Saltillo Mission: FATHER BENNY IS COMING TO TOWN!

                                                           FATHER BENNY PIOVAN

THE ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED THE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERNING OUR MISSION PASTOR, FATHER BENNY:

50TH ANNIVERSARY OF FR. BENJAMIN PIOVAN'S PRIESTLY ORDINATION AND ASCENSION OF OUR LORD 35 YEARS IN FAITH COMMUNITY 1979-2014

      Father Benny has been connected to several parishes in the Archdiocese of New Orleans for many years and has touched many lives in "RETIREMENT". He is presently serving as missionary to Saltillo, Mexico.

     All are invited to attend the celebrations below.

     Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Gretna, Louisiana.(Reception to follow.)

     Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Kenner, Louisiana (Reception to follow)

     Thursday, May 29, 2014 at 6 p.m. at Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church, Laplace, Louisiana. The Mass will celebrate Fr. Piovan's 50th Priestly Ordination Anniversary & 35th Anniversary of Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church, 1900 Greenwood Dr., Laplace, La. (Reception to follow at St. Charles Catholic High School, 100 Dominican Dr., Laplace, La.)

     For more information, contact Mimi at 504-343-2478 or call AOL parish office 985-652-2615.
                                                            End of Announcement.

MAP SALTILLO AND SURROUNDING AREA

Mission Rancho churches southwest of Saltillo located in Parras and north in Ramos Arizpe.

Father Benny was the founding Pastor of AOL Parish in Laplace, La. and served there until he

"retired" in 2006. Always desiring to serve in the Mission fields, he chose the Mission in Saltillo, Mexico. He has previously visited the Mission with groups from his parish and fell in love with the people and the place. The Mission center is located in one of the poorest areas or barrios on the outskirts of Saltillo, Mexico, a City of close to a million people. Saltillo is also a sister city of Austin, Texas.

Father Benny has already celebrated his Anniversary with the Mexican people in March of this year and now will return to Louisiana to celebrate with his friends there.

Father Benny is coming from Mexico for the celebrations and is bringing a busload of Mexicans from his parish to help him celebrate, so if anyone is the area on the dates mentioned above stop in and help Fr. Benny celebrate this big occasion.

Father Benny at work in the barrios

Father Benny is doing a wonderful job in Mexico serving literally thousands of parishioners throughout his wide ranging areas in the City and the mountain villages.

THANK GOD FOR FATHER BENNY!!!!