Bring the kids for Trunk or Treat at Christ the King Church on Sunday, Oct. 27 at 6:00 p.m. in the parking lot BEHIND the church. In case of rain, it will be held inside Church hall. Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Council # 10564. Any parishioners wanting to participate please have your Trunk…

Bring the kids for TRUNK OR TREAT in the Activities Building Parking Lot of Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Pineville on Wednesday, Oct 30. Please decorate your car/truck & distribute candy! Trunks need to be set up in time for our children to be “Trunk or Treating” by 5:30 PM. Volunteer or donate, Dawn Parker 446.6557…

Men's Nocturnal Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will be held on Thursday, Oct. 31 beginning at 7:00 p.m. at St. Frances Cabrini Church. All men of good will are invited to spend an hour in Adoration praying for the Church and for priests. Please call Michelle at 445-4588 to sign up.

Cabrini Fest will be held Nov. 1-2 at St. Frances Cabrini Church and School. The fun starts at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1 with a night Glow Run and Bike Ride, live music, food, games, train rides, face painting and zip Line until 9:00 p.m. On Saturday, Nov. 2, join us beginning at 10:00…

Come join St. John the Baptist Church, in Cloutierville for their annual Mini Fair on November 2-3, 2019.  Saturday, Nov. 2 the fair begins with Mass at 4:00 p.m. followed by Blessing of the Graves. (Candles will be sold in the back of the church before and after Mass for use during the blessing of the cemetery…

Interested in becoming an ACTS Retreat Leader? ACTS Missions Chapter of Alexandria will be hosting an ACTS Retreat Leadership Training on Saturday, Nov. 2, and ACTS Core Training on Sunday, Nov. 3 at Maryhill Renewal Center, both days from 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Each training session is $35.  Deadline to register is Oct. 11. For more…

Join us on Sunday, Nov. 3, in the Our Lady of Lourdes Church Hall in Vidalia from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. for a jambalaya lunch hosted by Rosalie Smith. Cost is $10.00 and all proceeds will go to St. Jude's Hospital in Memphis, TN.

• 6:00 p.m. -- St. Joseph Catholic Center, 4400 Coliseum Blvd., ALEXANDRIA To pre-register, go to virtus.org, and click on First Time Registrant (on left side of screen) to begin the registration process. For more information, call 318-445-6424 ext. 213.

Saint Anthony of Padua, Bunkie, will host Faith and Reason: Living our Call as Disciples as a special high school youth event on Wednesday, November 6, 2019. Guest presenter will be Kyle Melancon, Youth Director at Holy Cross Parish, Diocese of Lafayette. The event will begin at 6:00 p.m. in the church. Melancon will present…

On behalf of Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission, Forest Hill the ACTS Chapter Alexandria will sponsor a Spanish ACTS Men's Retreat at Maryhill Renewal Center from Nov. 7-10, 2019. For more information, contact Javier Molinary or email: actschapteralexandria@gmail.com.

Sacred Heart of Jesus will hold an ACTS Retreat for Women from Nov. 7-10, 2019 at Maryhill Renewal Center. For more information, contact Cheryl Paul at (318) 308-5026 or visit www.jesusinpineville.com

There will be a Blue Mass on Thursday, Nov. 7 at 12:05 p.m. at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral in Alexandria. All law enforcement officers, firefighters and medical emergency providers, are invited to attend as the special honored guests. The Mass is also open the public.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor Youth Ministry will be having a HUGE Garage Sale on Saturday, Nov. 9. We need your used furniture, large appliances, sporting goods, and household items!! If you would like to donate anything please contact Felicia Schneider at (318) 613-3497. Your large items like furniture can be picked up. Please contact Felicia…

You’re invited to join St. Mary’s Residential Training School at our first annual Memorial Mass. Held in remembrance of St. Mary’s residents who have gone to their eternal rest and members of our St. Mary’s family who honored their loved ones’ legacies by giving back to children with developmental disabilities, the Memorial Mass will be…

The St. Francis Xavier Cathedral Altar Society will have their annual Bake Sale in Xavier Hall on Nov. 9 & 10, after the 4:00 p.m. Saturday Mass and after the 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Masses on Sunday.  Donations of baked goods can be dropped off in the church hall on Saturday, November 9 between…

(rescheduled from Nov. 21) Please join us for the annual St. Kateri Tekakwitha Memorial and Native American Mass on Thursday, Nov. 14 at 7:00 p.m. at St. Martin Church, Lecompte. Mass will begin with a special procession of attendees in traditional regalia, St. Kateri vestments and banners. This is not a typical English/Latin Mass but…

CENLA Magnificat and the Catholic Charismatic Renewal of CENLA will sponsor a one day Women’s Conference : I Am Enough!” which will be held at the Divine Providence Center at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Church in Alexandria on Nov. 16 from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (dismissing in time for the 4:00 p.m. Vigil…

You are invited to join us for an evening of adoration and music during The 177 Project on Wednesday, Nov. 20 at St. Frances Cabrini Church, 2211 E. Texas Ave., Alexandria. Special guest presenter will be Mr. Lee Roessler. Admission is free. Come let us adore Jesus!

• 6:00 p.m. -- Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception Church Hall, NATCHITOCHES. To pre-register, go to virtus.org, and click on First Time Registrant (on left side of screen) to begin the registration process. For more information, call 318-445-6424 ext. 213.

The St. Frances Cabrini Church Sanctuary Society will hold its annual Christmas Shoppe on Saturday, Nov. 23 from 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. featuring a variety of frozen foods, casseroles, holiday sweets, homemade tamales, a Silent Auction and a visit from Santa Claus from 2:00-4:00 p.m. A delicious lunch will be served on Sunday from 10:00 a.m.…

• 6:00 p.m. — Our Lady of Lourdes Church Hall, Fifth Ward To pre-register, go to virtus.org, and click on First Time Registrant (on left side of screen) to begin the registration process. For more information, call 318-445-6424 ext. 213.

Holy Savior Menard High School invites all students in grades PreK3-6th grade to attend the Sixth Annual Christmas at the Nest, on Tuesday, Dec. 3 from 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.  The evening will start in the school gymnasium with storytime with award-winning storyteller, Sylvia Davis.  After storytime the fun will continue in the school…

• 6:00 p.m. -- St. Joseph Catholic Center, 4400 Coliseum Blvd., ALEXANDRIA. To pre-register, go to virtus.org, and click on First Time Registrant (on left side of screen) to begin the registration process. For more information, call 318-445-6424 ext. 213.

• 6:00 p.m. -- St. Joseph Catholic Center, 4400 Coliseum Blvd., ALEXANDRIA. To pre-register, go to virtus.org, and click on First Time Registrant (on left side of screen) to begin the registration process. For more information, call 318-445-6424 ext. 213.

CenlaACTS will hold an ACTS Retreat for Women from January 16-19, 2020 at Maryhill Renewal Center. For more informaton, contact Mark Vilar at (318) 664-1366  or visit: www.cenlaacts.org

The Heart of St. Kateri Circle will sponsor Family Movie Night at St. Frances Cabrini School Gym on Jan. 18 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. The movie will be “Faith on the Frontier.” Light concessions will be sold. No charge. Bring the family!

The Diocese of Alexandria will observe the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity by hosting a Prayer Breakfast at the Divine Providence Center at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Church, 530 21st Street in Alexandria, on Wednesday, Jan. 22 from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m.. Guest speaker will be the Rev. Larry Turner, pastor of…

Join us for a Pro-Life Candlelight Rosary Vigil to be held at St. Frances Cabrini Church on Wednesday January 22 at 6:00 p.m.. All are invited as we pray for an end to the scourge of abortion in our country and our world.

• 6:00 p.m. — St. Francis de Sales Church (church hall), Echo To pre-register, go to virtus.org, and click on First Time Registrant (on left side of screen) to begin the registration process. For more information, call 318-445-6424 ext. 213.

On behalf of Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission, Forest Hill the ACTS Chapter Alexandria will sponsor a Spanish ACTS Women's Retreat at Maryhill Renewal Center from Jan. 30-Feb. 2, 2020. For more information, contact Javier Molinary or email: actschapteralexandria@gmail.com.

• 6:00 p.m. — Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (church hall), NATCHITOCHES To pre-register, go to virtus.org, and click on First Time Registrant (on left side of screen) to begin the registration process. For more information, call 318-445-6424 ext. 213.

Sacred Heart of Jesus will hold an ACTS Retreat for Men from February 6-9, 2020 at Maryhill Renewal Center. For more information, contact Cheryl Paul at (318) 308-5026 or visit www.jesusinpineville.com

Join us for “Love in the Golden Age of Television” at St. Rita Church Holy Family Center on Friday, Feb. 7 featuring the St. Rita Choir, musicians and guests. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Cost is $25 per person (adults 21+ only, no children please). Included wine, dinner, dessert and a fabulous show! Limited number…

Join us in Hessmer at Rateau Center on Feb. 8, 2020 for Magnificat in Avoyelles. Doors at the Rateau Center will open at 9:00 a.m. Fr. Edwin Rodriguez, pastor of St. Alphonsus Church and Spiritual Advisor for CENLA Magnificat, will give his testimony. For reservations or more information,https://magnificat-ministry.net/chapters/chapter-states-l-m/la-alexandria/ or  cenlamagnficat@gmail.com

Please join us for the next Domestic Church Retreat to be held at Maryhill Renewal Center, Feb. 13-16, 2020. What a wonderful gift to give yourselves and your marriage! The cost is $375 per couple, which includes a $50 deposit. To register, please visit us here: nolacatholicfla.regfox.com/domestic-church-evangelization-retreat-maryhill-retreat-center-february-1 For more information please contact Jenay Franco jenayolivia@gmail.com…

• 6:00 p.m. — St. Joseph Catholic Center, 4400 Coliseum Blvd., ALEXANDRIA. To pre-register, go to virtus.org, and click on First Time Registrant (on left side of screen) to begin the registration process. For more information, call 318-445-6424 ext. 213.

In collaboration with the Diocese of Alexandria, CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Health System, and the Catholic Physicians Guild of Central Louisiana, the St. John Paul II Foundation presents the first Converging Roads health care ethics conference in Alexandria, LA. On the topic of Health Care and Human Dignity, the conference will feature Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk,…