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SPRING 2020
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I talian A merican D igest
Elenians & Bocce Club partner for
St. Joseph’s Day
By Charles Marsala
It’s that favorite time of
year again, and a labor of love
for Italian families...St. Joseph
Day. Many families, Catholic
Churches, and schools are
starting to gather their supplies
and begin baking for St.
Joseph’s Day Altars. This is a
time honored tradition that
started right here in the New
Orleans Area. St. Joseph’s Day
is an incredible opportunity for
our clubs to share our Italian &
Sicilian heritage, appreciating
the unique offerings of each
organization.
There are 3 great ways to
participate: altar donations,
assisting the Elenians with
Italian cookie making, and altar
attendance.
Elenians are purchasing the
ARCHBISHOP CHAPELLE HIGH SCHOOL
ST. JOSEPH'S ALTAR
FLOWERS
Flowers can be ordered
by calling Beth Achord
at 504.909.4744
between 2/24-3/6
CANDLES
Rosary & Altar Candles
available for $5.  
Visit the Chapelle
website to order.
www.archbishopchapelle.org
A team of Elenian bakers show off their prized
St. Joseph’s Day Cookie
ingredients and need you and your tools,
like cookie sheets, heavy cutting boards,
dough scraper,
aprons, and loving
hands.
St. Joseph’s
Altar are
traditionally all
donated. Non-
perishable items
should be brought
to the Bocce Club
Sunday, March
15th, after the St.
Patrick’s Parade
5pm. Fresh items
are requested
between 4pm to
6pm Thursday,
March 19th at
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18
THURSDAY, MARCH 19
ALTAR VIEWING DAYS
Wednesday, March 18
Altar Viewing - Gymnasium, 12:00PM-8:00PM
Altar Blessing - Gymnasium, 12:00PM
Rosary - Gymnasium, 7:00PM
Thursday, March 19
Altar Viewing - Gymnasium,   9:00AM-4:00PM
Tupa Tupa - Gymnasium, 12:00PM
Lunch - Cafeteria, Following Tupa Tupa
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT CHAPELLE AT
504.467.3105 |   WWW.ARCHBISHOPCHAPELLE.ORG
The Bocce Club of Metairie, 2340
Severn Ave. We will gladly make
arrangements to pick up donated
items if need. We plan to open doors
soon after for viewing, and at 6:30pm
to share our bounty to members of the
contributing Italian organizations and
families.
St. Joseph Day brings Italians
together to be thankful of our
heritage. It makes it special that we
come together and contribute to the
altar, then send prayers of thanks to
San Giuseppe that watches over us.
The Bocce Club of Metairie will host
the Altar at 6:30pm on March 19th
and share the bounty that we create.
Our meal is your achievement…we
need you, please contribute your
talents.
The Bocce Club is a beacon in
the Italian community of Southeast
Louisiana. It was built in the 1970s to
provide a community center for Italians
and Sicilians in Jefferson Parish and
Southeast Louisiana. Congrats to both
the Bocce Club for providing a place for
the Elenians’ St. Joseph Altar and to the
Elenians for promoting the valuable asset
to the Italian Community.
The metropolitan area has a unique
reach in the New Orleans regional area
and even across the lake. Our Italian clubs
recognize the necessity of reassembling &
maintaining our heritage for this area as
generations evolve, and the Bocce Club
does just that with an excellent space and
family oriented game fun.
Please direct your questions to Lisa
Ingraham at the [e-mail]