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Gulf Pine Catholic
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July 18, 2014
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iocesan
B
riefs
Farewell To
Sister Carmelita Mulry,
SHSp
GULFPORT -- A farewell celebra-
tion honoring Sr. Carmelita Mulry will
be held at St. Therese of Lisieux Church
on August 3 at the 9 am Mass followed
by a reception in the Parish Hall. The
celebration is a recognition of 16 years
of dedicated and loyal service to both St.
Therese of Lisieux, Gulfport, and Our
Mother of Mercy, Pass Christian. Sr.
Carmelita will head to the Sisters of the
Holy Spirit and Mary Immaculate Moth-
erhouse in San Antonio, Texas, to begin
the next phase of her ministry.
A Retreat for Vietnamese
Married Couples
BAY ST. LOUIS -- A Retreat for
Vietnamese Married Couples will be
held Sept. 4-7 at the St. Augustine Semi-
nary’s Father William Kelley Retreat
Center. Father Joseph Dao Vu, SVD,
will be the presenter. On Thursday, Sept
4: arrival/room assignment at 6 pm, first
conference at 7 pm. On Sunday, Sept
7, the retreat will wrap up after lunch.
Cost is $300 per couple. To register, call
Marilyn, (228) 467-2032 (must register
in advance). All meals are prepared by
the staff.
Adult Bible Class
DEDEAUX -- Sacred Heart Parish
is offering a 24-week men and women
Adult Bible Class starting Monday, Sep-
tember 8. We will break for the month of
Dec. and resume Monday, Jan. 5, 2015.
The cost is $60 and will be held at the
Dedeaux-Cursillo Center.
“The Bible
Timeline, The Story of Salvation”
will
be presented by Jeff Cavins, Tim Gray
and Sarah Christmyer.
For more information contact Diane
Necaise at (228) 255-523
St. Patrick Hoops Team
Fundraiser
BILOXI -- The St. Patrick Varsity
Boys Basketball team has accepted an
invitation to play in the Maui-Lahainalu-
na Invitational Tournament in Hawaii in
December. This is an honor and the team
is excited about the opportunity to repre-
sent the coast and the state. The boys will
have to raise the money to make the trip.
Please consider sponsoring the team with
a donation of $3,000 (Primary), $1,000
(Gold), $500 (Silver) or $250 (Bronze).
Donations should be made payable to St.
Patrick High School and mailed to 1790
Popps Ferry Road, Biloxi, MS 39532.
GULFPORT -- St. James Catholic
Church, 366 Cowan Road, will offer the
Job Opening
HATTIESBURG -- Campus Minister
for Catholic students at the University of
Southern Miss Job Summary: A full time
position. Under the general direction of
the St. Thomas pastor, Fr. Mark Ropel,
the campus minister provides pasto-
ral counseling to students; encourages
spiritual and moral growth; plans and
directs programs and activities including
Wednesday and Sunday night dinners,
fall Retreat, mission trips, and various
other community service activities; pro-
motes the Catholic mission identity.
Position Qualifications and Require-
ments: Bachelor’s Degree required. Ex-
LONG BEACH -- Most Holy Trinity
Catholic Church of Kiln-DeLisle is spon-
soring a Pre-Season Saints Party on Au-
gust 30 from 6-9 pm at the Long Beach
Senior Center on Daugherty Road.
Admission is free.
Come and enjoy an evening of fel-
lowship, good music, food and drink
(set-ups provided), BYOB or beer. Oth-
er drinks will be provided.
The Silent Auction features hundreds
of items, donated by restaurants, church
members, supermarkets, golf packages,
home décor items, paintings and artwork
by local artists, sport items and signed
memorabilia.
Raffle tickets for (2) season tickets, a
42 inch TV and a $100 gift card to Bac-
chus Restaurant and a $100 gift card to
Neco’s Family Market will be on sale
from 6-8 pm. Cost is $25 per ticket or
five for $100.
The Silent Auction will close at 8:15
and the Raffle Drawing will be at 8:30
pm. Proceeds will benefit Most Holy
Trinity Catholic Church.
All parishioners who bring a food
item to the pre-season Saint’s Party will
receive a free drawing ticket for the
raffle. Please call Pat Ladner (228) 342-
7431 in advance with the dish you intend
to bring to insure we have a balanced
buffet and adequate food to serve all that
attends. The cooperation of all members
is necessary for the success of this annual
event.
Do you have someone who is having
a birthday in August and are wondering
Most Holy Trinity
Preseason Saints Party
PICAYUNE -- The Knights of Co-
lumbus Third Annual Interdenomina-
tional Prayer Breakfast will be held Au-
gust 13 from 8 am until 9 am in Hemler
Hall, 408 Carroll Street (behind Dock-
side Seafood). Tickets are $10 per person
in advance; $13 at the door and $50 per
table of six. Tickets are available at Me-
linda’s Fine Gifts & More, #1 Sycamore
Rd. Ste B.
Picayune Prayer
Breakfast
SES Scripture Studies
OCEAN SPRINGS -- St. Elizabeth
Seton Parish, 4900 Riley Rd, is offering
a series of Scripture studies. Registra-
tion for upcoming Wednesday Scripture
Studies and Sunday morning Adult Class
will begin July 23 and will continue until
August 11.
Wednesday Morning 8:30-10 am
The
Study of Angels
cost $48.
Wednesday Evening 6:30–8 pm
Joshua, Ruth, Judges
. Cost is $48.
Sunday morning class limited to 25
participants first come first serve. We
will begin with
Doers of the Word
by
Cardinal Dolan cost $5 and will contin-
ue with
The Joy of the Gospel by Pope
Francis
, cost $10. Tuesday September 2
8–9:30 am --
33 Days to Morning Glory
.
Cost $25 if you do not have the Fr. Gait-
ley book and need both, $20 if you need
study materials only.
For more information, call (228) 875-
0654.
St. James Bible Study Class
following Bible study class:
Catholi-
cism: The New Evangelization
. Explore
the Church’s mission within the chal-
lenges of contemporary culture. Created
by Father Robert Barron and
“Word on
Fire”
, the DVD documentary and study
program focuses on the cultural obsta-
cles the Church faces today and sends
us on a mission with a message of great
joy. Classes begin Fri. mornings July 25
at 9:15 am and continue for eight weeks
in the St. James Catholic Church Parish
Center. For more information and to sign
up, call Linda Randolph (228) 697-9967.
John Finch in Concert
OCEAN SPRINGS -- St. Elizabeth
Seton Parish, 4900 Riley Road, will
present a concert by Catholic recording
artist John Finch on Aug. 6 at 7 pm. Al-
though admission is free, concert goers
are asked to bring one canned food item
for the parish’s Community Food Assis-
tance Program. Concessions will be sold.
For more info, visit
-
sic.com.
GULFPORT -- On July 10 the Red
Cross held a Blood Drive sponsored by
Knights of Columbus Council 7910 at
St. Joseph’s Church. The goal was 51
donors. The Red Cross recorded 54 do-
nors. Knights of Columbus members as-
sisted with set-up, registration, snacks,
and clean-up for the event.
St. Joseph Parish Blood
Drive A Success
perience preferred: pastoral ministry,
youth work, working knowledge and
interest in social justice ministry, and
ability to work with people of different
backgrounds.
For questions or to discuss position
call Fr. Mark Ropel (601) 264-5192 for a
more detailed job description, tasks, and
responsibilities go to our website www.
stthomas-usm.org or email church@
stthomas-usm.org and a copy will be
emailed to you.
To apply: send by U.S. mail or email
your cover
letter, resume, and at least three refer-
ences to:
Fr. Mark Ropel
3117 West 4th Street
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
what to give them? How about purchas-
ing chances for tickets to the Saints home
games? You still have time. Contact ei-
ther Pat at (228) 342-7431 or Bonita at
(228) 493-5555.
