Your contributions for the week:                    $3,903.00
May the Lord bless your sacrifice.
 
Second Collection: The Second Collection being taken up at all Masses this weekend is to benefit Catholic Charities. Please be as generous as possible.

Eggs, eggs, eggs: No, not eggs, but EGG SHELLS is what we desperately need to keep our Tuesday Ladies working. Please consider bringing empty egg shells to the Parish Office so our ladies can turn them into beautiful confetti eggs for the Italian Festival.

Beads Please: The Krewe of Kindergarten will have a Mardi Gras Parade in the main school yard on March 1st. The children are in need of beads. If you have beads that you would like to donate to our Kindergarteners please bring them to the School Office.

Golden Wedding Anniversary Celebration: The Archdiocesan Golden Anniversary celebration for couples celebrating their 50th Anniversary during the year of 2019, will take place on Sunday, June 2, 2019, at 3:00 p.m. in St. Philip Neri Church in Metairie. To register, please call the Parish Office, 340-1962, before March 1, 2019.

Need help with ACT? Do you need help getting ready for the ACT? Register for Archbishop Shaw’s ACT NOLA preparing students for the JUNE 8 ACT Test Date. Information on www.archbishopshaw.org/act-nola/
   
A Stewardship Moment: The prophet Jeremiah minces no words in today’s first reading: “Thus says the LORD: Cursed is the one who trusts in human beings … whose heart turns away from the LORD.” And the prophet’s “beatitude” resembles that of Jesus’ teaching in today’s Gospel reading when he proclaims: “Blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose hope is the LORD.” Good stewards understand that what the world values is not consistent with Gospel values. They realize that God has placed in their midst all the gifts, charisms, and resources needed to bring Christ to a world desperately in need of his loving presence. But to exercise good stewardship over God’s gifts takes a great deal of trust. How does our stewardship reflect our trust in the Lord? What did we do today to give others hope in Christ Jesus?