Homecoming is a special time for alumni to gather, so please make plans to join old friends in Covington in the coming days! Festivities begin with the St. Ben’s Abbey Open on Thursday, April 4 at Bayou Oaks in City Park, then join us on the beautiful grounds of Saint Joseph Abbey and Seminary College for Alumni Day on Friday, April 5. Planned activities will give you a chance to catch up with classmates and to learn about the new and exciting things happening at Saint Ben’s. We look forward to seeing you!

St. Ben’s Abbey Open, April 4
Bayou Oaks in City Park, New Orleans

SCHEDULE

7-8:45 AM - Registration
9 AM - Shotgun start
1:30 PM - Lunch

REGISTRATION FEES

$125 Individual | $500 Foursome
(Covers green fees, golf cart, & refreshments during and after play)

TOURNAMENT SPONSORSHIP LEVELS

Presenting Sponsor, $5,000
Hospitality Sponsor, $2,500
Swag Sponsor, $1,500
Diamond Sponsor, $1,000
Platinum Sponsor, $500
Gold Sponsor, $250
Silver Sponsor, $125

Alumni Day, April 5
Saint Joseph Abbey and Seminary College Campus

SCHEDULE

1-4 PM - Registration
2:30 PM - Schola Alumni Practice
4 PM - General Assembly
5:30 PM - Mass
6:30 PM - Cocktail Social
7:30 PM - Dinner

During the general assembly, the gathered membership of the Alumni Association will be asked to affirm our new slate of leaders and council members, as follows: 

President: Fr. Mark Ledoux ('94)
Vice President: Joey Dunbar ('12)
Secretary: Raymond Hebert: ('89)
Treasurer: Christian Avery ('96)

Council Members:

Raymond Hebert ('89)
Frank Morton ('66)
Ken Richard ('90)
Billy O'Regan ('96)
Fr. Mark Ledoux ('95)
 Joey Dunbar ('12)
Christian Avery ('96)
Charly Matt ('82) - new member
Toby Aguillard ('92) - new member
Brandon Vidrine ('04) - new member
Fr. Paul Gros ('05) - new member
Fr. Maurice Moon ('13) - new member

HONOREES

2024 Alumnus of the Year
Rev. Msgr. Frank J. Giroir Jr., Class of 1977
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2024 Son of Saint Ben
Rev. Jeffrey A. Montz, S.T.L., Class of 2004
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2023 Honored Classes
’64, ‘74, ‘84, ‘94, ‘98, ‘04, ‘14, ‘24

FEES & REGISTRATION

Alumni Dues: $25 Alumni: $5 Students
Social & Dinner: $50 Alumni; $25 Students
Sponsor a Seminarian: $30

2024 ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR

Rev. Msgr. Frank J. Giroir Jr.
Pastor, St. Anselm Catholic Church, Madisonville
Class of 1977

Rev. Msgr. Frank J. Giroir was born April 19, 1955, to Frank J. Giroir Sr. and Evelyn Kolwe Giroir. He attended St. Louis King of France Primary School and Archbishop Rummel High School in Metairie.

Msgr. Giroir graduated from Saint Joseph Seminary College in 1977. After Notre Dame Seminary, he was ordained for the Archdiocese of New Orleans on May 16, 1981. He was designated as a Chaplain to His Holiness in 2001.

He has served at many parishes in the Archdiocese, including Resurrection of Our Lord in New Orleans, St. Mark in Chalmette, and St. Rita in Harahan. He is currently pastor at St. Anselm in Madisonville and the chaplain at St. Scholastica Academy in Covington.

He has served as the Chair of the Archdiocesan Presbyterial Council, Chair of Priest Personnel, Chair of the Parish Sites and Boundaries Committee, Chair of the Priestly Life and Ministry Committee, Dean of the East Jefferson Deanery, and as Co-Chair of the Louisiana Priest Convention. He has also served as member of the Parish Sustainability Committee, the Northshore Catholic Community Foundation Committee, the Archdiocese College of Consulters, the Archbishop Rummel High School Board, and the Archdiocese Special Events Committee. He is also a member of the Archbishop Hannan High School Board.

He has been faithfully involved at St. Ben’s for many years, serving on the Alumni Board, including two terms as chair. He has also been an active member of the St. Ben’s Open Golf Committee.

2024 SON OF SAINT BEN

Rev. Jeffrey A. Montz, S.T.L.
Chair, Theology Department, Notre Dame Seminary
Class of 2004

The Rev. Jeffrey A. Montz, S.T.L. is a native of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. He grew up in Chalmette, where he was involved from a young age in his home parish, Our Lady of Prompt Succor. The faithful witness of his parents helped to lead him to develop a personal relationship with God and to foster within him a sense of vocation to the priesthood from a young age. He attended Archbishop Hannan High School, and upon graduation entered into seminary formation at Saint Joseph Seminary College.

After graduating from Saint Joseph Seminary College in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts, Fr. Montz continued his seminary formation at Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans, where he received a Masters of Divinity in 2008. That same year Fr. Montz was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.

Following ordination, Fr. Montz served the Archdiocese as parochial vicar of three different parishes over the span of five years with one year being spent part-time in the diocesan office of worship. In 2013, he was sent to Rome to pursue a licentiate in spiritual theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum).

Having completed his licentiate in the summer of 2015, Fr. Montz joined the full-time faculty of Notre Dame Seminary, where he currently serves as coordinator of spiritual formation, spiritual director, and professor of theology.