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2 Gulf Pine Catholic • March 20, 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. April 2 An Hour of Grace BILOXI -- Blessed Seelos Church in Biloxi will host an Hour of Grace Thur., April 2, at 6 p.m. During Hour of Grace, we adore His presence and open ourselves to His Graces which flow from the Eucharist. Abandon yourself to Jesus in this “Sacrament of Love.” He will refresh you! The more time you spend with Jesus, the more you will come away feeling renewed and healed! For more information, please call (228) 435-0007. Text of pope’s prayer to Mary during coronavirus pandemic 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. July 18 Vendor space available for St. Rose de Lima Catholic Church’s BBQ & Blues Festival GULFPORT -- The Festival will be held 10 a.m.-10 p.m. on the Bay St. Louis historic train depot grounds, 1928 Depot Way. Vendors may begin setting up at 8 a.m. Vendors will have prime location at the festival -- close proximity to the enter- tainment stage. Electricity is limited and only available when requested by applica- tion. (Food and drinks vendors not allowed). The festival features nonstop musical entertainment, food booths and the best BBQ in town! Children’s games, raffles, dancing under the historic live oaks and a whole lot more! Applications are available now! (Registration deadline is June 26th. Call (228) 467-7347 or email: paula- fair1@yahoo.com for more information. CDC director ‘not shy about his Catholic faith,ʼ says Baltimore pastor BY TIM SWIFT Catholic News Service BALTIMORE (CNS) -- When Msgr. Richard Woy sees Dr. William Redfield, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on television these days flanked by medical experts issuing the latest guidance on the novel coronavirus he doesn’t just see one of the top health officials in the U.S., he sees one of the faithful. Msgr. Woy, rector of Baltimore’s Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, said when he met Redfield and his wife, Joyce, “they had been active parishioners here for decades.” As Redfield helps lead the federal response to the growing threat of coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19, his pastor and friends say his years of work studying viruses along with his deep Catholic faith will help guide the country through the crisis. “Dr. Redfield is not shy about his Catholic faith. And I think it does not compromise in any way his work as a scientist,” Msgr. Woy told the Catholic Review , the media outlet of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. “I do not believe he sees any contradiction between the two whatsoever.” While they are spending most of their time in Atlanta, where the CDC is based, Msgr. Woy said the Redfields have returned to Baltimore on weekends and attended Masses at the cathedral in February, serving as extraordi- nary ministers of holy Communion. Although Redfield was unavailable for an interview, he said in a statement that the faith community will play an important role as the pandemic continues. In the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Archbishop William E. Lori has closed Catholic schools, issued a dispensation for Mass attendance and taken other measures to limit the spread of the disease. On March 14, the archbishop can- celed all public Masses “until further notice.” “I have witnessed firsthand the impact of the faith community’s work in global disease outbreaks,” Redfield said in his statement. “The same compassion, counsel and care will be just as important as we confront this new virus and as many Americans and others around the world expe- rience disruption in their daily lives.” He added, “The faith community has always stepped in to enhance response efforts where our public health and clinical settings lack the capacity or expertise to comfort patients, families and whole communities.” Redfield came to prominence during the emergence of HIV/AIDS in the early 1980s. As a military doctor serving at what was then the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, he was the first to establish that the disease was not limited to gay men. In 1996, he founded the University of Maryland’s prestigious Institute of Human Virology in Baltimore with his colleagues Dr. William Blattner and Dr. Robert Gallo. “He has magnificent credentials in public health. He was the first to develop a classification for AIDS and HIV, the Walter Reed classification, and was published in New England Journal ( of Medicine ),” Blattner said. “He spear- headed the development of treatment regimens that were more reliable than the original treatments that were being rolled out.” Blattner said he and Redfield participated in one of the first conferences on HIV/AIDS with St. John Paul II, then pope, in the late 1980s. Dr. Robert Redfield, a Catholic who is director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies about coronavirus preparedness and response to the House Government Oversight and Reform Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington March 11. CNS photo/ Joshua Roberts, Reuters SEE CDC REDFIELD PANDEMIC FAITH, PAGE 18

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