Gulf Pine Catholic

8 Gulf Pine Catholic • April 6, 2018 Gulf Pine Catholic • April 6, 2018 9 The Diocese of Biloxi’s 2018 Youth Celebration was held March 23-25 at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum and Convention Center 2018 Ann Rivera Faith through Service Award to Alexis Brewer, Immaculate Conception Parish, Laurel. Pictured, l-r, are Rivera’s daughter, Elyse Bernos, Jennifer Williams, diocesan director of Catholic Social and Community Services; Bishop Kihneman and Brewer. Photos/Juliana Skelton Brenda Sargent Award recipient Gracie Dedual, from St. Joseph Parish, Gulfport, Bishop Kihneman and Moore Bragg Moore Award recipient Hunter Barlow, St. Fabian Parish, Hattiesburg, (represented by his grandmother, Cecilia Harris, Sacred Heart parish Pascagoula), with Bishop Kihneman and Bragg Moore, longtime director of Youth Ministry, who retired in 2016. St. Timothy recipient Shannon Kirkpatrick, St. Mary Parish, Woolmarket St. Timothy recipient Emily Wright, St. Joseph Parish, Gulfport St. Timothy recipient Nicholas Ray, St. John the Evangelist Parish, Gulfport St. Timothy recipient Kayleigh Bates, St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, Long Beach St. Timothy recipient Sydney Lee, Sacred Heart Parish, Dedeaux St. Timothy recipient Anna Broadus, St. James Parish, Gulfport St. Timothy recipient Bryce Warden, St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, Long Beach Companions on the Journey Award recipient John Mozingo, St. James Parish Gulfport The bishop also joined the youth for Palm Sunday Mass and presented awards to adults and youth. The Companions on the Journey award is given to adults for their long-term commitment to youth ministry on the parish and/or diocesan level. The St. Timothy Award is given to youth. Other awards presented were the Bragg Moore Award, the Brenda Sargent Award and the Ann Rivera Faith through Service Award, which was established to honor the memory and ministry of Ann Rivera, who served 18 years at Morning Star Pregnancy Care Center. It is sponsored by the staff of Catholic Charities and seeks to recognize an individual who is a quiet servant of Christ, who shares their faith through kindness and service to others, and who believes that service to others is our Christian responsibility. Unless otherwise noted, each award winner is pictured with Ray Lacy, director of the Office of Youth Ministry and Bishop Kihneman. Bishop Kihneman led his first roll call and quickly found out that it was an opportunity to let down his hair or, more appropriately, put on his rabbit ears. A book of Memories was set up to honor Brenda Sargent, longtime assistant in the Diocese of Biloxi’s Office of Youth Ministry, who died on March 22.