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Gulf Pine Catholic • May 31, 2019 4 THANKSGIVING NOVENA TO ST. JUDE O Holy St. Jude, Apostle and Martyr, great in virtue and rich in miracles, near kinsman of Jesus Christ, faithful intercessor of all who invoke your special patronage in time of need, to you I have recourse from the depth of my heart and humbly beg to whom God has given such great power to come to my assistance. Help me in my present and urgent petition. In return I promise to make your name known and cause you to be invoked. St. Jude pray for us and all who invoke your aid. Amen. Say three Our Fathers, Hail Marys and Glorias. Publication must be promised. This Novena has never been known to fail. I have had my request granted. Publication promised. RFG Thank you for your generosity. A small portion of collection pays for this advertisement. The collection will be held June 1 & 2. Wittmann Achieves Eagle Scout Rank Philip Wittmann, of Boy Scout Troop 316 in Pass Christian, was honored at his Eagle Court of Honor at the Pass Christian Boy Scout Hut on May 6. Scoutmaster Sean Keady presided over the ceremony. Philip has been an active member of Troop 316 since 2012 and he served in such positions as senior patrol leader, quarter master, chaplain, and Order of the Arrow representative, among others. Philip was inducted into the highly selective Order of the Arrow during the Fall 2017 Ordeal. The Order of the Arrow is the National Honor Society of the Boy Scouts of America, composed of Scouts who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives as elected by their peers. Philip completed his Eagle Service Project and Board of Review in June 2018. His project stands in War Memorial Park in Pass Christian. He designed, con- structed, and supervised the completion, installation, and stocking of a Little Free Library near the spot when the temporary library stood in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Having lost nearly everything, the return of this aspect of nor- malcy made a big impression on the five-year-old Philip and his little free library commemorates that effort. He secured permission from the Mayor and Board of Alderman to place the library near the gazebo in the park, and since its placement, it has been welcomed by the community, is fully stocked and has frequent visitors. A 2018 graduate of Saint Stanislaus College, Philip was active in the SSC band, playing piano, drums, and baritone saxophone, also serving as drum major his junior and senior years. He lettered in cross county and track and field and was also active in Campus Ministry where he regularly played piano and organ for Mass. He is a parishioner of Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church in Bay St. Louis, where he is a member of the OLG choir and guest organist. Philip has completed his freshman year of col- lege at Mississippi State University in the Bagley College of Engineering where he is studying computer engineering. Philip is the son of F. Philip and Dena Wittmann of Pass Christian. St. Vincent dePaul Catholic School, Long Beach St. Vincent dePaul Catholic School has two (2) national winners in the InvestWrite Essay Contest. The contest is sponsored by the SIFMA Foundation and is designed to allow students to showcase what they learned about saving and investing by playing the Stock Market Game. Each division -- elementary, junior, and high school -- has its own essay topic. For the Junior Division (sixth-eighth grade) the prompt asked students to choose an entrepreneur; write a little about him or her; then give the entrepre- neur some investing advice based on what they learned playing the Stock Market Game. Over 12,000 students from across the country participated in this contest, and ten are chosen to receive awards. Brianna Carver , a sixth grader, came in ninth with her essay about a local Long Beach entrepreneur, Jordan Morris, owner of Sister Swank Boutique. Ethan Cuevas , sixth grade, came in eighth place with his essay about Elon Musk. Ethan also won first place in the state’s contest. Both were surprised and honored with awards and medals at a ceremony at school in front of their classmates, teachers, and families. Both received a $100 gift card from the SIFMA foundation, and Ethan received a cash prize from the MCEE for winning first place in the state contest. For more information on the InvestWrite Essay Contest visit investwrite.org. This contest is sponsored in Mississippi by the Mississippi Council for Economic Education (mscee.org) which coordinates the Stock Market Game among many other programs for Mississippi teachers and students. Carver Cuevas