Upcoming events around the Diocese of Lake Charles and beyond:
SEPTEMBER, 2023
OCTOBER, 2023
The Catholic Church designates October as the Month of the Holy Rosary. During this month, the faithful venerate the Blessed Virgin Mary, especially under her title of Our Lady of the Rosary and make special effort to honor the Holy Rosary with group recitations.
Deacon Brian Soileau, Director of Saint Charles Center and Camp Karol in the Diocese of Lake Charles, will emcee the event. Inspired by the Rosary Coast to Coast nationwide event, various groups and organizations within church parishes are encouraged to participate.
Boaters are welcome to join the annual devotion to Our Lady by contacting Paula Michalko at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The event will be broadcast on FM 107.1 in the immediate area around the Civic Center. This will allow the boaters to hear from the boats.
State Senator Jeremy Stine will lead a decade in French, and members of the Hispanic community at St. Henry Catholic Church will lead a decade in Spanish. The other decades will be led in English.
Participants will meet at 2:30 p.m. in the area on the west side of the Civic Center. Any size groups are welcome.
To learn more information, visit www.RosaryAroundTheLake.com or call the Ruth Institute at 760-295-9278. If you would like to serve as a volunteer, please contact Dr. Jennifer Morse via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
LAKE CHARLES — Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church will host its Fall Bazaar Saturday and Sunday, October 7-8, in celebration of its 70th anniversary. Hours are October 7 are 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and on October 8, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. There will be food, a sweet shop, silent auction, raffle, bingo, and a Kid’s Zone. Barbecue dinners will offer the option of half a chicken or pork steak. Raffle tickets are $100 per ticket with prizes including $5,000, $2,500, $1,500 or $1,000. Immaculate Heart of Mary is located at 2031 Opelousas Street.
Saturday, Oct. 7: Theology of the Body basic training
LAKE CHARLES — The Diocese of Lake Charles announces dates for Basic Training in Theology of the Body with instructor Jennifer Prather, founder of Image & Gift Ministries LLC. A choice of two training days will be 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 7, 2023, or Saturday, January 27, 2024. Participants only need to attend one of the training dates. Location will be announced at a later time.
Topics covered will include:
• Foundational Principles to Understand Theology of the Body
• Understand Original Solitude, Original Nakedness and Original Innocence
• The Fall, Redemption, and Resurrection of Man
Cost is $15 per person. To register, contact Cassie Meaux at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 337-439-7400, Ext. 200.
LAKE CHARLES — Christ the King Catholic Church will hold a Pork Jambalaya Dinner Sale on Tuesday, October 24, to help raise funds for building expenses that are ineligible for FEMA funding and the 10% FEMA Cost Share following the back-to-back hurricanes of 2020. Tickets for $12 per dinner are on sale now. Orders of 10 or more can be delivered between 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. on the day of the sale. Pick-up time for the dinners will be 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at The Back Porch building, 4865 LA 397 in Lake Charles.
Wednesday, Oct. 25: Mass and Adoration for Healing
LAKE CHARLES — Holy Mass and Eucharistic Adoration for Healing will take place on Wednesday, October 25, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 2031 Opelousas Street. The healing power of Christ will begin at 5:30 p.m. with Rosary and Confession, followed by Holy Mass at 6:00 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration with Prayers for Healing will follow the Mass and then conclude with Benediction.
Thursday, Oct. 26: Crossroads Grand Reopening
LAKE CHARLES — Crossroads Catholic Books & Gifts will host its grand reopening on Thursday, October 26, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at its new location, 3113 Ryan Street, Suite 2. A ribbon-cutting will be held at 10:00 a.m. with the first 25 customers receiving 25 percent off. There will be sales hourly and door prizes throughout the day.
The celebration will continue Friday, October 27, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with more sales hourly and door prizes, and a Grand Prize Drawing at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 28. Store hours on Saturday are 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
All Christmas items will be marked down 15 percent. Refreshments will be available while you browse the store. For more information, call Crossroads at 337-474-7100.
Thursday, Oct. 26: St. Henry Popcorn Ball Sale
LAKE CHARLES — St. Henry Catholic Church Altar Society is taking orders for popcorn balls through Wednesday, October 18. Orders may be picked up between 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 26; and between 8:00 a.m. and noon on Friday, October 27, or until popcorn balls are sold out. Popcorn balls are $4.00 each. The sale will take place on the north side of the community center located behind the church at 1012 Eighth Avenue.
Please call 337-912-2185, 337-656-0531 or 337-436-7223 for pre-orders. Forms of payment include cash, checks made payable to St. Henry Altar Society, or. ZELLE to 337-912-2185.
Saturday, Oct. 28: Annual Tolton Gala
LAKE CHARLES — The Most Reverend Joseph N. Perry, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago, will be guest speaker for the second annual Tolton Gala on Saturday, October 28, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. The event is sponsored by the Tolton Ambassadors and Tolton Associates.
Venerable Father Augustus Tolton is the first recognized African American priest ordained for the U.S. Catholic Church and is a candidate for sainthood. Bishop Perry is postulator of the priest's cause. Tolton persevered against all odds to become a priest, and his life of devotion and service to Catholics of all races during challenging times in America is exemplary.
The special event will begin with Mass at 4:00 p.m. followed by the Gala at 5:30 p.m. in Founder's Hall, all located at 2031 Opelousas Street. Tickets are $40. For more information, contact Altha Jordan Green at 337-377-9993 or Michelle Jackson at 337-488-7883.
Read more about Tolton’s legacy at https://tolton.archchicago.org/about/biography
NOVEMBER, 2023
LAKE CHARLES — The Pro-Life Office will host a screening of the adoption documentary I Lived on Parker Avenue, the story of a young man meeting his birth parents. Susan Scotton, the adoptive mother of the young man in the film, will speak at the screening along with the film's executive producer, Benjamin Clapper, Director of Louisiana Right to Life.
LAKE CHARLES — Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Lake Charles will host a raffle for multiple prizes, including the top prize of $1,000, at 11:00 a.m. on Veterans Day November 11. The drawing will take place under the church canopy located at 1102 Mill Street. Winners do not have to be present to win.
Sunday, Nov. 12: 'An Afternoon with Christ'
LAKE CHARLES — The Diocese of Lake Charles will present the monthly series, "An Afternoon with Christ," on Sunday, November 12, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 935 Bilbo Street. Very Rev. Rojo Koonathan, Pastor of Christ the King Catholic Church in Lake Charles and Dean of the South Central Deanery, will share a reflection on the importance of Eucharistic Adoration.
DECEMBER, 2023
Saturday, Dec. 2: 'Who's Got Talent'
LAKE CHARLES — St. Henry Catholic Church Youth Ministry will present "Who's Got Talent" at 6:00 p.m. Saturday, December 2. The night of entertainment will be held at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Founders' Hall. All ages 10 years old and up are eligible to register and share your "gifts of talent" with the Diocese of Lake Charles. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.
Sunday, Dec. 3: 'An Afternoon with Christ'
LAKE CHARLES — The Diocese of Lake Charles will present the monthly series, "An Afternoon with Christ," on Sunday, December 3, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 935 Bilbo Street. Rev. Michael Beverung, Parochial Vicar at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church in Sulphur, will share a reflection on the importance of Eucharistic Adoration.
JANUARY, 2024
Sunday, Jan. 14: 'An Afternoon with Christ'
LAKE CHARLES — The Diocese of Lake Charles continues its monthly series, "An Afternoon with Christ," on Sunday, January 14, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 935 Bilbo Street. Rev. Trey Ange, Pastor Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jennings, will share a reflection on the importance of Eucharistic Adoration.
ONGOING
LAKE CHARLES — A Holy Hour of Reparation is held weekly on Thursday night, 11:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 2031 Opelousas Street. This is the hour in which Our Lord agonized over our sins in the Garden of Gethsemane. It is the same hour prescribed by the Sacred Heart of Jesus to St. Margaret Mary: “Make reparation for the ingratitude of men. Spend an hour in prayer to appease divine justice, to implore mercy for sinners, to honor Me, to console Me for My bitter suffering when abandoned by My apostles, when they did not WATCH ONE HOUR WITH ME.”
MOSS BLUFF — Deacon Brian Soileau, director of Saint Charles Center, presides over Eucharistic Adoration and Divine Mercy for Adults at 7 p.m. every Tuesday in the Assumption Chapel. Saint Charles Center is located at 2151 Sam Houston Jones Parkway. For more information, call 337-855-1232.