Gulf Pine Catholic

Gulf Pine Catholic • October 19, 2018 8 You know that Saint Francis founded the Franciscan Order and the Poor Clares over 800 years ago. But did you know that he also founded an order of for secular or lay Christians to enrich their faith through following the Franciscan way? And did you know that same order is alive and well throughout the world and this fraternity is active in our Diocese ? We are Our Lady of the Pearl, A Secular Franciscans Order (SFO) Fraternity --- Formerly known as the Third Order of St. Francis) We are inviting actively practicing Catholics who are in full communion with the Church who want to deepen their faith to -- Come and See Come and learn about who we are and what we do. Listen to God’s stirrings in your heart. This may be your calling too. Where: St. Clare Catholic Church, W aveland MS Sponsored by: stclarecatholic@yahoo.com Our Lady of the Pearl When: Saturday, October 20, 2018 - 9:30-12 A Secular Franciscan Fr aternity Followed by lunch, which is provided ourladyofthepearl.com Please reserve a place by emailing kvleake@gm ail.com or chirogal432@ aol.com ; or calling P. H arrison at 228-342-2 37 2. Thanks to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and St. Jude, for prayers answered. LD Bless St. Jude for prayers answered. CC Thanks to Jesus, Mary, and St. Jude, for favor granted. PH back out to the Atlantic Ocean. Seven of the deaths were in Virginia, which Gov. Ralph Northam declared a disaster area before the storm hit. One firefighter died while on an emergency call, while the others had reportedly drowned. Four deaths occurred in one Florida county, including a man who was killed when a tree crashed through his home. An 11-year-old Georgia girl was killed when the hurricane’s high winds tore away a carport and sent it smashing into a modular home where the girl was visiting her grandparents. An early estimate of losses from the hurri- cane was set at $4.5 billion by CoreLogic, based on the replacement cost of the houses and other buildings that would be in the storm’s path. The company’s numbers do not include flood damage. Catholic Charities USA is a member of National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster, and is a “trusted source” by the Federal Emergency Management Admin- istration, where people can make contributions. The homepage of its website, https://www. catholiccharitiesusa.org , has a link to make donations to assist hurricane victims. Diocese moving from prayer to action in wake of Hurricane Michael BY CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE PENSACOLA, Fla. ( CNS ) -- In the wake of Hurricane Michael, which left 13 known dead and more than 1 million without power two days after it ravaged the Florida panhandle, the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, whose terri- tory was smack in the path of the Category 4 storm, is moving from prayer to action. While the diocesan website still urges prayer for the hurricane’s victims, quoting two verses from Psalm 107, it is also encouraging people to donate much-needed items to those whose lives were upended by Michael. In conjunction with Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida, the diocese is accepting cash donations at https://bit.ly/1kRR0Er. Goods urgently needed include water, tarps, nonperishable food items, cleaning supplies and gloves, pet supplies, and baby food and diapers. The diocesan pastoral center in Pensacola was accepting these items through Oct. 15, while St. Mary Church in Fort Walton Beach was con- ducting a weekend collection for those items Oct. 13-14. “Our hearts and prayers go out to all those who are in our diocese that have been directly impacted by flooding, wind damage and power outages due to Hurricane Michael,” said a message on the diocesan website. Hurricane Michael retained hurricane-force winds Mary Norris goes through the belongings of her friend’s destroyed home Oct. 11 after Hurricane Michael swept through Mexico Beach, Fla. The Category 4 storm raged through the Florida Panhandle into Georgia Oct. 10 as the most powerful storm to hit the continental United States in decades, turning homes into piles of lumber and flooding subdivisions. CNS photo/Carlo Allegri, Reuters up to 200 miles inland as it tore through Georgia before dumping heavy, windy rains onto North and South Carolina and part of southern Virginia before heading SEE HURRICANE MICHAEL, PAGE 27