Sacred Heart, D’Iberville,
Lenten Activities
D’IBERVILLE -- During Lent, Daily
Masses will be Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday 8:30; Friday 8:30 am and 6 pm.
The penance service will be April 9
at 7 pm.
The KC Fish Fry will be held every
Friday during Lent, beginning at 5 pm,
$7 a plate.
April Ultreya
GULFPORT -- The next Ultreya will
be Monday, April 21, at 7 pm, (Easter
Monday) at St Joseph Parish DePew
Hall, 12290 DePew Road, Gulfport.
Lay speaker will be Marianne Ko-
berger, St. Joseph Parish, and spiritual
speaker will be Fr. Jacob-Matthew (aka:
Jerry Smith), St. John Parish.
It is not necessary to have made a
Cursillo. Everyone is welcome to come
and participate. Come and enjoy the fel-
lowship!
Those wishing to bring something
should either bring drinks, snacks or fin-
ger foods. (It is not necessary to bring
anything, just come for the fellowship
and sharing.)
Contact Deacon Karl Koberger at
kkoberg49@att.net<mailto:kkoberg49@
att.net or (228) 547-5844 for more infor-
mation.
CORRECTION
In the March 14 issue of the
Gulf
Pine Catholic
, it was reported that
only a handful of diocesan schools
participated in the Ronald McDon-
ald House fundraiser, held in honor
of Sophia Mohler, on Feb. 28 at Na-
tivity BVM School. In fact, every
diocesan school participated and we
thank them all for their support of
this most worthwhile cause.
Our Lady of Fatima
Anointing of the Sick Mass
biloxi -- An Anointing of the Sick
Mass will be held Saturday, April 5, 8:30
am, at Our Lady of Fatima in Biloxi.
Truth About The
Shroud Of Turin
GULFPORT -- Renowned lecturer
Jack Sacco will speak on
“The Truth
About The Shroud of Turin”
on April 10
at 7 pm at St. James Church, 366 Cowan
Rd. Sacco, an award-winning author,
has lectured widely on the true and as-
tounding scientific discoveries about the
Shroud, including appearances at the
University of Notre Dame and before the
Royal Families of Europe.
OLV Parish Mission
PASCAGOULA -- Our Lady of Vic-
tories Parish, 503 Convent Avenue, will
host a Lenten parish mission April 7-9.
Redemptorist Fathers Steven Wilson
and Chuong Cao will be the presenters.
Talks will begin at 6 pm each evening.
The theme of the mission is
“Union with
God.”
Topics will include:
“Fasting”
(April 7),
“Grace”
(April 8) and
“Con-
version”
(April 9).
Holy Infant of Good
Health Celebration
CLERMONT HARBOR -- The
Holy Infant of Good Health Triduum,
three days of prayer to The Holy Infant
of Good Health and The Chaplet of Di-
vine Mercy, will be held April 23-35 at
the Holy Infant of Good Health Shrine,
located at St. Ann Church, 5858 Lower
Bay Rd.
Each night’s schedule will consist of
Adoration at 6 pm; Rosary at 6:30 pm
and Mass at 7 pm.
On Wed., April 23, the theme will be
“Trust.”
Celebrant will be Father George
Manchapilly, CMI, pastor of St. Ann Par-
ish.
On Thurs., April 24, the theme will be
“Perseverance.”
Celebrant will be Fa-
ther Jose Vasquez, pastor of St. Francis
Xavier Parish, Wiggins.
On Fri., April 25, the theme will be
“Surrender.”
Celebrant will be Father
Cuddy O’Connell, pastor of St. Clare
Parish, Waveland. Sacrament of Anoint-
ing of the Sick will be offered.
The Holy Infant of Good Health Feast
Celebration will be held on Sun., April
22, beginning with The Divine Mercy
Chaplet at 1 pm. At 1:20 pm, musicians
will pay homage to the Holy Infant. At
1:45 pm there will be a procession on the
church grounds followed by Mass at 2
pm. Msgr. James McGough will be the
celebrant. Afterwards, there will be a fi-
esta. Please bring a dish for 12 and lawn
chairs.
For more information, call St. Ann
Church at (228) 467-5128 or (228) 467-
3601.
Catholics Returning Home
LONG BEACH -- St. Thomas Apos-
tle Catholic Church, 720 E. Beach Blvd.,
is conducting an ongoing series called
Catholics Returning Home
on six con-
secutive Monday evenings at 7 pm in the
administration building. Classes begin
on April 28 and end on June 9. There will
not be a class on Memorial Day. These
sessions are for non-practicing Catholics
who are seeking answers to questions
about returning to the Church. There will
be informal sharing and an update of the
Catholic faith. For more details, call Cin-
dy Vogt at (228) 860-5250.
Cooking class to support
the homeless held at
St. Thomas
LONG BEACH -- Are you ready for
Spring and Summer? CCSS Sisters are
unveiling their cooking secrets!!! Learn
how to make and grill the famous “Sis-
ters’ Vietnamese chicken, beef, shrimp,
or pork kabobs to treat your family and
friends this Spring and Summer and for
those special family celebrations. All the
proceeds will go to our Young Vincen-
tians to help support their project with
Catholics Returning Home
KILN -- Do you know someone who
has left the church? Most of us do not
have to look very far to find non-practic-
ing Catholics in our circle of family and
friends. Many of us are concerned about
these loved ones, but we don’t know how
to help them. Obviously, most of them
are searching, but how can we help them
find their way home?
As baptized, practicing Catholics, we
have a precious gift of faith and love from
the Lord that needs to be shared with our
non-practicing brothers and sisters. First,
we need to pray for them. Next, we need
to extend a personal invitation to them to
come home to the Catholic Church. Most
non-practicing Catholics carry with them
a tremendous amount of guilt and mis-
information about the Church and are
afraid of approaching the church for
fear of being rejected. You can make a
tremendous difference in someone’s life
simply by reaching out to them and tell-
ing them that we miss them and would
like for them to come back home to our
Church family.
Here at Annunciation Church we
have a special program to help non-prac-
ticing Catholics return to the Church en-
titled
“Catholics Returning Home.”
The
6-week series begins Tuesday, April 29,
2014. Please pass this article on to any-
one who might be interested.
For more information, call Beverly
Fisher (228) 586-5429 or Beverlyfish-
“Backpack for the Homeless.”
According to a recent census/count
for homelessness, the homeless count
within our Long Beach/Gulfport Com-
munity is 450 not counting children.
Young Vincentians will be putting to-
gether backpacks filled with items that
everyone needs (toothpaste and tooth-
brush, food, soap, blankets, clothing, bi-
bles, etc.). So far, our Young Vincentians
enjoyed making fleece scarves to add to
our backpacks.
Sr. Cecilia, Sr. Mary, Sr. Martha, and
Sr. Maria offer to host a cooking class
on Monday, April 7 at 6 pm in the parish
kitchen to help raise money so that we
can purchase items to add to our back-
packs. Our goal is for each YV member
to have a backpack to keep in their cars
and when they see a homeless person or
family, they can offer them the backpack.
Suggested donation for each participant
is $25 and this includes drinks and a taste
of our famous kabobs at the cooking
class. Please make your check payable to
“SVDP Young Vincentians” and drop off
the check at the parish office or mail it
in by Sunday, April 6, with attention: Sr.
Cecilia. Questions or to RSVP… please
contact Misty Dedeaux at: dedeauxfam@
yahoo.com or
;
call (228) 806-0942 or (228) 806-0942.
For updates on news around
the diocese, and from the
Vatican and Catholic News
Service, as well as previous
issues of the Gulf Pine
Catholic in full color, visit
See diocesan briefs, page 10
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