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New Director of Christian Service Center
Bishop Jarrell has assigned Deacon Randy E. Hyde to St. Mary Magdalen Parish as a full time deacon effective June 1, 2010. His primary responsibility will be serving as the Director of the St. Mary Magdalen Christian Service Center. In addition, he will function as a deacon in the parish with ministerial responsibilities including baptism, weddings, funerals and pastoral care.
Deacon Hyde was born in Lafayette, Louisiana; on October 30, 1956. He was baptized into the Southern Baptist faith at the age of 10. After meeting and marrying a Catholic girl named Cathy in 1977 everything changed. That is where the road to Catholicism began for him. He entered an RCIA program and became Catholic. He taught 9th grade CCD for many years at both Holy Cross and St. Edmond. He worked with the youth, homebound Communion and became very active in other ministries. After many… Read the rest
Parents preparing for the Baptism of a child must attend a baptism seminar and complete all necessary paperwork before a baptism can be scheduled. Please see the parish events calendar for a schedule of seminars. Please contact the parish office to register for a seminar. The Sacrament of Baptism is celebrated on Sundays after the 11:00 a.m. Mass.
Click here for Baptism Sponsor (Godparent) Certificate of Eligibilty
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Marriage
Couples wishing to be married at St. Mary Magdalen Church are encouraged to contact Mrs. Peggy Ashley in the parish office at 337-893-0244 to discuss scheduling and procedures. All engaged couples must begin the marriage preparation process a minimum of six months prior to the intended wedding date to allow sufficient time for marriage preparation as directed by Diocesan policy. We allow weddings to be scheduled up to twelve months in advance of your intended wedding date.
Click here to review the wedding guidelines.
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Welcome to the New Website for St. Mary Magdalen
Dear Website Visitors,
As pastor of St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in historic Abbeville, I welcome you to our website. I invite you to take the opportunity to browse around where you will get a wonderful introduction into our vast parish life. Our staff and many volunteers are the keys to the vibrant life of our parish. I am proud to have the privilege of serving the people of St. Mary Magdalen Parish and shepherding them in their spiritual journey. Our parishioners are devout and generously share their time, talent and treasure to make St. Mary Magdalen one of the jewels of the Diocese of Lafayette. I provide for you a small overview of what is happening in our parish and invite you to spend some time perusing our website to learn more. I also encourage our parishioners to… Read the rest
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St. Mary Magdalen Cemeteries
Old Catholic Cemetery
Located behind St. Mary Magdalen Church
Saint Mary Magdalen Cemetery
Old Kaplan Highway and Gauraud Street
Saint Paul Cemetery
515 Jacqulyn Street
For information, please call our Cemetery Office at 893-0244.
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Safe Environment Training
The VIRTUS Protecting God’s Children Online Awareness Training may be used to complete required yearly Continuing Education for Safe Environment.
This is for volunteers who are in need of Continuing Education. Initial Trainings must still be attended in a live session. Live sessions are held at St. Mary Magdalen Parish during the month of February every calendar year.
For step by step instructions on how to access the 2010 online recertification training print from the link below:
How to access VIRTUS step by step instructions
Click the button below to begin the VIRTUS Online Training Session.
