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Reverend Joshua Page Ordained to Priesthood

By Pamela Seal
Diocese of Lake Charles

LAKE CHARLES — A memorable moment toward the conclusion of the Sacrament of Holy Orders is when the newly ordained priest uses his hands to bless the bishop who, a short while before, ordained the priest with the laying on of hands and prayer of consecration.

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Glen John Provost, Bishop of Lake Charles, was on the receiving end of such a blessing after he ordained Reverend Stephen Joshua Page to the priesthood on Saturday, May 27, the eve of Pentecost, in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.

Decree of Announcement of Pastoral Assignments - May 27, 2023

The Most Reverend Glen John Provost, Bishop of Lake Charles, hereby announces the pastoral assignments for the year two thousand and twenty-three for the Diocese of Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Effective July 1, 2023:

Annual Mass to Avert Storms, Visit to Shrine Planned June 1

LAKE CHARLES and CAMERON — Bishop Glen John Provost will be the celebrant of a votive “Mass to Avert Storms” on Thursday, June 1, the first day of the 2023 Hurricane Season.

'An Afternoon with Christ’: Eucharistic Procession June 11

LAKE CHARLES — The Diocese of Lake Charles will continue its monthly series, "An Afternoon with Christ," on Sunday, June 11, the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, also known as the Feast of Corpus Christi. The afternoon will begin at 2:30 p.m. with a Eucharistic Procession on the grounds of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 935 Bilbo Street. All seven churches of the North Central Deanery will be participating.

Diocese of Lake Charles Consolidates Chancery Offices

LAKE CHARLES – In a move that fulfills a long-term goal to create a centralized administrative office, the Diocese of Lake Charles has announced the purchase of a new chancery building at 1201 Ryan Street in Lake Charles, the former site of the Safety Council of Southwest Louisiana.

No Time Like the Present to Pray as a Family

By Pamela Seal
Diocese of Lake Charles

MOSS BLUFF — Troy and Jessica Findley of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Vinton summed up the recent Together in Holiness marriage enrichment day with one word: gift.

“To spend time with God and each other in community like this knowing we are going home more strengthened for the family is a gift. It has been a blessing,” Troy said about the event held at Camp Karol of Saint Charles Center on April 29.