The children at our Incarnate Word Head Start Center and 2011 ACA Chairman David Andignac are here to remind you that it’s time for the Archbishop’s Community Appeal (ACA). The ACA, founded by Archbishop Philip M. Hannan in 1965, funds the work of Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans.
Yesterday, 136 5 year-olds from our Head Start Centers celebrated their transition from Head Start to kindergarten. The students from El Yo Yo, Louise, Incarnate Word and St. John the Baptist Head Start Centers performed songs, poems, prayers and the Pledge of Allegiance in front of a huge crowd of family and friends.
We wish these students and their families the best as they begin kindergarten this fall. Check out our Facebook page for more photos from the transition ceremony.
Catholic Charities and the Office of Religious Education for the Archdiocese of New Orleans are offering a summer service camp, SERVE, or Students Engaging in Reflective Volunteer Experiences.
SERVE is an opportunity for high school students to give back to the community and achieve the service hours required by many parochial high schools. Sessions run for one week with three 40-hour sessions, one 20-hour session, and one 12-hour session available. Each day of camp will start with prayer and one full day of reflection led by local campus ministers (SERVE- 40 hour week only). Students may sign up for more than one session.
SERVE sites include Catholic Charities program Operation Helping Hands and affiliated ministry Second Harvest Food Bank. Mini-SERVE sites are 4 Head Starts and Second Harvest. Students must be incoming freshman and are required to participate in the full week to receive verification of completion of service hours.
Registration is non-refundable – $25.00 for SERVE and $15 for Mini-SERVE. All participants will receive a free t-shirt. Registration is open now until full. For more information contact Shannon Murphy, Director of Volunteers at (504) 310-6962.
Today, 112 of our preschoolers in four of our five Head Start Centers celebrated their graduation at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in New Orleans. These students have finished the Head Start curriculum and will begin kindergarten at various schools throughout the New Orleans area in the fall.
Because of the phenomenal success of our GAME ON Super Bowl XLIV ticket raffle and the exciting Saints’ playoff performance, Rita Benson LeBlanc and the New Orleans Saints have donated 2 more Super Bowl tickets to be raffled to support the Archbishop’s Community Appeal!
The raffle will take place from Wednesday, Jan 20 – Wednesday, Feb 3. Tickets are $100 and we will sell a maximum of 1,000 tickets. You must be a LA resident to purchase.
Gumbo and Head Start Saints Gumbo, the New Orleans Saints mascot, plays with students from Catholic Charities’ St. John the Baptist Head Start Center at the first drawing on January 15. Ticket #314, Marlene Himel of Violet, won the first pair of tickets.
