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2 Gulf Pine Catholic • April 6, 2018 Financial Peace University GULFPORT -- FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church 12290 DePew Road. A 9-week class will be held every Monday from April 2-May 28 at 6:30 p.m. in Depew Hall. Babysitting available. Covers all areas of personal finance, focusing on using a budget, getting out of debt, and building wealth. Contact Ed Brennan ed.brennan@hii-ingalls.com (228) 234-7601 for more information. April 7 Divine Mercy in Our Lives HATTIESBURG -- Father Adam Urbaniak will present “Divine Mercy in our Lives” on Sunday, April 8, at 2 p.m. at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 3117 West 4th Street. A native of Poland, Father Urbaniak, who is also Director of Vocations for the Diocese of Biloxi, will present a personal account of St. Faustina’s devotion and its relevance in both the world at large and in our daily lives. All are welcome. This event is presented by the Catholic Student Association. April 8 Divine Mercy Sunday BAY ST. LOUIS -- Celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday, April 8, at Our Lady of the Gulf, Bay St. Louis. Multiple priests will be available for Confession from 2-3 p.m. followed by Divine Mercy Chaplet. Fr. Michael O’Connor will then officiate at a solemn blessing of the Image of Divine Mercy and Holy Mass. The ceremony will conclude with ven- eration of the Image. “The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion (on this day) shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment.” (Jesus to St. Faustina, Diary 699) April 12-15 Ladies ACTS BILOXI -- The next Ladies ACTS Retreat will begin on Thursday, April 12, at 5 p.m. at Paul B. Johnson State Park and participants will return on Sunday, April 15, for the 10 a.m. Mass at Our Lady of Fatima Church in Biloxi. For more info, contact Laura Hymel (228) 860-5534, or Susie Bass (228) 257-3181. April 13-15 Most Holy Trinity Spring Fest PASS CHRISTIAN -- Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church Spring Fest will take place April 13-15 on the church grounds, 9062 Kiln- Delisle Road. There will be rides, bands, vendors, food, crawfish, a car show and Corn Hole For more information, call (228) 669-7119. Our Facebook is Most Holy Trinity Spring Fest. April 14 Our Mother of Sorrows Parish Yard Sale BILOXI -- Our Mother of Sorrows will have a yard sale from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. On this day, we will also be selling lunch plates: Red beans and rice $5; red beans, fish and potato salad $8; red beans, shrimp and potato salad $9. For more information, please call the office (228) 435-0007. April 17 SVDP Community Pharmacy Wine Tasting BILOXI -- White Coats and Wine, a fundraiser benefitting the St. Vincent de Paul Community Pharmacy, will be held April 17 from 6-9 p.m. at the Beau Rivage Resort and Casino. There will be fine wine, 30+ vendors, hors d’oeuvres, live music and silent auction. Tickets are $100 individual/$150 per couple. For more information, call (228) 374-9097 or email director@svdprx.org Website: www.svdprx.org April 18-20, 22 Holy Infant of Good Health Triduum CLERMONT HARBOR -- Three days of prayer to the Holy Infant of Good Health (Satno Nino de la Salud) will take place April 18-20 at The Holy Infant of Good Health Shrine, located at St. Ann Church, 5858 Lower Bay Road. Each evening will consist of Adoration at 6 p.m.; Rosary at 6:30 p.m. and Mass at 7 p.m. On Wed., April 18, Father Daniel Martinez Patino, parochial vicar of Our Lady of Fatima Church, will be the Mass celebrant. On Thurs., April 19, Father Jacob Smith, O.F.M., parochial administrator of St. Clare Parish in Waveland, will celebrate Mass and administer the Sacrament of the Sick. On Fri., April 20, St. Ann pastor Father George Machapilly, C.M.I., will cele- brate Mass. There will also be a Eucharistic Procession and Burning of Petitions The Holy Infant of Good Health Feast Day Celebration will take place on Sunday, April 22, at St. Ann Church. Bishop Louis F. Kihneman will be prin- cipal celebrant and homilist. The cele- bration will begin at 12:50 p.m. with recitation of the Rosary. At 1:10 p.m., musicians will pay homage to the Holy Infant. Procession will begin at 1:45 p.m. Mass will begin at 2 p.m. A fiesta will follow Mass. Please bring a dish for 12. There will also be music and a piñata for the children. April 21 Magnificat Breakfast BILOXI -- The Magnificat Ministry of the Gulf Coast would be hon- ored to have you attend its spring breakfast which will be held Saturday, April 21, at Our Lady of Fatima Parish. Hall doors will be opened at 9 a.m. to welcome you. The guest speaker will be Melissa Logos. She and her husband, Franklin, are the parents of four beautiful daugh- ters. Today, Melissa and her family serve Mass together at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Woolmarket. Melissa has always kept God first in her life and her husband second -- knowing that every- thing would fall into place. She opened a new business in 2014 and shortly after that, her daughter, Kirsten, was diag- nosed with acute lymphoblastic leukem- la. Then in 2016, her husband was laid off from his work. It was her faith and intercession of the Blessed Mother that kept her strong during those difficult times. Praying the rosary has brought her peace in some of her difficult times. Cost of reservations for the breakfast is $15 and can be made by calling one of the following team members: Yvette Livaccari, co-ordinator (228) 392-0697, Margaret Gollott, assist. co-ordinator (228) 818-3355, Betty Jean Hughes, sec- retary (228) 388-4552, Mary Terry, tick- ets (228) 875-4369 or Verna Gomila, publicity (228) 861-7538. April 21 St. Alphonsus KC $3,000 Drawdown OCEAN SPRINGS -- The Knights of Columbus are hosting a Dinner and $3,000 Drawdown event in support of St. Alphonsus’ St. Vincent de Paul Society on Saturday, April 21, at 7 p.m. in the Knights of Columbus Hall. Cost is $50/couple. Tickets are available by con- tacting KC Grand Knight Carl Brochard (228) 327-0066, Barney Banks (228) 424-9094 or by coming to the Rectory Office during regular business hours. We invite you to come out, enjoy the great fun, parish fellowship, and help support the needy in our community. The dinner will include seafood gumbo, potato salad, rolls, soft drinks, beer and wine. Monthly Mass for People with Special Needs BILOXI -- The International Order of Alhambra Oran Caravan #67 is sponsoring a monthly Mass on the fourth Sunday of each month for people with special needs at 2 p.m. at Our Lady of Fatima Church, 2090 Pass Road. Those participating or wishing to participate in Mass are requested to arrive by 1:30 p.m. Following each Mass will be a social in the Parish Hall for some refreshments. Upcoming Mass dates are: April 22, May 27 and June 24. For further information or to participate in one of the Masses please call Jim Rigby at (228) 435-5665 or orancaravan@gmail.com . SEE DIOCESAN EVENTS, PG. 15 Logos The Light of Christ! Front Page Deacon Marcin Wiktor holds the Easter Candle as Bishop Louis F. Kihneman lights with a flame from the newly blessed Easter fire during the Holy Saturday Easter Vigil at Nativity BVM Cathedral in Biloxi. This was Bishop Kihneman’s first Holy Week as bishop of Biloxi. D iocesan E vents