Dance to raise the roof
The annual Christmas Dance at St. Mary of the Angels in New Orleans will raise money for the new roof.
"Keep Jesus in the center of your house"
~
Fr. Dennis Bosse dances with parishioner
St. Mary of the Angels in New Orleans, Louisiana has always embodied the scrappy spirit of New Orleans. It has weathered a Depression, World War II, desegregation, social upheaval and Hurricanes Betsy (1965) and Katrina (2005).
The friars of this Province have been serving there since 1925. Presently there are three friars.
Br. David Crank, OFM, the local guardian of the friary is the newest addition to St Mary of the Angels. He loves the energy of the parish. Br. David was the Director of our Senior Friars before arriving in New Orleans in July. Br. Andrew Stettler, OFM, is primarily involved with religious education and welcoming people seeking help from the food pantry. Fr. Dennis Bosse, OFM, was born and raised in Cincinnati. He has been serving as Pastor of St Mary of the Angels since February 2011.
Br. Andrew Stettler
It’s a big-hearted, family-oriented, multi-cultural parish with a very energetic choir. The people of the parish don’t know a stranger. But this little church with a big heart is currently in dire need of a new roof that will cost $70,000 to repair causing a big financial burden. The makeup of this parish is lower middle class and poverty.
One of the parishioners who passed away earlier this year, had two important sayings that Fr. Dennis enjoys sharing.
"Keep Jesus in the center of your house and don't pull him off the bookshelf when you need him” and “I don't want flowers at my funeral but I want flowers while I am alive to enjoy them."
Br. David Crank with Barbara Watson
On December 3, the church will hold their Annual Christmas Dance and Social fundraiser hoping to offset a small part of this cost of this project, but much more funding is needed. Would you be able to help? Could you donate just a few dollars to our friends in New Orleans? Any amount is appreciated.
If you would like to make a donation to help, please make a gift on line at www.stanthony.org or Franciscan.org and note that your gift is for "New Orleans roof".
We will see that 100% of the gifts go directly to St Mary of the Angels Church.
If you are in the New Orleans area, why not join in on the fun?
Event details:
2016 Annual Christmas Dance and Social
7:00 pm to 11:00 PM
Ticket price $15 per person
Raffle
Grand prize - $1,000
2nd prize - $500
3rd prize - $250
Raffle ticket $5 each
To purchase raffle tickets, make your check out to St. Mary of the Angels Church and mail to:
Fr. Dennis Bosse, OFM
St. Mary of the Angels Church
3501 N. Miro Street
New Orleans, LA 70117
504-945-3186
http://www.smaneworleans.org/
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