On November 24, Knights of Columbus Council 5654 in Ocean Springs, fed around 500 plus meals to Senior Citizens at their council hall. This project was started
about 15 years ago by one of the council members (now deceased) wanting to feed the Seniors at the Villa in Ocean Springs. The KC’s have continued this in his
memory expanding the meal to any senior in Ocean Springs and calling it the “Robert Foster Thanksgiving Dinner.”About 25 knights and 12 members of the ladies
auxiliary helped to accomplish this program.
Knights of Columbus Council 5654, Ocean Springs
Tuesday Morning Seminars
BAY ST. LOUIS -- Father Walt
Bracken, SVD, will present
“Genesis
-- What a Beginning! -- the First Eleven
Chapters of the Bible”
on Jan. 14 at the
Fr. William Kelley Retreat Center. Cost
is $17 and includes lunch. Registration
begins at 8:45 am. Talk begins at 9:15 am
and will end at 1 pm after lunch. To reg-
ister, call (228) 467-2032.
St. Michael Parish Mission
BILOXI -- Father Ron Hoye, C.M.
will present the St. Michael Parish Mis-
sion during Masses on the weekend of
January 18 and 19 and also on January
20-22 at 10 am and 6 pm in the church.
The mission is open to the public and all
are welcome.
Holy Infant of Good
Health Triduum
CLERMONT HARBOR -- The Holy
Infant of Good Health Triduum will
be celebrated at St. Ann Church, 5858
Lower Bay Rd., January 8-10. On Jan. 8,
there will be adoration at 5:30 pm; rosary
at 6 pm and Mass at 6:30 pm. On Dec. 9
and 10, there will be Mass at 8:30 am.
HATTIESBURG -- The Social Jus-
tice Committee of Sacred Heart Catholic
Church in will host a social justice con-
Sacred Heart Church
to Host Social Justice
Conference
ference Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014 from 9
am-3 pm at Sacred Heart High School,
located at 510 West Pine St. in down-
town Hattiesburg.
Incorporating the theme,
“Who is
my neighbor? Journeying as the family
of God,”
organizers of the event hope to
create awareness of the impact of pov-
erty and marginalization on individuals,
families, and society, with emphasis on
all of us as the body of Christ.
Featured presenters at the conference
will be keynote speaker Fr. Fred Kam-
mer, SJ, Jesuit Social Research Institute
at Loyola University in New Orleans;
and Dr. Wes Johnson, professor of crimi-
nal justice at The University of Southern
Mississippi.
A continental breakfast, lunch and
snacks will be provided for conference
participants, with a donation of $20 re-
quested of each registrant.
For more information, contact Zipple
at (601) 297-9055.
St. James Bible Study
GULFPORT -- Jeff Cavins Video
Bible Study on “James”: This 11-session
program will meet each Friday at 9 am in
the St. James Parish Office, 2d Floor, be-
gining on Friday, January 10. The fee for
the notebook is $28. To register, contact
Rachelle at (228) 731-0085.
Dedication of Holy
Family Church
PASS CHRISTIAN -- Bishop Roger
Morin will dedicate the new Holy Family
Church on Jan. 25 at 10 am.
Order your Ordo
BILOXI -- Religious Gift & Book
Shop, 181 Reynoir Street, has extra cop-
ies of the 2014 Ordo (Order of Prayer in
the Liturgy of the Hours and Celebration
of the Eucharist) for $15.99. Included in
the Ordo is information about historical
dates in the life of the Diocese of Biloxi,
including information about deceased
priests. In addition, the Ordo contains
similar information about the Archdio-
ceses of Atlanta and Mobile and the Dio-
ceses of Birmingham, Charleston, Jack-
son, Knoxville, Memphis, Nashville,
Raleigh and Savannah. For more infor-
mation, call (228) 374-0552.
Centering Prayer
introductory retreat to be
held at the Benedictine
Sisters Retreat Center
in Cullman, AL
The Benedictine Sisters Retreat
Center in Cullman and Contemplative
Outreach Birmingham are sponsoring
an Introduction to Centering Prayer
retreat to be held in Cullman January
17-19, 2014. This retreat is designed for
those new to Centering Prayer, a form
of Christian prayer rooted in the ancient
Christian contemplative tradition. Its
purpose is to foster a deeper intimacy
with Christ through the silence and
stillness of contemplative prayer. Private
rooms and the ability to maintain silence
are required.
Registration will be from 6 pm-7 pm
on Friday, January 17, and the program
will end after the noon meal on Sunday.
The cost for the weekend is $210/person
for a private room; lodging, meals, and
linens are included.
For registration information, please
contact the Benedictine Sisters Retreat
Center at (256) 734-8302 or by e-mail at
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Have a Blessed New Year!
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