Gulf Pine Catholic

2 Gulf Pine Catholic • March 6, 2020 D iocesan E vents Pension for retired priests The Association of Priests of the Dioceses of Biloxi and Jackson provide a small pension to our retired priests. As you consider your estate plans, please remem- ber these faithful servants by making a donation or leaving a bequest to the Association of Priests. Our parish priests dedicated their lives to caring for us, their flocks. Let us now care for them in their retirement. Donations can be made pay- able to the Association of Priests and can be mailed to the Diocese of Biloxi, Attn: Tammy DiLorenzo, 1790 Popps Ferry Rd., Biloxi, MS 39532 March 13-15 Sacred Heart Boys’ Youth Retreat DEDEAUX -- The Sacred Heart Boys’ Youth Retreat will be held March 13-15 at the Dedeaux Hilton (on the grounds of Sacred Heart Church, 14595 Vidalia Rd.) The retreat is open to all boys ninth through twelfth grade. For more informa- tion, please contact Melvin Ray, retreat director, at (228) 861-5546. March 21 St. Thomas Aquinas Irish-Italian Festival HATTIESBURG -- Great food, music, fellowship, and more will be on the menu for St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church’s 19th annual Irish-Italian Festival Saturday, March 21. The festival is from 5-10:30 p.m. at the church, following a 4 p.m. Mass.Admission to the festival is free, with tickets for food and drink items available for purchase at the entrance. The church is located at 3117 West Fourth St. The festival will feature games for kids, a silent auction and an art show fea- turing the work of some of the Pine Belt’s best local artists, including beautiful art- work by local school children. The menu for the event includes Irish stew, spaghetti and meatballs, sausage dogs, pizza, cotton candy and spirits, as well as a variety of desserts. For more information, contact St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church at (601) 264-5192; or Kim Busche at (601) 299- 2815. March 22 Johnnie Bernhard Book Signing OCEAN SPRINGS -- Join acclaimed author Johnnie Bernhard at St. Alphonsus Parish’s Our Lady of Perpetual Help Book Store on Sun., March 22, at 12:30 p.m. as she signs copies of her latest novel, Sisters of the Undertow. National Council of the Humanities member, Adair Margo, writes, “With both humor and depth, Johnnie Bernhard probes beneath the superficiali- ties of life in Sisters of the Undertow, revealing an unexpected hero. I read it in one sitting and thoroughly enjoyed it.” It is an excellent book to read during Lent as the story centers on the life-long relation- ship of two sisters and the beauty of for- giveness. March 25 Seder Supper at St. John the Evangelist GULFPORT -- A Seder Supper will be held at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Presentation Hall on Wed., March 25, at 6 p.m. You are invited to experience the oldest festival of the Hebrew liturgical calendar, and learn how and when the Mass was instituted. This is a dinner and a story that passes on impor- tant Biblical truths about Jesus and the last day of his life. The only requirement is to bring a covered dish to help complete the meal. Please call the rectory office to RSVP (228) 864-2272. March 27-29 2020 Catholic Charismatic Healing Conference NEW ORLEANS, LA -- The annual Southern Regional Conference of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal scheduled for March 27-29, will be held at the Copeland Tower Suites and Conference Center in Metairie, LA. The conference theme is “Thy Kingdom Come.” Conference speakers include Sr. Briege McKenna, an Irish nun with a worldwide ministry of praying for healing for the past 50 years; Fr John Gordon, a popular con- ference speaker from the Archdiocese of Newark; Fr. Beau Charbonnet, pastor, dynamic preacher, youth leader and musi- cian; Jean and Janice Charbonnet, teachers on marriage and family; Danny Loar of Baton Rouge, with a powerful healing tes- timony; Alex Lorio, youth leader, high school teacher and track coach. Others featured will be international speakers and authors Patti Mansfield, Deacon Larry Oney and Andi Oney. Seating is limited and early registration is encouraged. Discounts are available for pre-registration. No pre-registration is needed for single sessions or the Sat. after- noon family session. All priests, religious brothers and sisters, deacons and their families are invited to attend the confer- ence at no charge, but pre-registration is requested. The fee schedule: individual adult $65 ($75 on site); married couple $85 ($95 on site); family same household $95 ($105 on site); single sessions $25 on site; youth participation (to age 30), apart from family registration, only $25; All Day Sat. $55. Registration online is encouraged at www.ccrno.org where schedule informa- tion is available. CCRNO hosts and admin- istrates this conference and may be reached at info@ccrno.org or (504) 828-1368. March 28 Reflections on Holy Week: A Concert/Service BILOXI -- The Music and Fine Arts Ministry of Nativity BVM Cathedral offers a very special program for Lent entitled: Reflections on Holy Week , Sat., March 28, 3 p.m.. This is the first offering of the Cathedral’s 2020 concert series. This pro- gram portrays the various spiritual, sub- stantial events of Jesus’ Journey to Jerusalem and ultimately to the Cross and reflects upon his last utterances there. These scriptural “lessons” will be shared and then enhanced with choral musical “shadows” reflective of the depth of the moment and the meaning of the sacrifice. The hour-long program will be pre- sented by Nativity BVM Cathedral’s Civic Choral Society -- “Gloria In Excelsis” along with Mobile, Alabama’s, “Mobile Vocal Arts” Choral Society and members of the Adult Choir of Touro Synagogue of New Orleans, Louisiana. The concert ser- vice/massed choir will be under the direc- tion of Terry D. Maddox, M.M., the Cathedral’s Minister of Music, Director of Fine Arts. The program is free and open to the public. For further information, please reach out to us at (228) 374-1717 or terry- dalemaddox@gmail.com . April 18 Cursillo Drawdown PASCAGOULA -- The Cursillo Movement of South MS is having a draw- down! In addition, there will be a silent auction the night of the drawdown. Tickets are $50 each with 30 drawings of $100 and 1 drawing of $5,000. Your name never goes out of the drawings. Drawdown will be held at 6 p.m. on Sat., April 18, at Sacred Heart Church. Contact Gay Camagong at (228) 424-7722 to purchase your ticket(s). April 18 & 25 St. Ann Yard Sale GULFPORT -- The Altar Society of St. Ann (Lizana) will have their bi-annual Yard Sale on two Saturdays in April, April 18 and April 25. Many items, some furni- ture. Contact Beverly Saucier (228) 832- 4968) for more information. May 1 St. Joseph Golf Tournament POPLARVILLE -- St. Joseph Catholic Church is sponsoring their second annual golf tournament on May 1 at the Diamondhead Country Golf Club. This year’s tournament will be held on Diamondhead’s Pine Golf Course. A $400 fee for a foursome, includes 18 holes of golf, cart, chances to win great prizes, including a brand-new Ford vehicle, morn- ing coffee & donuts, lunch (hamburger, baked beans, potato salad & fresh baked cookie) and first, second and third place award presentations at the end of the day. Teams with two Knights of Columbus members can compete for the Deacon Harold Gaule Memorial trophy. All pro- ceeds go towards debt reduction. Registration and corporate sponsor infor- mation can be secured by contacting Greg Keller via email at purple68@bellsouth. net. Heavenly Father, bless Your Church with an abundance of holy and zealous priests, deacons, brothers and sisters. Give those You have called to the married state and those You have chosen to live as single persons in the world the special graces that their lives require. Form us all in the likeness of Your Son so that in Him, with Him and through Him we may love You more deeply and serve you more faithfully, always and everywhere. With Mary, we ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. Prayer for Vocations