Gulf Pine Catholic

Gulf Pine Catholic • October 4, 2019 19 D iocesan B riefs October 19 Holiday Arts and Crafts Sale BILOXI -- The residents at Santa Maria del Mar Retirement Community are having a Holiday Arts and Crafts Sale on Sat., Oct. 19, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at 1788 Medical Park Dr. Biloxi, I-10 exit 44, Cedar Lake Road. October 19 St. Joseph Fall Festival POPLARVILLE -- St. Joseph Catholic Church will hold its 19th Annual Fall Festival on Oct. 19 at 17 Bilbo Hill Drive. The festival will feature a classic car & truck show, country store (opens at 8 a.m.), prize bingo (starts at 10 a.m.) and great food (serving starts at 10 a.m.). Classic vehicle registration begins at 7 a.m. We are also selling $1 raffle tickets which will put you in the mix to win one of our twenty-four prizes, including the grand prize of $1,000. For classic car information contact Bucky or Karen VanAmburgh (vanamburghe@ outlook.com ) and for all other festival information Greg Keller (purple68@bellsouth.net) . October 19 St. Rose de Lima Murder Mystery Theater BAY ST. LOUIS -- St. Rose de Lima will present “The Mafia Murders,” a murder mystery interactive dinner theater with a cast of St. Rose parishioners surely to surprise you with their antics on Saturday, October 19, at 6 p.m. at 301 S. Necaise St., Bay St Louis, MS Go back in time, the 1930’s perhaps! You’re invited to the Rose Room Speakeasy for a party hosted by The Don Donato Brundizzi. Come celebrate “The Family” you become part of for the evening. Leave your ene- mies at the door and try to solve the mysteries of the evening. Tickets are $35 each or two for $60 and include salad, entree’, dessert, and drink. For more information, call (228) 467-7347. October 20 Secular Franciscans “Come and See” GAUTIER -- Do you want to deepen your relation- ship with Jesus Christ by following the way of St. Francis of Assisi? The Secular Franciscan Order cor- dially invites you to attend our “Come and See Celebration” on Sun., Oct. 20 from 11 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. at St. Mary Church, 809 De la Pointe Dr. The cel- ebration will begin with Mass at 11 a.m. followed by a presentation about the Secular Franciscan way of life. Light refreshments will be provided. The event is spon- sored by the Saint Marianne Cope Fraternity, which was canonically established at St. Mary over 30 years ago. October 26 OLF Elementary Halloween Carnival BILOXI -- Our Lady of Fatima Elementary’s Halloween Carnival will be held on Sat., Oct. 26, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. This annual event includes inflatables, slime creations, live entertainment, games and prizes, costume contest, pumpkin patch, talent show, variety of food options, face painting, and more. Our Lady of Fatima Elementary is located at 320 Jim Money Road directly east of the post office on Pass Road. For more information, contact us at (228) 388- 3602 or jshinn@olfschool.org . October 26-27 St. Joseph Ladies Guild Annual Craft and Baked Goods Extravaganza GULFPORT -- St. Joseph Parish’s Ladies Guild Annual Craft and Baked Goods Extravaganza will take place Oct. 26, 9 a.m. -6 p.m., and Oct., 27, 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in Depew Hall, 12290 Depew Road., Gulfport. There will be a variety of arts and crafts vendors and delicious baked goods for sale. Bag lunch (sandwich, drink and chips) available for sale.Free admission. November 2 St. Thomas Cornhole Tournament LONG BEACH -- St. Thomas the Apostle Edge and Life Teen will host a Cornhole Tournament on Sa., Nov. 2 on the church grounds. Check-in and registra- tion are 10-11:30 a.m. Games begin at noon. First place will $200; second place will win $100 and third place $50. The winners will also receive a trophy. Registration fee is $40 for a team of two. Proceeds will go to the St. Thomas the Apostle Youth Ministry program. For more information, contact Ashlie Moran at youthministry@saintthomaslb.org. November 7-10 Ladies’ ACTS Retreat Ladies, please consider treating yourself and spend- ing a weekend with us for an encounter with the Holy Spirit. Ladies ACTS Retreat Nov. 7-10. Cost is $125, covers food, lodging and transportation. Sponsored by Fatima Church. God is calling you to spend some time with Him. It will change your life! Call Chantelle Peters (228) 860-6764, Marion Cunningham (601) 716-4040 or Renee Klein (228) 990-6983 November 8-9 Scott Hahn to speak at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish HATTIESBURG -- Dr. Scott Hahn will speak at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish on Friday, Nov. 8 from 6:30-8 p.m and on Sat. morning, Nov. 9 from 8 a.m. to noon. They will live stream to their Parish Center for addi- tional seating when the church fills up. If you need more information, call Martha Abadie at (601) 310- 9320. St. Thomas Aquinas is located at 3117 West 4th Street. November 15 Eagle Catholic and St. Thomas Aquinas Drawdown HATTIESBURG -- Eagle Catholic and St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church are having their annual draw- down Nov. 15, 6-9 p.m., to support their USM college students. Tickets are $100 and will admit two persons for hors d’oeuvres, beer and wine. The grand prize is $5,000 as well as three $1,000 prizes and nine $500 prizes. Please contact St. Thomas Parish office at (601) 264-5192 for more information. November 19 Saint Stanislaus to host Open House BAY ST. LOUIS -- Saint Stanislaus, a Catholic boarding and day school for boys, will host its annual Open House on Tues., Nov. 19, 5:30-7 p.m. The Saint Stanislaus community invites all families who are interested in exploring their options for middle and high school education attend and experience the excite- ment! Guests will learn about the school’s outstanding academic, extracurricular, and athletic programs during a tour of the campus and by meeting teachers, adminis- trators, students, and parents. For more information about Saint Stanislaus, please visit the school’s website www.ststan.com. If you would like to customize your tour so that it focuses on those areas of the Saint Stanislaus experience that you are most interested in learning about, you can visit www.ststan.com/admissions and register in advance. June 22-July 3, 2020 Pilgrimage to Poland Father Adam Urbanick and Father Mark Ropel are hosting a pilgrimage to Poland June 22-July 3, 2020. The sites to be visited will include Warsaw, Gdansk, Krakow (Blessed John Paul II’s home town, Divine Mercy Shrine and many more. Please contact Father Adam at (228) 762-1653 or Father Mark at (601) 264- 5192 for more information. September 9, 2020 Italian Renaissance & Oberammergau Pilgrimage The Gulf Pine Catholic invites you on an Italian Renaissance & Oberam-mergau Pilgrimage with Fr. Tommy departing Sept. 9, 2020 for an 11-day tour. Highlights include the famous Passion Play in Oberammergau, Germany and a visit to Vatican City. Cost is $5,498. For more information contact Terry Dickson at (228) 702-2126 / tdickson@biloxidiocese. org.