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Gulf Pine Catholic • December 9, 2022 13 The Official 2023 Directory of the Diocese of Biloxi $12 Place Your Order Now! To receive your copies, you must pre-order. Deadline for pre-orders Dec. 19, 2022. Delivery January 2023! Directory includes information about diocesan ministries and services, parishes, Mass schedules, schools, priests, deacons, seminarians, sisters, and brothers. Mail coupon & check to: Gulf Pine Catholic, 1790 Popps Ferry Rd., Biloxi, MS 39532 NAME _____________________________________________________ ADDRESS __________________________________________________ CITY________________________ STATE_________ ZIP___________ No. of directories ordered _______ Amount enclosed______ Make checks ($12 per directory) payable to: Gulf Pine Catholic clip & mail # 12-9-22 Dec. 27-28 Saint Stanislaus Baseball Camp BAY ST. LOUIS -- St. Stanislaus will be hosting a baseball camp for boys and girls from ages 5 to 14. Campers may sign up for our skills camp, hitting camp, or both. Varsity baseball coach Brad Corley and his staff will conduct this camp. To register and more information: www.ststan.com/rockcamp/ Dec. 30 Journey with the Holy Family LONG BEACH -- Journey with the Holy Family, a Special Children’s Christmas Program, will be held on Fri., Dec 30, the Feast of the Holy Family, from 8 a.m. until noon on the grounds of St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Long Beach. The cost is $10 per child or $15 per family We will start in Nazareth with the Annunciation to Mary, and then accompany her to greet Elizabeth in the Judean hill country. We will travel with her and Joseph from Nazareth to Bethlehem, and then with the Holy Family to Egypt and return to their home in Nazareth. Open to children ages five through eleven. To register, or for more information, contact Dave Gauthier at religiouseducation@saintthomaslb.org. Jan. 26-28 Sacred music presentation and workshop, Our Lady of the Gulf BAY ST. LOUIS -- Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church will be hosting two great events by Dr. Jennifer Donelson-Nowicka in January 2023! You will not want to miss this opportunity to be uplifted and inspired! January 26, 2023: The Role of Beauty in the Spiritual Life: Understanding and Praying with the Church’s Sacred Music: Thursday, 7 p.m., in the Church at Our Lady of the Gulf. This presentation is FREE and open to all! January 27-28, 2023: Sacred Music Workshop for Musicians, Cantors, Choir members, Music Directors, and Clergy: Fri.-Sat. workshop fee is $40 and includes all workshop materials, dinner on Fr., lunch on Sat.y, and coffee and snacks both days. There will be a special Friday morning session for music directors! Register today! Discover more details and register today to reserve your seat!!! Diocesan Briefs From page 2 Bishop’s Column From page 3 Saint Juan Diego was already a very good person when he encounters Our Lady the Virgin of Guadalupe. Saint Juan Diego’s encounter with Our Lady the Virgin was a moment of transformation; it impacted him totally and deeply. His life changed, he became a mis- sionary, a disciple witnessing daily to the love of God imaged in the Tilma of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Since that moment he has had a very important part in the Church as a witness of God’s love through Mary. The Tilma image of Our Lady was a sign for him but also for God’s whole Church reaching out in time to us, which is why the Virgin of Guadalupe is our Patroness of Americas. In our lives of faith, we receive many bless- ings: our very life, our family, and our commu- nity of faith. We also have this image of the Virgin of Guadalupe and with this image, we remember that the Grace of God is present in our lives in whatever happens to us. Jesus Christ is with us and His Mother will always be there to intercede for us. The Grace of God is waiting for us, we just have to open our hearts to accept Jesus Christ in our lives. There is more to this life than what we see with our eyes, we also have to use our eyes of faith. We have to be people of prayer, people of the Word of God, and people of the Mass. When we enter the church, we accept that God is always present with us; He is with us to help us, to guide us, and to give us His grace. Let us open our hearts and receive the grace of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Son of Mary, in our lives. SEE BISHOP’S COLUMN IN SPANISH, PAGE 4 Jesus is the Reason for the Season!