Gulf Pine Catholic

Gulf Pine Catholic • April 28, 2023 2 Diocese of Biloxi Bulletin Board PARISH EVENTS from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Activity Center. Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for seniors and children under 12. Father Doss and friends will be doing all the cooking. Come and join us for an enjoyable authentic Indian Dinner. Tickets are available by calling the church office at (228) 497-2364. ► St. Mary Catholic Church, Woolmarket, May 6, First Saturday Devotion ~ All are invited to attend our First Saturday Devotion at St. Mary in Woolmarket on May 6. We will begin the Devotion with the Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at 9:45 a.m. Then we will pray the scriptural rosary at 10 a.m. There will also be the hearing of confes- sions, meditation on the mysteries of the rosary as requested by our Lady of Fatima, and Holy Mass at 11 a.m., fol- lowed by a procession carrying a statue of Our Lady and a banner to honor Mary from the Church to Murray Hall where we will then have a potluck lunch. All are welcome! For more info, please con- tact Sharon Poulette at (443) 699-8281/ aloha7290@gmail.com or Keith Lyle at (228) 224-6970 /keith.lyle@yahoo.com. ► Sacred Heart Catholic Church, D’Iberville, May 13, Crawfish Cookoff ~ Sacred Heart Church in D’Iberville is hosting a Crawfish Cookoff May 13 beginning at 12 p.m. The fee is $20 each -- AYCE. The cooks will be competing for cash prizes. Additional food items and beer will be sold. To register, go to www.sacredheartdiberville.org. ► Annunciation Catholic Church, Kiln, May 21, Annunication School Reunion ~ Annunciation Catholic Church inKiln, is having anAnnunciation School Reunion. at 11:30 a.m. at the Parish hall Annunciation school was established in 1960 with the assistance of the Trinitarian Sisters followed by the Sisters from the order of Religious of Jesus and Mary from New York and continued to operate until 1985. This is open to all students, teachers, staff and families who were a part of Annunciation School. You may contact Mary Ann Haas Richards on Facebook messenger or Maryann.richards1@gmail.com for more information. VOLUNTEERS ► Volunteer Nurses Needed! Bethel Free Health Clinic announces an urgent need for volunteer nurses. ~ Located in Biloxi near Keesler Air Force Base, Bethel Free Health Clinic is dedi- cated to providing primary medical care to adults in the Mississippi Gulf Coast community who have no health insur- ance. The clinic operates much like a primary care physician’s office, treating patients with diabetes, hypertension, pulmonary disease, and many other com- mon conditions. Current clinic days/hours: Tues. & Thurs. mornings 8-11 a.m., Fri. after- noon 1x monthly. We always welcome volunteers, both clinical and clerical, but we currently have a special need for nursing staff. If you are available, or know someone who might be, please contact the clinic at (228) 594-3640 or bethelkatclinic@ gmail.com , or contact board president, Kay Capelle, at (228) 617-0785. ► 3rd Annual Bethel Free Health Clinic Golf Tournament May 20 ~ The 3rd Annual Bethel Free Health Clinic Golf Tournament will be held on Sat., May 20, at Sunkist Country Club in Biloxi. Registration begins at 7 a.m., with play commencing at 8 a.m. The tournament will be a four-person ABCD scramble. Prizes will be awarded for: team low gross score; team low net score; closest to the pin; long drive. Hole-in-one prizes on all Par threes, with a $20,000 Hole-in-One prize on a desig- nated Par 3. Registration is $125 per player and includes green fees, golf cart, and meal. Free hybrid club for each player. We are also accepting hole spon- sorships. For more information, call Phone: (228) 594-3640. ► Retreat, Locus Benedictus Retreat Center, June 17 -- Locus Benedictus will host a retreat, “Inner Healing through Scripture” on Sat., June 17, from 9-4 at the Retreat Center at 1407 Levee Road. The presenters are Dr. Sheryl Jones and Joyce Pellegrin. For more information, call (662) 299-1232. ► Women’s Cursillo Weekend, June 22-25 -- The next women’s weekend will be June 22-25 and the next men’s week- end is September 21-24. Both will be held at the Sacred Heart Retreat Center in Dedeaux. Applications for the week- end are now being accepted.Applications are available online at biloxicursillo.org or in the church office. Do you want to experience your faith more deeply and live it in your daily life? To enrich your relationship with God, no matter how strong it may be right now? Are you looking for a com- munity with which to share your faith journey? Do you want to become more confident in and enthusiastic about your faith and in sharing it in the secular world? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then Cursillo is for you. OTHER EVENTS Catholic Charities of South Miss- issippi supports our sister agency, Catholic Charities of Jackson, as they respond to this devasting event in their Diocese. We continue to pray for our brothers and sisters affected by this disaster. The community is asking that unless you are affiliated with a response organization, please do not go to the area or send supplies without making contact first. Needs change daily so at this time the best way we can help is to donate money or gift cards to help in the recovery efforts when they begin. Donations may be made via Catholic Charities USA at www.catholiccharitiesusa. org, Catholic Charities Jackson at www.catholiccharitiesjackson.org , or donations may be mailed to Catholic Charities of South Mississippi, 1450 North Street, Gulfport, MS 39507, with a notation that it is for Tornado Relief. You may also make a one-time online donation below and we will send the money to Catholic Charities in Jackson. Jennifer Williams, LSW, Diocesan Director, Catholic Charities of South Mississippi, 228-701-0555 TORNADO RELIEF ► Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral, Biloxi, Music Events ~ “Gloria In Excelsis” -- The Biloxi Diocese Chorale Society continues to hold their rehearsals on Tues. evenings in the Youth Ministry Hall of the Sacred Heart Academy Center located directly behind Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral, 870 Howard Avenue in downtown Biloxi. Rehearsals begin at 6:45 p.m. We are currently working on two upcoming programs -- a “Pops/Easy Listening” Concert and our annual Patriotic Concert . Membership in the Choral Society is free and open to all and anyone can join at any time throughout the year. For more information, contact Terry D. Maddox, M.M., Artistic Director at (251) 406-1454 &/or terry- dalemaddox@gmail.com. Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral, located at 870 Howard Avenue in downtown Biloxi, is announc- ing their next offering in the Cathedral’s Music & Fine Arts Ministry Concert Series 2023. On Sat., April 22, at 1 p.m .the Cathedral welcomes the “Gulf Coast Wind Ensemble” for their Spring Concert Offering. The concert is free and open to the general public. For more informa- tion, contact Terry D. Maddox, M.M., Minister of Music, Director of Fine Arts at (251) 406-1454 &/or terrydalemad- dox@gmail.com . ► St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, Hattiesburg, April 28, 29, 30, Public Rosary ~ You are invited to join in a public rosary on Fri., April 28, Sat., April 29, and Sun., April 30, at 5 p.m. each evening in front of St. Thomas. We will be praying in solidarity with American Needs Fatima as a response to the call to prayer from Bishop McManus of Boston during the three-day satancon event that weekend which will be held at the Marriott. It is the largest satanist event in history and promotes values that are antithetical to our Christian faith. Please bring your rosary and a lawn chair. ► St. Mary Catholic Church, Gautier, April 29, 2nd Annual Indian Dinner ~ St. Mary Catholic Church in Gautier will be having its Second Annual Indian Dinner Fundraiser on Sat., April 29, To advertise in the Gulf Pine Catholic, call 228-702-2109 for more information.