The Annual Deacons Mass of Renewal and Rite of Candidacy will be Saturday, May 11 at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Alexandria at 10:30 a.m. Please encourage your parishioners to come and support their deacons and deacon aspirants at this special celebration. For more information, please contact Deacon Richard Mitchell at 318-445-6424 ext. 206  or email dcnrmitchell@diocesealex.org.