Gulf Pine Catholic

12 Gulf Pine Catholic • January 6, 2023 S T . E LIZABETH S ETON P ARISH , O CEAN S PRINGS Forty-two men recently participated in the 99 Experience , a special evangeliza- tion event. Ten men representing different parish ministries made up the team of facilitators. They were: Dominic Barberi, Rich Garcia, John Oropesa, Jon Rivera, Scott Leslie, Ron Knight, Jesse Sauceda, Robert Gutherz, Fred Osing and Michael Windham. Step #2 for these men is the program BY MY WITNESS . Special thanks to the women from two disciples quads and the men who volunteered to cook on Friday evening. We deeply appreciate St. Elizabeth’s parish Intercessory Prayer ministry for their prayers. The 99 Experience Women’s Cursillo #291 was held at Sacred Heart, Dedeaux Retreat Center on Dec. 8-11 with 26 ladies from 12 different parishes attending the weekend. Spiritual advisors for the weekend were Fr. Paddy Mockler, Most Holy Trinity, Pass Christian, and Deacon Robert Illanne, St. Mary, Gautier, with several addi- tional priests and deacons who also assisted throughout the weekend to include: Deacon Mike Butler, Fr. Rofinus Jas, Fr. Emmanuel Subaar, Fr. Jeyanthan “Jay” Jordan, Deacon Douglas McNair, Fr. David Milton, Deacon Paul Matherne, and Fr. Martin Gillespie. Team members were: Gay Camagong, Rectora, St. Alphonsus, Ocean Springs; Marcia Hebert, Co-Rectora, Most Holy Trinity, Pass Christian; Suzie Bui, Our Lady of Fatima, Biloxi; Valerie Acocella, St. Thomas Aquinas, Hattiesburg; Abby Crosby, Sacred Heart, Hattiesburg; Mandy Emmer, Our Lady of the Gulf, Bay St. Louis; Hannah Bea Moran, St. Mary, Gautier; Helen Simpson, Our Lady of the Gulf, Bay St. Louis; Tina Balentine, Most Holy Trinity, Pass Christian; Megan Medeiros, St. Thomas Aquinas, Hattiesburg; Trina Forestier, Our Lady of the Gulf, Bay St. Louis; Heidi Authement, Sacred Heart, Hattiesburg; Sam Mahler, Sacred Heart, Hattiesburg; Sylvia Finnila, Most Holy Trinity, Pass Christian; andAnaMcKitrick, St. Elizabeth Seton, Ocean Springs. New Cursillistas are: Lisa Beaugez, St. Alphonsus, Ocean Springs; Ashley Bonney, Most Holy Trinity, Pass Christian; Jacquelyn “Theresa” Bush, Sacred Heart, Hattiesburg; Valerie Craig, St. Thomas Aquinas, Hattiesburg; Leigh Chapman, Our Lady of the Gulf, Bay St. Louis; Katherine Feldmeyer, St. John the Evangelist, Gulfport; Jennifer Floyd, St. Thomas Aquinas, Hattiesburg; Shamekia Fowler, St. Joseph, Gulfport; Jean Hendley, St. Fabian, Hattiesburg; Michelle “Mickey” Hover, Most Holy Trinity, Pass Christian; Blaise Irby, St. James, Gulfport; Theresa Ketchum, Most Holy Trinity, Pass Christian; Karen McGill, St. Joseph, Gulfport; Mary Ann Perez, St. Thomas Aquinas, Hattiesburg; Amy Pfeiffer, Our Lady of the Gulf, Bay St. Louis; Ashleigh Pierce, Our Lady of the Gulf, Bay St. Louis; Ann Pianka, St. Thomas Aquinas, Hattiesburg; Theresa Robinson, Holy Family, Pass Christian; Joy Schonewitz, St. Joseph, Gulfport; Toni Schonewitz, St. Joseph, Gulfport; Amy sharp, Sacred Heart Pascagoula; Aleen Smith, Our Lady of Fatima, Biloxi; Donna Tomlinson, St. Fabian, Hattiesburg; Dori Triplett, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Lumberton; Judy Lakota, Most Holy Trinity, Pass Christian; and Daphnia Maria Crosby, Our Lady of the Gulf, Bay St. Louis. There will be a Men’s Cursillo February 9-12, 2023. For more information about Cursillo, contact Catholic Cursillo Movement of South Mississippi -- Biloxi Diocese; P.O. Box 7450; D’Iberville, MS 39540 or contact 228-382-3215 or email: secretariat@southms- cursillo.org or visit their Facebook page: Catholic Cursillo Movement of South Mississippi or visit the website at www.biloxicursillo.org . Twenty-six ladies become new Cursillistas at Dedeaux Cursillo #291 Pictured: l-r: back row: Fr. Martin Gillespie, Theresa Ketchum, Judy Lakota, Maria Crosby, Leigh Chapman, Mary Anne Perez, Dori Triplett, Lisa Beaugez, Theresa Bush, Theresa Robinson, Jennifer Floyd, Katherine Feldmeyer, Blaise Irby, Amy Pfeiffer, Ashleigh Pierce, Valerie Craig, Ann Pianka, Aleen Smith, Shamekia Fowler, Mickey Hover, Amy Sharp, Donna Tomlinson, Karen McGill, Toni Schonewitz, Joy Schonewitz, Ashley Bonney, Jean Hendley, and Deacon Robert Illanne; front row: Tina Balentine, Abby Crosby, Heidi Authement, Trina Forestier, Samantha Mahler, Sylvia Finnila, Mandy Emmer, Marcia Herbert, Gay Camagong, Megan Medeiros, Ana McKitrick, Helen Simpson, Valerie Acocella, Hannah Moran, Suzie Bui, and Fr. Paddy Mockler.