211 Co-chairman Angelo Schiro&&&&&456-9575 Construction Chair Mike Hunter&&&701-4434 Game Booths Chair Vicky Smith&&&.889-2565 Consider volunteering to help set up or tear down the fair or work a few hours in a food or game booth. Would you or your company like to be Cochon sponsors or contribute prizes, trinkets, discount coupons, gift certificates, promotional items or groceries to our grocery or game booths? There are many ways to help, just plan to get involved! You should soon be receiving your Raffle Tickets. If every parish family sold or purchased their book of tickets, this Fair would be a financial success before it begins. Your parish needs your help, so please dont let our community down. For information on volunteering or making a donation to any aspect of the Cochon, call the Parish Office at 888-0703.
40th Reunion for the Class of 1970
The First Graduating Class! Friday, October 8th, 2010 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the home of Shelley Pigeon 1114 Peniston, New Orleans 70115 Call 504-628-8189 to RSVP and for more information.
Family Day Celebration
Our Family Day Celebration at St. Edward will be on Saturday, September 18 beginning at 11:00 and ending with Mass at 4:00pm. The theme this year is Table Time Celebrate Family! Family Day will begin with family portraits and crafts for the children. Lunch will include grilled hamburgers and hotdogs with all the fixings and every kind of dessert imaginable. Families may stroll outdoors (lawn chairs in hand) to a water balloon toss and space walks and then back inside for Bingo. Family Day will close with the 4:00pm Vigil Mass. If you'd like to volunteer to help make this a very special Family Day, please contact the Parish Center.
Confirmation 2011
In the Archdiocese of New Orleans, the Sacrament of Confirmation is celebrated by students in the eleventh grade. Students desiring the Sacrament of Confirmation in the spring of 2011 at St. Edward the Confessor Church must register no later than September 17, 2010. Please call the Parish Center to give your name, address and phone number in order to receive a registration form by mail. Candidates will attend Confirmation Preparation classes as well as a retreat. Specific dates and times will be given at registration. For more information, contact Trevor Huster at the Parish Center - 888-0703.