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for our predominantly American Indian and African American Church parishes and their pastors. All of these accomplishments and many more would not have been possible without the faith and generosity of our people. I invite you to take a look at our most recent Impact Report to learn more about how your legacy, your gift, can provide perpetual support of the church, school or nonprofit that you care for so much. Visit https://bit.ly/CFSL2021IR to view our most recent Impact Report. For more information about the Catholic Foundation of South Louisiana or how you may experience the joy of giving, please call me, Amy Ponson, at (985) 850-3116 or email me at aponson@ htdiocese.org. (Amy Ponson is the executive director of the Catholic Foundation of South Louisiana.) BC
St. Mary’s Nativity School announces new principal Linda M. Henry has been named the new principal of St. Mary’s Nativity School in Raceland for the 2022-2023 school year, it was announced recently. Henry has a bachelor of science degree from Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, and a master’s degree in education from the University of New Orleans. She was a Catholic school teacher/ administrator in the Archdiocese of New Orleans; and a teacher in the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux. She most recently served as the youth formation coordinator at St. Charles Borromeo Church parish in Thibodaux.
The New Orleans native currently resides in Houma with her husband of 40 years, Eddie Henry III. They are parishioners of the Cathedral of St. Francis de Sales in Houma, and have three adult children, Dominick, Katie and Robbie. BC
Linda M. Henry
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