We are a devoted Catholic Community called by God to live out the message of Christ in love and service to all people.   

Fr. Ed Lauden
Pastor

Church Office
10773 River Road, Ama LA 70031
Phone: (504) 431-8505
Fax: (504) 431-8506
Email: stmarkama@arch-no.org

Office Hours
Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10:00 AM-2:00 PM 
Tuesday and Thursday 2:00 PM-4:00 PM 

We have permission from the Archdiocese to have a “Capital Campaign” to make repairs to the rectory in memory of Fr. Ed. This means that every cent donated will be used to bring the St. Mark Rectory up to code and, eventually, to fix it up in Fr. Ed’s memory. For more details please see this week's bulletin. 
        
      Make donations: in back of church or in the Parish Office door slot
                         or by mail (10773 River Road, Ama, LA 70031)           
 

Fr. Edward Lauden

Pastor of St. Mark Church, Ama, LA

Entered the world:  April 20, 1943
Ordained a priest:  June 5, 2005
Entered eternal life:  October 21, 2020

Fr. Ed was a simple, humble, unassuming man who truly lived Jesus’ command to LOVE.     
He lovingly welcomed the steady stream of people who came to him for counseling and confession--appointment or not, he never turned anyone away. So many sought his advice and forgiveness because his kindness and gentleness made him a fitting representative of our loving and merciful God. He was a friendly, but private person. Everyone liked him, but few knew him well. He never wanted to be the center of attention or to cause anyone extra work or to have others worry about him. Even after a recent stay in the hospital when he learned that his twenty-three-year-old double by-pass was now failing, he remained positive and told us only that the doctor had changed his diet and medication. The irony is that the physical heart would fail on someone whose spiritual heart was so large and so loving. Fr. Ed said that he was devastated when his wife died, but not long after her death, he felt not called--but compelled--to the priesthood. He believed that being a priest was both a privilege and a responsibility to follow Christ as closely as possible. He demonstrated his great love for God and for his vocation when he walked slowly to the altar and so reverently kissed it at the end of his last Mass on Saturday, October 18, 2020--mere hours before his physical heart gave out.  He loved being pastor of St. Mark, his “little country parish.” St. Mark is a better place because he was our pastor, and his parishioners are better people for having known him and seen what it means to live the Gospel of Christ.

The bankruptcy court in case number 20-10846 pending in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana has set a deadline of March 1, 2021 to file a Sexual Abuse Proof of Claim in the Archdiocese of New Orleans Bankruptcy. A Sexual Abuse Proof of Claim form may be found at: www.NolaChurchclaims.com

The bankruptcy court in case number 20-10846 pending in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana has set a deadline of November 30, 2020 to file a General Proof of Claim in the Archdiocese of New Orleans Bankruptcy. A General Proof of Claim form may be found at: https://www.donlinrecano.com/Clients/rcano/Static/BDPOC