Gulf Pine Catholic

14 Gulf Pine Catholic • March 9, 2018 Spotlight on Schools D iocesan H appenings Sacred Heart Catholic Elementary held a Vocation Awareness Week in order to bring attention to the various roles in the Church and to highlight persons important to the Church. Each class was assigned two Saints and researched those Saints, designing and decorating a poster board and table. A student portrayed a ‘wax figure’ Saint and as the students walked by each table a button could be pushed and the Saint would come alive highlighting their role, importance and facts about themselves. The Museum was a great success and the plan is to make it an annual event. Left, Cela Batson, second grade, portrays Mother Theresa. Right, Quin Cain, Mary and Kajan Swilley, Pre-Kindergarten, portray Mary and Joseph. Sacred Heart Elementary School, Hattiesburg St. Joseph Youth Ministry in Gulfport has seen a renewal of energy under the leadership of Amanda Lizana and her amazing team of volunteers this year including -- Kris/Ashley Hines; Joe/Megan Capuano; Lee Mayet; Jeanne Wright; and Jenny Hollingsworth. The youth have participated in a variety of projects including leading a Living Rosary, Trick or Treating with the Saints (for the CCD children), a Lock-In to build community, Parish Evening Prayer for the Dead, conducting a Food Drive for St. Vincent De Paul, spon- soring Parent’s Day Out the week before Christmas for children of our parish, a Fear Factor fun night (for Halloween), Cleaning the Church (one a month) and a successful Jambalaya Fundraiser Dinner. All of these projects are planned with the goal of teaching the young people how to live their Catholic faith through prayer, community, and fun -- loving all and serving One. The numbers of youth attending each weekly meeting and each event continues to grow and the excitement all youth bring to the gatherings is contagious. St. Joseph Parish, Gulfport Our Mother of Mercy Parish, Pass Christian On February 25, Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church in Pass Christian celebrated Black/African American History by honoring some its parishio- ners: Rosemary Roles, Jonathan Ausmer, Willie Cox and our eldest mem- ber Althea Johnson. Our Mass Choir directed by Rev. Ken Braxton and led by Evelyn Lawyer led the church in singing “Oh Freedom” .