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Registration for the 2025-26 Family Catechesis Program is now open. Please click for information about the program and to access online registration, online payment, and class schedule.

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

Applications for the Knights of Columbus Father Benjamin Piovan Memorial Scholarship are now available. Completed applications are due back by Wednesday, April 16th at 4:00pm. All 7th graders from Ascension of Our Lord Church Parish (Catholic or public school student) who will be attending St. Charles Catholic High School for the 8th grade in the Fall of 2025 are eligible to apply. Contact Mike Abbate at 985-652-5041 with any questions. Click here to print out the application.

Join us for our Lenten Mission: A Future Full of Hope, on Monday April 7th and Tuesday, April 8th at 7pm in the Church, presented by Deacon Larry Oney and Mrs. Andi Oney of Hope and Purpose Ministries. Click here for the mission flyer.

Ascension of Our Lord and St. Joan of Arc Church Parishes invite the women of the River Parishes to attend the annual Women's ACTS Retreat which will take place May 1 -4, 2025 at the Lumen Christi Retreat Center in Schriever, Louisiana. Click here for more information.

Introducing the newest scholarship opportunity from the Knights of Columbus Council 9623...The Deacon Paul Dupuy Endowment Scholarship. This scholarship will be awarded to a graduating 7th grader from AOL School OR Church Parish (Catholic or Public School student), St. Joan of Arc School, or St. Peter School, who will attend St. Charles Catholic High School for 8th-12th grades. The scholarship is valued at $1,000 per school year and will be forwarded to SCC in the name of the recipient. The scholarship is for 5 years as long the recipient remains a student of SCC. Applications will be accepted at the Ascension of Our Lord School Office or Church Parish Office until 4pm Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Click here to download an application.

Click here for various resources to take you through the Season of Lent, including links to a Lenten Calendar, a Guide to Confession, an audio recording of the Way of the Cross, and the newest set of videos from Ascension Press, The Lenten Companion: Walking with Mary to Jerusalem.

Blessing of the St. Joseph Altar in Piovan Parish Hall will occur on Saturday, March 14th after 4:00pm Mass. The Altar will be open for viewing after all Masses on Saturday and Sunday. We invite all to visit the altar. Click for the detailed schedule.

Men of Ascension of Our Lord are invited to join in an extraordinary weekend! This experience will take place April 10-13, 2025 at Lumen Christi Retreat Center in Schriever, Louisiana. Click here for more information.

The New Orleans Chapter of Daughters of Isabella, Joan of Arc Circle 1405, is awarding a $4000 scholarship to a deserving young lady enrolled in grades 8th through 12th in a Catholic school for the 2025-2026 school year. Click here for an application. Deadline to apply is May 1, 2025.

The Altar Society are making their popular Italian cookies in Piovan Parish Hall every day Mon - Fri from 9am-1pm. All are invited to help out. No experience needed! Click here for a cookie order form. Cookies are $12 per 1 lb bag. The Altar Society appreciates any cash donations to offset the cost of ingredients that were purchased wholesale at reduced prices. Thank you for your generosity.

Click here for Advent Resources including a 2024 Advent Calendar, Blessing of the Advent Wreath, Christmas Tree, and Nativity Scene, and links to Rejoice! Advent Meditations videos from Ascension Press.

Our Annual Christmas Mass of Remembrance to remember our departed loved ones will be held on Tuesday, December 17th at 6:00pm. Please click here to complete the form if you would like your departed loved ones remembered at this special Mass. You may also return a paper copy of the form to the Parish Office. Please register by December 9th so that we may plan appropriately.

Our nation is in desperate need of Jesus Christ. It is time for us to come together and pray for the future of our nation and the generations to come. The Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet and other prayers will be recited at various times throughout. A program will be available. Click here for a detailed flyer. To sign up for a time slot, click the link above.

If you were unable to attend the Parish Town Hall Meeting on May 4th and would like to offer your ideas or comments, we invite you to fill out the anonymous online questionnaire. Thank you for your interest in the vitality of our parish community. Click here to access the form.

Registration is now open for all Catholic teens entering 10th grade or higher who wish to be confirmed in the Fall of 2025. Please click here to access the online registration form.

The novena in honor of the Holy Spirit is the oldest of all novenas since it was first made at the direction of Our Lord Himself when He sent His apostles back to Jerusalem to await the coming of the Holy Spirit on the first Pentecost. It is still the only novena officially prescribed by the Church. Addressed to the Third Person of the Blessed Trinity, it is a powerful plea for the light and strength and love so sorely needed by every Christian. This Novena begins on the day after the Solemnity of the Ascension, Friday of the 6th Week of Easter, even if the Solemnity of the Ascension is transferred to the 7th Sunday. This year the novena will begin on Friday, May 10th. Pray for the gifts of the Holy Spirit for our leaders and ourselves in this difficult time. Click here to access the novena.

The Knights of Columbus Catholic Youth Leadership Award program offers all Louisiana high school seniors who are practicing Catholics the opportunity to apply for this award. If you are interested in applying, please click here to apply. Deadline to submit your online application is Friday, January 25th. For more information, visit www.louisianakc.org/programs/cyla.

We are excited to extend an invitation to the women of AOL and SJA parishes to join us for the ACTS Women's Retreat being held June 1st-4th. If you are interested in learning more about this amazing experience, please click here. Please do not hesitate to reach out to a team member if you should have questions.

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.