Author: Darlene Gaiennie

Fr. Greg Schmitt, C.Ss.R. Obituary

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Fr. Gregory Schmitt, C.Ss.R., a Redemptorist missionary who died on June 30, 2024 while hospitalized after a routine medical procedure in Kansas City, MO. He served as pastor of St. Mary’s Assumption Church in New Orleans, LA from 2005 until 2011.
You can read Fr. Greg’s Obituary here.

Funeral Mass:
Saturday, July 13, 2024
10:00 AM
St. Clement Mission Community
Barnhart, MO 63012
Burial in the Redemptorist Cemetery immediately following Mass.

Parish News

Fr. Gerard “Gerry” LaPorte, C.Ss.R.
New Orleans native

You can read the article featured by North American Conference of Redemptorists here.

Featured in the Clarion Herald
May 25, 2024 edition

It’s “Tea for Two” at St. Alphonsus’ school office.

Fr. Chung and Sister Monica sharing a cup of tea.
You can read the article by following the link here.

A life of vowed service extends to the margins.

Archbishop Gregory Aymond thanks Dominican Sister of Peace Lilliane Flavin for her decades of service in prison ministry.
You can read the article by following the link here.

 

 

Saving St. Mary’s Assumption Church

The October/November 2023 issue of Preservation in Print contains an article  “Saving St. Mary’s” by Lee Cutrone from the Preservation Resource Center. By all means visit https://prcno.org/saving-st-marys/ to read the article. Specifically, the article calls attention to St. Mary’s Assumption Church, the efforts to save the church and its historic significance.  Additionally, the article contains photos of the church by Charles Leche.

Update – Since the article was featured in the October/November of Preservation in Print, St. Mary’s Assumption Church was not awarded the National Fund for Sacred Places.

In the hope that we can continue to raise funds, please visit Save St. Mary’s on our website.

 

Is this a miracle?

There is a possible new miracle attributed to Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, C.Ss.R. It was shared with the Seelos Center and caught the attention of Fr. Gil Enderle, Vice-Postulator for the Seelos Cause.  Click on the WWL-TV news article by Karen Swenson for the complete story.