Happy Mardi Gras!
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A NEW New Orleans...Mardi Gras and Our New Mayor
Our newspaper, the Times-Picayune, is notorious for writing letters from the City of New Orleans to groups of people. For example, last Spring Break they wrote a clever letter thanking volunteers who have most likely come from a number of colleges and universities around the nation. Another most recent letter was addressed to the City of Miami warning them of our habits as New Orleanians, or better yet, as members of the Who Dat Nation, or Saints fans for those of you out of the loop.
The entire nation knows that the Saints were in and won the XLIV Super Bowl… but did you know that we also elected our new mayor? Mitch Landrieu won in a landslide victory claiming 66% of the vote last Saturday, February 7. So, in the spirit of the Times-Picayune, Mardi Gras, and our ongoing recovery from Hurricane Katrina, go here to view the letter to Mitch Landrieu.
Working Together to Carve Out Some Quiet Space
Contemplatives in Action is teaming up with both Trinity Episcopal and Parker United Methodist
to provide Lenten Quiet Moments each Saturday of Lent beginning February 20 from 9am-12noon. Each 3 hour experience will also include a light and simple lunch. To register please call 504.891.8483 or email Jocelyn.
What CIA Has Been Up To
Since our Thanksgiving Newsletter, we’ve kept ourselves busy with the holy-days of Advent, Christmas, Twelfth Night and King Cakes, Carnival and now the height of Mardi Gras! Read here to hear all about it!
JustCoffee at 10% off!
In honor of the Saints, Mardi Gras, and our partnership, Café Campesino has agreed to offer a 10% discount on any and all gift boxes, chocolate, coffee, tea, yerba mate, and chai.
You can buy our A Sign of Relief blend or purchase anything else in the store! Go to Café Campesino, select all you want, then when you are ready to checkout it will ask you for a coupon code. Simply put in WHODAT. This offer runs through 11:59pm on March 16.
Looking for Interns!
Katrin Sticha interned with us last summer after just spending two days over Spring Break with us! Now she most recently spent time with us this January helping us with our Thoughtful Response Teams and recycling Christmas Trees along our coastline. Here's what she's got to say about her experience: "I learned that prayer cannot be the first thing to go is a busy schedule. That God provides e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g. Example? Food on the table every day. I learned to live in real time. In real moments. To be present to people. I learned that I really do believe in people helping other people."
Applications for our 6 week Summer Internship in Ignatian Spirituality and Service for anyone over the age of 18 are due by April 1, 2010.
The dates for the program are June 6-July 17, 2010. For application materials, email Jocelyn.
Thank you CA
Jocelyn was able to take some time to spread the good news about New Orleans and Ignatian Contemplation in Action to many folks in California just these past few weeks. Thank yous go out to Jen Horan and Christian Life Community, Annie Selak and Flintridge, Crystal Ramos, Laura Ceballos, Connie Olmos, and Raquel Cagigas at San Gabriel Mission High School, Rosalyn Moorhouse, Sal Chavez and Jean Howe and St. Francis High School, Mary Jansen and the Archdiocesan Office of Young Adult Ministry, Betty Seelig, Carolyn Sideco and Queen’s Louisiana Po’Boy Café
, Michael Smith and St. Dominic’s Parish, Elite Café, Angeline’s Louisiana Kitchen, Team Enduring Hope
Athletes – Susan Haarman, Katie Maslanka, Jonathan Potter, MJ Supan, Jessica Mueller, Brian Ballantine, and Sara Brabec.
In the Works
Preparations for special events around the 5th Year Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina are already in the works. Thanks to Stephanie Edwards for helping us organize and plan our programs! We will post the calendar of special events after Lent. In the meantime, if you are interested in helping out or getting a group down to New Orleans for this special time, email Stephanie.
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