FIRST COMMUNION PICTURES are in and can be picked up at the Parish Office during regular business hours (Monday thru Friday—8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.).

If you are presently receiving monthly envelopes and would prefer receiving weekly envelopes, please call the Parish Office at 764-6383 in order for us to change your status. Expect the change to take place within a 2 month period.

The 2018 Mass Book for Mass Intentions will open on Wednesday, July 5th during our normal office hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Each person requesting Mass Intentions will be allowed three individual Sunday and three individual weekday Masses. There is no limit on the request for multi-intention Masses. Mass request forms with instructions and Archdiocesan Policies and Parish Policies will be placed in the back of the church next week. Please use these forms if possible as it will speed up the process and shorten you’re waiting time. As in the past, orders will be taken on a first come first serve basis. All mail and telephone request will be the last Masses entered that day. If you have any questions beforehand, please do not hesitate to call us at 764-6383.

In an effort to bring education, outreach, and activities that are meaningful to members of our team and the larger parish, we have posted a survey to ask what is important to you. The results of this survey will help our team schedule and plan future events and activities. Please take a moment to respond; it is very brief. You can reach the survey here: http://www.scbrespectforlife.org/what-do-you-think.html. There are also a number of events taking place in the next two months. Please see our Upcoming Events tab. You can reach it here: http://www.scbrespectforlife.org/upcoming-events1.html. If there is an event you are interested in and go to, please take pictures, if appropriate, and let us know what you learned, saw, and heard. Your experiences can touch and change the hearts of others, and we would like to give you the opportunity to share your experiences.

Child Church will resume sometime after Labor Day.

Please note that the chapel behind the sanctuary glass wall is for infants and their guardians only. Its intended use is to allow those young families an opportunity to attend Mass with the entire family. Everyone else should celebrate in the communion of the Body & Blood of Christ with the rest of the congregation in the main church.

We are happy to report a healthy 2017-18 enrollment for our school of over 425 students. While we have a waiting list for PK3, we still have a few openings in PK4 and K as well as 1 – 7. We are near capacity in some grades so if you are interested in our school or if you know of someone considering our Catholic school, we encourage you to call and visit now. 764-9232

If you need to contact Child Church please use their new email address: childchurch@scbhumilitas.org

Download today! Share the Love, Share the App The link has been added to the upper right side of the Home Page.

New Mausoleum in St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery update – We wish to thank everyone for the warm reception given to the representatives from American Cemetery Consultants that have been visiting families in the parish concerning our New Mausoleum, which will be built in St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery. The active survey part of the program is scheduled to be completed within the next few weeks with the final size of the building to be determined by the number of families selecting spaces NOW. Only those families who contract for space during the present program will be assured of having a burial space in the memorial. All burial spaces are reserved on a first come basis. Prices vary and payment plans are available. Therefore, anyone seeking information should mail in the card that was enclosed with your brochure, or call 985-746-1203. ACT NOW! Only a few weeks remain on our survey period.

If you have always wanted to know about your faith, this is where to go. It is very important, in fact, it is necessary to know something about why you say what you believe. We as Catholics are members of the Church Christ founded. Do you understand the Mass? Why do I have to confess my sins to a priest? Why do we ask the intercession of the saints? Do you know why? To deepen your life with Christ access FORMED, it is a great gift we have at SCB. Come to know your faith as an adult Catholic Christian so as to deepen your life with Christ. We have an obligation to know our faith so as to "instruct the ignorant," as the works of mercy command us. Also, join us in our adult education program. The next program is on the Eucharist which will be announced soon. Usually we meet on Thursday nights. TBA! Learn your faith! Parishioners, enter code eee6b0 Please click above for more information

Our vibrant and dynamic PK3 – 7th grade elementary school is here for you and your child. It exists because our parishioners believe Catholic education is essential for all generations. Our school depends of church support along with tuition for financial stability. Therefore, we offer a reduced tuition rate to our active, registered, and contributing parishioners with a minimum yearly church contribution of $400 (1 child), $600 (2 children), $700 (3 children). Yearly contributions (Jan. to Dec.) count toward this minimum so if you are thinking about enrolling your child at SCB next school year, consider qualifying for this reduced tuition opportunity by Dec. 31, 2016. Call the school or parish office for more information.

In the year of Mercy, SCB Elementary and CCD have adopted St. Alphonsus School in Denham Springs. 95% of their students, faculty, and staff lost homes and vehicles in the recent floods. Our students are connected to theirs for joint classroom projects. Our parents are also helping with hot lunches and a continuous coffee station for the staff. We are collecting Gift Cards for them to help ease the burden. Most of all, our students are happily doing God’s work by making the Corporal Works of Mercy come alive. Whatever you do for the least of my brothers, that you do unto Me.

Several years ago, we established the St. Charles Borromeo School Endowment Fund. Endowment gifts are to the school what retirement funds are to an individual: they represent set-aside resources for the future. Although in its infancy, our Endowment is growing. Would you like to contribute? * Direct Donations always accepted; add “School Endowment” to our check’s memo line * Consider leaving a gift in your will * Call the parish office or the school office for more information.

New RCIA Sessions Anyone interested in exploring the possibility of becoming Catholic or inquiring about the Catholic Church is invited to join us for RCIA. RCIA stands for the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. It is the process by which the non-baptized and those baptized Christians of other faiths wishing to become Catholic can be brought into full communion with the Catholic Church through the sacraments of initiation - Baptism, Eucharist, and Confirmation. It is also for any adult baptized Catholic, who has not yet celebrated the Eucharist and/or Confirmation. If you are interested in finding out more about the RCIA and joining us this year, please contact Ron Schumann at 504- 909-6209, email proenginr@aol.com.

Confirmation Preparation is a 2 year program as mandated by the Archdiocese of New Orleans. Preparation begins in 9th grade and candidates are confirmed in the fall of their junior year. Registration Packets can be found in the back of church, at the parish office or on the parish website. Ninth grade students 30 hours of required catechetical training will be obtained through Catholic School or CCD on Monday nights. Tenth grade students will continue to obtain catechetical training one Sunday a month. PLEASE NOTE: ALL 9th grade public school students MUST be registered in the 9th grade CCD program to obtain their 30 hours of catechetical training for Confirmation Preparation. Registration packets have been mailed. If you did not receive a packet, please call the Parish Office (985) 764-6383.

The Holy Family is the name given to Jesus, Mary and Joseph: The Divine Son of God Jesus, his mother the Virgin Mary, and his foster-father Joseph. The Holy Family Icon is given to a family on the first weekend of every month (must be returned to the Parish Office before the end of the month) to be put in a place of honor, prayer and family unity in the home. If you would like to take home the Holy Family Icon please call Kitty at the Parish Office (985) 764-6383 or fill out the Family Icon Form in the back of the Church.