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Gulf Pine Catholic
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September 9, 2016
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The Tylertown Catholic Ladies’ and Men’s Clubs distributed relief items to victims of the recent flooding in Zachary, La. on August 21. Members dropped off
items to the Lighthouse Church in Zachary. Tyreen Power organized the event. Community members, such as the St. Ores family are pictured delivering items to
the church. Also pictured are club members who made the mission of mercy to Zachary. Pictured, front, l-r, are Cynthia Leake, Tyrene Power, Louisette and Glen
Smarada. Back: Al Leake, Bill Power and Jim Seamen.
St. Paul the Apostle Mission, Tylertown
Catholic volunteers from Sacred Heart Dedeaux, St. Clare, OLG, Holy Family and Most Holy Trinity
participate in Catholic services at the Hancock County Jail located on Hwy. 90, west of Waveland, on
Thursdays and Saturdays. The leader is Dan Munger from Sacred Heart. Dan has excellent relationships
with the administration of the jail, and with Chaplain Tony Graham, who leads Good News Jail and Prison
Ministry, an ecumenical organization providing chaplains to America's Jails and Prisons. Two deacon candi-
dates, Jim Balentine and Norm Cantrelle, as well as Deacon Mike Harris and Deacon Ed Ramos are volun-
teers. Masses are celebrated on Saturdays by Fr. Satish Adhav, Fr. Michael Marascalco and Fr. Michael
OʼConnor. This is a fruitful ministry that changes many lives; evangelization efforts at Hancock County Jail
result in about five adult baptisms every year.
The ministryʼs greatest need is for temporary shelter for female offenders with children once they are
released. Contact Deacon Ed Ramos at (228) 323-0765 if you can help with this need.
Left, the inaugural Hancock County Jail Volunteer-Appreciation Picnic took place on Saturday,
August 27, at the Diamonhead Twin Lakes Pavilion. Pictured in the photo are, starting left, front to
back: Milda Baker, Jerri Mason, Tina Balentine (MHT), Lee and Diane Bennett (Baptist Church),
Joan Munger (Sacred Heart), Willie Jones (MHT), Dan Munger (Sacred Heart), Quirina Carroll
(Celebrate Recovery), Ed Ramos, Pat Ladner and Myra Marsh (MHT). Not pictured Jim Balentine
(MHT), and Mariann Kwiat (OLG).
Hancock County Prison Ministry
Sacred Heart School, Hattiesburg
Sacred Heart Catholic High School students recently elected homecoming
maids for the 2016 Homecoming Court. The maids will be presented and a
queen will be crowned at halftime of the Crusaders’ game versus Mt. Olive
on Friday, September 9, at the Sacred Heart Athletic Complex. Kickoff
is at 7 pm. Pictured seated are Football Maid Ainsley Happ and Senior
Maids Julia Bishop and Sims Patterson. Standing are Seventh Grade Maids
Reagan Smith and Alexis Newman; Eighth Grade Maids Mary Claire Dale
and Emily Coffin; Freshman Maids Ryan Holmes and Madeline Hinton;
Sophomore Maids Emily Saffle and Carlee Mills; and Junior Maids Sophie
Osborne and Courtney Neal.
