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Romans: An Eight-Part Bible Study, Monday Afternoon & Tuesday Night Classes Beginning Sept. 13 & 14 through Nov. 1 & 2, 2021. Click for more details and registration forms.

Men of Ascension of Our Lord are invited to join in an extraordinary weekend! This experience will take place August 12-15, 2021 at Lumen Christi Retreat Center in Schriever, Louisiana. Click here for more information.

Click here to read the July issue of Growing in Faith. Discover hope and joy in the Catholic faith. Available in English and Spanish.

Ascension of Our Lord would like to honor all of our high school and college graduates of 2021 and celebrate your accomplishments! Please join us for our Graduates Mass at 10:30am on May 23rd. Following Mass, graduates can pick up a gift from the Parish in the foyer of the Church. Please click to complete the RSVP and information form.

Registration for the 2021-2022 Parish School of Religion (PSR) has begun. Please click to access the online registration form. We are also excited to announce that PSR is expanding to include a Kindergarten class this year. The first class for the 2021-22 school year will be August 23rd.

Any employee or volunteer who has contact with minors must have completed Safe Environment Training and must complete renewal training every three years. We are asking all employees and volunteers that have contact with minors to visit the training website (by clicking the picture on the left) and create an account if you have not already done so. Please verify that your training records are correct and are not expired. If you have any problems or questions, contact the parish office at 985-652-2615.

Applications for the Knights of Columbus Father Benjamin Piovan Memorial Scholarship are now available. Completed applications are due back by Friday, May 7th at 4:00pm. All 7th graders at school or in our Church parish who will be attending St. Charles Catholic High School in the Fall of 2021 are eligible to apply. Contact Grand Knight Mike Abbate at 985-652-5041 with any questions. Click here to print out the application or pick one up at the school office or parish office.

Blessing of the St. Joseph Altar in the Church Vestibule will occur on Friday, March 19th after 8:30am Mass. Viewing will continue throughout the weekend. We invite all to visit the altar. Click for the schedule.

Women of Ascension of Our Lord are invited to join in an extraordinary weekend! This experience will take place April 8–11, 2021 at Lumen Christi Retreat Center in Schriever, Louisiana. Click here for more information.

Experience the way of the cross as you never have before. Rather than meditating about Christ's journey to the cross, pray with him. Click here to access the audio link of Fr. Mark Toups presenting his booklet on the Stations of the Cross.

Click here to update your Church Census information. Thank you for helping to keep our records up-to-date.

Click here for Advent Resources including a 2020 Advent Calendar and links to the REJOICE! ADVENT MEDITATIONS videos and Dynamic Catholic's Best Advent Ever.

Use our online form to sign up for Youth Ministry and never miss a CYO or Youth update!

Registration for 2020-2021 PSR classes is underway! Due to COVID-19, PSR has delayed its start date. The first class for PSR will begin Monday, September 14th at 6:00pm in the second building of Ascension of Our Lord School. This year students can choose to attend traditional classes or to study independently at home. Click for more details and a registration form.

Entergy understands the impact that COVID-19 may have on our communities and are taking steps to support and protect our customers during these challenging and uncertain times.

If you have not done so already, please look for your Census Invitation in the mail and respond. The good news is you can do it at home online for the first time ever via smartphone, tablet, or computer. If this is not an option, you can mail your response back. Click for more details about the National Census.

To make things easier on our parishioners during this trying time, we offer some options for continuing your offerings to support our parish. Click here for details.

CANCELED - As we Journey through Lent with Jesus, we are reminded by Archbishop Aymond that "lent should include standing before our merciful God and asking for his forgiveness in the Sacrament of Reconciliation, better known as Confession." We are reminded that opportunities for confession will be available in ALL Archdiocesan Churches on the evenings of March 18th, March 25th, & April 1st from 5:00pm through 6:30pm. Fr. Walter will hear confessions before and after the 6:00pm Mass on these days.

CANCELED - We are asking for donations for our St. Joseph Altar. Donations can be dropped off at the Parish Office no later than noon on Wednesday, March 18th. Click for more information.

Visit our Advent page for resources to enhance your Advent Season. Watch daily video reflections from Dynamic Catholic and catch up on the weekly videos from our Rejoice! Advent Meditations with Joseph program.