LAKE CHARLES – The 40^th annual fundraising effort conducted in the Diocese of Lake Charles – the Bishop’s Services Appeal – began in the parishes of the diocese on Sunday, Nov. 29, the First Sunday of Advent, with this year’s theme being ‘Now you are Christ’s body, and individually part of it,’ coming from I Corinthians 12:27.

In a news release Tuesday, December 8, the Office of Catholic Schools of the Diocese of Lake Charles has announced that Catholic schools will adhere to recently updated Centers for Disease Control guidelines, according to Kimberlee Gazzolo, Superintendent.

The Most Reverend Glen John Provost, Bishop, has lifted the dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass and holy days of obligation in the Diocese of Lake Charles. The obligation for Catholics in good health went into effect November 29, 2020, the First Sunday of Advent.

If you would like to make a financial contribution to aid in the Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta relief and rebuilding efforts for the Diocese of Lake Charles, click here to DONATE NOW.

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Heroes with halos is one way to describe hurricane relief efforts going on in the Diocese of Lake Charles.

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Two hurricanes and more than two months later, there are still visible reminders of destruction caused by Hurricanes Laura and Delta in the Diocese of Lake Charles. For many Catholics, those reminders are especially evident in their churches.