METAIRIE - FRESH FIRE 2018, a day-long gathering for those desiring refreshment and empowerment in the Holy Spirit, will take place Saturday, August 25, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St Benilde Cafeteria, 1901 Division Street.
Upcoming events in the Diocese of Lake Charles.
ABBEVILLE - The Most Reverend Glen John Provost, Bishop of the Diocese of Lake Charles, will celebrate a Mass in French and be the Homilist at St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church in Abbeville at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 15, the Feast of the Assumption, prior to the start of a Eucharistic Boat Procession up the Vermilion River in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Diocese of Lafayette.
OPELOUSAS - A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Tuesday, July 3, for Reverend Monsignor Louis J. Melancon, a retired priest of the Diocese of Lake Charles, in St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas. Msgr. Melancon, 82, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 30.
The July prayer intentions of Pope Francis and Bishop Glen John Provost.
